Drake Milligan is keeping his boot on the gas as the new year begins, following a chart-topping breakout with plans for a brand new EP.
Set for release on February 16th, the pure-country hitmaker’s Jukebox Songs EP marks another bold chapter of high-energy twang.
Produced by fellow Texan and traditionally-minded star, Trent Willmon, the EP will once again highlight Milligan’s smooth, booming baritone vocal, towering over four fresh tracks full of instant-classic intensity and diverse country soul…including an unforgettable heartbreak anthem. Pre-order/pre-add/pre-save HERE.
Penned by Bobby Pinson, Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, “Don’t Leave Me Loving You” is a timeless, classic-country style ballad, aching and built on a still-tender emotional wound. The track places Milligan’s standout Texas baritone before a delicate, rootsy arrangement. Listen now HERE.
Meanwhile, Milligan will also soon return to his primetime-TV roots. He’s set to compete on NBC’s upcoming America’s Got Talent spin-off show, Fantasy League, and will also return overseas in March to perform on the main stage at C2C (Country to Country) Festival in London, Glasgow, Belfast, Berlin and Rotterdam. Full dates below:
Saturday, 2nd March – Berlin, Germany – Verti Music Hall
Sunday, 3rd March – Rotterdam, Netherlands – RTM Stage
Friday, 8th March – Belfast, United Kingdom – SSE Arena
Saturday, 9th March – Glasgow, United Kingdom – OVO Hydro
Sunday, 10th March – London, United Kingdom – The O2 Arena
Both build on a streak of early success, stemming from Milligan’s America’s Got Talent emergence and his breakout album debut, DALLAS/FORT WORTH.
Named “One of the Best Country Albums of 2022” by Billboard, Saving Country Music and Whiskey Riff, the project dominated iTunes upon its release, hitting #1 on both the US iTunes All-Genre and Country Albums Charts, while simultaneously holding positions #1, #2, #3 and #5 on iTunes Country Video Chart and spawning back-to-back #1s on the iTunes Country Songs Chart.
Milligan went on to be named an “Artist to Watch” by CMT, Pandora and Music Mayhem, while DALLAS/FORT WORTH also landed in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Country Albums Sales Chart, leading to his new chapter.
Earlier this year, the singer-songwriter returned to America’s Got Talent to debut his current single, “I Got A Problem,” and appeared on both The Kelly Clarkson Show and the Canadian Country Music Association Awards – where he opened the show with performance of his duet with The Reklaws “Honky Tonkin’ About” (a 2023 #1 on Canadian Country Radio).
Other 2023 highlights include Milligan’s nomination for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards, his main stage debut at Stagecoach and a standout performance at Nashville’s CMA Music Festival.
Milligan likewise made his Grand Ole Opry debut in late 2022 and has already become an Opry regular, while earning critical acclaim from USA Today, Billboard, People, Taste of Country, Parade, American Songwriter, Country Now, Saving Country Music, Country Swag and Hollywood Life, to name a few.