22 November 2019

Carly Pearce has released the new video for her latest single I Hope You’re Happy Now, which is a duet with Lee Brice and was directed by Sam Siske. You can watch the video below. [wpdevart_youtube]SBBhyMYnwCw[/wpdevart_youtube] Pearce is starting to roll out new content ahead of her second album release,  which is due to come out on February 14 and the video for I Hope You’re Happy Now is the latest step for her. Speaking of the video itself, Pearce said that the first time she watched the video it made her very emotional given that it is a very important and personal song for her, with Pearce feeling that the visuals match exactly what she wanted to convey. “The first time I watched this music video I cried,” Pearce said. “It is as real and honest as the Every Little Thing video was for me. This song is so personal and I wanted the visual to truly reflect that part of my story. “I feel like this song is the closing piece to this chapter in my life, so the ending is bittersweet, but it leaves things on a positive note. If I were to run into this person today, my hope is that things would play out exactly how the video ends.” Earlier this year, Carly Pearce performed at C2C 2019 as a Main Stage act, while she was also nominated for a CMA Award for ‘New Artist of the Year’.

Sarah Darling has release a brand new single in the shape of Divide, which features the vocals of UK CMA Award winning duo Ward Thomas. You can listen to the song here. The single lands just under two weeks before Darling’s Union Chapel gig in London, which will see the American artist rattle through her greatest hits, some Christmas favourites and bring a number of special guests on stage with her at various different parts of the set. Speaking about the song, Darling explained that the inspiration came to her when she was hiking at the Rocky Mountain National Park with her husband, which then led to her piecing together how the song would sound and the harmonies that she would require. “As I was standing at the continental divide, I felt something come over me,” Darling said.  “I realised that I was standing at the highest elevation and that would determine which direction water would run down the mountain.  It would divide and go its separate ways to the ocean. “I started to think of relationships in my own life, the way the world is and it felt like such a beautiful metaphor for how life works. Sometimes people or situations come into your life and you have to let them go. Other times, you see that person down the road, and you realise that time worked all things out.  So many things in life divide to come back together again. “I got the idea of asking Ward Thomas to join in once I heard the harmonies really syncing. This song has this interesting chant which I’ve never written before. It felt like it needed a group of angels, so I asked my dear friends Ward Thomas to join in.” In addition to the gig, Sarah Darling is also set to release her ‘Campfire Sessions’ acoustic album in the near future, while guests Ward Thomas are to embark on a UK tour next year.