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)
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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: At just 14 years old, Maddox Batson navigates life with insight and humor belying his age. Early singles like “Tears in the River” and “X’s” quickly showed that he wasn’t just an up-and-comer covering country hits but also as a skilled songwriter—evidenced by his co-write on the Lana Del Rey-Quavo collaboration “Tough.” With the release of his latest single, “Southbound,” Batson aims to carve out his own identity in music while preparing for live shows and additional releases in the near future.
SINGLE: “Southbound” and “X’s”
LIVE: Upcoming dates at Vinyl at Center Stage on 12/6 (Atlanta), the Underground on 12/8 (Charlotte), Brooklyn Bowl on 12/15 (Nashville); performing at Stagecoach 2025
INTERNET: 25k+ TikTok creations on “X’s,” 6.3m+ YouTube views; 15k+ TikTok creations on “Southbound,” 1m+ YouTube views; 3m+ TikTok followers; 843k+ Instagram followers; 568k+ YouTube subs
PRESS: US Weekly, The Tennessean, E!, NBC, ACM, CMT, more
BOOKING: Braeden Roundtree, Sloane Cavitt Logue & Jordan Stone/WME
PUBLISHING: Warner Chappell
MANAGEMENT: Prosper Ent.