Country Bites News snippets August
4 – August 10, 2014
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UK & IRISH
News
More artists to be
announced for UKCountryRadio.com's
Birthday Party, Introducing Mr.Plow, New album from Emma Jane, introducing Grand Prairie,
Americana Festival Success, Introducing Love Street, the artists featuring each
weekend during August are: Aug 1-3: The Dirty Beggars; Aug 8-10: My Darling
Clementine; Aug 15-17: Glenn Williams; Aug 22-24: The Annie Duggan Band and Aug
29-31: Tim Howard, Read more in the UKCountryRadio.com August Newsletter
Raintown (Paul Bain and
Claire McArthur) the current BCMAward Duo of the Year are to perform at UKCountryRadio.com's
Seventh Birthday Party and Awards. Paul Bain and Claire of the Glasgow-based
band will be joined by two fellow musicians to perform an acoustic set at the
event at the Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel, Kegworth, Derby, on Saturday
13th September. The evening will see the launch of a brand new acoustic trio
fronted by popular UK country music artist Paul Martin. Paul is joined by
season guitarist Richard Freemand and UKCountryRadio.com's CEO Allan Watkiss on
keyboards.
It brings to nine the total
number of artists performing on the night. Gary
Quinn and Thorne Hill with
Arizona Storm, each nominated alongside Raintown for their UK Country Artist of
the Year Award, will also perform. The Award will be presented on the night.
Read the Newsletter Update
UKCountryRadio.com
Flashback: On Saturday September 17, 2011 Raintown were finalists
at UKCountryRadio.com’s
Listeners Awards 4th Party. Station CEO Allan Watkiss has
referred to the
Glasgow duo as “the UK’s answer to US super group Lady Antebellum”
on both BBC Radio Sheffield and UKCountryRadio.com. They
are one of the few UK artists whose music can be played seamlessly alongside
the big Nashville-produced country hits of today.” said Watkiss (CMA
International Broadcaster 2010; BBC Radio Sheffield). “I would put Paul and
Claire, Raintown on a par with Sugarland. They are absolutely brilliant and an
absolute credit to Scotland. They can mix it with the best; Nashville eat your
heart out.” Phil Mack – The Phil
Mack International Country Show. >> Listen to Raintown’s 2011 UKCountryRadio.com set and interview on soundcloud.com
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| Raintown at UKCR 4 4th Party in 2011 |
Country Trivia: Raintown have
referred to themselves as “Bluegrass”, “Traditional Folk”, “Americana” and “Contemporary
country”
Original went under the
name of "OMNI" as a POP act making a living at weekends. They covered
songs such as "It Takes Two", “Suspicious Minds” and "Warwick
Avenue. However their Myspace music and website page (“myspace.com/omnimusiconline/music/songs”) has been pulled no longer exists. They then
moved onto “OMNI COUNTRY” via EMKAY Entertainments
Kacey
Musgraves the 24 year old Grammy winning Texan native championed by Bob Harris
and Simon Mayo has become a Radio 2 playlist favourite and played live with
Lady Antebellum and Willie Nelson. She is play the main stage at the BBC Radio
2 Live in Hyde Park event on Sept 14. NEWSFLASH Terry Wogan
announced on BBC Radio 2 that UK duo Ward
Thomas as headliners for the BBC
Introducing stage at BBC Radio2 Live in Hyde Park event! The Shires are also slated to appear. Check
out the Full
Line up
Play
It Again Sam: Someone in Nashville has put up the Michael Buble >> footage with the UK's Sam Hollyman (when aged 15) filmed at the Birmingham, UK concert and
it has had over 200,000 shares on Facebook resulting in a 7-million reach.
Sam's record company asked Sam for a 2014 recording of the Buble classic "Feeling Good". It will be released on iTunes on Aug 19th. On August 8th Lee Williams had a world exclusive playing the single on CMR Nashville "Europe's #1 Country Music Radio Station" .
Sam's record company asked Sam for a 2014 recording of the Buble classic "Feeling Good". It will be released on iTunes on Aug 19th. On August 8th Lee Williams had a world exclusive playing the single on CMR Nashville "Europe's #1 Country Music Radio Station" .
Sam is a client of KEMC
Global Music Marketing in Nashville, TN with representation in the UK by Django
Promotions an Artist Development/PR/Promotion company owned by Lee Williams.
Listen to Sam Hollyman's new single "Feeling
Good"
Related post: Michael Bublé updates 95.5 WPLJ presenter
Race Taylor on 15 Year-Old Sam who sang with him on Stage (first published
April 28, 2013) >> Watch the YouTube
Video
Listen to Staffordshire's
very own 18-year old Sam Hollyman on
BBC Radio Stoke
(Liz Ellis sits in for James Watt) on August 13th (Listen back from 2 hours
30mins on the BBC
Radio Stoke Page) Sam talks about the Michael Bublé
experience, he performs his new single "Feeling Good" and "If
Ever There Were A Time" live, chats about X Factor and appearing on The
Voice UK and songwriting. >>
Click to listen to Sam Hollyman's BBC Radio Stoke Interview Session
Sam tweets @SamHollyman
And the #countdown begins for the release of my single :D
The Shires had a little feature in The Mail On Sunday: Trending: meet Brit country music duo The Shires (by Victoria Woodhall)
The Shires had a little feature in The Mail On Sunday: Trending: meet Brit country music duo The Shires (by Victoria Woodhall)
Sarah
Lucy Dole thanked everyone who has made it possible for them to get to Texas for
the Texas
Sounds International Country Music Awards, Jefferson, Texas, July 25
through Aug 17.
The festival are bringing
top Country Music performers from Australia, Canada, Spain, South Africa,
Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and more! Sarah Lacy Dole & Star
Lane described as “The UK’s fastest rising country star”, has shared the stage
with Chip Taylor (Angel in the Morning), Al Perkins (The Band, The Eagles, Bob
Dylan), Gail Davies (the first female record producer in Country Music), and
many more. On Sat Aug 16th Sarah Lucy Dole will join the >> East Texas a four piece Rockabilly band
from Adelaide, Australia on the Festival Bill. Read More at easttexasperformingarts.org
On the BBC Radio 2
Playlist for the week commencing August 9, 2014 saw Ward Thomas with their single
"Push for the Stride" removed from the “A” playlist. Emma Stevens with "Make My
Day" remained on the "B" playlist for a second week as The Shires with "Tonight" are
added to "B" playlist with their second single following on from
their May single “Nashville Grey Skies”.
When Emma Stevens got the ”amazing
news” that her brand new single “Make My Day” had made the BBC Radio 2 playlist with an album
shortly on the way, she really felt she needed to celebrate some how. So obviously…flying over her home town in a
plane seemed like a good alternative!
She thought it would be really cool to
get some of her amazing friends/fans to lay down and spell out (using their
bodies) the words “MAKE MY DAY” and then fly over, serenading them with her new
song! She actually managed to get 60 willing people on board to be a part of
this crazy idea! >> Watch the
video
“Make My Day” (Rising Tide Music/Emma Stevens
Music), which has very much the feel of Taylor
Swift's "22", received its first ever play on the Wogan show on BBC
Radio 2 on Sunday 20th July. Without being signed to a major label. BBC Radio 2
have supported her 100% with three singles (“Riptide” and “Once” and “A Place
Called You”) she has put out from from the 14 track Oct 13, 2013 album ENCHANTED
Pete Woodroffe and Emma
record her songs in the attic of his family home – “When we wrote “Make my Day”
I just knew it had to be the first single off my new album (which, by the way,
is due to be released early October) she shares.
Album Two, a Pledge Music project has logged 193% of its
goal with 35 days left.
Pop/Singer/Songwriter/Modern
Folk Emma, who plays guitar, ukulele, banjo, mandolin and piano “with a twist
and lots of sparkle” will release her new single digitally on 24th Aug 2014 available
on Amazon UK MP3 and UK iTunes . >> Watch the Lyric video
Emma planned a series of 4 EPs, each one with a unique and beautiful
artwork designed by her Mum. Emma’s Mum made the designs as a gift to Emma, and
completed them just two weeks before she died. When all 4 are collected they
fit together like a puzzle to make a larger beautiful painting. This
combination of art and music typifies Emma’s unique approach to her work.
>>
Watch the video to "Once"
which has been aired on a local BBC country show.
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top
100 Album Chart (Week
Ending August 16, 2014)
Dolly Parton with BLUE
SMOKE/THE BEST OF (Masterworks) remained at No.2 (16,665 sales; up 11% on previous week 14,998 copies; 9-week
total 156,316). Parton's pair has been in the Top 7 throughout its nine week
chart frame!
Ward Thomas the 20 year old twins Catherine and Lizzy saw their
full length debut album, FROM WHERE WE
STAND (WTW MUSIC) fall one rung 93-94
selling probably around 900 - 1,000 copies (based on #75 Elvis Presley’s That's
The Way It Is selling 1,287) to add to their debut sales week of 2,473.
On The Independent Albums chart FROM WHERE WE STAND held at No.11 whilst their BBC Radio 2 playlisted
single “Push For The Stride” moved
upthe Independent Singles Top 40
(chart week 16th August 2014) in their 5th chart frame with a 27-20 jump.
Their two official videos >> “The Good And The Right” published on Apr 8,
2014 has received 24,409 views and >> “Push
For The Stride” published on July 9, 2014 has to date
received 36,371 views.
Official UK
Country Album Chart (Week
Ending August 16, 2014)
The UK’s Ward Thomas with FROM WHERE WE STAND (WTW Music) stays
at No.1 for a third week
Johnny Cash with OUT
AMONG THE STARS (Columbia) held at No.2 in its 19th chart frame.
Kacey Musgraves with SAME
TRAILER DIFFERENT PARK (Decca) was a non mover at No.3 in her 69th
chart frame.
Puss N Boots with NO FOOL NO FUN (Blue Note) made a debut at No.4.
Billy Joe Shaver with LONG
IN THE TOOTH (Lightning Rod) made a bow at No.9.
UK iTunes Top 1500 Country Albums
(Last updated August 12, 2014)
Dolly Parton’s album
BLUE SMOKE/ THE BEST OF remains at
the top with UK country duo Ward
Thomas new debut album FROM
WHERE WE STAND unrooted at No2. The new Sony compilation American Heartland: Legends of Country
moved 5-7. Pre-orders for Brad
Paisley’s new album due out Aug 25th send it into the top 10 at #9
1 Dolly Parton - Blue Smoke
/ The Best Of
2 Ward Thomas - From Where
We Stand
3 Dolly Parton - The Very
Best of Dolly Parton
4 Various Artists Country -
101 All Time Greats
5 Johnny Cash - The
Essential Johnny Cash
6 Lady Antebellum - Need
You Now
7 Various Artists - American
Heartland: Legends of Country
8 Various Artists - The
No.1 Country Hits Collection – 100 Greatest Country Hits
9 Brad Paisley - Moonshine
in the Trunk
10 Taylor Swift - Red
UK iTunes Top 1500 Country Singles (Last updated August 12, 2014)
Brad Paisley with his preview track “Crushin' It” heads the chart from his soon to be released album.
Dolly Parton now posts 4 songs in the Top 10 headed by her
signature tune “Jolene” .
Ward Thomas who have now left the BBC Radio 2 “A” playlist with “Push For the Stride” fell 1-4.
Young rookie US female duo Maddie & Tae
are now at No.11 with “Girl In a Country Song”
The Shires with their now Radio 2 playlisted single “Tonight”
(Decca released on July 11, 2014 on UK iTunes.) rockets up 64-16.
1 Brad Paisley - Crushin'
It
2 Dolly Parton - Jolene
3 Lady Antebellum - Need
You Now
4 Ward Thomas - Push For
the Stride
5 Dolly Parton - 9 To 5
6 Dolly Parton & Kenny
Rogers - Islands In the Stream
7 Taylor Swift - I Knew You
Were Trouble.
8 Taylor Swift - Love Story
9 Dolly Parton & Kenny
Rogers - Islands in the Stream
10 Taylor Swift - 22
11 Maddie & Tae - Girl In a Country Song
16 The Shires - Tonight
On the Hotdisc Chart (August 10, 2014 Chart)
The Hotdisc chart is compiled from DJs and industry
professionals' ratings of songs currently being promoted on the Rush Released
CD.
They are not airplay charts, as airplay charts cannot
work in Europe because there are no terrestrial country stations. As of September 2013 it was reliably disclosed that
650 physical Hotdiscs are sent out with 350 digital versions for people to
download.
This week saw new tracks from the new August 2014 Hotdisc #188 (rush
Released) promotional disc impact on the chart.
Jim Reeves’ duet with Barbi Franklin re-make of "How's The World Treating You" (written by Chet Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant) blew straight in at No.1 on the Hotdisc
Top 40 chart to bag
the Hotshot Debut honours. Yes it's hard to believe that Jim Reeves who
died 50 years ago still witness his music widely embraced and alive thanks to
the quality of his work which still attracts airplay all over the world. And
the new 8 CD collection of re-workings of his songs by Larry Jordan has been
responsible for his latest chart appearances, including "Distant Drums" which peaked at
No.2 on the Hotdisc Top 40 and moved 3-5 this chart week. The tracks are both drawn from the The
Great Jim Reeves 8-CD set (H&H Records) which comes in a handsome, unique,
silver-trimmed and high-gloss durable case which opens like a book. The track
listings are displayed on two panels which then fold open to reveal all 8 CDs
in convenient storage pockets. There is also a separate 48-page booklet inside
called “Songs & Recordings” (running about 18,000 words!) in which Larry
Jordan (author of the award-winning, 672-page book, “Jim Reeves: His Untold
Story”), provides fascinating and detailed notes on each song. For more information visit www.jim-reeves.com/greatjimreeves
, see the track listings here
and order from www.jim-reeves.com $60.95 USD (incl
postage) or from Smart Choice Music (£29.99)
Jim Reeves No.1 bow pushed Bertie Higgins’ “Cowboys Of The Caribbean” down 1-2 while a 1980s re-issue from David Frizzell
titled "Maybe There's Love After
You After All" (Bastian / Shaw) made the second highest new entry with
a debut at No.3. taken from the March 17, 2014 released 2 on 1 set The Familys
Fine, But This Ones All Mine / On My Own Again (Morello Records)
David Wood returned to chart with a follow up to his
Hotdisc #185 Single “My Side Of The Fence” as “Who
Left The Door To Heaven Open” (wriiten by Betty Duke) arrived at No.6 with the track taken from his 2010
album THE EARLY YEAR.
Joe Stampley's son Tony Stampley a writer himself who
co-wrote and recorded "It Ain't All
Good But It Ain't Half Bad" (Tony Stampley/ John Swat/ Philip Douglas)
makes his debut at No.7. Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley (Mo & Joe) in the
1980's had a great cover/ satirical cut of Karma Chameleon called >> "Where's
The Dress" (written by Tony Stampley with Bucky
Lindsey
and George Cummings) that reached No.8 on the Hot Country Songs
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| Tony Stampley |
chart. The good-natured
send-up actually won a Best Country Video award.
However it got them into a bit of
trouble, Boy George was not impressed with the way his song was covered and
brought about a court injunction (copyright
infringement for using the opening melody) meaning they had to change it
completely to satisfy the judges but won a lot of fans. Youngsters who normally
bought Culture Club records brought in Boy George pictures to autograph which
Stampley signed "Boy Joe"! Their country hit was about 2 truckers who
saw the pop group Culture Club and its lead singer (known for his sexually ambivalent
garb, long tresses and feminine makeup) as a gimmmick to pay their debts!
On their 5th week on the charts Brian Collins’ “Never Really Left” remained in the top
10 falling 5-9, Texas native SaraBeth with her single "That's The Sound" slipped back 8-11 and Owen Howell held his own rounding
out the top 10 with "Let's Start A
Party" (written by Steve Ballard and Charlie Pennachio)
Outside the Top 10:
Kaylee Rutland an 18 year old soon to turn 19 contemporary
country singer/songwriter from Texas made her Hotdisc debut at No.18 with title cut “Good Day To Get Gone” written by
notable Canadian Jason Blaine along with Noah A Gordan and Willie Mack.
Kaylee was named as one of 10 Country Artists to
Watch in 2014 by Billboard 615 who wrote: “Typically,
teenage acts don't necessarily blow us away, but this native Texan is a little
different. Her debut single is called "Into The Circle," and is a tribute
to the world famous Grand Ole Opry, and she shows plenty of promise on the
track. She's contemporary – but has one ear planted towards the heritage of the
format!. Kaylee is currently attending college in Nashville studying music
business. On July 29, 2014 she released a new 5 track EP titled GOOD DAY TO GET
GONE (KRM Records).
Charlie Boston followed up on his Hotdisc #184 single “Why Can’t
You Love Me” (peak at No.22) with his self penned “How I Only Wish I Could Fly” taken from his November 2013 album
WHITE CREEK PIKE. It made an entry at No.19 on the top 40 to land No.1 on the British & Irish Hotdisc chart replacing Tony Clarke’s “Put That Country Song On” which fell 15-21 in his 5th chart frame.
Just behind Charlie at No.20 is a new entry from
Hotdisc newbie Mike
Ward with his brand new self penned single "Welcome Home" to secure the No.2
slot on the British standings.
The track features players: Simon Goluding (Bass), Luke Thomas (Acoustic), Scott
Poley (Electric & Steel), Chris Howard (Piano & B3) , Naomi Sarah (Backing
vocals) and Justin Johnson (Drums & backing vocals)
Mike has recorded other tracks for a forthcoming EP due out in October which is already available for pre-order at www.mikeward.co.uk
It will feature >> 'Don't
Close Your Eyes' (a
cover of Keith Whitley's song) performed on his Series 2 Blind Audition. "Welcome Home" is
being promoted by Lee Williams
CEO of CMR Nashville/ Django Promotions who has signed Mike to management. Ward has seen praise
in the past from David Allan the Country Music People columinist and former BBC
Radio 2 presenter of the Country Club show in the 90’s. Follow & Like Mike
Ward on Facebook
Outside the Hotdisc Top 20:
There new entries fron US acts Cody Riley with “Something I Wrote” (co-written with
Mando Saenz) at No.22 taken from his Feb 21, 2014 album DOZEN RED ROSES. Sonia Leigh
with her June 24, 2014 released single “Put
It In Your Pocket” (co-written with Bobby Huff) arrived at No.23. David Shelby
with his Aug 19, 2014 released single “Southern
Drawl” (writers Chip Davis/ Damon Carrol) landed at No.24. The track is
from an forthcoming EP slated to be called OH YEAH.
Scotland’s Janey
Kirk saw her title track “Streets of Loneliness” (Watch the video at Yahoo.com/vevo-new-releases) just make the
Top 40 at No.39 (#6 British & Irish Hotdisc). The lead guitars are Jerry
Donahue, with Alan Thomson (bass), Jim Drummond (drums) and Iain Richard
Johnson on banjo. The video was shot in her hometown in Central Hotel East
Wemyss in central hotel and on the shore.
>> Take a listen to the week’s Top 20 countdown and
hear producer Larry Jordan talk about the story behind the Jim Reeves &
Barbi Franklin No.1 track!:
>> Enjoy the SPOTIFY 9 track/ 30 minute Hotdisc 188 August Playlist using this ONLINE Web
Player Link:
Note: The Playlist below requires you to
already have your SPOTIFY application installed, and OPEN, and is ONLY for users of the online music streaming service
UK COUNTRY
ALBUM / SINGLE RELEASES
(21 Feb 2014) Cody
Riley Band - Dozen Dead Roses EP (TP Creative Group)
5 Tracks/ Time: 17:47 MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(14 April 2014) Dexeter
- Brighter Skies (Self release)
8 tracks UK iTunes
(17 June 2014) Brushville
- Brushville (Brushville)
11 Tracks/ Time: 34:51 MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(29 July 2014) Kaylee
Rutland - Good Day to Get Gone (KRM Records)
5 Tracks/ Time: 17:06 MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(19 Aug 2014) David Shelby - Southern Drawl (Highway
South Records) MP3
(4 Aug 2014) Puss N Boots - No Fools, No Fun (Decca / UMO)
12 Tracks/ Time: 42:00 CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com Jazz and pop star Norah Jones has a new country trio.
After playing live together since 2008, Puss n Boots, jazz singer Sasha Dobson,
Norah Jones and alt-rock singer Catherine Popper have at last taken their
collaboration into the studio.. Digital formats
exclusively on Amazon.com include two bonus tracks: Puss n
Boots' takes on "Cry Cry Cry", Johnny Cash's 1955 breakthrough hit,
and the pop standard "In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town."
It's a mix of country, pop, folk and rock and consist
in the regular edition of twelve tracks: five original and seven covers, of
which three were recorded live at The Bell House in
Brooklyn, NY on June 27, 2013. The album's title "No Fools, No Fun"
is taken from a Johnny Cash song called "Bull Rider", which is also
among the covers on this record.
The covers are, in order of appearance: "Leaving
London" (Tom Paxton), "Bull Rider" (Johnny Cash),
"Twilight" (The Band), "Down By The River" (Neil Young), "Tarnished Angel" (Roger Miller),
"Jesus, Etc." (Wilco) and "GTO" (Jeb Loy Nichols).
Watch the top song >> "Don't Know What It Means" (Lambkini
Exclusive) tracked, mixed and mastered by Joel Hamilton at Studio G Brooklyn
CANADIAN NEWS
August 5, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – The Canadian Country
Music Association® (CCMA®) announced that Dean Brody, Tim Hicks and Dallas
Smith will perform on the 2014 CCMA Awards Show; as will special guests,
Little Big Town. These are the first artists announced to perform as part of
the 2014 CCMA Awards, which will broadcast on CBC-TV at 8:00 p.m. local time
(8:30 NT) with an encore airing on CMT (Canada) at 10:00 p.m. ET on Sunday,
September 7. Also just announced: Gord
Bamford, Paul Brandt, Terri Clark, Kira Isabella & Dierks Bentley to perform and a special appearance by Lennon and Maisy from The Stars of Nashville ABC drama.
NEWS
Country Aircheck's
Insider Artist News:
August 8, 2014: Taylor Swift (Boston Children's Hospital), Garth
Brooks (Chicago record), CMA Awards (Trivia), Lady Antebellum (Georgia Music
Hall of Fame), Jon Pardi
August 12, 2014: Tim McGraw (Nacho Average Diet), Dierks Bentley and
Cole Swindell (Just Chillin' It), Taylor Swift big reveal (Island's In The
Stream), Trisha Yearwood (Woman's Day magazine)
Mindy Smith's very first album, ONE MOMENT MORE marks its 10th Anniversary in 2014! To celebrate she will perform a very special
10th Anniversary show in Nashville on October 25th singing every song from the
record and with a FULL band.
Lady Antebellum are to be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
Its congratulations to Brian Collins for winning the DISCovery Award from MusicRow magazine for his
soon-to-be released album, "Healing Highway." He received a great review
from Nashville's well respected music critic, Robert Oermann: "This
Georgia boy has a confident, ultra-youthful, splendidly airy, superbly
listenable country-rock approach that is just about irresistible. Dynamic and
driving."
Taylor Swift tweeted out a picture of a screenshot from
her phone. The image showed her cat, the time 5:00, and a
drawing of the Statue of Liberty/New York City. Another photo, released, was a screengrab of the Yahoo!
homepage, and the search bar contained the message "this is clue number
3." She first posted an Instagram video of her pushing an elevator button
numbered "18." Best guess? New music is arriving Aug. 18, and Taylor
Swift will appear at a Yahoo!-sponsored concert in New York City at 5:00 p.m.
to debut it. But what role is her cat, Olivia Benson, playing in the
announcement.
No official word yet on what she'll say, but the last
time she held a similar Ustream event was August 2012, during which she
revealed the new single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Togethere”, the RED
album and The Red Tour.
WE Fest 2014, featuring headliners Brad Paisley and Jason Aldean, took a turn for the ugly on Thursday (Aug. 8), when a
man stabbed three concertgoers. The accused stabber, Aaron Williams, 32, was
intoxicated when the incident occurred, according to the Becky County Sheriff’s
Department. The stabbing took place early in the morning at a campground across
the street from WE Fest, and thankfully, the wounds were not life-threatening. Read
More at Taste Of Country / Have Country Fans Really Gone Wild? >> Encore video from Taste of Country's Billy
Dukes
Brad Paisley used his time very wisely while flying to Afghanistan
with President Obama on Air Force One earlier this year. Instead of just
grabbing some shut-eye on his way to entertain U.S. troops, Brad opted to put the finishing touches on a new
song, "Me and Jesus," while in the air over the Black Sea. "It
was 13 hours over and 16 back, plenty of time to mix the record," Brad
tells Billboard, "I had all the files and opened up the computer and
thought, 'I'll get to work on this.' It didn't take too long. It's only my
voice a guitar." Brad also picked up several souvenirs from Air Force One,
including shot glasses, matches, luggage tags and towels.
TOURS
Carrie Underwood Joins All-Star Lineup ay the Opry
Aug 19th with Trace Adkins, Craig Morgan, Sam Hunt, Joel Crouse, Mark Chesnutt,
Del McCoury Band, and more.
Two-time GRAMMY award-winner Kacey Musgraves will be launching her headlining tour entitled ‘Same Tour
Different Trailer’ September 25, 2014 in Tulsa, OK at Cain’s
Ballroom. ‘Same Tour Different Trailer’
will hit 13 cities in the United States ending in Las Vegas, NV on
October 26th at the Life is Beautiful Festival. All tour dates except the Life
is Beautiful Festival will feature openers John & Jacob, who also joined
Musgraves on her recently wrapped European tour.
The night before Gretchen
Peters Oct 5, 2014 induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
she will be playing the Grand Ole Opry! - Event Detail
AWARDS
Taylor Swift was signed on as a presenter on the Teen Choice 2014
awards Sunday, August 10. She's not only up for a few awards -- the appearance
marked a return to the spotlight for Taylor as she gears up to release her new
album this fall.
Taylor won the
surfboard for Female
Country Artist. Other winners included Florida Georgia Line and Luke
Bryan's "This Is How We Roll" for Country Song, Hunter Hayes for Male Country Artist and Lady Antebellum for Country Group – See all the Winners at teenchoiceawards
(August 6, 2014 CMA World ) Brad Paisley and Carrie
Underwood will return to host "The 48th Annual CMA Awards" live from
Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 5 on ABC to host “Country Music’s Biggest Night™” for
the seventh consecutive time in 2014.
“The 48th Annual CMA Awards” airs live from the
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 5 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the
ABC Television Network.
The popular pair used “CMA Music Festival: Country’s
Night to Rock” to make the announcement when the concert special aired last
night on ABC. In the segment, Paisley and Underwood answered >> CMA Awards Trivia questions posed by Little
Big Town (spoiler alert: Underwood wins).
The CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by
more than 7,000 professional members of CMA, which was the first trade
organization formed to promote an individual genre of music in 1958. Winners of
“The 48th Annual CMA Awards” will be determined in a final round of voting by
eligible members of CMA. CMA Awards balloting is officiated by the
international accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP. The eligibility
period for the 2014 CMA Awards is July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
The second ballot will be emailed to CMA members on Tuesday,
Aug. 12. Voting for the second ballot closes Friday, Aug. 22 (5:00 PM/CT).
The final nominees in each of the 12 categories will
be announced in early September. The third and final ballot will be emailed to
CMA members on Thursday, Oct. 9. Voting for the CMA Awards final ballot ends
Monday, Oct. 27 (5:00 PM/CT).
TV
The season premiere of ABC’s hit show ‘Nashville‘
was already expected to be big, apparently it’s going to make history. The show
is going to attempt to kick off with live musical performances! ‘Nashville’
will be the very first scripted drama to attempt live music during the
show. The Season 3 kickoff episode will feature two performances from actors
that are truly live. Will Lexington, played by Chris Carmack, and Deacon
Claybourne, played by Charles Esten, will be two giving live performances from
the show’s own Bluebird Cafe set in Music City. It’s also finally been decided
that ‘Nashville’ will remain in its namesake city of Nashville. An $8 million
incentive package helped make that decision final. The third season of ‘Nashville’
debuts on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 10PM ET on ABC.
Look for Luke
Bryan's cameo on ABC's Nashville to air October 1. He filmed his part
with Connie Britton last Friday at ABC's Good Morning America.
BABY NEWS
Congratulations to Vince Gill, whose daughter, Jenny
(photo ) gave birth to Vinny’s first grandchild—a son named Wyatt Gill Van
Valkenburg—on Aug. 4 in Nashville. Jenny is married to music industry executive
Josh Van Valkenburg and is also the daughter of Janis Oliver, formerly of the
country duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo, as well as the stepdaughter of Amy Grant.
MUSIC NEWS
Singer-songwriter Nell
Bryden is to host her own show on BBC Radio 2
later this month. The New Yorker will make her debut on the network on Bank
Holiday Monday, 25th August, with an hour long show from 10pm till 11pm. In her
first show, Nell Bryden’s New York Hour, she will be celebrating and talking
about the music she loves from both sides of the Atlantic.
Nell is also a guest of Terry Wogan on Weekend Wogan
on Sunday 17th August when she’ll perform two songs from her album Wayfarer.
Authorised Nick
Drake biography coming soon…..Numerous books have been published regarding
the life and work of Nick Drake, the folky UK singer-songwriter who died of an
overdose of prescription medicine in 1974. These include Nick Drake: The
Biography by Patrick Humprhies, Nick Drake: The Pink Moon Files by Jason Creed
and Darker Than The Deepest Sea by Trevor Dann. However, there has never been
an official, authorised biography… until now. Drake’s
sister, TV and theatre actress Gabrielle Drake, has spent the past six years
compiling and editing Nick Drake: Remembered For A While, which will be
published by John Murray on 6 November – just a couple of weeks before the 40th
anniversary of Drake’s tragic death in 1974. It is said to include a selection
of handwritten lyrics and letters, as well as contributions from friends,
family and music industry colleagues and collaborators.
SINGLE / ALBUM
NEWS
Texas native SaraBeth
is making her mark in Nashville as the sweetly southern artist with an edge.
Now she is bringing her music to another level with the release
of her brand new EP, OBSESSIVE, out Aug 5th on UK iTunes - Artwork The sophomore project features 4
new tracks, including her current single, “Nowhere With You.” The lead-off
single, released to country radio (impact date February 6, 2014), quickly
became one of the most streamed and downloaded tracks on Play MPE. The song
features a mid-tempo groove, strong lyrics about just being with the one you
love and the need to not go anywhere.
Obsessive follows the release of her highly praised
debut album ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, which produced SaraBeth’s first Top 40
record, “That’s The Sound.” The track promote across Europe via the Hotdisc 187
promo disc has thus far reached #8 on the Hotdisc Top 40. “Nowhere With You”
can be heard on soundcloud and is available on UK iTunes.
The lovely SaraBeth will be joined by fellow Nashville
artist Glen Mitchell and supported by other UK artists at 5 Grand Union
Songwriters Series dates in the UK from late October - seetickets.com
Aug 15th Sunny
Sweeney will sign copies of her new album, PROVOKED, in the Opry Shop immediately
following the Opry.
Jennifer Nettles released the Deluxe Edition of her album, THAT
GIRL to all streaming partners and US iTunes Tuesday, August 12th
Rhymetown Entertainment duo North 40 (Paige Logan & Heather Looney) made a significant
splash at Country radio with their first two singles, “Hey Girl Hey” and “Tell
Me Something Good,” and country fans from coast to coast identified with their
message and delightful delivery.
The newest single from their Sing Your Own
Song CD, the rowdy “Whole Lot Of Livin’,” shipped to radio, and early feedback has
been extraordinary. It was included on the CDX Volume 601 (CDX service country
music singles to 2,200+ radio stations across the U.S. and around the world, See Press Release ) and Grass Roots
Promotion (who service country music singles to 2,200+ radio stations across
the U.S. and around the world)
“Whole Lot Of Livin" can be found on their album
Sing Your Own Song which dropped 28 Jan 2014 via Rhymetown Entertainment
available on Amazon UK
North 40 appeared in a recent copy of the Country Weekly magazine. Two of country's
hottest ladies mixed it with one of Nashville's hottest shops the Two Old
Hippies boutique (401 12th Avenue South, Nashville - Facebook Images )
Luke Laird who produced Kacey Musgraves‘ Grammy-winning LP Same Trailer Different Park, has set about working with another Nashville singer-songwriter on the rise: Maggie Chapman. The 17-year old released a singer/songwriter/rock six-track, self-titled EP (UK iTunes) in Feb 17, 2014 containing catchy country-pop tunes like “Golden Girl” and “Pickin’ Petals.”
Idolator is announcing her follow-up release, debut album Vignette (out
September 16). Maggie co-wrote all 10 tracks on the LP, and you can listen to
new song “It Should’ve Been You,” a true story about two of the singer’s high
school sweetheart friends who ran into each other years later at a funeral. Instagram/maggiechapman - Press Release Watch her brand new lyric
video for my song, >> "Wonder
Woman."
Hope River Entertainment tweeted: New album release Aug 26 by
singer-songwriter Donna Hughes called
FROM THE HEART
Brad Paisley hosted a MOONSHINE IN THE TRUNK album
listening party at his Yellow House on Thursday (Aug. 7). After a serving of
songs from his Aug. 25 release accompanied by “song-appropriate shots of
alcoholic beverages,” the crowd of radio VIPs, Arista Nashville promo folks and
Sony Music Nashville execs posed for a group photo - Image
Luke Bryan will release a Deluxe Edition of his double-platinum
album, CRASH MY
PARTY, on Tuesday, August 12th. The deluxe version was originally a
Target exclusive and is now being made available to other retailers, including
digital outlets. The album will include four new songs, including “Your Mama
Should’ve Named You Whiskey.” Bryan says the title reveals a lot about the
song. “We all know how rough whiskey can be on you, and obviously this guy is
getting pretty burned by her,” he said. “It’s a cool, really cool song. I love
the style. It’s kinda got that classic verse, and then when the chorus kicks
in, it’s just big ole in your face rock, then it drops down to that cool,
loping, kinda chilled-out dancing cheek-to-cheek thing. I love it top to
bottom.”
PRESS RELEASES
- Sunny Sweeney’s New Album, Provoked, available now
- Lincoln
Center to Stream Americanafest NYC Concerts (Emmylou
Harris & Rodney Crowell, Cassandra Wilson & Rosanne Cash)
- Charlie Daniels has been an avid supporter of
America’s military and now the Journey Home
Project
- Jake Owen debuts
>> “What We Ain’t Got” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday,
Aug. 5
- Ward Thomas November co-headline tour
with The Shires now on sale!! + Get your tickets for 'Homegrown Tour' + new videos, albums
and Spotify playlists! Universal Music Press Release
- Eric Church debuts “Cold One” Music Video
Exclusively for Fan Club Members on EricChurch.com on Aug. 8 .
- Ray Stevens is set to release an all-new Gospel album on August
19. The new recordings titled
Gospel Collection, Volume One, mark Stevens' first project as part of the
Gaither Gospel Series.
- Richie Sambora the celebrated American rock icon, who
played the LP Field CMA Festival stage and joined Dolly Parton as special
guest on her Blue Smoke Uk dates (best known throughout his remarkable
30-year career for his raw vocals, indelible songwriting and world-class
guitar playing), braved the heavy rain and lightning to
take the Citybreak Festival stage in Seoul, South Korea.
- The Roys wrap the long Labor Day weekend with SiriusXM
as the media giant hosts a special-format release party on its Bluegrass
Junction channel for the duo’s new CD, THE VIEW.
- Charlie Daniels, Darius Rucker, Ashley Judd, Melissa
Joan Hart, Emmitt Smith, among others to be part of four SEC Storied
documentaries that will help kick off
the new SEC Network, a 24/7 sports network launching August 14.
- Chase Rice is ready to rock fans with "Ignite the
Night Tour," US dates launch Sept. 5
- Jerrod Niemann to launch Headlining Fall US Tour on October 24
- Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa Live Musical destination
concert event was announced for January 23-27, 2015 in
Riviera Maya, Mexico
- Donna Hughes announces Release Party for two new
albums and Music Video premiere on August 23, 2014.
- Kenny Chesney releases "Flora-Bama" as an instant
Grat track on BIG REVIVAL (due Sept 23) pre-orders
- Randy Travis, Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am is available for download on iTunes starting
today
ARTICLES
- Billboard The Civil Wars Break Up: Hear Farewell Song &
Read Their Goodbye Messages + Free Download (31.8MB)
- Taste Of Country Sammy Kershaw on Country Music: ‘It’s the Only
Genre That Hates Itself’
- Rollingstone.com How Sunny Sweeney Got So 'Provoked': Inside Her Badass New Album…Country
spitfire tells the real-life inspirations behind her new album ...
- Rollingstone.com Raul Malo Talks New Mavericks Album….Genre-melding
band has finished follow-up to 2013 comeback album 'In Time'
- Rollingstone.com Cassadee
Pope on Going Country: 'I'm Just Being Me'….Pope isn't kidding about
her background: The 24-year-old confidently lists her resume of modern
country influences, which eventually grew to include time-tested genre
standouts as well….
- Country Weekly On the Edge: Kelsey Waldon …Singer/songwriter
recalls the eye-opening, skin-thickening experience she had when she
briefly moved to Nashville at the age of 19. …..
Ones To Watch: Jess
and the Bandits
Though somewhat atypical for a group rooted in country
to find success in the UK, it is par for the course when it comes to the
unlikely group Jess and the Bandits. The Bandits met BBC Radio 2 favourite
Jessica Clemmons (who played the C2C Country To Country 2014 Pop Up stages),
the opening act, during a 2012 tour while playing with The Overtones and
instantly bonded over their mutual love of Country Music. As they began to play together more and more,
it became painstakingly clear that their chemistry was flawless. Thus, Jess and
the Bandits were born. - See more and listen to the new single ‘My My Name Is
Trouble’
out 15th September at: renownedforsound
Wall Street Journal (August 11, 2014 1:22 PM) Europe Tunes In to Its Own Country Music Scene…..After years of
importing country artists from the U.S., Europe is finally listening to
home-grown music. The Common Linnets were the surprise hit of this year's
Eurovision song contest, a competition usually swept by pop tunes. With viewers
from all over Europe texting and phoning to cast their vote, Dutch country
artists Ilse DeLange and Waylon brought the house down and came
in second with "Calm After the Storm."
Their duet, with its slide guitars and heart-tugging harmonies, has since become a top-10 hit across the continent, and the band is in negotiations with a major U.S. country-music label. "In Europe, when you say you do country music, it used to not be cool," says Ms. DeLange, who sports very Dolly Parton-like dimples, "but it is becoming much more mainstream."...."We are finding there is a steady increase in the numbers of European and British talent," says Rob Fielder, a DJ and co-founder of British internet-radio station 2Country.net. "With European talent, the quality has really picked up over the last few years."....One sign European country music has reached critical mass is a splintering of opinion within the movement about what the style is and why it is gaining traction. "You are starting to see a shift in [local artists'] being willing to spend money on production, and ultimately that is having a great effect on the marketability of their music," says Mr. Fielder, the Britain-based DJ. "It sounds as good as anything coming out of Nashville."
Ms. DeLange notes that as a judge on the Dutch version
of "The Voice" she is seeing more singer-songwriters infusing their
music with the storytelling genre. But unlike Mr. Fielder, she believes
the European version is unique. "There is not that pristine and polished
sound that is on country radio a lot of times in Nashville," she says.
"It is a bit more gritty in its production, and I think Europeans are more
interested in that kind of sound."...Whether it's slick or rough around
the edges, locally produced country music is starting to take off.
"Country to Country felt like a zeitgeist," says Ben Earle, one half of The
Shires duo, who played on a pop-up stage at the festival. "I think five
years ago, Europe was not ready as a continent for this kind of homegrown
music. I think we are just now ready for it to take hold.".....Read the
Full article with music/ photos at Wall Street Journal
Referring to the article above:
- The Shires new album called “Brave” is due for release in
the UK on Oct 20, 2014 not in 2015.
- The C2C Country To Country Festival was NOT a sell out, Billboard
reported that 27,797 tickets were sold from a possible 30,349 capacity.
- On the Official UK
Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending May 17, 2014) The Common Linnets (Ilse DeLange
and Waylon) made their debut at No.95 selling 1,932 copies. The following
week it catapulted 95-9, climbing 86 places (21,018 sale). The last time a
non winning, non UK entry made it to the top 10 was in 1974!
- The Common Linnets' eponymous first album landed at No.40
(2,004 sales) on the Official UK Top 100 Album Chart. In Holland the album
went GOLD and has since attained 3X PLATINUM status.
- So how is home-grown UK country
artists faring?
English duos The Shires and Ward Thomas (Catherine
and Lizzy) have both had
2 singles play listed by BBC Radio 2, have both reached #1 on the UK iTunes
Country Singles chart and appeared on the Wogan show and Bob Harris
Country on BBC Radio 2 performing live sessions. Ward
Thomas’ first full length album, FROM
WHERE WE STAND, made a debut at No.41 on the Official UK Top 100 Album Chart selling 2,473
copies. They have so far spent 3 weeks on the Top 100 (3-week sales around
4,500) and have had the Official UK #1 Country album.
- On the UK iTunes Top 1500 Country albums:
Apart from Irish artists these are the current
standings for UK artists: At #2 is Ward
Thomas (From Where We Stand), Singer-songwriter Philippa Hanna (#255), Scotland’s Lisa McHugh (Old Fashioned Girl) is at #504, Charlie
Landsborough (Greatest Hits) at #552, The British Country Award
winning duo Scotland’s Raintown (Hope
In Troubled Times) is at #570, Singer-songwriter
Amy Wadge (Bump) is at #744, Jeannine Barry (Give Me Something –
EP) is at #819 with Sara Crockett (Better Be Gone – EP)
at #1114. That’s all!
- Pete Kennedy, the Birr, County
Offaly, Republic of Ireland native has for the past 2 years won the BRITISH
Country Music Award for Album of
the Year. His EP’s “The Nashville Sessions Vol.1 & Vol. 2” which
gained back-to-back honours have never troubled the chart. They are currently
ranked at #441,348 and #514,835 in Music on Amazon UK reflecting negligible sales at retail.
REVIEWS
A golden year as the Cambridge Folk Festival celebrates
in style: The Cambridge Folk Festival celebrated in style this
weekend with a line-up and atmosphere that truly befitted its 50th anniversary
year. The event, which had sold out in advance for several months, saw headline
sets from Van Morrison, Sinead O’ Connor, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Richard
Thompson, Rosanne Cash and Newton Faulkner. From the minute the gates opened on
Thursday lunchtime, to the closing strains of Sunday’s final acts, the event
had a celebratory atmosphere from performers and audience alike....Read more in
this News release from 3 August 2014
INTERVIEWS
Terri
Clark gives you a rare glimpse into the recording process as she takes you
inside a Nashville recording studio, putting the finishing touches on her
forthcoming new album, Some Songs. Country Weekly joins Terri in the studio to
talk about several of the selections from the album and the challenges of
making the new record.
CMC Interview with newbie duo Maddie
& Tae
MAGAZINES
Womansday.com Trisha Yearwood’s Family Meal Survival Guide…Get through
hectic weeknights with these easy recipes and shortcut
Maverick Magazine (Sept/ Oct 2014 issue; Kacey Musgraves
cover feature)
Coffee & Cover - Image
Maverick Magazine's editor Laura meeting Kacey Musgraves
this issue's cover artist - Image
John & Jacob "New To You" (Maverick
Sept/Oct) - Image
Preview the Sept/Oct Issue at magzter.com to see a sample of the Kacey Musgraves feature and to read the
review for Dolly Parton's Blue Smoke/ Best of No.2 Official UK album. Use the
"+" and "-" selections to zoom in and out and view the
individual pages.
Preview the Sept/Issue at Yudu.com use the Options tab on the top left hand tool bar, from the drop down
select "Single Page Mode" and use the "Zoom feature/
slider" to enlarge the text.
Check out details of the contents and features in the
latest issue of Maverick at maverick-country.com
Click to launch the full edition in a new window
Online Publishing from YUDU
SPOTIFY COUNTRY
The Shires Inspirations – The Decca Records UK coutry duo select tracks from
Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride, The Civil Wars, Brad Paisley, Gary
Allen, Eric Church, Kenny Chesney, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell etc
Puss N Boots – No Fools, No Fun – Released 4 August 2014 12
Tracks
WATCH
- Ashton Lane cover the country/gospel "Leaning on You" (written by Phil
Madeira / Cindy Morgan) from Phil Madeira's Mercyland: Hymns for the Rest
of Us project. As one of roots music's biggest songwriters and producers
(Alison Krauss, Garth Brooks, Keb' Mo'), the multi-instrumentalist gathered
eleven-like minded artists to combat the righteousness of religion with a
dozen acoustic-based tracks presenting the type of heart-based faith that
influenced his own musical and spiritual upbringing. Note: Ashton Lane have
some of their brand bespoke songs out on iTunes! Click here to check em out!
- For The
Record with Stephanie Quayle - Episode 1 a new and unique web series
that follows the country music singer on her journey to find interesting
people and lifestyles to fuel her songwriting (via Press
Release)
- Stephanie Quayle "Sugar High" (Official Lyric Video)
- Dexeter play fresh contemporary country with a rock and
roll twist from deep within the folds of Leicestershire watch their new
- Country/ Pop
video “Slow It Down”, released 23 July 2014 the track is
available on UK iTunes
- Brad Paisley ft Colt Ford ”River Bank”
- Native Run's new Single "Good On You" is
out watch the lyric video on vevo.com
- RaeLynn gives us a brand new music and now a video to
boot "God Made Girls"
- "Superhero" is the first single
from Aussie Amber Lawrence's
forth coming album 'Superheroes' due 19 Sep, 2014.
- Traditional
Folk, Music, Singer/Songwriter Stephanie
Lynn "Two Ships" from her Three Words EP released:
07 January 2014
- Christie Lamb "Wish You Were A Cowboy"
- Stoney
Creek Records star Lindsay Ell
is already turning heads with the release of her scorching, guitar-driven
new single “Shut Me Up,” which debuted as the #2 Most Added Country
Song in the U.S. with 31 first week stations. The song has been
hand-picked by Townsquare Media editors for its multi-genre “Hot Releases”
campaign, sponsored by McDonalds. The “Hot Releases” playlist will be
featured across syndicated tastemaker sites including Taste of Country,
Popcrush, Loudwire, Just Jared, The Boot, Consequence of Sound and more
beginning Friday, August 15th. Additionally, “Shut Me Up” will be featured
prominently on-air all week as part of SiriusXM The Highway’s “Fresh
Female Voices” campaign. Lindsay‘s ‘Shut Me Up’ lyric video, premiers exclusively for Taste of Country
readers, is a written warning for any guy who thinks they can cross this
sassy singer. Shot completely in black and white, the clip begins with a
high-heeled foot stomping to the beat of the music, and soon a profile of
Ell appears. Throughout the video, the country songstress yells into a
megaphone, jams on her guitar and tosses her hair in fury as she sings
about her ex-boyfriend who cheated on her.
COUNTRY FASHION
Tamworth's Rockabilly Sweetheart and Aussie Pin Up
Singer/ Songwriter Shelley Minson
has a cover feature in Belle vie. Here's the
link
Exclusive Video: Jessie James Decker's Flawless Girls' Night Out Makeup How-To. Jessie’s latest
EP "Comin' Home" includes the single "Girls Night," which
obviously makes her the perfect person to create a girls' night out makeup look!
In the video tutorial below, Jessie starts with a
makeup base, then adds a sexy shimmery winged eye and gorgeous red lips watch
it at Cosmopolitan.com
2014 Teen Choice Awards
Taylor Swift attended the 2014 Teen Choice Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Sunday (August 10) in Los Angeles, California.
Showcasing that gym-toned body of hers, the “Love
Story” Pop/Country songstress wore a Novis Spring 2014 green and black tweed two-piece
outfit. EFFY
gold hooped earrings (image) and an IVY ring accessorized her look
along with a pair of Charlotte Olympia ‘Admiral’ knotted sandals
($895; Product Detail - image - image ) which were the perfect way to put a
lady-like spin on this youthful, fun, summery look. Tay’s pink lippie contrasted
nicely with her green outfit - Fashion Pic - Fashion Pic
Taylor’s exact skirt isn’t available to buy online.
The Daily Mail selected a few fav green skirts from the web to choose from,
including Tibi’s jaw-dropping jacquard skirt in light green (£359), as well as
Lipsy’s textured leather version (£22.50) Style with a white crop top and
minimal strappy sandals for your next night on the town? Read more: dailymail.co.uk
Aside from the covetable surfboards, the other major
item trending among the crop of PYTs at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards on Sunday
(August 10) was undoubtedly the crop top. The midriff continued to have “a
moment” at the event, where two-piece ensembles showed up at every turn. From
Nina Dobrev’s colour-splashed statement to Taylor Swift’s charming ensemble and
Kylie Jenner’s edgier entrance, along with Shay Mitchell’s sweet-and-sultry
white lace look, the unspoken consensus among the flock of starlets was in full
favour of the flaunted and toned midsection! - Image
View The Whole Set
Lucy Hale attended the 2014 Teen Choice Awards with the pop/country singer/ actress wearing a Dior fit-and-flare dress sculpted from vibrant red duchess satin with a lustrous sheen and a plunging neckline (image ). She complemented the sweet offering donning Brian Atwood ‘Abell’ sandals (image ) which was also accessorized with a Michael Kors clutch (image), and a selection of jewels from EF Collection, Dana Rebecca Designs, Graziela Gems and Melinda Maria. A braided ponytail with face-framing tendrils completed her fiery look - Image - Getty Images
Cher Lloyd was there to perform at the 2014 Teen
Choice Awards. Representing the UK the Malvern, Worcestershire, English "Swagger
Jagger" musician and former X Factor star went with a fun look, sexy, and on trend due to the
sheerness wearing an Amen Embellished Stretch Tulle Bodysuit
($770.00), a pair of Theory shorts and pointy Jimmy Choo pumps. Sleek wavy
tresses and a XIV
Karats ring rounded out her red carpet all-black look! - Image
In her Yahoo
Live Chat Promotional photo (August 11, 2014) Taylor Swift wore a sporty,
minimalist Elizabeth
& James ‘Upton Crop Top’ ($225.00 Product Detail ) along with Stella McCartney ‘Corbin Striped
Cotton Shorts’ ($628.00 $251.00; Product Detail
) and the adorable and familiar black and white bunny/ “cats eye” shoes came
from Minna
Parikka for ModCloth ‘Hop Couture Loafer’ ( $439.99; Product Detail
- Fashion Pic ) - Fashion Pic Tay hosts her live chat by
Yahoo taking place on August 18 at 5PM (EST).
Taylor Swift was snapped heading to the gym in New York
City on Aug 8, 2014 wearing an Aqua
‘Rose Print Top’ ($48.00 $36.00 Product)
with an Aqua
‘Rose Print Skater’ ($68.00; Product
) and carried an Prada ‘Saffiano Lux Tote’ bag ($2240.00; Product Details ) - Fashion Pic
Swift work as she crisscrossed coasts in the span of 24
hours, after impressing on Sunday nights Teen Choice Awards she swept onto the
scene in New York for the premiere of
‘The Giver,’ held at the Ziegfeld
Theatre on Monday (August 11). The “Begin Again“ the starlet turned up the
volume of sophistication in a gown, perfectly coordinated to the red carpet.
Her dress was plucked from Monique Lhuillier’s Resort 2015 collection, the
colour-blocked design featured an architectural silhouette and full draped
skirt. Taylor’s nude suede pointed-toe pumps for the evening were provided by Casadei
Poise Suede Pumps’ ($594.00). She wore Brumani ‘Looping Shine Quartz, Diamond and Gold
Earrings’ ( Image)and with understated accessories and
perfect hair and makeup it allowed the quietly elegant gown to speak on its
own. Her model-esque height helped to pull off a gown of
these proportions and she coaxed her long bob into a deep side-parted wave and
wore a sizzling shade of crimson lip lacquer to echo the boldness of that
cat-eye - Fashion Pic - Fashion Pic
Watch her a clip from the upcoming film adaptation of
The Giver at nashvillegab.com
Taylor seen Leaving The Giver Press Conference in New York City on August 12, 2014 wore
a intriguing and fascinating H&M ‘Floral and Sheer Stripe Crop Top &
Skater Skirt’ with Elie Saab ‘Metallic Cap Toe and PVC Heels’
COUNTRY GOSSIP
Jason Aldean Defends Relationship with Brittany Kerr,
Tells Haters To ‘Move On’ (by: Lauren Laffer) Aldean is finally putting his relationship
with girlfriend Brittany Kerr into the public eye.
The “Burnin’ It Down” singer
took to Instagram (Aug 10th to post a picture of a
surprise he set up for Kerr, however, he wasn’t prepared for what would happen
next. A little surprise for my girl @brittanylkerr tonight,” he posted along
with the photo below. “Her favorite pooch @manny_the_frenchie came to my show
in Chi-Town tonite. #loveubaby #surprise”
 |
| Brittany Kerr |
Once the image hit the web, it was clear that fans were not pleased with the post. After a number of comments were made condemning the couple for how their relationship started, Aldean followed up with another Instagram post…“So sick of people judging me and @brittanylkerr over things they know nothing about,” he wrote. “I have made mistakes but i am a better person because of it, and wouldnt change a thing. Im happier than i have ever been, so thank u to all the people who support us. We are happy and life goes on. Its time to move on people. #aldeanarmy #oldnews #timetomoveon”
TWEETS
Onslot Creative tweeted @onslot_creative Behind-the-scenes
with the beautiful @taylorswift13 shooting promo for the upcoming @iHeartRadio
Music Festival 2014!
On Monday, August 18th, Taylor will hold a worldwide
live stream on Yahoo from New York City! You’ll be able to watch the
announcement at https://screen.yahoo.com/live/event/taylor-swift at 5:00pm EST / 2:00pm PST on Monday, August
18th (That's 22:00 GMT in the UK) The Countdown is on at http://www.taylorswift.com/splash
Did you guess right? http://t.co/yFCZgjt46C #TaylorSwiftYahoo7days pic.twitter.com/dJf0giJwPb
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 11, 2014
PHOTO
Shelley Minson Tamworth's Rockabilly Sweetheart Aussie
Pin Up and the Singer/ Songwriter and wife of Lawrie Minson (multi
instrumentalist and 4 times Golden Guitar winner) was one two winners of the
Pin Up America Magazine World Wide Photo Contest with a pic taken by Andrew
Pearson Photography, Tamworth: Top 2 Winners & 8 Runners Up of the
Sept/Oct 2014 Pin Up America Magazine Photo Contest
BIRTHDAYS
August 11: John
Conlee (1946), Rachel Proctor
(1974)
August 12: the late Buck
Owens (1929; died March 25, 2006 (aged 76)), the
late Porter Wagoner (1927; died October 28, 2007 (aged 80))
August 13: Andy
Griggs (1973), the late Dan
Fogelberg (1951; died December 16, 2007 (aged 56))
August 14: Connie
Smith (1941)
August 15: Paul
Jefferson, the late Rose Maddox
(1925; died April 15, 1998 (aged 72)),
August 16: Billy Joe
Shaver (1939), Emily Erwin
(Dixie Chicks) (1972), Ashton Shepherd
(1986)
August 17: Kevin Welch (1955)
August 17: Kevin Welch (1955)
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