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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

NOVEMBER 09: Nate Smith attends The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Sara Kauss/FilmMagic) FILMMAGIC

NATE SMITH CELEBRATED his first gold-certified track by performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday. The country singer poured one out to breakups, and sang “Whiskey on You,” his hit single from his upcoming self-titled album.

“No, I ain’t gonna cry another tear in this glass/ You didn’t waste any time finding somebody new,” belted out the rising country artist. “So, I ain’t gonna waste another drop of whiskey on you.”

The track reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts, and the country-pop crossover has made Smith one of the biggest emerging artists in country. While the singer-songwriter has been making music for nearly 15 years, a TikTok clip of him playing “Wildfire” went viral on the social media platform, gaining 3 million views. The social buzz led to a record deal with Sony Music Nashville in November 2021. His debut album is set to release April 28.

Buzzworthy new artist Megan Moroney debuts her latest track today, “I’m Not Pretty.” Listen to the song and watch the visualizer HERE.

Written by Moroney alongside Ben Williams, Micah Carpenter, and Mackenzie Carpenter, the track is a quippy take on the singer’s own experience of an ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend scrolling through her Instagram and accidentally liking an old photo.

“It’s a mostly true story (you can find the spring break throwback pic on my Instagram) but not meant to be taken too seriously,” Moroney said. “I think everyone can relate to somebody keeping tabs on them on social media. It was fun to write and it’s fun to sing and hopefully will become an anthem for the girls.”

Earlier this year, the “musical risktaker with powerhouse pipes” (CMT) shared the music video for her hit song “Tennessee Orange.” Watch here. The track was recently the #1 weekly streamed song by a solo female country artist and has amassed over 120 million total global on-demand streams to date. It’s currently climbing the country radio charts.

Following an explosive 2022 led by the success of “Tennessee Orange,” Moroney was dubbed as a “2023 Artist to Watch” by Amazon, Spotify, Pandora, and Country Now, as well as one of CMT’s Next Women of Country for 2023. 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 and open for country music icons Brooks & Dunn this summer. 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.

“one of music’s mightiest voices and a hitmaking force arguably unlike any seen out Nashville this century”—USA Today

“a superstar who is shaping the future of the genre while also serving as one of its fiercest defenders”
—The Washington Post

February 10, 2023—Country superstar and reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs’ new song, “Love You Anyway,” written by Combs, Ray Fulcher and Dan Isbell, is debuting today. Listen/share HERE.

Of the song, Combs shares,

“It was Valentine’s Day 2020. I was playing a show and had dedicated ‘Beautiful Crazy’ to Nicole (my fiancé at the time) and said something along the lines of, ‘If you’re in here (the arena), I love you. If not, you know I do anyway.’ Unknown to me, my buddy Dan had written down ‘Love You Anyway’ as a title in his phone, then he told me the story later that year when he and I were writing with my good friend Ray Fulcher. We loved the idea as a title and decided to write about loving someone so much that even if you knew from the beginning they were going to break your heart, you’d love them anyway. It came off very poetic and we wanted to find the words that could really give meaning to what we were trying to say, but as we say in the song, we didn’t know if there were deep enough words made for that. But it all came together and essentially it’s a heartbreak and love song all in one. And long story short, me dedicating a song I wrote about Nicole ended up turning into another song about Nicole, and now three years later the song is finally out at the same time of year. It’s a special one to me and I hope the fans love it as much as I do.”

“Love You Anyway” is the second song unveiled from Combs’ new album, Gettin’ Old—a companion to his acclaimed 2022 record, Growin’ Up—which will be released March 24 via River House Artists/Columbia Nashville (pre-order here). Produced by Combs, Chip Matthews and Jonathan Singleton, Gettin’ Old is Combs’ fourth full-length album following Growin’ Up, 2019’s 3x Platinum What You See is What You Get and his 4x Platinum debut, This One’s For You. Across these eighteen tracks, including a rendition of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” Combs continues to establish himself as one of music’s most authentic and powerful voices, as he explores themes of family, legacy, love and personal growth. See below for complete track list details.

Ahead of the release, lead track, “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old,” recently debuted, of which Rolling Stone praises, “Combs’ signature combination of gruff and tender,” while Music Row declares, “Homespun wisdom delivered by one of the most gripping vocalists in our genre. The themes of maturity and thoughtfulness are embedded in this beautifully crafted lyric.”

Reflecting on the album, Combs shares, “This album is about the stage of life I’m in right now. One that I’m sure a lot of us are in, have been through, or will go through. It’s about coming of age, loving where life is now but at the same time missing how it used to be, continuing to fall for the one you love and loving them no matter what, living in the moment but still wondering how much time you have left, family, friends, being thankful, and leaving a legacy. Me and so many others have poured their hearts and souls into this record, and I hope you love it as much as we do.”            

Furthermore, Combs will kick off his massive World Tour next month with sixteen North American stadium shows, all of which sold out immediately. With 39 shows across 3 continents and 16 countries, the record-breaking run is the largest tour ever for a country artist. The upcoming trek includes shows at Arlington, TX’s AT&T Stadium, Nashville’s Nissan Stadium and Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium, as well as stops in Australia, New Zealand, U.K., Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, France and Belgium. See below for complete tour itinerary.

A member of the Grand Ole Opry and an 8x CMA, 3x ACM, 3x Billboard Music Award-winner, Combs is in the midst of a historic series of years. Most recently, he was named CMA Entertainer of the Year for the second-consecutive year this past November andrecently earned his record-setting, fourteenth-consecutive #1 single with “The Kind of Love We Make.” Continuing his monumental run at country radio, Combs’ current single, “Going, Going, Gone,” is currently top 5 and rising. Additionally, with his 2019 release,What You See Ain’t Always What You Get, Combs reached #1 on Rolling Stone’s Top 200 Albums chart, Top 100 Songs chart and Artists 500 chart—the first country artist ever to lead all three charts in the same week and first to top the Artists 500.

GETTIN’ OLD TRACK LIST

1. Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old

2. Hannah Ford Road

3. Back 40 Back

4. You Found Yours

5. The Beer, The Band and The Barstool

6. Still

7. See Me Now

8. Joe

9. A Song Was Born

10. My Song Will Never Die

11. Where the Wild Things Are

12. Love You Anyway

13. Take You With Me

14. Fast Car

15. Tattoo on a Sunburn

16. 5 Leaf Clover

17. Fox in the Henhouse

18. The Part

LUKE COMBS WORLD TOUR 2023

March 25—Arlington, TX—AT&T Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

April 1—Indianapolis, IN—Lucas Oil Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

April 15—Nashville, TN—Nissan Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

April 22—Detroit, MI—Ford Field* (SOLD OUT)

April 29—Pittsburgh, PA—Acrisure Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

May 6—Chicago, IL—Soldier Field* (SOLD OUT)

May 13—Minneapolis, MN—U.S. Bank Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

May 20—Boise, ID—Albertsons Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

May 27—Vancouver, BC—BC Place* (SOLD OUT)

June 3—Edmonton, AB—Commonwealth Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

June 10—Kansas City, MO—GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

June 17—St. Louis, MO—Busch Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

July 8—Tampa, FL—Raymond James Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

July 15—Charlotte, NC—Bank of America Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

July 22—Foxborough, MA—Gillette Stadium* (SOLD OUT)

July 29—Philadelphia, PA—Lincoln Financial Field* (SOLD OUT)

August 9—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena+ (SOLD OUT)

August 11—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre+ (SOLD OUT)

August 12—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre+ (SOLD OUT)

August 16—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena+ (SOLD OUT)

August 17—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena+ (SOLD OUT)

August 19—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena+ (SOLD OUT)

August 20—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena+ (SOLD OUT)

August 23—Adelaide, Australia—Adelaide Entertainment Centre+ (SOLD OUT)

August 26—Perth, Australia—RAC Arena+ (SOLD OUT)

September 30—Oslo, Norway—Spektrum Arena (SOLD OUT)

October 1—Stockholm, Sweden—Avicii Arena (SOLD OUT)

October 4—Copenhagen, Denmark—Forum Black Box (SOLD OUT)

October 6—Hamburg, Germany—Barclays Arena

October 7—Amsterdam, Netherlands—AFAS Live (SOLD OUT)

October 8—Paris, France—La Cigale (SOLD OUT)

October 10—Zurich, Switzerland—The Hall

October 11—Brussels, Belgium—Ancienne Belgique (SOLD OUT)

October 13—Dublin, Ireland—3Arena (SOLD OUT)

October 14—Belfast, N. Ireland—SSE Arena (SOLD OUT)

October 16—Glasgow, Scotland—OVO Hydro Arena (SOLD OUT)

October 17—Manchester, England—AO Arena (SOLD OUT)

October 19—London, England—The O2 Arena (SOLD OUT)

October 20—London, England—The O2 Arena (SOLD OUT)

*with special guests Riley Green, Lainey Wilson, Flatland Cavalry and Brent Cobb
+with special guests Cody Johnson and Lane Pittman

www.LukeCombs.com

Sony Music Nashville/Villa 40 singer-songwriter Tyler Booth shared his latest track today, “Real Real Country.” Listen here.

“When I wrote ‘Real Real Country’ I was really just having fun with it and not putting too much pressure on myself as a songwriter,” Booth said. “To me this song bridges a lot of things – modern country to traditional country, and even country music to a little bit of hip-hop. I had a lot of fun experimenting with different kinds of music and seeing where I could land that thing and still be true to myself. I’m really proud of this song because I wrote it by myself, and I think it really reflects who I am as an artist and where I’m heading.”

Written solely by Booth, the song is his first new music of the year, following last year’s cover of Post Malone’s “Feeling Whitney” and his heartfelt track, “Hey Dad.”

Recently, Booth shared stages with acts such as Darius Rucker, Jon Pardi, and Brooks & Dunn, and he is currently out on his headlining “Country Gang Tour.” The road warrior has gained a loyal fanbase through his extensive touring and is also backed by his over 850k followers on social media. CMT described Booth as, “a country traditionalist with an impressive knack for storytelling” while American Songwriter called him, “an outlaw with the baritone voice, an endearing smile and a flowing mullet,” who “just might prove to be a breath of fresh country air in a world of far too perfectly coifed and filtered country superstars.”

SURPRISED WITH RIAA PLATINUM CERTIFICATION PLAQUE FOR “WHISKEY ON YOU”

SET TO MAKE LATE NIGHT TELEVISION DEBUT ON “THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON” FEB. 15

Sony Music Nashville, WME and The CORE Entertainment teams surprise Nate with a Platinum-certification plaque for “Whiskey On You.”

Photo credit: Helena Akhtar

Breakout star Nate Smith’s hit song, “Whiskey On You,” tops the country radio charts for the second week in a row, achieving the first multi-week No. 1 on a debut single since 2019 on the Billboard Country Airplay, and since 2018 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart. Today, he was surprised by his Sony Music Nashville, WME, and The CORE Entertainment teams with an RIAA Platinum-certification plaque for the song. To celebrate the achievement, Nate will release two new songs from his upcoming, self-titled album next Friday, “Better Boy” and “Oil Spot.” The full-length album will arrive April 28. Pre-add/order/save HERE.

Nate will perform the No. 1 smash hit on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on February 15.

Adding to the song’s accolades, “Whiskey On You” was also No. 1 on Canada’s country radio chart for six weeks – making the song the longest running No. 1 country debut by a male vocalist in their chart history.

Nate was recognized on multiple 2023 “Artist to Watch” lists this year including Amazon’s Breakthrough Artists to Watch, MusicRow’s Next Big Thing, CMT’s Listen Up, CRS New Faces, among others. With his first No. 1 under his belt and his debut, self-titled album set to arrive April 28, Smith proves to be “powering through his own lane and will only go up from here” (MusicRow).

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 adds 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.

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 this summer. Tickets are on sale now. For tour dates, tickets, and additional information, visit NateSmithOfficial.com.

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CONFIRMED FOR C2C AND GOLDENSKY FESTIVALS

Willie Jones drops his latest jam today with “Them Girls Do.” Listen here. 

“‘Them Girls Do’ gives a peek on what many of us look for in a girlfriend: a chameleon. Someone who can flip it by being proper and polite and then – bam – possess that danger gene. Think ‘…A little Sunday morning, a little Friday night,’” said Jones. “I wrote this song with my friends Nick Autry and Justin Ebach in Los Angeles, at The Penthouse Studios. We wanted a different type of party vibe and when those opening banjo licks get goin’, you just wanna turn up.  I’m not afraid of a little mischief but most of the time, it ain’t me starting it, it’s ‘Them Girls.’”

“Them Girls Do” follows “Get Low, Get high (Part 2),” Jones’ impactful collaboration with GRAMMY Award winner Jon Batiste and Pastor Michael Todd.

Jones is primed to return to Europe as part of the C2C Festival in London, and will perform at GoldenSky Festival in Sacramento, CA. Between it all he is writing and recording new music with fresh releases expected soon.

LISTEN HERE / WATCH THE VISUALIZER HERE

BREAKOUT SINGLE “WILD AS HER” CONTINUES IT RISE; RIAA CERTIFIED PLATINUM AND TOP 20 AT COUNTRY RADIO

NAMED A CMT LISTEN UP 2023 ARTIST, PANDORA ARTIST TO WATCH: COUNTRY; NOMINATED FOR AN AIMP NASHVILLE COUNTRY AWARD

RCA Nashville/Sony Music Nashville signee, Corey Kent, releases his deeply personal, heartfelt and autobiographical track, “Man Of The House” today (listen here).  The track was produced by Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Cage The Elephant) and written by Kent, Austin Goodloe, Joybeth Taylor and Lydia Vaughan.  Earlier this month, Kent released a special acoustic performance video (watch here) of the track after receiving love from his fans when he teased the track across his social media platforms (see here). 

“’Man of the House’ is the most therapeutic & heartfelt song of my career,” says Kent.  “I had no idea that people would connect with it the way they have already. The thousands of people sharing their stories in the comment section of the teasers have blown my mind.  It’s just a kid talking about his real life and other people saying “that’s how I feel, too.” That’s the power of music.”

The track comes on the heels of Kent’s debut at the Grand Ole Opry earlier in January. Kent performed his explosive single RIAA certified platinum single, “Wild As Her.”  The free-spirited and high-energy track has garnered over 190 million on-demand streams, landed Kent his first-ever entry onto the Billboard Hot 100, reached #15 on the Hot Country Songs Chart and is currently inside the Top 20 at Country Radio. Watch the “Wild As Her” music video here.  Kent also released two additional tracks in 2022, “Hood of That Car” and “How You Know You Made It” as well as his ’22 Tapes EP which was a collection of 4 songs that Kent wanted to share with his fans for their support all year long.  Kent was named as a CMT Listen Up Artist for 2023, a Pandora Artist to Watch and was recently nominated for an AIMP Nashville Country Awards for AIMP Rising Artist-Writer of the Year.

Kent spent a large portion of 2022 on the road selling out venues across the country on his own headline dates, festivals and dates with Bailey Zimmerman.  He will continue playing for fans all through 2023 first joining Parker McCollum on his Spring 2023 tour. For more information on the tour please visit: https://www.coreykentofficial.com/#tour. 

DEBUT ALBUM ARRIVES APRIL 28

GEARS UP FOR DEBUT STAGECOACH APPEARANCE AND THOMAS RHETT TOUR THIS SUMMER

Arista Nashville/Sony Music Nashville rising star Nate Smith’s breakout, debut Gold-certified single “Whiskey On You” hit No.1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck Charts this week. 

“When I released ‘Whiskey On You’ I wasn’t sure what would happen. I just knew I loved it!” Nate shared with Billboard. “First my fans were super encouraging on social media and then country radio welcomed the song with open arms, and for that I couldn’t be more grateful! This is such a proud moment for me and I feel so blessed to get to say I have the No. 1 song on country radio! Meanwhile, my dad is just glad I have a job! A huge thank you to country radio, my fans, my team, and everyone who has lifted this song up!”

The track was also No. 1 on Canada’s country radio chart for six weeks – making the song the longest running No. 1 country debut by a male vocalist in their chart history.

Just in time for the achievement, Nate released a MOTi remixed version of “Whiskey On You” last Thursday. Listen here.

Nate earned multiple 2023 “Artist to Watch” accolades this year including Amazon’s Breakthrough Artists to Watch, MusicRow’s Next Big Thing, CMT’s Listen Up, CRS New Faces, among others. With his first No. 1 under his belt and his debut, self-titled album set to arrive April 28, Smith proves to be “powering through his own lane and will only go up from here” (MusicRow).

Nate shared about the upcoming 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 adds 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.

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 appear at Stagecoach Festival for the first time this year. He’ll also join 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 this summer

ALL SEVEN VENUES HIT CAPACITY

SET FOR SOLD-OUT NASHVILLE SHOW FEB. 9

Niko Moon performs a sold-out show at The Observatory in San Diego, CA. Photo credit: Nolan Parmenter

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Multi-Platinum hitmaker Niko Moon wrapped the West Coast leg of his AIN’T NO BETTER PLACE TOUR Saturday night at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country in Las Vegas, NV. All seven shows of the first leg were sell-outs, with the electric performer also playing to full houses in Spokane, Boise, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Diego totaling 7,400 tickets sold.

Next up, he will headline Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl for another sell-out show on Feb. 9. Additional upcoming stops on the AIN’T NO BETTER PLACE TOUR include Indianapolis, Kansas City, Little Rock and more. Visit NikoMoon.com for full routing details. He’s also confirmed for festival performances at Tortuga, Stagecoach, Watershed, GoldenSky, and more.

Between it all Moon is hard at work on the follow-up to his debut album GOOD TIME, named for his double-Platinum, No. 1 single. Stay tuned for new releases coming soon.

NIKO MOON AIN’T NO BETTER PLACE TOUR 2023

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

2/10/23 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room+ LOW TICKET WARNING

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

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+ LOW TICKET WARNING                            

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

3/3/23 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount* LOW TICKET WARNING

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

3/23/23 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater+ LOW TICKET WARNING

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

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

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+ LOW TICKET WARNING

+Dylan Schneider

*Lauren Weintraub