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June 16 – June 22, 2014
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UK & IRISH
News
The Common Linnets with their the #2 Eurovision song
“Calm After the Storm” remained on the BBC Radio 2 "B" Playlist for the week commencing Saturday 21st June 2014.
Tour & Gig dates added: Ashton Lane, Jess Morgan,
Star Lane, Danni Nicholls, Charlie Dore, Dexeter Band, Hannah Jane Lewis, Lucy
Zirins, Ward Thomas, Sally Barker, My Darling Clementine, The Shires, Sturgill
Simpson, Mary Gauthier, Carrie Rodriguez and Anaïs Mitchell.
The ABC of British
Country Music Live listings for Artists, Bands & Clubs - What's On
Scottish Country gigs - scotcountryconcerts.blogspot
Callaghan's new album pledge campaign
has hit 99%! "Green Eyes" interviews Callaghan at home! In this
interview Callaghan talks about her recent coast-to-coast tour, plans for the
new album, working with producer Dennis Matkosky and how thrilled she is by the
response to her campaign.
Bob
Harris introduced
a session with rising Country-rock star Brantley Gilbert, who has recently achieved his third country No1 with
his latest single 'Bottoms Up'.
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top
100 Album Chart (Week
Ending June 28, 2014)
Dolly Parton with BLUE
SMOKE / THE BEST OF (Masterworks) held at No.6 selling 13,962 copies in her second week (33% down, adding to first week
sales of 20,860 copies)
First Aid Kit's STAY GOLD fell
at 11-16 ( 4,000+ sales) in their second week.
Willie Nelson with BAND
OF BROTHERS (Lecacy Recording) made a debut at No.52 selling 1,589
copies. At 81, there's nothing wrong with Nelson's workrate. Less than nine
months after his female duets album TO ALL THE GIRLS... was released, he
returns with a new selection of songs, most of which he co-wrote himself.
Incredibly, although Nelson released his first album in 1962, and has been a US
chart regular since 1965, he has only charted three studio albums in the
UK, of which Band Of Brothers is the highest charting - HEROES debuted and
peaked at No.73 (1,669 sales) in 2012, and To All The Girls... debuted and
peaked at No.72 (1,452 sales) in 2013. His very first UK chart album, and only
other entry, came when LEGEND: THE BEST OF WILLIE NELSON debuted and peaked at No.16
16 (7,829 sales) in 2008.
Johnny Cash with OUT
AMONG THE STARS (Columbia) moved 25-46 in its 12th week with sales around
1,700 copies and an estimated new tally of 62,700.
Official UK
Country Album Chart (Week
Ending June 28, 2014)
Johnny Cash with OUT
AMONG THE STARS (Columbia) remained at No.1 for a twelve week.
Willie Nelson with BAND
OF BROTHERS made a debut at No.2
Miranda Lambert with PLATINUM
(RCA) fell 2-3 in its third week.
Mary Gauthier with TROUBLE
& LOVE slipped 3-6 in her second week.
UK iTunes Top 1500 Country Songs
Clare Bowen (aka Scarlett O’Connor) on the TV drama Nashville
“Black Roses” stays at No.1 ahead of three Dolly Parton tracks
with “Jolene” at #2, “, “Islands In the Stream” at #4 and “9 To 5”
(Last updated June 23,
2014)
1. Nashville
Cast - Black Roses (feat. Clare Bowen)
2. Dolly Parton -
Jolene
3. Dolly Parton & Kenny
Rogers - Islands In the Stream
4. Dolly Parton - 9 To
5
5. Lady Antebellum - Need
You Now
6. Taylor Swift - I Knew
You Were Trouble.
7. Dolly Parton - Blue
Smoke
8. Taylor Swift - Love
Story
9. Hayden
Panettiere - Don't Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet
10. Taylor Swift -
Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran)
11. Dolly Parton -
Home
12. Dolly Parton - Here You
Come Again
13. Taylor Swift - 22
14. Leighann Esslemont -
Axel's Song of Hope (When You Coming Home)
15. John Denver - Annie's
Song
16. Sam Palladio, Chaley Rose & Jonathan Jackson - I Ain't Leaving
Without Your Love
17. Jace Everett - Bad
Things
18. Tim McGraw &
Gwyneth Paltrow - Me and Tennessee (From the Motion Picture "Country
Strong")
19. Lennon Stella & Maisy Stella - Ho Hey
20. Dolly Parton - Don't
Think Twice
On the Hotdisc Chart (June 22, 2014 Chart)
Sawyer Brown gained their first ever No.1 on the Hotdisc Top 40 as their latest
single, "Walk Out Of The Rain"
stepped 2-1 to top the chart. The song is from the band's most recent album
release, Travelin' Band (Beach Street). Sawyer Brown’s voluminous career
accomplishments include 51 charting singles (3 number one + 16 top ten), three
Gold albums, an ACM Vocal Group of the Year award and six nods as TNN/Music
City News Vocal Band of the Year. The group has performed in all 50 U.S.
states, Europe, Asia and China, making them one of the most prolific country
music touring artists of all time.
“Rain” dislodged the six week leader from David Frizzell
& Shelly West with the re-issued 1981 hit "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma"
(Collins/ Pinkard) which fell 1-3.
Frizzell's "Where
Are You Spending Your Nights These Days" stayed at its peak slot
of No.5
Bertie Higgins and his countrified "Key Largo" nudged up one 3-2.
Allan Craig Miller with "Cornfields" held at No.4
Jamie Lee
Thurston’s “15 Minutes” at No.6 and M Callaghan
with “God’s Green Earth” at No.7
were other non-movers.
Bryan Mayer with his self penned “This Is Me” reached a new peak at No.9 reached its highest ranking
with a 10-9 hop.
Jessie Lee Cates (11-10) with “Let Your Country Out” reached the upper tier to round out the Top
10 with a 1 place climb.
Outside the Top 10 and moving upwards saw a three rung
jump (17-14) for Kasey Lansdale with “Sorry
Ain’t Enough” co-written with Derek George and Tim Owen. Mim Grey’s
soulful “The Ways Of Love” made a
five slot rise (20-15, #3-#2 British Chart) and CMR Nashville favourite Ace Diamond
saw his self penned “Baddest Gunslingin’
Man” shoot up 21-16.
Donny Richmond with “Candles
On A Cake Of Pink And White” (written by Walter Cunningham and Sean Green)
made further progress (19-17)
Tony Clark’s self penned “You & Me” nudged up 14-13 on the Top 40 to hold onto his British & Irish Hotdisc Chart No1
for a third week.
UK COUNTRY
ALBUM RELEASES
(11 Jan 2014 ) Rose-Mary
Lou - Million Dollar Cowgirl (A Dolphin's Dream)
11 Tracks/ Time: 39:52 MP3 -
(25 March 2014) Robby
Hecht - Robby Hecht (self release)
(28 May 2014) Jody
Lynn - The World's Out Dancin'(Playback Records)
10 Tracks/ Time: 38:26 MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com >> YouTube
“It’s a bit of a belter…great tracks, nice light and shade, some
great musicianship, good production as always from Playback Records, classic
vocals from Jody Lynn, hunt that one out, you will not be disappointed” - Brian Clough (2009 International Country Music Broadcaster Of The Year
Award)
(1 June 2014) Joni Harms
- From Oregon to Ireland 2-CD
22 Tracks/ Time: 1:24:42 MP3 - UK iTunes – Smart Choice Music (£14.99) Amazon.com -
(9 June 2014) Philip
Claypool - Come On Back Home (self release)
11 Tracks UK iTunes
(9 June 2014) First
Aid Kit - Stay Gold (columbia)
10 Tracks/ Time: 38:25CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(11 June 2014) Jimmy
Buffett - Sun Sea and Magarettasa (Humphead)
(16 June 2014) Willie Nelson - Band of Brothers (Sony
Music CMG)
14 Tracks/ Time: 47:09 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Smart Choice Music - Amazon.com
(16 June 2014) Garth Brooks - Ultimate Hits 2CD + DVD
[Box Set, CD+DVD] ( SonyBMG)
(23 Jun 2014) The Duhks - Beyond The Blue (Compass
Records)
12 Tracks/ Time:
47:43 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
2014 release from
the Canadian Folk band. On BEYOND THE BLUE The Duhks are in the best form of
their 13 year career. Rejuvenated by a two year hiatus and energized by the
return of vocalist Jessee Havey and the addition of new members
AUSSIE NEWS
Jared Porter the 2014 Toyota Star Maker winner began
the month with a guest performance at the annual CMA Festival in Nashville as a
guest on the CMA World GlobaLive! Concert.
His first single “Deep End”, is the
first release from his upcoming album EAST TO WEST and was produced by Brisbane-based
Andrew Cochrane (Kaylee Bell and Kaylens Rain). Jared said; “I love this
song. It is so catchy. I was hooked on it straight away. It was the last song pitched to me and I
almost passed it up. I’m glad I
didn’t. This song is all about that
first stage of love and wanting to take that next big leap, but at the same
time it is just a fun summer song. I grew up jumping off big rocks into lakes
and rivers from a young age, so I guess this song hit me right at home. I knew I had to release it as my first
single.” It available to pre-order the album from UK iTunes Jared’s album will be launched at
the Tamworth Hats Off To Country Festival on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at The Good
Companions Hotel (The Goodies) in Brisbane Street. It is a free event.
NEWS
Snapshot Country Aircheck's Insider Artist News:
June 17, 2014 (Keith Urban,Rhett Akins, Kacey Musgraves, Kimberly
Perry weds)
June 20, 2014 (Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Tim
McGraw)
June 24, 2014 (Luke Bryan's Heinz Of Night, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert)
Settin' The 'Wood On Fire: Production on a Hank Williams biopic gets underway in
October, with Avengers star Tom Hiddleston in the starring role. I Saw The
Light will shoot in Louisiana with Marc Abraham directing, according to
Deadline Hollywood. The movie is said to be based on Colin Escott's biography
of the mercurial and troubled star who died at the age of 29 in 1953.
Several buildings at Willie Nelson's private "Luck, Texas" ranch, located just
outside of Austin, were damaged and destroyed by tornado force
winds that tore through the area, according to a post on the country
legend's Facebook page. "Some towns got it a lot worse, so we aren't
complaining," the note read. "Luck is a tough town. It can be
rebuilt." Luck, Texas was initially built on Nelson's ranch in the
mid-1980s to serve as the set for the film adaptation of his 1975 album Red
Headed Stranger.
Lauren Alaina has been signed by Warner Music Group’s
(WMG) publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music (WCM), 19/INTERSCOPE/MERCURY
RECORDS to a worldwide co-publishing
agreement. After placing second on the 10th season of FOX-TV's "American
Idol," Alaina released her debut album "Wildflower." She is
currently working on her forthcoming second album.
BABY NEWS
Kelly Clarkson's baby girl, River Rose Blackstock, made her
debut via Instagram Friday. The shot shows the
tiny baby sleeping peacefully in a red carriage wearing white flower headband. Kelly's
caption reads, "Here is our beautiful baby girl River Rose; 6lbs 6oz, 18
inches, and the greatest thing on the planet." Kelly and her husband,
Brandon Blackstock, welcomed River Rose on June 12. It's Kelly's first child,
while Brandon has two children from a previous marriage.
MUSIC NEWS
Streaming data
will be counted towards the UK’s Official Singles Chart from next month (July 2014) for the first
time.
What changes are you making
to the Official Singles Chart?
To date the Official Singles Chart has always been
based purely on sales of singles, whether downloads, CD singles, cassette
singles, 7 or 12" vinyl. From the middle of 2014, audio streams will count
towards a chart placing for the first time.
When will this change happen?
The Official Singles Chart is compiled from midnight
on Sunday morning to midnight on Saturday evening every week. Streams will be
counted for the first time in the chart measuring the period from Sunday June
29 2014 through to Saturday July 5 (week 27), leading to the unveiling of the
first “new formula” Official Singles Chart on Sunday July 6 2014.
Where does the streaming data
come from?
The streaming data which will now count towards the
Official Singles Chart represents on demand plays via services such as Spotify,
Deezer, Napster, O2 Tracks (Musicqubed), rara, Sony’s Music Unlimited and Xbox
Music, all members of the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), co-owner
of the Official Charts Company. ERA already supplies data from physical and
digital stores to the Official Charts including specialist chains such as HMV,
internet retailers like Amazon, the UK’s big four supermarkets and hundreds of
independent retailers.
What streams are now
contributing to the Official Singles Chart?
The streams which will count are on-demand premium
(ie; paid for within a subscription) and ad-funded (ie free to the user, but
with royalties paid through advertising) delivered by services such as Spotify,
Deezer, Napster, O2 Tracks (Musicqubed), rara, Music Unlimited and Xbox Music.
Will one stream count as one
sale in the Official Singles Chart?
No – 100 streams will be equivalent to 1 single
purchase (whether download, CD or vinyl) for chart purposes.
Read more at www.officialcharts.com
The BPI Certified Awards Programme will adopt the
same approach and criteria that the Official Charts are using to calculate how
any streams contribute to a recording's sales performance. The move to include
streams in the Certified Awards data for Singles follows the huge surge in
streaming by music consumers in recent months and over the past year - in 2013
alone there were 7.4 billion streams, up 100 percent on 2012, and the figure
for 2014 is expected to double again.
New To You:
- The American
Music/ Alt band Family Of The Year
are one of the hippest word-of-mouth success stories across the world so
far in 2014.
- The
quartet, formed in 2009, comprises of brothers Joseph and Sebastian Keefe
(who were born in Massachusetts but raised in Wrexham in North Wales),
singer and keyboardist Christina Schroeter and guitarist James Buckey.
Their sound is beautifully simple acoustic-driven songs, all designed to
lift your spirits in these uncertain times, and it's a philosophy that's
seen their music rapidly connect on a huge scale.
- After
years of "cohabiting" in a run-down house and relying on each
other for inspiration and support, the members of the Los Angeles outfit
have formed unbreakable bonds that are undeniable in their infectious live
performances and prolific songwriting. The band has already played
sold-out shows in England and across Europe.
- Many of
the group’s songs feature numerous voices, and more than a few include a
chorus of joyous handclaps. Some even sound like they should be sung by
the tight-knit group around the campfire while the s’mores are melting and
the wine is flowing, especially the ones that name-drop members of the
band.
- Recorded
by what now constitutes the core of FOTY the group completed 14 songs with
producer Wally Gagel at his new studio in Hollywood, 10 of which made it
onto LOMA
VISTA (Nettwork; released July 10, 2012). This is the first
time that the band has worked with a producer and gone outside their own
camp to release their music….Read More at familyoftheyear.net
- BBC Radio
2's Jo Whiley declared "Hero" her favourite thing on
her show broadcast
June 16, 2014 - BBC Artist Page
- “Hero” which
went Platinum in Germany was in the >> trailer for BOYHOOD a new film by Richard
Linklater.
- Watch
official video for "Hero" (8.3 million YouTube hits)
- The band
play Glastonbury Sunday June
29th on the William Green Stage.
Buy the album “Loma Vista” at Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com Find
them on Facebook
SINGLE / ALBUM
NEWS
Little Big Town's new album, PAIN KILLER, will be out this
Autumn featuring their latest single, "Day Drinking." They've already
been performing several songs from the album in their live shows, including the
title track. LBT's Karen Fairchild told Rolling Stone Country, "We knew the
record was going to be called Pain Killer way on into the process because we
love that song. That song is really kind of tongue-in-cheek -- 'be the
person that numbs my pain.' We started talking about tying that thread through
the whole record, to ease your pain."
PRESS RELEASES
- Lucy Hale announces
new single “Lie A Little Better” at debut Opry performance
- Sammy Kershaw is honouring his late friend and
mentor George Jones with the release of a new album dedicated
entirely to the "Possum."
Kershaw will release DO YOU KNOW ME? - A Tribute To George Jones on
July 22, 2014.
- Dolly Parton charts
at No.6, her highest charting album position in the UK
with 'Blue Smoke – The Best Of' Album.
- Kellie Pickler’s critically-acclaimed current album, THE WOMAN I
AM (Black River Entertainment) will be released June 27th as a limited
edition autographed vinyl version. This is the first vinyl album
for Kellie Pickler, and it features exclusive cover art, different from
the CD version.
- Kayla Adams Kalispell, Montana native lights a fire with debut Single,
"Sober
& Sorry" (SSM Nashville; Artwork)
- Misty Rae Carson on the heels of her debut CMA Fest
performance on the ASCAP Buckle Stage, Texas Country chanteuse announced the release of her debut EP MYSTERY on Tuesday,
June 17, from which her first single, “Woke Up One Day,” charted at #3 on
Play MPE.
- The Oak Ridge Boys were awarded with an official RIAA commemorative plaque certifying Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum album and single sales in celebration of more than 41 million album sales worldwide. A special presentation took place in New York during the legendary group’s appearance on The Wendy Williams Show – HI RES Image.
Ray Stevens Music Row pioneer released NASHVILLE a historical and educational memoir detailing the music legend's career on Sunday, June 22, 2014. See Facebook Gallery of his 2014 CMA Festival Performance & Autograph Signing -
Paperback: 266 pages
Publisher: Ray Stevens (March 5, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0578138867
ISBN-13: 978-0578138862
- Michael Cleveland
& Flamekeeper sneak peek from their forthcoming album, ON DOWN THE LINE
- CMA Close Up (by Bob Doerschuk) - New Artist Spotlight: Lucy Hale
- Lady Antebellum promised fans on Twitter, the
award-winning country group's official video for "Bartender"
premiered on TODAY. Watch the entire video — which features model Kate
Upton and "Veep" star Tony Hale — here!
- Craig Morgan, has invited
fellow country music friend Tracy Lawrence to join him in concert July 20
for his 8th
annual charity event -
- Sarah Darling announced
as one of first performers on "Rising Star" Sunday, June 22 on ABC -
http://eepurl.com/XohE5
- UPDATE * Sarah
Darling wins AMERICA'S hearts on RISING STAR: Darling advanced to the next level reaching
89% positive
- Shenandoah feels the love on new Miranda Lambert
tune, "Another Sunday In The South"
- Toby Keith braved
Minnesota downpour to headline Winstock Music Festival.
- The first
CMA
Television Events of their kind will feature the music of Lady Antebellum and a Special 10th
Anniversary CMA Songwriters series celebration with Dierks Bentley annd
Nashville’s top songwriters -
- Kenny Chesney drops "American Kids": A Little
Messed Up, But We're All Alright: [[ LISTEN ]] to the new single. Chesney's
return scores No.1 Downloads; 116 Stations. Chesney
knew he had something special when he heard “American Kids,” but he didn’t
think he’d hit the kind of nerve the decidedly icon-invoking tribute to
being young and alive in the U.S. has struck. Hitting radio Friday, June
20 at 6 a.m. and iTunes at 7 p.m. with little more than two days play, it topped iTunes
Country Songs chart and hit the all-genre Top 10 over the
weekend.
- Lucy Hale announced
new single “Lie A Little Better” at her debut Opry Performance
- Randy Houser is bringing fans a music video for his new single, “Like A
Cowboy,” that is as visually epic as Houser’s vocal performance
is powerful.
- Natalie Stovall and The Drive are preparing
to travel
overseas to entertain Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines
serving abroad with the U.S. Navy.
- Florida Georgia Line have new music coming soon from
- George Ducas is set to release his newest single “All Kinds Of
Crazy” from his independent album entitled 4340 (Loud Ranch
Records) to a worldwide audience in July.
ARTICLES
For Actors Who
Want To Sing, Country Airplay Is Difficult To Gain.
The country format has seen an influx in recent years
of artists who gained fame for their acting work, then turned their attention
to a music career. With one notable exception, they’ve largely found the doors
at country radio closed tight, despite already having built up a fan base as
actors.
The terrific debut single from former Zoey 101 star Jamie Lynn Spears has so far only managed to scrape the bottom of the Airplay chart a couple of times. Her new EP THE JOURNEY (EP) fared worse with #193 Billboard 200 and #24 Country debuts shifting 2,000 copies.
21-year old Long Beach McCurdy isn’t exactly helping
build a case for the authenticity of singing TV stars either. In this Nerdist
podcast from February 2014, she calls her stint as a country artist “a horrible
phase of my life” and one she claims she embarked on because she was “bored”
during the TV writers’ strike. Describing her radio tour and subsequent mall
tour, McCurdy says she “hated every
minute of it.” She also says “the
whole thing was very contrived,” claiming she was coached to lie and say
she grew up listening to country music. >> Listen here:
Jennette’s Country Music Career; So was all this contrived? >> YouTube
Did Jennette McCurdy's underwear-clad selfies lead to
the end of Sam & Cat? Future of Nickelodeon show 'in doubt' after photo
scandal. Photos of the 21-year-old Nickelodeon star posing in her underwear
were leaked on the internet in March 2014. They emerged after she publicly
criticized her ex-boyfriend's kissing (Read more: Daily Mail) Ummm
maybe she should of stuck with country music and like Taylor Swift get a hit
song out of it.
Christian Kane, a star of the TV series Angel and Leverage, also released two
singles in 2010 and 2011, which respectively peaked at Nos. 49 and 58.
Broadway/film/TV star Laura Bell Bundy, currently appearing on TV show Anger Management, had three singles on
two different labels between 2010 and 2013, all of which failed to move the
needle at radio. And while the show’s soundtrack albums sell well, none of the
singles released by cast members of ABC’s
Nashville has been a radio hit in America, including Hayden Panettiere’s 2012 debut, “Telescope,” and Chris Carmack’s 2013 single, “What If I
Was Willing.”
Jana Kramer is the one notable exception to the rule
has been, who starred in One Tree Hill,
Entourage, Friday Night Lights and several other series. Her debut single,
“Why Ya Wanna,” went top five in 2011 and helped earn her an Academy of Country
Music Award in the new female artist category in 2013. Her superb new summer
time single “Love” (Elektra Nashville/WAR) is a non-mover at No.49 on Airplay
in its third frame. Clearly Kramer has convinced country programmers that she’s
serious about a career in country music, something PDs say has been the primary
thing holding back the others.
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| Billboard Article: Part 2 Published 19June 2014 CLICK to VIEW |
INTERVIEWS
Listen to Lee Williams recorded Nashville interview with Californian Country star James House first
broadcast on 20th June on CMR Nashville "Europe's #1 Country Music Radio
Station". James released a new album, BROKEN GLASS TWISTED
STEEL releasing on April 29th (11
Tracks/ Time: 38:35 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com ) His May 2014 European single “Every Time It
Rains” has so far spent seven weeks on the Hotdisc Top 40 peaking at No.11. His music has
gained a resurgence in the UK, where he has three songs in the TOP 10 of the UK
Country Music Dance Charts. He will undertake a month-long
tour of the UK starting in July on Wednesday 16th and ending on Sunday
August 3rd in Norwich at the Wild Stallion Ranch (193c Plumstead Road, Thorpe
Street). See bandsintown.com for all his dates.
Listen to Lee Williams
recorded Nashville interview (first broadcast on 20th June) with Allan Craig Miller who appeared on
Friday 6 June at Manuel's at one of the various shows CMR Nashville staged at
the 2014 CMA Festival. His May
2014 European single “Cornfields” (promoted by Williams’ Django Promotions, a UK based company) has so far spent
seven weeks on the Hotdisc Top 40 peaking at No.2.
MAGAZINES
Full Cover Scan - Image , P55 -56 Scan - Image - Featured Pages
People are starting to ask me about Botox, too,"
Lambert said in in the LHJ interview -
"They'll say, 'Are you opposed to plastic surgery?' I'm like, 'I don't
know. Depends on what I look like in 10 years. Depends on what goes where.'
"I just want to take care of my face. There's
Spanx for everything else," Lambert said. "You can't put Spanx on
your face."
The publication traces its roots to 1883, though its
first official "cover girl" appeared in 1898. Ida McKinley, wife of
President William McKinley, had the honor. The iconic magazine is closing a
chapter with a little help from Miranda. The news that the July-August edition
ends monthly publication is only conveyed in the editor’s letter from
Editor-in-Chief Sally Lee — co-signed by about 30 staffers who are now out of a
job. The mag teases “How the Country
Superstar Got This Body” But LHJ isn’t altogether closing its doors. A
spokesperson told the New York Post the magazine plans to release specials on a
quarterly basis. Read more: aftermidnite.com
131 Years of Ladies' Home Journal: Ladies' Home
Journal has been sharing the stories that matter to women since 1883. Check out
these vintage covers that date all the way back to the beginning at www.lhj.com
- Shoot - World Cup Edition June 2014
- Tim McGraw graces the July-August cover of Men's Health
- IBMA
International Bluegrass June
2014 Issue (Bryan Sutton, Dolly Parton)
- Chelsea Bain graces the June 2014 cover on Elevate
Lifestyle (see pages 56 - 63)
COUNTRY FASHION
Pretty girl: Taylor
Swift rocked chic, sexy and cute as she showed off her toned tummy wearing
an affordable pink striped Aqua ‘Marled Crop Top’ (bloomingdales - $58.00 $43.50) and flared Aqua
‘Marled Skater’ skirt (bloomingdales - $68.00 $54.40) worn with Miu Miu
nude platform sandals (Fashion Pic) and carrying a Anthropologie
satchel (image) as she headed to the gym on
Wednesday afternoon in NYC (June 18) - Fashion Pic - Image
COUNTRY GOSSIP
Taylor Swift has a new kitty and her name is Olivia Benson. The
singer took to Instagram
on Wednesday night to introduce a too-cute-for-words white fur ball. “Meet
Olivia Benson,” Swift wrote. That name might sound familiar to you because it
is the same one as Mariska Hargitay’s character on Law & Order: SVU.
Olivia joins TayTay's longtime cute little kitty cat,
Meredith (Image - named after Meredith Grey on the TV
show Grey's Anatomy), who has gotten her own time in the spotlight – and has
even been the subject of false rumors! 'I
sit in my apartment and watch hours of that show. So I sort of feel like me and
Olivia are BFFs,' she once told Teen Vogue. The new furball is fluffy and
white, and looks up at the star with her sweet blue
eyes. There has been no response yet to the press from Meredith about taking a
new motherly role. Read more: Daily Mail UK
TWEETS
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS: Look for #thetrailersong on @iTunesMusic NEXT MONDAY the 30th!! pic.twitter.com/XRiSNQ1buH
— KACEY MUSGRAVES (@KaceyMusgraves) June 23, 2014
Luke Bryan’s Heinz Field Pittsburgh concert generated
over a hundred 911 calls on Saturday (June 21). Fans filled the stadium lot
early for a true parking lot party, with several leaving in
handcuffs by nightfall and hundreds more having the time of their lives.
Luke had the night of his life headlining his first
stadium show and making history by setting an all-time record.He entertained
for more than 50,000 fans and was joined by special guest Dierks “Drunk On A
Plane” Bentley along with “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” openers Cole Swindell
and Lee Brice...Read Press Release
Some more of the tremendous trash outside Heinz Field #lukebryan #Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/ls0MoIuhgl
— Brian Caldwell (@bcaldwell_WTAE) June 22, 2014
PHOTO
Dolly Parton at the LG Arena, Birmingham (22/06/14) @ ukcountrymusic.net
Brantley Gilbert @ CMA Fest 2014, LP Field, Nashville, TN -
Facebook Gallery by Frography (by Flex)
BIRTHDAYS
June 23: Pake
McEntire (1953), Diane Trask (1940),
the late June Carter (1929; died May 15, 2003 (aged 73))),
Katie Armiger
(1991)
June: 24: Steuart
Smith (1952)
June 26: Gretchen
Wilson (1973)
June 27: Lorrie
Morgan (1959)
June 28: Kellie
Pickler (1986)
R.I.P
Don Light passes:
He was a legend in the Gospel music business, having served as a booking agent
and manager to many of the top acts during the 20th Century. His Don Light
Agency is regarded as the first professional outfit for booking Gospel music,
and he had represented The Oak Ridge Boys, The Lewis Family, and The Happy
Goodman Family in his day. Light was also part of the team that worked with
Dailey & Vincent during their meteoric rise, and Jamie Dailey spoke very
highly of him.
Songwriter Gerry Goffin, who penned chart-topping
songs with his then-wife Carole King, died on June 19, 2014, at the age of 75 of
natural causes, in Los Angeles. No fewer than 50 songs that he penned the
lyrics for made the Top 40.
He wrote dozens of
hits over two decades, including The
Loco-Motion, Will You Love Me
Tomorrow and (You Make Me Feel Like) A
Natural Woman. He was inducted, along with King, into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 1990.
In a statement,
King said Goffin was her "first love" and had a "profound
impact" on her life. "His words expressed what so many people were
feeling but didn't know how to say." Born in the New York city borough of
Brooklyn in 1939, Goffin married King when he was 20 and she was 17. They had
their first hit, Will You Love Me
Tomorrow, sung by the Shirelles, shortly afterwards.
After their
divorce in 1968, Goffin continued writing songs, including a hit for Whitney
Houston, Saving All My Love for You, in 1985.....BBC News
The plaintive love
song “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, which the pair wrote together. The song was a
hit in 1961 for all-girl band The Shirelles, even though lead singer Shirley
Owens originally dismissed the composition as being "too country." Some radio stations banned the
song because they believed the lyrics were too sexually suggestive. Country
related artists to record songs
One Fine Day
(Gerry Goffin / Carole King) recorded by Rita Coolidge
"Will You
Still Love Me Tomorrow" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King) recorded by Willie
Nelson feat: Carole King (Outlaws and Angels) and Lorrie Morgan (Shakin’ Things
Up), "Child of Mine" (Gerry Goffin / Carole King) Anne Murray and "I
Can't Stay Mad at You" & "Let Me Get Close to You" (Gerry
Goffin / Carole King) Skeeter Davis
Gerry Goffin: 10
great songs Telegraph UK
Jimmy Yves Newman (born August 29, 1927 - died June 21, 2014 in
Nashville; aged 86). The Aligator man has gone home. The Louisiana native succumbed
to cancer after a brief illness.
- Better known as Jimmy C. Newman (the C stands for Cajun), was a long time star
of the Grand Ole Opry (>> video)
.
- In 2006, he joined a select group of
entertainers who have marked 50 years of Opry membership.
- He was raised in a bilingual family
with parents who delighted in the cowboy sounds of Gene Autry and the
country music of Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family. Mr. Newman's father
died when he was a teenager, and he left school after six years of
education, to work on a farm.
- During World War II, Mr. Newman worked
in a defense plant as a welder's helper, and there he met an electrician
and music aficionado named J.D. Miller.
- In 1953, he was signed to Dot Records
and the following year recorded "Cry,
Cry Darling" (>> video
- Amazon UK), which reached No. 4 on the
Hot Country Song chart.
- His recording success led the
Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, Louisiana, to hire him as a regular
performer. His next four records all reached Top 10 status, and in 1956 he
was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. That following year
he released his biggest hit, "A Fallen Star" (>> video),
which spent two weeks at No.2 and also entered the top 25 of the Billboard
Hot 100 pop chart.
- By November 1958, Newman charted
another Top Ten hit, "You're
Makin' a Fool Out of Me" (#7); he closed out the decade with
three Top 30 singles and the Top Ten "Grin and Bear It" (#9) in July 1959.
- Newman began the '60s with success
also, bringing "A Lovely Work
of Art" (#6) and "Wanting You With Me Tonight" (>>
audio)
to #11. Not content with his popularity at MGM, he switched labels again,
signing with Decca in 1961.
- As an established artist, he began to
integrate his Cajun influences into his music and recorded "Alligator Man" (>> video), which was a top 25 record and
continued to be his theme song at the Opry.
- In 1963, he released another top 10
hit, "The D.J. Cried".
- His final hits came in 1965 and 1966
with title cut "Artificial
Rose" (>> video;
#10 on Top Country Albums 1966) and "Back Pocket Money" (>> audio).
- Jimmy C Newman was a regular visitor
to the Wembley
Country Music Festivals (1980, 81, 82, 85) and was recording
for Shelby Singleton's Plantation label. Photo at Wembley Arena (Photo by David
Redfern/Redferns)
- In 1991, Jimmy C. and Cajun Country
earned a Grammy
nomination for their Rounder Records album Alligator Man. The
next year, Jimmy C. earned a special award from the Cajun French Music Association
of South Louisiana for contributions to the promotion of Cajun music
worldwide.
- On March 12, 2000, Jimmy C. was
inducted into the North American Country Music Association's
International Hall of Fame; that award hangs on the wall
alongside his induction into the Cajun Music Hall of Fame in Lafayette,
Louisiana.
- Jimmy was inducted into the Cajun Hall of
Fame in October 2004. For all that acclaim, he was equally
proud of his induction into the Fred's Lounge "Wall of Fame" in
his hometown.
- The proud Cajun credited his band for
much of his unique sound. With Bessyl Duhon on Cajun accordion and some of
the best musicians in Music City, the group treated audiences to such
high-spirited favorites as "Jole Blon," "Jambalaya,"
and "Diggy Liggy Lo."
- Jimmy C. and wife Mae continued to
make their home on their 670-acre Singing Hills Ranch in Rutherford
County, Tennessee, just a short drive from Music City and the Grand Ole
Opry. jimmycnewman.net
- A public service will be held Wednesday,
June 25 at the Ryman Auditorium at 10 a.m. followed by a private
visitation and memorial service for close friends and family.
Cajun Classics by
Jimmy Newman CD - MP3 , Alligator on UK iTunes , Spotify Artist Page
>> CMNI Video Interview >> “Jambalaya” (live) RIP
Read the Obituary
at The Tennessean
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