Music City Mayhem

Lightning 100’s Music City Mayhem is the springboard for Lightning 100 to discover and support growing musical acts into a success! Thirty-two local artists are chosen (from over 300 submissions!) to battle it out on-air and online to determine the Mayhem champions! It’s up to you, the fans to determine who wins the grand prize.

*NOTE: A VALID MOBILE PHONE NUMBER IS REQUIRED TO VOTE.

There is a multi-verification system in place to ensure duplicate votes are not counted. Encouraging suspicious voting may result in disqualification.

Upcoming Matchups:

*bold* indicates winner

Learn More About Our Finalists

Catalina

Oddnote

Jon Ryan Berry

Fulton Lee

Drumming Bird

Molly Martin

James Ethan Clark & The Renegades

Taylor Noelle

Prize Package

Because of the change to make Lightning 100’s Live On The Green Music Festival more social-distancing friendly this year, the winning band will receive a coveted spot at #LOTG2021 and have their song on Lightning 100’s regular rotation for a whole month! The winning band will also receive an extensive artist development and promotion package that includes the following perks:

Tune in!

Stay tuned to 100.1 FM or lightning100.com to hear these songs air daily at 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, and 11pm. Then do your civic duty by voting for your favorite local tunes!

Round 1 Winners: Catalina and Volk

Round 2 Winners: Adara and Oddnote

Round 3 Winners: Jon Ryan Berry and Sophia Boro

Round 4 Winners: CHLSY and Fulton Lee

Round 5 Winners: Drumming Bird and John Salaway

Round 6 Winners: Staunton and Molly Martin

Round 7 Winners: James Ethan Clark and Beth White

Round 8 Winners: The Thing With Feathers and Taylor Noelle

Round 9 Winners: Catalina and Oddnote

Round 10 Winners: John Ryan Berry and Fulton Lee

Round 11 Winners: Drumming Bird and Molly Martin

Round 12 Winners: James Ethan Clark & The Renegades and Taylor Noelle

Music City Mayhem is brought to you by Ridenour Rehearsal Studios, Forty-One Fifteen, Zero to 60 by AGD Entertainment, Buffalo Exchange, Hi-Wire Brewing, Jack Daniels, Lightning 100, Exit/In, and Live On The Green Music Festival.

Past Music City Mayhem Winners

2019 — Creature Comfort

2018 — Jackson Bruck & The Dukes of Hume

2017 — The Voodoo Fix

2016 — Mountains Like Wax

2015 — Smooth Hound Smith

2014 — Phin

2013 — LuLu Mae

2012 — Roots of a Rebellion

2011 — Eastern Block (The Lower Caves)

2010 — Grand Magnolia (Paul McDonald)

2009 — Moon Taxi

“Music City Mayhem has been a true blessing to everyone here at Lightning 100 and the Nashville music community. Just look at our inaugural winner from 2009, Moon Taxi. We just saw them headline Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium and sell over 5,000 tickets. We have discovered so many great Nashville bands from the contest over the years. Every time we ask for submissions, we find someone new to love. Over the years the prize has gotten bigger and more valuable and it’s attracted more and more talented acts. Winning and playing Live on the Green is a big deal. Past winners have realized they were not even ready for all that came from being champions.” – Dan Buckley, Program Director

“Music City Mayhem was an experience that fit its name! It put us on the map overnight. Prior to the competition, it could be tough booking shows and gaining traction in town, but Mayhem helped legitimize what we were doing. Opportunities present themselves constantly now. There is a standard that has to be met in order to win MCM, and we are very thankful to be a part of the list of champions.” – Jackson Bruck, Music City Mayhem winner of 2018

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