Here’s a look at 11 country artists tentatively expecting “ups” with the release of their first album or EP
— will hit a career milestone over the next six months with the release of their first album or EP with a major label or significant indie imprint.
While new acts are considered the lifeblood of the industry, it’s always a risk for labels to back first-timers. And in an era when women are still fighting an uphill battle at country radio, it’s noteworthy that three of those charting new faces are solo females, while the other, Gone West, is a gender-balanced quartet.
Gone West is the least green of those acts, since all four members have a solo history. But that also means the band has enough experience to recognize the positive signs — every time it got discouraged, a songwriter with the heft of“That would fuel us,” group member and pop singer-songwriterrecalls. “Then a month later, we’d get denied by a couple of other people, and then we’d get to write with [someone else].
before June 30: — Andress vacillates among vulnerable, confessional and brash, making her a bit of a signpost for modern female complexity. Her first terrestrial single, “More Hearts Than Mine,” occupies a top 15 slot on the Country Airplay chart, setting her up as a smart musical documentarian and creating anticipation for her debut album in March. — With her kiss-off single “I Hope” taking an acerbic ride in Country Airplay’s top 30, Barrett is building nicely on herintroduction.
— Schnacky made a high-profile appearance at 2019’s Country Radio Seminar, impressing with relentless optimism, pop-influenced melodies and preternatural confidence. Combined with a fresh-scrubbed countenance, he could become country’s answer to
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