Song Suffragettes is a collective of female singer-songwriters that performs every Monday night at The Listening Room Café in Nashville, TN.
The Women of Nashville’s Music Scene are Calling “Time’s Up”
Darius Rucker Celebrates His 9th Number One Hit ‘For the First Time’
Darius Rucker along with songwriters, Derek George and Scooter Carusoe celebrated their Number One Song, “For the First Time” at ASCAP headquarters on October 17th.
Music Spotlight: Emily Hackett
Being a part of the music industry or even an artist was never on Emily Hackett’s radar. While in high school in Georgia, she decided on a fluke to visit Belmont University with a friend so she could miss a day of school. This University of Georgia bound, Atlanta girl fell in love with a town and a college that she previously knew nothing about.
Artist-in-Residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame: Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert is currently the most awarded female in country music history. CMHOF CEO Kyle Young relates, “We’re talking about someone who has been the CMA’s top female vocalist a record seven times, selling millions of albums and scoring hit after hit while retaining absolute artistic conviction and credibility. She writes her heart and sings her truth, and her truth resonates.
Polka Hall of Fame Inducts LynnMarie
Lynn Marie has received the Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, the organizations’ highest honor.
Music Spotlight: Runaway June
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – I’ll admit that the first time I heard Runaway June was in 2016 when I had tickets to see Trace Atkins at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville. I had never heard of them before but they certainly made an impression. When their music started getting airplay several months later, I remembered how talented they were. When I... Continue Reading →
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces Nominees for 2019 Induction
The Nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 are: Def Leppard Devo Janet Jackson John Prine Kraftwerk LL Cool J MC5 Radiohead Rage Against the Machine Roxy Music Stevie Nicks The Cure Todd Rundgren Rufus & Chaka Khan The Zombies To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or... Continue Reading →
President Trump Signs the Music Modernization Act into Law
Surrounded by musicians from nearly every genre, President Trump signed into law the Music Modernization Act – a measure that will overhaul how music is licensed and songwriters are compensated in the United States. As previously reported by The Tennessee Star, the bill, sponsored by retiring Utah Sentor Orrin Hatch, was designed to update the outdated copyright laws... Continue Reading →
Commentary: The Music Modernization Act and Why it Matters
The passage of the Music Modernization Act is critical to anyone who loves/listens to music.
Music Spotlight: Adam Doleac
When I heard Whiskey’s Fine, on Sirius XM the Highway, I always stopped talking and turned it up. There was something about the lyrics to this bluesy, country song that got me. It was that good. Several months later at an event I attended during CMAFest, Sirius’s Storme Warren said to me out of the blue, you... Continue Reading →
Bethany Writes 