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Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: 13 years after releasing her previous album, Miko Marks reemerged stronger than ever with the album Our Country (March 2021 via Redtone Records). Marks had all but given up on her career aspirations after she was effectively told by Nashville executives that her music was good but she wouldn’t sell. Fastforward 13 years later, and she crafted a beautiful album that is getting nods from NPR, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more. Recently Marks was included in CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2022 and is participating in CMT’s first Equal Access program. On October 14, 2022 Miko released her widely anticipated album Feel Like Going Home and made her Grand Ole Opry debut on the same day.

Rissi Palmer’s gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries. While she made her mark in country music, she is equally at home in R&B music, bringing the entire spectrum of popular music to bear on music she calls “Southern Soul.” In 2007, she released her debut album Rissi Palmer featuring the charting singles “Country Girl,” “Hold On To Me,” and “No Air.” Since then, Rissi has independently released a Christmas single, her first children’s album Best Day Ever, and an EP titled The Back Porch Sessions. Her most recent album Revival was released in 2019 and has been critically hailed as her most personal and uplifting work to date. As a passionate voice for country artists of color and those who have been marginalized in mainstream country music, Rissi launched her own radio show Color Me Country with Rissi Palmer on Apple Music Country. She is currently writing and recording her next record.

Miko Marks & the Resurrectors One More Night (Official Music Video)