Holly Gleason is a Nashville Editor and writer for various publications including Pollstar, HITS Magazine, and VINEYARD GAZETTE, LLC. With a focus on country music and the music industry, Holly's articles explore the careers of iconic artists, the evolution of the genre, and the impact of musicians on the global stage. Her work has also been featured in Paste Magazine and Variety.
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Holly Gleason focuses on entertainment news, particularly in the music industry. She frequently covers events and profiles of prominent figures in country music and rock. If you're looking to pitch Holly, consider offering insights or access to artists involved with major music awards, tours, or those who have made significant contributions to the music world.
Given her extensive coverage of events and profile features within the country and rock genres, she may be interested in pitches related to emerging talents or behind-the-scenes stories from these musical spaces. Additionally, if you have unique perspectives on how the industry is evolving regarding live performances or new releases within these genres, that could also pique her interest.
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By: Holly Gleason
With his Marlboro Man mysterious cool and pierc ing gaze, Warren Zeiders seems like a classic count ry archetyp e. Cowboy hat, deni m worn just so, prop er plaid shirt. O bviously the man b ehind the 717 Tapes and hits “Ride the Lightning,” “Pretty Little Poison” and “Burn It Down” has his bona fide, certified cowboy credentials.
ERNEST has come into his own. It’s an odd thing to say about a songwriter-artist who’s already received two consecutive CMA Triple Play Awards for scoring three #1s in a single year, whose “Flower Shops” with Morgan Wallen was certified double platinum, who’s spent the last year burning up the road with his own headlining shows, festivals and sharing stages with Wallen.
It’s where the rubber—or the songs— meet the road: playing shows and witnessing to the people who love country music. Whether a massive stadium-sized headliner like Kenny Chesney, Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs and Kane Brown or young artists selling out the Ryman Auditorium for the first time, noth ing compares to that live connection that happ ens between coun try artist s and their fans.
It’s where the rubber—or the songs—meet the road: playing shows and witnessing to the people who love country music. Whether a massive stadium-sized headliner like Kenny Chesney,...
Country so white, country so sexist, country so homophobic. We’ve all heard it, cringed and tried to explain. For Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern and Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside, getting people to see where and what country music actually represents is a mission as well as the compass both leaders use to steer by. Artist-positive, community- and business-forward, they are working to create positives and expand the genre’s reach in a rapidly changing world.
Streaming has seen ridiculous numbers for big hits. Ind eed, numbers unthinkable a decade ago. With that kind of success and a changing marketplace, these are intriguing times—thrilling and concerning. To that end, HITS convened a roundtable of some of Nashville’s very best and brightest music publishers to look at great songs, emerging voices and the issues that concern them most.
When Beyoncé Knowles-Carter appeared at the Grammy telecast in a white Stetson, my heart raced. The fashion-setter, cultural force, activist, archivist and powerhouse entertainer has proven herself to be potently intentional, as well as willing to school the world on realities that need squaring up while creating impossibly powerful, often joyful music in the process.
By: Holly Gleason
'Walkin' After Midnight,' a tribute to Patsy Cline filmed for PBS at the Ryman, drew singers including Grace Potter, Ashley McBryde and Mickey Guyton.
Reba McEntire will return for the 17th time to host the Academy of Country Music Awards
It’s a week before the Academy of Country Music ’s annual Awards streamcast—for the third year on Amazon Prime and its platforms—and Raj Kapoor, the Emmy -winning producer and showrunner, is raving about this year’s lineup. It’s the ACM’s third year partnering with Amazon Prime for the first live awards show to go to a livestreaming platform and second staged at the
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