Michael Ray just released his Higher Education EP, with seven songs that felt deeply personal to him. The title track of the record was written by Tim Montana, who joins him on the track, along Derek George, Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell and Frank Rogers. As soon as Ray heard the song, he knew he wanted to record it, ultimately…
Keith Urban is mourning the loss of his production manager. Randy “Baja” Fletcher, who worked with Urban for ten years, was killed in an accident, while setting up for Urban’s show at Bash on the Bay in Ohio. Fletcher was 72 when he passed away. “Randy Baja Fletcher loved people,” Urban told Billboard. “Now that’s a phrase that’s a…
Michael Ray is unafraid — and unashamed. The 33-year-old went through his own struggles over the past 18 months, with some of them splashed across the headlines for all of the world to see. It would be enough to make anyone retreat from the spotlight and lick their own proverbial wounds for a while. Instead, Ray is celebrating who…
Michael Ray‘s Higher Education EP, out on August 27, became a pivotal album for Ray, who determined to make a record that combined his love of traditional country and Southern rock. All seven songs exhibit the marriage of the two genres, but perhaps none as well as the title track, which includes Lee Brice, ZZ Top‘s Billy F….
Tim Montana is giving Everything Nash readers an exclusive performance of the title track of his debut album, Cars on Blocks. Montana recorded the song in the garage of his Nashville home, which is the place where Montana writes, records, and meets with some of his friends, including ZZ Top’s own Billy Gibbons. “t was 2013,” Montana recalls to…
Rising star Jordan Rowe just released his debut single, “Good for Nothin”! The singer-songwriter wrote the song with Jay Brunswick, as well as Jordan’s good friend and roommate, Ray Fulcher, who has helped pen some of Luke Combs‘ biggest hits, including “When It Rains It Pours” and “Even Though I’m Leaving,” among others. “I had a write scheduled with…
Tim McGraw is at the top of the charts again. The 57-year-old just notched his 47th No. 1 hit with “One Bad Habit.” The song, which follows his previous chart-topping single, “Standing Room Only,” is from his surprise Poet’s Resumé EP, released in November of 2023. “I love that record,” McGraw said on the Eden and Amadeus podcast, speaking of…
Thanksgiving is almost here, and for many people, the holiday means spending hours in the kitchen, cooking up an elaborate feast that is devoured in a few minutes. To avoid all of that, and be sure of a delicious meal experience from start to finish, we found nine restaurants in Nashville that are perfect for an entire family to…
Tim McGraw has a Top 10 hit with his current single, “One Bad Habit.” The song, from his surprise Poet’s Resumé EP, out last year, was written by Marc Beeson, Aaron Eshuis and Tony Lane. McGraw knew right away he wanted to include it on his newest project, even if he needed to rework it a bit to make it…
It’s a big week for Morgan Wallen. The East Tennessee native dropped a new song, “Love Somebody,” while also announcing his inaugural Sand In My Boots festival, taking place in Gulf Shores, Ala., May 16-18, 2025. Wallen, who wrote “Love Somebody” alongside John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Elof Loelv and Ryan Vojtesa, admits that the song is…
