08/19/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/20/2024 10:25
Official Music Video Launches With Cameo AppearancesBy Country Legends
(Nashville, TN - August 19, 2024) On the heels of MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner's Friday release (8/16) of his 10th studio album, This Country Music Thing, this morning Turner debuted the song "Two Steppin' On The Moon" on TODAY during the 9 am hour.
WATCH TURNER'S TODAY PERFORMANCE | HERE
This Country Music Thing was produced by Kenny Greenberg and Turner wrote or co-wrote three of the eleven tracks on the album which has earned praise since its release.
"This Country Music Thing…finds Turner in his signature sweet spot, boasting songs that nod back to his 2000s country roots but have an ultimately timeless feel"
-Holler.
"Deep in both voice and subject matter, Josh Turner is back with the new album
This Country Music Thing"
-Cowboys & Indians
"A masterful mix of nostalgic boot stompers, swaying love songs and a moving ode to his veteran grandfather, This Country Music Thing serves as a cross-section of who Josh Turner is: a man who cherishes his family, his country and, of course, country music."
-Holler.
The video for "Two Steppin' On The Moon" premiered on CMT and was spotlighted on the billboards in Times Square. It features several of Turner's friends, all of whom have recorded songs featuring a moon including Randy Travis ("Honky Tonk Moon"); The Gatlin Brothers ("Talkin' To The Moon"); John Anderson ("Mississippi Moon"); Marty Raybon of Shenandoah ("The Moon Over Georgia"); as well as Mark Narmore (writer of "The Moon Over Georgia") and long-time producer Kenny Greenberg.
About Josh Turner
With timeless songs like "Long Black Train" and "Why Don't We Just Dance," Turner's five No. 1 singles include "Your Man," of which the official music video surpassed 208 million views. To date, Turner has 5.2B release to date global streams. His album Long Black Train debuted 21 years ago and was certified Platinum by the RIAA with nearly 1.5M album sales, 1.4M track downloads and over 294.3M life-to-date streams. The lead single of the same name was also certified Platinum making up over 1.1M track downloads and over 242.2M global streams. In June 2021, Turner released Your Man Deluxe Edition, celebrating 15 years of Turner's iconic double Platinum-selling album, as well as the mini documentary "Josh Turner Your Man 15th Anniversary" (Mini Doc). The certified triple-Platinum selling "Would You Go With Me," featured on Your Man Deluxe Edition, experienced a viral surge across TikTok leading to a jump in streaming which landed the classic country tune on Spotify's US Viral 50 along with Spotify Viral charts in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. A native of South Carolina, Turner has been nominated for three GMA Dove awards and won his first GMA Dove Award in 2021 for "I Saw The Light" featuring Sonya Isaacs, off his I Serve a Savior album. Turner and has been nominated for two GRAMMY Awards, five CMA Awards, two ACM Awards, one CMT Award, seven ACA Awards and has received six Inspirational Country Music Awards. Turner released his first Greatest Hits album in fall of 2023 and is currently crisscrossing America on The Greatest Hits Tour. To support music and arts education, he created The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund for the Arts to help students pursue their studies in these fields. Turner and his wife Jennifer, whom he met as a student at Nashville's Belmont University, have four sons. For more information, please visit www.joshturner.com.