PLATINUM-SELLING DUO MADDIE & TAE RETURN WITH
HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED NEW SINGLE “FRIENDS DON’T” – AVAILABLE NOW
First Single with Mercury
Nashville Impacts Country Radio May 14
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Friday, April 27, 2018)
– Maddie & Tae return today with the release of their
highly-anticipated new single “Friends
Don’t,” the duo’s
first song since signing with Mercury Nashville. Recognized for their “superlative
songwriting” (Vulture) and “sweet harmonies” (Tennessean), “Friends Don’t” matches the pair’s celebrated harmonies with
an intimate take on the anticipation and excitement around a friendship’s
developing possibilities.
"Friends Don’t,” written by Maddie & Tae’s Maddie Marlow and Taylor Dye along with Justin Ebach and Jon Nite, is the first
single from the Platinum-selling duo’s forthcoming sophomore album.
Set to impact country radio May 14, fans can listen to and download
“Friends Don’t” now HERE and view the lyric video below. On Facebook they shared Y’all! This day!! Thank you SO much for all the
love. 😍 You can watch the #FriendsDontlyric video on Vevo now: http://vevo.ly/7PxNa2
“I hope our fans love this song as much as we
do," said Marlow. "Anything we ever do we have them in mind and want
to always create music they can connect with. We have a big story to tell on
this album, and 'Friends Don’t' is the beginning of it all.”
“It feels so good to be back with a song like 'Friends
Don’t,'" added Dye. "This song is everything we’ve always been.
Honest, vulnerable and confident. We can’t wait for our fans to hear the rest
of the record.” The new album will follow Maddie & Tae’s
critically-acclaimed, “highly polished” (Billboard) debut, START HERE.
Maddie & Tae garnered instant praise with
their Platinum-selling debut and No. 1 hit, “Girl In A Country Song,”
and became only the third female duo in 70 years to top the country airplay
charts with their debut single. In addition to earning multiple ACM, CMA and
CMT award nominations, the duo scored a CMA
Award for Video of the Year for “Girl In A Country Song” and Radio
Disney Music Awards for Favorite Country Artist and Favorite
Country Song for “Fly,” the Top 10, Gold-selling follow-up single.
Receiving praise from NPR, Billboard,
Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Glamour and others, country music’s hottest stars
including Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice and Brad Paisley took notice and welcomed
Maddie & Tae on tour before the award-winning duo launched their own
headlining Start Here Tour.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 27, 2018) – Country
newcomer Kendall Gary announced the release of her new single
“Your Love” available today. The song can be downloaded on Amazon
Music and iTunes and streamed on Spotify. The
self-penned single and accompanying music video produced by Kendall premiered
exclusively yesterday on Music Update
Central.
“To compare
this single to previous projects, you'll find a brand new sound that you'll
instantly fall in love with,” said Trevor Perkins of Music Update Central.
“I didn’t want
to write another sappy or sad love song so when coming up with these lyrics I
tried to really think outside the box,” said Kendall. “This love song is about
the feelings you get when you are with that certain someone. They make you feel
a certain way and it’s difficult to explain, but you never want that feeling to
go away. The combination of all these allowed me to write a one-of-a-kind love
song, that you can relate to the one special person in your life.”
Published on April 26, 2018 Kendall Gary “Your
Love Music” video:
A full album is scheduled for release later this summer. You can catch Kendall
playing the 117 Entertainment Group Anniversary Jammin’ in Jammies
writers round at SOUTH on Wednesday, May 2 at 9:00 p.m. and she will be taking
over the Music Update Central Instagram page all
day, so fans can get behind the scenes as she prepares for her Nashville stage
debut, and hear her play a few songs during the event.
About Kendall Gary
Ambitious, charismatic, country music recording artist Kendall
Gary is a singer and songwriter from Lewisville, Texas. Born with talent, she began her music journey
from the early age of four when she started singing and taking voice lessons
with a classically trained opera singer. Traveling the world for the first nine
years of her life, she expanded and experimented with many genres that inspired
her before finally pursuing country as her own genre. And the rest is history.
“Crooked Smiles,” began the journey in 2013 and Kendall has released new
music in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Performing at the House of Blues, AT&T Cowboy Stadium, Hard
Rock Café, Six Flags and many more, Kendall continues to grow, expanding
nationally and internationally as an inspiring, young artist making her own
mark on the music industry. As she blazes into the next phase of her career,
Kendall is studying Music Business full-time and remains dedicated to writing
and producing her music.
“I’m
Fine” Single Cover! Facebook Photo :This stunning photo is credited to Team Penny’s
great makeup artist, hair stylist and photographers in Spain!
Lovely UK artiste Penny
Jayne Black will officially release new single “I’m Fine” (Writers: Penny
Jayne Black, Dean Scallan, Janine Le Clair) on May 21, 2018.
She has kindly posted via Facebook and Twittera *Special Offer* for fans that pre-Order
"I'm Fine" on UK iTunes(£0.79)!
If your PM (Private Message) her your receipt you will receive
two surprise signed photos by post ! :)
Photos are 7"x5"
and the offer lasts until 21st May.
If you’re not on social media alternatively then you can get
in touch via EMAIL (pennyjayneblack@hotmail.co.uk)
*Special Offer* Pre-Order "I'm Fine" now on iTunes &
PM me your receipt to receive two signed photos by post !:)https://t.co/lmaBvCobxB
— Penny Jayne Black (@PennyJayneBlack) 22 April 2018
Penny has kindly shared that the song was co-written by herself,
Dean Scallan & Janine Le Clair last year in Nashville in November and
recorded in December in Nashville. It was inspired by both personal and friends
experiences - when a woman says 'I'm Fine' really, she's NOT!
She feels it's something both women and men can relate to. The
musicians who played on the single are Mark Burchfield (bass guitar), Wanda Vic
Burchfield (fiddle, Dobro, mandolin, banjo & accordian), Scott Williams (drums),
Blair Masters (keyboards) and John Martin on guitar. “I hope the audience will
be able to relate to the song and see the humour in it too”! she reveals.
Published on April 1, 2018 watch the lyric video for "I'm
Fine" 904 views
CRITICAL
ACCLAIM
CLICK to ENLARGE BBC Playlist Graphic Penny Jayne Black
"Good that isn't it....there's some great country music
out there at the moment, new country music, first off Penny Jayne Black, that's
a great record that, seems to be a bit Miranda Lambert influenced, just a great
song and a great artiste" - Joe
Wilson BBC Radio Lancashire The Country Show playing "I'm Fine"
On Sunday April 22nd BBC Playlist
"One of our great British singers, that is REALLY nice,
well done Penny" - Keith Greentree
playing "I'm Fine" on BBC
Radio Norfolk April 7, 2018 BBC Playlist
Appearing on the Hotdisc
April 2016 #232 promotional disc, “I’m Fine” made a debut at No.34 on the Hotdisc Top 40 (chart datedApril 8, 2018). It climbed to #31 then #27 (chart dated April
22, 2018)
QUOTES:
"Isn't She Good, a Great Artist, a Great Singer and a
good looker too"- Keith Greentree
BBC Radio Norfolk
“We only have Class Country on WCR FM, You fit the bill
beautifully” – Jim Duncan Country
presenter 101.8 WCR FM - the station with MORE for Wolverhampton, former Wolvestock
Festival Organizer & Curator of the British Country Music Hall of Fame)
“The album is one of the best I have heard from a British
country artist. It is a must to buy!” Roger
Peck (British Country Music Show CMR Nashville). GIGS
Penny Jayne Black:
Fri 11 May 2018:
8pm - The Woodside Hotel, Fife
(78-82 High Street, Aberdour, Scotland, KY3 0SW)
Sat 12 May 2018: 6pm - VAMOS Festival, Perth (Station Hotel, 1 Leonard Street, Scotland PH2 8HE)
Sat 28 July 2018:
FSA Festival - Nottinghamshire
(early evening tbc)
Sat 25 August
2018: 2.30pm - The Wokingham
Festival - Main Stage
Thurs 20 September
2018: South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell, RG12 7PA
Her love of music came from her father who was in the Navy,
instead of reading her children stories at night, he would sing and play her
country songs on his guitar. As a result, she would lay awake making up her own
songs, so we can say this is when she started writing songs.
As Penny grew up, she continued to write songs whilst having
a variety of jobs including working at EMI
Records, which really fuelled her fire to continue with a music career.
Her biggest boost came with a six-week adventure to California, where she immersed herself
in Country Music whilst travelling from L.A to San Francisco and further up the
Northern Coastline.
With this experience, along with influences from leading
female singers of the 80s & 90s era (her favourite is Reba McEntire!), and
the new crop of Singer/Songwriters, she has gone on to develop her own unique
style.
She started performing around the South of England, building
up a following, then in 2015 went to Nashville to record six of her songs,
returning in April 2016 to complete her 11 Track self-titled album.
In November 2016 Penny released her self-titled debut Country Album (available from her website) 'Penny Jayne Black'
and in December 2016 she promoted her album with a UK Radio Tour.
Her songs are described as a mix of Country/Pop, Alternative,
and Retro Country, Intimate, Powerful & Quirky, with tales of love,
passion, humour, and hope.
HOTDISC
& REVERBNATION CHARTS
Penny has maintained the No.1 spot in The UK Country
Reverbnation Charts for several months. Currently Penny has moved up to No.3 on the Global Country Reverbnation
Charts &
holds at No.1 on the UK Country
Reverbnation Chart
REVERBNATION(1 million Song Plays, 166.8K
Video Plays , 55.2K Total Fans)
Penny’s debut Single ‘California’, released on 1st
September 2016, peaked at No.25 on
the Hotdisc Top 40 and No.7 in the
British & Irish Top 10 Hotdisc Charts (dated Sept 25, 2016). The
single was also released in the USA and picked up spot plays in several States.
The inaugural Hotdisc Awards for 2016 took place
on Monday 2nd January broadcast on Sky TV Channel 389 (Keep It Country TV). Penny was
nominated for BEST VIDEO (Voted by a panel of
country music experts *) for “California” (Eventual winner
Raintown with “Nineteen Again”)
Follow up Hotdisc self-penned promo singles 'Gotta
Get To Nashville’ (self-penned; Hotdisc #215 November 2016) peaked at No.25 on the Top 40 and No.5 on the British & Irish Chart (dated Nov 27, 2016). Packing
plenty of country with British the number tipped its head to the past.‘Log
Cabin’ (Hotdisc #217 January 2017) peaked at No.22 & No.8on the Top 40 and British & Irish Top 10
Hotdisc Charts rankings (dated Jan 29, 2017)
Her self-penned This Ain’t Love’ (Bandcamp - UK iTunes)was promoted on the Hotdisc #221 May 2017 and finally made a debut at
#40 on the Hotdisc Top 40 Chart(dated May 21, 2017)climbing to #35 and made a #10 bottom rung entry on the British & Irish Chart.
Penny’s Single; ‘She
Got a Call’ (P.J.B.
Records | UK iTunes - Amazon UK Bestsellers Rank: #48,236) released on 1st August 2017 debuted at #29 and reached
No.25 in the UK Country iTunes Chart and No.11 in The French Country iTunes
Chart.
Single promoted by CMR Nashville and released
on Hotdisc #223 July 2017. It made a
debut and peaked at #37 (chart dated July 16, 2017) and climbed to #28(chart July 30, 2017)
At the 2017
UKCountryRadio.com sponsored UK Country
Music Awards Penny received three nominations: UK Country Artist Of The
Year (winner Thorne Hill), UK Country Album Of The Year for self-titled album
(Winners CARTWHEELS by Ward Thomas) and UK Female Country Singer Of The Year
(winner Zenne for second successive year)
On Sunday 22nd October 2017 she performed at The British Country Music Association Awards
held at the Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton. She was nominated for BCMA Awards Horizon Act of The Year (winner Emma
Swindells).
Facebook Video: Performing "Gotta Get
To Nashville" with Jason Smith, Matthew Woolvett and Simon
Akehurst. "An amazing night with so many Awesome Acts performing" she
shared.
In January 2018, Penny won Best Album & Best Solo Artist
Female at The G.S.M.C. (Graham Steel
Music Company | Website) Awards2018. She is the only Country Music artist to win an award with the
Best Album and Female Vocalist. The awards were set up to highlight some of the
great artists who have performed at their shows throughout the year.
WHISPERING BOB TV
Publishedon June 12, 2017 Penny Jayne performed a beautiful live
acoustic version of her song 'This Ain't Love' for Under The Apple Tree sessions.
WhisperingBobTV is the channel
for music lovers everywhere. Curated by Bob
Harris (OBE) himself, the focus is on bringing the best music they possibly
can through our Under The Apple Tree sessions, festival coverage, exclusive
interviews and much more! NEWS
In October 2016 Penny signed a production with a Nashville based Record label, in
November she went over to Nashville to co-write some new tracks & returned
again in December to record them. (See Facebook post).
Penny Jayne Black performs at a CRS2018 Live Event
On
Tues 6th Feb, 2018 Penny performed her new tracks at the Annual CRS Radio Seminarat The OMNI Hotel in
Nashville in preparation her U.S. Single Release due out this Spring!.Country
Radio Seminar: CRS 2018 Report
Penny Jayne Black at C2C In Conversation with Lee Williams (CEO CMR Nashville
“Europe’s No1 Country Station”) with exclusive sneak of a forthcoming US single
“Steal
Horse”
Meanwhile Penny's U.K. Single release "I'm Fine"
is now available for Pre-Order on UK iTunes,
release date 21st May 2018.
With many plans afoot for the U.S.A. and the U.K. so this
will be an exciting PJB year ahead!
For further details contact Django Promotions Tel 07956
888587 / 01252 514549 EMAIL:
A BAD DATE
AT A COLDPLAY SHOW INSPIRES THE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘WILD’
FROM THE DEBUT ALBUM TALK OF THIS TOWN WHICH FOLLOWSON JULY 27TH ON
WARNER BROS. RECORDS
Plays sold-out London show at Bush Hall on May 2nd
Set to support Michael Bublé at British Summer Time in Hyde Park on July 13th
At a time when country music is exploding into the mainstream with
huge collaborations between Justin Timberlake and Chris
Stapleton, and Bebe Rexha and Florida
Georgia Line, Catherine McGrath is poised
to become the first international crossover star from the burgeoning UK country
scene.
That superstar-to-be status is underlined with the release of a brand new
official video for her current single ‘Wild’. Contrasting
fun times in Nashville with a romantic interest with
being effectively alone at a gig, the bittersweet video reflects Catherine’s
own experiences of going on a date to a Coldplay show
with a guy who was still fixated on his ex. The video was directed
by Justin Nolan Key (Taylor Swift, Cassadee
Pope).
“I grew up inspired by so many artists who were based in Nashville and
obviously the country music scene is so huge there, so to have filmed this in
the heart of the city was incredible,” says Catherine. “My
last two videos used home footage and animation, so it was cool to do something
so different for ‘Wild’ – especially as it tells such a specific story. It’s
definitely my favourite song and video that I’ve released so far.”
Catherine co-wrote the song with Steve
Robson as well as Lindy Robbins (DuaLipa)
and Jeffrey Steele (RascalFlatts).
The track previews the July 27th release of her debut
album Talk Of This Town, which was recorded at
various locations in Nashville and London,
and affirms Catherine’s credentials as an artist and
songwriter to be reckoned with.
The album Talk Of This Town features three
tracks which have each exceeded a million streams at Spotify in
the shape of the ‘Cinderella’, ‘Thought It
Was Gonna Be Me’ and ‘Just In Case’ as
well as a wealth of new material. Other highlights include ‘Don’t
Let Me Forget’, a duet with the American country
sensation Hunter Hayes; the anthemic ‘Lost
In The Middle’, a celebration of the escapist qualities of country
music; and the closing ‘She’ll Never Lose You’, a
stripped-back ballad which showcases the power and finesse of Catherine’s vocal.
Raised in Rostrevor, a small rural village in Northern
Ireland, Catherine McGrath is the
personification of how country music is opening its borders to talent from far
outside of its epicentre in Nashville. In fact, Catherine was
immediately embraced by the community upon her first visit.
Catherine McGrath: Nashville photoshoot
Working with a kindred spirit in the shape of producer Steve Robson –
a Geordie who became a force within the scene after co-writing Rascal
Flatts’ smash hit ‘What Hurts The Most’ – Catherine went
onto collaborate with a number of Nashville powerhouse
producers and co-writers such asJimmy Robbins (Keith
Urban), Liz Rose (Taylor Swift), Forest
Glen Whitehead (Kelsea Ballerini) and Sam
Ellis (Hunter Hayes).
Country music is of course rooted in Irish folk, so it feels natural that Catherine is
at the forefront of a new wave of country. It’s fitting on a personal level
too. Catherine was raised in a music loving family,
and has regularly performed at her parents’ spirited Fiddler’s Green festival,
which attracts musicians from as far afield as North America and Germany.
And when Catherine was ready to reach a wider
audience, she posted covers of her favourite country songs to YouTube which
resulted in her obtaining management and signing a deal with WarnerBros. Records.
Hailed as a major new talent by Sir Elton John, Catherine
McGrath’s ascent has been backed by Radio 1 support
from Adele Roberts, Scott Mills and Cel
Spellman; a playlist at Radio 2, where Bob
Harris has been a long-term fan; and ten consecutive tracks which
have been added to Spotify’s New Music Friday UK playlist.
Catherine McGrath is quickly building a reputation in the
live area too, with highlights including two performances at Country
2 Country, further festivals including Latitude and Wilderness,
and tours with Dan & Shay and The
Shires. Her debut London headline show
at Camden Assembly was sold-out, while next
month’s Bush Hall gig also sold-out within two hours
and her Manchester show at the Deaf
Institute soon followed suit. Ticket sales are also strong
in Glasgow, which looks set to sell-out imminently.
Her touring profile has just been boosted with the news that she’ll
support Michael Bublé at the British
Summer Time festival in Hyde Park on July
13th.
DEBUT ALBUM TALK OF
THIS TOWN OUT JULY 27TH ON WARNER BROS. RECORDS - PREORDER
See
Artist Store (Talk Of This Town
Signed CD + Handwritten Lyric) + Merchandise
ALBUM
TRACKLISTING
1.
Talk of This Town
2.
The Edges
3.
Lost In The Middle
4.
Wild
5.
Thought It Was Gonna Be Me
6.
‘Don’t Let Me Forget’ with Hunter Hayes
7.
Enough For You
8.
Dodged A Bullet
9.
Good At Love
10.
Cinderella
11.
Just In Case
12.
Good Goodbyes
13.
She’ll Never Love You
LIVE DATES
Tues 1 May 2018
- The Deaf Institute, Manchester (135 Grosvenor Street,
Manchester, M1 7HE) £9.90 * SOLD OUT * Ticketmaster UK
Weds 2 May 2018 - Bush
Hall, London (310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ) £12.10 * SOLD OUT *Ticketmaster UK
Fri 4 May 2018 - King Tuts Wah
Wah Hut, Glasgow (272a ST Vincent
Street, G2 5RL) £9.90 Ticketmaster
UK
Say 5 May 2018 - Live At Leeds
2018, Leeds City Centre, Leeds
(Line-up: The Vaccines, The Horrors, Ash, Circa Waves, British Sea Power,
Peace, Will Heard, Rae Morris, Dermot Kennedy, Bruno Major, and more) Event
Sunday 27 May 2018 – Coventry,
Radio 2’s The Biggest Weekend BBC Event* SOLD OUT *
23 June 2018 – Isle of Wight Festival,Newport (Isle of
Wight) Event
Friday 13 July 2018 – London, British Summer Time (support to Michael Bublé) Event plus Van
Morrison, Bananarama, The Feeling, The Shires, The Adelaides, Megan McKenna, Rob
Green, Gypsyfingers & The Tailormade
Sunday 15 July 2018 - Cornbury Music Festival, OxfordWebsite
25 August 2018 –Victorious Festival, PortsmouthWebsite
Friday 7 September 2018–The Long
Road Festival, LeicesterTicketmaster UKFULL Details here
