7 December 2018

Kacey Musgraves has a fantastic chance of adding to the two Grammy awards she’s won in the past on 10 February 2019, after being nominated for no less than four gongs. The 30-year-old, who has Best Country Song for Merry Go ‘Round and Best Country Album for ‘Same Trailer Different Park in the past, has been nominated for Best Country Solo Performance for Butterflies, Best Country Song for Space Cowboy and Best Country Album for ‘Golden Hour’. In addition, Musgraves’ ‘Golden Hour’ has also been nominated for the overall Album of the Year, which is excellent news not only for Musgraves, but for the country genre as a whole. Elsewhere, Luke Combs has been nominated for overall Best New Artist, while Brandi Carlile has also been nominated for four Grammy awards in the shape of Best American Roots Performance, Best American Roots Song, Best Americana Album and overall Album of the Year. The Grammy nominations have also been rewarding for Willie Nelson, who – like Carlile – has been nominated for Best American Roots Performance as well as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Arrangement, Instrument and Vocals. The full list of the Grammy nominations relevant to Maverick are as follows: Best Country Solo Performance Wouldn’t It Be Great? – Loretta LynnMona Lisas And Mad Hatters – Maren Morris Butterflies – Kacey MusgravesMillionaire – Chris StapletonParallel Line – Keith Urban Best Country Duo/Group Performance Shoot Me Straight – Brothers OsborneTequila – Dan + Shay When Someone Stops Loving You – Little Big TownDear Hate – Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill Meant To Be – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line Best Country Song Break Up In The End – Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell) Dear Hate – Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill) I Lived It – Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton) Space Cowboy – Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves) Tequila – Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay) When Someone Stops Loving You – Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town) Best Country Album Unapologetically – Kelsea Ballerini Port Saint Joe – Brothers Osborne Girl Going Nowhere – Ashley McBryde Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton Best American Roots Performance Kick Rocks – Sean Ardoin Saint James Infirmary Blues – Jon Batiste The Joke – Brandi Carlile All On My Mind – Anderson East Last Man Standing – Willie Nelson Best American Roots Song All The Trouble – Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack) Build A Bridge – Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples) The Joke – Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) Knockin’ On Your Screen Door – Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) Summer’s End – Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) Best Americana Album By The Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile Things Have Changed – Bettye LaVette The Tree Of Forgiveness – John Prine The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone – Lee Ann Womack One Drop Of Truth – The Wood Brothers Best Bluegrass Album Portraits In Fiddles – Mike Barnett Sister Sadie II – Sister Sadie Rivers And Roads – Special Consensus The Travelin’ McCourys – The Travelin’ McCourys North Of Despair – Wood & Wire Best Folk Album Whistle Down The Wind – Joan Baez Black Cowboys – Dom Flemons Rifles & Rosary Beads – Mary Gauthier Weed Garden – Iron & Wine All Ashore – Punch Brothers Best Regional Roots Music Album Kreole Rock And Soul – Sean Ardoin Spyboy – Cha Wa Aloha From Na Hoa – Na Hoa No ‘Ane’i – Kalani Pe’a Mewasinsational – Cree Round Dance Songs – Young Spirit Album Of The Year Invasion Of Privacy – Cardi B By The Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile Scorpion – Drake H.E.R. – H.E.R. Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone Dirty Computer – Janelle Monáe Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By – (Various Artists) Best New Artist Chloe x Halle Luke Combs Greta Van Fleet H.E.R. Dua Lipa Margo Price Bebe Rexha Jorja Smith Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Love Is Here To Stay – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall My Way – Willie Nelson Nat “King” Cole & Me – Gregory Porter Standards (Deluxe) – Seal The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic! – Barbra Streisand Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals It Was A Very Good Year – Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson) Jolene – Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach) Mona Lisa – Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter) Niña – Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider) Spiderman Theme – Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)

The new team behind Maverick Magazine celebrated as it means to go on with a networking event dedicated to live music. The afternoon featured live sets from O&O and Maverick’s Emerging Talent Showcase winner from the Millport Festival, Zoee. Held at Old Street Records in Shoreditch on December 4, the event gathered together a number of high-profile members of the music industry, including Universal, BBC Radio 1, CountryLine as well as influential labels, festival organisers and PR companies. The new Maverick team, comprising Publisher Peter Mawson, Managing Editor James Ling and Editor Christian Brown, explained the new approach. “The relationship between musicians and publications has never been more important,” said Mawson. “We are determined to make Maverick the platform for emerging talent to get the best exposure. You can expect to see more events like this from us to do just that.” Speaking in the aftermath of the event, Brown was very pleased with how the afternoon unfolded. “It was great to meet so many influential members of the music industry in person. I really appreciate that people took time out of their day to come and see us and I’m looking forward to working closely with them at more Maverick live events.”

O&O are continuing their rise in country music by releasing a live session video for their latest single Rolling On, which you can see below. The track is the duo’s latest single from their recent EP, ‘Truth Comes Out’ and caps off what has been an incredibly busy year for Orian Peled and Obadiah Jones. In 2018, O&O have performed at C2C, Buckle and Boots, Black Deer and the London Roots festival, while the ‘Truth Comes Out’ EP was released back in September. On 4 December, O&O performed at Old Street Records in Shoreditch, London as part of the recent Maverick Networking Event, with many in the audience praising the group’s ability to captivate the room.

Rising American country music artist Jessica Lynn has given her fans a taste of what’s to come in 2019 by releasing a Christmas track in the form of Santa You Can Skip Our House. You can watch the video below. https://youtu.be/WmuscAbvIEg Declared as “Shania’s successor”, Lynn is gearing up for a very eventful 2019 with a worldwide tour pencilled in and with new music set to be released, which will follow up her two EPs. Lynn has made a big impression on the country music world with her single Crazy Idea peaking at #48 in the USA Country Charts, and big things are expected of the Brooklyn born artist in the near future.