Kayla Adams – Sober & Sorry
Kayla Adams is making a buzz as one of the most exciting young female contemporary Country singers to hit the Nashville music scene in recent times. At 24 she’s already a veteran of years on the stage as both a band member and solo performer in her native Montana and throughout America. Adams has shared the stage with acts as diverse as Kellie Pickler, Rodney Atkins, LL Cool J, Heidi Newfield, and Smashmouth. Kayla’s new single on SSM Entertainment, “Sober & Sorry,” combines the best qualities of the female legends of the ’90s with the electrifying energy of today’s Country stars.
The vivacious blue-eyed blonde’s songwriting style, and avid outdoorswoman draws inspiration from the wide open spaces she grew up in. Adams captivates live audiences with her honesty and a genuine love for people and for the music.
Veronica Ballestrini began writing songs and playing guitar at the innocent age of 12. She learned early on the value of our modern social media phenomenon. Over the last several years, in fact, her fan base has exploded exponentially, spreading to all corners of the globe. With one modest dream and an Internet connection, the enthusiastic yet mature-beyond-her-years singer from Waterford, Connecticut, has raised more than a few eyebrows with her self-made success story.
For most hopeful young actresses, it’s a long, hard stretch of highway between Concord, New Hampshire and Beverly Hills, but Ariana Hodes made the journey seem easy. This summer she’ll hit the road again for a move to Nashville with her eye on the prize of Country music success. Born into a musical family, performing has always been in her blood. “My mom was in a folk band at the New England Conservatory in Boston when she placed an ad for a guitarist. My dad was a student at Boston College Law School and answered the ad. Soon they formed an award-winning family rock-band called Peggosus.”
Erica Nicole is a Southern girl with a driven passion for Country music. Growing up in Atlanta, Nicole always pursued music whether through school events, musical companies or the world renown, Callanwolde Children’s Choir.
Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Florida Georgia Line, Hunter Hayes, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band have just been announced as performers at this year’s CMA Music Festival. Previously announced performers include Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, and Carrie Underwood (with more artists to be announced soon).
Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and raised in Latimer, Iowa, Jaida Dreyer was a “horse-crazy” little girl who grew up showing competitively and won her first of many world championships at 5, getting an early education in the sort of work ethic required to reach success. Before she turned 18, Dreyer had lived in seven states, including Iowa, Florida, Wisconsin, and Tennessee, with the bulk of her time spent between Texas and Georgia. During those gypsy years, Dreyer says, music and songwriting remained a constant, and when forced to retire from riding at 17, she took the biggest risk of her life: “The only other thing I knew how to do was write songs,” Dreyer says. “Growing up on the road, I learned that life isn’t a fairy tale,” Dreyer says. “It gave me a lot to write about, and a story that most 17 year old girls don’t have. I look at it as a blessing. My crooked road has given me a career.”
Kirk Franklin and Tina and Ericka Campbell of Mary Mary co-hosted the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House Saturday (Jan. 19).