Spotify brings its homegrown playlist to life as it launches its local tribute concert series featuring Dylan Gossett and Wyatt Flores.
Gossett kicks off the series with a Sept. 8 concert in his hometown of Austin, Texas, while Flores follows with an Oct. 7 show in Stillwater, Oklahoma. More concerts will be held in the coming months. Free tickets will be distributed via email through Spotify's Top Listeners program.
The homegrown playlist caters to the next generation of country listeners, featuring acoustic-oriented artists such as Gossett, Flores, Zach Bryan, Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson and Noah Kahan. Artists share an authenticity, according to Spotify, but aren't confined to traditional country lines.
“Homegrown is about authentic connections to music, celebrating your roots and never forgetting where you came from,” he says. Claire HeinichenSpotify Country Music Editor. “Connecting these songs and artists to the places that made them feel is the perfect way to bring fans to experience the playlist in real life. We are so excited to celebrate the official launch of homegrown with Dylan & Wyatt and can't wait for fans to see what we have in store!”
“As an Austin native, it feels special to be able to bring my fans to a place that has had such a profound effect on my songwriting,” says Gossett. Bulletin board. “I'm grateful to Spotify homegrown for making this possible.”
Gossett is signed to Big Loud Texas, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall's Big Loud imprint and Mercury Records. His breakthrough song “Coal” has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Flores, who is signed to Island Records and made his Grand Ole Opry debut earlier this year, added, “Stillwater is where it all started for me. It is the home of Red Dirt. To release my debut album, Welcome to the Plainsabout my search for home and who I am in the much larger world I've found myself in. I can't think of a better time to come back to Stillwater. It means the world to me to have Spotify's native gifts helping me tell this story.”
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