VIDEO MADE BROADCAST DEBUT ON CMT & MTV
TRACK FROM SMITH’S SOPHOMORE ALBUM CALIFORNIA GOLD
SMITH NOMINATED FOR A CMA AWARD FOR NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
{Nashville, TN – October 18, 2024} – ACM New Male Artist of the Year Nate Smith and diamond certified international superstar Avril Lavigne release the music video for their emotional charged heartbreaking track “Can You Die From A Broken Heart.” The video, which was directed by Mason Allen and Nikki Fletcher, find the two in a post-apocalyptic world trying to escape the struggle of a broken heart and ultimately coming back to life. The video made its broadcast premiere on CMT, CMT Music, CMT Equal Play, MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Biggest Pop and on the Paramount Times Square billboards.”
“Can You Die From A Broken Heart” is featured on Smith’s sophomore album California Gold which debuted Top 15 on Billboard’s Country Album Chart, and marks his second duet with Lavigne following their remix of Smith’s RIAA certified platinum No. 1 hit “Bulletproof” that the duo performed on the 2024 ACM Awards. The 16-track album also features the high energy EDM leaning “I Like It” with Alesso. Largely produced by frequent collaborator Lindsay Rimes, California Gold features songwriting from Smith, Rimes, Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips, Thomas Archer, Ryan Hurd, Brett Tyler, Hunter Phelps and so many others.
Smith has continued to make major strides to stardom by being named this year’s Billboard Rookie of the Year as well as Amazon’s Breakthrough Country Artist of the Year and receiving a CMA Award nomination New Artist of the Year. He has earned three No. 1 singles at country radio, recently scoring his third consecutive multi-week No. 1 at Mediabase/Country Aircheck with “Bulletproof” marking Smith as the first artist in R&R/Mediabase history to start their career with three consecutive multi-week No. 1s.
Smith is currently on his 2024 Through The Smoke World Tour. The tour will continue through the end of the year and wrap up in Nashville, TN on Dec. 5. For more information, please visit NateSmithOfficial.com.
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About Nate Smith:
Bursting onto the scene a few short years ago, country vocal powerhouse Nate Smith has accumulated nearly 2 billion career streams, scored three No. 1 records (“Whiskey on You,” “World on Fire” and “Bulletproof”), garnered multiple gold and platinum records, sold-out shows across the US and received numerous nominations for best new artist from the CMA Awards, CMT Awards, iHeart Radio Awards and so many more. Most recently, Smith received the award for ACM New Male Artist of the Year, Billboard’s Rookie of the Year and Amazon’s Breakthrough Artist for 2024.
The ACM Award winner just wrapped a major stadium tour with Morgan Wallen and has toured alongside Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell. Nate is managed by Kevin “Chief” Zaruk and Simon Tikhman with The Core Entertainment.
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About Avril Lavigne:
Avril Lavigne has made history, smashed records, and consistently blazed a trail of her own as an uncompromising force in music and culture. Beyond selling 50 million albums worldwide with 12.5 million units sold in the U.S. alone, she has notched eight GRAMMY® Award nominations, has won 10 JUNO Awards, was appointed to the Order of Canada (2024), and is a Canada Walk of Fame (2023) and Hollywood Walk of Fame (2022) recipient. In June, Avril released her first-ever Greatest Hits album featuring 20 career-spanning fan-favorites from her record-smashing catalog. In support, Avril completed a 29-night run of sold-out shows on her North American headline Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits tour this summer, as well as performed show-stopping sets oversees including her critically acclaimed Glastonbury debut. Avril’s impressive catalog includes the diamond-certified (Canada) and septuple platinum (U.S.) album Let Go [2002], quintuple-platinum (Canada) and triple-platinum (U.S.) Under My Skin [2004], double-platinum The Best Damn Thing [2007], gold-selling Goodbye Lullaby [2011], gold-selling Avril Lavigne [2013], and Head Above Water [2019], and Love Sux [2022] that debuted in the top 10 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart and amassed over 12 million streams in its first week alone. As such, she remains of “one of the Soundscan-era’s top-selling artists releasing albums in the U.S.” and “the third best-selling Canadian female artist of all-time.” She earned a spot in the Top 10 of Billboard’s “Best of the 2000s” chart and holds a Guinness World Record as “the youngest female solo artist to top the UK chart,” while “Girlfriend” emerged as “first music video to reach 100 million views on YouTube.” For tour dates and all other information, please visit www.avrillavigne.com.
