Chris Stapleton Heads to CMA Fest and Bonnaroo with New Single, ‘What Are You Listening To’
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Whether you knew it or not, if you listen to country radio, you have been listening to Chris Stapleton‘s songs for years. Josh Turner‘s ‘Your Man,’ Kenny Chesney‘s ‘Never Wanted Nothing More,’ Darius Rucker‘s ‘Come Back Song,’ are just three of his many hits. The prolific songwriter has now working on his own debut solo album, which will be released later this year on Mercury.
You can find out a little bit more about Chris in the press release below, and the introductory video with Chris and producer Tony Brown:
GRAMMY nominated vocalist and songwriter Chris Stapleton will take a short break from his national radio tour for performances during CMA Music Festival and Bonnaroo in the coming weeks. On Friday, June 7 he will play at the Bud Light Stage at Bridgestone Arena Plaza as part of CMA Music Festival, then perform at the HGTV Lodge Saturday morning followed by an autograph signing at the CMA booth in the Music City Center. The next weekend, on Saturday, June 15, Stapleton will join the shortlist of country artists invited to play at Bonnaroo.
“It’s such an honor to be playing at CMA Music Fest as we are in the middle of introducing my first single to country radio. I’m getting such great feedback from the fans who are getting to hear it out on the road, and I look forward to getting home to Nashville and playing it there too,” said Stapleton. “I’ve always felt like I fit in with a lot of different circles of musicians – bluegrass, country, rock and roll – so going from the biggest country music festival to playing a gig at Bonnaroo the next week feels totally normal to me.”
Stapleton is currently finishing up his debut album for Mercury, with the lead single “What Are You Listening To?” set to hit radio in June. Go behind the scenes with Stapleton on the making of his first single here.
A native of the small town of Staffordsville, KY (pop: 2400) and son of a coal miner, Stapleton made the move to Nashville in 2001 to learn the craft of songwriting and pursue a career in music. A decade later, he has scored four #1 country hits with songs penned for George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker and Josh Turner, and has racked up over 170 album cuts for artists including Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Alan Jackson. Stapleton has already had a diverse singing career that includes stints as lead vocalist for GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass band The SteelDrivers and lead vocalist in the howling rock and roll band The Jompson Brothers.
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