ALL PROCEEDS SUPPORT SUNRISE HOUSE
AND GIRL SCOUTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE’S TROOP 6000
DEBUT ALBUM THE LEMONADE STAND RELEASED TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Emerging singer, songwriter and musician Tenille Townes raised $89,000 last night during her virtual “Big Hearts For Big Kids” fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting two organizations: Sunrise House (a local youth shelter in Townes’ hometown of Grande Prairie, Alberta) and Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee’s Troop 6000 (an initiative that supports girls without permanent housing in the Nashville area). In the eleven years since Townes started the annual fundraiser, “Big Hearts For Big Kids” has raised over $2 million.
Hosted at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, the virtual event featured Townes performing songs from her critically acclaimed debut album, The Lemonade Stand, as well as special at-home performances from Dierks Bentley, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs, Andy Grammer, Mickey Guyton, Caylee Hammack, Ashley McBryde, Lori McKenna, Chrissy Metz, John Osborne and Lucie Silvas. The full event will remain available to view for the next week across Townes’ social media platforms. Watch here.
The successful benefit adds to a breakout year for Townes, who released The Lemonade Stand this past Friday via Columbia Nashville in partnership with RCA Records (stream/purchase here). Produced by Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town), the album consists of twelve songs all co-written by Townes and continues to receive widespread critical acclaim:
“it’s ultimately hopeful, empathetic, and supremely welcome at a moment when it’s easy to start feeling like everything looks pretty bleak”—Rolling Stone
“stellar…a perfect marriage of her razor-sharp melodic sense and Joyce’s stop-on-a-dime production”
—The Tennessean
“overflowing with longing, love and light…a unique sound in country, containing a fierceness that’s a perfect fit for her passion-packed lyrics”—People
“finds her a confident and credible artist clearly capable of courting widespread crossover appeal…one of country’s most promising up and comers”—American Songwriter
“With a curious and probing spirit, Townes infuses a distinct sense of wonderment into the stunning album that reflects her equally beautiful soul.”—Sounds Like Nashville
“It’s the kind of refreshing country music you didn’t even know your life was thirsty for”—CMT
“there’s nothing more integral to Townes’ first full-length career venture than this sense of community…continues the tradition of country music as a storytelling medium.”—Forbes
“Whether the ambiance in her songs welcomes in elements of carefree pop, country-leaning strings or unembellished acoustic guitar, Townes sketches truth throughout every song”—Music Row
“Townes possesses empathy in spades”—The Boot
“She leans into heartwarming, emotional ballads that tell true-to-her life stories of sacrifice and loss in a way that invites us all to do better.”—Taste of Country
“a true reflection of Townes and her craft…If Townes is the source of inspiration for aspiring female country artists, then the industry is in very good hands.”—NY Country Swag
Of the album, Townes reflects, “The Lemonade Stand is a collection of songs that mean so much to me and are the way I see the world in this season of my life right now. I want this music to be like a gathering place, where people can come and be filled up. I hope this record reminds people of who they are, that they are not alone, and reminds them of their dreams. This record is the dream that I had when I was a seven-year-old kid singing along in the backseat of the car. She would really be freaking out right now.”The release of The Lemonade Stand adds to a breakout series of years for Townes, who is nominated for two awards at the 55th ACM Awards: New Female Artist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year for “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” with Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack and Elle King. Townes also recently won four awards at the 2019 Canadian Country Music Awards: Female Artist of the Year, Single of the Year (“Somebody’s Daughter”), Anthem Entertainment Songwriter of the Year and Video of the Year (“Somebody’s Daughter”). Moreover, she is a MusicRow 2020 Next Big Thing Artist, an iHeartCountry’s “On The Verge” artist and has been included in Amazon Music’s “2019 Artists To Watch,” CMT’s “Next Women of Country,” iHeart Radio’s “Artists To Watch in 2019,” “The Bobby Bones Show’s” “Class of 2019,” CMT’s “Listen Up” and the inaugural class of “Opry NextStage.” Additionally, Townes is featured in the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s new American Currents: State of the Music exhibit.
THE LEMONADE STAND TRACK LIST
1. Holding Out For The One
2. Where You Are
3. Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking)
4. Lighthouse
5. White Horse
6. I Kept The Roses
7. When I Meet My Maker
8. Come As you Are
9. The Way You Look Tonight
10. Find You
11. Somebody’s Daughter
12. The Most Beautiful Things