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On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist for the week commencing Saturday 21st October 2017
B Playlist:
Kelsea
Ballerini - Legends
C Playlist:
First
Aid Kit - It's A Shame added to the "C" Playlist
Saturday night Nashville Nights UK returned at Under The Bridge in Chelsea (434 Fulham Rd, Fulham, London SW10 9UN).
Saturday night Nashville Nights UK returned at Under The Bridge in Chelsea (434 Fulham Rd, Fulham, London SW10 9UN).
Their special guest was Kevin McGuire Scotland’s answer to the Country music wave (Sam Hunt, Kane Brown) currently sweeping the UK. Beginning his career at the age of 17, Kevin quickly went on to perform in top venues including King Tuts, the O2 Academy, ABC, The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and more recently at both C2C 2017 and Nashville Meets London.
(18 Oct 2017) Texan
singer-songwriter Maren Morris, signed to Sony Music Nashville,
will be returning to the UK in November for her latest tour. Former Maverick Magazine creator and editor Alan Cackett (CMA Wesley Rose Winner)
was involved in bringing Maren (and her family) to the UK in the summer of 2006
for a handful of club and festival gigs. He first came across Maren’s music a
year before when he got hold of her WALK ON debut album recorded when she was
14. Alan was suitably impressed, and after reviewing the album for Maverick
magazine, and set about helping Maren to get her music more widely known and
established in the UK. This was not for Cackett to make money or boost
advertising revenue in the magazine, this was entirely down to the fact that he
believed in Maren’s talent and her enthusiasm and drive to bring her music to
UK audiences. Visit www.alancackett.com you will be
able to read the first feature about Maren that was published in Maverick in
March 2006— more than ten years ago, but "I believe, still relevant
today" he shares. There were two further features on Maren published in
Maverick, years before she became the major international country star that she
is today
(18 Oct 2017) Holloway Road shared their new video >> "Under Cover"
(20 Oct 2017) BBC Music goes Country crazy
The BBC will be celebrating all things
Country with programming on Radio 2
and BBC Four to celebrate the
forthcoming 51st Country Music
Association Awards 2017.
The awards, which are the
biggest night of the year in country music, take place in Nashville on 8
November and are hosted by Country artists Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley
for the 10th year running.
Bob
Shennan, Director of BBC Radio and Music, says: “Each November, the Country music world congregates in Nashville to
celebrate country music, so I’m delighted to give BBC listeners and viewers
exclusive access to the awards show and hear from some of the genre’s most
acclaimed stars.”
Legendary country music
presenter Bob Harris (OBE) will
present programmes for both BBC Radio 2 and BBC Four.
Bob Harris says: "The CMAs is the jewel in the country music
crown, and once again, I’m excited to be visiting Tennessee to bring the best
of Nashville to both Radio 2 listeners and BBC Four viewers."
CMA
Awards Highlights 2017, presented by Bob Harris Saturday 11 November, 6-8pm: In
addition to his
weekly country music show Bob Harris Country each Thursday night from 7-8pm,
Bob Harris will broadcasting live from Music Row in Nashville, presenting
highlights from the CMAs. The two hour show sees Bob present a round-up of the
winners along with the live performances from the awards show from artists
including reigning Entertainer of the Year and country superstar Garth Brooks,
plus nominees Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert,
Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Chris Stapleton and Thomas Rhett.
There will also be an appearance from Country Music Hall of Fame inductee and
16-time CMA Awards winner Alan Jackson.
For the first time in 10
years, Bob Harris presents highlights from the CMAs to be broadcast later in
November. In a 1x60' programme
produced by BBC Studios, Bob will introduce the hottest performances of the
night, including some of the biggest names in Nashville, including Thomas
Rhett, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert and Shania Twain, who performed in the UK
for the first time in 13 years at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park this year.
Jan Younghusband, Head of
TV Commissioning, BBC Music says: "Music
on BBC television is currently thriving, from Sounds Like Friday Night
launching on BBC One next week, to Harry Styles at the BBC and Sam Smith at the
BBC airing on BBC One next month. Every Friday night on BBC Four is a treasure
trove of music programming, and it’s thrilling to welcome the CMAs back to BBC
television after 10 years."
The BBC Four programming
was commissioned by Jan Younghusband, Head of TV Commissioning, BBC Music and
Cassian Harrison, Channel Editor, BBC Four. The executive producer is Mark Cooper,
Head of Music, BBC Studios.
(22 Oct 2017) Report: 2017 British Country Music Association Awards Winners
(22 Oct 2017) Report: 2017 British Country Music Association Awards Winners
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 26
October 2017)
20 October 2017 - 26
October 2017
Still No.1 on streams and
No.3 on paid-for sales, Post Malone’s
Rockstar (feat. 21 Savage) spent its
third week atop the singles chart, denying Camila Cabello’s Havana (feat. Young
Thug) the opportunity to reach a new peak for the ninth week in a row.
Rockstar actually increased
the margin of its victory from 23.8% to 30.4%, with sales of 51,374 in the
week, of which 40,413 are from sales-equivalent streams.
Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending 26
October 2017)
20 October 2017 - 26
October 2017
Almost exactly nine years
after her fifth studio album, FUNHOUSE, became her first No.1, Pink returns to the summit with seventh
album, BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA.
The eighth album to debut
at No.1 in as many weeks, Beautiful Trauma’s success came hot on the heels of
introductory single ‘What About Us’
eight week run in the Top 10. Beautiful Trauma’s first week sales of 70,074
(including 5,519 from sales equivalent streams + 64,555
pure sales), are the best for any album by a female solo singer since
Beyoncé’s Lemonade opened 77 weeks ago on sales of 73,392.
In her second frame last
week’s No.1 Shania
Twain with NOW fell 11-22 (3,300
estimated sales; down 42%; 3-week total 29,100)
Glen Campbell with ADIOS fell 76-97 (900 sales estimated; 19-week estimated total
109,400)
Official UK Country Album Top 20 (Week Ending 26
October 2017)
20 October 2017 - 26
October 2017
Glen
Campbell with ADIOS held at #1 (19 weeks; #1 peak)
White
Buffalo with DARKEST DARKS LIGHTEST LIGHTS made a debut at #2
Lady
Antebellum with HEART BREAK fell 2-3 (19 weeks; #2 peak)
Dolly
Parton with I BELIEVE IN YOU made a debut at #4
Brett
Young with BRETT YOUNG fell 4-5 (21 weeks; #4 peak)
Chris
Hillman with BIDIN' MY TIME fell 3-6 (3 weeks; #3 peak)
Lisa
McHugh with WHO I AM rose 10-7 (2 weeks; #7 peak)
Alison
Krauss with WINDY CITY fell 5-8 (31 weeks; #1 peak)
Midland with ON THE
ROCKS rose 13-9 (4 weeks; #8 peak)
John
Moreland with BIG BAD LUV re-entered at #10 (8 weeks; #7 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Zac
Brown Band with WELCOME HOME rose 12-11 (21 weeks; #1 peak)
Wayward
Sons with GHOSTS OF YET TO COME fell 8-12 [Tagged Hard Rock] (4 weeks; #2
peak)
Derek
Ryan with THE FIRE fell 6-17 (4 weeks; #4 peak)
Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending 26
October 2017)
20 October 2017 - 26
October 2017
This
Week/ Last Week/ Title/ Artist
1 NEW Carry Fire Robert Plant #3 Official Album Chart
2 NEW Lotta Sea Lice Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
[Tagged Alt] #11 Official Album Chart
3 NEW Exile & Grace King King [Tagged Blues] #31 Official
Album Chart
4 1 Roll With The Punches Van Morrison [Tagged Blues] #62
Official Album Chart
5 NEW Darkest Darks
Lightest Lights White Buffalo #95
Official Album Chart
6 2 Adios Glen Campbell [Tagged Country] #97
Official Album Chart
7 4 A Deeper Understanding War On Drugs [Tagged Alt]
8 5 Hitchhiker Neil Young [Tagged Rock]
9 NEW Queens Of The
Breakers Barr Brothers [Tagged Alt]
10 8 A/B Kaleo [Tagged Alt]
Outside The Top 10
12 3 Acoustic Rarities Richard Thompson [Tagged Folk-Rock]
25 9 The Weather Station The Weather Station [Tagged
Singer/Songwriter Alt/Folk]
31 6 Undivided Heart &
Soul JD McPherson [Tagged Rock]
38 7 Fatherland Kele O'Kereke [Tagged Alt]
UK Country iTunes Chart October 22, 2017
10:00
Songs
1. Dolly Parton - Jolene (#147 overall UK Singles chart)
2. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (#342 overall UK Singles
chart)
3. Johnny Cash - Hurt (#419 overall UK Singles chart)
4. Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours (#533 overall UK Singles chart)
5. Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands In The Stream (#619
overall UK Singles chart)
6. Kelsea Ballerini - Miss Me More (#757 overall UK Singles chart)
7. Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (#913 overall UK Singles chart)
8. Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey (#839 overall UK Singles chart)
9. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (#899 overall UK Singles chart)
10. The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (#930
overall UK Singles chart)
Of Note
11. Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance (#963 overall UK Singles chart)
15. Carly Pearce - Every Little Thing (#1002 overall UK Singles chart)
16. Chris Stapleton - Millionaire (#1008 overall UK Singles chart)
UK Country iTunes Chart October 22, 2017
10:00
Albums
1. Chris Young - Losing Sleep (#47 overall UK Albums chart) | Debut
Fri 20 Oct: #1 UK Country iTunes (#17 overall UK Albums chart)
2. Darius Rucker - When Was the Last Time (#74 overall UK Albums
chart) | Debut Fri 20 Oct: #2 UK Country iTunes (#26 overall UK Albums chart)
3. Margo Price - All American Made (#132 overall UK Albums chart) |
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #2 UK Country iTunes (#26 overall UK Albums chart)
4. Shania Twain - Now (Deluxe) (#163 (LW #118) overall UK Albums
chart)
5. Various Artists - The Country Album (#266 overall UK Albums chart)
6. Chris Stapleton - Traveller (#274 overall UK Albums chart)
7. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (#311 overall UK Albums chart)
8. Shania Twain - Greatest Hits (#350 overall UK Albums chart)
9. Luke Combs - This One's For You (#361 overall UK Albums chart)
10. Various Artists - Country - 101 All Time Greats (#426 overall UK
Albums chart)
Of Note:
11. Lady Antebellum - Heart Break (#701 ( LW #156) overall UK Albums
chart)
20. Lisa McHugh - Who I Am (#1309 overall UK Albums chart)
22. Turnpike Troubadours - A Long Way from Your Heart (#784 overall UK
Albums chart) | Debut Fri 20 Oct: #4 UK Country iTunes (#154 overall UK Albums
chart)
23. Russell Dickerson - Yours (#794 overall UK Albums chart)
Fri 20 Oct 2017 Debuts:
Willie
Nelson - Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash, Vol. 2 | Debut Fri 20 Oct: #14
UK Country iTunes (#417 overall UK Albums chart)
Tenille
Arts - Rebel Child | Debut Fri 20 Oct: #22 UK Country iTunes (#702 overall
UK Albums chart)
Ruthie
Collins - Get Drunk and Cry (Curb Records) | Debut Fri 20 Oct: #65 UK Country
iTunes
UK COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASES
(20 Oct 2017) Darius Rucker - When Was The Last Time
(Humphead)
12 Tracks/ Time: 43:16 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #2 UK
Country iTunes (#26 overall UK Albums chart)
Rucker’s fifth studio album
was produced by Ross Copperman and features current single “For The First Time”
and lead single “If I Told You.” Other tracks include “Don’t,” “Hands On Me”
and “Straight To Hell” (with Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Charles Kelley).
(20 Oct 2017) Chris Young - Losing Sleep (RCA)
10 Tracks/ Time: 30:12 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #1 UK
Country iTunes (#17 overall UK Albums chart)
Young co-wrote every song
on his new project, which features the current single/title track “Losing
Sleep,” plus tracks including “Holiday,”
“Hangin’ On,” “Where I Go When I Drink” and “Woke
Up Like This. In addition to co-penning every track on the 10-song offer,
Chris enlisted the help of top songwriters Chris DeStefano, Josh Hoge, Cary
Barlowe, Corey Crowder, Liz Rose and more.
(20 Oct 2017) Margo Price - All American Made (Third Man Records)
12 Tracks/ Time: 45:50 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com (CMP Oct 2017 4 STARS)
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #3 UK
Country iTunes (#70 overall UK Albums chart)
(20 Oct 2017) Turnpike Troubadours - A Long Way from
Your Heart (Bossier City Records)
11 Tracks/ Time: 39:36 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #4 UK
Country iTunes (#154 overall UK Albums chart)
(20 Oct 2017) Tenille Arts - Rebel Child (19th &
Grand Records)
11 Tracks/ Time: 35:17 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #22 UK
Country iTunes (#702 overall UK Albums chart)
Live From 12th & Porter
in Nashville for Rebel Child Album Release Party – Facebook Video
(20 Oct 2017) Ruthie Collins - Get Drunk and Cry
(Curb Records)
10 Tracks/ Time: 34:46 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #65 UK
Country iTunes
Collins’ wrote all 10
tracks on her debut album, which includes “Getting Out There,” “Boys And
Beaches,” “Me And Emmylou” and “Pink Bic Lighter.”
Published on Sep 19, 2017,
the first single off her debut album, "Get Drunk & Cry"
- YouTube
The country singer has
officially unveiled her newest
single, "Getting Out There,"
and it's the perfect pick-me-up for anyone who's still feeling the effects of a
broken heart.
(20 Oct 2017) Simon James - Ordinary Man (2017 Simon
James) UK
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #50 UK
Country iTunes | Sun Oct 22: off the top 200
(20 Oct 2017) Mike Ryan - Blink You'll Miss It (Rock
& Soul)
7 Tracks/ Time: 24:18
Country/Pop Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #100 UK
Country iTunes
(20 Oct 2017) The Band Steele - Moon in a Mason Jar
(Fire River Records Inc.)
10 Tracks/ Time: 36:26 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #50 US
Country iTunes (#446 overall US Albums chart)
(20 Oct 2017) Daniel Lee - Homemade (EP; 2017 Daniel
Lee)
5 Tracks/ Time: 15:59 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #135 US
Country iTunes (#1190 overall US Albums chart)
(20 Oct 2017) Porter and The Bluebonnet Rattlesnakes
- Don't Go Baby It's Gonna Get Weird Without You (Cornelius Chapel Records) 11
Tracks/ Time: 41:32
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #156 US
Country iTunes (#1359 overall US Albums chart)
(20 Oct 2017) Brit Kerr - Careless Kids (EP; 2017
Brit Kerr)
4 Tracks UK iTunes -
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/careless-kids-ep/id1293401063
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #164 US
Country iTunes (#1444 overall US Albums chart)
(6 Oct 2017) Jimmie Allen - Jimmie Allen (EP; Broken Bow Records)
5 Tracks/ Time: 15:07Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 20 Oct: #200 US
Country iTunes
(20 Oct 2017) Tyminski - Southern Gothic (Mercury/
Decca (UMO))
13 Tracks/ Time: 45:42 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Tyminski, a 14-time Grammy
winner and member of Alison Krauss’ Union Station, cowrote all 13 tracks to
pitch to other artists, but decided to record them himself. He describes the
album, produced by Jesse Frasure, as “holding up a mirror to society without
judgment or opinions.”
(20 Oct 2017) Dori Freeman - Letters Never Read (MRI)
10 Tracks/ Time: 28:17Amazon UK - Amazon.com
(20 Oct 2017) Lucas Hoge - Christmas Is Here (Rebel
Engine Entertainment LLC)
10 Tracks/ Time: 37:04 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Following his No. 1
Billboard Country debut for album, Dirty South, rising country star Lucas Hoge
is releasing a brand-new Christmas album, CHRISTMAS
IS HERE. "Home for the Holidays" is released to radio next month.
(20 Oct 2017) At The Louisiana Hayride Tonight Truly
Historic Box Set - Features
Previously Unheard Recordings From Hank Sr, Elvis, Cash & More (Bear Family
Records; WEBSITE )
Information on the 20-CD set,
including the complete track listing is available at the Bear Family Records website.
(20 Oct 2017) Mary English - Bright Light (EP; 2017
Mary English)
4 Tracks/ Time: 12:33 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com Country/ Pop
(21 Oct 2017) The Reeves Brothers - King of Country
Music (Joe Missouri Entertainment)
10 Tracks/ Time: 28:33 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com (CMP Oct 2017 5 STARS Honky Tonker of the
Month)
AUSSIE NEWS
(19 Oct 2017) Following his
first UK tour earlier this year and the highly successful release of his debut
Warner Music Nashville single 'Kiss Somebody' - which has received
major airplay across the USA, Australia and the UK including BBC Radio 2 &
Chris Country - rising country artist Morgan Evans has
been announced as one of the Spotlight Stage artists at next year's Country to Country (C2C) festival at
the O2 Arena in London, taking place 9th-11th March 2018. Looking forward to
the trip, Morgan said: "There's a
really special feeling about the country music community in the UK. The fans
are so passionate, the sing-alongs are so epic and energy is contagious! I
can't wait to get back to London in March 2018 for the C2C Festival!"
CANADIAN NEWS
(16 Oct 2017) Paige Willaims "Give You Hell"
Paige Williams and her
'California Country' sound is back with her latest single to country radio -
"Give You Hell". Paige is a
dual citizen of Canada, with roots in North Battleford, Saskatchewan and the
United States.
Her debut EP titled
"California Country will release in November 2017. Musically, Paige has finally created her own
version of what country music sounds like and means to her.
Twenty-five percent of her
album sales will go to Childhood Cancer Foundations, a cause near and dear to
her heart.
As well as her new single to radio and her
debut EP, Paige will be releasing a Christmas single "O Holy Night"
to radio in November. Paige is looking forward to bringing her 'California
Country' sound to stages across Canada and throughout California. Once the dates are confirmed we will be
making an announcement - so stay tuned....
So in a culture seemingly
driven by instant gratification, music fans appear starved for that next jolt
of electricity. Paige Williams is a self-avowed fan of Shania Twain, Faith Hill
and Carrie Underwood. With her vivacious sprit and Californian charm, she's a
legitimate candidate to join the ranks of those who've inspired her.
'California Country' -
"y'all meets dude, let's go to the beach and have a great time"! So you know it has to be fun!
(16 Oct 2017) Desiree Dorion "Like a
Flower"
Her first single from the
album, "Whiskey Knows" was released to radio across Canada and
reached #1 on the National Indigenous Music Countdown and landed on the
Canadian Country music charts. Tough Street is already receiving rave reviews
and has been nominated for five 2017 Manitoba Country Music Awards and a 2017
Canadian Folk Music Award.
Dorion's previous albums
have garnered nominations at the 2014 JUNO Awards, 2014 WCMA Awards; 2014 and
2013 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards; 2013 Indian Summer Music Awards,
the 2012 International Songwriting Competition; Best Country Album and Best
Female Artist at the 2010 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards; Best Country Artist
at the 2010 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards; Best Country Album at the
2011 North American Indigenous Image Award; Best Country Album at the 2011
Indian Summer Music Awards; and Best Country Album and Best Female Artist at
the 2011 Native American Music Awards.
(17 Oct 2017) Runaway Angel "Witness"
Zero's fun and vibrant lead
single "Witness" is a strong example of that. While Cadence, Ann and
Stacey have all had major successes in their own rights as solo female artists,
it's their collective talents that have led them to the perfect the recipe of
harmony and friendship as Runaway Angel.
NEWS
(17 Oct 2017) Trisha
Yearwood Surprised Onstage By Jimmy Carter
Country icon Trisha Yearwood was surprised onstage by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter during last week's
MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM show in her home state of GEORGIA. Carter presented Yearwood
with a proclamation from the state for her work with HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,
which she has assisted in building homes and communities for those who need
shelter and aid. "It’s such an honor
to receive recognition from my home state of GEORGIA, and to have President Jimmy
Carter, a man who has inspired me, present my proclamation, is truly special,"
YEARWOOD noted. "The work HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY does is so important, and I’m humbled to be a part of their
organization. I hope to continue working on site builds for a very long time."
(18 Oct 2017) Kacey
Musgraves Shares First Wedding Photos
Guests at the wedding
included Brothers Osborne, Lucie Silvas, and hit songwriter Shane McAnally. - Instagram
(18 Oct 2017) October 21,
Rebel Engine recording artist Stephanie Quayle will perform for five former
U.S. presidents as part of the hurricane relief concert “Deep From The Heart: The One America Appeal” at Texas A&M’s
Reed Arena. As previously announced by The George H. W. Bush Presidential
Library Foundation, the already sold-out benefit concert will bring Presidents
Obama, George W. Bush, Clinton, George H. W. Bush and Carter together to raise
funds for citizens who have been devastated by recent Hurricanes Harvey, Irma
and Maria in Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida and the Caribbean.
Quayle joins a star-studded
lineup for the event that includes ALABAMA, LyleLovett, Robert Earl Keen, Lee
Greenwood, Sam Moore, Cassadee Pope, The Gatlin Brothers and Yolanda Adams. - www.oneamericaappeal.org
(19 Oct 2017) Jason
Aldean honours Vegas shooting victims at CMT's Artists of the Year show
Jason Aldean honoured those who lost
their lives in the recent Las Vegas shooting as he took to the stage at the CMT
Artists of the Year show on Wednesday night (18 Oct 2017).
"We've been tested beyond our worst nightmare these past few
months," he said, as the show was broadcasted live from Nashville,
Tennessee. "Heartbroken doesn't even begin to describe how some of us
feel. But we have proven time and again in this country that we have the power
to overcome anything that threatens our way of life, or our freedom. We
dedicate this night to you and everyone who has experienced loss or tragedy in
the last few months."
"On this night when we usually celebrate a year of music, we also want
to celebrate a year of incredible human spirit, the spirit we see in our fans
every night," Chris Stapleton
said, while Keith Urban added:
"So in some small way we want to
thank you for your resolve and perhaps lift your spirits for just a moment."
(22 Oct 2017) Clare Bowen and Brandon Robert Young tied the knot! The couple
married on Saturday (Oct. 21) in a ceremony in Nashville, Us Weekly confirmed. Young
proposed to the actress — best known for her role as Scarlett O'Connor on Nashville — after her performance on the Grand
Ole Opry in 2015. They decided to wait to make wedding plans in light of her
brother's cancer diagnosis that same year. He is now in remission.
(22 Oct 2017) Wedding
Belles: Parmalee bassist Barry Knox married longtime girlfriend Kristin "KJ"
Joyner Saturday (10/21) at Secrets Wild Orchid in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
(22 Oct 2017) Dan + Shay singer Shay Mooney
married fiancé Hannah Billingsley on Friday (Oct. 20) during an outdoor
ceremony in Arkansas. The couple became engaged in 2016 before announcing they
were expecting a baby in January 2017. Little Asher James was carried down the
aisle in a baby tuxedo, according to People. The duo’s Dan
Smyers and guitarist Justin Richards were groomsman at a ceremony that took
place at Billingsley’s family property in Arkansas. The bride wore a Ravini
gown.
AWARDS
(18 Oct 2018) “The 51st Annual CMA Awards” will air
live Wednesday, November 8 on ABC at 8 | 7c. Country superstars Brad Paisley
and Carrie Underwood return as hosts and performers for the show. the first
round of performers were announced
Garth Brooks, Brothers
Osborne, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big
Town, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett, and Carrie
Underwood will all take the stage
(18 Oct 2017) Chris
Young Officially A Grand Ole Opry Member
RCA NASHVILLE's Chris Young was formally welcomed as the newest member of the
GRAND OLE OPRY last night (Oct 17), with his friend, SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE lablemate,
and GRAND OLE OPRY member Brad Paisley
making it officially official.
YOUNG was invited to be an
OPRY member by Vince Gill during an
appearance in August (8/30). Hhis new album, "Losing Sleep," streets
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20th.
TV
(18 Oct 2017) Warner
Bros./WMN's RaeLynn
appeared on NBC-TV's Today this
morning (10/18). Watch her >> performance of "Lonely
Call
(19 Oct 2017) Wednesday
night's (Oct 18) 2017 CMT Artists of the
Year received the
highest ratings in the show's eight-year history, earning
a .35 Adults 18-49 Live + Same Day, a 66% increase over last year. More than
1.1 million viewers tuned in for the premiere and encore, according to the
network. Refocused as "a night of hope and healing through the power of music,"
the show drew its strongest ratings in Las Vegas, with a 1.77 household rating.
A
moving tribute to each of the 58 people who lost their lives at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas
Oct. 1 has been compiled by CMT.com's Alison Bonaguro and Lauren Tingle. Read
about the lives led by those 36 women and 22 men here.
See Andra Day and Little Big Town perform >> "Rise Up" here;
Keith Urban offered a slowed-down,
Jazzy version of "Blue Ain't Your Color" here
Chris Stapleton performs "Broken
Halos" here;
Luke Bryan performs "Fast"
here
Phillip Phillips covers Sam Hunt's "Body
Like A Backroad" here
Backstreet Boys cover Florida Georgia
Line's "H.O.L.Y." here
Jason Aldean, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban
and Little
Big Town cover Tom Petty's "I
Won't Back Down" here. They traded guitar licks,
and Little Big Town's impeccable harmonies. Said ALDEAN, "Heartbroken doesn't even begin to describe
how some of us feel. But, we have proven time and again in this country that we
have the power to overcome anything that threatens our way of life, or our
freedom. We dedicate this night to you and everyone who has experienced loss or
tragedy in the last few months.".
MUSIC NEWS
(18 Oct 2017) Tina Turner has put an end to her retirement to promote a new
musical about her life.
The legendary singer
retired from the stage and spotlight in 2009 after completing her final concert
series, the Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour, but the 77-year-old has returned to
the public eye to support theatre director Phyllida Lloyd's new biographical
show Tina.
During the unveiling of the
musical at The Hospital Club in London, England on Tuesday (17 Oct 2017),
Tina admitted she had mixed feelings about returning to the limelight. “I
didn’t want to do it," she confessed of her reluctance to withdraw from
retirement. “This is going to be a little difficult. I don’t (want this to
happen). I don’t need a musical, I don’t need another show.”
The What's Love Got to Do
With It hitmaker has simply enjoyed being retired far too much these past seven
years to give it up.
“I am sure you all want to
know what I have been doing in retirement for the last seven years. I am very
excited to be a part of this (but) this took me out of retirement," she
shared. "Retirement is wonderful, it’s easy to sleep long (hours), (to) do
what you want, decorate the house two (or) three times. Easy things that you
dreamed about when you were working.”
The musical details Tina's
life, including her marriage to abusive ex-husband Ike Turner in the early
years of her career from 1962 to 1978.
“There were many times when I got knocked out (by Ike)," she
recalled. "Sometimes I stood on
stage and had pain that you cannot imagine. Black eye, swollen nose. But you
had to plough through it, you had to suffer through it.
“We
weren’t cancelling shows because we needed the money. It was plane, bus, car.
The stage. Partying every night. Sometimes it was what you have to do."
PRESS RELEASES
(17 Oct 2017) Nashville
To Celebrate “Heal The Music Day” on October 20
Following Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s official proclamation declaring October 20th as
“Heal The Music Day,” a number of events are on tap to support the initiative.
“Heal The Music Day” is an effort to raise awareness and support for the more
than 56,000 people who make a living in the music industry, 76% of whom are
self-employed or part of small business without access to group health benefits
- including songwriters, producers, audio engineers, musicians, recording
artists, publishers and more.
(19 Oct 2017) Dolly Parton will assist with the ongoing relief efforts around
the United States and its territories by making a contribution to the One America Appeal for Hurricane Relief
to assist with immediate life sustaining needs of those affected. The One
America Appeal is a joint appeal that was originally launched by all five
living former American Presidents to encourage their fellow citizens to support
recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey. This special appeal has been expanded
to include areas most affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
(20 Oct 2017) Chris Stapleton has released >> “Millionaire” a new song from his
highly anticipated forthcoming album From
A Room: Volume 2. The heartfelt version of Kevin Welch country classic “Millionaire” features Morgane Stapleton on beautiful harmony
vocals and is out now. From A Room: Volume 2 will be released December 1 on
Mercury Records Nashville/Decca and is now available to pre-order digitally and
with exclusive limited-edition bundles.
(20 Oct 2017)
Singer/songwriter, Danielle Bradbery, keeps
surprising fans, releasing yet another track from her forthcoming, sophomore
BMLG Records album I DON’T BELIEVE WE’VE MET due December 1. With her lead
single “Sway” at radio now, Bradbery revealed the track “Potential”, along with a
companion video on PEOPLE. “Potential” makes the fourth track to be
released from her transformational sophomore album, after Bradbery released
single “Sway,” as well as tracks “Human Diary” and “Hello Summer” earlier this
year. Written by Bradbery, Johan Lindbrant and Weisband, “Potential” captures
the feeling of being in love with the thought of who someone could be rather
than who that person actually is with lyrics such as:
If
you just grew up, yeah / A little more, then /You know that you'd be perfect,
you'd be perfect If you just tried harder Like I know you could, then You know
that it'd be worth it, it'd be worth it
(20 Oct 2017) Country
singer Olivia
Lane showed fans a new side to her with the release of “Devil
and You" (First released Set 15, 2017 ITunes). The audio
premiered on Yahoo Music earlier in the week, followed by an exclusive
broadcast premiere on CMT Music Thursday Oct. 19. Watch Olivia Lane’s video for
“Devil and You” here.
REVIEWS
(20 Oct 2017) Faith Hill and Tim McGraw "owned
the arena-sized stage." – Tampa Bay Times
Review: Faith
Hill and Tim McGraw shower love, star power on Tampa's Amalie Arena
WATCH
(17 Oct 2017) Louise Connell "Ilo" The first single from
'Squall' (October, 2017) >> YouTube Published on Oct 13, 2017
(5.2K views)
Louise
Connell is a singer-songwriter from Airdrie, near Glasgow. Previously
performing and releasing her music under the name REVERIEME, she has earned a
considerable reputation as an outstanding songwriter, with a particular knack
for framing intelligent, literate lyrics in haunting and beautiful melodies,
delivered by “a voice that would melt iron” (Ravechild)
Her first studio album,
STRAW WOMAN (2016), was released to consistent critical acclaim and
overwhelmingly positive reviews, and was the featured Album Of The Week on
several BBC Radio Scotland
programmes as well as receiving general airplay on Radio 2, Radio 6 (Lauren
Laverne’s “Headphone Moment”), Radio 4,
Virgin Radio and Amazing Radio.
These will be a series of
three 6-track EPs, each of which will reflect a slightly different aspect of
Louise’s writing and performance. The first EP, SQUALL will be released on October 20th, with parts 2 and 3 (Echo
and Rale) following in January and March 2018 respectively. FACEBOOK | BANDCAMP
COUNTRY FASHION
(19 Oct 2017) Bead Bottles: Break the creative limits
with a bottle of endless jewelry options that are made by YOU!
These bright and fun
bottles of beads, charms, and leather provide hours of fun and creativity!
There are hundreds of designs that you can choose from when crafting your
personal jewelry. The options are endless. Perfect for the creative cowgirl,
they make fantastic gifts. Each bottle contains various semi-precious stones,
metals charms, glass beads and leather cording with two lobster closures. Story
cards with simple assembly instructions are provided with each purchase. Visit Cowgirl Magazine.com
(23 Oct 2017)
Proud to be the first country artist signed to the @Wilhelmina family! I’ve always loved fashion, so this is such an exciting partnership! pic.twitter.com/YxiFDdw63i— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) 23 October 2017
Maren Morris the Grammy-winning (and recently engaged) country star, 27, just signed with Wilhelmina Models, making her the first country artist to join the New York modeling agency’s celebrity division, which includes other celebs like Nicki Minaj, Shawn Mendes and more.
“This is one of the most exciting things for me personally just because
I’ve always loved fashion and I’ve loved pushing the envelope and I just feel
like taking it to the next level with Wilhelmina,” she told PEOPLE exclusively
about the new gig.
“For me to be their first
country music signing of the agency is incredible,” she adds. “Bridging that
fashion and country music gap is such an amazing step forward for them and our
genre. And I think it will certainly bring country music and its artists into
the conversation with the high-fashion world.”
COUNTRY GOSSIP
(22 Oct 2017) Cold
River Records Addresses Katie Armiger Harrassment Claims
COLD RIVER RECORDS (CRR)
President Pete O'heeron (Oct 23) responded to a FOX NEWS online report quoting
former CRR artist Katie Armiger's claim that she was blacklisted
from Country music after her allegations of sexual harassment during her time
with the label. In the piece, Armiger recounted stories of inappropriate
behavior from radio personnel during promotional tours, describing her reaction
as "shocked" and "terrified." Armiger is also quoted in the
article, saying, "I brought up my
fears, and I was told that's how it was, and if I wanted to be in music, I'd
have to get over it." ARMIGER and COLD RIVER traded lawsuits last
year, leading to her eventual departure from the label (June 16, 2016).
On his FACEBOOK page,
O'HEERON stated, "The behavior that KATIE ARMIGER alleges in the
FOXNEWS.com article is unacceptable, and COLD RIVER RECORDS strongly condemns
sexual harassment of anyone.
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
Oct 23: Dwight Yoakam (1956),
Oct 25:
Chely Wright (1970)
Oct 26: Charlie Landsborough (1941), Keith
Urban (1967)
Oct 27: Dallas Frazier (1939), Lee
Greenwood (1942)
Oct 28: Charlie Daniels (1936), Brad
Paisley (1972)
R.I.P
HOLDROYD VIC On 2nd October, 2017 Peacefully at
Kirkwood Hospice (cancer related), Vic aged 71 years, the much loved partner of Brenda, devoted dad of Sarah,
Chris and Ruth, adored grandad of Lucy, James, Thomas and Amber, dear brother
of Peter and a good friend to many who will be greatly missed. The funeral
service took place at Park Wood Crematorium, Elland on Tuesday 17th October at
12.45pm.
Vic Holdroyd was a British Country Music Award Nominee
for Album of the Year and Original Song of the Year 2011
As a PRS/MCPS
member, he went through some of the deepest valley’s a man could find during
his life, yet he never gave up
Vic Holdroyd was a British songwriter, who fought a really hard battle and won – he
survived.
Mr. Holdroyd was one of the music business best
songwriters, and very well known worldwide, from London to Holland, USA,
Australia you name it and back again.
Vic spent most of his retirement trying to improve his
songwriting, and having good-quality demos produced.
Facebook/VicHoldroydSongs | Soundclick | 2014 Interview CMNI
Mr. Holdroyd IN HIS OWN WORDS: Born in U.K. September
1946. I was lucky enough to have a brother who was 8 years older than me. So
in the 50s, when he was working and buying records, I was the one who played
them the most! Elvis, Bobby Darin, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly - you name
them, and I knew all the words to their songs!! Been writing songs as a hobby,
on and off, most of my adult years. My early writing had no direction, but I
enjoyed it. In 2009 I got lucky again! I was introduced to John Taylor, a U.K. producer whom Nathan Carter (young British
Country singer) had worked with on 2 albums. What a fantastic musician! He made
my songs come alive, and my early demos with him led to cuts by various
Irish/Country Music singers.
I also had demos produced in
Nashville with Frank Michels, and Vaughn Lofstead, which involved some
top-notch musicians and vocalists. Things took off for me, and I got quite a
few covers as the months rolled by. I now have cuts by Independent singers in
USA, England, Ireland, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, Austria, and Holland. The
U.K.'s most popular Country singer, Darren
Busby (BCMAwards Solo
Act of the Year) cut a 5-track CD of my
songs, and that album, together with my "own album", were nominated
in the BCMA Awards for 2011 in the
"Album of the Year"
section. My project album issued under the collective name of "The Company U.K." featuring John Taylor and Sarah Jory, is something of which I am very proud, with the track
"California Here I Come"
nominated for "Original song of the Year" at British MCA 2011. The album,
Country Songs For Today got massive air-time, but the publisher to whom I
assigned the copyrights was difficult to work with, and I had to buy my
copyrights back from him - an expensive exercise!
I have co-written with a few
other songwriters, particularly John D
Cole, and Lonnie Ratliff, with
some success. I continue to pitch to as many Independent Country Music singers
as possible, and offer free promo for any cut they make.
Tributes
Jannet Bodewes Emmen, Netherlands: So very sorry to hear that my songwriter friend Vic Holdroyd has lost
his battle with cancer.....Vic was one of the first people I met through
facebook, when I first restarted my carreer in 2011. He believed in my talent
and helped me make my first mini album by giving me 2 songs he wrote, for free
and he introduced me to Lonnie Ratliff, who would later that year offer me a
record deal, which got the ball rolling a lot faster...
Country & Western Info
for the UK: I am so shocked to learn that Vic Holdroyd
has lost his battle for life, this not a good week so far for us country music
fans, my condolences go out to all the family and friends of Vic and I thank
you Vic for all your music over the years
Tom Reno: I
am saddened by the news that Vic Holdroyd left us forever…Vic was an excellent
songwriter and I'm proud that he supported me with his songs for my album
"Twelve"……
All the songs on Victoria
Eman's 13 track album MEET YOU ON
THE MOON (Amazon released 29 Sept 2016; Listen on
Reverbnation.com) were written by Vic Holdroyd.
Darren Busby's "At The End Of The Day" written by Vic Holroyd Song Copyright Wye Creek Music >> YouTube
All My Life (duet) - Artists/Singers: Victoria Eman & Vic
Holdroyd >> YouTube
Another Victim Of Love - Artist/Singer: Victoria Eman Songwriter: Vic
Holdroyd (from the UK) >> YouTube
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