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On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist for the week commencing Saturday 19th August 2017
B Playlist:
The Cadillac Three - American Slang
The Wandering Hearts - Devil added to
the "B" Playlist
C Playlist:
Wildwood Kin - Taking A Hold
OUT
Glen Campbell - Tracks from Adios removed
from the "B" Playlist
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top
100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 24 August 2017)
18 August 2017 - 24 August 2017
Pink and Dua Lipa - one of her biggest fans - went
head-to-head in the battle for No.1 this week, and it is Dua Lipa who emerged triumphant, with New Rules climbing four
notches to take the title (41,666 sales. including 26,720 from sales-equivalent
streams), five weeks after it debuted at No.75.
Official UK Top
100 Albums Chart
(Week Ending 24 August 2017)
18 August 2017 - 24 August 2017
The King is dead, long live the King: Wednesday
(August 16) marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, and the timely
re-promotion of compilation THE 50
GREATEST HITS - a No.8 album when first released in 2000 - sees that album
re-enter the charts at No.2 on sales of 15,308 copies (including 908 from
sales-equivalent streams).
Looking set to become Presley's 14th No.1 album - a
tally that would further his position second only to The Beatles (15) - it was,
however, pipped at the post, by Ed Sheeran's Divide. Sheeran came from behind
to retain leadership of the chart by just 35 sales,with Divide No.1 for the
16th time in all and second week in a row on sales of 15,343 (including 7,219
from sales-equivalent streams).
It also brought to three the number of deceased
American icons in the Top 10, charting alongside the recently deceased Glen Campbell,
whose last album, ADIOS slipped 2-3 (10,968 sales; 9-week estimated
total 83,200) and John Denver's THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (6-9, 4,931
sales). Presley's The Real Elvis jumped 2-1 (3,314 sales) on the budget album chart, while Campbell's
Gentle On My Mind - Best Of rose 3-2 (2,340 sales).
Dolly Parton with THE VERY
BEST OF (Sony BMG) fell 75-78 (peak #8; 36 chart weeks) with estimated
sales of 1,000 copies sold
Official UK
Country Album Top 20 (Week Ending 24 August 2017)
18 August 2017 - 24 August 2017
Glen Campbell with ADIOS held at #1 (10 weeks; #1 peak)
Nathan Carter with LIVIN' THE DREAM rose 3-2 (9 weeks;
#3 peak)
Lady Antebellum with HEART BREAK fell 2-3 (10 weeks; #2
peak)
Glen Campbell with GHOST ON THE CANVAS rose 14-4 (91
weeks; #1 peak)
Nashville Cast with THE MUSIC OF NASHVILLE - SEASON 5 VOL
2 fell 4-5 (11 weeks; #3 peak)
Steve Earle & The Dukes with SO YOU WANNABE AN OUTLAW fell 5-6 (9
weeks; #2 peak)
Nashville Cast with THE MUSIC OF NASHVILLE - SEASON 5 VOL
1 held fell 6-7 (20 weeks; #4 peak)
Chris Stapleton with FROM A ROOM Vol 1 held at #8 (15
weeks; #1 peak)
Zac Brown Band with WELCOME HOME held at #9 (14 weeks; #1
peak)
Alison Krauss with WINDY CITY held at #10 (24 weeks; #1
peak)
Outside the Top 10
Brett Eldredge with BRETT ELDREDGE rose 13-11 (2 weeks;
#11 peak)
Willie Nelson with GOD'S PROBLEM CHILD held at #12 (16
weeks; #2 peak)
Will Hoge with ANCHORS made a debut at #13
Official
Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending 24 August 2017)
18 August 2017 - 24 August 2017
This Week/ Last Week/ Title/
Artist
1 1 Adios Glen
Campbell [Tagged Country] #3 Official Top 100 Albums
2 NEW Acoustic Classics 2 Richard Thompson [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
3 NEW Poor David's Almanack David Rawlings [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
4 2 Life Love Flesh Blood Imelda May [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
5 4 A/B Kaleo
[Tagged Alt]
6 3 Crack-up Fleet
Foxes [Tagged Alt]
7 7 Cleopatra Lumineers
[Tagged Alt]
8 8 Pure Comedy Father John Misty [Tagged Alt]
9 11 Something's Changing Lucy Rose [Tagged Alt]
10 10 The Nashville Sound Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit [Tagged Rock]
Outside The Top 10
11 9 Semper Femina Laura Marling [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
13 NEW Anchors Will
Hoge [Tagged Singer/Songwriter Folk/Rock]
15 NEW Jen Cloher Jen
Cloher [Tagged Alt]
16 5 Party Of One George
Thorogood [Tagged Blues]
19 NEW Murmuration Nation Emily Saliers [Tagged Folk/Rock]
UK Country iTunes
Chart August 19, 2017 10:00
Songs
1. Annie
LeBlanc - Fly (#147 overall UK Singles chart)
2. Glen
Campbell - Wichita Lineman (#184 overall UK Singles chart)
3. Jana Kramer
- I've Done Love (#203 overall UK Singles chart)
4. Glen
Campbell - Rhinestown Cowboy (#281 overall UK Singles chart)
5. Shania Twain
- Life's About To Get Good (#309 overall UK Singles chart)
6. Shania Twain
- Swingin' With My Eyes Closed (#319 overall UK Singles chart)
7. Lady
Antebellum - Need You Now (#332 overall UK Singles chart)
8. Dolly Parton
- Islands In The Stream (#357 overall UK Singles chart)
9. Sam Hunt
- Body Like A Back Road (#371 overall UK Singles chart)
10. John Denver
- Take Me Home, Country Roads (#408 overall UK Singles chart)
Of Note:
11. Taylor
Swift - Love Story (#432 overall UK Singles chart)
12. Dolly
Parton - Jolene (#441 overall UK Singles chart)
15. Nashville
Cast - Learning How To Lose You (feat. Kaitlin Doubleday) (#512 overall UK
Singles chart)
38. Kelsea
Ballerini - Unapologetically (#1429 overall UK Singles chart)
UK Country
iTunes Chart
August 19, 2017 10:00
Albums
1. Glen
Campbell - Adios (#42 overall UK Albums chart)
2. John Denver
- The Ultimate Collection (#72 overall UK Albums chart)
3. Miranda
Lambert - The Weight Of These Wings (#141 overall UK Albums chart)
4. Miranda
Lambert - Four The Record (#159 overall UK Albums chart)
5. Dolly Parton
- The Very Best Of (#168 overall UK Albums chart)
6. The Shires
- My Universe (#176 overall UK Albums chart)
7. Lady
Antebellum - Heart Break (#185 overall
UK Albums chart)
8. Miranda
Lambert - Platinum (#187 overall UK Albums chart)
9. Various
Artists - The Country Album (#206
overall UK Albums chart)
10. Glen
Campbell - 20 Greatest Hits (#252 overall UK Albums chart)
Of Note:
12. Nashville
Cast - The Music of Nashville (Original Soundtrack from Season 5),
Vol.3 (#336 overall UK Albums chart)
13. Brandy
Clark - Live from Los Angeles (#346 overall UK Albums chart)
UK COUNTRY
ALBUM RELEASES
(15 Aug 2017) Drew
Jacobs - Got Me Like Whoa
10 Tracks/ Time: 31:45 Country/ Pop Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | #97 US Country iTunes Debut
(16 Aug 2017) Katie
Ohh - The Next Chapter (EP)
4 Tracks/ Time: 14:44 Pop/ Country Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | #44 US Country iTunes Debut
(18 Aug 2017)
Dale Ann Bradley - Dale Ann Bradley (Pinecastle Records)
11 Tracks/ Time: 35:56 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(18 Aug 2017) Brandy
Clark - Live From Los Angeles (Warner Bros.)
11 Tracks/ Time: 41:55 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
UK iTunes Country Album Debut #19 (#551 Overall), then
#10 (#217)
(18 August 2017) Shelby
Lynne & Allison Moorer - Not Dark Yet (Silver Cross Records)
10 Tracks/Time: 37:13 Folk-Rock Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer team up again for a
heartwrenching cover of the Louvin Brothers' "Every Time You Leave,"
another selection from their collaborative record Not Dark Yet - Rollingstone.com
#4 UK iTunes Singer-songwriter Chart (#169 UK all
genres)
NY Times.com: Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer discussed
their painful past and their unbreakable sisterly bond while touching on their
much-anticipated collaborative record Not Dark Yet and the solace found in
singing together.
The two learned music and ambition from their parents,
who both wanted to pursue music professionally. “Our parents taught us how to
be individuals and artists,” Ms. Moorer said. “But not how to make money or
have healthy relationships,” her sister added.
(18 August 2017) Jerry
Douglas - What If (Rounder)
11 Tracks/ Time: 51:59 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com -| #51 US Country iTunes Debut
Jerry Douglas, the 14x GRAMMY award winner who has
played on over 2,000 separate recordings (Alison Krauss, Mumford & Sons,
James Taylor, etc.), presents a new album with a unique sound and a brand-new
outfit of musicians, hand-picked by Douglas himself. On What If, Douglas
decisively merges jazz inclinations with the bluegrass, country, blues, swing,
rock, and soul he's spent his life absorbing and performing, forging a sound
that flies beyond the boundaries of anything he - or anyone else - has done
before. From the up-tempo combination of what Douglas calls 'bebop jazz and caveman
jazz' on 'Cavebop' to the symphonically sweeping title track, What If delves
into areas unexplored by any other musician, much less by Dobro! The album also
includes a funky, soulful take on Tom Waits' '2:19' and a blistering
bluegrass-meets-jam-band reinvention of the classic 'Hey Joe.'
(18 Aug 2017) Wildwood
Kin - Turning Tides (Silvertone; (P) Sony Music Entertainment) UK/US
11 Tracks/ Time: 39:41 Alternative/ Indie & Rock
#5 UK iTunes Alternative (#26 UK all genres; #20 peak)
#4 in Amazon UK CDs & Vinyl > Folk #6 in CDs
& Vinyl > Country
Anglo/Americana” they call it, this punch of diluted flavours: a teeny bit folky, a teeny bit country, a teeny, teeny bit blues-rocky. Really, it’s just MOR adult pop, and these two sisters and a cousin from Exeter are at their best when their three-part harmonies approach (from a distance) the gutsiness of Haim on Run, with its big, shameless heartbeat drums and hooky chorus. Less winning are the wafty Dove, with its off-the-peg alt-reverb, or the naff, stomping-Boudicca braggadocio of Warrior Daughter, weak chimeras of current stylings. Still, the swoop and swell of their voices together can’t help but please the ear, and they’ll likely go far. (2 STARS The Guardian)
(18 Aug 2017) Ray
Wylie Hubbard - Tell the Devil I'm Gettin' There as Fast as I Can
11 Tracks/ Time: 45:29 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | UK Country iTunes Album Debut #27
#2 US Country iTunes Debut (#19 US all genres)
(18 Aug 2017) Riley
Green - Outlaws Like Us (EP)
6 Tracks/ Time: 21:24 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | #3 US Country iTunes Debut
(18 Aug 2017) Adrian
Johnston - It Takes Time (EP)
6 Tracks/ Time: 20:56 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | #89 US Country iTunes Debut
(18 Aug 2017) Lila
McCann - Paint This Town (EP; Lila McCann Music)
6 Tracks/ Time: Alternative Rock/ Singer-Songwriters Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
#46 US Country iTunes Debut
Nearly 20 years after
taking country music by storm as a 15-year-old sensation with her hits "Down Came a Blackbird" and "I Wanna Fall In Love," singer-songwriter Lila McCann (www.lilamccannmusic.com) launched a PledgeMusic campaign centered on her highly
anticipated EP Paint
This Town -- her first recordings since 2008.
(18 Aug 2017) Kashena Sampson
- Wild Heart (2017 New Moon Records)
10 Tracks/ Time: 36:43 Folk Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Rollingstone.com: Sounds Like: An East Nashville salute
to the glory days of California country-rock, shot through with Seventies swoon
and swagger
For Fans of: Bobbie
Gentry's string arrangements, Steve Nicks' vibrato, Erin Rae's crooning calm
CANADIAN NEWS
(14 Aug 2017) NEW
MUSIC Barbara Lynn Doran "Run Me In The Ground"
Barbara Lynn Doran released the third single "Run
Me In The Ground" from her new album, REVEAL (Amazon UK). This up-tempo single tells you like it
is, she does not mince words when talking about a relationship gone bad.
Reveal has been garnering amazing industry and fan
reviews across the country. This nine song CD was recorded in Nashville and was
released in December 2016.
The growth in Barbara's songwriting is evident with
this collection of songs and has been justly recognized in the Songwriting
community. She qualified as a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting
Competition two years in a row, and a finalist in the Great American
Songwriting Competition multiple times including 2016 with her song "Half
Hearted Love" and has landed a spot on the Nashville Songwriter's
Association "Ones To Watch" list many times. She also is a co-writer
on the new Jessica Mitchell release, "Tear It Down.".
Barbara is looking forward to her upcoming Diamonds In
The Rough showcase during Country Music Week Sept 7th at 1pm at The Radisson
Hotel and then continues on to her first Western Canada tour from September
11-16.
She has been busy touring all summer across Ontario
and recently enjoyed the amazing opportunity to perform at the branded
"Festival of Friends" in Hamilton, Ontario.
(16 Aug 2017) NEW
MUSIC Stephanie Rose "Rusted Love"
Release Aug 18, 2017 - UK iTunes
Stephanie Rose grew up in the small community of Debden,
Saskatchewan, Canada (population 350) with her parents and older brother. The family farm provided the backdrop for
much of her country music lyrics.
Reflecting on her singer/songwriter inspiration,
Stephanie recalls, "Living on a farm seems to bring an abundance of
homegrown experiences. I got first horse when I was 5 so my mom and I spent
countless hours riding and just having fun. Diamond, my horse, is 23 years old
and although she's slowed down a bit on the barrels and gymkhana events, she
still has enough fire that she'll unseat me if I'm not paying attention,"
she laughs.
She recalls, "I was always so busy with horses,
sports and school activities that coming home and playing my guitar and singing
was a great way to slow things down and unwind."
"I'm so thankful for growing up in a small
community because I've had such a loyal group of people cheering me on - I see
them in the crowd and it just puts a smile on my face."
Stephanie Rose will be showcasing at this years
Diamonds in the Rough at Canadian Country Music Week in Saskatoon at The
Radisson between the hours of 1:00pm and 1:45pm - if you are attending - mark
this in your calendar as a must attend!
Rusted Love.
Stephanie co-wrote Rusted Love with Tenille Arts and RyLee Madison.
(18 Aug 2017) Bridgestone
Arena Not Selling Any Country Concert Tickets Until After December 1st Due To
Contract With Garth Brooks
So Shania Twain Can't
Sell Tickets To Her Scheduled Nashville Dates Until After December 1st
In an exclusive article in Billboard today it is
reported that while Shania is doing a rock tour. When
Shania Twain this week announced
her 47-show North American tour kicking off in May, the venue for only one
date -- a July 21 concert in Nashville -- was marked as "to be
determined," with the on-sale date "to be announced."
The reason: the Nashville venue that Twain's team
booked, Bridgestone Arena, isn't selling tickets for any country acts until
after Dec. 1, as per the terms of its
contract with Garth Brooks, according to
Twain's manager Scott Rodger and an executive at Twain's promoter, Live Nation.
"This is just a really bad precedent, to say 'you
can't sell tickets before I sell mine,'" Rodger told Billboard, adding
that he was worried about getting negative reactions from Nashville fans who
will be unable to buy tickets like the rest of the country when they become
available on Aug. 25. "We're heading back to the dark ages."
Twain’s tour kicks off May 3, 2018 in Tacoma, Wash., and ends in Las Vegas on Aug. 4 at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Though her music no longer has the country sound of
her 1993 self-titled debut or her best-selling 1997 album Come On Over, the
five-time Grammy winner is still widely considered the top-selling country
artist of all time, with more than 90 million albums sold worldwide and more
than 34.5 million albums sold in the U.S.
In the end, she will still be able to put her
Nashville tickets on sale more than seven months in advance of the show, but
the Live Nation official expressed surprise that Bridgestone wasn’t able to
make an exception for her earlier on-sale. Read More Billboard.com
(18 Aug 2017) So You Are 13 Years Old! What Do You Do? You
Sign A Record Deal With Warner Nashville!
Warner Music Nashville and Sweety High proudly
announced today the signing of singer-songwriter Tegan Marie
to Warner Music Group's renowned Nashville division. At just 13 years
old, she is the youngest Country artist signed to the label and the youngest
female in 45 years - since Tanya Tucker signed with CBS Records (Sony) in 1972
- to ink a major label Country record deal. From Flint, MI, Marie was first
discovered by leading Gen Z girls' media platform Sweety High and has since
catapulted into the national spotlight with several high-profile media
performances and appearances including ABC's Good Morning America, PBS'
star-studded special Smokey Robinson: The Gershwin Prize, and the 2017 Radio
Disney Music Awards. She was set to
celebrate the milestone moment making her debut at the Grand Ole Opry tonight (Aug
18).
"This new generation is passionate about Country music. Tegan Marie, with the kind of natural talent already resonating with audiences, represents a new breed of digitally-savvy artists that we want to be a part of," said John Esposito, Chairman and CEO, Warner Music Nashville. "What attracted us to Tegan Marie was her voice and a confidence that was beyond her years. Her success on Sweety High and in social media exemplifies not only how Country talent can be nurtured on these platforms but also how we will reach the next generation of music consumers."
Marie's major milestones include the release of the
song "Lucky Me," to benefit the children affected by the water
crisis in her hometown of Flint, and her breathtaking rendition of Florida
Georgia Line's #1 hit song, "H.O.L.Y.," which racked up over 17
million views on Facebook alone. She has amassed over 75 million video views and receives over five million engagements
online each month.
NEWS
(15 Aug 2017) Scotty McCreery is
no longer and independent artist. The “Five
More Minutes” singer has signed with Triple
Tigers Records.
The label is an imprint of Sony Music Entertainment
that was formed in 2016 with Russell Dickerson as the flagship artist.
“I’m very excited to become part of the Triple
Tigers/Sony Music Entertainment family," McCreery noted. "They
believe in me and my music, they work hard, and for being a brand new company,
they are already succeeding. I am fired up to see what we can achieve
together.” Triple Tigers GM Norbert Nix added, “We are very proud to represent
Scotty McCreery. He is an absolute pro and an artist of great integrity. We
were blown away when we heard ‘Five More Minutes’ and are looking forward to
representing SCOTTY’s new music to his millions of fans.”
(15 Aug 2017) You're
Shakin' That Money Maker: The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp.
reports CMA
Music Festival remains Nashville's
largest annual tourism event, generating $57.7
million in direct visitor spending. That's slightly down from the $59.5
million in visitor spending in 2016, due to the rising number of locals
attending. "It was a historic and exciting year for all of us in Nashville
as all eyes were on our city with CMA Music Festival and the Stanley Cup
Finals, both with a national TV audience," said CMA CEO Sarah Trahern.
"CMA Music Festival has long
welcomed fans from around the globe, and much of their interest in visiting,
and desire to return, is due in part to the generous hospitality that our
neighbors, those that call Nashville home, extend to our visiting fans. We are
glad that more people from our community participated as well."
(16 Aug 2017) Thomas
Rhett To Judge '2018 Miss America Competition'
Valory Music CO’s Thomas Rhett will
serve as a judge on ABC-TV's "2018
MISS AMERICA Competition," which is set to broadcast live on Sunday,
September 10th at 9p (ET).
Rhett joins PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Editorial
Dir. JESS CAGLE, actress/model Molly Sims, and singer Jordin Sparks at the
judges' table. He follows in the footsteps of fellow young Country men, Brett
Eldredge and Cole Swindell, who handled judging duties in 2015 and 2016,
respectively
(17 Aug 2017) The
Sisterhood: Sony Music Nashville's The Sisterhood (Alyssa
Bonagura & Ruby Stewart) are set to make their Grand Ole Opry debut on Sunday, August 20th.
Alyssa is the daughter of Kathie Baillie & Michael Bonagura (the core of country band Baillie & The Boys) and Ruby's father is rock icon Rod Stewart.
Alyssa is the daughter of Kathie Baillie & Michael Bonagura (the core of country band Baillie & The Boys) and Ruby's father is rock icon Rod Stewart.
The duo joins Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, Wynonna, and others for the two special Sunday night "Total Eclipse" shows. Keep up with The Sisterhood by visiting www.thesisterhoodband.com.
(17 Aug 2017) Indie-country singer songwriter Courtney Marie
Andrews new single 'Near You' is
available UK iTunes from the Loose Re-Issue USA only Album ‘ON MY PAGE’
AWARDS
(17 Aug 2017) Honored To Be There: Alan Jackson and Chris Stapleton will
perform at the 11th Annual ACM Honors
Aug. 23 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, set to air on CBS-TV Sept. 15.
Presenters include Jason Aldean, Bobby Bones, Ross Copperman, Lady Antebellum
and Jimmy Webb, along with previously revealed performers (CAT 8/9) Vince Gill,
Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley and Hillary Scott, who will also
present. Off-camera presenters are Cassadee Pope and Brett Young, and
off-camera performers are Clare Bowen and Charles Esten. More at acmcountry.com
TV
(16 Aug 2017) In Case You Missed It: Mercury's Shania Twain performed "Swingin' With My Eyes Closed"
Wednesday night (Aug 16) on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Watch here | Shania' Now Tour Dates
Summer's here, bring it on, another beer, one more
beer, another song goes on the radio loud and clear
(16 Aug 2017) Big Machine's Midland appeared on ABC-TV's Jimmy
Kimmel Live and performed "Drinkin' Problem"
BABY NEWS
(17 Aug 2017) Two more babies will be joining the Lady Antebellum family this winter. Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott have
both announced they’re expecting in December and February,
respectively.
Haywood’s wife Kelli is due with the couple’s second
child, a girl to join older brother Cash who was born in September 2014. A post
at the Lady Antebellum Instagram page did not reveal the gender of Scott and
husband Chris Tyrell’s second baby. They had daughter Eisele in 2013. Hillary
is expecting two babies in February 2018. The singer is expecting twins. Instagram
“Well, #BabyBellum round 2 is on the way,” the post
says.
Scott also suffered a miscarriage in 2015 that
inspired the song “Thy Will” from her Grammy-winning Christian album Love
Remains. The singer spoke openly about the pain and suffering of losing a baby
hoping she could offer comfort to others who’ve been through something similar.
#BabyBellum round 2! Thrilled to announce the Haywoods are welcoming a girl this Dec, AND the Tyrrells are expecting in Feb 2018!! 👶🏼❤️🤰🏻 pic.twitter.com/P8LljdoU4S— Lady Antebellum (@ladyantebellum) 17 August 2017
PRESS RELEASES
(15 Aug 2017) Kenny
Rogers To Be Honored By The International Photography Hall Of Fame And Museum:
The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum announced its 2017 class of Photography Hall of Fame inductees,
and first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Kenny Rogers - singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, photographer, and
author - will receive the 2017 IPHF Lifetime Achievement Award, the first of
its kind awarded by the IPHF.
(15 Aug 2017) Dolly
Parton to Release First Children's Album 'I Believe In You' This Fall with Proceeds
to Benefit Imagination Library: At a
press conference before media reps and their children as special guests, world
renowned entertainer Dolly Parton announced the release of I
BELIEVE IN YOU, her first album written and recorded for kids and those
young at heart. A digital release of the new album on Dolly Records/RCA
Nashville will be available September 29, whereas the physical album will
street worldwide on October 13. All 14 tracks on I Believe In You were written and performed by Dolly Parton.
(18 Aug 2017) Brett Young is
bringing his "smooth vocals" (Washington Post) and "soulful
country gems" (Entertainment Weekly) to venues across the country for his
debut headlining CALIVILLE Tour,
featuring rising Country singer/songwriter Carly Pearce. Launching Oct. 14 in
Charlottesville, VA, tickets go on sale Friday, August 25.
Young will perform songs from his self-titled debut
(BMLG Records), which highlights his "melodic craftsmanship"
(Billboard) with No. One hits, Gold Certified “Sleep Without You” and Platinum
selling “In Case You Didn’t Know,” along with the recently-released single
"Like I Loved You."
WATCH
(14 Aug 2017) Brett Young's raw
cover of >> "Hallelujah" during the Taste of Country RISERS
video shoot.
(16 Aug 2017) >> "Act
Like A Lady"
acoustic version by the UKs Fiona Culley
Production and Guitar by Dan Reising Video by Wiley
Chandler
Currently on a nationwide radio tour in support of her
debut radio single, Fiona Culley strips down ‘addictive’ (B-Sides &
Badlands) tune, “Act Like A Lady”, in acoustic video. The groovy, foot-tapping
video which showcases Culley’s pure vocals, exclusively premiered on Taste of Country.
(17 Aug 2017) Official Video for >> "Heroes in Your Hometown" by Shantell Ogden.
COUNTRY FASHION
(15 Aug 2017) Pop Singer/Songwriter in Nashville Taryn
wearing a Velvet Dreams 2PC Skirt Set – Product Detail
For her second shot in September 2017’s Cosmopolitan Magazine
Miley Cyrus posed wearing a Jonathan Simkhai Denim
Bustier Top & Jeans from the Fall 2017 Collection, a Shay Crescent Moonstar Necklace ($3,150.00), and an Istanbul Diamond Tanzanite Pink Gold
Earring in her left ear, one of the Istanbul Diamond Pink Gold Earrings, also
in her left ear, and an Istanbul Diamond Morganite Pink Gold Earring (price
upon request) in her right ear, all by Selim Mouzannar. - Image
(18 Aug 2017) Daisy Chains: UMG/Nashville's Maddie & Tae have joined One Jeanswear Group as brand ambassadors for their new junior denim brand Black Daisy – Facebook Photo. The brand kicked off its launch with a back-to-school event and meet-and-greet with Maddie & Tae (Sat Aug 19) at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City.
The jeans are available at retailers including Macy’s, Belk, BonTon, JC Penney and Amazon.
The jeans label, previously used singer Taylor Swift
in its advertising work.
There’s nothing quite like a pair of great fitting
jeans. That’s why we’re so excited to announce that we’re the new brand
ambassadors for Black Daisy Jeans! Whether it be the Tube Hi-Rise jean (Maddie)
or the Billie Skinny jean (Tae), Black Daisy has something for everyone. You
can find them and more at Macy's, Bon-Ton and Belk.
PHOTO
(15 Aug 2017)
Dog & Tiger: Dreamcatcher's Chelsea Bain (l)
and pup Rodi visit WKSJ/Mobile's Bill Black with songwriter/player Rachel
Farley.
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
21 Nick Kane (Mavericks) -
(1954), Kenny Rogers - (1938), Kacey Lee
Musgraves (1988), Hayden Panettiere (1989)
22 Holly Dunn -
(1957), Collin Raye - (1960), Mila Mason -
(1963)
23 Sammy Sadler -
(1967), Shelly Fairchild - (1977), Teea Goans
24 Canaan Smith (1982)
25 Jo Dee Messina -
(1970), Billy Ray Cyrus - (1961),
26 Brian Kelley (Florida
Georgia Line),
27 Jeffrey Steele (Boy
Howdy) - (1961), Jeff Cook (Alabama) - (1949), Jimmy C
Newman - (1927), Colt Ford born
“Jason Farris Brown” (1970)
R.I.P
(16 Aug 2017) Jo Walker-Meador Passes
(1924-2017): Country Music Hall of Fame member Jo Walker-Meador passed away following a stroke at age 93.
Walker-Meador was the first paid employee at the CMA,
joining in 1958 as Office Manager and rising to Exec. Dir. in 1962. She was the
longest-serving employee in that position, retiring in 1991. Under her
leadership, CMA launched initiatives including the Country Music Hall of Fame (created in 1961), the CMA Awards (created in 1967 and televised
nationally since 1968) and the CMA Music
Festival (launched as Fan Fair in 1972). Arrangements are pending.
"Jo was a
champion for country music around the world and a groundbreaker for women in
the entertainment business," said CMA CEO Sarah Trahern. "On a personal note, I will miss her
guidance, humor, and friendship. She was the first meeting I set up before I
took this job. She taught me lessons in how to gracefully navigate the Board.
She was always diplomatic in her storytelling and she had some great ones to
share. Over the last six months she was a little more candid and I always
looked forward to our time together. She will be greatly missed by all. My
heart is broken."
She was Executive
Director of the CMA from 1962 to 1991. Walker-Meador was at the CMA from
its creation in 1958, hired as office manager. In 1959 she organized a banquet
that later became the CMA Awards. After former CMA Exec. Dir. Harry Stone
departed, Walker-Meador assumed his role. She retired in 1991 and was inducted
into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1995. Arrangements are pending.
We mourn the loss of CMA’s longest-serving Executive Dir, Jo Walker-Meador. She was a true Country Music pioneer. https://t.co/FuNg60LimS pic.twitter.com/nuWjSSWWZ1— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) 16 August 2017
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