Jameson Rodgers Launches Grew Up In The Country Tour

Jameson Rodgers. Photo: Emma Golden

Jameson Rodgers launched his headlining Grew Up In The Country Tour on Friday (Feb. 14) in St. Louis, Missouri. He offered his Top 40 debut single “Some Girls,” as well as the fan favorite “Missing One” and more. To celebrate the opening night of the tour, he released the tour’s namesake track “Grew Up In The Country,” which Rodgers co-wrote with Jake Mitchell, Josh Miller and Smith Ahnquist.

Rodgers, who is signed to River House Artists/Columbia Nashville, will continue the tour on Feb. 28 at The Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri.

Chase Rice To Open Concert For Garth Brooks On Saturday

Pictured: Garth Brooks, Chase Rice

Chase Rice recently stopped by Garth Brooks‘ “Inside Studio G” to announce that he will be a special guest joining Brooks’ show at Detroit Lions’ Ford Field on Feb. 22. The moment was a full-circle one for Rice, who had previously been surprised during an Entertainment Tonight broadcast during CMA Fest when he was surprised with Brooks as a co-host for the segment. The two had chatted about Rice’s dream of performing at Nissan Stadium one day and Brooks offered a promise: “Let’s do a deal, okay? Let’s say if we ever did play Nissan Stadium, you want to open that show?”

That promise to open a Garth show is happening sooner rather than later, as Brooks invited Rice to open the stadium show in Detroit this weekend.

“Growing up, Garth was it for me,” Rice says. “He was the first concert I ever saw as a kid growing up in North Carolina, and like I told him when he surprised me on set – he’s the reason I play country music today. To open a show for him, let alone in a massive stadium like Ford Field, is an absolute dream come true.”

Charley Pride Returns To The Studio

Pictured (L-R): Jim DeBlanc, Eli Beaird, Billy Yates, Scotty Sanders, J.T. Corenflos, Charley Pride, Eddie Bayers, Stuart Duncan and Larry Beaird. Photo: Aaron Beaird

Charley Pride recently returned to Nashville to record his latest as-yet-untitled album, and tapped many Nashville studio veterans in the process to lend their talents to the songs. The album is being produced by Billy Yates.

Early music from members of the Allman Brothers Band is set to be released on vinyl that has been out of print since the 1960s, and will be released on CD for the first time on March 27.

Four albums that trace three of the band members’ earliest music projects, including Allman Joys, Hour Glass, and31st of February, will be released.

Duane and Gregg Allman formed a band which was originally named The Escorts, and then Allman Joys, shortly after high school. They recorded the band’s only session work in August 1966. The project wasn’t released until 1973 and has been out of print since. After the Allman Joys parted ways, Duane and Gregg formed Hour Glass, releasing a self-titled debut in 1967 and then Power Of Love in 1968, via Liberty.

Carrie Underwood will embark on a four-city book tour in support of her upcoming book Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life, which releases March 3.

Underwood’s book tour will launch March 2 at Brooklyn, New York’s Powerhouse and will include a March 5 stop at Nashville’s Parnassus Books.

Other stops on the book tour include Stamford, Connecticut (March 3) and Los Angeles (March 17).

Underwood is set to take part in this week’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, an annual private event that hosts top country radio personnel from across the nation.

In November 2019, Underwood broke a record at the American Music Awards for the most Favorite Country Album wins when she took home her sixth honor in the category, for her Cry Pretty project. She also picked up a trophy for Favorite Female Country Artist, marking 15 overall career wins for Underwood at the AMAs.

Bob Frank, CEO/founder of Bob Frank Entertainment, will relaunch the Audium imprint in Nashville, operating under the name Audium Nashville. The label’s flagship artists including Collin Raye, Jamie O’Neal and country duo Smith & Wesley, with additional artist signings to be announced in the coming months.

Industry veteran Chuck Rhodes will continue to act as General Manager for Bob Frank Entertainment, including Audium Nashville.

“We are looking forward to our continued growth in Nashville with the relaunch of the Audium trademark and a continued partnership with The Orchard,” says Frank.

“Twenty years ago, Bob and I created the Audium imprint along with our mentor and friend, Nick Hunter,” explains Rhodes. “In memory of Nick, we have had the opportunity to relaunch the imprint as Audium Nashville and we hope every time someone sees the name or logo, they will attribute it to one of the greatest pioneers in the music business.”

The Audium label was founded in 2000 via a distribution deal with Koch Entertainment and later eOne. In 2004, the label’s name was changed to Koch Records, to better represent its artists who landed cuts on various non-country charts, including pop and triple-A. At the time, the label included artists such as Dwight Yoakam, David Lee Murphy, John Anderson and more. The label folded in 2006.

To celebrate the relaunch, the imprint has planned an artist showcase during Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. The showcase, featuring Audium Nashville artists Raye, O’Neal and Smith & Wesley, is set for Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 11:45 a.m. CT at the Mayne Stage in the Omni Hotel.