By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief After Shalo Lee wrote her upcoming single “One White Crow,” she got really sick. The pain was intense, but this song gave her comfort every day…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJwea9DxnC0&feature=emb_title You never know when inspiration will strike. Texas native Graham Bramblett was driving across town in the Twin Cities when a hook for a song…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief The Home Fires: Vicky Emerson (left), Sarah Morris (right) When mutual friends keep telling you need to meet someone it's bound to happen. That's how it…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief For years Shane Martin has been engaging fans with his captivating catalogue and engaging live shows for years, but he recently found a way to use…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief If you go to a Plott Hounds show you're going to hear loud guitars and the Georgia drawl of Noah Alexander. What won't you hear? Cover…

Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief After going to school at McNally Smith Alex Kiel had planned on striking out with his own solo career. Instead, fate lead him to play keyboards and…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief For Devon Worley, The Sunrise Resistance wasn't just another album. It was going to capture the trials and tribulations that her and her band went through while navigating…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief Fighting for the stars and stripes is ingrained deep in Chris Kroeze. It's part of his DNA. Both his father and grandfather served. So, while he…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-In-Chief Ben Johnson isn't one to wait. Days before MidwestCMA officially launched he sent founding board member Paul Thomas a screenshot of his membership confirmation.  “Paul Thomas…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-In-Chief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiD1LFW29zU&feature=emb_title ​“You're Not Alone” certainly came from a real place when Jake Nelson was writing it, but he had no idea the real life impact it…