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On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist for the week commencing Saturday 14 July
2018
A Playlist:
Kylie Minogoe - Golden
B Playlist:
Catherine McGrath - Lost In The Middle added to the "B"
Playlist
The Shires - Echo added to the "B" Playlist
OUT
Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty removed from the "A" playlist
(12 July 2018) We've
experimented with more genres and a mixture of things, definitely very
different than CARTWHEELS
Ward Thomas "tremendously talented and the UK's most successful country act" talked to Sara Cox (sitting in for Chris Evans on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show) on their upcoming album Restless Minds, single "Lie Like Me" and playing live.
Ward Thomas:
"We're too shy to ask for a duet with Paul Simon..." Listen from 2 hours 8mins BBC Page or to a clip BBC Page
Emma Jane has an exclusive PRE-SALE of the new album treasures only with every ticket for her next gig at Beckenham Place Icarus Club on FRIDAY 20th JULY 2018 offer available only via www.emmajaneofficial
Catherine McGrath excitedly shared she will heading out to Australia to play some shows with Morgan Evans this September! “My first
time in Australia so I can’t wait”!!
On his Kiss
Somebody Australian Tour 2018, the singer-songwriter will take in a string of
intimate rooms, beginning at Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory on Wednesday 5th
September, before heading through Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on Thursday 6th
September and Brisbane’s The Tivoli on Sunday 9th September.
Hailed as a major
new talent by Sir Elton John Catherine McGrath's 13-track album TALK OF THIS TOWN (2018 Warner Bros
Records Amazon - UK iTunes )
is released 27 July.
Ward Thomas tweeted: We loved hearing 'Lie Like Me' featured
on 'Best New Pop' on BBC Radio 1 this morning
Radio 1's
definitive guide to the world of pop! Listen at BBC Page 6mins
UK Country DJs so far to embrace the POP single are Chris Country Radio (added to The New Music List), Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire ("a slight departure from their sound...they are catchy their songs"), Russell Hill (93.7FM Express FM), Roger Peck ("What a way to start the programme" on British Country Music Show on CMR Nashville) & Lee Williams (CEO CMR Nashville) and Keith Greentree (Rodeo Norfolk It's all about the music) who said "Isn’t that brilliant, I think it is SO GOOD" - BBC Page
Jim Duncan Wolverhampton Country Show 101.8 WCR FM ("Wow,
That really is a class piece of music, the best of British I suppose"
Fresh from playing
British Summer Time in Hyde Part (opening for Paul Simon) on Monday, 16 Jul
2018 Ward Thomas play a very special intimate show showcasing new songs at
Omeara, London.
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending
19 July 2018)
13 July 2018 - 19
July 2018
Is Three Lions is
coming home? Football anthem could return to Number 1
The Baddiel,
Skinner & Lightning Seeds track first reached Number 1 on the Official
Chart 22 years ago.
As England
prepares to contest the semi-final of the World Cup this Wednesday,
OfficialCharts.com confirmed that the song on everybody’s lips, Three
Lions, was leading the race to top the Official Chart this Friday.
England’s
definitive football anthem, performed by Baddiel,
Skinner & Lightning Seeds, zoomed from 24 to Number 1 at the halfway
stage on today’s Official Chart Update and, according to Official Charts
Company data, had accumulated 24,000 downloads and 2.6 million audio streams
since last Friday.
Three Lions was
originally written for Euro '96 – the last time England qualified for the
semi-finals of a major football tournament - and hit the Number 1 spot twice. A
re-worked version of the song with new lyrics for the 1998 World Cup, Three
Lions '98, also spent three weeks at the summit.
The song is one of
the UK's best-selling singles of all time, with both versions combined having
sold 1.6 million.
Football may not
have come home this week, but at least something did. Three Lions was not only
Number 1 on this week’s Official Chart, but it set a new all-time record too,
the Official Charts Company can confirm.
The Baddiel,
Skinner & Lightning Seeds track returned to the top spot 22 years after it
first hit Number 1 with an impressive 80,000 combined sales this week, made up
of 43,000 sales, 6.8m audio streams
and 5.2m video streams.
Following a
dramatic week of hope and heartbreak for English football fans, the welcome
news was revealed on air by new BBC Radio 1 Official Chart host Scott Mills.
It’s the first time in the Official Chart’s 66-year history that a song has scored four spells at
Number 1 with the same artist line-up; the original 1996 version had
two one-week stints in 1996, while the 1998 re-work had one three-week spell at
the top. England’s recent run of form in the 2018 World Cup has propelled it to
a record-breaking fourth outing at the top.
David Baddiel
said: "Well, this is awkward," while Frank Skinner added: "I
must say, as consolation prizes go..."
BBC Radio 1
Official Chart host Scott Mills concludes: "England gave us everything at
this World Cup. The whole country got swept away with it, and Three Lions being
the Official Number 1 shows how we really got behind our amazing team."
Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending
19 July 2018)
13 July 2018 - 19
July 2018
Drake with SCORPION continued to
sting The Greatest Showman’s chances of equaling the 21st century record of 23
weeks at No.1, as set by Adele’s 21.
The Greatest
Showman was pushed down to No.3 last week, and was unable to register its 22nd
week at the summit, as Scorpion – which dethroned it last term – became the
only other album to spend even two consecutive weeks at No.1 this year,
remaining in pole position on sales of 29,630
copies, of which a massive 89.80%
(26,609) were from sales-equivalent streams. Although Scorpion wasn’t
officially released on CD until Friday (July 13), there was some low-level
leakage ahead of the date, with its latest paid-for sales of 3,021 including a
contribution of 323 from the format. On the overall paid-for sales chart,
Scorpion dips 1-7.
Kylie Minogue with GOLDEN fell 73-83
(1,000 estimated units) in her 14th chart frame.
Official UK
Country Album Top 20 (Week Ending
19 July 2018)
13 July 2018 - 19
July 2018
The Shires with ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE held at #1 (12 weeks; #1
peak)
Big Country with Why The Long Face rose 3-2 (2 weeks; #2 peak)
Kacey Musgraves with GOLDEN HOUR rose 4-3 (15 weeks; #1 peak)
Dan + Shay with Dan + Shay fell 2-4 (3 weeks; #2 peak)
Luke Combs with THIS ONE'S FOR YOU TOO rose 7-5 (6 weeks; #5
peak)
John Prine with THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS rose 10-6 (13 weeks; #2
peak)
Gretchen Peters with DANCING WITH THE BEAST rose 9-7 (8 weeks; #2
peak)
Willie Nelson with LAST MAN STANDING climbed 13-8 (11 weeks; #2
peak)
Sugarland with BIGGER fell 5-9 (5 weeks; #2 peak)
Brothers Osborne with PORT SAINT JOE rose 11-10 (12 weeks; #2 peak)
Outside the Top
10
Wandering Hearts with WILD SILENCE rose 14-11 (22 weeks; #1 peak)
Dierks Bentley with THE MOUNTAIN fell 8-12 (5 weeks; #3 peak)
Neko Case with HELL-ON fell 6-13 (6 weeks; #2 peak)
Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending
19 July 2018)
13 July 2018 - 19
July 2018
1 1 NEW Our
Country - Americana Act 2 Ray Davies
[Tagged Rock]
2 5 From The Fires
Greta Van Fleet [Tagged Rock]
3 2 God's
Favourite Customer Father John Misty
[Tagged Alternative]
4 4 Blow Your Mind
Wilko Johnson [Tagged Rock]
5 6 Ruins First Aid Kit [Tagged Alternative]
6 9 The Blues Is
Alive And Well Buddy Guy [Tagged
Blues]
7 10 Be More Kind Frank Turner [Tagged Alternative]
8 11 The Prodical
Son Ry Cooder [Tagged Rock]
9 NEW Sun Of The
Square Innocence Mission [Tagged
Alternative]
10 12 Tearing At
The Seams Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night [Tagged Rock]
Outside The Top
10
11 15 Nation Of
Two Vance Joy [Tagged Alternative]
13 3 Gota Fria Beth Rowley [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
18 8 Uniform
Distortion Jim James [Tagged
Alternative]
19 7 You Never
Were Much Of A Dancer Gwenifer Raymond
[Tagged Singer/Songwriter Contemporary Folk]
COUNTRY ALBUM
& SINGLES RELEASES
(13 July 2018) Cowboy Junkies - All That Reckoning
(2018 Proper Records)
11 Tracks/Time:
Americana Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #1 UK iTunes Country Albums (#84 UK iTunes all-genre),
(13 July 2018) Chris Lane - Laps Around The Sun (Big
Loud Records)
14 Tracks/Time:
45:41Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #10 UK iTunes Country Albums (#527 UK iTunes all-genre) | #1
US iTunes Country Albums (#6 US all-genres)
Produced by Joey
Moi and recorded with a live band, Lane’s sophomore album features 14 tracks,
including the first single “Take Back Home Girl” featuring Tori Kelly and also
previously released songs “Old Flame” and “All the Right Problems.”
(13 July 2018) Rodney Crowell - Acoustic Classics
(2018 RC1 Records)
12 Tracks/Time:
49:13 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #29 UK iTunes Country Albums (#1086 UK iTunes all-genre)
Marking the debut
release from his new label, RC1, Crowell’s 19th solo effort includes acoustic
versions of 12 songs from his 40+-year career. The project includes songs that
were later covered by Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, The Oak Ridge Boys, Bob
Seger and Tim McGraw.
(13 July 2018) Krystal Keith - Boulder (Show Dog)
5 Tracks/Time:
17:27 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #102 UK iTunes Country Albums (# UK iTunes all-genre) | #27
US iTunes Country Albums (#176 US all-genres)
Following her
debut album Whiskey & Lace, the five-song EP is Keith’s second for the
label. The project was produced by Bobby Pinson and features a duet with label
mate Lance Carpenter (“Anyone Else”).
Interviews and video (by Brandy McDonnell): Oklahoma
singer-songwriter Krystal Keith releases new EP 'Boulder,' featuring Lance
Carpenter duet 'Anyone Else'.
(13 July 2018) Karen Waldrup - Justified (Waldrup
Worldwide Records/The Fuel Music)
11 Tracks/Time:
36:50 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com - https://the-fuel-music.lnk.to/justified
Debut: July 13: #7 UK iTunes Country Albums (#453 UK iTunes all-genre) | #8
US iTunes Country Albums (#64 US all-genres)
She has spent the
last few years touring the world performing thousands of shows everywhere from
Memphis, TN to Dublin, Ireland and is now a true viral sensation with her
social media videos gaining mass appeal and more than 125 million views. She
was a Nashville Rising Star finalist in 2015 and was previously named a GAC Top
25 Songwriter. Karen has been featured on NASCAR ESPN LIVE, the NFL Experience
Superbowl XLVII and hundreds of other outlets worldwide.
Karen’s new album,
Justified, was produced by Garth Fundis, in early 2018. The first single from
the new record, “Warm In Your Sunshine”, charted in the Top 100 on the Billboard
Country Chart in September 2017.
https://www.facebook.com/karenwaldrup/ (428K Likes)
(13 July 2018) Carolina Story - Lay Your Head Down
(Black River Entertainment)
11 Tracks/Time:
46:10 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #103 UK iTunes Country Albums
13 July 2018) Hailey Verhaalen - The Real Stuff (EP;
2018 Hailey Verhaalen)
6 Tracks/Time:
21:41 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #10 US iTunes Country Albums (#75 US all-genres)
Born and raised in
Oregon City, Oregon, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Hailey’s passion for
music has driven her since she stepped in front of her first large audience at
a third grade talent show. Since her younger days, Hailey has opened for big
time acts such as Love and Theft, James Otto, Craig Wayne Boyd, The Moonshine
Bandits, and more. She has performed at popular Nashville venues like The
Bluebird Café, Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, and The Listening Room, and has turned
heads at Oregon’s biggest festivals, rodeos, venues and Portland’s own Moda
Center.
She has previously
released EPs, 4 track Whiskey and Fire (17 June 2014 UK iTunes)
and 5-track Girls Night Out (10 May 2016 UK iTunes) .
Hailey Verhaalen is an authentic talent whose inner flame shines bright, and a
young woman with deep, family roots that keep her grounded, heart-driven and
full of excitement for a promising, musical future.
www.haileyverhaalen.com| https://www.facebook.com/HaileyVerhaalen/
(4,700 Likes)
(13 July 2018) Stevie Monce - Stay on Fire (EP; 2018
Stevie Monce)
5 Tracks/Time:
15:43 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #22 US iTunes Country Albums (#154 US all-genres)
Home Town: Dallas,
GA | Record Label: Mucho Love Publishing
Based out of
Nashville, Tennessee, singer/songwriter Stevie Monce mixes a classic rock n
roll style with a distinct southern flair. With music ranging from shoe-tapping
rock riffs to heartfelt acoustic ballads
https://www.facebook.com/steviemonce/ (2,800 Likes)
(13 July 2018) Colby Keeling - Whatever It Takes (EP;
Keelo Records)
5 Tracks/Time:
20:03 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #31 US iTunes Country Albums (#207 US all-genres)
https://www.facebook.com/colbykeelingmusic/ (1,200 Likes)
(13 July 2018) Carolyn Miller - Unbreakable (EP;
Carolyn Miller)
5 Tracks/Time:
19:27 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #52 US iTunes Country Albums (#380 US all-genres)
A graduate of the
Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music, Miller is a veteran member of
SAG/AFTRA/AEA and has celebrated an impressive career over the years in not
only film and TV, but also on stage and through voiceovers and commercials.
After a chance
meeting with Russ DeSalvo who has produced Celine Dion and Lionel Richie,
Miller started working with him on her debut EP which five songs that
songwriters in Nashville, LA, and NY wrote, songs that she felt spoke to
her. She looks forward to honing her
songwriting craft and performing songs in her live shows and for future albums
that she has written herself.
Miller considers
herself pop-country crossover, very New York City meets Nashville
(13 July 2018) The Van Lears - The Prequel (EP; The
Van Lears)
4 Tracks/Time:
13:53 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #55 US iTunes Country Albums (#396 US all-genres)
Home Town: Red
Bud, GA | https://www.facebook.com/thevanlearsmusic/
(8,350 Likes)
(13 July 2018) Love Canon - Cover Story (Canon
Records, LLC.)
9 Tracks/Time:
44:12 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #61 US iTunes Country Albums (#439 US all-genres)
(13 July 2018) Chris Higbee - Superhero (2018 PNH
Records)
8 Tracks/Time:
28:20 UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #84 US iTunes Country Albums (#584 US all-genres)
Home Town: Dawson,
PA | Record Label: Independent
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialChrisHigbeeFanPage/ (16,500 Likes)
(13 July 2018) Jimmy LaFave - Peace Town (Music Road
Records)
20 Tracks/Time: Americana
Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut: July 13: #164 US iTunes Country Albums (#1254 US all-genres)
(13 July 2018) Cliff Westfall - Baby You Win (Cliff
Westfall)
Home Town:
Owensboro, KY | Cliff Westfall is a NYC-area musician known for his clever,
literate take on classic country songwriting and killer live performances. He
writes songs about heartache, loss, addiction… you know, funny songs. Or he can
turn on a dime and dive headlong into a sentimental weeper.
On "Baby You
Win," Westfall brings his Kentucky roots to a very urban New York world,
opening up the old country sounds to a much wider vision of Americana.
https://www.facebook.com/cliffwestfallmusic/ (509 Likes)
New York
City/Kentucky roots musician Cliff Westfall’s new release Baby You Win is a
solid honky tonk based old style country collection. Produced by Bryce Goggin (The Ramones,
Pavement, Phish) in New York City, this album is country music with a
twist. Featuring Charlie Giordano (the E
Street Band) on keyboards, Scott Metzger (Phil Lesh) and Graham Norwood on
guitars and Dan Iead (Norah Jones) on pedal steel backing Westfall’s
vocals, the collection of songs is
honkytonk impulses underpinning complex guitar skills and wry lyrics. Read more
at Americana Highways.org
(13 July 2018) Eliza Gilkyson - Secularia (Red House
Records)
12 Tracks/ Time:
52:41 Folk Amazon UK
(12 July 2018) Cam - Road to Happiness (Single; RCA
Records)
Debut: July 13: #9 UK iTunes Country Singles Chart (#751 UK iTunes
all-genres)
(13 July 2018) Megan McKenna - Everything but You
(Single) UK
Debut: July 13: #3 UK iTunes Country Singles Chart (#302 UK iTunes
all-genres), then #1 (#129, #81,
#76, #68 UK iTunes all-genres)
Megan shared:
"I wrote this song with Amy Wadge
- and it means the world to me that you guys love it as much as I do. Thankyou
again".
Sticking with her television roots, the aspiring pop star appeared in There's Something About Megan, which aired on ITVBe and charted her attempts at cracking Nashville and the country music scene. Her debut song, the country-flavored "High Heeled Shoes" (No.43, 8,480 debut sales; 2-week total 14,400), was released in September of that year and was swiftly followed up with "Far Cry from Home" (No.53, 6,999 debut sales; 2-week total 11,700) both released less than 48 hours before the end of the chart week.
Megan (watched by
her boyfriend Love Island star Mike Thalassitis) opened for Ronan Keating at Rochester Castle in
Kent on Thursday 12 July.
The 25-year old, was
among the acts on the main stage (2pm) getting the crowd hyped up for the Haven't Met You Yet hitmaker Michael Bublé when he hit British
Summer Time London's Hyde Park on July 13. Catherine McGrath, The Adelaides
(2:30pm) and The Shires were among the other country stars sharing the bill
with the former Celebrity Big Brother and Towie star.
Daily Mail (report & Photos) Megan McKenna dazzles in
sequinned trousers as she supports Michael Bublé at BST festival
She also performed
at The Cornbury Music Festival in
Oxfordshire on Sat 14th July on the same bill as Alanis Morrisette, Pixie Lott
and Mavis Staples.
Megan's band include Michael Blackwell (guitar; The Shires), Loucas Hajiantoni (Keys), Linus Fenton (Bass; Ward Thomas; Catherine McGrath) Bob Knight (Drums)
CANADIAN NEWS
(10 July 2018) Lisa Moen -
"Country Girls Rock and Roll"
The music video
was filmed by Saskatoon's own Nolita Studios. It features stunning shots of
authentic Saskatchewan imagery, including a beautiful farm location north of
Martensville SK with a 1912 barn (where the barn loft party scene was shot with
a crowd enjoying the country rock show)! From the beautiful prairie farm
perspective, to the rock and roll flavour of muscle cars and electric guitars,
this video illustrates a true "summer anthem" feel and a song to sing
along to.
Moen, winner of
the "2018 Country Music Person Of
the Year Award" at the Saskatchewan
Country Music Awards, is fresh off the stage from the Eagles' tailgate
party in Regina, and gearing up for 4 shows at Country Thunder in Craven
SK. She had previous success with
original releases (Silly Boys Trucks Are
For Girls, Testdrive, Before Sundown, All I Ask Of You) and has a jam-packed summer with shows booked for
festivals, jamborees, fairs and cabarets with her country rock band (Garth
Howell on guitar, Myles Myrol on bass, and Damon Tupper on drums).
NEWS
(11 July 2018) BMG/BBR Music Group (BBRMG)
is restructuring, and its Red Bow
Records imprint will fold into BBRMG's core three labels -- Broken Bow Records, Stoney Creek Records, and Wheelhouse Records. All current
promotional initiatives for RED BOW RECORDS artists will be handled by
Wheelhouse Records staff in the interim; information regarding Red Bow Records
personnel is forthcoming.
The move is part of BMG's long-term growth strategy
plan for its operations in NASHVILLE, which will involve strengthening its
Nashville team by another 20% throughout 2018 with a focus on its Nashville
recordings business on the three core labels.
RED BOW RECORDS' artist roster includes Kid Rock, Joe
Nichols, Craig Campbell, Chase Bryant, and Brooke Eden.
(14 July 2018) Deana Carter is a
married woman! The 52-year-old "Strawberry Wine" singer married Jim McPhail on July 6 in a private
ceremony in Florida.
According to People,
Carter and McPhail wed at the Pearl Hotel in Rosemary Beach, Fla. The bride
wore a halter gown with a high neck and a low-cut neckline covered by lace,
topped off by a pearl tiara. She carried a bouquet of white roses and hydrangea
as she walked down the aisle, while McPhail wore royal blue pants, a tan blazer
and a white button-down shirt with no tie. Carter's sister-in-law conducted the
ceremony, and her brother, Jeff Carter, gave her away.
People reported the couple met through mutual friends
in 2017. They plan to divide their time between homes in Los Angeles and Santa
Rosa, Fla. This is Carter's third
marriage. She divorced her first husband, Chris DiCroce, in 2001 and
married Brandon Malone in 2009. They divorced in 2012. Carter has a 13-year-old
son, Gray Hayes Hicky, from a relationship to video director Chris Hicky.
TV
(10 July 2018) Country star Collin Raye
will debut his brand-new TV show, That's
My Story, on Collin Raye TV, the subscriber-based television channel
available on the WhereverTV network (Weds, July 11 at 8:00 PM/CT). "I am beyond excited about the debut of
my new TV show, That's My Story," explained Raye. "Our goal is to
bring back country music talk and music to TV with a deep emphasis on the
music, and the stories behind it. It's a show that the real music lovers will
enjoy!
BABY NEWS
(10 July 2018) Eli Young Band's Mike Eli and
wife Kacey welcomed their son Kash (July 9). "Kash Eli was born happy and
healthy this morning and we couldn’t be happier," Eli posted on Instagram
Monday. "Thanks for all the well wishes. We are truly a lucky
family!"
(10 July 2018) Jason Aldean and Wife Brittany Expecting
Baby No. 2
Jason Aldean's son Memphis is going to be a big brother! The country
star and his wife Brittany, announced
the news via Instagram on
July 10 with a photo of his 7-month-old son. In the picture, Memphis is
lounging in a onesie that reads: Big Brother.
Aldean has two older daughters, Keeley and Kendyl,
from his first marriage, and he made no secret of the fact that he and Brittany
planned to have another child as soon as possible after he and Brittany
welcomed Memphis on Dec. 1, 2017.
MUSIC NEWS
(11 July 2018) A doctored version of the song has
accompanied the England manager's side across Russia during their success in
this summer's tournament
Atomic Kitten are considering re-recording their hit ‘Whole
Again’ to incorporate the new lyrics which have been added by England
fans in praise of
manager Gareth Southgate. Read more at NME.com
The lyrics to 4-week UK #1 single ‘Whole Again”s by
Atomic Kitten. >> YouTube original chorus have been changed to:
“Looking back on when we first met / I cannot escape and I cannot forget /
Southgate, you’re the one / You still turn me on / Football’s coming home
again!”
Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton tweeted A
little something for our boys ahead of the semi-final tomorrow with love from
Us. xx
COME ON ENGLAND!! #FootballsComingHomeAgain
#SouthgateYoureTheOne #WholeAgain
"Whole Again" was the fifth single released
from British pop girl group Atomic Kitten's debut album. In 2018, Atomic Kitten
Liz McClarnon performed at the C2C: Country to Country festival at the
O2 Arena.
(15 July 2018) Russian punks Pussy Riot claimed responsibility for the on-field protest that
briefly halted the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday (15 July 2018).
According to Reuters the intruders have been jailed for 15 days.
Four anarchists representing the group disrupted the
game between France and Croatia by taking to the field, dressed as police
officials. Pussy Riot quickly claimed responsibility for the stunt via Twitter,
revealing the protest was a message to free political prisoners in their native
Russia.
The game was stopped as security men dragged the
protesters off the field, but one ran up to French player Kylian Mbappe and
high fived him. Another activist was detained by Croatia defender Dejan Lovren
until a steward arrived to lead her away.
Two members of the group spent two years behind bars
for protesting against President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow church. The group
has since formed an army of anarchists who take every opportunity to fight for
more freedom in Russia and challenge the leadership of the President.
PRESS RELEASES
(11 July 2018) 3rd Instant Grat Track from Kenny Chesney's
Songs for the Saints Features Mindy Smith
Written by Travis
Meadows and Liz Rose and
featuring the luminous voiced Mindy
Smith, who was named the first Americana Music Awards New/Emerging Artist,
“Better
Boat” will be the third instant grat track for people who pre-order Kenny Chesney’s Songs for the Saints (Out July 27 UK iTunes).
“Mindy’s voice
is so much a part of my life on the islands: I woke up with her music, drifted
across the ocean with her music, watched the sun sink and the stars come out to
that voice,” Chesney says of his choice. “When I heard this song, and thought
about what it means, I knew Mindy had to be on here, because she’s like an
angel, a spirit who lets you know that no matter what, it’s going to be okay.
That’s a very big deal.”
(12 July 2018) Eric Church To Fans: There Is A New Album
Desperate Man,
Church’s First Album in Nearly Three Years, Set for Release Friday, October 5,
2018
In a >> video message speaking directly
to his fans, 2-time CMA Album of the Year winner Eric Church
told his faithful Church Choir [Church’s official fan club] earlier this
morning: “It’s been a while; I just want to say I have missed you. I have good
news…the album is done, and we are back. It’s called Desperate Man and the first
single is called ‘Desperate Man,’” with the Choir having access to listen first
through their login today.
Church continued,
“Just like last time – just like Mr. Misunderstood – if you’re in the Church
Choir, on October 5th you’re going to get the album,” as Church renegotiated
his record deal with EMI Nashville leading into Desperate Man to include his
fans.
“Desperate
Man,” (available Friday, July 13) is co-written by Church with Texas musician Ray Wylie Hubbard (who Church
namechecks in his 2015 “Mr. Misunderstood”), “Desperate Man” sees Church again
collaborating with producer Jay Joyce.
(16 July 2018) Kip Moore Plots Blazing-Hot After The
Sunburn Headlining Tour For This Fall
Known for one
of the most high-energy and captivating live-shows in the genre, Multi-PLATINUM
singer/songwriter Kip Moore revealed
he will hit the road this fall for a string of headlining dates across the
country as part of his AFTER THE SUNBURN
TOUR. The impressive trek will kick off in Silver Springs, MD on 9/20 and
will make stops in major cities including Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City
and more, as Moore’s fervent live fanbase continues to grow as “its the way he
expresses what’s on his mind that draws sold-out audiences around the world”
(CMT.) Moore has invited a combination of special guests including Jordan Davis, Jillian Jacqueline, The Wild
Feathers and Caroline Jones to
join him across the dates, assembling one of the most stacked lineups this
fall.
(16 July 2018) Miranda
Lambert + Little Big Town Ride The Bandwagon Tour Into Opening Weekend
It’s a tour that’s been years in the making as country
music superstars and GRAMMY, CMA and ACM Award-winners Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town kicked
off their co-headlining The Bandwagon
Tour, playing to capacity crowds at each of its first three stops beginning
Thursday, July 12 at PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, North Carolina, Friday
night at Cincinnati, Ohio’s Riverbend Music Center and concluding their opening
weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center Saturday
night. With each stop came a once-in-a-lifetime experience for every fan in
attendance, as the co-headliners came together to perform a forty-minute finale
of each other’s hits.
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| Miranda Lambert: Live Charlotte-NC| Credit: Becky Fluke |
The joint tour
will traverse across the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest regions, making just
17 stops total for fans to see this unique concert experience.
Opening the
show is newcomer and Sony recording artist Tenille
Townes who appears on all dates on The Bandwagon Tour. For the opening
weekend only, Natalie Hemby, who has
penned No.1 hits for both Lambert and Little Big Town, joined the tour. Special
guests on the remaining stops of The Bandwagon Tour include Turnpike Troubadours and The Steel Woods for select dates.
INTERVIEWS
(1 July 2018) Kylie from
uDiscover Music interviews The Adelaides (Paris,
Abi and Alicia) at Ramblin' Man Fair
2018 (Mote Park in Kent on Sat 30th June & Sunday 1st July 2018) who
played Outlaw Country Stage >> YouTube
WATCH
(11 July 2018) Kacey
Musgraves - High Horse (>> Official Music Video)
(13 July 2018) Ward
Thomas - The Making of new single 'Lie Like Me' YouTube
Social media is actually a wonderful thing when its
used correctly when it makes people feel good and when we share funny things
and stories. It just becomes very toxic and damaging to people when it's a
bragging show when they can outdo each other, look at my life, look at my job
but we all do it in ways, we're not innocent. If we do it subtly without even
knowing"
COUNTRY FASHION
(11 July 2018) Kelsea Ballerini Jam Out for Amazon Prime
Day bringing country to NYC
Amazon's Unboxing Prime Day concert included
performances by Julia Michaels, Kelsea
Ballerini (Setlist: "Yeah Boy", "Love Me Like You Mean
It", "Legends", "Miss Me More", "Dibs",
"Peter Pan"), Alessia Cara & Ariana Grande! - Facebook - Video
Kelsea wore a Valentino Stripes Re-Edition Mini Skirt (Product;
£1200 QB2RA3S0425 0AN) and a Rosa Chá Pink Tea
Beatriz Blouse (Product; $
2598.00) . The polyester knit blouse features straight modeling, a lightly
raised collar, long sleeves, open cutout at the back, transparent with details
in paête. She added Gianvito Rossi shiny
Levy leather ankle high-heeled booties (Product; £705) |
Styling (Bernstein & Andriulli), Makeup Artist (Desireé Delia), Hair
(Bradley Irion) , Photo (Joseph-Diana Llanes)
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| Jeannine Barry Click to ENLARGE |
UK country artiste Jeannine Barry poses in Ariat Dusty Diamond “Tawny” Womens Western Boot (Product; £209.99).
They are stunning boots for use in many occasions and are made with quality full grain leather and Ariat 4LR technology.
Sarah Darling performed at the Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park concert wearing a CuteCircuit Haute Couture design.
The “Dream Country” songstress added silver and grey CuteCircuit’s
innovative and eye-catching Sparkle Booties (£600.00 in 2015). A fierce
stiletto heel ankle boot, the Sparkle Booties are made out of Italian leather
and reflective micro-perforated fabric. Due to the crucial presence of the
thousands of glass microspheres that coat the fabric of the boot, the Sparkle
Booties enhance the visibility of the wearer to the human eye.
The fiercely reflective product has a 10 centimetre
high stiletto with a silver leather toecap & heel in addition to ankle
detail. Upon closer inspection, one can also notice a bright pink leather
lining on the Sparkle Booties as well. Fascinatingly, the shoes illuminate when
struck by a direct light.
The red carpet look was created for supermodel and Spanish actress Nieves Alvarez (Credit: cutecircuit.com)
The red carpet look was created for supermodel and Spanish actress Nieves Alvarez (Credit: cutecircuit.com)
Francesca Rossella, a fashion expert and Ryan Genz, specialized in design and anthropology, for the actress Nieves Alvarez. It is a dress that communicates with social networks: thanks to a connected Twitter account, the messages interact with the LEDs and the dress becomes a screen. It was exhibited for the first time in Turin at "Dreamers "
CuteCircuit Haute Couture designs might be magical,
but the company has not had an easy ride to success.
Although the business (One West India Quay 26
Hertsmere Road, Apt. 3104 E14 4EG London) first made a profit in 2006, the cost
of such innovative experimentation saw
it spend many more years in the red.
Only in recent years have profits soared, rocketing
company finances from around -£50k in 2015 to £160k in the black in 2017 - a
success that last year prompted CuteCircuit to move from its modest Shoreditch
offices in trendy east London to a new three-floor space in the city’s
financial hub, Canary Wharf.
The fashion world just wasn’t ready when CuteCircuit
first launched, Rosella says. But recent brand collaborations with Chanel and
Converse show the market’s ripening.
In January 2018 alone, the company sold more than one
hundred light-up Mirror Handbags for £1,600 (over $2,200) each. These display
messages and Tweets from your smartphone.
Also, currently available in CuteCircuit’s online shop
is a delicately hand-pleated silk chiffon dress (Katy Perry wore to the MET
Gala in New York.) with hundreds of rechargeable Micro-LEDs costing £2,500
($3,500).
My @bsthydepark dress revealed!! Wait until you see what it does! ✨— Sarah Darling (@_SarahDarling) 15 July 2018
Designer @CuteCircuit pic.twitter.com/Sj0ZT7Cm0o
Crissie Rhodes from The Shires attended the Barclaycard
presents British Summer Time Hyde Park on July 14, 2018 in London.
She wore a printed red Jetset Diaries Fuego Maxi Dress. The fully lined robe has a hidden
back zipper closure and adjustable shoulder straps (£171; Product Revolve
Style No. JTST-WD75) She added Kindred Spirits Handmade
leather ankle boots (Product)
(July 13, 2018 - Source: John Phillips/Getty Images
Europe
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
July 16: Nanci Griffith (1954), Craig
Morgan (1965), Jess
Clemmons (Jess and the Bandits)
July 17: the late Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952; died Dec 16, 1997 (aged 45)), the
late Red Sovine (July 17, 1918; died
April 4, 1980 (aged 62)), Luke Bryan
(1976)
July 18: Ricky Skaggs (1954)
July 19: the late George Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937; Sept 17, 2014 (aged 77), Bernie Leadon (Eagles) (1947)
July 20: the late Cindy Walker (July 20, 1918; died March 23, 2006 (aged 87)), Radney Foster (1959), Kim Carnes (1946), T G Sheppard (1942), Julianne
Hough (1988)
July 21: Paul Brandt (1972)
July 22: Don Henley (Eagles) (1947), Richard
Bennett (1951), Sonya Isaacs
(1975), Allison Pierce (1975 (age 42)), Alice Wallace (LA Americana
singer-songwriter)
R.I.P
(5 July 2018) Engineer/publisher/producer Jim Malloy died Thursday (July 5). During his career, he worked
with Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley and earned six Grammy nominations, including a win
for Best Engineered Recording–Other Than Classical for his contributions to
Henry Mancini's "Charade." He also produced Sammi Smith's Grammy-winning cover of Kris Kristofferson's
"Help Me Make It Through The Night."
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