Armed Forces Entertainment, in partnership with the Grand Ole Opry, will honor our troops across the globe with "The Grand Ole Opry Salutes America's Heroes" virtual concert over the week of July 4.
The Women Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted country music icon and GRAMMY® winning songwriter Naomi Judd during its first ceremony at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The event paid homage to women whose body of work represents the best of heritage and legacy of modern American music. "It’s always gratifying when someone acknowledges your best efforts. I love expressing my deepest feelings as I did in writing 'Love Can Build A Bridge.' Not only was I being celebrated at this auspicious event in Washington, D.C., I was among other accomplished songwriters. It was fun to reconnect with Valerie Simpson of Ashford Simpson fame. A good time was had by all!" Naomi Judd shared.
Multi-GRAMMY nominated duo Dailey & Vincent will be recognized at the 50th Annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival on Saturday, July 3 in Downtown Smithville, Tenn. for their contributions as one of the most popular bands in contemporary American music, embracing bluegrass, country and gospel.
GSM Outdoors comes on board as the title sponsor to Lucas Hoge's series on Sportsman Channel including their products like Stealth Cam, Walker's, Muddy's Blinds and Hawk. "GSM's Hoge Wild" will return for a second season on the Sportsman Channel on June 28 at 7:30 ET/6:30pm CT.
Multi-platinum selling Phil Vassar, whose career has garnered 10 No. 1 singles and 26 Top 40 hits including signature self-penned hits "Just Another Day in Paradise" and "Carlene," is a 2021 nominee for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Nominated in the Songwriter/Artist category, Vassar has also written top-charting songs for artists Tim McGraw ("My Next Thirty Years,"" For a Little While"), Alan Jackson ("Right on the Money"), Jo Dee Messina ("Bye Bye," "Alright") and many more.
You've seen the headlines and heard of the acronym, yet NFTs (non-fungible token) can seem like a daunting and confusing trend in the music industry. On June 14 at 6 p.m., entertainment attorney Colin Maher, in partnership with Nashville-based non-profit HOME (Helping Our Music Evolve), will break it all down into layman's terms for everyone to understand during this FREE virtual event. Music professionals may be asking, What is an NFT? or What exactly are you selling when you sell a music-related NFT? NFTs, a unit of data stored on a digital ledger called blockchain, which certifies the digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable, are an emerging asset in the cryptocurrency environment. NFTs bring a great new revenue stream for the music industry, but they come with a lot of questions. During the seminar, participants will get answers to many of them.
"Well known for maintaining a packed tour schedule that finds them performing all over the globe (Sounds Like Nashville)," the Bellamy Brothers are eager to announce rescheduled dates for their European tour. The iconic duo is set to perform multiple shows in Norway and Sweden in January of 2022 before returning in June of 2022 for additional dates in Norway, Faroe Islands, Austria and Switzerland. Full schedule below.
Country music legend Gene Watson will perform in Tomball, Texas on June 4 for his first show since the COVID-19 pandemic halted the iconic singer's touring schedule. On Friday June 11, Watson will return to the Grand Ole Opry stage for the first time since being inducted in February 2020. Watson's full list of tour dates below.
Tanya Tucker will return to the road this summer in more than 35 cities as the original female outlaw announces her rescheduled shows as well as new dates, including stops for her headlining “CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour.”