As their powerhouse duet, “Better Than You,” heads towards the Top 40 at U.S. Country Radio, multi-platinum-selling artist Joe Nichols and rising star Annie Bosko today released a special, stripped-down version of the single, “Better Than You (After Hours).” The new, intimate acoustic version of the hit-bound romantic anthem is available now across all digital retail and streaming partners.
WATCH the official “Better Than You (After Hours)” visualizer HERE.
“Better Than You” hit the airwaves as a Top 5 Most Added Song at U.S. Country Radio (Mediabase) for five consecutive weeks, including one week before the track’s official impact date. Additionally, the duet has been a Top 10 Most Added Song for nine non-consecutive weeks and has earned triple-digit radio adds to-date.
STREAM / LISTEN TO “Better Than You” HERE.
“Better Than You” has garnered critical praise, including from legendary MusicRow critic Robert K. Oermann, who described the vocal chemistry between Nichols and Bosko as “Goosebump-thrilling sounding” and awarded Bosko his DISCovery Award “for her sterling work alongside the mighty Joe Nichols.” New Music Weekly, meanwhile, gushed that Nichols and Bosko have delivered “what has to be one of the best duets in town.”
Penned by chart-topping songwriters Derek George (Darius Rucker’s No. 1 “For the First Time”) and John Pierce (Zac Brown’s No. 1 “Sweet Annie”), and produced by George with Mickey Jack Cones (Dustin Lynch, Trace Adkins), “Better Than You” is about love at first sight, your last first kiss, and realizing that nothing else could compare with the magic you’ve found in your lover’s arms.
Nichols’ first live shows of 2025 are in Paducah, Kentucky, tonight (Jan. 31) and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tomorrow (Feb. 1). For a full list of upcoming tour dates as they are announced, visit www.joenichols.com/tour.
Bosko’s 2025 tour highlights will include playing the Stagecoach Festival in her home state of California on April 26. For more information and to sign up for tour updates, visit www.anniebosko.com.
