BIG CHANGES AT RCA: EDGE UPS PITTS TO PREZ, FLECK TO COO; RICCITELLI TO EXIT
Recalibrating for changing tastes. (1/15a)
DANGEROUS TIMES: A CONVERSATION WITH MORGAN WALLEN
As his song says, "Livin' the Dream." (1/14a)
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RAINMAKERS
Bring your umbrella.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
HOW TO FIND 11,780 VOTES
It's the way all the biggest mob bosses did it.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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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