Quartz Hill Records’ Runaway June – the first female trio since The Chicks to break the Top 5 on the U.S. Mediabase Country Chart – released an exhilarating new song, “New Kind of Emotion,” available across all digital retailers and streaming partners.

A feel-good ode to falling in love, “New Kind of Emotion” perfectly captures the intoxicating feeling of starting to love someone or something.

Showcasing Runaway June’s trademark three-part harmonies, “New Kind of Emotion” was produced by two-time GRAMMY-winner Kristian Bush (Sugarland, Megan Moroney, Lindsay Ell). Band members Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall and Stevie Woodward co-wrote the song with Paul Sikes (Lainey Wilson’s MusicRow No. 1 “Hang Tight Honey”).

“Paul is one of our favorite co-writers and he’s also helped us create our sound as a band, so it’s really special that we have a song coming out with him,” says Jennifer.

“We were talking about that feeling you get when you experience any kind of new love,” explains Natalie. “And it doesn’t just have to be romantic love. Of course, a lot of us were thinking about our romantic partners, but Jen was also thinking about her daughter, and I was probably thinking about my dog. I know Stevie was thinking about her cat!”

“There was something magical in the creating room that day,” adds Stevie. “We were all very aligned on what we wanted to say and what we wanted it to sound like. It feels like, with the three of us, this is our sound, and we’re just so excited that this song is out in the world.”

Lyrically, “New Kind of Emotion” makes what might seem like a bold assertion – that “This is what a love song feels like.” But listeners will no doubt agree that, with a joyous lyric and equally celebratory mid-tempo soundscape, the song more than delivers on its promise.

Nashville recording artist and neo-traditional country singer-songwriter Whey Jennings recently wrapped up his tour participation in the 2024 Mobilize Recovery Across America bus tour. Organized by 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Mobilize Recovery, the bus tour brings together a diverse cross-sector cohort of advocates, allies, and stakeholders to drive measurable, sustainable, and action-oriented solutions that create resilient communities of recovery.

Jennings spoke to the event’s participants in Las Vegas on September 24 and Richmond, Virginia on October 08, sharing his own story of addiction and how he found his way to recovery. He also performed his song “Sleeves,” which he co-wrote with fellow recovery advocate and songwriter Wes Shipp. His song and story of how he found his way to recovery was profiled in a recent exclusive with Fox News.

Commemorating National Recovery Month in September, Jennings launched a 21 day “Break The Cycle” social media awareness campaign across his FaceBook, Instagram and TikTok channels, where he personally addressed some of the common themes and topics faced by addicts trying to find their way to recovery.

“Sadly, drug addiction has been a huge part of my life,” Jennings said. “This song and music video is one step towards making a difference in the lives of not only addicts, but also the ones who hold them near and dear to their hearts. I apologize if this video has been hard to watch, but in order to address the problem, you have to face it head-on.”

About Whey Jennings:
Country singer-songwriter Whey Jennings was born into one of country music’s most iconic family names, first emerging in 2012 as another naturally gifted singer from the Jennings tribe. With large boots to fill, the young Nashville recording artist and singer-songwriter for Dirt Rock Empire, with a booming baritone voice as big as Texas, finds himself with a few expectations to live up to. Seeking to establish his own musical legacy as one of the few remaining torch-bearing country traditionalists out there, Whey can instantly take his fans back to a time and sound his Grandfather Waylon and Grandmother Jessi gave birth to in the 70’s, even with his own songs.

With three studio recorded EP releases under his belt, 2020’s Gypsy Soul, 2022’s If It Wasn’t for The Sinnin’, and 2023’s Just Before The Dawn, Jennings is now preparing for his magnum opus of songs, his first full length album, the highly anticipated Jekyll & Hyde, due out August 23, 2024. Many of Whey’s songs reveal stories of how he has come to terms with a checkered past of too much partying, led by a drug-fueled lifestyle, but knowing he needed to make a change. Musical stories about struggles, addiction, finding sobriety, and redemption through faith in God, family and his friends. Interjecting his own modern-day approach to songwriting and storytelling, while remaining a little rough around the edges, Whey’s unpolished grit and honest demeanor defines his sound, with musical roots that run as deep as his Jennings family name would imply.

Fifty years ago, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn were well on their way to becoming arguably the greatest country duet partners of all time, alongside equally impressive solo careers. The torch has now been passed to a new generation. On Oct. 10, 2024, Conway and Loretta’s grandchildren, Tre Twitty and Tayla Lynn, will release their new video, Cookin’ Up Lovin’ filmed over two days in the quaint West Texas town of Marfa, at the intersection of Route 90 and Old Lonesome Road.

Marfa is a creative arts hub in the Big Bend region of the Lone Star State, about three hours southeast of El Paso. It was first made famous in the mid-1950s as the backdrop for Giant, an Academy Award-nominated western starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean, and more recently for the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men in 2007.

Directed by Steve Jawn and produced by his wife Dani Jawn with The 10:10 Creative, the video for Cookin’ Up Lovin’ evokes the early-sitcom approach of a TV marriage, as seen in All in the Family and I Love Lucy. Twitty and Steve Jawn share a passion of cinematic history and drew inspiration from the 2019 Quentin Tarantino comedy drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, especially the ’60s-styled commercials inserted into the middle of the video.

Described by Rolling Stone as “… a darn fine song to boot,” “Cookin’ Up Lovin’,” co-written by the duo with country recording artist Shelly Fairchild and veteran songwriter Mark Narmore, is a saucy two-stepper that fits Jawn’s tongue-in-cheek approach. “We filmed at a campground called El Cosmico, where all the trailers are painted in vibrant colors. Since we wanted this fake TV couple of Twitty and Lynn to be living in a trailer park, it worked out great. The bar we used is one of only a few bars in the neighborhood, so it was all very real. And then the gentleman who rented us the Ford LTD Tre drives in the video looks so much like a quintessential small-town Texas sheriff,” Jawn says, laughing, “that he even has a cameo in the final dance segment.”

“We had an absolute blast filming,” Lynn says. “The town was so welcoming and had the most amazing vibe. It was the ideal backdrop for this song, and that’s all due to Tre scouting the location for us.” Twitty discovered the El Cosmico campground on a previous photo shoot in Marfa and knew it would have just the right feel for a Twitty & Lynn video.

On the road, Twitty & Lynn deliver their version of their iconic grandparents’ music alongside their own new music to thousands, with well-over 100 dates booked nationwide in 2024. In perfect foil to one another, Tre takes a calm, methodical approach to performing, while Tayla arrives on stage with explosive energy, not unlike the way Conway tempered fiery Loretta for so many years.

“Country Music’s Next Rising Star” (Billboard) Dylan Schneider releases his debut album, PUZZLED, today. Filled to the brim with his stadium-ready anthems, the “Artist to Watch” (Pandora, Amazon Music, Taste of Country) packs the electrifying energy of his live show into an unforgettable and highly anticipated debut project, expertly mixing his incomparable rock-n-roll edge and pop-country swagger into 16 uniquely compelling tracks.

“When I started this album, writing the songs and deciding what would make the record, I wanted to make sure I got everything exactly right, because these songs are my story,” shares Schneider. “Getting to share my life online is one thing, but this project truly shows who I am as a person and where I’m heading next. I’m so proud of this album and am so excited it’s out. Hope y’all enjoy it, and I’ll see you out on the ‘Bad Decisions Tour!’”

Already receiving critical acclaim, Taste of Country praised, “This body of work showcases not only the singer’s impressive vocal range, but also his gifted lyric crafting…It’s a roll down your windows album, highlighting upbeat hits and slower, soulful numbers,” even predicting that standout track “Carhartt” – which matches the iconic brand’s blue-collar toughness with a flirtatious backroad swagger and steamy, late-night sway – will be “the song of the fall.”

Co-writing every track, apart from the title track that he wrote entirely by himself, the MusicRow-praised “2024 Next Big Thing” brings new maturity and fresh bite to his unique brand of heartland pop, as country, rock and hip-hop fuse in a soundtrack of small-town story craft.

Breathing new life into relatable stories, the tantalizingly catchy “Better Than You Left Me” puts the good in goodbye, as the highly infectious, soulful and vibe-inducing track lets an ex know he isn’t looking back, while “Country Right” bumps the speakers up to ten, as the fully countrified track highlights the best parts of living off the beaten path. But it’s with tracks like the bewildered enlightenment of “Puzzled” that highlights the nostalgic complexities of growing up, the tenderly beautiful Johnny Cash tribute “Without June,” and the whirling “Here Comes The Sun” that showcase Schneider’s colorful lyricism and storytelling prowess.

With no signs of slowing down and “a fanbase with a voracious appetite, Schneider’s star will only continue to rise in 2024” (Music Row), as the tenacious road warrior will hit major markets such as Los Angeles, Nashville, Dallas, Chicago, Seattle and more on his headlining 2024 “Bad Decisions Tour” this fall that has already sold out in numerous cities. Having been out with Nate Smith, Kane Brown and Luke Bryan this year, Schneider continues the momentum opening on Mitchell Tenpenny’s “Woke Up In A Dream Tour.”

It’s widely known how award-winning Eli Young Band formed while together in Denton, Texas attending college at University of North Texas, however their journey over the next 20+ years would lead them everywhere, seldomly seeing home in between. With notions of longing ever present in their writing, it’s no surprise as they find their center as releasing music for the first time in three years independently with both home, and those who make it so, at the core.

A true-to-experience ballad of life on the road, and heart-on-their-sleeve marker of what they’ve learned in their years away from those they love most. With ringing guitars capturing a sense of anticipation, a steady rhythmic heartbeat and a euphoric singalong chorus, the band unpack what “home” really means.

“When you find the love of your life you’ll follow them anywhere,” shares band lead vocalist and guitarist Mike Eli who penned the song alongside Ryan Tyndell and Jeff Hyde (Eric Church’s “Springsteen” and Keith Urban’s “We Were”). “My wife, Kacey, and I started as a long distance relationship and it was tough to keep it together. When I wrote this I was digging deep into our Texas roots. I wanted to write something that felt like Pat Green or Jack Ingram would cut. And when you travel like we do, a lot of times you’re thinking about coming home and being with your family — but, it’s almost like if they meet you on the road, anywhere can be home. It just feels right. I wanted to capture that.”

The Jimmy Robbins and Eric Arjes produced track is the first release of more than 140 songs the band has written over the last few years and signifies a new chapter and a new tour.

Looking ahead to the upcoming 25th anniversary of the band’s founding, the four members of the Eli Young Band have retaken the reins of their sound and songwriting, reestablishing the go-your-own-way spirit behind their multi-Platinum hits.

Returning to their independent roots — but also the bold creative edge that launched them from the Texas live circuit into the country mainstream, and in many ways returning to their old stomping grounds — it’s an era driven by experience and a million miles of wisdom, but delivered by a band of brothers still very much in their musical prime.

“We started this thing when we were like 20 [years old], and it’s been such a crazy road and such a longer road than any of us could have conceptualized at the time,” bassist Jon Jones shares. “I think right now feels a little full circle, in a really nice way.”

“Now, we kind of get to step back into our Texas shoes. I definitely think that this new stuff finds me as a songwriter reaching deep into my personal past and our past as a band,” Eli adds. “We’re remembering where the magic was — all those songs we wanted to record for our Level record, that felt way too edgy for Country Radio at the time.”

Returning to that grassroots rawness, geared for their acclaimed live show has the band reinvigorated.

“We’ve written 143 songs and it’s just the beginning of our next chapter. Going back to Panhandle House where we recorded Level, that record started everything for us. Going back there feels like we get to remind ourselves why we started making the kind of music we make,” Eli says in closing. “When this music comes out, I think fans will know it is 100% coming from us.”

Celebrated by The Associated Press as “a smart, relevant antidote” to overdone clichés in Country music, EYB has charted 14 singles on Billboard, including four No. 1 hits with Billboard‘s No. 1 Country Song of the Year and ACM Award for Song of the Year, “Crazy Girl,” “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” 2x Platinum “Love Ain’t” and Platinum “Drunk Last Night.” Additionally, the band has earned multiple GRAMMY, CMA, CMT, ACA and Teen Choice Award nominations.