Video for “Middle of a Memory” No. 1 on CMT Hot 20 Countdown This Week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Platinum-selling recording artist Cole Swindell is enjoying an unforgettable year as his current single “Middle Of A Memory” becomes his sixth consecutive No. 1 (breaking his own record) and ninth overall as a songwriter.
Additionally, the video for “Middle of a Memory,” directed by Michael Monaco, is No. 1 on CMT Hot 20 Countdown this week making this Swindell’s fifth No. 1 video.
“Thanks to my team at Warner for my SIXTH #1 in a row!” said Swindell. “Country Radio you have been so good to me and a huge part of why I get to hear fans singing songs like ‘Middle Of A Memory’ back to me every night! Let’s celebrate!”
Swindell was surprised with a special serenade of the song earlier this year, which is averaging two million streams per week, by Angelica Hale at the Miss America pageant. The 9-year-old, who sang the National Anthem at the ceremony’s opening, is a member of the Children’s Miracle Network and met Swindell in a meeting arranged by the Miss America Organization. The video quickly racked up a million views and captured hearts of those who saw the performance.
“Middle of a Memory,” co-written by Swindell, Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell, is the second single off Swindell’s latest album You Should Be Here. The no. 1 title track which racked up over 1 billion audience impressions and a Top 5 selling country song since the month it impacted radio in January, was also preceded by Swindell’s four No. 1 singles off his Gold-certified debut album, including the smash hits, gold-certified “Let Me See Ya Girl,” along with platinum-certified “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight,” “Ain’t Worth The Whiskey” and “Chillin’ It.”
This year, Swindell has partnered with CMT to headline his third annual Down Home Tour with the sold-out CMT ON TOUR Presents the COLE SWINDELL DOWN HOME TOUR. Following two previous sold-out tours, the third annual headlining tour kicked off earlier this month with fans packing a sold-out Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK and will wrap in December. The tour features openers and rising new artists Cole Taylor, Travis Denning and Jon Langston. Swindell looks forward to this time of the year when he releases new fan-favorite music, and in tandem returning to some of the clubs, venues and fans that gave him his start in touring.
For complete information on tickets and the tour, sign up for the Down Home Crew atwww.ColeSwindell.com, and follow the fun on social using #CMTonTour.
Click HERE for Cole Swindell’s Down Home Sessions Playlist.
The partnership marks the 15th annual tour for CMT, which has been a springboard for a number of country superstars. CMT On Tour launched in 2002, and has featured superstar headliners including Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Keith Urban, Jake Owen, Kip Moore, Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett. The tour is produced by Live Nation.
Down Home Sessions III, the brand new collection of music for his fans, was also just released in support of his annual fan-favorite Down Home Tour. The EP, Down Home Sessions III, is available digitally via Warner Bros. / Warner Music Nashville.
Click HERE to purchase the Down Home Sessions III EP.
CMT ON TOUR Presents the COLE SWINDELL DOWN HOME TOUR:
Nov 17 Fort Walton, FL The Block^
Nov 18 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues^
Nov 25 Houston, TX House of Blues**
Nov 26 Fort Worth, TX Billy Bob’s Texas**
Nov 30 Rosemont, IL Joe’s Live**
Dec 1 Chicago, IL Joe’s Sports Bar**
Dec 2 Saint Paul, MN Myth Live Event Center**
Dec 3 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom**
Dec 7 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom^
Dec 8 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore^
Dec 9 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel^
Dec 10 Boston, MA House of Blues^
Dec 15 Knoxville, TN Cotton Eyed Joe’s^
Dec 16 Greenville, SC Blind Horse Saloon^
Dec 17 Charlotte, NC Coyote Joe’s^
Dates and cities subject to change.
** Jon Langston