Sean Stemaly’s new song, “Hello, You Up” is available now, March 9th on all streaming platforms. Written by Jamie Moore and John Byron, take a look below as we dig a little deeper into the track.
Rolling into 2021, Swag Spotlight artist Sean Stemaly is one of the artists we are most excited about. So far, each of his previous releases like “Come Back To Bed” and “Last Night All Day” have shown different sides of the singer-songwriter’s personality and craft. His newest song, “Hello, You Up” deepens our respect for Stemaly’s unique style and talent.
“Hello, You Up” is a clever, quasi-break-up song that we can all relate to. The track paints the picture of an on-again/off-again couple that are missing each other. Utilizing the ever-popular phrase “Hello, You Up,” Stemaly creates a song that feels meaningful; despite, the usually insidious sentiment. The new music video amplifies the song, giving visuals to the couple and their will they/won’t they narrative.
“Girl I’m just a Hello, you up, do you wanna come over? / I know you think that I probably ain’t sober / I’m just alone and I’m missin’ your shoulder away / Yeah I’m just an I know we said that we needed some space but / I don’t want nobody else in your place / When we said goodbye, well maybe we made a mistake / So if you’re awake, girl, I’m just a Hello, you up, do you wanna come over? away”
Stemaly continues to find a way to fuse his rhythmic style into a creative country song. His voice and the lyrics are definitely standouts on the new track.
Sean Stemaly’s new song “Hello, You Up” is available everywhere now, March 9th
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“Hello, You 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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Miranda Lambert just dropped new music, announced a forthcoming collaborative album, revealed plans for a Nashville bar, and is set to perform at The GRAMMYs…
In a series of posts first shared with fans early last week, Miranda Lambert teased some upcoming news that she would be joining forces with fellow songwriters Jack Ingram and Jon Randall to release a collection of songs entitled The Marfa Tapes, due out May 7th. The record is a culmination of intimate and raw songs that the threesome wrote and recorded together in the tiny town of Marfa, Texas. To introduce the project, the group have released the first track off the record, a song called “In His Arms.”
Like the other tunes from the upcoming album, “In His Arms” was recorded and written when the trio visited the middle-of-nowhere town back In November. The songwriting haven has become a profound location for personal growth, love, trust, and friendship. “In His Arms” is pure poetry set to lovely instrumentals. The song is all about missing a man, who she only knew from a brief encounter. The sentiment is the perfect introduction to the rest of the record.
“There’s something singular that happens in that moment of collaboration and creation, something you can never really recreate in the studio,” said Ingram in a recent press release. “Our hope with this album was to share a little bit of that magic with people.”
Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, and Jon Randall Announce The Marfa Tapes, due out May 7th
In addition to the new music news, Lambert also revealed plans for her very own bar on Broadway in Nashville’s famed downtown area. Repping for the girls, the establishment named Casa Rosa, marks the first bar and restaurant on Broadway to be opened by a female country singer. Casa Rosa is set to open in summer 2021 and will feature four floors of live entertainment, including a rooftop bar.
Casa Rosa, which translates to “Pink House” will feature tufted pink boots, lots of rhinestones, memorabilia from Lambert’s career, including costumes from music videos, guitars, and more. On the menu will be Tex-Mex options like tacos and of course, tequila.
The award-winning singer shared the news with fans via Instagram, adding “I’m so excited I’ll have a honky tonk with my name on it! Tacos, tequila and tufted pink booths…what else can a girl ask for?! This place is special to me and I’m happy to be representing the ladies here in Music City. See y’all down there @casarosanashville soon!”
That’s not all for exciting happenings in the singer’s professional life. It was also recently revealed that Lambert will be performing this Sunday, March 14th at The GRAMMYs where she is nominated for three awards including Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Song for “Bluebird” and Best Country Album for Wildcard. Tune in to the 63rd Annual show at 8PM ET on CBS or stream it live via GRAMMY.com.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Miranda Lambert releases.
“In His Arms” 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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Niko Moon’s “GOOD TIME” earns him his first number one song as the tune hits the top spot on the country charts this week.
Niko Moon is an artist and a songwriter that we have believed in from day one! Right before the world shut down last year, we featured him in one of our Live Swag Sessions, where he sang “GOOD AT LOVING YOU” and of course, “GOOD TIME”, just before sitting down to chat about the music. Now, we all get to celebrate as Moon’s first single to country radio, “GOOD TIME” is officially the number one song on Country Radio.
With an unbelievable zest for life, Moon proves that a happy song is exactly what we need right now. “GOOD TIME” is exactly what it sounds like, a song that makes you just want to kick back, let go of your worries, and just vibe with the song. His debut single shows an authentic blending of genres with a universal message of highlighting positivity and happiness at the forefront.
“I’ve got some good news y’all! “GOOD TIME” is number one on the radio y’all! It’s the number one song on country radio,” shared Moon in an Instagram video from earlier today, “and it’s all because of y’all! It’s all because y’all supported me through this crazy past year and I just wanted to tell y’all how much y’all mean to me”.
Moon is one of those artists that will continue to sneak up on you. His undeniable charm and charisma is one of a kind, and we cannot wait to see how the NYCountry Swag 2021 Artist to Watch continues to blossom this year. When live music makes a full comeback, we’re sure that Niko Moonwill be one of the first to get back out there and start the party again for his fans!
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“GOOD TIME” 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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Luke Bryan’s new song, “Drink A Little Whiskey Down” is available now, March 5th, on all streaming platforms. Written by Bryan, Matt Dragstrem, and Josh Thompson, the song takes you on a journey of love lost and drowning those sorrows in the bottle.
When it comes to moving on from his lost love, Luke Bryan wants us to know he’s doing just fine. He’s moving on, and he’s getting over her, but every now and then, he falls back into old habits on his new song, “Drink A Little Whiskey Down.”
The melancholy moving-on-mixed-with-mourning track tells the tale of Bryan twisting off the cap every now and then, having “just enough to get you gone.” In general, he’s back to his old habits, like hanging with his friends and doing just fine. He’s “come a long way getting over us,” but sometimes he finds himself wondering if she misses him.
“It don’t happen like it used to happen/ When it does, I twist off the cap/ And drink a little whiskey down.”
Bryan wants her to know he’s doing just okay without her, but he’ll admit to himself and everyone listening that he may slip up every now and then.
“I don’t need your touch/ Need your smile/ Except for every once in a while.”
Co-written by Bryan with Matt Dragstem, and Josh Thompson, the track is one of six new songs on the deluxe re-release of Bryan’s 2020 album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here. “We all know 2020 was hard on all levels for many,” Bryan revealed in a statement. “Things were put on hold in the entertainment business, but it did allow more time to make music and I’m excited to share these six new songs.”
Meanwhile, Bryan has been keeping busy, appearing on the new season of American Idol on ABC and celebrating his latest #1 this week with “Down To One,” his 26th career chart-topper. It remains to be seen if “Drink A Little Whiskey Down” will be his 27th, but on the strength of the song and Bryan’s star-power, it seems very likely.
The deluxe edition of Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, due out April 9, can be pre-saved and pre-ordered now! Visit the link here for yours.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Luke Bryan releases.
“Drink A Little Whiskey Down” 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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Thomas Rhett surprised fans with the official release of two new songs, “Growing Up” and “Want It Again” along with announcing his plans to release a DOUBLE album project titled Country Again Side A & Side B. Side A is set to be released on April 30, and Side B later this year. Fans can pre-order Side A now here. Take a look below as we dig a little deeper into the new music and the big announcement.
First up of the new releases is, “Want it Again”. The song tells the story of two people that fall in love at a young age but just like everyone always warned, it just didn’t last. This story goes through the different stages of connection between these two. First, they’re young and in love and when things don’t work out, they figure someday they might find their way back to each other. They move on with other people but somewhere in the back of their mind they’re still thinking of the other and thinking that maybe one day they’d be together again. When those other relationships don’t end up lasting either, they lean on each other’s shoulders to get through those breakups and eventually find their way back into each other’s arms, admitting that they always knew they would.
“You moved on and so did I / But you danced around in the back of my mind / Yeah good for you, he seems like a good guy / Well you know me enough to know that’s a lie”
The track was written by Rhett along with frequent co-writers Josh Miller, Josh Thompson, and Matt Dragstream. The story of the subjects in the song can very much compare to the true story of Thomas Rhett and his now-wife Lauren Akins. As told in her book, ‘Live in Love’, The two dated in high school after being neighborhood and family friends for the majority of their lives. They decided they were better off friends and stopped seeing each other. Throughout the rest of high school and onto college, they remained friends, but each moved on and found themselves in serious relationships with other people. When those relationships ended, they leaned on each other to get through those breakups and ultimately found themselves back in the arms of their friend and once young loves.
“Girl I knew someday you’d find, your way back into my arms / So girl I kept this heart of mine / Somewhere good and safe, I knew you’d want it again someday / I always hoped and prayed, that you’d want it again someday”
The next track released is “Growing Up”. As fans can imagine, the title gives the gist of the story behind the song away. “Growing Up” reminisces on the lessons you learn as you get older, and that continues to happen through different stages of your life. Rhett shares that this song describes his own life and what he has come to realize as he sees himself growing up. It’s not to say that growing up is a single era of one’s life, but more that it is a continuous learning experience.
“Guess you get a little older, get a little wiser, a little more turn that cheek / little less what I want and more what I need, these days I / Still get a little crazy, in a lot of ways I’m still the kid I was / Just a little less temper and a lot more love / I guess I’m growing up”
Thomas Rhett Announced Plans to Release A Double Album, ‘Side A’ and ‘Side B’
“Want It Again” and “Growing Up” join the previously released track“What’s Your Country Song?”, which is currently sitting in the Top 5, on Rhett’s Side A project as it currently stands. Check out the full Side A tracklist below and get your pre-order here.
COUNTRY AGAIN: SIDE A TRACKLIST:
1. “Want It Again” | Thomas Rhett, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Miller, Josh Thompson
2. “Growing Up” | Thomas Rhett, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Miller, Josh Thompson
3. “What’s Your Country Song” | Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Parker Welling
4. “Where We Grew Up”* | Thomas Rhett, Luke Laird, Josh Miller
5. “Heaven Right Now” | Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Thompson, Laura Veltz
6. “To The Guys That Date My Girls” | Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Will Bundy, Josh Thompson
7. “More Time Fishin’” | Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Will Bundy, Josh Thompson
8. “Country Again” | Thomas Rhett, Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley
9. “Put It On Ice (featuring Hardy)”+ | Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Thompson
10. “Blame It On A Backroad” | Thomas Rhett, Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley
11. “Ya Heard” | Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Matt Dragstrem, Chase McGill
Produced by Dann Huff and Jesse Frasure +Produced by Dann Huff and Matt Dragstrem *Produced by Dann Huff
Although no official tracklist for Side B has been released yet, we can assume that fans will see even more songs that the artist has previously shared on social media throughout the past few months. Unreleased songs like “Your Momma’s Front Porch”, “Things Dads Do”, “Bass Pro Hat” and “That’ll Be Us Someday”, kept fans on their toes as Rhett consistently took to Instagram to tease new music. Now, only time will tell which songs will make the official cut on the second album.
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“Growing Up” and “Want It Again” are 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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Raleigh Keegan’s brand new song, “Handyman” is available now, March 5th on all streaming platforms. Take a look below as we dig into the new track.
Every once in a while, a new singer-songwriter comes around, and you automatically think “ARTIST.” That is exactly how we feel about former Swag Spotlight artist, Raleigh Keegan. The rising talent creates music that is straight from his soul and is truly unlike any other artist on the scene right now. As he continues to work on a new album with producer Ryan Gore, Keegan released his newest song “Handyman” for fans to enjoy.
The brand new single is vocally-driven with lyrics that will make you think about life and love. The first verse sets the scene, as Keegan declares that he can be whatever his lover needs him to be. The chorus takes that notion a step further until the singer admits in the last line of the chorus that it’s not that easy for himself. The lyric reads “Wish it could be that easy for me to fix myself.”
Backed by incredible piano and guitar, the second verse is just as impactful as the first. The focal point; however, is on how difficult it is to help yourself sometimes; despite, wanting to. Quite possibly one of Keegan’s most vulnerable songs to date, “Handyman” is a solid song that is good in every area.
Raleigh Keegan’s new song “Handyman” is available everywhere now, March 5th
Although the song is great on its own, Keegan is also partnering with the Nashville chapter of Habitat for Humanity on March 14th to help with building a home for a single mom of three. According to his Instagram, five contest winners will get to help Keegan on the build and also win a socially-distanced lunch and mini-concert after. Fans can submit a TikTok video of themselves creatively using any of his songs in the background by tagging Keegan and by texting it to his phone number. Fans must be local to Nashville or be able to get to Nashville on March 14th.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Raleigh Keegan releases.
“Handyman” 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.
Brett Kissel’s brand new song “Make A Life, Not A Living” is available now, March 5th, everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a look below as we dig a little deeper into the track.
A major success already in his home country of Canada, Brett Kissel looks to have the same impact on country music in the states. His charismatic personality, energetic stage presence, and talented music style has led him to the top of Canadian country music charts, with two Gold-certified albums, a Platinum single, eight Gold Singles, and 15 top-10 radio hits.
Between 2019 and 2020, Kissel took home several awards including the JUNO Award (the equivalent to an American GRAMMY) for Country Album of the Year for We Were That Song, and won the Canadian Country Music Association’s (CCMA) Fan’s Choice Award, Male of the Year, and Album of the Year. This was Kissel’s second JUNO Award, his first being for Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2014, which made him the first country artist to take home the title in 17 years, the last being Shania Twain.
The talented singer-songwriter joined us back in 2019 for an interview and acoustic performance. Check it out in the video below.
Today, Kissel introduces fans to a brand new song, “Make A Life, Not A Living”, the first single off Kissel’s forthcoming album, What Is Life?, due out April 9th. The song is about filling your life with experiences and moments with the people you love and not determining your life’s value by dollar amounts and materialistic items. It’s a reminder to be happy with all that you do have and to not worry about what you don’t. When it comes down to it, you can’t take anything with you when you go so you might as well spend your time focused on making a life, not a living.
“I’m good with what the good Lord’s given / dirt under my boots, and the air i’m breathing / Lose every penny, I’d still be winning / I’m tryna make a life, not a living”
Brett Kissel’s “Make A Life, Not A Living” is available everywhere now, March 5th
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Brett Kissel releases.
“Make A Life, Not a Living” 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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Robert Counts re-released his debut radio single “What Do I Know” with HARDY, available now March 5th on all streaming platforms. Take a look below as we dig a little deeper into the track.
Back in December, we introduced you to one of Sony Music Nashville’s newest singer-songwriters, Robert Counts, in one of our Swag Spotlight features. The budding musician had just released his debut single, “What Do I Know” to country radio, a song he wrote with one of our favorites, HARDY, and the talented, Jake Mitchell. Today, Counts and his label are re-releasing the jam this time and shaking things up a bit by adding HARDY to the song.
“What Do I Know” is one of those songs that you just know is meant for radio. Counts came out swinging with this tune, introducing fans to his country roots and his knack for songwriting. Of course, it is obvious that HARDY had a hand in the songwriting. Similar to HARDY’s songs “UNAPOLOGETICALLY COUNTRY AS HELL” and “WHERE YA AT” off of his debut album A ROCK, “What Do I Know” is just an extension of his songwriting genius.
“Say what you think / Think ‘fore you speak / Don’t kill nothin’ that you ain’t gonna eat / You learn from the dirt what the street can’t teach / That backward philosophy / Hell, it still means a lot to me / But what do I know?”
Robert Count’s “What Do I Know” ft. HARDY is available everywhere now, March 5th
The twosome take turns singing the verses before they jam out together on the last chorus. In a post on Instagram, Counts shares “This song is really about how some of the simplest pieces of advice you get growing up, especially as a kid in the south, tend to stand the test of time and be pretty solid words to live by even as an adult.”
We’d say that that is a pretty good summary of all that the song has to offer. Congrats to Counts and HARDY on the awesome tune!
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Robert Counts and HARDY releases.
“What Do I Know” 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 the second year in a row, CMA Fest is forced to cancel due to the ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The annual event is set to return in 2022.
The Country Music Association released an official statement today, March 2:
“After thoughtful deliberation, we are saddened to share that CMA FEST will not take place in 2021. We know our fans near and far have hoped that the festival could safely return this summer, and while we are encouraged to see COVID-19 vaccines becoming more widely available, we still face several challenges that prevent us from bringing our fans around the world the CMA FEST experience they have come to expect. But rest assured, we have already started planning what will be the most epic celebration of Country music next summer. Mark your calendars for CMA FEST, JUNE 9-12, 2022!”
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about upcoming CMA Fest news in the coming weeks.
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Ashley Cooke’s new song “Sunday Morning Kinda Saturday Night” is available now, March 2nd, everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a look below as we dig a little deeper into the track.
Back in October 2020, Ashley Cooke burst on to the country music scene with a heartbreaking song called “Jealous Of The Sky,” written in remembrance of her late best friend. Continuing to pour her heart out in her music and making her fans proud, the songstress is following up her release today with “Sunday Morning Kinda Saturday Night.”
Using her TikTok notoriety to connect with her fans, Cooke finally released this track, one that her followers have been asking for. The new song was written by Craig Wiseman and Matt Roy, but feels like it’s coming straight from the pages of her diary. The mid-tempo song is all about needing a change after a break-up. Cooke admits to needing to take a break from wild Saturday nights out in favor of a Sunday morning of faith and slowing down.
Ashley Cooke’s new song “Sunday Morning Kinda Saturday Night” is available everywhere now, March 2nd
“Let the FM hymns blow the bench seat speakers / Let the fireflies and the starlight be my preacher / Shine a little deeper than the neon lights / I need a Sunday morning kinda Saturday night”
Relatable as ever, the song reminds everyone that you cannot get over hurt and heartbreak by partying someone away. Unfortunately, we cannot heal our hearts by partying. Cooke is one of those artists that have found so much success from TikTok, and we think she has a lot of promise in the industry if she keeps releasing songs like this that are catchy, relatable, and lyrically-driven.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Ashley Cooke releases.
“Sunday Morning Kinda Saturday Night” 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.
