Courtney Keil joins the 3KND team and has a chat with BB Adams about her musical career and has hit the ground running since her debut release in 2020 of ‘I Just Wanna Hold You’ securing #15 TMN Country Hot 50 / Semi-Finalist 2020 ISC, Top 40 Finalist Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition. 2021 brought releases of feel good ‘Hummingbird’ (#2 AIR 100% Independent Singles Chart / #29 TMN Country Hot 50), enchanting ballad ‘Where Does All The Love Go’ and gutsy ‘Little Heartbreak’.
In March 2022 Courtney released uplifting, spirited ‘The One’ (#2 iTunes Country, #9 AIR 100% Independent Singles Chart) followed by ‘Hard Place’ in July, filled with western swampy groove debuting at #2 iTunes Country, with a high of #21 on Countrytown Hot 50 Chart. Come October her release of ‘Always First’ (#1 iTunes Country) with accompanying music video directed by Jeremy Minett (Eyes And Ears Creative / Viper Creek Band) gracing the airways with the video receiving good rotation on CMT. All seven songs secured high rotation across country radio networks with streams in excess of 330,000.
2022 was jam-packed for Courtney Keil with performances on the acclaimed ‘Girls Night Out’ tour alongside Gina Jeffreys, Tania Kernaghan and Max Jackson with it’s debut at the 50th Tamworth Music Festival in April, NQs Rockn’ Country Music Festival in Mackay and Savannah in the Round.
Courtney opened for Andrew Swift in Victoria for his ‘The Art of Letting Go’ album launch tour, was a guest artist at the Wagner Awards in Sydney (being awarded 2022 ‘Most Promising Young Artist’) and supported Angus Gill on his Victorian tour in June. She captivated audiences, as the vibrant and energetic June Carter in the ‘Johnny Cash - The Concert’ tour alongside Daniel Thompson with performances around Australia. The show was an absolute hit on the Cruisin’ Country tour aboard the Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas in November, with Courtney taking to the stage once again. Later in November she opened the show as Guest Artist at Avoca Theatre on the Central Coast for The Black Stump Band (Tim Freedman, The Whitlams).
Courtney continues to add to her catalogue of songs, writing with her mentor Gina Jeffreys (1991 Star Maker Winner/5x Golden Guitar Winner), her producer Rod McCormack (3 x CMAA Producer of the Year), Templeton Thompson (Reba McEntire/Jo Dee Messina/Little Texas), and Sam Gay (Deric Ruttan/Little Texas/Bryan White) and Sally Barris (Trisha Yearwood/Keith Urban/Martina McBride/Lee Ann Womack). Courtney Keil brings superb lyrical depth, passionate connection and creates music that speaks of resilience, sentiment and encourages her audience to endure and overcome challenging times, all trademarks of a sincere and authentic artist.