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JIMMIE ALLEN’S NEW ALBUM TULIP DRIVE OUT NOW

JIMMIE ALLEN’S NEW ALBUM TULIP DRIVE OUT NOW

Allen Covers Billboard Magazine’s Annual Country Power Players Issue

 Performances on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ & ‘Good Morning America’ This Week

NASHVILLE, TN. (27 June, 2022) – Multi-platinum, GRAMMY and NAACP Image Award nominated, CMA and ACM winner Jimmie Allen released his third studio album Tulip Drive on Friday, 24 June via BBR Music Group/Stoney Creek Records – listen here and watch the visualiser for focus track ‘be alright’ here.
“This is the first [album] where I chose to write songs about my own personal experiences, thoughts and hopes… A lot of these songs are based off things I went through when I was in later in high school and college, at a place where I was just learning a lot of life lessons from my grandmother,” he has said of Tulip Drive.
The result is a body of work that reflects Allen’s signature approach to music, including appearances on the 17-song record that range from fellow stars (Jennifer Lopez, CeeLo Green, T-Pain) and rising talent (Katie Ohh) to family ties (his 8-year-old son, Aadyn).
Allen kicked off the release celebration on 23 June at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles with an interview and performance at the iHeartCountry Album Release Party with Jimmie Allen presented by AT&T Dream in Black, which video streamed on iHeartRadio’s YouTube along with being broadcast across iHeartRadio’s Mainstream Country stations in the US. Watch Allen’s performance of ‘be alright’ from the party now.
This week, Allen will head to New York City and make his debut performance appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, airing Tuesday, 28 June at 11:35/10:35 CT on CBS in the US. On Wednesday, 29 June, Allen will perform on Good Morning America and GMA3 on ABC.
In his first major magazine cover, Allen continues his superstar ascent as he graces the cover of Billboard’s annual Country Power Players issue. The cover feature highlights Allen as “country’s most ambitious (and bowling-obsessed) new star” who has become a “one-man industry” building an “eclectic empire.”
Of his relentless tenacity, Billboard notes: “Allen’s intense drive would mean nothing if he didn’t possess the talent to back it up,” and his “honeyed baritone that effortlessly wraps around every anthem he writes – seamlessly blending country, pop and R&B…”
The lead single from Tulip Drive, ‘down home’ – which takes shape as a letter to Allen’s late father – continues to climb the country airplay charts and has garnered more than 20 million global streams. The song has been hailed by Billboard as a “winner… a musician vessel detailing both precious moments he spent with his father, but also how life has progressed since his father’s passing” and a “power ballad that exudes sincerity” by MusicRow.
The music video for ‘down home’ was co-directed by Allen & Chris Beyrooty and filmed between Allen’s hometown of Milton, DE and nearby town of Lewes, DE; a poignant visual complement to the song, purposely shot in black & white to keep focus on its subject matter and featuring many locations vital to Allen and his father’s relationship – Allen’s childhood home, the baseball field his father taught him how to play on, and his father’s favourite restaurant, among others.
Much like Tulip Drive’s predecessors, the album’s title is deeply personal to Allen’s family ties – Tulip Drive is the name of the street in Lewes, DE his late grandmother lived on. Allen’s 2018 debut album Mercury Lane was named for the street Allen grew up on, and his 2020 & 2021 releases, Bettie James & Bettie James Gold Edition, were named for his grandmother (Bettie Snead) and father (James “Big Jim” Allen), who passed away in 2014 and 2019, respectively.
Allen has been on the road on the Down Home Tour since its sold out start in February. The 20+ date US trek marked his first solo headline tour and will conclude with the second annual Bettie James Fest on 13 August at Hudson Fields in Milton, DE. This year’s slate of performers include We The Kings, Lainey Wilson, Neon Union, Chayce Beckham, JJ Rupp and Kounty. Allen will once again serve as headliner for the festival, which he established in 2021 in honour of his grandmother father. Tickets to the festival are on sale now here.
Beginning this Fall and through Spring 2023, Allen will take his impressive live show to 43 arenas nationwide as special guest on all dates of Carrie Underwood’s THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR. Tickets for all dates are on sale now. For more information, click HERE.
Earlier this year, Allen was nominated for Best New Artist at the 64th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, Male Artist of the Year at the 57th ACM Awards (which he co-hosted alongside Dolly Parton & Gabby Barrett) and Outstanding New Artist at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards. He is the reigning CMA New Artist of the Year and earned his third career No. 1 with ‘Freedom Was A Highway’ in February.
Jimmie Allen – Tulip Drive Tracklist:
  1. be alright (Jimmie Allen, Jason Evigan, Gian Stone, Castle) *
  2. what i’m talkin bout (Zach Abend, Michael Hardy, Seth Ennis) ^
  3. kissin you (Jimmie Allen, Ashley Gorley, Zach Crowell) ^
  4. down home (Jimmie Allen, Rian Ball, Cameron Bedell, Tate Howell) ^
  5. settle on back (Jimmie Allen, Tate Howell, Trip Howell, David Pramik) ^
  6. pesos (feat. CeeLo Green & T-Pain) (Jimmie Allen, Edward Martin, Vincent Venditto, T-Pain, Thomas Callaway, Yannique DeLisle Barker, Chris Doyle, J. ”Lonny” Bereal) +
  7. love in the living room (Jimmie Allen, Jesse Frasure, Brandon Day, Alysa Vanderheym, Cary Barlowe) **
  8. on my way (Jimmie Allen & Jennifer Lopez) (Ivy Adara, Leroy Clampitt, Michael Pollack) ^^
  9. broken hearted (feat. Katie Ohh) (Jimmie Allen, Ashley Gorley, Will Weatherly) ^
  10. habits & hearts (Steven McMorran, Derrick Southerland, Jess Cates) ^
  11. right now (Jimmie Allen, Matt Rogers, Jordan Schmidt) ^
  12. wouldn’t feel like summer (Alysa Vandereheym, Matthew McGinn, Jimmie Deeghan) ^
  13. undo (Matt Rogers, Matt McVaney, Daniel Breland) ^
  14. get you a girl (Jimmie Allen, Justin Ebach, Matt Jenkins) ++
  15. keep em coming (Jimmie Allen, Brad Tursi, Will Weatherly) ^
  16. every time i say amen (Travis Hill, Jon Nite, Ross Copperman) ^
  17. you won’t be alone (feat. Aadyn) (Jimmie Allen, Justin Ebach) ***
* Produced by Jason Evigan and Gian Stone
^ Produced by Ash Bowers and Jimmie Allen
+ Produced by Vinny Venditto and Vic “BillboardKiller” Martin
** Produced by Jesse Frasure and Jimmie Allen
^^ Produced by Keith Hetrick
++ Produced by Ilya Toshinskiy and Jimmie Allen
*** Produced by Ash Bowers and Eric Torres
(Credit: Billboard Magazine 
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ABOUT JIMMIE ALLEN:
Signed to BBR Music Group’s Stoney Creek Records, multi-platinum recording artist and songwriter Jimmie Allen has been blazing trails since the beginning of his breakout career. Allen was nominated for Best New Artist at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards, his first ever GRAMMY nomination. He was also nominated for Male Artist of the Year nominee at the 57th ACM Awards (which he co-hosted alongside Dolly Parton & Gabby Barrett) and Outstanding New Artist nominee at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards.
Allen launched his career with two consecutive No. 1 hits off his 2018 debut album Mercury Lane (which The New York Times dubbed as one of 2018’s strongest) – the first being his RIAA 2x Platinum debut single ‘Best Shot,’ which claimed the No. 1 spot on Country radio for three weeks, and second being Platinum-certified ‘Make Me Want To.’ In July 2020, Allen released his star-studded collaboration project Bettie James that garnered a slew of critical acclaim for the music, the historic nature of various collaborations, and its subsequent place in country music history. Named for his late grandmother, Bettie Snead, and late father, James Allen, Bettie James has been hailed as an “announcement of [Allen’s] arrival” and a “huge step for country” (NPR), and “a powerful statement from a developing voice” (Billboard). On June 25, 2021, Allen released the project’s follow up album Bettie James Gold Edition. Doubling down on Allen’s expansive love for music across genres, the album “broadens country’s borders” (Billboard) and includes nine brand new songs featuring Babyface, BRELAND, Keith Urban, LANCO, Lathan Warlick, Lindsay Ell, Little Big Town, LOCASH, Monica, Neon Union, Pitbull, teamwork. and Vikina in addition to the previous collaborations on Bettie James with Brad Paisley, Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, Mickey Guyton, Nelly, Noah Cyrus, The Oak Ridge Boys, Rita Wilson, Tauren Wells and Tim McGraw. His single ‘Freedom Was A Highway’ with Paisley went #1 in February 2022. Allen won the both the ACM New Male Artist of the Year award and CMA New Artist of the Year award in April and November 2021, respectively.
He has amassed more than 1 billion on-demand streams, graced the cover of Billboard, and performed on The Kennedy Center Honors, Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Good Morning America, TODAY, American Idol, Tamron Hall Show, Nick Cannon, The Steve Harvey Show, ACM Awards, CMA Awards, CMT Music Awards, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and more.
Much like his approach to music, Allen’s other creative pursuits know no boundaries. His debut picture book, My Voice Is a Trumpet – a powerful story about speaking up for what you believe in, at any age – was published in July 2021 with Flamingo Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers. Allen also serves as Executive Music Producer for Netflix’s series Titletown High, which premiered globally in August 2021; his song ‘Big In A Small Town’ is the theme song for the series. He most recently reached the quarterfinals as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars’ landmark 30th season on ABC.
In February 2022, Allen embarked on his Down Home Tour 2022, his first headline tour. Starting this Fall and through Spring 2023 he will join Carrie Underwood’s The Denim & Rhinestones Tour as special guest on all 43 U.S. arena dates. His new single ‘down home was released March 8 – listen HERE and watch the music video (co-directed by Allen) here. The song is the first single from Allen’s third album Tulip Drive, which was released June 24, 2022 and is named for the street in Lewes, DE that his late grandmother lived on.
For more information on Allen, visit www.jimmieallenmusic.com or follow him on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.