SAB Announces Country Music Show

01/26/2015 

Up-and-coming country music artist RaeLynn, who gained popularity on NBC’s The Voice and has sung with stars such as Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton, will perform at SUNY Cortland on Saturday, Feb. 7. It will be the first country music concert presented by the College’s Student Activities Board (SAB).

Tickets for the show, which starts at 9 p.m. in the Corey Union Function Room, go on sale at noon Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Corey Union Information Desk. They cost $5 for SUNY Cortland students, $7 for non-Cortland students and $15 for College employees and the general public. Only cash will be accepted.

Doors will open the night of the concert at 8 p.m.

The 20-year-old Texas native has achieved steady success since appearing on the second season of The Voice in 2012, and has been described as the next Taylor Swift. She’s best known for her debut single “God Made Girls,” which reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2014, making it the year’s highest charting debut single by a solo female country artist.

She performed it during a return to The Voice in December, then appeared on national television less than a week later when she sang the National Anthem during a Monday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons.

Last year, RaeLynn was chosen as iHeart Radio’s “On the Verge” artist, becoming the first female country artist to receive the honor. She currently is on the road opening Grammy Award winner Miranda Lambert’s “Certified Platinum” tour.

RaeLynn also is often associated with country music sensation Blake Shelton, who was one of her early supporters as a judge on The Voice. The pair sang together on Shelton hits that include “Boys ‘Round Here” and “Buzzin.”

For more information, contact SUNY Cortland’s Campus Activities and Corey Union Office at 607-753-5574.