COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM ANNUAL KICKOFF PARTY FOR MUSEUM’S TROUBADOUR MEMBERS

Last night, recording artist and songwriter Rhett Akins took the stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s annual kickoff party for the museum’s Troubadour members. He performed a selection of songs, including “That Ain’t My Truck” and “Dirt on My Boots.”

Akins has topped the Billboard charts as both a recording artist and songwriter, penning songs for artists including Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett and Blake Shelton. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he has been named Songwriter of the Year by both Broadcast Music Inc. and Academy of Country Music — as well as Songwriter of the Decade by the latter. He has also received the Country Music Association Triple Play Award a total of eight times.

Troubadour is a membership program of the museum that engages young professionals in supporting its mission. For Troubadour members, the museum hosts quarterly networking events, which range from concerts to exhibition previews. The goals of the Troubadour membership program are to engage young leaders, ages 21-45, in the museum’s mission, build lifelong relationships between members and the nonprofit museum, and create a special networking space that unites music lovers.

For more information on the Troubadour membership program or to purchase a membership, visit the museum’s website.

About the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum:
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum collects, preserves and interprets country music and its history for the education and entertainment of diverse audiences. In exhibitions, publications, digital media and educational programs, the museum explores the cultural importance and enduring beauty of the art form. Among the most-visited history museums in the United States, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum was awarded the country’s highest honor in the arts, the National Medal of Arts, in 2024. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The Country Music Foundation operates Historic RCA Studio B®, Hatch Show Print® poster shop, Haley Gallery, CMA Theater, CMF Records, the Frist Library and Archive and CMF Press. Museum programs are supported in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission.