Music industry student to represent Alabama in 30th annual Country Music Week competition

Dawson is currently the only instrumentalist representing Alabama at the competition, which is set for March 15-27, 2027.

Dawson is currently the only instrumentalist representing Alabama at the competition, which is set for March 15-27, 2027.

Chase Dawson, a senior from Phoenix, Arizona, will represent Alabama as an instrumentalist at the North American Country Music Association International’s 30th Anniversary Country Music Week in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, this March.

Dawson, a fiddler for the POPulus ensemble at TROY, is majoring in interdisciplinary studies with minors in coaching, music industry and fine and…

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TROY’s Ilium Records signs Mississippi artist Chance Stanley

The release of

The release of "Next Town" establishes Stanley’s rollout with Ilium Records, bridging education and industry through real artist development.

Ilium Records, the student-run record label within the Music Industry Program at Troy University’s John M. Long School of Music, announces the signing of Chance Stanley, a rising singer-songwriter from Marietta, Mississippi.

Stanley brings a distinct blend of classic country, Americana, and Red Dirt influences, grounded in strong storytelling and a clear Southern identity. A…

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