Joe Nichols

===2012–2015: ''Crickets''===
After parting ways with his longtime label, Nichols signed in October 2012 to Red Bow, a new partnership of [[Broken Bow Records]] and [[RED Distribution]].<ref name="roughstock1"/>

On April 22, 2013, "[[Sunny and 75]]" premiered exclusively online at [[AOL]]'s The Boot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2013/04/22/joe-nichols-sunny-and-75/ |title=Joe Nichols, 'Sunny and 75′ – Exclusive Song Premiere |website=Theboot.com |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=2016-01-26}}</ref>  The song was available on [[iTunes]] May 7, 2013. On Monday, May 13, it was announced that the song had the biggest country radio add week of his entire career, with 52 first week adds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=7140 |title=Nichols sets PR for adds for new single |website=Countrystandardtime.com |date=2007-10-23 |access-date=2016-01-26}}</ref> It peaked at number one on the [[Country Airplay]] chart in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5812332/sunny-returns-joe-nichols-to-no-1-on-country-airplay-chart |title='Sunny' Returns Joe Nichols To No. 1 On Country Airplay Chart |publisher=Billboard |date=2013-12-03 |access-date=2016-01-26}}</ref> Nichols' eighth studio album, ''[[Crickets (Joe Nichols album)|Crickets]]'', was released on October 8, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|title=Joe Nichols Reveals Cover Art, Release Date and Track Listing for New Album|url=http://theboot.com/joe-nichols-crickets-details/|access-date=August 26, 2013|newspaper=The Boot|date=August 26, 2013}}</ref> On January 9, 2014, it was announced that "Sunny and 75" was certified Gold by the RIAA for single sales in excess of 500,000 digital downloads.<ref>[http://joenichols.com/643-joe-hits-hot-gold-with-sunny-and-75 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114102754/http://joenichols.com/643-joe-hits-hot-gold-with-sunny-and-75 |date=January 14, 2014 }}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Yeah (Joe Nichols song)|Yeah]]", was released to country radio on January 27, 2014. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in July 2014. The album's third single, "[[Hard to Be Cool]]", was released to country radio on September 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicrow.com/calendars-2/single-releases/ |title=Single Releases : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City |website=Musicrow.com |date=2014-06-20 |access-date=2016-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212165034/http://www.musicrow.com/calendars-2/single-releases/ |archive-date=2014-02-12 }}</ref>

In 2014, he sang, together with [[Lucy Hale]], the song "Red Dress", which appears on her album, ''[[Road Between]]''.