STAGECOACH: THE FINAL DESERT EXCURSION
Our weary travelers reflect on their adventure. (4/30a)
HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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BILLIE'S BACK WITH BIG WORLD TOUR
WHAT IT IS: Mixing gritty backwoods soul, rock & roll swagger and velvet-thunder vocals, Paradise, Calif., native Nate Smith has been crowned a 2023 Artist to Watch in Nashville by Amazon, CMT and MusicRow. With 174m+ streams, Smith’s gold-certified single, “Whiskey on You”—the longest-running #1 Country debut by a male vocalist in Mediabase Canada history—is paving the way for his self-titled debut album.
ALBUM: Nate Smith
RELEASE DATE: 4/28
SINGLE: “Whiskey on You”
TV: Appeared on CMT Hot 20 Countdown
LIVE: Recently wrapped debut Whiskey on You headlining tour; supporting Thomas Rhett on the 2023 Home Team tour; performing Stagecoach, Country Thunder Arizona, Tortuga, TidalWave, Country Thunder Alberta, C2C London, CRS New Faces, CMA Fest, Country Jam, Summerfest, more
ZINTERNET: Nearly 400m career on-demand streams; 4.3m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 1.6m+ social reach; 96k+ TikTok/Reels UGC creations on “Whiskey on You”; 118k+ TikTok/Reels UGC creations on “Wreckage”
RADIO: “Whiskey on You” #2 at U.S. Country radio (week of 1/16), six weeks at #1 at Canadian Country Radio
PRESS: Stereogum, Country Now, American Songwriter, CMT 2023 Listen Up Artist, MusicRow’s “Next Big Thing,” more
BOOKING: Braeden Rountree/WME
PUBLISHING: Sony Publishing
MANAGEMENT: Chief Zaruk & Simon Tikhman/The Core Ent.
