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Mackenzie Porter Serves Up 'Have Your Beer' Ahead of Debut Album
by Josh Sharpe - April 19, 2024 Global country chart-topper MacKenzie Porter serves another taste of her 19-track Big Loud Records debut, Nobody's Born With A Broken Heart (out April 26), with “Have Your Beer,” out now. “I just couldn't wait till the 26th, so I'm dropping one more song for y'all,” Porter shares. “'Have Your Beer' ...
Mackenzie Porter Sets Debut Album 'Nobody's Born With a Broken Heart'
by Michael Major - January 26, 2024 MacKenzie Porter grew up on a cattle and bison ranch outside of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, the sound of 90s country blasting through the speaker of her dad's pickup truck. Now, rooted in the genre's principled storytelling, the artist announces her Big Loud Records 19-track debut album 6 years i...
CMA Returns to the U.K. And Europe for C2C: Country to Country Festival
by Michael Major - December 12, 2023 Serving as the official kickoff leading into C2C, the CMA Songwriters Series show on Thursday, March 7 will feature performances by Colbie Caillat, Lauren Alaina, Stephen Wilson Jr., Charlie Worsham and special guests. A fan-favorite event celebrating the festival's opening, the CMA Songwriters Seri...
Hannah Ellis to Release First Full Length LP 'That Girl' in January
by Michael Major - November 15, 2023 After a decade of writing hits for other artists and months of dropping new songs, Curb Records recording artist Hannah Ellis is poised to deliver her 1st full length album That Girl to the world in January. As a lead-in to the album, Ellis has just released the poignant and deeply personal track, “...
Foy Vance Announces Song With Ed Sheeran, Elton John & Keith Urban
by Michael Major - November 02, 2023 Award-winning Northern Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance has announced his very special new single, which features three of the biggest names in music. “Guiding Light (Anniversary Edition)” will feature Ed Sheeran, Elton John and Keith Urban. The Track is available to pre-save now!...
Video: Hardy Releases 'Truck Bed' Music Video
by Michael Major - July 19, 2023 A quick rewind starts to paint the full picture: the entertainer and a few hundred friends – including actor King Bach, former Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Taylor Lewan, HARDY's touring band (Harry Miree, Justin Loose, Rhett Smith), and professional golfer John Daly – tearing it up in a late ni...
Rising Country Artist Hannah Ellis Pours Out Summer Fun With 'Wine Country'
by Michael Major - July 06, 2023 Rising Country Artist Hannah Ellis is pouring out fun with her new Curb Records single “Wine Country”, available now. Joyfully bringing boujee to the backroads, Ellis is making an impact with the song as it was most added at Radio and is quickly becoming the Country song of the summer. Plus, check ...
Lauren Alaina to Perform Unreleased Song on THE BACHELORETTE
by Michael Major - June 27, 2023 Fresh off the release of her six-song Big Loud Records debut, Unlocked, multi-platinum powerhouse Lauren Alaina will take the stage on an upcoming episode of ABC's The Bachelorette. The episode will feature a special one-on-one date with an intimate performance of an all-new, unreleased song by Alai...
CMA Fest Breaks Records in Its 50th Year
by Michael Major - June 12, 2023 Luke Combs welcomed Vince Gill for a performance of “One More Last Chance,” while Carly Pearce brought Jo Dee Messina to the stage for an exciting rendition of “I’m Alright.” Elle King and Tanya Tucker joined Lainey Wilson for an electric performance of “Texas (When I Die).” The roar of the crowd wa...
Lauren Alaina to Release Six New Songs Next Week
by Michael Major - June 01, 2023 Created by an assembly of Nashville talents, the six-track tacks on cuts by artists Cole Swindell, Ella Langley, and Luke Bryan, mainstay hit makers Josh Osborne, Parker Welling, and Hunter Phelps, and upstart newcomers Emily Landis, Rocky Block, John Byron, and Lydia Vaughan among others. It also f...
Jake Owen Fires Off New Album 'Loose Cannon' on June 23
by Michael Major - May 24, 2023 Owen is dropping four new songs from the album this Friday – “On The Boat Again,” “Solo, Solo,” “Nothing,” and “Hot Truck Beer.” The upcoming 16-track album will give fans a collection of summertime staples with sunshine-soaked lyrics that tip their hat to classic Country rhythms audiences of all ge...
Hardy + Lainey Wilson Are #1 at Country Radio With 'Wait in the Truck'
by Michael Major - April 24, 2023 Cementing their game-changing duet in the history books of country music's rich story song catalog, HARDY and Lainey Wilson are #1 on the Mediabase country chart now with platinum-certified hit, “wait in the truck.” “wait in the truck” earned three nominations at the 2023 ACM Awards for Song Of The ...
Hardy Releases Exclusive Apple Music Session
by Michael Major - February 28, 2023 Reimagining two pivotal catalog cuts - current Top 10 single 'wait in the truck' feat. reigning CMA New Artist and Female Artist of the Year Lainey Wilson and 2020 debut album title track, 'A ROCK' - alongside a gritty cover of Stone Temple Pilots staple 'Big Empty,' the country / rock barrier-break...
HARDY Wins Songwriter of the Year at the 2022 BMI Country Awards
by Michael Major - November 09, 2022 Adding to an arsenal of accolades and what American Songwriter calls “the makings of a songwriting legend,” 12-time chart-topping lyricist HARDY was awarded the coveted Songwriter of the Year award at last night's BMI Country Awards....
Hardy Announces Headline 'the mockingbird & THE CROW' Tour
by Michael Major - October 11, 2022 Joined by country chart-topper Jameson Rodgers and rock newcomers Blame My Youth for the trek, the thoughtfully curated lineup is an extension of HARDY's just-announced sophomore record of the same name. Melding together sets from an upstart country star, a hard-charged rock act, and a headliner kno...
Hardy Announces December Headline 'Wall to Wall' Tour
by Michael Major - August 22, 2022 Big Loud mold breaker HARDY is ready to headline, announcing his Wall to Wall Tour launching December 1 in Athens, Ga. Joined by gravel-voiced newcomer Jackson Dean for the entirety of the winter run, the hard hitting double shot of country rockers will pack out famed venues across the southeast....
HARDY Announces Brand New Rock Single 'SOLD OUT'
by Michael Major - March 16, 2022 Big Loud Records’ booming upstart HARDY broke new ground with his critically acclaimed 2020 debut album, A ROCK, “an album that owes as much to AC/DC as George Jones” and “one of the most self-assured full-length debut albums in years” (Billboard). Watch the new music video now!...
Foy Vance Releases Two New Tracks
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 27, 2021 “Sapling” and “Signs Of Life” are two of the first tracks Vance wrote for the new album, and together they showed him the path forward. These are songs about birth and rebirth, degeneration and regeneration, life and death, which bloomed into existence while all around a global pandemic was doing th...
Rob Thomas & Abby Anderson Cover 'I Believe in Santa Claus'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 15, 2020 Multiple-GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter Rob Thomas has teamed up with country singer-songwriter Abby Anderson for a rendition of the Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers holiday classic “I Believe In Santa Claus” – available now via Emblem/Atlantic Records....
Carly Tefft Releases Final Two Songs Off Of New LP 'Songs Past Dark'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2020 Singer-songwriter Carly Tefft has released the fourth part (called 'page 4' by Tefft) of her new acoustic LP, 'Songs Past Dark,' out on all digital platforms NOW. The final two LP songs, 'Speakeasy' (original) and 'Who Knew' (cover), wrap up a gorgeous acoustic project that Tefft began to embark on ...
FOY VANCE: HOPE IN THE HIGHLANDS to Stream This Saturday
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 10, 2020 Streaming at 9pm EST/PST this Saturday December 12th, “Hope in The Highlands” is a very special filmed event from Award-winning Northern Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance. Directed by Vance’s creative partner Gregg Houston of Babysweet Productions, the film will be captured in Foy’s current hometown...
Carly Tefft Releases Two New Songs Off Of LP Project 'Songs Past Dark'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 20, 2020 Consisting of two songs, 'You Get In The Way' (original) and 'Billie Jean' (cover), page 3 is a beautiful testament to Tefft's vulnerability in music. ...
Carly Tefft Announces Upcoming Releases Of Second Half Of LP Project 'Songs After Dark'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 12, 2020 Singer-songwriter Carly Tefft has announced the upcoming release of the second half of her new acoustic LP, 'Songs After Dark'. ...
Bonnaroo Announces Virtual ROO-ALITY
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2020 Bonnaroo has unveiled full details for Virtual ROO-ALITY, a free three-night live broadcast airing exclusively via YouTube....
Lauren Alaina Announces Release Date for New EP, GETTING OVER HIM
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 29, 2020 Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Lauren Alaina, releases her new song Run on Friday (July 31), across all digital service providers. Run, co-written by Alaina, Ben Johnson and Kennedi, is the first song from the multi-award winner’s upcoming new EP, Getting Over Him, coming September 4.... |