Easton Corbin’s About to Get Real album bows at the top of the country album chart this week. The new collection, which features his latest hit “Baby Be My Love Song,” sold more than 20-thousand copies to land at No. 1 on the country album chart and No. 9 overall. Kacey Musgraves’ Pageant Material comes in at No.2 on the country chart, followed by Sam Hunt’s Montevallo, which rounds out the Top 3.
Easton says he tries to put a lot of truth and authenticity into his music. “I want people to take away from my music that it’s authentic and it’s real and it comes from my heart. It’s who I am,” says Easton. “I feel like that the country music audience out there, their B.S. meter is pretty sensitive a lot of times, and I think deep down they really know if an artist is real.”
Easton co-wrote three tracks on About To Get Real and once again teamed with producer Carson Chamberlain for the project.
The Mercury Nashville artist recently celebrated the release of About To Get Real with appearances on The TODAY Show as well as FOX & FRIENDS and will continue to hit the road this summer.
Audio / Easton Corbin says he tries to balance his music with fresh modern sounds with his own traditional tendencies.
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“I want people to take away from my music that it’s authentic and it’s real and it comes from my heart. It’s who I am. I feel like that the country music audience out there, their B.S. meter is pretty sensitive a lot of times, and I think deep down they really know if an artist is real. And I think to have longevity, you’ve got to be yourself and you’ve got to stay true to what you do. And again, I think that’s where it comes in, I think, where there’s a balance between keeping that fresh, modern sound — but also for me, I love traditional country music because that’s what I do, that’s what I grew up on, and that’s who I am — and I think it’s very important to balance that with traditional sounds.”
