The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) has decided to reschedule the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival, which was slated for March 23–28 in Nashville. In light of the tornado damage Nashville suffered on March 3, as well as the coronavirus outbreak, the NSAI plans to postpone the festival until the summer. “After heavy consideration, in…… MORE
Gospel Music Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2020
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced its Hall of Fame inductees for 2020: 4Him (Contemporary Christian), Commissioned (Gospel), The Isaacs (Southern Gospel) and Bill Hearn (non-performing). The Class of 2020 will be recognized at the 7th annual GMA Honors and Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on May 6 in Nashville. In addition, the GMA will…… MORE
Your “Day Of Unplugging” Wolf Fan Favorite 5 Countdown
Here’s tonight’s WOLF FAN FAVORITE FIVE, the five most popular songs in North Texas, as chosen by YOU. Vote for your favorite song at 995thewolf.com/vote, or call in your vote, along with your requests or dedications to 888-787-1995, e-mail to [email protected], or get them to me on Facebook or Twitter (@995thewolfdfw @BillBowen995). And be sure to tune in weeknights at 9 when we count ’em down. — Bill Bowen #995wfff 5. Details —…… MORE
Old Dominion Cancels European Tour Dates Amid Coronavirus Concerns
The guys from Old Dominion—Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers—have cancelled five tour dates in Europe due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. The five dates—Berlin (March 7), Amsterdam (March 8), Dublin (March 13), London (March 14) and Glasgow (March 15)—were part of the C2C: Country To Country Festival. The…… MORE
Brothers Osborne, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, OCMS & More to Perform at Benefit Concert on March 9 at Marathon
A number of artists are joining forces for the To Nashville, With Love benefit concert on March 9 at Marathon Music Works. Ashley McBryde, Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne, Dan Auerbach, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Sheryl Crow, Soccer Mommy and Yola are slated to take the stage to help raise money for the To Nashville, With…… MORE
Watch Keith Urban Perform New Song, “God Whispered Your Name,” on “The Late Show”
Keith Urban stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 5 to perform his new song, “God Whispered Your Name.” Penned by James Slater, Shy Carter, Micah Carter and Chris August, “God Whispered Your Name” is Keith’s first new music in 2020. “‘God Whispered Your Name’ really spoke to me the very first…… MORE
O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Contesting Has Been Stopped.
Due to circumstances, Texas Motor Speedway has requested all promotional support of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 race weekend stop immediately. Therefore, on-air and online contesting through KPLX-FM (99.5 The Wolf) has been stopped. If you were a previous winner of this contesting, please wait to hear from the 99.5 The Wolf Promotions Department regarding…… MORE
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard & Wife Hayley Expecting 3rd Child
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and wife Hayley announced they are expecting their third child. Tyler announced the news via Instagram with a photo of the couple’s two children, Luca Reed, 6 months, and Olivia Rose, 2, saying: “Little brother, mommy and daddy are having another!” We were as surprised as Liv was and as…… MORE
Cumulus Cares: Tornado Relief Radiothon on March 6 at East Nashville’s Edley’s BBQ
Cumulus Nashville will be hosting a Cumulus Cares Tornado Relief Radiothon on March 6 at Edley’s Bar-B-Que in East Nashville. Cumulus stations WKDF (Nash FM 103.3), WSM-F (95.5 Nash Icon), WGFX (104-5 The Zone), WTN (Super Talk 99.7) and WQQK (92Q) will broadcast live from Edley’s at 908 Main Street from 5 a.m. to 6…… MORE
CMT, Red Cross & WSMV News Partner for Tornado Relief Telethon on March 5, 4-7 PM
The Red Cross, CMT and local NBC affiliate WSMV News 4 have joined forces to host a telethon on March 5 to support Middle Tennessee tornado relief efforts. The telethon will be filmed live at CMT Studio in downtown Nashville with country music artists, local television personalities and volunteers answering phones to take donations. News…… MORE
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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading
Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…