EP features four critically-acclaimed tracks released in 2020
This Friday, August 14th, Kane Brown will delight fans with the release of his seven-song collection entitled Mixtape Vol. 1 on RCA Nashville/Zone 4.
The new EP includes four critically-acclaimed tracks that Brown has released since the start of 2020, along with three previously unreleased songs. Kane Brown co-wrote each selection on Mixtape Vol. 1, his first multi-song project since his platinum-certified Billboard 200 chart-topping Experiment arrived in November 2018.
The 26-year-old singer-songwriterโs EP leads with his two current singles, the Top 10-and-climbing country smash, โCool Again,โ and Brownโs recently-released Top 40 hit, โBe Like That,โ a collaboration with Swae Lee and Khalid. โCool Again,โ which Billboard named โsong of the summer,โ was the most-added country song its initial week of release with a career-high 103 stations onboard, and has become Brownโs fastest rising single to date. And further increasing his career benchmarks, the entertainer achieved his biggest first week launch at Top 40 Radio when โBe Like Thatโ was No. 1 most added with 103 stations.
Also included on the seven-song set which exemplifies Brownโs โwillingness to stretch boundaries and highly personal storytellingโ (TIME) is his duet with John Legend, โLast Time I Say Sorry.โ Of the song the two co-wrote, People commented, โJohn Legend and Kane Brown are a musical force to be reckoned with.โ In April, shortly after the trackโs release, Brown and Legend made their national television performance debut of โLast Time I Say Sorryโ on the CBS primetime special, ACM Presents: Our Country.
The Mixtape Vol. 1 selection โWorldwide Beautifulโ was originally released on June 4th, two days after the music industryโs sector-wide Blackout Tuesday. The ballad echoed with a message of acceptance and global peace, and it benefits Boys and Girls Club of America to advocate for justice and equality. Brown made the national television debut of โWorldwide Beautifulโ at the 2020 BET Awards alongside Grammy-nominated gospel singer, Jonathan McReynolds.
โWorship You,โ โBFEโ and โDidnโt Know What Love Wasโ round out Brownโs new EP. The three new tracks offer another glimpse into the global entertainerโs singularly progressive sound and style, which Rolling Stone recently praised as a balance of โpop-leaning radio country, Randy Travis-inspired Nineties stylings, and pop-dominant R&B,โ as he continues to shape the next generation of country music.
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— Kane Brown (@kanebrown) August 10, 2020
1. โCool Againโ – Songwriters: Kane Brown, Josh Hoge, Matt McGinn and Lindsay Rimes; Producer: Dann Huff and Lindsay Rimes
2. โBe Like That (feat. Swae Lee and Khalid)โ- Songwriters: Kane Brown, Khalif Brown, Alexander “Eskeerdo” Izquierdo, Khalid Robinson, Ryan Vojtesak and Mike Will; Producer: Charlie Handsome
3. โWorship Youโ- Songwriters: Kane Brown, Alexander Izquierdo, Ryan Vojtesak and Matt McGinn; Producer: Dann Huff
4. โBFEโ – Songwriters: Kane Brown, Sam Ellis, Matt McGinn, Taylor Phillips and Will Weatherly; Producer: Dann Huff
5. โDidnโt Know What Love Wasโ โ Songwriters: Kane Brown, Shy Carter, Matt McGinn and Lindsay Rimes; Producer: Dann Huff and Lindsay Rimes
6. โLast Time I Say Sorry (with John Legend)โ โ Songwriters: John Stephens, Kane Brown, Matt McGinn and Andrew Goldstein; Producer: Andrew Goldstein
7. โWorldwide Beautifulโ โ Songwriters: Kane Brown, Shy Carter, Ryan Hurd and Jordan Schmidt; Producer: Dann Huff