CHILLIN’ WITH CONOR MATTHEWS 11
CHILLIN’ WITH CONOR MATTHEWS
Born in Chicago, the singer-songwriter Conor Matthews has steadily climbed the ladder to music industry success since packing up and moving to the songwriting capital of the world, Nashville, Tennessee.
After gaining traction with a series of online covers and taking up songwriting while still in high school, Matthews’ achieved his first break at 19 when his deft talent for raw, ripped-from-his-heart lyrics caught the attention of country superstar Keith Urban who signed the young singer to a publishing deal.
His career then took an unexpected twist, with Matthews recalibrating his goals. After leaving behind country songwriting and southern rock, he rebranded himself as a not just a writer but a full-fledged artist, initially inspired by Justin Timberlake. The gamble paid off: this fall, Matthews became the first artist signed to Altadena, a music company in partnership with Warner Records which was founded
Int l acts Jeremy Zucker, Tate McRae, Maximillian, and more to perform at BYE2020
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) BYE2020 just got bigger with more international artists joining the lineup.
In its debut offering, the online concert welcomes critically-acclaimed artists from different parts of the world to stand up for solidarity and deliver inspiring performances to help fellow Filipino people cope with the ongoing pandemic.
“It was initially just a pipe dream having international acts perform in BYE2020, but now that it’s happening we couldn’t be happier,” the team behind BYE2020 shared in a statement. “Since this is a virtual event, we wanted to leverage on the uniqueness of the execution and have international artists be part of the event without ever having to step in the Philippines.”