Texas-born country singer and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum is known for four consecutive number one hits, including Pretty Heart and Handle On You. He has earned two ACM Awards, a CMT Award, and three CMA Award nominations, and toured with George Strait.
North Carolina native Scotty McCreery won American Idol in 2011 and made history with his Platinum-certified debut album Clear as Day. He has achieved six number one hits, sold over four million albums, and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry and North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.
Mississippi native Randy Houser is a country music vocalist with over a billion streams and hits like How Country Feels. He earned a CMA Song of the Year nomination for Like A Cowboy and appeared in films including Killers of the Flower Moon and The Hill.
Kelly Clarkson is a Grammy-winning American singer who rose to fame as the inaugural winner of American Idol. Known for her multi-octave voice across pop, rock, and country, she has released major hits like Since U Been Gone.
Multi-platinum country artist Sara Evans is known for five No. 1 singles including Born to Fly and A Little Bit Stronger. She has earned an Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist award and CMA Video of the Year honors, alongside multiple platinum and gold albums.
Grammy-winning country group Little Big Town features Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, and Jimi Westbrook. Known for hits like Boondocks, Pontoon, Girl Crush, and Better Man, the band has released ten studio albums, including Tornado, Nightfall, and Mr. Sun, earning over 20 awards.
Multi-platinum country artist Justin Moore has earned 13 number one hits, including Small Town USA, If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away, and the Priscilla Block collaboration You, Me, and Whiskey. He has released platinum-certified albums, won an ACM Award, and hosts a podcast.
Country artist Lorrie Morgan, daughter of Grand Ole Opry star George Morgan, debuted at age 13 and became the youngest singer to join the Opry in 1984. Known for updated classic country, she scored 1990s chart-topping hits including Five Minutes and What Part of No, earning gold and platinum albums.
Born in Atlanta, Texas, rock-tinged honky tonk singer Tracy Lawrence debuted in 1991 with Sticks and Stones. A major star of the neo-traditional country scene, he landed 40 singles on the Billboard Country charts, including number ones like Alibis, Time Marches On, and Find Out Who Your Friends Are.
Terri Clark is a multi-JUNO Award-winning country artist and the only Canadian female member of the Grand Ole Opry. With over five million albums sold and numerous chart-topping hits, she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2023.
The Band of Heathens formed in Austin in 2005, blending country, rock, and soul with sharp songwriting. They broke through in 2009; core songwriters Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist remain. Their 2011 song Hurricane went gold, then platinum.
Phil Vassar is a country singer-songwriter known for ten number one singles, twenty-six top forty hits, and nine albums. He won two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year trophies and the ACM Top New Male Vocalist award. Before his recording career, he penned major hits for Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, and others.
Born in Jacksonville, Texas, neo-traditionalist country artist Neal McCoy toured as Charley Pride's opening act before breaking out in the mid-1990s. He scored chart-topping hits like No Doubt About It and Wink, releasing three consecutive platinum albums including You Gotta Love That.
Nashville-based five-piece band Sixwire features guitarists Andy Childs, Steve Mandile, and Robb Houston, bassist John Howard, and drummer Chuck Tilley. Before forming, the members toured and did session work for artists like Faith Hill, Kenny Rogers, and Lee Greenwood. The group released their self-titled debut album on Warner Bros. in 2003.
Singer/songwriter/producer BRELAND broke out with PLATINUM “My Truck,” a hip-hop/country hybrid that hit #1 on Spotify’s Global Viral 50 in 2019. His debut album CROSS COUNTRY features “For What It’s Worth” and GOLD collabs with Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban.
Born in West Virginia, Charlie McCoy is a legendary Nashville session musician known for his harmonica in country, rock, and folk. He played with Dylan, Presley, and more.