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Jan 15, 2025 | 
musicrow.com | Liza Anderson
Hudson Westbrook has been selected as SiriusXM The Highway’s newest “Highway Find.”The “Highway Find” program is part of the channel’s commitment to highlighting new talent. With the accolade, Westbrook joins a group that includes Parker McCollum, Luke Combs, Gabby Barrett, Maren Morris, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line and more. Host Buzz Brainard surprised him with the news during his live performance at the SiriusXM studios in downtown Nashville today (Jan. 15).
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
musicrow.com | Liza Anderson
Electric Feel Entertainment has signed emerging singer-songwriter Thomas Edwards. The Kingsport, Tennessee native comes from a family of musicians, and began singing in church at a young age. After his football career at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville was cut short by an injury, Edwards decided to embrace his musical roots and move to Nashville. He released his debut single, “Runnin’ Through That T,” in 2023 as an ode to his dreams of playing collegiate football.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
musicrow.com | Liza Anderson
Ringo Starr was surprised by Emmylou Harris with an invitation to make his Grand Ole Opry debut last night (Jan. 14) during the first of his two sold-out headlining shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in support of his new country album, Look Up.The multi-Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will make his debut on Feb. 21 as part of the Opry’s ongoing 100th anniversary celebration.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Liza Anderson
"The whole evolution of electric guitar-driven, album-oriented music can be traced directly back to him": The Bob Dylan albums you should definitely listen toEver since the inception of Classic Rock magazine, we have wrestled with the problem of what to do with Bob Dylan. He’s hardly in the same category, …
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
musicrow.com | Liza Anderson
Wrensong Publishing has hired Haily Harris as Creative Manager. Harris comes to Wrensong from Jody Williams Songs (JWS), where she assisted Jody Williams, Nina Jenkins Fisher and Tenasie Courtright with various publishing endeavors as an intern. The Marietta, Georgia native graduated from Belmont University in 2024, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in music business with a legal emphasis.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
musicrow.com | Liza Anderson
Jelly Roll celebrated his sixth consecutive, and eighth overall, chart-topper at country radio, “I Am Not Okay,” at Nashville’s Riverbend Maximum Security Institution last week with the facility’s inmates and staff alongside his co-writers Taylor Phillips, Ashley Gorley and Casey Brown as well as producer Zach Crowell, his label team and industry members. The first-of-its-kind No. 1 party featured a performance by the hitmaker and a surprise appearance by label-mate Lainey Wilson.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
musicrow.com | Liza Anderson
The Women’s Music Business Association (WMBA) has announced its 2025 Board of Directors, Board of Officers and new members. The WMBA Board of Directors focuses on governance and long-term strategy for the organization. This year’s Board of Directors will be led by Chairwoman Amery Fridenstine (Above Board Consulting), Sheree Spoltore (Global Songwriters Connection), Jensen Sussman (Sweet Talk Publicity) and Christy Walker-Watkins (AristoPR).
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
musicrow.com | Liza Anderson
Sam Barber and Avery Anna‘s “Indigo” ascends the country streaming songs chart and secures the No. 5 slot with 8.1 million new streams, adding to 43 million ATD, according to Luminate data. Morgan Wallen‘s “Smile” scores the top spot with 21 million streams, adding to 33 million ATD, as Shaboozey‘s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” scoots down to No. 2 with 13.4 million new streams, adding to 1.02 billion ATD.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
musicrow.com | Liza Anderson
Luke Bryan will take his annual “Farm Tour” to California for the first time this spring. Bryan will visit the Castle Airport in Atwater on May 15, The Ponds at Harlan Ranch in Clovis on May 16 and Sillect Farms in Shafter on May 17 ahead of the 2025 American Idol season finale, where he will serve as a celebrity judge for an eighth year alongside Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood. Special guests will be announced at a later date along with more tour stops.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
musicrow.com | Liza Anderson
Caylee Hammack will release her sophomore album, Bed of Roses, on March 7 via Capitol Records Nashville. The 13-song bouquet aims to tell the story of a 20-something’s coming of age with a blend of gypsy soul, ’70s twang and red-dirt rock. “Your bed of roses is the bed you make—you get to decide how you spend your time and how you plant your garden,” explains Hammack. “Good love is flowers that come back every year. Bad love, it’s just the thorn. Sometimes you’ve got to till shit up.
