Northern Alabama-based singer/songwriter whose latest single was just released two months ago, following two others that she’d put out last November and last August. The latter of those was a finalist in the John Lennon International Songwriters Competition. She has an EP in the coming months and a bigtime musician has been producing her, and another highly respected individual will be doing the mixing. Two of her songs have been included on the Walgreens store playlist.

Having just sang at the Grand Ole Opry, this Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player makes a return to the show after having been a guest on NHTE Episode 58. She has been hosting a weekly online web concert for more than six years and has recently started doing other livestreaming on Twitch and Periscope. She is heading out on the road this summer to tour with another singer/songwriter from Nashville. And, she has another tour with someone else immediately after that as well.

Based in Waco, a singer, songwriter, guitar player whose current single was released in mid-February and is placing on all of the charts in Texas. She has more new music planned in the form of another single and then an EP. She also talks about a crowdfunding campaign she'll be launching. She is a two-time Texas female vocalist of the year. She was Top 6 on Season 4 of “The Voice,” having been on Team Blake. She has played well over 600 venues throughout Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, California, and Louisiana. She is also extremely involved in charitable and community efforts.

Singer/songwriter who has just released a new single and has two more new songs in the pipeline for release real soon. She has been very active performing live, in different configurations – all the way up to a six-piece band – and continues to perform the national anthem at very high profile sporting events. She was the guest on this show just over four years ago, back on Episode 59.

Australian singer, songwriter, guitar player who has a new single out. She released an EP at the beginning of this year after having put one out last year as well. She toured Europe this past December and has even performed U.S. at the famed Hotel Café in Los Angeles. She has found success on YouTube as well, with close to five thousand subscribers and almost a quarter of a million video views. For artists recording on your own, listen for the shortcuts Chelsea gives for treating the room you record in.

A special episode highlighting two significant initiatives under the Recording Academy umbrella, speaking to anyone who's involved with some facet of the music business, which is very wide ranging, as the first guest details. Debbie Carroll checks in from Nashville to speak on behalf of MusiCares, which provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. Then, Daryl Friedman calls in from Washington, DC to talk about Advocacy, the Recording Academy's voice in our nation's capital for music makers. Hear how this all pertains to and can benefit you, regardless of your role and whether you're a Recording Academy member or not.

Australian solo acoustic guitarist and composer most known for his two-handed “bell harmonics” techniques. He is in the tens of millions in terms of streams on various music platforms and hundreds of millions in video views, with the latter featuring a camera rig inside his guitar. He has been offered a tour at the end of the year throughout Japan, has also performed in Taiwan, and was calling in from France for this interview. Listen to him talk about making a living off of Spotify too.

Their having recently released a four-song EP isn't all that's new with this duo since they were last on the show (Episode 140). They have since changed their group name, become parents, and one of them has taken on a role booking for college gigs. And they're still doing it all while living and touring entirely out of an RV.

Paralandra has opened for Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, and Dokken. The band's Paul and Cassandra Carson talk in this live, on-location interview about having performed at South By Southwest and signing last year with Legend Recordings, subsequently releasing the EP “Ascension.” Their 2016 song, “All Fall Down” debuted, hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Three days after this episode of NHTE was recorded they performed at the fabled Whisky-A-Go-Go.

The New York Times called them “forward-thinking.” NPR called them “brilliant,” and Rolling Stone placed their first album among the year’s 15 greatest. They have received praise from Childish Gambino, among others, and they’ve appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and have performed with Erykah Badu, among others. In the week leading up to this interview they performed in Tokyo, Seoul, and Berlin. On March 2 they started their latest residency at the Blue Note in New York.