Sessions Presents An Evening With Country Music Superstar Dallas Smith And Friends, January 30 at 6pm PST / 9pm EST

Sessions is excited to announce a special livestream performance by Country Music Superstar Dallas Smith & friends featuring Josh Ramsay, Jojo Mason, Shaw, Austin and Kristin Carter on January 30 at 6 PM PST / 9 PM EST. Recently voted CCMA ‘Entertainer of the Year’, Smith is the unmistakable multi-platinum-certified talent behind such award winning albums as 2016’s  Side Effects and 2020’s Timeless. Originally part of rock band Default, formed in 1999, Smith went solo in 2012 with his debut album Jumped Right In and has been racking up a steady stream of accolades including ten No. 1 hits like “Autograph,” “Drop,” “Timeless,” “Tippin’ Point,” “Wastin Gas” and more ever since. Special guests to be announced.

Sessions is fast becoming a go-to hub for country music live streams with rising and established musicians eager to take advantage of the new platform’s marketing strength and audience engagement. Most recently legendary artist Hank Williams Jr. performed his first and only hybrid livestream that grossed over 6 figures. Meanwhile, Scotty McCreery gained over 50 million impressions for his performance. Other country artists who have performed on the platform include Lee Brice, Adam Doleac, Darby, Emily Ann Roberts, Jon Langston, Lainey Wilson, Lindsay Ell, The Shadowboxers, Spencer Crandall, Scotty McCreery, and Temecula Road. Sessions creates an opportunity for artists to put on performances that are simultaneously more intimate but virtually reach wider audiences.

“Hank’s show is a great example of the power of livestreaming on a platform like Sessions. With our ability to market this show globally, an enormous audience around the world were ‘in the room’ for this special experience,” says Tim Westergren, Sessions Co-Founder and former Pandora founder. “And through our interactive features, fans were able to connect with the artist in an exciting new way.” In this way, Sessions is amplifying the reach and revenue potential for the world’s working musicians.

Co-founded by digital music pioneer and Pandora founder Tim Westergren, Sessions is creating a space to bring artists and fans together for intimate live streamed experiences. Using an AI-driven marketing engine, gaming mechanic and sophisticated monetization capabilities, Sessions empowers musicians to build a global fanbase and earn a sustainable income. In the coming months, Sessions will pay for one billion impressions to promote musicians across Facebook, Instagram and other ad networks. Available worldwide, artists and fans can play more, earn more, experience more in Sessions. Visit SessionsLive.com  or download on iOS or Android devices.

ABOUT DALLAS SMITH: A multiple JUNO and CCMA Award winning entertainer, Dallas Smith is one of the most celebrated artists in Canadian Country music. Amassing three CRIA gold-certified albums, four CRIA platinum-certified singles and fourteen CRIA gold-certified singles along with more than 300 MILLION+ collective streams to date, Smith is also the first and only Canadian Country artist in the Nielsen BDS era to have TEN #1 singles, including, four consecutive chart-toppers from the same album, and closed out 2019 as the most played artist (domestic/international) at Canadain Country radio for the year. Adding to the list of accolades, Smith is also the sole Canadian country artist in the Nielsen BDS and Mediabase era to earn TEN #1 songs in history and have 23 consecutive singles peak in the Top 10 of the Country airplay chart. He wrapped a very successful 2019, winning two CCMA Awards for “Entertainer of the Year” and “Male Artist of the Year” in addition to co-hosting the 2019 CCMA Awards national broadcast along with Billy Ray Cyrus. Smith, wraps of 2020 as the back to back CCMA Award Winner for Entertainer of the Year – continuing to set the bar high for Country Music in all that he does.