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About Shauna "WhiskeyChick" Castorena

Shauna "WhiskeyChick" Castorena is a freelance writer for both Country Music News and Country Music On Tour. Want to collab on some content? Email me. Want my rates for commercial promo work? Get them right here.

Nominations Announced for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards

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The Academy of Country Music announced nominations for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards. Hosted by global superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, “Country Music’s Party of the Year” will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ territories on Prime Video on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The Emmy-nominated, star-powered experience will celebrate country music’s biggest stars and emerging talent, and feature unforgettable performances, exclusive collaborations, and unexpected moments that will captivate fans worldwide. The full rebroadcast of “Country Music’s Party of the Year” will stream the next day for free on Amazon Freevee.

Listen Now: Brothers Osborne “Nobody’s Nobody”

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Kudos to EMI RECORDS NASHVILLE’s BROTHERS OSBORNE and their promotion team for landing the most added single at Country radio with “Nobody’s Nobody.” The song, written by the duo’s TJ and JOHN OSBORNE, alongside fellow artist KENDELL MARVEL and writer/producer MIKE ELIZONDO, launches with 80 first-week ads among MEDIABASE stations. It debuts on the chart at #56.

Gimme Radio Calls it Quits

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NASHVILLE-based internet audio channel GIMME RADIO will be shutting down, effective APRIL 29th, after six years of operation. According to a report in the NASHVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL, and an APRIL 10th “epitaph” blog post on MEDIUM from company CEO TYLER LENANE, the company’s revenues of $1 million a year were not sufficient to sustain the operation, which has six full-time employees. This despite generating $6 million from investors, including iHEARTMEDIA, in a funding round disclosed in late 2021.

Granger Smith Announces Farewell Music Tour And New Memoir

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Granger Smith Announces Farewell Music Tour And New Memoir

The multi-disciplinary talent has announced his departure from the country music industry in favor of ministry work. GRANGER SMITH, former WHEELHOUSE RECORDS artist and current host of iHEARTRADIO’s nationally-syndicated AFTER MIDNITE WITH GRANGER SMITH, is exiting the music touring business after 24 years and moving towards a new chapter in his life. He’s announced that he will embark on a farewell tour, LIKE A RIVER, on APRIL 13th, which will run through AUGUST 26th. In addition, SMITH has also announced the upcoming release of his memoir, LIKE A RIVER: FINDING THE FAITH AND STRENGTH TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER LOSS AND HEARTACHE, on AUGUST 1st, via W PUBLISHING GROUP, an imprint of THOMAS NELSON.

New Artist Highlight: Jackson Wendell

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New Artist Highlight: Jackson Wendell

Every once in a while we get a fan submission that goes above and beyond the casual mention of an artist they love. That was the case when Tyler Hendricks reached out to us on Facebook to make sure we didn’t miss out on young talent Jackson Wendell. Here’s what he had to say: “This young country artist [Jackson Wendell] is doing everything right. He’s so easy to root for, and is worth watching (and writing about).