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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
Canaan Smith (Mercury Nashville)
5/10/17

WHAT IT IS: Canaan Smith has been named an “Artist to Watch” by the Huffington Post, USA Today, Yahoo! Music, Spotify and Rolling Stone. In 2015, the singer/songwriter released his first full-length album, Bronco, which debuted in the Top 5 of the Country Albums Chart. The 11-track album includes the RIAA platinum-certified, #1 smash hit “Love You Like That,” plus the ultimate country party song, “Hole in the Bottle.” He’s toured with the likes of Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert and Kip Moore and recently wrapped his second headlining tour. Last year, he joined breakout British country duo The Shires for nearly 20 dates across the U.K. Smith just released his new single, “Like You That Way,” which he co-wrote with Jesse Frasure and Brett James.
ALBUM: Sophomore release TBD
SINGLE: “Like You That Way”
TV: Recent appearances on Today Show, GMA (with Dierks Bentley)
LIVE: Headlining Back For More Tour in the U.K. this year, C2C Festival 2017; The Shires’ international tour, headlining Sundown Ready Tour and Brantley Gilbert’s The Blackout Tour in 2016; headlining Stompin’ Grounds Tour and Dierks Bentley’s The Sounds of Summer Tour in 2015
INTERNET: 97m lifetime streams; 31m YouTube views; 1.8m monthly Spotify listeners
RADIO: 4/17 add date; 30 first-week stations, including SiriusXM and Radio Disney Country
PRESS: Named one to watch by Rolling Stone, HuffPost, Spotify and Entertainment Tonight; USA Today’s “On the Verge” artist spotlight; Critic’s Pick and on Taste of Country’s Top 10 Albums of 2015
BOOKING: Aaron Tannenbaum/CAA
PUBLISHING: BMG
MANAGEMENT: Kos Weaver & Robby Cox/Curo KR