Cam Announces Intimate “Listening Room Series” Tour

Grammy® nominated and critically acclaimed Country singer/songwriter Cam announces her spring Listening Room Series Tour.  The “Listening Room Series” is Cam making good on a promise she made to a fan: to always keep a space for real moments and real conversations with fans of her music. This is an acoustic trio tour in small, cozy venues where Cam will take fan requests, perform songs she’s written for other artists, preview new music from her highly anticipated sophomore album, including her hit new single “Diane”, and will tell full, uncensored stories, noting, “Adult language will be used y’all.”

The tour kicks off in Portland, OR on April 17th and will visit over 10 cities before wrapping up in Vienna, VA on May 10th. Tickets and VIP packages go on sale this Friday, March 16th at CamCountry.com. Since these are smaller venues there will be limited space available! See below for a complete list of dates.

Cam recently released the music video for her new single “Diane”, which was shot in Los Angeles, CA and directed by Daniel Carberry. Using stunning 70s inspired visuals, the video takes you through the complications of infidelity. Watch the video HERE and some behind the scenes footage for the making of the video HERE.

Further building on the excitement surrounding her new single and forthcoming album, Cam will be performing at Sony’s “Lost in Music” event at SXSW this Friday, March 16th, see more information HERE. She is also scheduled to make an appearance on Good Morning America on April 3rd to deliver the first daytime National TV performance of “Diane”, and will be sharing the stage with Motown icon, Smokey Robinson in the season premiere of CMT Crossroads, on Wednesday, March 28th. Cam will then head across the pond to the UK next month with a headline show on April 8th at London’s Islington Assembly Hall.

TOUR DATES:
Tues., April 17 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Wed., April 18 Kuna, ID Cowgirls Saloon
Thurs., April 19 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
Sat., April 21 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
Sun., April 22 Paso Robles, CA Hope Family Winery
Tues., April 24 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
Wed., April 25 Hermosa Beach, CA Saint Rocke
Thurs., April 26 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
Mon., May 7 New York, NY Rockwood Music Hall
Tues., May 8 Brooklyn, NY Baby’s All Right
Thurs., May 10 Vienna, VA Jammin Java

RaeLynn To Release Empowering Anthem “Queens Don’t”

Recently named an ACM New Female Vocalist nominee, platinum-selling country star RaeLynn surprised listeners by announcing the Friday (3/16) release of her new song “Queens Don’t” on-air with Storme Warren for SiriusXM’s “The Highway.” Fans will also be able to watch the accompanying music video, adorned with high fashion looks throughout, and listen to a very special “Queens Don’t” Spotify playlist curated by RaeLynn herself.

“‘Queens Don’t’ is an empowerment anthem,” explains RaeLynn. “A ‘queen’ is any person who knows that they are royalty from the inside out regardless of where they came from. I wanted all my incredible friends and fans to remember that their self-worth shouldn’t be based on material things or other’s opinions but rather the beauty and strength of your spirit. I hope this song inspires everyone who hears it – guy or girl, young or old – to be a queen and to never settle for people in your life that don’t see your true incredible worth.”

The spirited entertainer – who has amassed over 200 million streams to date – is also fully embracing her role as the face of Too Faced’s “Life’s A Festival” global spring collection. RaeLynn is the first country artist chosen to represent a Too Faced collection, joining the likes of Katy Perry, Francesca Eastwood and Ireland Baldwin, among others. Available everywhere now, the “Life’s A Festival” collection features a variety of makeup including RaeLynn standouts like the Rainbow Strobe Highlighter and the Unicorn Tears Bronzer. Her new “RaeLynn In Real Life” YouTube series followed her for a recent day in LA with the Too Faced team, and will continue in the following months to share intimate details of her life as a country music artist.

“Queens Don’t,” alongside the Too Faced inspired “Festival,” is the first new music from RaeLynn since her debut record WildHorse arrived at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Albums Chart and Top 10 on Billboard’s All-Genre Albums Sales Chart upon release. With 11 of the 12 tracks co-written by RaeLynn, the project was recognized as one of the 40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone and a Best Country Album by UPROXX and Stereogum in addition to being a “People Picks” by People. The album’s lead single “Love Triangle” tells her personal story in a way that “is a raw and emotional account of what it’s like to be the child of divorced parents” (People), which media and fans immediately gravitated to, evidenced by the single hitting Top 10 sales per spin while the music video has racked up over 13 million views since its release.

RaeLynn is on the road now sharing her diverse collection of songs, including breakout hits “Love Triangle” and “Lonely Call,” as part of CMT’s Next Women of Country Tour with Sara Evans and Kalie Shorr.

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.