Katelyn Tarver is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She has independently released four EP's since 2011,most notably Tired Eyes in 2017. She is also known for her recurring roles as Jo Taylor on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush,Natalie on the ABC series No Ordinary Family,Jesse in HBO series Ballers and Mercedes on ABC Family The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She co-wrote "Crazy Stupid Love" for the British singer Cheryl which peaked at #1 on UK Singles Chart in 2014.
"River" is a song by Canadian singer songwriter Joni Mitchell,from her 1971 album Blue. Written on piano,it has become a standard for artists in many music styles,and has become popular as Christmas music. Although never released as a single,"River" holds second place among Mitchell's songs most recorded by other artists. In 2021,it was ranked at No. 247 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".
Patricia Conroy is a Canadian singer-songwriter. In her career,she has released five studio albums,and one compilation album. She has also released 25 singles,including the RPM Country Tracks number one singles "Somebody's Leavin'" (1994) and "What Else Can I Do" (1995). As a songwriter,Conroy has written singles for several artists including Steel Magnolia,Emerson Drive,and Lady A.
"Somewhere",sometimes referred to as "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" or simply "There's a Place for Us",is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story that was made into films in 1961 and 2021. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Shane Lamar McAnally is an American country music singer,songwriter,and record producer. McAnally has written,and/or produced over 50 number one songs. Writing and producing for artists such as Kacey Musgraves,Sam Hunt,Kenny Chesney,Walker Hayes,Kelly Clarkson,Reba McEntire,Luke Bryan,Lady A,Keith Urban,Thomas Rhett,Brothers Osborne,Old Dominion,Dierks Bentley,Miranda Lambert,Kelsea Ballerini,Midland,and more. He has received Billboard’s Trailblazer Award for his work both in country music and in championing voices in the LGBTQ community.
Anna Graceman is an American singer,songwriter and recording artist whose self-penned songs and music have garnered national recognition. She has been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,America's Got Talent,and CBS News.
Brandy Lynn Clark is an American country music singer-songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by Sheryl Crow,Miranda Lambert,the Band Perry,Reba McEntire,LeAnn Rimes,Billy Currington,Darius Rucker,and Kacey Musgraves. She debuted as an artist in her own right in 2013 with her album 12 Stories and has released four additional studio albums. Clark is a sixteen-time Grammy Award nominee,including the 2015 Best New Artist award,and won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year as a co-writer on "Follow Your Arrow". In 2023,Clark and frequent collaborator Shane McAnally wrote the music and lyrics for the musical Shucked,earning a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Original Score.
Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt,he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015),rising to prominence for originating the title role in the Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades,including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical,the youngest solo recipient of the award at the time,in addition to a Daytime Emmy,and Grammy Award. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical,produced by his father. He then played Leo Frank in the 2022 New York City Center Gala production of Parade,which transferred to Broadway in 2023 and earned him nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Madeline Rae Merlo is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. She signed to Open Road Recordings in 2013 and released her debut album,Free Soul,three years later. In 2015,Merlo received the "Rising Star" award from the Canadian Country Music Association. In 2021,she signed with the Nashville-based BBR Music Group,joining their imprint Wheelhouse Records.
Izzy Miller is an American guitarist,singer,and songwriter. His first success came with his band Storage with the release of their 2009 single "Just a Little More". Miller left Storage in 2010 and began a solo career. After releasing Back From Nowhere,his first solo album,in 2010,he paired up with drummer Smokin' Joey Gambrell. Miller and Gambrell went on to release Who Is That? Nobody in 2012.
"Forever Country" is a 2016 mashup performed by Artists of Then,Now &Forever,a one-time gathering of 30 American country music artists. The song combines elements of three previous country hits:John Denver's "Take Me Home,Country Roads" (1971),Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" (1979),and Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" (1973). The song was recorded to commemorate the Country Music Association Awards reaching its 50th year. Originally,CMA Awards producers had wanted to record a cover of a single song;the idea to instead record a mashup came from Joseph Kahn,who directed the song's music video. The song was recorded in a span of three days in Nashville,Tennessee,in June 2016 with Shane McAnally as producer,with the music video produced concurrently.
Songland is an American songwriting competition series that aired on NBC from May 28,2019,to June 15,2020. The show,produced in cooperation with the Universal Television Alternative Studio,222 Productions,Live Animals Productions and Dave Stewart,sets out to give undiscovered songwriters a chance to create a hit. It gives the viewers a look at the creative process in action. Contestants are selected to work with producers and a recording artist to release a song. The show tries to elevate the traditional role of the songwriter in the process of creating music from "unpleasant secret" to being the celebrated "magic ingredient". Stewart,a musician and composer formerly of Eurythmics,conceived Songland.
Alex Kresovich is an American RIAA-Multi Platinum certified and Billboard#1 record producer and songwriter from Ithaca,New York. He is best known for his work with Panic! at the Disco,Cee Lo Green,Niykee Heaton,MAX,Hoodie Allen,Snow Tha Product,Chris Webby,and Jocelyn Alice.
Rachel Elizabeth Smith,known professionally as REMMI,is an American indie pop,indietronica,electropop artist from Pollock,Louisiana. Previously a singer-songwriter playing under the name Rach E. Smith,Smith relocated to Nashville,Tennessee in 2013. She currently resides in Tempe,Arizona.
"Solo Quiero (Somebody to Love)" is a song performed by British singer and songwriter Leona Lewis,Colombian Latin Pop Music urban duo Cali y El Dandee and Spanish producer,singer,remixer and DJ Juan Magán. The song was released as a digital download on 30 August 2019 by Cabaletta Limited. The song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100,but peaked at number one on the Latin Pop Digital Song Sales. The song was written by Alejandro Rengifo,Alessando Calemme,Andrés Torres,Ester Dean,Juan Magán,Leona Lewis,Matthew Fonson,Mauricio Rengifo,Rosalyn "Rozee" Athalie Chivonne Lockhart,Ryan Tedder and Shane McAnally.
"Champagne Night" is a song recorded by American country music trio Lady A. It was released on April 13,2020,following the group's appearance on an episode of the television series Songland. "Champagne Night" is a re-worked version of the song "I'll Drink to That" by Madeline Merlo,with additional writing from the group members and its producer,Shane McAnally. This is the final single released under the name Lady Antebellum,before the band changed to Lady A,in June 2020. "Champagne Night" was included on the digital only deluxe edition re-issue of the trio's eighth studio album,Ocean.
"California" is a song by American recording artist Usher. It features American rapper Tyga. It was released on June 15,2020,following Usher's appearance on an episode of the television series Songland. The song was written by Usher,Tyga,Ester Dean,Ryan Tedder,Shane McAnally,Ryan Cambetes,Melvin Hough Ii,Rivelino Raoul Wouter,Kaj Nelson Blokhuis,and Michael Wise.
"Second Guessing" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. The song originated from the duo's appearance on American television series Songland,where singer-songwriter Griffen Palmer pitched the original song to them. It appeared on the duo's 2020 extended play 6-Pack and their subsequent fifth studio album Life Rolls On.
"Imagine" is a song by American actor and singer-songwriter Ben Platt. It was written by Platt,with additional writing from Michael Pollack,Eskeerdo,Stefan Johnson,Jon Bellion and The Monsters &Strangerz,the latter two of whom also served as music producers for the song. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album,Reverie,on April 23,2021,followed by a remixed version by Tiësto on May 28,2021.
