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I Love New York with Brandon Ratcliff

September 15, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, singer-songwriter Brandon Ratcliff took over to give his Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below. Brandon Ratcliff recently released his debut EP, Sometimes, Always, Never. Check out our full First Impression Review of the project here.

#5 – The Energy

Brandon Ratcliff kicks off his Top 5 Picks with a big shoutout to New York City’s ENERGY. “New York is the city that never sleeps and that’s the reason why I wanted to go the first time, because it felt like a party that I wanted to go to.”

#4 – The Architecture

Next up, Ratcliff includes New York’s architecture in his #4 pick. “New York is aesthetically beautiful. I love flying into New York. I love seeing New York from all angles.”

#3 – FOOD

“Number three is going to have to be food,” Ratcliff confesses in his number 3 pick. “Specifically, pizza and bagels. New York introduced me to bagels and spoiled me on pizza forever.”

#2 – Walking

Including walking in his # 2 spot, Ratcliff adds “I love walking and one of my favorite things about New York is you walk everywhere.”

#1 – FOOD.

Brandon Ratcliff’s #1 Pick for his Top 5 Things he loves about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: New York City’s Attitude. Ratcliff says, “It’s a tough town and coming from a small town in the South, where Southern hospitality is a huge thing, New York couldn’t be any more different than that. But it makes you tough and if you can make it there, you truly can make it anywhere.”

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Sometimes, Always, Neveris 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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I Love New York with HARDY

September 9, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, singer-songwriter HARDY took over to give his Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below. HARDY just released his highly-anticipated debut album A ROCK. Check out our full First Impression Review of the project here.

#5 – HARDY was in New York when he was inspired to write “BOOTS”

HARDY kicks off his Top 5 Picks with a big shoutout to his song, “BOOTS”. “I was in New York when I was inspired to write the song “BOOTS” which is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written. I made my girlfriend really mad and she let me sleep in my boots that night and I was in New York City, so that is number five,” he adds.

#4 – New York Country Music Fans

Next up, HARDY includes New York Country Fans as his #4 pick. “There are very eager country music fans in New York, so every single time I play New York City I never have a bad show. People are so excited to see us and they show up and they know every word.”

#3 – Shopping!

“This might sound crazy, but the shopping in New York is legit,” HARDY confesses in his number 3 pick. “You can find tennis shoes and cowboy boots and stuff in the city that is really hard to find anywhere else and you definitely can not find online.”

#2 – The Diversity

Including the diversity in his # 2 spot, HARDY adds “The energy in the city is really intense, — I love going and visiting because you get to see all of this diversity, all of the entire world, all of this energy in one city, in one neighborhood.”

#1 – FOOD.

HARDY’s #1 Pick for his Top 5 Things he loves about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: FOOD. HARDY says “I love food. I love Asian food, Mexican food, all kinds of food and you can get any kind of food you could ever imagine in New York City, all within walking distance.

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A ROCK 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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I Love New York with Chris Lane

September 3, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, “Big, Big Plans” singer-songwriter, Chris Lane took over to give his Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below.

#5 – Carbone, NYC

Lane kicks off his Top 5 Picks with a big shoutout to one of New York’s most well known Italian restaurants, Carbone. “I love Italian food and that’s a pretty good place,” Lane adds.

#4 – Yankees Stadium + Madison Square Garden

Next up, Lane includes two of his favorite venues as his #4 pick, Yankees Stadium and Madison Square Garden. “I am a big baseball fan, but also as an artist, I hope to sell out Madison Square Garden one day. That would be awesome.”

#3 – Favorite Food: Italian

Dropping his favorite food as his # 3 pick, Lane adds, “I am a big Italian fan and you can not go wrong in New York City with some Italian food.”

#2 – Favorite Memory: Sitting courtside at a NY Knicks Game

Including his favorite NYC memory in the # 2 spot, Lane adds sitting courtside at a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden with his now-wife, Lauren Bushnell Lane. “I just started dating my now wife at the time and we got to sit courtside. It was a really cool moment and probably helped me win her over.”

#1 – The Plaza Hotel

Lane’s #1 Pick for his Top 5 Things he loves about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: The Plaza Hotel. Lane says “My wife and I are both huge Home Alone fans, so we went to The Plaza Hotel and had the big Home Alone dessert and that’s what really sealed the deal.”

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“Big, Big Plans” 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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I Love New York with Lindsay Ell

August 18, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, singer-songwriter Lindsay Ell took over to give her Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below. Ell just released her highly-anticipated sophomore album heart theory, an incredibly personal 12-track concept album that explores the seven stages of grief. Check out our full First Impression Review of the project here.

Lindsay Ell’s Top 5 ‘I Love New York’ Picks:

#5 – Nails

Lindsay Ell kicks off her Top 5 Picks with the getting your nails done at any time, any day. “You can get your nails done anywhere in New York City. There’s pretty much a spot on every single corner. Everywhere is open late, it’s the city that never sleeps,” she says.

#4 – FOOD!

Next up, Ell shouts out the food in New York City! “I love a good Milk Bar Store cake. It’s so good, but even just the pizza, the hot dogs, the street meat, it’s all so good.”

#3 – The Venues

The venues all over New York City take Ell’s # 3 spot. “New York City is home to some of my favorite music venues on the planet, Webster Hall, The Apollo Theater, Radio City Music Hall and of course, Madison Square Garden,” Ell adds.

#2 – Christmas in New York

In her number 2 spot, Lindsay Ell includes Christmas in New York City in her Top 5 picks. “My favorite time to visit New York City is during Christmas. All of the decorations are so beautiful, of course, the tree, the windows at Macy’s… I literally could just walk around.”

#1 – Central Park

Ell’s #1 Pick for her Top 5 Things she loves about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: Central Park! Ell says, “It’s so beautiful. It always baffles my mind how the city can sound like that (car drives by), and then you can walk into Central Park and it just all goes away, it’s like silence!”

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

‘heart theory’ 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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I Love New York with Kylie Morgan

August 11, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, singer-songwriter Kylie Morgan took over to give her Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below. Morgan just released the official music video to her debut single, “Break Things” check it out here…

#5 – The NYC Subway

Morgan kicks off her Top 5 Picks with the NYC Subway! Morgan says, “I am an awful driver and have so much anxiety every time I get behind the wheel, so the fact that I can just simply go places without even thinking about driving is my absolute favorite.”

#4 – Rockaway Beach, NY

Next up, Morgan shouts out Rockaway Beach located in Queens, NY, and just a short ferry ride away from Manhattan as her number 4 pick. “I took a ferry to get there with my best friend Lauren and met Steph from NYCountry Swag. We had an absolute blast on the beach and I will definitely be back there sooner than later,” she says.

#3 – The Restaurants

The restaurants all over New York City take Morgan’s # 3 spot. “I feel like you could eat at a different restaurant every night for five years and still have new places to go. There’s so much to do and so many things to see and I love that,” Morgan adds.

#2 – Active City

In her number 2 spot, Kylie Morgan includes how active everyone in the city is in her Top 5 picks. “Everyone is always walking, which if you know me at all, I am a huge component of getting 12,000 steps in a day, so I love that everyone travels by walking and is always active.”

#1 – The Energy

Morgan’s #1 Pick for her Top 5 Things she loves about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: the Energy! Morgan says, “I feel like everyone there is there for a purpose and has dreams and is so driven and you feel that as soon as you land in New York. Everyone is just so excited to be there and ready to become the best version of themselves.”

For more from our ‘I Love New York’ Series, follow us on Instagram: @NYCOUNTRYSWAG

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

“Break Things” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new 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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I Love New York with LOCASH

August 5, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, LOCASH, who currently hold the top spot on the country music charts with their #1 song, “One Big Country Song”, took over to give their Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below. Don’t miss “One Big Country Song” in the video below from our Swag Session with the duo back in March 2019, before the hit song was officially released!

LOCASH – I Love New York Picks –

#5 – Café China, NYC

LOCASH kick off their Top 5 Picks with one of their favorite restaurants, Café China. “Right off the edge of Times Square, it’s the best, you all have to check it out,” Preston of the country duo adds.

#4 – Carmine’s, NYC

Next up, Chris of LOCASH takes over to give the next pick. “One of the things we absolutely love to do is walk around Times Square and one of my favorite places to eat is called Carmine’s, right there in Times Square. They took care of me and my little boy and the whole band, so that is one of our favorite places to be when we’re in New York City.”

#3 – Shopping!

Next Up, the guys admit one of their favorite things they love to do in New York City is shop. “We are shoppers. We probably love shopping more than our wives, we like to shop. We go to the fashion district and we shop right there in NYC, Fashion District,” Chris tells us.

#2 – NY Yankees Game at Yankees Stadium

In the # 2 spot, Preston returns with a New York Yankees game at Yankees Stadium. “We love catching the Yankees game at Yankees stadium. You have to go, best experience ever.” he says.

#1 – Little Italy, NYC

LOCASH’s #1 Pick for their Top 5 Things they love about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: Little Italy. Chris says, “I’m telling you they have the best restaurants in the world and just the scenery, the eccentric vibe, the Italian vibe, the city vibe it brings. New York, definitely one of our favorite places to go to is anywhere in Little Italy. Just walk around and enjoy it, because it’s incredible.”

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To keep up with LOCASH, follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“One Big Country Song” 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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I Love New York with Mitchell Tenpenny

July 28, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, singer-songwriter, Mitchell Tenpenny, who just released his latest single, “Broken Up” took over to give his Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below.

#5 – Flight Club, NYC

Tenpenny kicks off his Top 5 Picks with a big shoutout to Flight Club, the famed quintessential vintage sneaker store. Specifically mentioning and showing his favorite pair, The Jordan Grape 5’s, adding “Flight Club in NYC is one of my favorite places in the world for the sneaker game, you can’t really beat this shoe.”

#4 – Bloomingdale’s

Next up, Tenpenny includes Bloomingdale’s as his #4 pick while showing one of his favorite purchases right from his closet, “We don’t have a Bloomingdale’s in Nashville, but in New York they do and this is one of my favorite jackets,” he adds while pulling out a green and camo jacket.

#3 – Webster Hall, NYC

One of the city’s oldest event and performance venues, Webster Hall, takes Tenpenny’s # 3 spot. “Webster Hall was our very first sell-out EVER headlining New York City, and we got these Himalayan salt shot glasses, we put a lot of tequila in them. I’ll never forget that night, what a great night. Cheers!” Tenpenny adds while reflecting on the special show. Check out a full recap of the show along with an exclusive interview here.

#2 – Bobby Van’s Steakhouse, NYC

Including his favorite restaurant in the # 2 spot, Tenpenny adds “Bobby Can’s Steakhouse” to his Top 5 Picks. “Best service, best steak… it’s just one of those places, when you land you have to go straight there,” he says.

#1 – Jersey Collecting — NY Giants Authentic Ron Dayne Jersey

Tenpenny’s #1 Pick for his Top 5 Things he loves about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: his NY Giants Ron Dayne Jersey. Pulling the special item from his closet to hold up for the camera, Tenpenny says “I’m a huge jersey guy, I collect them all the time and on my very first trip to New York City, I got myself an authentic Ron Dayne jersey. That’s a throwback, baby! If you’re a true New York fan, you know what that is. Cheers, y’all!”

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“Broken Up” 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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I Love New York with Tyler Rich

July 21, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, singer-songwriter, Tyler Rich, who just released his latest song, “Feels Like Home” took over to give his Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below.

#5 – The Subway

Rich kicks off his Top 5 Picks with The NYC Subway. “I freaking love it, I think it’s such a way to make a massive and incredible city so connected and so easy to get around,” he says.

#4 – The People of New York

Rich includes the people of New York as his #4 pick, adding “Everybody is always hustling, on their own grind. Just getting sh*t done and taking over the world one by one. It’s inspiring.

#3 – Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom

One of the city’s oldest event and performance venues, The Hammerstein Ballroom, takes Rich’s # 3 spot. “It’s an absolutely beautiful theatre. I’ve not only gotten to perform there now, but I’ve gone to shows there just as a fan of music. The next goal is headlining Hammerstein Ballroom.

#2 – The Big Whiskey, Brooklyn

Including his favorite watering hole in the # 2 spot, Rich adds “The Big Whiskey”, recently changed to “The Grand National”, located in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. He also includes an honorable mention for another favorite bar, “Rocka Rolla”

#1 – Friends.

Rich’s #1 Pick for his Top 5 Things he loves about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: Friends in New York. “I have such an amazing group of friends out there that actually feels like family and anytime I am in New York it truly feels like home because of those people and all of the incredible strangers I always get to meet.”

Rich ends the series making a special announcement that fans got to hear exclusively with NYCountry Swag first, The “Feels Like Home” singer teased that he would be releasing an acoustic EP “very very soon”.

For more from our ‘I Love New York’ Series, follow us on Instagram: @NYCOUNTRYSWAG

To keep up with Tyler Rich, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Feels Like Home” 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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I Love New York with Jimmie Allen

July 14, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, singer-songwriter, Jimmie Allen, who just released his latest project: Bettie James, took over to give his Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below.

#5 – Madison Square Garden

Allen kicks off his Top 5 Picks with Madison Square Garden. “While I do love the Lakers, I do appreciate the history of Madison Square Garden,” Allen says.

#4 – Zara

What is a trip to New York City without a little shopping spree. Allen includes Zara as his #4 pick, adding “I’ve noticed you have a lot of Zara stores and some things you have at one store and not at the other, so yes, Zara.”

#3 – Central Park

In the middle of the big bustling city is the quiet and serene, Central Park. Allen adds the famed location as his #3 Pick. “Central Park is somewhere I would always go just to clear my head, go for a run. I’ve actually roller-skated there before too. I fell once or twice, but yea, Central Park is great.”

#2 – Bubba Gump Shrimp

All New York trips have to include good eats, right? Allen adds Times Square’s Bubba Gump Shrimp as his #2 I Love New York Pick. “Every time I go to New York, I always go there,” he says.

#1 – Broadway

Allen’s #1 Pick for his Top 5 Things he loves about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: Broadway. “I love musical theater. I’ve seen countless shows on Broadway and I look forward to when I can go back and see more shows again.”

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To keep up with Jimmie Allen, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Bettie James 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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I Love New York with Walker Hayes

July 7, 2020/in Blog, I Love New York /by Stephanie Wagner

Our ‘I Love New York’ Series features artists in the country music community taking over our Instagram Story each week to give us the Top 5 Things they love most about New York City.

This week, “Trash My Heart” singer-songwriter, Walker Hayes took over to give his Top 5 Picks in the personalized videos here on Instagram Highlights plus a rundown below.

#5 – Broadway

Hayes kicks off his Top 5 Picks with Broadway. “I’ve seen Bruce Springsteen do his thing on Broadway and I’ve seen a lot of the musicals and Broadway shows. My favorite would probably have to be Ragtime,” he says.

#4 – 9/11 Memorial

The 9/11 Memorial lands Hayes’ fourth pick calling it, “well done, beautiful, touching, moving, and life-altering.” “It’s just really an exceptional memorial and I think anybody going to New York needs to see that.”

#3 – People Watching

Who doesn’t love to people watch? Hayes chose people-watching in his #3 spot, “There’s always somebody up, no matter what hour you wake up. There’s always somebody out doing something,— I love that hustle and that busyness.”

#2 – Baseball

We have to agree, there’s not much better than New York baseball. Admitting to being a Braves fan himself, Hayes adds catching a New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox game at Yankees Stadium is one of his favorite New York memories. “It was just phenomenal, — to be around by that many baseball lovers, that diehard…”

#1 – Shake Shack

Hayes’ #1 Pick for his Top 5 Things he loves about NYC in our ‘I Love New York’ Series is: Shake Shack. “Every night that I’m in New York, that’s where I end up. That’s where I get my nightcap.”

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To keep up with Walker Hayes, you can follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

“Trash My Heart” 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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