The Music City Grand Prix musical lineup for Nashville’s Indycar race weekend features two cool African-American artists. The legendary rapper Flo Rida will headline the Saturday, August 5 night concert event, while Tiera Kennedy kicks off race day, Sunday, August 6 at 9:00 a.m. on the iHeartRadio Country Stage. The action-packed, three-day festival weekend August 4-6 in downtown Nashville features the NTT Indycar Series, along with Indy NXT, GT America, GR Cup, the Big Machine Spiked Cooler Trans Am TA2 Series and Stadium Super Trucks.
Tramar Lacel Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. His 2007 breakout single “Low” was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release.
Flo Rida’s debut studio album, 2008’s “Mail on Sunday,” reached number four in the US. The album was succeeded by “R.O.O.T.S.,” the next year. His subsequent albums, 2010’s “Only One Flo (Part 1)” and 2012’s “Wild Ones,” also charted on the US Billboard 200 chart. Flo Rida has sold over 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists. His catalog includes the international hit singles “Right Round”, “Club Can’t Handle Me”, “Good Feeling”, “Wild Ones”, “Whistle”, “I Cry”, “G.D.F.R.”, and “My House”.
Rising singer/songwriter Tiera Kennedy is emerging as one of the most exciting voices in the Country format – injecting the music with a breath of vitality. The Alabama native’s unique sound stems from equal parts nature and nurture. She credits her celestial singing voice to God, while crediting her Country music songwriting prowess to what organically flows from her pen.
Her debut single “Found It In You” is a poignant love song inspired by her relationship with her husband and creative director Kamren Kennedy. Tiera showed off her playful side with the effervescent “Gentleman” and jubilant ode to home state soirees on “Alabama Nights.” Landing on several of 2022’s most impressive Artist to Watch Lists, Tiera took those songs and more on the road, opening for artists including Kelsea Ballerini and Danielle Bradbery, while playing festivals across the country.
As she readies her forthcoming full-length debut album, Tiera delivers the project’s lead single “Jesus, My Mama, My Therapist” which is out now. The infectious tune is an ode to the holy trinity of secret keeping, as its three namesakes are the only folks who can be trusted with the truth…and trusted to love you all the more for it. As gutsy as it is playful, add “Jesus, My Mama, My Therapist” to a growing catalog that continues to pave a one-car-only lane for Tiera in Country music. As the host of Apple Music Country’s “The Tiera Show,” Tiera Kennedy puts her stamp on the genre daily.
You can watch the race free on TV, live, beginning at 2:00 p.m. CDT on NBC, locally on WSMV, Channel 4. Or, starting at $139.00 per person, fans can choose a 3-day package to immerse themselves into Music City’s premier festival of racing and music. For tickets and more details, go to: https://musiccitygp.com/
