MUSIC NEWS:
[RCA NASHVILLE] RCA’s Rachel Wammack has forged her own path in Country music as the only artist in the genre selected for Entertainment Weekly’s “2019 Artists to Watch” list. After the release of her autobiographical debut single “Damage” found on her selftitled EP, ongoing critical praise continues to follow as she has made AOL, Pandora, Music Row, Pop Culture, Sounds Like Nashville’s “Artist to Watch” list as well Nashville Music Guide’s “19 Artits to Watch in 2019.” Additionally, Wammack was dubbed one of Rolling Stone’s “10 Best County EPs of 2018.” The 24-year-old Muscle Shoals native is influenced heavily by the rich music history from her hometown. At the age of 17, Wammack was discovered by a Sony Music Nashville executive at a piano restaurant which led to her record deal five years later and the release of her self-titled produced by Dann Huff. More info at www.rachelwammack.com.
MEDIA NEWS:
It was 35 years ago when the Judds’ first single, “Have a Dream (For the Heart),” peaked at No. 17 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs in 1984. Country music’s sonic landscape changed after that.
This year marks The Judds’ 35th anniversary of unparalleled success – a feat Naomi Judd opened up about in the January 21 issue of Woman’s World. “Back then, the only thing we knew was how to sing and that we had each other: we were totally dependent on that,” Naomi told the magazine. The Judds are often celebrated for dozens of GRAMMY®, ACM and CMA Awards; a rarely-interrupted stretch of 14 No. 1 hits when every single of theirs released by RCA landed in the Billboard Top 10; and a career that defined what it means to be individualists in the music business. More at www.NaomiJudd.com.
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Emerging singer, songwriter and performer Tenille Townes has been selected as part of Amazon Music’s “2019 Artists To Watch,” The Bobby Bones Show’s “Class of 2019,” CMT’s “Next Women of Country,” CMT’s “Listen Up,” iHeart Radio’s “Artists To Watch in 2019,’ inaugural class of “Opry NextStage,” as well as Nashville Music Guide’s “19 Artists to Watch in 2019.” Townes is garnering widespread attention including recent praise at The Tennessean, Refinery29 and Sounds Like Nashville. 2019 will see the release of Townes’ full-length debut album on Columbia Nashville. Produced by Jay Joyce, the album’s first single, “Somebody’s Daughter,” has already been the subject of widespread attention. Townes is currently joining Dierks Bentley on his extensive “Burning Man Tour.” The tour, features performances across Canada and the U.S. In March, she will perform select dates in Australia as part of the international “CMA: Introducing Nashville” series. Tour updates at https://tenilletownes.com/
NUMBER ONE NEWS: Congrats to international country artist Morgan Evans on his first number one single “Kiss Somebody” in the US! Morgan and his label Warner Brothers along with ASCAP, BMI and APRA AMCOS came together celebrate for the three songwriters. Morgan along with his producer Chris DeStefano (also a co-writer) and Josh Osbourne were at Sound Check to receive awards, kudos and plaques. The single is off of his Top 10 US debut album, “Things That We Drink To.” Morgan’s artistic vision came full circle with his producer and hit songwriter Chris DeStefano. The eclectic country album arrived at #1 on the ARIA Top Country Albums Chart and scored a Top 5 debut on the all-genre ARIA Top Albums Chart. Evans’ current single “Day Drunk” has held the #1 spot on Australia’s Music Network Country Airplay Chart for over 13 consecutive weeks. The album has garnered critical acclaim and it looks like 2019 is not even going to slow down. Back Story: Morgan Evans moved to Nashville two years ago from his native Australia, where his career was already flourishing. He is married to Black River’s Country Star Kelsea Ballerini. He signed with Warner Bros in 2017 and released his U.S. debut “Kiss Somebody.” Evans has been supporting Old Dominion on the MAKE IT SWEET TOUR to kick off 2019, before joining the first leg of Dan + Shay THE TOUR beginning this month. At a NSAI fundraiser with Evans and his album’s co-writers and friends, they revealed that Evans and DeStefano had both co-written each of the album’s 11 songs (including the duet song with wife Kelsea)!!
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