RaeLynn performs at the 3rd & Lindsley early show. Photo: Cooper Smith

Night two of the 26th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank featured nine Nashville music venues hosting writers rounds. Fans were delighted to see their favorite country stars performing all over town including Dustin Lynch, Lindsay Ell, Love & Theft, Eric Paslay, Cassadee Pope, Carly Pearce, RaeLynn and more.

Creative Nation took over The Listening Room Cafe stage sponsored by Nashville Music City, with Luke Laird, Steve Moakler, Kassi Ashton and Alec Bailey entertaining a packed house during the early show and the late show featuring Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna and Tyler Johnson.

The Tree Vibez Music round, billed with Corey Crowder, Jordan Schmidt, Daniel Ross and RaeLynn, were joined by new artists Mitchell Tenpenny and Cale Dodds and new mentor on The Voice Cassadee Pope.

The 2017 NSAI Song Contest Presented by CMT winner John Gurney opened the 3rd & Lindsley late show, which featured Dustin Lynch, Lee Thomas Miller, Neil Thrasher and Wendell Mobley. Gurney performed the winning song, “Fairytale Dress,” which he co-wrote with Erin Ashley O’Keefe.

Produced by Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), the 26th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank runs through Saturday, April 7.

Pictured: The entire Creative Nation group at The Listening Room Cafe stage sponsored by Nashville Music City. Photo: Libby Oellerich

Pictured (L-R): Creative Nation’s Tyler Johnson, Lori McKenna, Barry Dean and Natalie Hemby at The Listening Room Cafe stage sponsored by Nashville Music City. Photo: Libby Oellerich

Kassi Ashton performs at The Listening Room Cafe stage sponsored by Nashville Music City. Photo: Libby Oellerich

Pictured (L-R): Lori McKenna and Barry Dean perform at The Listening Room Cafe stage sponsored by Nashville Music City. Photo: Libby Oellerich

Corey Crowder performs at the 3rd & Lindsley early show. Photo: Cooper Smith

New Warner Music Nashville artist Cale Dodds performs at the 3rd & Lindsley early show. Photo: Cooper Smith

Pictured (L-R) – Waterloo Revival, Scotty Emerick, Lance Carpenter and Crystal Keith entertain at The Station Inn – Sponsored by D’Addario. Photo: Craig Campbell

Pictured (L-R): Mitch Rossell and Regions Bank’s Leigha Burdick prior to the early Bluebird Cafe show. Photo: Lisa Harless

Early show at the Bluebird Cafe with Dave Turnbull, Wynn Varble, Bryan Kennedy and Mitch Rossell. Photo: Lisa Harless

Pictured (L-R): Lisa Harless of Regions Bank with Dave Turnbull at the Bluebird Cafe early show.

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Florida Georgia Line helped the Tennessee Titans unveil their new jerseys and celebrate their upcoming 20th season in a big way Wednesday night (April 4) at a massive block party and concert in downtown Nashville at the corner of Broadway and 1st Avenue.

Proudly sporting the NFL’s Tennessee Titans’ brand new 2018 jerseys personalized with “Hubbard” and “Kelley,” the duo performed plenty of hits for the crowd, which included star Titans players of past and present united with the Titans Cheerleaders for the festivities. Coach Mike Vrabel even joined in on the action at one point, grabbing a mic to accompany FGL onstage for “Get Your Shine On.”

Thousands of fans cheered and sang through the night to a range of FGL’s hottest jams including “Meant to Be” with Bebe Rexha, which is currently sitting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for its 18th consecutive week, and a performance with Morgan Wallen of his latest single “Up Down” which features the duo. Hubbard and Kelley made the night a family affair as well, bringing out their wives for a piano-driven version of “H.O.L.Y.”, which marked baby Olivia Hubbard’s first concert.

The event included a pre-party at FGL House and an after-party back at the four-story entertainment destination plus the concert with pyro and fireworks in between, and headlining the landmark event meant a great deal to the two, who met in Music City. “It’s an honor to be a part of this organization,” Hubbard shared onstage. “It’s an honor to be in the beautiful city of Nashville – our home state of Tennessee right here – hanging out on a Wednesday night.”

CMT Hot 20 Countdown will offer viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the explosive night with backstage interviews and concert footage, and fans can tune in to see host Cody Alan tour Nissan Stadium, home of the Titans, with FGL on CMT.

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The Music Business Association will honor Atlantic Records’ multi-Platinum, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran with its Artist of the Year Award at the Music Biz 2018 conference’s Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 17 at the Omni Nashville Hotel.

“Ed Sheeran has had a remarkable year that few artists will ever achieve, helping to push streaming even further into the mainstream with the record-breaking success of ‘÷’ on these platforms, while also making history on the Billboard Hot 100,” said James Donio, President of Music Biz. “While he has been a strong presence in the industry for several years, 2017 proved to be extraordinary. We are thrilled to have him join the ranks of previous Music Biz Artist of the Year winners Adele, Little Big Town, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, and Green Day.”

“This past year has been absolutely unbelievable, and I really appreciate this amazing recognition from Music Biz,” said Sheeran. “Of course, none of it would be possible without all of my incredible fans and the fantastic team behind me.”