(27th October 2016 - for immediate release)

NASHVILLE, TN: Rising independent label Silverado Records is today proud to announce the signing of country music icon, ACM and Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum selling artist Joe Diffie to their roster. “Working with Joe Diffie is a true honor,” said Silverado Founder and CEO, Scott Thomas. “There isn’t a Silverado team member who isn’t already a huge Joe Diffie fan, and working with Joe on new music is something that we’re all extremely excited about.” 

With thirteen albums, more than twenty top ten singles and twelve number one tracks to his name, Diffie is best known for his smash hits, 'Third Rock from The Sun', 'Ships That Don’t Come In', and 'John Deere Green'. He is a recognized artist of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and has been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry for over twenty years. Diffie has signed a multi-project deal with Silverado: “Working with an iconic artist like Joe starts to put into perspective the mission we have here at Silverado Records to build a label that’s steeped in equal parts traditional country music, and also country music that leans new or different,” said Thomas. Aaron Chesling, A&R Director at Silverado said: "I am so excited for the chance to work with an artist like Joe along with the Silverado team. I am truly humbled to be a part in developing his next record.”

Diffie is currently working on his Silverado debut - slated for release in 2017 - with renowned songwriter and producer Phil “Philbilly” O’Donnell, who has myriad credits with country music mainstays like Blake Shelton, Craig Morgan, George Strait, Trace Adkins and Clint Black. “I’ve been hanging on to some really great songs for a while, so when Scott invited me to release them on Silverado Records, it was a motivator for me to record them," said Diffie. "I’m looking forward to sharing them with my fans real soon.” The pair previously teamed up for Diffie’s most recent single 'Girl Ridin’ Shotgun' the video for which has amassed nearly 10 million YouTube views, and features cameo appearances from superstars like Shelton, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Lee Brice, McGraw and Keith Urban.

www.joediffie.com

ABOUT SILVERADO RECORDS:

Launched earlier this year, Silverado Records hosts offices in Nashville and Las Vegas and is quickly becoming a haven for both established and rising country artists working to carve their own path in the music industry. Founder and CEO Scott Thomas, a serial entrepreneur and entertainment industry veteran, is also the CEO of Silverado’s parent company, Exegan Music Group, which owns or controls more than a dozen other record label catalogs. The first half of his career was rooted in the radio business, as a radio DJ, production manager, and program director before co-founding Zeo Radio Networks in Denver. Thomas moved to the record side in 2008 with the launch of Jake Records. Thomas is joined on the Silverado Records team by accomplished industry professionals with storied careers at landmark labels and organizations. A&R Director Aaron Chesling formerly served as Logistics Coordinator for Big Machine Records and Heather Cramsie serves as the Marketing Director after a successful run as the Director of Southeast Promotion at Sidewalk Records. Social Media Director Tim Stewart hails from Las Vegas where he did freelance social media seminars for tech startups in Silicon Valley, now working out of the Exegan Music headquarters. Silverado's roster also contains talented singer/songwrites and creatives HISH, Zack Dyer, Ali Morgan and Melissa Mickelson.

Follow the latest Silverado Records news at www.silveradorecords.com, on Twitter @SilveradoLabel and Instagram @SilveradoRecords

(Ends)

Check out the video for Joe Diffie's 'Pickup Man' here via Youtube