The inaugural Nashville Production Week has been set for March 5 and 6 at ARC Studios.

Launched by Kaetlin Fehl, Director of Production at FlyteVu, and Mary Spaulding, Production Manager at CMA, the event will bring together producers, production managers, crew, creatives and brand partners for conversations around how commercial, branded, and entertainment content gets made in Nashville, including work tied to music, artists, and live events.

The event will feature panels, lightning talks and networking moments. Tickets are on sale now. Event updates can be found here.

Additional Nashville Production Week board members include Tristan Cusick (Cusick Media) and Janna Cabello (Freelance Creative Producer).

Cameron Whitcomb. Photo: James Baker

Singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb is set to launch his new “Fragile Egos Tour” beginning March 17 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Whitcomb will visit Green Bay, Omaha, Boston, Charlotte, New York City, Cleveland and many more cities on the new trek, which runs through July. Artist pre-sale tickets will be available starting today (Jan. 27), with the general on-sale to follow on Jan. 30. Fans can visit thecamwhitcomb.com/tour to sign up for early access to tickets and view details on exclusive VIP packages. Whitcomb has also partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold goes to supporting organizations that provide care and resources for individuals recovering from drug addiction.

Next month Whitcomb will resume his touring schedule by joining Hardy for his “The Country! Country! Tour!” beginning Feb. 5 at Oshawa, Ontario’s Tribute Communities Centre before traveling through the U.S. and Canada on the “Fragile Egos Tour.” In addition, this May Whitcomb will head Down Under for a headline tour of Australia and New Zealand, with almost all dates already sold out and additional shows added in some markets due to overwhelming demand.

Last year the British Columbia native released his debut album, The Hard Way, along with a deluxe expanded edition available now via Atlantic Records. The Hard Way debuted as the No. 1 country album in Canada, earning Gold certification and quickly surpassing 500 million streams globally. The Hard Way (Deluxe) adds five special bonus tracks to the debut, including “End of the Morning,” a previously unheard collaboration with indie folk artist Evan Honer, as well as the brand new standout track, “Problem,” joined by an exclusive “Amazon Music presents” live performance video streaming now.

With five million monthly listeners on Spotify, over 4.5 million followers across his socials and 600 million global streams to date, Whitcomb is heading into the New Year after a landmark 2025. Named the 2025 recipient of CMA’s Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award, Whitcomb was also among the big winners at the 2025 CCMA Awards, taking home the Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Fans’ Choice awards amidst six total nominations. Whitcomb also made his Canadian TV debut at the CCMA Awards with a live performance of “Quitter.”

Cameron Whitcomb 2026 Tour Dates:
2/5 – Oshawa, ON – Tribute Communities Centre *
2/6 – Hamilton, ON – TD Coliseum *
2/7 – London, ON – Canada Life Place *
2/11 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre *
2/12 – Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre *
2/13 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place *
2/19 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome *
2/20 – Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre *
2/21 – Abbotsford, BC – Rogers Forum*
3/17 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee ^
3/19 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center *
3/20 – Moline, IL – Vibrant Arena at The MARK *
3/21 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center *
3/24 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore ^
3/26 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center *
3/27 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum *
3/28 – Evansville, IN – Ford Center *
4/1 – Boston, MA – House of Blues ^
4/4 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza ^
4/7 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore ^
4/8 – Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson Theater ^
4/10 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz ^
4/11 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel ^
4/19 – Georgetown, TX – Two Step Inn †
4/26 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach Music Festival †
5/5 – Auckland, New Zealand – Powerstation +
5/7 – Adelaide, Australia – The Gov (SOLD OUT) +
5/9 – Melbourne, Australia – Forum (SOLD OUT) +
5/10 – Melbourne, Australia – Forum +
5/12 – Brisbane, Australia – The Tivoli (SOLD OUT) +
5/13 – Brisbane, Australia – The Tivoli +
5/15 – Sydney, Australia – Roundhouse (SOLD OUT) +
5/16 – Sydney, Australia – Roundhouse +
5/29 – Fergus, ON – Meadows Music Festival †
5/30 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall ^
6/2 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues ^
6/4 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP (Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion) *
6/5 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *
6/6 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center *
6/18 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore ^
6/19 – Milwaukee, WI – TBA
6/20 – Bloomington, IL – Tailgate N’ Tallboys †
6/27 – Dauphin, MB – Dauphin’s Countryfest †
7/5 – Fort McMurray, AB – Hello Summer †
7/11 – Craven, SK – Country Thunder †
7/23 – Three Forks, MT – Headwaters Country Jam †
7/24 – Cheyenne, WY – Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena ^*
7/28 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater ^
8/2 – Camrose, AB – Big Valley Jamboree †

* Supporting Hardy’s “The Country! Country! Tour!”
^ Fragile Egos Tour – Newly Announced Headline Date
† Festival Performance
+ w/ Special guest Lewis Love

RFD Network has officially rebranded from Rural Media Group. The change reflects the company’s shift from a primarily distribution-led operation to a content-first network centered on original rural programming across television, streaming, digital and audio.

Led by Gatsby Gottsch Solheim and Raquel Gottsch Koehler, RFD Network has unified its core platforms including RFD-TV (linear), RFD+ (streaming), Rural Radio on SiriusXM, podcasts, and digital properties under a single network brand.

“This evolution is about honoring our roots while investing in the content needed to serve the next generation of farmers and ranchers and the challenges ahead,” says Solheim, Co-Owner and Chief Financial and Legal Officer. “Our television programming has long served the people who work every day to feed and fuel our world. Today, we are expanding that focus to better serve the one in five Americans who identify as rural and are often overlooked by national media. By strengthening our platforms and making our programming easier to discover across every screen, we’re ensuring rural stories remain accessible, relevant, and visible, no matter how or where audiences choose to watch.”

The company has refreshed its branding to include updated logos. Expanded content will include new original music programming produced from Fort Worth’s Stockyards rolling out in May, the first original podcast, Dirt Diaries, and more.

JJ Farrell. Photo: Hannah Drake

jump.global has promoted JJ Farrell to Managing Director. In his new role, he will oversee day-to-day operations across jump.global, including partnerships, client services, community growth and live events.

Farrell is upped from his previous role as Senior Director of Marketing & Partnerships, leading the company’s roster of agency clients and strategic partners while helping expand flagship initiatives including the NO EGO event series and the jump.global Summit.

Before jump.global, Farrell served as Membership, Marketing, and Partnerships Manager at the Music Business Association. His previous stops also include roles with the ACM Awards, CMA Awards, Sony Music Nashville, Atlantic Records, and KP Entertainment. Farrell is a graduate of Belmont University’s Music Business program, and is currently based in Nashville.

“jump.global has become a home for building meaningful connections and creating space for honest, human-centered conversations across the music business,” says Farrell. “I’m excited to continue serving our global community of thousands and to help make this industry a better place to exist.”

“In the seven years I’ve known JJ, he’s grown from an exceptional marketer and events professional into a multifaceted brand builder and strategic leader,” adds Nick Maiale, Founder of jump.global. “I’m thrilled to see him step into this role as we expand our services and launch year-round community membership offerings, and exciting new events, in 2026.”

Farrell can be reached here.

Ella Langley will release her sophomore album, Dandelion, on April 10 via SAWGOD/Columbia Records.

The 18-track project is executive produced by Langley with Miranda Lambert and Ben West. Langley will release the title track this Friday (Jan. 30), which was co-penned Langley, Joybeth Taylor, Austin Goodloe and Brett Tyler. The album also features previously released track “Choosin’ Texas, currently charting in the top 10 on Billboard Hot 100 for a third consecutive week, and in the top five position at country radio. The lead single has garnered over 240 million streams to date

“This record has so much growth in it,” shares Langley. “I’ve never poured more of myself into a project, into a song, into an idea, and it’s fallen out so beautifully. It’s about learning yourself, making mistakes, and realizing that it’s all just part of life.

“I want this record to be something that fans can relate to, but also something they want to get up and dance to at the same time,” she continues. “To me, this record feels like fireflies in the summertime. It feels like windows down on a red dirt road. It feels like the best kind of Sunday afternoon. It feels like those days I remember as a kid where it felt like there weren’t enough hours in the day. This record is really a love letter to that.”

On the record, dandelions represent survival through the hardest environments, signifying hope, healing, and resilience. “I learned that dandelion tea is actually a natural detox for the liver,” she says. “So a record called Dandelion after a record called hungover made all the sense in the world to me.”

Physical copies of Dandelion will be available in a Limited Edition Signed Honey Bee Yellow Colored Vinyl, Standard Puffball White Colored Vinyl, and Standard Jewelcase CD.