Jukebox Songs EP Set for February 16th, Featuring Four Tracks Produced by Trent Willmon Including Lead Release Available Today, “Don’t Leave Me Loving You”
Performing On Main Stage At C2C Festival In March
BMG/Stoney Creek recording artist Drake Milligan is keeping his boot on the gas as the new year begins, following a chart-topping breakout with plans for a brand new EP.
Set for release on February 16th, the pure-country hitmaker’s Jukebox Songs EP marks another bold chapter of high-energy twang. Produced by fellow Texan and traditionally-minded star, Trent Willmon, the EP will once again highlight Milligan’s smooth, booming baritone vocal, towering over four fresh tracks full of instant-classic intensity and diverse country soul … including an unforgettable heartbreak anthem.
Pre-order/pre-add/pre-save HERE.
Penned by Bobby Pinson, Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, “Don’t Leave Me Loving You” is a timeless, classic-country style ballad, aching and built on a still-tender emotional wound. The track places Milligan’s standout Texas baritone before a delicate, rootsy arrangement.
Listen now HERE.
Meanwhile, Milligan will also soon return to his primetime-TV roots. He’s set to compete on NBC’s upcoming America’s Got Talent spin-off show, Fantasy League, and will also return overseas in March to perform on the main stage at C2C (Country to Country) Festival in London, Glasgow, Belfast, Berlin and Rotterdam. Full dates below:
Saturday, 2nd March – Berlin, Germany – Verti Music Hall
Sunday, 3rd March – Rotterdam, Netherlands – RTM Stage
Friday, 8th March – Belfast, United Kingdom – SSE Arena
Saturday, 9th March – Glasgow, United Kingdom – OVO Hydro
Sunday, 10th March – London, United Kingdom – The O2 Arena
Both build on a streak of early success, stemming from Milligan’s America’s Got Talent emergence and his breakout album debut, DALLAS/FORT WORTH.
Named “One of the Best Country Albums of 2022” by Billboard, Saving Country Music and Whiskey Riff, the project dominated iTunes upon its release, hitting #1 on both the US iTunes All-Genre and Country Albums Charts, while simultaneously holding positions #1, #2, #3 and #5 on iTunes Country Video Chart and spawning back-to-back #1s on the iTunes Country Songs Chart.
Milligan went on to be named an “Artist to Watch” by CMT, Pandora and Music Mayhem, while DALLAS/FORT WORTH also landed in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Country Albums Sales Chart, leading to his new chapter.
Earlier this year, the singer-songwriter returned to America’s Got Talent to debut his current single, “I Got A Problem,” and appeared on both The Kelly Clarkson Show and the Canadian Country Music Association Awards – where he opened the show with performance of his duet with The Reklaws “Honky Tonkin’ About” (a 2023 #1 on Canadian Country Radio).
Other 2023 highlights include Milligan’s nomination for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards, his main stage debut at Stagecoach and a standout performance at Nashville’s CMA Music Festival.
Milligan likewise made his Grand Ole Opry debut in late 2022 and has already become an Opry regular, while earning critical acclaim from USA Today, Billboard, People, Taste of Country, Parade, American Songwriter, Country Now, Saving Country Music, Country Swag and Hollywood Life, to name a few.
ABOUT DRAKE MILLIGAN:
Drake Milligan burst onto the national music stage entering the Billboard Emerging Artists Chart at #5 after dominating iTunes with his debut album, Dallas/Fort Worth, charting back-to-back #1 hits on the iTunes Country Songs Chart, #1 on iTunes All-Genre Chart and reclaimed the #1 spot on iTunes Country Albums Chart, all while simultaneously holding positions #1, #2, #3 and #5 on iTunes Country Video Chart.
In the UK, Milligan’s debut album spent 11 consecutive weeks in the Top 20 of the Official Country Artists Albums Chart.
A student of classic Country music with the swagger of early Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Fort Worth, Texas native is an electrifying entertainer who cites George Strait and Elvis Presley – the King of Country and the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll – as musical heroes, and his unique twist of traditional Country has been embraced by fans, peers and the media alike.
Milligan has performed on The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Grand Ole Opry, Stagecoach and CMA Music Festival, and earned high praise from People, BBC, USA Today, Parade, American Songwriter, CMT.com, Billboard, ET, Access Hollywood, Cosmopolitan, Cowgirl Magazine and Taste of Country.
Following his Dallas/Fort Worth debut – named “One of the Best Country Albums of 2022” by Billboard and others – Milligan uncorked a Canadian Country Radio #1 in 2023 (“Honky Tonkin’ About” with The Reklaws), garnered 5 million views in just a few months with “Cowgirl For Christmas,” and headlined the massive New Year’s Eve celebration at the famed “World’s Largest Honky Tonk,” Billy Bob’s Texas, where he had also delivered two sold-out homecoming shows in the previous year.
Looking ahead, the Stoney Creek Records phenom has dropped “Don’t Leave Me Loving You” – a timeless heartbreak ballad with a modern edge – and is set to release his new EP, Jukebox Songs, on February 16. The acclaimed “Artist to Watch” (CMT, Pandora, etc.) will also return to his primetime TV roots for the America’s Got Talent spin-off show, Fantasy League, and hits the road alongside Cody Johnson on his 2024 U.S. arena tour.
One Comment on “DRAKE MILLIGAN TO KICK OFF 2024 WITH NEW MUSIC AND MORE MILESTONES”
this guy is good , band is good , these guys are going up . he has got a hell of a voice , stage ,knows how to get the crowd going he needs to get out on the radio more , when is he coming to Tucson az. He is real country