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Kelsea Ballerini: Making her mark in history

Kelsea Ballerini did something bold – and unthinkable: she created an intimate, songwriter EP to capture a jagged moment in her life. It was intimate, small and a document of a moment of strength and chaos in her own life; she didn’t do it for awards or acclaim, but to share with anyone who might need a steadying hand facing similar circumstances and not sure where to turn. Today, Kelsea’s Rolling Up The Welcome Mat becomes her fourth GRAMMY nomination – and it is in the prestigious, wildly competitive Country Album category. At her most deeply personal, she joins everyman populist sensation Zach Bryan, critically acclaimed hard country songwriter Tyler Childers, progressive rock-country firebrands Brothers Osborne and working woman country force Lainey Wilson to create a sense of what country music’s future offers. “Making this record was simply my way of making sense of a really emotionally complicated place in my life,” says the woman who’s recently graced the cover of TIME100’s Next and NYLON, as well as performing on the MTV Video Music Awards. “I went to one of my best friends and collaborators, Alysa Vanderheym, and she quietly and diligently helped me write my truth. I really don’t have the words for the pride I feel for this music and the way that it’s connected with people. It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced. I’m deeply grateful to the Recording Academy for this honor. I am truly beaming.” This NMA award winner icon closes her essay with this final assessment of the artist and woman Kelsea has become, “She has a powerful sense of self in those moments: she knows exactly where her heart is, and she always leads with love and inclusivity.”

Kelsea Ballerini did something bold – and unthinkable: she created an intimate, songwriter EP to capture a jagged moment in her life. It was intimate, small and a document of a moment of strength and chaos in her own life; she didn’t do it for awards or acclaim, but to share with anyone who might need a steadying hand facing similar circumstances and not sure where to turn. Today, Kelsea’s Rolling Up The Welcome Mat becomes her fourth GRAMMY nomination – and it is in the prestigious, wildly competitive Country Album category. At her most deeply personal, she joins everyman populist sensation Zach Bryan, critically acclaimed hard country songwriter Tyler Childers, progressive rock-country firebrands Brothers Osborne and working woman country force Lainey Wilson to create a sense of what country music’s future offers. “Making this record was simply my way of making sense of a really emotionally complicated place in my life,” says the woman who’s recently graced the cover of TIME100’s Next and NYLON, as well as performing on the MTV Video Music Awards. “I went to one of my best friends and collaborators, Alysa Vanderheym, and she quietly and diligently helped me write my truth. I really don’t have the words for the pride I feel for this music and the way that it’s connected with people. It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced. I’m deeply grateful to the Recording Academy for this honor. I am truly beaming.” This NMA award winner icon closes her essay with this final assessment of the artist and woman Kelsea has become, “She has a powerful sense of self in those moments: she knows exactly where her heart is, and she always leads with love and inclusivity.”

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I am thrilled that the committee has selected Foreigner Theatre in Los Angeles, CA and the iconic Ryman

as a nominee for the 2024 induction, and I join Mick Auditorium in Nashville, TV on September 23, 2024.

Jones and the band in expressing our deepest gratitude Please visit mikelove.com or thebeachboys.com for

for this recognition of Foreigner’s part in the rock & roll

universe.” Founded in 1976, Foreigner‘s debut album

produced the hits “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold

As Ice” and “Long, Long Way From Home.” The album

Double Vision followed, as did a string of hits including

“Urgent,” “Juke Box Hero” and “Waiting For A Girl Like

You.” Those songs helped give Foreigner‘s next album, 4,

its impressive run at #1 on the Billboard chart. At the zenith

of 80’s sound, Foreigner‘s fifth album, Agent Provocateur,

gave the world the incredible #1 global hit,” I Want To

Know What Love Is.” This musical milestone followed

the record-breaking song “Waiting For A Girl Like You.”

Rhino Records recently released brand new Atmos remixes

of their classic compilation album, RECORDS. It spans

the group’s first four full-length studio albums and remains

one of their best-selling albums to date. Re-released earlier

this Fall by Rhino Atlantic as a 1LP BEST OF package

in black vinyl as well as a clear vinyl Walmart Exclusive,

this new digital offering of RECORDS is available at all

digital streaming partners who support spatial audio mixes,

including Apple Music, Amazon Music and TIDAL.

Beach Boys Announce “Endless

Summer Gold” Tour

The Beach Boys today announced they’ll bring

their iconic Southern Californian sound to venues

across the country with their “Endless Summer Gold”

2024 tour. The expansive tour will visit celebrated

venues and festivals including the New Orleans Jazz

& Heritage Festival in New Orleans, LA; Stagecoach

more information including details on VIP after-party

events, which will take place at select venues. The

Beach Boys’ Endless Summer Gold Tour will kick off

just ahead of the debut of their official book The Beach

Boys by The Beach Boys, slated for release on April 2,

2024 via Genesis Publications. Published in a limited

edition of only 500 copies worldwide, the book captures

the group’s astounding rise from Hawthorne garage band

to internationally renowned act, covering the release of

their first single, ‘Surfin’’, up to their 1980 Independence

Day concert at the National Mall in Washington D.C.,

for an audience of over half a million people. Told

through the music of Brian Wilson with chief lyricis,

Mike Love, along with Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl

Wilson, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, The Beach

Boys by The Beach Boys is accompanied by rare and

iconic photographs and historical ephemera resulting in

an extraordinary autobiography from America’s biggest

band. The forthcoming tour and book comes on the

heels of a series of significant milestones for the band

including the CBS tribute special “A Grammy Salute to

the Beach Boys,” which further cemented their legacy in

the music industry. The special, which aired last spring,

featured performances from artists such as Beck, Brandi

Carlile, Michael McDonald, Pentatonix, St. Vincent,

Weezer, Norah Jones, John Legend, and Mumford

& Sons, among others. The special underscored the

enduring appeal and influence of The Beach Boys’

music, from their early surf rock anthems to their

complex harmonies and sophisticated arrangements.

– Nashville based singer/songwriter Noelle Toland

is paying homage to one of the beloved decades

of country music. She recreated an iconic 90’s

country song and delivers her own cover version

of Trisha Yearwood’s Walkaway Joe. This song is

now available on all streaming platforms including

Spotify and Apple Music. Originally released in

1992, this classic hit was written by Vince Melamed

and Greg Barnhill and reached number 2 on the

U.S. Billboard country charts. “This song is such

a classic staple in country music. It represents

country music at its finest, raising the bar for storytelling

by taking us on a journey of young love

and heartbreak in the span of 3 minutes. It comes

from a time where women pretty much dominated

country radio. I always wanted to cover this song

and I’m hoping I did the song justice.”

CMA Award-winning, GRAMMY® nominated and SiriusXM radio host of LIVE WIRE, T. Graham

Brown, was surprised during his LIVE WIRE interview with Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand

Ole Opry member Vince Gill with the ultimate invitation - to become the newest member of the Grand

Ole Opry. This invitation, as always, was a total surprise to T. Graham Brown and no one could have

pulled it off any better than Vince Gill. Brown is also excited to announce his “I Tell It Like It Used

To Be” 2024 Tour. Serving as one of Brown’s most requested hits, “I Tell It Like It Used To Be” was

his second national single and first Top 10 hit, reaching #7 on Billboard in 1985. While visiting towns

across the country, fans will also hear favorites from throughout Brown’s career including “Hell And

High Water,” “I Wish I Could Hurt That Way Again,” “Brilliant Conversationalist,” “The Last Resort,”

“Darlene,” “Come As You Were,” “If You Could Only See Me Now,” “Wine Into Water,” and more!

Pop/R&B artist and social media star Jenane

releases new single “Who You Are.” The single

is now available on all digital streaming platforms.

“Who You Are,” accompanied by a

soulful piano and a gospel choir, immediately

“takes you to church.” Even though breakups

are a common topic in mainstream music, not

many people are talented enough to fully immerse

their listeners in the ocean of grief that

losing and being unable to change a person

creates -- but Jenane is.

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