It’s often hard times that make us who we are, and for multi-Platinum group
LANCO, that was 2020. However, they’ve come out stronger on the other side as these roots-frontier explorers and live-performance junkies were challenged to refocus the band’s drive which led to all-new music and today’s release of “Near Mrs.” (Arista Nashville). Written by frontman Brandon Lancaster, Shane McAnally and Jeremy Spillman, the gentle slow-burning sway and full-circle theme is a roots-rock anthem of the big-picture wins made possible by life’s little tragedies and is available now at all digital retailers.
“To take last year and turn it into something liberating…it was huge and led to a year of rediscovery for us,” frontman Brandon Lancaster said. Especially for me as a storyteller..it’s like, ‘Who is the guy behind ‘Greatest Love Story’ and ‘Born To Love You?’ It’s almost like you can’t move forward until you go back to tell that part of the story.”
Matt Stell Surprises Fans With New Song That Ain t Me No More
The song will officially impact country radio on Feb. 22.by TV News Desk
Hot on the heels of his back-to-back No. 1 singles, platinum-selling smash Prayed For You and Everywhere But On, RECORDS Nashville/Arista Nashville s Matt Stell has surprised fans with a brand-new single, That Ain t Me No More, available now for streaming and download. Matt premiered the track this morning on The Bobby Bones Show, with the song officially impacting country radio on Feb. 22. Stream/download That Ain t Me No More here now. That Ain t Me No More is written by Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Smith Ahnquist, Jake Mitchell and Nick Donley and co-produced by Matt with Ash Bowers.
Still That Kid he skipped the long way home.
The 11-song project (plus two alternate versions) sounds like what an album made by someone who grew up in America s heartland should sound like. It s low on cheap thrills, heavy on small town imagery and brushed with muscle and soft personal touches. Mize says he followed impulses and then back-tracked. He wrote songs and then scrapped them in favor of the unbelievable cuts he received from Music City A-listers. Most of all, he listened. He listened a lot. Slow is an important song on the album, if not a signature track. The soulful ballad is what you d get if Lee Brice sang a Billy Currington song: smart storytelling combined with a passionate delivery you can t help but learn a lesson from, especially in 2021, when even during a pandemic the world moves too damn fast.
Photo: John Mayer on Kimmel [ABC]
John Mayer’s song “In The Blood” recently began receiving attention from country radio programmers. Popular host Bobby Bones has demonstrated particular enthusiasm for the song.
Thanks to the high-profile airplay, it actually debuted at #59 on this week’s Billboard Country Airplay chart.
Aware of the early support, Columbia and Arista Nashville officially serviced a 3:58 radio edit to country radio Monday night.
Columbia’s radio team also advertised the song in this week’s Country Aircheck and Billboard Country Update trade newsletters.
The ad touts the song’s early sales, streaming and Shazam numbers.
Remember When Brad Paisley Scored His First No. 1 Hit?
It didn t take Brad Paisley long to find chart-topping success once he was in a position to get his music out to the public. The singer-songwriter and guitarist scored his first No. 1 hit with his second single, He Didn t Have to Be, on Dec. 11, 1999.
Paisley was actually successful straight out of the gate with his debut single, Who Needs Pictures, which was the title song and lead single from his debut album in 1999. Who Needs Pictures peaked at No. 12 on
Billboard s Hot Country Song chart, paving the way for He Didn t Have to Be, which Arista Nashville released as Paisley s second single on Aug. 30.