Inaugural No Ka ‘Oi Songwriters Festival Lights Up South Maui

The inaugural No Ka ‘Oi Songwriters Festival took place Nov. 7-9 in south Maui. The tropical event combined exclusive performances, business collaboration, and philanthropy, with proceeds benefiting LeLe Aloha and the Maui Family YMCA Music Program. Songwriters participating included Jeffrey Steele, Jessi Alexander, Randy Houser, Kassi Ashton, Brad Warren, Jared Keim and more.

 

Kristin Wilkinson Spotlighted in Country Music Hall Of Fame’s Nashville Cats Program

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum recently featured classically trained violist Kristin Wilkinson in its in-depth interview series Nashville Cats, which showcases musicians and session singers who have played important roles in support of artists in the studio or on  tour.

Wilkinson is one of Nashville’s most in-demand string arrangers and has hundreds of credits on country, rock and pop projects since the 1980s. As an arranger, Wilkinson has contributed to recordings with Kenny Chesney, Steve Earle, Trisha Yearwood and Willie Nelson. She has worked with artists such as Brandi Carlile, Regina Spektor and Chris Stapleton on live shows. The program was moderated by museum Writer-Editor Jon Freeman, and following the interview, Jake Kiszka, Bill Miller and Larry Paxton joined Wilkinson onstage for a brief performance.

 

Randy Rogers Band Delivers Deliver Donation For Scholarship Fund During KASE 100.7’s Friendsgiving

The Randy Rogers Band took the stage during KASE 100.7’s Friendsgiving at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos, Texas on Nov. 13 to present a check for The Kent Finlay Legacy Endowed Scholarship in Texas Music History and the Tommy Foote Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The star-studded event also included performances from Jon Pardi, William Beckmann, Tucker Wetmore, Priscilla Block and Austin Snell. The funds raised from Cheatham Street Warehouse’s 50th Anniversary Street Party (Oct. 20), brought in $37,500 for each fund for a total of $75,000 raised.

 

Bryana Cielo Joins National Independent Venue Association As Admin Manager

Bryana Cielo recently joined the National Independent Venue Association as Administrative Manager. Cielo came to Nashville in 2021 as a Programming and Media Coordinator for Circle Network, the Grand Ole Opry’s TV network. Most recently, Cielo worked for CMT as Leslie Fram and Margaret Comeaux’s Executive Assistant, working across the talent and production teams.

In her new role reporting to NIVA Executive Director Stephen Parker and working from Nashville, Cielo will support NIVA’s administrative operations and project manage NIVA’s efforts to support independent venues all over the country and NIVA’s advocacy at the federal, state and local levels.

 

Megan Danielle Inks With Provident Entertainment

Singer-songwriter Megan Danielle has signed with Provident Entertainment. The 2023 American Idol runner-up has released her first label debut single “When I Found You.” She has also been featured on songs with Ben Fuller (“If I Got Jesus”) and Sidewalk Prophets (“Looking Up”).

“We are thrilled to have Megan join the family of creators at Provident Entertainment,” says Provident Entertainment’s President Holly Zabka. “The moment I heard her on American Idol, I fell in love with her sweet spirit and the way her voice draws you into the emotion of a song.”

 

Visionary Media Group, The Pack Shack, Lipscomb & Convoy of Hope Team To Pack 200,000 Meals for Hurricane Victims

Over 400 volunteers gathered at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena to pack 200,000 meals sponsored by Visionary Media Group and set up by The Pack Shack. The meals, delivered overnight by Convoy of Hope, will serve people in areas impacted by recent hurricanes. The event started with country duo O.N.E The Duo ringing the opening gong to kick off the pack and ended with a loaded Convoy of Hope semi-truck driving to East Tennessee, North Carolina and Florida.

Tyler Childers, Mumford & Sons and The Red Clay Strays will headline Under The Big Sky Festival, taking place July 18–20 at Big Mountain Ranch in Whitefish, Montana.

Wyonna Judd, Dylan Gossett, Wyatt Flores and Luke Grimes are also set to perform along with 11 local acts, including Hannah King, North Fork Crossing, The Bridger Creek Boys, Helnore Highwater Band and Give It To ‘Em, Florabelle.

In addition to live music, Under The Big Sky will deliver a full three-day roughstock rodeo, featuring bull riding, bareback riding, saddle bronc, team roping and barrel racing.

Throughout the weekend, attendees will be able to sample Western cuisine, from both local and handpicked national food vendors, shop vintage Western wear on mercantile row, explore the ranch on family-focused horse rides and interact with a petting zoo.

Under The Big Sky is open to all ages, and offers children ages six and under free entry. Presale tickets will be available this Thursday (Nov. 21), starting at 1 p.m. CT, with general sales beginning this Friday (Nov. 22) at the same time. For more information, click here.

Carrie Underwood will offer fans a front-row seat at the larger-than-life show she has performed at Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas for over three years in a new Hulu concert special, Carrie Underwood: Reflection.

The new special will be coming exclusively to Hulu in January and captures the one-of-a-kind production conceived by Underwood specifically for Vegas to celebrate highlights of her career. The show features her greatest hits, including 14 No. 1s and songs from eight of her studio albums. “Reflection” brings fan favorites to life in a whole new way, utilizing spectacular special effects, pyrotechnics and state-of-the-art visual and audio technology with extravagant set pieces that couldn’t be packed up and moved from city to city on tour, including a show-stopping elevating waterfall feature to close the show. The high-energy production combines the spirit of Nashville and the glitz, glamour and spectacle Las Vegas audiences have come to expect.

Underwood recently announced she’ll conclude her reign as the venue’s first and longest-running headliner on April 12. Underwood’s “Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency” marked the first-ever residency at Resorts World in Las Vegas and has been a must-watch show since December 2021.

Post Malone will launch his biggest headlining tour to date with “Post Malone Presents: The Big Ass Stadium Tour,” kicking off in April. He’ll be joined on the trek by Jelly Roll and Sierra Ferrell.

Beginning April 29 at Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium, the tour will visit 25 stadiums across the United States and Canada in markets including Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and Citi Field in New York City.

Fans in the U.S. and Canada can register for access to tickets in the Artist Presale now at signup.ticketmaster.com/postmalone. Artist Presale tickets will go on sale beginning Nov. 22 with additional presales running ahead of the general onsale beginning Nov. 26 at livenation.com.

Malone made waves with fans everywhere with his debut country album, F-1 Trillion, which landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and was recently nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Album. Included on the album was the smash single “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen, which crash landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained at the top for six consecutive weeks. “I Had Some Help” also landed the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart for 2024 and was just nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

“Post Malone Presents: The Big Ass Stadium Tour” 2025 Dates:
Tue Apr 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rice-Eccles Stadium^
Sat May 03 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium^
Wed May 07 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome^
Fri May 09 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium^
Sun May 11 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes Benz Stadium^
Tue May 13 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium^
Sun May 18 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field^
Tue May 20 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium^
Thu May 22 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field^
Sat May 24 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park^
Mon May 26 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre^
Wed May 28 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium^
Thu May 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park^
Sat May 31 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
Mon Jun 02 – Washington, DC – Northwest Stadium
Wed Jun 04 – New York, NY – Citi Field
Sun Jun 08 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium*
Tue Jun 10 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium
Fri Jun 13 – Ridgedale, MO – Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
Sun Jun 15 – Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High
Sat Jun 21 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium*
Tue Jun 24 – Boise, ID – Albertsons Stadium
Thu Jun 26 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park
Sat Jun 28 – Portland, OR – Providence Park
Tue Jul 01 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park

*Without Jelly Roll
^With Sierra Ferrell

Anthem Entertainment has signed Matt Alderman to a publishing deal and acquired a catalog of his work, including Platinum No. 1s “Nobody” and “Can’t Have Mine (Find You A Girl)” by Dylan Scott as well as Platinum chart-topper “Truth About You” by Mitchell Tenpenny.

Alderman came to prominence with the 2017 smash “Good Company” by Jake Owen and has since collaborated with Jordan Davis, Cole Swindell, Lee Brice, Brett Young, Dustin Lynch and Granger Smith, among others.

“I’ve been a fan of Matt Alderman’s for years, and I’m thrilled to finally get the opportunity to work with him,” says Noah Dewey, Vice President of Creative, Anthem Music Publishing Nashville. “He’s an accomplished songwriter with immense natural musical talent, accompanied by a drive to win. Matt will be an amazing addition to our roster here at Anthem.”

“I’m really excited to start this new journey with Anthem, and I want to thank Noah Dewey for making it happen,” expresses Alderman. “I’m looking forward to seeing where this collaboration takes us and to creating some great music with the team.”