Nashville may be known as the country capital, but the music scene is so much more diverse there… It is also the place Anderson East calls home, an artist who is more into soul and jazz.

His latest album Encore features a song that he wrote with Avicii. At first sight, this may appear to be an odd combination, but their ten-hour-long writing session ended up in a great track. Girlfriend is a horn-heavy blaster about falling in love with another guy’s girl. Is it about his own girlfriend then, country music superstar Miranda Lambert, whom he started dating after she broke up with her husband Blake Shelton? Nope, it’s not, East claims. Just so you know…

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.