Country Singer Drake Milligan performs in Shreveport

SHREVEPORT La. – Drake Milligan. He is a rising star in the country music world, and he’s also got the most played song in Australia. 

Saturday, Milligan is performing tonight at the Louisiana Grandstand. 

“It’s really cool because there’s I mean, a lot of history here in Shreveport, especially with my hero Elvis, you know, playing the Louisiana Hayride here back in the day and it’s going to be really cool to to get to play some country music here,” said Milligan.

Milligan says he’s been experiencing a lot of success. As he was number one on the CMT’s top 20 for seven weeks. He says this is something that he always wanted.

“This is something I’ve been chasing for a long time. A lot of people don’t know. Back in the day, I was an Elvis tribute artist and kind of started out in my singing career doing that,” said Milligan.

Milligan is also no stranger to the film industry. He just finished his first short film.

“I’ve been doing these music videos that are kind of like short films. My first one being ‘Dreamville’ and the latest one being called ‘Girl Problems’ about my EP Jukebox song is just kind of a fun way to to kind of throw in some acting chops in there as well,” said Milligan.

To find out more about Drake Milligan’s shows visit drakemilligan.com.