GLOBAL SUPERSTAR KANE BROWN KICKS OFF APRIL ON CBS WITH 2023 “CMT MUSIC AWARDS” AND “FIRE COUNTRY”
CBS and CMT together announce multi-platinum entertainer Kane Brown is set to return as co-host of the 2023 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, alongside Kelsea Ballerini, for Austin’s first major televised awards airing LIVE from Moody Center on Sunday, April 2nd (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Paramount Global’s signature country music tentpole – and country’s only entirely fan-voted award show – premieres on the CBS Television Network and is available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.*
Brown will also pull double duty as performer, teaming with wife Katelyn Brown for the broadcast world premiere of their multi-week #1 hit single, “Thank God.” The history-making duet has over 210 million streams and cements the Browns as only the second married couple in country music history to earn a #1 on both Billboard and Aircheck charts.
Following the 2023 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, Brown will make his acting debut on the hit new drama FIRE COUNTRY on Friday, April 7th (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) via CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. He will play Robin, an enigmatic, modern-day train hopper who helps injured patients on the scene of a crash. A Robin Hood of sorts, he’s an outlaw on the run with a heart of gold.
About Kane Brown:
Since the arrival of his self-titled, 2X Platinum debut album in December 2016, Kane Brown has ascended from social media notability to become one of country music’s most accomplished mainstays while continuing to expand the perception of country music and break musical boundaries. Named to the Time100 list of the most influential people in the world, Brown has released 3 studio albums, 3 EP’s, has over 13 billion streams, multiple Multi-Platinum, Platinum and Gold RIAA certifications, sold out arenas across the country, is the recipient of 5 American Music Awards, and was the first black solo artist to receive an ACM Award for Video of the Year for his emotionally charged hit single “Worldwide Beautiful.”
Known for his high energy on the stage, Brown has sold out arenas and festivals. In 2022, The Drunk or Dreaming Tour saw Brown perform sold-out arena shows across Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and he continues his tour in 2023 with U.S. dates including Fenway Park. He was also the most-nominated artist for the 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS.
With the release of Brown’s most recent album, Different Man, on September 9 2022, Brown took “his hitmaker status to the next level” (Associated Press), while The NY Times noted, “Kane Brown didn’t fit the country music mold. So he made his own.” Different Man debuted Top 2 on the Billboard Country Chart and includes the Platinum, #1 single “One Mississippi,” and #1 single, “Like I Love Country Music” which is his fastest rising #1 single in the U.S. while also being #1 at Australian Country Radio and #1 for 7 consecutive weeks at Canadian Country Radio. His most recent single “Thank God,” featuring his wife, Katelyn Brown, accumulated over 10 million streams in the first week, a career high for Streams in First Week, and made history as the second country music married couple to hit #1 on the U.S. Country Radio Charts.
CHASE WRIGHT HITS THE ROAD WITH 2023 HEADLINING HURT NO MORE TOUR
Rising country crooner and Indiana native Chase Wright has more than 150 million career streams to his name, a tour with multi-Platinum country group Parmalee under his belt and a growing fanbase. Now, thanks to those very fans, Wright will embark on a 17-date headlining Hurt No More Tour, named after his song of the same name which was recently added to rotation on SiriusXM The Highway’s “On the Horizon” show. Tickets are on-sale now at ChaseWrightMusic.com.
“Even when in the writing room, we always have the end goal of performing them live for fans,” Wright shares. “It’s what influences everything, that connection. I’m so grateful for the way this music has resonated with people across the country and that the moment has come to tour with all this new music.”
Wright most recently released the sure-to-be wedding anthem “Never Loved Before,” which he co-wrote alongside Jeffrey East and Josh Kelley. The song, produced by Jared Keim, premiered exclusively on Taste of Country and left Country Now declaring “he continues to solidify his place in country music.”
Wright welcomed his son Ashur Lee with girlfriend Brittany Norris in Nov. 2022, leaving the 2023 Pandora and Nash News Artist to Watch reflecting on how much that relationship and becoming a father has taught him about love and partnership. Listen to “Never Loved Before” HERE.
MULTI-PLATINUM ARTIST JORDAN DAVIS RELEASES NEW ALBUM, BLUEBIRD DAYS
The CMA Award-Winning Artist And Current iHeart Award Nominee Opens Up
About His Past, Present, and Evolution of His Future on New Album
Multi-Platinum, CMA award-winning singer/songwriter Jordan Davis today released his highly-anticipated new album, Bluebird Days. Davis made stops at Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2/15) to perform “Tucson Too Late” as well as The TODAY Show to perform his new critically-acclaimed single, “Next Thing You Know.” He will also visit The Talk on March 31st for a performance and interview about the release of his new album, as well as recent milestones including his 5th career No. 1 at Country Radio, sold-out headlining dates at the Ryman Auditorium and across the US, and recent iHeart Award nomination.
Featured by The Tennessean, American Songwriter, Billboard, and more, Bluebird Days debuted to early rave reviews, with Billboard noting “Davis soars on ‘Bluebird Days’” and Entertainment Focus echoing, “Jordan Davis comes of age on new album ‘Bluebird Days’ and shows the world the type of mature, meaningful and melodic songwriter he is.” The 17 song album includes Davis’ recent multi-week #1 “What My World Spins Around,” and breakout hit, “Buy Dirt.” Written by Davis along with his brother, Jacob Davis, and brothers Matt and Josh Jenkins, the 2X Platinum hit “Buy Dirt” garnered numerous accolades including Song of the Year at the CMA and NSAI awards, as well as Billboard, AMA, iHeart and ACM award nominations and has more than 820 Million streams to date.
Of the new album, Davis shared with American Songwriter:“‘Buy Dirt’ [opened] this new lane of being able to connect with fans…I hope people can listen to my music and get something out of it the way that I did when I listened to a Kristofferson song or a Prine song… I hope that people can see that there is happiness in [this album] and even in some of the sadder songs, those sad songs helped get me to where I’m at now.” Davis also spoke with Today’s Country Radio with Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music Country, about the highly-anticipated follow up to his Gold-Certified debut album, Home State, as well as his appreciation for his past experiences and where he is in his life. “ If there was a Bluebird Day, that is a life, then I’m in it right now. It’s just a special time and I don’t forget how blessed I am to be in it.”
Having solidified himself as one of the industry’s top singer/songwriters, 2022 marked a breakthrough year for Davis. In Bluebird Days, the award-winning singer and songwriter continues that momentum- allowing listeners to take a deeper look into his past and what has made him one of the most in-demand hitmakers in the industry through a combination of new tracks and fan-favorites. Bluebird Days is a “rich, deep, meaningful album” (Entertainment Focus) that digs deep into Davis’s personal experiences and offers a wide range of emotions, meditations, and memories, matched by his signature sound blending traditional and contemporary genres and styles. “It’s not just the lyrics…it’s the way he summarizes life, love, family,” notes Taste of Country.
“I’ve settled into a really good headspace in writing songs, which is rooted in being honest—about past things that I’ve gone through, good or bad, and about some things that have kind of scared me about the future,” says Davis. “The big thing for me was to show my growth. Growth in shows, growth in the songwriting, growth in the topics we’re touching on. I really wanted to show how I’ve changed as an artist and a songwriter, for the better, than on my first album.”
With Bluebird Days, Davis invites his fans to explore the vulnerable side of him, with songs like “Fishing Spot,” a homage to his late grandfather. The title track “Bluebird Days,” examines his life as a child of divorced parents, while “Short Fuse” allows the Shreveport, LA native to open up about a side of him that he keeps close to his chest. The spirit of those cloudless, sunny days and moments of lightheartedness and appreciation shine on songs like “Damn Good Time” and “One Beer in Front of the Other,” while “Tucson Too Late” reunites the award-winning team behind “Buy Dirt” and has earned comparisons of Davis to Keith Whitley (The Tennessean).