Songwriters Brooke Lynn and Stefanie Joyce didn’t have any set ideas going into their co-writing session. So they started talking about music, and songwriters they’d been obsessing over.

By Andrew Ellis, Editor  Something is happening. That much was confirmed last night at the 2nd Annual Midwest Country Music Awards, hosted by founding board member Paul “PT” Thomas.  But…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=X6xnAr-Nfk8&feature=emb_logo ​Gregory “Tiger” Ries had just finished his New Years gig at the Guilty Goose in Zumbrota. He turned his phone back to phone mode from sound…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor ​For the second year in a row the Midwest CMA Songwriter Forum concluded with the Nashville mentors choosing not one, but two songwriters for mentoring sessions…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor A review from their first record accused singer-songwriter Breanne Marie of not being authentic. It's one of the worst, most personal attacks an artist could receive. “I had…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor The title song “Free” on Elizabeth Keeney's debut album is in reference to a feeling and a dream. The feeling was the freeing feeling she with each…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor ​The Midwest CMA Songwriter Forum is back for year two. Taking place on Friday, October 18th and Saturday, October 19th, the weekend's events will take place at…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor Hailey James' heart was pounding out of nervousness. It was night one of the Midwest CMA – SongTownSongwriter Forum, her first event as a Midwest CMA member, and she…