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RCA Nashville/Sony Music Nashville vocalist Andrew Jannakos released his latest track, “Gettin’ There,” today. Listen here.

“‘Gettin’ There’ is a song about vulnerability and working towards something better,” Jannakos said. “It’s about realizing that you may not be in the best spot, and that’s ok, but you can always keep working towards something greater. It’s also about those friends and family that are there with you no matter what, which we all need.”

He added, “We all are either going through something, or know of someone who is and I hope folks can listen to this song and allow it to help them to keep going, to keep working towards that better place.”

“Gettin’ There” is Jannakos’s follow up to recently released “Heaven’s Like A Hometown,” which CMT praised that it not only shows off his “colorful knack for songwriting, but [also] his robust vocals made for the radio,” while Country Now deemed the song “a slice of nostalgia with a whole lot of heart.” The Nash News added, “With a voice like Jannakos,’ one can never go wrong.”

Last month Jannakos was surprised with a Gold-certification plaque for his explosive debut single “Gone Too Soon” while he was on stage at his sold-out hometown show in Flowery Branch, GA. Upon the official release of the song, Jannakos earned a #1 debut on Billboard’s Emerging Artist Chart, while the track landed at #12 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and within the Hot 100. “Gone Too Soon” has amassed over 90 million on-demand streams to date.

LISTEN HERE

RELEASES VISUALIZER FEATURING PAST AND CURRENT FOOTAGE OF THE TRIO

WATCH HERE

CURRENTLY ON TOUR WITH KANE BROWN IN EUROPE & THE UK

Rising trio Restless Road (Zach Beeken, Garrett Nichols and Colton Pack) release an uplifting new ballad and visualizer for “On My Way” today (listen here/watch here).  The deeply personal song was written by Beeken, Nichols and Pack as well as Kyle Clark and Lindsay Rimes and produced by Dann Huff while the visualizer features old footage of the harmony-driven trio as well as them over the past few years on their journey together.

“‘On My Way’ is a song we wrote as a reminder to ourselves that it’s okay to be a work in progress. It’s okay to not have all of the answers. It’s okay to fail,” says Zach while Garrett echoes, “we want fans to take away that it is perfectly normal to not be perfect, and that it is important to embrace and be true to yourself.”  Colton says of writing the song, “it’s one of the most vulnerable songs we’ve ever written. It helped us through one of the most uncertain times of our life, so we wanted to release this song and we hope that it can help other people too.”

But I’m on my way, wherever I go

I’ll keep on walking this long, winding road

And I ain’t afraid to love or to change

And be someone better than I was yesterday

I ain’t there yet (I ain’t there yet) but I’m on my way
I’m on my way, oh

Click here for full lyrics

2022 proved to be a successful year for the trio as they embarked on both Kane Brown’s international Drunk or Dreaming Tour and US Blessed & Free Tour as well as their own headline Bar Friends Tour.  Their cumulative career streams reached over 157 million following the release of “Sundown Somewhere,” was named as one of the Opry’s Next Stage Artists and appeared on an episode of ABC’s The Bachelor. 

2023 starts with a bang with the band being named as one of Spotify’s Hot Country Artists To Watch and music to roll out all year long. The trio is currently continuing in Europe and the UK with Brown and will play Stagecoach this April.  For more information on touring please visit www.restlessroad.com.

NAMED A 2023 ARTIST TO WATCH BY AMAZON, PANDORA & OTHERS

Breakout Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Records artist Megan Moroney dropped the music video for her viral hit, “Tennessee Orange,” today. Watch here.

Directed by Jason Lester, the video was shot at various locations around Nashville. Moroney, a Georgia grad, appears wearing the rival orange of the Tennessee Volunteers with a mystery man, who is presumably a Vols fan.

“I had so much fun making this video with Jason Lester!” Moroney said. “I think we could have taken this video in a few different directions, and I was so excited to film it from ‘his’ point of view. This song is about more than a football team and I think we captured the love story perfectly.”

“Tennessee Orange” was recently the #1 weekly streamed song by a solo female artist and has amassed over 92 million total global on-demand streams to date. The song arrived last summer, following Moroney’s debut EP, Pistol Made Of Roses. CMT noted that “the six-song collection served as an introduction and shared who Moroney is at her very core – a musical risktaker with powerhouse pipes.”

Following an explosive 2022 led by the success of “Tennessee Orange,” Moroney was dubbed as a “2023 Artist to Watch” by Amazon, Pandora, Country Now, among others. Additionally, she was crowned the “2022 New Artist of the Year” by Country Central and named one of SiriusXM’s “2023 Future Five.” Holler predicted that her “smooth, honeyed voice that combines with a casual, conversational charm [will] make her one to watch in 2023.”

Moroney recently toured alongside artists such as Larry Fleet, Jamey Johnson, and Warren Zeiders, and is now set to launch her headlining PISTOL MADE OF ROSES tour this spring. For dates and additional info, visit meganmoroney.com.

Born and raised in Georgia, Moroney grew up in a musical household heavily influenced by legendary songwriters in classic country, southern rock, and americana. During her freshman year at the University of Georgia, an opportunity to open for an established country artist at the iconic Georgia Theatre prompted Moroney to write her very first original song. From there, she developed a love for storytelling and has become known for her distinctive voice and honest, conversational lyrics. 

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ANNOUNCES NEW TRACK, “GETTIN’ THERE,” ARRIVING JANUARY 27

RCA Nashville/Sony Music Nashville rising star Andrew Jannakos announced a brand new track, “Gettin’ There,” today. The song will arrive on January 27. Pre-add/pre-save HERE.

On December 23, Jannakos took the stage for a sold-out crowd in his hometown, Flowery Branch, GA, where he was surprised with a RIAA Gold-certification plaque for his explosive debut single “Gone Too Soon.” Upon the official release of “Gone Too Soon,” Jannakos earned a #1 debut on Billboard’s Emerging Artist Chart, while the track landed at #12 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and within the Hot 100. The song has amassed over 90 million on-demand streams to date.

Recently, Jannakos released new track “Heaven’s Like A Hometown,” which CMT praised that it not only shows off his “colorful knack for songwriting, but [also] his robust vocals made for the radio,” while Country Now deemed the song “a slice of nostalgia with a whole lot of heart.” The Nash News added, “With a voice like Jannakos,’ one can never go wrong.”

About Andrew Jannakos:

Andrew Jannakos’s hit song “Gone Too Soon” in 2020 was not only a massive success, but it also served as the catalyst for massive change to come in the rising star’s life, including a move to Nashville from his hometown in Georgia, signing a record deal with Sony Music Nashville/RCA Nashville, and racking up millions of streams weekly. 

In the years following, Andrew began plotting his next batch of music. He moved his family to a big piece of land 50 minutes outside of the city, with plenty of space for introspection to prioritize what he wanted to say with these new songs. In the process, he found himself spending majority of his time outdoors. When the singer wasn’t perched in a deer stand, he would take his kayak down to the nearby creek and fish, and sometimes bring his son to the shore to look for crawdads – something he did when he was growing up. In the stillness he was filled creatively and rediscovered what inspires him the most…his family, nature, God, and spending time with all three. Andrew was brought back to his core and began to pen songs that are reflective of that. The result is a new batch of music he’s set to release in 2023 that’s a compilation of stories that make Andrew who he is.
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RECEIVES GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST COUNTRY SONG FOR MAREN MORRIS’ “CIRCLES AROUND THIS TOWN”

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM PELAGO OUT NOW

Rising country powerhouse Ryan Hurd celebrates surpassing over 1 Billion career on-demand streams.  This feat comes on the heels on Hurd’s second Grammy nomination for Best Country Song for his songwriting work on Maren Morris’ “Circles Around This Town.”

Hurd spent the better part of 2022 touring in support of his debut album Pelago, which was released last year to critical acclaim. The 30-city headline tour reached  fans all across the US including Nashville, TN, Chicago, IL, San Martin, CA, Boise, ID, Seattle, WA and more. Hurd has also played major festivals including Stagecoach, Summerfest and iHeart Music Festival and toured with the like of Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker and Lady A. Hurd made a special appearance Friday night to perform “I Can’t Love You Anymore” at Morris’ Bridgestone Arena Show (picture here).

Pelago reached the top five of Spotify’s most streamed country albums and features “Chasing After You,” the #1, Platinum-certified duet with Maren Morris, which earned a nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 64^th Annual Grammy Awards, as well as two nominations at The 55^th Annual CMA Awards including Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year.

Known for penning Platinum #1 hits for Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Lady A and more, Hurd continues 2022 writing on songs for Jordan Davis (“What My World Spins Around” – currently Top 10), Connor Smith (“Take It Slow”), Breland (Happy Song”, Maddie & Tae (Well In Your World), Adam Doleac (“Fake Love”) and Morris (“I Can’t Love You Anymore”).  Hurd recently won a 2022 ASCAP Country Award for Luke Bryan’s “Waves.”

“Traversing uncharted territory, he stamps each song with a distinctive, stylistic mark. Lyrically, Pelago makes sense of Hurd’s story with inviting vulnerability, allowing his listeners to find pieces of themselves within the deeply personal project.”

PERFORMS AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, SITS DOWN WITH WILLIE GEIST FOR “SUNDAY TODAY,” NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMY AWARDS

Grammy-winning artist Maren Morris celebrated a momentous 2022 with a sold-out headline show at Nashville’s iconic Bridgestone Arena on Friday night, her first time ever playing the venue and the final show of her much-lauded North American Humble Quest tour. Maren welcomed an array of special guests including Sheryl Crow, Kristin Chenoweth (for a duet of Wicked’s “For Good”), Hozier (for their collaborative version of Maren’s quadruple Platinum “The Bones”), her The Highwomen bandmates Natalie Hemby and Amanda Shires and openers Brittany Spencer and Ruston Kelly.

Additionally, Maren performed alongside The Highwomen at this weekend’s Kennedy Center Honors, airing on CBS later this month, in tribute to Amy Grant. On Sunday, “TODAY” aired Maren’s recent Sunday Sitdown with host Willie Geist; watch the interview in full here.

2022 has been a standout year for the superstar. Her March album Humble Quest has been named to early best of the year lists from Pitchfork, the Los Angeles Times and Rolling Stone and earned her three Grammy nominations for Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for the Gold-certified “Circles Around This Town.” HerHumble Quest tour saw her play sold out shows at iconic venues across the country including the Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, two nights at Radio City Music Hall and more.

Humble Quest, released via Sony Music Nashville’s Columbia Nashville, debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and broke the record for most first day and first week streams globally on Amazon Music for a country album by a female artist. In addition to its three Grammy nominations, the album was nominated for Album Of The Year at this year’s CMA Awards.

SUPPORT INCLUDES DYLAN SCHNEIDER AND LAUREN WEINTRAUB

TICKETS ON SALE TUESDAY (11/22)

Multi-Platinum selling hitmaker Niko Moon has announced his AIN’T NO BETTER PLACE TOUR 2023, kicking off Jan. 19 in Spokane, WA.

The 25-date trek features Dylan Schneider and Lauren Weintraub as support on select dates. Fan club ticket presale tickets are available now with general on-sale available Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. local venue time. For more information, visit NikoMoon.com. 

The first-time father recently welcomed daughter, Lily, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Anna. Together the pair wrote and recorded “I Can’t Wait to Love You” in anticipation of Lily’s arrival. The poignant lullaby, lovingly arranged over Lily’s own heartbeat, captures the excitement, wonder, emotion, and anticipation of expecting. Listen here.  

In addition to selling out venues across the country and bringing his high-energy live show to countless fairs and festivals, Moon is hard at work writing and recording the follow-up to his acclaimed 2021 debut album GOOD TIME, named for his double-Platinum, No. 1 hit single. 

NIKO MOON AIN’T NO BETTER PLACE TOUR 2023

1/19/23 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory+

1/20/23 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory+

1/21/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot+

1/24/23 – West Hollywood, CA – The Roxy+                             

1/26/23 – San Jose, CA – Club Rodeo+

1/27/23 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory+

1/28/23 – Las Vegas, NV – Stoney’s Rockin’ Country+

2/9/23 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl+

2/10/23 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room+

2/11/23 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre+                      

2/16/23 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note+

2/17/23 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman+

2/18/23 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall+

2/23/23 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall+

2/24/23 – Saint Louis, MO – Ballpark Village+

2/25/23 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall+                                               

3/2/23 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club*

3/3/23 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount*

3/4/23 – Richmond, VA – The National*    

3/23/23 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater+

3/24/23 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave Hall+

3/25/23 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place+

4/14/23 – Tulsa, OK – Club Brady at the Tulsa Theatre+      

4/27/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater+

4/28/23 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren+

+Dylan Schneider

*Lauren Weintraub

DEBUT, SELF-TITLED ALBUM ARRIVING FEB. 17 – TRACK LISTING AVAILABLE NOW

Arista Nashville/Sony Music Nashville rising star Nate Smith released a brand new track today, “Wreckage.” The song will appear on his debut, self-titled album arriving Feb. 17. Listen to “Wreckage” and pre-add/order/save the full-length project HERE.

Written by Nate alongside Mary Kutter, Chris Sligh and Paul Wrock, “Wreckage” first captivated fans when he shared part of the song on his social media platforms, growing his collective following by 270k+ since the first time he previewed the track. The gripping and emotive song will be featured on his upcoming, self-titled album along with his current Gold-certified single “Whiskey On You,” which is Top 15 and climbing at country radio, as well as recent releases “I Found You” and “I Don’t Wanna Go To Heaven.”

Nate shared about the impending full-length project: “It has been so much fun making this album, and I really believe in every one of these songs. Releasing an album has always been a goal of mine, but at the end of the day it’s really not about me. It’s about being able to reach other people with music that means something.” He added that his mission with his music is to be a “conduit of hope”; a selfless and passionate driving force that’s thematic in his songs. “I’m not trying to be cool, or reinvent the wheel, or chase musical trends…I’m going after the heart of the matter.”

Nate’s journey to Nashville and the challenges he endured along the way are traceable in his gravelly tone, including losing his hometown of Paradise, CA to Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive fire in the state’s history. Following the fire, Nate turned to music to cope, eventually inspiring a cross-country road trip to Nashville to pursue music fulltime. Coincidentally, the announcement of his debut album arrived on the four-year anniversary of the start of the fire (Nov. 8, 2018). 

Through all the hardships, the rising star found purpose and hope. Like Nate, the 20-song collection is honest, raw, real, and threaded together with optimism. While each song tells its own story, Nate unveils two sides of his artistry through the project: deep, heartfelt ballads and fun-loving, drink in the air, country jams. The two are intertwined with undeniable hooks and his signature velvet thunder vocals.

Nate will be joining Thomas Rhett on his HOME TEAM TOUR 23, which will kick off May 4 in Des Moines, IA, and will hit a total of 40 cities next summer. Tickets are on sale now. Additionally, Nate was recently named the final member of the Grand Ole Opry’s NextStage Class of 2022, where he’ll take the stage on November 20 for their Opry NextStage Live In Concert, presented by Geico, alongside other 2022 NextStage artists Elvie Shane, BRELAND, Restless Road, and Conner Smith. For tour dates, tickets, and additional information, visitNateSmithOfficial.com. 

Nate Smith Track Listing:

1. If I Could Stop Loving You (Jason Massey/Matt Rogers/Justin Wilson)

2. Alright, Alright, Alright (Joey Hendricks/Jessie Jo Dillon/Daniel Ross)

3. One Good Girl (Nate Smith/Lindsay Rimes/Jonathan Singleton)

4. Back At It Again (Trannie Anderson/Adam Doleac/Jason Massey)

5. You Ain’t Been In Love (Nate Smith/Zach Abend/Andy Albert/Blake Pendergrass)

6. Better Boy (Michael Hardy/Taylor Phillips)

7. You Only Want Me When You’re Drunk (Nate Smith/Lindsay Rimes/Seth Alley)

8. Bad Memory (Nate Smith/James McNair/Lindsay Rimes/Emily Weisband)

9. Oil Spot (Jared Hampton/Tate Howell/Drew Kennedy)

10. Wreckage (Nate Smith/Mary Kutter/Chris Sligh/Paul Wrock)

11. LFG (Nate Smith/Adam James/Mikey Reaves)

12. Whiskey On You (Nate Smith/Lindsay Rimes/Russell Sutton)

13. You Shouldn’t Have To (Nate Smith/Matt Alderman/Brian Bunn)

14. Sleeve (Nate Smith/Brian Scott Alexander/Mary Kutter/Noah Jackson Lubert)

15. I Found You (Nate Smith/Chris Gelbuda/Kyle Schlienger)

16. Backseat (Adam James/Steven McMorran/Andy Sheridan)

17. Name Storms After (Nate Smith/Trannie Anderson/Seth Alley)

18. Raised Up (Nate Smith/Trannie Anderson/Jonathan Smith)

19. Under My Skin (Nate Smith/Trysette Maree Loosemore/Larry McCoy)

20. I Don’t Wanna Go To Heaven (Nate Smith/Daniel Fernandez)

*Tracks 1-8, 11-13, 15, 17 Produced by Lindsay Rimes

*Track 9 Produced by Jared Hampton

*Tracks 10, 14, 16, 18-19 Produced by Joël Bruyère

*Track 20 Produced by Joël Bruyère and Nate Smith

BLAKE SHELTON EXECUTIVE-PRODUCED FLICK PREMIERES NOV. 26

CCMA Entertainer of the Year and ACM Award winning singer, songwriter, and performer Tenille Townes will make her acting debut in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries new original “Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas.”

“Growing up in my house at Christmas time, we always had the Hallmark channel on. It always set the scene for the holiday season, and this is truly such a cool full circle,” said Townes. “It was an honour to be a part of this and it was such a fun experience getting to say a few lines and put on a concert in a movie for the first time! The entire crew and cast were lovely to work with and I loved learning how it all comes together. Can’t wait to celebrate the holidays, being a part of this movie this year!”

Starring Holland Roden (“Mayans M.C.”) and Tyler Hynes (“Letterkenny”), “Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas” is a new original premiering Saturday, November 26 (10 p.m. ET/PT) on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries as part of the network’s annual “Miracles of Christmas” programming event. The movie is the fifth installment from executive producer Blake Shelton, based on the book Time for Me to Come Home by Dorothy Shackleford and Travis Thrasher, and Shelton’s song of the same name, which Townes performs during the film.

The film begins four days before Christmas when Elizabeth Athens (Roden) receives a voicemail from a number she doesn’t recognize. On it, a man she doesn’t know makes one final plea to the love of his life for a second chance, asking to meet on Christmas Eve at the unnamed spot where they first met.  Elizabeth realizes that this message is not meant for her, and the outcome of someone else’s love story is now in her hands. As she’s swept into the search for the mystery caller, she’s reunited with her best friend Josh (Hynes), who is home for Christmas for the first time in years after a tragic event in the past split them apart. On this very special Christmas, a wrong number will put Elizabeth on an exciting journey of romance and adventure that will give her and three other lost souls a second chance at happiness.

Townes recently wrapped both an acclaimed European tour and her SAME ROAD HOME TOUR throughout the U.S. Her west coast SIDE A + B TOUR will kick off in January.

TENILLE TOWNES’ SIDE A + B TOUR

Jan. 18, 2023 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios

Jan. 19, 2023 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern

Jan. 20, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

Jan. 21, 2023 – Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Theatre

Jan. 22, 2023 – Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Theatre *SECOND SHOW ADDED

Jan. 25, 2023 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall

Jan. 26, 2023 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre

Jan. 27, 2023 – Saskatoon, SK – Coors Event Centre

Jan. 29, 2023 – Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre