NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bluegrass favorites The Kody Norris Show and Darin & Brooke Aldridge along with Elaine Roy, Elizabeth Anne, Steve Bridgmon, Jessica McNear, Mike Ponder and Brandon Lee, to perform at ‘AMP UP 4 KIDS NIGHT’ to benefit MUSIC AMPLIFIES at The Troubadour located at 2412 Music Valley Drive in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, November 10th at 7:00 PM! Doors open at 6:15 PM.
With the help of these amazing artists, Music Amplifies is stepping up and hosting its annual benefit concert this season to raise additional funds. The goal is to go beyond providing toys and assist in other ways that were not possible before.
“Our first season out of the gate providing toys, we heard of other needs, like coats, shoes, and even beds, which platinum recording artist and ambassador Chase Matthew bought for a young boy our first year,” shares President and Founder Wanette Robertson. “We realized quickly that we needed additional resources to help in other ways as needs were presented to us that were more personal, so AMP UP 4 KIDS NIGHT was created from that realization. Our vision is to gather more volunteers and music ambassadors to partner with us to ‘amp up’ and offer support year-round in Middle Tennessee. We want to expand and increase our support in the area and even beyond the state. Tennessee has a high poverty rate, and it will take all of us working together to make a difference.”
In 2021, a few kind volunteers collected and delivered Christmas toys, assisting 387 children with their partners. In 2022, with an established board of six, the number of children who needed help increased to 475 kids. Wanette shares, “In 2023, it jumped to nearly 600 kids and another 300 in impact after adding veterans and aged programs. The need seems to grow every year.”
Additional Information On Child Poverty In Tennessee:
• 21.1% of TN children live in poverty
• Nearly half of TN children are economically disadvantaged
• One in four food-insecure households also do not qualify for food or government programs
ABOUT MUSIC AMPLIFIES
Where compassion and music come together, “Providing Charitable and Civic Support to the Least of These” is the mission statement of Music Amplifies, a 501c3 established to pull music talent and industry professionals together to ‘Amp Up’ and provide help for children during the Christmas season. Their goal is to increase funding to be able to assist year-round and, in 2023, expanded to include veterans and senior programs as well as to continue to serve kids. Since its beginnings in 2021, platinum recording artist Chase Matthew stepped in to be their first ambassador, helping lead the charge, and assisting in providing toys for children, identified by Kiwanis for Kids, United Way, and the YMCA of Robertson County, TN. Since then, they have added additional partners and expanded to Sumner County and North Davidson counties with their efforts.
Visit MusicAmplifies.com to learn more about Music Amplifies, become an Artist Ambassador, volunteer, purchase tickets, or sponsor this event.
ABOUT THE KODY NORRIS SHOW
The Kody Norris Show continues bringing bluegrass music to both core fans of the genre and new audiences. They are a youthful voice in bluegrass music, and insiders have awarded them multiple IBMA & SPBGMA Nominations and wins, including Entertainer of the Year, Instrumental Group of the Year, Guitar Performer of the Year for Kody Norris, and Fiddler of the Year for Mary Rachel Nalley-Norris. The Kody Norris Show’s album All Suited Up (2021) charted at #7, and Rhinestone Revival (2023) at #8 on the Billboard charts. Their trademarked high-energy style delivers an unrivaled live show experience. The band has played the Ryman Auditorium, Grand Ole Opry, SiriusXM, and other stages worldwide. Rife with rhinestones, loaded with laughs, and a heaping helping of high-powered traditional music, The Kody Norris Show is truly one of a kind. For more information, visit thekodynorrisshow.com.
ABOUT DARIN & BROOKE ALDRIDGE
For over a decade, Darin & Brooke Aldridge have built a dedicated fan base, garnered awards, and become Grand Ole Opry favorites with over 50 performances, all while releasing a string of critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums and No. 1 singles. Brooke is a four-time consecutive IBMA “Female Vocalist of the Year” winner, while Darin, a former member of the legendary bluegrass band The Country Gentlemen, is an IBMA “Mentor of the Year” award recipient and a highly talented singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Together, they’ve been recognized with an IBMA “Vocal Group of the Year” nomination, and on April 18, 2023, they were named “Bluegrass Artists of the Year” at the Absolutely Gospel Music Awards in Nashville, TN. Their 2023 hit single “Jordan,” featuring Ricky Skaggs, Mo Pitney, and Mark Fain, was nominated for both IBMA’s “Gospel Recorded Event of the Year” and the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award for “Bluegrass/Country/Roots Song of the Year,” spending time at No. 1 on various Bluegrass/Gospel charts and amassing over a million combined views and streams. Their latest album, Talk of the Town, debuted in April 2024 at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Bluegrass Album Chart, remaining in the Top 5 for more than five weeks and producing three singles that topped various industry charts through August 2024. Hailing from Cherryville, North Carolina, Darin and Brooke were honored in 2023 with a mural on Main Street as part of the N.C. Musicians Trail, a tribute to their roots and impact in the bluegrass community.
