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 named a 2023 Artist to Watch by Amazon, CMT, MusicRow and more. With 265m+ streams, Smith’s #1 hit, “Whiskey on You”—which was nominated for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year at 2023 CMT Music Awards—is paving the way for his self-titled debut album, arriving 4/28.
ALBUM: Nate Smith
RELEASE DATE: 4/28
SINGLE: “Whiskey on You”
TV: Fallon, CMT Hot 20 Countdown
LIVE: Performed at CMT Music Awards; wrapped debut Whiskey on You headlining tour; performed C2C London and CRS New Faces; supporting Thomas Rhett on the Home Team Tour (May-September); playing Stagecoach, Country Thunder Arizona, Tortuga, CMA Fest, Country Jam, Summerfest, more
INTERNET: 622m+ global career streams; 5.1m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 1.7m+ social reach; 100K+ TikTok/Reels UGC creations on “Whiskey on You”; 178k+ TikTok/Reels UGC creations on “Wreckage”
RADIO: “Whiskey on You” was the first multi-week #1 on a debut single since 2019; six-week #1 at Canadian Country
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Stereogum, American Songwriter, CMT, MusicRow
BOOKING: Braeden Rountree/WME
PUBLISHING: Sony Music Pub.
MANAGEMENT: Chief Zaruk & Simon Tikhman/The Core Entertainment
