HARDY’S SOLD-OUT HEADLINE FALL ARENA RUN CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND ACROSS KENTUCKY AND OHIO
“SOLD OUT” POWERS UP AT ROCK RADIO JUST OUTSIDE THE TOP 10; “TRUCK BED” REVS UP AT COUNTRY RADIO VERGING ON TOP 30
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Big Loud Records’ genre-bending, platinum heavy hitter HARDY continues his “country-rock rebellion” (SPIN) today, collaborating with gold-selling rock band Beartooth on new single “The Better Me (feat. HARDY),” out now via Red Bull Records.Listenhere.
The epic collaboration is a product of the friendship and mutual musical admiration between HARDY and Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo. HARDY spoke about their relationship and getting Shomo’s advice on best scream / singing practices with Billboard earlier this year, in tandem with the release of his half country, half rock sophomore album, the mockingbird & THE CROW.
“I’ve always been a Beartooth fan,” HARDY says. “I’m excited we finally got to do something together and I’m honored to be part of their new record.”
About the song, Shomo adds: “There are times where we feel like there is a way better version of ourselves somewhere deep inside that we need to find and bring back to the forefront of our lives. This song is about going through the things that brought me to that conclusion. Simply put, I made a choice to be a better me.”
Both Beartooth and HARDY are currently in the Top 15 on the Active Rock radio charts and climbing, with Beartooth’s “Might Love Myself” up two slots this week to No. 14, and HARDY’s “SOLD OUT” at No. 11.
ABOUT HARDY
Big Loud Records’ heavy-hitter HARDY has never been just one thing. Uncaging a new chapter, HARDY soared to new heights with the release of the mockingbird & THE CROW, his critically acclaimed half-country, half-rock sophomore album, adding to over 3 billion career streams. The dichotomous, 17-track effort debuted top five all genre on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and kinged seven additional Billboard charts in its first week, including Top Country Albums, Top Rock Albums, and Top Album Sales. The pride of Philadelphia, Miss. has earned his reputation as “a promising purveyor of keeping the spirit of classic heavy Southern rock alive” (American Songwriter), “capable of writing the big hits for radio, obstinate enough to do something completely unexpected, and savvy enough to find the throughline for it all” (Rolling Stone). A 5X ACM award winner, HARDY is a three-time CMA Triple Play award recipient, the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year, and a three-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year. HARDY has written 13 #1 singles including his own double platinum #1 single “ONE BEER” feat. Lauren Alaina + Devin Dawson, chart-topping, platinum Dierks Bentley + BRELAND collaboration, “Beers On Me,” and game-changing platinum duet “wait in the truck” feat. Lainey Wilson. He’s previously toured with Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, and more, and is flying nationwide now on his sold-out, 19-date headline arena tour, the mockingbird & THE CROW Tour.
ABOUT BEARTOOTH
Caleb Shomo first turned the pain of his struggle with mental health and self-image into music in 2013. Beartooth began as a living document, a diary, a journal of repressed rage and depression. Alone in his basement studio, screaming and singing, playing all the instruments, and self-producing a batch of furious but melodic songs filled with reflection and confession, the Ohio native stared into the abyss, initially with no intention of returning to the heavy music world that burned him as a teen. A decade later, the different pieces of his body of work connect in title, sound, and spirit. As the frontman hits 30, Beartooth’s fifth album, The Surface, completes this era in 2023. Even more importantly, it kicks off a new chapter filled with surprising optimism and just as honest. Depression is a sick, disgusting, aggressive disease below the surface. Shomo stands ready to bask in the light.
Like Nine Inch Nails, Beartooth remains a one-person band in the studio. On the heels of the introductory Sick EP (2013), Disgusting (2014) produced the band’s first gold single, “In Between.” Aggressive (2016) and Disease (2018) expanded on the desperation and pain, each a step closer to a balance between the blood and tears of classic recordings and the shimmer of modernity.
Rolling Stone heralded Beartooth as one of “10 Artists You Need to Know.” The rabid response to Shomo’s music demonstrated how many people related to his struggle for self-acceptance. Below (2021) topped the rock and alternative charts and several Best Rock / Metal Albums of the Year lists. As of 2023, the Beartooth catalog boasts more than one billion streams across all platforms.
Beartooth began as both bomb and balm, an outright refusal to suffer in silence, weaponizing radio-ready bombast, delivering raw emotion mixed with noise-rock chaos. Other bands play the “devastating riffs and catchy hooks” game, but this music is the difference between life and death, and now, a sort of life after death while still here. The band Forbes sees “inching towards a tipping point of becoming the latest arena headliner” is now one step closer.
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Media Contacts
For HARDY
Jess Anderson | Big Loud Records
For Beartooth
Amy Sciarretto | Atom Splitter PR
