NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 19, 2013)—The world famous Wildhorse Saloon’s fifth annual “Battle for the Saddle” band competition, presented by Pepsi, will have an all-new format and even grander prizes this year as bands duke it out on the venue’s Dan Post Boots Stage.
Bands will compete to win a day in the studio with CMA Award-winning record producer Michael Knox, an industry showcase, a photo shoot, an annual contract with the Wildhorse Saloon that includes headlining there during the CMA Music Festival and opening for a national act and more.
Read more →Red Bow Records artist Rachel Farley cemented her status as Country music’s “One to Watch” this week, when her debut single “Ain’t Easy,” charged out of the gate as the #1 Most Added Song on both the Billboard and Mediabase Country radio charts.
With 39 first-week stations, the Georgia native’s statement song detailing her hard-knock life as a daughter of the sweet Southern Ground is also the flagship single from recently formed BBR Music Group and RED imprint RED BOW Records.
Farley’s “Ain’t Easy,” produced by Michael Knox, also entered the iTunes’ Country Top 200 shortly upon its release. Fans can preview and purchase the song at: http://smarturl.it/ainteasy-single
Read more →On Feb. 19, 2013, rising country singer Rachel Farley chatted via telephone with Digital Journal about her new single “Ain’t Easy” and her future plans in music.
She has been spotlighted by Country Music Television (CMT) in their “Next Women of Country” special and she has been dubbed as the “female version of Jason Aldean.” “That is such an honor and it’s really cool. I am honored to be in that group of women,” Rachel stated.
“‘Ain’t Easy’ is my new single and I am really excited about it,” she said. “I wrote it a couple of years ago and I knew it was going to be the first single and I had to finish it. Luckily, everybody else has been on the same page and I am excited to get it out to everybody.”
Read more →She has shared the stage with such country stars as Luke Bryan, Brantley Gilbert, Colt Ford and Jason Aldean.
Her vocals on this country-rock tune are energetic and reminiscent to those of such award-winning songstresses as Gretchen Wilson and Jo Dee Messina.
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