New Music Video From Erin Enderlin - "Heart of America"

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New Music Video From Erin Enderlin - "Heart of America"

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16th Annual Golf & Guitars Music Festival Line-Up Launched - 1.5+ Million Dollars Raised For Charity Since Event Started

Announcing Ticket Sales and Star-Studded Lineup for the 16th Annual Golf & Guitars Music Festival

We're thrilled to announce the launch of ticket sales for the eagerly awaited 16th Annual Golf & Guitars Music Festival and Children’s Charity Concert! Mark your calendars for June 24 & 25, 2024, as we return to the scenic Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, CA, for a two-day extravaganza of music, golf, and philanthropy.

Star-Studded Lineup

This year's festival boasts a lineup filled with some of the brightest stars in country music. Get ready to be entertained by the incredible talents of Mark Wills, Ashley Cooke, Craig Campbell, Josh Ross, Corey Kent, and Dylan Schneider. We’re also excited to welcome back long-time Golf and Guitars favorites like Love & Theft, One Flew South, and Jason Michael Carroll. These artists are not only chart-toppers but also big-hearted individuals ready to make a difference through their music.  Night one is a singer-songwriter showcase filled with an equal amount of talent including chart-topping songwriters like Erin Enderlin, Emily West, Kevin Post and more. 

More Than Just a Music Festival

Golf and Guitars is more than just a concert; it’s a celebrity pro-am golf tournament that brings together top country music artists and fans for a cause close to our hearts. Each golfer has the unique opportunity to play alongside a celebrity, blending sport and entertainment to create unforgettable memories. As night falls, the golf course transforms into an enchanting concert venue under the stars, where our artists give stellar performances that resonate far beyond the music.

A Cause Worth Supporting

All proceeds from the Golf and Guitars Music Festival go towards supporting vital children's charities. The Morton Golf Foundation is a primary beneficiary, receiving a significant portion of the event's funds to continue their incredible work. Additionally, the artists contribute to the charity of their choice through the tournament purse, ensuring that their participation benefits multiple causes. Over the years, Golf and Guitars has proudly raised over $1.5 million for charity, making a substantial impact on the lives of many children.

Get Your Tickets Now!

Don’t miss out on this unique blend of sports, music, and philanthropy. Tickets for the Golf and Guitars Music Festival are on sale now! Secure your spot and be part of an event that celebrates great music and supports even greater causes. For ticket information and details on the event schedule, please visit our Golf & Guitars website at www.golfandguitars.com. 

Join us for two incredible days of music and giving back at the 16th Annual Golf & Guitars Music Festival. Let’s make a difference together!

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That Nashville Sound's Best Albums Of 2021 - A Year-End Best Of List

Despite two music-hampering Covid shutdown years in a row, the amount of great music that has been released into 2021 has been nothing short of remarkable. We live in an incredible time. The internet, YouTube and a variety of digital platforms give independent artists a more playing field to get their music heard than ever before- and as a result, we have more options at receiving that music than at any time in our history. From all parts of the world, artists are contributing to this incredible umbrella of music we call country music. True, a few stakeholders have a clear stranglehold on what's being heard on country radio, but clearly the tide has shifted and we are seeing time and time again, the ability of cream to rise to the top and artists become wildly successful without the support of the radio dial.

Albums still matter. Patrick McGuire wrote this in ReverbNation and I've read it several times and wanted to share: "Albums still matter because they tell the unique story of who a band is at a specific moment of time that one or two singles just don’t have the ability to do. Imagine if the songs from ... The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band were released one at a time over the course of a year. Yes, the songs would still be incredible, but the meaning of these hugely important albums would be far less impactful. Whether it’s a concept album or not, good albums feature some sort of story or larger narrative whether it’s in the lyrics or instrumentation. Singles can’t tell the stories albums can." The platform of the album continues to be a tapestry that unites songs into a thematic quilt.

A handful of those 2021 country music releases stand out above all others. That's where this list comes in.

Here's a list of our favorite albums over the last few years for comparison:

2005 - Gary Allan - Tough All Over (tie)

           Lee Ann Womack - There’s More Where That Came From

2006 - Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways

2007 - Alison Krauss & Robert Plant - Raising Sand

2008 - Lee Ann Womack - Call Me Crazy

2009 - Eric Church - Carolina

2010 - Zac Brown Band - You Get What You Give

2011 - Pistol Annies - Hell on Heels

2012 - Marty Stuart - Nashville Volume 1- Tear The Woodpile Down

2013 - Brandy Clark - 12 Stories

2014 - Don Williams - Reflections

2015 - Chris Stapleton - Traveler

2016 - Ryan Beaver - RX

2017 - Jason Eady - Jason Eady

2018 - Ashley McBryde - Girl Goin' Nowhere

2019 - Erin Enderlin - Faulkner County

2020 - Hailey Whitters - The Dream

These are the albums that struck an emotional chord and moved this listener to fall in love with their projects over and over again.

1. Mike and the Moonpies - One To Grown On

2. Larry Fleet - Stack of Records

3. Darrel Scott - Jaroso

4. Addison Johnson - Dark Side of the Mountain

5. Morgan Wade - Reckless

5. Lainey Wilson - Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'

6. Robert Plant and Allison Krauss - Raise the Roof

7. Josh Grider - Long Way From Las Cruces

8. Erin Enderlin - Barroom Mirrors EP

9. Canaan Smith - High Country Sound

10. Jason Eady - To The Passage Of Time

11. Cody Johnson - Human

12. Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days

13. Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, Jon Randall - The Marfa Tapes

14. Cody Jinks - Mercy

15. Lily Winwood - Time Well Spent

16. Dillon Carmichael - Son Of A

17. Flatland Cavalry - Welcome To Countryland

18. Alan Jackson - Where Have You Gone?

19. Eric Church - Heart and Soul

20. Margo Cilker - Pohorylle

Best of the rest: 

- Jackson Sellers - Breaking Point

- Barry Gibb - Greenfields

- Kirsten Kelly - Something Worth Saying 

- Sturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood and Juanita

- Travis Tritt - Set In Stone

- Carly Pearce - 29

- Blackberry Smoke - You Hear Georgia

13th Annual Golf & Guitars Music Festival Raises $120,000 For Charity at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex In Sacramento

Featuring a pro-am golf tournament and two all-star concerts, annual Sacramento event brings together artists, and altruism- has raised a million and a half dollars since inception. 

For more than a dozen years, the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, the Morton Golf Foundation and KNCI 105.1 FM have proudly hosted the Golf and Guitars Music Festival and Children’s Charity Concert in Sacramento, CA, raising well over one million dollars for charity along the way. This year’s Golf and Guitars event was held on October 18 and 19, 2021, with more than 20 country artists and singer/songwriters donating their musical support to the cause.

Walker Hayes, Love & Theft, Elvie Shane, Jameson Rodgers, Jason Michael Carroll, Lainey Wilson, Priscilla Block, Erin Enderlin and Texas Hill were among the 20+ musicians and acts who performed during the two-day event. Hayes’ rendition of the TikTok’s #1 worldwide phenomenon song “Fancy Like” was met with the evening’s largest singalong.  The event kicked off with a VIP party on Monday night, including a singer/songwriter showcase with some of the nation’s best and most-heralded songwriters, including NBC’s Songland winner Griffen Palmer. Tuesday’s activities included a silent auction, a charity golf tournament featuring professional golfers and golf-loving country artists alike, and a star-studded main concert held under the stars in a main stage built on the 17th tee box.

Funds raised by the annual event were split between the Morton Golf Foundation — a non-profit corporation that provides funds to help enrich the lives of the less fortunate through healthy outdoor activities like golf — and the artists’ children-focused charities of choice. The Morton Golf Foundation funds programs offering a healthy outdoor recreational environment that stresses the building of lasting personal relationships while seamlessly instilling life’s core values for the youth, disabled, and under-served communities of Sacramento. Programs that receive monies from the funds include California Eagles (the first and largest Special Olympics golf program in the country), Swing Club for the Blind, Saving Strokes (for stroke victims), PGA Hope (for veterans), First Tee of Greater Sacramento, minority scholarship programs, college scholarships, golf grants and more.  Artist charities that also received funds included St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Down Syndrome Association of South Texas, Trail Youth, Augies Quest to Cure ALS and more.

New Music Video From Erin Enderlin - "When I'm Drinking Whiskey"

New Music Video From Erin Enderlin and Terri Clark - "If There Weren't So Many Damn Songs"

A Storyteller's Storyteller - An Interview With Erin Enderlin

Erin Enderlin has an old soul. She might have been born a few decades too late for her musical ways. And then again, she just might have been born exactly at the time she was needed- to remind us of all of the incredible emotion and literary prowess that country music can have when possessed in the hands of a master storyteller. 

Enderlin has that knack. Released in 2019, her last full album Faulkner County channeled that empathy into 14 story songs that made it the #1 album of the year for this very site. Add that with the release of the brilliant 2017 project Whiskeytown Crier and a series of four digital EPs in 2019, she has earned her place as one of the go-to writers for traditional country music- as noted by her repeated visits to the Grand Ole Opry stage. Enderlin has penned Alan Jackson’s “Monday Morning Church,” Lee Ann Womack’s “Last Call,” Luke Bryan’s “You Don’t Know Jack,” and a host of other songs for Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Rodney Crowell, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, Rhonda Vincent, Joey+Rory, Terri Clark and more. 

And it's that last artist mentioned, Terri Clark, that her most recent project is a collaboration with. This week, she unveiled a new song off an upcoming project that will be out later this year with her musical hero entitled "If There Weren't So Many Damn Songs." It is classic jukebox-neon-sign-divebar classic country music perfection and promises to be a highlight on what will surely be another incredible project later this fall. 

We had an opportunity to sit down with Enderlin and talk about her songwriting, that upcoming project and her country music sensibilities. 

Ken Morton, Jr. - The order of your albums has been strange because I know from talking to you before that Whiskeytown Crier was done prior to I Let Her Talk. So, this is your first project that you’ve done front-to-back outside of your Campfire sessions in quite a while, isn’t it?

Erin Enderlin: It’s true. I hadn’t really thought about that because – and I have recorded Whiskeytown Crier and Faulkner County at the same time pretty much.

KMJ: And so, where does that kind of put you in your artistry and in growth in an artist. Do you think it’s a different place or you still feel like you’re coming at it from the same kind of songwriter place that you did originally?

EE: Well, I think it’s quite a bit different because I mean I recorded – I recorded Whiskeytown Crier and Faulkner County I think almost ten years before they came out or at least ten years before Faulkner County came out.

And so, I had a lot of time to grow and especially playing shows and being out in front of a live audience, which I think is different. And, when I did those other records, I think it was definitely really cool way to do them, but especially Jamey Johnson, he co-produced, so it was like, you know, we should just take the bad songs you have and I don’t want even like talk about radio or commerciality or anything, I just want to record great songs that you want.

And that was definitely great. But I think I have learned more about kind of how records interact with then being able to do the kind of shows you want to do, because you like having certain moments in your shows, you’re like being able to have a variety of moods and different kinds of things like – like, I usually start the show with my song, Caroline, and I love that song and it kind of has like a dramatic build and symphony that I love starting the show off with.

And you start thinking about other kinds of things like my later single, I’d Rather Be Somebody Shot of Whiskey, I love that feel that kind of honkytonk vibe. I just love the feel of it and I love being able to play it live, which I haven’t had a ton of shows, but having getting to do a couple. I did one last weekend in Alabama and it just felt so good to play that song in a live setting.

And I think that’s really changed how I record. I’ve been doing a lot of Facebook live shows over the last year and I played all of these songs. I’ve played and asked for fan feedback about what people thought about the songs and if they would like to see it on a record and different things, which I haven’t done that before, which was interesting.

KMJ: I find that so interesting that the live shows are going to influence it more. You are attracted to the kind of the dark and the sad country songs. And those play a really big role in your live shows however, you know, when most people country artists think, you know, that it’s – it’s lively and all that kind of stuff. But, the intimacy of some of those songs are kind of the key call outs of your live shows.

EE: Yeah. And I do love that and absolutely huge part of what I’m doing and this next song that I’m putting out, [If I’m Not in Hell], is definitely like quintessential Enderlin in that way.

But, I think, you know, I’ve always been attracted in songs like Baby Sister and things like that tune. I’ve also been, you know, playing some more cover songs in my shows like, Me and Bobby McGee, and different things and I love story songs.

I still love like groovy story songs and things, but there is, you know, there’s multiple different tempos and styles and everything else. I’ve also grown a whole lot of guitar player in the last few notes in the fifteen years. And I think I’ve grown as a writer too, because I’ve always written those kinds of songs, I just don’t know that I’ve as often, you know, thought listens one hundred percent one of my best songs.

And you don’t want to record a song through a record if it’s not something that you don’t hundred percent believe in. And I think I’ve been able to, you know, as a writer you sit down and you have an idea you have something you want to do, but then you’re kind of holding it back until you figure out if it’s going to go where you want it to.

And I think I’ve been able to get a little better at hitting that work with that – that vibe of that style.

KMJ: I’ve had an opportunity here the first two songs off of the upcoming project and, you know, while, you know, while different than your – some of the stuff that was on your prior albums, it’s still quintessential country music and you know clearly with you that’s not ever going to change. What can listeners expect for the balance of that album?

EE: I think – well, it’s interesting because I didn’t really think about it beforehand, but I have gotten comment from a couple of friends like my publicist that they thought it was way more commercial than things I’ve done in the past and I didn’t set out to do that, but perhaps I should, you know, maybe kind of some of the work that I put into in live shows and things like that too playing a 100, 120 days a year.

It’s very different the immediate reaction you get to song and the energy in a live room. And for me that’s kind of then a little bit of that polishing process.

But, on this project, I really went on a limb too because I’ve always liked challenging myself and I really wanted to take a leap and record with playing the guitar myself on the record. So, this is the first project that I put out that I actually play guitar on.

And, I think that’s really influenced the sound of it because I have certain styles or tricks that I like to do in the guitar playing with the melody and everything else, but isn’t always captured because obviously we have different players – studio players, they’re amazing and they’re super talented, but it’s not new. And, I think that kind of a different feel.

And I’ve been also been able to work with Megan Jane, who has played a lot with me out on the road as a drummer percussionist and I found that really cool. And I think she really, really gets how I like to play and I don’t always stick to – well, I never stick to timing, you can't put a metronome to what I do. I like to feel it, I like things to move in a certain way and she really gets that, so that’s been cool playing.

And then, I produced this project myself, so I was lucky enough to find some great musicians. It created a different way of doing things and it was – it was challenging to take myself out there that much and say, okay, well, you’re in this, you’re going to make all the decisions. You don’t have anybody telling you it’s the right decision, you don’t have someone else telling you this is cool. You just have to feel it’s cool and go with it.

KMJ: Producing it yourself, do you find that that it’s more personalized to you specifically or is everything moving so fast that it’s just kind of hard to tell?

EE: Ah, well, you know, I recorded this differently too because I recorded the guitar part and the vocals and then I would talk to each individual musician and they would do overdub.

And so, that was – that kind of gave you a time and space that you wouldn’t normally have if you were, you know, singing and playing on it and producing it.

So, it gave me a little more thoughtfulness and the ability to try some different things. Like, I went back and forth a couple of times with several musicians to try a different feel. And I just think it was a really cool experience for me, it was a good challenge in a good way to build my confidence with things that I’m doing because I love working with producers and I look forward to doing that again.

But, I think this – it’s kind of like writing a song by yourself, which I have one song on this – on the EP that I wrote by myself. You kind of get in this mode, it’s I love working with so many other talented folks and what they bring to the project, but you kind of also maybe get them over you get a little complacent in really doing the work and trusting yourself and going full-on like you’re the only cook in the kitchen kind of thing, which obviously I still didn’t do completely on that. I have a great engineer, who was a lot with me and the musicians were also talented. They’re not going to – you’re not ever going to get a bad note out of any of them, you know?

KMJ: Yeah. [laughs]

EE: You have to kind of have ideas of what you want and be able to ask for that.

KMJ: It’s a whole another level of ownership.

EE: Yeah.

KMJ: You mentioned being out on the road, what’s kind of in store for you over the next few months on that front as we – as we hopefully get by where we’re at that moment here?

EE: Yes. Well, hopefully I’m going to be starting out in the road with Tanya Tucker a little bit later this month in the CMT. That’s one of the country tours.

We're headed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, which I’ve never played on that part of the country before, so I’m really excited about that. And I have some fans up there, who have been, you know, they’re like, “Come on up here,” for quite a while, so I’m finally going to get to do that.

And then, you know, I’m just trying to I’ve been doing little more in Nashville lately and just trying to, you know, focus on what I can and that’s creating.  I feel like I have been writing some really great songs lately. And I’m so excited about this project and all the work and I’m still doing that, so I’m getting to create a lot of great video content and other things to go on with that and just really falling in love with the music part of it and trying that and just being out in the room.

But you know you can only control so much and it’s weird times. Not just with COVID, while that’s going on. But you know so many shows have been rescheduled for a year, year and a half and you know you have a lot of – a lot of artists that want to get back out in the road, so finding the spots and everything and I know it will come back.

So, I’m just doing what I can to stay creative and connected to that creativity and then also give my fans that great stuff and, you know, while maybe I’m going to be able to be on the road as much, the one bonus with that is the kind of stuff that I’m doing right now is online and I’m having music videos and the music really some stuff is that I can connect with a lot of my fans at once that, you know, it will take you a whole bunch of dates to get to.

So, just trying to look at the positive of it that way and Opry has been really great in having me out there quite a bit too, so, yeah, we’ll see. I guess that’s one thing we’ve all learned is just the value of patience and flexibility. [laughs]

KMJ: Yeah. And how little we can control about anything, right? [laughs]

EE: Yeah.

KMJ: I always finish my interviews with the same question and I’ve asked you this before and that is: What is country music to Erin Enderlin? I’m going to put a little twist on it though. In your 15 to 20 years there writing in Nashville now, has it changed? Is your definition and meaning of country music different or has it evolved over your time there in Nashville?

EE: That’s very interesting. I mean, I think to me personally, it's still the same music that makes you feel something that’s real, that connects with you on an emotional level and illicit some sort of emotional response from you, whether that’d be I want to get in the dance floor or, you know, I want to roll the windows down or, you know, I want to cry on my beer and feel like I’m not the only one who’s ever gone through this kind of heartbreak.

But, I think maybe it just keeps expanding in a way. One of the things I’ve always loved about country music is that there are so many sub-genres. And so, I love to see all kinds of different influence on a country song. And I don’t know, there’s still a lot of stuff out there I love. But I still love the classic stuff. 

New Music Video From Erin Enderlin - "If I'm Not In Hell"

New Music Video From Erin Enderlin - "Somebody's Shot of Whiskey"

New Music Video From Erin Enderlin - "Fishin' In The Dark"

Erin Enderlin Releases Exclusive Campfire Covers Album

Artist: Erin Enderlin

Album: Campfire Covers

Label: Black Crow Records

Release date: November 29, 2020

That Nashville Sound's 2019 Album of the Year winner Erin Enderlin has unveiled her newest project that she's been working on during the Covid-19 shutdown and it's a covers album of some of her favorite songs. Campfire Covers is a collection of acoustic guitar & vocal recordings of some of Erin's favorite cover songs done in the style you might hear sung around a campfire. The project is limited edition numbered copy CD, only 250 copies will be available and once they are gone no more will be made. 

The project is a unique way of Enderlin fundraising to raise money to get back into the studio to record her next full album. 

Fans wanting to purchase the album can do so HERE. 

The project also follows her guest appearance at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s ”Songwriters Sessions” where she spoke about writing hits for the likes of Lee Ann Womack (“Last Call”) , Alan Jackson (“Monday Morning Church”) and Luke Bryan (“You Don’t Know Jack”). It also follows Enderlin getting recent album cuts for Reba McEntire, who’s most recent album incidentally includes a cut of Erin’s, “The Bar’s Getting Lower," Terri Clark’s new song“Cowboy Christmas," and Sunny Sweeny’s divine “Poet’s Prayer” and “I Drink Well With Others."

The Track list includes: 

1. L.A. Freeway 

2. Tennessee Whiskey 

3. Delta Dawn 

4. Why Me Lord 

5. Easy From Now On 

6. I'm Not Lisa 

7. Sing Me Back Home 

8. For The Good Times 

9. Live Forever 

10. Pancho & Lefty

That Nashville Sound Sunday Newsbytes: Tons Of New Album Projects On The Horizon

As the editor of this site, I wanted to pass along to my readers my thanks for your continued support of the site if you're here reading this. Since March, we've had more regular video content and less editorial/written content not out of preference, but out of necessity as the Covid-19 outbreak has given me less time to dedicate to the site than I would normally have liked. The non-music world has pulled me away and demanded my attention. That being said, things on the day-to-day front seem to be (slowly) returning a bit back more to normal and it's my hope that we'll continue to invest in news, reviews and updates that you find of value- and most important, deliver what I hope to be new musical discoveries that you'll carry with you in your life. Thanks for the support.

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~ Platinum-selling, singer-songwriter Jamie O'Neal announced that she will release her first new album since 2014 with the October 2 release of Sometimes via Orchard Records. The announcement coincides with the release of new single "Wreck Me," a "sultry country song showing the physical side of love that you can listen to HERE.  The ACM Award winner shares, "‘Wreck Me’ really comes from that primal place of being in the moment one on one with someone you’re so attracted to that you’re willing to throw all caution to the wind. It’s like a fire that takes over and makes you let down your walls giving into love no matter the cost. That’s an incredibly powerful and passionate emotion to me.”

~ Singer/songwriter Joel Crouse has released a timely new track, “Survivin,’” that you can listen to HERE. Released independently by Crouse’s Hum Records, the song offers fans an early look at what to expect from his forthcoming EP, wasteLAnd, available Friday, August 7. Written and produced by Crouse along with Todd Clark almost two years ago to the day, the song carries even more weight with challenges facing society today as the brooding vocals implore: “We’re just survivin’, we’re just survivin’ / All we’re gonna do is take it day by day / Survivin’.” “When Todd and I wrote this song back in 2018, I had no idea we’d be releasing it during a global pandemic and a global civil rights movement,” shares Crouse. “The world feels especially heavy right now, but I hope these songs help people feel less alone. Every morning I remind myself, ‘all we gotta do is take it day by day.’”

~ Warner Music Nashville recording artist Tucker Beathard is set to release the second installment of his debut double album, King, on August 21.  Beathard’s new LP, driven by personal growth and unthinkable tragedy, rounds out the 20-plus song opus Beathard began with Nobody's Everything and signals that the bold breakout talent has found his voice. A tribute to the middle name of Beathard’s late brother, Clay, sees Beathard steering his own creative ship with co-producer, co-writer and lead guitar and drum credits throughout the 13-song set. “For me music has always been a way to escape,” explains Beathard. “There’s a lot of things people are dealing with internally that they don’t have voices for right now, and I’ve learned that if I write from the heart, if I sing from experience, I can be that voice. Some people can’t pinpoint what they’re feeling, but they can hear a song and be like ‘Damn, that’s it,’ and I hope I can help them get there with this record. These songs mean a lot to me and I feel really ready to share them with the world.” 

~ That Nashville Sound-favorite Erin Enderlin debuted a brand new music video for her Nitty Gritty Dirt Band cover of "Fishin' in the Dark."  “It’s always brought a smile to my face, always been one of my go to feel-good songs. I think we could all use a little more of that right now,” says Enderlin, an Arkansas native who now lives in Nashville. “It’s even more special to me because Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played guitar on the track.”

~ Grammy-nominated songstress Cam has officially announced the release of her highly anticipated sophomore album The Otherside, out October 30 via Triple Tigers/RCA Records. The album was written over the last three years in LA, Nashville, and NYC with collaborators Tyler Johnson (Harry Styles, Sam Smith) and Grammy winner Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Bruno Mars), who she calls her fellow “tinkerers.” The album announcement also ties into the news that she is releasing a new single titled “Classic,” which you can listen to HERE. The new single was co-written and produced with Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, St Vincent, The Chicks). “Jack and I caught something in the air that day and ran with it,” Cam says. “The track is so much fun. Jangling guitars, claps, it feels like when a group of familiar people get back together over the holidays, clanking around after dinner with too much wine, and amidst the chatter and laughter and closeness they are really telling each other, deep down, just how much they love each other.”

~ Artists/songwriters Michael Logen and Jennifer Hanson have collaborated on and just released a new EP titled Here’s To Hoping.  You can here their collaboration on the song "Travel On" HERE. “This EP was really a passion project for me and a labor of love,” Hanson said. “Everything from the writing to the production, I’m really proud of this body of work." Both Logen and Hanson are successful solo artists and songwriters and credit their songwriting as the inspiration to team up and record together. The first song they wrote together, “You’re Breaking Your Own Heart,” found its way quickly to Kelly Clarkson, who included it on her Grammy-winning album, Stronger. According to Hanson, she and Logen have always had an effortless writing chemistry and because they were also artists, they fell into a natural rhythm when writing, with Logen singing lead and Hanson creating the harmonies.“That sound and feel became a signature part of the songs we would write,” Hanson said. “Over time we had created a handful of songs that we all loved, and decided to release them as an EP. All the songs are written by either myself and Michael, or Michael, Nick Brophy and I, with Nick and I co-producing the project.”

~ 'Whisperin' Bill Anderson, the sole songwriter in history to write and chart country songs in seven consecutive decades, whose storied career includes membership into country music's most prestigious institutions, will release his 73rd album, The Hits Re-Imagined, July 24. The album includes 10 of the Country Music Hall of Famer's most iconic songs he's written and recorded himself, as well as songs of his made famous by George Strait, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney and more. For The Hits Re-Imagined, Anderson explains he wanted "to go to both ends of the spectrum," including on the project some of his earliest hits like "City Lights" and "Po' Folks" as well as his more contemporary cuts such as "Whiskey Lullaby." The project was co-produced by Anderson with Thomm Jutz.  You can here his take on his song that Strait took to "Song of the Year" with "Give it Away" HERE. 

~ Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and musician Brent Cobb will release his new album, Keep ‘Em On They Toes, October 2 on his own label, Ol’ Buddy Records, via Thirty Tigers. Produced by Brad Cook (Waxahatchie, Bon Iver, Hiss Golden Messenger), the album features ten new songs including the title track. The song’s official music video, which was directed by Christian Hansen, is available to view/share HERE. Keep ‘Em On They Toes was created after Cobb moved back to his home state of Georgia after several years between Nashville and Los Angeles—a decision that greatly influenced his songwriting. These ten songs find Cobb with a new reflective mindset, focusing on how he views the world and expressing his own opinions, thoughts and feelings. “To me, listening to this album feels like I’m sitting there with somebody, having a conversation,” Cobb comments. “I would hope that it feels like sitting with an old friend you haven’t seen in a while. There’s nothing like being alone and listening to an album that is quiet and conversational—like those old records by Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger Miller, or Willie Nelson. I hope my music is that way to somebody now.”

~ Parrotheads far and wide will be excited to know Jimmy Buffett has just released the new music video for "Down At The Lah De Dah" from his latest album release: Life On The Flip Side. Recorded in January at Buffett's Shrimp Boat Studio in Key West, Florida, the album was produced by long-time Coral Reefers Michael Utley and Mac McAnally. Buffett assembled his Coral Reefer Band with frequent collaborator Will Kimbrough, Irish singer Paul Brady, along with guest performers Lukas Nelson and Enrique Muricano. The album contains a 64-page insert, which reads like a journal with the looks of a photo album and contains a message from Buffett about releasing an album during a pandemic, “Hopefully, the songs we wrote and recorded will also help folks deal with the fallout… There will be a time and a place when we emerge from these troubled waters and things will change for the better.” The new music video for "Down At The Lah De Dah" features Buffett and the rest of the Coral Reefer Band performing their parts to the song at their homes while in quarantine along with shots of Buffett surfing and spending time at his beach home in Key West and you can watch it HERE. 

~ Capitol Nashville’s Caylee Hammack is offering fans a look into her recently-announced upcoming debut record If It Wasn't For You (August 14 release), releasing her scorching new song “Redhead” that is featuring superstar Reba McEntire available to listen HERE. Co-written by Hammack with Natalie Hemby and Trent Dabbs, the song details the clothes line, tightrope and dare devil high hopes childhood of the brazen “Redhead” with an assist from fellow flame-haired vocalist Reba McEntire. “This song was inspired by an older cousin of mine with fiery red hair,” shared Hammack. “You don’t hear about redheads very much in songs, so I simply wanted to write one for her and all the redheads in my family. Then, Reba came in the studio and transformed this song. She helped me create an anthem for all redheads. Whether you get it naturally or find it in a bottle, this is for the firecrackers!”

~ Superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts will be releasing new music, with their forthcoming How They Remember You EP dropping July 31 via Big Machine Records. A seven-track project, Rascal Flatts’ EP will include six unreleased tracks as well as their recently-released heartfelt rendition of Kenny Rogers’ “Through The Years.” The trio co-produced the tracks throughout the collection. The EP also boasts a notable calibre of songwriters with tracks co-written by Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Josh Osborne, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley and more. “We are so excited about our new EP and single, ‘How They Remember You,’” shared Gary LeVox. “It’s a song about what kind of impact and legacy you want to leave in life. It’s a fantastic song to celebrate 20 years of making music together. It’s an incredible message with a melody to match and we hope the fans love it, and that whatever legacy we all leave behind, it’s beautifully impactful.”

~ Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Cassadee Pope, has released the first two tracks; "Let Me Go" and "Built This House," from her upcoming acoustic album, Rise and Shine. You can listen to "Let Me Go" HERE. "It’s a very emotional song for me because it reminds me of a time in my life where I felt like I wasn’t accepted for who I am. I have a few songs on the album that are more reflective of where I’ve been rather than where I am in my life today, and this is definitely one of them. ”Rise and Shine, releasing on August 7th, is considered to be one of Pope's most personal to date. The eight-song collection marks the first time she has had a hand in writing all of the songs and marks the first time she has served as co-producer, as well. Rise and Shine showcases her evolution both personally and as an artist. 

~ Acclaimed singer, songwriter, musician and Sirius/XM DJ Elizabeth Cook will release her anticipated new album, Aftermath, September 11 on Agent Love Records/Thirty Tigers. In advance of the release, the album’s lead single, “Perfect Girls of Pop,” is debuting today. Watch/share the official music video—directed by Curtis Wayne Milliard—HERE. Produced by Butch Walker (Green Day, Weezer, Taylor Swift), Aftermath is an album about survival and resilience. The twelve songs – all written by Cook – address life’s most fundamental and difficult subjects including heartbreak, addiction, death and resurrection. Created following a period of significant loss and pain, Aftermath chronicles Cook’s journey through a personal hell and how she made her way back. Of the album, Cook reflects, “This is the first time that I’ve been completely unchained, really. I wasn’t in an oppressive relationship, I wasn’t trying to meet some sort of label’s expectation, I wasn’t trying to meet some sort of market expectations. And that’s the way I wanna do it, or not at all.

~ Austin’s The Band of Heathens return with Stranger, their most inventive release to date, on September 25.  The follow up to 2017’s critically acclaimed Duende, the band recorded this new effort in Portland OR with producer Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse). New track “Today is Our Last Tomorrow” is a sardonic take on the divisive nature of media. “I heard it on the news, a version of the truth, was it fact packed or fiction and fable?” begins the song, and the creative video parodies the sentiment with caricatures of world leaders, politicians and media figures.  LISTEN/WATCH HERE. “This song is about our obsession, both as a culture, and within the media, with doom and gloom,” says co-founding member Ed Jurdi.  “If you're watching the network news channels, it seems like the world is literally going to end once or twice a week.  They're constantly fanning the flames of our divisions and shortcomings, with hardly a mention of the daily triumphs and victories.” The album title references the famed existential Albert Camus novel and Robert Heinlein’s sci-fi classic Stranger in a Strange Land, but it also touches on the “strangers” who make up the band’s loyal fan base and who continue to support the band during this period with all touring canceled.  In lieu of live shows, the band has been spending four nights a week live-streaming personal private concerts to fans, and one night a week publicly live-streaming with the whole band “Zooming” in from their respective homes in California, Texas, North Carolina and Tennessee.  Co-founder Gordy Quist notes, “At first it seemed very strange until these walls started coming down and we realized how connected we are by the fabric of music.”

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