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Brad Paisley Reveals Track Listing and Collaborations on Forthcoming Album ‘Love And War’

Country superstar Brad Paisley announced the track listing of his forthcoming Arista Nashville album, LOVE AND WAR, which streets April 21. Fans can download the first single and Top 5 hit “Today” HERE and stream it HERE.

Special vocal and songwriter guests on Paisley’s new album include Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Mick Jagger and John Fogerty, Country Music Hall of Famers Bill Anderson and Johnny Cash and hip hop-R&B artist-producer Timbaland.

The credits for Paisley’s 11th studio release are as follows:

Brad Paisley – LOVE AND WAR
1. “Heaven South”
Brad Paisley/Brent Anderson/Chris DuBois

2. “Last Time for Everything”
Brad Paisley/Smith Ahnquist/Brent Anderson/Chris DuBois/Mike Ryan

3. “One Beer Can”
Brad Paisley/Brent Anderson/Chris DuBois

4. “Go to Bed Early”
Brad Paisley/Brent Anderson/Hannah Dasher/Chris DuBois

5. “Drive of Shame” (Featuring Mick Jagger)
Brad Paisley/Mick Jagger/Matt Clifford

6. “Contact High”
Brad Paisley/Kelley Lovelace/Lee Thomas Miller

7. “Love and War” (Featuring John Fogerty)
Brad Paisley/John Fogerty

8. “Today”
Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois/Ashley Gorley

9. “selfie#theinternetisforever”
Brad Paisley/Jim Beavers/Chris DuBois (ASCAP/BMI)

10. “Grey Goose Chase” (Featuring Timbaland)
Brad Paisley/Jared Gutstadt/Lee Thomas Miller/Timothy Mosley

11. “Gold All Over the Ground”
Brad Paisley/John R. Cash

12. “Dying to See Her” (Featuring Bill Anderson)
Brad Paisley/Bill Anderson

13. “Solar Power Girl” (Featuring Timbaland)
Brad Paisley/Jared Gutstadt/Timothy Mosley

14. “The Devil Is Alive and Well”
Brad Paisley/Robert Arthur/Kenny Lewis

15. “Meaning Again”
Brad Paisley/Kelley Lovelace/Lee Thomas Miller

16. “Heaven South” (Reprise)
Brad Paisley/Brent Anderson/Chris DuBois

Ryan Griffin Releases Sake Of The Summer EP

Ryan Griffin released his debut EP, Sake Of The Summer, today on all streaming services and digital retailers. Check it out here and here. Ryan’s debut single, “Back Seats and Burnt CDs” is currently spinning on Sirius XM and is part of their Highway Finds program.

Armed with the success of co-writing Kelsea Ballerini’s number 1 single “Dibs,” Ryan is launching off that momentum with Sake Of The Summer, an emotional look at the past, present, and future. The EP explores a wide ranges of styles and influences, creating a lasting experience for listeners.

Releasing his own music is a dream that’s been a long time coming for Griffin. Even at an early age, he proclaimed he wanted to be a country music singer and never wavered in his pursuit. During his freshman year in high school, the Florida native was given the opportunity to meet with a major label executive in Nashville. When the exec saw and heard Ryan’s raw talent, he told him to return in a few years. So, he did.

After enrolling in Belmont University, Griffin not only was introduced to songwriting, but he also was able to carve out his identity as an artist, which has proven invaluable to his journey as a musician.

So who is Ryan Griffin as an artist? The same young man he is as a person. He’s a young husband and father. He’s a singer who draws from such varied influences as George Strait and Brian McKnight. He’s a songwriter whose words mirror the truth, vulnerability and compassion he feels.

“My whole life is about being transparent and being real,” Ryan admits. “Music needs to be honest, or I don’t want to represent it. All I’ve wanted to do was make music that’s true to who I am…authentic…that I can stand onstage and be proud to sing.” That’s who Ryan Griffin is. And that’s what makes Ryan and his music worth getting to know.

Ryan Griffin – Sake Of The Summer EP Track List
Back Seats and Burnt CDs
Woulda Left Me Too
Young Love
Sake of the Summer
Drinkin’ To Do
Grab Sake Of The Summer on iTunes here.

Learn more about Ryan Griffin by visiting his Official Website, and follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Josh Turner Readies March 10 Release Of New Album Deep South

Josh Turner’s highly-anticipated new album, Deep South, releases everywhere this Friday, March 10th on MCA Nashville. This is the multi-platinum-selling, award-winning country star’s sixth studio album and the excitement is clear.

“I learned a lot through that process, and I think I grew as a writer and as an artist. But there’s been a lot of life that’s been lived in those four years too,” says Josh. “It’s not just the musical aspect, but the life stuff affects the music side of things. There’s been health things that have happened. We had a child since I started this record making process. The business itself has changed a lot, and there’s been a lot of changes on the business side for me. So, it’s just a really culmination of all that – life and lessons and age and just the kinds of songs that I came across, the kinds of songs I wrote, just the backstories on all of it.”

Turner takes his rich baritone to NBC’s TODAY Show March 14 to perform his Top 15 hit “Hometown Girl.” The catchy tune is moving critics and fans alike with over 100k in digital sales and topping an impressive 60 million streams across all platforms. Before heading to New York, Turner takes to the road for Deep South album release events across the southeast beginning in Key Largo, Fla. March 9; Orlando, Lakeland and Ocala, Fla. March 10; Atlanta, Ga. March 11 and Birmingham, Ala. March 12.

Deep South Track Listing:
1. Deep South
2. All About You
3. Hometown Girl
4. Beach Bums
5. Southern Drawl
6. Where The Girls Are
7. Never Had A Reason
8. Wonder
9. One Like Mine
10. Lay Low
11. Hawaiian Girl

Fans can pre-order Deep South HERE and find Turner’s official Deep South playlist HERE. For more information on Josh Turner including a list of his upcoming tour dates, visit www.JoshTurner.com.

Rory Feek Celebrates Gold Status of Joey + Rory’s “Hymns That Are Important To Us” with Cracker Barrel

Last year on March 4, the country music community mourned the loss of sweet Joey Feek. Within days of the one year mark of Joey’s passing, Rory was honored with Gold Status of Joey + Rory’s album, “Hymns That Are Important to Us.”

“Hymns That Are Important to Us” sold over 500,000 copies, earning the gold record status. With nearly 160,000 copies sold at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®, Cracker Barrel was presented with gold plaques from Gaither Music at the store’s home office in Lebanon, TN. Cracker Barrel sold exclusive deluxe packages of the album nationwide in their stores as well as online. Cracker Barrel gifted Rory Feek and his family with custom rocking chairs, complete with a congratulatory message.

Joey + Rory’s “Hymns That Are Important to Us” is available online at digital music outlets such as iTunes here, as well online at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® and their retail locations.

Kalie Shorr Makes Big Impact With Release Of Slingshot EP

Last Friday (March 3), singer/songwriter Kalie Shorr released her new EP, Slingshot, capping off a remarkable year wherein she was named a “Highway Find” by Sirius XM’s The Highway, an “Artist Discovery” by CMT, a 2017 “Artist You Need To Know” by Rolling Stone Country and one of only seven 2017 “RISERS” artists by Taste of Country.

The Slingshot EP was produced by Aaron Eshuis with the exception of “Fight Like A Girl” which was produced by Jason Afable and provides the lyric that inspired the EP’s title: “What he doesn’t know is I’ve got a slingshot and a stone”. Released as a single in 2016, “Fight Like A Girl” is responsible for making Shorr the second best-selling debut country female of last year behind only Maren Morris. That single received massive airplay on Sirius XM’s The Highway, CMT, Radio Disney Country and has generated over 1.55 million streams on Spotify.

“I feel so embraced by the Nashville community, and their support has enabled me to do so many things that, historically speaking, were impossible for an independent artist. From radio to streaming to media, I really feel the love and know that my successes have come from all of them seeing something in me and my music and wanting to help,” says Shorr. “It has changed my life and I am so appreciative.”

Slingshot has been well received by critics with Taste of Country dubbing it a “Critic’s Pick” with “five tightly packaged pop-country songs that will hook your heart.” Sounds Like Nashville says that Shorr “put her heart and soul into her songwriting to create a vulnerable, yet powerful, project that listeners from all around can relate to.”

Breakout track “Nothin’ New” from Slingshot is already being featured on Apple Music’s The A-List: Country playlist, Whiskey Riff ‘s New Music Friday and has been singled out by blogs Queens Of Country, Variety Beat and CMChat.

Slingshot Tracks:
“Fight Like A Girl”
Written by Kalie Shorr/Hailey Steele/Lena Stone
“He’s Just Not That Into You”
Written by Kalie Shorr/Emily Reid/Lena Stone
“Nothin’ New”
Written by Kalie Shorr/Lacy Green/Emily Landis
“Love Like That”
Written by Kalie Shorr/Jason Afable/Eric Mallon
“Odds Are”
Written by Kevin Griffin (of Better Than Ezra)/Ed Robertson (of Barenaked Ladies)