Catherine McGrath releases 'Thought It Was Gonna Be Me'

UPDATE!

SECURES 9^TH CONSECUTIVE NEW MUSIC FRIDAY UK PLAYLIST
WITH NEW SINGLE 
‘THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE ME’
LISTEN ON - YOUTUBE / SPOTIFY

UPCOMING DEBUT ALBUM
OUT SPRING 2018 VIA WARNERS BROS. RECORDS

ON UK TOUR WITH 
DAN + SHAY
Playing London, KOKO Nov 28^th

“A promising young artist poised to join the best of the UK’s
growing country music scene.” - The Independent

“One to watch” – The Times

“One of the brightest emerging talents in country music” – Music Week

Catherine McGrath released her brand new single ‘Thought It Was Gonna Be Me’, which has become her ninth consecutive New Music Friday UK playlisted track on Spotify. It is the second single taken from her debut album, which is being released in spring next year via Warner Bros. Records.

Catherine McGrath - Thought It Was Gonna Be Me (Single; 2017 Warner Bros Records UK) 

Release Date: 24 Nov 2017

Amazon UK - UK iTunes

Chart success: Debut Fri 24 Nov: #18 UK Country iTunes Chart (#923 overall UK Singles chart), then peak #5 UK Country iTunes Chart (#500 overall UK Singles chart) | Sat Nov 25: #13 | Tues Nov 28: #130

The release came ahead of her UK tour supporting US megastars Dan + Shay, which started on Tuesday (28th November) at London’s KOKO and ending on Thurs Dec 7th at Mandela Hall in Belfast.

LIVE DATES (supporting Dan + Shay)
Tue 28th Nov – KOKO, London
Wed 29th Nov – Trinity, Bristol
Fri 1st Dec – Academy 2, Birmingham
Sun 3rd Dec – Academy 2, Manchester
Mon 4th Dec – St Lukes, Glasgow
Wed 6th Dec – Vicar St, Dublin
Thu 7th Dec – Mandela Hall, Belfast
 

Catherine tweeted:

Koko 💃
It's the first day of tour with @DanAndShay and I'm SO excited! On stage at 8pm 🎶 pic.twitter.com/gH5Iyn5JJc

— Catherine McGrath (@imcathmcgrath) 28 November 2017

Been so amazing going on tour with @DanAndShay and being blown away every night watching them perform. Thanks for having me guys ❤️ pic.twitter.com/leGnYTiouU

— Catherine McGrath (@imcathmcgrath) 7 December 2017

Catherine has just completed a UK run with Irish duo Picture This, which included a show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush, just one of many tours Catherine has embarked on this year. She has also supported the likes of Kelsea Ballerini, The Shires, Canaan Smith, CAM and Una Healy as well as played a number of festivals from British Summer Time, Hyde park, to C2C Country To Country 2017 and Boardmasters.

‘Thought It Was Gonna Be Me’ follows Catherine’s previous single ‘Talk Of This Town’, which premiered with The Independent and secured her first airplay on Radio 1.

Catherine regularly visits the genre’s epicentre Nashville and just returned after attending country music’s biggest night of celebration, the Country Music Awards with the likes of Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Kelsea Ballerini and more.

Still so surreal that I got to go to the CMAs, been dreaming of doing that since I was 12. Such an amazing night. pic.twitter.com/tDG5vQKKmm

— Catherine McGrath (@imcathmcgrath) 10 November 2017

So cool getting to go to the Nashville set and watch some scenes being shot. Never gonna forget that trip! pic.twitter.com/cLSe5aSJqT

— Catherine McGrath (@imcathmcgrath) 14 November 2017

Her song-writing abilities have seen her work with top names in Nashville and in the UK including Steve Robson (One Direction, Take That), Liz Rose (Taylor Swift) and Jimmy Robbins (Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert), with some of the tracks featuring on her previous two EP’s One and Starting From Now and on the upcoming album. Buy Physical CDs at eurostore.warnermusic.com

Country and pop fans across the UK and Ireland are falling in love with the young singer as she continues her rise as the next big thing in the genre. She recently performed a Stageside Showcase in conjunction with the leading Instagram account @London, which has over two million followers.

Her performance was live streamed on Instagram and saw over 150,000 people tune in to watch, resulting in it being the most-viewed live video on Instagram in the UK that day.

Thanks @BBCRadio2 for adding Talk Of This Town to your B list 💕🎶 pic.twitter.com/oOEpkGLDeP

— Catherine McGrath (@imcathmcgrath) 3 January 2018

For the week commencing Saturday 6th January 2018 BBC Radio 2 added Catherine’s song “Talk Of This Town” to their "B" Playlist

Catherine McGrath Dates

Monday 5 March 2018 - Camden Assembly, London (49 Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AN) ** Sold Out **

Wednesday 7 March 2018 - Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast (15-21 Gordon Street, BT1 2LG) £13 Event

Thursday 8 March 2018 - Green Room, The Academy, Dublin (57 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 2, IRE) Event

Tues 1 May 2018 - The Deaf Institute, Manchester (135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HE) £9.90

Weds 2 May 2018 - Bush Hall, London (310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ) £12.10

Tickets available for Ticketmaster UK
 

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