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Quit!!
''Quit!!'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Hardy. It was released on July 12, 2024, through Big Loud Rock. It features guest appearances from Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Knox and Fred Durst. Background Hardy recorded ''Quit!!'' with long-time collaborator and producer Joey Moi and sees the singer-songwriter further exploring his rock-influenced sound. Alongside the announcement on May 17, 2024, the artist unveiled a cinematic set of visuals that feature him being admitted to a mental institution. The "aggressive" lead single of the same name was released on January 12. The story of the title goes back "almost a decade ago" to when Hardy found a napkin with the word "quit" on it in his tip jar after a singer-songwriter show in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer uses the "discouragement as fuel", documenting his journey from a struggling Nashville newcomer to becoming a commercially successful artist himself. Track listing All tracks are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quit!! (song)
"Quit!!" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American country music singer Hardy. It was released in January 12, 2024, as the first single and title track from his album of the same name. Background and content The title comes from a napkin Hardy found after a show with the word "quit!" on it in Nashville, Tennessee. He used that discouragement as fuel, then coming into his own as an artist. In a speech at the Academy of Country Music, he said: On the same day of the song release, Hardy announced Quit!! tour to promote the song. Tickets for the tour went on sale on January 16. The song expresses Hardy's own career. He recalls his first taste of success with Morgan Wallen and Florida Georgia Line's " Up Down", which has cemented his current status as a hitmaker in a wide range of genres. Critical reception "Quit!!" received mixed reviews. ''Entertainment Focus'' writer James Daykin described that the song "is pure Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psycho (Hardy Song)
"Psycho" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American country music singer Hardy. It was released on May 17, 2024 as the third single from his third studio album ''Quit!!''. The song was written by Hardy, Zach Abend, Tyler Hubbard and Jax, and produced by Joey Moi, Hardy and Zach Abend. Background Hardy announced a "Psycho" release date on May 13, 2024. On the day of the song's release, revealed ''Quit!!'' would be released at Jule 12, 2024. Music video The music video directed by Justin Clough and produced by Christen Pinskton and Wesley Stebbins-Perry was released on May 17, 2024. It features Hardy as a heartbroken lunatic lamenting his post-breakup woes in a straitjacket A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves that surpass the tips of the wearer's fingers. Its most typical use is restraining people who may cause harm to themselves or others. Once the wearer slides their arms into the .... Live performances Five days after the release o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardy (singer)
Michael Wilson Hardy (born September 13, 1990), known professionally as Hardy (stylized in all caps), is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has written songs for Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lane, Blake Shelton, Dallas Smith, Thomas Rhett, and Morgan Wallen. He released his debut album '' A Rock'' for Big Loud Records, as well as the mixtape '' Hixtape, Vol. 1.'' He has charted the singles " Rednecker" and " One Beer" and was featured on " Some Things Never Change". Early life Michael Wilson Hardy was born September 13, 1990, to Mike and Sarah Hardy, in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Hardy initially fell in love with music because of his dad. Growing up, he would often listen to music with his father, which he has cited as the source of some of his earliest and fondest memories. The love of music grew from there, but did not become a major goal of his until he was older. He attended Neshoba Central High School in Philadelphia, Mississippi. It was during that time that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's grandfather and father were regionally recognized fiddlers, and Sutton grew up playing in the family band, the Pisgah Pickers. In 1991, he played guitar for Karen Peck and New River, a gospel group. In 1993, he moved to Nashville. Ricky Skaggs Sutton first came to prominence in 1997 as lead guitarist in Ricky Skaggs' band Kentucky Thunder when Skaggs returned to bluegrass. Sutton eventually left the band to focus on session work. Hot Rize Bryan was asked to join the bluegrass quartet Hot Rize in 2002. He has toured and recorded with them ever since, and has only missed one show since they re-formed. Session work and touring In addition to Skaggs and Hot Rize, Sutton has toured with the Dixie Chicks, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Hot Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Programming (music)
Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices and computer software, such as sequencers and workstations or hardware synthesizers, sampler and sequencers, to generate sounds of musical instruments. These musical sounds are created through the use of music coding languages. There are many music coding languages of varying complexity. Music programming is also frequently used in modern pop and rock music from various regions of the world, and sometimes in jazz and contemporary classical music. It gained popularity in the 1950s and has been emerging ever since. Music programming is the process in which a musician produces a sound or "patch" (be it from scratch or with the aid of a synthesizer/sampler), or uses a sequencer to arrange a song. Coding languages Music coding languages are used to program the electronic devices to produce the instrumental sounds they make. Each coding language has its own level of difficulty and function. Alda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Jimmie Lee Sloas is an American session musician, producer, and songwriter, who plays bass guitar. History Jimmie Lee Sloas, born in Ashland, Kentucky, grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and Isonville, Kentucky. His father, Dave, was a member of the popular bluegrass group, The Sloas Brothers. His older brother, David, served as Tammy Wynette's lead guitarist from the early 1980s until her death. In 1982, Sloas co-founded, with singer-songwriter Robert White Johnson, the album-oriented rock band RPM. The band released two albums between 1982 and 1984, with the albums produced by Brent Maher and Gary Langan, respectively. From 1986 to 1990, Sloas was a member of the contemporary Christian vocal band The Imperials (as lead singer and sometimes bass player). He holds several session musician and production credits, primarily in country & contemporary Christian music with artists such as Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Carman, LeAnn Rimes, Kellie Pickler, Reba Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Toshinskiy
Bering Strait was a Russian country music band, whose style was sometimes called "redgrass". In 2003, the band was nominated for a Grammy Award and appeared on the TV show ''60 Minutes''. The group disbanded in 2006. The lineup on their first album was Alexander Arzamastsev (drums), Natasha Borzilova (lead vocals), Sergey "Spooky" Olkhovsky (bass guitar), Sergei Passov (mandolin, fiddle), Lydia Salnikova (keyboards, background vocals), Sasha Ostrovsky (steel guitar, Dobro) and Ilya Toshinsky (electric guitar, banjo). History Bering Strait was the band's third name, beginning with Cheerful Diligence. In 1996, they recorded in the US under the name Siberian Heatwave and were guests on ''Prime Time Country'' on the Nashville Network. The band dissolved in late May 2006, but the announcement was not made until June 1, 2006. At the time of its dissolution, the band comprised five musicians: Alexander Arzamastsev (drums), Natasha Borzilova (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Sergei "Spoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Keith Smith
Ernest Keith Smith, known mononymously as Ernest (stylized in ERNEST), is an American country music singer. After writing songs for Morgan Wallen, Jake Owen, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett and Chris Lane, he signed a recording contract with Big Loud in 2019. Biography Ernest Keith Smith was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He took an interest in hip hop music at an early age, citing the ''Space Jam'' soundtrack and a compact disc of Eminem songs given to him by a friend as his main influences. At age 19, he suffered a heart attack brought on by a viral infection, and developed a drug addiction while in college playing JUCO baseball. After recovering, he moved back to Nashville and began writing and recording songs, in the Bro Country style with Matt Royer, the brother of his now wife, who owned a recording studio. This association led to him co-writing the title track of Florida Georgia Line's 2016 album ''Dig Your Roots''. The following year, recording un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Hurd
Ryan James Hurd (born November 2, 1986) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In addition to writing No. 1 singles for Blake Shelton, Lady A, and Luke Bryan, Hurd has recorded for RCA Records Nashville. Career Hurd was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan before moving to Nashville, Tennessee. Hurd met his future wife Maren Morris while writing the ballad “Last Turn Home” for Tim McGraw. In 2014, Hurd co-wrote the song " Intoxicated" with the band Hinder, the song was released as the third single from their 2015 album " When the Smoke Clears and debuted #8 on the US Active Rock Chart. In 2015, Hurd wrote " Lonely Tonight", a No 1 Country Airplay single for Blake Shelton and Ashley Monroe. Hurd signed with Sony Music Nashville in 2017 to release a forthcoming debut album. His first single from his self-titled EP, “We Do Us” has received over 2 million streams on Spotify. Hurd was featured on Rolling Stone Country's "Artists Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillary Lindsey
Hillary Lee Lindsey is an American singer-songwriter. She has written songs with or for a number of artists including Michelle Branch, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shakira, Lady A, Gary Allan, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan. In 2006 and 2016, respectively, Lindsey won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for Carrie Underwood's " Jesus, Take the Wheel" and for Little Big Town's "Girl Crush". In 2011, Lindsey received an Academy Award nomination for "Coming Home", recorded by Gwyneth Paltrow for the soundtrack of ''Country Strong'', in the Best Original Song category. "Coming Home" also received a Golden Globe nomination that same year for Best Original Song along with " There's a Place for Us", making Lindsey a double nominee in 2011. , she has had 20 number-one singles as a writer. She has been nominated three times for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for her work on "Jesus Take the Wheel", "Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Quistad
Wage War is an American metalcore band formed in Ocala, Florida in 2010 under the name Empires. The band consists of lead vocalist Briton Bond, lead guitarist Seth Blake, rhythm guitarist and clean vocalist Cody Quistad, bassist Chris Gaylord, and drummer Stephen Kluesener. The band has released four studio albums and one EP. The band self-released one EP, ''The Fall of Kings'' in 2011. In 2015, the band signed to Fearless Records. The band released their first studio album, ''Blueprints'', on November 27, 2015. Their second studio album '' Deadweight'' was released on August 4, 2017. Their third studio album, '' Pressure'', was released on August 30, 2019. Their fourth studio album, '' Manic'', was released on October 1, 2021. History Formation, line-up change and ''Blueprints'' (2010–2016) Wage War started in 2010 under the name "Empires" in Ocala, Florida. The band originally consisted of Briton Bond ( unclean vocals), Cody Quistad (rhythm guitar/clean vocals), Seth Blake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
