Deric Ruttan is an ACM and Grammy-nominated, Nashville-based singer/songwriter and Canadian country music artist.  The writer of nine Billboard Top 10 radio charting singles - including five #1 country songs - Deric Ruttan has had over 150 of his songs recorded.  His songs have appeared on 20 million albums, and have been streamed over 2 billion times.  Deric was raised just outside Bracebridge, Ontario, on the same land his great-grandfather made moonshine on in the 1930’s.  It was the perfect backdrop for the singer/songwriter, who grew up listening to everything from CCR to Gordon Lightfoot to Van Halen.  After touring with several country bar bands, Deric moved to Nashville, where his unique outlook and delivery attracted the attention and praise of songwriters Don Schlitz, Steve Earle, and Steve Bogard.  Deric’s songs have been recorded by Eric Church, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley and others.  Bentley’s chart-toppers “What Was I Thinkin’” and “Lot Of Leavin’ Left To Do” are Ruttan co-writes, as are the Eric Church hits,  “Guys Like Me” and “Hell On The Heart”.  In 2013, Deric celebrated a multi-week #1 song with “Mine Would Be You”, recorded by Blake Shelton.  “Mine Would Be You” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song, and an ACM Award for Song Of The Year.  A short while later, Deric celebrated his second Blake Shelton #1 hit with the introspective “Came Here To Forget”.  In 2017 country music superstar Jason Aldean took Deric’s song “Any Ol’ Barstool” to the top of the charts to become the songwriter’s 4th #1 country single, and in 2020,  “Die From A Broken Heart”, by Mercury Nashville duo Maddie & Tae, climbed the charts to become Deric’s 5th #1 song.  As an artist, Deric Ruttan has released 4 studio albums and one live album (recorded at the world-renowned Calgary Stampede), headlined 4 of his own coast-to-coast tours, and celebrated eleven Top 10 songs at country radio in Canada.  His debut single “When You Come Around” was ranked #10 on Canadian country radio’s ‘Most Played Songs Of The Decade, 2000-2009’ list.  An ASCAP (10x), SOCAN (11x), CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) (2x) award winner, and the recipient of 3 Nashville Songwriter’s Association International “Top 10 Songs I Wish I’d Written” Awards (for “What Was I Thinkin’”, “Mine Would Be You” and “Die From A Broken Heart”), Deric and his wife Margaret make their home just outside Nashville, Tennessee.

Remy Garrison is a rising R&B-country artist blending Southern storytelling with infectious hooks and a modern, fearless edge. After building a loyal fanbase performing on Nashville's Lower Broadway at venues like Tootsies Orchid Lounge and Rippy's Honky Tonk, Garrison broke through with her debut EP Southern Luxury, which has surpassed one million streams. In 2024, Garrison made her country radio debut with "Get It Girl" and earned a featured spot on SiriusXM's On The Horizon with "Delusional." She continued her momentum with the release of her 2025 EP S•H•H, a bold, emotionally honest project showcasing her inability to fit into the box. In 2025, Garrison was named an "Artist to Watch" by LADYGUNN and Sweety High,. So far in 2026, Garrison has earned a Women of Country nomination for "Woman to Watch," was selected for the prestigious ASCAP GPS Class, and has surpassed 3 million global career streams, cementing her status as one of country music's most promising emerging voices.

With a blue-collar mentality that was instilled in him from a young age, Will Wright began posting covers of today's hits on Tik Tok and other social platforms to create his own path. Brick by brick, and song by song, Will amassed over 100k followers before graduating high school. After leaving his "Old Kentucky Home" of Bardstown, Kentucky at 18 years old to pursue the momentum he had built, Will enrolled at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. However, Will quickly found that his greatest classroom was on 16th Avenue across the street from campus. Balancing class by day, and then later washing the "X's" off his hands at night to play alongside and meet writers at bar gigs in the area, Will relied on his small-town hustle to get himself into the room with some of Nashville's top hitmaker. With a full headfirst dive into this dream of his, Will is looking to make his mark on the country music scene one day at a time.

Abigail Mae is a Georgia-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter blending the grit of country music with a modern edge. Drawing inspiration from artists like Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley, her sound combines raw vocals, gritty guitars, and unapologetic storytelling. With a style that’s as bold as it is honest, Abigail brings her own perspective to the next wave of country music.