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Amber Hayes Releases New Single, “Any Day Is A Good Day”
Interview With Jared Ashley | CRS 2013
We caught up with country artist Jared Ashley at CRS. Check out the full interview here!
Lady Antebellum Hits #1 in Record Time
Earning their fastest charting and seventh career No. one single this week, GRAMMY winning country trio Lady Antebellum’s “Downtown” takes the top position on both the Billboard and Mediabase charts while simultaneously selling more than 500,000 digital downloads. “Downtown” also spent the last two weeks at No. one in Canada and is the lead single off the group’s upcoming fourth studio album GOLDEN, available in stores May 7.
“Most of what the world has seen from Hillary from a radio single standpoint is this very sweet kind of style like ‘American Honey,’” said Lady A’s Charles Kelley. “But, she’s got a lot of sass and a lot of grit to her voice, too, so it’s been really fun to bring that out of her and have this kind of support from our fans and radio.” Continue Reading →
Community Spotlight | Mary Littleton: MS Challenge Walk, Community Leader And MS Advocate
One area that we have been wanting to stretch out FOCUS on the 615 to is to focus on community service events and outstanding leaders actively making a difference within the Nashville community. One who stands out as an example of someone who is actively trying to make a strong difference in our community is Mary Littleton.
Mary Littleton is not only a well-respected lawyer in our community, but she serves on several boards of non-profit organizations. Most notably, she gives of her time and serves on the board of the local chapter of the MS Society. Mary is a strong MS advocate fighting for the rights of people living with this disease, volunteering her time by serving countless hours as a board member to ensure the continued success of the MS Society in our community, actively participating in MS fundraising events and is an MS patient herself.
Tin Pan South 2013
Five days. Ten Venues. Over 400 songwriters. NSAI’s Tin Pan South is the WORLD’s largest all-songwriter festival, and just wrapped up its 21st year. Over 9,000 fans attend the event annually to hear some of the greatest songs ever written, performed by the people that wrote them.
In the last couple years, NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) has gotten a prominent figure in country music to perform the first night (mainly because he or she has to fly out to Vegas for ACM week shortly thereafter). This year The Listening Room Café featured Jake Owen at the early show, and Charles Kelly from Lady Antebellum for the late show. I missed Charles so I could go see “Celebrating ABC’s Nashville” at 3rd and Lindsley (more on that later).
The round with Jake Owen also featured Brandy Clark (“Somewhere With You,” “Alone With You”), Josh Osbourne (“Come Over,” Merry Go ‘Round”), and Eric Paslay (“Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”) who was filling in for the sick Shane McAnally. You can see how rounds like this are so fun to watch. Songwriters are constantly collaborating, and this bunch seems to be pretty well connected. Not to mention… Jake Owen was there.
RAW: Nashville Shakes Cannery Ballroom With An Eclectic Collaboration Of Fashion, Art And Music
RAW: Nashville of RAW: natural born artists will gather 37 artists for a night of fashion, art and music on Friday, April 26 from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Cannery Ballroom.
Following the launch of the new bimonthly format, Marvel is the second showcase of the year. It will feature musical performances by rock bands Red Wine Hangover, Dirty Silver, The Resolute and funk/rock band Jones World. The collaborative music and runway show will feature clothing by TaraMarie, Harpediem and Mika Roche Collection. Accessories will include designs from Raw Jewelry, Pursuing, MynisaUnique, New York to Nashville and Ashjewels. While, Rachel Cothron, Amber Cannon, Ashley and Claire and Harlow Salon will do hair and makeup. Local visual artists will include Tonya Nikole, Mocking Girl Designs, Allison Johnson, TB8S, Helen Johana, Melissa Christine, Tony Hayes, Bret Pemelton, Sam Braden IV, Teresa Baker, Chasen Igleheart, Tiffany Howell, Jonathan Hargrove, India Stone, Charleen Pardue, Brayden Harp, Jenna Winstead, Steve Rollins and Deer Abigail. Continue Reading →
Country Artist Ash Bowers Stops By To Talk About His New Single | CRS 2013
New country artist Ash Bowers stops by our booth at CRS to talk about his new single. Get to know him a little better and check out his interview here!
Learn About Compassion – An International Ministry Organization We Spoke With At CRS | CRS 2013
CRS is not just about music, but about bringing awareness and support for charitable organizations, too. Get to know this very worthy organization called Compassion that we spoke with at CRS in Nashville this year. Check out our interview with them below for more information about their organization that helps sponsor children living in poverty around the world.
Want to help sponsor a child in need? Go here!
Interview With Gwen Sebastian | CRS 2013
Another one of our favorites, Gwen Sebastian, stops by our booth at CRS to discuss touring with Blake Shelton, her new album, and her engagement. Check out the interview below!
Album Review: Rose Falcon’s ’19th Avenue The EP Volume 2′
New country artist Rose Falcon just released her 5-song EP entitled ’19th Avenue The EP Volume 2′ with Show Dog Universal Music. Overall, it’s a decent effort. Rose’s voice is slightly airy with a stronger than usual nasally tone combined with a bit of grittiness–the best I can describe it. Very similar to artists like Lucinda Williams, so to me her voice is a little more folk/Americana rather than country. She doesn’t necessarily sound like every artist out there, which is a good thing when you are trying to stand out. I’m kind of on the fence about this one. I don’t absolutely love it, but I don’t hate it, either. Just middle of the road for me.
Lyrically, I feel the songs are well-written and there is strong composition/structure musically. However, none of the songs really wowed me, but I enjoyed “Carry Me Home”–a mid-tempo song with more of a traditional country feel to it with lots of fiddle added in. I, also, enjoyed “If Love Had A Heart”, which is mid-tempo, heartfelt ballad. I really liked this one, which I felt was the most radio-friendly of all the songs, and thought it was a good fit for her voice.
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