Country music’s “Artist to Watch” Returns to NBC’s TODAY for Encore Appearance Week After Making National TV Debut
Jimmie Allen’s hotly-anticipated debut album, Mercury Lane, released today is available everywhere now via Stoney Creek Records / BBR Music Group. In support of his first full-length project, Allen appeared on NBC’s TODAY this week to perform his debut single “Best Shot” which with more than 46 million streams, has become the #1 Most Shazamed song in Country music. After a stellar performance of his Top 10 (and climbing) hit, Allen was asked to return to the show a mere eight days later and will appear again alongside Kathie Lee and Hoda on October 17th (check your local listing for more details).
In celebration of Mercury Lane, the buzzed-about newcomer will take the East Coast by storm with a series of appearances in his home state of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and Maryland (full details can be found below) before jetting off to the UK alongside labelmate, Chase Rice on the Lambs & Lions UK Tour. In addition to multiple media stops in the Big Apple, Jimmie will also visit a local high school in support of Little Kids Rock and their mission to further music education.
“Life on Mercury Lane shaped me into the dreamer, the believer of love, the hard worker and chance taker that I am today and I credit those values and ideals that were instilled in me by my family and life in Milton, for helping me make this dream come true,” said Jimmie Allen. “It feels like everything is happening all at once and it’s an incredible feeling to be able to share this with everybody—it makes me even more motivated to keep grinding and give my everything to music.”
Mercury Lane, named for the street he grew up on, is Allen’s first full-length album which pays tribute to the origin of his incredible story of perseverance, as depicted in his docu-series “Jimmie Allen All In.” Drawing upon the influence his family and small-town upbringing, the critically-acclaimed rising star shows off the many facets of his personality from the introspective “All Tractors Ain’t Green” to the fun, bouncy, bubbly “County Lines.” Teaming up once again with Ash Bowers and Eric Torres, (who also produced Jimmie’s debut EP), Mercury Lane delivers the same infectious groove that struck fans near immediately.
The project comes nearly one year to the day after Allen quietly dropped his self-titled EP which earned him recognition on a slew of “Artist to Watch” titles and incredible fan reactions on digital. Continuing to service fans with new music throughout the year, Allen shared one brand-new track each month as a collection of songs he calls the “Slower Lower Sessions.” Also, even with a brand-new album coming out a week later, on October 5, Allen released a cover of Michael Jackson’s famous “Will You Be There” as a partnership with Spotify and Starbucks. The countryfied cover can be heard exclusively on Spotify, on the “Nation of US” playlist on the Starbucks app as well as in-store at Starbucks 8,500 locations across the United States.
TRACK LISTING:
- “American Heartbreaker” — (Jimmie Allen, Lance Miller, Chris Stevens, Ash Bowers)
- “Make Me Want To” — (Jimmie Allen, Paul Sikes, Jennifer Denmark)
- “Deserve to Be” — (Jimmie Allen, Danielle Blakey, Tripp Howell)
- “How to Be Single” — (Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins)
- “Wait for It” — (Ash Bowers, Thom McHugh, Steve Williams)
- “High Life” — (Lance Miller, Brett Warren, Brad Warren, Chris Stevens)
- “21” — (Brandon Hood, Josh Jenkins, Ash Bowers)
- “Underdogs” — (Ash Bowers, Brandon Lay, Jonathan Singleton)
- “Like You Do” — (Jimmie Allen, JP Williams, Josh London, Jason Mizell)
- “Back of Your Mind” — (Jimmie Allen, Matthew McVaney, Devin Tolentino)
- “Boy Gets a Truck” — (Ash Bowers, Aaron Scherz)
- “County Lines” — (Brett Tyler, Ben Burgess, Matt Dragstrem)
- “Best Shot” — (Jimmie Allen, Josh London, JP Williams)
- “Warrior” — (Jimmie Allen, Casey Beathard, Ash Bowers)
- “All Tractors Ain’t Green” — (Jimmie Allen, Brandon Hood, Tim Nichols)
This November he will hit the road again in support of Scotty McCreery and Kane Brown’s tours. For tour details and more information, visit www.JimmieAllenMusic.com.
STREET WEEK APPEARANCES
October 12 — Columbus, OH—Walmart w/ WCOL (11:30am)
October 12 — Columbus, OH—Jake Owen Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour 2018
October 13 — Lewisburg, TN—Rock Creek Park
October 14 — Rehoboth, DE—Walmart (12:00pm)
October 14 — Mt. Laurel, NJ—Prospector’s w/ WXCY (8:00pm)
October 15 — New York, NY—NASH FM (3:30pm)
October 17 — New York, NY—TODAY (10:00am)
October 17 — Manassas, VA—Farm Brew Live (8:00pm)
October 18 — Baltimore, MD—PBR w/WPOC (8:00pm)
TOUR DATES
October 23 —London, UK—Chase Rice Lambs & Lions UK Tour
October 24 — Manchester, UK— Chase Rice Lambs & Lions UK Tour
October 25 — Glasgow, UK— Chase Rice Lambs & Lions UK Tour
October 27 — Birmingham, UK— Chase Rice Lambs & Lions UK Tour
October 28 — London, UK— Chase Rice Lambs & Lions UK Tour
November 29 — Dallas, TX—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
November 30 — San Antonio, TX—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
December 7 — St. Paul, MN—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
December 9—Chicago, IL—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
December 13—Cincinnati, OH—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
December 15—Grand Rapids, MI—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
January 17—Atlanta, GA—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
January 18—Charlotte, NC—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
January 19—Raleigh, NC—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
January 25—Boston, MA—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
January 26—Westbury, NY—Scotty McCreery Seasons Change Tour
February 15— Rockford, IL—Kane Brown Live Forever Tour
February 16— Brookings, SD —Kane Brown Live Forever Tour
February 17— Grand Forks, ND —Kane Brown Live Forever Tour
February 28— Bloomington, IL —Kane Brown Live Forever Tour
March 1— Cape Girardeau, MO —Kane Brown Live Forever Tou
March 2— Bossier City, LA —Kane Brown Live Forever Tour