Spencer Hatcher, a 28-year-old Virginian, played unreleased "Love Button," "Cold Beer and Common Sense" and "When She Calls Me Cowboy" alongside younger brother Connor Hatcher in KYGO's Performance Studio.

Hatcher was brought up in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, where he was raised on bluegrass and the music of country greats like George Strait, George Jones, Buck Owens and Roy Clark. Bluegrass took hold of Hatcher, which led him to learn how to play the mandolin – which he "didn't really care for much" – at age 8 and banjo at 12. From there, he started playing with others and in front of an audience during jam sessions, even at the cost of missing Friday night football games. During those days, he played as one of the Hatcher Boys, a bluegrass family band that included Connor and his father.

He continued to pursue music while in college, participating in four different groups throughout, even playing in a professional bluegrass band. Ironically, that's when his passion for country music took hold, and when COVID hit in 2020, the Virginian decided to redirect his attention to the genre.

It was around this time that he started posting music content on Facebook and later to other social media platforms, quickly earning thousands of followers.

The "When She Calls Me Cowboy" singer has now amassed over 700,000 followers on TikTok and released his first EP – "Honky Tonk Highway" – in November.

Parmalee stopped in 98.5 KYGO's Performance Studio prior to their Halloween show at the Grizzly Rose and performed "Take My Name," "Cowgirl" and "Carolina."

Parmalee, whose name is a nod to their roots in Parmele, North Carolina, is a family affair of sorts, made up of brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, their cousin Barry Knox and lifelong friend Josh McSwain. The Thomas brothers formed the group after their dad retired from their trio, dubbed Jerry Thomas and the Thomas Brothers Band.

A lot has changed for the Thomas', Knox and Scott since the release of their first album "Daylight" in 2002.

Their most recent LP "Fell in Love with a Cowgirl," released in April, is preceded by seven studio albums – the most successful being their 2013 release "Feels Like Carolina." The album – their first with Stoney Creek Records – was their breakout, with singles like "Carolina," "Close Your Eyes" and "Already Callin' You Mine" reaching No. 1, 4 and 10 on the Country Airplay chart, respectively. All in all, they've racked up five No. 1 country hits.

The band isn't stopping – or slowing down – anytime soon.

The North Carolinians are touring through December and into the first few months of 2026, and also released their single "How Do I Let You Go" November 21.

Dillon Carmichael performed "Keepin' Country Alive," the title track off of his newest album, "Son of A" and "She Gone" while in KYGO's Performance Studio.

A 31-year-old from Burgin, Kentucky, Carmichael had the benefit of knowing what he wanted to do for a living from a young age, having grown up surrounded by a musical family. His mother is a singer, while his uncles – Eddie and John Michael Montgomery – have achieved success as artists in their own right, the former being one half of Montgomery Gentry.

He started chasing his dreams of becoming an artist at 15 when he learned guitar, and made plans – that he fulfilled – to move to Nashville after his high school graduation. Since then, he's released three studio albums under Riser House Entertainment: "Hell on an Angel," (2018) "Son of A" (2021) and "Keeping Country Alive" (2025). Two of the acts he's toured with – Brooks & Dunn and Lynyrd Skynyrd – sum up his country and Southern rock sound.

Listen to "Keepin' Country Alive" here.