Month: May 2021

Summer is on the way and the Nashville music scene is heating up! 

Acts are already planning tours that had been put on hold and new albums are getting set for release. Here is a quick roundup of some of the stories that will be part of the June 2021 edition of my column, Inside Track on Music Row, the longest-running monthly country music column in the USA. Scroll down to catch up on these news items:

• Steve Wariner celebrates his 25th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry
• Justin Moore receives the Pandora Billionaire plaque in recognition of 3 billion streams on the platform
• Carrie and Luke are heading to Vegas for residencies at Resorts World
• Chris LeDoux Estate set to release Wyoming Cowboy – A Collection in July
• Rhonda Towns releases “Walking In Your Wonderful Light,” title track from upcoming EP
• Allie Colleen says “Don’t Give Your Heart To A Cowboy” on second single from Stones album
• Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real’s new album, A Few Stars Apart, will be released June 11
• Natalie Madigan signs with ASCAP for PRO representation
• I’ll Fly Away Foundation uses the power of music to engage children and improve their lives through songwriting
• Sturgill Simpson has recorded his own version of “Paradise,” one of John Prine’s best-loved songs
• David Frizzell’s fan-favorite album, Frizzell & Friends: Roundup Live in Concert, reissued by Time-Life

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Few have attained the achievements of multi-GRAMMY®, CMA and ACM Award-winning performer Steve Wariner. The singer-songwriter-instrumentalist recently celebrated his 25th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member with appearance on the Opry stage May 8 and May 11.  Wariner’s lifelong dream came true when he was inducted May 11, 1996 and performed “A Woman Loves,” as well as a duet with Bill Anderson of “Tips Of My Fingers” and then joined Chet Atkins on “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?”