Category: Single Reviews

REVIEW: Amberlea Bruch Embraces Starting Over with Her New Single, “Riches to Rags”

“You can’t have it all, without happiness,” Bruch reminds listeners in her brand-new single, “Riches to Rags.”

Contemporary pop country artist Amberlea Bruch has steadily been making a name for herself in the heart of Nashville, TN, since she moved there in 2023, after trading in her established life and corporate career in Toronto, ON, to chase full-time music dreams. This past year, she made her two full-band performance CMA Fest debut and had two newly released singles in rotation on Sirius XM’s Top of the Country.

In celebration of this journey, she released her brand-new single, “Riches to Rags.”

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REVIEW: Miranda Lambert and Jake Worthington Bring Texan Charm to a Bad Day with “Hello Shitty Day”

“Hello Shitty Day” will make any bad day, well, a little less shitty.

On September 27th of last year, rising Texan singer-songwriter Jake Worthington released his single, “Hello Shitty Day,” featuring revered country star Miranda Lambert. Produced by award-winning producer Joey Moi and written by songwriting veterans Lambert, Jessie Jo Dillon, Dean Dillion and Jesse Frasure– the cheek & tongue track pokes fun at how a bad, no-good-weather day rolls in just when things are going well. Thinking Worthington’s voice would be the perfect fit for the country ballad, Lambert pitched him the song and helped bring this exciting collaboration to fruition.

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REVIEW: Carson Beyer Sings of Ephemeral Love in Nostalgic New Single, “Grateful Dead”

Carson Beyer’s a name to keep on your radar.​

For those who are unfamiliar with the Kenucky-born and Nashville-based country singer-songwriter, he’s as authentic as they come. He sings and writes from the heart, vulnerably bearing his own lived experiences and life lessons learned in his music.

In 2018, he released his debut single, “Bones”, which has since been streamed an impressive 4M+ times on Spotify. Earlier this year, Carson introduced his new artistic direction with the release of “Next To You”- an upbeat contemporary country love song that has been spun over 156K+ times on Spotify alone. In the months that followed, he released his tracks “Didn’t See Going”, “In The Dust” and “Just Boots”.

On July 19th, he released his latest single, “Grateful Dead”– a nostalgic and vulnerable track about a past romance that marks his fifth release of the year.

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REVIEW: Meghan Patrick Sings of Lessons Learned in New Single, “Golden Child”

Meghan Patrick continues to demonstrate her ability to be vulnerable and craft soulful songs with “Golden Child”.

For those unfamiliar with the Nashville-based singer/songwriter and “back-to-back CCMA Female Artist of the Year” (PR team), she’s the artist behind easy favourites such as “Other Side of 25”, “God and a Good Man” and “Bad Guy”. She’s also shared the stage with fellow country stars such as Dwight Yoakam, Kip Moore and Old Dominion.

On September 6th, Patrick released her latest single, “Golden Child”.

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REVIEW: Kashus Culpepper Releases Vulnerable Sophomore Single, “Who Hurt You”

Alabama-born country crooner Kashus Culpepper continues to demonstrate his rightfully earned place in country music.

Earlier this summer, Culpepper made his Big Loud debut with his career-first release, “After Me?”. Within the first week after its release, the emotionally raw track surpassed 246K digital streams on Spotify and now is just shy of 1M streams, with it currently sitting at 914K streams on the platform (at the time of writing). Now Culpepper is back with his vulnerable sophomore single, “Who Hurt You”

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REVIEW: Kashus Culpepper Makes Big Loud Debut with “After Me?”

For those who are unfamilar with Culpepper and his artistry, he began performing in 2020, frequently playing at “barrack bonfires in Rota, Spain during his deployment with the Navy” (PR team). Upon returning home, he began playing originals and covers to live audiences in southern bars.

After sharing originals on his socials, such as “Break Me Like,” “Moonlight” and “Talk To Me”– he quickly caught the attention of country fans and Nashville industry professionals alike. His consistent efforts helped him build a dedicated online fanbase and eventually led to inking a deal with Big Loud. Earlier this year, the emerging talent embarked on his debut headling tour, playing sold-out shows in the American South prior to releasing a single track. He’s also toured nationwide as a direct opener for fellow labelmate Charles Wesley Godwin and will be touring this summer alongside “$10 Cowboy” Charley Crockett and GRAMMY-nominated rock band NEEDTOBREATHE. More recently, Culpepper was invited onstage by none other than Zach Bryan.

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REVIEW: Lauren Watkins’ “Mama, I Made It”

Big Loud x Songs & Daughters’ own Lauren Watkins is following up her collaboration with Graham Barham on the hit track, “STRAIGHT TO MY HEART” with her brand-new single, “Mama, I Made It”. Sharing on her socials on the May 3rd release date, “I’ve been dying for y’all to hear this one,” Adding, “Hope ya love it” (Watkins, PR team).

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