Ryan Waters Band with opener Lily Grace

For those that know country newcomer Ryan Waters, his story is defined by a quintessential country upbringing, an unequivocal work ethic, and a genuine relatability. After years focused on a career in baseball, Waters found himself disenchanted with the sport and, over time, his sidelined love for music took over. Employing that work ethic to master guitar, vocals, and songwriting, he hopped on the TikTok trend at the advice of his sister after writing streaming hit “Chevrolet You Down" and the move paid off to the tune of over 1 million views, over 6,500 pre-saves, over 9 million streams on Spotify alone. The momentum put Waters in Nashville, where he committed to and immersed himself in his craft. He’s followed “Chevrolet You Down” with a string of streaming successes, including 2021’s “Tomorrow’s Not Tonight,” which has over 10 million Spotify streams, and his cover of “Chasing Cars” (2023) - which has over 7 million streams. Drawing sonic and lyrical inspiration from his experiences living a small town life, Waters is primed to be a major influence in the world of country music.

Lily Grace is a prolific songwriter and performer going big places. Already turning industry heads, collaborating with iconic Australian artists, supporting artists including Vance Joy and drawing strong crowds, this talent from Australia’s Gold Coast is one of the most exciting female artists to emerge in recent years.

Lily Grace is a genuine, grounded performer who sings from the heart. With her relaxed, easy-listening style and warm and natural stage presence, Lily Grace leaves audiences transfixed by her talent, her young age, and her unique style.

Naturally gifted, Lily Grace began singing at 10 years of age. She dived deeper into music a mere six years ago, when she was gifted her first guitar at the age of 11. Her determination to self-fund her own equipment saw her busking at local markets, and soon after, attracting her to local cafes, restaurants, events and festivals.

Lily Grace is a sought-after talent having performed on main stages of major Australian festivals including the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Gympie Music Muster, and Groundwater Country Music Festival.

She recently supported world respected guitarists Orianthi and Robben Ford on their Australian tours. She has supported Human Nature on the Gold Coast and ARIA winning pop-folk artist Vance Joy, opening his Brisbane Riverstage show. On the country scene, she has co-written and toured with Australian country music legend, James Blundell, and has opened for Casey Barnes, Amber Lawrence and Catherine Britt’s ‘Love and Lies Tour’ across Queensland, and joined Tania Kernaghan in concert.

With several years’ experience performing on national and international stages, Lily Grace has become a prolific songwriter and delivers her own storytelling originals with an upbeat, contemporary country pop sound and elements of rock intertwined. The emotions of love, determination, kindness, gratitude and pure joy pour forth in every one of her performances.

Her debut album, ‘Old Enough To Know Better’ was released in August 2024, and has had great success, being the 5th highest selling country album in Australia during 2024. It reached No.#5 on the ARIA Albums chart (all genres) and No.1 on the ARIA Country Albums chart with the album sitting in the charts for over 3 months.

She was a finalist in the 2023 Queensland Music Awards in Australia, and was the 2022 ‘People’s Choice Award’ winner in the Gold Coast Music Awards along with being a Top 3 finalist for ‘Breakout Artist of the Year’. In 2022, she was nominated in 9 categories of the Tamworth Songwriters Association Awards, and won ‘Best Country Song’ and ‘Country Rock Song’ along with the ‘Best Video’ (for Annie June) in the 2022 Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards where she was a also a finalist for Best Female Vocal, Best Song, and Most Promising Future Star.

Her first release in 2021 was an exciting collaboration with the legendary country music icon and 10 time Golden Guitar winner, James Blundell. The two penned a song together, co-headlined a concert on the Gold Coast and toured together, taking their co-written song ‘Annie June’ to stages across Queensland, following on from it’s successful release in May of 2021.

The excitement around the track helped it reach the Top 10 on the ‘Australian Country Radio’ chart, #17 on the ‘Hottest Australian Country Hits’ chart, #9 on ‘Country Radio Charts’, #31 on the ‘Countrytown Hot 50 Music Chart’. A live video stream on country radio program, KIX Live, and with the official music video being played in high rotation on Foxtel’s & Fetch CMT TV channel reaching #3 in ‘Today’s Top 15’, also featuring in ‘Official Top 30’, ‘Fresh Country’, and ‘Aussie Country’ programs. Annie June also won ‘Best Video’ award in the 2022 Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards.

Off the back of a successful debut duo release, Lily released her debut solo single in August 2021, ‘Sixteen Wishes.’ An uplifting and summery track, it rocketed to #3 on the ‘Australian Country iTunes Chart’ and #27 on the ‘Australian All Genres iTunes Chart’. Within a week of it’s release, it was the #1 streamed and downloaded song for Australian radio airplay. ‘Sixteen Wishes’ continued to climb the Official Top 30 on CMT television, reaching #13.

‘The Two Of Us Meet’ followed and was Lily’s most successful solo release with over 1 million streams (released February 2022), reaching #1 on ‘iTunes Australia Country Chart’, #11 on ‘iTunes Australia All Genres Chart’, #1 on ‘Country Thunder’, #5 on ‘Australian Independent Record Labels Association Chart’, #6 on the ‘Oz Country Music Radio Tasmania Chart’, #8 on ‘Hottest Australian Country Hits Chart’ and #12 on ‘Country Radio Charts’. As her first song to also launch in the USA, her international fan base grew rapidly as the song debuted on the Music Row Country Chart at #78, and climbed to #23 on the Music Row Indie Chart. CMT Australia added the music video to high rotation and the track rose to #11 on the CMT Top 30 Chart.

With the demand for her music taking her back to the USA last year, she released her fourth single ‘Follow My Road’, a catchy track all about chasing down your dreams and not letting anything step in the way. Paving the way for further successes, ‘Follow My Road’ had adds to several Apple and Spotify playlists, major radio, and climbed to Number 1 on several Australian charts including the Country Radio Charts, the Country Thunder Top 30 and the Tasmania OZ Country Music Radio Top 40 Charts and adds to CMT Television.

Her 5th single release ‘Bet On Us’ is all about believing in something when no-one else does! It’s all about betting on a relationship when everybody is betting against it. Lily shares ‘If you’ve ever been told your relationship isn’t going to work out, because you’re too young, or not a good match, this song is for you!’

‘Maybe So’ bought a reminder that love can sneak up on us in the most surpising ways, and sometimes the most cherished memories begin with a chance meeting. The country-pop songstress has gone on to tell a tale of sacrifice and self-discovery, turning down romance in her emotionally charged single ‘Can’t Be Your Juliet’ before releasing her most recent, energy-packed single ‘The Summer That Got Away’ about spontaneity and embracing every minute, with “Good times, good vibes, good friends.”

With an ever growing fanbase and social media following, Lily Grace is one of the most exciting female artists to emerge in recent years and her future certainly looks bright.

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