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Country Newcomer Jordan Riley pulls an ‘All Nighter’ with his latest single. Hailing from a small town south of Barrie, Jordan Riley began his country music journey after falling in love with the genre. His roots reflect the small-town values and stories told through country music. Though it wasn’t until 2014 that Jordan had begun songwriting and, a few years later, he hit the studio.

Over the past few months independent pop artist Meg Smith has been dropping songs from her recently released EP.  With Cool 4 U and Because Of Me being upbeat, sugary and fun songs you can crank up in the car and sing along with or dance around in your living room while Who Not To Love is a heartbreakingly beautiful song that anyone who’s ever experienced heartbreak will be able to listen to it and relate to. 

On July 10th, 2020, country crooner Brett Eldredge released his fourth studio album, filled with songs that reflect his past two years of growth and development as a songwriter, performer, and as a human. One week later, he released a documentary to coincide with the album and all the work that went into it. 

Brett Eldredge started his 2019 by stepping back from social media and smartphones and began a journey of self-discovery, living in the moment, and embracing life. The year left fans missing him posting videos on Snapchat, Instagram and interacting with his fans online. While that year proved to be a long one for fans, it proved to be one of the best years for Brett. He put away his smartphone and pulled out a polaroid, living life through a different lens and seeing the world from a whole new perspective.

It has been three years since the release of his fourth studio self-titled album, and just over a year since the country music star started his social media hiatus and traded his smartphone for a flip phone phone. Brett Eldredge was soaring the past few years with each one of his singles reaching Gold Certification in the US and his first headlining tour. It is safe to say that Brett Eldredge had a memorable run for both him and his fans. 

Josh Kerr has been creating magic behind the Nashville scenes for many years now. From writing, producing and contributing musically on tracks of some of your favourite songs. Such as Kelsea Ballerini’s hit songs “Dibs” and “Love me Like You Mean It”. Kerr has also showed his producer chops on Danielle Bradbery’s sophomore album. He is no secret to the locals and those enriched in the Nashville scene as he has also raked in nominations for his work as well. This includes his work in co-producing Keith Urban’s album Graffiti U. From the looks of it too, he is just beginning his musical takeover.

On February 15th, 2019, thousands of fans braved the cold and the drive out to Kanata to see the Arkells on their Rally Cry tour. The Hamilton-based band is no stranger to Ottawa, as they have played numerous venues over the course of their career. Some of the venues include Algonquin College, both Carleton and Ottawa University, RBC Bluesfest and TD place arena. Each time they roll into town, the venue gets bigger, and the crowds grow with it.  

Brett Eldredge illuminated The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor on November 30th, with some Christmas hits and some stories from his past. Now if you have ever attended a Brett Eldredge show in the past, you’d know that his goofy stage presence, and, interaction is one of the many things he is known for. His Glow Tour was no different.

Hannah Ellis, a small-town girl from Campbellsville, Kentucky, has been making a name for herself since she first released a track in 2015 titled “Officer Down”. The story behind the song was about the passing of her cousin killed in the line of duty. Ellis released a song last year to iTunes and Spotify titled “Temporary Feeling,” which began to garner the singer more attention due to her honey voice and charismatic personality.

In 2017, she released her first EP. The five-song record included “Temporary Feeling” and another popular single of Ellis’, “ILY So What”. Other tracks included a beautifully breathtaking track of heartbreak titled “Never In Love”. “Ghosted”, a fun country/pop-rock track, tells the story of a guy who stopped talking to the girl he was dating, thus “ghosting” her. The final track on the record is titled “Break from the Weather”. The song is a fun country-pop track that is sure to have you singing along in the car or shower.

In 2018 Hannah released her latest single “Home and a Hometown”. The song talks about her love for her hometown in Kentucky and all the things that make it special for her, and then about her home in Nashville and what makes it feel like home for her.

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How does Brett like his whiskey? Does he prefer peanut butter cookies or a peanut butter sandwich? Where would Brett go if he had a time machine good for one use only?

Here at Soundcheck Entertainment we had an opportunity to sit down with Brett Eldredge at RBC Bluesfest, and talk music, touring and more.

Brett a Paris, Illinois Native, signed to Warner Music in late 2010 and shortly after he released Raymond and It Ain’t Gotta Be Love. The Illinois singer released his debut album Bring You Back in 2013.  His sophomore album was released in 2015 including his #1 hit song  “Wanna Be That Song”. Eldredge then went on his co-headlining tour with Thomas Rhett titled the “Suits and Boots” tour. As Brett continued to climb the charts with his music, and open for acts such as Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift and many more.

Brett is preparing for the second leg of his headlining tour “The Long Way” which will kick back up on September 13th in Denver. A full list of his tour dates, merchandise and more can be found here http://www.bretteldredge.com.

You can check out the interview here at our Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/soundcheckentertainmnt/brett-eldredge-interview-sound-check-entertainment

We would like to thank Mary from Warner Music for setting this up for us, as well as Brett for taking time out of his day to meet with us.

Special thanks to Nick Reynolds for taking some photos during the interview, you can check out his portfolio here: https://www.nixaov.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nixaov/?hl=en

Special thanks to Nick Reynolds for taking some photos during the interview, you can check out his portfolio here: https://www.nixaov.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nixaov/?hl=en