CMT Awards and CMA Fest

This weekend is one of the busiest weekends in Music City. The CMT Awards were Wednesday night, CMA Fest kicked off yesterday AND Bonnaroo is also going on down the highway. I had the pleasure of attending the CMT Awards with People Magazine this year. This was my 2nd year attending and it’s always a […]

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Artists to Watch in 2018

New year means new music! I’ve already started planning my concerts and festivals for the year. I hope to see each of the below artists if they come to Nashville or have a set at a festival I’m going to. I’ve put together a Spotify Playlist of a few emerging artists, artists that began their […]

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Gift Guide for Music Lovers

Cue the official song of Christmas, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”. Amazing song, that we know isn’t exactly true or else December wouldn’t be the biggest shopping time of the year. Uninterrupted time with family and friends truly is the greatest gift of the holiday season. Gifts with bows under the […]

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#GivingTuesday: The Gift of Music

When you think of Thanksgiving you probably fall into one of two camps of Americans. Either you immediately think about eating or shopping. Shopping for Christmas on Black Friday and Cyber Monday has become just as synonymous with Thanksgiving as turkey. Six years ago, someone had the brilliant idea to not darken the holiday of […]

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“The Meaning of Life” as told by Kelly

Haven’t we all contemplated the meaning of life? Every person has their own definition of a “good life” and “the perfect life.” Kelly Clarkson tells us her definition in 14 tracks. After listening, I wholeheartedly agree with her definitions of this complex question. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been so obsessed with an […]

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Fresh Music Friday – Jessie Ware

Jessie Ware takes us on an intimate journey for her third album, Glasshouse. The album is appropriately titled as she is honest, raw, relatable and vulnerable. Each song has its own foundation and stands alone and strong. It most certainly is a “let it ride” album that you can and will listen to all the […]

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Fresh Music Friday – Shoffy

Spotify has Shoffy at the top of their Underground Hits playlist this week and for good reason. The low-key LA singer/songwriter just released his self-titled debut album “Shoffy” last month. He creates his own sound by mixing RnB beats, indie pop and underground dance vibes. It’s definitely something special and truly different. I found Shoffy […]

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Wake Up & Dance with DayBreaker

We all have our morning rituals. On rough days, mine includes a Chai Tea Latte with an extra shot so I can make it to lunch. On good days, it includes my 6:00AM HotBox Nashville class. Today, it was a great morning. Why? Because I attended my first DayBreaker event in Nashville hosted by Nashville […]

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The Secret to Improving Your Spotify Playlists

I’ve had a few friends tell me their “Discover Weekly” playlist on Spotify is trash. My response, “Because you’re listening to trash!” Unfortunately, if you feel the same, I would have to say the same to you too. There are four types of Spotify playlists 1. Spotify People Curated – Hand-picked songs by their expert […]

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