Press release
Tractor Supply Company Announces Recipients of Inaugural Emerging Artists Program Led by Country Stars Lainey Wilson, Ashley McBryde, Dustin Lynch, Lauren Alaina, and Kat & Alex, Along With Opry Entertainment Group
Emerging Artists to perform at Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottom Barn Dance in Nashville, Tennessee on June 9 & “Ole Red on the Rise Presented by Tractor Supply”
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nEmerging Artists to perform at Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottom Barn Dance in Nashville, Tennessee on June 9 & “Ole Red on the Rise Presented by Tractor Supply” at Ole Red Nashville on June 7 during Country Music’s biggest week\n\n\n\nMentorships between the established artists and Emerging Artists to begin in Nashville this June\n\n\n\n BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nTractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today the recipients of the company’s inaugural “Emerging Artists Program” in partnership with country music artists Lainey Wilson, Ashley McBryde, Dustin Lynch, Lauren Alaina, and Kat & Alex, along with Opry Entertainment Group. The program was created to discover and support emerging country artists who live and love what Tractor Supply calls “Life Out Here.” The five selected emerging artists include:\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230522005291/en/Tractor Supply Emerging Artists featuring the Mentors (Photo: Business Wire)\n\nHailey Verhaalen from Oregon City, OR (Currently resides in Nashville, TN)\n\n\n\nDrew Hale from El Paso, TX (Currently resides in Kingsley, MI)\n\n\n\nTae Lewis from Goldsboro, NC (Currently resides in Nashville, TN)\n\n\n\nCosette Smith from Gilbert, AZ (Currently resides in Cypress, CA)\n\n\n\nAustin McNeill from Salisbury, NC (Currently resides in Charlotte, NC)\n\n\n\nNearly 900 emerging artists submitted their original song inspired by the Out Here lifestyle. The five Emerging Artists selected by Tractor Supply and the mentor artists have each been paired with one of the five established mentors for the journey of a lifetime. These five Emerging Artists will travel to Nashville, Tennessee this June to collaborate with their mentors, record their songs at a premier studio, meet with industry executives and open for Wilson at an exclusive event during country music’s biggest week in Nashville in June. The Emerging Artists will also earn a spot on “Ole Red on the Rise Presented by Tractor Supply,” an Opry Entertainment Group artist discovery series beginning June 7 at Ole Red Nashville. Fans are invited to attend the free Emerging Artists kickoff event at Ole Red. Finally, each artist will have the opportunity to perform alongside Wilson on the Gr...