8 July 2020

The up and coming pop-country duo announce their debut single ‘I Don’t Need A Man’ is due for release on 10th July, ahead of their performance virtually at Dixie Fields Festival. UK pop-country duo Emma & Jolie have announced the release of their debut single, I Don’t Need A Man. The duo comprised of Emma Walker and Jolie Harvey are set to release their debut single on the 10th July through Triple Fret Entertainment, having recorded the single with legendary producer Johnny Douglas (Tina Turner, George Michael, Take That…) The single is the culmination of a journey that began about five years ago when the duo met at music college. Since then, the duo have continued to write together, before officially coming together as Emma & Jolie last year. The duo quickly earned the attention of Triple Fret Entertainment, who signed the duo to a management deal based on the strength of their original material and their stunning harmonies. For Emma & Jolie, it has always been country music, having grown up on Dolly Parton and the Dixie Chicks, but their sound was fully cemented by their first trip to Nashville last year, when they wrote with the likes of Sammy Arriaga, Lena Stone and Cole Campbell. Returning to Nashville again for their debut performance at Song Suffragettes during CMA awards week, the duo spent the remainder of their trip writing furiously for their forthcoming releases. The result is their anthemic debut single, I Don’t Need A Man, written during that trip with Nashville singer-songwriter and frequent collaborator, Emily Hackett, about self-love and female empowerment. Of the track, Emma Walker states,  ‘There’s this big misconception that you can only have everything you want in life when you get a dream man and a dream relationship and it’s just not true. You don’t need a Prince Charming to come and sweep you off your feet, like you see in Disney movies, so we wanted to write this song to say that you can be your own happy ending.’ The duo bonded easily with Emily over the concept, with a shared passion for social change and the result is an incredibly empowering debut for women and men. When it came to choosing the single, I Don’t Need A Man, was the obvious choice for the girls to lead out with and establish themselves in the burgeoning UK country scene. The single, produced by Douglas, highlights the duo’s alluring and perfectly poised harmonies, imbibing a classic country feel and rooting it firmly in the modern country scene. The duo are set to perform as part of the Dixie Fields virtual festival on the 11th July, the day after the single’s release to perform a version of the track. Tickets available here. For more information on Emma & Jolie, please visit http://www.emmandjolie.com   See more news here.

Multi-Platinum entertainer Jason Aldean threw the premiere party for the new music video behind his US Country Radio Top 20 and climbing single ‘Got What I Got‘ during last night’s CMA Summer Stay-Cay special, which is now available on all digital platforms. The lyrics behind the R&B infused track and “tender love song” (Billboard) from his sixth consecutive #1 selling album 9 (Macon Music/Broken Bow Records) highlight Aldean’s gratitude for his wife, Brittany, and children while sharing snippets of memories from their personal life. The music video for the “reminiscent single” (CMT) was directed by Shaun Silva and filmed in Destin, FL. Fans can watch the ‘Got What I Got’ music video here. “We’d been down at the beach during quarantine and have had a lot of time to to appreciate each other,” said Aldean. “With a skeleton video crew and social distancing, it was an all-hands-on-deck shoot that made for a little twist at the end.” After almost 15 years at the top of his format, three-time ACM “Entertainer of the Year” Aldean has seen trends come and go. He’s helped bring a few out of the shadows, like a Country-music Columbus making the mainstream’s first contact with hard rock (“Hicktown”), hip-hop (“Dirt Road Anthem”) and R&B (“Burnin’ It Down”). But after all that time, he continues to hold his ground making modern albums with an old-school soul—most recently with his ninth studio album, 9, which debuted at the top spot on Billboard’s Country Albums chart. Notably, all eight of Aldean’s previous studio albums have been certified GOLD or PLATINUM by the RIAA, while bolstering 15 billion streams and more than 18 million albums sold as well as 23 radio chart-toppers. For more information, visit www.JasonAldean.com.     See more news here.