Official Music Video For “Roots” To Premiere Exclusively On CMT Music/CMT.com February 6!
February 5, 2021 — Nashville, TN – RECORDS Nashville artist and Tik Tok sensation Lathan Warlick is kicking off the new year alongside PLATINUM Country star RaeLynn with a new song and new music video for “Roots.” As teased on social media, “Roots” is from Lathan’s forthcoming new project, with plans to put out more tracks in the coming months. The track is written by Lathan and RaeLynn along with Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram, Summer Overstreet and Zach Dyer and produced by The720. Stream/download “Roots” HERE now.
Lathan, a proud husband and father, shares, “I got some amazing women in my life. So it’s time to shine some light on those hardworking, powerful women who are still holding it down. They are blessed with some good ‘roots.’”
“I’ve really loved working with Lathan on this project,” shared RaeLynn. “He is an authentically great artist and an amazing human that is so grounded and real. I can’t wait to hear what the world thinks of this song!”
Lathan will be joining RaeLynn during her Instagram live TONIGHT at 5pm CST to chat about the song, and more!
The official music video, directed by Austin Peckham and filmed in Nashville shows Lathan, RaeLynn and their crews getting ready to celebrate “girls with roots,” ending in a hip hop/break dance party. Fans can catch the video premiere exclusively on CMT Music and CMT.com tomorrow, February 6.
Photo Credit: Colin Flora
Download behind-the-scenes photos HERE
The Jackson, TN rapper and viral music sensation first gained attention through social media by creating videos of himself on his iPhone in his car, adding his own rap verses to popular songs like “Holy” by Justin Bieber, “The Box” by Roddy Ricch, “Memories” by Maroon 5, “Hello” by Adele, and “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. His videos caught the attention of country singer Granger Smith, who asked Warlick to add a rap verse to his song, creating a powerful remix of “That’s Why I Love Dirt Roads.” Last fall, Lathan collaborated with Matt Stell on “Over Yonder,” a song that powerfully blends hip hop patriotism with a call for unity. “Over Yonder” has racked up 1.2 Million streams so far, which contributes to the 5.6 Million streams across his catalog to date.
Lathan has recently collaborated with some of Nashville’s biggest names including Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line, Dustin Lynch, Lauren Alaina, RaeLynn, and more. He continues his mission of positivity and defying labels in the studio, writing and recording with incredible artists across all genres, in keeping with his signature mantra: “do different, be different.”
For more information, visit https://www.lathanwarlick.com and follow him @LathanWarlick on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
About Lathan Warlick:
Lathan Warlick was awakened to his creative purpose one life-changing day after coming face-to-face with a 45-caliber pistol. He self identifies as a “positive artist,” who reflects on his upbringing in a rough neighborhood, and has gained transformative perspective as a Christ-follower, husband, and father in his songwriting. The Jackson, TN rapper and viral music sensation first gained attention through social media –1.1M followers on TikTok and 85,000 on Instagram— by creating videos of himself on his iPhone in his car, adding his own rap verses to popular songs like “Holy” by Justin Bieber, “The Box” by Roddy Ricch, “Memories” by Maroon 5, “Hello” by Adele, and “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. His videos caught the attention of country singer Granger Smith, who asked Warlick to add a rap verse to his song, creating a powerful remix of “That’s What I Love About Dirt Roads.”
Warlick self-released his own EPs, Tellem That Im Comin (2016), 2nd Time Around (2017), and A Church in the Trap (2018), before connecting with his manager Ash Bowers, joining the Wide Open Music family alongside artists Jimmie Allen, Stell and Chris Bandi last year. He signed his first record deal with RECORDS/Columbia just a few months later in August 2020. Last fall, Lathan collaborated with Matt Stell on “Over Yonder,” a song that powerfully blends hip hop patriotism with a call for unity. “Over Yonder” has racked up 1.2 Million streams so far, which contributes to the 5.6 Million streams across his catalog to date.
Now, Lathan is gearing up for a big year, having recently collaborated with some of Nashville’s biggest names including Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line, Dustin Lynch, RaeLynn, and more! “Roots,” with RaeLynn, is the first song from Lathan’s forthcoming new project, with plans to put out more additional tracks in the coming months. He continues his mission of positivity and defying labels in the studio, writing and recording with incredible artists across all genres, in keeping with his signature mantra: “do different, be different.”
For more information, visit https://www.lathanwarlick.com and follow him @LathanWarlick on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
About RaeLynn:
Two-time ACM New Female Vocalist nominee RaeLynn is continuing to redefine her lane in Country music with her gift for storytelling through songwriting, accented by a one-of-a-kind, electric personality. RaeLynn’s latest EP BAYTOWN – her first since signing to Round Here Records – arrived on August 14 and is closing in on 50 MILLION streams, adding to her 630 MILLION total career streams. Scoring high-profile features with PEOPLE, American Songwriter, and Entertainment Tonight, she’s stacking acclaim for “a confident, joyous effort” (Billboard) that’s “equally tender-hearted and fiercely fun” (Tennessean). BAYTOWN follows her widely lauded debut WILDHORSE which arrived at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and was recognized among the best Country albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone, UPROXX and Stereogum. Most recently on Maren Morris’ GIRL: THE WORLD TOUR, she’s also joined Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, FGL, Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton on the road. With both GOLD (“Love Triangle”) and PLATINUM (“God Made Girls”) singles to her name and nearly 2.2 MILLION followers across her engaging online platforms. Her star continues to rise after becoming the first Country face to represent the global beauty brand Too Faced, and making her acting debut in Hallmark Channel’s “A Nashville Christmas Carol.”
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
For Lathan Warlick
Monarch Publicity
Cindy Hunt / Heather Conley / Taryn Pray
For RaeLynn
Sweet Talk Publicity
Jensen Sussman / Jodi Dawes