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Jess Kellie Adams
Friday, September 13 7:00 p.m.
Jess Kellie Adams is an emerging Nashville country artist with a powerful voice, blending classic country styling with a rock and roll edge. Jess has been working with some of the biggest names in country music, like the legendary Dean Sams of Lonestar, to bring her sound and unique styling to fans around the country in a show that blends favorites from the 90’s and 2000’s with her own original music. Known for her powerful vocals, and her ability to connect with an audience, Jess is able to captivate listeners and deliver a message about following your heart, knowing yourself, and chasing your dreams. In addition to being a powerhouse performer, Jess makes sure to spend time meeting and talking with fans, sharing stories, and developing a connection with everyone who comes up for a photo or an autograph.
John Norris
Friday, September 13 9:00 p.m.
Nashville recording artists John Norris is a native of Sanford, North Carolina.
John Norris's love of music was forged in the church and country music tradition of his home town. Singing with his family in church and picking up the guitar at age 10, he learned his craft alongside family and friends, with a healthy dose of YouTube to hone his skills.
John recorded his debut Nashville record at Direct Image Recording Studio, with producer Kenny Royster. The tracks include: “God’s Up To Somethin”, “Thank God She Did”, “This Town”, “Good Jeans”, “Natural Light”, and “Lonely Don’t Last Long”.
Celeste Kellogg
Saturday, September 14 7:00 p.m.
Celeste is a CMA, Nashville Charting Recording Artist.
Celeste has released two singles to Country Radio "Country Swagger" & "There’s a Beach Somewhere". Both singles have charted on the Music Row Country Airplay Charts out of Nashville. Both singles were also featured on CMT’s Spotify playlists The Round Up & Next Women of Country Music. Spotify has featured both singles on Fresh Finds Country & New Music Nashville. "There’s a Beach Somewhere" is currently featured on Spotify’s Gulf & Western Playlist with over 562,000 streams and 1 million + streams over all.
CMT has also featured both the "Country Swagger" & "There’s a Beach Somewhere" Music Videos.
Celeste has had the honor of winning the Nashville Universe Rising Star Award in 2016 presented by Storme Warren of Siruis XM The Highway held at the world famous Wild Horse Saloon. In 2018 she would capture the Nashville Universe Female Vocalist of the Year award in the front of the Wild Horse Crowd and broadcast on TCN, The Country Network.
Maddie & Tae
Saturday, September 14 9:00 p.m.
Award-winning duo Maddie & Tae channel their unbreakable bond, honest songwriting and “some of the tightest harmonies on Music Row” (Rolling Stone) into their new collection of songs Through The Madness Vol. 2, out now. Together as longtime friends and music collaborators, Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr co-wrote each of the project’s tracks, as well as all 8 songs on Through The Madness Vol. 1. The pair drew praise for their Gold-certified The Way It Feels album, including the Double Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Die From A Broken Heart.” With “Die From A Broken Heart” topping the country airplay charts, Maddie & Tae became the first and only female twosome with multiple No. 1s.
Maddie & Tae first broke out in 2013 with their brilliant counter to bro-country, the Platinum-selling smash, “Girl In A Country Song,” which took Country radio by storm, skyrocketing to the top of the charts and establishing them as only the third female duo in 70 years to top the Country Airplay charts. They recently took home Group/Duo Video of the Year (“Woman You Got”) at the CMT Music Awards and are nominated an eighth time for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 56th CMA Awards. They have earned trophies from the Radio Disney Music Awards and CMA Awards, along with multiple ACM, Billboard and CMT Award nominations. Maddie & Tae have received widespread praise from Associated Press, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, The Tennessean, The Washington Post, Glamour and others. The celebrated duo has toured with country music’s hottest stars including Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, and Brad Paisley. They recently headlined the CMT Next Women of Country Tour Presents: All Song No Static Tour in 2022, hitting major markets coast-to-coast
