17-year-old country music artist Josey
Milner burst onto the international radio airwaves with her first release in
September 2012, a cover version of
Miranda Lambert's "
Dead Flowers."
The debut single from this
Kansas City, MO native received airplay overseas in
Belgium,
Netherlands,
Australia, UK,
Austria,
Germany,
Denmark,
Canada,
Poland and
Japan, while placing in the Top 10 of an internationally-recognized country music chart.
Meanwhile, her
Youtube video for another classic cover,
Patsy Cline's "
Walking After Midnight" has received more than 60,
000 views. With recent performances at fairs and festivals in
Kansas and Missouri, including a spot on the
Missouri State Fair and an opener for country star
Chris Cagle, this former teen rodeo and pageant princess is poised for stardom on the international country music stage.
Growing up on a small farm in
Missouri, one might say that country is Josey's pedigree. At age 7, she began barrel racing at local rodeos, making the rodeo arena her first stage. She started singing the
National Anthem at her youth rodeos, eventually graduating to performances at
PRCA rodeos across
Missouri and Kansas, including the
American Royal in
Kansas City. These anthem performances led to the decision for her to hang up her spurs and follow her dreams of country music fame.
Josey's country music career kicked off with her singing at country music shows, local fairs, and to pretty much anyone who would listen. In
2010, she was invited to sing on the main stage at the
International Steel Guitar Show in
St Louis. It was at this event that she received some sage-like advice from the veteran musicians: Get a band together, and get out there and start playing. After returning home from
St. Louis, that's exactly what she did.
The Josey Milner
Band has become one of the most sought-after live acts in the Kansas City area. Performing an ever-evolving and versatile mix of new country, classic country, country rock, and a little bit of
Rock & Roll, Josey has led the band through raucous sets at
Buffalo Bill Days,
Slater Fall Festival,
Holden Street Fair, Timbercreek,
The Landing, and numerous others, performing for sold-out crowds and claiming the title of "Kansas City's
Princess of
Country Music." It was these live performances that attracted the interest of a national management company.
In September, Josey signed an exclusive artist management deal with
MTS Management Group.
Soon after, her single, "Dead Flowers" debuted on the
Independent Music Network's country chart at #10, receiving tons of fan requests and international airplay. The song was also among the most downloaded on digital music delivery site,
Airplay Direct. By November, Josey was ranked among the Top
200 International Artists by
CMG Radio Network. Oh yeah
...in the meantime, Josey earned recognition as a
National Honor Society student!
In
December 2012, Josey released her new single, "
Not Pretty Enough," with veteran engineers
Matthew Russo (
Hall and Oates) and
Larry Gann (
Elton John) and producer,
Micah Burdick. The single kicked off an anti-bullying campaign, with Josey as national spokesperson for
Angels and
Doves. The single was the second most-added at country radio (
New Music Weekly) in its first week of release, and it's currently #35
NMW and #
108 Music Row. Josey is continuing with an extensive series of radio, print and online interviews, as well as taking her live shows to audiences across the
Midwest and beyond. She recently performed at the Nascar
Kobalt 400, for the
Welcome Home Troops Benefit, and she will be performing for the
Teddy Bear Festival in April, to benefit children's charities, in addition to a
CMA Fest showcase in
Nashville, this June.
In
January 2013, Josey embarked on her very first radio promotion tour, visiting stations in
Tennessee, Kansas and Missouri. Also that month, she was named as one of the Top 10 "Hottest New
Stars" in a book from
PDS Entertainment. In April, Josey was nominated for Most Promising
Youth Artist at the
2013 Independent
Country Music Association awards. One thing is for certain, wherever her music may take her, she will always remain the small-town girl with the rodeo spurs still hanging on her wall. For more information on Josey Milner, please visit www.joseymilner.com.
- published: 28 Jun 2013
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