COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER-SONGWRITER MIKE RYAN’S NEW SINGLE
“WAY IT GOES” IMPACTS RADIO TODAY
‘WAY IT GOES’ RECEIVES 33 EARLY ADDS AT RADIO
VIEW OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO (HERE)
Guitar-Driven Track Co-written by Phil Vassar, Andrew Peebles and Brett Sheroky
Is From Mike’s Critically-acclaimed Album Longcut
“Mike Ryan is the name on everyone’s lips right now” - Entertainment Focus
‘Some of the best songwriting in Country Music’ [Longcut] - American Songwriter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 22, 2024) - Country music singer-songwriter Mike Ryan’s new single “Way It Goes” impacts radio today. Quickly building momentum, Mike’s single is already making waves with 33 early adds. “Way It Goes” was co-written by Phil Vassar, Andrew Peebles and Brett Sheroky, and is from Mike’s critically-acclaimed album Longcut. View the official lyric video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clF1qvTjUaA.
“Way It Goes” follows the rising artist’s three-week #1 song “Loser,” which topped the American Country Music charts, marked Mike’s tenth #1 song at Texas radio and landed in the Top 5 on CDX True Indie Country Charts. "Loser" was co-written by Colin Elmore, Hillary Lindsey, and Gordie Sampson, and was embraced by over 156 radio stations nationwide with nearly 15,000 spins.
Quickly taking over radio airwaves, programmers are lauding the new single, saying;
“Mike Ryan is a consistent hit maker…gonna get it on the air ASAP!”
—Nick Russo (MD) KIKK & KILT/Houston, TX
“GREAT SONG! We’re adding Mike Ryan ‘Way it Goes’ out-of-the-box this Monday!”—Neil Wieland (PD) KAIR/Atchison, KS
“Love Mike’s new single! Reporting ‘Way It Goes’ as an ADD now!”
—Austin Daniels (PD) KFTX/Corpus Christi, TX
“That’s the way it goes when you have a hit song!”
—Josh Fuller (MD) KVST/Conroe, TX
As a respected songwriter himself, Mike’s craft has garnered over 320 million career streams and has led to collaborations with artists such as Brad Paisley and Brandy Clark.
With his new music Mike opened the door to contributions from a roster of top-shelf songwriters, sharing “Brett Sheroky has written some really cool songs and this one [‘Way It Goes’] was written by him, Andrew Peebles and Phil Vassar, so it got my attention really quickly. Phil is absolutely a legend so having a chance to cut one of his songs was a really cool thing for me.”
Packing a punch with this radio-ready track, Mike also teamed up with producers Bart Butler (Randall King, Jon Pardi) and Ryan Gore (Jon Pardi, Midland) for the first time.
“Bart brought in some new players and different elements that I just thought were really crucial in making this album [Longcut] sound as good as it does. This was my first time expanding with additional producers including Brent [Anderson]. With songs like “Way It Goes” and other up-tempo tracks on the album there’s definitely a different edge and intensity,” he added.
The Billboard Top 40 artist has toured relentlessly, opening for some of the biggest names in the business, including Miranda Lambert, Hardy and Morgan Wallen, in addition to selling out his own headlining gigs. At times, even selling more tickets than major label acts with top ten singles. Mike performed his first-ever stadium show at Globe Life Field with Wallen, marking the venue’s fastest sellout.
Mike recently wrapped select tour stops with Jordan Davis. He is currently touring nationwide and will perform at Nashville’s Exit/In on Thursday, Jan. 25th. Doors open at 7 p.m. Opening artist Will Jones performs at 8 p.m and Mike’s full-band set starts at 9 p.m. For a full list of tour dates and more information, visit https://mikeryanband.com/.
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