Damn, it’s May??? I just realized I haven’t checked in since January…I’ve been busy. If you haven’t been out to see Jesse and Brian, the new band guys, you’re not that cool. We’ve had some killer shows lately…made our triumphant return to Workplay in Birmingham. You fine folks never let us down. Oh yeah, forgot to mention, I had my first number one single at radio with “Another Song Nobody Will Hear.” I guess someone (or a few someones) heard it. Thanks to Texas/Red Dirt radio for making it #1 two weeks in a row and a BIG thanks to my friend Wade Bowen for singing it with me. Glad you guys dug it and I appreciate all of you who come sing us and sing it back to us. RockBoat was a blast. Loved getting to hang with Brandi Carlile, if you don’t know her stuff go get it. She’s a badass. Speaking of badasses, another big thanks to Gary Alan for having us out to play with him at The Ryman a couple weeks ago. Gary and all his guys are great, killer show and I’ll jump at any chance to go play the mother church of country music.
As some of you may have seen, I recently lost the ACM Award for “Song Of The Year.” I have now lost the CMA Award, the Grammy and the ACM Award…I believe this gives me the dubious distinction of being the first man to “win” what we are calling the “Triple Frown Award.” In all seriousness, it IS an honor to be nominated and I can’t thank the fine folks at the ACMs enough for taking such great care of us. I didn’t walk away empty handed, I got a bad ass nominee gift bag which I promptly gave to my wife and it earned me a trip to the blackjack table. That’ a winner for all involved.
Before I sign off of here, there’s one more update. The new record is done. We’re finishing some mixes, but stay tuned and you’ll be hearing more REALLY soon. I CAN tell you we debuted a song called “Never Give In” the other night in Birmingham and, if you show up to a show and the mood catches us right, you might hear some new stuff trickle out. Thanks to all you folks who care about my music, I can’t wait to share it with you.
Will Hoge will be featured on the song “Shovel in Hand” on Amy Grant’s new album How Mercy Looks From Here – her first full-length studio album in ten years. The album includes guest appearances by Will Hoge, as well as James Taylor, Carole King, Sheryl Crow, Eric Paslay, and Vince Gill.
Other recent cuts from Will include the #1 single “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” recorded by the Eli Young Band. The song earned Hoge a Grammy nomination in 2013 for “Country Song Of The Year” and a CMA Award nomination for “Song of the Year.”
How Mercy Looks From Here is set to release on May 14, 2013.
As part of the ACM EXPERIENCE, ACM nominee WILL HOGE will perform at the ACM Songwriter Show at the Orleans Showroom on Saturday, April 6th. The show will feature other Song of The Year and Songwriter of the year nominees including Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Jon Stone and more. The show will be hosted by Dallas Davidson and the legendary Don Schlitz. Showtime is 9:30 PM. Ticket information is available on www.acmcountry.com.
Will Hoge MakesTry as he may to convince himself that he’s still just another songwriter still writing “songs that nobody will hear,” Academy of Country Music Awards nominee Will Hoge took the stage at Chicago’s Joe’s Bar as a bona fide superstar.
The Academy of Country Music welcomed singer-songwriter and first time ACM nominee Will Hoge to the office while he was in Los Angeles last week. While at the Academy he performed “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” a song which earned Hoge his first ACM nomination as composer in the Song of the Year category. The most recent chart topping Eli Young Band single will compete in both Song of the Year and Single of the Year categories at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7, 2013.
Watch below the video from Hoge’s visit featuring an exclusive interview and clips from his performance.
“Another Song Nobody Will Hear,” a new single by Will Hoge (featuring Wade Bowen), will be released to Texas/Red Dirt radio in early January. You can find it on iTunes now at http://cwired.co/WHnobodySong
Kip Moore, Will Hoge, more entertain crowd at Grammy block party | Tune In Music City | The TennesseanMore than 1,000 members of the music industry and their guests converged on Music Row’s Owen Bradley Park on Tuesday night for free barbecue, an open bar and performances from some of the hottest up-and-coming acts on the scene — courtesy of The Recording Academy.
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