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HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/19a)
ON THE COVER: WICKED
They're not in Kansas anymore. (11/19a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
THE B-SIDE
Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear (Glassnote)
5/9/15

WHAT IT IS: The mother-and-son duo provides soulful, folk-leaning music. The pair consists of singer/guitarist and songwriter Madisen Ward and his mother, Ruth, also on vocals and guitar. They’ve been playing together in their hometown of Kansas City, building a small and under-the-radar following over the past few years. Recently, a trip to the Americana Music Festival in Nashville placed the band in a national spotlight, garnering critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, NPR, Paste, CMT Edge and more for their mesmerizing songwriting, vocals and live dynamic.

RELEASE DATE: 5/18

SINGLE: “Silent Movies”

TV: Letterman, Jools Holland, CBS Sunday Morning

LIVE: Nationwide tours with Tallest Man on Earth and The Pixies; international dates with Sufjan Stevens; festivals include Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival

RADIO: Spinning at SiriusXM Spectrum, KRBZ, WXRT, WFUV, KCSN, KKXT, WXPN, WUMB, WYEP, KPRI, KRBZ, KTBG, WRLT, more

PRESS: Associated Press, NPR, Paste, Rolling Stone Country, CMT Edge, Aquarium Drunkard, Kansas City Star, The Source

BOOKING: Don Muller/WME

PUBLISHING: Insieme Music Publishing

MANAGEMENT: Neill Smith

SOCIALS: Facebook
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