Jackson Wells has hit the music scene, emerging as a rock star on a local and international scale in the unlikeliest of places. Garnering 1.8 million YouTube views internationally, Wells has toured China and established a sizable fanbase. Wells is living the dream, whether running with his three Rhodesian ridgeback dogs on his parent’s alpaca and cattle farm in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee or running from throngs of screaming girls in Chengdu, China. “My friends joke that it’s th

Belmont bands and music management companies are uniting on Saturday to not only fill the crowd’s ears with music but to also fill local shelters with food. Hooligan Recordings and Innovo Management LLC are sponsoring a concert at the High Watt where each band will donate a portion of its proceeds to Rock4Hunger. Bands participating include Mr. B & The Tribal Hoose, Royal Hoax, Us & Them and Auction the Secret. Royal Hoax started Rock4Hunger in 2009, and since then the band h

On Feb. 5, the U.S. Copyright Office released a 202-page report that called for multiple changes to existing copyright legislation, a proposal that will look to benefit many Belmont students who are songwriters and artists, as well as rising music business professionals. In April 2013, Congress– led by the House Judiciary Committee– began a comprehensive review of the nation’s copyright laws to evaluate “whether the laws are still working in the digital age.” Many issues affe