Bella Mackenzie hits the ground running with the release of her new single, \u2018T o mbstone Desperado\u2019 featuring rising US country artist Jake Banfield .
Inspired by the 1993 Outlaw Film \u2018Tombstone\u2019, the collaboration drops as Bella Mackenzie prepares to join Banfield as the main support on his The Lasso Australian Tour\u2019 this month.
\u201cThis track can be interpreted in so many ways but personally, this song makes me feel powerful by recognising we’ve all made mistakes, some worse than others, but how you move through and past these, is what makes you the strongest. Jake Banfield is such a vocal powerhouse and on stage that I can’t wait to perform this with him live on tour.” – Bella Mackenzie
With its country rock swagger \u2018Tombstone Desperado\u2019 follows Bella Mackenzie\u2019s 2025 release \u2018Grew Up Country\u2019 featuring fellow North Queensland siblings Homegrown Trio. The song, written in celebration of small-town roots, resilience, and the unshakable pride of rural life, skyrocketed to #10 on the Australian Country Radio Charts.
Hailing from the small coal mining town of Moranbah, Bella Mackenzie has quickly become one of the country\u2019s most exciting new voices in country music. A songwriter since the age of twelve, Bella spent her teenage years cutting her teeth in pubs and bars across regional Australia, honing her craft and steadily growing her audience to what is now close to 100k social media followers. Her distinct style and authenticity have led to brand partnerships with Wrangler, Akubra and more, underscoring her influence beyond music.
Looking ahead, the now Central Coast-based Bella Mackenzie has a busy few months of touring ahead. With shows already confirmed for this year\u2019s prestigious Tamworth Country Music Festival, she will then hit the road with Riley Green for his \u2018Cowboy As It Gets\u2019 Australian Tour, followed by a live set at Australia\u2019s premier country music festival, CMC Rocks 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bella Mackenzie hits the ground running with the release of her new single, \u2018T o mbstone Desperado\u2019 featuring rising US country artist Jake Banfield . Inspired by the 1993 Outlaw Film \u2018Tombstone\u2019, the collaboration drops as Bella Mackenzie prepares to join Banfield as the main support on his The Lasso Australian Tour\u2019 this month. \u201cThis track can … Continue reading “BELLA MACKENZIE RETURNS WITH FIREY NEW SINGLE \u2018TOMBSTONE DESPERADO\u2019 FEAT. JAKE BANFIELD PLAYING CMC ROCKS QLD 2026”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2600,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599\/revisions\/2600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}