Iconic country music star Crystal Gayle has digitally reissued her classic Christmas record ‘A Crystal Christmas’ for the very first time. You can listen to the remastered album on all streaming platforms. Much like Gayle’s recent album ‘You Don’t Know Me’, her son Christos Gatzimos worked in a production capacity and was uncharge of remastering the album, which features a number of classic Christmas tunes. Speaking about the album, Gayle recalled the mood going into the studio the first time around as well as some of her Christmas memories as a child, while also expressing her excitement that the album is now available in a digital capacity. “I recorded ‘A Crystal Christmas’ with my producer Jim Ed Norman in the early summer of 1986 for Warner Bros. Records,” Gayle said. “To help us get in the spirit we decorated the studio with candy canes and ornaments. This album is filled with my favorite traditional Christmas songs that we all grew up loving and singing. I’m excited that ‘A Crystal Christmas’ is now available digitally for the first time.” “When I was a little girl I always looked forward to Christmas. Being the last of eight children, I loved it when all my brothers and sisters came home to visit. I saved my money all year long so I could buy presents for them. “One Christmas I went to Woolworths and bought all my sisters hair nets. The only problem was I bought gray hair nets. I didn’t know you were supposed to match their hair colour. I just picked the prettiest ones. I even had money left over for candy!”

Rising Canadian country rock artist Cory Marks has released his second single, Better Off, which also comes with a music video. You can see the video below. [wpdevart_youtube]yoNkYZYn0B0[/wpdevart_youtube] The single comes hot on the heels of the release of Outlaws & Outsiders, which was only released less than a month ago, with it being apparent that Marks is very much looking to generate some momentum in the country rock world. Speaking about the video itself, Marks said that he had a lot of fun recording everything and hailed his director Blake Judd for not only the finished product, but also for capturing the exact essence of what Marks wanted to convey. “I had a great time on set while making this video,” Marks said. “Blake did a great job showing love and loss while not being too obvious about but still capturing great moments in and out of the relationship.” It’s fair to say that Marks has made quite the impression in a very short space of time, with Outlaws & Outsiders – which features Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars – debuting at Number One on the Billboard Top Rock, Hard Rock Digital Songs and Country Digital Song sales charts. In addition, the song peaked at Number One on the iTunes Country Songs Chart in Canada, while it reached Number Five in both the UK and Australia. Cory Marks is already pencilled in for a busy 2020, touring his home nation of Canada with fellow Canadian country artist Gord Bamford.

Ferris & Sylvester have brought the curtain down on a momentous year for themselves by releasing the music video for recent single I Dare You. You can see the video below. [wpdevart_youtube]WP1nIUVAmMs[/wpdevart_youtube] The pair – made up of Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester – have had one hell of a year, performing at Glastonbury, SXSW(South by South West)  in Austin, Texas and Black Deer Festival among other high profile slots, while they also embarked on their own headline tour, selling out several well sized venues. I Dare You was released at the end of August and speaking about the video, the duo said in a statement that they wanted viewers to get a feel of what it felt like to play the song every night, while also offering a somewhat darker side to them that they wanted people to be aware of. “It felt right to create something bold and vibrant,” the duo said. “We shot the video whilst we were on tour and wanted to capture how it felt to play the song night after night. “The song is angry and aggressive and we were keen to throw all of that at it. It certainly shows a darker shade of us and we’re proud to have to out there.” Ferris & Sylvester have also been declared as ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris’ Emerging Artist for the 2020 UK Americana Awards, following in the footsteps of Robert Vincent, Wildwood Kin – who, coincidentally, Ferris & Sylvester supported on an Under the Apple tree Sessions Tour earlier this year –and Curse of Lono. There’s no let up for the pair either as at the start of 2020, they will be touring Europe with Jade Bird.

Carly Pearce has whipped up the anticipation for her self-titled second album by unveiling the tracklist in full for the 13 song record. Pearce’s second album is due for release on February 14 on Big Machine Records and it will feature her recent duet with Lee Brice in I Hope You’re Happy Now – which has Luke Combs down for a songwriting credit – as well as a duet with her husband Michael Ray titled Finish Your Sentences, with Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett helping write that song. The album was produced by the late busbee, who also contributed songwriting credits, while the self-titled affair will also feature Pearce’s lead single Closer to You, which opens the album. The tracklisting for the self-titled album by Carly Pearce is: 1. Closer to You (Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson, Troy Verges) 2. Call Me (busbee, Emily Shackleton, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook) 3. I Hope You’re Happy Now ft Lee Brice (Carly Pearce, Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Jonathan Singleton) 4. Dashboard Jesus (Victoria Banks, Sara Haze, Shackleton) 5. Halfway Home (Pearce, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz) 6. Heart’s Going Out Of Its Mind (Pearce, Joe Ginsberg, Veltz) 7. Finish Your Sentences ft. Michael Ray (Kelsea Ballerini, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Thomas Rhett) 8. It Won’t Always Be Like This (Pearce, Sam Ellis, Natalie Hemby) 9. Lightning in a Bottle (Hannah Ellis, Anna Vaus) 10. Love Has No Heart (Sara Haze, Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen) 11. Woman Down (McAnally, Robbins, Veltz) 12. You Kissed Me First (Josh Near, Lindsey, Sampson) 13. Greener Grass (Lindsey, Jonny Price, Ben West)

Rising Canadian star Tenille Arts will release her much anticipated album ‘Love, Heartbreak & Everything In Between’ on January 10. You can pre-order the album here. The album follows in the footsteps of Arts’ 2017 release ‘Rebel Child’, which was also re-released last year as a deluxe edition, featuring four new songs. Arts has worked with five different producers on the record in Alex Kline, Grant Vogelfanger, Derek George, Adam Wheeler and Matt Rovey, with the album featuring I Hate This and her current single Somebody Like That. Speaking about the album, Arts said that the tracks within the record describe everything that she’s been through over the past 12 months, which include love songs, break-up songs and other songs that map out things that she’s experienced in her life. “I’m so excited about this album,” said Arts. “It’s everything I’ve been through this past year, so I decided to title it ‘Love, Heartbreak & Everything in Between.’ It’s four love songs, four breakup songs and four songs about everything else in life. I got to collaborate with new songwriters and producers and I’m so proud of the creativity on this album.” ‘Love, Heartbreak & Everything In Between’ by Tenille Arts will be 12 songs in length and is to be released on Reviver Records.

Lindsay Ell has made huge headway in America with her new track I Don’t Love You, with 54 radio stations putting the song in circulation. You can listen to the song here. As a result of the volume of radio stations endorsing the track, the single has become one of the most added tracks on Country Radio this year, which is a huge boost for the Canadian artist. Speaking of the song, Ell said that she realised the importance of the track – which she feels is something that everyone can relate to – to other people when she performed it on her recent tour in Germany and saw audience members visibly break down. “I feel that I Don’t Love You is a song that everyone can relate to,” said Ell.  “We all know what it feels like to fall in love with someone, fall out of love and then still miss them sometimes. The impact that I’ve felt with this single for the few short weeks it’s been out already has been crazy. “Even at our first few shows in Germany…here we are on the other side of the world, where English isn’t even most people’s first language and when I sang I Don’t Love You, there were two girls crying in the front row hearing it for the first time. I think it’s just a real song that hopefully can make everyone feel something.” During that tour, Ell spoke to Maverick about what she has planned for the near future, which you can read in full here.

Lee Brice will be touring in the UK in the summer of 2020, with four dates pencilled in for July – including one at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Tickets are available here from 10am on December 13. The Grammy nominated artist will be venturing into the major cities in the UK during his stay, with his tour starting in London and then finishing in Glasgow, with Birmingham and Manchester wedged in-between. At present, Brice is currently enjoying chart success with his duet with Carly Pearce, with I Hope You’re Happy Now making its way into the Top 30 of the charts, while he has also had five Number Ones in his career for A Woman Like You, Hard to Love, I Drive Your Truck, I Don’t Dance and Drinking Class. Brice’s last album – his self-titled fourth record – was released in 2017 and there is belief that new music will be available for fans to consume before he jets off to the UK. In his career, Brice has been nominated for two CMA Awards (New Artist of the Year and Song of The Year for I Don’t Dance), two Grammy Awards (Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song – both  for I Drive Your Truck) and four ACM Awards (Song of the Year and Single Record of the Year for Love Like Crazy, Top New Male Artist and Song of the Year for A Woman Like You). Lee Brice will be playing: July 7 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England July 9 – O2 Institute, Birmingham, England July 10 – O2 Ritz, Manchester, England July 11 – Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Scotland

Dustin Lynch has whipped up the anticipation for his fourth album ‘Tullahoma’ – due on January 17 – by unveiling the tracklist for the record. You can pre-order ‘Tullahoma’ here. The album will be 11 songs in length and Lynch has been working on some big hitters for the record, including outside cuts from the likes of Old Dominion’s Matt Ramsey, Dylan Schneider and the late producer busbee amongst others. In addition, Lynch has teamed up with Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley, Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley and Dallas Davidson for other songs on ‘Tullahoma’, while Lauren Alaina lends her vocal skills on Thinking ‘Bout You. Speaking about the album, Lynch said that everything is very much there for a reason and the content harks back to his upbringing and the people who made it so memorable, while also saying that despite being a Grand Ole Opry member and having six Number Ones to his name, he feels as if he’s still at the beginning of his career. “Every song on ‘Tullahoma’, there’s a reason it’s there,” Lynch said. “A lot of that points back to the people who raised me, and growing up with a lifestyle where I could go outside and have fun, explore and try new things in the great outdoors. It’s kind of about being that kid and learning all those things. “That’s my story, but I think we all can relate to the kid who’s discovering, the kid who’s figuring out love for the first time – all that good stuff. In a weird way, I feel like I’m just getting started. I feel like we’re just approaching the launching pad and I feel like we have songs that will take us to the next level.” The tracklist for ‘Tullahoma’ is: 1. Momma’s House (Dylan Schneider, Michael Lotten, Rodney Clawson, Justin Wilson 2. Dirt Road (Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, David Garcia) 3. Thinking ‘Bout You ft Lauren Alaina (Dustin Lynch, Andy Albert, Hunter Phelps, Will Weatherly) 4. Ridin’ Roads (Lynch, Ashley Gorley, Zach Crowell) 5. Old Country Song (Josh Miller, Bryan Simpson, Josh Jenkins) 6. This World Ain’t Yours and Mine (Matt Ramsey, Luke Laird, Rodney Clawson) 7. Country Star (Lynch, Brian Kelley, Corey Crowder, Jordan Schmidt) 8. Workin’ On You (busbee, Gorley, Akins) 9. Little Town Livin’ (Lynch, Ben Hayslip, Crowell, Akins) 10. Red Dirt, Blue Eyes (Lynch, Kyle Fishman, Dallas Davidson) 11. Good Girl (Lynch, Justin Ebach, Albert)

Jess and the Bandits have released a new song in the shape of Bulletproof, which is the first to be shared from the band’s upcoming EP ‘Riding Shotgun’. You can listen to the track here. The group – fronted by Texan vocalist Jessica Clemmon and also featuring Chris Howard, Luke Thomas, Jake Woodward and Callum Williams – have been very productive in 2019 and Bulletproof follows in the footsteps of Love Don’t Give A Damn, which was shared back in September. Bulletproof – written with Victoria Banks (Jessica Simpson, Sara Evans, Johnny Reid) and Emily Shakelton (Carly Pearce, Lauren Alaina, Cassadee Pope) – was chosen as the lead single from the upcoming EP due to the fact that it went down so well with audiences on their last UK tour, with it appearing that ‘Riding Shotgun’ will be released in the first part of 2020. Jess and the Bandits sought the production skills of Latin Grammy Award winner Femke for ‘Riding Shotgun’, who has also worked with The Adelaides and Belle Mt. The band gave continued to grow in profile in the UK, having appeared at C2C and the inaugural Long Road Festival. In addition, they have also made BBC Radio 2 playlists down the line.