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Who is Tucker Wetmore? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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Who is Tucker Wetmore? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Tucker Wetmore // Photo credit: Anna Schaeffer

Quick Facts:

Full Name -Tucker Payson Wetmore
Birthdate – 11/5/1999
Hometown – Kalama, Washington
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – David Allan Coe, Alan Jackson, Keith Urban
Label – Tucker Wetmore/Back Blocks Music
Current Single – “Wine Into Whiskey”

The Beginning:

This week’s spotlight artist is an artist that we really believe has all the qualities to make it far in music. With an impressive fanbase already established across social media, Tucker Wetmore is primed for stardom. While the singer-songwriter is still brand new to the music industry, his journey thus far is both impressive and exciting.

Wetmore grew up in Washington state, where he was surrounded by supportive friends and family. “Growing up was fun. I was in the middle of not nowhere, but nowhere, ya know. There wasn’t really much to do, so we just found stuff to do, and had fun doing it, if that makes sense. Luckily, I had a super solid friend group and family growing up, so just lots of time with them, making memories,” he shares. Adding “Growing up, my grandpa was a pastor, and he owned a church. […] Music was a huge part of just the church thing, and a huge part of growing up.”

The singer had access to all different types of music throughout his upbringing, including reggae and artists like 3 Doors Down. “Growing up, it was a lot of reggae, a lot of pacific-islander music. My dad and my uncle liked heavy metal […]. In the truck, we’d throw on country radio like Darius Rucker, Josh Turner, that whole era.”

At eleven years old, Wetmore sat at the piano for the first time. “Music kind of came into play when I was eleven. I started playing piano, and I didn’t really get up from it for a long time. I kind of used it as my therapy thing,” he shared. “I started teaching myself piano when I was eleven. I’m entirely self-taught. […] I picked up guitar shortly after that, too. Around sophomore year of high school however, I kind of put music down, and started focusing on sports.”

The Turning Point:

Despite loving music, Wetmore also loved football, and decided to attend college in Montana to play.

“I played a year of college ball in Montana, and I ended up breaking my leg for the third time. I said I should probably start taking care of my body a bit,” he shared, recalling the time he decided to quit football and ultimately leaving school.

“I dropped out of college, I had maybe 2 weeks left of my freshman year, and I just dropped out. I moved back home, got surgery, started working at a coffee shop, and I remember sitting my mom down about six months after I got home, and I said, “’Mom, I’m feeling super lost, I don’t know what I’m doing in my life.’” She said, “’well, why don’t you go sit down in front of the piano, that used to be your vice, your therapy, maybe that will strike something,’” so I wrote my first song that night after she told me that.”

With the support of his family, Wetmore reignited his passion for music. Six months after that initial conversation, he told his mom that he wanted to do music for a living. She encouraged him to go all in and to stay afloat.

With that advice in his pocket, the singer-songwriter made the move to Nashville in 2020, during the pandemic. “There wasn’t a lot of people out. My first year and a half was a lot of mingling and meeting people, and going out, and luckily, by the grace of God, I met my core friend group in the first two months,” shared the singer. “Then my manager and my publisher, Rakiyah [Marshall England], she hit me up probably a year and a half into living here. I had posted a couple of originals, just me playing on my guitar on Instagram and TikTok, and she happened to come by those, and she saw something in me, and went out on a limb.”

Today:

Since signing with Rakiyah’s management team, Wetmore has teased many songs on social media that fans are begging for him to release. Recently, the singer dropped his first official song called, “Wine Into Whiskey,” which he wrote with Jacob Hackworth and Justin Ebach.

“I remember sitting there throwing ideas around for 45 minutes to an hour and nothing was sticking,” Wetmore recalls of the day the three got together to write the track. “Then, Ebach pipes up and he says ‘I’m really sorry, but I’m just extremely hungover right now.’ Me and Jacob looked at each other and were like ‘thank god’, because we were too,” he continues. Adding, “We were just coming off my birthday weekend, and we all took a couple of minutes to laugh about that. Then finally, Ebach pipes up and he goes ‘Alright, I don’t know what this means, but wine into whiskey.’”

Eventually, the threesome began writing the song, which took them about 45 minutes total. “Wine Into Whiskey” depicts what it feels like from the guy’s perspective to break a girl’s heart. “I grew up with four sisters and a beautiful mother and seeing them go through relationships growing up was kind of my inspiration behind this song,” shared the singer. “I saw how they went through some things and some of the things that they went through weren’t right to me, so I kind of put it from the perspective of if the guy would have seen or known what he was doing wrong, maybe he wouldn’t of done it, kind of thing.”

“Wine Into Whiskey” is just the beginning for Wetmore. He has many songs coming down the pipeline, with “Wind Up Missin’ You” being his next release. Make sure to jump on the bandwagon ASAP, and catch the singer on tour with Kameron Marlowe this spring. Get your tickets here.

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Tucker Wetmore releases.

To keep up with Tucker Wetmore, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

Tucker Wetmore’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Who is Twinnie? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music

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Who is Twinnie? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Quick Facts:

Full Name – Twinnielee Moore
Birthdate – 5/14/1987
Hometown – York, United Kingdom
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Billy Joel, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Gilbert O Sullivan
Current Single – “Take A Break”  // as of date of article: 3/12/24

The Beginning:

This week our spotlight shines on an artist who is making waves in country music, Twinnie. The singer-songwriter may be a Nashville-transplant, but she has found her voice in country music, as well as, made a name for herself in Music City.

Twinnie, born Twinnielee Moore grew up in York, England to a family who, while not musically-inclined, introduced her to a variety of music and genres at a young age. “I grew up kind of in two worlds. My mom was just kind of normal, and my dad was from a community of Romany travelers, so very early on, music was something I could escape to,” shared the singer.  “There was a lot of synergy between gypsies and travelers and the Nashville community in the way where they are all about family, it’s a very tight-knit community, they love music.”

For Twinnie, her parents and her grandparents introduced her to different genre of music growing up. “My grandparents were into old school country, the Rat Pack, Ella Fitzgerald, and my dad was into Billy Joel and rock bands. My mom was into Queen, ABBA, and so on,” she shared. Twinnie also recalls being enamored with the story-telling aspect of country music. “I have quite an eclectic taste when it comes to music. Also, I grew up on the stage since I was four years old.”

The Turning Point:

Twinnie’s career kickstarted long before her move to Nashville. The songstress grew up in the arts, honing her skills in singing, songwriting, and dancing at an early age. “I was a drama, music kid, did commercials, dancing. I’ve been a background dancer and singer,” she shared. Adding that she would take any gig to help fund her music career, something that she takes a lot of pride in.

Twinnie even wrote with The Shires before they became who they are in their respective musical lane. “I’ve literally done every job going in the music industry to enrich my music career,” said the singer. “The acting and being a dancer is where I give credit to my style of music and how I portray a song […]. My music, I tend to maintain a little pizzazz and that international thing.”

About a decade ago, Twinnie started coming to Nashville and recently officially made the move. “It took me a while to find the right people and stuff in Nashville. […] I think all of the other jobs that I had to do to get here kind of enrich me as an artist.”

Since working in Nashville,  Twinnie has released a handful of projects, including her debut album, Hollywood Gyspy and EPs, Better When I’m Drunk and Welcome to the Club, as well as, her newest project, Blue Hour (After Dark). 

“I’m all about the storytelling. I love telling the truth. I love the way the hook lands. I was doing that instinctively before I moved to Nashville and I feel like it picked me unknowingly,” she shared. Adding, “I think it’s the music that dictates how you connect with an artist, and I’m really big on being myself in my music.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Twinnie’s newest project, Blue Hour (After Dark) is officially out. The record features a collection of six songs that speak to heartbreak, healing, and everything in between.

“As far as ‘Blue Hour,’ I went through a really bad break-up, and blue hour happens twice a day, once just after the sun goes down, and one right before it comes up, and I thought it would be a really interesting way to show a break-up.” The record is  a good-bye to the man that she was in a relationship with for 10 years.

While “Blue Hour,” the song, showcases the heartbreak of it all, other songs on the project showcase different emotions. “‘The Way I Loved You’ is quite possibly my favorite song I have ever written. It celebrates a love, but it also grieves it at the same time. “Lonely Long” is very empowering, it’s like fuck you dude, I’m not going to be single forever, I’m going to be going out. “Just Like Earle’ was very musically kind of an ode to The Chicks.”

For Twinnie, the entire creative process for the record is something that she takes very seriously. The singer continues to create visuals and direct the videos for the music, as well as, takes ownership for other aspects of her artistry. Twinnie also made history as the first every Romany traveller to grace the Opry stage, singing music off this new project.

While Twinnie’s journey has been full of ups and downs, she remains authentic and honest in music and in life. “You never know what’s in front of you, and you should just trust and believe, and I feel like I’m in the right place,” she shared. Fans can expect more honesty and more wisdom in the second-half of her Blue Hour project in an EP called Blue Hour (After Dawn), coming down the pipeline soon.

 

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Twinnie releases.

To keep up with Twinnie follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Twinnie’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Who is Anella Herim? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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Who is Anella Herim? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Anella Herim

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Anella Herim
Birthdate – 11/22/2001
Hometown – Trinity, North Carolina
Current City – Charlotte, North Carolina
Musical Influences – Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Juice World, Casting Crowns, Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Label – Def Jam
Current Single – “Lock N Key”

The Beginning:

Today’s spotlight shines on an artist who feels like a true breath of fresh air. Singer-songwriter, Anella Herim is focused on creating good music, no matter where it falls on the spectrum of genre, which is something we appreciate. While his songwriting stays rooted in country storytelling, Herim plays with sounds and blending genres in a way that is exciting.

Growing up in North Carolina, Herim was exposed to music at a young age. “My dad was a leader at church, so when I was like four or five years old, I started playing the drums for him at service. I grew up doing that and singing at church when I was very little,” shared the artist. Outside of church, Herim would immerse himself in music, drawing inspirations from artists that came before him.

“I was introduced to a lot of good music early on. I would ride around with my Mamaw and she would show me artists like Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, The Carpenters, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and The Eagles. All just like really the best of the best at a really young age,” shared the singer. “Everybody I was around was listening to country. I just think country music is the best genre at songwriting. I think songwriting is the main worry of country music, whereas in some other genres it is all about the sound or the melody. In country, it’s the story being told, and that’s what drew me to it.”

Herim continued to grow his love and talent for music throughout his upbringing. “When I got into middle school, I would learn the woodwinds and then I went into percussion. Shortly after, I got braces and I couldn’t play woodwinds anymore, so I learned the base. Then I learned guitar and piano,” he shared. Adding, “I started writing in the end of middle school, and when I got to high school I started producing songs on my phone on garage band and putting it on Soundcloud, and yeah, basically I’m here.”

The Turning Point:

Lately, Herim finds himself drawing inspiration from these same artists like Jackson and Wonder, rather than spending too much time listening to more modern-day music. “I think more recently I’ve been listening to less, because I’ve been more focused on creating rather than consuming. I want to be as me as possible, and I don’t want to be too influenced. There’s so much good music out right here, so it’s hard not to draw inspiration from it. I really try to listen to older music and draw inspiration from something that isn’t so relevant.”

Throughout high school and after, Herim focused on music. “I think the day I learned how to play guitar it was July 5th, 2015, and I only remember that because I posted a picture on my Instagram that day of the guitar,” he shared, reminiscing about the memory. Herim began playing gigs across North Carolina at any bar that would let him play. “I was making music on my phone, and I started doing acoustic shows,” he began. “When I got my license, I started going to bars and playing outside and doing acoustic gigs for whoever would let me play.”

Eventually, Herim connected with the right people in the industry.“I had played this bar called ‘Boxcar Bar + Arcade’ in Greensboro, North Carolina and I met this guy named Malik. He introduced me to Sud, at a No Stress festival, which is his festival that he throws, and I performed there. It’s like an urban, hip-hop festival, and I go out there with an acoustic guitar, and I was the first person to go on, and it was very evident that I was different, so we started working.”

He started meeting more people and got introduced to people at Def Jam Records, which would eventually become his record label. “It was all really organic. I think good music does all the heavy lifting.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, the demand for music from Herim is at an all time high, especially after his viral hit, “Tennessee Love Song.”

“That was actually the first song I ever recorded in Nashville, and the first session,” shared the singer. “We just went out there, and I just kind of make very mood-based music, so being in Nashville, we were just like let’s make a country song. We sat down with Evan, who helped me produce the record and he pulled up this loop. We all got to working, and it was just really good vibes. It was just what the room felt like that day. We just captured it.”

The singer went on to release a remixed version of the hit with fellow artist, Chase Matthew, who slid into his DMs after loving the song. “Chase [Matthew] just reached out to me through the Instagram DMs. […] I was like “you trying to put a verse on it.” And he was like “yessir.””

Most recently, Herim also released a 3-pack project called Season 1: I Love You. Prior to the release, the singer shared, “I’m working on this idea. Considering “Tennessee Love Song” did well, I’m going to cater more to the country-pop sound, and I’m dropping a three pack, and the next single is called “Lock N Key,” and it feels really good, it feels like red solo music, just good music. And I’m going to have two songs behind it. One more hip-hop, and one more pop-ish.”

The innovative idea will spark even more creative ventures, as the singer plans to release a 3-pack a month. “We’re going to release a three pack each month, and we’re going to call it a season, so each song will be an episode, and each 3-pack will be a season, and whatever song in the 3-pack that does the best, whatever genre, we’re going to release another 3-pack, and the lead single will cater to that genre.”

It is safe to say that 2024 will be the year of music from the rising artist. Stay tuned!

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Anella Herim releases.

To keep up with Anella Herim, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

Anella Herim’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Who is Randall King? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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Who is Randall King? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Randall King // Photo credit: Yve Assad

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Randall King
Birthdate – 1/1/1991
Hometown – Hereford, Texas
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Keith Whitley, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Gary Allen
Label – Warner Music Nashville
Current Single – “I Could Be That Rain”

The Beginning:

Today’s spotlight shines on Warner Music Nashville’s budding star, Randall King. King is leading the pack with bringing feel-good, honest, and authentic traditional country-music to modern-day country music lovers everywhere.

As a Texas native, country music is in his blood. “I grew up in West Texas, technically the panhandle, the flatlands of Texas up there,” began King. “At seven years old, my daddy bought me a guitar […] I always wanted to stand on stage and sing, and I always wanted to tour, play, write music, sing it.” He recalls singing in competitions growing up and listening to country music with his dad often.

“I grew up a son of a truck driver who worked his fingers to the bone his whole life. He was gone all of the time and the only time I got to see him was when I went on the road with him. I’d go on the road with him and ride in the passenger seat and we’d listen to Hank Sr., Hank Jr, Merle Haggard, Keith Whitley, and George Strait. I found a new found love for country music,” shared King.

Interestingly enough, his father was also one of the people who inspired him to chase after his dreams.“I told my daddy that I wanted to play music and he goes, ‘okay, we’re going to speak it into existence. We’re going to manifest it, and write a bucket list, and write out your goals of all the places you want to play in your life.’” King adds, “We wrote out places like Billy Bob’s and Gilly’s, Red Rocks, The Grand Ole Opry […] and in my career, I’ve been able to check many of those off, and there’s one that’s written down that still ain’t checked off, and that’s Madison Square Garden in New York City.”

The Turning Point:

Despite his deep love for country music, King headed off to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas upon graduating high school. “I went there for a year and a half as a business major and minored in music. My first semester, I tore it up, almost made the Dean’s list, and then my second semester, I started writing songs and really writing and focusing on it. I ended up staying in my dorm room, writing, and missing class, and I failed out of tech, because I lost interest in it.”

Instead, the singer-songwriter switched colleges. He was able to obtain an associate’s degree in sound technology, which helped him learn to produce records. “From there, I went out and started hitting the road, getting opening slots at local clubs and honky-tonks there in Lubbock and West Texas, and it kind of spread there across Texas and Oklahoma, and New Mexico,” he shared. Adding, “I learned my sound, and I learned my craft as a songwriter and an artist. I grew up on traditional country music, and that’s always what I wanted to do.”

King’s fanbase continued to grow as he became a bigger name in the Texas country-music scene. “Texas is such a great platform for artists coming up, and I was able to find myself, I was able to kick start my career just going through and playing the honky tonk bars down there,” he shared. In 2015, he started to come to Nashville to write music, after his manager discovered him a year prior.

“I built my fanbase independently, up until I signed with Warner Music Nashville in September of 2019, and we started releasing new singles.” King went on to play socially-distance sold-out shows in 2020, and even released his EP in honor of his late sister, Leanna, and his debut album, Shotglass. “A song called, “You In A Honky Tonk” was on that record, and in 2022, that song blew wide open in the social world and the streaming world, and set us on fire.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, King is on the rise, growing his star-power each and every day. A little bit over a month ago in January 2024, the singer-songwriter released his sophomore record, Into The Neon, featuring 18 new song that speak to the singer’s undeniable talent and charm.

“A project is in the works long before it is ever recorded. A lot of these songs were written back in 2021. […] We had just cut and finished up Shotglass, and I wrote “Into The Neon,” and I already knew it was the title of the next record, and I want to write it as a smokey, spaghetti-western, John Wayne meets urban cowboy type vibe, and this what we got out of the song,” shared King when asked about how the record came to be.

For King, the record amplifies his sound and shows off a fresh side of his musical ability and songwriting. “This record got that smoke, beer-clinging, neon-lit, dim-lit bar type, honky tonky vibes that bleeds through this whole record.”

Upon its release, Into The Neon earned the top spot on iTunes, as well as, continues to be a hit on social media and with King’s fans. “This record is booming. I think this record is going to be our step into award shows, and into the radio world, it’s going to be that for us.”

New and day-one fans of King alike can catch the singer on the road this year. Checkout his tour dates here.

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Randall King releases.

To keep up with Randall King, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

Randall King’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Who is Becca Bowen? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music

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Who is Becca Bowen? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Becca Bowen // Photo credit: Kelsey Cotton

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Rebecca Bowen
Birthdate – June 23rd
Hometown – West Columbia, South Carolina
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Shania Twain
Current Record – County Line EP

The Beginning:

Today’s spotlight shines on singer-songwriter, Becca Bowen. Bowen chatted with us about her journey to country music, her upbringing, and the incredible music that she is currently releasing and sharing with her growing fanbase.

“I actually grew up in West Columbia, South Carolina, and I started singing at the age of five years old in my church. I have a lot of memories of just singing in the church,” began the singer-songwriter. Bowen recalls traveling with her gospel group throughout childhood, honing her talent as a vocalist as she performed with her peers.

At the same time, her family was introducing her to country music. She recalls loving artists like George Strait, Shania Twain, and Garth Brooks, among many others. “I’ve been doing this for a very long time. I started singing country because of my grandfather. He used to sit in the kitchen and play the guitar for me, and we’d listen to Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn, all those wonderful artists. It really influenced me,” she shared. Adding, “My mom’s entire side of her family played country music. It was just so cool to watch them at family reunions and it really influenced me in to knowing that was the path that I wanted to take, going into country music.”

Like many fans and artists in country music, Bowen fell in love with the storytelling aspect of the genre. “I love it for the storytelling, and of course, I’m a songwriter, and when you think of country music you think about storytelling and songwriting.”

The Turning Point:

While there were many turning points in Bowen’s life, there was one moment where she knew that she was meant to pursue country music as her career. “It really didn’t dawn on me that this was what I was going to be doing the rest of my life until I had the opportunity to open for a country act named Alabama.” Teenaged Becca was enamored with performing and loved being on stage. “Once I got on that stage and opened up for that country group, I was like ‘this is it, this is what I want to be doing for the rest of my life.’”

Bowen’s life continued to unfold as it should with music being one of the most important components. The singer even moved to New York City to pursue theatre. During this stage in her life, songwriting became a focal point. “I started writing when I was very young. Actually, strangely, I was living in New York at that time, I had went from singing gospel to loving theatre. […] I did some off-Broadway musicals and theatre, and during the time, I started writing. It just came out of nowhere. I think it was because I was around so many creative people, and I haven’t stopped writing since.”

Another breakthrough moment occurred for Bowen during the pandemic, where she decided that she was done with any ‘Plan Bs.’ “During COVID, I think everybody had a chance to reevaluate their lives and what they wanted to be doing. During COVID, that’s when I said, I’m going to put everything I have into this, I’m not going to have a plan B. I’m going to absolutely pursue this, and I think I started writing a lot more, I started pouring my heart out, and being vulnerable with my music, more than I ever had before, and I think it’s very hard to be vulnerable, it’s very hard to let people know what you are going through, and during that time, it really did change my outlook on life.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Bowen is releasing the most honest and authentic music to date. Her EP, County Line features four songs that speak to the singer’s artistry and songwriting. The collection of the songs is the first time the songstress released a body of work that came from personal experience and showed off her songwriting.

“I had happened to write a song with Sam Wood called “Son of a Gun.” It was about this guy who had cheated on me and we started playing that song at different writer’s round. As people began to hear it, they started saying, ‘I’d love if you’d put that up. I want to hear it and listen to it,'” she began. “And from that, it opened up this idea that maybe I should put out a collection of songs that I have written because people relate to them and  I feel like the stuff that I write is geared to my roots in South Carolina and more vulnerable, and people just loved that.”

She went on to write “If I’m Being Honest” next. “We also wrote, “If I’m Being Honest,” which is just the time that I was trying to get over that guy and going out and having fun.” The next two songs unfolded organically to tell the story of healing and triumph despite the challenges and heartbreak along the way.

“I was like I need to put out a collection of songs that tells a story, and that’s what I ended up doing, going from heartbreak to chasing my dreams,” She tells us. Adding, “‘County Line’ is definitely about chasing my dreams, and then after that, by the end of the EP, you realize somewhere in this journey that this girl found herself.”

Bowen created this project both for herself, but more importantly for the fans that relate to it. She is spreading a message of resiliency and going after your dreams. “I just wanted to show people that you can be happy and you don’t need a significant other to do that, you can find happiness in life and in your dreams, so that’s kind of how the EP came to be, because I just wanted to help other people heal.”

Fans can be on the lookout for more new music coming down the pipeline soon.

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Becca Bowen releases.

To keep up with Becca Bowen, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter.

Becca Bowen’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Who is Redferrin? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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Who is Redferrin? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Redferrin // Photo credit: Sean Hagwell

Quick Facts:

Full Name – Blake Redferrin
Birthdate – 11/25/1992
Hometown – White House, Tennessee
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Ozzy Osbourne, John Anderson, Alan Jackson, Nelly, Post Malone
Label – Warner Music Nashville
Current Single – “Jack and Diet Coke”

The Beginning:

Todays’s spotlight artist is one we are really excited about. Tennessee native, Blake Redferrin, who goes by Redferrin is one of those artists that has the ‘it factor.’ We chatted with the singer-songwriter about his journey to country music and where he is headed.

“I grew up in a little town called White House, Tennessee,” he began. “As a kid, my dad worked at Gibson Guitar for fifteen – twenty years, so we always had guitars at our house. I was always really into it, but I was also really into my dirt bike.” Redferrin recalls being exposed to many different genres of music throughout his upbringing.

“We used to have this bluegrass festival that I went to every year […] My dad was listening to a lot of ZZ Top, Metallica, and Ozzy Osbourne. My mom was listening to Alan Jackson […] and my sister was listening to Three 6 Mafia and Nelly, so growing up I was listening to a range of stuff and I picked my favorites out of it all,” he shared. Adding, “I think I kind of came by it all so honest, because I was surrounded by bluegrass in my hometown, my dad listening to rock, why mom listening to radio country, and my sister’s doing whatever she can to drive them crazy, so I grew up around so much different music, which is probably why my stuff is so blended.”

Despite loving music, Redferrin also loved motocross, so that became his focus because music did not seem like something he could do professionally at first. “I grew up racing motocross for most of my life and music was kind of a hobby. I was pretty shy growing up, so I just never saw the music thing working out for me.”

The Turning Point:

While racing as a professional motocross rider, Redferrin started connecting with people in the industry like Florida Georgia Line. “I think what piqued my interest to get back into music was when I was racing. The really good races would have a DJ or an artist, but the ones that weren’t that fun, didn’t have any kind of entertainment. At the time, I would write songs just as a hobby, but I remember a couple of my friends found out that I did music, and they were like ‘you should play at the races.’”

Redferrin started asking if he could play at smaller races, and soon enough he was making more money performing than he would have if he actually won the race. “I got to know Florida Georgia Line through some great motocross guys, and they were like ‘buddy you’re never going to go to a title, but you should be a songwriter.’” I waited my whole life to get into the stadiums racing, and I was like ‘I can’t give up yet’.”

Soon thereafter, Redferrin got offered a publishing deal anyway, but he declined it. “I remember I got offered a publishing deal, and I turned it down because the condition was I had to quit racing. I turned it down and then that very next weekend I broke my arm and knocked myself out in the Georgia dome. I remember calling, “hey is that publishing deal still there?” And they were like “Nope.” So I had to write for a year to kind of work my way back in, but I think God just really forced my hand and showed me what I should be doing.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Redferrin officially got rid of all plan Bs and is pursuing music for a living. “The transition was good for me as a human more than anything because I got to find who I was through this process I reckon,” shared the Warner Music Nashville rising star.

For the first time in his career, Redferrin is officially releasing a new EP called Old No. 7 (due out February 16th) featuring seven songs, including fan-favorite, “Jack and Diet Coke.” “I’ve been stacking songs for a while. I feel like I’ve had five or ten versions of an EP just waiting to release it. However, I was glad that “Jack and Diet Coke” is the one that caught a spark for me, because that’s my favorite kind of music. Happy, sad, kinda dark, but kinda moving and stuff. Once I got the green light to write one of that, it was on. We kind of just dove in, and it’s a lot of real stories, it’s a lot of stuff that means something to me. I wrote a good bit of it this year,” shared the artist reflecting on the forthcoming EP.

Fans can expect the record to blend sounds and showcase authentic stories throughout all the songs. “I just realized that there was a lot of stories that I hadn’t told the right way or haven’t really tapped into. I got to take a lot more ownership on this project cause I produced it myself with a couple of buddies, and I just got to be really hands-on and make it what I wanted.”

Be on the lookout for Redferrin’s record coming out this Friday, February 16th, and make sure to catch him on the road this year too! Checkout his tour dates here.

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Redferrin releases.

To keep up with Redferrin, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

Redferrin’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Who is Charles Esten? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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Who is Charles Esten? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Charles Esten // Photo credit: Kristen Balanij

QUICK FACTS: 

Full Name – Charles Esten
Birthdate – 9/9
Hometown – Alexandria, Virginia
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – (please name 3-5). Waylon Jennings, Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles
New album – Love Ain’t Pretty

 

The Beginning:

Today’s spotlight artist is already a household name to many. Charles Esten is an incredible actor, singer, and songwriter. While Esten might be most known for his roles on hit shows, Nashville and Outer Banks, he is also a beloved member of the country music community. We chatted with Esten about his journey to where he is now, his new record, and everything in between.

Esten was born in Pennsylvania, but spent most of his formative years in Northern Virginia. He recalls even at a young age that music was an important part of his upbringing. “I remember my mom said I was sitting in the shopping cart singing Simon & Garfunkel at the top of my lungs,” he shared. Adding, “In those times, I can remember writing little [songs] and Little Rock songs, and my friends and I were huge Beatles fans.”

Throughout his childhood, Esten wrote songs and learned to play both guitar and piano. “In third grade, there was a contest to write a song using a Disney song, to change up the words, and I won that,” he shared. “I remember the feeling of having the whole school sing a song I wrote, and looking back, it was probably pretty life-changing.”

Esten found inspiration in many genres of music from rock to country to soul, and later in college, artists like U2 and Bruce Springsteen caught his attention too. “Country was having its moment, one of its many moments, when I was a kid, and then as I got older, my father got really heavily into Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson and a lot of other country. He and I would go on long roadtrips listen to this CD called ’50 Golden Years of Country Music,’ and it played all these hits from the really early past.”

The Turning Point:

Things started to turn for Esten in his college years. “During my second year of college, I met all the guys that would form my college band. […] That was a huge thing for me because I majored in economics, but what I really majored in was that band. I got to write songs and bring them to that basement and the band would bring them alive. We started touring and we did well enough that I stayed an extra year to continue the band.”

While his college band was a huge turning point for him, the other members all dispersed after college leaving Esten to figure out his next move. “After that year, I’m pretty much certain that if they wanted to stay in the band, we would have gone on, and that would have been my career […] I was on my own without a band, and at that time, Nashville wasn’t really an option or an idea then. I guess New York would have been possible, but I had no connections there at all, but I had a couple of friends that were acting in LA, so I thought I could try that, and maybe meet another band.”

Esten moved to L.A. to pursue acting, and almost immediately landed himself a role playing Buddy Holly on stage in London that combined his love for music with acting. “I did that for almost 2.5 years. And while I was there I got on this show called ‘Whose Line Was It Anyway,’ and part of my job was to improvise songs off the top of my head, so more of that music-making.”

All along, Esten was still writing music and playing guitar, and as he grew older, his music and his songwriting became more and more country. “Eventually, I started writing music with some Nashville songwriters. It was about 6 or 7 years after that happened, in a moment that I was certain I had waited too long and thought maybe I could be a songwriter […] but God had a trick up his sleeve and sent me a script called Nashville. This role and this character not only popped and came alive for so many people, but it reawakened the original dream of mine.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Esten’s role as Deacon in Nashville allowed him to pursue his dream both as his character and as himself. Today, the singer-songwriter is releasing his own original music. After releasing a song a week for 54 weeks, Esten finally put together a brand-new project called, Love Ain’t Pretty filled with fourteen songs that the singer had a hand in penning.

“‘Deacon played the Bluebird before I did, but when I finally got to play it I’ll never forget sitting in the round with these other folks. Wouldn’t you know it the guy from Los Angeles, is playing the most country music here, so by the time I got here, my country music was sounding a little older country already,” he shared.

Love Ain’t Pretty is an incredible conglomerate of Esten’s musical taste and talent. Each song speaks to his originality and his authenticity as an artist and as a person. “That’s what is cool about this album to me because it encompasses all of it. It can rock, and it has all of the soulful blues that I love so much, but underneath it all is the country stories,” he shared. Adding, “One of the best examples of that is “When Love Ain’t Love,” which is literally three chords, and as much as I can do it, the truth in that song. That song is very sparse and very literal of how love falls apart and how strange and heartbreaking it is, but on top of it is, is this shimmery, beautiful pop thing that feels upbeat and lifting, and I love this contradiction of this sad country song buried in this beautiful dance beat.”

Esten may not be the artist that you see currently climbing the country charts, but he is an artist you should pay attention to. His music spans the country music fanbase, and is truly as good as it gets!

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Charles Esten releases.

To keep up with Charles Esten, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

Charles Esten’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Who Is Belles? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music (2024)

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Who is Belles? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Quick Facts:

Full Name – Kelli Rachel Belles
Birthdate – 06/09/99
Hometown – Omaha, Nebraska
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Selena
Label – Independent
Current Single – “I Hate Trucks” (out /1/26) // as of date of article: 01/15/2024

The Beginning:

Back in 2021, we introduced you to a singer-songwriter who was just starting her solo career after years of singing with her mom and brother. Belles has accomplished so much in the last few years, and we chatted with her all about her new music, her career, and everything in between.

Kelli Belles, who goes by Belles, grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. “I was born into a pretty musical family,” she began. “My grandma was a big band singer, and my mom and my aunts were a pop group called Mulberry Lane. So I actually grew up touring with them and backstage at fairs and festivals, watching them sing, in the van with them while they were warming up, and that’s really what sparked my interest in music.”

Throughout her entire childhood, Belles recalls being enamored with music, but specifically with powerful women in country music. “I’ve always loved country music. It was my favorite thing growing up, listening to Shania Twain, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, and Linda Rondstadt, and that was the music I was trying to write back then and still trying to write now.”

She spent her youth honing her skills in dance, musical theatre, and singing, as well as, started writing songs in high school. “When I was about 14, my mom was kind of playing coffee shops around Omaha and writing her own songs, and I asked to be her backup singer. It took a little bit of convincing,” she shares. Adding later, “Eventually she said yes and that kind of slowly turned into us becoming a duo.”

The Turning Point:

After taking a traditional path for a few years, Belles was reminded of her love of music, and moved to Nashville at just nineteen years old. Since being in the country music capital, the songstress worked to craft her songwriting and cultivate her artistry. “Since 2021, I’ve officially launched my solo career […] I’ve written more songs in the past two years than I think I ever have.”

Still inspired by powerful country artists, the singer is determined to share real stories through her storytelling. “Seeing Lainey Wilson’s rise has been really, really inspiring […] She has some of the best songwriting and really unique stories, and is so true to herself. I’m so excited for the future of females in country music. There’s more of a place for everyone’s stories and all different kinds of female artists.”

Belles continues to blend her country music songwriting with other genres, since finding her own voice and style in Nashville. “Stylistically, I’ve kind of been experimenting with mixing traditional elements and more modern elements. My producer, Ned Cameron was actually a rap producer in LA before moving to Nashville. […] He’s brought a lot of different elements to my music that I think are pretty unique.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Belles is on her first ever headlining tour thanks to the fanbase she has been able to grow via social media. “My social media has grown so much too. That’s what really sparked the tour idea. I really wanted to meet these people in real life that I’ve connected with, so I decided to book this club tour and it’s 20 shows, and it’s my first ever headlining tour, and a lot of venues that have been on my bucket list for years.”

The tour has been a place where Belles could finally connect face to face with her fans. Throughout the tour, the songstress is sure to play both released and unreleased music. In just a couple of weeks (January 26th), Belles will release a new song called, “I Hate Trucks.”

According to the singer, “‘I Hate Trucks’ is a fun one. Obviously in Nebraska, everyone drives trucks […] I have never really been a huge fan of trucks, I don’t really understand why you leave the back of this truck empty all the time, so I brought this idea into a writing session because I don’t really like trucks, but I always end up dating guys that drive these big, huge trucks. […] The hook is “I hate trucks, but I love the boys who drive them.” It’s kind of tongue in cheek.”

2024 is slated to be the biggest year yet for the rising artist, who is planning to release a song every six weeks for the new year. Stay tuned and be on the look out!

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about upcoming Belles announcements and releases.

To keep up with Belles, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

Belles’ music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Who is Hannah Ellis? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music (2024)

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Who is Hannah Ellis? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Quick Facts:

Full Name – Hannah Ellis
Birthdate – 8/14/1990
Hometown – Campbellsville, KY
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Martina McBride, Taylor Swift, JoDee Messina
Label – Curb Records
Current Single – “Wine Country” // as of date of article: 01/08/2024

The Beginning:

Back in 2019, we first introduced you to one of our favorite rising artists, Hannah Ellis. Over the years, Ellis has continued to put out new music, building her catalog and audience one song at a time. Now, nearly five years since our first interview, Ellis has grown tremendously in her artistry and continuously proves her staying power in the genre. Recently, we caught up with Ellis to chat about her path thus far and, of course, her debut album, That Girl coming out this Friday, January 12th.

“I’m from a small town in Kentucky,” began the entertainer. “My parents were both singers, so I saw them singing at weddings on the weekends all the time, and they constantly had me and my sister singing together all the time.” At such a young age, Ellis recalls having a passion for music and singing. She specifically loved country music and was inspired by the powerful female country artists of her youth.

“When you’re eleven, twelve, thirteen, you kind of have this idea that anyone can be famous, and anyone can be found at the local county fair. I mean, I had this huge passion for singing. I was always singing and specifically singing country music,” she shared. Adding, “I grew up in the 90s, and it was an incredible time for country music, specifically women in country music.”

Ellis found inspiration in artists like  Martina McBride and JoDee Messina, but also loved Taylor Swift too. “When Taylor Swift came on the scene, that was the first time I felt really connected to someone because her and I are the same age, and it made me feel that someone was finally speaking my language, speaking to me.”

With a supportive family and a desire to be a country music singer-songwriter known, Ellis had a drive to pursue her dream.“As I got older, I started singing in church and singing in the local contests, and stuff, but it wasn’t until I was eighteen, that I really realized that I wanted to pursue music as my life and as my job and career.”

The Turning Point:

Despite knowing ultimately the music was her calling, Ellis had secured a full-ride to the University of Kentucky for college. “I went on to college and just started making trips to Nashville, and kind of got my feet wet in that way. It was a really awesome experience to do the back and forth.” Within two months of graduating from college, the singer made the move to Music City. “As soon as I knew I wanted to pursue country music, I knew that I needed to be in Nashville.”

The second Ellis got to town, she was out networking and meeting as many people as she could in the industry. She wrote with artists around Nashville, connected with industry leaders, and went to every event she could to get her name and talent out there. “I am a person that kind of jumps in with both feet. I would just go to every event, every show, everything that I knew that people who were in the industry would be at. And I just started making connections that way.”

Eventually she landed her first publishing deal in 2015, which later turned into a record deal in 2020 with Curb Records, her current home base.“Being in the same building as a record label, they started to hear my music and go ‘“who is this girl?”’So it was a super organic kind of path into getting a record deal with Curb Records.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Ellis is finally on the brink of releasing her debut album. Her project, That Girl comes out on Friday, January 12th. It is a true conglomerate of her experiences over her incredible career and of course, her own personal experiences too.

“I always knew that this first record was kind of my introduction, my “nice to meet you,” and I really wanted to choose songs that told all the different parts of my story, not just where I am at right now, but how I got here,” she shared. Adding, “It covers a lot of ground. It covers the stories I was writing when I first moved to town and when I got here and when I met my now-husband, Nick and our relationship growing together, and also my growth as a person myself, my struggles, and also the things that I’m super confident and secure in.”

The record features incredibly introspective songs like “Someone Else’s Heartbreak” and “Too Much & Not Enough,” as well as, fun songs like “Wine Country” and “Karma On The Rocks.” It was important to Ellis to not get too precious about the songs sounding the same musically; it was more important to have the stories speak for themselves.

“We didn’t get too hung up on ‘does this go with that?’ or ‘is this sound identical?’ because I think just like my personality, there’s a lot of different facets to the music that I love and there’s a lot of music that was a part of my musical rising if you will, and we just leaned into all the different aspects of me as an artist and me as a person.”

While all the released songs are incredible in their own right, fans can look froward to even more songs off the record including a stand-out called “Still.” According to Ellis, this song was written for a friend. “I wrote it from the perspective of one friend to another, and I wrote it for my friend, whenever she kept kind of going back to the same guy every time he would apologize. […] It’s kind of a song of ‘hey loving someone is not always enough to constitute that person being right for you’, and I think it’s a unique song to me, because I am the person that my friends go to for advice. […] I don’t think there’s a ton of songs out there of one friend talking to another.”

Fans can anticipate that Ellis will be touring the album this year. Checkout her website here for all the information!

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Hannah Ellis releases.

To keep up with Hannah Ellis, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Hannah Ellis music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Who is George Birge? The Story Behind His Journey to Country Music

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Who is George Birge? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about his journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Quick Facts:

Full Name – George Birge
Birthdate – November 28th
Hometown – Austin, Texas
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Musical Influences – Gary Allan, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Eli Young Band
Label – RECORDS Nashville
Current Single – “Mind On You” // as of date of article: 01/02/2024

The Beginning:

In our first spotlight of the 2024, we are highlighting the incredible career of singer-songwriter, George Birge. Birge has been a Nashville-transplant for about nine years, and his career is one of determination, grit, and integrity.

“I was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and country music is kind of in your blood down there,” shared the singer. “I fell in love with it literally listening to the radio in my dad’s truck. It was the genre to me that told stories and made you feel something, and was like real life.” At a young age, Birge recalls appreciating country music and its knack for storytelling.

“I grew up idolizing George Strait and Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and all the classic guys,” he shared. Adding, “For more modern, Eli Young Band were a huge influence on me. They were the first guys I saw make it out of Texas on a National scene.”

Birge took his love of country music to heart, even learning to pen lyrics at an early age and playing live gigs just a few years later. “I started writing songs in middle school, started playing guitar by high school, and then started a band at 14,” he shared.

“I started playing live music on 6th street at 14 or 15 years old. We would play downtown Austin with x’s on our hands. We always played original music, which I felt like was different than any other city. […] They were terrible songs, but it was a really cool way to learn how to write music, learn how to connect with other people, and learn what resonated with people. I was instantly hooked to the collaborative culture.”

The Turning Point:

After graduating high school, Birge played music through college. “I played music through college. I went to University of Texas, played golf there briefly. Then I ended up chasing the music thing. By the time I graduated, I had a job, but I was playing every night and weekend in little bars around Austin.”

Because of his hard work and dedication to his craft, the singer grew a following in the Texas music scene. “I never toured before, but we started to get a pretty big following to where we were selling out every Friday and Saturday night, little 300-400 people club. We started to make some noise, which was something I always dreamed about but never thought I could do it professionally.”

This led to Birge catching the ear of some people in Nashville, who came out to see him play, and ultimately offered him his first record deal in 2015. The singer and his new wife moved to Music City upon landing his first deal. Birge started a duo called Waterloo Revival, who achieved a moderate amount of success including touring and radio songs.

Despite the early success, the singer started to feel burnt out on the path he was heading down. “In 2020, when the world shut down, I had kind of run out of steam, and honestly had given up on the artist thing. I asked out of my record deal. I had decided for about an 8-month window there that I was just going to be a songwriter.”

With a plan to just be a songwriter moving forward, Birge began writing songs and getting cuts by bigger artists in town, which would eventually lead him to a new record deal with RECORDS Nashville. “I had written some songs for some bigger artists in town and had some folks start believing in me, supporting my songs, and started putting them on the radio, and then just through the motivation of some family and friends, I got talked into sneaking some of my solo stuff into social media that ended up blowing up and getting me my own record deal.”

Today:

Flash forward to today, Birge is finally making music the way he always dreamed of. “This iteration as a solo artist, I promised myself that if I was going to do this again, I was going to do it this my way and I was going to write and record songs that I believed in, and I was going to pick producers, players, and direction, and I was lucky enough to find a label that believed in that with me. It’s taken off faster than anything I’ve done in my career and I think that’s probably because I was able to really believe in myself, be authentic, and write music that’s honest and comes from a real place for me. It’s the most exciting time in my life right now, and  it has definitely been a long journey to get here.”

His current radio single, “Mind On You” has been a huge success both according to fans and radio. It is hard to believe that the song almost went to another artist. “I wrote it at the end of 2020, when I was kind of between the artist thing. At the time, I was under the influence that I was just going to be a songwriter. […] I knew it was special, but I had no intentions of putting it out because I wasn’t doing the artist thing, so we originally pitched it to Jason Aldean and 24 hours later, I get an email back from Aldean’s team, saying don’t play this for anybody, Jason loved it and he wants it for his new record and that was the biggest thing to ever happen to me.”

Eventually after a call from his label head, who said “That song that you’re going to give away to Aldean, I think it was a mistake, you need to call and ask for it back because it’s going to be your first single, and it’s going to change your life,” and some prayer and guts, Birge decided to ask for it back.

“Mind On You” is the first of many incredible songs to come from Birge. He is already working on his album and more new music is slated to come out early this year. “Making and writing music is my favorite thing in the world to do, so we are going to put out as much music as we can next year, and I’m really excited about that.”

Connect:

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future George Birge releases.

To keep up with George Birge, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

George Birge’s music is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.