<\/p>\n
\n\tThe beer and music were flowing at the first day of\u00a0Billboard Presents Bud Light Backyard at CMA Fest\u00a0as fans took a break from the Nashville heat and took in some great performances by some of today\u2019s hottest hitmakers at a jammed Tin Roof on Lower Broadway on Friday (June 7).<\/p>\n
\n\tFans enjoyed line dancing lessons on the first floor between performances, then packed the second floor for top-notch sets by Corey Kent, Dalton Dover and Alana Springsteen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tKent, an RCA Nashville artist and Oklahoma native, earned the attention of major labels after \u201cWild as Her\u201d started climbing the charts in 2022, based on streaming.\u00a0After signing with RCA Nashville, Kent scored his first major hit as the song reached No. 3 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Country Airplay chart.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tUMG Nashville\/Mercury Records artist Dover first caught fans\u2019 eyes and ears with his well-chosen covers on TikTok before he started releasing his own songs, such as \u201cYou Got a Small Town\u201d and \u201cBaby I Am.\u201d His debut radio single, \u201cGiving Up on That,\u201d was the most-added track at radio upon its release.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tSpringsteen, who first picked up the guitar at age 7 and was writing her own songs with top Nashville songwriters by the time she was 10, issued her debut album,\u00a0Twenty Something<\/em>, last year on Columbia Records New York\/Sony Music Nashville.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe two-day free event, open to anyone 21+,\u00a0\u00a0is a partnership between Billboard<\/em> and Bud Light that also includes branded content running on the two brands\u2019 digital channels throughout 2024. The shows continue with LOCASH, George Birge and Dasha, who will perform Saturday (June 8).<\/p>\n