This Wednesday morning, August 28th, country trio Midland is performing on the Today Show Plaza in New York City to promote their brand new sophomore album, Let It Roll. All Today Show performances are free and open the public and general admission is based on a first come first serve process. The TODAY plaza is located at Rockefeller Center on 48th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, right outside Studio 1A.
Let It Roll is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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For country music duo American Young, to say a great deal of excitement is anticipated over the next few months would be an understatement. On top of the premiere of their latest single “Die Another Day” by BBC Radio 2 earlier this month, becoming three-time nominees with the British Country Music Association, and announcing a ton of new tour dates and performances in the U.K., the group has officially released their newest EP Soundtrack of Your Life today, Friday August 23rd.
Soundtrack of Your Life consists of 5 songs featuring already fan-favorite “Gonna Be You,” the widely received title track, “Die Another Day”, and two others titled “Falling Star”, and “Seminole Wind.”
“We’re stoked to finally release what we’ve been working on for so long. We’re so lucky we get to live our dream!”, American Young said with elation at Tuesday’s announcement of American Young as International Tourist Artist Nominees by the British Country Music Association for the third year in a row.
The EP as a whole has a very uplifting and pragmatic feel to it. “Die Another Day” is a song about putting an end to violence, coming together, and realizing what is really important in this world, sending out an extremely positive and relevant message in a time where gun violence is a major issue facing our world.
“Gonna Be You” is a love song about not being able to imagine a life loving someone other than your significant other, while “Falling Star” is all about the moment you meet that one special person. They even put a folky twist on a cover of John Anderson’s classic “Seminole Wind”.
The title track is an inspiring anthem that will give you feelings of nostalgia of milestones in your life such as your “16th Fourth of July”, and “the song on the radio the day you learned how to drive” that truly make up the soundtrack of your life. American Young recently visited Houston Middle School in Memphis, Tenn., where they performed this song with the school’s band in attempts to inspire young students to live out their dreams. This video, that has gained notice and been shared by the CMA Foundation, has already gained more than 65K views, you can watch the clip here.
In between writing their new music, American Young has appeared on the first two seasons of E!’s “Very Cavallari” and will definitely be seen much more in the upcoming season three.
To keep up with American Young, follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For their latest tour dates, visit americanyoung.com
Soundtrack of Your Life is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Taylor Swift is back bigger than ever. Releasing her seventh studio album Lover today, Swift gives us something we haven’t had in quite some time, a collaboration with a country artist. Teaming up with the Dixie Chicks, “Soon You’ll Get Better” is one for the books.
Written by Jack Antonoff and Swift “Soon You’ll Get Better” is super personal to the singer-songwriter. It’s is a song about Swift’s mom Andrea, who has been fighting a breast cancer battle and what the experience has been like for the artist. In her YouTube Live on Thursday, the Pennsylvania native admitted that this was the hardest song for her to write and it was ultimately a family decision to have it on the album.
The song is acoustic which not only highlights Swift’s vocals but adds to the pulling of the heartstrings. The Dixie Chicks join the artist on the chorus and the bridge. “Ooh-ah/ Soon, you’ll get better\ Ooh-ah\ Soon, you’ll get better\Ooh-ah\ You’ll get better soon\ ‘Cause you have to.”
Swift’s collaboration with the Dixie Chicks was no secret. Leading up to the album release she hinted at the collaboration with the trio. The first hint was in her cover photo for the May issue of Entertainment Weekly, which she wore a Dixie Chick pin on her jacket. The second “Easter Egg,” was planted in the video for “Me!”, her first single from the album, which featured a portrait of the trio.
This is the first we’ve heard from the Dixie Chicks in quite some time as it is rumored they will be releasing a new album in the near future.
“Soon You’ll Get Better” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
Find the full lyrics to “Soon You’ll Get Better” below.
The buttons of my coat were tangled in my hair
In doctor’s office lighting, I didn’t tell you I was scared
That was the first time we were there
Holy orange bottles, each night, I pray to you
Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too
And I say to you…
Ooh-ah
Soon, you’ll get better
Ooh-ah
Soon, you’ll get better
Ooh-ah
You’ll get better soon
‘Cause you have to
I know delusion when I see it in the mirror
You like the nicer nurses, you make the best of a bad deal
I just pretend it isn’t real
I’ll paint the kitchen neon, I’ll brighten up the sky
I know I’ll never get it, there’s not a day that I won’t try
And I say to you…
Ooh-ah
Soon, you’ll get better
Ooh-ah
Soon, you’ll get better
Ooh-ah
You’ll get better soon
‘Cause you have to
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Country group, Midland, are known for their cohesive mix of classic rock and country twang, an undeniably catchy sound that defined their debut album On The Rocks. The critically acclaimed debut garnered them a slew of accolades including winning the ACM Top New Duo or Group award and two Grammy nominations for Best Country Song and Best Country Performance, not to mention grabbing #1 single at country radio with “Drinkin’ Problem”. The eclectic band, consisting of lead singer/guitarist Mark Wystrach, lead guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson and bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy, return with the follow-up to their debut, the immersive Let It Roll.
The 14 track album is chock full of songs that range from Eagles-influenced classic rock, just begging for an open road, to a hint of old school Garth Brooks style. The Dripping Springs, Texas band recruited the best musicians in the genre for the project, including Shane McAnally, Dan Huff and Josh Osborne (producing and writing) as well as songwriters Liz Rose, Rhett Akins, and Bob DiPiero. Needless to say, Let it Roll is crafted to entice the classic cowboy, folky songstress, and ramblin’ man in all of us.
The album starts fresh and light with the wistful title track, “Let It Roll.” This one makes you want to roll down the windows and lose yourself in the California desert, with its layered vocals and sweeping guitars. Equal parts Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, it launches the album with effortless musicality. On “Fourteen Gears” and “Mr. Lonely,” Midland sink into a cowboy’s paradise with stacked steel guitar, pristine harmonies, and rhythms made for dancing on an old wood floor.
Another standout on the project is the beachy, do-me-wrong “Cheatin’ Songs.” It’s a Kenny Chesney meets early Zac Brown Band feel-good vibe, designed for stadium sing-alongs and couples dances. In fact, we think this line sums it up, “steel guitars are back in style / like tears falling from a smile / yeah its been a while since country music loved a fool / and running around was cool.”
Heartbreak washes over you on “Put The Hurt On Me,” a country-western shuffle with a wild, yet painful Spanish guitar. It melds easily into “I Love You, Goodbye,” with its mariachi influences and aching vocals provided by the ever emotive Wystrach. They give country music fans what they love most in the form of “Every Song’s A Drinking Song.” This meandering shuffle moves along almost as if there was a little alcohol involved in the production itself.
Then there’s “21st Century Honky Tonk American Band.” If ever there was an album moment that took you back to outlaw country and hair metal all at once, this is it. Booming guitars, howling vocals, and a hint of twang raise the roof off this rock-forward moment. Of course, there’s a surprise twist towards the end, but only after they’ve sung “And the wheels keep rolling on and on / and I hear them singing some song / ever since hank sang to me I knew I was born to be a 21st-century American band.”
The rocking anthem is followed up by quieter, more emotional album moments “Fast Hearts And Slow Towns,” “Cheatin’ By The Rules,” and “Lost In The Night.” There’s the rambunctious, just-get-drunk number, “Playboys,” that’s sure to be on repeat at tailgates come football season. And, of course, we can’t forget the moment where Carson’s vocals shine on the slow, emotional ballad “Gettin’ The Feel.” It all comes to an elegant, harmony-infused end with the rambling “Roll Away.” The steel guitar shines bright on this stripped track, making for a stunning melody that, even if just for a moment, takes us back to the music of the ’70s.
Midland has crafted a remarkable record, catering to fans from all walks of life and country music, on their new album, Let It Roll.
New Yorkers can catch Midland on September 17th at Terminal 5 for their Let It Roll Tour. Grab your tickets here.
Let It Roll is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Time and time again, twenty-one time Grammy Award-winning Country Artist Vince Gill unveils his truth by continuing to put his heart on his sleeve for all to see. With penned hits like “When I Call Your Name,” “Whenever You Come Around” and “Go Rest High on That Mountain,” the Country Music Hall of Fame member is no stranger in making hearts bleed. Three decades since Gill’s country music debut, he’s back stronger than ever with another remedial release.
Available everywhere you buy or stream music, Gill’s new album Okie cites a number of sensitive discussions; those that require care being one of Gill’s most personal and honest albums in years. A lot of the “Go Rest High on That Mountain” singer’s core truths are told, through life lessons, love, and spiritual values and even lessons learned from his musical idols. Musically, it’s as authentically minimized as possible and it really hones in on the depth of Gill’s songwriting abilities instead of the nature of production. Gill states in a press release: “I thought this was going to be a songwriter record, not a concept album. It wound up being more information than I’d envisioned. A friend sent me an email saying, ‘You could have only written this record after living a 60-year-plus life.’ He continues, ‘There’s no struggle in these songs, just truth, and your experience.”
In “Forever Changed,” the country singer-songwriter defies the consequential affair of sexual abuse. We were there when the Country Hall of Famer debuted this track over a year ago at a music industry’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville where he received a standing ovation. Gill employes his own maturity looking back at his own experience as a seventh-grader being touched by his basketball coach and publicly scolds sexual abuse singing: “You put your hands where they don’t belong / And now her innocence is dead and gone / She feels dirty, she feels ashamed / Because of you, she’s forever changed”
The country music singer-songwriter refuses to remain hushed about controversial matters that are needed to be spoken about. “What Choice Will You Make” is written through the perspective of a woman who is deserted because of an unplanned pregnancy and the singer urges listeners to empathize with women’s reproductive rights. “The Price of Regret” battles the topic of race.
There are lighthearted songs as well included on Okie and a lot of tributes dedicated to the ones that make Gill who he is today. Gill writes about his mother in “A Letter To My Mama” originally titled “Love I Owe” and about his wife, Amy Grant in “When My Amy Prays,” where he confesses his relationship with God through his marriage to Amy. There are also tributes to his musical icons such as Merle Haggard in “A World Without Haggard’ and “Black and White.”
Still making music that matters, Gill proves on Okie that time, life experiences and growing older doesn’t always have to be a hindrance, rather a way to impart wisdom and reflect on a life well lived.
Okie is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more recently released music on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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It’s our favorite part of the week, New Music Friday!
This week we’ve got new music from Midland, Vince Gill, Old Dominion, Taylor Swift, Adam Hambrick and so much more.
Check out all the new music and more on our Spotify New Country Music Playlist below and be sure to follow for updates each and every Friday:
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The 2019 ACM Vocal Group of the Year, Old Dominion was featured on NBC’s Songland last night. The five-member band, consisting of Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi, and front-man, Matthew Ramsey chose to record “Young”, written by Katelyn Tarver. The song, however, will not be featured on their upcoming album but in a never before seen Jeep commercial.
The commercial expresses how Jeep makes you feel young again. It shows scenes of an older couple reliving a moment from their younger days. Tarver stars as the young version of the wife as the video cuts back forth between the couple at a young age and them now, driving around in their electric blue-colored Jeep. We believe Old Dominion’s new song fits the commercial perfectly. Watch it for yourself here:
“Baby, I just wanna be young / Young forever with you”
In “Young”, Ramsey sings of how he wants to go back to his younger days when he and his significant other were the only two people in the world that mattered. When Tarver went into the studio with Shane McAnally to work on the song, they had to make it fit Old Dominion’s style and Jeep’s brand. They toughened the song up by adding a “pulsing bass” and changing the verses to help it lose its original femininity. When she performed “Young” the second time in front of the Chief Marketing Director at Jeep, Oliver Francois, she sang it with a male to better display its toughness.
“When I drive (with the) top-off my wrangler, I morph into this 26-year-old self of mine”, Francois said after hearing Tarver’s song. “That’s exactly what Jeep is about.” Tarver, from Glennville, Georgia is an artist, herself. Just yesterday she released a new song titled “Sinking In”. For Old Dominion, “Young” is the first song the group has ever recorded that they didn’t write.
When you go to a concert or hear a song on the radio, the singer is always the center of attention. Songland gives four songwriters the opportunity to enjoy the spotlight for a change, allowing them to pitch their song to already established artists, like Old Dominion. It demonstrates the long, complicated process that is involved with songwriting.
Alongside Old Dominion in the song-editing process were three Grammy-winning/nominated songwriters in Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, and McAnally, who appear on each episode of the show. Dean has written a number of smash hits including “Super Bass” by Nikki Minaj, “Firework” by Katy Perry and many by Rhianna including “Rude Boy”.
Tedder has a long resume when it comes to songwriting and producing. He has contributed to three Grammy-winning albums including Taylor Swift’s 1989 and Adele’s 21 and 25. Tedder also has a background it country music, writing songs for Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood and most recently, Thomas Rhett, contributing to two tracks on his latest album Center Point Road, “That Old Truck” and “Beer Can’t Fix”. Tedder has also had three singles reach the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 as the lead singer of his pop-rock group, One Republic, “Apologize”, “Good Life” and “Counting Stars”.
Shane McAnally is one of the most established writers in country music. He has written number-one hits for multiple artists including Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, and many others. McAnally has racked up a number of awards with singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves, including the 2019 Grammy Awards for Best Country Song (“Space Cowboy”) and Album of the Year (Golden Hour).
Old Dominion’s new self-titled album comes out on October 25th. The Nashville-based group has released five songs from the album thus far, including the lead single, “Make It Sweet”.
“Young” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a look below and check out more recently released music on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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What’s better than the ocean breeze, stunning views of the Manhattan skyline and country music? Nothing. We teamed up with Manhattan By Sail for our very first Country Edition sail on August 9th and over 120 followers and country music fans boarded the Clipper City to make memories they will never forget. Check out the full recap video of the special night below.
Once onboard, guests could grab a drink from the open bar and find a spot on the giant sailboat to take in the sights and the sounds of our amazing event. An artist we have worked with for years, Rob Bellamy joined us to bring two acoustic sets full of original music and entertaining covers of our favorite country songs including “Raised On It”, “Knee Deep”, “Wagon Wheel” and he even played “Old Town Road” which had the entire boat singing along.
Cold drinks in hand, guests had the chance to take pictures in front of Lady Liberty and the entire New York City skyline. Check out more pictures from the night here.
NYCountry Swag’s Stephanie Wagner & Christina Bosch with country artist, Rob Bellamy
Be sure to grab your tickets to our next sail events before the winter season sets in. We’re taking sail on September 14th, September 27th and October 11th. Be sure to check back on Instagram as we announce our special guests for each event over the coming weeks!
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Shay Mooney, one half of superstar duo Dan + Shay just announced that he and his wife Hannah are expecting another boy. Mooney captioned the adorable photo of his son Asher with his hand over a blue chalk heart saying “Celebrating a number 1 with baby number 2!”
His wife Hannah echoed the excitement in her post stating “We have cried and laughed all morning (I thought for sure it was a girl)! 😂,”
Dan + Shay have the number one song in the country this week with “All To Myself” which was co-written by our Woman of the Month, Nicolle Galyon.
Congratulations to the adorable family!
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Early this morning some of country music’s biggest stars were put on the spot when radio programmer, Rod Phillips who was on air with the New York City based, Elvis Duran Show on Z100 asked them to call in to chat. For each country star Phillips could get to call in, Duran and the morning show would donate a thousand dollars to the charity of the artists choice.
First up was Cole Swindell who then was on air with not only Duran and Phillips but also Dan Smyers from Dan + Shay. Swindell took a moment to congratulate Smyers on their song “All To Myself” sitting in the top spot on the country charts this week.
Next up Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett made calls into the show, unaware that they were raising money by doing so. “We were talking about the importance of bringing the country artists on to our show to prove that there really aren’t walls, we need to bring those down,” Duran tells Rhett, to which he replied, “Right on”. Rhett also joked he was going to call 10 of his other buddies to call in and continue the morning of giving.
We love watching members of the music community support one another! Watch the entire video below:
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