First Published May 2023
GOTTA LOVE AN OUTLAW LIKE BROOKE
Earlier this month at the 2023 GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards in NYC, vocal powerhouse BROOKE EDEN – who was nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Artist – revealed the release date of her upcoming EP OUTLAW LOVE to be Friday, June 9th. The confident and commanding new project is a personal statement of unapologetic love and resilience and follows her critically acclaimed 2022 EP Choosing You.
Outlaw Love is now available to pre-save/pre-add on all platforms.
“This EP is the most personal group of songs I’ve ever released. It takes you from the beginning of my and Hilary’s relationship with ‘Whispering’ to our first dance song ‘All My Life,'” stated Eden. “The ‘Outlaw Love’ EP is a look into our unique relationship in country music and a new definition of what it means to be an outlaw.”
Proclaimed by Music Row as the “next big thing”, Brooke has – in the words of THEM magazine –“literally and metaphorically come into full control of her life in the country music scene”. Showcasing the GLAAD Media Awards and CMT Music Awards nominee’s captivating, free spirit and unapologetic attitude, the title track Outlaw Love claps back at anyone who thinks they have the right to tell you who to love, advising to “leave the judgin’ to Jesus.” While Chills channels Brooke’s R&B-Pop influences, the vibey, romantic song describes how someone can make you feel butterflies, no matter the situation.
From the twangy beat and rhythmic flow on Whispering to the harmonious and evocative All My Life, “her bliss bleeds into every resonant, twangy note she sings”, remarkedMTV News, as she continues her reign of being “a torch-bearer for inclusion in country music”, according to Music Row.
Applauded as “the queer country superstar we need and deserve” by Gay Times Magazine, the artist that Billboard have described as a “fiery country star-in-the-making” is known for her “commanding stage presence and brassy straight-shooting style” (Nashville Lifestyles), and her upcoming EP Outlaw Love will be nothing short of Brooke’s purely authentic, glowing self that perfectly captures her “fun-loving ’90s-influenced sound…with a compelling message to boot” (American Songwriter).
Produced by Lindsay Rimes (Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Thomas Rhett) and co-written by Brooke, Outlaw Love will be available on Friday, June 9th, and don’t miss her performance at the Concert For Love & Acceptance at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon during CMA Fest on June 7th.
Over the last few years, Brooke, a country singer whose star is clearly on the rise, has carved herself a space in Nashville and has become a force to be reckoned with. Eden has used her personal journey to self-acceptance to create music that is both bold and passionate with the message that it is okay to be who you are.
Flexing her artistic muscle with unbridled joy stemming from living her authentic life, Eden’s 2022 EP Choosing You – produced by Jesse Frasure (Thomas Rhett, Florida Georgia Like, Little Big Town) – was a personal statement of love, self-acceptance, and resilience. She has punctuated this message in the form of a partnership with the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), Music Matters with RIAA, a multi-event-driven campaign designed to show how music can enable our authentic voice, give us purpose, and give us strength and courage to navigate life’s challenges.
Now, having made her morning show debut on NBC’s TODAY and shared stages with Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Tim McGraw, Kane Brown and Keith Urban, the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards nominee for Outstanding Breakthrough Artist readies her latest confident and commanding EP Outlaw Love for Friday, June 9.
~ OUTLAW LOVE, the brand NEW EP from BROOKE EDEN, is out everywhere on JUNE 9th.
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JASON IS A MAN ON A ROLL
Multi-genre phenomenon, JELLY ROLL (Jason DeFord) has revealed the track-listing of his highly-anticipated new album, WHITSITT CHAPEL, which is arriving June 2nd via BMG/Stoney Creek Records.
Titled after the church the Antioch-native grew up attending, the project from Jelly Roll features thirteen tracks, including his current single, Need A Favor.
Whitsitt Chapel is now available to pre-order/pre-save/pre-add.
Jelly, who has independently amassed more than four-billion career streams to date, recently performed Save Me with Lainey Wilson at The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards, a collaboration that features on the upcoming album.
Jelly Roll became the first act this decade to top the rock charts while simultaneously having a Top- Thirty song on country radio with his #1 hit, Son Of A Sinner, and he is the first artist in Billboard history to do so with debut singles. For more information on Jelly Roll, his upcoming album Whitsitt Chapel, or his upcoming Backroad Baptism Tour, visit Jellyroll615.com.
An outright genre-bending singer/songwriter, Jelly Roll has quietly been building a remarkable career, under the radar and on his own terms. Since his days selling his mix-tapes out of his car, he has constantly been releasing new music, touring relentlessly, consistently topping various iTunes charts, engaging a rabid fanbase and creating videos that have amassed more than four billion views on YouTube. He pairs deeply personal lyrics with music that blends old-school rap, classic rock, country, and soul to create music that is therapeutic, raw and tackles the heaviness in life.
His 2020 single Save Me — a confessional, vulnerable expression of self-doubt set the stage for his new season of life and took him to new heights, with more than 160 million views on YouTube and Platinum certification from the RIAA.
Born and raised in Nashville’s Antioch neighbourhood, the former addict and drug dealer released his album Ballads of the Broken in 2021, ahead of his sold-out hometown show at the famous Ryman Auditorium, which sold out in under an hour. The introspective ten-track album shows Jelly Roll’s growth as an artist and man, drawing from his personal experiences to tell the story of a man who has been through the ringer and isn’t afraid to share his raw truth, featuring his multi-week #1 rock hit Dead Man Walking and his #1 country debut single Son of a Sinner.
Now after a history-making “breakthrough year” (American Songwriter), having just sold-out Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and released the riveting anthem Need A Favor along with the soul-stirring ballad She from his highly anticipated forthcoming album, Whitsitt Chapel, the reigning #1 of Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart for twenty-five weeks is well on his way to mainstream, multi-genre stardom.
~ WHITSITT CHAPEL, the NEW album from JELLY ROLL is out everywhere JUNE 2nd.
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NEW FOLK STAR ON THE HORIZON
STEPHEN GORMLEY, aka MOON LOOKS ON, is releasing an album of true to the bone contemporary folk and roots music.
FOUR MILES AS THE CROW FLIES is the first single from this eagerly awaited new album which was recorded and produced by acclaimed producer Bill Shanley, and was released in early May on Cauldron Records.
The imagery behind the track reflect the two years Moon Looks On spent writing music in a small converted barn in south Sligo, a place brimming with songs and folklore, great surf, and breath-taking scenery where the hills and the mountains stretch out towards the sea and the tunes are carried on the wind.
Over the past few years Moon Looks On has been carving out a name for himself on the Irish and international music scene, with appearances at music festivals and venues such as Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, All Together Now, 2000 Trees Festival, and The Ruby Sessions to name but a few, along with performances on the renowned TV show Other Voices on Ireland’s premier broadcasting channel RTE.
Moon Looks On has also had tracks from his album Razor Wire Skies added to the much sought after New Music Friday Spotify playlist whilst amassing over a quarter of a million streams on Spotify.
His music videos and tracks have also premiered in Hot-press magazine, Irish Independent, and Golden-Plec and on both Irish and UK Radio stations such as 2FM ,Today FM, RTE 1, 2XM, & Radio X in Manchester.
His artistry has been described as being, “Songs and tunes from the head and the heart” by producer Mike Hedges (who has worked with Manic Street Preachers, Dido, Travis, The Cure, and more), while Clint Boon of Inspiral Carpets and Radio X Manchester, has said, “Moon Looks On is gonna be massive”.
2023 is already looking to be an amazing year for Moon Looks On with sold out shows across the country in Galway, Dublin and Derry already under his belt.
~ The WAY OUT WEST EP, from MOON LOOKS ON, is OUT NOW.
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