Tim Montana is giving Everything Nash readers an exclusive performance of the title track of his debut album, Cars on Blocks. Montana recorded the song in the garage of his Nashville home, which is the place where Montana writes, records, and meets with some of his friends, including ZZ Top’s own Billy Gibbons. “t was 2013,” Montana recalls to…
Chris Young has been honored with a cafe at his alma mater, MTSU. The Chris Young Cafe opened on Wednesday, January 27, with an official ceremony, which also included the unveiling of a Famous Friends mural, showing Young with some influential MTSU graduates, and a new Tennessee Music Pathways marker. “It’s kind of hard to describe what it means…
While many struggled in 2020 because of COVID-19, Whey Jennings sees the pandemic as at least somewhat of a blessing in disguise. The grandson of Waylon Jennings used the time off the road to get sober, a hard-won journey, which he reflects on in his upcoming new album. “I’m trying to come out with a different message than…
Jake Hoot‘s childhood was unique, to say the least. One of nine siblings, when he nine years old, Hoot’s parents relocated, first to Haiti for a few months, and then to the Dominican Republic, to be missionaries. Hoot lived in the Dominican Republic for a decade, before returning to the United States. Unencumbered with the normal childhood distractions,…
2020 wasn’t easy for Michael Ray. The Florida native came off the road because of COVID-19, and went through a highly-publicized divorce with Carly Pearce, after less than a year of marriage. Worse, their sudden split created a social media frenzy of blame and speculation, making Ray’s healing exponentially harder. “We live in a world where people preach kindness,…
Jake Hoot is only a little more than a month away from his wedding to his fiancée, Brittney Hoyt. The couple initially met years ago, but sparks didn’t fly until they reconnected on a missions trip, in another country. Still, both Hoot and Hoyt had to wait until the timing was right — which, thankfully, ultimately led to…
Devin Dawson might have just released The Pink Slip, but he is a already thinking about a new album — this time one involving his twin brother, songwriter Jacob Durrett. “I have a twin brother and his name is Jacob Durrett, and he’s crushing it right now,” Dawson told Everything Nash. “He’s a producer and a writer, and we’ve…
2021 is bound to be a big, big year for Michael Ray. With his current single, “Whiskey and Rain,” from his upcoming album already climbing the charts, the Florida native is hard at work on what he promises will be his best — and most country — album yet. Before life gets too busy, we grabbed some time with…
Tim Montana might have just released his first record on a major label, Cars on Blocks, but he already knows he isn’t interested in conforming to being anyone but who he really is as an artist. The 36-year-old released Cars on Blocks on Broken Bow Records, produced by Michael Knox, who has produced all nine of Jason Aldean‘s albums….
Devin Dawson is tugging on heart strings all across the country with the touching video for “He Loved Her.” The song, from his just-released EP, The Pink Slip, was written as a way to pay honor to his grandfather, with both of his grandparents starring in the touching video, directed by Dawson’s good friend, and frequent collaborator, Tyler Conrad….
