Born: Charlotte, N.C. Lives: Nashville Age: 26 Single: “Hurricane” Album: This One’s for You (coming this fall) Influences: Vince Gill, Brooks & Dunn, Clint Black, Eric Church Twitter: @LukeCombsMusic Inside Scoop After picking up the guitar at age 21 while attending Appalachian State University (Eric Church’s alma mater) in Boone, N.C., Luke Combs began playing…… MORE
Current Single: “Fight Like A Girl” Current EP: The Y2K Mixtape Hometown: Portland, Maine Age: 22 Influences: Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Dolly Parton Twitter: @kalieshorr Inside Scoop Growing up in Maine, the youngest of seven kids with a single mom, Kalie Shorr wrote her first song at the age of 6 and started…… MORE
Hometown: Thomas, Oklahoma Lives: Weatherford, Okla. Single: “17 Miles” Album: Jared Deck Website: Jaredeckmusic.com Influences: Alejandro Escovedo, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, The Beatles The Scoop Born in the small town of Custer County, Okla.—population 1,200—Jared Deck was always looking for an adventure. He found plenty of them as he worked a number…… MORE
Born: Frog Pond, Ala. Lives: Nashville Age: 30 Influences: Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Eric Church EP: Boys and Arrows (Sept. 9) Website: jarredpierce.com Twitter: @TheJarredPierce Inside Scoop Growing up in the small town of Frog Pond, Ala.—which is just south of Muscle Shoals—Jarred Pierce fell in love with two things early in his life: music…… MORE
Age: 26 Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Single: “Some Are” Album: Getaway Twitter: @HudsonMoore Influences: Tim McGraw, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Vince Gill In Brief: Growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, Hudson Moore could have been considered a triple threat. A self taught singer/songwriter/musician, Hudson released his debut album, Getaway, in June 2016 and…… MORE
Age: 24 Born: Pittsburgh Lives: Nashville EP: Parker McKay (Aug. 12) Single: “Rolling Stone” Twitter: @HeyParkerMcKay Album Release Party: Aug. 22, Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley The Scoop After growing up in the Northeast and honing her stage skills in New York City, Parker McKay moved to Nashville in 2014 to pursue a career in country…… MORE
