Earlier today, Country Radio Seminar (CRS) officially announced the CRS 2020 New Faces of Country Music Class of 2021.
The CRS New Faces of Country Music is one of the most coveted showcases of the weekend that spotlights five emerging artists that have achieved significant success in the country genre. This year, Tenille Arts, Travis Denning, HARDY, Ashley McBryde, and Matt Stell were honored with the title.
For three years in a row, our team has had the pleasure of attending Country Radio Seminar (CRS) in Nashville, where country music and radio industry gather to exchange ideas, check out new talent, and celebrate the country music genre. Although the 2021 seminar will be virtual, members of the country music and country radio community will still come together through technology to celebrate the year in music.
We highlighted Travis Denning back in 2018 when he was just hitting the scene and Matt Stell back in 2018 and was our first Swag Session in 2020. Watch both performances and interviews below.
We’ve also championed HARDY since he started releasing his own music as an artist/songwriter. His album Hixtape Vol. 1 made our 2019 Albums of the Year and we’ve loved watching his career explode.
CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience will be held Tuesday, Feb. 16, through Friday, Feb. 19. The New Faces of Country Music®Show closes out the event on Friday, Feb. 19.
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Eric Church’s new song “Doing Life With Me” is available now on all streaming platforms. Take a look below as we dive deeper into the new track.
Eric Church has been steadily releasing songs throughout 2020 and as the year comes to a close, “Doing Life With Me” thanks his wife, family, and fans for joining him on his musical journey. The song starts with the singer-songwriter acknowledging his wife and how much she’s had to give up and take on for him to be a successful country music artist— from touring and carrying the many burdens that come with the life of fame.
“It ain’t easy putting up with // A road dog with a cup with // A little Jack in it // You talk about the backseat // I don’t know, don’t ask me // How she sat in it // She carried my burdens and paid my bail // Put a Tennessee breeze in my Carolina sail // And set me free”
Church’s wife isn’t the only one he thanks. He sings about burdens people close to him have had to deal with while he’s pursued his country music dreams. As an incredibly difficult year comes to a close, this song is the perfect way to reflect and give thanks to the people who’ve been there through it all.
“I don’t pray much anymore // for this old troubadour’s // happiness, wishes, wants and needs // end of my ropes, hopes and dreams // Spend my livin’ giving thanks // for the ships I never sank // every big, every little in the everyday things // the notes and the words and the songs I sing // to the ones doing life with me”
“Doing Life With Me” was the product of a marathon writing session Church spent secluded in a rural North Carolina cabin where he wrote and recorded a song from start to finish each day for nearly a month. The Chief teamed up with songwriters Jeffrey Steele and Casey Beathard to pen the song. Both Steele and Beathard have worked with Church on other songs such as “Mr. Misunderstood,” “Hell of a View” and “Stick That In Your Country Song.”
“Doing Life With Me” is the sixth studio recording from his upcoming project. “Stick That In Your Country Song” was the first song released back in June and was recently nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance. His most recent song is a stark contrast from the first but shows Church’s ability to bring the rock ‘n roll but also be able to slow things down— something he has done so well.
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Already a multi-platinum, multi-number one songwriter, ERNEST is releasing music of his own as an artist, and his latest song “Cheers” celebrates the best things in life.
“Grab a bottle, crack a can, raise your hand, here’s to beer – cheers!”
Momma, Jesus, Party People – just a few who are named by ERNEST and who he is proud to raise a glass to in his new single, “Cheers”. The perfect way to highlight the good things in your life – this feel-good tune caps off a rather frustrating and unprecedented year. ERNEST co-wrote the track with Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, plus Henry Agincourt Allen, Emi Dragoi, and Jordan Schmidt. Choosing to focus on our blessings and the things we should never take for granted, including freedom, football, tailgates, and home cooked meals.
“For the music and for the love, I thank the good Lord above”
Definitely one to add to your playlist during this season, “Cheers” can be the backdrop to your family Zoom parties on Christmas Day or while you wait to countdown to the new year.
“Cheers” 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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Josh Kerr and Jake Scott surprised fans by releasing a brand new song together, “If You Wanted It Too”, available everywhere you buy or stream music now, December 11th. Josh Kerr’s soft-songwriter country is what makes him stand out in the genre, and collaborating with the breezy-songwriter pop Jake Scott is the perfect combination for fans of any genre. Take a look below as we dig a little deeper into the track.
There’s a specific kind of singer/songwriter-pop that was popular in the late 90s and early 2000s that disappeared for about a decade. When Josh Kerr started making music, he filled that hole in the country world, as did Jake Scott in the pop world. The two have written on several tracks together before: among those being Jake Scott’s “Keep In Touch” and Josh Kerr’s “Arizona”. Today, they surprised fans by releasing a remix of Scott’s title-track “If You Wanted It Too”, and unsurprisingly, it’s one of their best yet.
The song opens with a groovy more acoustic-sounding guitar lick and kickdrum, and Kerr fills the verse with his exceptional, smooth voice. “Seven years of us / Never moving forward,” he sings casually. A gorgeous electric guitar comes in, guiding listeners straight to the chorus, where Scott joins in on harmony.
Lyrically, the song is about a relationship that stood at a standstill for a long time. The hook has a slick double meaning: if you wanted it to work out, I loved you enough for us to make it; if you wanted us too like I did, we would have made it. “I hate that I gave you all I had to lose/Could have had everything we wanted, if you wanted it too”. Sonically, it’s a more upbeat, rhythmic song, but similar to a song like Kerr’s “It Wasn’t That Long Ago,” deep down, you can hear the intentional contrast and hurt in the vocal delivery.
Scott takes the second verse, and his rich, soulful tone sounds amazing against the track. Scott calls out his ex’s commitment problems, citing keys to separate apartments instead of one they share as one, along with the ideology of “taking it slow” after nearly a decade of being together as another. Yet, he loved her too much at the time to let her go.
Jake Scott & Josh Kerr, “if You Wanted It Too”, available now
Both Kerr and Scott are masters at creating songs that will get stuck in your head for eternity that at the same time carry so much depth. Because of how catchy it is, you almost forget how truly vulnerable and confessional this song is. “You didn’t love me quite enough to break my heart/And you couldn’t even cry/When you made me say goodbye”, they sing on the bridge. The breakdown of the final chorus is absolutely stunning with the simplicity of Kerr and Scott’s harmony against almost no instrumentation.
This is one of those songs that is impossible not to like. It’s a major collaboration for both of them because it’s introducing pop fans to Kerr and country fans to Scott. As usual, Josh Kerr has raised the bar in every way possible: lyrically, melodically, and sonically. For years, he’s been Nashville’s best-kept secret, but sooner or later, he’s just going to be one of Nashville’s best.
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Country-star, Morgan Wallen was the musical guest on last week’s episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Wallen was originally scheduled to perform on October 10th, however, due to violating COVID-19 protocols, the singer-songwriter was replaced with alternative rock artist, Jack White. Keep reading below to see how his redemption went.
Two months ago, Saturday Live Night pulled Wallen as the musical guest after videos of him partying with University of Alabama students after a football game circulated the web. As promised, the prestigious late-night television show invited the rising superstar back to the show just a few short months later.
Wallen and Saturday Night Live were not afraid to poke fun at the incident that sparked the controversy back in October. In one of the first skits of the night, Wallen played himself while host, Jason Bateman starred as Wallen one month into the future. After advising present-day Wallen to go home so he doesn’t get in trouble, future-Wallen sees how fun this party is and tells his past self to stay a little while longer. More antics occur with other cast members, which causes him to write a song about the scenario. Watch the funny skit below:
Wallen performed his record-breaking song, “7 Summers” after the skit. He then debuted a new song off his upcoming Dangerous Double Album, “Still Goin Down.”
Wallen’s highly-anticipated double album comes out on January 8th. Along with “Still Goin Down,” he released two additional new songs on November 20th, including the fiery “Livin’ The Dream,” and the heart-wrenching “Somebody’s Problem”.
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Alex Hall teams up with Vince Gill to deliver a gentle new track titled, “Never Seen the World”, which will be featured on the singer’s upcoming debut EP titled ‘Six Strings’.
Rising singer-songwriter Alex Hall is gearing up to release his debut EP titled ‘Six Strings’ in February 2021. The EP is set to feature a range of Nashville favorites, including John Osborne (of Brothers Osborne), Brad Paisley, Tenille Townes, Kassi Ashton, Brad Tursi (of Old Dominion), and Vince Gill. Leading up to the February release, Hall is sharing several teaser songs off the EP, beginning with “Jealous Love” (feat. John Osborne) last month. Hall followed the first single with a melodic love song titled “Never Seen the World”, feat. country music megastar, Vince Gill. This is a gorgeous song that makes you feel at ease and after just one listens, evokes all-encompassing emotions of love.
“Never Seen the World” features a soothing rhythm and soul-stirring guitar twangs, creating an instant warmth. Hall’s authentically country vocals with Gill on the harmony adds to the gentleness of the song. This song describes a love that alters the way one views the world and makes the mundane parts of life special. In the first verse, the artist sings of a newfound appreciation for life after finding someone special.
“I’ve been down this road a thousand times / I’ve never seen it like this… I can see for miles like I never could / I don’t need to look back.”
The lyrics are simple yet sincere, detailing the emotional shift that occurs during the blossoming of a new relationship.
The chorus is both powerful and soft, with Hall passionately balancing strong notes and a slow tempo. He sings about all of the simple moments he longs to share with his lover and acknowledges the effortlessness of true love.
“Why don’t we just stay awhile and waste a little time? / Listen to the radio and hold each other tight / Talk about whatever, everything under the moon / I’ve never seen the world, I’ve never seen the world / the way I see it with you”
The storytelling is sweet, sincere, and full of authentic country references. The bridge paints a picture with a metaphor, artfully expressing that everything is more beautiful with someone special by your side.
“You’re rose-colored glasses / that I love looking through”
Fans are beginning to see the range of music and lyrical diversity that is to come on the ‘Six Strings’ EP and we look forward to hearing the rest of the songs.
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Carly Pearce just released a touching new song “Show Me Around”, a tribute to her late friend, producer, and collaborator, busbee.
Whether you believe in an afterlife or not, this song and Carly Pearce’s delivery will certainly bring up some deep emotions. Michael Busbee, known in the music industry as ‘busbee’ has had a hand in incredible achievements for artists like Maren Morris, Pink, Florida Georiga Line, and of course Pearce. He lost his battle to Glioblastoma in September of 2019 and the hit songwriter and producer is missed by so many.
In “Show Me Around” the songstress is talking directly to the person who has passed on and relays the sentiment that those here left earthside can’t wait until they meet again.
“I bet you’re up there right now / Making plans and writing out / All your favorite places / That you just can’t wait to take us / And we’ll get to spend forever talking ‘bout whatever / When I get there, promise you’ll track me down / And show me around”
Carly Pearce, “Show Me Around”, Available Now
“As my mentor and friend, busbee helped me share the parts of my own life that I could only explain through music. He holds such a sweet place in my heart, and I truly hope ‘Show Me Around’ brings comfort to his wife Jess and their three little girls. At his funeral, a songwriter that all of us in Nashville love named Barry Dean gave a speech that painted the most beautiful picture of Heaven. There is no way to ease the pain of losing someone you love, this felt like a really hopeful way to look at our loved ones meeting us again one day and showing us around,” Pearce shared in a press release.
Coming off her first CMA Award win with Lee Brice for Musical Event of the Year for their hit song, “I Hope You’re Happy Now”, Pearce is ready to move past her divorce and shuffle into a great new era in her music.
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Chuck Wicks’ new song “Old With You” is available now, December 4th on all streaming platforms. Take a look below as we dig a little deeper into the track.
Chuck Wicks is one of those country artists and industry people that just never gets the recognition he deserves for his music. Songs like “Stealing Cinderella” and “Better Than Flowers” are just a couple of examples of his promising talent and mesmerizing vocals. Earlier this year, the singer-songwriter released “Solid Gold,” and he is now following up that track with a brand new love song entitled “Old With You.”
Written by the singer with Seth Ennis and Joe Fox, “Old With You” has ‘future wedding song’ written all over it. With a sound similar to Russell Dickerson’s smash hit “Yours,” and Wicks’ own hit “Stealing Cinderella, “Old With You” is a ballad that will have you swooning with all the romantic notions. The song is a humble track about being so thankful for the one you love. With country lyrics laced throughout and piercing vocals, the new song may be one of our favorites by the singer.
“Cause I ain’t ever been a lucky one / I ain’t a bet on a horse on Kentucky one / If it’s a fish or a break nah I can’t catch it / How I got ya girl I still don’t get it so,” sings Wicks before declaring in the catchy chorus, “Now I’m the luckiest guy in the room / Cause I’m the one, who gets to get old with you.”
If you have ever been in love or hope to find true love in a special someone someday, this song is for you. It gives hope to those looking for love and solidifies feelings for those who were lucky enough to find their person. “Old With You” should definitely nail down a spot on your music rotation!
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The New York Times’ 7th best album of 2019 has been brought back to life for Kalie Shorr’s latest release, Open Book: Unabridged, available now, December 4th. Take a look below as we uncover her new project.
Kalie Shorr, ‘Open Book: Unabridged” Available Now.
To be a woman in Nashville making country music is notoriously difficult. Now? That’s old news. Few artists have worked harder than Song Suffragette’s founding member, Kalie Shorr. For nearly a decade, Shorr has been honing her craft and paying her dues, and creating her own opportunities. After signing with New York-based- TMWRK record label, Kalie Shorr decided to re-release her critically acclaimed debut, Open Book. Throwing genre out the window and colors at the wall is Open Book: Unabridged.
The previously 13-track record is now 17 tracks long, and the opener “My Voice” is one of the new four. It’s direct and empowering, the perfect anthem for anyone out there who has felt boxed in and has now found themselves. It’s gutsy, twangy, and anthemic. “Guess what, I can’t change / It’s not my voice / So get used to the sound of my voice,” she sings unapologetically on the chorus. It’s the perfect opening to a record.
The previously released song “Escape,” is about Shorr’s family that lyrically and vocally will give you complete chills. She’s country for a reason: this song is the epitome of three chords and the truth, no matter how hard that truth is to hear sometimes. This song tackles everything from childhood, addiction, an eating disorder, and mental health. “Everybody’s got a star where all their wishes go/And if those stars ain’t lucky, then you’ve gotta hang your own/Getting out of bed is hard if you don’t have a reason/Everybody needs an escape, and mine was leaving.”
Another new track, “Eighteen” is a gut-puncher. Even when it hurts, Shorr isn’t afraid to go there. This song tackles a toxic relationship with an older boy she dated at 18 years old. “I see you out with younger versions of me/While I’m tryna find who I used to be/I’m terrified that you and I will always be/Chasing 18,” she sings reflectively on the bridge. What’s particularly special about Shorr’s music is that in many songs, it’s like you’re hearing a therapy session, hence Open Book. It must be cathartic for her to write and then release these messages into the world, but it’s also cathartic for the listener. She is able to say what many can’t yet, and that’s rare.
Another favorite from the original release of Open Book is “The One”, a song where the production buildup really mirrors the story and it makes it that much better. What makes it such an outstanding moment is the way Shorr cuts to the heart of the lyric. In the verses, you can hear her frustration, anger, and resentment on this relationship gone wrong, but in the chorus, she’s just heartbroken. Plain and simple. Despite everything they went through, “you were supposed to be the one”. In its composition, there’s also something timeless about it. It’s such a universal feeling, and it’s conveyed perfectly.
The third newly released track is “Out of It” is a really interesting vocal contrast to the rest of the project. Shorr has a really powerful lower register that she doesn’t always use, but it’s really prominent here. It’s a smartly written song about an ex who always calls when they shouldn’t. “You come knocking on closed doors/When you’re lonely or you’re bored/Next time you’re out of it/leave me out of it.”
Kalie Shorr’s evolution as a writer, artist, and producer is evident on all 17 tracks. She didn’t make music for radio; she made music for her. And that doesn’t happen often in Nashville. Modern country can sometimes shy away from the most important music, but Kalie Shorr has found a way to incorporate her pop sensibilities into songs with meaning. She used to be the “only one awake”, but it’s about time everyone hears her story, or moreover, the first chapter of her book.
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Open Book: Unabridged 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.
OPEN BOOK: UNABRIDGED TRACKLISTING:
My Voice
Too Much To Say
Escape
Messy
The One
F U Forever
Alice in Wonderland
Eighteen
The World Keeps Spinning
Big Houses
Out of It
Gatsby
Thank God You’re A Man
Lying to Myself
Vices
Lullaby
Angry Butterfly
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Russell Dickerson’s highly anticipated sophomore album, Southern Symphony is here! Showcasing his one of a kind talent, his undying love for his family, and plenty of fun, this album has it all. To celebrate the release, Dickerson debuted an incredible album experience like no other. Check it out in the video below as the ten-minute project takes you on a cinematic journey sharing the story of the songs through the album.
The album kicks off with a bang with previously released “Never Get Old”. Written by Dickerson, Parker Welling, Corey Crowder, and Steven Olsen, this track is upbeat and the perfect sing-along for when live music returns. It also reminds us that no matter how many times you go to your favorite bar or repeatedly have a chill night in with your significant other, those moments never get old.
We know from the singer-songwriter’s double-platinum song “Yours” how much he loves his wife, Kailey, but this album showcases his love and appreciation for her on a whole other level starting with previously released “Home Sweet” and already two-week consecutive number one “Love You Like I Used To”. These two upbeat tracks show us the maturity of their relationship and remind us that through the struggles there’s always a silver lining.
His strong love for his wife is once again showcased throughout the album but stands out in the tracks “Come To Jesus” and “Waiting For You”. With a bit of a slower tempo, “Come to Jesus” shows off Dickerson’s vocal range as he shares his appreciation for having Kailey be his voice of reason and continuing to keep him in check. In “Waiting For You” the Tennessee native shares that he had been waiting his whole life to find the type of love he has with his wife. With the gospel feel and beautiful addition of the saxophone, this song blew us away.
In the title track “Southern Symphony”, Dickerson’s vocals are outstanding and laced with an acoustic guitar playing in the background, he takes us back to his hometown painting a picture of all the sounds he remembers including a magnolia breeze, bug zapper, and fight song sharing the message of when you find your person you feel the sensation of home.
The very first artist that NYCountry Swag ever worked with back in 2016 is known for bringing the energy and what better way to do that than with his good friends, award-winning duo Florida Georgia Line? “It’s ’s About Time” is the perfect party anthem and will have you filling up a drink in no time!
In a recent press release, Dickerson shared what he hopes listeners get out of the album. “When you hear this, I hope you feel the excitement, hope, and happiness in life. I want to be a good steward in these songs. There’s joy all around. I’m trying to spread a little bit of that. It’s exactly what the world needs right now and always.”
It’s been three years since Dickerson’s debut album Yours and the new dad’s evolution as an artist is incredible. We can’t wait to see this album performed live! In the meantime, check out the incredible full album experience in the video here.
Russell Dickerson’s ‘Southern Symphony’ is out now, December 4th
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Southern Sympathy 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.
