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MARCUS KING announces ‘Four of a Kind – Live from Nashville’
MARCUS KING ANNOUNCES 'FOUR OF A KIND • LIVE FROM NASHVILLE' FOUR UNIQUE LIVESTREAM SHOWS TO AIR WEEKLY JULY 13 - AUGUST 3 TICKETS ON SALE NOW ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT MUSICARES Acclaimed singer and guitarist Marcus King, today announced Four of a Kind, Live From...
THE MAVERICKS Announce “En Espańol”, The Band’s First-Ever Spanish Language / Latin Music Album, out August 21st
THE MAVERICKS Announce The August 21st Release Of “En Español” – The Renowned Band’s First-Ever Spanish Language / Latin Music Album First Single “Poder Vivir” out now: Born of Cuban-American roots in Miami, the GRAMMY-winning Country, Americana, and Tejano-infused...
Corb Lund – Agricultural Tragic Album Review
Review by Roger Sharman Taber, Alberta’s most famous son, Corb Lund, finally got to release his latest record, ‘Agricultural Tragic’, after an enforced delay due to the Global Pandemic. ‘Agricultural Tragic’ is the 10th Studio release in a career stretching back to...
UK DUO EMMA & JOLIE SET TO TAKE THE INDUSTRY BY STORM WITH DEBUT SINGLE ‘I DON’T NEED A MAN’
The up and coming pop-country duo announce their debut single ‘I Don’t Need A Man’ is due for release on 10th July, ahead of their performance virtually at Dixie Fields Festival. UK pop-country duo Emma & Jolie have today announced the release of their debut...
INGRID ANDRESS SHARES BRAND NEW SONG ‘WASTE OF LIME’
CHANNELS THE BEACH BOYS IN BRAND NEW SONG“WASTE OF LIME” Watch The Feel-Good Music Video Warner Music Nashville/Atlantic Records recording artist Ingrid Andress is offering fans the sound of the summer with the release of her brand-new song “Waste Of Lime” today...
Laura Evans Premieres Her Brand-New Video for Her Latest Single ‘Drag Me Back In’
Laura Evans — a rising star in the new wave of British country-blues talent and soul music singer-songwriters — is releasing a brand-new video for her latest single ‘Drag Me Back In’: the second single to drop from her forthcoming EP‘Running Back to You’, due to be...
CHARLEY CROCKETT releases psychedelic Spaghetti Western video for new song, “RUN HORSE RUN”
WELCOME TO HARD TIMES OUT JULY 31 via THIRTY TIGERS https://orcd.co/welcometohardtimes “If you like your outlaw country with a haunting, psychedelic edge, you'll like this. Charley knows how to stay true to the genre's classic '70s era while also sounding as fresh as...
Harleymoon Kemp releases debut single ‘SPACE’ out July 1st
‘Space’ is the debut release from UK singer-songwriter Harleymoon Kemp, due on digital services worldwide from today, July 1st. Honing her craft between London, Nashville and LA, Harleymoon’s sound is influenced by a diverse pool of country and acoustic styles,...
Jack Bessant – New album ‘Lucky Mountain’ out August 14
“This is my journey and it’s as raw as any other persons,” says singer-songwriter Jack Bessant reflecting on his latest solo album Lucky Mountain, releasing August 14 2020 on CHEDX Records / High Head Recordings. For the Reef bassist and solo-artist, this most recent...
Larkin Poe release new video for ‘Back Down South’
Larkin Poe have released a new video or their latest single ‘Back Down South’. It was premiered with Rolling Stone and you can check it out here - https://youtu.be/9dx0OPIY0tU The track is taken from their recently released album Self Made Man, which has been getting...
JIMMIE ALLEN ANNOUNCES STAR-STUDDED COLLABORATION EP ‘BETTIE JAMES’ – OUT JULY 10th.
FEATURED ARTISTS INCLUDE BRAD PAISLEY, CHARLEY PRIDE, DARIUS RUCKER, MICKEY GUYTON, NELLY, NOAH CYRUS, THE OAK RIDGE BOYS, RITA WILSON, TAUREN WELLS & TIM MCGRAWTRACK LIST TO BE REVEALED NEXT WEEK. Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Jimmie Allen is combining his...
Mo Pitney Shares Another New Song From His Album – ‘Ain’t Lookin’ Back’ (Out August 14th)
Mo shared another new song from the album on Friday (26/6) - 'Local Honey', following an exclusive first play on Country Hits Radio. Check out the track & video! Stream/download 'Local Honey' and pre-order/pre-save album: https://mopitney.lnk.to/AintLookinBackSO'...
British Country Airplay’s Artist of the Week for the week commencing 27th June is The Shires.
Coming from their respective and neighbouring counties, The Shires are a UK country duo, composed of singer-songwriters Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes. Earle sings vocals, plays piano and guitar, while Rhodes shares lead vocals. Since forming in 2013, they have worked...
Delta Spirit announce new album ‘What Is There’
SIGN TO NEW WEST RECORDS & ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUMWHAT IS THEREOUT SEPTEMBER 11TH PRE-ORDER HERE ‘HOW BOUT IT’ NEW SINGLE OUT NOWWATCH THE VIDEO HERE Delta Spirit have announced their first new album in six years, What Is There, out on September 11th via New West...
Lindsay Ell announces sophomore album heart theory – out August 14th
Current New Female Artist of the Year ACM nominee takes listeners through journey of seven stages of grief New single “wAnt me back” Out Now. Chart topping musician, vocalist and songwriter Lindsay Ell has announced her highly anticipated sophomore album heart...
TENILLE TOWNES’ DEBUT ALBUM THE LEMONADE STAND OUT NOW!
“BIG HEARTS FOR BIG KIDS” VIRTUAL BENEFIT CONCERT SET FOR JUNE 30th Emerging singer, songwriter and musician Tenille Townes’ highly anticipated debut album, The Lemonade Stand, is out today on Columbia Nashville in partnership with RCA Records. Stream/purchase HERE,...
Elles Bailey & The Midnight Band Release Their Joint Cover of ‘Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You’
Award-winning, genre-crossing singer-songwriter, Elles Bailey is delighted to be jointly releasing a special single with The Midnight Band: a cover of soul legend Wilson Pickett’s 1970 classic ‘Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You’. This collaboration was recorded and...
Laura Evans Releases Her New Single ‘Drag Me Back In’
Laura Evans - a rising star & profound songwriter amongst the new wave of Country, Blues and Roots music scene – is releasing her new single ‘Drag Me Back In’ Today 26th June, 2020. The single is available to Download and Stream...
Gabby Barrett’s Debut Album ‘Goldmine’ Is Out Now
DEBUT ALBUM ‘GOLDMINE’ IS OUT NOW LISTEN HERE INCLUDES THE MASSIVE SINGLE ‘I HOPE’ FEATURING CHARLIE PUTH LISTEN HERE “She brings a phenomenal range to her craft.” – Billboard “The finest belter country music has seen since [Carrie] Underwood.” – Variety She’s still...
Brent Cobb shares video for new single ‘The World Is Ending’
Brent Cobb has shared the video for his new single, ‘The World Is Ending’. Written years before the global pandemic, Cobb decided to surprise release the song earlier this year given its unexpected relevance and timeliness. It has since become the fastest-rising song...
DANIELLE BRADBERY unveils intimate ‘Never Have I Ever’ Video
Texas born-and-raised singer/songwriter DANIELLE BRADBERY has unveiled her socially-distant filmed music video for her empowering new single “Never Have I Ever” (BMLG Records). Captured on a ranch in her home state with mom Gloria filling in as her glam team, the...
Eric Church speaks his truth with new single ‘Stick That In Your Country Song’ out Thursday 25th June
ERIC CHURCH SPEAKS HIS TRUTH WITH NEW SINGLE: "STICK THAT IN YOUR COUNTRY SONG" SINGLE SET FOR UK PREMIERE THURSDAY JUNE 25th Praised by the Los Angeles Times as a “forthright truth-teller” in Country music, Eric Church shared earlier this year that new music was...
Jeffrey Halford and the Healers release ‘West Towards South’
Jeffrey Halford and The Healers Produced by Adam Rossi, Jeffrey Halford and Don Zimmer Floating Records Recorded in San Francisco and Mill Valley, California “Atmospheric, funky, rustic, and raw this is narrative Americana at its finest; poetic story songs delivered...
Runaway June Release New Version of Latest Single ‘We Were Rich’.
Runaway June have released a new version of their latest single, 'We Were Rich' - featuring new band member Natalie Stovall - out to stream/download everywhere now: https://runawayjune.lnk.to/wewererich. ABOUT RUNAWAY JUNE: There’s a sound that hasn’t been heard on...
NEEDTOBREATHE release live ‘Survival’ (feat. Drew & Eillie Holcomb) video.
LIVE SESSION VIDEO RELEASED. WATCH HERE OUT OF BODY - THE NEW ALBUM FROM NEEDTOBREATHE OUT AUGUST 28th VIA ELEKTRA RECORDS/CENTRICITY MUSICAVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER HERE South Carolina rock band NEEDTOBREATHE have shared an intimate, stripped-back performance of...
TYLER RICH BRINGS COMFORT & CHEER WITH FRESH TRACK – FEELS LIKE HOME.
Photo Courtesy of The Valory Music Co. Singer/Songwriter Tyler Rich, Records New Music from Home “The idea behind this song was embracing comfort in unexpected experiences. When you meet a stranger in a place you’ve never been before, and they make you feel at home or...
British Country Airplay’s Artist of the Week for the Week Commencing 21st June is Samantha Lloyd.
Samantha Lloyd is a hard-working and charismatic independent singer/songwriter from Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. Over the past few years Samantha has travelled around the country playing her songs on the streets. London, Brighton, Birmingham & Manchester,...
JAKE OWEN, EVERETTE, BRODY RAY JOIN CONCERT FOR LOVE & ACCEPTANCE LINEUP
Concert will stream exclusively across CMT social channels Shelly Fairchild, Harper Grae, and Brandon Stansell to be featured as LGBTQ country music rising stars Online charity event hosted by Kristin Chenoweth, Ty Herndon, and CMT’s Cody Alan will benefit ACM Lifting...
Robert Jon & The Wreck ‘Last Light On The Highway’ out on CD & Vinyl July 19th
EXCITING NEW STUDIO ALBUM “LAST LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY” RELEASED FRIDAY 8th MAY 2020 AVAILABLE ON CD / VINYL / LTD DELUXE EDITION VINYL (COLOURED) & BUNDLES "TIRED OF DRINKING ALONE" SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO RELEASED FRIDAY 1st MAY 2020 PRE-ORDER ALBUM via...
Colter Wall’s ‘Western swing & Waltzes’ Out Now – Album out August 28th
Colter Wall’s Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs Self-produced, 3rd full-length album out August 28th via La Honda Records/Thirty Tigers First track "Western Swing & Waltzes" out now June 16, 2020 - Swift Current, Saskatchewan - The music industry...
Dirty Streets drop new single ‘On the Way’ from new album ‘Rough and Tumble’ out July 31st
Scan the press on soul-groove outfit Dirty Streets and you’ll see numerous references to rock, soul, and dirty-blooze touchstones like the Faces, Humble Pie, Otis Redding, CCR and more. Spin Dirty Streets’ records and you’ll hear all of those echoes, plus others—some...
Drew Haley celebrates release of new single “Fool To Remember” with music video debut on CMT.com
Country singer/songwriter Drew Haley releases her new single and music video, “Fool to Remember” on June 12, 2020. "Fool To Remember" debuted on Apple Hot Tracks Country. In addition, Drew is proud to have her first CMT music video debut with "Fool To Remember" and...
Dylan Scott Shares ‘Nobody’ (Official Live Video)
Following the Double Platinum certification for his US #1 single, 'My Girl' (the Mediabase #40 song of the decade, from his Gold self-titled album), Dylan Scott has now shared a brand new music video for his latest track 'Nobody', featuring his family, and live...
British Country Airplay’s Artist of the Week Commencing 14th June is Donna Marie Songs
Donna Marie is an accomplished singer/songwriter & music producer from Warrington, in the North West of England and has been writing and playing music for most of her life. Currently touring all over the UK to sell-out audiences with hit theatre show 'A Country...
Ward Thomas reveal cover of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Landslide’
WARD THOMAS Release Video for ‘Landslide’ ‘The Space Between’ EP Out Now 16-Date UK Intimate ‘Unfiltered’ Tour September 2020 Includes Two Nights at London’s Union Chapel 18th and 19th September Following the release of a string of stunning tracks, country pop duo,...
Noah Guthrie to release soulful new single ‘That’s All’
South Carolina born, singer-songwriter Noah Guthrie prepares to release a new single, titled “That’s All” on July 10. The upcoming release features the Alt-Country, Americana artist’s soulful, tenor vocal range, and is a standout from the modern sound of Country music...
Sunny Ozell announces ‘Live At The Village’ live acoustic EP
SUNNY OZELL LIVE AT THE VILLAGE LIVE ACOUSTIC EP Listen to first single ‘Hammer And Nail’ Here Singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell has announced a brand new acoustic EP, 'Live At The Village’, out on Chitin Records on 17th July 2020, along with the release of the first...
Larkin Poe ‘Self Made Man’ New Album Out Now
LARKIN POE 'SELF MADE MAN' NEW ALBUM OUT NOW VIA TRICKI-WOO RECORDS LISTEN HERE “Their punchiest collection yet” The Sun “Lovell sisters Rebecca and Megan have hit their prime” Daily Mirror "Larkin Poe are modernising the blues and flying the flag for the erased women...
Mary Chapin Carpenter’s ‘The Dirt and the Stars’ out August 7th
Mary Chapin Carpenter’s anticipated new album, The Dirt And The Stars, will be released August 7 and is now available for pre-order (Lambent Light Records via Thirty Tigers): https://ffm.to/thedirtandthestars-eu. In advance of the release, the title track, “Between...
NEEDTOBREATHE release new song ‘Survival’
Photo Credit: Jeremy Cowart SURVIVAL’ (FEAT. DREW & ELLIE HOLCOMB) NEW SONG RELEASEDLISTEN HERENEW ALBUM OUT OF BODY ANNOUNCED OUT AUGUST 28th VIA ELEKTRA RECORDS/CENTRICITY MUSICAVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER HERE GRAMMY® Award-nominated rock band NEEDTOBREATHE have...
HAILEY WHITTERS’ PIGASUS RECORDS ANNOUNCES LABEL DEAL WITH BIG LOUD RECORDS / SONGS & DAUGHTERS FOLLOWING THE INDEPENDENT RELEASE OF HER CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM THE DREAM.
Iowa-born, Nashville-based artist and singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters announced with Rolling Stone that she has partnered with Big Loud Records / Songs & Daughters – Nashville’s first-of-its-kind female-driven label formed by Big Loud Records and BMI Songwriter...
Matt Stell Releases Brand-New Track “If I Was A Bar”
On the heels of his current Top 25 and climbing single, “Everywhere But On,” and his debut multi-week #1 Platinum smash, “Prayed For You,” Matt Stell is also giving fans a brand-new track, “If I Was A Bar” (LISTEN HERE), with the innovative video premiering at 6pm BST...
Margo Price’s New Album ‘That’s How Rumors Get Started’ out July 10th
"Everybody’s lonely, oh babe, just look around”: the belting opening chorus line of Margo Price’s new single “Letting Me Down” wasn’t meant to be a premonition when she recorded it - with Sturgill Simpson co-producing and contributing backing vocals - at Hollywood’s...
Royal Albert Hall and Nashville Meets London Partner for Virtual Country Concert Event on July 18
Part of ‘Royal Albert Home’ Series; Marks Royal Albert Home’s First-Ever Virtual Country Music Event Featuring performances by The Cadillac Three, Michael Ray, Tenille Townes, and Twinnie London’s Royal Albert Hall and Nashville Meets London have partnered for a...
John Baumann releases new album ‘Country Shade’ – out now
“I need to see that silver lining in those dark and stormy skies, and pray I catch that feeling that I used to know back when, back when I never knew I’d ever need a second wind,” John Baumann sings on “Second Wind.” The Bluegrass Situation premiered the track earlier...
Mike and the Moonpies ‘Touch of You: The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart’
Reviewed by Roger Sharman It’s not often that I get taken by surprise by a release, but this one had totally slipped under my radar. Mike and the Moonpies released ‘Touch of You: The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart’ to coincide with the birthday of the late, great Gary...
‘WALK, RIDE, RODEO’ NETFLIX PARTY & INSTAGRAM LIVE Q&A TO BE HOSTED BY DUO HALEY & MICHAELS AND AMBERLEY SNYDER.
Fans can take part in the unique live-streamed event on Thursday June 25th 2020 Nashville duo Haley & Michaels have today announced that they will be hosting a Netflix Party with Amberley Snyder, to join fans for an online viewing of the 2019 film inspired by her...
Dylan Scott Reaches 2 RIAA Milestones; Double Platinum for #1 Single, “My Girl,” and Gold for Self-Titled Debut Album.
Curb Records recording artist Dylan Scott hits the RIAA Double Platinum certification with his US #1 single, “My Girl.” The track, which was the #6 most played country song of 2017, as well as the #40 song of the decade according to Mediabase, hit #1 on the Mediabase...
Granger Smith releases collaboration ‘Thats Why I Love Dirt Roads’ with Christian Rapper Nathan Warlick
Granger Smith has released a powerful collaboration of his current single “That’s Why I Love Dirt Roads” featuring Christian rapper Lathan Warlick. Smith’s wife, Amber, introduced him to Lathan Warlick’s Instagram a couple months ago and instantly was drawn to his...
Eric Church – Official Reissue of 2014 album ‘The Outsiders’ June 12th Snakefarm Records
ERIC CHURCH OFFICIAL RE-ISSUE OF 2014 ALBUM ‘THE OUTSIDERS’ SET FOR JUNE 12th RELEASE VIA SNAKEFARM RECORDS THIS LANDMARK, CHART-TOPPING STATEMENT COMES WITH BONUS TRACKS & SPECIAL PACKAGING - AVAILABLE ON CD / DOUBLE GATEFOLD LP & DIGITAL The most...
British Country Airplay’s Artist of the Week for the week commencing 7th June is Hayley McKay
Hailing from Darlington, County Durham, Hayley McKay is an extraordinarily gifted singer/songwriter with an amazing voice who has immersed herself in music and the performing arts throughout her young life. Displaying an incredible vocal range with a distinctive...
LARKIN POE share new single ‘BACK DOWN SOUTH’ featuring TYLER BRYANT
LARKIN POE SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘BACK DOWN SOUTH’ FEATURING TYLER BRYANT LISTEN HERE SELF MADE MAN NEW ALBUM OUT JUNE 12th VIA TRICKI-WOO RECORDS GRAMMY® Award-nominated sister duo Larkin Poe have shared their new single, ‘Back Down South’. The track also features fellow...
WILLIE JONES shares new single ‘TRAINWRECK’
SHARES THE NEW SINGLE ‘TRAINWRECK’ LISTEN HERE CO-WRITTEN WITH MARK BATSON (EMINEM, DR. DRE, BEYONCÉ) & JUSTIN EBACH (DUSTIN LYNCH, BRETT YOUNG, JORDAN DAVIS) “Seems an awful lot like the future of country music.” – Rolling Stone “Mixing the music genres of...
Rob Mayes new single out now – Damage I Done – 5th June
Rob Mayes returns with the summer anthem 'Damage I Done' - 5th June 2020 Kicking off the summer, LA-based singer/songwriter and actor Rob Mayes is unleashing his summer anthem “Damage I Done” on 5th June 2020. The rowdy track was written by Mayes and Rachele Lynae in...
BRANTLEY GILBERT releases new single ‘HARD DAYS’
Hard-rocking, country singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert releases his latest single “Hard Days,” an uplifting track penned as a reminder that difficult times do pass and we often come out on the other side strengthened by what we’ve endured. Hard Days is about finding...
CORY MARKS shares new track ‘DRIVE’. New album ‘WHO I AM’ out August 7th.
Cory Marks has shared his new track, ‘Drive’, the latest to be taken from his upcoming album WHO I AM, out on August 7th via Better Noise Music Nashville. Marks says of the track, “‘Drive’ is one of those summertime, roll down your window good feeling love songs.”...
THE TEXAS GENTLEMEN RETURN WITH FLOOR IT!!!
JULY 17th VIA NEW WEST RECORDS The Texas Gentlemen will release Floor It!!! on July 17th via New West Records. The 13-song set was produced by Matt Pence (Jason Isbell, John Moreland, Midlake) and recorded at the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL, Niles...
British Country Airplay’s Artist of the Week Commencing 31st May 2020 is The Brae.
Alan and Chrissy Brill both uncovered their passion for music at an early age, listening to their parent’s favourite artistes. Based in Hampshire, they have been performing in bands for a good few years now; writing, recording and playing, all over the south of...
The Cadillac Three release ‘The Jam (+ Fuzz)’ Friday 29th May
The Cadillac Three have today released 'The Jam (+ Fuzz)', an amped up version of the original track, which was featured on their recent album, COUNTRY FUZZ, out now via Big Machine Records. LISTEN HERE During lockdown, the band also put their spin on Post Malone’s...
Twenty-Five Texas Music Artists Join Forces to Release Legendary Willie Nelson Song Benefiting Area’s Struggling Refugee Community
Video Release for “Living in the Promiseland” by the Fort Worth Musicians Choir Ft. Worth, TX-(May 26, 2020)-Despite the struggles independent musicians have been facing recently, twenty-five Texas artists have banded together to help raise money and...
CHRIS LANE THROWS IT BACK TO HIS BIG, BIG PLANS TOUR WITH “TAKE BACK HOME GIRL” LIVE VIDEO
NASHVILLE, TN. (May 28th, 2020) – Sharing another look at his successful headline BIG, BIG PLANS Tour, Chris Lane has released the “Take Back Home Girl” live video, out today. The clip captures the energy of the sold-out Chicago crowd, and Lane amps up the...
Jonathan Terrell ‘Love can Find You Anywhere’ Review
By Roger Sharman 23rd May saw the release of a new single by Austin, Texas’s Jonathan Terrell, entitled ‘Love Can Find You Anywhere’. Jay Tee has been visiting these shores for a few years now as part of the Texas Music Takeover event hosted at various sites around...
KIP MOORE PREVIEWS WILD WORLD WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF “FIRE AND FLAME” EXCLUSIVELY WITH BBC RADIO 2
MOORE’S REFLECTIVE “7 DAYS AT THE ROCK” DOCUMENTARY AIRS TONIGHT ON OUTSIDE TV Multi-PLATINUM Singer/Songwriter’s Fourth Studio Is Available Tomorrow, May 29 Nashville, TN - May 28, 2020 - Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Kip Moore is marking the eve of his record...
ANGLO-NORWEGIAN AMERICANA ARRIVES WITH THE EXCITING SOUND OF HANNAH WHITE AND THE NORDIC CONNECTIONS
After making great career strides with her 2018 album Elephant Eye, Hannah White is ready for a groundbreaking new challenge. Hannah has announced the 5 June release of an exciting album with her Anglo-Norwegian Americana band, titled Hannah White and the Nordic...
WILDWOOD KIN SHARE NEW ISOLATION SESSION PERFORMANCE OF ‘HEADED FOR THE WATER’
“Fleetwood Mac-like harmonies, hints of Fleet Foxes’ desolate, spectral acoustica, echoes of Ben Howard’s richly textured but ramshackle sparseness, a love of Mumfords-like propulsion and explosiveness.” – Sunday Times“A band who has arrived on the scene with a bang.”...
CHARLEY CROCKETT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM WELCOME TO HARD TIMES
TITLE TRACK SINGLE AND VIDEO OUT NOW “For those who don’t like too much syrup on their pancakes, the Texan singer-songwriter’s brand of country is sharp, unsentimental and dipped in the spirit of the blues.” Sunday Times “Charley Crockett has a superb country voice...
First wave of artists announced for virtual festival CouchSongs 30th May
Hogcity Presents and Destination Country are building on the success of their recent virtual festival with a second event, titled CouchSongs, taking place on Saturday May 30th. The first wave of artists have been confirmed. Taking part are: Cory Marks, Gretchen...
Caroline Chats with Guitar Legend Tommy Emmanuel
TOMMY EMMANUEL has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. At the age of six, he was touring regional Australia with his family band. By 30, he was a rock n’ roll lead guitarist burning up stadiums in Europe. At 44, he became one of five...
JAIME WYATT TO RELEASE NEON CROSS AUGUST 21ST VIA NEW WEST RECORDS
"...not since Social Distortion’s compulsively-confessional Mike Ness has a composer been so brutally honest." SPIN Jaime Wyatt will release Neon Cross in the UK on August 21st, 2020. The 11-song set was produced by the two-time Grammy Award winning producer...
JULIAN TAYLOR RELEASES NEW ALBUM ‘THE RIDGE’ JUNE 19TH 2020
"Lyrically, brilliantly ‘The Ridge’ exudes innocence.” - American Songwriter “...outstanding music front to back” - No Depression Toronto music scene staple and musical chameleon, Julian Taylor releases new album The Ridge (Howling Turtle Inc.) this June 19th...
Gretchen Peters Interview – 7th May
Kate chatted to Gretchen Peters ahead of her release of "The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury". Gretchen would have been preparing to tour the UK and Europe before the pandemic struck and this tour has now been rescheduled to March 2021. ...
Reckless Kelly- American Girls and American Jackpot Album Reviews
Reckless Kelly – American Girls and American Jackpot Album Reviews By Roger Sharman It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since the glorious ‘Sunset Motel’ first graced the CD player in my house, it really doesn’t seem that long ago. But this week sees...
BUCKLE & BOOTS “UNCANCEL” FESTIVAL SEASON WITH A LIVE STREAM VIRTUAL FESTIVAL!
Buckle & Boots are proving that festival season doesn’t have to be cancelled by streaming the party directly to peoples’ homes. The Greater Manchester based festival has been postponed due to Covid-19 but organisers are offering country music fans a live stream...
British Country Airplay’s Artist of the Week Commencing 17th May 2020 is Gareth Heesom.
Ask Gareth how he would describe himself; he would say that he was a Singer/Songwriter, Husband, and Father. Loves all music, but is a country boy at heart.Others would say they love the deep warmth to Gareth's voice and that he was one of the most authentic-sounding...
Elles Bailey’s Double Victory at the UKBlues Awards Gives Her a Platform to Champion Women in Music
Smoky-voiced, super-hard-working singer/songwriter Elles Bailey has won not just one, but two, of the prestigious UKBlues Awards, awarded by The UKBlues Federation. The Federation awarded Elles Blues Album of the Year - for her superb sophomore...
CHASE RICE RELEASES THE ALBUM PART II
Rice to Perform New Music Live on Facebook & Instagram Today (May 15th) at 11pm BST / 5pm CT New Music Video for Timely Track “Belong” Features At-Home Videos From Fans NASHVILLE, TN. – (15th May 2020) – Multi-Platinum entertainer Chase Rice...
TRAVIS DENNING’S DEBUT EP “BEER’S BETTER COLD” IS AVAILABLE TODAY
Denning Co-Wrote Five Of The Six Tracks On The Project Including His Current Top 5 And Climbing Single “After A Few” Mercury Nashville Recording Artist Will Celebrate Release Week By Live-Streaming Each Day On Multiple National Platforms Nashville, TN - May 15, 2020...
KIP MOORE WILL PREMIERE INSIGHTFUL “7 DAYS AT THE ROCK” DOCUMENTARY ON OUTSIDE TV ON MAY 28
KIP MOORE WILL PREMIERE INSIGHTFUL “7 DAYS AT THE ROCK” DOCUMENTARY ON OUTSIDE TV ON MAY 28Multi-PLATINUM Singer/Songwriter Drops “Red White Blue Jean American Dream” Off Upcoming Studio Album WILD WORLDMoore Shared Details Of Forthcoming Documentary And New...
CHRIS LANE GIVES AN INSIDE LOOK AT HIS HEADLINE TOUR WITH “BIG, BIG PLANS” LIVE VIDEO
Platinum US artist Chris Lane is giving an inside look at his on-fire live show with the “Big, Big Plans” Live video, out today. Filmed at the sold-out Chicago date of his Big, Big Plans Tour, the clip features a crowd-wide singalong and sweet surprise...
One Portion of Chicken Fried Snake, To Go! The Outlaw Orchestra Release Their Tasty New Single and Video, Unleashing their Claymation Alter-egos
Those fire-in-the-belly, rockin’-rhythm-in-their-rebel souls known as The Outlaw Orchestra are proud to premiere their brand-new Zappa-esque video for their super-catchy, foot-stomping single ’Chicken Fried Snake’. Check out The Outlaw Orchestra’s new single...
Northern Souvenirs – Debut Single ‘My Page’
Produced, Engineered & Mastered by North Traiphob Sangkum. Northern Souvenirs are a British Country-Pop duo, with a talent for vivid storytelling and rich harmonies. Brummie, Lisa MacGregor and Yorkshireman, Alex Varey, met in the North, live in the South,...
My Darling Clementine Release Volume 2 of “Country Darkness”
UK country-soul duo My Darling Clementine present the second instalment of their Country Darkness collection, the four-track EP continuing where Vol 1 left off, featuring select compositions from the catalogue of Elvis Costello, interpreted here for...
DIPLO UNVEILS “DO SI DO” WITH BLANCO BROWN + ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED COUNTRY ALBUM DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER 1: SNAKE OIL OUT MAY 29
Diplo unveils a new track, “Do Si Do” with Blanco Brown, today—listen here. The song is the latest to be released from his long-awaited country album Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil, set for release May 29 on RCA Records...
Hawthorn Avenue Brand New Single ‘Favourite Feeling’ Is Out Now.
Fresh on the scene, and hailing from South Wales, duo Hawthorn Avenue has already made a splash on the UK country scene with support from BBC Radio 2, Baylen Leonard and Chris Country. Their debut single Wildfire was on the BBC Radio Wales A-list for 4 weeks running,...
Rumer Debuts “June It’s Gonna Happen” Lyric Video for 5th Advance Track from Nashville Tears”
To Be Released Aug. 14 on Cooking Vinyl Today, British vocalist Rumer debuted the lyric video for “June It’s Gonna Happen,” the fifth advance track revealed from Nashville Tears, an album of songs by Hugh Prestwood (Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame). Ahead...
Rising Country Artist Kelsey Bovey releases brand new single ‘Magnetic’
“...making huge waves on the British music scene” Kelsey Bovey is a Country Pop artist from Bristol, UK who aspires to make music that will empower the lives of young people. Kelsey released her debut EP ‘It’s My Time’ in July 2019, including the debut single...
Curb Records’ Mo Pitney Announces Forward-Facing New Album, Ain’t Lookin’ Back.
Available August 14th 2020; Pre-Order/Save Begins May 15th Curb Records recording artist Mo Pitney announces his sophomore album, Ain’t Lookin’ Back, which will release on August 14th, 2020. Pre-order/Pre-save for the 13-song project begins this Friday, May 15th 2020....
British Country Airplay’s Artist of the Week commencing 10th May is Biddy Ronelle
With 2 Top 10 singles and a number 1 EP under her belt, Biddy Ronelle has been making quite an impression over the last year on the UK Americana scene. Based in Chesterfield, Biddy, which is her real name, is an Independent Country Rock Singer Songwriter with a voice...
Ferris & Sylvester release new single ‘Everyone Is Home’
‘EVERYONE IS HOME’NEW SINGLE RELEASED Listen here: https://fanlink.to/EIH RAISING FUNDS FOR MUSIC VENUE TRUST VIA FACEBOOK LIVESTREAMSEVERY FRIDAY, 8PMhttps://www.facebook.com/FerrisandSylvester/ Ferris & Sylvester have released their brand...
TIM MCGRAW RELEASES “I CALLED MAMA”
Courtesy of Big Machine Records NEW SONG & LYRIC VIDEO – OUT NOW WATCH THE VIDEO: Grammy Award winning superstar Tim McGraw released his brand new track I Called Mama – Listen HERE. Written by Lance Miller, Marv Green and Jimmy Yeary, the song was...
OLIVIA LANE RELEASES NEW SINGLE & PODCAST ‘LIVING INSTEAD’
Brand new track available to stream/download now; New weekly podcast launching on today Following her UK tour dates earlier in the year and recent appearances on BBC Scotland's Quay Sessions, and Music Life on the BBC World Service along with Kane Brown &...
DANIELLE BRADBERY PLAYS “NEVER HAVE I EVER” FOR NEW SONG, OUT NOW
Courtesy of BMLG Records NASHVILLE, TN (May 8, 2020) – Multi-faceted artist DANIELLE BRADBERY is expanding her musical palette in thrilling new ways with an epic stunner titled “Never Have I Ever,” available now via BMLG Records. Bradbery co-wrote the Dann...
Elles Bailey releases a specially chosen single ‘Help Somebody’ to support HEROES charity
Photo Credit: © Photography by Adam Kennedy The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic over recent weeks, particularly the last month, has stirred up powerful memories for award-winning, Bristol based singer-songwriter Elles Bailey. It took her back twenty-nine years to when...
Golden Roses – Smell The Roses
Cast your minds back just over a year, Johnny “2 Much” Mutchler and his buddies released the first full length album by The Golden Roses entitled ‘Terlingua Graveyard’, which went down a storm with the folks here at Country Lowdown. The guys are back,...
Artist in Focus with Modern Age Music – Jade Helliwell
Jade Helliwell is a singer-songwriter from West Yorkshire. Her style is a notably British blend of pop and country influenced by the likes of Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton, as well as contemporary artists Maren Morris and Cassadee Pope. Over the last couple...
Out Today – The Orange Circus’s Album “Whistle In The Dawn”
The Orange Circus Band is an almighty, unabashed force of nature. Raw, fiery and stirring, their sound travelling from their origins in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Brit folk and beyond, they sit somewhere between Old Crow Medicine Show and The...
Josh Ross single “CHEVY” will bring back summer love nostalgia.
No matter what you drive, “CHEVY” will bring back summer love nostalgia. “Two tone, 4 wheel drive, nothin’ makes you feel alive, like 17 and freedom. Chasing white lines we kept it nice and steady. We were livin life a little right foot heavy ......In a “Chevy”...
British Country Airplay’s Artist of the Week commencing 3rd May is Emilia Quinn.
We’ve seen Emilia a few times now at various events and she has never disappointed us.Once described as a firecracker, she has been breaking the mould of modern Americana music with her own unique tone. With powerhouse vocals, her songs tell stories while blowing...
Laura Evans Announces Her New Single & Video Release ‘Running Back to You’ From Her Forthcoming EP
Photo credit - Sonya Jasinski Born in Aberdare, South Wales, Nashville-loving, Welsh-rooted, soul-fuelled Laura Evans is delighted to announce the release of her instantly-addictive single, ‘Running Back to You’, on Friday 8th May, 2020. The track is the first...
KING CALAWAY RELEASE NASHVILLE HOUSE BAND SERIES WITH UK’S BEST-SELLING COUNTRY ACT, THE SHIRES
Collectively featuring members from all over the world, watch King Calaway and The Shires perform Miley Cyrus’ brooding power-ballad “The Climb” HERE Watch previous ‘Nashville House Band Series’ ‘Waiting On the World to Change’ with Blanco Brown, Jimmie...
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