The CountWIMMER, HAYES SPLIT; WIMMER BUYS OUT HAYES STAKE IN DWP
The CountTHE COACHELLA Q&A: THE MARÍAS' MARÍA ZARDOYA
Sleep Token, "Caramel"
RCA's mysterious British rock band is not here to entertain you with spectacle, but you might meditate on the cryptic grandeur of this offering as you await its next album, Even in Arcadia, which should arrive to melt your face on 5/9. "Caramel" is off to a mouthwatering start at the DSPs. Is Sleep Token the leading edge of a rock awakening?
BAD BUNNY BRINGS "DTMF" TO LIFE FOR NPR'S TINY DESK
The CountBLINK-182 BOOKS "MISSIONARY" SUMMER TREK
Miley Cyrus, "End of the World"
With her new album, Something Beautiful, due on 5/30, the Columbia superstar demonstrates her absolute mastery of the pop idiom—not to mention the pop video, which she co-directed with Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter. We, too, would like to pretend it's not the end of the world, but we're doomed by our limited imaginations.
STAGECOACH SADDLES UP WITH AMAZON MUSIC
FINNEAS FINDS KACEY AT APPLE "NASHVILLE SESSIONS"
tour roundup
The Marías, "Back to Me"
Nice Life/Atlantic's troupe has been on a hot streak at the DSPs, and in the wake of hit "No One Noticed" comes this track, which is also taking off. The vid, appropriately a performance-style clip given their pending, high-profile spot at Coachella, was helmed by C Prinz.
NASHVILLE STATE OF THE STATE
Ella Langley and Riley Green, “you look like you love me”
Columbia wonder Langley co-directed this western-movie romp with John Park and Wales Toney, and like most of what she touches, it’s turned into a CMA nomination (in this case for Visual Media of the Year). The clip’s an aptly cinematic companion to her incredibly clever smash duet with Green, which is equal parts talking-blues sass and honky-tonk glory. If it doesn’t put a stupid grin on your face, check to make sure you have a pulse.
NASHVILLE SPECIAL
COUNTRY AT A CROSSROADS
Country music has always existed in separate but relatively equal realms in American pop music. New York and L.A. labels, for the most part, left the genre to Nashville—and the largely white, lower-middle class, working peoples’ music had an isolated audience that didn’t really overlap the way hip-hop, disco, rock and R&B did with pop music.
COUNTRY AGENTS RIDE THE RANGE
Country artists have long excelled in establishing a magical connection with their fans in a concert setting, be it at a Lower Broadway honky-tonk or a sold-out football stadium. Once upon a time, those artists reliably sprang from Music Row. HITS spoke with WME Nashville Co-head Becky Gardenhire (Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire), CAA’s Jeff Krones (Dan + Shay, Warren Zeiders), UTA’s Brett Saliba (Midland, Drake White) and Wasserman Music EVP/Managing Executive Jonathan Levine (Tyler Childers, Mickey Guyton) to survey this ever-evolving country landscape, and to find out who’s on top of their hits list.
ASHLEY COOKE: SINGING FOR YOUNG WOMEN
With “All I Forgot,” her duet with Joe Jonas, released on 2/21, Big Loud artist Ashley Cooke continues her tactical alliances and “voice of young women everywhere” trajectory.
GAVIN ADCOCK RUNS HIS MOUTH
Watkinsville, Georgia-born and -raised Gavin Adcock has the swagger that marked Jason Aldean for stardom.
PRESTON COOPER DELIVERS
Although he’s barely old enough to drink, Preston Cooper packs a knowing and sense of music into his vocals that extends far beyond his years.
PUB CRAWLING
SONY MUSIC PUB NASHVILLE SIGNS AVERIE BIELSKI
Sony Music Publishing Nashville has inked singer-songwriter Averie Bielski to a global publishing agreement.
SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING INKS FINK
Sony Music Publishing has signed a global agreement with songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jesse Fink.
WARNER CHAPPELL RAISES CURTAIN ON RISING STAR HAMILTON
Hamilton, a rising star in Latin Music and Afrobeats, has inked with Warner Chappell Music.
