ARISTA NASHVILLE GOES "WILD" FOR WADE

Randy Goodman's Sony Music Nashville has signed buzzing singer/songwriter Morgan Wade to Arista Nashville. Named one of the best songs of 2021 by Vulture, "Wilder Days," the opening track from Wade's debut album, Reckless, will be serviced to Country radio this fall.

Released March 19, Reckless has earned rave reviews from the BBC, American Songwriter, The Tennessean, The Boot/Taste of Country and more. The 26-year-old artist collaborated with producers Paul Ebersold and Sadler Vaden to develop songs she'd been working on throughout her twenties.

Following opening stints with Ashley McBryde and American Aquarium, she will join Lucero for the band’s fall tour.

Pictured above celebrating this inking are (front l-r) Randy Goodman, SMN Chairman & CEO; Wade; Mary Sparr, Hillpeople Artist Management; (back l-r) Liz Cost, SMN VP, Marketing; Caryl Atwood, SMN SVP, Sales and Streaming; Jennifer Way, SMN SVP, Marketing; Taylor Lindsey, SMN SVP, A&R; Steve Hodges, SMN EVP Promotion and Artist Development; Vaden.

Speaking of ink, Morgan sports a pretty impressive collection of tats. In a related story, a HITS editor just got an oversized tattoo of his bong.

Photo by Alan Poizner