In The Round with Madison Kozak, Griffen Palmer & Kyle Clark

“Sharp, swooning, and all the right kinds of sentimental” (Rolling Stone), blossoming singer/songwriter Madison Kozak mesmerizes listeners with a strong pen and a vulnerable voice. Her breakout debut single, “First Last Name,” not only scored the Belmont alum a publishing deal with Big Loud in 2018, but compelled award-winning songwriter Nicolle Galyon to launch female-driven label Songs & Daughters, and sign Kozak as their flagship artist. In the months following her signings, Kozak graduated with a music business degree, toured the U.S. and Canada with Morgan Evans, Aaron Watson, and Mason Ramsey, and made her Grand Ole Opry debut to a standing ovation. Named to CMT’s 2021 LISTEN UP roster and 2020 Next Women of Country class, the Lindsay, Ontario native was named a country artist to watch by Pandora, Pop Culture, Sounds Like Nashville, and more. Kozak returns with a taste of “a voice that glows and songwriting capability that resonates” (Sounds Like Nashville) on her first new release in over two and a half years, “If We Were A Country Song.”

Sizzling Big Loud Records upstart Griffen Palmer is more than meets the eye. Growing up musically, his artist/musician father instilled an early appreciation for lyricism in him that soon turned into a love for the craft of songwriting. Cultivating a strong pen and sturdy performance chops through four-hour, back-corner cover sets in dusty college bars at Ohio's Bowling Green State University, the D1 rugby player's house party introduction to GRAMMY-nominated hitmaker Geoff Warburton (Shawn Mendes, Machine Gun Kelly) was the tip of the scale that moved him to Music City. Winning NBC's Songland in May of 2020, the in-demand wordsmith has only continued stacking cuts with global superstars like Florida Georgia Line (“Second Guessing”), Keith Urban (“Polaroid”), The Band Camino, Chelsea Cutler, MacKenzie Porter, Jade Eagleson and more. Hot off his debut release, a solo version of “Second Guessing,” the SiriusXM The Highway's “Highway Find” performed the heart-stopping ballad on ABC's The Bachelor. On the road now with labelmate Lily Rose supporting her 2023 headline tour, the 27-year-old's midwestern drive and versatility are on full display, soon to be showcased on his debut album Unlearn due April 28.

Kyle Clark is a 26-year-old artist, songwriter, producer born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Jefferson, Georgia After winning the 101.5 Kicks Radio competition in Atlanta 2 years in row, Kyle’s songs found their way to hit songwriter Jordan Schmidt (Blake Shelton/Tyler Hubbard) who offered him a publishing deal at Sony Music Publishing in 2019. Within the 1st year on writing in town, Clark co-wrote his first RIAA certified Gold single (Lily Rose’s “Villain”) which led to more major label cuts with Jon Pardi, Mitchell Tenpenny, Restless Road, Chayce Beckham, Mackenzie Carpenter, Erin Kinsey & more. Facing the pandemic, Kyle focused his efforts on learning how to produce his own music, leaning into Schmidt and his roommate, producer Jacob Durrett (Morgan Wallen, Breland). His efforts paid off in early 2022 when a video featuring Clark’s unreleased song “Hope It’s Hot Out” went viral on Tiktok. HIHO was released on 5.27.22 quickly crossing 1 million streams its first week & has since garnered over 35 million streams independently.