From Georgetown, Georgia, sister trio The Castellows (Ellie, Lily and Powell Balkcom) blend neo-traditional country with Southern soul. Signed to Warner Music Nashville/Warner Records in 2023; debut EP A Little Goes a Long Way.
Formed in 1984 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, country outfit Shenandoah is best known for a string of late 1980s and early 1990s hits including The Church on Cumberland Road and Two Dozen Roses. During their commercial peak, the band earned a Grammy Award for their 1994 Alison Krauss duet Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart.
Multi-Platinum country band Old Dominion formed in Nashville, notching nine number one singles, five billion streams, and headlining global tours. They are seven-time ACM and six-time CMA Group of the Year award winners.
Formed by cousins Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook, Alabama is a highly popular country-rock band that emerged in the late 1970s. Blending country harmonies with rock instincts, they achieved massive success, scoring dozens of chart-topping singles and multi-platinum albums.
Californian country-pop artist Lee Greenwood is best known for his patriotic anthem God Bless the U.S.A. He scored a strong string of hits in the 1980s, including I.O.U. and the original Wind Beneath My Wings, alongside numerous chart-topping country singles and duets with Barbara Mandrell.
The Malpass Brothers, Christopher and Taylor, hail from Goldsboro, North Carolina. They are celebrated for preserving traditional country, rockabilly, and honky-tonk music with their authentic sound and brother harmonies. Mentored by Merle Haggard, who produced their debut album "Memory That Bad", they are also known for their album "Lonely Street". They are Grand Ole Opry regulars and North American Country Music Association International Hall of Fame inductees.
Taylor Hicks is a singer-songwriter best known for winning the fifth season of American Idol. After performing professionally in the Southeast for over a decade and releasing two independent albums, he signed with Arista Records and released his self-titled major label debut in 2006.
Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry is a leading country voice, known for rowdy, heartfelt songs. With the duo, he scored five No. 1 country radio hits, earned Grand Ole Opry membership, and was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.
Grand Ole Opry member Mark Wills has released 19 Billboard-charting singles across seven albums, including No. 1 hits Wish You Were Here and RIAA Gold-certified 19 Somethin’, a six-week Billboard Hot Country Songs leader. He’s also entertained U.S. troops overseas.
Kentucky-bred band formed in 1963 in Berea. Known for 1978 pop No. 1 “Kiss You All Over” from Mixed Emotions, then reinvented as a Southern rock-flavored country act, scoring multiple country chart-toppers in 1984–88.
