{"id":3835,"date":"2025-12-02T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=3835"},"modified":"2026-01-06T02:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:39:29","slug":"drew-baldridge-enters-a-season-of-firsts-with-sold-out-headline-show-australian-tour-acting-debut-and-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/12\/02\/drew-baldridge-enters-a-season-of-firsts-with-sold-out-headline-show-australian-tour-acting-debut-and-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"DREW BALDRIDGE ENTERS A SEASON OF FIRSTS WITH SOLD-OUT HEADLINE SHOW, AUSTRALIAN TOUR, ACTING DEBUT AND MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE PERFORMANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Country artist\u00a0Drew Baldridge<\/strong>\u00a0is experiencing a breakthrough season marked by numerous major career firsts that signal a powerful new chapter in his rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n



Baldridge will celebrate his first ever sold out headline show next week, a defining moment that underscores the growing demand for his gritty, heartfelt songwriting and high energy live performances. The sold out date in Glasgow, Scotland marks his first capacity show as a headlining artist nearly twelve years after moving to Nashville, proving that nothing is impossible in a year already filled with incredible momentum. This major achievement follows another career first earlier this year, when Baldridge completed his first Australian tour opening for Jelly Roll, further expanding his global reach and fan base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adding to the milestone streak, Baldridge officially made his acting debut on the small screen in Hallmark Channel’s\u00a0A Grand Ole Opry Christmas<\/em>, which premiered this weekend. His partnership with Hallmark extends beyond the film through the seasonal hit ‘Joy To Your World’, a collaboration with Mickey Guyton. The song is featured throughout Hallmark Channel’s\u00a0Countdown to Christmas<\/em>\u00a0programming event and is now available to stream\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.

Capping off this extraordinary season, Baldridge made his first appearance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where he and Guyton performed ‘Joy To Your World’ on the Hallmark float just before Santa’s big reveal. Their performance reached thousands of spectators in New York City and millions of viewers nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Every one of these moments feels surrea<\/em>l,”\u00a0Baldridge\u00a0shares. “I’ve chased these kinds of dreams for a long time, and to see them all happening at once is incredibly humbling. I’m just grateful for the fans who’ve believed in me from the start<\/em>.”With new music, sold out shows, screen credits, and a national television spotlight all aligning, Baldridge’s season of firsts marks a turning point in what is shaping up to be his biggest chapter yet. He will continue the celebration this week as his headline Country Born Tour kicks off in the Europe\/United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country Born Tour Dates:<\/strong> December 2 – Utrecht, Netherlands
December 3 – Koln, Germany 
December 5 – Birmingham, UK 
December 6 – Manchester, UK 
December 7 – Glasgow, UK (SOLD-OUT) <\/strong><\/em>
December 9 – London, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baldridge is currently climbing the country radio charts with his latest Stoney Creek Records release ‘Rebel’, a follow up to back-to-back Top 10 hits ‘Tough People’ and ‘She’s Somebody’s Daughter’, his first No. 1 at country radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT DREW BALDRIDGE:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
Drew Baldridge is carving out a lane all his own with songs rooted in Farm, Faith, and Family.\u00a0His 2025 highlights include the release of new radio single “Rebel,” along with previously\u00a0released songs: “Deserve Her,” “Get Me Gone” featuring Emily Ann Roberts, “Call Me If You\u00a0Get One,” as well as a moving collaboration with Dove Award-winning collective I AM THEY on\u00a0“Scars.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baldridge’s single, “Tough People,” became his second consecutive Top 10 hit,\u00a0following the RIAA GOLD-certified smash “She’s Somebody’s Daughter,” which reached No. 1\u00a0on Country Aircheck\/Mediabase and No. 3 on Billboard Country Airplay. The song also earned\u00a0Baldridge honors from the NSAI and BMI, recognizing his outstanding song writing achievement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, he is the only self-funded artist ever to hit No. 1 on Country Aircheck\/Mediabase with\u00a0his first chart-topping single via his Lyric Ridge Records label and holds the distinction of being\u00a0the highest-charting independent artist ever on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. With more\u00a0than 1.1 billion streams and impressions and 2 million social followers, Baldridge has quickly\u00a0become one of country music’s most-watched rising voices.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A powerhouse performer and songwriter signed to Sony Music Publishing, Baldridge has written\u00a0more than 500 songs with cuts by Bailey Zimmerman, LOCASH, and others. In 2025, he toured\u00a0with Cody Johnson, Bailey Zimmerman, and Jelly Roll before launching his own Country Born\u00a0Tour across the UK and Europe this December. Named to the CRS “New Faces” Class of 2025,\u00a0an iHeartCountry “On The Verge” artist, and MusicRow’s Independent Artist of the Year,\u00a0Baldridge continues to build a career that blends authenticity, perseverance, and a deep\u00a0connection to fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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