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Erin Rae Goes Deep on 'Lighten Up' LP

In early 2019, Rae and a fellow singer-songwriter friend, Louise Hayat-Camard of The Dove and The Wolf, made a pact to write a song each day and send it to each other. For Rae, it was about developing...

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Heather Bond Highlights Nashville's Stellar Female Musicians with "The Mirage" Video Premiere

Surrounded by tall plants, dimly lit lamps, and paper lanterns hanging from the...

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Carli Brill Leads With an Open Heart on "Concrete Jungle"

Growing up in Southern California, Brill and her mother spent countless hours shopping in antique stores, discovering hidden gems and imagining the stories behind them. Now based in Nashville, the singer-songwriter says...

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Watkins Practices Open-Mindedness on Unbiased Eyes LP

Their 2021 LP explores the depths of love and human existence across ten songs, from the mind-opening invitation of introductory track “Good Problems” to challenging the...

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5 of the Best Country Christmas Songs of 2021

The 2021 holiday season finds the likes of Pistol Annies, Brett Eldredge and...

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Bren Joy and Jake Wesley Rogers Step Out of Creative Comfort Zones For Red Bull SoundClash

From the country music capital of the world to the home of the famed Fisk Jubilee Singers, Nashville is brimming with creative talent. Red Bull is working to elevate that creativity with SoundClash, its long-running...

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PREMIEREWild Heart Club Embraces the Art of Breaking in "Rainbow"

Known as Kintsugi, the art form uses lacquer mixed with gold to not only mend broken pottery, but celebrate its imperfections, incorporating the broken pieces into the object’s history. The art from...

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Jackson+Sellers Bring Their Cosmic Connection to Debut LP Breaking Point

But they established an artistic connection long before the message was sent. The seed was planted at AmericanaFest in 2019 in Nashville when they were...

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Brandy Zdan Releases Her Pain on Falcon LP

As she looks closer, she’s shocked to see that it’s a falcon, a bird that has served as an important symbol in her life. “I called it...

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Allie Dunn Sheds Fear of Commitment on Debut EP Good As Gone

With a strong desire to bring back that nostalgic Laurel Canyon vibe while adding her own flair, Dunn shows off her sparkling voice and melodies...

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Caroline Romano Captures Messy Teen Romance With "Ireland in 2009"

"I do a lot of people watching. I'm a big observer,” she expresses. “Something that I don’t know that everyone else would notice, I like to write it down. Observing life, everyone has a different lens through which...

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Ryan James Brewer Crafts Liberating Debut LP Tender

Raised in a rural country town in Australia, Brewer admits it was difficult growing up queer in a conservative area. Brewer developed depression and anxiety at an early age that he is still...

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