The Darlins

The Darlins
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Country
Years active	2011 (2011)-2017
Labels	VMG
Members	Erinn Bates Jude Toy
Website	http://www.thedarlins.com

The Darlins is an American country music duo composed of Erinn Bates from Nashville, Tennessee (lead vocals/mandolin) and Jude Toy from Portland, Oregon (guitar/vocals).

The Darlins met at a Sephora in Nashville.[1]

"All My Friends" was written by Erinn Bates, Jude Toy, and Max T. Barnes. The song got viral exposure via Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube after the video won first place in the national battle of the bands contest "The 2nd Hourly Gig" sponsored by Snagajob. Their prize was opening for Montgomery Gentry.[2]

The Darlins' debut EP, Crush, was released in 2015.[3] "Crush" features six songs written and co-written by Jude and Erinn and was produced by Buddy Hyatt from the Grammy Award Winning pop/rock band Toto.

The Darlins were named one of the 8 Best Artists of 2015 by the magazine, Nashville Music Guide.[4] In 2016 the duo was nominated for Best Country Duo or Group at the Nashville Industry Music Awards.[5]

The Darlins' official music video for "Crush" was released in October 2016; it was directed by Jonathan Barbee. In August 2017, The Darlins signed with VMG Records, founded by Grand Ole Opry star and Nashville Cat, Jim Vest. Their single "Blackberry Whiskey" was released on September 8, 2017.

The Darlins won Duo of the Year at the 2017 Josie Music Awards.

In November 2017, the duo parted ways.

Erinn Bates and her husband Glenn Ziser became country duo Hymn and Heart in 2019.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Crush	Release date: September 22, 2015 Label: Independent Format: Music download

Singles

Year	Single	Album
2015	"Crush"	The Darlins

Year	Single
2017	"Blackberry Whiskey"	The Darlins

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2016	"Crush"[6]	Jonathan Barbee

Sources: [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1. "Biography". The Darlins official website. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
2. "The Darlins Win Snagajob's Hourly Gig Contest". Snagajob website. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
3. "SIngle Review The Darlins "Crush"". The Daily Country. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
4. "Nashville Music Guide's the Best of 2015". Nashville Music Guide. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
5. "Nashville Industry Music Awards: 2016 NIMA Ballot". NIMA official website. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
6. "CMT : Videos : The Darlins : Crush". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
7. "Biography". The Darlins official website. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
8. "The Darlins; Nashville's Fastest Rising Duo Creating Music with the Hit Makers". Nashville Music Guide. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
9. "Nashville's "The Darlins"". Nashville Music Guide. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
10. "The Darlins Win Snagajob's Hourly Gig Contest". Snagajob website. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
11. "Meet: The Darlins". Nash News 15. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
12. "Daily Discovery: The Darlins, "Say It Ain't So"". American Songwriter Magazine. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
13. "Nashville Industry Music Awards: 2016 NIMA Ballot". NIMA official website. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
14. "Nashville Music Guide's the Best of 2015". Nashville Music Guide. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
15. "Conversations with Missy: The Darlins". Center Stage Magazine. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
16. "SIngle Review The Darlins "Crush"". The Daily Country. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
17. "Female Duo The Darlins Release Debut EP Crush". Celeb Secrets Country. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
18. "Southern Women's Show=Southern Shows website". Retrieved 2016-12-03.
19. "NAMM 2014: The Beat Goes On". Patch website. Retrieved 2016-12-03.

External links

• The Darlins official music video performing “Crush”