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Ken Domash

“Countrified”
Thunder Mountain Records
Singer/songwriter Ken Domash hails from St. Louis, Missouri, and his debut single to country radio is “Countrified.” Ken’s arrival in Nashville came courtesy of a few friends–or rather, fans–who helped pool money to send the singer to town to record. “Countrified” is the title track from Ken’s debut album, and it’s a revved [...]

Blaine Larsen

“Chillin’”
Treehouse Records
While most know Blaine Larsen as a serious guy whose songs often dig a little deeper than most, it doesn’t mean the 20-something singer/songwriter/guitarist doesn’t know how to kick back and have a good time. As he likes to say, “I promise… I’m just like any other 24 year old guy who’s trying to [...]

Jerrod Niemann

“Lover, Lover”
Sea Gayle/Arista
Jerrod Niemann’s new single “Lover, Lover” is impacting country radio, and officially goes for adds March 1. The song appears on Niemann’s upcoming major label debut album, for which his friend Jamey Johnson provided inspiration. Johnson encouraged Niemann to make a record that really meant something to him, and the result earned him [...]

Brady Seals

“Been There, Drunk That”
StarCity/Nine North
Full of laughs and highly entertaining. The lyric is wildly clever, and the track rocks splendidly. “Set ‘em all up—put ‘em on the table I can tell you what it is without looking at the label.” Woo-hoo. Larry Franklin’ fiddle sizzles, and Jeff King’s guitar is frothing.
—Robert K. Oermann, MusicRow

Brady Seals’ [...]

Burns & Poe

“Don’t Get No Better Than That”
Blue Steel Records
“Big Blue Steel thank yous to the MusicRow Panel. 71 stations strong and growing every day. Top 20 looking good – Don’t Get No Better Than That!”
Blue Steel Records duo Burns & Poe have a new single, “Don’t Get No Better Than That” and it has already climbed [...]

Jessica Harp

“A Woman Needs”
Warner Music Nashville
Warner Music Nashville is releasing Jessica Harp’s empowering new single “A Woman Needs” to country radio, and it goes for adds January 19. To coincide with the release, Harp is offering three “making of the video” webisodes and the exclusive premiere of the song’s video on AOL’s The Boot. The webisodes [...]

Tommy Steele

“Watching Love Grow”
Triple Creek Records, Inc.
Country artist Tommy Steele is already a mainstay at numerous US clubs and festivals, and now he is taking his music to a larger audience with the release of his single “Watching Love Grow” to country radio. The single, co-written by Rodney Clawson (“I Saw God Today,” “Amarillo Sky,” “Lost [...]

Adam Fisher

“He sings splendidly. The throaty warmth in his delivery really sells this nostalgic look back at a rural youth. Heartily and unconditionally recommended. Spin this a-plenty.”
—Robert K. Oermann, MusicRow
Reared in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Adam Fisher was first exposed to music via his gospel singing parents. Now a Nashville resident, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter’s sound reflects back [...]

Trent Tomlinson

“Angels Like Her”
Lyric Street Records
Trent Tomlinson has recently released his newest single, “Angels Like Her,” from his upcoming sophomore album, A Guy Like Me. “Angels Like Her” was written by Tomlinson with Arlos Smith and Aaron Barker and was produced by the singer and Leigh Reynolds.
“This has to be my favorite song I’ve ever written,” [...]

Veronica Ballestrini

“Out There Somewhere”
TimBob Records
Veronica Ballestrini is returning to country radio airwaves with her new release “Out There Somewhere.” The followup to “Amazing,” which landed on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout™ Chart, “Out There Somewhere” appears on Ballestrini’s debut album What I’m All About, which was released online in September.
Veronica might not be the household name that our American [...]

Ty Williams

“Barn On The Rooftop”
Cherry Heart
Ty Williams is releasing his single “Barn On the Rooftop” to country radio and the video, shot by Chad Denning, is currently gaining momentum at video outlets and dance clubs around the country. The song is a perfect introduction to the world of Ty Williams. It’s rowdy, loud and most of [...]

David St. Romain

“That’s Love”
Matchless Music Group/Edgehill
America got a taste of David St. Romain’s promising talents when he made the finals of Nashville Star in 2007. Now David is delivering on that promise, releasing a brand-new single called “That’s Love” through newly formed Matchless Music Group that showcases what his followers have been raving about for years.
Hailing from [...]

Jamie Tate

“One Beer Away From Loving You”
Bodell Records/Edgehill
22-year-old North Carolina native Jamie Tate is releasing her single “One Beer Away From Loving You.” She’s enlisted the help of Edgehill Music to promote and market the single as it hits country programmers’ desktops. It goes for adds Monday, October 26.
A performer since the age of four, Tate [...]

Gwen Sebastian

Gwen Sebastian’s debut single “Hard Rain” on Open Road Record/Lofton Creek Records is being released to country radio Oct. 12. She’s currently at work on her upcoming album, and she also has a holiday release available now called Christmas In July.
Born to a ranching family in Hebron, North Dakota (pop. 800), Sebastian’s childhood summers were [...]

Next Big Nashville Emphasizes Broad Musical Landscape

What started as a small, one-off event in 2006 is working to change the perception of Music City. Next Big Nashville, holding its fourth annual event Oct. 7-10, offers a mix of music festival and business conference that spotlights our town’s thriving non-country constituency. NBN has grown and evolved at a staggering rate with attendance [...]

Jason Crabb

“Somebody Like Me”
Spring Hill/Nine North
Spend half your life doing any one thing, and at some point, you’re bound to question whether or not that one thing was the right thing. For Jason Crabb, longtime powerhouse lead vocalist for The Crabb Family, that has never been a question. With a soulful voice like his, the ‘right [...]