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August 13, 2019

SINGLE MUSIC Launches New Marketing Tool BOOSTLINKS: Bundling For the Streaming Age

DT: AUGUST 13, 2019

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER, KELLY WALSH/SRO PR

SINGLE MUSIC

LAUNCHES NEW MARKETING TOOL

BOOSTLINKS:
BUNDLING FOR THE STREAMING AGE

CEO + ENTREPREUNEUR/MUSICIAN
TOMMY STALKNECHT SHARES DETAILS IN Q&A

SINGLE MUSIC was designed by musician and CEO Tommy Stalknecht to empower artists and labels to directly sell their merch and music with ease while making the most revenue. To further help artists achieve success, the company has developed a new marketing tool to drive follows, subscribes and pre-saves called BoostLinks. The tool allows artists to create a customizable landing page that combines their physical merch with pre-adds, saves and streaming links to increase fan engagement, follows and subscribes. With every purchase, the fan receives an email further ‘boosting’ whichever various channels they choose to promote. Further details can be found here: sn.gl/boost-launch.

Find out more about BoostLinks in the below Q&A with Stalknecht:

SINGLE MUSIC continues to keep growing and is now offering a new marketing tool, BoostLinks, which drives follows, subscribes and shares. Can you talk about how this will benefit both the fans, record labels and the artists who use SINGLE MUSIC?

“As the industry shifts to a streaming-first model, it’s important to update familiar tools like bundling for the new paradigm. Unlike iTunes’ halcyon days where one store carried 80% of the market, streaming has many major & minor players. Fans need a simple way to save or add music to whichever service they prefer.

“Through BoostLinks, artists can create a shareable landing page to promote their music across all platforms. They can also proactively market to fans who make a purchase from their store. Bundling digital albums with physical merch is nothing new but bundling a pre-save or follow with merch is. Artists and labels can even promote niche locations like TikTok, Patreon, Twitch & branded playlists–growing both their streaming plays and revenue.”

What inspired SINGLE MUSIC to come up with Boostlinks? Was it something your clients were asking for?

“Looking at trends in the industry, it’s clear that current initiatives center around pre-adds/saves of singles and albums. While d2c digital distribution & bundling remain a core service of Single, our mission is to create tools that benefit artists and their bottom line. We saw a gap in the market around a very common promotional tactic, and thought about ways it could be updated for the streaming-era.”

You are truly making it easier for musicians, who use SINGLE MUSIC, to create and tour by streamlining the process of selling music and merch to their fans. Since you are a musician yourself, can you shed some light on how musicians can benefit from this?

“It’s no secret that the majority of revenue an artist makes comes from touring and merchandise sales. While it’s unfortunate that artists are making less from their art, new technologies are stepping in–like Single & Shopify–to help artists maximize other revenue streams. Unlike platforms that take 10% of physical revenue in perpetuity, Shopify supports merch sales with a flat monthly fee –and Single monetizes direct-to-fan digital sales at less than half the cost of iTunes. Not only do artists keep drastically more money with this model, they have access to an incredible amount of data to help inform things like tour locations & sales strategies.”

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Aligned with Shopify, SINGLE MUSIC continues to expand boundaries with their innovative app that allows direct-to-consumer sales as well as being the first and only Shopify app to offer BuzzAngle reporting–a new daily sales reporting system that is utilized by the new Rolling Stone Charts. The feature will be included at no additional cost with all digital and physical sales reporting which already includes instant reporting to Nielsen for official Billboard chart tallying.

SINGLE MUSIC now has over 900 artists currently signed up for their service, including Lil Peep, Sheck Wes, Toro Y Moi, Chromeo and newcomers T-Pain, Aaron Lewis and Lil Pump. They have also aligned themselves with many top merchandising companies such as Live Nation Merch, Futureshirts, The Hyv, Absolute Merch, Top Drawer Merch and more.

SINGLE MUSIC has confirmed over 150,000 digital albums purchased and 275,000 total sales reported to Soundscan including Gillian Welch‘s Oscar nominated single “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings,” along with Billboard #1 albums from Thirty Seconds to Mars, Kacey Musgraves, Peter Hollens, For King & Country and John Prine.

Here is a quick one-sheet with more info: singlemusic.com/s/single-onesheet-min.pdf

Learn more about SINGLE MUSIC by visiting:

Homepage: https://singlemusic.com/

Shopify App Listing: https://apps.shopify.com/single

Instagram: @singlemusic.co

Twitter: @singlemusic_co

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For press inquiries about SINGLE MUSIC, contact:

SRO PR

818.380.0400

Mitch Schneider / mschneider@sropr.com

Kelly Walsh / kwalsh@sropr.com

August 1, 2019

RICKIE LEE JONES Announces Additional U.S. Shows

DATE: AUGUST 1, 2019

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

RICKIE LEE JONES

ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL SHOWS IN SUPPORT

OF ‘KICKS’ ALBUM

U.S. SHOWS KICK OFF IN OCTOBER

EUROPEAN DATES TO FOLLOW

Photo credit: Nicole L. Galinson

Following recent U.S. dates which wrapped July 20 in Los Angeles, singer, songwriter and musician RICKIE LEE JONES is planning another run of shows before she heads to Europe for shows in the fall. The latest shows kick off October 7 in Asheville, NC and wrap October 23 in Minnesota. The European tour launches October 27 with a festival appearance at the Bluesfest at O2 Arena in London. RICKIE LEE’s tour dates follow the release of KICKS, her newest collection of songs from the great American songbook, which was released in June.

Check out a live clip of “Nagasaki,” the second single from KICKS. For her version of the song–which was first performed by the Ipana Troubadours in 1928 and was most famously recorded by the Benny Goodman Quartet in 1952–JONES gives the track a traditional jazz offering of tight three-part harmonies.

Here’s some early critical feedback from RICKIE LEE JONES’ recent live shows:

“…a joyously wondrous evening with one of America’s greatest living singer-songwriters…Jones enchanted an audience with a repertoire that was remarkably diverse in sound and style…Jones consistently made magic with her three-piece band.”

–Peter Blackstock, AUSTIN 360, 6-23-19

“Rickie Lee Jones shows Marina Del Rey the live jazzy style that made her famous…on a clear summer night, Jones played a range of jazzy bebop style tunes and kept the crowd enthralled with a voice that is still as youthful as when she recorded the 1979 hit ‘Chuck E’s In Love.’ She’s spunky and funky and fun.”

–Donna Balancia, CALIFORNIA ROCKER, 7-20-19

On KICKS RICKIE LEE JONES spans two decades (50s-70s) of pop, rock and jazz, presenting her unique and sophisticated interpretations of these songs. JONES is that rare musician who has transcended the singer/songwriter mantle by incorporating different radio genres from the get-go and she continues that tradition on the forthcoming album. It is fitting that one of the American treasures of songwriters should be comfortable with this diverse collection of the great songwriters of the 20th century. KICKS was created entirely in New Orleans, using local musicians,mixers and studios. Produced by RICKIE LEE JONES with her bandmate, vibraphonist Mike Dillion, it features 10 songs of a highly infectious nature.

RICKIE LEE JONES’ tour dates are as follows:

DATE		LOCATION	VENUE
THU	8/15	North Stonington, CT	Jonathan Edwards Winery
FRI	8/16	Boston, MA	City Winery Boston
SAT	8/17	Riverhead, NY	Suffolk Theater
MON	10/7	Asheville, NC	Asheville Music Hall
WED	10/9	Annapolis, MD	Ramshead
THU	10/10	Salisbury, MA	Blue Ocean Performing Arts Center
SAT	10/12	Ithaca, NY	Hangar Theatre
SUN	10/13	Norfolk, CT	Infinity Hall
TUE	10/15	Newark, NJ	Victoria Theatre
WED	10/16	Fairfield, CT	Stage 1
FRI	10/18	Detroit, MI	Magic Bag
SAT	10/19	Cincinnati, OH	Ludlow Garage
SUN	10/20	Chicago, IL	Old Town School of Folk
WED	10/23	Minneapolis, MN	Cedar Cultural Center

For more information on RICKIE LEE JONES, visit:

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

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July 26, 2019

‘SYMPHINITY’™ Search For The “Greatest Guitarist” Project Sets August 2 As Release Date

July 26, 2019

Alt-Americana artist MANDA MOSHER New Single + Music Video Out Today; Cover Of John Moreland’s “Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore”

DATE: JULY 26,2019

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/KELLY WALSH, SRO PR

MANDA MOSHER
REVEALS MUSIC VIDEO FOR COVER OF JOHN

MORELAND’S

“NOBODY GIVES A DAMN ABOUT SONGS ANYMORE”

SINGLE OUT NOW ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS

ITS RELEASE WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH TWO

SHOWS IN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

(Photo Credit: Shots By Morrison)

Alt-Americana singer, songwriter and musician MANDA MOSHER has shared the video for her new single “Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore,” which has been released today (7/26). It’s the Los Angeles native’s spirited take on the John Moreland song that will be featured on her third solo album out this fall on her Blackbird Record Label. Directed by Bob Wayne (http://bobwayne.com/) and shot at multiple locations in the San Fernando Valley, the music video was premiered this past Wednesday (7/24) at The Bluegrass Situation. The uplifting clip, which heartwarmingly underlines the importance of songs, can be seen streaming below.

Describing the storyline, MOSHER says: “When thinking of a video concept for ‘Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore,’ the imagery that came to mind was knocking on doors with your songs in tow, as that’s often how it feels as a songwriter and musician. You’re looking for the right person and audience that your music speaks to, and a lot of doors close before the right ones open. We wanted it to have some levity, so we called in some friends and had some fun with the door to door aspect, finally finding acceptance from a child. Even within a technological industry that has stripped away artist’s ability to make money from their art, artists continue to create because that’s what we do. It’s for the love of it first: ‘Blessed with a curse.'”

Manda Mosher – Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore

Originally intended as a song to record with CALICO the band, her previous group, it’s been reborn with impassioned harmonies by her guitarist Eric Craig and resounds as fervent proof why songs still matter and always will. For a digital download of “Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore,” go here: http://smarturl.it/nobodygivesadamn

“On the new album, I’m returning to my rock n’ roll roots while incorporating elements of the California Country sound I’ve been known for more recently,” says MOSHER. “You’re gonna hear an honest representation of the music, keeping the influence of technology on the production to a minimum in the tradition of some of my favorite recordings from artists that shaped me like Tom Petty, Lucinda Williams, and Wilco. I can’t wait to share it with everyone.”

The award-winning artist and entrepreneur will celebrate the release of “Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore“ tonight and tomorrow with two gigs in California, to be followed by an August show at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles. In September, she’ll head to Nashville to take part in AMERICANAFEST including performing at The California Country Show–an event she co-founded in association with her own record label, California Country Records. Dates are listed as follows:

Fri 7/26 – Ojai, CA – Ojai Deer Lodge

Sat 7/27 – Los Angeles, CA – EB’s Bar Stage at The Original Farmers Market

Wed 8/21 – Los Angeles, CA – Hotel Café

Fri 9/13 – Nashville, TN – The California Country Show, official AMERICANAFEST event

Fri 9/13 – Nashville, TN – The California Country Shake-Up (The California Country Show After Show)

Sat 9/14 – Nashville, TN – The Shubb Copacabana at AMERICANAFEST @ Vinyl Tap

Sat 9/14 – Nashville, TN – West Coast Turnaround @ The Bowery Vault

For more information on MANDA MOSHER and her upcoming album,

please visit,
FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE

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For press inquiries, please contact:
SRO PR
Mitch Schneider – mschneider@sropr.com

Kelly Walsh – kwalsh@sropr.com

July 24, 2019

Set Times Announced for Exit 111 Festival

DATE: JULY 24, 2019

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN

EXIT 111

ANNOUNCES LINEUP BY DAY WITH SET TIMES

AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT ONSITE ACTIVITIES

FOR INAUGURAL FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 11-13

AT THE GREAT STAGE PARK IN MANCHESTER, TN

GUNS N’ ROSES, DEF LEPPARD, LYNYRD SKYNYRD,

SLAYER, ZZ TOP, ANTHRAX, DEFTONES, GHOST

AND MORE LEAD FESTIVAL LINE-UP OF MORE THAN 40 ACTS

ON-SITE OFFERINGS:

THE PARANORMAL CIRQUE,

THE RED BULL FREESTYLE MOTOCROSS EXPERIENCE,

MEGA SPORTS BAR AND

EXIT 111 CAR SHOW

ADD TO WEEKEND EXPERIENCES

The Lineup By Day with set times for the inaugural EXIT 111 Festival—October 11-13 at the Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN–has now been revealed with Guns N’ Roses (Sunday, 8:10 PM), Def Leppard (Saturday, 11:45 PM) and Lynyrd Skynyrd (Friday, 11:10 PM) each performing headlining slots closing out the festival’s daily musical performances. Slayer, Anthrax, and Killswitch Engage are also among the Friday performers, ZZ Top, Mastodon, Ghost and Cheap Trick fill out Saturday‘s line-up, with Ministry, Coheed and Cambria and Deftones on Sunday’s bill. The inaugural three-day event hosted by Eddie Trunk features a heavyweight line-up that celebrates all forms of rock–from hard to classic, alternative to southern–with more than 40 acts appearing on three stages (full line-up below). Doors open at 3:00 PM on Friday and 12 Noon on Saturday and Sunday.

Beyond the music, the EXIT 111 Festival site–known to millions as the home of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival–will be transformed into a rock and roll playground with camping and a variety of activities tailored specifically to concert-goers. Details are as follows:

● The Paranormal Cirque

Step into another, darker dimension with Paranormal Cirque! Step under the tent for one of two daily shows to experience a world of combined theatre, circus, and cabaret presented by Cirque Italia. Watch acrobats of the Air, Illusionists, freaks, and mysterious creatures bring the tent to life for one very paranormal experience. Paranormal Circus is free to all Exit 111 ticket-holders, with platinum ticket holders eligible for reserved seating. This experience is for ages 13+.

● The Red Bull Freestyle Motocross Experience

Red Bull action sports athlete, Tyler Bereman along with some of the best freestyle motocross riders in the world including Brody Wilson, Keith Sayers, James Carter, will be showcasing their insane talents at Exit 111. Get ready to see these talented athletes perform jaw-dropping stunts all 3 days! This event is free to all Exit 111 ticket-holders.

● Mega Sports Bar

Rock hard, play hard. You won’t miss the big games of the weekend. The bar will have everything from college football and the NFL to baseball and hockey games. Every sport will be represented, grab a beer and get into it.

● Exit 111 Car Show

Get ready for the first-ever, all makes, all models car show at Exit 111. Grab a drink and walk the grounds to get a glimpse of cars of all varieties. The car show is free to all Exit 111 ticket-holders. More information is coming soon and the festival is opening the arena to showcase your car, details of which will be announced soon.

Produced by C3 Presents and AC Entertainment, this marks the first-ever event, beyond Bonnaroo, to utilize the farm. EXIT 111 weekend passes and single day tickets are on sale now via the festival’s website. A variety of ticketing options (GA, VIP, four-pack, military discounts, and payment plans), add-ons, camping and parking options, can be found here. Children under 10 are free with paid accompanied adult.

https://www.exit111festival.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Exit111Fest/

https://www.instagram.com/exit111fest/

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July 23, 2019

Experimental rock act JASON ACHILLES Announces Show + Science Lecture in PASADENA on August 19

DT: JULY 23, 2019

FM: KELLY WALSH, SRO PR

JASON ACHILLES
ANNOUNCES

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE & SCIENCE LECTURE

MONDAY, AUGUST 19

DER WOLF – PASADENA,CA

Photo Credit: Hannah Mayorga

Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist, producer and NASA research consultant JASON ACHILLES will be combining his passion for rock’n’roll and science on Monday, August 19 in Pasadena, CA at Der Wolf as part of CalTech‘s monthly “Astronomy on Tap” series with a lecture on his work with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory developing a microphone system for the Mars 2020 rover along with a musical performance from his two-piece instrumental / experimental rock duo.

Backed by drummer Forrest Mitchell, JASON ACHILLES creates his music live and organically with ACHILLES performing guitar, bass and keys simultaneously. The duo released their debut full-length album COMEDOWN in 2016, which was praised by No Depression for its “slick guitar tones, enchanting as they intertwine through each and every song on the record.” Earlier this year, the band debuted a special UK pressing of their sophomore EP DISCØ in the midst of their second European tour. Both releases were produced and recorded by ACHILLES at his boutique analog-digital studio in Los Angeles, Organic Audio Recorders, where he’s produced artists including Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses), and remixes for the likes of Katy Perry, The Beach Boys, Ariana Grande and more.

Listen to the mesmerizing single “Anastasia” taken from DISCØ in the below music video, directed by Evan Rodaniche (Cage9):

Jason Achilles – “Anastasia” Music Video

Stream Comedown and DISCØ via SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/jason-achilles

ACHILLES is also a contracted scientist for NASA and is currently working on developing microphone design for the 2020 Mars rover. Read more about his work with NASA and how he’s able to combine his music career and passion for astronomy in a recent interview with SPACE.COM: https://www.space.com/36911-2020-mars-rover-microphone-jason-mezilis-interview.html

For more information on JASON ACHILLES, please visit:

FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE

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For press inquiries about JASON ACHILLES, contact:

SRO PR

818.380.0400

Kelly Walsh / kwalsh@sropr.com

July 23, 2019

TASH SULTANA Returns To North America For Cross-Country Tour

DATE: JULY 23, 2019

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER/KELLY WALSH

TASH SULTANA

RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA

FOR CROSS-COUNTRY TOUR

DATES KICK OFF SEPTEMBER 3 WITH STOPS IN

NEW YORK (CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE),

LOS ANGELES (OHANA FESTIVAL)

AND COLORADO (RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE)

Multi-instrumentalist and global sensation TASH SULTANA will return to North America for a fall 2019 tour that includes stops at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Colorado) and the Central Park Summerstage (New York), along with a slot on the Ohana Festival (Los Angeles). The newly announced tour dates mark the largest headlining gigs in TASH‘s career and come after a few spring shows in the U.S., followed by solo performances and festival appearances this summer in Europe.

Photo credit: Dara Munnis

Here’s some critical feedback from the recent U.S. shows:

“The Australian artist–who has identified as non-binary and goes by the pronoun “they”–is exotic and androgynous, just like their music…[songs] showcased long, cascading guitar solos and Sultana’s soulful voice. While it was just one person onstage during the entire set, it sounded like a full band, with Sultana playing multiple instruments for each song and looping in sounds they’d created.”

— MAGNET MAGAZINE (Shakey Knees Music Festival, Atlanta), 7/5/19

“…Sultana to jam away and transform each song into something entirely new. Sultana was patient, letting each song expand to its maximum tripadelic potential. Salvation let her squeal out tones like Clapton; the seductive Free Mind washed waves of loneliness through the amps; Jungle‘s wocka-wocka funk let her riff around like Prince or Sly Stone. She started each beat; she would stop it when she darn well pleased.”

–Jay Cridlin,TAMPA BAY TIMES (Jannus Live), 5/8/19

Last year was one of the biggest years in TASH‘s career. Highlights include the release of her debut album FLOW STATE (Mom and Pop Music) which entered the charts at #4 on the Billboard Alternative Albums Chart and also charted across the globe. FLOW STATE was also nominated for the prestigious Triple J Australian Album of the Year award and six ARIA’s (The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards). Other recent accolades include over half a billion streams worldwide; the certified platinum singles “Jungle” and “Notion”; the certified Gold (internationally) Notion (EP) and the singles “Mystik” and “Murder To The Mind”; and record-breaking attendance at live shows around the world.

For those who have not yet experienced TASH live, TASH recently revealed “The Story So Far,” a three-part documentary series in partnership with YouTube Music that shows the journey from bedroom performances and busking to sold-out world tours. Check out the first two episodes now on TASH‘s channel here and here, with the third to follow this summer.

TASH’s fall 2019 North American tour dates are as follows:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Tue	9/3	Providence, RI	The Strand
Wed	9/4	New York, NY	Central Park Summerstage
Fri	9/6	Columbus, OH	Express Live!
Sat	9/7	Indianapolis, IN	Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Sun	9/8	Grand Rapids, MI	Frederik Meijer Gardens
Tue	9/10	Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theatre
Wed	9/11	St. Louis, MO	The Pageant
Fri	9/13	New Orleans, LA	Orpheum Theater
Sat	9/14	Atlanta, GA	Music Midtown 2019
Sun	9/15	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium
Tue	9/17	Austin, TX	Austin City Limits Live @ The Moody Theater
Wed	9/18	Dallas, TX	Southside Ballrom
Fri	9/20	Las Vegas, NV	Life is Beautiful Festival
Sat	9/21	Phoenix, AZ	The Van Buren
Mon	9/23	Salt Lake City, UT	Red Butte Garden
Wed	9/25	Morrison, CO	Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Fri	9/27	Dana Point, CA	Ohana Music Festival
Sat	9/28	Paso Robles, CA	Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Sun	9/29	Berkeley, CA	Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley

About TASH SULTANA:

TASH has been playing music since her grandfather gave her a guitar at just three years of age to using fake IDs throughout high school to play open mic nights and busking regularly on the streets of Melbourne. Stories of TASH‘s mesmerizing talent eventually began to spread and before long, her Facebook and YouTube videos were receiving tens of millions of views. Now reaching far beyond the streets of Melbourne, TASH SULTANA‘s passion for music has thoroughly engaged a global audience who are hungry for more. To date, TASH has earned praise from the New York Times, Billboard, NYLON, Pigeons & Planes and more, an NPR Tiny Desk concert, and a U.S. national TV debut on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

TASH sold out every single date on her first ever U.S. tour before ever setting foot in the country, returning just a few months later for another completely sold-out tour. Since then, TASH has returned to the U.S. for additional headlining tours, selling out major theatres and arenas and showing no sign of slowing down.

TASH SULTANA continues to broaden her global audience and appeal through her incredible live performances including appearances at internationally renowned festivals such as Coachella, Governor’s Ball, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Outside Lands, in addition to recent appearances at Shaky Knees, Bottlerock, and California Roots Music & Arts Festival.

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July 22, 2019

GODSMACK’S “Under Your Scars” Hits #1, Marks Career First For Band With Three #1 Singles From The Same Album

DT: JULY 22, 2019

FM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER/KELLY WALSH

GODSMACK

ACHIEVE CAREER FIRST

WITH THREE #1 SINGLES FROM THE SAME ALBUM

“UNDER YOUR SCARS” TOPS THIS WEEK’S ROCK CHART AND

FOLLOW PREVIOUS #1 HITS

“WHEN LEGENDS RISE” AND “BULLETPROOF”

FROM ‘WHEN LEGENDS RISE’ ALBUM

BAND RELEASE LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO FOR

“UNDER YOUR SCARS”

HONORING FANS THAT HAVE IMPACTED THEM

THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER

GODSMACK TOUR EXTENDED

THROUGH LATE OCTOBER WITH

HALESTORM SUPPORTING

GODSMACK—Sully Erna [vocals, guitar], Tony Rombola [guitar], Robbie Merrill [bass] and Shannon Larkin [drums]–have achieved a career first by scoring three #1 singles from the same album.

This week, “Under Your Scars,”the third single from the band’s WHEN LEGENDS RISE (BMG) album, has ascended to #1 on the Active Rock Chart. This marks the group’s third #1 rock hit from their current album. “Under Your Scars” follows the album’s two previous tracks that were #1 active rock hits: “When Legends Rise” and “Bulletproof,” the latter of which was recently certified Gold in the U.S. and was also the most-played song at rock radio in 2018.

“What a proud moment to be able to announce that “Under Your Scars” has officially gone #1 in the country!” says SULLY ERNA. “To have any song reach #1 is such an honor. But to have three in a row on one album is unreal. Feeling blessed!”

The newly released video for the song showcases GODSMACK’s electrifying live performances alongside heartfelt backstage exchanges with the group’s fans over the years. Check out the video for “Under Your Scars,” here.

To coincide with the release of “Under Your Scars,”Sully Erna announced the creation of The Scars Foundation to support ongoing mental health struggles facing so many. For more information, please click here.

“I’ve realized that ‘Under Your Scars’ has become such an important song to me for so many reasons,” SULLY says. “It’s the first time Godsmack has decided to put this kind of a ballad on an album–which was pretty ballsy for us. I’m so happy that the fans have embraced it in the way they have, because the meaning behind it is so much bigger than any of us.

“It also reminds me that taking all the credit without acknowledging the people or events that have touched our lives deeply enough to inspire songs like these would just be wrong.

“So humbly I will say, this song came to me shortly after I had spent some quality time with someone who I consider a dear friend, and have grown to admire and respect as one of the smartest and most talented artists today, Stefani Germanotta, who most of you may know as Lady Gaga. In the short amount of time we hung out, she made me realize that we all have these imperfections, these wounds that we carry (whether they’re physical or emotional) that cut so deep they can cripple us.

“These feelings leave us vulnerable, or embarrassed, or even unworthy at times. And our human nature–when they’re exposed–is to shut down, rather than embrace them and realize that not only can we overcome them, but we can also become an inspiration to inspire others to have a voice and find their inner strength to show their scars off loudly and proudly to the world. Our ‘Scars’ are nothing more than our battle wounds from life and they helped mold you into who you are today.

“All of this is what drove us to create ‘The Scars Foundation,’ our new non-profit organization battling everything from severe depression to addiction, bullying, suicide prevention and so on.

“Finding acceptance, that’s what ‘Under Your Scars’ and what ‘The Scars Foundation,’ are about. We’re all imperfect–that’s what makes us perfect!”

GODSMACK (LEFT TO RIGHT):

SHANNON LARKIN, ROBBIE MERRILL, SULLY ERNA, TONY ROMBOLA

PHOTO CREDIT: CHRIS BRADSHAW

GODSMACK have spent more than a year on the road, both in North America and throughout Europe in support of their WHEN LEGENDS RISE album. They just wrapped the European and U.K. dates on their in-progress world tour and are currently headlining a run of North American shows (including a July 23 New York City show at the Beacon Theatre) with special guests New Years Day. Next up is a stretch of festival appearances leading GODSMACK straight into the recently added fall shows with Halestorm supporting. The new dates kick off September 20 in Green Bay, WI and wrap October 18 in Tulsa, OK.

WHEN LEGENDS RISE marks the band’s seventh studio album and their first in four years. The critically acclaimed 11-song collection entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart in the top ten (#8), with four #1 placements on other charts: Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Music Albums, Top Independent Albums and Top Alternative Albums. WHEN LEGENDS RISE is available on CD, LP and Digital; purchase or stream it here. The album finds the guys doubling down on their combination of tightly wound riffs, rhythmic fury, naked emotions and pushed-to-the-edge vocals, all fired up with melodic precision and tight songcraft.

GODSMACK‘s updated North American dates are as follows:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
&Tue	7/23	New York, NY	Beacon Theatre
&Wed	7/24	Oxon Hill, MD	The Theatre at MGM National Harbor
&Fri	7/26	Montville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
**Sat	7/27	Montreal, QC	Heavy Montreal
**Sun	7/28	Bangor, ME	Impact Music Festival
**Sun	8/4	Sturgis, SD	Buffalo Chip Campground
**Fri	8/9	Bethlehem, PA	Musikfest
^**Fri	9/7	Concord, VA	Blue Ridge Rock Fest
^*Fri	9/20	Green Bay, WI	Resch Center
^*Sat	9/21	Madison, WI	Alliant Energy Center
^*Sun	9/22	Moline, IL	TaxSlayer Center
^*Tue	9/24	Sioux Falls, SD	Denny Sanford Premier Center
^*Wed	9/25	Wichita, KS	In-Trust Bank Arena
^*Fri	9/27	Cape Girardeau, MO	Show Me Center
**Sat	9/28	Louisville, KY	Louder Than Life Music Festival
^*Sun	9/29	Alpharetta, GA	Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
^*Tue	10/1	West Palm Beach, FL	Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the South Florida Fairgrounds
^*Wed	10/2	Estero, FL	Hertz Arena
^*Fri	10/4	Pensacola, FL	Pensacola Civic Center
^*Sat	10/5	Southaven, MS	Landers Center
^*Sun	10/6	Rogers, AR	Walmart Arkansas Music Pavillion
^*Tue	10/8	Loveland, CO	Budweiser Events Center
^*Wed	10/9	Salt Lake City, UT	Usana Amphitheatre
^Fri	10/11	Reno, NV	Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
^* Sat	10/12	Bakersfield, CA	RaboBank Arena
^*Sun	10/13	Ontario, CA	Citizen’s Business Bank Arena
^*Tue	10/15	San Diego, CA	Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
^*Wed	10/16	Phoenix, AZ	Comerica Pavillion
^*Fri	10/18	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center

&Godsmack with support from New Years Day

**Godsmack festival appearance

^Indicates new date

*Godsmack with support from Halestorm

About GODSMACK:

Godsmack stand strong as 21^st century hard rock titans. With an unbreakable spirit and diehard work ethic evocative of their hometown, the Boston quartet fought hard to secure a place in music history since first smashing their way on to the scene in 1998. To date, they’ve notched a staggering ten #1 singles at mainstream rock radio, including “Awake,” “Straight Out of Line,” “Cryin’ Like A Bitch,” and “I Stand Alone.” Moreover, they’ve enjoyed 24 Top 10 hits at the format-the most of any act since February 1999-as well as four Grammy nominations, and were winners of The Billboard Music Awards Rock Artists of the Year in 2001. Selling over20 million records worldwide, the band has also unleashed three consecutive albums at #1 on the Billboard Top 200-namely Faceless [2003], IV [2006], and The Oracle [2010]. This places them in league with Van Halen, U2, Metallica, Dave Matthews Band, and Linkin Park who have also enjoyed the same streak. Moreover, the accomplishment on the road remains staggering with headlining sets around the world. They still stand alone.

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