Hosted by Recording Academy Member Bruce Wawrzyniak, “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 167 countries around the world and is one of the top two percent most popular shows out of more than 3.7 million podcasts globally. “Now Hear This Entertainment” was mentioned in national media including, but not limited to, People Magazine and Parade Magazine, in September 2025. The show 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 18 different countries).
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NHTE 665 Dog Party
Two sisters who form a northern California-based rock/pop/punk band with seven albums and a handful of singles, and currently planning a new record. Active since 2007, one of their many highlights includes being the special guests on Green Day’s Revolution Radio North American tour in 2016 and last year they shared the stage with Jack White.
NHTE 664 Jessie G.
Country-rock singer, songwriter, recording artist who has released two singles this year and four last year. She has landed multiple songs on the country radio charts, while her music videos have found success on CMT's fan-voted charts and she has also debuted singles on the legendary WSM Radio, home of the Grand Ole Opry. She has shared stages with some of the most recognizable names in country and rock, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, Gretchen Wilson, Sara Evans, Cody Johnson, Hank Williams Jr., Luke Combs, Charlie Daniels and Ashley McBryde, among others.
NHTE 663 Craig Campbell
Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player with two gold records who just released a new song in late September, the fifth single this year that has either been his own or that he has been featured on. He recently performed at the 2nd Las Vegas Songwriters Festival and can be seen next month at the 42nd Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival. Early in his career he was the keyboard player for Luke Bryan – who he would later tour with – and for Tracy Byrd and soon had success on his own with hits that landed in the Top 15 on the Billboard Country Charts.
NHTE 662 Josiah Siska
Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar and piano player who just put out a new single three-and-a-half weeks ago. That was his fifth release of 2026, and his busy year will continue next month when he performs at a benefit in West Chester, Ohio. That follows shows he has done this year in the likes of Michigan, Las Vegas, and, of course, Nashville.
NHTE 661 Anna Duboc
Singer, songwriter, piano player, and producer who just released a seven-song EP this past Friday after having released three singles this year. Over the last five years her music has gotten more than 68 million streams and she has released a long line of singles. She has performed with her own band at venues such as The Mint as well as appeared alongside artists including Katy Perry, Kenny Loggins and Andrea Bocelli.
NHTE 660 Emily Roth
Singer, songwriter, guitar player, and recording artist who has shared billings with major country acts like Sam Hunt, Dan + Shay, and Russell Dickerson on Live Nation VIP showcases. She is seen performing in venues around Nashville and even played at last year’s Key West Songwriters Festival. Plus, she will be performing at the inaugural Myrtle Beach Songwriters Festival that is taking place on November 13th and 14th in South Carolina. Last year she put out two singles and talks during this interview about some unreleased music.
NHTE 659 Roberta Lea
Award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitar player who was featured in a Rolling Stone “Songs You Need to Know” feature and an “American Songwriter” magazine feature. She is also an author, playwright, and touring member of The Black Opry. She was a part of CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2023 and is a voting Member of The Recording Academy. In addition to her home state of Virginia, she has performed in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, Florida, and Maine. She will be performing in November at the inaugural Myrtle Beach Songwriters Festival.
NHTE 658 Trey Calloway
Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player who has released three singles so far this year, with the latest having come out in July, another dropping this Friday, and then an EP in November! He is a CMA member and has been a winner and nominee of numerous awards in his career.
NHTE 657 Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player, and recording artist who has earned dozens of accolades over her career, including multiple Canadian Country Music Association Awards, a JUNO Award for Best Country Artist, an Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist and an American Music Award for Favorite New Country Artist. She has written for and performed with some of the biggest names in music, from Chris Stapleton to Martina McBride to Miranda Lambert, JoDee Messina, Ashley McBryde, Darius Rucker, and more.
NHTE 656 Jamie Floyd
Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player and recording artist who is a three-time GRAMMY nominee. She has released two singles so far this year, one of which she performed in her Grand Ole Opry debut back in April. Her voice and songwriting can be heard across all genres including film, television, and musical theatre and she has written songs recorded by Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, Cassadee Pope, Kellie Pickler, Brian McKnight, and many more.