This week Tom bids us farewell with this final episode of Inside Nashville. He talks about the reasons for it and offers some advice going forward to Nashville record labels, songwriters, terrestrial country radio....and we country music lovers / consumers. It's a sad day. Inside Nashville has been a breath of good, honest, fresh air. 

This week, in Part 2, Tom continues his conversation with former Sony Music President John Grady. John shares stories about his Sony years...how he got the job, his many signings (Gretchen Wilson, Miranda Lambert, and more) and successes....and the corporate merger that led to his (and Tom's) exit. He then takes us through his post-Sony career as a artist manager (Ashley Monroe, Keith Urban, Lady A...) and to his most recent (I hesitate to say final) stop as President of IRS Nashville Records. Tom has never had a more accomplished, entertaining and candid guest. This could be Inside Nashville's best yet and is not to be missed.

This week Tom sits with his good friend and former Sony Nashville President John Grady. John shares his incredible career's journey with us along with great stories about each stop along the way. From his beginnings working Peter Frampton, to his days working with Tom at Arista Records with artists like Kenny G, Whitney Houston, The Grateful Dead, and more...then to his Capitol Records years with Paul McCarney, MC Hammer and more...through his time at Mercury Nashville with Billy Ray Cyrus, Shania Twain, and the O Brother Where Art Thou project....and more. John is a unique, interesting, and funny man....and a great story teller. This could be Inside Nashville's best yet...and that is saying something. Don't miss it!

This week Tom reports on some big news...the long awaited, important copyright rule legislation, "black box money", iHeart's bankruptcy reorganization plan, Warner and Sony selling their Spotify stock, and the 2017 global music numbers. He then answers some non-harsh mail about Carrie Underwood vs. Miranda Lambert, Faith Hill, some of his favorite artists that he's worked with...Ashley Monroe, Blake, Van Zant, Maggie Rose, and more. He also tells us about how he got his start in the business and finishes with the song that got him into Turnpike Troubadours. It's a good one!

This week Tom talks with one of country radio and music's most revered executives....Dale Turner. Dale was a leading programmer and air personality at many country radio stations and worked at RCA Records for many years with some of the biggest artists in history....Ronnie Milsap, Keith Whitley, The Judds, Alabama, and many, many others. He also helped start Disney's Nashville label with Rascal Flatts. Dale has stories....and is a great storyteller.  This is a DO NOT MISS episode.

This week Tom takes us through the ACM Awards highlighting the production values... the good, bad, and "meh" performances... the awards themselves...and the annual flood of new releases coming after the telecast. Candor is the signature of Inside Nashville and this episode is a perfect example of that. Don't miss it!

This week Tom walks us through the Spotify IPO and Sony's role in it, as well as iHeart Radio's bankruptcy. He answers the question...are young artists like Maren Morris and Sam Hunt changing the sound of country music? He then gets into new albums from Kacey Musgraves and Ashley McBryde, and Nashville's tribute to the great Elton John and Bernie Taupin. This episode epitomizes the honesty that Inside Nashville is known for...so don't miss it!

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In this episode Tom visits with a legend in the world of small market radio promotion....Jerry Duncan.  Jerry is a legend in the field.  They talk about how independent artists don't need to spend tens of thousands of dollars on major market radio promotion to build a career. It's episode that every aspiring independent artist needs to hear.

This week Tom runs down the ACM nominations and what they got right, wrong,...and how he could've done better. He asks...what's next for Spotify now that they're a public company? and... Why is Facebook making a deal with Warner Bros? He let's us know about a new SiriusXM channel and how the UK's C2C festival went. He answers some harsh mail about last week's episode with former CMT President Brian Philips, Miranda Lambert, and a bit of love from a loyal listener. He closes with a rave about and a song from the talented new artist...Ashley McBryde. If it's refreshing honesty you want....look no further than Inside Nashville.

This week Tom brings us Part 2 of his conversation with former CMT President, legendary radio programmer, and industry leader....Brian Philips. In Part 1 Brian talked about his radio days and in Part 2 he gets into his days running CMT. He gets into how CMT Crossroads came about, how he took the CMT Awards to a place of prominence in the industry, the introduction of scripted series to the channel, and his plans for the future. It's a rare and candid look into Brian's career. Tom closes with one of his favorite songs from one of his country crushes.