Country Bites News snippets October 7 – October
13, 2013
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UK & IRISH News
- Martina McBride has been
added to the Saturday line up for the London C2C
CountryToCountry Festival. The announcement was made via the BBC Radio 2
Country Facebook. Tickets went on sale 9am today Friday Oct 11th. Weekender
Tickets have sold out with tickets available in the higher levels. Go to axs.com/c2c or Ticketmaster UK
with full
details on
the artists in this Blog Post. C2C2014 also takes
place in Dublin.
- Newcomer Jeannine Barry’s much delayed (11
months) official debut EP release 'GIVE ME SOMETHING' is finally
set as 31st October 2013!
- The Lawrence John Show, a weekly
one hour show of country music videos from the twinned cities of Belfast
and Nashville, presented by country deejay, songwriter and record
producer, Lawrence John is broadcast on Tuesdays: 9pm SKY 191 &
FREESAT 400, Tuesdays: 10pm SKY 193 and Thursdays: 2pm SKY 191. The tongue
firmly in cheek series, written and produced by Lawrence John, filmed by
Philip Blair is broadcast on Showcase TV (Freesat 400). More info at:
TheLawrenceJohnShow.com and vimeo.com
- Sierra Cecil a American young beauty from Stockdale Texas will be appearing at
the 2014
AMERICANA at Prestwold Park Airfield Nr. Loughborough LE12 5SH
Leicestershire on July 12th 2014 - Graphic
- Singer-songwriter Emily Maguire will be interviewed
by Libby
Purves on Radio 4’s Midweek on Wednesday 23rd October. A video for her song ‘Woke Up’ has been
getting attention from environmental campaigners around the world. The
song (from the album ‘Believer’) was originally used by Greenpeace for
their Copenhagen campaign in 2009. Emily has booked a 3-week tour of
northern Germany for June next year. This will be her first tour in
Europe. She will be gigging down under in Australia, for the first time in
six years, when she and hubby Christian go back to their shack for a visit
in December. She is currently touring in the UK see dates emilymaguire.com
- Florida Georgia Line sat down with Bob Harris for an interview and acoustic session
that will air on Thursday, October 31, 2013 on BBC Radio 2. Read more news
on the Big Machine Label Group Newsletter
- Rock Ridge 2014 (Fri 25 July - Mon 28 July 2014) have Heather Myles & The Cadillac
Cowboys as headliners with few more bands to be added, see the latest Flyer
UK
CHART NEWS
Official UK Albums Top 100 (Week Ending October 19, 2013)
Taylor Swift’s RED dropped off the chart for the first time in her 51st retail
week,from last weeks No.94
Official UK Country Album Chart
(Week Ending October
19, 2013)
Kacey Musgraves with SAME TRAILER DIFFERENT PARKHOODOO (Decca) returns to No.1 moving 7-1 in her 26th week. week.
Alan Jackson with THE BLUEGRASS ALBUM debuts at No.2.
Tony Joe White with HOODOO (Yec Rock) drops 1- 3
after 3 weeks at No.1. Lady Antebellum with GOLDEN fell 2-4 in their 23rd chart week. Laura Cantrell dropped 3-6 in her 3rd
chart week with NO WAY THERE FROM HERE
(Spit & Polish).
Hank3 new album BROTHERS OF THE 4X4 lands on the chart at No.14
My Darling Clementine with THE RECONCILiATION were down 10-20 in their second week
On the Hotdisc Chart
(October 13, 2013 Chart)
With new
tracks from the October 2013 Hotdisc #178 (Rush Released), impacting the chart
saw Ray Scott
debut at No.1 with “Still Screamin’ My
Name” which follows in the wake of his 4-week #1 with “Those Jeans” back in
March.
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| Michelle Wight |
Last
week’s #1 Chris
Higbee’s “Living The Dream”
dropped to No.2.
Canadian
star Michelle
Wright with her empowering title cut single “Strong” made a new entry at No.3.
Also new
in the Top 10 at No.6 were Irish singer-songwriter Pete Kennedy with “Love Like That”, co-written with Beau
Fuller and Jan Buckinghham, to land his first No.1 single on the Hotdisc
British & Irish Chart.
Stu Stevens’ “Remember Me At Sunrise” comes in at #8 (#2 British & Irish
Chart) and Chip Taylor with his self penned “Ukrainian Girls” rounds out the
Top 10.
UK COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASES
(26 Sep
2013) Tyler Farr - Redneck Crazy CD
(7 Oct 2013) Patty Griffin - Silver Bell (Universal Music Catalogue)
14
Tracks/ Time: 58:58 CD - Vinyl - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(7 Oct
2013) Kimmie Rhodes - Covers
(Sunbird) 15 Tracks / Time: 59:05
CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com On her thirteenth studio album, she has laid
down her songwriter's pen and recorded songs by Lennon and McCartney, Bob
Dylan, Neil Young, Mark Knopfler among others.
(8 Oct
2013) Lindi Ortega - Tin Star (Last
Gang) 11 Tracks/ Time: 33:54
MP3 - UK iTunes Blessed with a voice that
suggests the high lonesome purity of Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris with an
undertow of smoky sophistication, Lindi Ortega is a Canadian singer and
songwriter who has become a rising star on the North American alt-country
scene. UK Tour dates in January 2014.
(8 Oct
2013) Kenny Rogers - You Can't Make
Old Friends (Warner Bros)
11
Tracks / Time: 44:42 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(8 Oct
2013) Joe Nichols - Crickets 16 Tracks/ Time: 54:43 CD
Eighth
album from the Country singer/songwriter. The album was produced by Derek
George and Mickey Jack Cones. Crickets includes the first single, 'Sunny And
75' as well as a cover of Merle Haggard's 'Footlights'
(8 Oct
2013) Joey & Rory - Made to Last
[Import] (Farmhouse)
12
Tracks / Time 37:56 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com - US iTunes
(8 Oct
2013) Heidi Feek - Only (Western
Pin-up Records)
11
Tracks/ Time: 37:09 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(8 Oct
2013) Gretchen Wilson - Christmas In
My Heart (Redneck Records) 10 Tracks/ Time: 30:19 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com - US iTunes
(8 Oct
2013) Emily Hearn - Promises (self
Titled)
5 Tracks/ Time: 17:35 MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com - US iTunes - Listen to the whole album on bandcamp - Watch her Audiotree session
performing "Cutting Ties" For fans of Brandi
23
year-old Emily Hearn (born April 7, 1990) is a singer/songwriter based out of
Athens, Georgia known for her ability to write from an honest and vulnerable
place of raw emotion balanced with whimsical, lighthearted charm. The new EP was
made in Oklahoma with producer Chad Copelin (Ben Rector, Christina Perri, Green
River Ordinance). It talks about the ups and downs of life--what it feels like
to have a crush, and (sadly) what it feels like to be strung along waiting for
someone to feel the same way, the big fights that change everything, the
falling in love and getting married, and what you need to hear from a friend on
those rough days.
(8 Oct
2013) Cassadee Pope - Frame By Frame
(import)
CD - Amazon.com The solo debut album from Season
3 Winner of NBC’s hit show, The Voice.
(14 Oct
2013) Scotty McCreery - See You
Tonight (Deluxe Version)
16
Tracks / Time: 57:36 CD (released Oct 21) - MP3 - Amazon.com
(14 Oct
2013) Willie Nelson - To All The
Girls...(Sony Music CMG)
18
Tracks / Time: 01:06:12 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
5 STARS
– this album is unique in the way Nelson includes different females to bring
the fantasy of the songs to life…The perfect companion for a solitary midnight
drive, far out of town when contemplation becomes uppermost in the mind - Alan Cackett (Maverick Magazine Editor)
Willie Nelson the story of To All The
Girls >> Video
(13 Oct
2013) Scott Miller - Big Big World
(FAY Recordings) 10 Tracks/ Time: 36:51
CD - MP3 - Amazon.com Miller’s new album, BIG BIG
WORLD, was recorded, mixed and produced by Doug Lancio, with Lancio and Miller
playing the parts of what would normally have been Miller’s backing band, The
Commonwealth. Miller and Lancio met back in 2007 when Scott opened for Patty
Griffin’s CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH tour while Doug was bandleader and playing
guitar for Griffin. BIG BIG WORLD is a ten-song offering that melds Miller and
Lancio’s respective gifts of words and music. Standouts: "Heavy on My Mind",
"Cold War Veteran", * "I Can't Go Back to Your Love
Anymore"
AUSSIE NEWS
- Troy Cassar-Daley, The McClymonts and John Williamson are the first of the big name acts to announce
details of their major appearances for the 2014 Tamworth Country Music Festival
January event.
- Allan Caswell, a Golden Guitar
singer/songwriter was the major winner at Southern Stars – Australian Independent
Country Music Awards, presented by iiNet – with a total of
three wins: Single of the Year "It's A Country Song; Album of the Year
(It's A Country Song) and Independent Male Vocalist Of The Year - Full Awards Listing
- Kristy Cox, thr Multi-award-winning Australian Bluegrass artist adds two new honors to her already
multi-award winning career with recent wins at the Australian Independent Country Music
Awards. Known as The Southern Stars, the prestigious awards are
held annually in Mildura, Australia and play a major role in fostering
Australian music talent. Kristy received the 2013 Capital News Australian Independent Female Vocalist of the
Year Award, for the current single “I Hate That I Still Love You’ from
the album, MILES AND TIMEZONES. Kristy also received the evening’s biggest
award with the coveted Australian Independent
Artist of the Year Award. Cox has planted new roots in Nashville and
recently signed with Pisgah Ridge, an imprint of Mountain Home Music of
Arden, NC. She also inked an exclusive songwriting contract with Asheville
Forest Music (SESAC).
- Catherine Britt's set ALWAYS NEVER ENOUGH was named winner of Best Country
Album at the Independent Music Awards in Melbourne on Oct 9th.
- Sara Storer's "Lovegrass" jumped up 3-1 to this week's
(Oct 19) national Country Tracks Top 30 singles chart.
It's the title cut nominated for an ARIA Award for "Best Country
Album." Last weeks #1 Keith
Urban's latest hit “Little Bit Of Everything” moved 1-2, Zac
Brown Band are at #3 with "Jump Right In" and Jasmine Rae's "If I Want
To" holds at #4.
- ABC Music scored multiple ARIA
nominations across categories including Country. The nominee list for this year’s ARIA
Awards, was announced in Sydney (Tuesday, 15 Oct 2013). Up for Best Country Album: Jasmine Rae
(If I Want To), Lee Kernaghan (Beautiful Noise) and Sara Storer
(Lovegrass)
NEWS
Taylor Swift made history by collecting her sixth Nashville Association of Songwriters
International Singer-Songwriter of the Year award on Sunday Oct 13.
Taylor encourages her young fans to deal with their problems and emotions through songwriting.
Ed, Shears: On Saturday (Oct. 12) the Taylor Swift
Education Center, made possible by her whopping $4 million donation, opened at the Country Music Hall of Fame and
Museum, The Tennessean reports. Taylors gift to the
center is the largest individual artist gift in the Hall of Fames history.
Taylor
has a long history with the Country Music Hall of Fame -- she signed her record
contract there, in 2005, as a teenager, and gave one of her first public
performances on the buildings plaza - "I wrote some of my earliest songs on it when I was 13 and
14," Swift was on hand for the ceremonial ribbon cutting and handed
over her first guitar, a 12-string Taylor Koa, for display in the center.
"This
will inspire a ton of people that walk through those doors," museum
director Kyle Young said.
Taylor
has also volunteered her time to several of the museums "All for the
Hall" fundraising shows,and has donated numerous items to the museum for
display. Her stand-alone multi-media exhibit has drawn big crowds every day for
years, and the museum exhibition on her Speak Now tour was incredibly popular,
and the first-ever of its kind, paving the way for subsequent contemporary exhibits.
The
Education Center, which encompasses parts of two floors and features three
classrooms, a learning lab and a state-of-the-art childrens exhibit gallery,
increases the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museums educational capacity up to
seven-fold (the museum previously had one classroom).
- Blake Shelton was presented with a platinum plaque for his Based on a True
Story… album last weekend before playing the final show on his Ten Times
Crazier tour in Tulsa, OK.
- Over the summer, Randy Travis stared down a serious
health scare with congestive heart failure and suffered a stroke, and
things were touch-and-go. Thankfully, Travis has been resting and recovering since.
Billy Ray Cyrus opened up the singer’s condition during an interview with
‘Entertainment Tonight,’ revealing that the singer is doing well, but
still needs prayers. Travis’ rep also told the news program that the
singer is off
life support and making progress and is “currently in Texas in
physical therapy and doing great!” As it stands, Travis plans to return to
his Texas ranch Friday (Oct. 11).
- Ray Price remains hospitalized Thursday (Oct. 10) after being
rushed to the cardiac intensive care unit on Tuesday night. The singer’s
wife Janie has been updating fans on his health through his Facebook page. She says they were in
“watchful crisis” mode for the better part of a day before Price
stabilized on Wednesday morning. Price developed sepsis, a bacterial
infection in his bloodline. Janie Price says Ray’s blood pressure dropped
and his heart rate spiked.
- Carrie Underwood was recently surprised with multiple honors by Sony Music
Nashville Chairman/CEO Gary Overton. Following her Sound of Music
rehearsal on Monday (Oct. 7) in New York City, Underwood was presented with three plaques commemorating
recent RIAA certifications. “Good Girl” reached double platinum status for
more than 2 million downloads, while “Two Black Cadillacs” is now platinum
for more than 1 million downloads. Her debut DVD, The Blown Away Tour: LIVE
has reached gold status. Carrie is temporarily residing in New York as she
rehearses for the live three-hour broadcast of the original Broadway
production of The Sound of Music that airs on NBC on Dec. 5
- Jay DeMarcus, songwriter, producer and one-third of Rascal Flatts has signed a
worldwide publishing agreement with BMG Chrysalis US’ Nashville
office.
TOURS
Lady In
Waiting: Leaving fans disappointed, Lady
Antebellum announced (Mon Oct 15) that they would be postponing their scheduled 2013
Take Me Downtown Tour until early 2014.
It was due to start Nov. 8. "To accommodate the [deluxe release of Golden] and in order
to give you guys the best show possible, we've had to move things around,"
the trio posted on their website. "We hope these changes aren't too much
trouble for you, and that we'll get to see you in one of the more than 60
cities the tour will hit next year." Peoria, IL will be the first stop
Jan. 10. Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves are still on board to open. See their 2014 dates
TV
CMA Country Christmas that will air in America on
Monday, Dec. 2 on ABC see line up
Duck
Dynasty's Willie Robertson has joined the performers lineup to deliver a
song from the new holiday album, Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas,
due out October 29. Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Jake Owen, Darius Rucker and Kellie
Pickler are among the stars set to perform at the CMA Country Christmas taping
in Nashville November 8. Jennifer Nettles returns as host.
Keith Urban has been chosen as one of the performers on
this year's GRAMMY
Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown to Music's Biggest Night TV
special, airing on December 6.
Spoiler:
‘Nashville’
Recap (episide 3, Season 2): The Queen Of
Country Is In Trouble...The battle against Edgehill records is on for Rayna
James, but the fight might be a lot harder than anyone could have imagined. Nashville
>> Sneak a peek
COUNTRY
AWARDS
Country Music Assn. (CMA) members received their third and final
CMA Awards ballot on Oct 10th, and they have until Oct. 28 to fill
it out.
The final results will be revealed during the 47th annual CMA Awards,
which will air at 8 p.m. ET Nov. 6 on ABC.
Why They Vote
“ONE
VOTE CAN CHANGE a nomination. Only the accountants know how many votes separate
the sixth nominee from the fifth nominee. And multiple nominations can really
change the perception of an artist’s career and, in some ways, have more impact
than actually winning.” - Fletcher
Foster, Red Light Management
“PART OF
the fun of the awards show is seeing all of your friends and celebrating the
past year in country music together. Voting for the CMA Awards is a way for me
to give a shout-out to my friends and show support for their accomplishments.
That’s why I never miss a vote.” - Brian
Kelley, singer, Florida Georgia Line
WE FEEL
honored that we have the opportunity to participate in CMA Award voting. And
any time we have the chance to vote for ourselves why wouldn’t we take it?” - Kimberly Schlapman, singer, Little Big
Town
“SOME
PAST CMA wins have come down to the difference in a small amount of votes.
That’s why I feel it’s important I make my vote count. In this era of block
voting by corporate entities, the little guy’s vote can make a difference.” - Bob DiPiero, songwriter; CMA board
member.
A second
round of performers was announced (Oct 14) for “The 47th Annual
CMA Awards.” Eric Church,
Florida Georgia Line, Kacey Musgraves, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood are now scheduled to
perform. Alan Jackson and George Strait, the two top nominees in
CMA Awards history, will perform together in a tribute to the legendary George
Jones.
Carrie Underwood will receive the Artist Achievement Award at the T.J. Martell Foundation 38th Annual Honors
in New York Oct. 22. Sting will perform with Bryan Adams at the event, and
Brett Eldredge, Sean Combs, Susan Lucci and Tony Martell are scheduled to
attend. More at tjmartell.org
The
nominations for the 2013 American Music Awards are out and Taylor Swift and Florida Georgia Line are among those Nashville artists vying for
multiple trophies. The annual fan-voted
event airs live on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
In the
all-genre categories, Taylor scored a nod for Artist of the Year, where she’s
up against Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and others, as well as Favorite Female
Artist and Favorite Album nominations in both the country and pop/rock
categories.
Florida
Georgia Line nabbed nominations for Single of the Year (for “Cruise”) as well
as New Artist of the Year, where they’re competing with hip-hop duo Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis and rock band Imagine Dragons. FGL is also up for Favorite
Country Band, Duo or Group and Favorite Country Album.
Artist of the Year : Justin Timberlake, Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Bruno Mars
Single of the Year: Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly
("Cruise"), Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell & T.I. ("Blurred
Lines")
Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz - "Thrift Shop"
New Artist of the Year: Florida Georgia Line, Ariana
Grande, Imagine Dragons, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Phillip Phillips
Favorite Female Artist: – Pop/Rock: P!nk, Rihanna, Taylor Swift
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock: One Direction - Take Me Home, Taylor Swift
- Red, Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
Favorite Male Artist Country: Luke Bryan, Hunter Hayes, Blake
Shelton
Favorite Female Artist – Country: Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift,
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Country: The Band Perry, Florida Georgia
Line, Lady Antebellum
Favorite Album – Country: Luke Bryan (Crash My Party),
Florida Georgia Line (Here's to the Good Times), Taylor Swift (Red)
*Voting
is open to the 50 US states. For a FULL LIST of nominees visit abc.go.com
BABY NEWS
Dierks Bentley and his wife, Cassidy, welcomed baby boy Knox
on Weds Oct 9th. The newest Baby Bentley will join sisters Evalyn Day
(nicknamed Evie) and Jordan Catherine. Bentley announced the exciting news on
his Twitter:
Dierks
Bentley @DierksBentley well... our boy knox is here!
about to have the best tasting cold beer of my life! so proud of my wife. she
rocked it. crazy stuff. #beerme.
Baby A: New
mom Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum
has shared the first true photo of her precious
baby girl Eisele
Kaye, who was born over the summer. Dad is Scott’s husband, drummer
Chris Tyrrell. The Lady A frontwoman posted baby’s picture to social media, letting fans
“meet” her pride and joy. Now, we can’t stop “ooohing” and “aaahing” over
little Eisele (pronounced “eyes-lee”), who made her grand entrance into the world
on July 22. However, it’s easy to see why Scott may have been enticed to spend
a little more time on maternity leave — who could deny Eisele!
Hillary Scott @HillaryScottLA Hello World, my name is Eisele Kaye - pic.twitter.com/hZ6WbTYdbR
MUSIC NEWS
BBC
introduces new digital music product, BBC Playlister, partnering with Spotify, YouTube
and Deezer...
BBC
Playlister will let audiences add and save their favourite tracks heard on the
BBC to a personal online playlist, which they can then export to one of the
BBC’s digital music partners where they can hear the music in full. Music fans
will also get hand-picked recommendations from their favourite DJs and
presenters. = Listen to music in FULL without having to BUY a Thing! This is
the reality and just the beginning on the BBC music experience of the future! -
bbc.co.uk
SINGLE / ALBUM NEWS
Martina McBride announced last week her plans to release a new studio album
in March. McBride’s album will be a sequel to her first covers album, TIMELESS.
The new will feature
standards from the soul and jazz catalog, sources close to the
artist told CMTT . McBride has admitted she has been in
the studio, but she remains coy about the project. McBride has been removed
from Republic Nashville's artist roster on their website. McBride’s only album
on the label, ELEVEN, has been, for her, a commercial disappointment for an
artist that has sold over 14 million albums in the United States. Eleven opened
with around 40,000 copies (#4 Billboard Country) on the chart dated October 19,
2011. It has since failed to sell even 200,000 copies and featured only one top
10 hit, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It.”
Krystal Keith is set to drop her debut album on December
10. The singer will release her 10 track album Whiskey & Lace via Show
Dog-Universal.
She is credited with three co-writes on the album including the
current single "Get Your Redneck On" and her summer preview song
"Daddy Dance With Me." Other writers on the album include Rodney
Clawson, Tim James, Casey Beathard, Nathan Chapman, Mica Roberts, Scotty
Emerick, Dennis Linde and her father Toby Keith.
PRESS RELEASES
- Kelly Clarkson will feature on the MUSICIANS ON
CALL 6th anniversary benefit concert in the intimate setting of
downtown Nashville's Hard Rock Cafe On Nov 14.
- Lizzie Sider, 15-year old emerging country artist, performed her self-penned song, “Butterfly,”
on The Queen Latifah Show (Tues October 8
-). The appearance coincides with the launch of her bullying prevention
assembly tour.
- “Playin' Possum! Nancy Jones revealed (Oct 8) additional talent for
what would have been George Jones’ final concert appearance at
the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, on November 22, 2013 but is now a
tribute to the country music legend. "The evening of George Jones songs is
going to be the best musical tribute Nashville has ever seen,”
says Nancy Jones. The sold out tribute concert will feature performances
by Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Big & Rich, Loretta Lynn, Lee Ann
Womack, Craig Morgan, Thompson Square, Ronnie Milsap, Bill Anderson and
rockers Megadeth.
- Tim McGraw is set to perform a special concert in
Jacksonville, FL on Sunday, Nov. 10 for military members and their
families at U.S. Naval Station Mayport to celebrate Veterans Day
- Chase Rice was “Ready Set Roll” on Fox &
Friends, Saturday, October 12 performing his recently-released lead
single off of Rice’s forthcoming EP by the same title
- Chris Young is the first country artist to participate in the new web series Called "ReImagined
", created to connect the legacy of the GRAMMY’s with the present and
future. He performed an impressive rendition of Eric Clapton’s classic hit
"Change The World"
- George Strait sold out 5 more dates for The Cowboy
Rides Away Tour. Tour stops in Chicago, Ill.; Des Moines, Iowa;
Kansas City, Mo.; Las Vegas, Nev. and Tulsa, Okla. sold out within a
half-hour
- Larry Gatlin and Kris Kristofferson perform at Autry's 25th Anniversary
gala
- Leah Turner (Columbia Nashville) has sent her co-penned track “Take the Keys,” to
country radio. Recently featured in Billboard’s “Bubbling
Under” column, which takes a weekly look at new and noteworthy acts, Leah
is currently at work writing and recording her debut album for Columbia
Nashville. Of her debut single, Leah says “We all know the feeling of getting
stuck in the same routine and needing an escape. This song is an anthem
for knowing that, whatever your circumstances are, you can always take the
keys, roll down the window, turn up the radio and break away for however
long you need.”
- Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby are set for a national TV performance
on CONAN (TBS) this week.
- Mike Aiken's newest Video, "Dance With The Wind," premiered worldwide on THE BOOT as the
single shipped to country radio Monday Oct 14th.
- WYNONNA READY TO 'TALK"
ABOUT "GOT SOUL" JUST IN TIME FOR 'A SIMPLER CHRISTMAS'
- Wynonna Judd will make an appearance
on CBS
TV’s “The Talk,” daytime television’s fastest-growing network
talk show, Monday, October 28 to reveal details on her new women’s
shoe line Got Soul, as well as plans for her “A Simpler
Christmas” tour kicking off December 3. Wynonna Judd @WynonnaMusic My inspiration for
"Got Soul." I wear them onstage. I like to sparkle!!!!! Lol....You
will too!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/rLBeMPjyoS
ARTICLES
Who Is Country Music’s Most Beautiful Woman
of 2013? Vote at
Country Weekly
Billboard: Kenny Rogers Breaks Down
His Biggest Duets: 'There's a Chemistry Between Us'
CMT: Luke Bryan Opens Up About
Siblings' Deaths…..In People magazine's he talked so openly about the very untimely deaths of
his brother and sister. He has always tried to maintain a positive
attitude and focus on the good in life. But this time, he gave the magazine
details about what had to be the saddest years for his entire family. In
November 1996, Bryan was five days away from moving to Nashville to pursue his
country music dreams. But his older brother Chris, 26, was killed in a car
accident. So Bryan put his music plans on the backburner.
"I was never
convinced I'd get back to Nashville, but I didn't spend time on 'Should I go or
should I not?'' Bryan said. "It was just 'Not going.' Your mother had just
lost a child. At that point, her youngest son was not going to leave the house.
Chris' dying got me a little more mature." Bryan eventually
started working for his dad's business after college, but he was miserable and
his dad encouraged him to head to Nashville in 2001. Bryan did and landed both
a publishing deal and a record deal. He started making his debut album I'll
Stay Me, but then tragedy struck again when his sister Kelly, 39, collapsed and
died at home.
Music Mix: How country music went crazy:
A comprehensive timeline
of the genre's identity crisis....Are you aware that Nashville is
currently embroiled in an outright civil war?
The
country music genre has gone through quite a transformation in the past couple
years, adopting the electric guitar sounds of nearly-defunct rock radio, the
rap-infused cadences and AutoTune normally reserved for hip hop, and, most
controversially, the pop elements left behind as that genre gravitated toward electronic
dance music. And attitudes have become ever more contentious between
traditional and modern-country fans in 2013. Lately, the frustrations have reached
a boiling point. The straw that broke the camel’s back arrived two weeks ago,
when Zac Brown called Luke Bryan’s
No. 1 single “That’s
My Kind of
Night” the “worst song I’ve
ever heard.”
That remark caused Jason Aldean to
hop on Instagram and tell Brown, “trust me when I tell u that nobody gives a shit what u
think.” The country community quickly took sides in the debate, and
the resulting feud has catapulted country music’s identity crisis straight into
the spotlight. These days, pop-country is more popular than ever — but also more
despised than ever. Stars like Brown, Alan Jackson, Kacey Musgraves,
and Gary Allan have begun publicly expressing unhappiness with their format,
which this year has become an increasingly homogenous platform for men...
REVIEWS
Star Tribune: Girls
with Guitars scores with giggles, personality & country music….A few thoughts on BUZ’N 102.9 FM’s Girls
with Guitars gig Tuesday at Mill City Nights featuring Sheryl Crow, Kellie
Pickler, Gloriana, Maggie Rose and Ashley Monroe. It was a benefit for Park
Nicollet’s Jane Brattain Breast Center.
The Telegraph: Laura
Cantrell, Union Chapel, Live review (5 STARS) ..Wryly apologetic, she
thanked the audience for their patience as she introduced excerpts from her new
album, No Way There From Here. No need: the title song, a calm reflection on
her own southern identity, is one of her finest to date. The instantly
memorable Can’t Wait has a jaunty but yearning quality; Letter She Sent is a
brisk account of a woman’s quiet desperation...
Maverick
Magazine:
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INTERVIEWS
CMT: Kenny Rogers: A Master of
the Game...He Raises the Ante With New Album and Upcoming Country Music Hall of
Fame Induction
Billboard: Big Machine's Scott Borchetta
on Spotify, Beats Music, Entering TV With Dr. Luke Extract: We
understand people are streaming, we get it. I’m not saying we’re not gonna be
there. I think people want to keep streaming new music. Well, news flash: If
[we] keep making $0.000001, we’re not gonna be able to afford to keep making
records. ...On the terrestrial radio front, Big Machine became the first label
group to sign a strategic alliance with Clear Channel that allowed the company
to share in the revenues from promoting its artists like Taylor Swift, Tim
McGraw and Rascal Flatts across Clear Channel’s 850 stations as well as its
digital properties. Earlier this month, Warner Music Group became the first
major to join the fold, which Borchetta described as “the biggest ripple in the
pond.
Hollywood Reporter 'Voice' Winner Cassadee Pope Talks Debut Album, Life After Television: 'It's
Harder'...Cassadee Pope first traded her Converse sneakers for Cowboy boots
when she decided to audition for The Voice. Now, it seems the 24-year-old
season three winner has permanently hung up her rock laces as she releases her
debut country album, Frame By Frame, out Oct. 8....."I'm not gonna say never, but I don't see me
going back with Hey Monday [Pop-Rock band] for a long time,"
she tells The Hollywood Reporter. "I've barely scratched the surface as a solo artist."...."I feel like
country music has done that so well through the years, gone with the times, but
stayed authentic," she says. "Country music has evolved since it
began, quite a lot actually, so this isn't the first time that change has
happened. Country music continues to be the biggest and most relevant genre
because it is good at juggling both [sides of the argument]."
BOOKS
Miranda Lambert, The Band Perry, Carrie
Underwood and Brad Paisley contribute to a new book
titled "Once-A-Day
Country Faith: 56 Reflections from Today’s Leading Country Music Stars".
It's an intimate look at your favorite country stars as they discuss the
personal significance of their favorite Bible passage. With contributions from
56 of today's top country artists, the Once-A-Day Country Faith includes the
Bible passage that tops each of their charts as well as the reasons why this
part of scripture is so valuable to them. Published by Zondervan its available
Hardcover: 144 pages from Amazon UK and Amazon.com
and the Kindle
version at Amazon.com
MAGAZINES
Carrie Underwood shows off her “smokin’ hot” idolized
physique on the cover of Women’s Health‘s November 2013 issue.
Inside the
issue, the Grammy Award-winning singer dishes on her forthcoming starring role
as Maria Von Trapp in NBC‘s live broadcast of The Sound of Music, set to air on
December 5.
On her work for "The Sound of Music":
“My entire fall has basically been all about The Sound of
Music,” she says. “That’s a wonderful project that I’ve been asked to be a
part of. It’s a live musical on TV so there’s been a lot of prep work. I’ve
been in New York quite a bit doing run-throughs and working on a kind of music
that’s not exactly the kind of music that I’m use to singing. So it’s been a
lot of work and it’s been really challenging. But I think in the end it’s
really going to be very rewarding.”
On her role as the iconic
"Maria":"The live thing? It's gutsy. it's ambitious. Music is where i live. But
doing other things broadens me and my experiences and what I can do. I'm up for
anything."
On her strict vegan diet: The “Blown Away” singer makes sure her
body is in tiptop shape by adhering to a strict vegan diet. “I am a vegan but I consider myself to be a practical vegan,”
Carrie explains. “If I order something on a menu and it has a sprinkling of
cheese on top I’m not going to send it back. I’ve been vegetarian—no fish no
chicken no meat vegetarian—for about a decade now. The vegan thing is something
I try to do my best on because it’s a cheesy world out there.
Go behind-the-scenes of Carrie’s shoot with
Women’s Health.
Looking
more like she is about to hit the beaches of California, the singer dons a pair
of black and
gold mini shorts - which prefect complimented her tanned legs - and
a black tank, under which she decided to go bra free!
However
Carrie's hair almost steals the show glistening in perfect waves in the cover
shot. Read more: dailymail.co.uk
Sneak
Peek: Taylor Swift Graces InStyle’s November 2013
Cover!
Described
by the mag as a “Pop superstar” Taylor graces the cover of the November InStyle, which is arrived in
subscribers’ mailboxes.
On the cover, Swift dons an embellished, emerald green
cashmere sweater and skirt by Burberry Prorsum with a H. Stern bracelet — with her signature
red lipstick, of course. And inside that magazine, the 23-year-old is as candid
as ever.
They photographed
the star at New Jersey’s luscious Greenwood Gardens, where the seven-time
Grammy winner arrived at the shoot in a yellow H&M sweater and Joe’s Jeans.
(Meredith, the star’s adorable Scottish Fold cat, hung out in the window of her
trailer during the day.) Inside the issue, the singer is dressed up in Lanvin,
Erdem, and jewelry by Dior, to name a few—but when does she feel most
confident? “I
feel most confident when I have a red lip on,” the singer, shared.
She opens
up to the magazine about her love life, her haters, and how she feels about bad
boys. Sharing the advice of her friend Ed Sheeran, Taylor talks about how her
attitude toward relationships has changed over time, saying that she's no
longer coming from a "daydreamy prince-and-princess place."
Pop Sugar shared some of her candid quotes. Check out the rest of the interview
when the issue hits newsstands on Friday Oct.
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LISTEN
The Telegraph - Willie
Nelson - To All the Girls - exclusive full album stream
PRX.org Willie Nelson - To All The Girls... Radio Special
hosted by Tony Lawson (WDVX – Knoxville).
Tony was
raised in the mountains of Campbell County, TN, and has been in professional
broadcasting since 1978.
Public
Radio favorites Rosanne Cash, Dolly Parton, Sheryl Crow, The Secret Sisters,
Norah Jones and Emmylou Harris discuss how Willie Nelson affected their lives,
both personally and musically.
While their interviews conclude with their new duet recoredings, the songs heard throughout the show are not the end of their stories. It's clear that Willie's role in their lives will continue long after this program is over.
While their interviews conclude with their new duet recoredings, the songs heard throughout the show are not the end of their stories. It's clear that Willie's role in their lives will continue long after this program is over.
Part 1:
Conversation + Songs: Somewhere Between, Grandma’s Hands, From Here To The Moon
And Back, Always On My Mind
Part 2:
Conversation + Songs: Till The End Of The World, Walkin’, Dry Lightning, It
Won’t Be Very Long
Part 3:
Conversation + Songs: No Mas Amor, Bloody Mary Morning, Far Away Places, Please
Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends, Have You Ever Seen The Rain
>> LISTEN HERE at www.prx.org
World premier / Warner Bros exclusive + Kenny Rogers talks about his new album You Can't Help Old Friends
>> LISTEN HERE at www.prx.org
World premier / Warner Bros exclusive + Kenny Rogers talks about his new album You Can't Help Old Friends
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New
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Singles:
GB Leighton – Get Up - Title track at radio Oct 8, 2013
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WATCH
- Alan Jackson "Blue
Ridge Mountain Song" from his new release The
Bluegrass album
- Krystal Keith Official Lyric Video for "Get Your Redneck On" at vevo.com
- Aussie songstress Kate Cook has audio vid for "Come a Long Way". She released
her debut EP Come A Long Way on July 30th (UK iTunes) and she was a Top 6
Finalist in Australian Idol back in 2009
- Cassadee Pope Video update from the Mall Of
America and Promo Week update
- Lovely Up-and-coming artist Brynn Marie is back with the
moving new single and video for “I’m Sorry"
- Deana Carter talked about her new Album, “A Southern Way of Life” with Country Weekly
- Mickie James, who had a "New To You..." feature on p42 of the latest
Maverick Magazine, gives you a great look at what it's like for Mickie on the road
- Scotty McCreery opened up about his new album and
performed ‘See You Tonight’ in a Taste of Country interview/session
- Overly Attached Taylor Swift >> Video
COUNTRY FASHION
Kelly Clarkson visited the SiriusXM Studios in New York
City on Tuesday Oct 8th to promote her Christmas album, ‘Wrapped Up’.
Getting in
the festive mood early, the singer jumped on the plaid trend wearing a McQ Alexander
McQueen fit-and-flare dress with a deep V-neckline, and exposed
zippers snaking around the frock - Fashion Pic
Hayden Panettiere flashed a diamond ring for an
early appearance on ‘Good Morning America’ at the Times Square Studios in New
York City, signaling the confirmation of her engagement to boxer Wladimir
Klitschko.
But the
bling wasn’t her only bold move. The starlet strutted out a structured,
black-and-white jacket from Givenchy’s Pre-Fall 2013 collection, which was
accentuated with the flourish of a ruffle in front. (available Net-A-Porter.com)
Skinny,
black cigarette-leg pants were all that were needed as an accompaniment to this
statement jacket. With her blonde locks straight and centre-parted and a rather
neutral makeup approach, she popped the monochromatic ensemble solely with a
pair of Saint
Laurent Paris cherry-red booties, not forgetting to fulfill a bit of
that rocker-chic edge - Fashion Pic
Hayden
was also spotted out in Manhattan wearing Saint Laurent Janis platform boots. These Fall
2013 heels feature black leather, pointed-toe, foldover cuff with an exposed
side zipper and 130mm heel - available at Saks Fifth Avenue
and Barneys.
Promoting
the second season of ‘Nashville’, she also wore Saint Laurent stretchy red leather
skinny pants paired with a Helmut Lang smoking tuxedo blazer. She carried a Rebecca Minkoff
Maria shoulder bag - Fashion Pic
Taylor Swift officially opened the Taylor Swift
Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, TN
on Saturday 12th October.
She looked chic wearing an Elie Saab Fall 2013
three-quarter-sleeve dress with a sheer neckline, fitted bodice and slightly
flared skirt.
Her sophisticated look was styled with maroon Miu Miu
‘Suede Platform Pump’ $270.00 (Image) and Red C jewels.
Taylor Swift attended
the 43rd Nashville Songwriters Association event who named her their 2013
Songwriter/Artist of the Year.
She opted to sparkle, wearing a Houghton
Spring 2013 sleeveless silver cord-embroidered sheath ‘Margaux Cocktail Dress’
from Houghton’s Bridal 2014 Collection (Fashion Pic) with a high neckline and
illusion back.
Going silver for silver, she styled her look with Norman Silverman
‘Diamond Cluster Flower Earrings’ (Fashion Pic) with Christian Louboutin ‘Wrap Specchio
Laminato Heel’ ($875.00) Fashion Pic. Opting for a half-up, half-down
hairstyle, she applied a rare pink lip colour.
The Hollywood Reporter: Taylor
Swift's Costume Designer Talks 'Red Tour' Outfits (Q&A)...To help the
23-year-old's love stories come to life on stage, Emmy-award winning costume
and wardrobe designer Marina Toybina
told
The Hollywood Reporter how she prepped for the show and the inspiration behind
the designs. Toybina, who has designed for The X-Factor, and Katy Perry's and
Carrie Underwood's tours, recently received an Emmy award on Aug. 14 for her
costume designs for Swift's opening number at this year's Grammy Awards.
THR: What would you say was the inspiration
behind all the outfits? Toybina: Taylor’s songs, as well as our passion,
art and individuality. It is the fire inside all of us that keeps the mind
believing and the heart beating. My goal was to make sure each design told its
own story and could serve as a visually, beautiful extension to Taylor's stage
presence.
THR: Considering that there were so many
wardrobe changes throughout the show, what was challenging about designing 128
pieces--23 for Taylor and 103 for the dancers? Toybina: Developing a show
is a fluid process, so you have to be ready to roll with deadlines and creative
changes. Adapting to wardrobe changes/alterations during tour rehearsals is not
always easy or practical, but you get it done and you sleep after it’s all
over.
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| Taylor Swift RED TOUR Wardrobe |
Marina Toybina Custom Ensemble
"State of Grace"/ "Holy
Ground"/ "Red" -
Taking a contrast silk-paneled blouse, Marina added on rhinestones to
make Taylor sparkle under the spotlights.
“You
Belong With Me.” - Sparkled in a custom glittery ensemble with old
Hollywood gloves and a sateen bustier outline gave the girly frock a bit of sex
appeal.
"The Lucky One" - Tay oozed
old-school Hollywood glamour an open-concept red silk number which includes a
deep plunging neckline on a red silk bodysuit complete with elbow-length gloves
and sequinned shorts.
"Mean"/ "Stay Stay Stay" - Marina designed a versatile red bodysuit to
slip under the flowing open-concept skirt and high-waisted embellished shorts
for “The Lucky One” costuming, but would also suit a cute and simple polka dot
skirt.
"I Knew You Were Trouble" - Taylor
debuted a darker and sexier side to herself during her performance which she
also wore at the BRIT 2013 Awards.
The
designer reveals it took her and 15 stylists, sewers and dressmakers 10 days to
create the costumes for Swift’s Grammys stageshow. She says, “It was
exhausting. We didn’t get much sleep for a week and a half. But it was all
worth it when we saw the end result and the look on Taylor’s face made all the
effort worthwhile. She was so excited.”
"All Too Well" - The designer
showed her fashion prowess by integrating black widow lace sleeves from the
previous number “I Knew You Were Trouble.” and creating a dramatic evening gown
by adding on gathered and bustled black skirting.
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
- Served by a full-out circus set up à la her MTV European Music Awards. InStyle
magazine November 2013
Taylor Swift InStyle’s November 2013 Photoshoot!
The
stunning photos above are credited to Giampaolo Sgura - instyle.com
- taylorswiftstyle
- For the cover she wore a Burberry
Prorsum ‘Embellished Sweater’ ($1595.00) (Fashion Pic)
- The couture is stunning in
the photoshoot especially the silk Lanvin Resort 2014 taffeta gown - Fashion Pic
- She wore an all-black Christian
Dior Fall 2013 off-the-runway embroidered silk dress with
embroidered strech-satin boots that feature the same eye print present
throughout the Dior collection. She assesorized with Louis Vuitton Joaillerie
diamond (Pinterest), spinel, and 18kt white
gold earrings - Fashion Pic
- The skirt of Taylor’s sheer
collared Lanvin dress was replaced by a longer, all-black chiffon The Erdem
Resort 2014 skirt - Fashion Pic
- The Red singer also donned a
ruby red Marchesa
Fall 2013 velvet ensemble - Fashion Pic
- On p335 she is seen in a Dolce &
Gabbana Fall 2013 RTW dress, the sleeves on this D&G
bejeweled blood red dress were turned into bell sleeves. She wore matching
shoes are also from the fall collection.
- On p345 she graces the
magazine with a breathless and mesmerizing look with a Valentino
Haute Couture silk and guipure lace dress from the Fall 2013
collection. She wore Sylva & Cie 18kt gold earrings and ring
(left hand) with diamonds and smithsonite, and 14kt rose gold ring with
black diamonds. Her hair was styled by Ben Skervin with Make up by Mariel
Barrera.
COUNTRY GOSSIP
Nashville”
star Hayden Panettiere (aka Juliette
Barnes) confirmed
her engagement to Olympic boxer Wladimir Klitschko.
Appearing
on Wednesday’s “Live with Kelly and Michael,” (>> video)
the 24-year-old actress was flashing a large diamond ring that prompted
host Kelly Ripa to inquire what it might signify. Panettiere confirmed she’s
engaged as the studio audience cheered. She added that she and longtime
boyfriend Klitschko haven’t set a wedding date.Panettiere made her entrance on
the show wearing a huge, live boa constrictor meant to startle host Michael
Strahan, who is not a snake fancier. Clearly Panettiere’s ring, and big news,
upstaged even her pet reptile.
"You're
No Good": Nashville country music
producer Tony Brown was arrested
Thursday after his wife accused him of domestically assaulting her.
For
decades, the record executive has worked with some of country music’s most
notable artists such as George Strait, Vince Gill and Reba McEntire. Brown, 66,
was charged with domestic assault resulting in bodily injury this week related
to an alleged dispute that Belle Meade Police were called to in September. His
wife, Jamie Brown, swore out a warrant for his arrest on Wednesday.According to
a police affidavit (image), Jamie Brown told authorities her husband kicked in the door to the
room she was sleeping in after they had an argument the night of Sept. 11. Tony
Brown then allegedly pushed and choked her as she tried to flee to a
different area.
Brown's
first marriage was to Janie Levin, with whom he had two children: Brennan and
Brandi. He was later married to Anastasia Pruitt from 1999 until their divorce
in 2009. Brown wed Jamie Nicole Antee in a private Valentine’s Day ceremony at
Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville, Tenn. on Feb. 14. The former president
of MCA Nashville and co-founder of Universal South Records — was released from
jail on Thursday after posting a $5,000 bond. He’s due back in court Nov. 20,
to face charges.
Nicole Kidman and Keith
Urban's daughters
love singing. The couple have two children, Sunday Rose, five, and Faith
Margaret, two, and the 'American Idol' judge, 45, believes they might follow in
his footsteps - "Sometimes I'll just hear Sunny singing 'Kiss a Girl. It's
just infectiously catchy pop and I have a side of me that loves that stuff. "She
sings 'I Love It' by Icona Pop all the time. She and Faith sit in back of the
car and sing, 'I don't care, I love it, I love it.' We've had to figure out the
clean version of the song."
Kelly Clarkson has opened up about her "confusing"
wedding plans. The 'Stronger' singer is set to marry music manager
Brandon Blackstock very soon, but plans were put on hold after the couple
decided to scale down the ceremony.
Asked by
E! News if they were married yet, she said: "OK, this is why it's
confusing. "I'm
not married yet, because we had a wedding planned, like a huge one - and we
still have a wedding planned, but we're not doing the big huge one."
Instead,
the pair will "go off with" Brandon's two children - Savannah and
Seth - from a previous marriage and tie the knot in an intimate fashion. She
added: "We're
just gonna go off with the kids and go get married and it's just gonna be
literally, seriously small." The 31-year-old star has also
revealed details of her wedding dress after she was seen in both Marchesa and
Monique Lhuillier gowns during the photoshoot used to announce their engagement
TOWIE
(Ed): Ed Sheeran has been teaching Taylor
Swift about love. The flame-haired singer has been helping his good
friend try to figure out where she has gone wrong following failed relationships
with several stars including his pal, One Direction hunk Harry Styles, John
Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Ed
Sheeran recently revealed he couldn't stop staring at Christina Aguilera's
breasts when he met her for the first time.
The
flame-haired 'The A Team' star found it hard to avert his eyes from the busty
beauty's bosoms when he was an advisor for her acts on the US version of 'The
Voice', but tried hard to be as professional as possible while filming the
show.
He is
quoted by The Sun newspaper as saying: "I went in and she was wearing this really,
really tight white top without a bra. And I'm a 22-year-old boy and I'm meeting
this girl for the first time, trying to be professional as hell. "So I
walk in there and my eyes just keep slowly going down. "Then I kind of
realise what I'm doing and my eyes go up again. So like yeah, I'm young - what
can I say?" Ed might have to get used to the sight of
Christina's cleavage as the 32-year-old singer recently said she would love to
work with the "super talented" 'Lego House' hitmaker.
Taylor Swift , the 23-year-old “I Knew You Were Trouble”
singer, doesn't want to end up with a "bad"
boy.
She
finds "shady" guys attractive however she doesn't want to settle down
with somebody who has those qualities and thinks she needs to "change"
what she looks for in a man. The blonde beauty told US InStyle magazine: "I think it needs
to change. My friends tease me about the fact that if someone seems bad or
shady or like they have a secret, I find them incredibly interesting. "That's just a
phase I've been in lately. I don't think this should be how I proceed in life.
It's important to be self-aware about these things because you don't want to
end up with that guy." She explained: "Sometimes you
know after two dates that you're not the right fit. And sometimes you know
you're not the right fit, and you fall for it anyway. One thing I've learned
that I'm proud of - drum roll, please - is when to walk away. I've had some
short relationships because I know when to do that."
Sinead O'Connor has once again demanded an apology from Miley Cyrus.
The
'Nothing Compares 2 U' hitmaker penned a fourth open letter to the 20-year-old
star on Tuesday (08.10.13), hitting out at Miley for calling her
"crazy" during an interview with Matt Lauer on the Today Show on
Monday (07.10.13), and urging her to be more supportive of people battling
mental health issues.
Trisha Yearwood says, “I love to cook, but I have to sing. For me, the challenge
is how to balance it all.”
TheNational Enquirer continues to target Tim
McGraw and Faith Hill, saying
Faith’s given
Tim an ultimatum - put his wedding ring back on or get out and stay
out.
PHOTO
- Taylor Swift Thanks
North America - Graphic
- Jake-O'-Lantern: Jake Owen gets ready to scare the
children this Halloween with his very own pumpkin head. -
- Wynonna was a guest of Jerry Jones for Dallas vs Denver at AT&T stadium
- Largest crowd in NFL history
- Shania
is working hard on her first album in years but she still hasn’t found a
producer for it. This weekend she was seen in Vegas, hanging out with John
Bon Jovi Image
- It's been 10 year since the Dixie Chicks shocked us with the
controversial Entertainment Weekly picture. In 2003, they posed naked for for an article teased with the headline “The Dixie Chicks Come Clean.” Much has changed for the women since that shoot, yet the group remains united, even touring periodically. The shoot took place just weeks after lead singer Natalie Maines said they were ashamed President George W. Bush was from Texas before introducing ‘Traveling Soldier’ in London. Many, if not most, radio stations had begun to ban the group. Some were even staging rallies to steamroll their albums. Recently Martie Maguire said they stand by everything they went through in 2003, including a photo shoot that their publicist tried hard to prevent.
BIRTHDAYS
Oct 12: Lisa Matassa (Belated Happy Birthday!)
Oct 14: Melba Montgomery (1938), Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks)
Oct 15: Little
Big Town’s Kimberley Schlapman (Previously
Roads) (1969)
Oct 17: Alan Jackson (1958)
Oct 19: Jeannie C Riley (1945), Cyndi
Thomson
Oct 20: Philomena Begley (1954), Wanda Jackson (1937)
R.I.P
Barry McCloud, born and raised in England, best known as
the author
of Definitive Country, has died (Sept. 26) at age 70.
His book
Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and its
Performers was first published in 1995 and remains one of the genre’s essential
reference works. He was also a journalist, a photographer, a songwriter, a
record producer and an educator. He taught at Belmont University.
In the
1960s, he operated the largest folk talent agency in the U.K. In the 1970s, he
became a booking
agent for such bands as Mungo Jerry, Humble Pie and Fleetwood Mac.
McCloud began concentrating on songwriting in the 1980s. His collaborators have
included Buddy Cannon, Fred Koller, Don Goodman, Jeff Tweel and Karen
Taylor-Good. He moved to Nashville in 1992. He has operated Barry McCloud
Management & Productions for the past 17 years.
Tributes "He was the first international
DJ/writer that I met in the 70s. What a brilliant archivist, writer, lover of
music and people and MORE! His works will live on! - Martha Moore (Publicist)
A
gentleman, an ace photographer, and a great lover of hardcore country music.
RIP friend - Barry Mazor (Wall Street Journal
Journalist/Author)
Calvin Grand Shofner (April 7, 1932 — October 10,
2013).
Known
professionally as Cal Smith, and
famed for top-charting hits “Country Bumpkin,” “The Lord Knows I’m Drinking”
and “It’s Time To Pay the Fiddler” , died Thursday, Oct. 10, in Branson, Mo., at
age 81.
Born in
Gans, Okla., Mr. Smith grew up in the San Jose, Calif., area, and became a
popular disc jockey prior to joining Ernest Tubb’s Texas Troubadours as a
rhythm guitarist in 1962. Mr. Smith worked with Tubb until 1968, when he became
a solo performer.
In 1972,
he recorded Bill Anderson’s “The Lord Knows I’m Drinking,” which became a No.
1 country hit for Decca Records. In 1974, Mr. Smith scored with “Country Bumpkin”
(written by Don Wayne, released by MCA in Feb 1974) which became the Country Music Association’s Song
and Single of the Year and the Academy of Country Music’s song of the year.
(>> Video
and Audio) Garth Brooks sang “Country Bumpkin”
for years in his sound checks, and he has called Mr. Smith’s recording of
“Country Bumpkin” his favorite country single.
Top 5 Billboard Country albums included: I've Found Someone of
My Own (1972, #5, Decca) , Country Bumpkin (1974, #4, MCA) and It's Time to Pay
the Fiddler (1975, #8, MCA)
Top Billboard Country singles: "Country Bumpkin” (1974,
#1), "I’ve Found Someone of My Own” (1974, #4), “It’s Time to Pay the
Fiddler” (1975, #1), “Between Lust and Watching TV (1975, #11), "She
Talked a Lot About Texas" (1975, #13) and “Jason’s Farm” (1975, #12) and
1977’s “I Just Came Home to Count the Memories” (1977, #15)
Mr.
Smith’s last-charting single, at #75, came in 1986 with “King Lear” from an
album STORIES OF LIFE.
His
later years were spent with his wife, Darlene. He is survived by his wife, five
children and 15 great-grandchildren.
Listen to the 10 track album Together by Ernest
Tubb and Cal Smith on bandcamp.com
BUY The Best Of Cal Smith [CD] on Amazon.UK
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