• Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley join Vector Management

    Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley have announced a new agreement with Vector Management, a multi-city, multi-national company whose client list reads like a who's who of entertainment luminaries. From pop superstars like Michael McDonald, to rockers The Rolling Stones, to

  • Turning Ground to Wilson Pickins

    Wilson Pickins Promotions in South Carolina has announced the signing of Turning Ground, a Kentucky bluegrass band based in Salyersville. Melanie Wilson with Wilson Pickins will provide booking and publicity services for the group. Turning Ground is based around the singing and

  • Gary Brewer and crew get Mapes deal

    Kentuckian Gary Brewer knows how to run a family business. Together with his dad and his sons, Brewer runs a farm, a Tae-Kwon-Do academy, and a bluegrass band. And it's not just the menfolk. The Brewer ladies are knee-deep in

  • New look for Grasstowne in 2018

    When Alan Bibey & Grasstowne roll into SPBGMA next weekend, the band will have a new look. Al has picked up a couple of heavy hitters to add to the band, and with a new all-Gospel project in the works

  • Love Canon to Moonstruck Management, Organic Records

    Love Canon signing: Darrell Muller, Jay Starling, Andy Thacker, Adam Larrabee, Josh Trivett, Ty Gilpin, Jesse Harper Moonstruck Management and Organic Records have jointly announced new relationships with Love Canon. The Charlottesville, VA-based quintet has found perhaps the most unique niche

  • Salt and Light to Poor Mountain Records

    Poor Mountain Records has announced the signing of Salt and Light to the label. The band, who were invited showcase artists at the 2017 World of Bluegrass, consists of six siblings from the Moore family in Graham, NC. And they aren't

  • Kelvin Damrell to The Steeldrivers

    The Steeldrivers have announced that Kelvin Damrell from eastern Kentucky has been hired as their new lead singer and guitarist. He takes the spot vacated by Gary Nichols last year in a move that has yet to be fully explained. In

  • Jay Adams to The Churchmen

    The Churchmen have announced the addition of Jay Adams to the group. He will play guitar and share in the vocals with the North Carolina-based bluegrass Gospel group that have been recording and touring together since 1989. Since 2006, Jay has

  • Justin Harrison to Nu-Blu

    Nu-Blu has announced Justin Harrison as the newest member of the group. He will play mandolin and fiddle. Justin is a graduate of the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University in Kentucky, but is a North Carolinian like

  • Kyle Estep to Kim Robins

    Kim Robins has announced an addition to her touring band, 40 Years Late. Kyle Estep has joined the group on guitar, taking the spot previously occupied by Kim's bandleader, Chris Martin, who has moved to bass following the departure of Jade Bacon. Kyle