MARK JONES DETAILS PERSONAL JOURNEY OF SEPARATION, STARTING OVER AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN ON NEW EP, "SCARS"

Listen to "Scars"Here

Americana singer Mark Jones released his new EP, Scars today! These five brand new songs are all penned by Mark and are very personal to him. Chronicling his experience through a failed marriage almost matter-of-factly, Mark's open and honest storytelling will resonate with anyone who's had to experience loss, start over and move on. While Mark is from the red-dirt scene of Texas, his music resonates with listeners from all genres, and fans of artists like Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and Zach Bryan will enjoy it. 

Listeners are loving the two already released songs, "Fences" and "Let It Rain." "Fences" has been streamed over 9,000 times this week alone and Mark's monthly listeners are up to almost 37,000 listeners.

"Scars follows my personal journey of reflection after a failed marriage. During that time, I leaned on music as a healer and a muse. My writing has never shied away from real-life situations, and I can tell you that I've lived every word of these songs. The title track was chosen because everyone carries physical and emotional scars. Pain is part of humanity, but ultimately it can be a symbol of strength and lessons learned," says Mark.

Scars Track List:

1. Let It Rain

2. Fences

3. Scars

4. Stranger

5. Best of Me

 

Go to www.markjonesofficial.com for more information about Mark Jones

ROBERT EARL KEEN LAUNCHES AMERICANA PODCAST

Americana pioneer, musical troubadour, and now podcast host, Robert Earl Keen, is excited to announce the launch of his new project, Americana Podcast: The 51st State at the end of the month. Scheduled to premiere on April 30, the first season will kick off with two episodes featuring guests Jamestown Revival and Lucero.

Americana Podcast: The 51st State is dedicated to sharing and expanding on the Americana genre's roots, reach, and definition. Each episode is told from the point of view of the musicians that have dedicated their lives to the genre. Host Robert Earl Keen, interviews musicians, exploring their unique histories, creative processes, successes, failures, and everything in between.

“Our mission is reflected in the title,” explains REK. “We want to define and expand the Americana music genre. Let’s unify the musical styles of folk, blues, bluegrass, country, string band, garage band rock into a powerful collectible under the same umbrella. Let’s make Americana, as Shakespeare said, ‘familiar in his mouth as household words.’ That is our mission. That is our goal. “

The first season of the show profiles six artists and with new episodes releasing monthly. Full of music, laughs, and insights, this podcast is a can’t-miss for music lovers.

Americana Podcast: The 51st State will be available for download on April 30. More information can be found here: www.americanapodcast.com

CDX NASHVILLE LAUNCHES TRACTION AMERICANA, AN AMERICANA RADIO AIRPLAY ALBUMS AND SINGLES CHARTS

  Sanctioned Strategic Partnership Engages CDX Nashville And The Americana Music Association℠

CDX Nashville announces a new sanctioned strategic partnership with The Americana Music Association℠ to implement their unique monitored airplay system to the Americana format. Utilizing their own patent-pending song recognition technology, the service will monitor terrestrial broadcast station signals that are being streamed over the internet as well as take into account internet-based radio streams. Song detection will be tracked in real-time and then reported to paid subscribers through the CDX TRACtion web-based interface. Detailed information on TRACtion Americana is available by visiting www.tractionamericana.com.

“It is our belief that monitored airplay tracking will allow promoters, labels and artists to more accurately measure success and optimize their marketing and promotion efforts,” Joe Kelly stated. “We are truly proud of our strategic partnership with the The Americana Music Association℠. We are honored to support and contribute to their stated range of objectives which foster and encourage an environment dedicated to long-term growth and creating continually expanding opportunities at artistic and financial levels.  We believe the monitored airplay data generated from TRACtion Americana will be an empowering new instrument for the industry.”

Simply put, TRACtion Americana is a tool that can help artists develop their career in a smart, focused manner.  It will enable artists, labels, managers, publicists, and booking agents to sustain their careers and make money. Monitored airplay charts will provide an accurate and transparent representation of all Americana albums and song tracks played by our radio reporters.

In addition, the data presented in CDX TRACtion will provide the basis for the new Americana Radio Airplay Albums Chart and Singles Chart, which will be published on americanamusic.org/radio and will continue to be emailed on a weekly basis to anyone who joins the mailing list,