Enter to Win a Chance to Meet New Country Singer Chase McDaniel

LAFAYETTE, La. (KMDL-FM) - We love championing new country here at 97.3 The Dawg. And before the stars make it big, the new artists want to get out and meet as many of you as possible.

That's happening this Thursday, April 17, as new country artist Chase McDaniel will visit Cajun Country with a trip to Lafayette and a stop here at the Bruce Mikells Multimedia Center.

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McDaniel will be playing a few songs for our continuous "Live in the Lobby" series, and we'd love it if some of you could be there to enjoy some tunes, light snacks, and get to meet this country newcomer.

If you're available at 2:00 pm this Thursday to come on down to our studios in Lafayette, then fill out the entry below. We'll pick five winners (plus a guest each) to be a part of the audience that will get to meet and greet Chase McDaniel and enjoy a few live tunes.

(Winners will be picked at 8:00 am on Wednesday, April 13, and notified via email and/or phone.)

About Chase McDaniel

Raised by his grandparents in the small Kentucky town of Greensburg, Chase McDaniel is one of Nashville’s most tenacious singer-songwriters and a shining example of how kindness, persistence, and curiosity can pay off. After graduating from the University of Louisville, he pursued his dream of making Country music in Nashville. But the streetwise go-getter, who’s no stranger to hard times, quickly found misfortune once again – this time courtesy of the pandemic.

Jobless and down to his last $12, he almost packed it up and headed home, then found a lifeline in a friend who loaned him enough to cover rent for just a few more weeks. During that time, McDaniel submitted over 50 job applications and finally landed a gig, working double shifts and sleeping as little as four hours a night while writing and recording with his producer and best friend Jerry Jacobs in whatever spare time he could find. Grateful for the second chance, McDaniel poured his heart and soul into his music, sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly, and steadily winning over a growing community of fans who’ve connected with his honesty and strength through vulnerability, not to mention his enigmatic swagger.

Over the last few years, he’s scored the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales and iTunes Country single charts with the self-aware “Project” and reached No. 3 (all-genre) for “Your Daughter” (a heartbreaking track written about his sister). The Big Machine Records talent released his debut EP, Blame It All On Country Music, in early 2024, and began taking his Country Rock sound and rich baritone vocals to sold-out audiences across the country.

With his debut single “Burned Down Heaven” impacting Country Radio now, and more new music on the way like recent release “Risk It All,” McDaniel’s ultimate aim is to help others find the light.