Nashville, TN — The first time I ever heard of Steve Moakler was when Sirius XM The Highway played his megahit “Suitcase” as a ‘Highway Find’ in 2016. It turns out that Steve Moakler has been writing songs for a lot longer than that. In addition to solo work, he has written or co-written music for artists including artists Dierks... Continue Reading →
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Like so many thousands before him, Sam Hayes moved from Virginia to Nashville with a dream in his heart and song in his soul. He didn’t know for sure what he wanted, but he knew Nashville was the place to start. About a year and a half later, Sam was introduced to another Virginian native, Josh... Continue Reading →
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Five-time Grammy nominee, Hunter Hayes, released the final installment of his mini-movie Pictures at a red carpet event at Regal Cinemas in Nashville Wednesday. The release of “This Girl” follows two installments of his three-part musical mini-movie Pictures. The culmination of Pictures was a one-time only mini-motion picture event in Nashville complete with the Edde Brothers (directors), screenwriter Paul Bianchi, full cast and... Continue Reading →
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – When I interviewed Preston James in July of 2017 I did not know that he would be having his Ryman debut a few months later. So how does a local band whose members are all under the age of 18 get invited to Ryman? It turns out that Preston James’ keyboardist, 16-year-old... Continue Reading →
The night Every Little Thing] went out, it grew “wings of its own.” The small ballad that “echoes with the hollow pump of a broken heart” was selling 6,000 copies a week.
Like so many in Nashville, Brynn Marie Himes moved Tennessee to continue pursuing her dream of singing/songwriting. Unlike others, she and her husband, UBF All Americas champ and ABA Cruiserweight Boxing Champion, Josh Himes, were on HGTV’s House Hunters two years ago when they moved to the Nashville area. More recently, in July, they were featured on... Continue Reading →
Preston James has done more musically by age 16 than many could hope to accomplish in a lifetime.
This week begins the 45th year of the CMA Music Festival originally known as Fan Fest. Since 1972, hundreds of famous and aspiring artists have performed for millions of fans in the Music City. So in the spirit of Festival, we will be spotlighting artists residing in Nashville who are on various levels of the music... Continue Reading →
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