KANE BROWN AND SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE
CELEBRATE PLATINUM ALBUM AND MULTIPLE CERTIFICATION, CONSUMPTION AND CHART MILESTONES WITH MUSIC INDUSTRY PARTNERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILYCountry Star’s Rooftop Revelry Features Six-Plaque Gallery and Nashville Skyline Backdrop |
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Kane Brown kneels in front of his gallery of plaques commemorating multiple
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RIAA UPGRADES MULTI-WEEK #1 HITS
“WHAT IFS” TO TRIPLE-PLATINUM, “HEAVEN” TO DOUBLE-PLATINUM, “THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING” AND “FOUND YOU” GO GOLD!BROWN EXCEEDS ONE BILLION CAREER STREAMS |
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NASHVILLE, TN – Last evening, Sony Music Nashville’s Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman set the tone for a momentous Kane Brown rooftop revelry by remarking, “It is truly significant that only one debut album has achieved RIAA Platinum certification in the past 80 weeks, and that is Kane Brown’s self-titled debut.” “We’re here tonight to celebrate this and other cumulative stats that are stunning, if not staggering,” Goodman continued. “Please indulge me by giving me your attention for a few minutes to take these stats in – no spin, no false news – all truth.” At the celebration on top of the building in which Sony Music Nashville is headquartered, ACM, CMA, Billboard and CMT Music Award nominated Kane Brown was surprised with the news of recent RIAA certification upgrades for “What Ifs” to Triple Platinum and “Heaven” to Double Platinum, as well as Gold certifications for “Found You,” from his debut album and “There Goes My Everything” from his Chapter 1 EP. The hundreds of guests in attendance included the 24-year-old entertainer and his family, friends, band and crew, as well as Brown’s team members Sony Music Nashville; EFG Management; Universal Music Publishing; Huskin-Harris; and WME; promotion, consumption, media and marketing partners; and event co-partners BMI, SESAC and APRA. Many who participated creatively on Brown’s debut album attended, such as producers Dann Huff and Matt McVaney and several songwriters, music publishers and PROs. Among the creative contributor guests were BMI songwriter Shy Carter, SESAC songwriter Matt McGinn and BMI/APRA songwriter Lindsay Rimes who were recognized for writing the #1 hit “Heaven,” and were joined by their respective music publishers BMG Platinum Songs/You Want How Much Of What Publishing, SMACK Works Music/SMACK Blue, LLC and EMI Blackwood Music/Koala-T Tunes. Before a backdrop of draped plaques on easels and the picturesque Nashville skyline, Randy Goodman expanded upon Kane Brown’s impressive milestones. The label group’s lead executive, with the help of Sony Music Nashville’s Paige Altone, Alaina Vehec, Jaime Marconette, Liz Sledge, Joe Freel and Madison Utley, revealed six plaques that depicted compelling certification, consumption and chart accomplishments (details follow). Kane Brown shares about the experience of playing ‘Heaven’ in front of 60,000 fans at CMA Fest: “It’s just amazing because that’s the biggest stage I got to play. Um, I was really excited to play it. And then, just singing ‘Heaven’ and just hearing the crowd singing it back it was just- it was like that feeling that you’ve always had. Um, and it’s just cool to see that song is still growing and it is still doing a lot of things. And, uh, just amazing that the fans just keeping listening.” |
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Kane Brown extends thanks to those attending his recent rooftop
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Last week, breakthrough entertainer Kane Brown released his new single, “Lose It,” which is available now to stream and download. Country radio’s official impact date for the song is June 25. Brown co-wrote “Lose It” with Chase McGill and Will Weatherly, and performed the song last week before thousands of country fans at the kick-off of the Nissan Stadium star-packed concert series at 2018 CMA Music Fest. Brown just confirmed the November 9 street date for his sophomore album on RCA Nashville/Zone 4. The follow-up to his self-titled debut album will be produced by multiple-award-winner Dann Huff. Download “Lose It” hi-res cover image HERE. Photo credit: Joseph LlanesDownload hi-res publicity image HERE. Photo credit: Joseph Llanes# # #
MEDIA CONTACTS:Sony Music Nashville
Allen Brown, 615-301-4300, [email protected] 1220 Entertainment Jennifer Vessio, 347-924-7001, [email protected] Michelle Lorge, [email protected] |