Country Bites News snippets November 11 – November 17,
2013
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UK & IRISH News
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Songwriters in the Round takes place on Saturday 23 November at The Berkoff
Performing Arts Centre, Alton College, Alton Hants. Featuring Award winning Billy Yates from Nashville, Pete Kennedy from Ireland, Beau Fuller from Nashville, and from
the UK Gary Quinn. Tickets only £10 see poster for details.
American country music singer-songwriter Brandy Clark joined Bob Harris Country for a live session in
Nashville. She spoke about writing with Kacey Musgraves and played “Stripes”
and “Hold My Hand” from her debut album 12 Stories. 3 weeks left to listen at bbc.co.uk
Taylor Swift (ft. Gary
Lightbody) ‘The Last Time’ is now off the BBC Radio 1 Playlist (13/11/13)
Kacey Musgraves "Follow
Your Arrow" and Taylor Swift ft. Gary Lightbody "The Last Time"
leave the BBC
Radio 2 "B" playlist but it sees The Band Perry's "Don't
Let Me Be Lonely" added to the "C" playlist for the week
commencing 16 November 2013.
Being promoted to America as a country radio release is "Loving You"
the latest single from UK X-Factor winner, Matt
Cardle, and Melanie C, also
known as Sporty Spice from the Spice Girls. Matt and Melanie met at a UK music
festival last year, and Matt was always a fan of her voice, so he re-arranged
"Loving You" to make it a duet.
The steamy music video for >> "Loving
You" quickly gathered over 1.3 Million views on YouTube
in just a few weeks. In addition the passionate interaction between Matt and
Melanie on and off camera has been getting lots of tabloid and blog attention. It’s
the first single from Matt’s third album PORCELAIN (Absolute Records) which dropped
28 October 2013. The unlikely couple blends together surprisingly well on a
romantic fusion of acoustic blues and country-pop. The song premiered on The
Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2 earlier in the year on 2 July 2013. The record
charted #8 on the iTunes UK chart, and #14 on the Top 100 UK chart. It was
released on 18 August 2013 and is available for download at Amazon UK , UK iTunes and Amazon.com
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Singles Top 100 (Week Ending November 23, 2013)
Taylor Swift
& Gary Lightbody with “The
Last Time” (Mercury) fell back 25-64
2-weeks on from their X Factor
results UK show appearance.
Official UK Albums Top 100 (Week Ending November 23, 2013)
notching up his 30th UK Top 40 album. The Irish singer/songwriter has achieved at least one Top 40 album every year since 1991, which is an Official Chart record. His brand new album includes his own selection of some true evergreens, along with several brand new songs - CD - MP3
Taylor Swift’s RED slipped back 26 places from 25-51
on her 56th chart week.
Official UK
Country Album Chart (Week Ending November 23, 2013)
Kacey Musgraves with SAME TRAILER DIFFERENT PARKHOODOO (Decca) stays at No.1 in her 31st week.
Derek Ryan moved up 2
places to No.2 with COUNTRY SOUL (Sharp
Music)
On the Hotdisc Chart
(November 17, 2013 Chart)
Ray Scott held at No.1 on the Top 40 with “Still Screamin’ My Name” for a sixth successive week
Billy Yates with “The
House That Jack Built” climbs 3-2 and The Hayley Oliver Band with “The Hand That Rocked The Cradle” move up one slot to No.3 to hold the No.1 on the Hotdisc British
& Irish Chart for a second week.
Michelle Wright’s title cut single “Strong” single has run out of steam falling 2-4.
Ally Harron’s single “Marions Road”, from
the previous month’s Hotdisc 178, still has legs making a 9-5 hop
Dave Sherriff edges up one place to No.6 (#2 British & Irish
Chart) with his self penned “My Friend
Jack Daniels”.
David Wood with “I’ll Bet My Life On Love rounds out the Top 10
with a 4 place climb.
Also making upward
strides from the latest Hotdisc 179 is Lawrence John’s self penned “Bluegrass, Bourbon and Barbecues” (15-12), Britain’s Kickin’ Country
with “Rock It Megamix” (18-13) and Erica Sunshine’s
“Drinking And Driving Me Crazy”
(20-15).
UK COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASES
(4 Nov 2013) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Jambalaya: The Definitive Collection
(11 Nov 2013) Tompall & The
Glaser Brothers - Lovin' Her Was Easier/After All These Years. 20 Tracks CD - With the recent passing of the great
Tompall Glaser, it was time to reissue these two records, the fruit of the
Glaser Brothers' brief reunion in the early '80s, both released on the Elektra
label.
(12 Nov 2013) John Hiatt -
Here To Stay: Best Of 2000-2012 (IMPORT)
17 tracks/ Time: 1:13:24 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(19 Nov 2013) Sara Darling -
Have a Merry Little Christmas Darling EP (Oh Darling)
4 Tracks/ Time: 15:53 MP3
(25 Nov 2013) Danielle Bradbery
- Self Titled [Import] CD - MP3 - Amazon.com
AUSSIE NEWS
42nd CMAA
Country Music Awards Finalists were announced at Sydney’s Hard Rock Café
for the 2014 CMAA's Country Music Awards Of Australia which will be staged on
Saturday, 25th January, 2014 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment &
Conference Centre (TRECC) - www.tcmf.com.au
- TV commmercial
Lee Kernaghan scored the most
finalist nominations with seven from his BEAUTIFUL NOISE album. Troy Cassar-Daley, Adam Harvey and Sara Storer gained six places, Sara
from her album LOVEGRASS, Troy and Adam for their hit album THE GREAT COUNTRY SONGBOOK.
The finalist announcement for the 2014 Awards also highlighted a new and
"rising star" pool of talent including O'Shea and The Wolfe
Brothers with four finalist nominations each followed closely by the likes
of Jasmine Rae with three and
Tamworth’s Ashleigh Dallas with two.
Ashleigh, a three generation country music artist was discovered by Kasey
Chambers, was recognized for her debut album DANCING WITH A GHOST with nods in both
Best New Talent and Best Female
categories
Hosted by Pete Denahay and Colin Buchanan and with special performances
from Sara Storer and Kaylens Rain, the event recognized the best product releases
from the Australian country music industry in the past twelve months.
A full listing of all 2014 CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia
finalists can be found HERE.
24 year old Kaylee Bell is following
in the footsteps of her predecessors in the 34 years of history, winner of
Toyota Star Maker 2013, has received the judges’ commendation with a nomination
(New Talent), her first, in the 42nd CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia.
Kaylee Bell joins her mates the Adam Eckersley Band, Ashleigh Dallas,
Kaylens Rain and The Wolfe Brothers in the Qantaslink New Talent Of The Year.
>> Watch the video for "Little
Bit Small Town"
Duo O'Shea with "Be With
You Tonight" moved 2-1 to top Country Tracks Top 30 Australia's leading
chart. The Wolf Brothers' "The
Girl The Bottle The Memory" climbs 3-2 as Jasmine Rae's 3-week #1 "If I Want To" falls 1-3 and Chelsea Basham holds at #4 with
"By The Light Of The Moon"
NEWS
- Snapshot News: Country Aircheck's Insider News: November 15, 2013 - November 19, 2013
- Texas Spitfire, SaraBeth, announced that she will be hitting the road early next year with Grammy award-winning group, Lonestar. She will be joining them on select cities of the tour that kicks off February 6th in Scottsdale, AZ.
- Vince Gill, Country Music Hall
of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member will now be honoured by country radio
as well. The country music champ has been named as the 2014 recipient of
the Career
Achievement Award from Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. Gill
will receive the honour at the Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony in Nashville on Feb. 18, one day before the CRB’s annual Country
Radio Seminar (Feb. 19-21). Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell will perform
a tribute to Gill during the ceremony as well as present him with the
award. He joins an elite group of past winners that includes such legends
as George Strait, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, the Judds and Alabama.
- Gwen Sebastian (former
contestant on The Voice) exchanged vows with her fiancé,
producer/drummer Louis Newman in Nashville. Gwen. They were married in an intimate ceremony in the
beautifully candlelit One event space at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge club.
They were surrounded by family and friends, including Louis' grandmother,
who flew in from England for the nuptials. With a wedding day of 11-12-13,
there should be no problem remembering future anniversaries!
- Garth Brooks' New Boxed
Set (8-Disc [6 CDs + 2 DVD's] 77 songs + 33 Music videos) will be available
exclusively at Walmart during Black Friday holiday event on November 28th
for $24.96 see garthbrooks.com
- Aw Naw! -
RCA Nashville recently celebrated Chris Young’s latest Gold single, “Aw Naw” which is the first
single from his new album A.M.
- As winter
rolls in, things are heating up at Opry at the Ryman in December. Rascal Flatts will help kick
things off on December 3 and 10, followed by shows including Little Big Town, Kathy Mattea, Carrie
Underwood , Kree Harrison and Janelle
Arthur, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Jonathan Jackson,
and many more - see
schedule
- Seventeen-year-old
Danielle Bradbery made her Grand Ole
Opry debut Tuesday night (Nov 12th) from the hallowed
institution’s most famous former home, the Ryman Auditorium. “The Heart of
Dixie” darling showcased her vocal prowess on the lead single as well as
“Daughter Of A Workin’ Man,” a new tune from her forthcoming Big Machine
Records release, slated for Monday (Nov 25) - Twitter Photo
- The George Jones monument at Woodlawn
Roesch-Patton Funeral Home and Memorial Park was unveiled Nov. 18.
- Nickel Creek reunited to salute 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
with a new
album in the works: The three members reunited onstage
Wednesday as part of CBS Films' celebration of the Coen brothers' folk
music tale "Inside Llewyn Davis" and there should be more to
come. Mandolinist Chris Thile,
fiddler Sara Watkins and
guitarist Sean Watkins are
recording an album that Warner Music's Nonesuch label is eyeing for a
spring release. Sara Watkins has released two solo albums on Nonesuch
while Thile has recorded with Punch Brothers, the bassist Edgar Meyer and
done solo work for the label; his latest, solo interpretations of two Bach
pieces, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Classical Albums chart.
TV
- In a
dramatic LIVE results show, Sweet Suspense, one of Simon Cowell’s Groups
and Rachel Potter, one of Kelly
Rowland’s Over 25s, were eliminated on USA The X Factor. Sweet Suspense had the fewest votes and they were eliminated immediately. Khaya Cohen and Rachel Potter received the next fewest votes and the judges – Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio – listened to the two acts battle it out in “The Final Showdown” sing-off. . Mentor Kelly said cryptically: 'What she has to offer next week, no-one should miss. This is the incredible Rachel Potter.' The country hopeful - who has previously performed on Broadway, it has emerged since the show began - took to the stage in a short skirt and sang Shania Twain's >> “From This Moment On”. After an emotional deliberation, Potter was sent home. Nashville Bartender Rachel Potter tested her vocal skills with an audition on The X Factor USA. The 29-year-old has been in Music City trying to pursue her dream of becoming a country singer, but after seeing girls younger than her continue to get signed, she became discouraged so figured the show was a great opportunity to show what she had got.
- Actor Charles Esten, who portrays Deacon
Claybourne on the hit ABC series “Nashville,” will appear as a contestant
on “Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire” with new host Cedric “The
Entertainer” in episodes airing Weds Nov 20th and Thurs, Nov 21, and will
donate his winnings to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Esten
makes “Millionaire” history by becoming the first celebrity contestant
ever to make it all the way to the $1 million question on the daytime
version of the show
- Spoiler:
"Nashville" Recap: She's Got You
- Hunter Hayes has been
added to the performers’ lineup for this year’s CMA Country Christmas
special, airing Monday, December 2 on ABC.
COUNTRY AWARDS
Jake Owen is among the
artists announced who will co-host “Coca-Cola Red
Carpet LIVE! at The 2013 AMAs.” Joining Jake on the red carpet for
the pre-show is Lance Bass, Jordin Sparks, Zendaya and Colbie Caillat just to
name a few. For Colbie, co-hosting on the red carpet with Jake adds to her
already long list of country connections. “I am so excited to be hanging out with Jake Owen, live at
the American Music Awards red carpet this year,” she says. “We get to check
out the fashion, talk
to the stars
about upcoming projects and share the news with all our fans while it’s
happening. It’s really going to be fun.”
Sheryl Crow will sing with
two-time GRAMMY Award winner Darius
Rucker, plus Platinum recording artists Florida Georgia Line also are set to perform at the American Country Awards (ACA)
airing live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 10, 8-10 p.m. Hosted
by Trace Adkins and Danica Patrick, the two-hour event will also feature
appearances by Scotty McCreery, Chris Young, Carrie Keegan, Joe Nichols and
Lauren Alaina.
Taylor Swift and George Strait were among big winners at the 10th annual Billboard Touring
Awards at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York held on Nov 14th. Country
music icon George Strait was named the 2013 Billboard Legend of Live, just one week after being named the CMA
2013 Entertainer Of The Year. The Top
Package Award, honoring the top-grossing tour with three or more artists on
the bill, went to Taylor Swift’s Red Tour. The arena tour featured such acts as
Ed Sheeran, Joel Crouse, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line and Casey James.
MUSIC NEWS
Iain Matthews, probably best
remembered in the United States for his 1978 smash “Shake It” (#13 Billboard
Pop Singles), has been a worldwide music icon for more than 45 years. Whether
as a founding member of Fairport Convention, Matthews Southern Comfort (who hit
#23 with their cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” in 1971), Plainsong or as a
solo artist, Matthews has taken listeners on a journey with each recording. WELCOME
TO THE ART OF OBSCURITY, his first American album in 15 years, due out January
28, 2014 on Omnivore Recordings. The 12-track album was recorded in his adopted home of Austin,
Texas with producer Bradley Kopp (Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, and Tish
Hinojosa).
SINGLE / ALBUM NEWS
With Sugarland on Hiatus so the stars could take some personal time to
work on their own projects, front woman Jennifer
Nettles is set to debut her solo album THAT GIRL on January 14, 2014. The album features
11 tracks, 10 written/co-written by the CMA-Winning songwriter
("Stay") herself. The lone 'outside' song? A cover of Bob Seger's
"Like A Rock," a song she felt compelled to record as she's the same
age now that he was when he wrote and recorded the longtime Chevy Trucks theme
song. Jennifer worked with Rick Rubin at
his famed Shangra-La Studios in Los Angeles to record the project. The title
track and lead single "That Girl" is currently Top 40 and rising. “I started writing
this album three years ago,” shares Nettles. “I put no conscious guides or governors on
the creation of this album other than to write songs that I want to sing.
Working with Rick Rubin was a dream come true and the result is an album that
plays to my roots – country, 70’s radio, gospel and singer songwriter.” -
Garth Brooks recently announced the release of a Limited Edition
new Box Set, an exclusive at Walmart for just $24.96. At an inflated
price of £39.99 its being made
available from UK outlet Smart Choice Music. The songs are organised
to represent the different genres of music, with each of the four discs
containing 10 songs.
PRESS RELEASES
- George Strait’s Vaqueros
Del Mar Invitational Golf Tournament and Auction raised funds for Military Servicemen
And Women Third annual fundraiser at Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort
& Spa bringing in more than $425,000 for Feherty’s Troops First
Foundation.
- Nashville’s
Mountview Creative teamed with esteemed personality Larry King on his return to radio
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- James McMurtry recently signed with the bourgeoning
Los Angeles record label Complicated Game. The legendary songwriter will
enter the studio later this month to start working on his first album in
six years (since 2008's Just Us Kids). “I’ve got a new batch of songs, organic
and with no added sulfites, aged in oak for several years"
- Just one
week after Thomas Rhett's
highly anticipated It Goes Like This album release, the country star and
outdoor
- enthusiast
has been chosen as NRA Country's Artist Of The Month
for November.
- Mike Aiken has Swiss and Belgium
dates in Europe
- Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby were in the spotlight on Yahoo!
Music's Ram Country.
- Kellie Pickler appeared on “ELLEN” and FERGUSON” to
promote her newly released album, The Woman I Am.
- Lorrie Morgan dresses
and decorates in preparation for the second annual
Lorrie Morgan’s Enchanted Christmas Dinner & Show for a
37-show run at Nashville’s iconic Gaylord Opryland Resort.
- The Americana Music
Association has announced it will move its conference
headquarters to Nashville’s premier boutique hotel, the Hutton Hotel, for
the 15th Annual Festival & Conference to be held September 17-21,
2014. Registrations for Music City’s most comprehensive industry
conference will go on sale Friday November 15, 2013 at special early bird
/ discounted rates.
- Ronnie Dunn donated his time and talent to raise
funds for southern
Kentucky charities with the Ronnie Dunn & Friends Holiday
Bash Concert.
- Rising “country
starlet” Denae Gardner is set to co-host a new
Talk/Entertainment series
ARTICLES
- CMA Close UP: New Artist
Spotlight: Chelsea Bain
- Billboard 615: 'Nashville' Star Jonathan Jackson Signs Record
Deal...Onscreen, he's known as Avery
Barkley, the bad-boy rocker on the hit ABC musical drama "Nashville."
Offscreen, he's Jonathan Jackson, and he just might be infiltrating the
airwaves with more than just his "Nashville" songs soon enough. Jackson's
spot on the country-infused TV show has landed him a record deal with Loud
& Proud Records, Billboard can exclusively reveal.
- Billboard 615 Spotlight: Heidi Feek Takes Different Path
Than Her Famous Parents
- Taste of Country: Eric Church: ‘I Think Genres Are Dead’ On country music’s
biggest night, Church performed his new single, ‘The Outsiders,’ for the
very first time and introduced fans to a very different sound for him. The
performance was rock ‘n roll with a side of country (?!), but the singer
doesn’t think people should be so quick to label the song. “I think genres
are dead,” the singer shares. “There’s good music. There’s bad music”…..
- The Tennessean : Peter Cooper On Music: Country music’s new rules…….Extract: I am mandating a two-year — no, make that three-year — ban on writing or recording songs about partying in fields and/or congregating in, on or around pickup trucks. Anyone who enjoys these songs has plenty of them around to hear for the next 36 months. Songwriters who attempt to defy this ban will be forced to sit in a small, enclosed space with Kris Kristofferson and Guy Clark while Kris and Guy recite their lyrics aloud and make groaning noises. Performers who break this rule will be excommunicated from “country” music and made to work in a newly created genre, “Goober Rock.” After three years, everyone can go back to the 2013 norm, but I have a feeling they won’t.
REVIEWS
Kellie Pickler ‘The Woman I
Am’ – For The Country Record Album Review
INTERVIEWS
EW CMA Awards breakout Kacey Musgraves talks Taylor, Dolly, and singing about weed.....Extract:
Blake Shelton may have won Album of the Year at this year’s CMA Awards, and
George Strait may have taken home Entertainer of the Year honors. But who shot
to No.1 on the iTunes country albums chart (and No. 3 on the all-genre
rankings) the next morning? That would be Kacey Musgraves, the 25-year-old
Texas native who won Best New Artist and performed her much-discussed (and
FCC-bleeped in the live broadcast, for its reference to smoking a joint) single
>> “Follow
Your Arrow.” ….
The Kansas City Star: Country singer Chely Wright sees glimmers of light in
battle for gay rights......Extract: Kacey
Musgraves has made some waves for her song “Follow Your Arrow,” which was
co-written with Shane McAnally, an openly gay Nashville songwriter. Do you sense that there is a shift in
country music when it comes to gay rights? I haven’t heard the song, but
people tweet about it and I glean from those that it’s very pro-gay. I’ve known
Shane for a long time — he’s a very successful songwriter, so you can’t deny
that some progress is being made. What’s as important is Kacey is a straight
gal talking about equality, and we really need our straight allies to be part
of the movement. All voices matter. I wish more straight allies in country
music would be more public about it. I have friends who are … but they choose
to keep quiet about it rather than say what they believe. And I understand
that. Who wants to lose fans? Who wants to have someone tell you, “I don’t like
you anymore”? So, yes, some progress has been made. There won’t be another
first openly gay music artist or first openly gay hit country songwriter…..
MAGAZINES
Cassadee Pope has a 10 page
cover feature (pages 46-55) in Issue #29 (November 2013) of NKD Naked Magazine
LISTEN
- Catherine Britt 'Who Cares' (written by Catherine
Britt, Guy Clark and Bill Chambers) from "The Hillbilly Pickin'
Ramblin' Girl So Far' (ABC Music/Universal) out November 29. A Limited Edition 2CD &
DVD Version is available at catherinebritt.com
- Listen to
"Common Threads" from Terry Holder's Kickstarter funded album FLOWERS AT
MIDNIGHT. Based in Olympia, WA Terry is a 2013 "WildFlower
Winner" and 2013 "Kerrville New Folk Finalist"
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?
NEWS (Nov 15): Spotify's UK revenue falls as user numbers grow: Accounts
reveal the streaming service's British arm made a loss of £10.1 million in 2012…Read
more at www.nme.com
Daniel O'Donnell – A Picture of You – brand new
album , released Nov 11th
Sammy Kershaw – Sammy Kershaw Big Hits Volume One - Released Nov
11th, ten of his biggest career hits in addition to two brand new songs
Kellie Pickler – The Woman I Am – New release
out November 12
Tia McGraff – Break These Chains – 2013 release
from the fine Canadian singer-songwriter
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Jambalaya: The Definitive
Collection - Released on 4 Nov 2013 (Humphead Records) 42
Tracks
Get wild with these country pop jams
Have you tried the BBC
Playlister Application?
You can sign in or register a BBC
iD on any BBC page. Just look for “Sign in” at the top of the page.
You can also sign in to the BBC using your Facebook or Google details.
The playlist you create is private to you. You can only share your
playlist with a text-only list of your tracks and email this to a friend.
Read the latest news - www.bbc.co.uk/playlister
Check out the BBC
Playlister Homepage - www.bbc.co.uk/music/playlister
BBC Playlister FAQ’s - www.bbc.co.uk/playlister/help
My experience: Having created
a BBC account and downloaded the Spotify
App I added it to my Spotify application which allows you to
follow your favourite radio station or BBC TV channel .
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I successfully created a BBC Playlister playlist from selective BBC
radio show playlists. When I exported the playlist to Spotify it found 4 out of 7 tracks even though all
7 tracks existed on the Spotify database? What is your experience?
Here is a selection of available playlists
FREE DOWNLOADS
NPR are offering Sarah
Jarosz, '1,000 Things' from her latest album: Build Me Up from Bones which
is #1 on the Americana Chart Download "1,000 Things" (Right-click and Save As)
WATCH
- Rollingstone.com: 22 'Nashville' Songs That Made the Show: Whatever upheavals are in store, the music will always remain center stage
- Natalie Howard, an Australian Indie Songwriter/Artist residing in Nashville has a new vid "The Girlfriend" (co-written with Janine LeClair) filmed in Nashville. There's a cameo appearances by Kristy Cox (Female Vocalist of the Year & Entertainer of the Year 2013)
- Jasmine Rae has a new video and single "Just Don't Ask Me"
- Australian singer-songwriter Sara Storer has a video for her song "Come on Rain" -
- With the holidays around the corner take a look at Michelle Wright’s "I Know Santa's Been Here" and
- "Snowed In" the title track off of Mindy Smith's 2013 Holiday EP - It’s available on UK iTunes with Lyrics shown here
- Jana Kramer is still working on her second album, Kramer did hint at a few tracks that she promises will be on the release.
- Nashville Spoiler: Juliette and Charlie’s involvement grows past their physical relationship. Will he involve himself in her career in ways she won’t readily welcome? Watch a sneak peek here
- Kelly Clarkson wants a baby bad
- Check out the first look at the film "One Chance" featuring Taylor Swift's new song "Sweeter Than Fiction"!
- Jake Owen sell outs on Beachin' showcasing his laid back southern style and highlighting his fun personality.
- Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert released a new video for their latest single “We Were Us”
COUNTRY FASHION
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“Pretty Little Liar” Actress and country newie singer Lucy Hale was seen wearing an All Saints
‘Pitch’ biker jacket at a Spotify And People Country Event in Nashville. Its available
at All Saints UK - Fashion Pic
Kelly Clarkson promoting her
new Christmas album appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on November
11, 2013 wearing at Dolce & Gabbana dress with Valentino
shoes - Fashion Pic
Taylor Swift was spotted on
an errand run in New York City recently wearing a Vince Double Face Wool Pea Coat
($500.00), a pair of Koral Worn Color Skinny Jeans ($184.00), a pair
of Frye
Courtney Boots ($287.95), her Free People Patton Porkpie Hat ($58.00) and a Tod’s
Tote Bag ($1500.77) in Strawberry Red Leather. Fashion Pic
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Taylor Swift took to the Victoria's Secret fashion show
bubblegum carpet at Lexington Avenue Armory in New York (Nov 13th), prior to
her performance, wearing a dazzling long-sleeved Zuhair Murad Fall 2013 mini
decorated with glittering bright flowers.
She looked outstanding giving those leggy Angels a run for their money.
She opted for a pink lip colour instead of her favoured red. She matched up
with moss-green pair of Dolce & Gabbana open-toe ankle-strap heels, Lorraine Schwartz
jewels, super sleek tresses and dramatic eyes rounding out her look - Fashion Pic - Image
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Project Runway: The 23-year-old looking
like a model in her own right performed at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion
Show Wednesday (Nov 13th). As models walked the runway in billion dollar
diamond bras and snowflake angel wings, Taylor took the stage twice: Once with
Fall Out Boy (image) to perform "My Songs Know What
You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)" and later to sing "I Knew You Were
Trouble." The show will air Dec. 10 on CBS-TV.
'I knew you were trouble!' Taylor kicked off the Victoria's Secret
Fashion Show wearing a Union flag-print mini-dress in New York Wednesday.
The “red” pop-country-pop star, who turns 24 in December paraded her lean 5ft
10in frame in the paint-splattered costume and matching open-toe booties. She finished
off her English ensemble with a one-armed blazer with a long train and a tiny
top hat.
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The stunning singer had a good look at Maryna Linchuk's impressive
cleavage in a push-up lace bra during the Snow
Angels section of the fantastical show.
Taylor sizzling herself despite
the glacial theme as she'd slipped into a stunning silver minidress. The shimmering number
showed off her rather epic physique, and towering beauty Karlie Kloss, 21,
couldn't resist going in for a pat on Taylor's bottom as she shimmied past in a
bodysuit. The heavily mirrored and embellished dress was the perfect way to
compete when a six foot Amazonian goddess is strutting past you.
Taylor's dress is a bespoke Victoria's Secret number. Alternatives?
: Try a Gatsyby-esque dress by Quiz at Debenhams or splash out a little more at Miss Selfridge.
Read more and check out the fabulous photos (Getty) at dailymail.co.uk
Taylor has been receiving raves for how amazing she looked
at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show special taping, but one of the
"angels" who strutted the catwalk during the special doesn't think
Taylor has what it takes to be an actual runway model.
Speaking to Women's Wear Daily, Australian model Jessica Hart said "no" when asked if Taylor could pull off being an
actual Victoria's Secret model. She
continued, "I
think, you know what, God bless her heart. I think she’s great. But, I don’t
know, to me, she didn’t fit. I don’t know if I should say that."
COUNTRY GOSSIP
Never Ever Getting Back Together? Pistol
Annies call it quits? In June, the bad-ass threesome abruptly cancelled all
upcoming concerts due to "unforeseen circumstances." Well, according to someone who knows someone, the
Annies are done. Rumor has it, the breakup happened because Randa couldn't get
along with Angaleena's hubby (who happened to be Miranda's tour manager at the
time) Jordan Powell.
Hillary Scott’s growing family appears in front of the camera for the
first time together inside the new issue of People magazine. The Lady Antebellum singer appears alongside husband Chris Tyrrell and
their 3-month-old daughter Eisele Kaye and reveals it’s her drummer hubby who’s
taken over diaper duty.
“He has
changed the majority of poopy diapers in our house,” Hillary says. “The more I’ve
been walking through being a new mom, I see that it’s pretty rare that the
father is so hands-on, so natural and so joyful with it.”
When it comes to the wardrobe over the diaper, Hillary mentions baby
Eisele’s closet is full gifts from famous friends. “Eisele’s
coolest clothes are from Stevie [Nicks], which is so funny. Eisele has no clue
how cool a baby she is!”
Keith Urban appears on the
cover of the new issue of People Country, and he reveals inside what he’s
realized about keeping his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman a healthy one. “Nic and I say,
‘Balance is never achieved; it’s just maintained,’” Keith says. “I’m a guy, so I’m
not used to having to maintain anything. I’m used to achieving something, and –
good, that’s done, move on to the next thing. No, no, this marriage, this
family – it’s a garden. It’s not fixed and then you move on; it’s maintained on
a daily basis. I finally get that now.”
Sara Darling IS married Its official!
This past April I married the love of my life in a private ceremony on the
beach. It was absolutely the best day of my life. We thank you for all the best
wishes!! James and I are planning a bigger wedding for all our family and
friends in the Spring.
After a long illness Sarah's Grandfather Richard passed away this week.
He was a pillar of strength to her and a daily inspiration.
31-year-old Kelly Clarkson is
mourning the
loss of her miniature labradoodle, Joplin, who has died after being
diagnosed with cancer. According to GossippingPens.com Kelly shared the sad
news with fans while performing at the Hard Rock Cafe for the Musicians On
Call: Nashville benefit on Thursday evening (14.11.13) when she dedicated
'Stronger' to the pooch - Image
Adele warned Kelly Clarkson
not to have a baby. Clarkeson who is eager to start a family with her
new husband Brandon Blackstock, has revealed the British star advised her not
to get pregnant unless she was ready to take a career break and stay at home. The
31-year-old star told Us Weekly magazine that the 25-year-old Oscar-winning
singer told her at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February: "Girl,
don't have a baby 'cause everything else will go on the back burner. I'm living
in babyland!"
Leann Rimes is getting
broody!: The 31-year-old singer admits she and her husband Eddie Cibrian - who
have been married since 2011 - regularly speak about having a child together
and she'd be over the moon if she could have a daughter.
She said: "I think about it often. We talk about it." Eddie
- who has two sons, Mason, nine, and Jake, six, with his ex-wife Brandi
Glanville - added: "She wants a little girl, badly." However, LeAnn
insists she doesn't want to conceive until she's ended her 20-year deal with
Curb Records next month and worked out her next career step.
Taylor Swift is looking for a
property in London that she can make her permanent base because she
is tired of staying in hotels when she visits the UK capital. The 'Everything
Has Changed' singer is tired of staying in hotels and wants a place of her own
for when she visits the UK capital or comes to Europe. A source told The Sun
newspaper: "Taylor
isn't moving to London permanently but she wants a European base and she
absolutely loves it in Britain. "She's been spending more and more time
here recently and is tired of camping out in hotels. "This way she can
make a place her own and get some proper privacy."
The 22-year-old musician, who is said to be worth over $220 million,
paid $11 million in cash for her mansion in Rhode Island, New England, last
year.
Turns out Taylor Swift won't
be hanging with the royal couple during an upcoming charity event in
London. Kate
Middleton won't be attending, as previously thought, so she'll just
have to settle for meeting Prince William...maybe. Both Taylor and Jon Bon
Jovi, as well as James Blunt, have been tapped to entertain the crowd at the
Winter Whites Gala, a benefit for Centrepoint, which helps homeless young
people. The November 26 event is
being held at Kensington Palace,
where Prince William and Kate live, and when it was announced, the press began
reporting that the Duke and Duchess would be on hand to welcome guests. Those reports were never denied...until now. A
spokesperson for Centrepoint tells the British paper The Express, "Any
mention of the Duchess’s attendance on pre-event correspondence was included in
error. We invited the Duchess and we would have been delighted if she had
[agreed to] come.” And according to the paper, a Kensington Palace spokesman
said: "The
Duchess was never going to attend the Winter Whites Gala, so there is no
question of her changing her mind." All 200 tickets to the event, which cost well
over 500 bucks each, are now sold out.
'Absolutely Not'
Getting a Divorce: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill ended their Las Vegas show
on Friday night the same way they always do: sealed with a kiss. "[Rumors]
seem to be running like crazy right now for some reason. It's perplexing,"
Hill, 46, told PEOPLE when asked about the reports.
"I don't know why 'happy' can't be a story." Hill insists they are
"absolutely
not" splitting.
TWEETS
Reba McEntire Congrats to
@blakeshelton on his 15th #1 record and 10th #1 in a row!!!!!! #minewouldbeyou
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BBC Radio 2 Country We've just been
to the Grand Ole Opry to see Penzance boy Sam Palladio play, and to record
something with him for a Radio 2 project that will come to fruition after C2C
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BIRTHDAYS
November 17:
November 18: Jessi
Alexander (1972)
November 19: Katy
Moffatt (1950), Billy Currington
(1973)
November 20: Sarah
Jory (1969), Joe Walsh (Eagles)
(1947), Jim Brickman (1961), Dierks Bentley (1975), Josh Turner (1977)
November 21: Jean
Shepard (1933), Teresa McCarter
& Lisa (McCarter Sisters) (1966), Kelsi
Osborne (SheDaisy) (1974)
November 22: John
Jennings (1953)
November 23: Shel
Silverstein (1932)
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