Country Bites News snippets August 19 – August 25,
2013
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UK & IRISH News
- Australian Nicki Gillis is touring the UK in September. CMR Nashville
are presenting her and her band plus special guest 60s star Frank Ifield. It happens on Friday 4th October at The Berkoff Performing Arts Centre, Alton College, Alton, Hants. Tel Box Office 01420 592221 Tickets £10. See Tour Schedule
- Country Music Festival at Butlins Skegness 7th to 11th
October 2013 (Gene Watson & Will Banister headline) - Flyer
- The Breckland Country Music Festival, Pentney Norfolk in June
(Cross Country Page 36 review - Image)
- The Stockyard Country Music Festival takes place on 5 Sept - 8
Sept 2013 at the Pentney Bowls Club Narborough Rd Pentney King's Lynn
Norfolk PE32 1JD UK . Appearing Kevin Barry, Jeff Gallant Band, Nicky
James, First Chapter, Hayley Oliver Band, Aubrey Lovejoy & Tennessee
Rain, Nashville Numbers, Lucy Leigh, Steve Cherelle and others. For more
details Tel. 01953 889890 Mike Rix or Barbara or Tel. 01362 820947 George
or Rita Watts See Flyer JPG
- Boars Nest CMC in Norwich next 3 Months line up - Image
- Florida Georgia Line's 24-week US No.1 smash
"Cruise" feat. rapper Nelly after a second week stay on the BBC Radio 2 “B” playlist has now been upgraded to the “A” for the week
commencing August 24th. The FGL duo comprising Tyler Hubbard (from Monroe,
Georgia) and Brian Kelley (from Ormond Beach, Florida) are Country Music
People’s cover feature in their Sept issue.
- The Scottish New Music Awards a music awards event billed as “Scotland’s
answer to the Grammys” has been axed after just two years. They were
launched two years ago to help promote “emerging talent” in the industry.
However organisers have pulled the plug on the event, due to be hosted by
the Classic Grand nightspot in Glasgow in September, claiming they cannot
afford to stage it again. The event had been criticised in some quarters for
the quality of the winners and the running of the awards ceremony. Fan
voting took place online,
last year Glasgow Country/Pop duo Raintown
were winners of Folk Traditional Recording Of The Year, for their album
HOPE IN TROUBLED TIMES. Bruce Hotchkiss, the Falkirk-based founder of the
awards, admitted he had “stepped on a few
toes”, but said he was “absolutely gutted” at failing to raise the £10,000
needed to stage the show this year.
- The ABC of British
Country Music Live listings for Artists, Bands &
Clubs. Send your events to allbritishcountry@gmail.com
UK CHART NEWS
On the Official UK
Singles Top 100 Chart (Week Ending August 31, 2013)
Taylor Swift’s ” Everything Has Changed” (Mercury)
feat. Ed Sheeran, was down 32-39 in its 14th retail week. Taylor’s “22” which was at No.91 falls off the
Top 100.
Florida
Georgia Line (feat. Nelly) with “Cruise” (ISLAND/NASHVILLE) which is now “A”
playlisted on BBC Radio 2 makes its debut on the chart at No.75
On the Official UK
Albums Top 100 (Week Ending August 31, 2013)
Taylor
Swift’s RED
was down six slots 37-43 in its 44th chart week.
The Civil Wars,
the alt/Rock/Country duo fall 22 places from No 17 to No.39 in their 3rd week.
Their debut album “Barton Hollow”
which was a re-entry on the previous week dropped 94-96 in its 28th chart
weeks.
Glen Campbell who debuted
at No.35 (2,682 sales) last week
with SEE YOU THERE (Surfdog) drops
31 places 35-66 in his second week on the chart.
Official UK
Country Album Chart (Week
Ending August 31, 2013)
The top 3 remained the same with Glen Campbell’s SEE YOU THERE at No.1 for a second week. Nathan Carter with WHERE
I WANNA BE (Sharpe
Music) stayed at No.2. Lady Antebellum hold at No.3 with GOLDEN (Decca) in its 16th week.
LIFE Unheard from Johnny Cash landed at No.6, it’s a joint collaboration between LIFE
and Sony Music Entertainment. The CD offers solo acoustic songs recorded at his
House of Cash’s home studio in Hendersonville, Tenn., as well as live songs
from the White House and Newport Folk Festival. The 12-song album also features
a previously unreleased studio cuts.
On the Hotdisc Chart
(August 25, 2013 Chart)
Billy Yates’ “She
Ain’t Got Nobody” hopped up from 2-1 making it his ninth Hotdisc Top 40
chart topper, one of them a duet with George Jones and another a tribute to the
late great hero.
After
2-weeks at No.1 Chris Higbee falls 1-3 with his debut European
single “Fiddles Rock” as Drew Gregory
with “Truck.Beer.Girl” climbed 3-2.
Stephanie Jansen’s “Running
From The Blues” at No.5 and Rachele Lynae at No.4 with “Fishin’ For Something” exchanged places while Branch & Dean’s former No.1 "The Dash" held at No.6.
Mike Atkin’s “Summertime
Song” moved up 2 slots 10-8 and Mexican Joe Walker rounds out the Top 10 with “Only Love” moving up 12-10
Yorkshire band Atlanta
with the original composition "This
Promise" jumped up 2 places 9-7 on the Top 40 and head the British
& Irish Top 10 for a second week.
UK COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASES
(19 Aug 2013) Tedeschi Trucks Band - Made Up Mind 11 Tracks/ Time: 52:56
(19 Aug 2013) Johnny Cash - I Shall Not Be Moved
(Lost Kash Records) 27 Tracks/ Time: 1:16:31
CD
- MP3 Containing Over 40 Minutes Of Previously
unreleased Session Takes (Hymns From The Heart Sessions March/April 1961)
(20 Aug 2013) Jimmy Buffett - Songs From St Somewhere
(Mailboat Records)
(26 Aug 2013)
Various Artists - The Big E: A Salute To
Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons (Music Producers)
AUSSIE NEWS
- A new McAlister Kemp CD "Harder To Tame', is to be released
January 17, 2014.
- Melbourne artist John Flanagan has taken out two of
the major categories at this years 2013 Gympie Music Muster Talent Search.
His original composition Last Of The Cassette Men won Best Original Song
and his performance earned him the overall Best Performance award.
- “Addicted To The Diesel” from Jayne Denham tops the Country Tracks Top 30 Australia's
leading chart for a third week compiled by radio airplay of tracks
released in Australia.
CANADIAN NEWS
- Barefoot in the Backyard is pleased
to announce pop and country
singer-songwriter, k.d. lang
and Canadian Astronaut, Chris Hadfield to join the lineup for Sarah McLachlan’s benefit
celebration on September 14, 2013 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Top Country Charts in Canada
(August 7) - Link
NEWS
Sugarland's insurer has filed new lawsuits: Two years after
the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair on August 13, 2011, killing 7 and
injuring nearly 60 more, Sugarland has not been able to put the incident behind
them. According to the Indy Star, Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., the firm that
insured the band's musical equipment, has filed suit against the State of
Indiana, the Indiana State Fair Commission and more along with several other
companies that helped design and erect the doomed stage. The band is not named
in the suit, but still faces their day in court following the deadly accident.
Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush are due
in court in February 2014 to determine whether they have any liability in
the collapse.
Luke Bryan has revealed how MC Hammer helped him become a Country
Superstar. Described as the "the hottest thing going in country
music these days" some of the credit for that runaway success has to go to
his steamy, onstage dance moves. A new viral video compiles all of Luke's
signature gyrations, set to the hip-hop hit "Don't Drop That Thun
Thun," by Finatticz. So, where did a country boy from Georgia learn to
shake it so well? He tells Entertainment Weekly, "I'm from the age of MC Hammer and Michael
Jackson and all of that, so I used to stand up and dance to them, like, all day."
Luke's skin-hugging jeans are a
far cry from
the baggy parachute pants MC Hammer used to rock in the early '90s, though.
While he doesn't wear his pants that tight in real life, Luke would never
disappoint the female fans who pay hard-earned money for his concert tickets.
He adds, "If
they want to see some tight jeans, I'll pull 'em on." Luke's
latest single, "That's
My Kind of Night," is tailor-made for his dance moves.
Tim McGraw celebrated his latest No.1 song in Nashville
yesterday for the multi-week hit “Highway
Don’t Care” with Taylor Swift, featuring Keith Urban on guitar. During the
party, a
video was played for the crowd that offers a look at the
evolution of the song, from an idea in the writers room to finding its place as
one of the most important songs of the year.
Trisha Yearwood was on CBS This Morning last week and said that a duets album with
Garth Brooks which has been on the board for almost twenty years,
will finally happen as the pair enter the studio in the near future and have
plans to tour. She told CBS' Jeff Glor "It’ll be a whole
different ball game, you know, as man and wife to go do this together. So I’m
looking forward to it." Trisha also revealed that she is working on her
first solo album in six years.
Dolly Parton‘s Pigeon Forge, Tenn. themepark Dollywood is about to super-size its entertainment offerings.
Dolly Parton told Today in an interview that a 10-year, $300 million expansion
project is in the works for Dollywood. For 2014, those plans include the Fire
Chaser Express roller coaster, with a resort hotel to follow in 2015.
Dolly Parton, 67, in addition to her announcement regarding her 10-year, $300
million expansion plan is also planning an international tour and new music in
the coming months. Parton says her new album will be out in late Autumn or early
winter and that she’ll start touring in January. She says her current itinerary
includes concerts in the United States in January and May and she plans to
visit Australia in February and Europe in June.
Luke Bryan has booked a multi-pronged sponsorship with Texaco that includes the remaining
dates of his Dirt Road Diaries summer tour and Farm Tour this fall. In addition
to the Bryan tour, Texaco will be the official sponsor of the Country Music
Association’s CMA Music Festival, CMA Awards and CMA Country Christmas.
With her new single ‘That Girl,’ Jennifer Nettles offers up a response
to Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’
Sam Palladio and Clare
Bowen (aka Gunner & Scartlet from the ABC series Nashville) played the Grand Ole Opry Friday August 23.
Red Ed - Ed Sheeran the Suffolk born British
singer-songwriter recently relocated to Nashville, but might be taking a
shine to New York City. The “Give Me Love” singer sold out a headlining Nov. 1
concert at Madison Square Garden in three minutes prompting him to add a second concert at the
storied Manhattan arena on October 29. In 2012, he played his first NYC concert
at the 250-capacity Mercury Lounge. Sheeran opens for friend and occasional
collaborator Taylor Swift at Bridgestone Arena on September 19-21 in his new
hometown.
Linda Ronstadt, 67, told AARP magazine she “can’t sing a note” because she suffers from
Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosed eight months ago, Ronstadt began to
show symptoms as long as eight years ago. But she ascribed her inability to sing to a tick
bite (“my health has never recovered since then”), and believed the shaking in
her hands resulted from shoulder surgery.
Ronstadt now
uses poles to walk on uneven ground and a wheelchair when traveling, the AARP
story said. Her autobiography will be released next month, but makes no mention
of Parkinson's or the loss of her voice.
Stephen Moyer British actor and ‘True Blood’ star is cast opposite Carrie Underwood in ‘Sound of Music’ for NBC set to air on Dec. 5.
Taylor Swift had a great Sunday night (Aug 25) in Brooklyn. She
won Best Female
Video at the fan voted 2013
MTV Video Music Awards for "I Knew You Were Trouble"!
And Taylor
Swift continued the awards event trend as she appeared to back-handedly thank
Harry Styles the One Direction
singer for their failed romance after receiving the award as the inspiration
for I Knew You Were Trouble in her speech; "I also want to thank the person who inspired
this song because he knows exactly who he is, because now I've got one of these",
the camera then panned to an awkward looking Harry chewing some gum. An
unimpressed Taylor reacted as she watched her ex Harry accept
"Best Song Of The Summer" with his 1D bandmates - Image Taylor was also on presenter duties,
the “Everything Has Changed” singer also handed off a gong to Bruno Mars.
TV: Kathy
Mattea will host a new Nashville Public Television
series on aging, “NPT Reports: Aging Matters,” that will premiere
Sept. 12. It will focus on issues such as caregiving, finances, end-of-life
care, dementia, and Alzheimer’s.
The issue is
one that is near and dear to Mattea’s heart – she herself has had firsthand
experience caring for the elderly since her mother Ruth and two of her aunts
suffered from Alzheimer’s.
COUNTRY AWARDS
Sheryl Crow and Florida
Georgia Line will announce the Final Nominees for "The
47th Annual CMA Awards" on "Good Morning America" Live From New
York City on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Four-time CMA Award winner Steve Wariner will announce the
Finalists for the CMA Broadcast Awards during CMA Membership
Breakfast and Viewing Party in Nashville. All
Announcements Will Stream Live Via CMAawards.com
SINGLE / ALBUM NEWS
- Kellie Pickler’s brand new single, “Little Bit Gypsy” was released by Black River Entertainment
on August 20th. The single, which impacted radio comes from her upcoming
album due later this year. Co-written by Pickler’s husband Kyle Jacobs
with Tammi Kidd Hutton and Fred Wilhelm, “Little Bit Gypsy” is a lighthearted
song that mirrors Pickler herself. “It’s a fun song and the lyrics are
clearly me,” Pickler confesses. “My husband wrote it, and he didn’t really know what
he was signing up for when we got together. I love that it starts off,
‘Boy, there’s a few things you need to know about me before you let your
sweet heart get in too deep.’”
Kellie adds with a smile, “And, ‘Little Bit Gypsy’ is a fun to song
in our shows too.” Produced by Frank Liddell and Luke Wooten, “Little Bit
Gypsy” is digitally available on UK iTunes, Amazon UK
- Texas spitfire, SaraBeth, is showing her softer
side with the release of her second single, “Miss You
Anywhere.” The second release from her debut EP “Kickin’ and
Screamin,’” “Miss You Anywhere” is an upbeat, inspiring song that
showcases SaraBeth’s powerhouse vocal abilities. With all-star producer
Dean Sams, member of the Grammy award-winning group Lonestar, together they
have produced an encouraging single written along with Misty Rae Carson.
>> Listen - UK iTunes - Single Art
- Jo Dee Messina’s fans have choosen “Peace Sign” as her next single. She messaged fans, asking them to vote on which song they would like to be the album’s first single. In just 10 days she received over 220,000 impressions. It was a close call between “Peace Sign” and “Woman’s Rant,” but winning the vote for her first radio single is the upbeat, country-rock fun themed “Peace Sign” >> Listen It was made available to radio programmers Friday, August 23. Jo Dee is slated to release her new crowd funded Kickstarter ($100,000) album this September.
- Miley Cyrus
has set October 8 as the release date
for her new album Bangerz, her fourth studio release. She
announced the date on Twitter. "#BANGERZ Oct8th," she tweeted. Cyrus also
took the time to respond to a fan regarding the album's sound, saying:
"I had no preconceived ideas w/ this record."
- Shania Twain
has revealed she’s working on new music and on the hunt for a
new Producer. The superstar heads back to Las Vegas In mid-October,for
another 22-show run of her Shania: Still the One shows at Caesars Palace.
During her time off from her Sin City gig, she’s been working hard on new
music at her home in Switzerland. The hard part is finding the right
producer to help her with the project - “That’s the big challenge right now at the
moment,” Shania told ABC News Radio. “It’s a fun challenge. I mean, it’s
overwhelming. There’s a lot of amazing producers out there. I’ve just got
to make sure that I find the right one suitable to what I want to do and
where I want to go with things.” While she’s written the new songs by
herself, the producer will help in deciding the sound of the new album.
“That’s why it’s just so important that I get the right person to make
sure that it’s the right mix and the right balance of everything,”
she added.
- Thomas Rhett
announced details of his forthcoming
debut album IT GOES LIKE THIS, revealing the cover art, track listing
and release date (Oct.29)
PRESS RELEASES
- The Band Perry has announced the WE ARE PIONEERS WORLD TOUR,
their first worldwide headline arena tour in support of their heralded
album, PIONEER. The tour will kick off in Gothenburg, Sweden on November
8, 2013 at Tradgarn and crisscross Europe for five weeks before the band
jumps back across the Atlantic blazing trails across North America.
- Chris Young
was released
from Hospital and returned home to Nashville this past
weekend after being admitted last week to Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical
Center in Denver for a dangerous bacterial infection as a result of a
small cut on his leg.
- BMI hosted its Biggest #1 Party ever celebrating Jake Owen’s Gold-Certified Smash ‘Anywhere with You’ - HI RES Photo - Fan Photos Facebook Gallery The event
was held on Monday August 19 in the back lot of the BMI building off of
Music Row. Owen initially floated the idea to his roughly 850,000 Twitter
fans: "Thinkin' 'bout throwin' a free party in Nashville soon … Y'all
wanna party?" Then later wrote "Beer will be flowing ...
NASHVILLE food trucks will be rocking with us. Bring yo-self and some
friends"
- The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum opened to the public
Thursday, August 29th from 10am-5pm at their new location on the first
floor of Nashville's Historic Municipal Auditorium - See promo video
- Country Radio Seminar officials have relocated
to a new address on Music Row.
- Sarah Darling
has been making heartaches disappear all summer long with her latest
feel-good break-up anthem, "Little Umbrellas" and she debuted the song on national TV on FOX
& Friends this Saturday (Aug 24).
- Susan Toney,
an American artist celebrated as a poignant lyricist, accomplished
musician and transcendent vocalist, showcases a fusion of country, pop,
rock, and rhythm and blues in her latest release entitled "Trail Of
Light And Dark” is available on US iTunes with an official release
due. Listen & Read the Press Release
- Americana Festival has added The Bluegrass Situation ‘Midnight
Windup’, ‘Communion Presents’ and ‘BBC Introducing’ . BBC Radio 2 host Bob Harris (OBE) brings ‘BBC Introducing’ to Americana for the first time.
- Amber Hayes the A-OK Entertainment/GMV Nashville
recording artist has garnered
a Top 40 on the MusicRow Country Breakout chart with her current single “Any Day Is A
Good Day.” -
- Lonesome River Band, who is fresh off another performance at the Grand Ole Opry,
will now head overseas and headline the 22nd Annual Bluegrass Music Festival
in Omagh, Northern Ireland on August 31 and September 1, 2013.
- Leah Turner (Columbia
Nashville) has signed a management deal with Morris Artists Management president Clint Higham. Morris Artists Management’s roster also includes artists Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride and Jake Owen.
- ASCAP, BMI and the CMA celebrated Brad Paisley's 22nd #1 single, "Beat This
Summer," at a lunchtime party at the CMA offices on Music Row on
Tuesday, August 20th. The song, a #1 on the Country Aircheck and MediaBase
chart, co-written by Chris DuBois and Luke Laird, marked Paisley's 19th
chart-topper as a songwriter and the 14th for both DuBois and Laird.
- Josh Thompson
will join NRA
Country for an exclusive, free online concert on August 26 to
benefit the National Environmental Education Foundation - http://neefusa.org
.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store congratulated Christian music
songwriter and artist Steven Curtis
Chapman and Bluegrass superstar duo Dailey & Vincent on their 2013 Dove Award nominations, announced on Aug. 21. Both
artists released albums with Cracker Barrel (The Gospel Side of Dailey
& Vincent and Chapman’s Deep Roots) that received a nomination in the
Bluegrass Album of the Year category.
- Curb Records posted ten major category nominations as
announcements for The Gospel Music Association’s 44th Annual GMA Dove
Awards.
- Brad Paisley
was joined on stage by John Fogerty as surprise guest on
last night’s (8/22) show in Mountain View, CA
- The Stetson Family brings Australia's best new Bluegrass to the States with the release of their newest disc, O WINDING
RIVER. The Stetson Family are: Nadine Budge (Vocals, Guitar,
Dobro), John Bartholomeusz (Vocals, Guitar), Andrew Carswell (Mandolin,
Backing Vocals), Colin Swan (Banjo, Backing Vocals) and Luke Richardson
(Double Bass, Backing Vocals). Nadine Budge was invited to the Songwriter
Showcase at the IBMA World of Bluegrass 2012 in Nashville with her title
cut song.
ARTICLES
- Country Weekly On the Edge: Amanda Shires
- CMA Close Up (by By Bob Doerschuk) New Artist Spotlight: Charlie Worsham
- GAC George Strait Reflects on
the Early Days in Billboard...but
on the heels of the announcement that he’ll receive Billboard’s Legend of
Live Award.....It all started with a rock n’ roll garage band.
- CMT Offstage Nashville Daughters Go Back to School Tip
No. 1: "Put your instruments down. It's time for school." That's
what Lennon and Maisy Stella,
who play Maddie and Daphne Conrad on ABC's Nashville, hear from their
real-life mom in the morning before school.
- rdstreets Top 10 Reasons Why
the Music Industry is Failing…The MP3 format which made
music truly portable also cheapened it by lessening the fidelity and hence
the overall experience....The format sounds even worse coming from most
computers (MySpace's music player serves as a prime example of how
absurdly degraded the sound can get). And so it's time to improve our
delivery and storage systems in order to create the infrastructure to
improve the digital audio format (either back to WAV or something better).
- CMT Edge 10
Americana Albums We’re Excited to Hear
- According to 2Country.net Country Music is taking the UK by storm ?
- Peter Cooper On Music: A salute to steel guitar pioneer Buddy Emmons
REVIEWS
LA Times Review: Taylor
Swift sticks to the script; it reads,
'thrill fans' Taylor Swift gives a well-rehearsed show at Staples Center
designed to delight fans. It works. the UK's Cher Lloyd (X Factor) (Video),
Sara Bareilles pop by...But at Swift's
most tedious, her vivid red shifted to pink and then turned beige. The fact a
major sponsor of this tour is a greeting card company, American Greetings, is
telling. There's an art, after all, to charismatically conveying basic,
foundational messages through song in ways that resonate, and at times Swift
felt more like a cipher than an artist, offering manufactured messages to eager
consumers. She was so measured as to seem unreal, more a symbol than human. Her
biggest hurdle was that steely, sexless veneer. She sang about the heart but
not the pelvis, offered a world in which a kiss is the purest embodiment of
physical
love....The sound of music connecting on such an
enthusiastic scale is tough to argue with. It mattered on Monday night. Young
lives were changed. Those seeking danger or rawness were in the wrong room.
INTERVIEWS
- CMIL Five
Questions with Charlie Worsham ...Country
newcomer Charlie Worsham has been hard at work on his debut album,
Rubberband, which is set for release Aug. 20. The Mississippi native, who
is known for his banjo skills and signature orange chucks, is eager for
fans to finally hear the project...
- GQ&A: Kacey Musgraves …You
put out three albums before your breakthrough Same Trailer Different Park.
Any early lyrics you particularly regret? There's a lot about those I
really regret: particularly the ten gallon cowboy hat I'm wearing on the
front covers. There's a song on there called "Sweet Prairie
Muffin" - we'll leave it there.
BOOKS
Country Faith Full: Carrie
Underwood, Miranda Lambert, The Band Perry, Brad Paisley and more will fill the
pages of a new book entitled Country
Faith. The devotional from Zondervan, a member of HarperCollins Christian
Publishing, will feature favorite scriptures from the artists along with
how their lives have been impacted by their faith. Available in stores and
online Nov. 5.
LISTEN
- Listen to Charlie Worsham's new album RUBBERBAND - soundcloud.com ..Standouts: Tools of
the Trade ***, Mississippi in July
** , How I Learned to Pray **, Young to See *, Trouble Is * Rubberband *,
Love Don't Die Easy *
- Singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega is set to release her
latest album "Tin Star" this Autumn. Stream the title
cut at Paste Magazine
- Lilly Drumeva
is a Bulgarian bluegrass and country musician who has been conducting
research at Western Kentucky University as part of her Fulbright
Scholarship. Listen to an interview and some
excerpts from Lilly of the West's album "Swings and Heartaches"
- Sam Baker’s
new lyric video for “Isn’t Love Great,” (Says Baker,
“‘isn’t love great’ [is] a love song. A couple in love invents their own
language. Calling someone a gimp means ‘I love you.’ Calling someone a fat
man may not mean a man is fat. It
means he is loved)
- A slowed down version of a classic Dolly Parton song has become an
online hit when the star's 1973 track 'Jolene' was reduced from 45 beats per
minute to 33bpm, making Parton's vocals deeper. So would you buy a Slow Jam/
Slow Ass version of Taylor
Swift’s smash hit "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"?
SPOTIFY COUNTRY
For users of
this online music streaming service here are some of the more recent additions
and recommendations.
When its free
and easy on Spotify who needs music piracy? You might get the party started at
the White House
Kellie Pickler – Little Bit Gypsy -
New country radio single
Susan Toney – The Trail of Light and Dark – New radio single
Steve Holy – Radio Up - To impact radio Sept 2, 2013
Glen Campbell – See You There - August album release that debuted on
UK & Bilboard charts
Ashton Shepherd – This Is America - August 19, 2013 album release
American Young – Love Is War (Single) - To impact country radio Sept
9, 1013
WATCH
- Taylor Swift
has set a new
milestone in Staples Center history by selling out 11 shows at
the L.A arena, breaking the record for the most sold-out shows for a solo
artist. Taylor was honored by
Staples Center with a beautiful plaque commemorating her achievement - watch the video of the event
- Taylor Swift welcomed Sara Bareilles to the stage Monday night (Aug 19) in Los Angeles continuing the tradition of inviting her favorite artists to duet with er onstage during her current RED tour. Sara joined Taylor in a rendition of her current hit, "Brave." Afterwards, Taylor tweeted, "Tonight at Staples was an absolute DREAM. @SaraBareilles came out to sing 'Brave', one of my favorite songs. And she completely smashed it!!" Sara tweeted a photo of two young girls posing with Taylor, and wrote, "My nieces were really happy!! I sang BRAVE with the unbelievably kind and generous @taylorswift13. What a gem of a human. Thank you for the sparkle, the screaming, the twinkle, the dreaming, and most of all the pep talk @taylorswift13. Your fans are amazing!"
- Country Music's Night to ROCK at CMA Fest 2013 >> Full show
- Lorrie Morgan
and Pam Tillis have rather
enjoyed the whole process with their 'Grits and Glamour' shows. Inside Music Row caught up with Lorrie and Pam at the
Country Music Association to hear what the album 'Dos Divas' and the
'Grits and Glamour' shows are all about. "There are still a lot of who really
love early 90's country music, they’re hungry for that style" said Tillis. DOS DIVAS sold 691 copies
to debut at #62 on Billboard Country Album chart
- Ashley Monroe
recently performed "You Got Me" live at New York
City's Webster Hall.
- Mindy Smith
“Sober” (Bing Lounge) Portland, OR .
Mindy Smith recorded
live in session for Bob Harris BBC Radio 2 broadcast
(Aug 22)
- Sheryl Crow
has debuted her live video for “We Oughta Be Drinkin’” from her new
album, Feels Like Home, set for a September 10.
- Duo Branch & Dean second single "The Dash"
- Jason Isbell “Traveling Alone” http://vevo.ly/8xgNqa
COUNTRY FASHION
Taylor Swift was spotted having dinner at The Farm in Beverly
Hills, California on Thursday (Aug 22).
She wore a Contrarian ‘Colette’ v-back dress ($225.00) with a sweet strawberry print with
a fit-and-flare silhouette.
Rose-pink
bow-front Kate
Spade New York ‘Kalle’ wedges ($298.00), a Lauren Merkin ‘Stevie’
equestrian-style shoulder bag and black Ray-ban wayfarers ($168.87) accessorized her look, with her
signature red lippie and a half-up, half-down style completing her look.
Taylor Swift attended 2013 MTV
Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday night
(Aug 25) in a stunning creation by Herve Leger by Max Azria.The attention grabbing Bandage dress, a celebrity staple for red carpet
events, shows what an ex-boyfriend is missing flaunting the curves.
You can buy
Taylor’s Hervé Léger By Max Azria gown from HerveLeger.com for a cool $3,500.
But to get the
look opt for the Lipsy Ruched Maxi Dress with Lace Detail for £68.00 at ASOS
She was
dripping with an air of femme-fatale fierceness, striking a hands-on-hip pose
in her plunging Herve Leger gown compete with that dangerous neckline with
crystal-embellished detail at the bodice and mermaid hem which fitted the 23-year
old like a glove!
Her stylist
created an amazing faux bob with the retro pin curls.
She opted for Prada platform
sandals, these heels feature blue and black suede, buckled halter strap and
sky-high 130mm heel.
They’re available in maroon suede at Saks Fifth Avenue or black & white
patent leather at Nordstrom.
Other
accessories included Lorraine Schwartz black diamond dangle earrings
and bracelets and Ofira statement rings accessorized her look. Read
more at dailymail.co.uk
Miley Cyrus channeled her inner funk-star at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. The ‘We
Can’t Stop’ entertainer was nominated for four Moon Man statues, including
‘Best Song of Summer’, ‘Best Editing’, ‘Best Pop Video’ and ‘Best Female Video’.
And she certainly
outfitted herself for the big night in a statement vintage look by Dolce &
Gabbana. The bodycon, black long-sleeve crop top and matching
high-waisted leggings were dotted with rows of colourful, bonbon-like
gemstones.
She wore
Mile-high Giuseppe
Zanotti black platform sandals fit right in to the funky-fun spirit,
as did her matte-red lip and the twisted mini-buns atop her head. Lorraine Schwarz
jewels added more sparkle – Fashion Pic
Ellie Goulding who is No.1 on the UK Singles chart with
"Burn" was one of the Brits who took to the red carpet at the 2013
MTV Video Music Awards she dazzled in a nude floor-length turtleneck gown which
was covered in spikes and featured a thigh-high slit. Tousled tresses and Brian Atwood
‘Obsession’ pumps provided the finishing touches - Image - Fashion Pic
The previous
weekend she sparked gossip when she was reportedly spotted sharing a kiss at V
Festival with Niall Horan are yet to confirm that they're an item, it seems
that One Direction fans have already been very vocal about the possible romance!.
COUNTRY GOSSIP
- Jake Owen
was apparently angered by Tom Petty's recent disparaging comments
about country music, calling it "generic" and "bad rock
with a fiddle,". The country artist hit back, labeling Petty's
comments "ridiculous": "It's unfortunate that he'd make a
ridiculous, uneducated comment like that about a format he's not even a
part of," he said during an interview with SiriusXM."First off,
why?" Owen asked. "That bums me out a little bit . . . but
everybody makes ignorant comments from time to time. My dad always said
there's an a-for every seat so if you don't like it, get out."
- Taylor Swift’s not only a talented singer and songwriter, but she also bottles her
own homemade jam, at least according to a picture posted on her
tour mate Ed Sheeran’s Instagram
page on Monday. But it’s the label that’s sure to get a
lot of attention. The photo's caption states, “Taylor made me some homemade
jam.” The snapshot is of a jar with a handwritten label that reads, “Yo Ed
– I’m really happy 4 you and I’m gonna let u finish but this is the best
JAM OF ALL TIME – T.” -
- Christina Aguilera has chosen Suffolk's very own Ed Sheeran as her
advisor for season five of 'The
Voice USA'. The pop diva has reclaimed her judge's chair on the new
series of the singing contest, ousting mentor Shakira, and Christina has
asked Ed to help her work with her new crop of contestants, according to
HuffPost TV. The 'A Team' singer who toured with Taylor Swift will appear
during the Battle Rounds, which will air on October 14th and 15th. Fellow
coach Blake Shelton recently
revealed he is happy Christina and Cee Lo Green are returning to 'The
Voice USA', after taking a short break to focus on their own music
careers.
- Julianne Hough's new romance is getting serious. The country-pop
singer/proffesional dancer/'Safe Haven' actress who split from 'American
Idol' host Ryan Seacrest in April after three years together - brought her
new
boyfriend Ari Sandel to meet her close friends at actress Cara
Santana's birthday bash in the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood on
Saturday night (17.08.13), according to gossip website JustJared.com.
- Kelly Clarkson is excited to officially become a stepmom. The 'Stronger'
hitmaker, really enjoys looking
after Brandon Blackstock children from a previous marriage but admits she
can be strict.The 31-year-old singer said: "I have a 12-year-old and
a 6-year-old now ... after being single for six years! We all live
together and everything ... it's so different, but it's perfect."They're
awesome and I actually really dig the mom thing ... I am quick to go, 'I
told you not to touch that!'... I am totally my mom. My mom was a hard mom."
- Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock
aren’t calling off their marriage, but they are calling off their big, fancy wedding.
Instead of a huge extravaganza, they’re going easy on themselves and eloping.
The 31-year-old songstress reveals that the wedding was just too much to handle.
“We are
so busy that we finally just came to terms the other night and were like,
‘So, we change our minds and we want to elope,’” Clarkson
shares with People. “We just got so overwhelmed by it — all the decisions.”
Clarkson said she was going crazy with the wedding plans, adding that she
was ‘over it’ — apparently really over it.
- Sugarland Still Not Breaking Up, Kristian Bush Confirms….Although they haven’t called it quits on Sugarland,
Bush didn’t give any concrete information on when the duo will reunite. “I’ve been
making music for 20 years. I mean, before I had Sugarland, I had another
record deal with another band, so this is just what I do when I wake up in
the morning, and it will be what I do when I wake up in the morning
tomorrow,” he adds. “Jennifer [Nettles] and I will get back to it as soon
as we get back to it.” As far as their personal relationship
goes, Bush insists that he thinks of his partner in crime just like
family. He feels nothing but excitement about her new solo record. “Oh my God,
Jennifer is putting a record out. I couldn’t be anything except her
biggest fan,” he says. “We’ve been playing together for years.
- Pistol Annie Ashley Monroe will be married soon to White Sox pitcher John Danks Photo . Bandmate Miranda Lambert’s
been handling some details, including making the reception centerpieces.
- Florida Georgia Line’s remix of ‘Cruise’ with Nelly was the 3rd
highest selling country single in history so Brian and Tyler say they’re
now open
to singing with other rap artists and Lil Wayne’s on their wish
list.
- Taylor Swift
has been getting
"life advice" on how to find the right man from Julia Roberts. 45-year old
Roberts, has been in touch with the 'I Knew You Were Trouble' star 23-year-old singer since they starred alongside each other in 2010 comedy movie 'Valentine's Day', and Julia has recently been helping the blonde beauty find a man. A source told National Enquirer magazine: "When they met, Julia was blown away by Taylor's talent and beauty. "They've stayed in casual touch, and Julia's three kids have become big fans of Taylor's music. "Julia sees a lot of her younger self in Taylor, so she reached out to her recently to catch up and offer some life advice." The source added: "Julia's counselling Taylor on how to find the right guy and how to spot warning signs when relationships go bad." "Julia's urging Taylor to stay hungry and competitive but not let petty fights spill over into public. Julia has also been sharing beauty tips with Taylor, urging her to take good care of her skin, take up yoga to help her maintain and tone her stunning figure and keep a calm mentality.
TWEETS
- Frankie Ballard @FrankieBallard “@typicalkristen: Beer gets a barefoot country
girl swayin' to a song that's playin on a radio
- Jo Dee Messina – JoDeeMessina: Met w #DWTS (Dancing with The Stars) Tuesday.
Hoping to make the fall season. Fingers crossed
- Taylor Swift – TaylorSwift13: I wanna see you be brave. @SaraBareilles @STAPLESCenter - IMAGE
August 26: Jimmy
Olander (Diamond Rio) (1961)
August 28: LeAnn
Rimes (1982), Shania Twain (1965), Sherrie
Austin (1970)
August 29: Shawn Camp
(1966), Don Schlitz (1952)
August 30: Kitty
Wells (1919)
September 1: Conway Twitty (1933), Boxcar
Willie (1931), Steve Goetzman (Exile) (1950)
R.I.P
Leo Duffy, one half of the English bluegrass duo, the Duffy Brothers, passed away on Saturday, 17 August from
bowel cancer, which had only very recently been diagnosed.The Duffy brothers,
Leo (banjo) and Ray (guitar), mixedbluegrass music – with impeccable sibling harmonies
as well as virtuoso instrumental abilities – with humor in a very fluid and
thoroughly enjoyable show. They became professional entertainers in 1978 after
winning the Marlboro Country Music Talent show at the Wembley Festival of
Country Music. They toured as special guests on the Charley Pride Show some
years ago.
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