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Getting to know Annika Catharina
Annika Catharina recently released (in October) a new single, Better Hands , following her You and Me EP released early in May 2025. Annika is a Canadian artist, and she combined her talents and stories with Parker Graye, Zach McPhee, Brettyn Rose, and Amanda Couture to complete the You and Me EP. As you could guess, each song is a reflection or a story in Annika’s past of a lost love needing closure and relationships that hold deep-rooted memories. I spoke with Annika abou

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Nov 102 min read
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Rachel Holt, a strong summer release, "How Dare Me"
Rachel Holt, Courtesy of Adkins Entertainment A couple of months ago, I spoke with Rachel Holt about her summer projects and her recent release, How Dare Me . Rachel is a talented, up-and-coming singer and songwriter from Milan, Indiana, which boasts as home to the Hoosiers movie set. After graduating from high school, Rachel moved to Nashville to pursue her music career. Coming from a bluegrass musical family, she has shifted slightly from her roots, expanding her talen

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Oct 141 min read
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Off The Record Live Acoustic by Charly Reynolds
Charly Reynolds released a stripped-down version of her 2024 Off The Record album, Live Acoustic ( Off The Record Live Acoustic ), in March. Every two weeks, a song was released from the reimagined album. Charly admitted that during the overlap of promoting each song, it became somewhat mind-boggling. We agreed that the hard part of promoting music is keeping track of what is coming up versus what is already out. The album was recorded in one day, expecting that recording it

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Sep 302 min read
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Robby Johnson's "If Barstools Could Cry"
Robby Johnson recently released If Barstools Could Cry . If Barstools Could Cry is not a sorrowful song, on the contrary, it is an...

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Sep 12 min read
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Young talent to watch- Josie Sal released 'Fake Friends'
I t alked with 13-year-old (yes, you read that right) Josie Sal , following her first experience as an artist at CMA Fest. Josie...

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Jun 302 min read
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Savannah Dean Reeves released a reflective single, 'How About You'
Savannah Dean Reeves wrote her latest single nearly a year ago. While sitting on her bed and replaying and reflecting on memories in her...

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Jun 162 min read
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Amanda Hagel rendition of 'Country Roads'
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to catch up with the Inspirational Canadian Artist Amanda Hagel to discuss her latest...

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May 22 min read
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Tammy - From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly
Tammy released Someone to Love Me Right , a reflective song co-written by Corey Lee Barker that focuses on the anticipation of finding...

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Apr 72 min read
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Tori Rose released "If Drinking was a Sport"
Everyone enjoys a sassy song, especially after a breakup, and Tori Rose's If Drinking Was a Sport is clever and catchy, complete with a...

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Mar 172 min read
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Rick Zachary's debut song 'Small Town Saturday Night'
Small Town Saturday Night is the debut single from newcomer Rick Zachary . Small Town Saturday Night is a nostalgic song that looks...

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Mar 42 min read
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Jay Valor Debuts single 'World On Fire'
Jay Valor is best described as a country artist with a hint of rock who began his music career in an unconventional way. I've always...

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Feb 262 min read
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Leavin' Page Town self titled EP release
Leavin' Page Town
photo by Greg Huberty

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Feb 202 min read
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Christmas with You, Trey Calloway's First Holiday Song
Welcome to 2025!! In the busyness of the holiday season, when we were all buying gifts, wrapping, preparing for guests, decorating our...

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Jan 33 min read
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Makenzie Phipps's version of O Holy Night
Makenzie Phipps recorded O Holy Night , adding a country twist to this timeless Christmas hymn. Growing up attending church, Mackenzie...

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Dec 29, 20242 min read
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" What Mama Don't Know" by Kyrsta McKade
Kyrsta McKade
courtesy of Craig Bann
Aristomedia

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Dec 9, 20242 min read
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Rebecca Correia's Fall releases, including Rose Colored Glasses
Rebecca Correia is set to release her upcoming five-song EP titled Flying . In a recent phone interview, I had the opportunity to...

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Nov 11, 20242 min read
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Solo by Andrea Vasquez
Andrea Vasquez,
Solo -album art courtesy of Brickshore Media

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Oct 28, 20241 min read
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Connor Daly Celebrated "Colors Fade" with an album release party and a move to Nashville
Connor Daly
photo by Jeremy Ryan

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Aug 5, 20243 min read
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JD Shelburne - Cars and Trucks
JD Shelburne
photo by Logen Christopher

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Jul 22, 20242 min read
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New Team, A Single, and an EP on the way from David Tucker
Cover art for 'Break It Too'

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Jun 25, 20242 min read
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