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Hailing from Kenansville, NC, Wesko has quietly emerged as a country maverick with a knack for “real cowboy tunes,” as he calls ‘em. Inspired by everyone from Neil Young and Eric Church to My Chemical Romance and Green Day, he has architected a raw and real style of his own. No stranger to hard work, he has impressively balanced a full schedule at University of Mount Olive with an intense full-time job as a foreman for an erosion control company—all the while gaining traction on songs such as “Burning House” and “No Surprise.” He also notably attracted an audience one fan-at-a-time, gaining traction locally and magnifying his imprint on social media. Inking a deal with underscore works recordings / Warner Records in 2024, Wesko holds nothing back on his debut Lost Boys EP and more to come.

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After an explosive arrival and a series of grassroots hits, Hudson Westbrook is now taking his place among a new generation of country singer-songwriters. Self-taught and proudly rough-around-the-edges, the rising star made his splash debut with “Take It Slow” in 2024 (while still enrolled at Texas Tech) and is now pushing ahead, revitalizing the organic country-rock of the Red Dirt revolution – but refusing to be held down by his roots. Hailing from the small town of Stephenville, Texas, and raised on everything from George Strait to gangsta rap, he began playing guitar in 2020 and wrote his first song after enrolling in college in 2023. "Take It Slow” was one of the first songs Westbrook ever wrote and its edgy vocal charm and warm country-rock buzz made it a bonafide hit. Westbrook followed with the windows-down anthem “Two Way Drive” and the propulsive new single, “5 to 9” – a showcase of the young star’s song-crafting growth, on top of his innate skill. “5 to 9” was joined by the narrative stunner “Johnny Walker” and followed by “Dopamine,” which brings out the essence of youthful love and connection juxtaposed with the typical college lifestyle. Hudson's latest single, "House Again," his take on a heartbreak anthem. Intent on taking the Texas country spirit far beyond the state line, non-stop travel to meet concert demand includes headlining dates and a tour supporting honky-tonk hitmakers Midland in late 2024, with more new music and shows on the way.

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Ryan Kinder brings a wealth of life experience to his debut album, Room to Dream. He launched his performing career as a teenager in the clubs around his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, and his music has since carried him to Nashville and a tour with two of his musical heroes.

Kinder has accrued more than 100 million streams by steadily building a fan base through electrifying live shows, exceptional musicianship, and a sound he describes as “riff-roaring rock with a side of sweet Southern soul.” The dream awakened in him during a family vacation in Destin, Florida, when he was roused from a backseat nap by his mom’s John Mayer CD.

“As a kid, so many things can catch your interest, and they’re fleeting, but this enraptured me. I was locked into these lyrics,” he remembers. “I took the record from her and listened to it and listened to it. There was a guitar class at my middle school and I switched classes to take it as an extracurricular activity, because I needed to know how to do this. I thought maybe I could learn a couple songs of this new artist I found, and it ended up just taking over my life.”

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 Chris Bandi is a firm believer in music's power to unify others. He has a multifaceted voice that immediately resonates with any soul listening. And his music gives a natural sense of roots for those who need it most because he is among the few artists making music in Nashville today to have lived in three of America's most musically sacred places. Bandi is proud to follow in the lineage of legendary musicians from his native St. Louis. He was raised on his father's taste in obscure rock with a heavy dose of his mother's affinity for '90s country music. He remembers CDs being on the grocery list as a child and browsing the aisles of the city's many great record shops. The soundtrack riding with friends to high school football practice was a mix of Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and fellow St. Louisan, Nelly. However, performance became life after attending his first concert where he saw Garth Brooks fly over the audience in a harness at St. Louis' Enterprise Center. In high school, he started his first band, a rock outfit that played throughout the city, including the iconic Duck Room at Chuck Berry's Blueberry Hill. He continued music in college at the University of Mississippi at Oxford by playing in a cover band with an alternative ambition to mostly get into bars and drink for free. It was his time in Mississippi that enriched a deeper dive into country music. The songs of early Luke Bryan and Eric Church spoke to the life he was living at the time. He honed his craft relentlessly playing the same small clubs that built Bryan and Church's loyal followings in college towns within a reasonable driving distance of Oxford Six days after receiving his degree in marketing and communications in 2013, he moved to Nashville to become a professional musician. He arrived with 100 original songs, and his first place was a friend's closet, where he slept on an air mattress. In his first few years in Music City, he got by on the money he made going back to play gigs in Oxford and St. Louis on the weekends. During the week, he treated Nashville writers' rounds and open mic nights as if they were their own tour, and he played constantly. Within two years of his arrival in town, he reconnected with booking agent Brendan Rich, a college friend he knew through music at Ole Miss, and wrote a song with hit-makers Jason Massey and Jason Duke that would change everything for him.

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Britnee’s love of country music started at just six years old, when she attended a  Johnny Cash & June Carter-Cash concert. Smitten from the first note, Britnee knew  that she had found her chosen career. Every day since then has brought her one step  closer to her dream. 

Today, you’ll find Britnee sharing the stage with the likes of Blake Shelton, Lee  Brice, Kane Brown and Jon Pardi. You may have also seen her on Season 11 and  Season 12 of American Idol. She has recently been focusing on building her online  presence to reach a seemingly untouched market, and has had several songs go viral,  with two debuting on the country and all genre charts after release. “Back of My  Mind,” has over 19 million TikTok impressions, and debuted at number 4 on the  iTunes charts. “Hey Mama” currently has over 18 million TikTok impressions and  debuted at #3 on the iTunes Charts. “Back of my mind” has over 10 million  combined streams, and “Hey Mama” has brought in 9 million.

This year, Britnee will be releasing a 12 song full length album that will showcase  her personal story through her songs and her rich vocals. Her goal is to create a  sound that people can relate to and to help them know they’re not alone in what  they’re going through. She brings a party to the stage and inspires others to pursue  their dreams. She is a driven, passionate artist with a deep love for her craft.

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With a style that’s defined by melodic grit and a craftsman’s approach to songwriting, John Morgan brings a blue-collar toughness to country that’s pulled straight from the only life he knows. Hailing from a tiny town called Sylva, deep in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, John grew up immersed in bluegrass tradition and even toured the festival circuit each summer in a family band, before diving into songwriting, inspired by six-string legends from Tony Rice to John Mayer. More than a year after selling everything he had to follow his dream, an only-in-Nashville story involving Uber drivers and impressive demos led to a writing session with Kurt Allison and Tully Kennedy — two incredible songwriters and longtime bandmates of Country superstar Jason Aldean. That session led to the superstar cutting numerous songs written by John, including #1 hit singles “Trouble With A Heartbreak” and the GRAMMY® nominated, ACM Single of the Year “If I Didn’t Love You” with Carrie Underwood. Signed to Aldean’s Night Train Records, his imprint with BBR Music Group, the sought-after, naturally gifted songwriter who has written for Jon Pardi, Dustin Lynch, Thomas Rhett and more and toured with Aldean, ERNEST, Riley Green and Jameson Rodgers – now continues to cross off bucket-list items. Having made his Grand Ole Opry debut, released an anthemic debut EP Remember Us?, John’s barn-burner, fan-favorite track “Friends Like That (feat. Jason Aldean)” is available now! 

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Tommy Acker is a name you wanna remember! He recently released his first single, "How Not To" and shares all the details behind the song and what got him into writing songs in the first place. Join us this week to learn a little more about up and coming artist, Tommy Acker! 

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Jake Rose is a singer songwriter from a pumpkin farm north of Minneapolis and former frontman of Atlantic Records rock band “New Medicine”.  In Jake’s early years when he wasn’t baling hay and building fences, he could be found side stage at his Dad’s country band shows, “Stampede”.  While Jake toured the world with “New Medicine”, he soon realized the nature of his storytelling was a fit in the country genre.  Jake has written songs for FGL, Keith Urban, Colt Ford and Kid Rock.  His first single “Sleeves” debuted on CMT and The Highway and has over 4 million streams across digital platforms.  Jake’s new EP – “Tractor Town” is a compilation of songs that represent Jake’s roots and takes the listener to the heart of what it’s like to grow up in a tight knit farming community.   The Tractor Town EP co-produced with Grammy award winner Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift, Keith Urban) and Kevin Kadish (“All About That Bass” creator) is available now.  Jake is also a proud supporter of the Alzheimer's Foundation.

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We're talking pre show rituals, his day to day life as a songwriter, and all about the new music he's been working on! 

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A Douglas, Georgia native, Chambers attended college at Georgia Southern University, and made a decision on a whim to move to Wyoming and work as a ranch hand. During that time he began focusing on music and songwriting, and later booked a one-way ticket to Nashville to pursue his dreams.

Over the last four years, he has written over 400 songs and performed over 100 shows around the U.S. Chambers has co-written with Adam Sanders, Bryce Mauldin, Noah Hicks and Muscadine Bloodline and has independently released a number of singles, including “Kiss Me Like That,” “I Saw Your Car,” “Work Hard Pray Harder” and “See That Summer.”

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