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girl in a country song SESACWelcomes we are proud to have you as part of the sesac family. SESAC.COM SESAC-CountryAircheck_080614.indd 1 8/6/14 10:40 AM SESACWelcomes we are proud to have you as part of the sesac family. SESAC.COM SESAC-CountryAircheck_080614.indd 1 8/6/14 10:40 AM Arista As Brad Paisley runs Moonshine In The Trunk up the charts, we’ll hear even more of the clever lyrics and virtuoso guitar licks we’ve come to expect. We’ll take a sip of “Perfect Storm,” the follow-up single to “River Bank” in early September. After his double shot of “Drink To That All Night” and “Buzz Back Girl,” Jerrod Niemann’s wrap- ping up the Keith Urban tour and then headlining his own tour this fall. The Swon Brothers were right on time with “Later On,” one of the highest-charting debut singles of 2014. They’ll release their self-titled debut album Oct. 14. Fans are saying “I Do” to new artist Ben Maddie & Tae Rue and his debut single, “I Can’t Wait (Be My Wife).” And VP/Promo Lesly Phase” from her new album Provoked. Tyson says new music is coming from Old Dominion are following up their one of country’s biggest superstars, “Dirt On A Road” with “Shut Me Up,” a Carrie Underwood. “On your desk this self-titled EP on Oct. 7 and an opening fall!” Tyson promises. slot on Chase Rice’s tour. Ben Rue Curb ositioning single and album releases for the Lee Brice follows up his No. 1“I Don’t crucial gift-giving season is as important as Dance” with “Drinkin’ Class” all while waltzing into the hearts of fans on Luke anything music companies do. So here are P Bryan’s fall tour. New music is on the the single, album and artist priorities labels will be way from American Young and Mo Pit- bringing to radio over the next three months. ney debuts this fall, too. “Mo is the fresh sound Country radio has been looking for,” says VP/Promotion Ryan Dokke. Away.” Lane was recently featured on Dot SiriusXM The Highway’s “Fresh Female The label is striving to put females Voices” and will cap off the year as part back on Country radio with debut art- of KPLX/Dallas’ annual 12 Man Jam ist Maddie & Tae’s “Girl In A Country Dec. 7 at Billy Bob’s. “When you have Song.” “They came out of the box at the personality and talent Olivia Lane an unprecedented pace and to quite a was blessed with, it is important for us bit of fanfare,” notes GM Chris Stacey. to visit as many people as possible so “We look forward to having their debut everyone can experience it firsthand,” single be a chart topper and we’re super Average Joes says VP Dennis Kurtz. excited to be launching their first retail Expect a new album from The Lacs EP in the quarter.” Dot’s second release this fall, says VP/Promo & Mktg. Tony Black River will be from “the amazing Drake White,” Morreale, as well as new singles and EPs In addition to working hits from Stacey says. “He already has a ton of fans from newcomers Sarah Ross, Twang Craig Morgan (“We’ll Come Back at radio. He’s in the studio now hammer- And Round and more. A live Colt Ford Around”) and John King (“Tonight, ing out new music and a single will drop DVD is also being prepped for release Tonight”), BRE is en pointe with new Jackie Lee sometime before the end of the year.” around the holidays. The label contin- act Kelsea Ballerini and her debut ues the ongoing campaigns for Daniel single, “Love Me Like You Mean It.” EMI Nashville Lee, Lenny Cooper, the Moonshine “She is winning radio over big time!” You’re Looking For A Cowgirl” giddy His latest single may be titled “Cold Bandits and Demun Jones. says VP/National Promotion Bill ups this fall. One,” but Eric Church’s fall is heat- Macky. “There is something very special ing up with a tour that runs through Big Machine about Kelsea. If we haven’t been by Capitol mid-December. Label mates Brothers Os- Kicking off Q4 full throttle is Tim your station, get ready! She’s a force.” Flying high after “Drunk On A Plane,” borne offer a different spirit, “Rum,” and McGraw’s Sundown Heaven Town, the Dierks Bentley releases “Say You Do” as they’ll join Church on tour just after they follow-up to his No. 1-selling Two Lanes Of Blaster his next single. Also making a smooth release their self-titled debut EP Sept. 9. Freedom. Fresh off the chart-topping single Montgomery Gentry’s “Headlights” landing are Lady Antebellum, who’ll Also look for new music from Eric Paslay “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s” (featuring are on bright as they prepare to roll out release 747 Sept. 30, with a second single (“She Don’t Love You”) and Kelleigh Faith Hill), the album’s rollout includes their first album for the label in early from the album, “Long Stretch of Love.” Bannen (“You Are What You Love”). major TV appearances, an AMEX Unsta- ‘15. “We couldn’t be more excited to Expect a Christmas album this fall from ged live stream on Sept. 16 (album release be working with them,” says VP/Promo- Darius Rucker, and a new studio album In2une day), a street week radio broadcast and tion Gator Michaels. Just down the road in ’15. Rucker gives us a taste of it with While Lucy Hale’s “Lie A Little promotions customized for major radio in Q4 you’ll also hear new music from his latest single “Homegrown Honey.” Better” continues to pick up believers, chains and key stations. McGraw’s new Chuck Wicks and Allison Veltz (one of Come Oct. 21, we’ll be feeling all warm Dir./National Promotion Jamice Jen- single “Shotgun Rider” is impacting radio SiriusXM’s The Highway’s “Fresh Fe- and fuzzy when Little Big Town’s Pain nings says there will be another single now. “Taylor Swift’s new album [1989], male Voices”). New signee Jack Ingram’s Killer is out. Expect another single from in early ‘15 from Hale and also from which is 100% Taylor and 200% fantastic, in the driver’s seat of two distinctly dif- Luke Bryan’s Crash My Party; a headlin- Jamie Lynn Spears. will be a global event, with opportunities ferent albums out early next year – and ing tour for Jon Pardi on the Top 30 for Country radio to engage on multiple one of them features a Country radio success of “What I Can’t Put Down;” a MCA levels,” says SVP/Partnership Marketing single. “All will be revealed further at speeding ticket for Keith Urban’s “Some- George Strait may be through with & Promotion Strategy John Zarling. More our Second Annual Blasterama event where In My Car;” and new music debuts touring, but not with making music. info via Big Machine’s regional team in December 12-14 in New Orleans,” says from Joey Hyde (“Get It On” impacting King George will release The Cowboy the coming weeks. Country’s “most suc- Michaels. “We plan to roll out hard evi- now) and Mickey Guyton (“Better Than Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium cessful touring band of the year,” Rascal dence of the kind of year we’ve planned You Left Me”) for Q1 ’15. Sept. 16 on CD and DVD, and he’s Flatts, continue to deliver hits for radio. for 2015 ... and you’re all invited!” already started working on his next Propelled by the No. 1 single and album Cold River studio album. Josh Turner’s new single Rewind, Flatts’ latest single “Payback” Broken Bow Katie Armiger has a busy fall includ- is called “Lay Low” but he’s not taking gives as good as it gets. Look for a music Coming in at No. 1 all-genre and with ing her new single “One Night Between the title to heart – he’s been working on video this month. “Big Machine is in the biggest single sales debut of the year, Friends,” her first European tour in No- a new album, as has Kip Moore. While the business of artist development,” says Jason Aldean is truly “Burnin’ It Down.” vember and a new album coming in ’15. David Nail’s “Kiss You Tonight” continues Zarling, “and no act exemplifies that fact “It’s rare that an artist of this stature is to climb, the label preps for Sam Hunt’s more than The Cadillac Three, who rode still breaking records,” says VP/National Columbia Oct. 27 album debut. “The embrace onto the scene with ‘The South’ earlier Promotion Lee Adams. “He was just Summer may be over but the good we’ve seen from fans and our friends at this year.” Their current single and video, certified by the RIAA as being the Most times keep coming with Kenny Chesney’s radio has been amazing,” says MCA VP/ “Party Like You,” was Most Added out of Digitally Downloaded Country Male Art- new single “Til It’s Gone” from his Sept. Promo Van Haze. “I can’t wait for every- the gate and is currently rising. On deck ist in history.” Look for Aldean to make 23 album The Big Revival. Tyler Farr’s “A one to hear this new project and to watch and poised to launch at the dawn of 2015 more history when his album is released Guy Walks Into A Bar” is no joke – and the growth of Sam in the coming year!” is singer-songwriter Seth Alley, whom this fall.