The Paisleys Raise More Than $300K For The Store At 2026 ‘Groceries With Dignity & Comedy Without’ Benefit

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Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Eeland Stribling, Jeff Allen, Brad Paisley and Bo Johnson. Photo: Sean O’Halloran

Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, hosted the “Groceries with Dignity & Comedy Without” benefit for The Store last night (April 20) at Zanies in Nashville.

This year’s sold-out event presented by sponsor Prevost featured comedians Jeff Allen, Bo Johnson and Eeland Stribling, and raised more than $300,000 for the free-referral-based grocery store that aims to empower low-income individuals and families in the Nashville area founded by the Paisleys.

Including this year, the total raised at the annual event over the past four years is now more than $800,000. Featured comedians at previous benefits have included Nate Bargatze, John Crist, Henry Cho, Bonnie Hunt, Kevin Nealon, Dusty Slay, The Groundlings and Aaron Webber, with comedic music performances by Brad, who also emceed the evenings.

The Store operates with the mission of allowing people to shop for their basic needs in a way that protects dignity and fosters hope. In January, a second location of The Store was opened on the campus of TriStar Centennial Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare.

Peachtree Entertainment Expands With Two New Hires

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Aaron Siuda & Andrew Hingley.

Peachtree Entertainment has added two industry veterans to its team: Aaron Siuda as SVP Marketing, and Andrew Hingley as VP of Artist Relations and Development.

Siuda joins Peachtree with over 25 years of experience in live entertainment marketing and talent buying. He most recently served as the SVP of Regional Marketing for Live Nation, where he led a team of marketers across the country.

Hingley also joins Peachtree with decades of experience having produced hundreds of shows per year and working closely with promoter Alex Cooley. His experience in entertainment and events also includes a stint as a professional soccer player for Coventry City in England, and as Talent Buyer for Live Nation in Atlanta for 10 years. He has also owned the club Eddie’s Attic for 15 years.

“Aaron and Andy each bring a level of experience, judgment, and artist-first thinking that is critical as we continue to grow,” says Chief Executive Officer Nathan Baugh. “They’ve both built careers rooted in collaboration and long-term relationships, and that aligns directly with our approach at Peachtree. We’re excited to have them on the team and confident they’ll make an immediate impact.”

Mtheory Management Services & Artist Marketing Firm Promotes Two

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Ed Rivadavia, Kaitlyn Moore

mtheory, the management services and artist marketing & strategy firm, has promoted Ed Rivadavia to EVP of Marketing & Operations and Kaitlyn Moore to General Manager.

Formerly SVP of Marketing & Digital, Rivadavia was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and has nearly 30 years of experience in the transition to digital business models: from Napster to A.I. He earned his masters from Columbia Chicago and began his career as an intern at Polygram Group Distribution and radio promotion regional for A&M Records. Rivadavia implemented innovative marketing and digital strategies at New York labels including Wind-up Entertainment, Palm Pictures, Roadrunner Records, and RCA Records.

He later accumulated experience in music licensing, editorial, eCommerce, DSPs, and influencer marketing after moving to Austin, and later moved to Nashville, where he led digital marketing efforts at Sony Music and comedy label 800 Pound Gorilla. With the rise of TikTok, Rivadavia took over business development duties and industry relations at Genni/Songfluencer before joining manager services pioneers mtheory as SVP of Marketing & Digital.

Moore was formerly Senior VP of Marketing at mtheory. A seasoned marketing professional who has overseen the development and execution of comprehensive marketing strategies for artists such as Tyler Childers, Kacey Musgraves, Jelly Roll and Alison Krauss, she has been instrumental in managing tour and album marketing, optimizing digital accounts, and collaborating with partners across labels, agencies, and management teams to maximize artist exposure and engagement. Prior to her tenure at mtheory, Moore served as the eCommerce Marketing Manager at Maverick, where she managed digital and merchandise strategies for artists like Brooks & Dunn and Rascal Flatts.

She has also held leadership roles at Checkd.In and Borman Entertainment working in project management, fan engagement, and social media marketing. Moore was named to the Country Music Association’s Women’s Leadership Academy in 2023 and was the first graduate of Syracuse University’s Bandier Program for Music & Entertainment Industries in 2010.

“Titles don’t build companies – people do,” says mtheory CEO Cameo Carlson. “Ed and Kaitlyn have been doing the work at the highest level for a long time, and this is a recognition of the leadership they’re already showing every day. As the industry continues to evolve, we need leaders who can navigate both the complexity and the opportunity, and they bring that rare combination of strategic vision and execution as we build what’s next for mtheory.”

Rivadavia can be reached at ed@mtheory.com, and Moore at kaitlyn@mtheory.com.

Shaboozey Unveils New Album Due In July

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Shaboozey will release his fourth album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, on July 31 via American Dogwood/EMPIRE.

“Born To Die,” the first track from the project, will be available on Friday (April 24). In celebration of the release, Shaboozey is set to perform at the TODAY Plaza in New York City.

The concept record explores a cinematic outlaw revenge story and will feature high-profile collaborations across genres.

“Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going was a journal entry and an opportunity for the world to get to know more about me as a person,” Shaboozey shares. “That album changed my life. I never expected people to connect with the album and enjoy it the way they did. But now I want to show the world who I am as an artist and storyteller. The Outlaw Cherie Lee is a project that’s been several years in the making and has gone through many iterations. It’s a western about revenge told continuously through every song, centered on the character Cherie Lee. It explores so many themes, as many timeless westerns have: revenge, redemption, and romance, through the eyes of a protagonist looking to challenge everything she once thought true about her world. I poured all of myself into this and I hope people become as immersed in the world and the journey as I have. This album was a promise to myself and something, no matter what, I had to keep. It pushed my songwriting and storytelling to new heights, and I couldn’t be more proud to say it’s done and almost yours.”

To celebrate the album, Shaboozey will host a pop-up activation with exclusive previews and appearances this weekend during Stagecoach.

Tauren Wells’ New Album ‘Breathe On It’ Set For May

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Multi-Platinum artist Tauren Wells is gearing up for the release of his fourth album Breathe On It on May 1.

The 16-song project will feature the title track as well as “Thank You for the Cross,” “Bless Your Name” and the most recent single, “Sunday Morning” featuring Pastor Mike Jr. On Breathe On It, Wells also enlisted guest vocalists including Phil Wickham, Hulvey, ECCOS, Samu Robles, Robert Angel and Elevation Worship to create a project that invites listeners to trust God with what feels unfinished.

In 2025, Wells released his debut book Joy Bomb: Unleash Jesus’s Explosive Joy for an Extraordinary Life, which quickly became a No. 1 Amazon New Release and ECPA bestseller, while his breakout single “Take It All Back” earned RIAA Gold certification and topped multiple charts. His Platinum hits “Known” and “Hills and Valleys,” and Gold singles “God’s Not Done With You” and “Famous For (I Believe)”continue to resonate deeply with listeners.

Breathe On It Track List:
1. “Serve The Lord”
2. “The Church Is On Fire”
3. “Breathe On It”
4. “How Great” (with Phil Wickham and Hulvey)
5. “Bless Your Name”
6. “What A Miracle Feels Like”
7. “Sunday Morning” (with Pastor Mike Jr)
8. “Thank You For The Cross”
9. “What’s Not In Heaven”
10. “Here Comes The Church”
11. “Canteremos (Que Cante La Igelsia)” (Tauren Wells, ECCOS, Samu Robles)
12. “Not Guilty”
13. “Joy In The Morning” (with Elevation Worship)
14. “Making Room”
15. “The Room Is Yours” (feat. Robert Angel)
16. “Let The Church Sing”

Ian Munsick Achieves Most-Added Single This Week With ‘Love Is Blind’

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Pictured (L-R): Kevin Herring, Raffaella Braun, Mackenzie Cooper, Munsick, Diane Lockner, Blake Nixon and Julianna Vaughn. Photo: Courtesy of Triple Tigers

Ian Munsick‘s new single “Love Is Blind” came bucking out of the gate as the most-added single at country radio this week, with 66 total stations adding it into rotation.

The track is his first under his newly-minted partnership with his own West To The Rest Records and Triple Tigers Records, and was penned by Munsick, Ryan Tyndell and Jeremy Spillman. “Love Is Blind” is Munsick’s latest release following the leadoff single from the project, “Geronimo.”

Munsick is currently on his “The Eagle Flies Free Tour,” with upcoming stops in Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and more. He’s also gearing up for the opening of his new Ian Munsick Cowboy Bar & Western Grill in August in Deadwood, South Dakota.

Dylan Scott Nabs Seventh No. 1

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Dylan Scott. Photo: Eric Ryan Anderson

Dylan Scott has earned his seventh No. 1 single with “What He’ll Never Have.”

Written by Scott alongside his brother Logan Robinson, Ricky Rowton and Robbie Gatlin, the song has amassed over 400M global streams to date. The track was named by ASCAP as one of the most-performed country songs of 2025.

“Grateful to notch another No. 1 in the belt,” says Scott. “Country radio and the country music fans have been too good to me. To the kid who grew up in Bastrop, Louisiana that dreamed of having a No. 1 plaque on his wall, we got seven now buddy!”

“What He’ll Never Have” is the lead track on his latest studio album Easy Does It, an 11-track collection released in May 2025. The single joins his collection of chart toppers including “This Town’s Been Too Good To Us,” “Boys Back Home” with Dylan Marlowe, “Can’t Have Mine (Find You A Girl),” “New Truck,” “Nobody” and his first No. 1 “My Girl.”

Scott is currently amidst his “Till I Can’t I Will Tour,” which wraps May 30 in Texas. He is set to release his first new track of the year, “Slow Down Ol’ Son,” on Friday (April 24).

Tina Parol Inks With Curb | Word Music Publishing

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Pictured (L-R, standing): Curb’s Trevor Mathiesen and Jonathan Mason. (L-R, sitting): Curb’s Bryan Stewart, Tina Parol and Curb’s John Nemoy.

Award-winning singer-songwriter and producer Tina Parol has signed with Curb | Word Music Publishing.

Originally from New Jersey, Parol began songwriting after being diagnosed with scoliosis at eight years old. When she was 16, she signed her first publishing deal, before studying at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. While in school, she signed a record deal with Universal Motown. At 21, Parol earned a top 40 Billboard pop hit with “Who’s Got Your Money.”

Parol came to Music City in 2012 after some time in Los Angeles, and has since earned cuts with Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady A, Tenille Townes, Dallas Smith, Jerrod Niemann, Vince Gill and more. She is a back-to-back Canadian Country Music Association Songwriter of the Year award winner, and has had her tunes places in over 250 film, TV, and major ad campaigns. Her own “Live Your Story” was the official theme for Disney’s Dream Big Princess campaign and is performed globally at Disney On Ice shows. Parol was also inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame last year.

“From the first writing session I booked with Tina, it was apparent that she had a special combination of talent, drive, and dependability,” says Curb Records Sr. Director, Publishing/A&R, Trevor Mathiesen. “She has delivered with each artist I’ve put her with and can connect with writers and artists on a personal level as well as musical. Her faith and testimony are powerful and serve as a limitless source of inspiration for her song writing. We are genuinely excited and honored to partner with Tina during this season of her already impressive career.”

“Writing songs is such a blessing. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to work with the fantastic team at Curb | Word for this next chapter of my career.” adds Parol. “Being able to write songs about my faith is a dream come true. I look forward to all that is in store for us!”

In February 2022, she went through a 10-hour, 14-level spinal fusion surgery to correct her severe scoliosis, followed by complications that collapsed her lungs and required three weeks in ICU. She learned to walk, breathe and sing again while relying on her faith in Jesus. Since then, she has earned Christian cuts with Hannah Kerr, Micah Kuiper, Tedd T, Bobby Strand, Natalie Layne and Benji Cowart among others.

Benny G Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

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Benny G. Photo: Mitch Wallis

Benny G made his Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday (April 18).

“When I was six years old, I wrote an essay about how music is magic. Music has been the north star in my life ever since I was a kid and picked up the guitar for the first time,” he shared with the audience. “Being asked by Mr. Vince Gill, who’s one of my heroes, to play the Grand Ole Opry and now standing here is the most full-circle moment of my life.”

In addition to his own set, he joined Gill to perform “Whenever You Come Around.”

 

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He released his new EP, When You Know You Know, on Friday (April 17). Following support runs with Jack Wharff Band, Congress The Band, Songs of Legion, and more, he will join Ty Myers for all dates on his upcoming THE LEGAL TOUR, as well as select dates with Billy Currington, festivals, and the Whiskey Jam Bootleggers Tailgate Party ahead of Luke Combs’ stadium dates.

Photo: Mitch Wallis

Pictured (L-R): Universal Music Publishing Group’s Roxy King; United Talent Agency’s Eleni Hart and Jeffrey Hasson; Benny G; Sony Music Nashville’s Nathan Thomas, Taylor Lindsey, Meghan Reich, and Margaret Tomlin. Photo: Mitch Wallis

Riley Green Kicks Off ‘Cowboy As It Gets Tour’ With Sold-Out Stop At Bridgestone Arena

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Riley Green. Photo: Austin Screws

Riley Green kicked off his 2026 “Cowboy As It Gets Tour” last week, wrapping the first weekend with a sold-out show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night (April 18).

Before Green took the stage, Mackenzie Carpenter, Drake White and Justin Moore set the tone for the night.

The lights dimmed down as Green made his entrance with “Different Round Here” before launching into the unapologetic “Damn Good Day To Leave” and reflective “If It Wasn’t For Trucks.”

Photo: Austin Screws

Unveiling his first surprise of the night, Green called Jamey Johnson to the stage. The pair moved into “Where Corn Don’t Grow” and “In Color.”

“Watching him do what he has done all these years and stay true to himself – I’ve looked up to him so much. I’m so glad to be friends with him, and even more so that we’ve gotten here tonight,” Green shared about Johnson, a fellow Alabama native.

After “Georgia Time,” Green brought White back to the stage for a duet on “Hell Of A Way To Go.” He moved through “Rather Be” and “When She Comes Home Tonight.”

With another surprise up his sleeve, Green brought Carly Pearce to stage for a rendition of their recent release, “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay.”

Photo: Austin Screws

As the night progressed, he continued with “Make It Rain” and “Change My Mind.” The crowd roared as Green broke into covers of Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” and “Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue.”

“I’ve gotten to play a lot of great shows over the years, but I have to tell y’all, this means a lot. Thank y’all so much for a sold-out show at Bridgestone Arena. One thing I’ve never gotten tired of is playing country music for folks who love country music,” he shared.

Green made his way to the B-Stage for a stripped-back moment that included “Jesus Saves,” “My Way” and a duet with Carpenter on “Don’t Mind If I Do.”

Back on the main stage, Green quickly picked the energy back with fan-favorites “There Was This Girl,” “You Look Like You Love Me” and “Worst Way.”

After a short break, he returned for an encore of the fan-favorite “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” and brought the openers out again for a crowd-singalong of “Dixieland Delight” to wrap the night.

Green is set to appear this weekend at Stagecoach before continuing the “Cowboy As It Gets Tour” on May 7 in Charlotte, North Carolina.