Carly Pearce once watched the CMA Awards on TV, dreaming of someday winning one herself. The reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year will return on Wednesday, November 9, to try to claim another win in the category, along with four other categories she is nominated in. For all of her successes, especially within the last year, Pearce…
The Young Fables, a duo made up of Laurel Wright and Wes Lunsford, almost didn’t happen. It took more than a few random moments that could almost seem like coincidences, if their personal and creative connection wasn’t so strong. “I was in China for six months, playing jazz and R&B,” Lunsford tells Everything Nash. “I was doing contract work,…
Spencer Crandall‘s ambitious Western album is out now. The 20-track record features 18 songs co-written by Crandall, along with covers of both Shania Twain‘s “Still the One” and Justin Bieber’s “Anyone.” The album showcases Crandall’s eclectic taste of music, which he brought together for one cohesive, and personal, project. “I’m such a fan of music and that’s why I…
Chris Tomlin is quite used to performing in front of large crowds, but hosting is an entirely different ballgame. The Christian singer was joined by Erica Campbell, one-half of the gospel duo Mary Mary, in hosting the 53rd annual GMA Dove Awards, which airs on Friday night (October 21) on TBN. Although comfortable on stage, Tomlin admits that hosting…
Jake Scott’s debut album isn’t even out yet, but his music is already making quite an impact. The singer-songwriter is currently headlining his Lavender Tour, which is taking him all over the country, with fans clamoring to hear his music. “It’s outrageous to me still,” Scott tells Everything Nash of his second headlining tour. “There is so much of…
George Birge has a new hit single on his hands, and it’s a big one. The Texas native’s “Mind On You,” written by Birge along with Jaron Boyer, Michael Tyler and Colt Ford, is the most-added at country radio this week. The song’s success is an important validation for Birge, who came precariously close to having another big artist…
Clay Walker was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, commonly known as MS, in 1996, in the middle of his reign as one of the biggest country music hitmakers of the decade. The 53-year-old has learned how to cope with the disease, and its often unrelenting symptoms, while continuing to make music and tour. “I’ve had it pretty much my whole…
It’s been 35 years since Steven Curtis Chapman released his debut album, First Hand, but he still has plenty he wants to say. The five-time Grammy Awards winner just released his new album, Still, a 12-track record that became a labor of love for Chapman. “I had to wrestle with a lot of doubts and a lot of insecurities…
Drake Milligan is known as a talented singer, and a Top 5 finalist on America’s Got Talent, but he’s also a gifted songwriter as well. In addition to writing all 14 songs on Milligan’s debut Dallas/Fort Worth album, he also got a cut on Ronnie Dunn‘s solo 100 Proof Neon record, with “If Love Ever Comes My Way Again.”…
Matt Stell is eager to share his new musical chapter with his fans. The Arkansas native just released “One Of Us,” a song that he didn’t write, but resonated with him as much as if he had penned it himself. “My manager shared that with me, and right when I heard it, I knew that it was a smash,”…
