Fire of Aries Releases Heavier, Re-Imagined Version of Seal's "Kiss from a Rose"

Brett Davis, the founder/vocalist/guitarist of the band Fire of Aries, released his re-imagined version of Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" to all major platforms today. Brett's version, produced by Cameron Mizzell, can be described as heavy and melodic, while still being recognizable.

"The decision to create a rendition of 'Kiss from a Rose' dates back to 1995 when Batman Forever was released. I was just a kid then; I don’t even think I had a guitar. That song stuck with me. It was cinematic, emotional and catchy for its time. I gravitate to songs that tell a story or paint a scene in our imaginations. 'Kiss from a Rose' is also a bit cryptic and mysterious, which intrigues me. Fast-forward to 2023, I felt like it was the right time to release the song; at least it was in the running. I made the decision to step up to the big leagues and have Cameron Mizzell, a producer of several bands and artists that have influenced my music style and sound. I gave him a short list of songs I wanted to cover; he quickly gravitated to take on 'Kiss from a Rose.' I told him that our version had to be a significant departure but retain the framework of the original so you’d know what song it was when you heard it. He delivered and I had my ideas on what we could do to make it heavy and melodic, but Cam completely blew me away with the team he assembled to create this version. This rendition will always be unique to me as it's my way of immersing myself fully in the music industry and seeing what I can make of it. I have a passion for entertaining and helping people through life. That’s what music has done for me. I want to return the favor many bands and artists have afforded me with their music over the years. I will keep this flame lit for as long as I can to pursue creating heavy, cinematic and melodic music. I would love for this song to be featured in a future release of a Batman movie; maybe a dark and gritty one would fit perfectly. Only time will tell. I am optimistic that music fans will dig it. I look forward to performing it live and loud and hearing the crowd singing it with me," says Brett Davis.

Fire of Aries has been smoldering for the last 20 years and has reached the temperature where it has become combustible. In 2001, Brett Davis, the band's founder, began his journey to become an accomplished musician and artist in the Rock and Metal genres. The inspiration started from the early years of Creed, where Brett found his true passion for guitar and songwriting through watching Mark Tremonti release hit after hit and riff after riff.

As time progressed, Brett jammed with friends from high school, then joined an established band, August Ending/Burning Yesterday, where he recorded tracks for the first time with well-known producer Travis Wyrick (Pillar, 10 Years, Disciple). From that point, he became more influenced by music from American and European metal bands, which brought him to where he is today with Fire of Aries.

Fire of Aries has a rhythmic, melodic, thrashy and percussive sound and feel, influenced heavily by bands like: Sevendust, In Flames, Bullet For My Valentine, Slipknot,Killswitch Engage, Trivium and Memphis May Fire, to name a few. Brett's guitar and songwriter influences come from Andy James, Mark Tremonti, Chad Kroger, James Hetfield and Clint Lowrey. According to Brett Davis, "I want my influences of Rock, Metal and Country music to converge into a beautiful, chaotic harmony," he adds. "Fire of Aries is a musical experience with grit and weight to it." He says, "Through the songs I release, I want the 'real men,' 'the badasses' and 'the gangsters' to let down their guard, feel, experience and express their raw feelings again. In my generation and before, we were taught that boys don't cry and that we must be tough, strong and resilient in our lives; this leaves very little room to feel a plethora of other innate emotions as humans." He adds, "I want to create music with emotion, experience and substance. I envision each song as a screenplay of micro experiences or enlightenment in our lives." Brett references the screenplay idea as he has been an avid cinematographer for over a decade. Fire of Ariesis currently writing and recording music through 2023 and plans to embark on a tour in 2024, supporting bands and artists that have influenced the sound and the story.

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Singer-Songwriter Jay Allen To Release New Single, "No Present Like the Time" This Friday, 12/2

NEWLY MARRIED SINGER-SONGWRITER AND VOICE
CONTESTANT JAY ALLEN RELEASES LATEST SINGLE

“No Present Like the Time” Available Friday, Dec. 2 via ONErpm

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Newly married Nashville singer-songwriter and Voice contestant Jay Allen is giving his fans a wedding gift. His new single, “No Present Like the Time,” will be released Friday, Dec. 2 via global marketing and distribution giant ONErpm.

“I wrote ‘No Present Like the Time’ with (friend and frequent collaborator) Nate Kenyon and Micah Wilshire right before I went on The Voice,” Allen explains, after an intense grieving period over losing his mother. “It was 2019, she was my world, and only 54 when Alzheimer’s devastated our family,” he adds. “What I experienced during those years was a sort of sadness and doubt that almost broke my spirit, but what I gained was an invaluable lesson—time is precious.”

Take a picture, take a chance
Chase a dream, chase a girl
Say a prayer, take a trip
Don’t hold your breath, hold your kids
Before they’re too big

For those who may need the reminder, Allen offers this final piece of advice: “If I could go back, I would answer every phone call, say ‘I love you’ every day, take a lot more pictures and just spend time with her.” Pausing, he adds, “I know my mother wouldn’t want me to live with regrets, so instead I believe she gave me this song to remind me how to live.”

“We are thrilled to have a talent like Jay Allen on our roster,” says ONErpm Nashville office Managing Director Tim Wipperman. “This is such a personal song to Jay, but one we feel will resonate with his fans and an even wider, untapped audience.”

Allen had been scheduled to marry fiancée and fellow country artist Kylie Morgan on Oct. 11, but Hurricane Ian had other plans. The couple, along with some of their musician friends, performed a benefit concert in Ft. Myers to help their wedding venue and others in the area rebuild. The two were finally married on Oct. 1.

Allen also recently performed on actress (and wife of country musician Brad Paisley) Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s fifth annual ALZ Dance Party benefit, which raised more than half a million dollars for the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease.

For more information, visit JayAllenOfficial.com or follow Allen on Instagram @JayAllenMusic or facebook.com/jayallenmusic.

About Jay Allen
Singer-songwriter Jay Allen combines the grittiness of rock ’n’ roll with the tenderness of country ballads. Growing up near Cedar Falls, Iowa, Allen recalls going to rock concerts with his dad and singing country at the top of his lungs in the car with his mother. As Allen says, “Mom is the reason I believe country music chose me and ultimately why I ended up in Nashville.” Allen moved to Nashville in 2013, and by 2014 he had signed a publishing deal; in 2016 he signed an artist deal with SONY/ATV and released “Sounds Good to Me” in 2017, which Sirius XM selected as “The Highway Find.” In 2018, after seeing his mother suffer from early-onset Alzheimer’s, Allen wrote “Blank Stares”—about the terrible ravages of the disease (and ultimately his own personal loss as his mom died in 2019)—which has now reached over 500 million views on Facebook. As a result of the song, Allen has been involved with several international events, including the Rita Hayworth Gala, which have raised over $100 million for the Alzheimer’s Association. In October 2021, Allen released his debut EP Bulletproof, which included his hot single “Mustang on Mud Tires,” featuring UMG country artist, co-writer (along with Nate Kenyon and Blake Bollinger) and fiancée Kylie Morgan, whom Allen married in late November 2022.

About ONErpm
ONErpm is a next-generation music company and leader in new revenue opportunities, operating one of the world’s largest music distribution platforms and YouTube Multi-Channel Networks. Offering a full suite of services that includes marketing support, supply chain tools, business intelligence, publishing, accounting and global payment solutions, ONErpm provides the infrastructure needed to help creators and content owners succeed. As a trusted partner, ONErpm emphasizes transparency in everything it does, from executing a marketing campaign to making payments. ONErpm currently operates in 30 territories across the globe with a staff of over 470, making it one of the fastest-growing independent music companies in the world.

Julie Roberts Returns With Powerful New Album, "Ain't In No Hurry," Available Oct. 28

JULIE ROBERTS RETURNS TO COUNTRY MUSIC
WITH POWERFUL NEW ALBUM ON ONErpm

Ain’t in No Hurry Available Nationwide Oct. 28
Album Available to Pre-Save HERE

“[For ‘Music City’s Killing Me’] Roberts teams with … Jamey Johnson to take on the heartache, creative restraints and deception that oftentimes comes with chasing down a dream on the streets of Nashville” in a song that’s “fiddle-drenched, crammed with emotional truths and featuring two artists whose voices command attention.”
– Billboard

Julie Roberts, whose 2004 debut single “Break Down Here” turned her into a country headliner, is back with what her producers are calling a career-defining album. Produced by Shooter Jennings(Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker) and singer-songwriter Erin Enderlin ("Last Call," "Monday Morning Church") and debuting Friday, Oct. 28, Ain’t in No Hurry features 14 songs about love, loss, roots and redemption. Global music provider ONErpm Nashville will handle marketing and distribution.

Roberts’ new music ranges from southern soul and Tennessee twang to bluesy ballads and heart-rending love songs, including duets with Jamey Johnson (“In Color,” “Stars in Alabama”) and Randy Houser (“Like a Cowboy,” “We Went”), delivered in a voice that’s never sounded bigger. Every track highlights her trademark energy and the passion she feels for authentic country music.

“It’s a record of strength,” Roberts says. “I’m reinventing myself here, both musically and lyrically, while still paying tribute to the traditional elements people know me for.”

“I believed in Julie Roberts from the moment she was on the scene,” shares Jennings. “I’m so happy this album is finally coming out.”

“I’ve always been a big fan of Julie’s voice,” adds Houser, “so I was delighted to be a part of her new music and couldn’t be more proud of her.”

In 2010—after tallying over a million units sold from her first two albums—Roberts took a step back from the business to regroup and heal after the loss of her home to that year’s historic flood, alongside a life-changing medical diagnosis and the end of her record deal (one of the songs on the album, “The Song Goes with Me,” revisits her difficult split with Universal Music). A decade later, she’s married, fully in remission from multiple sclerosis and back with new music, while also welcoming her first child, a baby boy born via IVF. “I never imagined I could feel this much joy,” Roberts, 43, says. “It puts life into such clear perspective and makes me even more excited about sharing my life journey through new music.”

In 2019, when Jennings (whom Roberts had met years earlier), emailed her out of the blue and asked her to come to Los Angeles to make an album that could define her legacy, Roberts jumped at the chance. She ultimately recorded nine songs in L.A. with Jennings and five more with the well-respected Enderlin in Nashville. Three years later, Ain’t in No Hurry is the result: a record that sinks its roots deep into the music of the American South, saluting traditional sounds and creating new ones. It’s an album about building a future without ignoring one’s past, about celebrating resilience while firmly embracing the future.

Already out, the poignant lead single “Music City’s Killing Me” was produced by Jennings, written by Ray LaMontagne (“Such a Simple Thing,” “Roses and Cigarettes”) and is performed as a duet with Johnson. “Roberts teams with one of the Grand Ole Opry’s newest members, Jamey Johnson, to take on the heartache, creative restraints and deception that oftentimes comes with chasing down a dream on the streets of Nashville,” a review in Billboard notes, finding the song “fiddle-drenched, crammed with emotional truths and featuring two artists whose voices command attention.” Whiskey Riff agrees, adding, “It’s a beautiful, yet also sad country song about wanting to leave Nashville, because the weight of Music City is simply too much. Julie’s haunting vocals captivate you from the get-go, and you just believe every word she’s singing.”

Other songs on the album offer revamped covers of older songs, including a stirring makeover of K.T. Oslin’s chart-topping “Do Ya,” and sharply written originals, such as the women’s empowerment anthem “All By My Damn Self,” the Randy Houser duet “A Little Crazy’s Kinda Nice,” the soon-to-be classic “Don’t Call Me, Baby,” just released Sept. 30 while the glorious "Ain’t in No Hurry," which captures the full range of Roberts’ vocal abilities.

For “Devil’s Pool,” set for release Oct. 14, Roberts shares writing credits with Waylon and Shooter Jennings on a song idea never fully developed until she added the verses. The closing track, “I Think You Know,” is a moving ballad Jessi Colter (Shooter’s mom and Waylon’s wife) wrote years ago. Fittingly, the title song, “Ain’t in No Hurry,” is a stirring introspection on life’s journeys that also represents the length of time Roberts and her producers took to make this album all that it needed to be.

For more information, visit JulieRoberts.com and follow along on Facebook.com/JulieRoberts, Instagram and Twitter @TheJulieRoberts and TikTok @JulieRobertsOfficial.

Photo Credit: Erin McCaffrey

About Julie Roberts
Years before her first single, “Break Down Here,” turned her into a country headliner, Julie Roberts was a young girl with a dream in rural South Carolina, raised on the sounds of traditional country music, blues and old-school soul. “The radio was my escape,” she remembers. “Every guitar lick, every melody, every bit of hurt in someone’s voice became ingrained in my head.” After the success of her debut single, Roberts followed with classics such as “Wake Up Older,” “Men and Mascara” and “Rain on a Tin Roof,” selling over a million records. She also sang the Good Morning America theme song, did national ads for Clinique, had a featured photo spread in Maxim Magazine and signed over her story to Lifetime for a movie. In 2010, she took a step back to deal with a personal loss and some serious medical issues. In 2022, Roberts is back with what many are referring to as her career record—the best since her self-titled debut—singing about love, loss, roots and redemption in a voice that’s never sounded bigger. Produced by Shooter Jennings and Erin Enderlin, Ain’t in No Hurry features 14 songs across a variety of styles, including duets with Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser. Every song highlights her trademark energy and a celebration of authentic country music and passion. Roberts is also featured in Kathie Lee Gifford’s latest film project, an oratorio called “The Way,” which hit theaters in September and will be available soon on DVD and CD. She sings the biblical character of Sarah, who longs for a child with Abraham. Roberts appears alongside Jimmie Allen, Danny Gokey, BeBe Winans, Nicole C. Mullen and more. Now a new mom as well, in many ways, Julie Roberts is just getting started.

About ONErpm
ONErpm is a next generation music company and leader in new revenue opportunities, operating one of the world’s largest music distribution platforms and YouTube Multi-Channel Networks. Offering a full suite of services that includes marketing support, supply chain tools, business intelligence, publishing, accounting and global payment solutions, ONErpm provides the infrastructure needed to help creators and content owners succeed. As a trusted partner, ONErpm emphasizes transparency in everything it does, from executing a marketing campaign to making payments. Located in 29 cities across 20 countries with a staff of over 450, the company’s global footprint is constantly expanding, making it one of the fastest-growing independent music companies in the world. For more information, visit www.onerpm.com.

Love and Theft Release 6-Song EP BETTER OFF via ONErpm

Photo Credit: Chase Lauer

It’s been nearly seven years since singers Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles, collectively known as country duo Love and Theft, released a full-length project. Previously known for its contemporary-leaning songs, the duo is back with a fresh, harmony-driven approach on Better Off, a six-song EP the two wrote and produced themselves. Better Off, with the title track as a new single, is available on all platformstoday via global music provider ONErpm. A music video for “Better Off” is also in the works.

Gunderson and Liles were interviewed this week while making their 65th appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. “We’re excited to finally get some new music out and thrilled for everybody to hear the project—this [EP] is something we are super passionate about and worked really hard on,” Gunderson said, later noting that it is “probably the coolest music we’ve ever put out.”

That’s a strong statement from a Platinum-selling duo with six top 25 radio singles under its belt and more than a million followers on social media.

For Better Off, Gunderson and Liles pulled from their classic rock and gospel influences, leaning into the sounds of such legends as The Eagles, The Beatles, The Doobie Brothers and The Gaither Vocal Band. They took risks experimenting with synthesizers and tremolos to create distinct, contemporary pop-rock and pop-country sounds.

The two co-wrote each of the six songs on the EP, a process that typically started with Gunderson building a track. After working together for 15 years, each is attuned to the other’s writing styles. Gunderson describes Liles’ method as “rapid-fire,” while he keeps his ideas in his head and shares them all at once. When they add a co-writer, they already know how their duo partner will react.

“We’ve switched up the entire way we approach making music,” Gunderson explains, “so we’re excited to have that control.” Liles agrees. “It’s what we want to say,” he affirms. “It’s even more personal because this is the first time we’ve ever owned our masters and our publishing.”

In a review of the EP, Alan Cackett, the 47th member of the British CMHoF, described Better Off as a “record that teems with bright melodies, gorgeous rhythms and an optimistic vision” that’s full of “catchy hooks and killer vocals from the pair.” He notes that the two have a “new perspective and a newfound maturity that they hadn’t yet developed during [their] initial run…the result is an album that is at once intimate and expansive while staying true to the duo’s identity.”

The EP’s title track was co-written with Jared Mullins (“Homemade,” Jake Owen) and Christopher Stevens (“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” David Lee Murphy/Kenny Chesney) and is the most country song in the collection. Bridging the gap between the sound Love and Theft is known for and where the duo’s music is headed, “Better Off,” is an acoustic guitar–driven, country-pop tune with a sexy yet playful vibe.

“Accidentally on Purpose” is an ’80s-influenced, melodic pop song that showcases the higher end of Liles and Gunderson’s vocal registers, along with the airtight harmonies and synchronicity they’ve spent years developing. Billboard praised the single, writing, “Duo Love and Theft returns with a new, harmony-driven track, having just inked a label deal with ONErpm. Stephen Barker Liles’s airy tenor rides atop an appealing, laid-back groove.”

Co-written with country artist Bree Doster, the song bebops through the confusion of opening your heart to someone, only to have them walk away. “It’s a fun vibe,” Liles says, and Gunderson adds, “It gets stuck in your head, like an ear worm kind of thing.”

Other songs on the EP include mid-tempo pop rockers “Anyway” and “Tell Me What It Feels Like,” the contemporary-styled “Mirror, Mirror” and “Downhill,” which features rap-style verses juxtaposed with an acoustic guitar turnaround.

Founded in 2006, Love and Theft spent their first five years as a trio, releasing top 10 single “Runaway” in 2009. After becoming a duo in 2011, Love and Theft released its second album, featuring recurrent No. 1 “Angel Eyes,” while a third album produced the critically acclaimed single “Whiskey on My Breath.”

ONErpm Hires Amy Jackson Moore as Senior Product Manager for Country Music

Global music giant ONErpm is pleased to announce it has hired Amy Jackson Moore as its new senior product manager for Country Music.

Moore began her career in radio promotions and marketing, giving her the skill set to see the value in branding, fan communication, building products in a digital age, live event planning, sponsorship and sales. With a passion for music, marketing and connecting fans with brands, she moved to Nashville to begin business development for a startup digital marketing company, Entertainment Media Works.

Moore continued her marketing career with Echo/Ticketmaster Entertainment as a product manager for an 8-10 client roster, supervising web design, e-commerce marketing and analytics, fan communication, tour launches and social media campaigns. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2009, she built artist brands with A2Z Entertainment Marketing, focusing on social media growth, digital marketing campaigns and influencer marketing campaigns and partnerships before returning to Nashville in 2012.

In 2014, Moore joined Universal Music Group Nashville as a digital marketing manager/director, overseeing a roster of 12-15 artists such as George Strait, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, Dierks Bentley, Chris Stapleton, Sam Hunt, Shania Twain and Luke Bryan, along with several developing acts. She successfully launched influencer marketing campaigns, grew email and SMS via digital activations as well as in venue promotions, livestreams—including George Strait at the legendary Gruene Hall—the Luke Bryan partnership with JibJab and much more.

Moore has now joined the ONErpm team, where she is the lead product manager for the country market. “I am very excited to join the ONErpm marketing team and work with their country artists,” she says, “and I’m looking forward to being a part of their future success.”

Jenna LoMonaco, head of U.S. Marketing for ONErpm, was equally enthusiastic, saying, “Amy will be a tremendous asset to our marketing team, particularly given her expertise in Digital and Social Marketing, as well as her deep knowledge and experience in Country Music.”

About ONErpm
Founded in 2010, ONErpm is a global music solutions company with 26 offices and studios in 16 countries. Encompassing distribution, label solutions, content production, publishing, and an innovative marketing group that includes in-house advertising and influencer agencies, ONErpm has a proven track record of providing local and global support to artists and creators at any stage of their careers.

Moreover, ONErpm’s proprietary technology offers creators and content owners alike a multitude of distribution / supply chain tools, business intelligence, accounting, and global payment solutions, facilitating day-to-day operations in an increasingly complex, global, and dynamic music business environment. With an eye towards maximizing the value of music, ONErpm is a leader in new revenue opportunities and operates one of the largest YouTube Multi-Channel Networks (MCN), whose channels collectively generate over 10 billion views every month.

For more information, visit www.onerpm.com

Chase Matthew Releases "Love Like That" Ahead of Debut Album "Born For This" via ONErpm

Social media sensation Chase Matthew—a country music singer-songwriter signed to independent music juggernaut Ryan Upchurch’s Holler Boy Records—is releasing “Love Like That,” the self-penned debut single from his forthcoming full-length album, Born for This, on Friday, Dec. 10. Global music provider ONErpm will provide the marketing and distribution resources.

“‘Love Like That’ is about the love we all chase and crave to find,” says Chase, a Nashville-area native. “Sometimes it's about having someone to ride around with you on a weekend afternoon,” he muses, “Other times, it represents the patience and trust in God that He will give you the person you need at the perfect time.”

Maybe I’m just made for the heartbreak
Maybe the Lord has someone waiting
When I get down thinking that I’m lonely
I start praying
I just wanna find a girl momma would be proud of
One that wants to ride in my shotgun seat
It’d be fine if she had a little heartbreak
That’s something she’s gonna fix with me

“We all hope to find somebody who understands that we aren’t perfect,” Matthew continues, “We’re all rough around the edges—everybody deserves a ‘Love Like That.’”

Chase will embark on his Born for This Tour in January 2022, performing throughout the Midwest and Texas:

Jan. 7 Corbin, Ky.
Jan. 20 Little Rock, Ark.
Jan. 21 Dallas, Texas
Jan. 22 Cedar Park, Texas
Jan. 28 Angola, Ind.
Jan. 29 West Chester Township, Ohio
Feb. 10 Omaha, Neb.
Feb. 11 West Peoria, Ill.
Feb. 12 Minneapolis, Minn.
Feb. 18 Flint, Mich.
Feb. 19 Columbus, Ohio

For more on Chase Matthew, check out his socials on Instagram and Twitter @IAmChaseMatthew and Facebook.com/ChaseMatthewMcQuitty and @HollerBoyRecords.

About Chase Matthew
Chase Matthew, country music singer-songwriter and resident of Robertson County in Tennessee, is signed to Ryan Upchurch’s Holler Boy Records. Within the first week of releasing “County Line” in July, Chase had over 2.6M streams on Apple Music and 7K+ Shazams, 1.5M streams on Spotify with 631K views on YouTube. The acoustic video reached 1M organic views and TikTok had over 20K user-generated videos. Today, Chase has reached 34M YouTube views with nearly 95k subscribers, and his total streams have surpassed 67M.

About ONErpm
Music solutions provider ONErpm is a redefining force in the new music economy and one of the fastest-growing music companies in the global marketplace. It occupies a unique space between record label and distribution company, leveraging proprietary technology, marketing, analytics and localized support to deliver business solutions to artists, music labels and video creators worldwide. With YouTube channels that collectively generate over 9 billion views a month, ONErpm is one of the world’s largest YouTube Multi Channel Networks (MCN) specializing in music. ONErpm has offices and studios in New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Mexico City, Madrid, Moscow, Lagos and Kingston. For more information, visit www.onerpm.com.