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- Emerging Artists to perform at Lainey Wilson\u2019s Bell Bottom Barn Dance in Nashville, Tennessee on June 9 & \u201cOle Red on the Rise Presented by Tractor Supply\u201d at Ole Red Nashville on June 7 during Country Music\u2019s biggest week<\/i><\/li>\n
- Mentorships between the established artists and Emerging Artists to begin in Nashville this June<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO<\/a>)<\/b>, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today the recipients of the company\u2019s inaugural \u201cEmerging Artists Program\u201d in partnership with country music artists Lainey Wilson, Ashley McBryde, Dustin Lynch, Lauren Alaina, and Kat & Alex, along with Opry Entertainment Group. The program was created to discover and support emerging country artists who live and love what Tractor Supply calls \u201cLife Out Here.\u201d The five selected emerging artists include:<\/p>\n
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- Hailey Verhaalen<\/a> from Oregon City, OR (Currently resides in Nashville, TN)\n<\/li>\n
- Drew Hale<\/a> from El Paso, TX (Currently resides in Kingsley, MI)\n<\/li>\n
- Tae Lewis<\/a> from Goldsboro, NC (Currently resides in Nashville, TN)\n<\/li>\n
- Cosette Smith<\/a> from Gilbert, AZ (Currently resides in Cypress, CA)\n<\/li>\n
- Austin McNeill<\/a> from Salisbury, NC (Currently resides in Charlotte, NC)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nNearly 900 emerging artists submitted their original song inspired by the Out Here lifestyle. The five Emerging Artists selected by Tractor Supply and the mentor artists have each been paired with one of the five established mentors for the journey of a lifetime. These five Emerging Artists will travel to Nashville, Tennessee this June to collaborate with their mentors, record their songs at a premier studio, meet with industry executives and open for Wilson at an exclusive event during country music\u2019s biggest week in Nashville in June. The Emerging Artists will also earn a spot on \u201cOle Red on the Rise Presented by Tractor Supply,\u201d an Opry Entertainment Group artist discovery series beginning June 7 at Ole Red Nashville. Fans are invited to attend the free Emerging Artists kickoff event at Ole Red. Finally, each artist will have the opportunity to perform alongside Wilson on the Grand Ole Opry stage and appear in an upcoming Circle Network 30-minute special set to premiere this fall.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe Tractor Supply Emerging Artists Program is all about providing these talented artists with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take their music career to the next level,\u201d said Kimberley Gardiner, chief marketing officer at Tractor Supply. \u201cEverything about this program embodies what we call \u2018Life Out Here\u2019 – authenticity, creativity and getting back to your roots. We\u2019re so proud to partner with these artists and their mentors to showcase their songs inspired by Life Out Here. We can\u2019t wait to see and hear what the future holds for all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nOn Friday, June 9, Tractor Supply and Lainey Wilson will co-host the \u201cBell Bottom Barn Dance\u201d during Nashville\u2019s biggest week in country music. This exclusive experience pays homage to Tractor Supply Company\u2019s roots and will mark one of the first public performances from the top five Emerging Artists. The event will celebrate Wilson\u2019s partnership with Tractor Supply and host Tractor Supply team members along with some of her devoted fan club members. From the moment fans and team members walk through the doors of the Bell Tower in the heart of downtown Nashville, they\u2019ll be transported to Life Out Here, the place where everyone is welcome, good American values are celebrated and country music is the soundtrack to our lives.<\/p>\n
\nFollow along on Tractor Supply\u2019s Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a> channels and visit tractorsupply.com\/emergingartists<\/a> for new announcements about the Emerging Artists Program.<\/p>\n
About Tractor Supply Company<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\nFor 85 years, Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) has been passionate about serving the needs of recreational farmers, ranchers, homeowners, gardeners, pet enthusiasts and all those who enjoy living Life Out Here. Tractor Supply is the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., ranking 294 on the 2022 Fortune 500. The company\u2019s more than 52,000 Team Members are known for delivering legendary service and helping customers pursue their passions, whether that means being closer to the land, taking care of animals or living a hands-on, DIY lifestyle. In store and online, Tractor Supply provides what customers need \u2013 anytime, anywhere, any way they choose at the low prices they deserve.<\/p>\n
\nAs of April 1, 2023, the Company operated 2,164 Tractor Supply stores in 49 states, including 81 stores acquired from Orscheln Farm and Home in 2022 that will be rebranded to Tractor Supply by the end of 2023. For more information on Tractor Supply, visit www.tractorsupply.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nTractor Supply Company also owns and operates Petsense by Tractor Supply, a small-box pet specialty supply retailer providing products and services for pet owners. As of April 1, 2023, the Company operated 189 Petsense by Tractor Supply stores in 23 states. For more information on Petsense by Tractor Supply, visit www.Petsense.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n
About Opry Entertainment Group<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\nRooted in the unparalleled country music history of the Grand Ole Opry, Opry Entertainment Group produces multi-platform entertainment experiences through its growing portfolio of entertainment venues. This includes the world-famous Grand Ole Opry, the iconic Ryman Auditorium, ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Blake Shelton-inspired Ole Red brand and the Wildhorse Saloon which will be reimagined as a Luke Combs-inspired entertainment experience coming 2024. Through concerts, tours, music-inspired restaurants, digital content, and its WSM Radio and Circle Network platforms, Opry Entertainment Group connects millions of music fans to the artists they love through experiences they\u2019ll never forget. Opry Entertainment Group is a subsidiary of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP)<\/i><\/p>\n
About Lainey Wilson<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\nCMA 2022 Female Vocalist of the Year, CMA 2022 New Artist of the Year, and ACM\u2019s 2022 New Female Artist of the Year, Lainey Wilson is one of Nashville\u2019s hottest and most buzzed-about new artists. As most nominated female artist at the 2023 ACM awards bestowing four wins including \u201cFemale Artist of the Year,\u201d \u201cAlbum of the Year,\u201d \u201cMusic Event of The Year,\u201d and \u201cVisual Media of The Year\u201d as well the top nominated artist at the 2023 CMT Music Awards, Lainey has been named to nearly every \u201cArtist to Watch\u201d list. Landing her first No. 1 with her PLATINUM Certified ACM Song of the Year, \u201cThings A Man Oughta Know,\u201d nearly 10 years to the day after leaving her small Louisiana farming community in a camper trailer to chase her dreams, she has won over legions of fans with her signature Bell Bottom Country sound and aesthetic, which blends traditional Country with a modern yet retro flare. A prolific and sought-after songwriter (having co-writer credits on songs by artists including Luke Combs, Flatland Calvary, and more), Lainey is a fresh, fierce voice, delivering CMA-nominated album of the year with her label debut, Sayin\u2019 What I\u2019m Thinkin\u2019. With a rockstar stage presence, her artistry has taken her across the globe, performing for sold-out crowds throughout the US, UK, and Germany with notable names like Jon Pardi, Luke Combs, HARDY, Ashley McBryde, and more. After topping the country radio charts for a second time with, \u201cNever Say Never\u201d with Cole Swindell, she achieved her third and fourth No. 1 songs with \u201cHeart Like a Truck,\u201d and HARDY collaboration \u201cwait in the truck.\u201d Her critically acclaimed album, \u201cBell Bottom Country,\u201d reached No. 9 on Billboard\u2019s Country Albums Chart, quickly rose to No. 1 on iTunes charts and has amassed over 350 million on-demand streams to date. Most recently, she made her acting debut in Season 5 of the smash hit series \u201cYellowstone\u201d, was named \u201cTractor Supply Brand Ambassador,\u201d adding to her growing list of endeavors, and was honored at Billboard\u2019s Women in Music Awards with the Rulebreaker Award. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit www.laineywilson.com<\/a> or follow on Instagram @laineywilsonmusic \/ Twitter @laineywilson \/ Facebook.com\/laineywilsonmusic.<\/p>\n
About Ashley McBryde<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\nGRAMMY, CMA and ACM award winner Ashley McBryde cut her teeth playing country songs in biker bars \u2013 and it shows. The Grand Ole Opry member\u2019s 2018 major label debut Girl Going Nowhere<\/i> (Warner Music Nashville) charmed The<\/i>New York Times<\/i>, NPR<\/i>, Rolling Stone, Paste, The Washington Post <\/i>and more, all en route to landing a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album. McBryde closed out 2019 with ACM New Female Artist, CMT Breakout Artist, a New Artist of the Year win at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards and two nominations for the 2020 GRAMMYs for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for \u201cGirl Goin\u2019 Nowhere.\u201d Her follow-up Never Will<\/i> was tagged by Rolling Stone<\/i> as one of the most anticipated of the year alongside NPR, who also ranked her Top 10 RIAA Platinum-Certified single \u201cOne Night Standards\u201d as one of the best songs of 2019. The album earned McBryde a 2021 GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making Never Will <\/i>the only <\/i>album nominated for Country Album of the Year by the ACMs, CMAs and the Recording Academy in the same award season. Her GRAMMY-winning duet with Carly Pearce, \u201cNever Wanted To Be That Girl,\u201d went all the way to No. 1 and earned McBryde and Pearce the ACM and CMA award for Musical Event of the Year. McBryde was also honored with the 2022 CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry outside of the United States. Her collaborative project Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville<\/i> featuring Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark, Pillbox Patti, Caylee Hammack, Aaron Raitiere and Benjy Davis earned McBryde her third consecutive GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making her a six-time GRAMMY nominee. Upon its release, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville <\/i>garnered applause from The New York Times<\/i>, NPR, Variety, Vulture, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Billboard and Stereogum, among many more. <\/i>McBryde recently wrapped The Judds:<\/i>The Final Tour <\/i>with Wynonna and two sold-out nights at the Ryman Auditorium with Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville <\/i>Live. Her latest chart-climbing single \u201cLight On In The Kitchen\u201d is available everywhere now along with \u201cThe Devil I Know,\u201d with more new music on the way. McBryde will embark on a run of additional headlining shows, festivals, dates with Eric Church on The Outsiders Revival Tour <\/i>and Jelly Roll this spring and summer. For more information, visit Ashley McBryde.com<\/a> or follow her on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, TikTok<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n
About Dustin Lynch<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\nDustin Lynch has \u201cbuilt one of the most consistent recording careers in modern country music\u201d (Billboard<\/i>), achieving eight #1s, four Top 5 albums, 10 GOLD and PLATINUM certified singles, and tallying over 4.3 BILLION cumulative global streams. His fifth studio album, BLUE IN THE SKY <\/i>(Broken Bow Records), delivered the history-making PLATINUM, six-week #1 \u201cThinking \u2018Bout You (feat. MacKenzie Porter),\u201d which became the most-played song at Country radio in 2022 landing at #1 on the Mediabase and #2 on the Billboard Year-End Country Airplay charts. The acclaimed project also features current single \u201cStars Like Confetti\u201d and latest hit \u201cParty Mode.\u201d \u201cDustin Lynch’s New Music Will Have You Embracing the Party 24\/7,\u201d hails E! News<\/i>, as the good time follow-up to TULLAHOMA<\/i> \u2013 which delivered consecutive PLATINUM chart-toppers: \u201cRidin\u2019 Roads\u201d and \u201cGood Girl,\u201d in addition to GOLD, Top 5 \u201cMomma\u2019s House.\u201d Since his PLATINUM breakout \u201cCowboys and Angels\u201d in 2012, Lynch has headlined packed venues and toured with Country\u2019s biggest names like Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Brad Paisley, and Kane Brown this spring. Likewise, the Tennessee native has earned industry recognition as a Grand Ole Opry member, as well as high-profile nominations for the Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, and CMT Music Awards.<\/p>\n
About Lauren Alaina<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\nGrand Ole Opry member and Multi-Platinum-selling singer\/songwriter Lauren Alaina has earned three No. 1 hit singles in just under three years with her smash \u201cRoad Less Traveled,\u201d the now 7x Platinum \u201cWhat Ifs\u201d with her childhood friend and superstar Kane Brown (his first career No. 1), and \u201cOne Beer\u201d with friend and rising star HARDY (also his first career No. 1). Her No. 1 debuting album Sitting Pretty On Top of The World,<\/i> which includes hit single \u201cGetting Over Him\u201d featuring Jon Pardi, as well as her RIAA-certified Gold-selling \u201cGetting Good.\u201d Alaina, a best-selling and first-time author, released her inspirational book, Getting Good at Being You: Learning to Love Who God Made You to Be<\/i> and was the #1 New Release on two of Amazon\u2019s sales charts in its first week of release. Alaina starred in her first Hallmark Channel movie \u201cRoadhouse Romance\u201d in 2021 to rave reviews and the movie became the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program at release.<\/b>The rising superstar and Big Loud recording artist, who American Songwriter<\/i> calls \u201ca vibrant force of positivity in the world,\u201d just came off her second career headlining tour, On Top Of The World Tour Presented By Maurices <\/i>with multiple sell-outs and rave reviews. The Georgia native has shared the stage with superstars including Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, Jason Aldean and also sold out her own, first-ever headlining, That Girl Was Me Tour<\/i>. Alaina has performed on some of the highest-profile stages in the world including national television performances on PBS\u2019s A Capitol Fourth<\/i>, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol<\/i>, TODAY<\/i>, ABC\u2019s Good Morning America<\/i>, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade, ABC\u2019s CMA Fest specials, CMA and ACM Awards, Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day halftime performance, MLB\u2019s World Series national anthem (Game 5, 2021) a<\/i>nd more including a performance at the White House for President Obama for a PBS special. For more information and tour dates, please visit http:\/\/laurenalainaofficial.com\/<\/a> and follow Lauren at @Lauren_Alaina on Twitter<\/a>, @laurenalaina on Instagram<\/a> and on Facebook.<\/a> For videos go to her YouTube<\/a> (@LaurenAlainaAIVEVO)<\/p>\n
About Kat & Alex<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\nFor as much as Kat & Alex embody classic country stylings and values, the Nashville-based duo also rewrite the rules altogether with a Latin twist. The husband-and-wife pair shake up country with full-bodied soulful delivery, engaging live instrumentation, and bilingual lyrics, introducing themselves as Nashville\u2019s most compelling outliers. Kat is a Miami native and first-generation American from a Cuban family. Alex, who is of Puerto Rican descent, grew up in Northwestern Georgia and moved to Miami by middle school. Their paths crossed after Kat witnessed Alex singing one day at their church, and the two quickly forged an eternal bond after meeting up to collaborate. They appeared on American Idol<\/i> individually before returning home to focus on writing and recording original music as a duo, and then made their way to Nashville in 2020, igniting a life-altering couple of years. Last year Kat & Alex released Side A <\/i>of their self-titled, debut EP, which featured songs such as \u201cI Want It All\u201d and \u201cWe Bought A House.\u201d The duo then made history by releasing Lado <\/i>B, an entirely Spanish version of the EP. The project received acclaim in The Tennessean<\/i>, Billboard<\/i>, CMT and others. Kat & Alex were named to Nashville Lifestyle<\/i>\u2019s \u201cMost Beautiful People\u201d list last year, singled out as an Emerging Latin Artist to Discover by Billboard<\/i>, and deemed \u201cwell on their way to stardom\u201d by People Magazine<\/i>. This year, the pair continues representing Hispanic culture in country music with a sound that\u2019s rich and soulful with velvet harmonies, pop-like vocal riffs, and hooky lyrics.
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