Wednesday night, CMT did their part in changing the conversation about women being played in country music and the lack thereof. While the night specifically honored Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Kelsea Ballerini, Carrie Underwood and the ladies of Little Big Town, Karen Fairchild, and Kimberly Schlapman, Fairchild used her platform during her acceptance speech to acknowledge something that we already knew at New York Country Swag, there is a TON of incredible female artists out there.
We have worked with several of the artists that Fairchild named including Jillian Jacqueline, Abby Anderson, Tenille Townes, Runaway June, and Natalie Stovall. Below is a playlist of our favorite songs from all 35 of the rising female artists that were named during that epic moment which you can check out here as well as some other amazing females that you should be listening to.
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Country newcomer Abby Anderson premiered her first music video for her single, “Make Him Wait,” last week, first exclusively on CMT and now available everywhere. This comes after the release of her debut EP titled, I’m Good, on September 7th as a Black River recording artist. The video was filmed in Nashville and directed by Chris Hicky, who kept the concept simple, not taking away from the true essence of the song’s meaning.
“Make Him Wait” is Anderson’s powerful ballad inspired by dating advice her father gave her. In our most recent interview with the songstress explained the writing process, read the interview here. The song is a love story starting from waiting for the first phone call to walking down the aisle. It’s a song all parents can hope for their daughter, showing their self-worth before going too fast in a relationship. She looks absolutely breathtaking first appearing in a stunning red dress walking into a dark room with only a chair to then being shown dressed down at her piano, belting out the lyrics. She alternates between the chair and her piano featuring multiple different women of different ages alongside her, one of which is a fan of the singer. Each woman shown embodied the empowering message of self-importance, showcasing what every young girl should learn from the start, to “Make Him Wait”.
Abby Anderson is currently on the second leg of The Long Way Tour with headliner Brett Eldredge and special guest Devin Dawson. The tour won’t be making their way to New York this time around but will be in Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 12th at The Theater at Hard Rock.
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We first introduced you to heartfelt singer-songwriter and Dallas native, Abby Anderson and her new single, “Make Him Wait,” back in May when we posted our Swag Session interview with the rising star. Today, September 8th, Anderson released her debut five-song EP entitled I’m Good, and it’s more than good! The sultry, honest, and fun, EP, I’m Good can be downloaded and listened to everywhere music is available.
The EP begins with the title track, “I’m Good” which embodies female empowerment, as the lyrics discuss a woman no longer wanting to be in a relationship with a man that does not treat her like a priority. Anderson sings “If you’re thinking I’m on the fence / thinking I want you back, nah / Baby I’m good.”
Another notable song is the powerful ballad, “Make Him Wait.” The single is a plea to girls to take their time in relationships and to not feel the pressure to become intimate or marry until they are ready. The song naturally flows like a story, and the message is clear to the listener.
For fans that prefer a more upbeat track, Anderson has that too! “Dance Away My Broken Heart,” written by country music elites, Kelsea Ballerini, Thomas Rhett, and Rhett Atkins, as well as, Ashley Gorley and Jesse Frasure, is a feel-good song that would make a perfect next single.
The collection of songs really showcase Anderson as a rising talent in a country music, an artist to look out for and gives you a taste of what’s to come in a full-length album. Catch the singer, as she joins Brett Eldredge on his The Long Way Tour kicking off on September 13th in Denver, Colorado. The tour stops at The Theater At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 12th. Anderson will also be making her Grand Ole Opry debut tomorrow night.
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This week the ladies are taking over our New Country Music Spotify Playlist with new EP’s from two of our Swag Spotlights: Jillian Jacqueline and Abby Anderson as well a debut EP from the ladies from our Swag Session from last month Runaway June. Also check out new songs from Ben Danaher, Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Ruston Kelly, Kelsey Lamb, and Caroline Glaser.
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Located right near the beach in New Jersey, House of Independents is a venue that isn’t well known for their country nights. Russell Dickerson was only the third country act to play at this particular venue and boy did the fans show the owners of the venue what country music fans can do, selling out the venue and packing both floors. Before heading out on tour with Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum for the summer, Dickerson is making a few stops around the east coast this weekend and the New York Country Swag team wouldn’t miss an opportunity to see a full band, full set show.
Our Swag Spotlight from last month Abby Anderson was the supporting act for last night’s show, performing to a room full of Russell Dickerson fans and definitely introducing her unique sound to a new fan base. She sang her current debut single “Make Him Wait” and the crowd erupted in cheers at the conclusion.
After a quick set change, Dickerson took the stage, his high energy set included songs from his debut album including “Float”, “All Falls Down”, “twentysomething” and “Every Little Thing”. “Did anybody come to dance tonight, or get a little funky?” Dickerson said to the crowd before performing “Would You Love Me” which was co-written by Hannah Ellis, our Babes, Booze & Brunch performer from earlier this year.
He closed the night with three of his biggest hits thus far including a mash-up of “MGNO” and Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” where he ran through the crowd just to kiss his beautiful wife Kailey who was watching from the soundboard. He then performed his next single, “Blue Tacoma” and although it just hit radio stations, the entire crowd sang along. Head to our Instagram to see an exclusive clip of the crowd belting out the last chorus. “I appreciate you guys from the bottom of my heart, this song has completely changed my life,” Dickerson said before playing his breakout hit “Yours” to end the night.
After recalling when he played to very small crowds in New Jersey before his album was released, he was humbled and expressed his gratitude for all of his fans that have been there since the start of his career. Now with a number one song, Dickerson is heading out on a huge tour this summer, sure to garner plenty new fans across the country. Grab your tickets to any of Russell Dickerson’s upcoming shows here.
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“It takes a certain kind of weird to want to leave a social life to play music all day, but that’s me, just a big ol’ nerd that loves to sing,” says our next Swag Spotlight artist, Abby Anderson. She laughs as she chats with New York Country Swag about her life leading up to releasing her very first single out to the world.
Anderson, born and raised in Dallas, Texas was the second oldest of seven kids, six girls, and one boy. Growing up around music, she sang, played piano, and nurtured her creative side from an early point in life. After receiving some attention from playing piano one day, Anderson knew in her bones that she wanted to perform in front of an audience. Confidently, when she was just fifteen years old, she walked into her dad’s office and told him that she wanted to be homeschooled the rest of high school and move to Nashville. Being the supportive parent she needed, he told her to graduate a year early and move there when she was seventeen and that is exactly what she did. “My parents are awesome, they always taught us as kids, burn the ships, there’s no such thing as a plan B, you’re going to do something you better do it the best you can and you better be successful at it,” she explained.
Right upon her arrival into town she got to hustling, making connections and networking. “That is what’s so beautiful about Nashville, it’s so easy to meet not just people, but kind people who genuinely want to help you out,” she says of Music City. Focusing on songwriting and getting into rooms with the right people, Anderson was signed to Black River Entertainment, after her friends pitched her songs to their A&R team. Label head, Gordon Kerr sat her down and said he wanted to sign her, following the conversation, Anderson signed her record deal on the stage at the famed Ryman Auditorium. “I am the luckiest girl to be over there, they are my family and my team and they are brilliant,” she exclaimed.
Her debut single, which was released last month “Make Him Wait” was written with Josh Kerr and Tom Douglas. Kerr is a songwriter on Kelsea Ballerini’s smash hits “Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Dibs” and Tom Douglas is a songwriter on Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” as well as songs for Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Lee Ann Womack and many more country artists. Their latest collaboration, Anderson’s “Make Him Wait” started out a simple song about her current crush at the time. “Josh turned around to me and said ‘Well Abby, how do you get the guys what are your moves?’ and I told him ‘I make him wait for it, I make him work for it a little bit.’ He turned around and all of the sudden he was like “Make Him Wait” this is the song,” she tells us. After the three discussed growing up what they had learned about relationships, and Anderson explained what her father taught her about her value and worth, the song was written in 45 minutes.
Anderson’s gentle vocals add such depth to the song, which takes you through courtship and eventually through the wedding day of a couple where the female realized chivalry is not dead and to expect it. It is empowering and a great reminder for women of all ages. In a time when incredible music is being made by young females in the country music world, she is excited to be a part of this generation of well-respected women. “It’s so exciting and there is great music being made every single day by all kinds of artists and I’m just lucky that mine has a shot at being heard by a bunch of people,” she tells us.
This summer, fans all over the country will get to hear her new music, playing the Breakout Stage during CMAFest as well as shows in California, Boston, and Country Jam in Wisconsin. Hitting the radio tour circuit and opening shows for LANco and Russell Dickerson, Anderson has a busy summer ahead of her. “It’s just so weird, I mean this in the most humble way, but I knew it was going to happen, in the fact that I knew I was going to be a performer, I knew I was going to get a record deal, but it was always a matter of okay but how, and okay but when? The how and when is what has me absolutely humbled, because I would never have thought this would happen this way this fast as it did, so I am very blessed.”
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