The Red Clay Strays are releasing their first live project, Live At The Ryman, Nov. 15 on RCA Records.

The new project was recorded earlier this month during the band’s sold-out, three-night headline debut at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and includes songs from across their catalogue, including “I’m Still Fine,” out today (Oct. 4).

Live At The Ryman adds to a breakout year for The Red Clay Strays, who are nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at the upcoming 58th Annual CMA Awards (their first CMA nomination), won Emerging Act of the Year at the 2024 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards, and released their new album, Made by These Moments, earlier this summer.

The band will continue to perform through fall including upcoming shows at Los Angeles’ The Wiltern, Boston’s Roadrunner, Philadelphia’s The Fillmore, Denver’s Mission Ballroom and San Diego’s SOMA, among several others. The Red Clay Strays have sold out every one of their headline shows this year as well as their newly-confirmed 2025 Canadian tour.

Live At The Ryman Track List:
1. “Ramblin”’
2. “Wanna Be Loved”
3. “I’m Still Fine”
4. “Wondering Why”
5. “Will The Lord Remember Me”
6. “Drowning”
7. “Stones Throw”
8. “Disaster”
9. “No One Else Likes Me”
10. “Ghosts”
11. “Don’t Care”

Lindsay Ell

Platinum hitmaker Lindsay Ell has signed with Universal Music Canada and is set to release her new EP Love Myself, on Oct. 25.

After a decade of establishing herself as a successful artist in Nashville with three No.1 hits and over 220 million streams, Ell feels that she has undergone a musical metamorphosis, transforming into an unbound, fearless and unapologetic artist. She is making her producing debut alongside Doug Schadt on the new project, and has released the lead single, “Story I Tell Myself,” which offers a first glimpse into her most autobiographical music to date. The track is a reflection on damaging self-talk and an attempted shift towards a kinder inner voice.

“Lindsay Ell is a one-of-a-kind human, and a once-in-a-lifetime artist. We are so honored to partner with her to share her powerful music and message to the world,” says Julie Adam, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Universal Music Canada. “Lindsay is a multi-talented musician, and her positive energy and resilience will inspire and connect with fans globally.”

“I am more inspired and excited to make music than I ever have been before and, for the first time in a long time, I’m no longer standing under a veil of trying to be who I’m not,” says Ell. “This project is all about learning how to love myself again. This has been my journey back to myself, back to the music that I have wanted to make since I first moved to Nashville.”

Ell has toured alongside artists like Keith Urban, OneRepublic and Maren Morris, and brought her electric live performance style to audiences across the U.S., Canada, Europe and the U.K. Fans have recently seen Ell as Shania Twain’s lead guitarist on the superstar’s “Come on Over” international tour and Las Vegas residency, which continues into 2025.

Eric Church. Photo: Robby Klein

Eric Church has announced his plans to sign over all of his publishing royalties for new song “Darkest Hour” to the people of North Carolina to support relief following the devastation of Hurricane Helene and provide ongoing funds to build a more resilient future for his home state. Available everywhere now, “Darkest Hour” marks his first solo release in over three years.

“From Western North Carolina, East Tennessee, Upstate South Carolina, parts of Georgia and even Florida which took a direct hit, there are so many places that were impacted. Specifically in the area that I’m from, the mountains of Western North Carolina were devastated. There are places that are just biblically gone. These are our family members, they’re our friends, they’re our neighbors—and they’re in dire need of help,” reflects Church. “And I’ve been in the studio for a while, trying some different things and exploring creativity. I had this song that I’d written, and the line that struck me in light of the recent devastation was ‘I’ll come running,’ because there are a lot of people out there right now who are in their darkest hour and they need people to come running. We were going to wait to release music until next year, but it just didn’t feel right to wait with this song. Sometimes you give songs their moment and sometimes they find their own moment.

This song, ‘Darkest Hour,’ was the best way I could think to try to help. We’ve been helping with boots-on-the-ground efforts, but this is something that will live beyond just the immediate recovery. This is not a quick thing to fix, so hopefully ‘Darkest Hour’ will be able to contribute to that for a long time to come. This song goes to my home, North Carolina, now and forever.”

He continues, “‘Darkest Hour’ is a song dedicated to the unsung heroes, the people who show up when the world’s falling apart. This is for the folks who show up in the hardest times, offering a hand when it’s most needed, and standing tall when others can’t. Even in your darkest hour, they come running. When the night’s at its blackest, this is for those who are holding the light, guiding the lost and pulling us through. The message of the song specifically in this time is about Hurricane Helene and the people that need help, but in a broader view, it’s about any challenging times that we have in our life, which we’ll all have. And it’s always important to know that in your darkest hour, there are people that will come running, there are people that will help. And I think it’s also important to be one of the people that go running when other people need help.”

Additionally, Church’s Chief Cares Fund will not only be assisting in North Carolina, but in all states and communities affected from Appalachia to the Gulf. For more information, click here.

Pictured (L-R, front row): Denise Jonas, Emily Peacock (Sr. Creative Dir., JGP) and Leslie T. DiPiero (Pres., JGP); (L-R, back row): Kevin Jonas Sr. (Founder/Chairman Jonas Group Entertainment) and Terri Jo Box. Photo: Cole Barnhill

Texas-born songwriter Terri Jo Box has re-signed her deal with Jonas Group Publishing.

Box was the first writer signed to JGP in 2020, and has had cuts with Cody Johnson on “God Bless The Boy (Cori’s Song)” and Lainey Wilson with “Those Boots (Deddy’s Song)” and “Hillbilly Hippie,” which both appeared on Wilson’s Grammy-winning Bell Bottom Country album.

In addition to her JGP cuts, she’s enjoyed success with Ashley McBryde’s “American Scandal” and “Bible and a .44,” which has also been recorded by Eric Church, Trisha Yearwood and others. Her song, “Dear Old Sun,” written with Miranda Lambert and Gwen Sebastian, was featured on Lambert’s Weight Of These Wings album, which won the 2017 ACM Album of the Year award. Named to the 2023 Class of Up-and-Coming Songwriters by the Association of Independent Music Publishers, Box has also had songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Joe Nichols, Gary LeVox, Wade Hayes, Bryan Martin, Annie Bosko and more.

“I heard something so unique in Terri Jo, that I signed her to a publishing deal even before JGP was established,” says JGE Founder and Chairman Kevin Jonas Sr. “She writes from a different viewpoint from most of us, but she speaks to all of us, and that’s a special gift.”

“Terri Jo has a deep understanding of what makes country music country,” says JGP President Leslie T. DiPiero. “She is a visible thread between new and established artists and writers. Her approach to songwriting and encouragement of all songwriters enriches our creative community.”

“Having Leslie DiPiero on my side is such a gift,” says Box. “Leslie is a songwriter’s best friend; she will fight, crawl, scrap, cheer, celebrate, and work tirelessly to get her writers across the line to win. She, Emily Peacock and the entire team are Music Row royalty, and I am so grateful to call them ‘my team.’ And working with Kevin Jonas Sr. has been an honor and growing experience for me. To have the wisdom AND kindness of somebody who has been so immersed in all aspects of the industry has been invaluable. He is such a lover of songs. Kevin, Denise Jonas, and all ‘the boys’ are such a beautiful, epic, family love story.”