Big Loud Texas/Mercury Records artist Dylan Gossett has signed a management deal with TMWRK. Andrew McInnes, Paddy Scace and Sydney Clarke will make up Gossett’s team.

“We could not be happier to be working with Dylan,” says McInnes, CEO and Founder of TMWRK. “We have been fans for a few years now and are very excited for his very bright future.”

Originally from Austin, Gossett has established himself as a fast-rising Texas Country artist, blending Americana and Red Dirt influences with his southern lyricism. His 2023 multi-platinum breakthrough single “Coal” has amassed half a billion streams, and landed on the Billboard 100 and placed on the UK Official Singles Chart.

He released two self-written, recorded, and produced EPs, No Better Time in 2023 and Songs In The Gravel in 2024. In 2025, he released his debut album Westward, also self-produced.

Over the past two years, he has sold over 100,000 headline tickets and has made festival appearances at Stagecoach Festival, SXSW, CMA Fest, Country 2 Country, Austin City Limits Festival, and more. He has also supported Morgan Wallen and Noah Kahan on the road.

Gibson Gives & FirstBank Amphitheater Music Education Program Raise Over $216,000 For Williamson County Students

Gibson Gives once again partnered with FirstBank Amphitheater to raise funds to support Williamson County Public Schools and music education initiatives. This year, Gibson Gives and FirstBank Amphitheater auctioned a selection of guitars and instruments signed by Alice Cooper, Brantley Gilbert, James Taylor, Willie Nelson, Cody Jinks, Collective Soul, Daughtry, The Doobie Brothers, Halestorm, Judas Priest, Rise Against, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and many more.

The online sale, hosted by Julien’s Auctions on March 5, marked the fifth consecutive auction in this collaboration and brought the five‑year cumulative total to more than $216,000 raised for the Gibson Gives and FirstBank Amphitheater Music Education Program.

“We are grateful to Gibson Gives for their generous support of the fine arts programs in Williamson County Schools,” says Mark Kinzer, Director of Fine Arts at Williamson County Schools. “This gift is an investment in creativity, opportunity and the power of music to change lives. We are honored to partner with an organization that believes so strongly in making a meaningful difference.”

 

Paul Cauthen Performs ‘Texas Swagger’ On ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’

Paul Cauthen took the stage to perform “Texas Swagger” on The Kelly Clarkson Show last Friday (April 3).

Cauthen is celebrating the release of his latest album, Book of Paul, available now via Velvet Rose Records/Thirty Tigers. He will bring his “Tonkin’ ‘N Tejas Tour” to the Ryman Auditorium in September.

 

Restless Road Joins WSM Ahead of Disney’s ‘Main Street Country’ EP Release

Restless Road joined WSM in studio ahead of Disney’s Main Street Country EP release event at the Opry’s Studio A on April 2.

The EP is available now, and also features Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown, Dasha, Maddie & Tae and BRELAND.

 

The Kentucky Gentlemen Honored With HRC’s Trailblazer Of The Year Award

The Kentucky Gentlemen were recently honored with the Human Rights Campaign’s Trailblazer of the Year Award.

“In a world full of stones, be a Rhinestone,” the duo, which is composed of twin brothers Derek and Brandon Campbell, share. “We’ve always believed that simply showing up fully as ourselves is powerful. To be recognized by the Human Rights Campaign in this way is incredibly meaningful. This award isn’t just for us, it’s for every person who has ever felt like they didn’t fit the mold. We hope our journey continues to remind people that there is room for all of us.”

They performed their defiant anthem “To Kill Me,” at the ceremony which was recently reimagined in a remix featuring Grammy Award-winning international artist Estelle.

Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival 2026 is in the books, after a successful 34th annual festival featuring hundreds of songwriters in Nashville March 24-28.

With 10 venues, 97 shows and over 300 hours of stories and songs, nearly 12,000 fans experienced unvarnished, intimate performances of current hits, legendary songs, future chart-toppers and anthems that have been cemented in music history. Various last-minute lineup additions and special guest appearances added to the excitement of the 2026 event and audiences were surprised with appearances by writers and artists including Bob DiPiero, Kashus Culpepper, Sam Palladio, Forrest Whitehead, Rivers Rutherford, Jaxson Free, Matthew Perryman Jones, Dave Turnbull, Andy Buckner, Erin Kirby and Kassi Ashton, among others.

Throughout the week, shows featured a wide variety of genres and songs spanning decades. At the Custom House by Guitar Center Stage at the Station Inn, James Otto quieted the audience with a stunning rendition of “In Color” on Tuesday, while Contemporary Christian hitmaker Matthew West performed at Anzie Blue.

On Wednesday the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Stage at the 1865 Club welcomed the Y’all 106.7 show featuring songwriters Chuck Cannon, Billy Dean and James Dean Hicks, while audiences at the Jack Daniel’s Stage at 3rd and Lindsley Nashville enjoyed a show featuring ASCAP writers Pat Alger, Caylee Hammack and Mark Irwin at 6 p.m., and a round featuring NSAI Board Presidenth/hit songwriter Lee Thomas Miller with Sela Campbell, Thomas Edwards, Randy Montana and Randy Rogers, presented by BMI took place at 9 p.m.

Thursday saw shows with five-time CMA Musician of the Year Jenee Fleenor alongside Rob Hatch and Jenny Tolman at the round presented by SESAC on the Tennessee Entertainment Commission Stage at the Analog at Hutton Hotel, while singer-songwriter Sean McConnell joined John Eddie and Olivia Wolf at the Southbound Tequila Stage at The Bluebird.

On Friday and Saturday, the Nashville Scene Stage at Love and Exile featured a performance from Jenna Andrews and Stephen Kirk,  the Visit Music City Stage at The Cowan hosted the four songwriters behind the hit song “Texas” – Johnny Clawson, Lalo Guzman, Kyle Sturrock, and Josh Dorr at 6 p.m., while the 9 p.m. round opened with “Grenade” (recorded by Bruno Mars) performed by Louis York, and simultaneously over at the Beyerdynamic Stage at the Commodore Grille, Lydia Slagle of The Secret Sisters was filling the room up with pure Americana on the round featuring Slagle, Matthew Perryman Jones and Mary Bragg.

Plans are already underway for the festival’s upcoming 35th year celebration March 30-April 3, 2027.

Nashville Country stations 103.3 Country/WKDF-FM and 95.5 WSM-FM have joined forces to present a “Country Kickoff Concert” at Skydeck on Broadway on June 2 that will kick off CMA Fest week.

The lineup for the country-filled rooftop celebration will include Dustin Lynch, Chase Matthew, Vincent Mason and Alexandra Kay. Tickets go on sale Friday (April 10) and are available at 1033country.com or 955wsm.com.

“In the town where all of country music is made, you have to elevate everything you do and that includes a very special show this year on a rooftop,” says Travis Daily, Vice President of Country, Cumulus Media, and Operations Manager, WKDF-FM and WSM-FM. “I would charge your phone before you hit Skydeck on Broadway. This year’s Country Kickoff will be full of moments that are certain to get you likes on your IG!”

“After seeing the incredible energy the crowd brought last year, and feeling the buzz already building in Nashville ahead of CMA Fest, we couldn’t be more excited to roll out an all-new lineup,” says Jennipher Miller, Marketing & Promotions Director, WKDF-FM and WSM-FM. “Our goal is to give our listeners the kind of performances that remind them why they fell in love with country music in the first place. And if we can help them discover a new favorite artist along the way, that’s the magic of Music City.”