Photo Credit: Erika Rock
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 24, 2025) – Country duo SmithField delivered a standout performance at the grand finale of American Songwriter’s Road Ready Talent Contest, held at The Basement East on Tuesday night. The event featured SmithField amongst three finalists. The audience proved that it was tough competition, with each of the performers gaining massive support during their sets.
SmithField, known for their dynamic harmonies and heartfelt songwriting, captivated the audience with a set that showcased both their decade of fan favorites and fresh new material. Their performance was a highlight of the evening, demonstrating the duo’s growth and resonance with fans.
“We were the first runners up out of 14,000 submissions! It’s a noteworthy accomplishment for us and we are beyond proud to be the only act representing country music in the finals of this contest. We would like to thank our fans for placing over 36,000 votes for us!” said SmithField.
The duo is fresh off the release of their new single “Heaven Has A Grand Ole Opry” last Friday, which they performed live for the first time on Tuesday during the competition. The heartfelt track pays tribute to the legends of country music and imagines a heavenly stage where the greats of the genre still perform, making it a powerful nod to the genre’s rich legacy. Listen here: sl.cmdshft.com/hhagoo
About Smithfield
Rooted in stunning harmonies and heartfelt songwriting, SmithField, is a modern country duo inspired by one of country music’s long-standing legacies: the male-female duet. SmithField hail from a small town in Texas, where they met at the age of 10, and their families go back 3 generations. From the start, SmithField’s music was a unique mix of the contemporary and the classic, blurring the boundaries between country, pop, and rock. There’s no lead singer in SmithField. No main songwriter, either. Instead, Jennifer and Trey split those duties equally, writing harmony-filled songs that explore love, loss, and life from both sides of a relationship. Since moving to Music City, their song “Hey Whiskey,” a Sirius XM radio ‘Highway Find’ in 2018 launched the duo into critically acclaimed artists that Rolling Stone, Billboard, People, and Forbes have all raved about and called the ‘Ones To Watch’ in country music. The band has independently amassed over 130 million global streams, have 40 Grand Ole Opry performances to date, and released their debut album Country with Heart (Part One) on May 24, 2024. Part 2 of the album is slated for release in Fall 2025. SmithField has opened for some of country music’s biggest acts including Old Dominion, Kane Brown, Brothers Osborne, Dustin Lynch, Morgan Wallen, and country legends Joe Nichols, Josh Turner, Diamond Rio, and Sara Evans, to name a few. For more information, visit: smithfieldmusic.com.
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Photo Credit: Erika Rock
