AEROSMITH – STEVEN TYLER Signs With BIg Machine For Solo Country Album

After strutting onto the stage of the Grand Ole Opry during Eric Paslay’s performance last week and teasing his upcoming country album, Steven Tyler has made it official. Rolling Stone Country confirms that the Aerosmith frontman has signed a deal with Dot Records, the label that Scott Borchetta and his Big Machine Group revived last year, to release his debut solo album.

While no specific release date or title has been announced, the album, set for release later this year, will feature songs that Tyler has already been writing and recording in Nashville over the past few months. So far he’s collaborated with writers like Paslay, Hillary Lindsey, Cary Barlowe and the Cadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston.

“There was an immediate connection with Scott and Big Machine, and Nashville seems like the perfect segue for a solo project… and Dot Records is the right fit. My earliest influences put me somewhere between the Everly Brothers and the Carter Family, and this project is all about me paying homage to my country roots,” Tyler says. “I’ve been working with some fucking epic Nashville songwriters, getting my feet wet with the style and groove.”

Further details can be found at this location.

Catch Aerosmith on tour at the following shows:

June
24 – Ford Center – Evansville, IN
27 – Choctaw Casino Event Center – Durant, OK
30 – State Farm Arena – Hidalgo, TX

July
3 – Outdoor Arena at Harveys – Lake Tahoe, NV
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
1 – MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV
4 – Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, MI
7 – Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium – Canton, OH