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Inside Track on Music Row March 2020

by Preshias Harris

QUOTE OF THE MONTH:  “Songs write themselves, we just hold the pen” – Garth Brooks on stage at the 2020 Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, TN.

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Here, below, are just some of the news items in the March 2020 column that is published by Nashville Music Guide. Scroll down to continue reading…

  • Lauren & Thomas Rhett welcome baby Lennon Love
  • Love Lives On tells stories of fallen warriors’ survivors
  • Cody Purvis on “Drinkin’ Terms” with Billboard Indicator chart
  • Brandy Clark: “Love Is a Fire” can warm you or burn you
  • “Copper Coil” new song from duo Band Steele
  • CJ Solar’s “Watered Down Whiskey” heralds new EP
  • Outlaw music from Billy Don Burns
  • Chris Bandi’s first step on hallowed Opry stage
  • Tin Pan South tix going fast: grab yours now
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BABY NEWS
Thomas * Lauren Akins

County singer Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins welcomed their third daughter last month. Her name is Lennon Love Akins, and she weighed 9lbs 2oz and a head full of dark hair and blue eyes. His father Rhett Akins and his wife Sonya are expecting a boy in March… More baby news… Shay Mooney (Dan+ Shay) and wife Hannah welcomed their second child, another boy, named Ames Alexander on February 21st in Nashville. He joins big brother, three-year-old Asher James.

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‘Love Lives On’ tells survivors’ stories in words and music

New song, album honor families of fallen service men and women

By Preshias Harris

Country music has a big heart.  Singers and songwriters come together at the drop of a cowboy hat to donate their time and talent to a worthy cause.  Causes don’t get much worthier than the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).

Love Lives On is the title of a new album with all net proceeds from the album going to TAPS, but it is more than that. The songs on the album tell the personal stories of the sacrifice of both the fallen warriors and also the families who must live with their loss.  

The album comprises 10 original songs that feature Vince Gill, Billy Ray Cyrus, John Rich, All-4-One, The Gatlin Brothers, Lonestar and many more. It is set for release over the 2020 Memorial Day weekend.  However, “Love Lives On,” the album’s lead single and title track, will drop on March 20 and can be pre-ordered now via links at https://www.lovelivesonmusic.com/

Inspired by personal tragedy

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