Mid-August Music News Roundup

Catch up on what’s happening in and around Nashville

By Preshias Harris

  • Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival features hit writers and rising stars
  • Mikayla Lane showcases new project, Miles From Nowhere
  • David Adam Byrnes signs with Reviver Publishing
  • Mechanical Licensing Collective offers Educators Toolkit
  • Songwriter, producer Jim Femino passes
  • The Isaacs to join Grand Ole Opry
  • Midland launches Set It Straight podcast
  • Music industry ‘alive and well’ in 2021
  • New inductees set for Hall of Fame
  • Western artists honored at Will Rogers Awards
  • Gibson TV show premieres on Circle Network
  • Inside Track on Music Row for August
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Nashville Music Line Showcase at Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival

Chasity Bailey (accompanied by Heath Coleman), Andrew Hopson, Mikayla Lane and Ethan Wynn will be performing a Showcase at the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival on Friday, August 20 from 12 noon to 2:00 pm EST at the Gatlinburg Inn. The Showcase is presented by Nashville Music Line and Magic Hills Artists. Appearing for Magic Hills Artists are: Presley Aaron, Jake Bleu and Hunter Taylor.

The Gatlinburg Songwriters’ Festival takes place Aug 19 – 22, 2021 at the Gatlinburg Stages – Gatlinburg Inn, Ole Red, Ole Smoky, Park Vista and Skylift Park – and at the Pigeon Forge Stages – Listening Room and Dollywood. More info about the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival here. Among those appearing: Lee Roy Parnell, Tony Arata, Brady Seals and many more. 

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Mikayla Lane showcases new EP 

Rising star Mikayla Lane will present a full band showcase to celebrate the release of her new EP, Miles From Nowhere, at 6:00 pm, CST, Wednesday September 8, at The Local in Nashville. The Local is located at 110 28th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203. 

The sixteen-year-old singer from the Tulsa, OK, area is already making her mark in country music with her dynamic vocals and songwriting chops.  Mikayla’s remarkable stage presence has made her a regular performer at Ole Red, Tishomingo, OK, Blake Shelton’s popular restaurant and music venue. Mikayla initially appeared there at the tender age of 13 and has since made several memorable appearances at the Nashville Ole Red. 

On Friday, August 20, Mikayla makes her Ole Red Gatlinburg debut, bringing her music to the Smoky Mountain venue.  Mikayla co-wrote the four-song collection on Miles From Nowhere with friend and producer John Conrad, including her current single, “Wild Like the Wind.” More about Mikayla at her website here and on Facebook here.

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Music news update: Mid-June 2021

Nashville is opening up and the music is center stage again

It feels like the good times are coming back in Music City and here’s the music news update for mid-June, 2021. As always, all these items and more appear in the June edition of my column, Inside Track on Music Row, the longest-running country music column in the USA. You can catch it every month in the Nashville Music Guide. Here are some more items from my current column:

  • The Americana Music Association has announced the nominees for the Awards Show set for September at the Ryman
  • Netflix movie The Ice Road features hot songs woven into its soundtrack
  • CMT Awards: here are the big winners!
  • Brett Young sets date for Caliville Weekend and announces headliners
  • Songwriters heading to the Smoky Mountains for Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival
  • Explore the electric guitar in an online program from the Country Music Hall of fame and Museum
  • Shenandoah will livestream from historic FAME studios in Muscle Shoals
  • Dallas Remington’s “Princess” inspired by a Royal wedding

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The Americana Music Association has announced the nominees for its 20th annual Americana Honors & Awards during a socially-distanced ceremony at Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM). This year’s nominations were revealed by GRAMMY® Award-winner Keb’ Mo’ and Ketch Secor, frontman and fiddler of the Americana Award and GRAMMY®-winning band, Old Crow Medicine Show. The intimate event was streamed live to the Americana Music Association’s Facebook page. 

The winners of each category will be announced during the Americana Honors & Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. The celebrated program is the hallmark event of AMERICANAFEST, which returns for its 21st year on Sept. 22-25, 2021. Find ticketing information and a full list of nominees or purchase passes to AMERICANAFEST here.  

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When it comes to the road, nobody understands hard driving like Big Machine Label Group founder and chairman Scott Borchetta. The longtime racer, NASCAR team owner, IndyCar sponsor and race historian loves the feel of the asphalt in a way that transcends transportation. When Jonathan Hensleigh, the writer and director of Netflix’s The Ice Road wanted a label to deliver a multi-genre film soundtrack, he knew that Big Machine was the only choice. The Ice Road, an action thriller starring Liam Neeson, debuts on Netflix on June 25.  

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