Dwight Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and he is a 21-time nominated, multiple GRAMMY Award winner. He has 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum albums, with five of those albums topping Billboard’s Country Albums chart and another 14 landing in the Top 10. Nearly 40 of Yoakam’s singles have charted on Billboard, with 14 peaking in the Top 10.

Yoakam is a recipient of the Artist of the Year award from the Americana Music Association, and BMI Country Music’s President’s Award, the most prestigious award offered by the organizations. He was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in the Songwriter/Artist category at the 49th anniversary Gala in 2019 in Nashville, TN.

Yoakam’s self-curated SiriusXM channel, titled Dwight Yoakam and The Bakersfield Beat ‘Where Country Went Mod’ launched in April of 2018. The channel celebrates the Bakersfield sound and those whom it has inspired. Guests have boasted the likes of Post Malone, Lukas Nelson, Beck, Chris Hillman, Jakob Dylan, Mike Nesmith and Mickey Dolans, Dave Alvin, and Jackie DeShannon, among others.

In 2016, Yoakam released his bluegrass album Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… on Sugar Hill Records. Featuring a band of bluegrass luminaries, this album boasts a collection of reinterpreted favorites from his catalogue, as well as a cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain”. Produced by nine-time GRAMMY winner Gary Paczosa (Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton), Jon Randall.

The Mavericks

Miami formed and long-time Nashville based, genre-bending Americana icons THE MAVERICKS have just released the first single / title track: “Moon & Stars (with Sierra Ferrell)” from their highly anticipated new album “Moon & Stars”. The award winning group’s 13th studio album marks their first new music release since 2020’s groundbreaking and chart topping “En Espanol” project, and their first return to a full English language release since their acclaimed “Brand New Day” album in 2017. “Moon & Stars” is now also available for Pre-Save across all major DSPs, and Pre-Orders for physical CDs and vinyl, with the complete track listing now unveiled and a final album release set for May 17th via the band’s own Mono Mundo Recordings imprint in conjunction with Thirty Tigers