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Ashley McBryde, Matt Stell Among Performers For CRS New Faces Show

We now know which rising stars will be performing for the 2021 CRS New Faces Show, and what a lineup it is! Ashley McBryde, Matt Stell, HARDY, Tenille Arts, and Travis Denning will perform for the music industry show, which will be virtual this year because of COVID-19. The five artists were narrowed down from an original list of…

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Ashley McBryde, HARDY Among Nominees for Annual CRS New Faces Show

The Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) just announced the nominees for the 2021 New Faces Show. which historically has been a launching pad for some of country music’s most-successful careers. This year’s nominees include Ashley McBryde, HARDY, Matt Stell, Tenille Arts, Niko Moon, Travis Denning, Ryan Hurd, Parker McCollum and Jameson Rodgers. Five artists will be chosen from the list…

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HARDY Reveals How the Success of Blake Shelton’s ‘God’s Country’ Changed His Life [EXCLUSIVE]

When HARDY joined Devin Dawson and Jordan Schmidt for a writing session in early 2019, he had no idea that only a few months later, one of country music’s biggest superstars, Blake Shelton, would not only record the song, but make it a multi-platinum No. 1 hit as well. For HARDY, the success of the song changed almost everything…

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Nashville Newsmakers: 11 Questions With HARDY

HARDY has become one of country music’s biggest breakout stories of the last few years. Not only has he penned some of the genre’s most-successful singles, including Blake Shelton’s  “God’s Country” and “Hell Right,” Florida Georgia Line’s “Simple” and “Talk You Out of It” and Morgan Wallen’s “Up Down,” but he’s also found success on his own as an…

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HARDY Announces Release of Debut Album, ‘A Rock’

After writing songs for Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton and more, HARDY (real name: Michael Hardy) is releasing his own record. The 29-year-old will release A Rock on September 4, which includes his new single, “One Beer,” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson. With songs like “God’s Country,” “Up Down,” “I Don’t Know About You” and others, HARDY wanted…

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