Songs are dropping as quickly as the snow in Nashville this week – and that’s saying something. Music City accumulated -in some places – up to eight inches of snow in about 24 hours, an amount that’s equivalent to what Middle Tennessee would typically get in the entire winter season.
Artists including Megan Moroney, Mitchell Tenpenny, Chase Matthew, Redferrin and more released new songs this week to keep country music fans entertained during the long snowed-in days and nights.
Hear those songs and more on CMT’s Roundup new music playlist.
Megan Moroney, “No Caller ID”: "I played this song on THE LUCKY TOUR last fall, and I could tell my fans wanted me to release it,” shares Moroney.
“It feels like this song has helped my fans as much as it has helped me. By the end, there is a lot of strength and growth that I’m proud of. I am really excited for this one!"
Mitchell Tenpenny, “Breaking My Heart”: “‘Breaking My Heart’ was written about going through a breakup and trying to get your ex off your mind. You keep trying to do things and go different places, but it seems like every single thing reminds you of them,” Tenpenny said. “I remember once during a break up, I kept seeing her specific car (make, model, and color) all the time. They were just driving around me every day. I couldn’t escape it.
So that concept was what I thought about when I came up with the idea for this song. There are things in life that happen that instantly bring you back to a time with someone else. Maybe a song comes on the radio that reminds you of them; maybe someone brings them up in a story, maybe it’s a bar you like to go to, or even a favorite food you like to eat. That’s what the heart of this song is truly about. Sometimes things are unescapable, especially after a break up with someone you might have thought is the one. But all you’re asking for is a chance to get over them but reminders of them keep showing up everywhere and there is nothing you can do about it.
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Redferrin, “Doin’ Life”: “‘Doin’ Life’ is one of the most vulnerable songs I have released,” Redferrin said. “I’ve battled with depression in the past and have lost friends to suicide, so it was really important to me to tell this story and put this song out into the world. Music kept me going through the hard times, and I hope that someone comes across this song right when they need it too.”
Madeline Merlo, “Makeup”: “I started this song shortly after I left a therapy session," said Merlo. “It took me a while to realize that I am the product of two people who should have never been married. In that session, my therapist established a valid point that stuck with me that went something like, ‘So many things will be passed down to you, but that doesn’t mean you have to take them.
’ I went home and started stomping this out on the treadmill, and before I knew it, I had a first verse and chorus.”
Chase Matthew, “We All Grow Up”: “I think a lot of people will be able to relate to this one. I love y’all, and I’m glad to be able to be the voice for every person raised like me.”
Luke Dick, “Shirt Off My Back”: “It was all somewhat by accident that I have any success at all, and now, in retrospect, I’m like, ‘What a foolish way to go about it,’” Dick said. “It all worked out accidentally, and I’m happy with my lot, you know? I actually like my anonymity better than stardom,” Dick continues.
“Sure, everyone could use a few vacation houses and a Learjet and all that — that’d be great — but I don’t know if it means more happiness. I enjoy being able to get my kids at 3 or 4 o’clock and then go out and do a little tour here and there and enjoy my life of relationships.”
Dalton Dover, “Take Me Home, Country Roads”: “Growing up, this one was a fun singalong, but now I like to play when I’m feeling a little homesick while I’m touring,” shares Dover. “It’s a little reminder that soon enough, I’ll be on those roads that lead me back home.”
