Grimzlee is a producer and singer/songwriter out of Nashville, TN. He is also the guitarist of the metal band Atrial. Grimzlee is the best new artist making waves from the underground and on January 13th, he will be making some waves at Rebel Rebel Lounge in Berea, KY supported by bands Center of a Tension and Audiophile. Grimzlee makes music that has an alternative feel mixed with rock and he writes his music for "the sad kids that just wanna be happy". ​ Grimzlee began on April 15, 2022, with the release of his first song "Break in Me". For five years, he has played in a metal band called A ..read more

Brothers, Tanner and Peyton Whitt, perform as the adrenalized American alt-pop duo Rags and Riches, and they always aim to bring hope and inspire a generation of dreamers. The Lexington, KY natives released their debut single, 'Speed of Sound" in 2019 and lit the spark for a wildfire breakout with "SOS" reachign over 915K+ streams and 525K+ video views. The title of their award winning song is "Talk" and their first time win at The Josie Music Awards has a lot of people "talking" about the incredible level of success they have experienced in the past four years! The two man crew has performe ..read more

Written by Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. and Warren Cobb, B.A. In a Josie Music Awards Category that yielded 10,000 submissions for Songwriter Achievement, Kentucky had five acts emerge as one of 50 finalists - Melissa Deaton, Trudy Sosbe Rose, Holly Forbes, Benj Luckhaupt and Savannah Dean Reeves and that is remarkable in itself. On October 21, 2023 at The Grand Ole Opry Studio A, two of those five finalists - Trudy Sosbe Rose and Savannah Dean Reeves were 2 of the 10 names called for Songwriting Achievement honors awarded by the JMA's- making Kentucky's presence even more remarkable. They say ..read more

Written By Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. and Warren Cobb, B.A. The 9th Annual Josie Music Awards were held in Nashville at the Grand Ole Opry on October 22, 2023. The Josie Music Awards are the largest, most respected, revered award and prestigious events and association in the independent music industry. Their theme is "Chase Your Dreams - Be a Part of Something Big." As her original song says it best - "Watch Me Go" - Trudy is GOing BIG PLACES. Kentucky's Trudy Sosbe Rose has been chasing her dreams for a long time and at the Pre-Josie Music Awards Gala, she experienced a BIG moment as they ca ..read more

Written by Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. and Warren Cobb, B.A. Clear off the shelves to make more space for yet another tremendous honor and award that is coming back to Kentucky for The Goodwin Brothers. To add to the wonderful balance, harmony, and live performance The Goodwin Brothers have been recognized for in the past two years, lead guitarist and vocalist - Jonathan Goodwin has now been recognized for his instrumental contributions to not only his own band but as a highly respected instrumental force who is often requested to play as a studio musician with many other bands and on many othe ..read more

Written by Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. and Warren Cobb, B.A. In 2018 Shannon J & Toby Ray got together and started making the first sounds of what would become “ Kentucky Music Mafia", a whole different kind of country style music. In early 2021 they met and added to the group Roy Caudill . These three have really been doing it up right since then. JMA 2023 JMA 2022 JMA 2023 They also did it up right at this year's Josie Music Awards with a BIG win for Album of the Year - Outlaw/ Modern Country Genre! This makes the second straight year they have been on the Grand Ole Opry Stage to accept ..read more

The 9th Annual Josie Music Awards were held in Nashville at the Grand Ole Opry on October 22, 2023. The Josie Music Awards are the largest, most respected, revered award and prestigious events and association in the independent music industry. Their theme is "Chase Your Dreams - Be a Part of Something Big." With the addition of this years JMA honor, Sam Roark has now won "BIG" at the Josie Music Awards an incredible and outstanding THIRD year in a row. Sam has been nicknamed "Americas' Honky Tonk Angel" and associated by many Nashville music critics to be a true Kentucky Country Gem. She was ..read more

Written by Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. and Warren Cobb, B.A. The 9th Annual Josie Music Awards were held in Nashville at The Grand Ole Opry on October 22, 2023. The Josie Music Awards are the largest, most respected, revered award and prestigious events / association in the independent music industry. Their theme is "Chase Your Dreams - Be a Part of Something Big." And Chase Bush has been"chasing dreams" for a long time, from being an American Idol Season 6 contestant on national television to a member of the multi-award winning "The Goodwin Brothers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZra5FGpk0s ..read more

Written by Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. and Warren Cobb, B.A. Lexington, KY's Tiffaney Nesbeth says she is just a simple country girl trying to live the rockstar dream! And she did just that at The 9th Annual Josie Music Awards on October 22, 2023 on the Grand Ole Opry Stage. The Josie Music Awards are the largest, most respected, revered award and prestigious events and association in the independent music industry. Their theme is "Chase Your Dreams - Be a Part of Something Big." "What an unbelievable honor to stand in the winners circle on the Grand Ole Opry stage and accept The Josie Music A ..read more

The story of pop-rock country singer-songwriter Hailey Newman begins in a small and quaint mountain town in Eastern Kentucky. Born in Pikeville, and living just outside of Prestonsburg, Hailey calls the heart of Appalachia home, which makes her a true bluegrass girl at heart. She possesses a strong sense of family, music, culture and a small town, tight-knit sense of community. Life philosophies which have been at the core of her upbringing. This is her first Josie Music Award win, however, Hailey is no stranger to the awards scene, She was named The Appy's - Appalachian Arts and Entertainmen ..read more