A well known musician in Nashville, Tennessee, Jenee Fleenor has had an exciting year and now she has more great things to share! Jenee Fleenor received the news last month, she has received her first-ever nomination for a GRAMMY®! Continue reading
Tag: Arkansas
The CMBeat Wins Publication/Blog/Podcast of the Year at the 2025 Arkansas Country Music Awards!
The CMBeat (and myself) won the award for Publication/Blog/Podcast of the Year at the 2025 Arkansas Country Music Awards for the FIRST TIME!! 🎉 Continue reading
Carpenter’s Country Fest Happening Saturday, May 31st in Ozark, AR
It’s the time of year where festivals and country music come to life! A great event, Carpenter’s Country Fest will be taking place this next weekend, Saturday, May 31st in Ozark, Arkansas! Continue reading
Rascal Flatts Comes To Little Rock on the Life Is A Highway Tour
One of the most memorable bands in country music, Rascal Flatts recently performed at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas on the Life Is A Highway Tour celebrating 25 years!
The country music artist, Chris Lane excitingly opened the show with eight songs including Fix, Take Back Home Girl, If I Die Before You, Dancin’ In The Moonlight, Find Another Bar, Let Me Love You, Big, Big Plans and I Don’t Know About You. He also performed an awesome set of cover songs from the 90’s country era including, Should’ve Been A Cowboy by Toby Keith, Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Byrd, Boot Scootin’ Boogie by Brooks & Dunn, Chattahoochee by Alan Jackson, Dust On The Bottle by David Lee Murphy and Check Yes or No by George Strait. Continue reading
The Isaacs: A Tribute to the Grand Ole Opry in Arkansas
On a Saturday night, it’s always a great night for good ol’ fashioned country music! Recently, the gospel group, The Isaacs performed a unique show in November in Forrest City, Arkansas at the Eastern Arkansas Community College Fine Arts Center.
“Welcome to a special show, A Tribute to the Grand Ole Opry that The Isaacs are doing and taking the trip down memory lane!” shared Sonya Isaacs of the group. “We want you to have a good time tonight with us as we celebrate the songs of the Opry stage.” Continue reading
The Band TRIPPP Performs Hometown Show at The Historic Collins Theater In Arkansas
A rising country music and trio of triplet brothers, TRIPPP recently performed an incredible show close to their hometown this summer in Paragould, Arkansas performing their first ever headlining show at The Historic Collins Theather!
The brothers, JD Stafford, Chaz Stafford and Treyson Stafford, originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas have been creating their path in the country music/rock industry for the last few years. They’ve been performing all over the country, being the opening act for Riley Green, The Kentucky Headhunters, The Josh Abbott Band and more. Continue reading
Erin Enderlin Wins At 2024 Arkansas Country Music Awards
A fantastic country music singer songwriter, Erin Enderlin recently had a very special night at the seventh annual Arkansas Country Music Awards on June 3rd, as she took home one of the biggest awards of the night.
The Conway, Arkansas native, Erin Enderlin won the 2024 Arkansas Country Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year category for the seventh consecutive year in a row. “Lucky number 7!,” shared Enderlin. “Thank y’all so much. This means so much to me and I love Arkansas so much. I’m so proud to represent Arkansas out there in country music. I don’t take this for granted and I want to thank my friends and family for supporting me and for coming out tonight.” Continue reading
2024 Arkansas Country Music Awards: See The List of Winners & More!
The seventh annual Arkansas Country Music Awards recently took place for the fourth year in a row at the Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas Campus in Conway, Arkansas on June 3rd.
This award show is a great event as it focuses a spotlight on all those from Arkansas including upcoming country music artists, musicians and individuals in the country music industry. It was hosted once again by country music historian, Charles Haymes and Miss Arkansas 2014, Ashton Gill. Continue reading
Mae Estes To Receive Momentum Award at 2024 Arkansas Country Music Awards
The seventh annual Arkansas Country Music Awards recently announced earlier this year in February, the official list of 2024 nominees! Back in December 2023, it was announced the female country music artist, Mae Estes would receive the Momentum Award at the 2024 Arkansas Country Music Awards!
This news comes on the heels, as of last November when Mae Estes signed a record deal with Big Machine Records in Nashville, Tennessee. “The Momentum Award is a special award for a past recipient or nominee that moves to a major label,” said in a press release from the Arkansas Country Music Awards. Continue reading
Bailey Bigger Talks About Small Town Life With Latest Single Release, Arkansas Is Nice
Upcoming folk-soul singer songwriter, Bailey Bigger talks about the simple life in the natural state in her recent single release last year entitled, Arkansas Is Nice.
The Marion, Arkansas native, Bailey Bigger released the single, Arkansas Is Nice in April of 2023, following the release of her debut full length album, Coyote Red, which was released on Madjack Records in March of 2022. Continue reading
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