FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2014
JOE NICHOLS’ NEW SINGLE “YEAH” SOARS INTO TOP 20 AT COUNTRY RADIO
Tune in THIS Friday, May 23rd for the WORLD PREMIERE of the “YEAH” Music Video on CMT
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A SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE ON THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW (CBS syndicated)
Nashville, TN – It’s a big week for multi-platinum selling RED BOW recording artist Joe Nichols. His new single, “Yeah” soared into the Top 20, landing at #19 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and #20 on the Country Aircheck/ USA Today chart, (powered by Mediabase).
The whimsical, love-at-first-sight anthem has been wowing fans at Nichols’ live shows from Las Vegas to Tampa and has become the chart-topping country artist’ssecond consecutive hit from his new album, CRICKETS, which also includes the #1 Gold-selling smash “Sunny and 75.”
On Friday morning, the music video for “Yeah” world premieres exclusively across Country Music Television (CMT), CMT Pure, CMT.com and CMT Artists App.
Directed by Wes Edwards, the video for “Yeah” shows off Nichols’ lighter side as the fun-filled, “comic”al nature of the song is captured through the use of animation and special effects.
Also on Friday, Nichols will perform “Yeah” on the CBS syndicated and 2014 People’s Choice Award winning daytime variety program The Queen Latifah Show. Fans can find air times in their area by visiting: http://www.smarturl.it/5587gh
Additionally, BET re-airs each The Queen Latifah Show episode the following day at 1 am ET/ 12 am CT.
CRICKETS Is available now at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/GetCrickets
For more information on Joe Nichols and for tour dates in your area, visit: http://www.joenichols.com
ABOUT JOE NICHOLS:
Multi-platinum RED BOW recording artist Joe Nichols is one of country music’s most praised traditional country artists. He has five #1 hits and eight Top 10 singles to his credit, including the recent chart-topper “Sunny and 75” as well as “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” and “Gimmie That Girl,” and Top 10 smashes like “The Impossible,” “If Nobody Believed In You,” “What’s A Guy Gotta Do,” “Size Matters” and “I’ll Wait For You.”
Upon bursting on the music scene Nichols won every “best new artist” award available in the field of country music: the prestigious Horizon Award from the Country Music Association; Top New Male Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music and CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year, as well as “new artist” awards from Billboard, Radio & Records and Music Row Magazine and a New York Times Best-Albums-of-the-Year nod. Over the course of his career, Nichols has received four GRAMMY nominations, including Best Country Album and Best Country Male Vocal Performance (2 consecutive years) and Best Country Song for his #1 debut single “The Impossible.”
Nichols new album CRICKETS debuted in the Top 3 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and spawned the #1 gold-selling hit “Sunny and 75.” His follow-up single, “Yeah,” is a Top 20 hit and rising. This Spring/ Summer Nichols is criss-crossing the U.S. on tour with country superstars Lady Antebellum as well as his on own headlining dates.
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NATIONAL MEDIA CONTACT:
Natalie A. Kilgore
VP, Publicity/ BBR Music Group
615-610-2096
Natalie@bbrmusicgroup.com
TOUR PRESS CONTACT:
Brittany Perlin
Associate Publicist/ BBR Music Group
615-610-2094
BrittanyPerlin@bbrmusicgroup.com