Singer/songwriter and Stoney Creek Records/BBR Music Group artist Jimmie Allen is set to perform “21” off his debut album, Mercury Lane, on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Thursday, March 14. Allen’s first-time GMA performance
follows a number of firsts for the year and 2019 has just begun! Those
milestones include the release of his second single “Make Me Want To,”
his first Academy of Country Music Award nomination for New Male Artist
of the Year, a first-time performance at C2C Country to Country in
London, a recently-announced performance spot on CMA Fest’s Chevy
Riverfront Stage this summer and the debut of a sizzling cover of the
GRAMMY, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning smash hit “Shallow” (see the video with fellow country newcomer, Abby Anderson here).
Allen made history with his breakout three-week No. 1 debut single, “Best Shot,” described by Rolling Stone as
a “rare honest love song, with a catchy, melodic chorus that flirts
with pop-rock power balladry,” enabling the Delaware native to etch his
name in history as the first black artist to launch their career with a
No. 1 at Country radio.
His follow up single, “Make Me Want To,” is the second from Allen’s debut album Mercury Lane, which The New York Times asserts
is one of 2018’s strongest and describes it as “a conventional country
album, filled with songs about the small details.” “Make Me Want To” was
Most Added at Country Radio with 61 stations reporting in the first
week and is currently making its way up the chart.
Allen recently wrapped his supporting stint on Kane Brown’s Live Forever Tour and will be hitting the road this summer as support on Chris Young’s Raised on Country Tour and Rascal Flatts’ Summer Playlist Tour.
For more information and tour dates, visit jimmieallenmusic.com.
About Jimmie Allen:
The epitome of the phrase “persistence pays off,” Jimmie Allen laid it
all on the line to make his dreams a reality. Now signed to BBR Music
Group’s Stoney Creek Records, Allen’s debut single “Best Shot” is a
certified hit, claiming the top spot as the No. 1 Most Shazamed song in
the format for eight consecutive weeks, and the No. 1 spot on Country
radio for three weeks, marking the first time a black artist has
launched a career with a No. 1 hit with their debut single on country
radio. On the heels of that historic success, Allen is back with his
latest single, “Make Me Want To” which was most added at country radio
in its first week with 61 stations.
“Make Me Want To” is the second single off his Stoney Creek Records / BBR Music Group debut album Mercury Lane released Oct. 12, 2018. Named in tribute to the street he grew up on and the origin of his incredible journey, Mercury Lane features
a cutting-edge mix of country, rock, R&B and pop that draws upon
the influence of his family and small-town upbringing of the
critically-acclaimed rising star. Rolling Stone raved Allen’s debut “challenges the narrowly defined model of what constitutes a next big thing in country music in 2018” and The New York Times dubbed it one of 2018’s strongest, calling it “a conventional country album, filled with songs about the small details.”
The Southern Delaware native’s talent for songwriting is undeniable,
having written a song that was featured in a Super Bowl commercial and
appearing in a Diet Coke ad with megastar Taylor Swift. “Blue Jean
Baby,” off his debut self-titled EP, immediately caught the attention of
country music fans and critics alike with its soulful groove— rocketing
it to the top of digital playlists, across all genres. Allen recently
wrapped his run on Scotty McCreery’s Seasons Change Touras well as Kane Brown’s Live Forever Tour. He will also be hitting the road this summer as support on Chris Young’s Raised on Country Tour and Rascal Flatts’ Summer Playlist Tour. The hot newcomer was heralded as one of the top “artists to watch in 2018” by Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pandora, Sounds Like Nashville, NY Country Swag, Country Music Rocks and New England Country Music and has earned spots in CMT’s “18 for 2018” Listen Up program and Bobby Bones’ Class of 2018. For more information, visit www.jimmieallenmusic.com.