Inside Music Row

North Carolina-based country rock group Parmalee is riding high on the success of their summertime anthem "Must've Had A Good Time."  Now on Stoney Creek Records, brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, along with cousin Barry Knox and lifelong best friend Josh McSwain got together for a music video shoot in Nashville.  The evening depicted a huge party, but it ended up that the video really became the party.  We caught up with the guys in a brief moment of sanity to talk about that new video.

Carrie Underwood hit the charts for the fifteenth time with "Good Girl," a track she co-wroter with Ashley Gorley and Chris DeStefano.  We had a chance to catch up with Carrie and her co-writers at a party at the Country Music Association to celebrate that song's recent success.

We kick off another Inside Music Row with the mention of Kellie Pickler.  Kellie has recently buzzed her hair with best friend Summer Holt Miller when they found out Summer had been diagnosed with breast cancer.  Little Big Town is also in the news as they have partnered up with ConAgra Foods for the "Child Hunger Ends Here" campaign.  The initiative is part of the company's ongoing efforts to end child hunger in the United States, where there are more than 16 million kids impacted by food insecurity.  Also in the news is The Rascal Flatts - they are going into the restaurant business.  The first location in Phoenix will feature a state-of-the-art soundstage, two bars, a retail area and Flatts Lounge.  We also discuss Mark Chesnutt as he is the first country artist to release a blu-ray 3D disc of a live performance.  Scotty McCreery is up next as he is set to release his first holiday collection October 16th, "Christmas with Scotty McCreery."  Finally, we go Inside The Song with co-writers Will Hoge and Eric Paslay as they talk about a song they wrote called "Even If It Breaks Your Heart," which Eli Young Band took all the way to number one.

With our Inside Music Row office located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee...all eyes were on the local Little League all-stars as they made their way through the World Series, eventually winning the U.S. title.  As the team progressed through the tournament, two songwriters put together a track called "Go Goodlettsville."  We caught up with Adam Wheeler and Paul Sikes at Moss Wright Park to talk about those special moments.

Dustin Lynch is another artist who has had an incredible start to his career.  After releasing his self-titled debut album just last month, that disc became the number one country album in the nation.  Bouyed by the success of his hit "Cowboys and Angels," Dustin is now the only new male act to have his inaugural album debut at number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart.  We had a chance to catch up with Dustin to hear about his music and how life has changed for him with the release of this new project.

Brantley Gilbert is starting to get used to celebrating number one hits in his young career.  After three chart-topping hits as a writer, "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" is his second number one as an artist.  We caught up with Brantley and co-writer Jim McCormick at a party at BMI to celebrate the song's success.

We kick off another Inside Music Row with the mention of the upcoming CMA Awards.  We talk with Lee Brice as he was at the CMA announing the nomminees and was, deservedly so, nominated for his very first CMA Award for New Artist of the Year.  Eric Church is mentioned next as he leads the pack in the CMA Awards nominations, so check out the awards show live November 1st with host Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.  We also check discuss Little Big Town as they finally have their very first number one single with "Pontoon."  Next, we talk about the Outdoor Channel's popular "Field and Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge" making a few changes in its fourth season with Craig Morgan.  Finally, we go Inside The Song with Lee and Elaine Roy who talk about their song "New Day Dawning."

The music collection at Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores keeps getting better and better.  Following the success of Dolly Parton's album set, Josh Turner is back for a second helping.  This is the second time Josh has released a Cracker Barrel-only album, again with a live performance.  "Live Across America" features several of Josh's biggest hits recorded during twelve shows from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Austin, Texas during his 2012 tour.  Kelly Lynn caught up with Josh to hear all about the new project.

Dolly Parton is celebrating the success of her now gold album, which is available only in Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores.  "An Evening with Dolly...Live" was certified by the RIAA as the first gold record in the restaurant chain's extensive music collection, where it only took four weeks on sale to hit the mark.  We caught up with Dolly at a party downtown to celebrate.

Kenny Chesney is on top of the world right now out on tour with Tim McGraw.  His second single from the new "Welcome To THe Fishbowl" album hit number one in only eleven weeks, earning Kenny his 24th chart-topping hit.  Kelly Lynn headed out to a party to celebrate that song's success out at the Country Music Association down on the Row.