We are now definitely in high season for new music. It’s coming thick and fast, folks! We may need more than a single update….. COLTER WALL AND...
Always good to see Eric Paslay! Check out Dan’s chat with Eric from Band On The Wall in Manchester, discussing his ‘Live In Glasgow’ album, The...
John Paul White sat down with Dan at The Long Road to talk about his new album ‘The Hurting Kind’, including co-writing with Whisperin’ Bill Anderson,...
It was great to finally catch up with O&O a few weeks ago at our last ‘Nashville Sounds In The Round’ event, to discuss their upcoming...
Thought we were done with Millport Cathedral Sessions? Not a chance, still some crackers to come! Here’s our hugely talented buddy Kenny Foster with ‘Hearts That Bend’…
For those of us heavily involved in the writing, reviewing and analysing of Country music, it seems like the barometer may well be swinging back towards...
With a new self-titled album set for release on October 4th, Wildwood Kin chatted with us about their pre-release singles, music videos, releasing music with Sony...
Morgan Evans joined us at The Long Road to talk about his love for playing in the UK, the ‘Day Drunk’ music video, progress on new music and more!
Recently being named the youngest and newest member of the Grand Ole Opry, Kelsea Ballerini has broken many records, including being the first female country artist...
So, Zac Brown Band are back again with their new project ‘The Owl’. A new ZBB project always brings great excitement here at YLIAS HQ, where...
We’re delighted to bring you the exclusive premiere of ‘Never Look Back’, the new single from Missouri singer-songwriter Matt Jordan. “I’m not much of a talker,...
Amazing what an impact a couple of minutes of music can make isn’t it? Kezia Gill has made such a powerful statement with ‘I’m Here’, and she gave...
Dan caught up with Jillian Jacqueline at The Long Road to talk about her UK shows with Kip Moore, progress on her new music and more…
We loved having Stevie O’Connor and his awesome band with us at the Cathedral Of The Isles – Stevie blew us away with his performance of...
A huge well done is in order for Baylen and The Long Road team for another fabulous weekend at Stanford Hall. We thought last year was...
Dan sat down with Sam Outlaw at The Long Road to talk about life in Nashville, playing at the Opry, collaborating with Sarah Darling and more…
The wonderful Izzie Walsh and her band joined us at Millport Festival to record a performance of ‘Lie To Me’ – check it out…
After the highs of Millport and The Long Road Festivals it’s back to the day job and our current pick of the new tunes! It’s a...
Following their tenacious introductory single ‘The Cloud Bursts’, we’re delighted to bring you the exclusive premiere of the new single ‘Absent Friends’ from London-based 5-piece The...
Reigning British Female Vocalist Of The Year Jade Helliwell joined us at Millport Festival for a stunning performance of ‘Numb’ – check it out…
Tyler Childers is the man of the moment right now. Exciting times for the 29-year-old Kentucky native, who’s just released his brand-new album ‘Country Squire’ to...
What a collaboration this was! We had the pleasure of recording Simon James performing ‘The Rose And The Ribbon’ with Sam Coe and Kenny Foster at Millport Country Music Festival…
The Belmont Hotel in Dallas is an imposing building. Its art deco design with bold curves and contrasting colours make a big statement. But what has...
In the second of our recordings from Millport Country Music Festival, US band Lockeland perform ‘Keep Us Young’ – these guys were a massive highlight for many over the...
In the first of our recordings from the Cathedral Of The Isles, Remember Monday give a stunning performance of ‘Version Of You’…
The summer blitz seems to be easing but the good tunes are still emerging. Let’s take a look… COLE SWINDELL – ‘DOWN TO EARTH’ This is...
With crisp vocals that have drawn comparisons to Sheryl Crow, LJ delivers her own brand of pop and R&B influenced Country. Since moving to Nashville in...
TENILLE TOWNES – ‘JERSEY ON THE WALL (I’M JUST ASKING)‘ Country music songs often delve into difficult areas. The Jersey on the wall is the jersey...
For her eighth studio album Eilen Jewell has chosen the perfect title. Like the itinerant traveller Gypsy takes the listener along the many highways and byways...
At long last! The new album ‘Wild Blue (Part I)’ from Hunter Hayes is out today, five years after his last full-length project. Hunter surprised fans...
Isn’t it a wonderful thing when expectation and reality collide in a song. When Kip Moore began teasing earlier in the week that some new music...
New US country trio Lockeland (Michael Boris, Kyndon Oakes and Mark Vikingstad), are set to release their sophomore single ‘Drive’, ahead of their UK appearances at The Long Road and Millport...
Arkansas native, Justin Moore’s fifth studio album, produced and co-written by Jeremy Stover, and Moore and Stover’s select team of collaborators and cohorts sees Moore swinging...
Dan sat down with Wade Bowen in Manchester last week to talk about his ‘Solid Ground’ album (& vinyl release!), ‘Inconsistent Chaos’ documentary, his difficult period in 2018...
Critically-acclaimed US singer songwriter Leslie Stevens releases new studio album Sinner on August 23. Produced by Jonathan Wilson (Dawes, Roger Waters, Father John Misty) —who added...
Robert Vincent joined us to talk about his upcoming trip to AmericanaFest, new music, his headlining tour and more…
Twinnie joined us after her set to talk about her recent Nashville trip, new single ‘Social Babies’, touring with Lauren Alaina and more!
Lucky, Revisited is the fourth studio album from Karen Jonas but it contains nothing new. It’s neither a live album nor a ‘best of’. Instead, she...
Adam and Lawrence of Foreign Affairs stopped for a chat after their set to talk about their new music, touring with Larkin Poe, ‘The Old Fire Station’ EP...
Forming in 2012, Traveller was first born when drummer Simon Usher heard the talents of lead vocalist Gerry Sheridan. Since then, they’ve been working relentlessly in...
Time once again for our selection of new releases that we think you should be checking out… VINCE GILL – ‘I DON’T WANNA RIDE THE RAILS...
Yorkshire artist Jess Thristan has firmly made her mark on a thriving UK country scene this year, stunning critics and fans with the release of her...
‘Beyond The Ranch’ is a really intriguing project from new Australian group Saltbush Six, fronted by UK fan favourite and British CMA Male Vocalist Of The...
Hey Rob! Dan here, thanks for taking the time to chat! For anyone here in the UK who might not be too familiar with your work,...
It’s been a good while since we’ve had solo music from Miranda Lambert, nearly 3 years in fact, but now she is back with a tune...
There’s a crop of Nashville artists whose commitment to the UK has flown under-the-radar over the last few years, steadily building a stronger fan base with...
Manchester singer songwriter Izzie Walsh has released her new single Clouded Mind, which is out now via Someone Great/PIAS. Clouded Mind follows her recent single Sidelined,...
Dan chatted with Dixie Fields Festival headliner Lauren Alaina to discuss her new duet with Chris Young, progress on album 3, ‘Ladies In The 90’s’ and her excitement about being...
For every glitzy big arena show there are loads of gigs going on in less well-known venues. All over our world of country, roots, americana, there...
Breakout British country singer and songwriter Sasha McVeigh releases her new single “Rock Bottom” available NOW on all streaming platforms. The poignant chronicle is the first track...
Modern country band The Jackson Line have released the second single, entitled Don’t Wait, from their Debut EP. Don’t Wait is an uplifting song which encourages...
We are back from vacation and raring to go with the best of the recent new country music releases! As usual, a mixture of famous faces...
Rising “country music obsession” (Buzzfeed) Emma White released the highly anticipated video for critically acclaimed single “Ten Year Town” last week. The video, which “highlights White’s...
Well, that’s it for the Cry Pretty UK Tour, and what a way for Carrie Underwood to end it – in front of her adoring London...
The UK has become a second home for Sarah Darling in recent years. No stranger to our shores, she’s played a number of times at C2C,...
Nashville-based Anglo-American duo Brown & Gray have shared the brand new video for their single ‘Last To Know’ – check it out below. Shot in Napa...
Since Tim Prottey-Jones’ time with The Wandering Hearts, you probably will have seen a lot of him on social media, collaborating with a whole bunch of...
Few would dispute how today’s relentless 24 hour news cycle can wear anyone down. Always connected, coming from all directions the babble never stops and it...
The authentic sounds of Country Music has been on the crest of a wave in the UK, nourishing a new generation of artists in the genre...
This has been without doubt one of my most-anticipated releases of 2019 – the debut album from Runaway June, ‘Blue Roses’. Naomi Cooke, Hannah Mulholland and...
“They actually cared about the music, and y’alls architecture and how you restore everything instead of bulldozing it down like we do is so nice” 😂 Dan...
Dan sat down with Hunter Hayes at CMA Fest in Nashville to talk about his brand new album (coming soon!), latest single ‘Heartbreak’, how the time since ‘Storyline’...
Pop Luke Combs’ The Prequel EP onto your device and enjoy a cracking 16 minutes. Released in anticipation of new music later in the year, North...
With ‘Red Bandana’ out THIS FRIDAY, here’s our chat with Aaron Watson after his show on the Riverfront Stage at CMA Fest, going in-depth on the...
Before her performance at the Royal Albert Hall, RaeLynn joined us to talk about touring with Maren Morris, latest single ‘Rowdy’ and more…
The meteoric rise of Maren Morris was epitomised by her recent headline show at the historic Royal Albert Hall. She described it as a “bucket list...
We loved having Holloway Road with us for Nashville Sounds In The Round a couple of weeks ago – here they are talking about their upcoming appearance at Dixie...
All-vocal Country entertainers HOME FREE remind fans of the importance of creating positive memories in their new, romantic video for “Remember This.” The clip, which premiered...
We’ve been lucky enough to have Kip Moore melt our faces with his full band setup on multiple occasions here in the UK; there aren’t many...
Oh Dan Huff, you beautiful bastard! Sometimes an artist with oodles of talent collides with a producer with vision and a sound, like the Beatles did...
It’s been a whirlwind for Jade the past few years. As we are all very well aware, she had a viral video, but I don’t like...
Kip Moore sat down with Dan at the Birmingham Town Hall to talk about his acoustic tour, developments with ‘The Bull’, working with Charlie Worsham, album 4...
In the last of our chats from Buckle & Boots, Friday night headliner Lewis Brice talks about his new single ‘Summertime Vibes’, plans for CMA Fest, long-term goals in...
How good was Blake O’Connor at Buckle & Boots?! Dan chatted with Blake about travelling the world, new single ‘Beautiful As You’ and his upcoming debut album…
It was great to catch up with the main man William Michael Morgan over the weekend at Buckle & Boots Country Festival! Here he is, talking about his new...
From some quarters there is a view that country music has become an “industry” with artists being moulded to a strict formula at the expense of...
KU is back with his brand new single We Were. The first single release since Graffiti U’s Never Comin’ Down and penned by Ryan Tyndell, Jeff Hyde...
Here we go again folks. The pick of the latest new releases Yes, we know that the top end of the country music releases will be...
It’s a sign of how far we’ve come in the UK that organisations like CMT are seeing the market here as a viable option for promoting...
Rock / Americana sextuplet Morganway have released the new single ‘Let Me Go’, in advance of their debut self-titled album due for release on August 2nd...
We chatted with Cassadee Pope in Birmingham to talk all things ‘Stages’, being a part of the CMT Next Women Of Country tour, CMA Fest plans...
‘Little Bit Of You’ is the next single from the new collection of songs from Emily Faye recorded with Songwriter / Producer Sue McMillan, and is...
It had been a while since we last had Chris Young in the UK. He set the O2 alight with his brilliant set at C2C back...
Twinnie sat down with Dan before her show in Birmingham on the CMT Next Women Of Country Tour to talk about her whirlwind year, new EP,...
Hey Clara! Hope you’re doing well. LOVE the new single! Tell us a little bit about ‘Does Your Girlfriend Know You’re Single’ and why it felt...
Lindsay Ell joined us at the O2 Academy in Birmingham to talk about her recent collaborations, CMT nomination, progress on album 2 and more…
Bailey Bryan sat down with Dan in Birmingham to talk about the new EP (coming soon!), ‘Perspective’, ‘Songbird’, her loyal fan base and more…
The latest country act having a crack at the UK scene is LANCO, who are currently on their first headlining tour over here, the ‘Hallelujah Nights’...
It was great to catch up with LANCO in Birmingham on Friday! We chatted about their passion for playing in the UK, new single ‘Rival’, ACM...
Another mega week for new releases…. TYLER RICH – ‘LEAVE HER WILD’ Having just started a mammoth US tour, Californian Tyler Rich has released his new...
It feels quite an odd thing to write in a publication devoted to Country Music, but like it or not, the concept of genre is slowly...
Fresh from a hugely successful tour of Australia with Buckle & Boots Country Festival, multi award-winning singer-songwriter Gary Quinn is set to release his brand new...
For his third solo release, The Hurting Kind, John Paul White combines his honed songwriting ability with the classic big Nashville sound of the 1960s. The...
Two great debut albums came out in 2015 from female artists that have been given a rough ride by the music industry in the years since....
Cadogan Hall, situated in the heart of London’s Chelsea, is far distant from where Gretchen Peters sets her songs but such is the way she draws...
‘Stronger Than The Truth’, the latest album from Reba McEntire, is an album that could easily pass you by. It won’t necessarily produce radio hits, but...
‘Sucks To Be You’, the new single from Emily Faye, is out now! After recording her first EP ‘Here I Am’ back in 2017 in Nashville,...
Here we are with our latest update. It’s been a good week for UK artists and we have separate features on the latest releases from Ward...
The Melted Morning, the third studio album by Danni Nicholls released very recently, will be classified under ‘Americana’ which is fine. However, her sumptuous voice that...
TC3 are back and I’m about to shotgun a 6-pack while blasting brand new jam ‘Crackin’ Cold Ones With The Boys’. It premiered on BBC Radio...
Saltbush Six is a new band formed by members of The Ayers Rockettes, who were the band that helped launch Keith Urban’s career. They release their debut single ‘Live...
East Anglian rock / Americana collective Morganway have released their second single ‘Hurricane’, taken from their upcoming self-titled debut album due this summer. ‘Hurricane’ was one...
LITTLE BIG TOWN – ‘THE DAUGHTERS’ It’s been a quiet time for LBT, or maybe it’s just seemed that way. They haven’t had a chart hit...
Shots fired as Little Big Town deliver a message of empowerment for women with brand new single The Daughters. Following The Breaker in 2017 and single...
Breakthrough country artist Hannah Ellis has dropped her latest single “Your Woman.” The playful track is already getting noticed after being featured as the cover of...
CoCo and the Butterfields have shared the video for their latest single, ‘Puppets’, the second track to be taken from their upcoming EP Monsters, out this...
Getting there in time for the support is often rewarded by discovering new names. That’s how I came across Roseanne Reid who has just released her...
Before country had R ‘n’ B, country had B ‘n’ D. Since the outstanding news dropped early in 2019 that Brooks and Dunn had a new...
Katie Jayne embodies the new generation of pop-country artists, already making waves on the Australian scene. Her latest single ‘No Shadow’ has received over 400,000 streams...
ABBY ANDERSON – ‘GOOD LORD’ Fresh from her C2C appearances (check out her interview with us), ‘Good Lord’ is Abby Anderson’s latest radio-friendly single release. Pop...
Jake Owen is back, baby, although don’t let Jake hear you say that because in his mind he has never been away and it will make...
UK singer-songwriter and star of ‘One Night In Nashville’, Maria Jordan, has released her new single ‘What If Love Is Not Enough’ today. ‘What If Love...
Dan chatted with Morgan Evans this afternoon, to talk about his upcoming shows in the UK, his latest album ‘Things That We Drink To’, touring with...
Dan chatted on the phone with James Barker of the James Barker Band, to talk about their experience at Country2Country, new single ‘Keep It Simple’, plans...
So, C2C has long gone for another year and we’ve all fallen in love with Cam even more than before, still have goosebumps from Chris Stapleton’s...
Dan chatted on the phone just after C2C with Georgie Thorogood, organiser of Dixie Fields Festival, to get a feel for what to expect, how Lauren...
In the last of our interviews from C2C, Michael Ray joined us to talk about his latest album ‘Amos’, the growth of ‘One That Got Away’,...
The very bubbly Abby Anderson joined us at the Indigo to reflect on her C2C experience and talk about her career to date, recent EP, future...
AJ from The Wandering Hearts discusses touring with Ward Thomas, the ‘Wild Silence’ Deluxe Edition, being on the Spotlight Stage and more…
No Saint: introducing Lauren Jenkins! Big Machines’ little pocket rocket. Jenkins is already on the New York Times, Billboard, Rolling Stone and Pandora, Artist to Watch...
Kenny Foster joined us at C2C to talk about his European shows, opening for Hunter Hayes, his involvement in service projects and more…
Unfinished Business, the brand new EP from Katy Hurt, recorded in Winnipeg, Canada with Juno Award winning producer Murray Pulver, is out now. Katy Hurt has...
LOCASH – ‘BEERS TO CATCH UP ON’ The first release from their new album ‘Brothers’, which will be released on the 29th March, ‘Beers To Catch...
Ashley McBryde joined us at the start of C2C weekend to talk about her upgrade to the main stage, collaborations with Dee White and Brooks & Dunn,...
Three years ago, when Chris Stapleton made his C2C debut, we all knew we were in the presence of greatness. The world just hadn’t quite discovered...
This was my third I’m With Her show in a little over a year and it was the best. Not that the previous two were wanting...
Lauren Jenkins joined us at C2C to discuss her debut album ‘No Saint’, short film ‘Running Out Of Road’, lead single ‘Give Up The Ghost’ and...
C2C have a decent track record of coming up with the goods when it comes to the ‘Legend’ slot on the Sunday evening. Marty Stuart was...
Texan born, Nashville based ‘pocket-rocket’ Maren Morris set the world ablaze in 2016 with her homage to Country music in ‘My Church’. She burst into tears...
The UK has become a second home for Drake White in recent years. He’s the perfect example of an artist who has seized the opportunity given...
Dan sat down with Runaway June at the start of C2C Country to Country weekend to talk about ‘Buy My Own Drinks’, music videos, ‘Off The...
You can never go wrong with Lady Antebellum. Admittedly, they weren’t at the top of my wish list for this year’s C2C as we’ve seen them...
Seeing Hunter Hayes on the line-up, particularly so high up the bill for Saturday, was a bit of a surprise. I’ve always been a big fan...
It was a masterclass in musicianship by Lyle Lovett and his band on the main stage last Sunday! Here’s his full pre-show press conference…
Lady Antebellum spoke to the media before their headline set at The O2 on Saturday to talk about their new music, label change and more…
Carly Pearce joined us at C2C Country to Country to talk about her upcoming sophomore record, latest single ‘Closer To You’ and plans for this year, including going on...
C2C have reached the point now where it’s difficult to keep the variation going year after year with artists making UK debuts. This year’s line-up had...
It’s set to be another exciting year for Carly Pearce. With a new sophomore album on the way to follow up her hugely successful debut ‘Every...
Dustin Lynch talked to the media at C2C Country to Country about his brand new EP ‘Ridin’ Roads’ and more…
It’s crazy to think that 12 years had passed since Keith Urban last played a show in the UK. This was a trip that was long...
