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Marlee Scott to Perform at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in Watkins Glen

Jessica Crans — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:10:02 +0000

Big Ride Entertainment’s Marlee Scott will be making multiple appearances at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen during their biggest race weekend, August 9th – 12th.

Marlee will help kick off the weekend festivities with a concert on Friday night, August 10, at the Red Cat Summer Stage. The free show is held each year on the Watkins Glen International infield. Marlee makes a private VIP appearance on Saturday and then performs the U.S. and Canadian national anthems live on ESPN immediately prior to the race on Sunday, Aug. 12. This year’s Watkins Glen International NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is expected to attract approximately 5 million viewers on ESPN.

Marlee has performed at numerous high-profile sporting events over the past year, including the 2011 ACC Football Championship game, the Unbridled Eve Gala at the 138^th Kentucky Derby weekend, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and several Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games.

The rising Country music star released her U.S. debut album, Beautiful Maybe, on June 19. She has released two singles and music videos from the project to date: 2011’s “Beautiful Maybe” and 2012’s “Train Wreck.” Beautiful Maybe is available now at iTunes, Amazon.com and all major digital music retailers. View the official “Train Wreck” music video directed by CMT award-winning director Roman White here.

In 2011, Marlee launched her “Make It or Bake It” webisode cooking series. The online clips feature some of Marlee’s favorite food and drink recipes. The latest installment is a Watkins Glen-inspired racing drink called “Zoom-By-Ya.” View Marlee’s “Make It or Bake It” episodes here.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen race is held Sunday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m. ET in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Tickets for the 2012 race season are currently on sale at the WGI ticket office at (866) 461-RACE (7223) or at www.TheGlen.com.

Nashville-based event marketing and brand development company The Art of the Game is producing this year’s entertainment program at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen race.

For more information about Country artist Marlee Scott, visit www.MarleeScott.com.

Are any of our readers coming to my town for this event? Hope to see y’all there!

Country Mix USA To Hit Stores July 17th

Nicole Piering — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:21:13 +0000

Just in time for summer, the musical geniuses behind “The New Dance Mix USA” are going country with “Country Mix USA,” hitting stores on July 17th. The album is the perfect compilation for those summer barbecues or tailgates, delivering 15 country artists from across the globe. Featuring hits from Sonia Leigh, Craig Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Due West, Tyler Reeve, Jimmie Van Zant and many more.

Marlee Scott to Release Album June 19th

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:21:56 +0000

Big Ride Entertainment artist Marlee Scott will be releasing her debut full-length “Beautiful Maybe” album on June 19th. It’s been a year in the making for the singer, who enlisted the help of producer David Kalmusky for an edgy-pop infused country album. The album will contain 12 songs including the title track single, “Train Wreck,” “I’m Not Your Baby Anymore,” “Jane Doe,” and “Planet of Your Own.” Some of the biggest songwriters in Nashville have joined the project, including Aimee Mayo, Hillary Lindsey, Desmond Child, and Troy Verges among others.

“Beautiful Maybe is something I am so proud of,” says Marlee. “This is my debut album, but I really feel like I have come into my own on this project musically. I think the diversity of these songs offers something unique to my fans that will keep them coming back and listening to this record over and over again. It’s relatable, fun and emotional, and I feel like each song has a message that will truly touch people in so many different ways. In the end, that’s what making Country music is all about.”

“Beautiful Maybe” will be Marlee’s debut album on Big Ride Entertainment, and her current single “Train Wreck” features guest vocals from country music superstar Vince Gill. Not only is her single gaining airplay, but it’s started to become popular in dance clubs with remixes, too. Allen Morgan remixed the title track to fit dance floors across the United States, and is available on iTunes for purchase right now.

See the full track listing, and official album cover, below:

Beautiful Maybe album track list:
“Beautiful Maybe”                              3:13
“Jane Doe”                                          4:01
“I Love Hating You”                           2:36

“I Won’t Love You Anymore” 4:26

“I’m Not Your Baby Anymore” 3:59

“Let It Rain” 4:28

“Planet Of Your Own” 3:18

“Rhinestone In The Rough” 3:30

“Crazy For You” 3:27

“Kiss Of Coming Home” 2:58

“Train Wreck” 3:50

“Life Is Not A Movie” 4:11

VIDEO: Marlee Scott Premieres “Train Wreck”

Ted Efron — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:36:12 +0000

Marlee Scott is rolling out her “Train Wreck.” Unlike the real-life thing, hers is one from which you won’t want to turn away.

Scott premiered the video for her single “Train Wreck” today online at CMT.com and on cable with CMT Pure. The video was shot this past December in Nashville. It features Scott as a makeover expert saving three train wrecks from themselves at a speed dating event. The video is directed by Roman White, who has previously worked with some of country’s biggest names: Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood.

Vince Gill, who provided harmonies for the single, does not appear in the video. But as you will see, the video does not lack anything minus the guitar slinger:

Train Wreck – Marlee Scott – Marlee Scott Videos

“Train Wreck” is the second single to be released from Scott’s upcoming debut album, which is due out this spring.

Marlee Scott Mashes It Up

Tia — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:10:16 +0000

We’ve got a special spot in our hearts here at Keepin’ It Country for Canadian country artist Marlee Scott. Although she is out promoting her new single “Train Wreck”, she still finds time to reach out to her fans through a series of Youtube videos. While her one series “Make It or Bake It with Marlee Scott” garners some giggles and provides some great recipes, her “I Love This Song” series is really neat.

With four videos down so far, Marlee finds a way to tie two mainstream songs together and covers them, usually sans backup. In fact, one of the videos features Marlee sitting on a hammock with her dog nearby as she plays a mashup of two 90s hits: “Baby One More Time” and “I Want It That Way”.

Her latest video in this series blends together two songs from fellow Canadian artists: “Wish You Were Here” by Avril Lavigne and “Next 2 You” by Chris Brown ft. Justin Bieber. With the support of Jay Riehl on drum box and Stephan Laplante on guitar, Marlee strums her own guitar along to that refreshing and sweet voice of hers.

Can we just say we love these mashups?

Watch the video here and be sure to leave a comment telling us how much you love it too!

Marlee’s current single “Train Wreck” is available on iTunes now. Find out what Marlee had to say about the song in our EXCLUSIVE interview with her in January.

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Marlee Scott

Tia — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:31:37 +0000

It’s always a pleasure to talk to the lovely and talented Marlee Scott. Having talked to her last November and discovering firsthand how genuine she is as a person and as an artist, it was refreshing to catch up with her again today to talk about her career. Marlee is set to release an album this spring through Big Ride Records.

Earlier this week, she released her second single “Train Wreck” from the upcoming album to U.S. radio and iTunes. The single will hit radio airwaves in Canada early February. The upbeat and witty tune even garnered backing vocals from Vince Gill. She’s currently on a nationwide radio station tour promoting the new single. In 2011, she visited over 100 radio stations and still had time to make some major appearances along the way.

Marlee shared with us what fans can expect from the new album, her thoughts about the single, and some insights she has toward herself and her ongoing success as a country artist.

First I want to congratulate you on receiving a nomination at the Canadian Radio Music Awards. How does that feel?
It’s cool. I was nominated last year for the same award. It’s basically an award given out to new artists on radio. It’s definitely a cool, cool thing for sure.

Your single “Train Wreck” was released to U.S. radio earlier this week. What drew you to the song and what does it signify for you?
I was attracted to the groove of the song and what it said. The song basically talks about a bad date. I’m sure you’ve had a bad date and I think everybody has had a bad date before. That song just celebrates the bad date. It’s so much fun to play live. Anybody can relate to it.

You teamed up with Vince Gill to record the single. Could you tell us a little bit about that opportunity?
Vince is a legend in country music and music in general. I remember growing up listening to Vince Gill and being a fan of his and we used to cover a couple of his songs. He’s just such a fantastic guy … so casual … such a talent. It’s definitely an honour to have him on the record.

Can you give us some hints about what to expect from the video for the song?
I got to work with Roman White. He’s a fantastic director. He’s worked with Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift … all of the heavy-hitters. So to work with him was just a cool thing because I remember just in the last few years, seeing his work and going, “Wow. It would be so neat to work with Roman White.” So to get the opportunity to work with him was fantastic. The video, well like I said, the song is about a bad date and we definitely bring that into the video. Let’s just say the concept is about speed dating – speed dating going wrong. It’s really fun. We’ve got some great actresses doing some really funny scenes. And there’s some great band shots and cool lighting. It’s a rocking video. It definitely goes with the song for sure.

Last time we talked, you eluded to the fact that your upcoming album is a bit more edgy and outside of the box. What is it that you want your fans to take away from this new musical direction you’ve poured into the album?
As you just said, it’s edgier. It’s got a little bit more rock. It’s got a lot of guitar solos and more of the rock sound. But it’s really fun. I want people to listen to it and go, “This has so much energy! I wanna listen to this in my car and I wanna listen to this sitting on an airplane. I wanna listen to this everywhere I go.” That’s one thing that is so important to me.

What’s the hardest part about waiting for your album to be released?
Waiting, of course. This whole industry is very much hurry up and wait. We’ve been working on this record … it’ll be two years ago in April when I hit the studio for the first few songs. It feels like a long time coming. It’s finally in the last stages of mixing and mastering and figuring out the order that’s going to be on the CD and the artwork. That stuff is all very exciting. I think the hardest part is just that waiting process – “when is everything going to be finally done and I can have the product in my hands?”

How do you think you’ve progressed as an artist since the release of your first album up until this point?
I’ve come into myself as an artist. I’ve done a lot of growing up. I released my first CD in Canada when I think I was about eighteen. I’m twenty-six now. I think you do a lot of growth in that period of time. I think anybody will look back at who they were when they were eighteen and who they are at twenty-six and go, “Wow. I’ve grown up and changed.” The concepts of my songs are more mature. I took voice lessons as a kid. But in the past five years, I’ve still been going to voice lessons and working on my voice and working on my guitar playing and my stage show. I think that just being comfortable with every situation I’m put in is something that I’ve been really working on. I think in the end it’s just that growth, of going, “Wow … I was eighteen. All I wrote about was boys (laughs).” Now I’m twenty-six. I’m an adult. I have a lot more things that I want to sing about.

What do you think you have that allows you to stand out from other artists on country radio or in Nashville?
Well first of all, I have dark hair (laughs). But I’m not afraid to be myself. I’m a jokester. Of course I can be serious also. But I like to have a good time and be casual with my fans and with people who are taking THEIR time to buy my records or come out to my shows. I want to make sure that people know that I consider them friends! The fact that they will do that and spend their money … That is amazing to me. I think that I have that casual friend-like feel to people.

You have a series of YouTube videos called “Make It or Bake it with Marlee Scott.” Is it a dream of yours to have a cooking show someday?
I would not be opposed to that at all! I love being in the kitchen. I find that it’s a good way to be creative in a way other than singing or playing a musical instrument – especially baking. I grew up in the kitchen with my mom baking. Every Christmas, we would make cookies. I remember one year she actually pulled my sister and I out of school for the afternoon so we could bake Christmas cookies because we were running out of time. She said, “You guys are skipping school tomorrow!” We got to stay home and bake gingerbread and shortbread. I have some fond, fond memories of baking and being in the kitchen. So to have a show some day would be very fun for me to do.

Do you gave a favourite recipe?
I made banana bread a couple of episodes ago. That recipe is kind of a staple for me. I make it everywhere I go. I would probably say that’s one of my favourite things to make. I can make it off the top of my head.

It’s obvious that country radio loves playing you and embracing your music. Have there been any artists or people in the industry that have given you some particularly memorable support or advice?
Anybody you meet I think is inspiring. Any time I’ve seen a concert live, I always go, “I wanna be up there”, or when I watch an award show. Any time you can sit down with an artist and have a conversation with them – I actually wrote with Carolyn Dawn Johnson three or four months ago. She had a couple of songs out down here probably about ten years ago and has stayed in Canada since. To sit down with her and listen to her …. she had been through the same things that I’m going through right now – doing the radio tours, being a female in this industry … all of those different things that you have to deal with. It’s very interesting and very inspiring for me to talk to her about that and for her share her stories and her wisdom about that.

Since we’re only a month or so into 2012, it’s still appropriate to ask if you made any New Year’s Resolutions or goals for yourself this year and if you’ve been successful at keeping them so far?
I did start a diet last week and decided this past weekend I wasn’t doing it anymore (laughs). I don’t always make a New Years Resolution. I think going into 2012, it’s a goal to grow even more with my career and to have things go my way. This business is crazy and you never know what is going to happen next. If anything, I wish for 2012 to bring success for me.

Living in Nashville, you’ve obviously been around a lot of performers. Is there anything you’ve seen or heard recently that you want to incorporate into your own performances?
At this point in time for me, it’s like, “I wanna go up on the big stage and stadiums and have pyrotechnics and background dancers.” That kind of stuff is something that I dream of and would love to have someday in my shows – those extra fun things. I think that right now, any time I watch a seasoned performer, I’m just studying what they do and how they bring an audience in. That’s something I want to be able to do as well. I just study every little thing that artists do and learn from that.

Do you have any dreams to record with an artist outside of the country genre?
For sure. I love all kinds of music. I listen to top 40, pop music, country, jazz, opera. It just depends what mood I’m in. My mom loves classical music so I remember growing up listening to classical music a lot. So definitely – if the opportunity presented itself to do a collaboration with another genre of music artist, I would be completely open to that. I think it’s great to experiment with new things and be able to share with your fans other sides of you as an artist.

Be sure to pick up “Train Wreck” on iTunes. Listen to it just below and let us know what you think!

Connect with Marlee Scott:
Official Site
Facebook
Twitter
Make It or Bake It with Marlee Scott

Nominees Announced for 2012 Canadian Radio Music Awards

Tia — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:01:06 +0000

The nominees have been announced for the the 15th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards. These awards celebrate first-time top charting Canadian artists across many genres. Among the nominees are some of our very own favourites.

The country music category nominees are:

Marlee Scott – Beautiful Maybe
The Stellas – Perfect
Kira Isabella – Love Me Like That
Gomie – Everything Will Be Alright
Ryan Laird – I’m Your Man

The presentation of the award will take place on Friday, March 23 in Toronto during a gala luncheon.

Be sure to check out our EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS with Marlee Scott and Kira Isabella.

Good luck to the nominees!

Marlee Scott Teams Up With Vince Gill For New Single

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:28:32 +0000

Rising country artist Marlee Scott has announced plans to release a brand-new single this month. “Train Wreck,” which features guest vocals from the legendary Vince Gill, will be sent to radio January 23rd and will be available for purchase on iTunes on January 24th. The song, a co-write by Nashville songwriting veterans Marcus Hummon, Jedd Hughes, and Sarah Buxton, is the second single from Marlee’s upcoming album due out in the Spring. In addition to the country second single, a dance remix of “Train Wreck” will also be released late January.

Marlee has been hard at work on her debut U.S. album with producer David Kalmunsky, who produced the lead single “Beautiful Maybe” from the album.

“Train Wreck grabbed me right out of the gate the first time I heard it,” says Marlee. “The Country/Rock groove and Bluegrass down-home Country chorus had me dancing around my condo! It brings such a fun tongue-in-cheek outlook on what it’s like to fall for the wrong person, but you just can’t seem to get enough. I love making people smile and chuckle and want to sing along, and ‘Train Wreck’ seems to do it every time.”

On working with Marlee on the single, and how he loves Canadian music, Vince said:

“Canada has had a great history of some of the best music I have ever heard. My wish for Marlee is to be part of that rich history.”

Marlee filmed the music video for the single in December with director Roman White (Blake Shelton‘s “Hillbilly Bone,” Taylor Swift‘s “Fifteen,” Lady Antebellum‘s “Hello World”). She’s currently on a Canadian and American radio station tour promoting the new single. In 2011, she visited over 100 radio stations and still had time to make some major appearances along the way.

Marlee Scott Announces Instagram Christmas Contest

Lydia Picknell — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:25:50 +0000

Country music artist Marlee Scott is going to make one lucky fan’s Christmas extra special this year. If you’re up for a challenge, and you have an iPhone or iPod touch, you can compete in her Instagram Holiday Photo contest for a chance to win an autographed copy of Marlee’s new album “Some Day At Christmas,” and some Apple gift cards. The winning photos will be chosen by Marlee herself and the staff at Big Ride Entertainment.

“The holidays are one of my favorite times to capture in a picture,” said Marlee. “I love the sparkles, lights and shine! So send me your holiday best!”

To enter, take a picture of something that reminds you of the holidays and upload it through the Instagram application. Add your favorite photo filter of your choice, and tag #MarleeScottContest in the picture. There is a limit of three entries per person. Once you have your picture uploaded, visit Marlee’s official Facebook page to get your name in for the chance to win the grand prize! The deadline to enter is December 27th at midnight CST and the winners will be announced on December 29th. Good luck!

Marlee Scott To Perform National Anthem At ACC Game

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:38:18 +0000

Marlee Scott will be performing the National Anthem at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship college football game on Saturday, December 3rd in Charlotte, North Carolina. A sold-out crowd of nearly 72,000 fans will watch her performance live before the game at Bank Of America Stadium. Fellow country music stars Dierks Bentley and David Nail will also be at the game, participating in the Fan Fest festivities presented by AT&T. Kick-off is at 8 pm EST.

Marlee is currently out promoting her new Christmas single, “Someday At Christmas.” Her new single “Trainwreck” is set to be released early 2012. Tia recently interviewed Marlee, and you can read our exclusive interview with her HERE.