Y’all, I grew up a massive Pop fan in the breakout of the Millennium-era of Pop Music, and amongst all those memorable names and bands — P!NK (a.k.a. Alecia Moore) — has been one of my all-time favorite singers since I was 12 years old, when I first heard her debut Can’t Take Me HomeContinue reading “Powerhouse P!nk”
Author Archives: Neiman Cruse
The Stallion Steven Curtis
When it comes to Christian and Gospel music, there is no greater or more iconic voice that is encouraging these days — (or, let alone the last 3 decades)— than a voice like Steven Curtis Chapman. His music has made such a profound impact on my life, personally. through such songs as 1989’s “I WillContinue reading “The Stallion Steven Curtis”
Hardy’s Here
There’s not many songwriters in Nashville widely popular right now, and achieving as much success, as Michael Hardy, or otherwise now known, as Country artist “HARDY”. He’s been songwriting for years, but he didn’t gain momentum until big artists started picking up his songs and putting them on their records (Florida Georgia Line’s “Simple”, MorganContinue reading “Hardy’s Here”
Luminous Lainey
There’s not been a lot of bold, confident women to come through Nashville in the last couple years with as strong personality as Lainey Wilson. She’s accomplished a lot in a short amount of time in her rise to Country stardom. Wilson won two CMA Awards in 2022 for “New Artist of the Year” &Continue reading “Luminous Lainey”
Country as Conner
Country Music has evolved drastically in over the past decade, with acts such as Florida Georgia Line & Chris Lane breaking music barriers and redefining Country Music into a generation now more accepting of Blues, Rock, and mainstream Pop sounds to such a traditional-bred genre. And newer artists like Conner Smith add something really significantContinue reading “Country as Conner”
Accomplished A.J.
It truly fascinates me how much social media has impacted and influenced our culture, especially when it comes to music. Platforms like TikTok & YouTube have helped discover artists like Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes, and quite frankly, this next up and coming Artist A.J. Mitchell falls into the same category. A.J. gained a largeContinue reading “Accomplished A.J.”
Trailblazer Twain
Shania Twain has always been a personal favorite of mine, (next to female greats like Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, and Martina McBride); ever since I heard Shania’s diamond-platinum selling 1997’s Come on Over as a 90’s-kid growing up falling in love & being introduced to Country Music. Unforgettable ones like “I Ain’t No Quitter”, “You’reContinue reading “Trailblazer Twain”
Rebound Brantley
In crazy times we live in today, and in getting past a pandemic, music is needed now more than ever in a world filled with much darkness & fleeting hope. And Country star Brantley Gilbert is an artist in Music City who has fit that mold of an artist perfectly, with many memorable ones likeContinue reading “Rebound Brantley”
Astounding Ashton!
Every year there’s always the common artist coming off of some reality singing show still fighting to make their stamp in any genre of music — whether they hail from NBC’s The Voice, ABC’s American Idol, among a variety of many similar shows — but with this one, Ashland Craft, this is not your stereotypicalContinue reading “Astounding Ashton!”
Counter Colston
With big timers from Texas like Cody Johnson or Parker McCollum, there’s not a whole lot of other known Country singers currently who are making somewhat of national headlines with their music whether on socials, on the internet, or in Nashville… in my opinion, East-Texas native Chris Colston equally falls into this category. He’s beenContinue reading “Counter Colston”
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