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On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist for the week commencing Saturday 26th August 2017
B Playlist:
The Cadillac Three - American Slang
The Wandering Hearts - Devil
C Playlist:
Wildwood Kin - Taking A Hold
Jess & The Bandits - Sister added to the
"C" Playlist
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK
Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 31
August 2017)
25 August 2017 - 31 August 2017
The first 'rules' song to rule the chart, Dua Lipa's New Rules secured an easy second
week at No.1 on sales of 45,507 copies, including 29,708 from sales-equivalent
streams.
Miley Cyrus drops her sixth
album, YOUNGER NOW, next month and from it the title track debuted at
No.54 (6,218 sales; Spotify). It follows the No.11 success of Malibu, the
first single from the album, and brings Cyrus' tally of Top 75 entries to 15,
including one as Hannah Montana.
Official UK
Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending 31
August 2017)
25 August 2017 - 31 August 2017
Coming from behind for the second week in a row, Ed Sheeran's ÷ is No.1 for the 17th time in all, albeit on its
lowest yet sales of 13,975 copies, of which 6,831 were conjured up by
the magic of sales-equivalent streams.
Its paid-for sales of 7,144 are the
second lowest in the OCC era for a No.1 album, just above the 7,034 copies sold
by Blossoms' eponymous debut on its second and last week at No.1 a year ago
last week.
Elvis Presley's re-promotion of
compilation THE 50 GREATEST HITS held
at #2 (10,978 sales; 34 chart weeks)
Glen Campbell with ADIOS fell 3-9 (6,306 sales; 10-week estimated total 89,500)
John Denver with THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION slipped 9-11 (5,161 sales).
Wildwood Kin with a
radio-friendly indie/folk/country/pop/worship style, have been attracting
attention for some time, they opened for Ward
Thomas on their tour and played a well-received set at Glastonbury. The
Christian trio – sisters Emillie and Beth Key and their cousin Meghann Loney
made a debut at No.37 (2,162 sales)
with their debut album, TURNING TIDES
(Sony Music Entertainment; tagged Alternative).
Official UK
Country Album Top 20 (Week Ending 31
August 2017)
25 August 2017 - 31 August 2017
Glen Campbell with ADIOS held
at #1 (11 weeks; #1 peak)
Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer with NOT DARK YET made a
debut at #2
Nathan Carter with LIVIN' THE
DREAM fell 2-3 (10 weeks; #3 peak)
Lady Antebellum with HEART
BREAK fell 3-4 (11 weeks; #2 peak)
Glen Campbell with GHOST ON
THE CANVAS fell 4-5 (92 weeks; #1 peak)
Nashville Cast with THE MUSIC
OF NASHVILLE - SEASON 5 VOL 2 held at #5 (12 weeks; #3 peak)
Miranda Lambert with THE WEIGHT
OF THESE WINGS climbed 19-6 (30 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 7-9 (21 weeks; #4 peak)
Chris Stapleton with FROM A
ROOM Vol 1 fell 8-10 (16 weeks; #1 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Will Hoge with ANCHORS
rose 13-11 (2 weeks; #11 peak)
Willie Nelson with GOD'S
PROBLEM CHILD held at #12 (17 weeks; #2 peak)
Alison Krauss with WINDY CITY
fell 10-15 (25 weeks; #1 peak)
Official
Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending 31
August 2017)
25 August 2017 - 31 August 2017
This Week/ Last Week/
Title/ Artist
1 1 Adios Glen Campbell
[Tagged Country] #9 Official Top 100 Albums
2 NEW Turning Tides Wildwood Kin
[Tagged Alt] #37 Official Top 100 Albums
3 NEW Not Dark Yet Shelby Lynne
& Allison Moorer [Tagged Singer/Songwriter Folk/Rock]
4 2 Acoustic Classics 2 Richard
Thompson [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
5 4 Life Love Flesh Blood Imelda
May [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
6 3 Poor David's Almanack David
Rawlings [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
7 5 A/B Kaleo [Tagged Alt]
8 6 Crack-up Fleet Foxes
[Tagged Alt]
9 9 Something's Changing Lucy
Rose [Tagged Alt]
10 7 Cleopatra Lumineers
[Tagged Alt]
Outside The Top 10
11 22 The Weight Of These Wings Miranda
Lambert [Tagged Country]
12 8 Pure Comedy Father John
Misty [Tagged Alt]
13 11 Semper Femina Laura Marling
[Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
14 10 The Nashville Sound Jason
Isbell & The 400 Unit [Tagged Rock]
22 NEW Tell The Devil I'm Gettin' There As Fast Ray Wylie Hubbard [Tagged Country]
UK Country
iTunes Chart August 28, 2017 16:00
Songs
1. Glen Campbell - Wichita
Lineman (#299 overall UK Singles chart)
2. Taylor Swift - I Knew You
Were Trouble (#306 overall UK Singles chart)
3. Sam Hunt - Body Like A
Back Road (#323 overall UK Singles chart)
4. Dolly Parton - Jolene
(#461 overall UK Singles chart)
5. Glen Campbell - Rhinestown
Cowboy (#468 overall UK Singles chart)
6. Lady Antebellum - Need You
Now (#469 overall UK Singles chart)
7. Taylor Swift - Love Story
(#489 overall UK Singles chart)
8. Johnny Cash - Hurt (#500
overall UK Singles chart)
9. Keith Urban - The Fighter
(#507 overall UK Singles chart)
10. Dolly Parton - Islands In
The Stream (#627 overall UK Singles chart)
Of Note:
11. Shania Twain - Life's
About To Get Good (#714 overall UK Singles chart)
13. Annie LeBlanc - Fly (#887
overall UK Singles chart)
18. Dan + Shay - How Not To
(#806 overall UK Singles chart)
UK Country
iTunes Chart August 28, 2017 16:00
Albums
1. The Cadillac Three -
Legacy (#82 overall UK Albums chart) | Fri Aug 25: Debut #1 (#11 all genres)
2. Glen Campbell - Adios (#98
overall UK Albums chart)
3. Lady Antebellum - Heart
Break (#137 overall UK Albums chart)
4. Old Dominion - Happy
Endings (#151 overall UK Albums chart) | Fri Aug 25: Debut #3 (#42 all genres)
5. Shania Twain - Greatest
Hits (#220 overall UK Albums chart)
6. John Denver - The Ultimate
Collection (#271 overall UK Albums chart)
7. Nashville Cast - The Music
of Nashville (Original Soundtrack from Season 5), Vol.3 (#290 overall UK Albums chart)
8. Various Artists - The
Country Album (#318 overall UK Albums chart)
9. Taylor Swift - Red (#348
overall UK Albums chart)
10. Ward Thomas - Cartwheels
(#377 overall UK Albums chart)
Of Note:
11. Miranda Lambert - The
Weight Of These Wings (#407 overall UK Albums chart)
14. The Shires - My Universe
(#461 overall UK Albums chart)
Debuts Fri August 25, 2017
Lukas Nelson & Promise
of the Real - Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real | Debut #42
UK COUNTRY
ALBUM RELEASES
(25 Aug 2017) The
Cadillac Three - Legacy (Big Machine Records)
11 Tracks/ Time: 34:19 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
UK Country iTunes Debut #1 (#11 all genres)
“The project is fueled with lyrics of life moments
from weddings and babies to celebrating their road-tested brotherhood as the
three Nashville natives craft 11 songs exuding pure honesty over driving
melodies,” the trio and their team say of the album in a press release. The country-rock trio launched a summer
tour that continues all the way through early fall, crossing the U.S. and
Canada before wrapping up Sept. 29 in New York.
The trio collectively produced the 11-track project
and worked with songwriters including Lori McKenna, Jonathan Singleton and
Laura Veltz. Titles include "Dang If We Didn't," "American
Slang" and "Love Me Like Liquor" (featuring McKenna).
(25 Aug 2017) Old
Dominion - Happy Endings (RCA)
12 Tracks/ Time: 38:33 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
UK Country iTunes Debut #3 (#42 all genres)
The group's second album was produced by Shane
McAnally and includes current single "No Such Thing As A Broken
Heart," plus "Written In The Sand," "Shoe Shopping,"
"A Girl Is A Gun" and "Stars In The City" (featuring Little
Big Town).
RCA NASHVILLE's OLD DOMINION appeared on ABC-TV's
"Good MORNING AMERICA" (GMA) earlier TODAY (8/28) to perform their
current single, "No Such Thing As A Broken Heart," from their
recently-released "Happy Endings" album.
(25 Aug 2017) Doyle
Lawson & Quicksilver - Life Is A Story (Mountain Home)
12 Tracks/ Time: 38:31 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(25 Aug 2017) Blake
Shelton - Blake Shelton (Live) (EP)
6 Tracks UK iTunes
The project captures Blake’s pop-up show during
Nashville’s CMA Fest in June. The new EP be available via streaming services on
Aug. 25.
(25 Aug 2017) Caroline
Jones - Bare Feet (FACTION Entertainment)
6 Tracks/ Time: 22:41 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Produced with Rick Wake (Mariah Carey, Celine Dion),
Jones wrote all six songs on the EP and played all the album's instruments
except bass and drums. Cuts include lead single "Tough Guys," plus "Country Girl" and "Bare Feet."
(25 Aug 2017) Lukas
Nelson and Promise of the Real - Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
(Fantasy) 12 Tracks/ Time: 53:52 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut UK Country iTunes #42 (# all genres)
Nelson's "cosmic country soul" welcomes
guests on the album including father Willie Nelson and Aunt Bobbi Nelson on
"Just Outside Of Austin," Lady Gaga on "Find Yourself" and
"Carolina," and backing vocals from Lucius on five tracks.
(25 Aug 2017) EmiSunshine
- Ragged Dreams (Little Blackbird Records)
15 Tracks/ Time: 57:47 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
#80 US Country iTunes Debut
It’s nearly impossible to explain the exceptional
talents of EmiSunshine, the 13-year-old prodigy from East Tennessee who has
captured the nation’s attention and enchanted hearts-a-many with her musical
wizardry.
Born Emilie Sunshine Hamilton, the singer, songwriter
and multi-instrumentalist has been surrounded by family members who possess a
genuine love for “salt-of-the-earth,” mountain melodies and lyrics. Emi
embraced the classic country, blues and folk music that echoed throughout her
Madisonville, TN home.
(25 Aug 2017) Lilly
Hiatt - Trinity Lane (New West Records)
12 Tracks/ Time: 45:48 Indie & Alternative Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
CANADIAN NEWS
(21 Aug 2017)
NEW MUSIC Stevie Jewel "Earthquake"
"Ontario born Stevie Jewel is Katy Perry meets Country with a twist of Southern Rock."
Multi award winning and Grammy nominated before she
turned 20, STEVIE has performed at The White House, Canadian Country Music
Awards , and all over the U.S. to great acclaim.
Having just graduated BELMONT UNIVERSITY, (alma mater
of Brad Paisley, Florida Georgia Line, and more), Stevie Jewel is currently
based in both Ontario, Canada and Nashville TN. She is collaborating with
Nashville's A-listers like Tom Douglas (Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw) and
Canadian A-lister, Dwave Thomson (Autumn Hill, Lights, Lady Antebellum), and
while touring is working on a concept album due out Fall 2017.
STEVIE 's single "OFF THE MARKET", was added
to over 50 radio stations and her most recent single "BAD HABIT",
scored extensive play on SiriusXM's CBC Country."
(22 Aug 2017) NEW
MUSIC Brittany Brodie "I Do"
"I Do" was penned by Brittany
while she was in Nashville earlier this year.
Brittany and her team have confirmed that a western
Canadian radio tour, (including a stop over in Saskatoon for the CCMA's) is to
begin shortly. Look for her at the
Speedway in Saskatoon during CCMA week as well.
(24 Aug 2017) The Canadian Country Music Association®
(CCMA®) announced that Chad Brownlee,
High Valley, Madeline Merlo and international guest Brett Young will all perform on the 2017 CCMA Awards Show. Taking
place at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Sunday, September 10,
the show will broadcast on CBC at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) that night. These acts
join a line-up of star power already announced for the show, including Gord
Bamford joined by Jim Cuddy , Dean Brody, Tim Hicks, James Barker Band, Brett
Kissel, Meghan Patrick, Jess Moskaluke, Dallas Smith, The Washboard Union and
international guest, Blake Shelton.
(26 Aug 2017) Country superstar Shania Twain would jump at the
opportunity to record a duet with her fellow Canadian Celine Dion.
The You're Still the One hitmaker is feeling
reinvigorated as she prepares to release Now, her first album since 2002's Up!,
on 29 September (17), and when asked if she would be interested in a potential
double-act with Celine, Shania makes it clear she is all in.
"Hell yes," she exclaims to The Cut.
"Oh, I'd love to do that."
"I actually use her (Celine) as my warm-up music
a lot of the time," she shares. "She's got such a high range. Drove
All Night (by Celine) is my favourite one to do my vocal warm-ups to, because it
has the higher harmony, which is really hard."
If Shania's wish comes true, it won't be the first
time the two female powerhouses have teamed up to sing - they joined forces
with Gloria Estefan and Carole King to perform the classic James Taylor song
You've Got a Friend at VH1's Divas Live event in New York City back in 1998.
NEWS
(21 Aug 2017) Country singer/songwriter Mac McAnally will be featured in the next installment of The Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum
(CMHOF)'s series, "Nashville Cats." McAnally's
interview and performance is set to take place on Saturday, September 9th in
the CMHOF's Ford Theater. Following the program, McAnally will stick around to
sign CDs and Hatch Show posters from the Museum's store.
(24 Aug 2017) Storm Warning: As Hurricane Harvey bears down on Texas, iHeartMedia KRYS/Corpus
Christi PD/morning host Big Frank Edwards has boarded up the windows and sent
his wife off to his parents' house an hour away. He is at the station and will
be there all night with updates. Houston is preparing for "the dirty
side" of the storm. Twenty inches of rain is predicted between Thursday
and Tuesday (Aug 29), Houston schools are closed Monday (Aug 28) and the Lady
Antebellum tour stop at The Woodlands was called off.
(25 Aug 2017) Bill Withers, Tim O'Brien, Kathy Mattea,
Charlie McCoy, Connie Smith and many others from the bluegrass genre have
contributed to a new project celebrating one of the Grand Ole Opry's all time
favorites: Rhinestone Hillbilly: A
Tribute to Little Jimmy Dickens.
(27 Aug 2017) Chris
Young Begins Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort|
Chris Young is nearly certain his Texas home was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, but
it’s the friends and family he has in the area he’s most concerned about. The
singer has started a GoFundMe
fundraiser to
aid the recovery effort.
AWARDS
(24 Aug 2017) The
'11th Annual ACM Honors' Celebrate Industry, Showcase Artists
The "11TH ANNUAL ACM HONORS" were held at the
Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Wednesday night (Aug 23) to recognize each of
the previously announced winners of non-televised awards in Industry Award
(NEWS June 27) and Studio Recording Award categories, as well as the Special
Award category recipients. Special Award honorees were filmed during the night's
ceremony and will be aired on CBS-TV on Friday, September 15th at 9p (ET/PT)
(NET NEWS 8/9).
Performances to be broadcast include Hillary Scott of LADY ANTEBELLUM
teaming with Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman of LITTLE BIG TOWN
to sing some of Reba
McEntire's greatest hits; Kelsea Ballerini performing her current
single, "Legends," as well as a medley of her three chart-topping
hits ("Love Me Like You Mean It," "Dibs" and "Peter
Pan"); Chris Janson performed
"A Boy Named Sue" and "Cover Of The Rolling Stone" in
tribute to Shel
Siverstein; Toby Keith with a medley of his own hits; Maren Morris paying tribute to Glen
Campbell with "GALVESTON;" Brad
Paisley singing "My TENNESSEE Mountain Home" in honor of Dolly Parton;
Thomas Rhett playing "Die A
Happy Man" and "Craving You" before BOB KINGSLEY was presented
with his award; LITTLE BIG TOWN performing their current Lori McKenna-penned single,
"When Someone Stops Loving You," in honor of McKenna; and a tribute
to ICON AWARD winner George Strait that
included performances from Chris Stapleton, Alan Jackson, and THE KING himself.
- Photo Gallery
Maren Morris on Instagram posted: Wonderful
time last night at The Ryman for ACM Honors. I felt so lucky to get to tribute
the late Glen Campbell.
FYI:
She wore a Mary Katrantzou Skirt Top (House Of CB); Jewels (Elizabeth And James); Stylist (Courtney Kivela Robinson); Makeup (Lorrie Turk); Hair (Lindsay Doyle); Photo (Rick Diamond/Getty)
She wore a Mary Katrantzou Skirt Top (House Of CB); Jewels (Elizabeth And James); Stylist (Courtney Kivela Robinson); Makeup (Lorrie Turk); Hair (Lindsay Doyle); Photo (Rick Diamond/Getty)
Country princess Kelsea Ballerini was
back on the red carpet for the 11th Annual ACM Honors on Wednesday (August 23)
in Nashville, Tennessee. She opted to go bold in a statement-making Dennis Basso Resort 2018 low-cut halter
red gown, discarded the fussy neck-tie and she followed the look-books lead by
matching her Stuart Weitzman
sandals. She wore her hair in loose waves and rocking a nude lip with smoky
eyes. - Instagram
Look 22 Resort 2018 Collection Dress (DENNIS BASSO)
embroidered with rose florals adding matching red strappy Stuart Weitzman heels
| Jewels (Gabriel & Co.), Clutch accessories (Tyler Ellis).
Kelsea Ballerini posed with the Gene Weed Milestone Award backstage during the 11th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 23, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.
he "Yeah
Boy" singer had plenty of feels during the awards show, where she was
given the Award in honor of her success as a songwriter and recording artist.
The young singer has already scored three consecutive No. 1 singles in her
burgeoning career.
Kelsea wore a Elisabetta Franchi gold sequinned
sleeved top with plunging mesh and nude-lined back panels adding black Jasmine
Elizabeth pants and Gabriel & Co jewels
(24 Aug 2017) Honorees
Announced For Fourth Annual 'Women In Music City Awards'
The NASHVILLE BUSINESS
JOURNAL will host its
fourth annual "Women In Music City Awards" on Tuesday,
October 17th at the Music City Center in NASHVILLE. Black River Entertainment's
Kelsea
Ballerini has been named Artist Of The Year, and the program's
first Lifetime Achievement Award will honor the late Joe Walker-Meador while the inaugural LULA NAFF RYMAN Trailblazer
Award will be bestowed upon its namesake, Lula Naff.
(28 Aug 2017) Reigning CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne and rising Country Music stars Lauren Alaina and Dustin Lynch are slated to announce the final
nominees for "The 51st Annual CMA
Awards," Country Music's Biggest Night, live from New York's Times
Square Monday, Sept. 4 on ABC's
"Good Morning America."
"The CMA
Awards are my favorite time of the year. It's exciting to honor Country Music's
legacy, celebrate today's artists, and reveal the superstars of tomorrow,"
said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "Unlike any other awards
show, we represent a rich history of one individual music genre. And to have
these three acts unveil our nominees on a national platform signifies a new era
of talent and the continued growth of the industry, a core pillar of our
organization."
Nominees in select categories will be announced in the
8:30 AM/ET half-hour segment of the top-rated morning news program. The
highly-anticipated announcement will also be available via livestream on
ABCnews.com/live. Brothers Osborne will close out the Labor Day show with a
performance of the anthemic "It Ain't My Fault."
TV
(24 Aug 2017) “Pickler & Ben” Set To Change The Face Of Daytime TV From Nashville With Sept. 18 Debut:
“Pickler & Ben,” daytime television’s newest “go-to” destination for the
best in lifestyle and entertainment, launches nationally on Monday, Sept. 18.
Hosted by country music star Kellie Pickler and
Emmy-winning television personality Ben Aaron, this highly anticipated talk
show will premiere in 38 local television markets across the country.
MUSIC NEWS
(22 Aug 2017) Report: Apple Music Leads Streaming Payments, YouTube Lags: What Apple Music,
Spotify, and YouTube Are Paying Musicians
Apple Music: Top Streaming Payouts After the RIAA
issued its rejoinder to YOUTUBE
Global Head Of Music Lyor Cohen (NET NEWS 8/21), showing how both APPLE MUSIC
and SPOTIFY pay more than the GOOGLE-owned streamer, further research confirmed
those results, according to a report in DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS.
In refuting COHEN's insistence that the platform pays
out $3 per 1,000 streams, the RIAA
estimates that per 1,000 streams APPLE MUSIC pays "slightly over"
$12, SPOTIFY "about" $7.50, and YOUTUBE "around" $1.50. The
RIAA got their information from Nielsen, Buzzangle, and MIDIA. …Read More
(23 Aug 2017) Taylor Swift was reported to return to the spotlight by debuting a new song on Friday (25 Aug 2017)
and unveiling the accompanying promo at Sunday's (27 Aug 2017) MTV Video Music Awards.
The pop superstar sparked fevered speculation she was
preparing for her music comeback last week (18 Aug 17) after clearing her
social media pages and making her official website go dark.
She then teased her Twitter followers on Monday
(21Aug17) by posting the first of two cryptic videos of what appeared to be a
snake moving its tail against a black backdrop, with a second, similar clip
uploaded on Tuesday (22Aug17).
Taylor, who released her last album, 1989, in October,
2014, has yet to elaborate on the meaning of the captionless videos, but
multiple sources tell Variety.com the singer will launch her new single by the
end of the week.
(25 Aug 2017) Taylor Swift releases
new single "Look What You Made Me Do"
The wait is over. Pre-order reputation, the new album
from Taylor Swift - http://smarturl.it/TSReputation >> Lyric Video
Taylor was excited to announce the release of two
unique collectible magazines available exclusively at Target.
The Old Taylor Swift Is Dead: Hear Her Clap Back Song
‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Read More:
Taylor Swift's New Single 'Look What You Made Me Do' Is Here |
Taylor Swift has given a surprising songwriting credit to the team behind Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy on her new single Look What You Made Me Do.
The Shake It Off hitmaker premiered the lead track
from her forthcoming album Reputation on Thursday night (24Aug17). The new
single, in which she appears to take aim at her music rivals Kanye West and
Katy Perry, was written by the singer and Jack Antonoff but in the official
song credits, the British pop band are also listed.
Right Said Fred members Fred and Richard Fairbrass and
Rob Manzoli have received the credits as Taylor's song features "an
interpolation of a melody" from their 1991 debut single, which reached
number two in the U.K. charts. According to NME.com, the credit acknowledges
the delivery of the lyrics in the chorus of Taylor's single are similar to
their spoken word verses.
To coincide with the release of Look What You Made Me
Do, Taylor teased a possible 2018 tour by teaming up with Ticketmaster Verified
Fan for a new way of buying tickets.
"Taylor Swift is committed to getting tickets
into the hands of fans...NOT scalpers or bots," the message reads on her
web page. "So she’s collaborating with Ticketmaster #VerifiedFan to create
an exclusive program to help YOU get the best access to tickets in North
America, in a really fun way."
Country Radio On Taylor Swift
Single: Nothing To See Here
Unless you stared directly at the sun without those
magic glasses during MONDAY's (Aug 21) solar eclipse, thereby permanently
damaging your retina, you're probably aware of the biggest topic in all of
entertainment today (Aug 25): TAYLOR SWIFT's new single, "Look
What You Made Me Do." It's the lead song from her upcoming sixth
studio album, "Reputation," Due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, and -- as
anticipated -- the song is 100% Pop.
But, there was speculation some at Country
radio might give it a token spin this morning too, given SWIFT's rich
history on Country radio.
A look at the MEDIABASE Real Time chart as of 3:30p
(CT) showed a grand total of six
Country stations daring enough to play the new SWIFT, for a total of
seven spins: CUMULUS WNSH/New York;
RUBBER CITY WQMX/AKRON; CBS RADIO KMLE/Phoenix;
EMPIRE KRTY/SAN JOSE; BINNIE WTHT/PORTLAND, ME; and PAMAL WKLI/ALBANY, NY.
WQMX PD Sue Wilson said: "Taylor is a megastar, and yes, she's been in the news for other
reasons, but everything she does is relevant to any audience that has 18-34
year-olds in it. And, of course, she started out in Country, so it makes sense
to let our audience know what she is up to. While we don't plan on playing this
song in a regular rotation, I didn't want our listeners to have to go elsewhere
to hear it, so we are using this today as our big trending topic, and setting
it up with every play and asking for comments. Our morning show got just a
couple calls, and they weren't positive: one general 'I don't like it' and
another 'don't play that again, it's not Country," which, of course, is
the expected, standard comment for any Pop-leaning song we play."
Published on Aug 27, 2017 "Look What You Made Me
Do" >> Official video received 19 million views in 1 day
(1.3 million Likes; 136K dislikes) Vidcap – Vidcap -Vidcap
Taylor Swift's new song Look What You Made Me Do has broken
all of Spotify's first-day streaming records.
The 27-year-old singer's first track from her upcoming
sixth studio album, Reputation, notched up a milestone 8 million same-day streams following its debut on Thursday night
(24 Aug 2017), more than any other track in Spotify's history.
YouTube officials have also confirmed the song's lyric
video was played 19 million times within the first 24 hours of its launch by
users, a new record for the video-streaming site.
(25 Aug 2017) Miley
Cyrus has posed nearly nude for the front cover of photographer David LaChappelle's new coffee table
book (Catalogue).
The 24-year-old, who has ditched her former wild,
provocative image for a down-to-earth makeover of late, appears to be
completely naked in the image, but she is actually wearing an extremely sheer bodysuit embellished with
strategically placed clusters of pink Swarovski
crystals around her breasts and privates to protect her modesty.
In the picture, which appears on the cover of
LaChappelle's upcoming book Lost + Found, Miley looks like a pixie as she has
butterfly wings sprouting out of her back. The singer, who wears a super curly
blonde wig and heavy blue and pink eye make-up, is stood on the branch of a
tree which has grown inside a prison cell.
Lost + Found, which marks his first publication in 10
years, will be published by Taschen on 1 December (17) and also contain more
than 150 previously unpublished photographs of celebrities including Naomi
Campbell, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and late stars Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, and
Michael Jackson.
She recently spoke to Billboard about her new image
and said she wanted to be able to reach out to her more conservative fans
but didn't think they would take her seriously when talking about politics if
she was wearing her old outfits.
(25 Aug 2017) Billboard Streaming Takes Aim at Its Biggest Consumer Target Yet
In 2016, streaming accounted for over half of U.S.
music sales. By the end of 2017, with
download sales continuing to fall, it could be close to two-thirds.
But what this biz’s future looks like -- and whether it will be shaped by
music-centric companies like Pandora and iHeartRadio or digital giants like
Apple and Amazon -- depends on what happens in the next few months.
Right now, the paid on-demand business driving
streaming revenue is dominated by Spotify and Apple, which this summer
announced that they have 60 million and 27 million respective subscribers
worldwide. While the RIAA has not released subscription numbers since April,
MusicWatch analyst Russ Crupnick estimates that, in the States, there are now
between 32 million and 34 million on-demand music service subscribers. Amazon
has never announced subscriber numbers for Amazon Music Unlimited, although
most analysts now believe it is, or will soon emerge as, No. 3.
PRESS RELEASES
(25 Aug 2017) Billy
Ray Cyrus Announces New Album 'Set The Record Straight,' available everywhere Nov.
10:
Billy Ray Cyrus is celebrating his birthday with the announcement of
his new album SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT,
available for pre-order NOW and available everywhere November 10 http://smarturl.it/SetTheRecordStraight.
Set The Record Straight features collaborations with Joe Perry, George Jones,
Loretta Lynn, Bryan Adams, Glenn Hughes, Jencarlos Canela, Ronnie Milsap and
his daughter, Miley Cyrus.
(26 Aug 2017) Kenny
Chesney’s No Shoes Nation = New Boston Record
Two Nights, 121,624 People & A Whole Lot of Music
Foxboro, MA: Taking 2017 off from his relentless
summer touring schedule, Kenny Chesney knew
he couldn’t skip Boston. Having become a tradition at Gillette Stadium, the home of the new England Patriots, the 8-time
Entertainer of the Year agreed to play two summer-ending stadium shows in the
place where No Shoes Nation was named. And what shows they were!
Adding seats four separate times, Chesney took the
stage to 121,624 people over two nights
with distinctly different set lists. Taking the stage on Friday to “Beer In
Mexico,” Chesney clearly responded to the record-breaking crowd with a seven
song streak that didn’t break its stride.
ARTICLES
(22 Aug 2017) Luke
Bryan Defines ‘What Makes You Country’ in New Song
Luke Bryan is vocal about the fact that he’s working on new
music, and fans can get a listen to a new song presumably called “What Makes
You Country,” which Bryan performed acoustic during a recent VIP pre-show hang.
“What Makes You Country” is all about that country life. Bryan sticks up for
those who have adopted the lifestyle, no matter where they came from, singing,
“People talking about what is and isn’t country / What gives them a right to
wear a pair of beat up boots / Is it the size of your tires or your wild ass
buddies.” He calls out critics — including his own —who try to define what is
and isn’t country, pouring gasoline on a timeless debate about the progression
of the genre….Read More
(25 Aug 2017) Rollingstone How Jeffrey Steele Put
Together the Sleeper Country Album of the Year: Hit songwriter assembles
honky-tonk supergroup for 'Sons of the Palomino'
INTERVIEWS
(24 Aug 2017) Two Ways Home - Isabella Mariee, Lewis Fowler talk to Music News.com
COUNTRY FASHION
(26 Aug 2017) COWGIRL STYLE Revamp Your Wardrobe With Fringe Skirts By Ranch Rouge: A new
business seeks to redefine the world of western fashion. Cowgirl Magazine
PHOTO
(21 Aug 2017) Delta
Rae Performs During Total Solar Eclipse
Valory Music Co.’s Delta Rae celebrated
the Total Solar Eclipse with a performance at BMLG Records duo Florida Georgia
Line’s FGL House in Nashville. The group enjoyed watching the eclipse – while
wearing their certified glasses – with their friends from SiriusXM.
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Pictured L-R: SiriusXM's JR Schumann; SiriusXM "The Highway" host Storme Warren; Detla Rae's Liz Hopkins; Valory Music Co. GM George Briner; and Delta Rae's Brittany Holljes and Ian Holljes
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BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
AUGUST
28 LeAnn Rimes (1982), Shania
Twain (1965), Sherrie Austin (1970), Jake Owen (1981), Cassadee Blake Pope (1989)
29 Shawn Camp (1966), Don
Schlitz (1952)
30 Kitty Wells
(1919)
31 Mickie James (1979)
SEPTEMBER
1 Conway
Twitty (1933), Boxcar Willie
(1931)
2 Hank
The Drifter (1948), Paul Deakin
(Mavericks) (1959)
3 Hank
Thompson (1925), Tompall Glaser
(1933)
R.I.P
(25 Aug 2017) Rockabilly singer Sonny Burgess, who recorded for Sun
Records, passed away at the age of 88.
(25 Aug 2017) Bluegrass Hall of Fame member Pete Kuykendall died in Virginia
at age 79.
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