STEVEN TYLER Premiers “Love Is Your Name” Single On American Idol Season Finale, Performs With Ousted Contestant JAX; Video
May 14, 2015, 9 years ago
Steven Tyler debuted his first country single, "Love Is Your Name”, on last night’s American Idol finale, backed up with some killer production design, and a musical assist from 3rd Place contestant Jax, who got to unleash one more round of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart”. See footage below:
"Country, to me, has always been oversimplified, by an accent, a truck, cowboy boots, a dirt road, a back porch," Tyler tells USA Today. "But I think it's more about freedom and pride and hard work and the girl. And knowing everybody's first name in town, you know? There were 1,200 people in my town when I grew up. That, to me, is country."Tyler's new single may be finished, but his upcoming solo album isn't — and won't be until after Aerosmith finishes a two-month North American tour.
"I've got to find time to come back and record these songs after the Aerosmith tour," Tyler says. "But I flit from flower to flower, country to country, looking for good times and singing about the last time. That's what I'm putting into the country songs."Read more at USAToday.
Tyler, who was recently signed to Dot Records underneath the Big Machine Label Group umbrella (Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw), is releasing the "Love Is Your Name” single across multiple media properties with exclusive interviews and a live televised performance.
"Love Is Your Name" is the first single off Tyler's highly anticipated debut solo album. The song was produced by Dann Huff and recorded in Nashville at Blackbird studios. Tyler has been residing in Nashville since January where he has been hanging out and collaborating with some of Music Row's finest singers and songwriters.
"I picked up and headed for Tennessee, and the FIRST DAY in the studio, I recorded a song that became my first single, and if “Love Is Your Name”, then Nashville's my new girlfriend. I guess you could call that Beginner's Luck," said Tyler.
"Love Is Your Name" is available at all digital retailers where music is sold.
Catch Aerosmith on tour at the following shows:
June
27 - Choctaw Casino Event Center - Durant, OK
30 - State Farm Arena - Hidalgo, TX
July
7 - Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
10 - Salinas Sports Complex - Salinas, CA
13 - Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC
16 - Save on Foods Memorial Centre - Victoria, BC
19 - Shell Place at MacDonald Park - Fort McMurray, AB
22 - Cheyenne Frontier Days - Cheyenne, WY
25 - North Dakota State Fair - Minot, ND
28 - Amphitheater Northwest - Ridgefield, WA
August
4 - Van Andel Arena - Grand Rapids, MI
7 - Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium - Canton, OH
