“Now Hear This Entertainment” is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with guests who are having success in entertainment – primarily music. A new episode has been delivered on-time, every week since February 2014. The show has gotten listeners from 163 countries around the world and is one of the top two percent most popular shows out of more than 3.2 million podcasts globally. “Now Hear This Entertainment” has had multiple placements in the iTunes Top Ten (Music category) and the show has received two honors and been nominated for three other awards. In late spring of 2021 it was in the "20 Best Entertainment Podcasts of 2021," as published by Welp Magazine.
Guests on NHTE have ranged from Roy Orbison, Jr. to the keyboard player for Aerosmith to the lead guitar player for Garth Brooks to the fiddle player for Taylor Swift to the drummer for Cheap Trick to the bass player for P!NK to the trumpet player for Billy Joel, plus, seven GRAMMY Award winners, two Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, a Las Vegas headliner, three Emmy Award winners, and even participants from “American Idol,” “The Voice,” “America’s Got Talent,” and “The X Factor” (including one singer who won “The Voice”). Guests have come from an array of genres and locales (the latter to include 17 different countries).
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NHTE 14 Liz Longley
Her music has been heard on two ABC-TV shows and another on the CW, as well as on SiriusXM. John Mayer called her music, “Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous.” She has shared the stage with Paula Cole and Shawn Colvin, to name just two. She talks about all that, plus attending Berklee College of Music, moving to Nashville, the dramatic shift in her songwriting craft over the last month, and much more.
NHTE 13 Hope Cassity
A singer/songwriter who has just signed a publishing deal and is about to release her newest album as well as go on a long tour in Alaska. Among her countless live shows, she has played at CMA Fest.
NHTE 12 Marc Alan Barnette
A writer of almost 3,000 songs, he is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, and, as a performer, opened for the likes of the Charlie Daniels Band, Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless, and Restless Heart. A longtime Nashville resident, he has worked with Frankie Ballard – who just had a song go to #1 – as well as Steel Magnolia and The Kinleys. Great lessons for up-and-comers on this episode!
NHTE 11 Lindsay McCaul
Currently on tour with Brandon Heath and Mandisa, she has previously toured with Casting Crowns and Matthew West. Her song “Take My Hand” was featured in an episode of “Say Yes to the Dress” on TLC. Her new album is close to being released. She talks about all this as well as how she was led to it from what line of work she thought she was supposed to go into.
NHTE 10 June McHugh
A highly insightful look at the music business, primarily from the standpoint of a publisher who had an office on Music Row in Nashville for many years and also used to perform. Her company had cuts with George Strait, Jason Aldean, Josh Thompson, and Randy Travis.
NHTE 9 Melissa Brethauer
The 24-year old singer/songwriter talks about playing on the Las Vegas 'strip' at age 21, plus, performing in front of John Legend and John Rich, as well as her songwriting craft, her upcoming album, plus moving to a major music market.
NHTE 8 Dominick Pages
Producer, performer, engineer, mentor, songwriter, and owner/operator of Crystal Blue Sound Studios near Tampa where the podcast is recorded every week. This interview digs deep into approach, preparation, mindset, and both the recording and performance environments.
NHTE 7 Dave McCormick
This West Virginia-based singer/songwriter opened for Merle Haggard at the Ryman Theater (home of the Grand Ol’ Opry), had a publishing deal in Nashville, has written over 500 songs, and plays four different instruments.
NHTE 6 Ashley E Norton
Just signed to Desert Sol Records and playing at South By Southwest (SXSW) this week in Texas, a Nashville-based singer/songwriter who hosts writers’ nights in Music City but also plays solo, in a duo, and in a band. Her music is on iHeartRadio and Spotify, among others.
NHTE 5 Kate Callahan
Winner of “Best singer-songwriter 2013” at the Connecticut Music Awards, a nominee for Best Songwriter in New England 2014, and the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s 2014 featured musical artist. An amazing success story after having overcome two major traumas in her life.