Spending all day working on a song—that’s Luke Laird. Quiet but full of music, hard-working but playful, quick-witted but kind: He has long-since joined the country music ranks he idolized as a kid growing up in tiny Hartstown, Pennsylvania. Over the last decade, the Nashville-based Laird has penned 24 No. 1 country songs, earned two GRAMMY awards, clinched Songwriter of the Year titles from BMI and the Academy of Country Music, and taken home too much more industry hardware to gracefully list here. But while music’s top-tier and liner-notes lovers know his name, Laird has typically shirked spotlights––until now. With his new album Music Row, Laird offers an intimate look into his journey from Hartstown to Nashville. The first-ever record from one of music’s most trusted creators and collaborators, Music Row is a songwriter’s story, traversing childhood, grief, addiction, family, and the community he loves. The songs are deeply personal and sometimes raw, all delivered by the songwriter himself.

Jonathan Hutcherson infuses country with uplifting affirmations culled from his own real-life underdog journey. Belting right from the gut as he wears his heart on his sleeve, the Kentucky-born and Nashville-based singer and songwriter shares his truth without filter. As a child, he recognized an innate predisposition for singing and songwriting even with “moderate to severe hearing loss.” Wearing hearing aids since the age of two, he nevertheless gravitated to music from the first moment he could. At 16-years-old, he auditioned for NBC’s The Voice and ended up on Team Pharrell Williams. His appearance on the show boosted his confidence. After his final high school test, he bolted straight to Nashville on February 1, 2018—a date he memorialized with a tattoo on his arm. His independent single “Strangers” racked up 1 million-plus Spotify streams as he logged countless sessions around Music City, balancing a job at Lowe’s to stay afloat. In 2019, he caught the attention of Creative Nation and signed a publishing and development deal. Co-writing with the likes of Parker Welling, Jamie Moore, Josh Jenkins, and Heather Morgan, he spent the next year cultivating his sound, drawing equally from those formative gospel influences, classic country, and homegrown bluegrass with a twist of modern pop.  Now, he forges a close connection to audiences on his 2021 self-titled debut EP led by the single “Young.”

Bella McCormick is a Nashville-based country artist and songwriter with the kind of natural charisma, modern confidence, and classic storytelling instincts that make her feel both fresh and familiar.  A recent Ole Miss graduate, Bella has quickly become one of Nashville’s most promising new voices, building early momentum through sharp songwriting, a magnetic vocal performance, breathtaking guitar playing, and an increasingly undeniable connection with fans. Bella’s foundation as a songwriter runs deep.  While still an undergraduate at Ole Miss, she wrote more than 200 songs, quietly developing the voice, discipline, and perspective that now define her artistry.  Her music lives in the space between country tradition and the energy of her generation - rooted in Southern storytelling, emotional honesty, and a modern sense of independence. That connection to country music is also personal.  Bella’s father, Lee McCormick, was deeply rooted in Nashville’s 1970s and 1980s scene, running in circles and building meaningful relationships with legendary songwriters and artists including Waylon Jennings, Guy Clark, and Townes Van Zandt.  He placed instruments in Bella’s hands when she was just five years old, introducing her not only to music itself, but to the Nashville songwriting tradition and the power of live performance.  Bella grew up with that history close to her, absorbing the spirit of a creative culture built on truth, grit, poetry, individuality, and songs that were meant to be lived as much as written. Her path has also been shaped by the guidance of Grammy-winning producer Paul Worley, who has been a friend and mentor to Bella since she was very young.  That early proximity to world-class songs, artists, and record-making helped give Bella both a respect for the craft and a clear sense of the standard she is chasing. As a performer, Bella brings an easy, unforced confidence to the stage - the kind that feels less manufactured than discovered. Whether playing an acoustic room, a college-town show, a festival stage, or writing in Nashville’s creative circles, she carries herself like an artist with a clear point of view and a long runway ahead. With music in development, a growing creative team around her, and a wave of early industry momentum, Bella McCormick is emerging as new artist to watch in country music - one built for the modern landscape, but grounded in the timeless qualities that make country music last.

Based in Los Angeles, Jones has co-written tracks for some of the industry’s biggest names, collectively garnering billions of streams. She contributed to several #1 albums, including “People You Know” off Selena Gomez’s Rare, “Look At Us Now” off Celine Dion’s Courage, “Happy” off P!nk’s Hurts 2B Human, “Polaroid” off Keith Urban’s The Speed of Now Part 1, and “Roaring 20s” off the 2x-Platinum Pray for the Wicked by Panic! At The Disco. Jones has also collaborated with BLACKPINK, Maisie Peters, Little Big Town, Mickey Guyton, and more. Additionally, Jones co-wrote several singles for popstar Sabrina Carpenter, including Platinum-certified “Nonsense” off Carpenter’s acclaimed Emails I Can’t Send, which was included in Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Albums of 2022. Other Sabrina Carpetner cuts include "Espresso" and "Dont's Smile." Jones also co-wrote “Lottery” by rapper-singer Latto feat. LU KALA, as well as country star Kelsea Ballerini’s Platinum-certified, 2021 ASCAP Country Award-winning song “Hole in the Bottle.”