Now Hear This Entertainment

Now Hear This Entertainment

Now Hear This Entertainment features interviews with guests who are having success in the entertainment business, with the content presented in a way that not only entertains fans of that guest and fans of good music interviews in general, but in a manner that educates musicians, singers, songwriters – entertainers who want to learn from those who are being interviewed each week by Bruce Wawrzyniak, Member of the Recording Academy and president of Now Hear This, Inc. The guests come from a wide array of genres and locales.

Episodes

October 21, 2026

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. He first came into the public consciousness on Season 15 of “American I...

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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. She has ga...

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October 7, 2026

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 So...

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September 30, 2026

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 p...

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September 23, 2026

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. He has opened for the likes of Edwin McCain, Craig Campbell, and Joe Diffie, among others, and his live shows see him performing everywhere from Bal...

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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 S...

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September 9, 2026

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, Br...

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September 2, 2026

He has been a writer on songs for artists from Tim McGraw to Blake Shelton to Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffet, Hank Williams, Jr., Martina McBride, Lee Brice, George Jones, Faith Hill, Thomas Rhett, and more. Along the way, he has been a writer on songs that did everything from go to number 1 and/or earn nominations for some of the highest awards in country music. He is also prominently featured in the documentary about the fabled Blu...

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August 26, 2026

She has spent the last 15-plus years electrifying audiences as a Lady Gaga tribute artist. Last December on New Year’s Eve at a casino in Minnesota she debuted Gaga Evolution, her newest production, which takes fans on a journey through the superstar’s career. She is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, content creator, influencer, and producer, plus she has added Married by Gaga, offering couples the opportunity to book ...

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Vocalist, composer, producer, and pianist who has been nominated for three GRAMMY Awards and won one and just released her fourteenth album on August 7, titled, “A Grand Memoir.” That same day she released a book called, “Put Your Dress Down and Sing: A Memoir.” The projects are being entered into these categories for the upcoming GRAMMYs: Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling and Best New Age, Ambie...

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August 12, 2026

The frontman for The Pine Box Boys, who just completed a tour of eleven shows in four states in fifteen days. He is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist for the band, which has released seven albums, starting with their debut release back in 2005. In the past they have also toured in Europe. He also has launched several side projects, some of which have recorded and released music as well. The Pine Box Boys have well...

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London-based musician who was the drummer with Adam & the Ants, Bow Wow Wow and, others, having recently unveiled a collaborative project, which sees a new track – each created with a different collaborator – being released once a month into 2027, with an album in the future. To kick that off, the first release came out on June 26. His career has spanned more than four decades, and he has authored two books along ...

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Pop and jazz saxophonist, composer, producer, educator, and philanthropist whose newest album was released in February. His credits include performances alongside Hip-Hop icon Ja Rule, Motown legends the Four Tops, Latin Grammy-winning rock act Diamante Eléctrico, Billboard-charting trumpeter Cindy Bradley, and Modern Drummer Hall of Famer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie. In addition, he has served as the featured saxophonist on the seri...

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July 22, 2026

Singer, songwriter, recording artist who has released two singles this year and has an EP coming out next month. That project has been done in collaboration with a Swedish producer as well as a Los Angeles-based producer who has worked with the likes of Jordin Sparks, Shawn Mendes, and Kelly Clarkson. She first gained attention two years ago with her debut album and since then has continued building momentum through a thriving Yo...

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July 15, 2026

A member of the GRAMMY®-nominated Dallas String Quartet, which bills itself as “Where Bach Meets Bon Jovi” and has charted at Number 1 on Billboard. Less than three weeks ago their newest album was released, titled, “A String Quartet Tribute to Taylor Swift,” which was done alongside a alongside 4x GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer, mixer, and producer. They have performed for two presidents and collaborated ...

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Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who in March released his ninth album, fittingly enough, titled, “9 Dreams.” Based south of Los Angeles, he has gotten international airplay and media coverage from Portugal to Canada to the UK and more. He even has his own publishing company and record label. He is already planning his next album, plus he is working with a studio in Los Angeles on various multimedia projects...

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South Africa-based platinum-selling singer/songwriter and producer whose latest single was released in February as well as an official music video for it. He will be touring extensively in Europe in late October and most of November, doing 16 dates in nine different countries. He has also performed here in the U.S. as well as in Thailand. His third album, released in 2019, earned two South African Music Awards and he had made hi...

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Singer, songwriter, guitar player who just released a new single last month, after having put out a new track the month before and a third at the start of this year – ON New Year’s Day! He has been working with a producer that has won multiple GRAMMY Awards and received numerous GRAMMY nominations. In addition, he had a notable music mentor that he talks about here. His music background even includes a stint with his...

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Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who has won two GRAMMY Awards. Last year she released three singles and a full-length album. Based in Nashville, she has written songs for, recorded with, and toured with a range of household names in country music. She is signed to Pump House Records, and she has had seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The videos on her official YouTube channel have gotten a combin...

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Lead vocalist and guitar player for the rockabilly band Emery Villains. Last year the band did two single releases – putting out a music video for one of them last October – and they have been active performing there in northern California, with more dates next month and even as far out as September. They have even performed up in Washington State and in Oregon. He has also been a member of the heavy metal band Mordr...

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