Blake Shelton’s Back To The Honky Tonk Tour Visits Little Rock

One of the biggest country artists in the genre, Blake Shelton recently came to a perform a concert this weekend, on March 16th at the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas on his Back To The Honky Tonk Tour!

The country singer also brought with him fellow tour mates, Jackson Dean and Carly Pearce! Upcoming artist, Jackson Dean was the opening act for the show and performed five songs including, Trailer Park, Big Blue, Heaven To Betsy, Fearless and his breakout single, Don’t Come Lookin’! Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: The Joy Reunion Talks About New Single, Let Her Run

A upcoming country music trio, The Joy Reunion just released a brand new single today entitled, Let Her Run! It’s been a exciting time in their lives as they were featured on the last season of NBC’s The Voice

The incredible trio includes three members, Robert Easley, Gentry Monreal and Neil Morrison. Recently, The CMBeat got to chat with the band exclusively to talk about their new single, Let Her Run! Continue reading

The Brothers Footman Talks Debut Single & More

In country music these days, half of the time, you can expect what the music is going to be like. Although every once in a while, a new interesting sound comes along to mix up the game.

A new intriguing band, The Brothers Footman, has brought a great new addition to music with their debut single, Lil’ Mo Time. The group recently chatted with me about their first single, along with another song they just released, and lots of more music to come.  Continue reading

Debut Single From Young Artist, Ali Morgan

Ali Morgan, an aspiring new singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, is officially releasing her debut single, Crazy, today on all online and streaming music platforms. The Chicago native and Silverado Records recording artist has been in Nashville for only a short time, but has already achieved some notable milestones in her career.

Fans of the pop-country single who don’t know anything about Morgan prior to hearing Crazy, will be surprised to know that the young artist is only 13-years-old. But despite her tender age, Morgan has already performed for thousands in her hometown of Chicago, landed coveted showcase spots at famed Nashville venues like the Bluebird Cafe and Belcourt Taps, and got signed to a Nashville record label. And now, she’s already releasing a song she wrote herself. Continue reading

New Label Launches Its Signature Songwriter Series with Country Newcomer Zack Dyer

Nashville’s reputation as “Music CIty” was built on the backs of its songwriters. To quote the motto of the popular songwriter’s association based in Nashville, NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International), “It All Begins With A Song“. And fortunately, many of Music City’s “Movers and Shakers” haven’t forgotten the importance of its songwriter community. One such company is a brand new, independent label in town called Silverado Records, which just launched the first volume of its Silverado Signature Songwriter Series yesterday, January 6, 2017.

Silverado Records created the series to showcase the great songwriting talent of the artists on their roster. Starting with the release of this first volume, the record label plans on releasing more volumes in the future, featuring a different artist on each edition. Each volume will be released as an EP, and will contain several songs written by the featured artist. Volume 1 showcases a talented singer/songwriter by the name of Zack Dyer. Continue reading

Keith Urban’s Most Recent Single – Timeless and Classic

Country singer, Keith Urban is primarily known for his upbeat, hard-driving contemporary style. His latest single, Blue Ain’t Your Color, from his current album, RipCord, released this past September,  is a clear departure from that sound and style his fans know and love.

Urban is no stranger to the occasional romantic or heartbreak song, but Blue Ain’t Your Color is beautifully written in a classic, waltz-style, which is a welcomed relief in a country market that’s becoming saturated with similar sounding music, production, and lyrics.

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