WHAT IT IS: Armed with a debut single that has more than 38m streams and has caught the attention of radio, this dream-chaser has become one of today’s most-buzzed-about new artists. The soul-baring, debut album, showcases all of the heart, charm and smooth vocals fans have come to expect from Allen, as well as the same infectious groove and mix of country, rock, R&B and pop that first caught listeners’ attentions.
ALBUM: Mercury Lane
RELEASE DATE: 10/12
SINGLE: “Best Shot”
TV: NBC’s Today (slated for 10/9), Great American Country and Good Day Columbus
LIVE: Support on Toby Keith’s 2017 amphitheater tour; recently performed at music festivals across the country; will hit the road on Scotty McCreery and Kane Brown’s tours this fall; also on Chase Rice’s U.K. tour
INTERNET: 47m+ streams; single one of the Top 100 Shazam songs in the nation (#2 Country); #31 Most Played song on Pandora (#3 in Country); “Blue Jean Baby” reached #8 on Spotify’s Viral 50
RADIO: Debut single rocketing up the charts now, currently Top 20 and climbing
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Billboard, CMT (“One of the most inspiring tales to come out of Music Row in the last decade”), Taste of Country (“He’s lined up to become a mainstay”), PopCulture, The Boot
BOOKING: Josh Garrett/UTA
PUBLISHING: Wide Open Music
MANAGEMENT: Ash Bowers/Wide Open Music