NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
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NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
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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.
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WHAT IT IS: Austin Snell has bucked Nashville’s “10-year town” moniker, arriving in 2022 and quickly starting work to make “grunge country” a household name. His debut single, “Excuse the Mess,” has accumulated 20m+ streams and secured playlist placements on Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora. With 36m+ global streams and 250k+ active users on TikTok, plus a SiriusXM Highway Find accolade, Snell was also the second artist ever chosen for SiriusXM’s Artist Accelerator program. His next single, “Pray All the Way Home,” points the way ahead for this exciting newcomer.
SINGLE: “Pray All The Way Home”
RELEASE DATE: 4/14
LIVE: Opened for Warren Zeiders on 14 dates of his U.S. tour (February/March); performing festivals and opening for artists such as Willie Nelson, Bailey Zimmerman and Jelly Roll
INTERNET: 276k+ followers on social media platforms; emo cover of Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears” with more than 54k TikTok creations of the sound; nearly 700k monthly Spotify listeners
RADIO: “Pray All the Way Home” impacting Country radio on 4/14
PRESS: MusicRow, Taste of Country, SiriusXM, All Access, Country Now, Music Mayhem Magazine
BOOKING: Sabrina Butera & Chris Burrus/CAA
PUBLISHING: River House Artists
MANAGEMENT: Grant Gravitt & Genevieve Thompson/Mick Management