Rochelle Mills, Author at Maverick Country

The Chicks announce 2023 World Tour

Today, the 13-time GRAMMY® award-winning, multi-platinum selling global superstars, The Chicks announce their return to the global stage with The Chicks 2023 World Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 37-date mega tour kicks off 20 June in Olso, Norway at Spektrum, with stops throughout the UK and Europe before returning to North America. The Chicks are proud to announce, GRAMMY award-winning country music sensation, Maren Morris is set as support on The Chicks 2023 World Tour for headline dates in Europe & The UK. “This last year on the road has been a whirlwind for us, but it’s time to bring the party to the UK and Europe,” The Chicks said of the dates. “We can’t wait to see everyone and play for all our fans across the pond – it’s been a long time coming, and we can’t wait to get back!” The run of shows will be The Chicks’ first dates in the UK for seven years and support will come from Maren Morris. General tickets on sale for all Europe & UK dates begin on Friday, 17 February at 10am local. For more information, please visit https://thechicks.com/tour UK & Ireland Dates June 27 Cardiff Cardiff Castle June 28 Glasgow OVO Arena June 30 Dublin 3Arena July 2 Birmingham Utilita Arena July 4 Manchester AO Arena After nearly 14 years, The Chicks released their fifth studio album GASLIGHTER to rave reviews in July 2020 via Columbia Records. The 12-track record was co-produced by award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, and close friend of the band Jack Antonoff. Listen to GASLIGHTER HERE. Earning universal recognition as the biggest-selling U.S. female band of all time, The Chicks have sold more than 30.5 million albums and are among an elite group of artists and the only female group to achieve multiple “diamond” selling (ten million copies) releases. Counting 13 GRAMMY® Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, and numerous Country Music Association Awards among many other accolades, their last record-breaking studio album, TAKING THE LONG WAY (2006), won five GRAMMY® Awards including “Album of the Year,” “Record of the Year,” and “Song of the Year.” For additional information on The Chicks, please visit www.thechicks.com

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Kelsea Ballerini releases six song project and short film

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Kelsea Ballerini releases new EP and short film on Valentine’s day! Rolling Up The Welcome Mat is a six song story and short film, written and directed by Kelsea herself. Kelsea says: “Here’s my healing journey. Here’s my heart. Here’s my truth. I’ve never been this open, I’ve never been this bold, and I’ve never been this proud of my art. So with love and respect, I’m rolling up the welcome mat. Six song story and short film out now. Happy Valentine’s Day.” This new reflective work comes ahead of her UK tour dates, which sold out in just a day. She plays Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and finishes the tour at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Saturday 25th February. Date/venue info below. Kelsea is an internationally celebrated artist and one of the most influential female artists in country music right now. The new EP follows her highly anticipated fourth album SUBJECT TO CHANGE released just last year. Reaching Number 1 in the UK Country Albums chart, the record includes 2023 GRAMMY-nominated single ‘HEARTFIRST’, plus ‘IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO)’, ‘THE LITTLE THINGS’, and ‘YOU’RE DRUNK, GO HOME’ featuring Kelly Clarkson and Carly Pearce. KELSEA BALLERINI – UK TOUR FEB 2023 WED 22 FEB – O2 RITZ, MANCHESTER THUR 23 FEB – QUEEN MARGARET UNION, GLASGOW FRI 24 FEB – O2 INSTITUTE, BIRMINGHAM SAT 25 FEB – O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON She’ll be joined by special guest Georgia Webster for all shows.

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Keith Urban Releases New Music Video for “Brown Eyes Baby”

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Keith Urban released the official music video for his latest single “Brown Eyes Baby” today, his first video release of the year. The song, which entered the Top 15 this week was released late last year. As for the video, “Brown Eyes Baby” was directed by Carter Smith, who also collaborated on Urban hits including “Never Coming Down” and his smash “Blue Ain’t Your Color.” WATCH “BROWN EYES BABY” | HERE Next month the four-time GRAMMY© Award winner launches a new Las Vegas residency at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. It’s currently scheduled to include 16 dates beginning on Friday, March 3rd. Urban will also be playing scattered fairs and festivals this summer. Keith Urban: The Las Vegas Residency Dates: March 2023: 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18 June 2023: 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30 July 2023: 1

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Matt Stell is One of Us with Anticipated EP

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Catapulting onto the Country music scene as a “thoughtful songwriter and equally compelling artist,” according to American Songwriter, with the back-to-back #1s of 2X PLATINUM smash “Prayed For You” and GOLD “Everywhere But On,” RECORDS Nashville MULTI-PLATINUM artist Matt Stell “finds his lane” with EP, ONE OF US, available today (2/10) across all streaming platforms and digital retailers. Listen here.Speaking exclusively with American Songwriter, Stell digs deep into the fabric of the American heartland on the six-track collection. Pushing beyond catchy hooks and twangy trends, it’s a hard-hitting project with a gentle heart, as it’s packed with insight and intelligence, passionate vocals, and smart turns-of-phrase. Chest-thumping hell-raisers drive down memory-lane ballads, as ringing acoustic guitars and punching digital beats combine to showcase a life lived on Country terms – and all with a deep sense of respect.An Arkansas native, Stell slips easily back into his roots for ONE OF US, matching lived experience with universal truth. Three tunes were co-written by Stell with hitmakers Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Randy Montana, and more, while others were sourced from the likes of Michael Hardy and Tyler Hubbard. Exploring themes like aching hearts and nights that hurt so good, or big dreams that drive small-town kids from home, featured songs include Stell’s latest single “Man Made,” hard-rocking power ballad “One Of Us,” and a jacked-up romance in “Shut The Truck Up” – which MusicRow hails, “Stell has always been a fine country communicator, and this well-constructed song gives him another worthy platform.” Each one reveals something different, and Stell approaches it all with genuine sincerity, plus a thickly layered modern-Country sound of his own design.

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Darius Rucker Releases Powerful Rendition of “Lift Me Up”

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Showcasing the rich baritone celebrated by Billboard as “one of the most distinctive voices of country’s modern era,” Diamond-certified star Darius Rucker offers a powerful take on Rihanna’s Oscar-nominated “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” theme song, “Lift Me Up,” with his version of the anthemic ballad available everywhere now. Listen HERE. Written by Rihanna together with filmmaker Ryan Coogler, composer Ludwig Göransson and Nigerian singer Tems as a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, who starred in the original “Black Panther,” the song plays over the end credits of the film, which is where Rucker first fell in love with its message. “I’ve been a huge fan of comics since I was a kid, and I love all of the Marvel movies, so I couldn’t wait to see ‘Wakanda Forever’ when it came out a few months ago,” explains Rucker. “I was so moved by this song playing at the end of the movie and I felt inspired to try my hand at singing it. I hope y’all love this version we created as much as I do.” The release comes as Rucker puts the finishing touches on his forthcoming album, Carolyn’s Boy, and follows the news earlier this week that his Riverfront Revival Music Festival will return to Charleston this fall for its second year, with lineups for the October 7-8 event to be announced soon. Early access tickets are available now via RiverfrontRevival.com.

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Comedian Henry Cho Welcomed Into Grand Ole Opry Family

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Comedian Henry Cho was officially inducted into the Grand Ole Opry family tonight by his friend and Opry favorite Vince Gill. Gill said to Cho, “I just want to say congrats. And to encourage you to come out here. That’s the best thing you can do for us and that’s why you are becoming a member; because you show up. And when we’re laughing there’s nothing wrong in this world.” Gill then called out Opry members John Conlee, Ben Isaacs, Don Schlitz and Steve Wariner to join him for the induction moment. After presenting Cho with an Opry Member Award, Gill closed, “What you get from this place is friendships, and those will mean more than the funniest joke you will ever write or the biggest hit we will ever have. So welcome to our family.” As the crowd rose to its feet Cho said, “Thank y’all. For all of you that stood up, I hope you get out of here quickly and the ones that didn’t, I hope you get stuck in traffic. This is a great honor, and I can’t even put it into words. To have my pal Vince do this induction means the world to me. I want to thank my family and thank God- well kinda not in that order. Thank-you Grand Ole Opry.” “The Opry is going to be stronger, better, and funnier with Henry as an official member,” said Dan Rogers, Opry VP and Executive Producer. “We’re thrilled our dear friend is family.” Cho, along with Comedian Gary Mule Deer, was surprised in January with an invitation to join the Opry by member Marty Stuart. The two comedians have each played the Opry more than 100 times and are the first comedians to be inducted as members of the Opry since comedian Jerry Clower became an Opry member nearly 50 years ago. Mule Deer’s induction will take place on March 10. The Grand Ole Opry, the home of country music, officially unveiled a new stage last week marking the first major set change since the show’s 75th Anniversary more than two decades ago. Among the artists scheduled to appear on the Opry in the coming weeks include Bill Anderson, The Isaacs, Crystal Gayle, Jamey Johnson, LOCASH, Dustin Lynch, Ashley McBryde, Scotty McCreery, Craig Morgan, Lorrie Morgan, Wendy Moten, Carly Pearce, Chase Rice, Darius Rucker, Ricky Skaggs, Nate Smith, and Lainey Wilson, among many others. To purchase tickets go to opry.com. Tickets are on sale now for all shows through August 2023 at (615) 871-OPRY and opry.com. Tennessee residents can save on Opry show tickets year-round with our TN Friends $45 ticket offer. Visit opry.com/tnfriends for details.

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Craig Campbell Performs on Huckabee Saturday, February 11, 2023

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Craig Campbell has received incredible response to his Walker Hayes-penned “Tractor Songs” single, and fans nationwide will get to hear the song when he performs on Huckabee tomorrow, Saturday, February 11, 2023. Campbell and Huckabee chatted about his new album, The Lost Files: Exhibit A, hitting February 17, 2023, his Grindstone Cowboy coffee shop and winning a seat as an Eagleville city councilman. The segment will air at 8/7c and again Sunday (2/12) at 9/8c on TBN. The show will also be live on Huckabee’s Facebook page and Huckabee’s website Saturday night (Huckabee.tv). Fans can also download the TBN app and watch live. Fans can pre-add/save the 16-cut The Lost Files: Exhibit A HERE. His “Winnebago” single hit February 3, and “Church Clothes” is available today.

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BUCKLE & BOOTS Reveal Their Summer Lineup

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Buckle & Boots returns with another stellar line-up for 2023, taking place over the bank holiday weekend of the 25th – 28th May at Whitebottom Farm near Manchester. Continuing their loyal commitment to supporting homegrown talent, as well as introducing rising stars from across the pond to a UK fan base, this year once again sees an array of talent from all over the world, including America, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. Buckle & Boots are delighted to welcome Everette to Whitebottom Farm for the first time. UK country fans will be familiar with the Kentucky born duo who wowed audiences at C2C, The Long Road Festival and when they opened for Sara Evans on her recent UK Tour. Rooted in country, rock & roll, southern storytelling, and heartland hooks, Everette proudly blur the boundaries between themselves and their audience. For them, music is all about community and connection which sits perfectly with B&B’s ethos and why they are sure to be warmly embraced by everyone attending. Following the tradition of presenting Canadian country stars such as Brett Kissel (2019), Tebey (2021), Matt Lang & Dan Davidson (2022), this year’s line-up includes Aaron Goodvin from the Land of the Maple Leaf. The Alberta-bred, Nashville-based country music star has topped the charts, produced a number one single and had several top 10s. Additionally he scored multiple CCMA and JUNO Award wins and nominations, most notably winning the 2018 CCMA Songwriter of the Year. Additionally, he has had songwriter cuts by Luke Bryan, Jon Pardi, Cole Swindell, and Josh Gracin. Josh Setterfield’s ground-breaking single ‘Right About Now’ has accrued over 1 million streams and propelled him towards the heights of country music in his native Australia. Backed by a loyal and rapidly growing fan base, back-to-back #1’s on CMT, global playlisting and radio play, he is raising the bar with every release and performance. There will be a special songwriters round on display as D. Vincent Williams (Rascal Flatts, James Otto, Ty Herndon), Trick Savage (Trisha Yearwood, Ashley McBryde, Eric Church) and Blue Foley (Ashley McBryde) roll into the farm for their UK debut. Having written for some of the biggest talent in Nashville it’s sure to be a jewel in the line-up. Buckle & Boots attendees favourite Jeremy McComb returns for 2023, building on his recent UK Tour with Dan Olsen (who is also on the billing) in November. America continues to be well represented with Nashville recording artists The Reeves Brothers, Jessie G and Watt Wynn all performing under the Stars & Stripes flag along with Minneapolis based singer-songwriter Chastity Brown. Dutch songstress Deborah Parlor makes up the international contingent. Buckle & Boots will once more welcome some of the best UK talent to their stages this summer with Katy Hurt, Matt Hodges and Two Ways Home all making an appearance. They will be joined by the popular country supergroup The Honkytonk Roadshow and a special performance by the newly formed The Country Orchestra. Offering something different for Thursday the 25th, entertainment comes in the form of Old Time Sailors, a musical show designed to take the audience back in time through an unforgettable trip to the 19th century and beyond. Full line-up available on the Buckle & Boots social media pages and website. Full weekend tickets currently on sale starting from just £110 for adults and £55 for 15 and under, with individual day tickets soon to be available. All the details, including camping and glamping info, as well as festival guidelines can be found at http://www.buckleandboots.co.uk

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Sam Hunt Releases New Song “Walmart”

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Multi-Platinum-selling hitmaker Sam Hunt releases new song “Walmart” today. Hunt and co-writers Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne maintain an undercurrent in “Walmart” that life has a way of working out, as Hunt transports the listener to a small town run in with an ex’s mother. Hunt is introspective while looking back on open-ended questions of his past, now with the knowledge of life and years gone by. Listen to “Walmart” HERE “Walmart” serves as the latest from the five-time GRAMMY nominee, following his nostalgic “Start Nowhere” and his current Top 20-and-climbing radio hit “Water Under the Bridge.”

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Elles Bailey releases new single!

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Elles Bailey may well have picked up two awards from the prestigious UK Americana 2023 Awards (the highly coveted Artist of the Year Award and the very first Live Act of the Year Award and have been shortlisted for 3 awards at the forthcoming UK Blues Awards 2023 but she’s not standing still, basking in acclaim: this ever-creative, hardworking, genre-topping artist is moving forwards and releasing fresh material. Elles releases her brand-new single ‘Hole in my Pocket’, taken from the Deluxe edition of her chart-topping album ‘Shining In The Half Light’: a new edition due out on 17th March. ‘Hole in my Pocket’ premiered on Radio 2 this week and is a blues-inspired roots rocker, suffused with Motown bass lines and marinated in soulful guitar riffs & gospel-inspired backing vocals that show just how perfectly Ms Bailey blurs and transcends the over-tidy picket fences between blues, roots rock and Americana. Elles wrote the song with Matt Owens (co-founder of indie kids Noah and the Whale) and the track was co-produced by Elles Bailey, Peter Miles and Elles’ touring band: Joe Wilkins on guitar; Jonny Henderson on ivories’ Matthew Waer on bass duties; and Matthew Jones on drums. “What a year, what a story, what an epic journey!” says Elles, “Thank-you for joining me on it. So many of you have asked for a deluxe version of ‘Shining in the Half Light’ including some live tracks from the record’s playlist. So, I got the whole cast together to record 5 of the tracks live at The Pool. It has been the one and only time we have been able to get the Shining in the Half Light crew all together in one room: a very special moment indeed, particularly in light of the experiences of the last few years. But it felt like it wasn’t enough; that we still had more of the story to tell. “To do that, the band and I headed back to Devon in December 2022 — to Middle Farm Studios – exactly two years to date since the original recording —and there we tracked two new originals and two covers. These we recorded and mixed live to tape with no computers at all: a complete first for me and part of a beautiful learning curve. “I think these tracks showcase this incredible band at their finest. It was a real blessing to make these tracks all together. It wasn’t about creating a ‘perfect’ recording, but about capturing a little spark of musical magic. I can’t wait for you to hear them’ ‘Hole in my Pocket is now available to download or stream from all digital platforms HERE Check out the video for Hole In My Pocket HERE Shining In The Half Light’ Deluxe will be released and available on all digital platforms and on CD on 17th March, 2023 The album will be available to Pre-order on Monday 13th Feb, at 7pm www.ellesbaileypreorder.com Tour Dates MARCH 2023 3rd – The Globe, Cardiff4th – The Phoenix, Exeter9th – O2 Academy 2, Liverpool10th – The Social, Hull11th – The Firestation, Sunderland14th – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton 15th – The Crescent Arts Centre, York16th – The Caves, Edinburgh17th – The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (co-headline with Chantel McGregor)21st – Komedia, Brighton22nd – Junction 2, Cambridge 23rd – 1865, Southampton APRIL1st – Lafayette, London14th – Arlington Arts, Newbury15th – Trinity Centre, Bristol MAY 18th – Rescue Room, Nottingham 19th – Sheffield, Corporation

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