Entries by Michael Glynn

June is African American Music Appreciation Month!

Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. “Since the National Museum of African American Music opened its doors to the public in January 2021, perhaps the most common question on social media–amidst the enthusiastic posts from […]

Rhonda Vincent’s New Album ‘Music Is What I See’ Available Now

Multi-award-winning bluegrass artist and Grand Ole Opry member Rhonda Vincent’s new album ‘Music Is What I See,’ is available now! Although this record was slated for an earlier release, due to the events of 2020, Vincent used this time off to focus on every detail, creating the perfect mixture of bluegrass and country. Vincent’s high-spirited energy is clearly present through her […]

Singer/Songwriter Adam Sanders Releases Debut Album What If I’m Right To Critical Praise

Album Earns More Than 6 Million Streams on Its Debut Title Track, “What If I’m Right’ Earns 1 Million Streams And Counting Country music artist and highly-sought after songwriter Adam Sanders released his debut full-length album What If I’m Right, on May 21st amassing more than 6 million album streams to date. The independent artist who has written hits for Country artists […]

LUKE COMBS ACHIEVES ELEVENTH-CONSECUTIVE #1 SINGLE WITH “FOREVER AFTER ALL”

TIES RECORD FOR MOST #1’S FROM THE SAME ALBUM ACM, CMA and CMT Award-winning artist Luke Combs’ Platinum-certified single, “Forever After All,” is #1 this week on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. This is Combs’ eleventh-consecutive #1 single, a first on the chart, as well as his sixth-consecutive #1 from his new deluxe album, What You See Ain’t Always What You Get—tying the record for most #1 […]

CHRIS JANSON TO PERFORM PRE-RACE CONCERT AT NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY JUNE 20TH

Warner Music Nashville’s Chris Janson, a Grand Ole Opry member and platinum-selling recording artist, will perform a pre-race concert on track at Nashville Superspeedway prior to the “Ally 400” NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, June 20, track officials announced today. Janson will display his high-octane, multi-instrumental talents while performing his No. 1 hits on a […]

B.J. THOMAS DEAD AT 78

ARLINGTON, Texas – Five-time Grammy award winner and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, B.J. Thomas, died today at home in Arlington, Texas at the age of 78 from complications due to stage four lung cancer. Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than B.J. Thomas. With his smooth, rich voice and […]

Black Pumas, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, The Highwomen, Valerie June, Amythyst Kiah, Our Native Daughters, Margo Price and More Announced as the Americana Music Association’s 2021 Americana Honors & Awards Nominees

The Americana Music Association announced the nominees for its 20th annual Americana Honors & Awards during a socially-distanced ceremony at Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM). This year’s nominations were revealed by GRAMMY® Award-winner Keb’ Mo’ and Ketch Secor, frontman and fiddler of the Americana Award and GRAMMY®-winning band, Old Crow Medicine Show. The intimate event was […]

JOEL CROUSE MARKS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH WITH RELEASE OF ACOUSTIC VERSION OF FAN-FAVORITE TRACK, “ON MY WAY”

New Stripped Track + Limited Edition Line of Candles to Honor Mental Health Awareness Month   Nashville-based, pop-rock singer/songwriter Joel Crouse has released a new acoustic version of fan-favorite song “On My Way.” As meaningful conversation around mental health continues this month for Mental Health Awareness Month, Crouse was inspired to share an acoustic version of the timely and […]

William Lee Golden of The Oak Ridge Boys Releases New Autobiography ‘Behind the Beard’

 William Lee Golden, member of the GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame group, The Oak Ridge Boys, tells all with the release of his new autobiography titled ‘Behind the Beard,’ written with Scot England. The amusing, poignant, and brutally honest memoir takes readers on a journey from William Lee’s humble Alabama childhood and teenage roots to singing […]