Shortly after launching their new partnership with the syndicated live overnight show, “PickleJar Up All Night,” Cumulus and PickleJar have announced independent country artist Karissa Ella as their debut Spotlight Artist. The show will play her forthcoming single “I Hope Heaven’s Like” alongside interview segments over the coming months, an achievement that is rare for an artist who isn’t signed to a major record label – a testament to what the new show is setting out to accomplish. The Ohio native recently announced that her EP, It’s Personal, will be released on June 23 and can be pre-saved here: lnk.to/KEpersonal.
Hosted by Patrick Thomas, formerly of the “Big D and Bubba Show,” “PickleJar Up All Night” airs across Cumulus Media Country stations in 47 U.S. markets. The program features emerging Country artists, top-charting Country music and the biggest stories in entertainment news, with exclusive artist interviews and features. The show airs live from Cumulus Media’s WKDF-FM studios in Nashville seven nights a week from Midnight-5:00 am ET.
Check out her surprised reaction to hearing the news from Thomas on-air in the Nashville WKDF studio here!: instagram.com/p/CteMGAhu4R5
The rising songstress, Ella, just made her CMA Fest debut with a performance at the CMA Spotlight Stage in Music City Center on Friday to a packed and enthusiastic audience. For more information and to stay up to date with Karissa, please visit karissaella.com.
About Karissa Ella
Karissa Ella is a breath of fresh air in today’s world of country music, and she’s been recognized for it by CMT, Taste of Country, Sounds Like Nashville and countless more media outlets. Inspired by the likes of Shania Twain, Gretchen Wilson, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, her music and writing are a reflection of those that came before her. Her live performances at places like the ACM-nominated Dusty Armadillo, attract audiences of all ages, but they keep coming back for her infectious personality and genuine songwriting. An Ohio native, Ella has consistently released new music with heavy press and streaming support since graduating from Belmont University in 2018, starting with a self-titled EP for which she co-wrote the majority of songs and her second EP, Blossom, which featured the tracks “VACAY” and “More Like Her.” In 2021, she put out The Acoustic Sessions – an EP of four classic country song covers – as well as the original singles “Bad Summer” and “Crackin’ Cold Ones” and rounded out the year on the road with GRAMMY-nominated country star David Nail on his Bootheel 2021 Tour. Ella had another prolific year in 2022, marked by the release of several singles – including “Hometown Bar” featured on PEOPLE.com and “Whiskey Whispers Your Name” featured on Sounds Like Nashville – as well as a special performance of “He Walked on Water” for Randy Travis himself at the Country Rebel Ranch. Ella’s third EP will be released in the Summer 2023. To stay up to date with new music and tour dates, visit karissaella.com.
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PickleJar’s Patrick Thomas with Karissa Ella
