The 2019 HOT LIST
From Southern Rock revivalists to folk-country troubadours to banjo-strumming balladeers, these are the artists who you’ll be hearing a lot more from in 2019…
Words By Megan Gnad, Peter Herndon, Michael Leonard, Mike Stephens, Paddy Wells
LINDSAY ELL
Lindsay Ell is already making major strides in the US with her brand of upbeat, crowd-pleasing country-pop
With her ‘country cocktail’ sound, Calgary’s Lindsay Ell is looking forward to a careerdeining 2019. And Britain loves her already…
Hails from Calgary, Canada For fans of Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban
Lindsay Ell is driven. No, scrub that, she’s driving. As she sits down with Country Music, we are somewhat surprised that she is now so comfortable in the UK that she’s in charge of hiring her own car and she’s the one driving her assistant around. “I must be crazy!” she laughs. “No, not really… I actually love it. It’s a bit stressful here in downtown London, yeah, because the streets are so narrow and there are buses everywhere. But it just makes sense. I can drive straight out from the airport, we’re driving to Manchester tomorrow… I guess I’ve always been the sort of person that just jumps into a situation and tries to make it work.”