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WHAT IT IS: Country traditionalist Randall King’s forthcoming major-label debut album, Shot Glass, produced by Bart Butler and Ryan Gore, centers around a night out at a bar, with each song representing the specific perspective of one of those in the room. King, who co-wrote eight of the 11 tracks, is staking his claim as “a talented newcomer to watch,” as Rolling Stone recently noted. King’s masterful blend of timeless, traditional sounds and present-day country elements has already brought him more than 115m career streams.
ALBUM: Shot Glass
RELEASE DATE: 3/18
LIVE: 120+ headlining shows a year; opened for Garth Brooks on his Drive-In Concert Experiencein 2020; making his Grand Ole Opry debut on 3/15; opening for Tracy Lawrence and Clay Walker in March
INTERNET: 115m+ global career streams; 400k+ monthly Spotify listeners; nearly 350k followers across social platforms; playlist support from Spotify’s New Boots, Wild Country, Breakout Country; Apple Music’s Country Risers, New Music Daily; Amazon’s Breakthrough Country
PRESS: Pandora and Country Now 2022 Country Artist to Watch; The Boot 2021 Artist to Watch; MusicRow (“This dude is a for-real country singer”)
BOOKING: Andrew McWilliams/Red 11 Music
PUBLISHING: Chris Oglesby/BMG
MANAGEMENT: Scott Gunter & Howie Edelman/Durango Artist Management
