{"id":1304343,"date":"2019-02-26T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1803361"},"modified":"2019-02-26T07:00:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T14:00:50","slug":"meet-cmt-artist-discoverys-gabby-barrett-tim-montana-and-darby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/meet-cmt-artist-discoverys-gabby-barrett-tim-montana-and-darby\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet CMT Artist Discovery\u2019s Gabby Barrett, Tim Montana and Darby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:668659?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/tinglel\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Tingle\" rel=\"author\">Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">51m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>The latest additions to CMT\u2019s Artist Discovery initiative offer profound storytelling on infidelity, blue-collar living and taking risks. Meet Gabby Barrett, Tim Montana and Darby:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabby Barrett \u201cI Hope\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/embed\/mgid:arc:video:cmt.com:db3fc8a6-b398-45be-83ac-d5aadc017a36\">media.mtvnservices.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Anyone who has ever been cheated on never wishes their adulterous partner well. If anything, they wish the people who did the cheating felt the hurt they caused by their decisions. \u201cI Hope\u201d by rising artist Gabby Barrett, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., typifies this idea with a captivating drama that pulls the listener in with each passing line. Don\u2019t miss the plot twist leading into the chorus. \u201cI walked into a room with two other great friends of mine, Zach Kale and Jon Nite we had thought about writing about a relationship that went bad but the girl still wishes him well,\u201d Barett, 18, tells CMT.com. \u201cI said, \u2018That\u2019s not really how girls think when a guy does us wrong. We really wish the worst for them.\u2019 So, we wrote a song that girls can dedicate to that one special person that did them wrong, but never got to say what they <em>really<\/em> wanted to.\u201d Barrett just wrapped touring with Chris Lane. Additional shows are being added throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim Montana \u201cAmerican Thread\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/embed\/mgid:arc:video:cmt.com:6a5d5131-de67-4e35-a6a3-c38a6557523b\">media.mtvnservices.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Had Tim Montana, 34, stayed in his hometown Butte, Mont. and not moved to Nashville, he probably wouldn\u2019t be collaborating with figures like Kid Rock, Mac McAnally, ZZ Top\u2019s Billy F. Gibbons and actor Charlie Sheen today. Montana has credits on songs recorded by all three of the musicians and Sheen most recently directed the music video for \u201cMostly Stoned.\u201d Spidey Smith is the director behind Montana\u2019s latest video for \u201cAmerican Thread,\u201d a raw, anthemic ode to hardworking Americans everywhere. Montana co-wrote the song with Mike Florentino and Josh Dunne, and it\u2019s the second release from a forthcoming album. \u201cI\u2019ve had the title bouncing around in my head for a while and finally found the right room and the right co-writers to finish it with,\u201d Montana tells CMT.com. \u201cWith all the political divisiveness these days I wanted to remind people that no matter what you believe we\u2019re all Americans at the end of the day, and I told the story from the perspective of the blue-collar [class].\u201d Montana co-stars in the cinematic video with his hometown of Butte, Mont. and the locals who call it home. \u201cThe woman with the ponies is my mother who still lives off the grid in the mountains just north of Butte,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for my mother, wife and I\u2019m all about girl power. Mom was the best dad I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Darby \u201cTrying On Dresses\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/embed\/mgid:arc:video:cmt.com:12f70ca4-84ee-4a05-8caa-0bdb30974253\">media.mtvnservices.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>There are so many subliminal messages in Darby\u2019s astute \u201cTrying On Dresses.\u201d Her lyrics speak to the universal truth that no one has <em>everything<\/em> figured out, and life comes with many opportunities to explore. But there will always be risk involved committing to any of them. Darby, 16, is a Nashville native, and she co-wrote the song with Justin Ebach. \u201c\u2019Trying on Dresses\u2019 was inspired when I was thinking about how complicated life is for girls,\u201d she tells CMT.com. \u201cSometimes you don\u2019t know what fits until you try it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she\u2019s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1803361\/meet-cmt-artist-discoverys-gabby-barrett-tim-montana-and-darby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lauren Tingle 51m ago The latest additions to CMT\u2019s Artist Discovery initiative offer profound storytelling on infidelity, blue-collar living and taking risks. Meet Gabby Barrett, Tim Montana and Darby: Gabby Barrett \u201cI Hope\u201d Embedded from media.mtvnservices.com. Anyone who has ever been cheated on never wishes their adulterous partner well. 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