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NYCS Swag Session: Matt Stell

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Back in 2018, NYCountry Swag’s Stephanie Wagner sat down with Matt Stell before he signed his record deal with Sony Music Nashville and before his single “Prayed For You” topped the charts at country radio. He played an unreleased song, “Everywhere But On”, which is now on his debut EP and his current radio single. To kick off the new year, Stell performed the track along with “Home in A Hometown” for our very first Swag Session of 2020. Stell came straight from his Good Morning America debut to hang with NYCountry Swag. Watch the full performance and interview below.

To keep up with Matt Stell follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

For more music from artists we’ve featured during our LIVE Swag Sessions, check out our Sessions Playlist below and give it a follow for updates.

 

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Swag Session Featuring Madison Kozak

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One of the artists we are most excited about is Madison Kozak. Back in May, we chose her song “Graduation Day” as one of our Monthly Picks that we had on repeat and ever since then, we have loved watching her release great song after great song and came to find out in July that she was the flagship artist for Songs & Daughters, a female-driven record label in partnership with Big Loud Records and the label president is one of our Women of the Month, Nicolle Galyon.

During our Swag Session, Kozak performs “OMG ILY” her most recent release that will have you singing along almost immediately, and her first single to country radio, “First Last Name”. Watch the full performance and interview below.

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

For more music from artists we’ve featured during our LIVE Swag Sessions, check out our Sessions Playlist below and give it a follow for updates.

 

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SHOP THE HERO COLLECTION

The Hero Collection by NYCountry Swag is inspired by the men and women of the Fire, Police and Military Departments across the country. A portion of sales from each purchase is donated to different foundations that support our heroes. We are dedicated to honoring their service and remembering their sacrifice.

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Swag Session Featuring Gone West

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Gone West, a country band comprised of Colbie Caillat, Justin Young, Jason Reeves, and Nelly Joy stopped by NYCountry Swag to perform two songs, including their debut radio single “What Could’ve Been”. They told us during our interview about how they all hail from states in the West, including Iowa, Texas, California, and Hawaii. They opened up their Swag Session with “Gone West”, which was written by each of the members about where they travel if they aren’t in their current home of Tennessee.

They also told us how their New York City crowd back in May helped them choose their debut single simply by their reaction to the latest song they had written. Watch the full Swag Session below.

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

For more music from artists we’ve featured during our LIVE Swag Sessions, check out our Sessions Playlist below and give it a follow for updates.

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SHOP THE HERO COLLECTION

The Hero Collection by NYCountry Swag is inspired by the men and women of the Fire, Police and Military Departments across the country. A portion of sales from each purchase is donated to different foundations that support our heroes. We are dedicated to honoring their service and remembering their sacrifice.

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Swag Sessions Update: Featuring Lauren Davidson

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In this Swag Session Update, we feature Lauren Davidson, local NJ/NY country artist as she got ready to premiere a brand new song, “Soaking Up Every Second”. Along with the newly released single, Davidson sang “Live Laugh Love” and spoke with Christina about her whirlwind year, opening for artists like Rodney Atkins, Micheal Ray, and singing the National Anthem at Madison Square Garden. Watch the Swag Session below.

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

For more music from artists we’ve featured during our LIVE Swag Sessions, check out our Sessions Playlist below and give it a follow for updates.

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SHOP THE HERO COLLECTION

The Hero Collection by NYCountry Swag is inspired by the men and women of the Fire, Police and Military Departments across the country. A portion of sales from each purchase is donated to different foundations that support our heroes. We are dedicated to honoring their service and remembering their sacrifice.

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Swag Sessions: Featuring Travis Denning

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Rising star Travis Denning joined NYCountry Swag for a Live Swag Session at The Boogie Woogie Room inside Mondrian Park Avenue Hotel before his opening set at Irving Plaza for LANCO. The Mercury Nashville recording artist sang two songs for our followers including his debut Top 40 single “David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs” as well as an unreleased track “Good Years” from his forthcoming debut album.

During the Q&A after his performance, Denning sat with NYCountry Swag Founder, Stephanie Wagner to chat about fake i.d. stories, the songwriting process behind the catchy tune, playing in New York City and more.

Watch the full Swag Session above and take a listen to Denning’s music here. For more music from artists we’ve featured during our LIVE Swag Sessions, check out our Sessions Playlist below and give it a follow for updates.

Keep up with Travis Denning on social media – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

 

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Riley Green Debuts Music Video for “There Was This Girl”

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We caught up with rising country singer, Riley Green, earlier this week, during a Swag Session at The Boogie Woogie Room inside Mondrian Park Avenue Hotel. The Alabama native performed his tracks “In A Truck Right Now” and “There Was This Girl,” for us just days before the release of his new music video for “There Was This Girl.”  Watch our Live Swag Session below.

Green brings a unique energy and creativity to his video (below), utilizing visuals of his live show, filmed in his home state of Alabama, showcasing his fans, to bring the lyrics of the song to life. The video features close-ups of fans holding up signs for the artist, concertgoers singing along, and of course, Green jamming on stage with a guitar in hand. The video truly gives the viewer a direct look at how fun and upbeat the singer’s concerts would be.

“There Was This Girl,” off his debut EP, In A Truck Right Now,  continues to climb the charts at Country Radio, already reaching the top 25. In a recent press release, Green shared his inspiration for the track and writing music, “I like writing conversational songs, songs that come from things I might say every day. And often I’d be talking about a girl and how she inspired me to do something to impress her. I think that’s a pretty relatable thing. A lot of guys have been through the same stuff.”

Keep up with Riley Green on social media – Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and head to his website here for upcoming tour dates.

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Swag Sessions: Featuring Lauren Davidson

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The warm weather is back (finally!), so we filmed our next Swag Session right in the middle of Times Square with local New York City/New Jersey country artist Lauren Davidson.  Davidson played “I’ll Drink To That” then premiered a brand new single which was released this Friday, June 22nd under Skyfall Sony. Watch the full Swag Session below and to learn more about Lauren Davidson in our Swag Spotlight Feature with her here.

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Swag Sessions: Featuring Cale Dodds…

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NYCountry Swag Sessions: Featuring Cale Dodds...

 

New York Country Swag Artist to Watch, Cale Dodds, has already established his talent behind the scenes as a songwriter, having co-written tracks like A Thousand Horses’, “(This Ain’t No) Drunk Dial”.  Now, the Georgia-native, putting his own voice to the songs he’s penned, is paving his way to what is sure to be chart-topping music.

Kicking off the new year on his first national radio tour, we caught up with Dodds on stop number one, New York City. Joining us under the glow of the iconic Empire State Building at Refinery Rooftop, Dodds performed for one of our LIVE Swag Sessions. Tune in below…

Part 1: “People Watching” – Cale Dodds

 

Part 2: “Out Of My System” + Interview – Cale Dodds

This Friday, January 12th, we can look forward to more new music from Dodds with the release of his latest single, “Take You Back.” Visit us on Instagram Friday for an exclusive look of the new track!

If you like what you hear, make sure to share this on your socials and let us know what you think! Follow Cale Dodds on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook. Plus listen to more music by the rising star here.

 

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