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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Multi-Platinum Sony Music Nashville recording artist Corey Kent releases “Everyday Life,” the latest preview of his forthcoming album, Heartland Rock and Roll, due Sept. 25. Available everywhere today, the heartfelt new track offers an honest reflection on the everyday blessings, hard work and gratitude that come with building a life worth being thankful for.
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“‘Everyday Life’ is a bit of a departure for me in a really fun way and it puts the ‘heartland’ in this record for me. I typically keep my personal life relatively private so it was cool to give folks a glimpse into my everyday life. Hearing my kids’ voices in the first few seconds is such a perfect snapshot of this season of my life as a husband and father,” shares Kent. “I don’t think I’ve ever experienced more joy or had more fun writing and recording a song to date. And I hope we captured some of the magic of Travis Tritt’s ‘It’s a Great Day to Be Alive.’ Lighthearted yet REAL with a simplicity and optimism that make you want to sing along.”
Written by Kent alongside Austin Goodloe, Matt Roy and Lydia Vaughan, “Everyday Life” finds Kent looking beyond the noise and celebrating the things that matter most: family, hard work, a life built together and the simple realization that sometimes having it good means appreciating exactly where you are.
Got it good, got it made
Got a lot you can’t buy
Got a wife, got some kids
We’ve been keeping on the lights
It’s some work
It’s a grind
Still I go to bed at night
Thanking God every day for this everyday life.
The release is accompanied by a new music video that brings the song’s message to life through a deeply personal lens, featuring Kent’s family in their music video debut. The intimate visual offers a glimpse into the everyday moments behind the artist and the life that inspires his music.
“Everyday Life” continues the rollout of Heartland Rock and Roll, Kent’s highly anticipated third major-label album and the project that finally puts a name to the sound he’s spent years building.
“Heartland Rock and Roll is my third major label album, and it’s really the first time I’ve been able to finally name the sound I’ve been working towards my entire career,” shared Kent. “These songs sound like where I’m from. The lyrics span from nostalgia, to honest regrets and gratitude for the simple things I value most in life. From top to bottom, this is me. Every artist wants to leave their mark in music… a way to say, ‘I was here and I did it my way.’ This feels like mine. This is heartland rock and roll.”
Produced primarily by Austin Goodloe, with additional production from Jon Randall and Chris Farren, Heartland Rock and Roll captures golden-hour nostalgia, rugged honesty and the peace that comes with staying true to yourself. Across 16 tracks, Kent blends country, rock and soul into the signature sound that has defined his career.
The release of “Everyday Life” arrives as Kent’s current single, “Empty Words,” continues its explosive run at country radio. Already Top 40 at Country Radio with “Empty Words,” the album rollout has also included standout releases “Rocky Mountain Low” featuring Koe Wetzel, “Wannabe,” “Cigarette Burns” and “Rather Be Here,” featuring Jason Aldean, offering fans an increasingly expansive look at Kent’s evolving sound.
Infusing Oklahoma roots with the untamed energy of a rebel rocker, Kent has built his career on doing things his own way. From dancehalls and dive bars in Bixby, Oklahoma, to earning two No. 1 singles at country radio, more than 1 billion career streams and multiple RIAA certifications, Kent’s rise has been steady, hard-earned and fueled by conviction.
“I’ve been fighting my differences for so long, but now it’s like, ‘Let’s just use those,’” Kent explains. “I’m not trying to be anybody else. Bigger fades, ‘better’ lasts.”
The forthcoming album follows Kent’s breakout projects Blacktop and Black Bandana, which established the singer-songwriter as one of country music’s most compelling and unconventional voices. To date, Kent has earned Platinum certification for “Something’s Gonna Kill Me,” Gold certification for “This Heart” and Triple-Platinum certification for his No. 1 breakthrough hit “Wild As Her.”
Rolling Stone has praised the Oklahoman native for giving “the region’s signature sound a shot of mainstream sensibility,” while CMT and the Opry NextStage program have recognized him as an artist to watch. He has toured alongside Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Parker McCollum, Jon Pardi and Koe Wetzel.
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