10 QQQ / Artist Interviews / CMTT Exclusives / Tenille Arts
by Jessica × on December 20, 2018 at 7:30 pm ×
Tenille Arts was born and raised in the small Canadian prairie town of Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Her dream of performing took root at the age of eight, when a neighbor overheard her singing a Shania Twain song in her back yard and encouraged her mom to help her pursue music. After […]
Artist Interviews / CMTT Exclusives / Tyler Rich
by Jessica × on November 22, 2018 at 12:00 pm ×
Raised in Yuba City, a small farming community in Northern California, Tyler Rich found his love of music gathered around a Christmas tree alongside family singing holiday classics and family favorites of all genres including Creedence Clearwater Revival, Michael Jackson, The Beatles and Tom Petty. At age 8 his cousin […]
Aaron Watson / Artist Interviews / CMTT Exclusives
by Jessica × on November 22, 2018 at 8:00 am ×
Aaron Watson continues to dominate as a true independent in the country music arena. Watson’s 2017 album Vaquerolaunched into the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with his biggest career sales debut to date, and at #2 on the Top Country Albums chart. Texas Monthly, Billboard, Rolling Stone Country, Noisey, CMT, The Boot and […]
Artist Interviews / Carly Pearce / CMTT Exclusives
by Jessica × on November 21, 2018 at 7:30 am ×
Born into the bluegrass brawn of Kentucky, Carly Pearce has never known a moment that Country music wasn’t her destined path. At the young age of 11 she began touring with a local band, at 16 quit high school for a job performing at Dollywood while being homeschooled and learned humility working odd jobs upon moving to Nashville. […]
Artist Interviews / CMTT Exclusives / Michael Ray
by Jessica × on November 20, 2018 at 7:30 am ×
Country singer-songwriter Michael Ray was a hit right out of the box, scoring both with critics and on the charts. With Country Aircheck boasting there are “big things on the horizon for Michael Ray” and his live shows lauded by USA Today as simply “lip-smacking good,” the Florida native backed […]
10 QQQ / Artist Interviews / Artists / CMTT Exclusives
by Jessica × on October 31, 2018 at 11:30 am ×
Dan Smalley is a singer/songwriter who currently resides in Nashville, TN. A native of Shreveport, LA, Smalley has been playing music for more than 24 years and writing for the last 12. Having grown up with musical influences that span from honky-tonk and country & western to gospel, rhythm & […]