Country Goes Global: An International Showcase of Country Music – Nashville, TN

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• Dates: Thursday, June 6 to Saturday, June 8, 2024
• Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily
• Location: Chief’s on Broadway, Nashville, TN
• Livestream: Available globally through Volume.com

• Sheppard (Australia): Undeniably one of Australia’s most successful musical exports, Sheppard is releasing their fourth studio album, ZORA, on June 21st. With the first few singles already topping the Australian airplay charts, the Brisbane-born, Nashville-based sibling trio recently clocked over 1 BILLION combined streams. Their hit song “Geronimo,” now 36x Platinum across 19 countries,  continues to break records daily off the back of a run of highly viral videos. Now ramping up for some of their most exciting live shows to date, Sheppard is not to be missed.
  • Aaron Goodvin (Canada): Double platinum-selling country artist Aaron Goodvin’s previous three albums produced two #1 Canadian singles and several top 10s, scoring multiple CCMA and JUNO Award wins and nominations — notably winning the 2018 CCMA Songwriter of the Year and a prestigious JUNO Award nomination. After a string of sold-out shows on his first headline tour, “It’s the Ride,” Aaron released “Country Dance,” a toe-tapper from the same team Aaron wrote his global juggernaut “Lonely Drum” with; spawning the same line dance craze across the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With over 103 million total streams to date, Aaron Goodvin will release a new EP soon that will also include the “love at first listen” single, “Written All Over It,” already climbing the charts.
• Remember Monday  (United Kingdom): Their debut single “Drive” topped the iTunes Country Music Chart. The all-female trio rose to fame on The Voice UK in 2019.
• Homegrown Trio (Australia): Signed to Warner Chappell Nashville, this trio has toured with the Jonas Brothers, Kelsea Ballerini, and Jordan McGraw. They recently signed with Metropolitan Groove Merchants (MGM Nashville) and recorded their upcoming releases with Dann Huff, Nathan Chapman, and Joy Williams.
• Sammy Arriaga – (Cuban American) – Sammy Arriaga is a Miami-born, Cuban American singer-songwriter who found his calling in Nashville, Tennessee. Growing up amid the diverse beats of Florida, Sammy developed a love for the classic storytelling of country music. Sammy has shared stages with some of the industry’s biggest names, including Sam Hunt, Brett Young, and Carly Pearce. Sammy’s music has been streamed over 70 million times across all platforms, and he has grown his fan base to over one million followers, along with monthly listeners supporting releases like “The Boat” and ‘Seven Roses Vol. 1 & 2’ – Spanish country cover projects.
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• Abbie Ferris (Australia): Fresh from a breakout set at CMC Rocks QLD, with her new single ‘Shut Up and Kiss Me’ storming up the charts, this will be the debut Nashville performance for this girl from small-town South Australia, whose music harkens back to the sass of ‘90s Shania.
• Amy Sheppard (Australia) – Recently had the #1 country song in Australia (“Small Town Rumours”), and her single, “Overthinking,” just became the #1 independent single on US country radio.
• Tayler Holder (US): With over 20.6 million followers on TikTok, Holder is the 159th most-followed user on the app, cementing his status as a global artist with a broad and diverse following. His impressive reach on TikTok has allowed him to connect with fans from all corners of the world, making his music and content resonate on an international scale.
• Lane Pittman (Australia): His debut EP has dominated the Australian Music Charts, including a #1 in the Australian Country Album Charts. Lane has also been selling out venues on his first headline tour across the Australian East Coast. At 18 years of age, Lane’s music is setting the Country music world on fire.
• Twinnie  (UK): Known for her debut album, Hollywood Gypsy, and her 2023 Grand Ole Opry debut.
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• Alison Nichols (Korea/US): Signed to BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville, Alison is the first signed Asian-American singer in the country music format. She made waves on TikTok with her debut release, “Is it just me?” which reached over 4.6 million views. Her latest track, “HOOPS,” has garnered over 1 million views and is showing signs of becoming another hit.
• Casey Barnes  (Australia): His brand new album, Mayday, is set to release on May 31 and has already seen huge success with an APRA Award for Most Performed Country Work with “Summer Nights,” and five singles off the album reaching #1 in the Australian Country Radio Charts. Barnes also took his electric live show to Stagecoach in the U.S. this April, sharing the stage with the likes of Post Malone and Willie Nelson.
• Hailey Benedict (Canada): Hailey Benedict, the 2023 SiriusXM Top of the Country Winner, 2023 CMAB Horizon Female Country Artist of the Year, and 2022 CCMA Interactive Artist of the Year, is a rising star in Canadian country music. She made history by simultaneously securing the iHeart Radio Future Star and Stingray Trending Track features, propelling her single “Wanted You To” to #25 on the Mediabase country chart, and her 2023 holiday single “Freeze” reached the Top 5 on the Mediabase all-format holiday chart.
• Owen Riegling (Canada): Owen Riegling is the kind of artist so down to earth his boots are always dirty. He’s a small-town kid with his roots firmly planted in the songs he sings. A 2024 Spotify Hot Country Artist to Watch, the last 12 months have been a wild ride for Owen, releasing his hit single, “Old Dirt Roads,” with Universal Music Canada, touring coast to coast, surpassing 1.5M monthly Spotify listeners, working with some of Nashville’s biggest writers and producers, and gracing the main stage at Boots & Hearts – all while managing to keep his feet on the ground.
• Alli Walker  (Canada): Recently signed to RECORDS Nashville and Sony Music Publishing, Walker’s fusion of her own bagpipes in the viral Country sea shanty “The Whiskey’s Gone” garnered widespread global attention, with major playlist covers and features in acclaimed media such as Hot Press/Ireland and BBC Radio 2.  The song has accumulated over 45 million views across social media. Walker’s latest single, “Dirt On Us,” was produced by Australian hitmaker Lindsay Rimes (Nate Smith, Kane Brown).
• More to be added!