A Toronto, Ontario native, David Boyd Janes is being recognized as one of country music’s most promising new artists – and he owes everything he has accomplished so far to the decision he made two years ago of quitting his job to focus on music full-time. The valiant move paid off quickly; 2019 was a monstrous year for the budding country star.
“I truly feel like I’m stuck in the greatest dream I’ve ever had and I hope I never wake up,” says David. “I have no idea what’s around the corner but I’m really excited to greet it and embrace it all.”
He emerged out of 100 artists to win The Next Country Music Star contest put on by the Havelock Country Jamboree, and was named Artist of the Year at the Mississauga Music Awards. Another win at the Country Wild Music Festival in Cobourg, Ontario, earned David a trip to Nashville to record a song with Grammy-winner Jamie Tate. Before David even released the song – Ready For A Good Time – Montana’s restaurant chain chose it to be featured in their advertisements airing nationwide on both tv and radio. After winning the Boots & Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase, he not only got the opportunity to perform in front of 25,000 country fans on the final night of the festival but with the win came a single release contract through Warner Music Canada.
The song - Couldn’t Hurt - was written with country superstar James Barker, fellow CMAOntario Award nominee Aaron Alan and industry veteran Joe Ernewein.
2020 has also seen David earn his first CMAOntario Award nomination in the Rising Star category, and while plans for a robust tour had to be put on hold, next year is shaping up to be his busiest yet.
If you want some great stories and extreme fun and laughter, listen to the interview with David Boyd Janes below!!!
MULTI-PLATINUM ENTERTAINER TIM HICKS TELLS THE STORY OF ‘THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE PRETTY’ WITH HIS NEW SINGLE, OUT NOW!
‘THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE PRETTY’ IS THE LEAD SINGLE OFF HICKS’ FORTHCOMING ALBUM OUT LATER THIS YEAR
INTERVIEW w/ Multi-Platinum Entertainer ''Tim Hicks'' With Music's Journey Host Kim Cyr The Story Of The Good, The Bad and The Pretty! Check It Out!!
Multi-platinum, award winning entertainer Tim Hicks released his new single ‘The Good, The Bad and The Pretty’ via Open Road Recordings. Self-penned along with Derek Hoffman and Deric Ruttan, ‘The Good, The Bad and The Pretty’ sets the stage for the next chapter in Hicks’ career, and is the first release off his forthcoming EP, out later this year.
Of the song says Hicks, ‘The Good, The Bad and The Pretty’ is about that one bar in every town, that welcomes all sorts of characters on any given night. For me, it represents a lot of the bars I played on a nightly basis for years. I made a lot of good friends in places like that. The best people. The kind that’d give you the shirt off their back if you needed it, and they did. I wanted to pay tribute to them.”
‘The Good, The Bad and The Pretty’ is the first new release from the four-time JUNO Award nominee and multi-Platinum selling CCMA Award winner since the June 2020 release of his Wreck This EP, which garnered his second #1 single with ‘No Truck Song’. His top 5 single ‘Loud’ from his album New Tattoo; which also featured his first #1 hit ‘What A Song Should Do’; was recently licensed to the NHL for the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs and was chosen as the goal song for team Canada during the 2020 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships.
Building from local acclaim to a nationally recognized name, Hicks has cemented his reputation as an elite chart-topping act since making his country label debut in 2013. His vast catalog of highly praised releases including Throw Down, 5:01, 5:01+, Shake These Walls, New Tattoo and Wreck This, have earned the four-time JUNO Award nominee and CCMA Award winner three PLATINUM selling singles, nine GOLD singles, one GOLD album and eighteen Top 10 radio hits, in addition to over 87 million collective streams, multiple sold-out headlining dates and back to back national tours. Hicks, now a three-time consecutive winner, was also the first recipient of the Nielsen Compass Award, which recognizes an artist for the most total content plays including streams, single and album sales as well as total social media following.
As the newest artist signed to the Open Road Recordings’ roster, rising star Dustin Bird released his debut album Unscripted on February 5, 2021, featuring the lead single “Broke and Lonely,” releasing to Canadian country radio on March 1.
CMAO Rising Star nominee Dustin Bird is pushing the boundaries of modern country music. He has achieved six top 100 singles on the Canadian Country Airplay chart as an artist, songwriter and producer. Building off of the success of ‘Together We're Strong,’ a charity single he produced and co-wrote featuring artists such as Cory Marks, Aaron Pritchett and Jason McCoy, he earned his first Top 40 Australian Airplay single with ‘Every Little Town.’ Along with this he became a national finalist in the Jim Beam Talent Search, wrote, produced and released ‘Live Off the Floor’ sessions from the famed Catherine North Studios and was called ‘one to watch for in the country music scene…’ (Sun Country 99.7 FM)
Along with his notable Canadian country radio play, he has garnered an impressive 325,000 + streams as an artist and 1 million + streams collectively as a writer and producer. His music has earned a spot on Spotify editorial playlists such as ‘All About Country,’ ‘New Music Nashville,’ and ‘Live Country.’ As a performer with a natural love for entertaining an audience, Dustin Bird has played major festivals such as Boots and Hearts, Havelock Jamboree, Kempenfest and more. His tour history also includes an opening for major Canadian acts such as Tyler Shaw, Jess Moskaluke and The Washboard Union, among others. With new music, a growing fan base and a new record on the way, Dustin Bird truly ‘solidifies his place in the country’s wave of rising stars’ (Rhythm & Boots NYC).
''Open Road Recordings rising star Dustin Bird delivers with his new single ''Broke and Lonely'' on his debut album 'Unscripted', says Kim Cyr, Editor in Chief NOW and THEN Magazine Host of Music's Journey Podcast. ''I am always blown away with Dustin Bird's is like a painter inspiring us with every word unveiling a masterpiece that is very personal and authentic,'' says Cyr. "I have a lot of fun talking to Dustin but my favorite story is how Dustin likes to write with a cigar and whiskey sitting in his underwear on the front porch,'' says Cyr. Check it out!!
"I believe that in a time of extreme adversity, we must remain unified. As Canadians and members of this industry, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to generate positive change through this art form."
- Dustin, as the producer, co-writer, and featured artist on “Together We're Strong.” DonateHERE
78th Golden Globe Awards (2021) Tina and Amy Monologue Open
Awards season started out Sunday night with the 2021 Golden Globes, the 78th version of the annual TV-and-movies ceremony — though it was an unusual one.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was delayed two months; normally taking place in January as the first awards show of the season, for the first time, this year’s show was held bi-coastally and at the end of February.
Tina Fey hosted live from New York’s Rainbow Room and co-host Amy Poehler broadcasted from the awards’ normal home at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Nominees appeared remotely from locations around the world.
Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor (Movies) for his work in Judas and the Black Messiah, and in his acceptance speech, he emotionally addressed the passing of his friend and costar, Chadwick Boseman.
Boseman later won Best Actor (Movies, Drama) for his performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Boseman’s widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, accepted the award for her late husband, saying “he would thank God, he would thank his parents, he would thank his ancestors for their guidance and their sacrifices.”
Levy accepted the award Sunday night, saying that by its final season, Schitt’s Creek took him and his cast and crew “to places we never thought possible.”
Emma Corrin won Best Actress (TV, Drama) for her portrayal of Princess Diana in Netflix series The Crown, while Jason Sudeikis took home the Globe for Best Actor (TV, Comedy) for Ted Lasso.
Gillian Anderson won Best Supporting Actress (TV, Drama) for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown.
The Crown also won Best TV Show (Drama). It’s the second best drama award for the show, which also won in 2017.
The Queen’s Gambit won Best Limited Series, while the series star, Anya Taylor-Joy, won Best Actress, Limited Series.
Chloé Zhao became only the second woman (after Barbra Streisand) and the first woman of Asian descent to win the Golden Globe for Best Director; she won for Nomadland.
Jodie Foster won her first Golden Globe in nearly three decades, for best supporting actress for her role in The Mauritanian.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm won both Best Movie (Comedy or Musical) and its creator and lead actor, Sacha Baron Cohen, took home the Globe for Best Actor. Cohen thanked “comic genius” Rudy Giuliani for his win.
In a surprise win, Andra Day won Best Actress (Movie, Drama) for her transformative performance as Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Nomadland took home top prize of the night for Best Picture, Drama.
A year after fielding no female nominees for best director — or best feature film nomination for any movie directed by a woman — the Hollywood Foreign Press nominated more female filmmakers than it had before.
Golden Globe Portraits Jane Fonda Cecil B. deMille Recipient
The winners of this year’s Golden Globes are highlighted, below.
Best Motion Picture (Drama)
** WINNER: Nomadland Mank The Father Promising Young Woman The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy)
** WINNER: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Hamilton Music Palm Springs The Prom
Best Motion Picture (Animated)
The Croods 2 Onward Over the Moon ** WINNER: Soul Wolfwalkers
Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal ** WINNER: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Anthony Hopkins, The Father Gary Oldman, Mank Tahar Ramin, The Mauritanian
Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ** WINNER: Andra Day, The United States vs Billie Holiday Frances McDormand, Nomadland Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy)
** WINNER: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm James Corden, The Prom Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield Andy Samberg, Palm Springs
Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Kate Hudson, Music Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit ** WINNER: Rosamund Pike, I Care a Lot Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7 ** WINNER: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah Jared Leto, The Little Things Bill Murray, On the Rocks Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night in Miami
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy Olivia Colman, The Father ** WINNER: Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian Amanda Seyfried, Mank Helena Zengel, News of the World
Best Director (Motion Picture)
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman David Fincher, Mank Regina King, One Night in Miami Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7 ** WINNER: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture)
** WINNER: Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7 Chloé Zhao, Nomadland Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, The Father Jack Fincher, Mank Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Best Original Score (Motion Picture)
Alexandre Desplat, The Midnight Sky Ludwig Göransson, Tenet James Newton Howard, News of the World ** WINNER: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, Soul Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Mank
Best Foreign Film
Another Round, Denmark La Llorona, Guatamela/France The Life Ahead, Italy ** WINNER: Minari, USA Two of Us, France/USA
Best Original Song (Motion Picture)
** WINNER: “Io Si (Seen)” — The Life Ahead “Speak Now” — One Night in Miami “Tigress & Tweed” — The United States Vs. Billie Holiday “Fight For You” — Judas and the Black Messiah “Hear My Voice” — The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Television Series (Drama)
** WINNER: The Crown Lovecraft Country The Mandalorian Ozark Ratched
Best Television Series (Comedy/Musical)
Emily in Paris The Flight Attendant The Great ** WINNER: Schitt’s Creek Ted Lasso
Best Television Performance by an Actor (Musical/Comedy)
Don Cheadle, Black Monday Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek Nicholas Hoult, The Great ** WINNER: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Best Television Performance by an Actress (Musical/Comedy)
Lily Collins, Emily in Paris Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant Elle Fanning, The Great ** WINNER: Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek Jane Levy, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
Best Television Performance by an Actor (Drama)
Jason Bateman, Ozark ** WINNER: Josh O’Connor, The Crown Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Al Pacino, Hunters Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason
Best Television Performance by an Actress (Drama)
Olivia Colman, The Crown Jodi Comer, Killing Eve ** WINNER: Emma Corrin, The Crown Laura Linney, Ozark Sarah Paulson, Ratched
Best Television Performance by an Actor (Limited Series)
Bryan Cranston, Your Honor Jeff Daniels, The Comey Rule Hugh Grant, The Undoing Ethan Hawke, The Good Lord Bird ** WINNER: Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
Best Television Performance by an Actress (Limited Series)
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People Shira Haas, Unorthodox Nicole Kidman, The Undoing ** WINNER: Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit
Best Supporting Actor (Television)
** WINNER: John Boyega, Small Axe Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek Jim Parsons, Hollywood Donald Sutherland, The Undoing
Best Supporting Actress (Television)
**WINNER: Gillian Anderson, The Crown Helena Bonham-Carter, The Crown Julia Garner, Ozark Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek Cynthia Nixon, Ratched
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Normal People ** WINNER: The Queen’s Gambit Small Axe The Undoing Unorthodox
The five-track project was produced by hit songwriter/producer Danny Myrick (Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Maddie & Tae), Hoot’s debut project features four original songs as well as Hoot’s recently released cover of “La Bamba.” Hoot collaborated with an all-star lineup of musicians and songwriters for Love Out Of Time including Dean Sams (Lonestar), Myrick, Jenne Fleenor (CMA Award-winning musician), Dave Pahanish (Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith), Jamie Floyd (Ingrid Andress, Lucie Silvas, Ashley Monroe) and more.
“I Would’ve Loved You is a song about the choices we make and the consequences that follow,” Hoot explained of the collaboration. “It is a story about someone who has so much love to give, but due to the other person’s decisions, that love turns into hate that lasts forever. I am so honored to have written this song with Jamie Floyd and Dean Sams, who are both incredible writers.''
From backstage, side stage to front of the house, the music video finds Hoot and Clarkson wandering around the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The clip brings the heartstring-pulling story to life in an elegant setting with a flawless visual that is perfect for the track while putting both of their powerhouse vocals on full display center stage.
“More than forever, always, madly / the deepest, unforgettable / With all that I am / with my heart wide open / for the rest of my life I promise you / I’m gonna hate you as long and as much as I would’ve loved you/ And I would’ve loved you,” Hoot and Clarkson sing during the chorus.
''The unveiling of the music video for ''I Would've Loved You'' is so evocative and powerful,'' says Kim Cyr, Editor in Chief for NOW and THEN Magazine. ''Jake Hoot and Kelly Clarkson deliver a haunting performance that expresses the gut-wrenching, explicit feelings you feel when you love someone with everything you have and have that love ripped away with no warning. It is honest and candid. Jake shows how he can project his voice so clearly and with such ease. It is truly incredible. Kelly's voice and vulnerability are stunning in this duet with Jake. There just isn't any other word for it. I get chills every time I listen to it. The lyrics are bold and direct, leaving nothing to the imagination. Artists have to reinvent a new way to write lyrics about heartache and breakups. This song brings it and will resonate with fans around the world.''
Jake Hoot feat. Kelly Clarkson - I Would've Loved You (Official Music Video)
Jake Hoot - This Is The Night (Official Lyric Video)
Jake Hoot - Somethin' We Can Slow Dance To (Official Lyric Video)
''This one is a very special song to me because of the meaning behind it,'' says Hoot. ''It talks about a love that’s misplaced in time, not run out of love, just wrong timing. And even though it's no one's fault, it's just not the right time. It is about two people who love each other, but the timing just isn’t right. When I came up with the concept of this song, I was in a very interesting time in my life. I really had feelings for this girl but it just wasn’t the right time for either of us. Fast forward a few years, he adds, this girl is now going to be my wife! Timing really is everything! This is also her favorite tune.''
Jake Hoot - Love Out Of Time (Official Lyric Video)
Drawing inspiration from his childhood in the Dominican Republic, Hoot released a cover of “La Bamba” from his forthcoming EP on November 6th, which landed in the Top 10 on the iTunes Latin charts. Fellow Season 17 The Voice contestant Ricky Duran is featured as the lead guitarist on “La Bamba” along with 8 other contestants who lent their vocals on the track from Hoot’s winning season.
Jake Hoot - La Bamba ft. Ricky Duran (Official Music Video)
Following his record-breaking win on NBC’s The Voice, Hoot has gone on to release several tracks including charitable song “Tennessee Strong,” which reached Top 10 in the iTunes Country Singles chart, Top 35 on the iTunes All-Genre Chart, and benefitted the survivors of the deadly Middle TN tornadoes. He also released the debut single “Dangerous Thing,” a special Father’s Day song, “The Best Job I Ever Had” and a heartwarming love song, “Nadine.”
Currently over 3 million Apple Music and Spotify streams, nearly 70K downloads, and gearing up to make his second Grand Ole Opry appearance, the future proves bright for this mega-talent with a heart of gold who is known by his 5-year-old daughter simply as daddy.
XO / REPUBLIC RECORDS RELEASE THE HIGHLIGHTS, PROJECT CURATED FOR THE WEEKND’S UPCOMING PEPSI SUPER BOWL LV HALFTIME SHOW PERFORMANCE
THE WEEKND IS THE FIRST EVER CANADIAN ARTIST TO SOLO HEADLINE THE SUPER BOWL
ANNOUNCES HIS RETURN TO THE GLOBAL STAGE WITH AFTER HOURS WORLD TOUR, TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 8th
WATCH “THE LAST MEAL BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL” NOW
TEAMS UP WITH POSTMATES AS FIRST EVER ARTIST TO HIGHLIGHT BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANTS IN NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH CAMPAIGN
06 FEBRUARY 2021 (TORONTO, ON) - The Weeknd and XO/Republic Records/Universal Music Canada, the country's leading music company, have released a special project curated specifically for his upcoming Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show appearance. Given the vast mainstream audience of the Super Bowl, The Highlights album is a way to present some of The Weeknd’s most notable works in one place. While this isn’t a “Greatest Hits” album it does provide a new listener a rich foray into some of the iconic artist’s best and favorite work.
Listen to The Highlights HERE
In addition, The Weeknd recently announced the After Hours World Tour. The 104-date global tour will kick off on January 14th, 2022 in Vancouver at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena with stops in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Paris, London and more, before wrapping November 18th in Glasgow at SSE Hydro. The announcement comes just days ahead of the multi-platinum singer’s headlining Super Bowl performance, and also includes a handful of rescheduled dates shifting from 2021 to be a part of the After Hours World Tour in 2022. Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, February 8th at 10AM local time at Ticketmaster.com. Full routing can be found HERE.
As another gift to the fans, The Weeknd dropped a video entitled “The Last Meal Before the Super Bowl.” In the video, The Weeknd can be seen enjoying a final feast on the field. Check it out HERE.
The Weeknd - The Last Meal Before The Super Bowl
Lastly, to honor the first day of Black History month, The Weeknd announced a collaboration with Postmates and their Black-Owned national merchant collection. Postmates users will see the collection of local options at the top of their feed when using the Postmates app. To kick the collaboration off, The Weeknd chose a local Tampa black-owned restaurant, Mama's Southern Soul Food to feed the frontline healthcare workers at AdventHealth Carrollwood (nearby the Stadium where the Superbowl will take place) who received 150 meals delivered by Postmates, to recognize and reward their tireless efforts to save lives and keep their community safe.
The Highlights tracklisting:
Save Your Tears
Blinding Lights
In Your Eyes
Can’t Feel My Face
I Feel It Coming (With Daft Punk)
Starboy (With Daft Punk)
Pray For Me (With Kendrick Lamar)
Heartless
Often
The Hills
Call Out My Name
Die For You
Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Love Me Harder (With Ariana Grande)
Acquainted
Wicked Games
The Morning
After Hours
The Weeknd - Starboy ft. Daft Punk (Official Video)
The Weeknd - Die For You (Official Audio)
The Weeknd - Acquainted (Official Audio)
The Weeknd - Save Your Tears (Official Music Video)
Two-time GRAMMY Award winners and current nomineesDan + Shay have released their brand-new single “Glad You Exist,” impacting radio on Monday, February 8. The duo’s new song comes with a message of hope and gratitude to their fans.
Written by the duo’s Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney alongside Ryan Lewis, Tayla Parx and Jordan Reynolds, “Glad You Exist” was announced to fans Tuesday night with a special message from the duo: “To us, ‘Glad You Exist’ is more than just a song. It’s a message of gratitude and hope. A message to everyone in our lives: our fans, our friends, our families, to remind them all how grateful we are to be on the planet at the same time. It’s truly remarkable when you think about it. We’ve spent the majority of the past year, like many others, searching for answers and a sense of normalcy, but finding comfort in memories of better days (that we all know will return soon). Concerts, bonfires, road trips with friends, even the simple things like date night at a restaurant, or beers at a bar during a football game. This song has taken on a new meaning not being able to see our loved ones in person, but throughout history, music has always had a special way of bringing people together, even when we are furthest apart. These words hold a special place in our hearts, and hopefully, they will in yours too. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again (and again). We’re just so glad you exist. Every. Single. One of you.”
Dan + Shay were recently announced as Blake Shelton’s Battle Advisors on NBC’s The Voice for the show’s milestone 20th season. “The Battle Rounds are two artists coming together in a battle duet and there’s no one I can think of who could advise better than Dan + Shay for this,” said Shelton. “Their career has exploded over the last several years because of their songwriting and how they are able to harmonize and make music together. And they are naturals at being an advisor and it’s been helpful for me and my team having them here this season.”
The duo has graced The Voice stage in the past for multiple performances, most recently in December 2020 with their original holiday tune “Take Me Home For Christmas.” The announcement came shortly after the duo’s massive global hit “Tequila” received the iHeartRadio Titanium Award for crossing the threshold of one billion total audience spins across iHeartRadio stations.
7x Platinum, multi-week #1 hit “Tequila” laid the groundwork for the enormous success that is Dan + Shay. The duo shattered records with their single “10,000 Hours” with superstar Justin Bieber, with the song claiming the title of the biggest first-week streaming total in country music history. Garnering over 1.5 billion global streams to date. Dan + Shay have earned multiple GRAMMY, CMA, ACM, American Music, and Billboard Music Award wins and nominations, currently up for their 3rd consecutive GRAMMY Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. In the seven years since they formed, Dan + Shay have surpassed seven billion global career streams (with over four billion impressions in 2020 alone).
CELEBRATED AS THE #1 MOST PLAYED CANADIAN COUNTRY ARTIST OF 2020, PORTER NAMED TO CMT’S NEXT WOMEN OF COUNTRY CLASS OF 2021
“DRINKIN’ SONGS” APPROACHES TOP 10
ON THE CANADIAN COUNTRY CHARTS
TORONTO, ON (February 5, 2021) — Canada’s MacKenzie Porter has released the official video for her chart-climbing current single “Drinkin’ Songs.” A time-traveling trip through the decades, the video was directed by Justin Clough and shot in Nashville, TN, and shows Porter dating one dud after another time after time, with each love interest throughout the iconic eras becoming “just another one of (her) drinkin’ songs.” Sealed with a martini and an intoxicating hook, “Drinkin’ Songs” delivers with “impressive vocal chops” (Calgary Herald) that have fans “instantly obsessed” (Whiskey Riff).
The DRINKIN’ SONGS MUSIC VIDEO IS OUT NOW!!!
MacKenzie Porter - Drinkin' Songs (Official Music Video)
This release comes after a long list of incredible achievements for Porter in Canada. She notched her third back-to-back #1 single in Canada (“Seeing Other People”), was the #1 Most Played Canadian artist on Canadian Country radio (Mediabase CA 2020 Big Picture chart), and had the #1 Most Played Canadian Country song (“These Days”) as per Billboard Canada’s 2020 Year-End chart.
Last year also saw her crossover hit “These Days (Remix)” hit Top 10 at all 3 Canadian pop formats and hold at #1 for 4 weeks on the Billboard All-Format Canadian Top 50. Porter is the first Canadian country artist since Shania Twain to earn a crossover Top 10 at Pop radio.
Porter wrapped 2020 with the release of Drinkin’ Songs: The Collection, a 7-song assembly of over two years’ worth of new music that wrapped up a breakout chapter in anticipation of what’s next. This year, Porter will deliver more new music produced by Joey Moi, featuring her “girl-next-door vocals” that “cut like a blade” (Billboard).
With Nashville taking notice of her “authentic heart” (American Songwriter) as well as “her mesmerizing vocals and hook-driven songs” (Billboard), Porter was just inducted into CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2021, joining an elite sisterhood of trailblazers and tastemakers. Watch Porter take the stage performing “These Days” for their announcement celebration here.
Singer-songwriter MacKenzie Porter is a rising Country talent whose sound knows no borders. Signed to Big Loud Records, Porter is surging now with DRINKIN’ SONGS: THE COLLECTION, an arsenal of two years’ worth of new music produced by Joey Moi. Since moving to Nashville in 2014 from her native Canada, she’s developed a radiant Country style which threads the needle between traditional heart and modern energy, often collaborating with songwriting mainstays like Nicolle Galyon, Craig Wiseman, Natalie Hemby, and Tommy English. Her "mesmerizing vocals and hook-driven songs" (Billboard) have sparked a list of headline-worthy accolades, including multiple Canadian Country Music Award nominations — 4X Female Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Fans' Choice — as well as a previous JUNO Award nomination for Country Album of the Year. Making her mark, Porter became the first female artist to have three back-to-back #1 singles at Canadian Country radio in 22 years with “About You,” “These Days” and “Seeing Other People” in early 2020, following Shania Twain in 1998. Porter also earned her first crossover Top 10 at Canadian pop-radio — a first since 2003 for a Canadian female country artist — with "These Days (Remix)," and joined CMT’s elite sisterhood of tastemakers and trailblazers as one of their Next Women of Country class of 2021. The Pandora 2021 Country Artist to Watch has toured extensively on her own, also sharing stages with Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Chris Lane, Blake Shelton and Dallas Smith, and co-starred in the Netflix series, "Travelers."
Three-time Country Music Association and seven-time Academy of Country Music Award winner Eric Church offers fans more new music with the release of “Hell Of A View”.
Written by Church together with Casey Beathard (“The Outsiders,” “Mr. Misunderstood”) and Monty Criswell (“Like Jesus Does”), the romantic mid-tempo track depicts a life devoted to chasing dreams over dollars alongside the ones we love. Joined by powerhouse and longtime backing vocalist Joanna Cotten, Church sings about the payoff of such a life.
Eric Church - Doing Life With Me (Studio Video)
Eric Church - Hell Of A View (Official Lyric Video)
Eric Church - Crazyland (Studio Video)
Eric Church - Bad Mother Trucker (Official Studio Video)
Morgan Wallen releases his forthcoming second album Dangerous: The Double Album on January 8th, 2020. With 30 tracks across two discs, Dangerous includes a handful of previously released songs such as “More Than My Hometown,” the smash “7 Summers” and Wallen’s cover of Jason Isbell’s “Cover Me Up”. Additionally, there’s a new mix of “Heartless,” Wallen’s hit collaboration with the electronic producer Diplo. Dangerous also features a duet with Chris Stapleton on the song “Only Thing That’s Gone,” as well as a songwriting contribution from Eric Church on the album closer, “Quittin’ Time.”
Morgan Wallen: Sand In My Boots (The Dangerous Sessions)
Morgan Wallen – Beer Don't (Audio Only)
Morgan Wallen - 7 Summers (Song Length Video)
Morgan Wallen - Somebody’s Problem (Official Lyric Video)
Morgan filmed a lot of stuff with Spotify to make Dangerous an Enhanced Album. Y’all can watch some more videos and hear all the songs here: https://link.tospotify.com/Dangerous.
MacKenzie Porter - The One (Lyric Video)
