BILLBOARD: Trisha Yearwood Showcases Her Talents as a Songwriter

‘“Fearless These Days,” which she wrote with Satcher and Makayla Lynn, is a vulnerable recounting of how she went through with a marriage she knew wasn’t right in her 20s, but it’s also about accepting and learning from youthful mistakes. She sings, “You don’t know until you know that it’s OK to rock the boat/ It’s so much easier to just be who you are.”’

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Nashville Voyager: Meet Makayla Lynn of Nashville

Today we’d like to introduce you to Makayla Lynn.

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?

I am a songwriter/artist from Nova Scotia, Canada. Growing up around a family that loved country and folk music, I began writing my own songs around 8 years old. That sent me on a path of performing, touring around Canada, then moving to Nashville, TN when I was 17 to pursue music making. I fell in love with the community of songwriters I got to learn from everyday in Music City and signed my first publishing deal as a songwriter with Keith Stegall’s Dreamlined Entertainment. Now I am working with Wrensong Publishing and Eclipse Music Group. I record my own music as well as write songs with and for other artists. Getting to be a part of both avenues is so fulfilling for me!

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FORBES: Charles Esten Returns To Heart Of Nashville With Debut Album

Love Ain’t Pretty, Charles Esten’s newly released independent debut album, has been more than a decade in the making. Fine-tuned by life and career experiences, like starring in ABC/CMT’sT 0.0% series Nashville (Esten portrayed country artist Deacon Claybourne), and being on the road with the sell-out Nashville The Reunion Tour, Love Ain’t Pretty has been a collective process for the actor-singer-songwriter.

Unlike most country artists with a debut album, Esten’s primetime visibility as an actor (ABC/CMT’s Nashville, Netflix’s Outer Banks) has helped him build a unique fanbase. Nashville put Esten in the spotlight as a singer-songwriter. And he has appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage over 165 times. So Love Ain’t Pretty is more of a deep dive than a detour for the multifaceted artist whose many singles include “Undermine” with Hayden Pantettiere and “No One Will Ever Love You” with Connie Britton.

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