BMI and YEP Showcase Up-And-Coming Country Acts

Pictured: (L-R, back row) Toby Freeman, Backroad Anthem; Brandon Robold, Backroad Anthem; Ashley Gearing, BMI songwriter; Leslie Roberts, BMI; Andrew Cohen, YEP. (L-R, front row) Mark Mason, BMI; Craig Strickland, Backroad Anthem; Perry Howard, BMI

BMI and local entertainment industry networking group Young Entertainment Professionals (YEP) presented a showcase of top burgeoning country acts at Nashville’s Exit/In on Tuesday night (Nov. 17).

Rockers Jericho Woods, crooners Backroad Anthem and songstress Ashley Gearing took to the stage to highlight the diverse sounds of up-and-coming talent in the country genre. The quarterly showcases gives country acts from the Southeast the opportunity to play to industry executives, friends and fans in Nashville.