INSIGHT Magazine April Issue | Page 24

Chillin the Most Cruise, where his fans fell in love with the group. Sweet Tea Trio completed an impressive 2017 with nine arena dates opening for, and performing with, Kid Rock in Michigan and Indiana. They were also chosen by LiveNation to be the opener for Bon Jovi in Birmingham, AL and wowed fans at the CMA Music Fest in Nashville. “The three of us feel so honored that Kid Rock and Ken (Levitan) have given us this incredible opportunity. The entire team at Vector and Lost Highway feels like a family and we cannot wait to see what the future holds. We give all the glory to God and we are so excited! We love our country music family and are looking forward to making music, hitting the road, and hopefully giving country music a sugar rush!”, says Sweet Tea Trio. The Trio’s self titled EP debuted on the i-Tunes Country Chart at number 11 this past June and has delighted audiences and impressed the country music industry alike. The EP was produced by Jason Wyatt (former lead singer of The Lost Trailers) with Executive Producer Matt Rovey (Craig Campbell, Dean Brody). The Trio have two original songs on the six-song project; the other songs are written by top Nashville writers including Josh Kear, Mark Irwin, Brandi Clark, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. Sweet Tea Trio have set their sights on California, opening for the legendary country group Alabama later this month in Ontario, CA and will be performing several dates with Kid Rock on his current tour. -More- Originally from Alabama, the now Nashville-based trio met in 2013 through a Birmingham artist development program 24 called Nashville Bound. Each artist sang individually when they initially entered the program but quickly felt an instant vocal connection once they sang together. The Trio has been performing together ever since. They made their national television debut singing at the Talladega Superspeedway, and have shared the stage with acts such as Lonestar, Tracy Lawrence, Scotty McCreery, Diamond Rio, Drake White, Shenandoah and others. The trio were named Alabama’s Country Female Artist of the Year for 2016. In 2017, they were chosen by LiveNation to be the opener for Bon Jovi in Birmingham, and they performed six shows as a special guest of Kid Rock on his eighth annual Chillin’ the Most Cruise. In July of 2013, the trio had an opportunity to sing at the World Deer Expo in Birmingham, AL. They entered a vocal competition and won the “Do You Have the C Factor?” - a spin off of X-Factor but related to country music. This first place win gave them the opportunity to compete at the Midsouth Fair, one of the largest and longest running talent competitions in the world. Past winners and finalists of this event include most notably Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline and Justin Timberlake. After only singing together for a few months, Sweet Tea Trio came away from the Midsouth Fair with First Place Sweepstakes Winner in September 2013. During their exposure at the World Deer Expo, the trio was asked to write a song for the company, Huntin’ is Good. This was their first song to garner major attention from the hunting industry. Their performance and professional skills landed them the chance to sing at the annual Country Goes Hunting event, in April 2018 INSIGHT