Country songstress, Elizabeth Lyons, is an independent artist who is smart, talented and a force to be reckoned with in Nashville. A 2013 graduate of Vanderbilt University Lyons was included in CMA Close Up’s “Who New to Watch in 2014” with Lucy Hale, Swon Brothers and Chase Rice and spent the summer performing alongside Country greats at events such as Country USA in Oshkosh, WI as one of the openers for Luke Bryan, Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI for Cole Swindell, Windy City Smokeout in Chicago, IL, for Eli Young Band, Chase Rice & Iowa State Fair Knapp Amphitheater in Des Moines, IA for Dustin Lynch & sang the National Anthem at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs game. Her past touring throughout the United States has included opening for: Joe Nichols, Thomas Rhett, Cheap Trick, Phil Vassar, Charlie Worsham, Glen Templeton, Josh Gracin, Charlie Daniels Band, Haley and Michaels, Gunnar & the Grizzly Bears, BlackJack Billy, Tim Nichols, Jacob Martin Band, NHL Predators Hockey game National Anthem.
Lyons released two brand new singles this summer “Jeep!,” a fun, feel-good cool track anyone who loves Jeeps is sure to love she co-wrote with producer Matt Nolen former keyboard player for John Fogerty and “#PartyRules,” co-written with Dan Swinimer. Both songs loved & purchased by fans which was shown by the two singles both charting on iTunes right along with many label driven singles. Lyons’ work hard-play hard motto and love of life shine through on the new tracks. Multi-talented she plays both piano and guitar in her performances differentiating her from many of her country female counterparts.
“Jeep!” and “#PartyRules” are the anticipated follow-ups to Lyons’ highly successful self-titled EP (all six songs co-written by Lyons), which was released in November 2012. The debut EP was an All-Time Best Seller under $8 on iTunes and continues to remain on the National iTunes Albums chart. The EP charted at #42 on the National Country Album iTunes chart in less than 24 hours and remained in the top 200 for a week, and on December 6, 2012, the EP debuted as #10 on Billboard’s Heatseekers East North Central chart.
Lyons’ debut single, “Everything Tonight,” which she co-wrote in 2012 with producer Matt Nolen and Grammy-nominated songwriter Ryan Tyndell, charted #96 on the MusicRow chart also on iTunes. The video for the track, which was directed by Mason Dixon, (who produced Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and “The One That Got Away,”) charted at #8 on iTunes Top Country Music Videos chart and #18 on iTunes Top Videos chart for all genres. “Everything Tonight” has been played on Sirius XM Channel 56 The Highway On the Horizon. Featured as a Top 30 song of the week. Lyons has sold over 75,000 downloads of her music online to date and has had over 8,000 streams on Sound Cloud, which is impressive for an indie artist! While an amazing singer/songwriter/artist she has shown her smart entrepreneurial business side that effectively knows how to market her music and ultimately sell records. She is the full package: a true emerging leader in the music industry. Most importantly, loves and connects to her fans.
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