 Macy Krew’s family claims she was singing before she could talk and hasn’t looked back since. By the age of 13 Macy was performing in talent shows and writing poetry, which later became songs of her own. Originally from Michigan, Macy has had the chance to open for Chris Allen claiming that performing gives her a burst of confidence.
Now living in Nashville, Macy is expanding her knowledge of songwriting. Having promised herself that any song that she will ever release is self-written, Macy’s music is real and often relatable to her listeners. Macy’s latest release Wherever You Are talks about her relationship with her boyfriend as well as her mother, both who appear at every one of her shows. Reflecting a country pop sound, Macy is following in the footsteps of female powerhouses Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini, and Carly Pearce. For the future, Macy hopes to continue along this journey and tell her story to as many people as she can. Macy also plans to release her debut EP within the year. Listen to Macy’s music on iTunes and Spotify now.
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 The 2018 CMA Award nominees were announced by Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, and Sugarland on Good Morning America August 28th. With an all too predictable lineup, we choose to compare the number of female artists to male artists who received nominations this year. Of the 60 total nominees 72% were given to males, 15% were given to females, and 13% were given to mixed duos or groups. Additionally 8% of the nominees given to women were for Female Vocalist of the Year and all five Entertainer of the Year nominees were given to male vocalists.
The 2018 CMA Awards will broadcast on ABC November 14t at 8pm ET. See the full list of nominees below. Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Chris Stapleton Keith Urban Percentage of male artists: 100% Percentage of female artists: 0% Music Video of the Year "Babe" by Sugarland (feat. Taylor Swift) "Cry Pretty" by Carrie Underwood "Drunk Girl" by Chris Janson "Marry Me" by Thomas Rhett Akins "Tequila" by Dan and Shay Percentage of male artists: 60% Percentage of female artists: 20% Percentage of male/female artists: 20% Music Event of the Year "Burning Man" by Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne "Dear Hate" by Maren Morris (feat. Vince Gill) "Drowns the Whiskey" by Jason Aldean (feat. Miranda Lambert) "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" by David Lee Murphy (with Kenny Chesney) "Meant To Be" by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line Percentage of male artists: 40% Percentage of female artists: 0% Percentage of male/female artists: 60% Male Vocalist of the Year Dierks Bentley Luke Combs Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Keith Urban Percentage of male artists: 100% Percentage of female artists: 0% Female Vocalist of the Year Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood Percentage of male artists: 0% Percentage of female artists: 100% Album of the Year “From a Room Vol. 2” by Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton) “Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves (Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian and Kacey Musgraves) “Graffiti U” by Keith Urban (Producers: Keith Urban, Dan McCarroll, JR Rotem, Josh Kerr, Jason Evigan, Greg Wells, Benny Blanco, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Jesse Shatkin, Jimmy Robbins, Oscar Holter, Matt Rad, Eric Valentine, Ian Kirkpatrick, Mike Elizondo, Captain Cuts, Ross Copperman, Dann Huff and Peter Karlsson) “Life Changes” by Thomas Rhett (Producers: Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Dann Huff, Joe London and Thomas Rhett) “The Mountain” Dierks Bentley (Producers: Ross Copperman, Jon Randall Stewart and Arturo Buenahora Jr.) Percentage of male artists: 80% Percentage of female artists: 20% New Artist of the Year Lauren Alaina Luke Combs Chris Janson Midland Brett Young Percentage of male artists: 80% Percentage of female artists: 20% Song of the Year "Body Like a Back Road" by Sam Hunt (Sam Hunt, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne) "Broken Halos" by Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson) "Drowns the Whiskey" by Jason Aldean with Miranda Lambert (Josh Thompson, Brandon Kinney, Jeff Middleton) "Drunk Girl" by Chris Janson (Chris Janson, Scooter Caruso, Tom Douglas) "Tequila" by Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers, Nicole Gallyon, Jordan Reynolds) Percentage of male artists: 100% Percentage of female artists: 0% "Broken Halos" by Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell) "Drinkin' Problem" by Midland (Producers: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne; Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank) "Drowns the Whiskey" by Jason Aldean Feat. Miranda Lambert (Producer: Michael Knox; Mix Engineer: Jeff Braun) "Meant to Be" by Bebe Rexha Feat. Florida Georgia Line (Producer: Willshire; Mix Engineer: Serban Ghenea) "Tequila" by Dan + Shay (Producer: Scott Hendricks and Dan Smyers; Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano) Percentage of male artists: 80% Percentage of female artists: 0% Percentage of male/female artists: 20% Vocal Group of the Year Lady Antebellum Lanco Little Big Town Midland Old Dominion Percentage of male artists: 60% Percentage of female artists: 0% Percentage of male/female artists: 40% Vocal Duo of the Year Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Maddie & Tae Sugarland Percentage of male artists: 60% Percentage of female artists: 20% Percentage of male/female artists: 20% Musician of the Year Jerry Douglas Paul Franklin Dann Huff Mac McAnally Derek Wells Percentage of male artists: 100% Percentage of female artists: 0%  Spend those hot summer days listening to Hannah Anders new single Lazy River. Raised on a small Georgia farm, Hannah’s southern influence is reflected in her music. By the age of 14, Hannah began writing songs of her own and attended Belmont University in Nashville to further her songwriting ability.
After giving Los Angeles a chance, Hannah made the move to Nashville where she currently resides. Influenced by classic rock bands, Hannah’s music has a traditional country sound. Such as her latest single Lazy River, which reminisces of the times when Hannah went tubing down the river in her hometown. The ideal summer song, Lazy River was released on June 5th. Always in the mood for a road trip, Hannah hopes to tour this fall nationally and internationally, after her success headlining a show in Ireland. Lazy River, the first single off Hannah’s sophomore album, can be found everywhere now and on her website at www.hannahanders.com. COUNTRY-POP TRIO AUBURN ROAD BECOMES NEW FACE OF LGS G7 THIN Q “WHAT’S IT GONNA TAKE?” CAMPAIGN8/19/2018  Fresh off their Stagecoach Festival 2018 debut and an opening slot with Toby Keith, teen trio Auburn Road - Alicia Paulson, Paxton Martin and Kristen Brown have just been tapped to become the new faces of LGs G7 Thin Q “What’s it Gonna Take?” campaign. Not only will the girls be featured in the campaign, but their new single Outlaw will provide its soundtrack. Look for the campaign to start running later this month with Outlaw to be released at all digital outlets on August 20th.
With their clear vision and amazing three-part harmonies, Auburn Road is poised and ready to make an impact. They self-released their debut song Fancy their senior year of high school and have since been busy playing shows and writing and recording for their upcoming EP series Mustang Vol. 1, due out late September and Mustang Vol. 2, to be released in 2019. Taking the destiny of their career in their own hands the group is funding the upcoming releases through touring, merchandise sales and a preorder campaign on PledgeMusic. Mustang Vol. 1 and Mustang Vol. 2 produced by industry veteran Michael Anderson—former bass player and musical director for modern icons such as Christina Aguilera and Chris Brown; with production credits that include Ashlee Simpson, Chris Daughtry and Kellie Pickler to name a few. With an authentic songwriting approach and feisty personalities, they are sure to crash through stereotypes as they dare to push the boundaries of the modern country genre with three voices that blend perfectly together.  Nashville based mmhmm, is heading to LA, the duo will be playing their first show at The Whisky A-Go-Go on Friday, September 7th, they recently released their debut, self-titled album. mmhmm is Raelyn Nelson (Willie's Granddaughter) and Hannah Fairlight.
The pair have gained a lot of traction individually with their solo projects, and now the universe has pushed them together to form a genre-mixing duo that was has been deemed “envelope pushing” by Nashville Arts Magazine. With catchy melodies, pretty harmonies, and their sassy, sweet and sexy vocals, it’s no wonder The East Nashvillian named them “the breakout duo of the year.” Listen to mmhmm’s debut album here. |
