Dan + Shay take home three American Music Awards
Dan + Shay became the first ever country artists to take home the all-genre Collaboration title.
Kane Brown won Favorite Country Artist - Male, while Maren Morris took the female honor.
Blake Shelton's "Fully Loaded: God's Country" took home Favorite Country Album.
"Wow, this is absolutely incredible," Shay Mooney said upon receiving the award for Favorite Song – Country. "Thank you guys so much, this is a huge honor. Thank you to our wives...our team, my two little boys. To the Nashville songwriting community, thank you guys so much for inspiring us every single day. There are so many great songs written in Nashville every day, and we know that. So the fact that you chose our song means the absolute world to us. To country radio, thank you for playing our music."
Dan Smyers said, "This has been the toughest year ever [because] we haven't been able to be together in person... But I just wanted to say, music has such an incredible power to unify us. Music has power to change lives, to save the world. So to all of our fellow artists and nominees, everybody creating art at home: thank you for doing what you do. And the fans – everybody up there [or] watching at home, thank you for everything."
More news for Dan + Shay
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- 09/15/23: Brothers Osborne, Willie Dan + Shay top release schedule
- 09/14/23: Dan + Shay put Heartbreak on the Map
- 07/14/23: Dan + Shay building towards "Bigger Houses"
- 06/22/23: Dan + Shay join The Voice; Reba returns
- 01/20/23: Mooney becomes dad for third time
- 08/15/22: Mooney becoming father again
- 07/14/22: Dan + Shay are all about "You"
CD reviews for Dan + Shay
With Rascal Flatts gone, the heir apparent to the breezy pop country throne, Dan +Shay has taken its rightful place. Their fourth studio album, "Good Things," is a feather light 12-song cruise suitable for multiple radio formats from adult contemporary to pop and even country, though that feels like a stretch.
Each song was co-written and produced by Dan Smyers while Shay Mooney put his pen to eight tracks. One look at the credits, and you'll know which direction it will be headed. ...
The track list on Dan +Shay's self-titled third album has a song crediting Kelly Clarkson as a featured vocalist. Upon a full listen, you will think they forgot about a few others. The disc features the duo's contemporary sound that mirrors many artists in the genre. The lead-off track, "Alone Together," evokes Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox and is half of the only seven minutes on the tidy 35-minute collection that represent anything near up-tempo.
The duo puts the ballads on ...
Dan Myers and James Shay Mooney came from different parts of the country (Allegheny County, Pa. and Arkansas, respectively) and met in Nashville where each was tracking the well-worn path to country music success. They began writing songs together a little over three years ago, already have a hit album ("Where It All Began") and now have another tiger by the tail.
Dan + Shay know a hook, can write songs and have identified a sweet spot in the formula of country music success. ...
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