The Nashville Association of Talent Directors’ (NATD) 8th Annual Honors Gala honored Country Music Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson during a reception at the Hermitage Hotel November 7.
Following a passionate plea to get out the vote, Billy Ray Cyrus' thought-provoking ballad (Country Rebel), "Goddess of Democracy," surpasses one million views on YouTube and continues to pick up steam with version two featuring Tyler Hilton. It's a monumental feat in the streaming and digital media era for Cyrus, who's sold more than 20 million worldwide and still holds the record for having the No. 1 album for 17 weeks on the all-genre Billboard album chart. Cyrus' latest accomplishment with "Goddess of Democracy" coincided with his activism to get Native American voters ID cards and raise awareness about the importance of democracy.
Billboard charting artist Lucas Hoge is welcoming the winter season as he releases his original holiday single "Hey Christmas." AXS.com exclusively premiered the festive lyric video for "Hey Christmas."
Billy Ray Cyrus is celebrating democracy with national television appearances on ABC News' "The Briefing Room" and CNN's HLN "On the Story" as he discusses his passion to get out the vote, and make sure Native Americans have tribal IDs. Cyrus also opened up about his global hit, "Goddess of Democracy," including a new version he recently released with Tyler Hilton.
As featured in Rolling Stone Country's 'Best of the Week,' GRAMMY® and CMA-winning country music legend Joe Diffie releases new single "Quit You." The single, which exclusively premiered on TheBoot.com, is now available for download HERE.
Country music hitmakers Phil Vassar and Lonestar support The Salvation Army with the release of their new Christmas single "Not So Silent Night." Taste of Country exclusively premiered a first listen to the track that "finds the musicians getting their retro groove on with a swinging jazz vibe, with Vassar and Lonestar singer Richie McDonald trading vocals to describe a fun holiday party" (Sterling Whitaker). Fans can look forward to the forthcoming music video starring Vassar and Lonestar.