Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A Time Celebrates Seven Times-Platinum

Morgan Wallen was presented with a seven times-Platinum plaque at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 22 for his record-breaking third studio album, One Thing At A Time, released in March 2023. Since its release, One Thing At A Time has yielded seven No. 1 hits, and remained atop the all-genre Billboard 200 chart for 19 non-consecutive weeks—with the most weeks at No. 1 for a country album in history—and was the most-streamed album of the year on Spotify.

 

Rachel Derosia Promoted To Sr. VP Comedy At Outback Presents

Rachel Derosia has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Comedy at Outback Presents. Originally from Rochester, New York, Derosia moved to Nashville 10 years ago to complete her degree in music business from Belmont University. She began her career in publishing at Sony ATV but following an intense interest in comedy, she ultimately joined Outback Presents Co-CEO Brian Dorfman and Lucy Sinsheimer booking and operating Zanies Comedy Club.

Her time there allowed her to touch every part of the live comedy experience and lead to her hiring as a coordinator at Outback Presents working closely alongside Dorfman. She will collaborate with recently hired Co-SVP of Comedy Joel Bachkoff to continue growing the company’s comedy business.

 

Old Dominion & Tiera Kennedy Join Musicians On Call In Honoring Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Each September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month brings together organizations nationwide to raise awareness and critical funds to further research and treatment. Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Musicians On Call partnered to bring the healing power of music to pediatric oncology patients in Nashville and New York during the month.

Old Dominion, Tiera Kennedy and Chelsea Cutler participated in the Musicians On Call Bedside and Virtual programs, performing for patients in their hospital rooms. During their time visiting at TriStar Centennial Children’s Hospital, Old Dominion brought smiles and shared laughs with the children, their families and caregivers, and Kennedy had patients dancing during her visit to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

 

Steve Wariner, Steeldrivers, More To Perform At AFM Local 257 “For Those We Lost” Event

A fundraiser for the Nashville Musicians Association, AFM Local 257 Funeral Benefit Fund will pay tribute to longtime members Duane Eddy, Michael Henderson and Buck Trent tonight (Oct. 9) at its annual “For Those We Lost” event at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville, honoring Local 257 members who have passed in the last year.

Artists performing include Steve Wariner, the SteelDrivers, John England, Kenny Vaughan, Jim Hoke, Yates & Keven McKendree, Fred Newell, Russ Paul and several surprise guest performers. The event will also host an auction with items including a Duane Eddy guitar and a signed guitar donated by Dolly Parton. The concert will also be livestreamed on Volume.com and tickets to the concert are available at 3rdandlindsley.com.

Singer-songwriter Shaylen made her Grand Ole Opry debut during back-to-back shows on Saturday night (Oct. 5).

Grand Ole Opry member Chris Young, who invited the Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment artist to make her debut last month, surprised her and the crowd with an introduction as she stepped into the circle for the first time.

“It’s my honor to be able to stand up here on this stage as a member of the Grand Ole Opry and talk about somebody that I think is absolutely fantastic,” shared Young. “She has an amazing voice, [she’s a] great songwriter, great person; y’all make her feel welcome for her very first Grand Ole Opry performance.”

Shaylen performed unreleased track “Country Enough,” a rock-tinged tune about the lifelong magnetic pull she’s had to country music. Being one to pen tunes that come straight from her journal, she was overcome with emotion seeing one of those “super big” dreams come to fruition before her eyes, telling the crowd, “It’s crazy to see journal pieces come to life.” Choking back tears, Shaylen closed her set with top-streaming independent release “What If I Don’t,” which she wrote while in the “most broken place” she’s ever been in where she chronicled the tough questions that swirl around your head after a difficult breakup.

She recently lent her vocals to “Second Time Around,” her duet with labelmate Noah Hicks, and released “To Tell You The Truth.” The songstress is also currently in the studio working on her debut project with the Big Machine Label Group imprint.

The Listening Room Cafe has promoted Savannah Norman to Chief of Staff.

In her new role, the University of Tennessee graduate will oversee all day-to-day operations of the venue. She previously served as Marketing Director, and will continue to work closely with the same executive team.

“I’m excited to step into this new role and guide The Listening Room’s growth while staying true to Chris Blair‘s vision of creating a space that celebrates songwriters and the stories behind their songs,” says Norman. “I value the unique strengths each of our team members bring to the table and will focus on aligning efforts to support the venue’s long-term success with our company core values top of mind.”

“After working with Savannah in a couple different roles with us, it became very clear that she was the best person for this role,” shares Blair, Founder & CEO, The Listening Room Cafe. “Her organization and leadership skills align with exactly what I need to allow me to focus on visionary and high level CEO duties with no worries about operations with her leading the team.”

The Listening Room Cafe is currently looking to fill Norman’s previous role. For more information, click here.

Flatland Cavalry is celebrating a decade together with a special new album, Flatland Forever, due out Nov. 8 via Interscope Records. In advance of the release, a new song from the project, “Three Car Garage,” will be released this Friday (Oct. 11).

The record, which the band first announced on stage during their recent headline debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, not only tributes their past 10 years together, but also looks ahead to the next phase of their career. In addition to fan-favorites from each of the band’s previous albums, the project also includes four new songs, alternate versions of previously-released tracks and commentary from the band about each stage of their career.

In the past year, Flatland Cavalry received their first ACM Awards nomination for Group of the Year, wrote and recorded songs for two major film soundtracks: Twisters and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes). They debuted at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and earned their first Gold RIAA certification for “A Life Where We Work Out.”

They’ve also garnered over 500 million streams, had their track “Mountain Song” featured on Yellowstone and toured relentlessly including shows with Willie Nelson, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson, Jordan Davis, Midland and more.