For KING & COUNTRY, the duo made up of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, knew that if there was ever a year to release a Christmas album, it was 2020. The Australian natives released A Drummer Boy Christmas, 13 songs, both classics and originals, which celebrate their favorite time of the year, at a time it is needed…
2020 was supposed to be the year for Randy Rogers. The leader and founder of the Randy Rogers Band was planning on celebrating the band’s 20-year anniversary with a series of shows, including a sold-out one at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium. Instead, the show got postponed several times before finally moving to a new date next…
Essex County released their debut single, “So Good,” in March. The song, which is the title track of their EP, released in July, helped the sibling trio, made up of British brothers Nate, Mark and Kieran Bass, amass more than three million streams — an impressive feat for anyone, let alone a new act from another country who has…
Ashley McBryde just earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album of the Year, for her sophomore Never Will project. The nomination, which marks Ashley’s fourth Grammy nod, is especially meaningful to the Arkansas native this year, when she wasn’t able to tour and promote the album, due to the pandemic. “It’s the coolest thing that can happen to…
When Tracy Lawrence decided to move forward with his Mission: Possible Turkey Fry and Benefit Concert, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic, he had already resigned himself to the fact that he likely wouldn’t make as much this year as in previous years. But the annual event, which benefits the Nashville Rescue Mission, raised a record-breaking $125,000, through the…
Carly Pearce officially released “Show Me Around,” from her next album. The Kentucky native wrote the song in honor of Busbee, her collaborator, producer and friend who passed away from brain cancer in 2019. “What’s so beautiful about that song now for me is, I feel like I sing it out of gratitude for what he gave me,” Carly…
Essex County just released a cover of the classic holiday tune, “Last Christmas.” The song, written by George Michael and first released by Wham! in 1984, has been covered by numerous artists over the years, including Hillary Duff, Ariana Grande, Carly Rae Jepsen, Gwen Stefani, Meghan Trainor and more, making it an unlikely choice for the rising act to…
Ben Rector has managed to have a wildly successful career, including sold-out tours, landing his music in numerous TV shows and movies, and garnering more than one billion streams for his songs over the past several years. The success, which all happened without the support of a major record label, is for Ben a nice by-product of the real…
Rachel Wammack is the voice in the commercial for Discovery channel’s new streaming service, Discovery+! The rising star sings “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman, as the company’s promotional anthem, and she couldn’t be happier with the invitation. “I’m very grateful,” Rachel tells Everything Nash. “It’s my first cover song in the studio, that’s not a Christmas song….
Collin Raye has only performed a few shows in 2020, including one outdoor concert in Utah that was criticized by some for not being safe during the coronavirus pandemic, even though safety measures were in place. Now, as the world inches closer to a hopeful COVID-19 vaccine, the country music hitmaker is already planning on spending plenty of time…
