Spotlight

CHARLIE WORSHAM  – ‘BELIEVE IN LOVE’ In his recent interview with YLIAS, Charlie said that he was releasing new music which will culminate in an EP later this year. He also said that his ‘angry’ phase which led to the composition of ‘Fist Through This Town’ hadn’t lasted very long. […]

DUSTIN LYNCH & CHRIS LANE – ‘TEQUILA ON A BOAT’ We think Dustin Lynch and Chris Lane will own this year’s contest for ‘summer anthem’. ‘Tequila On a Boat’, written by Hillary Lindsey, Justin Ebach and Matt Alderman, is so instantly catchy that it’s a sure-fire bet for chart dominance. […]

KENNY CHESNEY – ‘FIELDS OF GLORY’ Kenny Chesney would normally be going out on the road with his annual US stadium tour about now, and would have been spending the last few months rehearsing and preparing. The pandemic has put a stop to that. However, Kenny hasn’t allowed the last few […]

THE SHIRES FT. JIMMIE ALLEN – ‘ON THE DAY I DIE’ This was originally the second track on their 2020 album ‘Good Years’. There were a batch of songs on that album that deserve greater exposure, and ‘On the Day I Die’ falls into that category. The new version has […]

BLAKE SHELTON – ‘BIBLE VERSES’ We begin our recap of the best new releases this week with a song that will surely be considered one of Blake Shelton’s finest in recent years. A very clever take on the ‘flawed character who wants to improve’ scenario written by Joe Fox, Andrew […]

TIM PROTTEY-JONES & STEPHANIE QUAYLE – ‘UNTIL I DO’ Tim Prottey-Jones has teamed up with US country artist Stephanie Quayle for his new single, and the end result is mightily impressive. Written by Nashville songwriters Jeff Cohen, Jamie Floyd and Steven McMorran and recorded remotely, this transatlantic project has huge […]

UK artist April Jai has shared her new single, “It Could Be Us”. Written by April and Ally McLachlan, the song addresses the feeling of not knowing where you stand in a relationship, with someone who’s not being open about their feelings. Another example of the young singer-songwriter’s vocal ability and […]

A bumper list of new releases this week! The quality matched the quantity, and we just had to extend the list. Nashville continues to raise the bar….. TIM MCGRAW – ‘GOD MOVES THE PEN’ Let’s begin our weekly showcase of new releases with this future classic from Tim McGraw. ‘God […]

JADE HELLIWELL – ‘IF I WERE YOU’ Straight in at #1 on the UK country chart on Friday was the new single from our very own Jade Helliwell. ‘If I Were You’ is yet another example of the strength of Jade’s songwriting prowess, which is consistently top drawer. Fingers crossed […]

MADDIE AND TAE – ‘WOMAN YOU GOT’ The new song from multi-platinum selling artists Maddie and Tae is dedicated to their husbands. They class it as the most autobiographical song they have ever written, and it’s a light-hearted take upon their imperfections and habits. They enlisted the help of Laura […]