MACKENZIE PORTER MAKES A SPLASH WITH “DRINKIN’ SONGS”
THE RECORD-BREAKER FOLLOWS HISTORIC COUNTRY
'THREE-PEAT'
WITH A BRAND NEW SINGLE, OUT NOW
PORTER WRAPS A BUSY WEEKEND WITH A TRIO OF CCMA NOMINATIONS, A SHOW-STOPPING CCMA PERFORMANCE & A HEADLINING SLOT ON SIRIUSXM’S TOP OF THE COUNTRY LIVESTREAM EVENT
PORTER IS THE #1 MOST PLAYED ARTIST, FOR THE SECOND WEEK, ON BILLBOARD'S TOP 50 CANADIAN CHART WITH "THESE DAYS (REMIX)"
Heading into the final months of 2020, Canada’s MacKenzie Porter is looking back on an activity-filled year of #1 songs and breaking historical records. On Friday, the breakout country star released her new single, “Drinkin’ Songs,” which follows her historic three back-to-back country #1s, and last week's crossover Top 10, with "These Days (Remix)".
Written by Lucas Nord and Big Loud Publishing writer, Griffen Palmer, and produced by Joey Moi and Jacob Durrett, “Drinkin’ Songs” channels the transporting moment of hearing the soundtrack to an old relationship post breakup. Reminiscing on everything the verses and choruses used to represent, Porter belts the upbeat anthem as a celebration of getting over him, listening to the addictive tune over and over with changed significance as its now just another one of her “drinkin’ songs.”
“You know when you’re dating someone, and you have ‘your song.’ The one you pick together to be the theme song of your relationship.... the one where every lyric seems to be singing about your love.... this is about THAT song.... after you breakup,” shares Porter. “It’s the one that now magically seems to come on the radio every single time you get into the car just to remind you what was once yours. The song that used to make you feel so secure and whole – but now it’s just another one of your drinkin’ songs.”
Last Friday night, Porter headlined the virtual stage for SiriusXM’s Top of the Country Showcase during Country Music Week 2020. Porter’s “mesmerizing vocals and hook-driven songs” (Billboard) have sparked a list of headline-worthy accolades for the Alberta-native since making her return to music in late 2018.
Porter is currently the #1 most played Canadian artist (all genre), for the second week, on Billboard Canada’s All-Format & Top 50 Canadian airplay charts. The re-imagined pop version of her country #1, “These Days (Remix)”, previously hit the Top 10 on the Mediabase Top 40 Airplay chart, and is Top 10 this week at Hot AC. This makes Porter the first Canadian country artist to land a crossover Top 10 since 2003, when Shania Twain’s “Up” earned the same recognition.
Earlier this summer, the 3x 2020 CCMA Award nominee scored a historic 'three-peat', as her single "Seeing Other People" became her third consecutive country #1. The track’s remarkable success made Porter the second Canadian female in history to have three consecutive country #1s, another record previously held by Shania Twain (1998).
Porter’s catalogue has amassed 80 Million streams, and her tracks have held spots on the largest streaming playlists around the world such as Today's Hits, A-List Pop (Apple), Fresh Pop, Hot Singles (Amazon), Hot Hits Canada and Hot Country (Spotify).
MacKenzie Porter - Drinkin' Songs (Lyric Video)
MacKenzie Porter - These Days (The Loft Sessions)
MacKenzie Porter - Seeing Other People (Official Music Video)
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