Entries by Nashville Insider

DIERKS BENTLEY ESTABLISHES BROKEN BRANCHES FUND TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THROUGH MUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S CREATIVE AND TOURING COMMUNITIES

Award-winning songwriter and entertainer Dierks Bentley announces the establishment of the Broken Branches Fund with a multi-year financial commitment to provide mental health resources to the creative and touring communities. The Broken Branches Fund will be administered in partnership with Music Health Alliance (MHA) and will provide mental health grants for qualified candidates and their […]

POWERHOUSE VOCALIST MORGAN MYLES UNVEILS SOULFUL NEW SINGLE “HOW DOES THAT SOUND” THIS FRIDAY , MAY 30

Acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Morgan Myles will release her highly anticipated new single, “How Does That Sound,” this Friday, May 30. Available now for pre-save here, the track marks the first release from her forthcoming Americana-leaning album, produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Ross Hogarth. The album will be released via Blue Élan Records. Following the […]

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC ANNOUNCES “WE ARE MUSIC CITY” BLACK MUSIC MONTH CELEBRATION

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) today announced its most ambitious Black Music Month celebration to date. The “We Are Music City” series will feature four signature events throughout June, paying homage to the 150th anniversary of Nashville earning its “Music City” moniker when the Fisk Jubilee Singers captivated Queen Victoria over 150 […]

LAINEY WILSON’S NEW SINGLE “SOMEWHERE OVER LAREDO” IS MOST ADDED AT COUNTRY RADIO THIS WEEK

16x ACM, 9x CMA and Grammy Award-winning artist Lainey Wilson’s new single, “Somewhere Over Laredo,” is the most added song at country radio this week with 129 adds. Furthering its success, the track garnered over 1.16 million streams across platforms in the first 24 hours of its release, earning Wilson her biggest first day of […]

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAMER RAY STEVENS RETURNS TO CABARAY FOR LIMITED NUMBER OF LIVE CONCERTS

Last year, Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens announced he was ending live performances at his Nashville-based CabaRay Showroom. But Stevens has changed his tune. He recently announced he’ll be returning to CabaRay for a limited number of live concerts, performing songs from his latest album, Say Whut?, available now. Live shows at CabaRay […]

KARLEY SCOTT COLLINS TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM, FLIGHT RISK, SEPT. 26; NEW SONG “COWBOY SH!T” OUT FRIDAY (5/23)

Emerging country star Karley Scott Collins will release her debut album, Flight Risk, Sept. 26. A debut album years in the making, Flight Risk introduces Collins’ powerful voice in epic manner: heartbreak, acceptance, desire, and jealousy—all threaded together by a self-aware kind of maturity. “I’ve experienced so much over the past few years, in relationships […]

TAYLA LYNN “I WANNA BE FREE” AVAILABLE NOW

Heart of Texas Records, in partnership with StarVista Music, announces the release of “I Wanna Be Free,” the latest single from Tayla Lynn’s upcoming album Singin’ Loretta, a tribute to her grandmother, country music legend Loretta Lynn. Premiered by The Hollywood Times, the track reflects the classic storytelling and emotion that defined Loretta’s music. Tayla […]

GET READY FOR THE KennySPHERE

They loaded in at midnight Sunday. They were up and running Sunday evening. They’ve been rehearsing since Monday, feeling the arc of a whole new set list, songs rarely or never before played – and, of course, many of the favorites of No Shoes Nation. Almost a year in the making, Kenny Chesney is ready […]