Devin Dawson To Make “Ellen” Debut on March 22

Having just received his first ACM Awards nod, New Male Vocalist nominee Devin Dawson has yet another achievement to celebrate with his ELLEN debut set for Thursday, March 22. He built tremendous momentum in 2017 starting with his first national TV performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers of his current Top 5 single “All On Me.” The Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville breakout star exploded out of the gate earlier this year with the release of his debut album Dark Horse to overwhelming critical acclaim.

With a writing credit on every track, Dark Horse arrived Top 3 and Top 5 on Billboard’s Country Albums Sales and Country Albums charts respectively, making it this year’s highest charting debut from a solo male so far. The rising star celebrated with multiple performances of his “memorably melodic breakout” (Billboard), which boasts nearly 80 million streams to date, on NBC’s TODAY (WATCH HERE) and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (WATCH HERE).

As the only country artist on Entertainment Weekly’s “8 Artists Who Will Rule 2018” list and Shazam’s “Next to Know” list, Dawson was also singled out by People and ELLE as the only male recording artist across all genres to watch this year. In addition, Rolling Stone, Huffington Post, Billboard, The Tennessean, AXS, HITS, Pandora, Amazon Music and many more predicted that Dawson is not one to miss.

Dawson recently joined an all-star musical lineup and the Nashville Ballet for their 2018 Ballet Ball paying tribute to music icon Johnny Cash. The Nor-Cal native, who grew up not too far from Folsom Prison, performed a beautiful rendition of Cash’s “God Will Cut You Down” alongside famed Native American guitarist Bill Miller and an interpretive dance by the ballet. The evening was hosted by Cash’s son, John Carter Cash and wife Ana Cristina Cash, and also featured Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn and Jamey Johnson.

The singer/songwriter will bring his “intoxicating swirl of pop, R&B, and rock” (Entertainment Weekly) to life on the road this spring as he heads out on tour with Brett Eldredge. His recently added headline dates continue to near capacity with Nashville’s March 29 show selling out in less than 24 hours. Full tour dates and available tickets can be purchased here.

Scotty McCreery Readies New Album “Seasons Change”

Scotty McCreery has lived a lot of life in between his last album in 2013 and his long-awaited new album, Seasons Change, available everywhere this Friday, March 16 on Triple Tigers Records. He moved out on his own, went to college, released a book, proposed to his high school sweetheart, and most recently, notched his first No. 1 single with “Five More Minutes,” a song written by McCreery after losing his grandfather.

“I feel like people will get to know the real me when they listen to Seasons Change,” said McCreery. “I’ve had quite the life journey since my last album. I’ve grown up, learned who I am and what I want to say. This album is very personal and my favorite yet. I cannot wait for everyone to hear it.”

Seasons Change features 11 tracks, all of which McCreery had a hand in co-writing, marking a first for the 24-year-old country singer. Each track on the album allows fans a glimpse into the different corners of McCreery’s life—with songs like “In Between” featuring McCreery’s favorite line about himself – “I ain’t all Holy Water and I ain’t all Jim Beam, I’m somewhere in between,” “Boys From Back Home” about McCreery’s real-life friends from North Carolina and his upcoming new single “This Is It,” a song McCreery penned two weeks prior to proposing to his fiancé as an almost-blueprint to how he envisioned the proposal unfolding. Seasons Change is a true reflection of where the North Carolina native is in life.

Among his co-writers on the personal album are Jessi Alexander (Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton), Monty Criswell (Eric Church, Darius Rucker, George Strait), Jason Gantt (Brooks & Dunn, Faith Hill, Alison Krauss, Tim McGraw), David Lee Murphy (Gary Allan, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton) and more. The album was produced by Frank Rogers, Derek Wells, and Aaron Eshuis.

Seasons Change Track Listing: 
1. “Seasons Change” (Scotty McCreery/James McNair/Tommy Cecil)
2. “Wherever You Are” (Scotty McCreery/Frank Rogers/Dan Isbell)
3. “Boys From Back Home” (Scotty McCreery/Dan Isbell/Jason Gantt)
4. “Five More Minutes” (Scotty McCreery/Frank Rogers/Monty Criswell)
5.  “In Between” (Scotty McCreery/Frank Rogers/Jessi Alexander/Jonathan Singleton)
6.  “This Is It” (Scotty McCreery/Frank Rogers/Aaron Eshuis)
7.  “Wrong Again” (Scotty McCreery/Frank Rogers/Phillip White)
8.  “Move It On Out” (Scotty McCreery/Dan Isbell/Aaron Eshuis)
9.  “Barefootin’” (Scotty McCreery/Frank Rogers/David Lee Murphy
10. “Still” (Scotty McCreery/Aaron Eshuis)
11. “Home In My Mind” (Scotty McCreery/James McNair/Tommy Cecil)

To celebrate the release of his new album, McCreery will appear on Megyn Kelly TODAY to sing his RIAA Gold-Certified single “Five More Minutes” on Thursday, March 15. Celebrating his album release, McCreery hosts an album launch party and concert at Gramercy Theatre in New York City on Monday, March 19 and strips it back for an intimate performance on the syndicated show, Pickler & Ben, next Wednesday, March 21.

Joe Nichols Launches Never Gets Old: Traditional Country Series

Multi-platinum Red Bow Records recording artist Joe Nichols has launched his “Never Gets Old: Traditional Country Series.” Drawing from Country tradition in its purest form and several of his greatest musical influences, Nichols is set to release a classic Country cover song with coinciding video content every month.

A natural passion project for Nichols’, CMT.com applauds, “through the years of country music trends, one thing that will never go out of style is Joe Nichols’ voice and the traditional country he sings.”

This past Friday, (3/9) Nichols kicked off the series with a melodic cover of Don Williams’ “Good Ole Boys Like Me,” as an ode to his wife. Listen HERE and watch HERE. 

Widely lauded for his distinctive traditional appeal and roots, the series will include songs of icons like Charley Pride and Merle Haggard. Look out for a new track the first Friday of every month, with the next song hitting streaming services and digital retailers on Friday, April 6.

For information on Joe Nichols and a list of upcoming tour dates, please visit: www.joenichols.com.

JoLivi Releases Her Newest Single “Vinyl”

Rising country powerhouse JoLivi is turning things up a notch with her new release, “Vinyl.” Written and produced by Mark McKee (Delta Saints, Katelyn Tarver, Rooney) the flirtatious new single is available on Spotify HERE, iTunes HERE and all other digital retailers.

Stage Right Secrets calls “Vinyl” ‘your new country obsession’ and exclusively premiered the track before its release HERE. JoLivi also appeared on Nashville’s premiere entertainment show, NBC’s ‘Today in Nashville’ to perform “Vinyl” before its release HERE.

Currently working closely with industry vet Johnny Garcia (Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood), the release of “Vinyl” follows JoLivi’s debut and sophomore singles “Take a Shot” and “Crooked Crown.” With a unique sound and background unlike any other country artist, the aloha state native has opened for a wide array of elite talent including Andy Grammar, Gavin DeGraw, Lindsey Stirling and more.

For more information on JoLivi, visit www.jolivimusic.com.

Thomas Rhett Notches 10th Career No. 1 Single with “Marry Me”

Consistently proving himself as a “standout” (Billboard) in Country music, Multi-PLATINUM hitmaker Thomas Rhett continues to generate back-to-back chart-toppers, notching his 10th career No. One with his latest single “Marry Me.” The stirring hit is spending its second straight week at No. One on both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts, also marking its third week at No. One in Canada.

Following LIFE CHANGES’ “Craving You” and “Unforgettable” also peaking at the top chart position, “Marry Me” marks his third No. One hit in the past year, more than any other Country artist.

“It is unbelievable to me that the fans and Country radio have gotten behind me for 10 No. one’s,” said Thomas Rhett. “As an artist and songwriter, there is nothing better than knowing and feeling your music connect with people. I’m just incredibly grateful.”

Thomas Rhett was just named iHeartRadio’s Country Artist of the Year for the second year in a row, following his recent CMA Triple Play award for penning three No. 1 songs within a 12-month period (“Die A Happy Man,” “Star of the Show” and Michael Ray’s “Think A Little Less”). The reigning ACM Male Vocalist of the Year will defend his title at next month’s 2018 ceremony, where he has garnered six total nominations and will also vie for Album of the Year for LIFE CHANGES as both artist and producer, Vocal Event of the Year for “Craving You” (featuring Maren Morris) as both artist and producer and Video of the Year for “Marry Me.”

Thomas Rhett is gearing up to bring his “commanding stage presence” (Rolling Stone) to arenas across the country on his LIFE CHANGES TOUR 2018, kicking off April 5 in Tulsa, OK. For more information and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit www.ThomasRhett.com.