Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.)
The Shootouts, “Rattlesnake Whiskey”
The Shootouts mix supple Western swing with brash barroom country to A-plus results. On their new song “Rattlesnake Whiskey,” the band broaden their palette, adding spaghetti Western vibes to a Marty Robbins...
The Shootouts, “Rattlesnake Whiskey”
The Shootouts mix supple Western swing with brash barroom country to A-plus results. On their new song “Rattlesnake Whiskey,” the band broaden their palette, adding spaghetti Western vibes to a Marty Robbins...
- 2/8/2021
- by Jon Freeman and Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
“At Roc Nation, we don’t see genres,” says executive vp Tamara Coniff, who leads the publishing division of the Jay-z owned entertainment company. “We just want to sign great writers.”
That mission statement has made Roc Nation’s Nashville operation, a joint venture with songwriter-producer Jesse Frasure under the banner Rhythm House, one of the most successful publishing startups to launch in Music City in recent years. Among the hits written by the two-year-old Rhythm House’s stable of writers are Thomas Rhett’s current country airplay smash “Life Changes” as well as Lady Antebellum’s “Heartbreak,” along with Jon Pardi’s “Dirt On By Boots,” Old Dominion’s “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart”and Lauren Alaina’s “Road Less Traveled.” (Warner/Chappell administers all Roc Nation publishing assets.)
It’s a strategy of melding talents that aligns well with the streaming era and is also rooted...
That mission statement has made Roc Nation’s Nashville operation, a joint venture with songwriter-producer Jesse Frasure under the banner Rhythm House, one of the most successful publishing startups to launch in Music City in recent years. Among the hits written by the two-year-old Rhythm House’s stable of writers are Thomas Rhett’s current country airplay smash “Life Changes” as well as Lady Antebellum’s “Heartbreak,” along with Jon Pardi’s “Dirt On By Boots,” Old Dominion’s “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart”and Lauren Alaina’s “Road Less Traveled.” (Warner/Chappell administers all Roc Nation publishing assets.)
It’s a strategy of melding talents that aligns well with the streaming era and is also rooted...
- 5/15/2018
- by Shirley Halperin
- Variety Film + TV
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