Inside Music Row

This is a very special day for us, as we celebrate one hundred shows. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been bringing you one hundred weeks of great country music news and features. Time flies when you’re having fun! Gloriana has a lot to be proud of these days. As a new group, recognition can be hard to come by, but when they were asked to open for Taylor Swift on her new Fearless tour, they got more exposure than they ever could have asked for. We caught up with the foursome as they prepared to hit the road. Gloriana is up for two CMT Awards this month, so make sure to tune in to see if they win ‘Best Group Video’ and ‘Breakthrough Video of the Year.’

This is a very special day for us, as we celebrate one hundred shows. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been bringing you one hundred weeks of great country music news and features. Time flies when you’re having fun! Jamie O’Neal burst onto the scene with a number one hit ‘There Is No Arizona’ in 2000. Since then, we’ve seen her mature into an amazing artist. Her latest single ‘Like A Woman’ is her first on new label home 17-20 Entertainment. We caught up with Jamie on the set of her music video for that new single.

This is a very special day for us, as we celebrate one hundred shows. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been bringing you one hundred weeks of great country music news and features. Time flies when you’re having fun! Randy Houser has been busy this Spring performing on the Jagermeister Country Tour with Pat Green and Rick Monroe. We caught up with Randy on a rare hometown stop here in Nashville just before leaving for the Jager tour. Randy’s latest hit ‘Boots On’ is taking off on the charts, and the video is complete with footage of baby Drake lip synching to the video, playing a mean plastic guitar. You can check it out online at Randy Houser dot com. You can also keep up with Randy on Twitter, too.

This is a very special day for us, as we celebrate one hundred shows. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been bringing you one hundred weeks of great country music news and features. Time flies when you’re having fun! Let’s get started today with a number one party from late 2008. We caught up with Brad Paisley as he celebrated not one, but two number one hits at a time. I guess when you have so many coming so quickly, it just makes sense. Brad and the writers were celebrating ‘I’m Still A Guy’ and ‘Waitin’ On A Woman’ at the Musicians Hall of Fame. This has been a busy year for Brad. He recently won three ACM Awards in Las Vegas, kicked off a new tour, and most importantly, had a new baby with wife Kimberly Williams Paisley. You can see Brad performing on the CMT Awards later this month.

Bryan Clark has had an interesting career. An accomplished artist, he also teaches at Nashville's pretigious Belmont University. We sat down with Bryan to talk about his unique album, "Gossip, Inspiration and Slander." Take a look at what makes it so different.

Jason Michael Carroll had a very successful first album, with three certified hits including "Living Our Love Song" and having the opportunity to open on some very high profile tours. With the release of his sophomore album, he knows he set the bar high, and is out to prove that he's got more great music ahead. On the album release date, Jason took a helicopter with a few friends to a local Wal-Mart for an in-store performance and to meet a few fans. We caught up with him in Lebanon, Tennessee.

It's time to take a look to see all the good the CMA Music Festival does in the music community. Proceeds from the annual event go to the CMA "Keep the Music Playing" program, which keeps music in Nashville schools. We caught up with CMA members as they hit up a local high school with a surprise donation, and from a surprise artist. Don't forget that when you buy tickets to the CMA Music Festival, part of your ticket price goes to fun programs like this. The 2009 CMA Music Festival is set for June 11 through 14.

Nashville and Country Music News that includes: Carrie Underwood, Jimmy Wayne, the CMA Music Festival, Jason Aldean, BamaJam, People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful, Julianne Hough, Tracy Lawrence, Jonalee White, and Camp Nashville. We Go inside the song with Jason Aldean songwriter's as the talk about his hit "She's Country"

The Nashville Songwriters Association International, or NSAI as it's more commonly called, is an incredible resource for aspiring songwriters. We caught up with a few NSAI members as they put on a Seminar to teach potential writers about what goes into making a hit song.

Tracy Lawrence has seen his share of ups and downs in the music business. With seventeen Number one hits, Fifteen albums and more than eight million albums sold, Tracy is now exploring the next chapter in his career. His new album "The Rock" is a more inspirational positive Country disc. We caught up with Tracy on the set of his latest music video "Up to Him" to talk all about it.