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Rylie Brown takes 1st place
 in The 2013 Nashville Spotlight Music Contest!
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Rylie Brown Amazed the Judges with this cover 
in the 2013 Nashville Spotlight Music Contest!

Rylie Brown , who will be 16 in just a few short months has already accomplished quite a bit in her singing career. Her first big contest was back in 2008 when she was just 10 years old. She was named a top 6 finalist in the year long Miley Cyrus “Are You A Superstar” contest. Rylie got to meet Miley and hang out backstage at her concert and during that time realized being an artist is what she wanted to do with her life so she looked for her next opportunity where she entered the Next Big Singing Sensation. She made the final 9 nationwide and had the opportunity to open up for Hot Chelle Rae and JLS at Six Flags St. Louis as part of the contest.

The summer of 2011 gave Rylie her first offical live audition. She was flown out to LA where she auditioned for a spot on the T.V. show Majors and Minors. Rylie was named as one of the offical 19 finalist out of 40,000 kids and had the chance to perform in front of some of the most influental people in the music industry.

In March of 2012 Rylie auditioned for the X Factor and made it to the live auditions. This was her biggest moment when she had the chance to sing in front of Demi, Britney, LA Reid and Louis Walsh (Simon was sick) and hearing 3 yes’s you’re going to bootcamp.

In the fall of 2012 Rylie entered the Kidz Star USA competition where she was chosen as a top 8 finalist out of 50,000 kids to be flown out to Hollywood to compete for a recording contract with RCA Records. Rylie got the chance to meet Gavin DeGraw who was a mentor for the finalists and the highlight for her was when she sang Gavin’s song Not Over You in front of him. Rylie ended up as a top 3 finalist and came home with 7 really great new friends
Rylie found the love for singing and performing at 4 years old while traveling the state with her mother who was Mrs. Missouri America 2001.  Mrs. Brown recalled,  ”One day Rylie was intrigued by the microphone I would use to speak and asked if she could talk. I asked her to sing a song for everyone instead so Rylie chose to sing BINGO and was an instant hit. I watched her eyes light up after the audience started to applaud and something clicked inside her that day. From that day forward she sang at every one of my appearances.”

Being raised in Lee’s Summit, MO, there are very few outlets for performance opportunities. With love for the stage, she decided to follow in the footsteps of her mom and entered the Miss Missouri Coed pageant in 2005.  She won People’s Choice as well as the Talent portion of the contest. It qualified her to go to Nationals where she placed 2nd in talent.  She loved singing on stage in front of big audiences so much that she entered Jr. Miss Missouri Princess. Not only did she win the title, she also won Talent in her age group and Overall Talent with a perfect score. She caught the eye of emcee Doug Gabriel who invited Rylie to sing on his show at the Jim Stafford Theatre in Branson Missouri. Since then Rylie has gone on to win the title of Miss Kansas Preteen National Teenager 2008 and has also gone on to perform at The Mansion Theater and the Tri Lakes Theatre in Branson . Rylie says, “Pageants gave me a stage to perform and gave me a way to get my name out there. I am thankful for the opportunities it gave me and the people I met!”

Rylie plays the piano, guitar and ukulele ~ http://ryliebrown.com/

Kailey Swanson takes 2nd place in The 2013 Nashville Spotlight Music Contest!
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Kailey Swanson was born in Las Vegas, NV. She started acting in theatre when she was nine years old in the American Girl Revue at the Los Angeles American Girl Store. Having completely caught the performance bug at this point, she continued to perform around Southern California in various theatre productions. She has worked in many other areas of the entertainment industry including film, TV, voice-over, commercials and as a recording artist. She enjoys playing the guitar and is writing her own original music. She can be seen in an episode of Disney's "Kickin It" as Shannon, the Sundance award winning horror musical "The Legend of Beaver Dam" and voicing two characters on Disney's "Special Agent Oso". When she is not working, Kailey is an avid runner who enjoys hiking and Muay Thai. She has one older brother, Kyle and three dogs which she adores! ~ http://kaileyswanson.com/

Lindee Link takes 3rd place in The 2013 Nashville Spotlight Music Contest!
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Lindee Link is an American pop singer who began her music career at the tender age of eight as a session artist for the Veggie Tales CD series. For four years, Lindee was part of the ensemble whose voices can be heard on millions of children’s CDs. Lindee’s next break came with an assignment for Music Theater International where she was contracted to sing in The Disney Collection – Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmations, Aristocats and Sleeping Beauty, are among the titles Lindee is featured on.

After working in studios for over five years, Lindee yearned to get back on stage and sing to a live crowd. Her Mother took her to audition for a local Atlanta church band when she was just 11 years old and they immediately hired her to be the lead singer. As the front girl for Lighthouse, Lindee was singing live shows every weekend for over a year. Not only was Lindee perfecting her performing skills, she was also budding as a songwriter. From telling the story of her move from Dallas to Atlanta in “New Kid in Town” to her growing success in the music business in “Fairytale”, Lindee had been secretly documenting her life in song since she was ten years old.

When Lindee was 13 she completed her first EP. Lindee laid down seven tracks, five of which she penned herself. It was at a Delta Air Lines corporate party that Lindee’s CD, “New Kid In Town”, was debuted in front of 3,000 people. Her performance at the release party led to more engagements with Delta including her own radio show on the airlines’ audio feed called “Link Up! with Lindee Link”. And Delta was just the start of corporate attention for Lindee. Build a Bear Workshops and Kohl’s Department stores followed suit and aired Lindee’s music on their in-store audio systems nationwide.

In the spring 2010, Lindee went back in the studio and cut two more songs, “On the Dance Floor” and “Wish You Knew”, both songs she wrote from her personal experiences. These songs have given Lindee attention from fans and industry professionals across the U.S. Currently Lindee is a featured “Artist 2 Know” on Kidzbop and her songs have been in rotation on Atlanta’s Q100 where she was a finalist in “The Bert’s Big Break” contest. She spends her summers touring across the country from New York to L.A. and has enjoyed opening for Amy Grant, JLS, Hot Chelle Rae and Disney’s Raven Symone and Mitchel Musso.

In July 2011, Lindee launched a new YouTube channel which became the #1 most subscribed channel for the week of July 8th, and #4 for the month of July. 2012 brought new opportunities including the chance to star in a VH1 reality show called Teen Pop Star when she was one of four aspiring singers selected for the pilot cast and 12,000 fans at Six Flags Over Georgia saw Lindee perform live for GirlaPalooza. 2013 promises to be another banner year. Look for Lindee to visit your town soon….~ http://lindeelink.com/
The 2013 Nashville Spotlight Music Contest was Hosted by: talentwatch.net

Online PR News – 03-May-2013 –TalentWatch's hotly contested music competition featured young emerging artists, some of whom have appeared on past reality TV competitions, like X Factor, America’s Got Talent and American Idol. Fans rated the artist’s videos to determine the top 20 finalists. In the final phase of the contest, Rick Barker, former manager for Taylor Swift, Mike Jennings of Nashville Spotlight TV and Kim Corcoran of Talented Kids Depot, selecting the top 3 winners from the top 20 rated music artists.


Grand prize winner, Rylie Brown takes home $1,000 and will meet with Rick Barker, former manager for Taylor Swift. Rylie will also have an entire Nashville Spotlight TV show dedicated to her. The half hour show will air two days per week for one month on Nashville Cable TV, at a future date to be determined. In addition, Riley will be featured at the world famous Nashville Palace for two days, during the week of the CMA Music Festival (June 6-9, 2013). 15 year old Kailey Swanson, from Studio City, California took second place and fan favorite, 18 year old Lindee Link of Peachtree City, Georgia came in third place. The second and third place winners will each be featured on Nashville Spotlight TV and perform at the Nashville Palace during the week of the CMA Festival.


TalentWatch stages online music competitions for artists around the world. Its mission is to give aspiring music artists an equal chance to be discovered. It's the only destination on the web where aspiring artists showcase their talent and tell their story in an engaging and entertaining video-driven format. Fans rate artists on their talent, entertainment and likeability, giving every music artist an equal chance to rise to the top.



Music artists, fans and industry professionals can learn more about TalentWatch by visiting http://www.talentwatch.net or watching their promotional video.

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Kayla Nettles loves horses, her little brother, the Florida coast and singing. Maybe in that order? Since she was old enough to form the sentence” I want to sing”, she has. She started as a very young child in her hometown of Titusville Fl., where she would often sing on stage with her musician father,

When she was a few years older, she started taking voice lessons. It was obvious that this little girl had something special. So she started entering (and winning) contests and performing all over the country.

At 13, Kayla’s family moved to Nashville TN so she could pursue her dream of becoming a country music singer. It didn’t take long for her to acclimate to the town. And within a year she was a regular on a local Television show, Nashville Spotlight,produced by Mike Jennings, and recording regularly for songwriters in the studio. She even caught the attention of world renowned vocal coach, Brett Manning.

At 16 Kayla made it all the way to Hollywood with American Idol. To most of us this seems like a big accomplishment but to her,not making it to the top 10 was a giant let down. She really wanted to go all the way.So, she came back to Nashville and got back to work.

She now has her own CDwhich is brilliantly produced and written by some of Nashville’s best. Kayla has a chance to once again to make her dream come true. The music has been recorded. Now, we have to have it put onto CD and mass produced.

We would also like to give Kayla a CD release party for Kayla on her 18th birthdayJuly 26, at a popular Nashville venue and we want all of you to be part of it. And it won’t take much for that to happen. With just a $10 investment you can download the entire album and we are going to put you on the guest list!!!

Even $5 is a big help. And we didn't have room to put this as an official "PERK" but $5 donations get a free download song and a big Thank you shoutout on KSBT radio!

This is what we are hoping to raise...

CD's and cases $2000.00

Venue- $1500

Band- $1500

Total $5000.00

But whatever we get will be greatly appreciated. If we go over our targeted amount. We can get the soft jewel cases for the cd which are better for shipping. We will also put any extra funds towards Kayla's upcoming tour which is scheduled for Sept. of this year.





If you can’t give any monetary amount, we are still open to your good wishes and positive thoughts. This is a highly competitive field and we can’t get enough good people wishing us well. You can also spread the word by sharing the link to this page. Please watch the videso, listen to the music and enjoy! Thank you so much. We appreciate you every single one of you.

Blessings to you all,

Kayla & Friends






Riley Roth is a 14-year-old award-winning Singer/Songwriter from Pennsylvania, who just returned from her 2nd anti-bully tour. Both tours have included former Radio Disney Artists. She gives back so much to others! She's visited many schools to share the message to "Stand and Defend and Be a Friend", takes this very seriously, and was proud to complete this mission! Her family has covered all of her touring expenses and she now needs some help to move forward.

She works with an amazing vocal coach and recently won the "Progress Award", awarded by the Throga Company in NY. She's RILED up and ready to record some new songs! The only thing holding her back is the expense. She's shared her new music with several industry pros who feel that she's ready - both as a singer AND a songwriter. Your contribution, no matter how great or small, will be so appreciated! She will be donating a portion of the proceeds to Centre County Special Olympics.

Please visit the link below. She has some pretty cool prizes, including a chance to win tickets to see Keith Urban!
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Dominique



Even at an early age, Dominique has shown an advanced aptitude to music, through her listening and vocal skills. With a strong aspiration to explore the world of music, Dominique continues to develop her skills and expand her abilities. Dominique has appeared in numerous vocal performances at local fund raising events, festivals, choral groups, musical / plays and competitions. Dominique is grateful for all the support & encouragement she has received and most of all, for making her feel welcomed to be a part of your events and communities. ~Dominique

Maury's Future Star of 2013 - 11 year old DOMINIQUE / Maury's Most Talented Kids / Mini Idol

DOMINIQUE appeared as a guest on the Tennessee Morning Show 
on WZTV FOX 17 middle TN local channel Friday, April 12, 2013.

http://www.fox17.com/newsroom/morning/






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