Amanda Watkins

Amanda Watkins is one example of how WE Fest 2016 mixes the hottest acts and the most up-and-coming talent in country music for three solid days of fun, sun and country music.

What a difference a year can make. While so much of 2015's country music scene was dominated by a debate over women and their role in the genre, 2016 has been a much more inclusive year — and nowhere is that more apparent than in the lineup for the 2016 Taste of Country Music Festival.

Scotty McCreery is proving to be an unstoppable force in the Showdown, tearing through a challenge from A Thousand Horses to win his third straight contest. Now he'll face a tough challenge from Amanda Watkins.

There’s no denying Amanda Watkins’ pain during her new song, “If I Was Over You.” The duet with Jamey Johnson finds two people picking up a shattered heart, tugging back and forth for recognition and attention.