Inside Music Row

We kick off another Inside Music Row with the mention of Keith Urban and his new album "Fuse."  The American Idol judge is excited about the new project and will kick off a few of those new tracks this week on NBC kicking off the NFL's regular season.  Jim Ed Brown is up next as he recently celebrated fifty years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.  Originally inducted August 12th, 1963 as a member of The Browns.  Laura Bell Bundy is also in the news as the former Broadway star has joined the cast of FX's "Anger Management," starring Charlie Sheen.  Look for her new single "Two Step" out now on the radio while she continues to work on a new album.  We also mention the Delta Country Jam as it is coming up next month in Tunica, Mississippi.  Look for Tim McGraw and Billy Currington to headline, along with Thompson Square, Brantley Gilbert, Kellie Pickler and many more.  Finally, we go Inside The Song with Texas artist Adam Fears to hear about a track he co-wrote called "There's A Girl Out There." 

Elizabeth South pours her heart into every song she writes.  As an elementary music and drama teacher, she impacts children on a daily basis, which gives her plenty of inspiration and encouragement.  Her passion must have been evident when Vince Gill signed on to sing with her for the title track on her latest project.  We had a chance to chat with Elizabeth about her new album "I Love You" on a recent swing through Nashville.

With a distincitive country, bluegrass, southern rock-type of sound, the Davisson Brothers are gaining fans all over the world.  The guys in the group took advantage of a recent stop in Nashville to ask a couple of special guests to star in their latest music video.  We had a chance to check in behind-the-scenes on the set of "Country Just Like Me" to see how it all came together.

Ricky Skaggs is on a roll.  This month he's released his autobiography "Kentucky Traveler" as well as a live album with fellow Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby.  After a successful collaboration six years ago, Ricky and Bruce came together again for a live project called "Cluck Ol' Hen," named for the final track on the album.  We had a chance to catch up with Ricky backstage at the Ryman Auditorium to hear all about his latest projects.

We kick off antoher Inside Music Row with the mention of Craig Morgan as he is set to release "The Journey (Livin' Hits)" next week.  Dierks Bentley is mentioned next as he will host the 7th annual ACM Honors event September 10th at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.  Shania Twain is up next as she is returning to the Colosseum at Caesars Palace to continue her headlining show "Shania:  Still The One" this October.  We also mention John Rich as he will star in a new reality series this fall on TVGN.  Finally, we go Inside The Song with Lisa Matassa to hear about her song "I Won't Ask."  

Right after being crowned as season three's "The Voice" on NBC's hit song competition, Cassadee Pope catapulted to the number one spot on the iTunes All-Genre chart.  Now Cassadee has released her debut country single "Wasting All These Tears."  Shot in Nashville's Germantown neighborhood, the musical journey takes viewers from carefree scenes of young love to moments of deceit.  We had a chance to check in behind-the-scenes on the set of that new video.

"Bring You Back" is the debut album from hot new artist Brett Eldredge.  Signed to Atlantic Nashville, Brett is a rising star in the industry.  His third single "Don't Ya" is his first gold track, and is still rising on the charts.  We had a chance to check in with Brett at a special industry party to check out all the new music.  Here's Kelly with more.

In the music business, it can be difficult at times for successful veteran performers to come together on a project, but Lorrie Morgan and Pam Tillis have rather enjoyed the whole process with their "Grits and Glamour" shows.  We had a chance to catch up with Lorrie and Pam at the Country Music Association to hear what the album "Dos Divas" and the "Grits and Glamour" shows are all about.

We kick off another Inside Music Row with the mention of the late George Jones as Bandit Records will proudly release "George Jones - Amazing Grace" on September 10th.  George recorded the tracks years ago, and this is his first all-gospel project.  Hunter Hayes is up next as he is heading overseas, set to play his first shows in Japan next week.  Hunter is then scheduled to kick off his "Let's Be Crazy CMT Tour" October 10th in Knoxville, TN.  Sugarland's Kristian Bush is up next as he has partnered up with Big Blue Bubble to create a character for the "My Singing Monsters" app.  Look for Kristian's character "Shugabush" within the game.  Luke Bryan is mentioned next as he is set for his fifth annual Farm Tour, which kicks off October 2nd in Statesboro, Georgia.  Finally, we go Inside The Song with Jeremy Stover to hear about a song he co-wrote called "Til My Last Day" which Justin Moore took all the way to number one.

Alabama native Ashton Shepherd came to Nashville with a label deal on MCA Records in 2007.  After two albums and several top 40 hits, she parted ways with the label to pursue releasing her music independently.  Now her third studio album will be released on Friday, so we caught up with her before a show here in Nashville to talk about "This Is America."