American Anthems

Grammy-winner Jennifer Nettles meets Seth Grumet, founder of Stomp The Monster, which he started during chemotherapy. Jennifer writes and performs a soaring anthem about Seth’s life that leaves an audience without a dry eye in the house.

Ashley Ruiz is a “hope dealer,” dedicating herself to paying for people’s laundry in low-income communities. This inspires Lee Brice to create a celebratory mid-tempo guitar jam that he debuts to a group of Ashley’s friends and family.

The War and Treaty meet with veteran Jason Johnson who is saving retired military and police K-9s from being euthanized. Michael shares his own story of service and the duo perform a soulful power ballad honoring Jason and his hero dogs.

Country star Lindsay Ell bonds with Greta McClain over their shared sexual assault tragedies. With Kristian Bush, Lindsay crafts and performs a country rock fight song for Greta’s mission of helping other survivors heal through art.

Meredith McKinney collects books for underserved children with black characters that represent them. Grammy-nominee Cam teams with songwriter Dre Williams for a performance of an original folk anthem urging us all to act now.

Melissa Smith founded Backlight Productions featuring intellectually disabled adults in theatrical productions. Ruston Kelly and Kate York create a piano ballad celebrating Melissa and the good we do once we all realize what we’re here for.