Bonner Black, the classically trained ballerina turned Nashville Indie Pop singer/songwriter from Hot Rock, TN, started dancing at a young age before switching gears and making regular trips to Nashville to write and perform at 14. At 17, Black moved there officially; she embarked on her first regional tour shortly thereafter and participated in four NSAI lobbying trips. She received the Artist Entrepreneur Award by The Oxford Center of Entrepreneurs at The Times Center in New York City in 2016. Fast forward to today and, as an independent artist, Black has amassed over 403.1k streams across all platforms while cultivating an enthusiastic and engaged fan base and online community. Her Debut EP, Out Of Dreams, was released May 6th and contains Black's four recent singles as well as "Take It All" and "The Old Way." Out Of Dreams tells stories of lost love with sharp lyrics and melodies designed to burrow deep into your soul. It's impossible to remain unmoved as you work your way through this project capped at the end by "The Old Way," a poignant cliffhanger for what to expect on Black's next project, the first single of which will be released in Spring 2023.

CMT Next Women of Country Julie Williams is turning heads in Nashville’s country music scene with songs that tell the stories she wished to hear as a mixed race child. A regular host of The Song Suffragettes, Julie was named in Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country Class of 2021, featured on She Wolf Radio’s Ones 2 Watch list and her single Southern Curls was covered by Billboard, CMT, PBS NewsHour, and numerous music publications. Having opened for acts such as Will Hoge and Mt. Joy, Julie tours with the Black Opry Revue, a showcase of Black artists in country, blues, folk, and Americana music. Julie took the stage with the group at CMA Fest in Nashville in June 2022 and followed this performance with her first solo tour that brought Julie and her songs across the country and globe - with performances in London, Nashville, and across the East Coast. After her Americana Fest debut at the Country Music Hall of Fame, Julie hit the road again over the fall with a mix of Black Opry and solo performances across the Midwest, West Coast, and Northeast. Julie is releasing an EP on June 2nd followed by a coast-to-coast tour and Newport Folk Festival performance this summer.