03/26/2018

CHRIS LANE AND TORI KELLY BRING CHART-RISING “TAKE BACK HOME GIRL” TO NBC’S THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON

SHOW: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
 
DATE: April 2
 
TIME: 11:35 p.m. ET/10:35 p.m. CT
 
NETWORK: NBC
Chart-topping Big Loud Records star CHRIS LANE is set to perform his smash single “Take Back Home Girl” alongside GRAMMY-nominated artist TORI KELLY on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday, April 2. The song’s hotly anticipated television debut marks the first time the pair have hit the stage together to showcase the fresh, hearts-on-fire duet.
 
With his unmatched ability to “merge traditional country with pop ethos” (AXS) evident on the “downright soulful” (Sounds Like Nashville) collaboration, “Take Back Home Girl” serves as the first taste of Lane’s forthcoming sophomore album due out this year. Penned by Hillary Lindsey, Josh Miller and David Garcia, the track has racked up 73 million plus streams and is currently Top 20 at Country radio.
 
The “Take Back Home Girl” official music video has tallied 8 million views on Vevo, featuring Lane and Kelly on a meet-the-parents hometown visit accompanied by the song’s down-to-earth lyrics. An exclusive vertical video for “Take Back Home Girl” has been featured on Spotify’s Hot Country playlist.
 
Lane continues to showcase his smooth Country sound on his headline TAKE BACK HOME TOUR with upcoming stops in Towson, MD (3/30), Greenville, SC (4/6) and Greensboro, NC (4/7). Then, the first-rate entertainer will head to Las Vegas, NV to join the musical lineup for ACM Party for a Cause events including 95.5 The Bull’s 10th Annual All-Star Guitar Pull and the ACM Lifting Lives Topgolf Tee-Off surrounding the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards. Throughout the summer, he will crisscross the country with headlining shows and major festival dates, including his big Stagecoach debut in Indio, CA on Friday, April 27
 
ABOUT CHRIS LANE:
Chris Lane continues to evolve in his on-fire career with “Take Back Home Girl,” featuring GRAMMY-nominated artist Tori Kelly. The follow up to his two GOLD-certified singles – #1 smash debut “Fix” and Top 10 tender tune of devotion “For Her” – is currently Top 20 at Country radio and has tallied more than 73 million streams. Lane’s Big Loud Records debut album, GIRL PROBLEMS, produced by superstar studio ace Joey Moi (Florida Georgia Line), gained the breakout star recognition for his jaw-dropping falsetto vocals mixed with a smooth vibe. Lane was named one of MusicRow Magazine’s 2017 Next Big Thing Artists and scored his first-ever nominations for the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards (Best New Country Artist) and the ACM Awards (New Male Vocalist of the Year). Lane’s profile is on the rise thanks to his national TV appearances on The BachelorLate Night With Seth Meyersand CONAN plus shout-outs from massive industry names like Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Selena Gomez, Florida Georgia Line, Lucy Hale, Daughtry and more. The Kernersville, NC, native is crisscrossing the country on his headlining TAKE BACK HOME TOUR, following his coveted opening slots on tours with Garth Brooks, Dustin Lynch, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s long-awaited SOUL2SOUL TOUR and Florida Georgia Line’s THE SMOOTH TOUR 2017.
 
ABOUT TORI KELLY:
2016 Best New Artist GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and producer Tori Kelly has been named as an "Artist to Watch" by Rolling StoneUSA Today and Spin. The California native sold-out her US tour in support of her debut album, Unbreakable Smile, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and includes the hits “Nobody Love” and “Should’ve Been Us.” Unbreakable Smile (Capitol Records) was re-issued on January 29 with two additional tracks: single, “Hollow,” which topped the Top 25 at Pop radio and climbed on the Rhythmic charts, and a brand new song entitled “Something Beautiful.”  Kelly starred as Meena, in the 2016 animated movie Sing alongside Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson. She is currently in the studio working on her second album.