YOUR WEEKLY ROUND UP OF INDEPENDENT NASHVILLE MUSIC RELEASES OF ALL GENRES. SUBMITTED TO AND STUMBLED UPON BY YOUNG MUSIC CITY - FOR YOUR MUSIC DISCOVERY.
'ONE DAY' Q + A WITH CURB'S JACKSON MICHELSON
CURB RECORD’S JACKSON MICHELSON RECENTLY RELEASED “ONE DAY” - A SONG ABOUT FAMILY, FATHERHOOD AND MAKING MEMORIES TOGETHER. IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, HERE’S THE ‘ONE’’ OR TWO THINGS HE’S BEEN DOING TO KEEP THE GOOD VIBES ALIVE WITH THE FAMILY.
OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “ONE DAY” AVAILABLE BELOW:
Q+A
WHAT IS ‘ONE’ SHOW OR MOVIE YOU’VE BEEN ENJOYING WITH YOUR FAMILY
Loved “The Last Dance” & just finished season 3 of Ozark!
‘ONE’ OR TWO SONGS YOUR KIDS HAVE LEARNED TO LOVE DURING THIS TIME
My daughter Lily is loving “Come Around Me” by Justin Bieber & my son Theran loves “Yummy”... That one makes me hungry 😋
‘ONE’ ARTIST EVERYONE NEEDS TO LISTEN TO RIGHT NOW
Surfaces. I love their song “Sunday Best“. Puts you in a great mood!
‘ONE’ THING YOU CAN’T STOP EATING
Mexican food. I’ve had this problem my whole life though...
‘ONE’ THING YOU CAN’T STOP DRINKING
Cold Brew Coffee! I had to start buying it at Costco I’m drinking so much of it.
‘ONE’ APP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN’T STOP USING AT THE HOUSE
My daughter and I are doing a ton of TikToks and having a blast with it!
‘ONE’ TIK TOK DANCE YOU LOVE TO DO WITH YOUR KIDS
I loved doing Magic In The Hamptons!
’ONE’ NEW SKILL YOU’VE LEARNED DURING QUARANTINE
I’m really getting into playing chess! My brother-in-law got me into it during this quarantine & I can’t stop playing! We even play all day long against each other on our phones. Haha!
‘ONE’ GREAT MEAL YOU OR YOUR WIFE HAS BEEN MAKING
We have been making tostadas and burrito bowls like crazy around here. Sometimes we make green chili pork in the crock pot to go with them and it’s pretty bomb!
‘ONE’ THING YOU CAN’T WAIT TO DO WITH YOUR FAMILY WHEN YOU GET OUT OF QUARANTINE, “ONE DAY” SOON
I can’t wait to “One Day” take the whole family to the movie theater. We love movies! And popcorn. Probably popcorn more than movies!
CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘ONE DAY’
YMC: 'NEED 2 KNOW' WEEKLY (5.28.20)
YOUR WEEKLY RUNDOWN OF HOT MUSIC PICKS YOU DON’T WANT MISS. ALL GENRES AND ALL SIZES. STRAIGHT FROM MUSIC CITY.
ASHLEY RAY - “DIRTY WORK”
BRELAND - “HOT SAUCE”
STASNEY MAV + CLINTON JOHN - “SOLO”
CHARLOTTE SANDS - “BLAME IT ON MY EX”
NIGHTLY - “YOU SHOULD PROBABLY JUST HANG UP”
BONUS - “NOT-SO-NASHVILLE” DROP
JONNY GLENN - “DON’T YOU WANNA”
CATCHING UP WITH NORA COLLINS
EXCLUSIVE YMC INTERVIEW WITH NEW LOST CITY RECORDS / MV2’S NORA COLLINS - SHE TALKS PASTY CLINE, TIGER KING AND HER NEW SINGLE, “NEON HEALING.”
YOU’VE GOT A BRAND NEW SINGLE, “NEON HEALING”. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT!
I wrote “Neon Healing” with my producer Forest Glen Whitehead, (who you might know from also producing Kelsea Ballerini’s first two records) Jason Duke and Jason Massey about a year ago.
It is a song about community and finding refuge with good company under neon lights. During these uncertain times of isolation, we all could use a little “Neon Healing,” even if we can’t be out and about!
FOREST, JASON AND JASON ARE SUPER TALENTED WRITERS. WHO ELSE DO YOU LOVE COLABING WITH IN TOWN AND WHAT ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO UP-AND-COMING ARTISTS AND WRITERS?
I loved writing “Neon Healing” with Forest, Jason M and Jason D! It was the first time all four of us were in a room together and it was just so easy and fun! I can’t wait to get back in the room with those guys. Any combination with Forest Glen Whitehead has been a great write for me. One of my favorites has been with Jessie Jo Dillion; she is such a badass! I’ve also been writing a lot of cool songs lately with Jason Duke and Keesy Timmer.
I moved to Nashville 4 years ago after I signed my Publishing and Artist Development deal with MV2 Entertainment. Because of this, I’ve been really fortunate to write with and learn from a lot of Nashville’s veteran writers. I feel really grateful for that opportunity and try to be a sponge every time I’m in the writing room with them.
The advice I would give to an upcoming artist and/or writer is the same advice that was given to me. Write as much as you can with anyone who will write with you and play as many shows as you can; anywhere that will let you! I played over 200 shows a year for 5 years in a row prior to making my move to Nashville. All of those shows helped me to be prepared for big opportunities. It also gave me the great chance to test out my original songs to see which got the best responses so that I knew which songs to play for publishers in my meetings. Having experience and being prepared is so important!
YOU RECENTLY RESIGNED TO MV2 / NEW LOST CITY RECORDS - TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT BUILDING YOUR TEAM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FINDING THE RIGHT PARTNERS.
I’m so excited about New Lost City Records and to continue working with MV2 Entertainment. It is so important to find a champion in town and I really feel like I have found that with my amazing team at MV2. Having the right team and partners can really help propel a career. I am beyond excited to see what we are able to do together!
YOU RECENTLY RELEASED A VIDEO TRAILER FOR "NEON HEALING" AND YOU’VE BEEN DOING LIVESTREAMS - HOW HAVE THESE SORTS OF THINGS HELPED YOU CONNECT WITH FANS/ NEW LISTENERS DURING QUARANTINE?
Music brings people together and has such a healing quality. I think many of us might be looking for ways to feel connected during this strange time which is why I’ve been doing the Facebook and Instagram lives. Social media has been a great way to stay connected and I hope that my live Shows have made even just a few people smile or dance in their living rooms.
We put out a really cool trailer for Neon Healing prior to the release to let people know that something new was coming! It was a fun way to keep my audience engaged and wondering what exactly was going to be coming.
TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR MUSIC, WHAT INFLUENCED IT, AND HOW YOU HOPE FANS CONNECT TO IT.
Some of my biggest influences are Patsy Cline and Miranda Lambert. There was a year in high school where all I listened to was Patsy Cline. A guitar teacher introduced me to her and I fell in love with the emotion that you could feel from just listening to her singing and the soaring melodies. I really admire Miranda Lambert for her honesty. It has inspired me to not hold back in my songwriting. A song that really showcases that is called “25.” It will be on my upcoming EP!
I am really proud of and excited for people to hear what Forest and I have been working on! It is a collection of songs that come from my heart. I hope people will dance and sing along and hear a little bit of their own story in mine.
YOU’RE FROM WISCONSIN. HOW DID YOU COME TO NASHVILLE AND HOW HAS BEING FROM WISCONSIN INSPIRED YOU? ANY CAREER PATHS YOU LOOK UP TO?
Before moving to Nashville, I played a lot of shows all over Wisconsin and was making a living doing that. I decided that if I wanted to take my career to the next level, I needed to start taking trips to Nashville. I would drive from Milwaukee to Nashville once a month for a year. I was really fortunate to meet my now publisher, MV2 Entertainment, on my first trip down. I developed that relationship for a year before they offered me a deal which allowed me to make the move.
I am proud to be from Wisconsin and look up to another Wisconsin songwriter, Josh Thompson. He has had quite the career as both a songwriter and an artist; having number one songs as both. I really admire that and aspire to have a successful and sustained career like his!
ANYTHING YOU’RE ENJOYING OR BINGING IN QUARANTINE? NETFLIX, PODCASTS, TIK TOK, ANIMAL CROSSING, ETC?
I binged Tiger King like everybody else!! Also really enjoyed Outer Banks!
WHAT’S NEXT FOR NORA COLLINS?
More music!! Forest Glen Whitehead and I have been working on a 6 song EP! So be on the lookout for another single and EP to follow real soon!!
INDIE A+R (5/22/2020)
YOUR WEEKLY ROUND UP OF INDEPENDENT NASHVILLE MUSIC RELEASES OF ALL GENRES. SUBMITTED TO AND STUMBLED UPON BY YOUNG MUSIC CITY - FOR YOUR MUSIC DISCOVERY.
JAMES KING - “EASY”
SUITCASE SOULS - “HOW MANY YEARS”
SAM RIGGS - “LOOK OUT MOUNTAIN”
CHARLOTTE SANDS - “BLAME IT ON MY EX”
BROOKE ALEXX - “STOLE MY HEART”
HUMORUS - “THE F-WORD”
2FOUR - "LIGHT SHOW”
TRACIELYNN - “FAT, DRUNK, & PREGNANT”
SHAUN PEÑA, JOSH THAIS - “LIGHT”
AARON CLAFTON - “BURN ME”
MARY KUTTER - “WORDS”
HALEY MAE CAMPBELL - “PARADISE”
STASNEY MAV, CLINTON JOHN - “SOLO”
TROVE, JAMES DROLL - “PITY PARTY”
EMMA-LEE - “TRICKS”
NOTABLE NASHVILLE'S TIKTOK-ERS
CATCH THESE 615-ERS SCHOOLING YOU IN THE TIKTOK GAME!
DYLAN BRADY
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KANE BROWN
@KANEBROWN
KALIE SHORR
@KALIESHORR
LENNON STELLA
@LENNONSTELLA
SEAN STEMALY
@SEANSTEMALY
BRIGETTA
XOBRIGETTA
RUSSELL DICKERSON
@RUSSELLDICKERSONOFFICIAL
TANYA TUCKER
@THETANYATUCKER
IAN MUNSICK
@IANMUNSICK
HAYLEYORRANTIA
@HAYLEYORRANTIA
AVENUE BEAT
@AVENUEBEAT
LINDSEY ELL
@LINDSAYELLOFFICIAL
NOAH SCHNACKY
@NOAHSCHNACKY
HANNAH DASHER
@HANNAHDAMNDASHER
SPENCER CRANDALL
@SPENCERCRANDALL
TEMECULA ROAD
@TEMECULAROAD
BOBBY BONES
@MRBOBBYBONES
BRYCE MAULDIN
@BRYCEMAULDINMUSIC
HAVEN
@IAMHAVENMUSIC
Q + A WITH CARO
EXCLUSIVE YMC INTERVIEW WITH POP CHICK, CARO FEATURING HER NEW SINGLE, HER FIRE TEAM, AND WHATS NEXT FOR HER IN 2020.
YOU JUST RELEASED A NEW SINGLE, “WHEN ALL MY FRIENDS MOVE AWAY.” TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SONG AND HOW IT CAME TOGETHER.
MEGAN REDMOND AND I STARTED WRITING “WAMFMA” WHILE GETTING READY FOR A FRIEND’S GOING AWAY PARTY, AND THEN WE DIDN’T TOUCH IT UNTIL A FEW MONTHS LATER.
I HAD JUST RELEASED MY SECOND SINGLE AND WAS CONSTANTLY COMPARING MYSELF TO OTHER ARTISTS AND WRITERS - WHERE THEY WERE IN THEIR CAREER AND WHERE I WANTED TO BE. SO, THE FIRST COUPLE LINES KIND OF MORPHED INTO A MUCH BIGGER IDEA ABOUT CHANGES IN LIFE.
YOU’RE CURRENTLY WRITING FOR PRESCRIPTION SONGS. TALK ABOUT BUILDING YOUR TEAM IN NASHVILLE, FINDING YOUR CHAMPIONS, ETC.
RX WAS A DREAM FOR ME FROM THE START. THEY WERE THE FIRST PUBLISHING COMPANY I HAD EVER MET WITH, AND WERE ALSO THE ONLY COMPANY I MET THAT UNDERSTANDS ALL MY CAREER GOALS AND WANTS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME TO GET THERE. SIGNING WITH THEM WAS A NO-BRAINER AND I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE THINGS WE DO TOGETHER.
WHAT WRITERS AND ARTISTS HAVE INSPIRED AND INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST?
MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS ARE ARTISTS THAT DON’T LET ARTISTRY BE THEIR ONLY CREATIVE OUTLET. JON BELLION, CHARLIE PUTH, RYAN TEDDER… ALL ARTISTS THAT WRITE AND PRODUCE ON OTHER RECORDS WHILE ALSO TOURING AND MAKING THEIR OWN MUSIC. THAT IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE GOAL FOR ME.
WRITING-WISE, I FEEL THE MOST INSPIRED WHEN I HEAR A LYRIC THAT REALLY RESONATES WITH ME. CREATING SOMETHING THAT MAKES SOMEONE FEEL CONNECTED IS SO IMPORTANT SO WHEN I HEAR SASHA SLOAN, LENNON STELLA, OR INGRID ANDRESS DO THAT I’M ONLY MORE EXCITED TO CREATE MORE.
YOU’RE CREATING POP MUSIC IN NASHVILLE. TELL US ABOUT HOW THAT EXPERIENCE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU AS AN ARTIST.
I THINK BEING A NASHVILLE POP ARTIST JUST MEANS BEING AN ARTIST. KEEPING YOUR BLINDERS UP, WRITING WHAT’S TRUE TO YOU, AND NOT TRYING TO FOLLOW ANY TRENDS. REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU’RE LOCATED, GOOD SONGS WILL GET HEARD.
WHAT WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO FROM YOU IN 2020?
I’VE GOT A TWO-PART EP COMING THIS YEAR, SOME CUTS HERE AND THERE, AND I’M RELEASING MUSIC WITH MY NEW BAND (@TRAMPSTAMPS).
LISTEN TO “WHEN ALL MY FRIENDS MOVE AWAY”
HADLEY KENNARY QUARANTINE Q + A
INDIE POP POET, HADLEY KENNARY HITS US WITH A QUICK Q + A VID. SHE TALKS QUARANTINE, LAUNDRY, “LOST” AND HER BRAND NEW SINGLE, “BLUEPRINT.”
WATCH THE Q+A VID BELOW!
