New Year, New Music!!!

By Sydney Wann

While the rest of us are just now settling into our 2024 rhythm, our OM team and artists have been prepping for 2024 for months. We’re excited to be able to share a couple of new releases, tour announces, and more to come.

Derek Webb just released his new single “Inside Out,” which he described as a “Piano-driven ‘folktronica’ that reflects on the ‘Fruits of the Spirit’ that serves both encouragement and warning.” His raw vocal performance over electronic beats and sweeping syncopated synths is reminiscent of Thom Yorke or Coldplay. “Inside Out” grows into a crescendo of orchestral synthesizers and ends with Webb’s bold and defiant declaration, “I do not fear your god’s hell.” You can listen to his new single anywhere you get your music by clicking here.

Also, remember to grab your tickets to see Derek Webb on tour with Flamy Grant this spring. He’s starting in Florida this weekend and there are so many amazing shows on the roster. For tickets to a show near you, click here.

Just announced new show dates for May, “An Evening With Mary Gauthier.” Shows span throughout the Southeast. Mary is also continuing her shows. Florida, too, this month. To get tickets, click the link here: https://www.marygauthier.com/tour

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Be sure to stay tuned with OM social medias, artists, and more, we have so many more fun announcements up our sleeve!

Looking Back on Jill Andrews' "Modern Age" Music Videos

by Ty Ellenbogen

Jill Andrews released her album “Modern Age” in August of this year. Since then, she’s been on tour with her band, bringing her songs to life in concert and connecting with fans along the way. Following a UK run of performances and Jill’s recent show back in Nashville, the “Modern Age” tour takes a brief pause before starting up again in 2024.

Luckily, there is more than one way for us to enjoy Jill’s music. In addition to hearing her songs brought to life on stage, we can also see them brought to life through visuals. So, as we anxiously await the return of the “Modern Age” tour, let’s take a look at her three incredible music videos that have been released this past year.

“Wrong Place, Wrong Time”

“Connection”

“High Fives”

Be sure to grab your tickets to Jill’s 2024 dates, too! They’re on sale now— you can purchase them below:

Artists Abroad- Jill and Ruthie in the UK!

by Ty Ellenbogen

Two of our artists— Jill Andrews and Ruthie Collins— have been sharing their talents abroad!

Jill recently played the UK leg of her Modern Age Tour, which was a highly successful nine-show run with two full sold out shows!!) that just wrapped up on October 8th. She’ll be returning home this weekend to play a Modern Age Release Show in Nashville on 10/22!

As Jill finished up her stint overseas, Ruthie embarked on her Cross the Pond Tour with Matt Hodges, where she’ll be playing a run of shows across the UK through October 27th.

Here’s a look at what these two have been up to as they reconnect with their UK fans!

Be sure to catch Jill’s Nashville show and Ruthie’s remaining UK dates! You can grab tickets below:

What's Derek Webb Up To These Days?

by Ivan Grimblat

A lot has been going on in Derek Webb’s music career the past few months. He started the year out strong with the release of his latest album The Jesus Hypothesis, which was released on April 7th. The Jesus Hypothesis marks Derek’s first Christian & Gospel album in 10 years!

But that’s not all! Since January, Derek has been touring the US to promote his new album. He’s been playing house shows in over 17 states including the likes of Texas, Washington, Oregon, Georgia, Illinois and South Carolina. He’s going to keep this run of shows going through June, by playing 3 shows in California, more precisely in San Diego, Los Angeles and San Jose.

You can get tickets to his shows here!

Not only that, Derek has also recently released the lyric video for his song “Sympathy for Paul” and the music video for his song “Boys Will Be Girls”.

Follow Derek on Instagram for all the latest news!

Mary Gauthier: A Nashville Gem Hitting The Road

By Evan Gilbreath

Later this week, our very own Mary Gauthier will continue touring throughout the United States and Mexico. With countless hit songs and a critically acclaimed book under her belt, Mary shows no signs of slowing down.

New Orleans born Gauthier is truly one of Nashville’s greatest treasures and has been mastering folk music since the 90’s with recognition from greats like Jimmy Buffet, Dolly Parton, and Brandi Carlile. While her fame and recognition seems to keep growing, Gauthier still attends and hosts several songwriting workshops all over the country. In September, Mary will be holding a 2-day songwriting workshop in Harvard, Massachusetts at the Fruitlands Museum. Attendees will be able to collaborate with Gauthier on their songs and grow their songwriting with a master of the art encouraging them to take risks, be brave, and dig deep.

Nashville is a city of burgeoning talent and stars, but those whose musical roots began in this city decades ago will always hold a place in the hearts of Nashville locals. Mary Gauthier has left an ever-growing mark on this city and to experience her music live is soothing for the soul.

Grab tickets to one of her shows in North America while you can!

Mary Gauthier - North American shows - Summer/Fall 2023

Mary Gauthier Fruitlands Writing Workshop

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Jill Andrews: New Music and Upcoming Shows!

by Ivan Grimblat

It’s going to be an exciting next couple of months for Jill Andrews. After releasing “Dark Days” and “High Fives”, Jill has most recently released “Connection”. “Connection” is the third single from her upcoming album release, and it details Jill’s experience being in a modern long distance relationship and her view on how different things would’ve been had it happened 10 years before.

Jill has recently also announced the release date for her upcoming album “Modern Age” which will be hitting the shelves on August 18th.

You can pre-save and pre-order the album here!

That’s not all the great news for Jill Andrews fans, her upcoming tour is also starting on August 18! Extending all the way until October 8th, Jill will be performing in cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, Carrboro and Johnson City, before heading to the UK.

Check out all her upcoming tour dates here!

Mary Gauthier Does it Again

by Jacob Welsch

For decades, Mary Gauthier has enticed audiences from all over the world and continues to sell out venues across America on each leg of her tour. Coming off of the True Heart Troubadour Tour alongside Tim O’Brien, Jan Fabricius, and Jaimee Harris, Mary has just announced even MORE tour dates for the summer of 2023 - ‘An Evening with Mary Gauthier: A Career Retrospective Show.’

Since coming off the True Heart Troubadour Tour with sold out shows in Corrales, NM and Phoenix, AZ, Mary is diving head first into her next leg of touring before her Career Retrospective shows that will be taking place in the months of June, July, and September.

But before that, Mary will still be hitting cities such as Nashville, Seattle, Portland, Santa Monica, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Houston, and more rounding out her Dark Enough to See the Stars tour.

Mary currently has sold out shows within the next month in Nashville, TN, Bellingham, WA, and her first night in Santa Monica, CA. Don’t wait to buy your tickets to experience Mary live in a city near you!

Below, we have attached a few dates we are looking forward to as she takes on the West Coast and the Midwest this next month!

Seattle, WA - Triple Door - March 28th @ 7pm - Tickets

Portland, OR - Polaris Hall - March 29th @ 7pm - Tickets

Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage Coffehouse - March 31st @ 7pm - Tickets

Santa Monica, CA - McCabe’s Guitar Shop Night 2 - April 2nd @ 8pm - Tickets

Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe - April 14th @ 7pm - Tickets

Columbus, OH - Six Strings Concerts - April 15th @ 8pm - Tickets

Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark - April 16th @ 7pm - Tickets

Listen to Mary before seeing her on tour!

Mary loves to share stories and cannot wait to share some of her book with you while she is on tour. Buy it here!

“Think Anne Lamott meets Julia Cameron meets Patti Smith—Gauthier also shares all the gory details of her recovery from addiction, plus quotations from the artists and writers who influenced her own development. Anyone who can still write from the heart about writing from the heart after being in the music business as long as Gauthier has is the real deal. Her book invites seasoned artists to deeper authenticity, new artists to deeper craft and all readers to deeper self-reflection.”

The Sewing Club's Newest Single, "Cool Girl" Has Arrived

by Maddie Humble

Are you tired of trying to be a cool girl?

The Sewing Club, a five-piece band on the rise made up of Hannah McElroy (lead singer/writer), Stephen Meaux (electric guitar), Will Harris (bass guitar), Justin McKinney (electric guitar) and Zach McCoy (drums) have just released their newest single and it is bedroom rock gold. If you are craving the nostalgic feeling of listening to 90’s rock along with a modern sparkly pop spin, this is the band for you.

The Sewing Club’s latest single, “Cool Girl” transports the listener to a time where maybe they have not felt so “cool.” McElroy uses her gentle yet gritty vocals to describe a time where she felt like she was trying too hard to impress another person but getting nothing in return. The lyrics are so fantastic because this is something most people can relate to. Meaux’s guitar and Harris’ bass skills add another level of grittiness that gives a 90’s ambience and edge while McCoy’s beat on the drums is infectious. It’s the perfect angsty tune to jam out to in your car or in an underground club.

However, if you want to hear this song live, then you’re in some luck! Not only has The Sewing Club taken Nashville by storm, but they are about to take the whole U.S. by storm as a special guest on the Arlie’s Angels U.S. tour with Arlie!

Here are the tour dates to catch The Sewing Club in your neck of the woods:

Trevor Lombardi

Finally, go listen to "Cool Girl"on all streaming platforms!

Ringing in the New Year at Olivia Management

by Jacob Welsch

As we finally settle back into the office after the holidays, we at Olivia Management are not delaying when it comes to working towards the company’s resolutions for 2023. When we set goals for ourselves and as a team, we are then able to push ourselves to perform our best work for our artists and clients. With that being said, Olivia has set forth some ‘champagne goals’ and cannot wait to see all that our artists will be up to this year.

We know you’re probably asking yourself, what are these champagne goals you speak of? These goals are a few of our resolutions as a company in the new year and each time we reach one, we pop open some bubbly to celebrate. From playing at new venues and festivals, releasing new music, touring in new cities, and gaining more recognition, read below to see a few of our specific champagne goals!

Headlining the Ryman has always been a dream of ours. Most of our artists are Nashville based and have spent their entire lives seeings shows in this stunning venue in hopes of performing there one day. Olivia Records reaching a combined one million streams, a record going gold, and any of our artists reaching over a million monthly listeners are obvious goals when it comes to popping the bubbly. Lastly, after working with several Grammy-nominated artists, we believe all of our artists have what it takes to take it to the next level.

And don’t worry about missing our artists this year! Everyone is keeping busy recording and writing new music, planning releases, and touring around the states. So get your tickets to see your favorite artists before you regret it! A few of our artists starting the year off on tour include The Sewing Club, Mary Gauthier, and Derek Webb.

We hope you won’t miss us on the road this year! The Sewing Club is heading on tour with Arlie, Derek Webb is in the middle of his House Show Tour, and Mary Gauthier is soon joining the True Heart Troubadour Tour. We also have some home shows coming within the next few months so we hope you stay tuned.

Olivia Management wishes everyone a happy and healthy 2023. We hope to see you at one of our shows and hope you remember that we truly could not do any of this without you. We also hope that you not only surround yourself with good people and good music this year, but that you take the time to create a few champagne goals for yourself and celebrate all that you have accomplished.

Jill Andrews Fall Tour!

By Anna Sampson

From her days fronting lauded Americana group, the Everbodyfields, to her successful solo career as a writer and performer, Jill Andrews’ music has taken her far from her East Tennessee home. She has collaborated and shared the stage with countless celebrated artists including the Avett Brothers, Langhorne Slim, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, and the Secret Sisters, and her music has been featured on Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Wife, Nashville, Wynonna Earp and This Is Us.

Featuring emotional melodies, intimate storytelling, and vocals that soar even at a whisper, Andrews’ third studio album, Thirties, is a deviation, it resists contemplating the big, loud questions of the world, and rather, invites listeners to look inward, keeping us closer to home than ever before. Along with a full-colour, hard-cover companion book, Thirties released in early 2020. During quarantine, Andrews’ combed through her songwriting catalog and dug up treasures she had written as far back as 2013.

She released both the Vultures and Ellen EPs in 2021, celebrating her darker side and folk song writing roots respectively.

Jill has most recently released an EP of songs, recorded in Nashville’s Parthenon in June of 2022. Titled “Jill Andrews (The Parthenon Sessions)”, listen above!

For the past few weeks, Jill Andrews has been on the road with Clem Snide on their fall 2022 US tour! Sadly this is one of the last two shows that they have left on this leg of the tour, if you find yourself in Lexington, Kentucky tonight, October 19, they’re heading to the Burl, get your tickets here!

The Jill Andrews and Clem Snide tour is wrapping up at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley tomorrow, October 20! Make sure you don’t miss it, get your tickets here!

Excitingly, Jill Andrews is hitting the road once again in the UK in just two short weeks! Get your tickets here as well!

Stay up to date with news from Jill on her socials!

What’s Happening with Our Artists this Week

by James Muller

From an outside perspective, most people would think that there is not a whole lot is going on with musicians right now. With live music on pause for the most part, many artists have jumped into a quarantine of creativity or simply just spend time with family. At Olivia Management, each of our artists have had a busy summer finding new ways to bring music to the world and connect with their fans. From playing live streams, launching Patreons, safe and socially distanced shows, releasing new singles, and everything in between. Every week is different, and there is always something new happening with our artists. Here’s a little rundown of what our artists have going on this week! 

If there’s one thing we know about Jill Andrews, it’s that she loves to tour. While understanding the need and importance for social distancing and safety during this time, Jill had a vision to tour the country in a safe and pandemic-friendly way. This week she continues her ‘Outdoor Spaces and Covered Faces Tour’ with a show on Thursday, August 6th in Madison, WI. So far the tour has been a socially distanced success, and Jill has been thrilled to play live for her fans in a safe manner. 

Hush Kids are beaming with their latest single release, “Wake Up (Acoustic)”, and are excited to have this song out in the world! Take a listen.

Derek Webb continues his ‘End of The World’ livestream series this Thursday with a full performance of his album, “Mockingbird”. Click here for Tickets!

Ruthie Collins has been making the most of her airstream with her livestream series, “Live from the Airstream”. Check out her next show, Monday, August 6th. She will be playing future cuts!

We are so proud of all that are artists are doing to stay creative and connected with their fans!

Making Golden Designs

by Mackenzie Fey

Have you ever heard of the Golden Ratio? No?! No fret, me neither! Until quite recently, that is. The Golden Ratio, without getting into the severe math complexities of its origin, is basically a template to follow when designing any sort of visual graphic or image! It’s an easy way to organize information and images that is pleasing to the eye of viewers. Of course this doesn’t mean you have to follow this! It’s just a fun, clean, way of starting to thinking about your designs intentionally!

For those of us in the music business, sometimes you just don’t have the budget for outsourcing designs. This method can be used in tour poster design, website curation, promotional images, and much more all on your own computer.

Try it out and see what you can create with it! We even used it on our blog image template. How golden is that design?!

2019 All Wrapped Up

As the year comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on a few of the great things that have happened this year for Olivia Management and all of our great artists. From new songs to hitting the road near and far, they’ve done it all! Take a look for yourself below!

Jill Andrews

• 3 new singles: “Sorry Now”, “Forces”, and “The Party”

Derek Webb

• 2 new singles for upcoming album, TARGETS: “All of Me Is Here” and “Targets”

• Toured US for 10 year anniversary of Stockholm Syndrome

Hush Kids

• Recorded a OurVinyl Sessions - EP

• New single: “Make These Colors Real”

Ruthie Collins

• Two new singles: “Dang Dallas” and “Joshua Tree”

Smooth Hound Smith

• Toured across US in support of new album, “Dog in a Manger”

• New music video for title track, “Dog in a Manger”

Lydia Luce

• Toured all through Europe with Sam Outlaw and Sarah Walk

• Released “Azalea Strings - EP”

…and the list doesn’t end there! There’s so much that’s happened and there’s WAY MORE where that came from! Just wait until 2020, y’all.