Make Wake Artists, the Nashville-based music management company behind some of today’s top industry-disrupting artists, is proud to celebrate its 10-year anniversary this month. Founded in 2015 when Chris Kappy began managing Luke Combs, the company has grown from a bootstrap startup into an award-winning team representing chart-topping, genre-bending voices across country, Americana, rock, folk, pop and beyond. Over the...
The Grand Ole Opry, the legendary home of country music that has captivated audiences for 100 years, made history on September 26 with its first-ever live broadcast from outside of the United States as part of its Opry 100 celebration. Grand Ole Opry: Live in London, a sold-out, one-night-only event held at Royal Albert Hall in London brought together more...
Yesterday, September 24, Zach Top celebrated "I Never Lie," his first-ever #1 song at country radio, alongside his co-writers Carson Chamberlain (Chamberlain also produced the chart-topper) and Tim Nichols, at BMI Nashville. The song is currently nominated for “Single of the Year” and “Song of the Year” at the 2025 CMA Music Awards and finds its home on the Leo33 artists’...
The Creekers, a bluegrass and country music six piece ensemble, have signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville and Warner Records. Creeping out of the hollers and hideouts of eastern Kentucky, come The Creekers. Generational roots run deep in Leslie County, Kentucky, where they formed over a shared love for the timeless sounds of traditional American music. The band...
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Nashville has promoted Kayce Russell to Manager, Creative Services and A&R Operations. In her new role, Russell will oversee all digital initiatives for Nashville songwriters and artists, with a focus on artist development. She will report to Austen Adams, President, WCM Nashville, serving as a key lead for A&R operations and identifying meaningful opportunities for songwriters...
Spirit Music Nashville and 2Mix Music today announced that they have signed Kasey Tyndall to a worldwide publishing deal. “Kasey checks every single box for the kind of artists that we want to work with,” said Derek Wells, Vice President, Spirit/Fluid Music Revolution. “A unique perspective and voice… and one of the hardest workers you’ll meet. So excited to have her...
Gutt Law, PLLC announces the addition of Lauren Davis as an attorney, further expanding the firm’s dedication to providing personalized, high-level legal services to creative clients across the music industry. Lauren Davis is a seasoned legal professional with a strong background in the music industry. Most recently, she served as an in-house attorney at Big Machine Label Group, working across...
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will open its next major exhibition, Muscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising, on Friday, Nov. 14, for a nearly three-year run. The more than 5,000-square-foot exhibit will survey the emergence of Muscle Shoals as a recording epicenter in the 1960s and 1970s and spotlight its enduring cultural impact. The exhibit is supported by...
17-year-old singer-songwriter Baylee Lynn released her latest single “John, Dear” with an accompanying video on Friday, September 19. The track arrives on the heels of her triumphant debut single “Cautiously Optimistic” - a late-August release that quickly topped Billboard’s new music poll with 64 percent of the vote, winning out over superstars like Sabrina Carpenter. This time around, the Greeneville, TN-born artist...
Rising talent Coleman Jennings has signed with Big Loud Texas and Mercury Records and made his label debut with “Head Spinning,” out now. “I was always scared of the whole record deal thing, but Big Loud Texas and Mercury made me feel understood,” shares Jennings. “They are good people who want to serve the artist, and they allowed me the...
