![]() But for Lily Rose, they may be an understatement. Words like “groundbreaking” and “trailblazing” are often overused. Now, the new husband, father, and major label recording artist is looking ahead with more focus than ever before. Soon after, Jannakos signed a recording contract with Sony Music Nashville. 1 on the Emerging Artists list, he linked with a proactive management team that helped him begin meeting with record labels in Nashville. Following the hugely successful independent release of “Gone Too Soon,” which entered Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and helped Jannakos debut at No. At the same time as the project’s arrival, Jannakos was independently booking shows across the country, eager to test his new music in front of live audiences. Blending his pop and hip-hop influences with his own “authenticity and modern country twang” (The Boot), he developed a distinct, pop-forward sound mixed with traditional roots, which can be heard throughout his introductory self-titled EP released in April 2020. Following his illustrious run during season 16 of NBC’s The Voice, Jannakos returned to Georgia and immediately got to work writing and recording his own material. His singing and songwriting come from a deep love for country music with family roots in the genre, from his grandfather’s bluegrass band to listening to Waylon, Hank, Whitley, Brooks & Dunn, and belting Shania Twain in the car with his mother. Small-town Flowery Branch, Georgia native, Andrew Jannakos, was raised on country. Keep tabs on this page-we will be updating it regularly with new up-and-coming artists. In support of their return, we are partnering with aspiring music artists within the Western community to help share their music on air, featuring each artist and their music through a Boot Barn sponsored 30-second radio spot. But the sun always rises and musicians from every corner of the industry are finding new and creative ways to persevere. By the time mid-March rolled around and stay-at-home orders were put in place, according to Rolling Stone, “as cities quieted, the music did too, with even the smallest of venues forced to shut their doors.” Eliminating live performances only exacerbated the challenges aspiring musicians face along their journey. And broadcasting for up-and-coming aspiring music artists was essentially turned off air. Festivals and concerts were stripped from the calendar. By March of 2020, COVID-19 had put the brakes on the music industry almost entirely.
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