Cumulus Media announced Monday the names of the ten (10) country music artists selected as finalists in the NASH Next Challenge 2016, a one-of-a-kind national grassroots talent search and artist development program for country music sponsored nationally by Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM.
The 10 finalists were selected by a celebrity panel of some of the biggest names in country music, including Scott Borchetta, founder, president and CEO of Big Machine Label Group, the world’s No. 1 independent record label and home to superstar artists including Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw; Kix Brooks, half of Grammy-winning duo Brooks & Dunn, one of country music’s most successful duos of all time, and host of Westwood One's American Country Countdown; Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, the multi-platinum super trio with 13 #1 singles, and Danielle Bradbery, Season 4 Winner of The Voice. These panelists will be joined by a fan judge to select the winner of the NASH Next Challenge 2016.
The winner will receive a recording contract with Big Machine Label Group and their original song produced by Jay DeMarcus, as well as national radio airplay on Cumulus Media radio stations across the U.S.
In addition to the 10 national finalists competing at the NASH Next Challenge 2016 Finals Event, Trent Harmon, Season 15 Winner of FOX’s American Idol, will give a special performance. The finals event will take place Tuesday, October 25th from 7:00 – 10:00 pm at Mercy Lounge in Nashville, Tennessee. The event is open to the public.
The 10 national finalists are:
1) Alexis Gomez from Cincinnati, OH2) Murphy’s Ford from Columbia, MO
3) Jake Dodds from Indianapolis, IN
4) Todd O’Neill from Lafayette, LA
5) Brittany Pfantz from Lake Charles, LA
6) Trey Teem from Macon, GA
7) The Young Fables from Nashville, TN
8) Spinn from New York City
9) Billy Shaw Jr. from Tucson, AZ
10) Ashley Jordan from Worcester, MA
"We are extremely excited for the 10 finalists to take the stage at our finals event. It’s going to be a great show,” said Mike McVay, SVP, Content and Programming for Cumulus Media and Westwood One. “Each finalist is incredible and exactly what we envisioned when we launched this competition. It is our mission to discover the best up-and-coming country talent in America, and I am proud of all of the contestants and especially the finalists in the NASH Next 2016 Challenge."
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