We round up your weekly country music news from the first week of June 2020 – including a roundup of new country music releases and livestreams – and uncover the moments that you might have missed. This country music news will also be available on the podcast tomorrow on Spotify and on iTunes.
Destination Country announces first Destination Country Introduces class
Destination Country is proud to announce their first class of ‘Destination Country Introduces’ artists – Sixforty1, Chris Moreno and Caroline Marquard. The collective will work hard through the programme to establish a fanbase for the artists in the UK.
Stars speak out against racial injustice
— Jimmie Allen (@JimmieAllen) May 30, 2020
Mickey Guyton hangs up on Jana Kramer’s podcast
Mickey Guyton called into Jana Kramer’s Whine Down podcast for a conversation about race relations in America, with the conversation taking a turn leaving Guyton in tears before ending the call. Returning to the podcast, Guyton leads a profound and raw and real conversation about the very real issue.
Release Radar
Mickey Guyton, ‘Black Like Me’ – if you don’t listen to anything else this week, listen to this.
Tyler Farr, ‘Only Truck in Town’
Brantley Gilbert ‘Hard Times’
