Old Dominion’s Brad Tursi To Release Solo Project

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Brad Tursi of the multi-Platinum, award-winning country band Old Dominion is releasing his first ever solo album next Friday (July 19). The project, titled Parallel Love, will arrive via Sony Music Nashville.

Tursi’s 10-song collection has been written over the past decade, and reflects where the accomplished artist, guitarist and songwriter is in the present moment. Parallel Love was created and released with the band’s full support, and was produced entirely by Tursi, with Ben West and Marc Scibilia co-producing select tracks. Stephen Wilson Jr., Dan Isbell, Jessi Alexander and Matt Jenkins are featured as co-writers on the album.

“This process was purely creative. I wasn’t even sure I’d release a project, but when I played it for my team, they all reacted really positively,” Tursi shares. “It felt like everything aligned to finally share it.”

In addition to Tursi’s role in CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year, he is a prominent songwriter on Music Row. The Grammy nominee has earned multiple CMA Triple Play Awards for writing three No. 1 songs in a 12-month period, been named AIMP Artist Writer of the Year and co-written hits for Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Tyler Hubbard, Josh Turner, Darius Rucker and Cole Swindell, among others.

Parallel Love Tracklist:
1. Oh Darlin’ (Intro) (Brad Tursi)
2. Church Bells and Train Whistles (Brad Tursi/Ben West/Stephen Wilson Jr.)
3. Question the Universe (Brad Tursi)
4. Where You Been (Brad Tursi)
5. Parallel Love (Brad Tursi/Dan Isbell)
6. Oh Darlin’ (Interlude) (Brad Tursi)
7. Crazy Life (Brad Tursi)
8. Lover and a Fried (Brad Tursi)
9. Afraid to Love (Brad Tursi/Jessi Alexander/Matt Jenkins)
10. Oh Darlin’ (Outro) (Brad Tursi)

Produced by Brad Tursi
Track 2 Produced by Brad Tursi & Ben West
Tracks 3, 9 Produced by Brad Tursi & Marc Scibilia

Shaboozey Notches First No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 Chart

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Shaboozey. Photo: Daniel Prakopcyk

Shaboozey has notched his first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and top 10 breakthrough on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, with double-Platinum hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

This week marks the tune’s ninth week in the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and its 12th week overall. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” peaked at the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, and debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s Songs Of The Summer chart, upon release earlier this year. Shaboozey and Beyoncé also made history as the first two Black artists to lead the chart with back-to-back No. 1 songs on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart.

The track has amassed more than 700 million streams and landed in the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, where it became the first independent single to top the Australian Recording Industry Association charts this year, as well as Canada, Sweden, Denmark and the U.K.’s Big 40.

The rising star recently performed “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards last month, with a surprise appearance by J-Kwon, and during Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks special this past weekend. Additionally, he plans to kick off his “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going Fall Tour” in September, and join Jelly Roll on the “Beautifully Broken Tour 2024” later this fall.

Kashus Culpepper Inks With CAA

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Pictured (L-R): Jeff Krones, Chris Burrus, Kashus Culpepper, Jacob Lapidus and Jay Harren. Photo: Jessie Addleman

Rising artist Kashus Culpepper has signed with CAA.

The Alabama native found his voice at a young age while singing in church, but it was not until 2020’s global pandemic that Culpepper went from listener to performer. He began learning cover songs to perform at barrack bonfires in Rota, Spain during his deployment with the U.S. Navy. Once Culpepper returned home, he began playing dive bars along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and making a name for himself.

Culpepper caught the attention of Big Loud Records, who signed him to a record deal. He recently released his first career single “After Me?”

The country crooner has already sold out headlining club shows throughout the south and is opening shows nationwide for artists such as Charles Wesley Godwin, Charley Crockett and NeedToBreathe.

Avery Anna Drops New Track From Debut Album ‘Breakup Over Breakfast’

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Avery Anna. Photo: John Shearer

Featured on her upcoming debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, rising singer-songwriter Avery Anna has released the new track “Girl Next Door.”

In the song, Anna details a personal experience growing up alongside her own “Girl Next Door.” She was inspired to pen the track while sitting in her kitchen one night reading a poignant fan letter that reminded her of her childhood neighbor.

“I wrote this song by myself while I was in between shows,” Anna shares. “I was thinking about my childhood best friend, and everything she has overcome in her life, and the way that we were able to lean on each other growing up. I’ve recently been very grateful for the female friendships in my life, especially when I am on the road and you guys show up to hear me sing my songs and pour my heart out. I see that same friendship in you guys that I did in her. I hope that this song brings you that same peace and closure.”

Anna’s Breakup Over Breakfast album is due out July 19 via Warner Music Nashville.

Her impressive lyricism and piano-forward sound has earned Anna recognition as an Artist to Watch by the likes of Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube. Her debut EP, Mood Swings, featured the Gold-certified hit, “Narcissist,” the track she performed at the 2023 CMT Music Awards as a first-time nominee.

Breakup Over Breakfast Track Listing
1. Breakup Over Breakfast – Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams
2. Vanilla​- Avery Anna, David Fanning, Steph Jones
3. Blame It On My Broken Heart – Avery Anna, David Fanning, KK Johnson, Ben Johnson
4. It’s Just Rainin’ – Avery Anna, Jamie Collazo, Blake Pendergrass, Seth Ennis
5. Lose You Again (Ft. Parmalee)​ – Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams
6. Party​- Avery Anna, David Fanning, Jamie Collazo, Ben Williams
7. If You Wanna Hurt Somebody – Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams
8. Honey​- Avery Anna, Colin Healy, Emily Landis, Chris McKenna
9. Don’t Be That Guy – Avery Anna, Andy Sheridan, Jared Scott, Seth Ennis
10. Grand Canyon – Avery Anna, Emily Landis, Kat Higgins
11. Make It Look Easy​- Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams
12. Blonde​- Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams
13. Know It All – Avery Anna, Ben Williams, Mark Holman
14. I Will (When You Do) (ft. Dylan Marlowe) – Avery Anna, David Fanning, Abram Dean, Dylan Marlowe, Joe Fox
15. Two Sides Of The Story​- Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams
16. Girl Next Door​- Avery Anna
17. The Rest (Ft. The Love Junkies) – Avery Anna, Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey

‘A Band Of Brothers And Friends’ Benefit Show To Raise Money For Music Row Build

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Habitat for Humanity’s Music Row Build will host its “A Band Of Brothers And Friends” benefit show this Thursday (July 11) at The Vinyl Lounge in Nashville.

The event will feature performances from Dale Brown, Mark Brown, Amy Harris, Dale Jarvis, Dave Mahanes, John Nichols, Reed Trickett and Makayla Lynn.

“I’ve always been a musician and from time to time enjoy doing a show for a worthwhile cause,” shares Mark Brown. “When we started the Music Row Build fund a few years ago, the band and I decided it would be a good way to have a vanity show and do something good at the same time. We managed to raise $10,000 from each of our first two shows. We always have some people that make extra generous donations and are looking forward to a great show.”

Renee Bell established the Music Row Build in 2003, and teamed up with Ree Guyer in 2005. Mark helped to reinvigorate Music Row Build in 2020. After he built two homes to benefit Habitat For Humanity families, Eclipse Music Group’s Penny Gattis took over as Chair. In 2022, Guyer donated $140,000 to start the Music Row Build Fund, which supports advocacy for affordable housing in Nashville as well as continually funding the build for deserving Nashville families. The next build is scheduled for Oct. 12.

“A Band Of Brothers And Friends” will begin at 7 p.m. A $25 donation is suggested, with all proceeds benefiting this year’s build. For more information, click here.

Ashley Gorley Reclaims Top Spot On This Week’s Top Songwriter Chart

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Ashley Gorley. Photo: Katie Kauss

Ashley Gorley has moved back into the No. 1 spot on this week’s MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart. “Bulletproof,” “Cowgirls,” “I Am Not Okay,” “I Had Some Help,” “This Town’s Been Too Good To Us,” “Whiskey Whiskey” and “Young Love & Saturday Nights” all pushed the award-winning songwriter to the top.

With “Dirt Cheap” and “The Man He Sees In Me,” Josh Phillips sits at No. 2 this week. Zach Bryan remains at No. 3 with “I Remember Everything,” “Nine Ball” and “Pink Skies.”

Jessi Alexander (No. 4) and Hunter Phelps (No. 5) round out this week’s top five.

The weekly MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart uses algorithms based upon song activity according to airplay, digital download track sales and streams. This unique and exclusive addition to the MusicRow portfolio is the only songwriter chart of its kind.

Click here to view the full MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart.

Chris Young Headlines Star-Studded Music City July Fourth Celebration

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Chris Young Photo: Moncell Allen

Chris Young headlined Nashville’s massive “Let Freedom Sing!” Music City July fourth celebration presented by Dr Pepper last week, playing to a crowd of 355,000 fans.

Young celebrated the holiday with a hit-packed set spanning his career, including his latest top 10 title track single from recently released ninth studio album, Young Love & Saturday Nights.

The downtown event also featured one of the country’s largest July fourth fireworks shows, including drone lights, and was televised as part of CNN’s The Fourth In America special.  As part of the show, Young brought out special guest Mitchell Tenpenny for their No. 1 hit, “At The End Of A Bar.”

Tyler Childers To Take ‘Mule Pull Tour’ Down Under In February

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Tyler Childers. Photo: Sam Waxman

Tyler Childers will take his “Mule Pull Tour” to Australia and New Zealand in February with a handful of newly-confirmed shows in Auckland, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Sydney, Melbourne and more.

Tickets for the new dates will be available for pre-sale starting July 9-12, with general on-sale following Friday. A portion of ticket sales will benefit Blaze Aid, a local Australian organization that helps rebuild communities after natural disasters.

The new shows follow Childers’ extensive 2024 run, which kicked off earlier this year with sold-out shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden (two nights), Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (two nights) and many more. Childers recently released a new track, “Song While You’re Away,” which will be featured on the soundtrack for the new Twisters movie out July 19.

The song follows Childers’ latest album, Rustin’ In The Rain, which was released this past fall and included the two-time Grammy and ACM-nominated single, “In Your Love.” The song broke into the top 35 on the Mediabase country chart and garnered over 10 million video views and 165 million on-demand streams.

Tyler Childers’ Australian Dates:
February 6 —Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena
February 8 —Brisbane, Australia—Sandstone Point Hotel
February 9 —Byron Bay, Australia—The Green Room
February 12 —Sydney, Australia—Hordern Pavilion
February 15 —Newcastle, Australia—Newcastle Foreshore Park
February 16 —Canberra, Australia—Royal Theatre
February 20 —Melbourne, Australia—Sidney Myer Music Bowl
February 22 —Korumburra, Australia—Coal Creek Community Park and Museum

Radio Pics: MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart

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Over 60 stations across the country report to the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart each week. MusicRow celebrates country music’s success at radio in secondary markets.

Click here to see the current CountryBreakout Radio Chart.

BoomTown Saints visit with KFGE’s Cory Edmondson

Laura Bryna and WCTY’s Jimmy Lehn

Christian Yeager visits WVNW’s Erik Lane

 

Orville Peck Rides Back In With New Duets Collection ‘Stampede’

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Orville Peck. Photo: Ben Prince

Orville Peck is galloping out of the gate with a huge collection of new duets on his forthcoming album, Stampede, out on Aug. 2 via Warner Records.

The album features new collaborations with Beck, Teddy Swims, Margo Price, Mickey Guyton, Debbii Dawson, TJ Osborne, Waylon Payne, Fancy Hagood and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, along with his latest single “Midnight Ride” with Kylie Minogue and Diplo, which was released a few weeks back.

Stampede rounds out the collection of massive duets that was first introduced as Stampede Vol. 1 in May, featuring songs with Willie Nelson, Elton John, Noah Cyrus, Midland, Allison Russell, Nathaniel Rateliff and Bu Cuaron.

“This project has always been something I’ve fantasized about, so to see it finally come to fruition really is a dream come true,” says Peck.

Peck recently announced his sixth annual rodeo event, featuring performances from Medium Build, Guyton, Reyna Roberts, The Nude Party and more, in addition to a headline set from Peck and Tanya Tucker. Hosted by John Waters, the rodeo will take place on Aug. 24 at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, with a kickoff party at Basement East on Aug. 23 and a closing party at Brooklyn Bowl on Aug. 25.

Stampede Track List:
1. Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other [with Willie Nelson]
2. The Hurtin’ Kind [with Midland]
3. Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) [with Elton John]
4. Back At Your Door [with Debbii Dawson]
5. Chemical Sunset [with Allison Russell]
6. Death Valley High [with Beck]
7. How Far Will We Take It? [with Noah Cyrus]
8. Miénteme [with Bu Cuaron]
9. Papa Was a Rodeo [with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway]
10. Midnight Ride [with Kylie Minogue and Diplo]
11. Ever You’re Gone [with Teddy Swims]
12. You’re an Asshole, I Can’t Stand You (and I Want a Divorce) [with Margo Price]
13. Where Are We Now? [with Mickey Guyton]
14. Conquer The Heart [with Nathaniel Rateliff]
15. Rhinestone Cowboy [with TJ Osborne, Waylon Payne and Fancy Hagood]