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 a surprised 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 lively group of Ashley’s friends and family.

The War and Treaty meet with decorated 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 an electric 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, a task force member on diversity in music, teams with songwriter Dre Williams for a surprise performance of a stirring original folk anthem urging us all to take action now.

Melissa Smith founded Backlight Productions featuring intellectually disabled adults in theatrical productions, helping them grow on and off stage. Ruston Kelly and Kate York create a deeply personal piano ballad celebrating Melissa and the good we do once we all realize what we’re here for.