Swedish Country Rocker Hicks Cooks Up Brand New Release Fresh Out Of “Mama’s Kitchen”

Hicks - Mamas Kitchen coverMTS Management Group and MTS Records are happy to announce the release of international award-winning singer/songwriter and Swedish country music artist, Hicks‘ new single, “Mama’s Kitchen.”  “Mama’s Kitchen” is being delivered to radio via digital delivery services Play MPE and Airplay Access. It is available for download on itunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, and all major online music retailers, worldwide.  “Mama’s Kitchen” is the follow up to Hicks’ history-making debut single, “Hayride,” which reached the Music Row Country Breakout Chart Top 80, making him the first Swedish country act to achieve this honor.

“Mama’s Kitchen” was co-written by Hicks and Erik Martensson. The song and video have already received numerous award nominations, including Best Country Music Video at the 2013 Independent Country Music Association Awards. The video currently boasts more than 150,000 Youtube views at http://youtu.be/qBTgmmIDHCE.

“We are so excited to release this brand new single from Hicks,” said Michael Stover, MTS owner. “Mama’s Kitchen’ is the perfect song to heat up country radio this winter, with the driving guitar licks and down-home country lyrics.  It’s been a real breakthrough year for Hicks in the US, and this release is going to take Hicks to even greater heights than ‘Hayride.’  I strongly urge country radio to add this one to their playlists..after all, Mama would approve!”

Hicks (Miqael Persson) is an accomplished songwriter from the south of Sweden, with multiple Gold and Platinum records to his credit. His rock-edged songs have been recorded by artists like Jimi Jamison (Survivor), Giant (Dann Huff), Bobby Kimball (Toto), Little River Band, W.E.T. (Featuring Jeff Scott Soto), Grammy nominated Toby Hitchcock and Grammy winner, Barbados. He has also written with Nashville heavy-hitters like Anthony Smith, Dallas Rogers, Dennis Morgan and Sharon Vaughn. He was named the 2013 British CMA Award Winner for Best European Country Act and 2014 Independent Country Music Association International Act of the Year. For more information, visit http://www.hickscountry.com.