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BREAKING NEWS
Country News – June 19, 2019
with Shannon McCombs
This week, exclusive audio from one of Country
music’s true legends! Hear what Gene Watson has to say about the day he
recorded one of his greatest hits, "Farewell Party." You’ll also hear
Garth’s reaction to Trisha Yearwood’s new single. The latest news from Rascal
Flatts… Plus, Luke Combs matches Billboard chart history made by Johnny Cash!
UK NEWS
(12 June 2019) Sasha
McVeigh will release a new single "Rock Bottom" on July 12
And so begins a
new chapter..Fans can presave the song
She shared: If 250
of you beautiful souls can pre-save this song, it will be put on official Spotify
and Apple Music playlists alongside some of my biggest idols in country music!
“Just because you hit rock bottom, doesn't
mean you have to stay there." - Robert Downey Jr #RockBottom
2019 is sure to be an exciting year for the British songstress, with festival dates already on the cards for the summer.
Following the
success of her last single, “When I’m Over You”, which independently
garnered over half a million streams on Spotify, McVeigh has been hard at work
in the studio finishing her latest, much-anticipated project.
“This record is
incredibly important to me and it’s been a long time in the making. I didn’t
want to rush any aspect of the process and I think that’s going to show when
it’s released. It was entirely funded by the fans on Kickstarter, so I hope
they’re proud of what’s been created.”
“I can’t wait to
get started on this next chapter and I feel very lucky for the journey so far.
If I could go back and tell my five year-old self that one day I’d be living my
dreams…I don’t think she’d believe just how much my dreams have come true.”
Visit Sasha's new
website: www.sashamcveighmusic.com
UK TOUR & GIG
UPDATES:
Recent
additions: Andrew Combs (Dec), East Lonesome Drifters (July), Lennon
Stella(March 2020), Rachel Harrington (July-Oct), Michael
Ray (Oct), Rock Ridge Round Festival (July)
Brett Eldredge (Jan-Feb 2020), Barbara Nesbitt (July-Aug), Edwina Hayes (June-July), Eve Selis (July), Jessica Lynn (August), Ray Peters (July-Aug)
Brett Eldredge (Jan-Feb 2020), Barbara Nesbitt (July-Aug), Edwina Hayes (June-July), Eve Selis (July), Jessica Lynn (August), Ray Peters (July-Aug)
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending
20 June 2019)
14 June 2019 - 20 June 2019
There was no change at the very top, where Ed
Sheeran & Justin Bieber’s I Don’t Care racked up its
fifth straight week at No.1 on consumption of 67,959 units (including
60,190 from sales-equivalent streams) – the lowest of its reign.
No.2 for the seventh week in a row, and eighth week in
total, Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road drew closer in percentage term, with
consumption in the week at 66,406 units.
Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending
20 June 2019)
14 June 2019 - 20 June 2019
Sales of Lewis Capaldi’s DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO
A HELLISH EXTENT continued to ebb but the 22-year-old Scot remained atop the
chart for the fourth week in a row with the set on consumption of 27,590 units
(including 14,983 from sales-equivalent streams). The last album by a new
artist to debut at No.1 and take longer to be dethroned was X Factor winner
Leona Lewis’ Spirit, which racked up seven straight weeks at the summit in
2007.
Official UK Country Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending
20 June 2019)
14 June 2019 - 20 June 2019
Thomas Rhett with CENTER POINT ROAD held at No1 (2 weeks; #1 peak)
Sarah Darling with WONDERLAND made a debut at No.2
Kacey Musgraves with GOLDEN HOUR rose 5-3 (58 weeks; #1 peak)
Keifer Sutherland with RECKLESS & ME fell 3-4 (7 weeks; #1 peak)
JJ Cale with STAY AROUND fell 2-5 (7 weeks; #2 peak)
Jessie Buckley with WILD ROSE - OST fell 4-6 (9 weeks; #1 peak)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER climbed 12-7 (66 weeks; #1 peak)
Yola
with WALK THROUGH FIRE fell 7-8 (16 weeks; #1 peak)
Carrie Underwood with CRY PRETTY rose 11-9 (39 weeks; #1 peak)
Maren Morris with GIRL fell 6-10 (14 weeks; #1 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Francis Rossi & Hannah Rickard with WE TALK TOO MUCH fell 9-11 (13 weeks;
#1 peak)
COUNTRY ALBUM
& SINGLES RELEASES
(13 June 2019) Bruce Springsteen - Western
Stars (Columbia)
Debut #1 UK iTunes all-genres
(14 June 2019) Chris Shiflett - Hard Lessons (East Beach Records & Tapes-Thirty Tigers)
11 Tracks/Time: 32:07 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #1 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#36 UK iTunes all-genres)
(14 June 2019) Lukas Nelson & Promise of the
Real - Turn Off The News (Build A Garden) 13 Tracks/Time: 51:13 Amazon UK - iTunes
Debut #3 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#199 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut
#2 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#15 US iTunes all-genres)
(14 June 2019) Jon Wolfe - Feels Like Country Music
[EP]
5 Tracks/Time: 17:00 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #15 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#520 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut
#4 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#19 US iTunes all-genres)
(14 June 2019) Montgomery Gentry - Outskirts
[EP] (Average Joes Entertainment)
7 Tracks/Time: 25:48 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #16 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#521 UK iTunes all-genres)
Recorded in Sept. 2017 and produced by Noah Gordon and
Shannon Houchins, the seven-track EP includes versions of Merle Haggard’s “What
Am I Going To Do With The Rest Of My Life” and Darrell Scott’s “You’ll Never
Leave Harlan Alive,” as well as “King of the World,” featuring Steve Vai on
guitar, and the Travis Denning co-penned “Joe’s Six-Pack.”
(14 June 2019) English Mustard - The Very Best
of English Mustard (NA)
Debut #43 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#-- UK iTunes all-genres)
(14 June 2019) Amber Lawrence - Spark (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) AUS
(14 June 2019) Riley Green - Get That Man A
Beer (BMLGR)
Debut #53 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#559 US iTunes all-genres)
(14 June 2019) Ryan Robinette -
Hello Summer, Vol. 3 (EP; Ryan Robinette)
Debut #13 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#113 US iTunes all-genres)
(14 June 2019) Fly Rich - The Hickhop Album
(Tym3management)
Debut #160 US Country iTunes Album Chart
(14 June 2019) Liddy Clark - Testing the Waters
(Unplugged) (Crimson Rose Records)
5 Tracks iTunes | Acoustic cuts of
Testing the Waters - EP first released: 27 Jul 2018
(14 June 2019) Hailey Dawn - Hollow Heart (EP;
Hailey Dawn)
5 Tracks/Time: 20:09 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
(14 June 2019) Amy May - Mystic (Amy May)
(14 June 2019) The Rev - El Diablo (EP; The Rev)
The Rev were pleased to announce the release of their
new EP entitled, “El Diablo”!
The Rev is what would happen if Jack Johnson took
Waylon Jennings surfing. Singer/songwriter, indie, country, Americana.
The EP is accompanied by the release of their first
theatrical video for the song, >> "Sea Level".
This song can be described as what would happen if Nashville hitched a ride to
the west coast and went surfing.
The band shared: You may notice some Brit influence on
“Theory of Everything”. Lead singer and songwriter, Eric Meyers, is a huge fan
of Del Amitri. As such, the structure and some harmonies may be reminiscent of
songs from the Del Amitri album, "Some Other Sucker’s Parade”. Video for
“Theory of Everything” is complete and due to be released mid-late July.
(14 June 2019) Clara Bond - Baby, You've Been
on My Mind (Single; Clara Bond) UK
(14 June 2019) The Wandering Hearts - Nothing
Breaks Like A Heart (Single; Decca) UK
Debut #7 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart (#354 UK iTunes all-genres), Sat
June 15: #9 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart (below #400 UK iTunes
all-genres),
Played by Paul Sexton on the Bob Harris Country Show
it’s a cover of Mark Ronson - Nothing Breaks Like a Heart (Official Video) ft.
Miley Cyrus
CANADIAN NEWS
(16 June 2019) Global Icon Shania Twain
Announces Headlining Las Vegas Residency
One of music's most renowned trailblazers and the
top-selling female country artist of all-time, Shania
Twain, is returning to the Las Vegas Strip with Shania Twain
"Let's Go!" The Vegas Residency, opening at Zappos Theater at
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
Shania will serve as creative director for her new Las
Vegas show, combining her three decade-long career with inspiration from her
iconic videos and elements from her 2018 sold out global NOW tour. This country
rebel at heart will push the boundaries in Vegas, just as she always has done,
taking fans on a journey of nostalgia and blowing them away with
outside-the-box concepts and visual spectacles.
Tickets went on sale to the public starting Friday,
June 21 at 10 a.m. PT.
DATES:
Dec.
2019: 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18
March 2020: 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28
May
2020: 20, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30
June
2020: 3, 5, 6
Mercury's Shania Twain talked about her upcoming Vegas
residency on ABC's Good Morning America (June 17). Watch here.
Shania Twain talks about "Let's Go!" Las
Vegas residency, role in "I Still Believe" and more >> YouTube
She also appeared on Live with Kelly & Ryan
(6/18). Watch here.
(18 June 2019) HOT AND NEW: LEAVING THOMAS I Wanna Be It All
Since releasing their debut single, "Waiting Kind
of Girl" in January of 2018, energetic Calgary duo Leaving Thomas (Annika Cheyne and Bryton Udy) have continued to
gain momentum with no sign of slowing down! Their single "Blame it on
the Neon" broke the top 20 at Canadian Country Radio and was also
featured on Sirius XM's "The Highway" and the music video was
featured on CMT US.
Their first radio single from this release is "I
Wanna Be It All". Written by Annika and Bryton and Liz Rose and
Phil Barton. Connect on Facebook
NEWS
(11 June 2019) Luke Combs stunned with request
to join Grand Ole Opry
Chris Janson, Craig Morgan and John Conlee stunned Luke Combs Tuesday
night (June 11) with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry.
(11 June 2019) Average Joes Entertainment signs
Smo
Artist and reality TV star SMO
has signed with NASHVILLE-based Average Joes Entertainment (AJE).
He is currently in the studio finishing his new album. His first single for the
label, “Tear Da Mud Up,” will be included on the next version of Average Joes’
complication series, “Mud Digger 10,” set for release on Friday, July 12th.
“Everyone at the label is excited to welcome SMO to
the roster,” said AVERAGE JOES’ FORREST LATTA. “His talent, authenticity, and
ability to deliver resonates with a broad fan base which has been firmly
established. The entire team at Average Joes Entertainment is excited for
what's to come in the next chapter of SMO.”
(11 June 2019) Meghan Linsey And Tyler Cain Form
New Duo
Singer and “The Voice” runner up Meghan Linsey is
back in a duo, having formed MEG & TYLER with producer Tyler
Cain. Linsey was previously half of the Big Machine Records duo Steel
Magnolia.
MEG & TYLER announced their new venture on the red
(actually blue) carpet at the CMT Music Awards in NASHVILLE on JUNE 5th. Their
first single (due 6/28) is titled “Mardi Gras & Rhinestones,”
and they promoted it with an appearance that turned into a surprise flash mob
Mardi Gras parade during CMA Fest Sunday (June 9), complete with a full horn
section and Mardi Gras beads. Watch it here.
“CMA Fest is all about the fans, so we really wanted
to do something special for them,” said TYLER. “MEG is from New Orleans, and
that culture has had a huge influence on our music and image. It just felt
natural to bring a little bit of Mardi Gras to Music City.” LINSEY said of the
single, “It’s about bringing people together. We’re all about love and
acceptance and we want that to translate in our music. It was so cool to see so
much diversity in our parade. Even the police officers were high fiving us as
we went by. It was a beautiful thing.”
(11 June 2019) According to Music Row's article
there is all-star Highwomen album
project coming. "Redesigning Women" by Maren Morris
should be the first single.
“There are a lot of amazing women on this project,”
said Maren, mentioning the studio participation of Sheryl Crow and Yola. Song
collaborators include Laura Veltz, Lori McKenna and Miranda Lambert.
On Monday (June 10), Music Row were introduced to four
new collaborative women, Americana queen Brandi Carlile, top Music Row
songwriter Natalie Hemby, alterna-pop singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Amanda
Shires and country hit maker Maren Morris — The HighWomen.
“This project represents four bad-ass women who cannot
be contained,” said their producer, Dave Cobb, to a packed Ford Theater
audience at the Country Music Hall of Fame. We gathered there for a listening
event on Monday evening. The women received standing ovations throughout the
gig. “The themes of this record are around female empowerment,” said Brandi
Carlile.
Read more Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris Talk
Highwomen Project via Rolling Stone
(14 June 2019) Country Music People magazine
reported in their June issue that Hayes Carll and Allison Moorer got married
A couple of talented singer/songwriters got married on
May 12. After a three-plus-year courtship, Hayes Carll and Allison Moorer tied
the knot.
Hayes shared a photo on his Instagram of
the newlyweds with the caption: “I’m so happy to say that Allison Moorer and I
made it official yesterday. Dreams do come true.”
Hayes Carll and Allison Moorer dropped by NPR Music's
World Cafe to discuss collaborating on his new album, What It Is, and what it
was like to release albums on their respective divorces around the same time
before they fell in love. You'll also get to hear highlights from the new LP
like "None'ya" and "American Dream." Listen here
Related Article: Hayes Carll joins host Talia
Schlanger on The World Cafe Podcast
AMERICANA NEWS
(14 June 2019) "I then went out and made the
record that I was looking for." - John Paul White talked about his
love for countrypolitan music planting the seed for his new record, The Hurting
Kind, as well as whether or not he was intentional about a retro sound and how
he found a "timeless" duet partner in Lee Ann Womack. Read more
AWARDS
(21 June 2019) Why You Gotta Be So Teen: Brett Young, Dan + Shay, Kacey Musgraves,
Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett are nominated for Choice Country
Artist at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards,
airing Aug. 11 on Fox.
The Choice Country Song nominees are Maren Morris'
"Girl," Brown's "Good as You," Rhett's "Look What God
Gave Her," Ballerini's "Miss Me More," Musgraves'
"Rainbow" and Dan + Shay's "Speechless," while Lil Nas X
f/Billy Ray Cyrus' "Old Town Road [Remix]" is up for Choice
R&B/Hip-Hop Song and Choice Collaboration. Full list
TV
(10 June 2019) King Calaway performed "World For Two" on ABC's Jimmy
Kimmel Live (6/10). Watch here.
(11 June 2019) Columbia's Tim McGraw appeared on
ABC's The View (6/11).
Columbia Nashville's Tim
McGraw appeared on NBC-TV's "TODAY"
show to talk about the new book, "Songs Of America," that he wrote
with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham. The book discusses the
impact of patriotic music and the ways it has shaped our nation. McGraw and
Meacham sat down with "TODAY’s" Savannah Guthrie to chat about how
the idea for the book came about, and some of their favorite influential songs
discussed in their work.
BABY NEWS
(11 June 2019) Randy Houser And Wife Welcome
Baby Boy
Congratulations to Stoney Creek Records' Randy Houser and
wife TATIANA on the birth of their son, Huckleberry Randolph Houser.
This is the first child for the couple, who were married in 2016. Houser has
one other son from a previous marriage.
HOUSER shared with PEOPLE magazine, "My beautiful
and brave wife, Tatiana and I are very proud to announce the birth of our
little man, Huckleberry Randolph Houser. HUCK was born on JUNE 19th, 2019, and
weighed in at 7 lbs. 6 oz. He’s handsome, healthy and happy, and we couldn’t be
more excited to get him home and start the next chapter of our lives together
with him." - Instagram
MUSIC NEWS
(14 June 2019) Taylor Swift releases new single “You
Need To Calm Down”
Taylor Swift announced and dropped a second song You Need To Calm Down
which is track 14 from her 18-track album LOVER (Universal | Amazon UK – Apple Music)
>> YouTube (Lyric Video) | Review: pophrt.com
Swift shared what the song is about with Apple's Beats 1 right after the track dropped at midnight: “I’ve observed a lot of different people in our society who put so much energy and effort into negativity and it made me feel like, ‘you need to just calm down.’ You're stressing yourself out. This seems like it's more about you than what you're going off about.”
Swift further revealed that Lover will arrive on August 23 (because 8+2+3=13, her fave number) and will comprise 18 tracks, including the Brendon Urie-assisted "ME!"
There will be 4 separate Deluxe versions of the
album and she's collaborated with designer Stella McCartney for a
collection inspired by the new music. Speaking about the album's title, Swift
explained,
"This album, in tone, it's very romantic. And not just simply
thematically, like it's all love songs or something. Because I think that the
idea of something being romantic, it doesn't have to be a happy song. I think
you can find romance in loneliness or sadness or going through a conflict or
dealing with things in your life. It just kind of looks at those things with a
very romantic gaze."
Taylor Swift 'much lighter' now she's no longer feuding with Katy PerryHow are we suppose to calm down when there are 4 deluxe editions of Lover that are all different?!— Taylor Nation (@taylornation13) June 16, 2019
Check out everything inside 👉 https://t.co/bzEYz74Wye pic.twitter.com/CZMZ7WBu4A
Taylor Swift's life became "much lighter"
after her Katy Perry feud ended.
The pair fell out when the Roar singer nabbed her pop
rival's dancers for a tour, and they bickered in the media and in the lyrics to
their songs for several years before Katy urged Taylor to stop fighting with
her and become friends.
She sent Taylor an actual olive branch to make it
clear she was serious about ending their feud and now she has appeared in the
29-year-old's new You Need to Calm Down video, hugging her new pal.
In addition, Taylor has told the U.K.'s Capital
Breakfast radio show that she and Katy have been on "good terms" for
some time after meeting at a couple of parties.
“You Need To Calm Down” single cover | June 13, 2019
Taylor is wearing a Norma Kamali ‘Bill
Embellished Stretch Tulle Halter Bikini Top’ - $610.00 Product
Get the look: Paula Hermanny, $48.00 www.theoutnet.com
Taylor Leaving her apartment | New York City, NY | June 14, 2019
She was wearing a Saint Laurent ‘Slim Fit
Virgin Wool Blazer’ - $2,230.00 Product +
blouse Product, IRO
shorts - Product and Kat
Maconie ‘Pammy Platform Sandals’ - $360.00 katmaconie.com
She added: Dana Rebecca ‘Sarah Leah Six Burst Studs’ -
$2,860.00 ; Nouvel Heritage ‘Paved Star Ring’ - $1,600.00
(15 June 2019) YouTube Facts, Figures and Statistics – 2019
YouTube launched on February 14th, 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad
Hurley, and Jawed Karim. Now it is the 2nd most visited website in the world.
Facts and Numbers
The very first YouTube video was uploaded on 23 April
2005.
The total number of people who use YouTube –
1,300,000,000.
The platform’s users upload more than 500 hours of
fresh video per minute, YouTube revealed at
recent press events.
That works out to 30,000 hours of new content per
hour, and 720,000 hours (83 days) of new content per day.
Almost 5 billion videos are watched on YouTube every
single day.
YouTube gets over 30 million visitors per day
In an average month, 8 out of 10 18-49-year-olds watch
YouTube.
By 2025, half of the viewers under 32 will not
subscribe to a pay-TV service.
6 out of 10 people prefer online video platforms to
live TV
PRESS RELEASES
(11 June 2019) Garth Brooks Captivates Record-Breaking
Crowd At Denver’s Mile High Stadium As He Continues Monumental The Garth Brooks
Stadium Tour
Garth Brooks entertained a record-breaking audience Saturday (6/8) at Denver, CO’s
Mile High Stadium with 84,500 fans, making it the “largest ticketed
event in Broncos stadium history,” (Denver Post) breaking the previous record
of 77,000 set by U2 in 2011. Breaking stadium records at each stop on THE GARTH
BROOKS STADIUM TOUR, Brooks has continued to show why he remains one of most
powerful live draws in the world with Denver Post noting “Brooks is as famous
for his concerts as he is for his songs, and it’s easy to see why.” Since
launching the tour, Brooks has broken attendance records in St. Louis, MO at
The Dome at America's Center, Glendale, AZ at State Farm Stadium, Gainesville,
FL at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, two sold-out nights at Minneapolis, MN’s U.S.
Bank Stadium and Denver, CO at Mile High Stadium. Additional upcoming shows are
already sold-out in Eugene, OR at Autzen Stadium on 6/29 with Regina, SK’s
Mosaic Stadium show on 7/10 and Boise, ID’s Albertsons Stadium show on 7/20
both selling out in under an hour, averaging just over 75,000 tickets in each
city.
(14 June 2019) Brantley Gilbert’s Growing Family
Inspires Pensive New Song, Released Ahead Of Father’s Day
When Brantley Gilbert and wife Amber welcomed their son, Barrett
Hardy-Clay, in 2017, the rough-around-the-edges singer/songwriter/rocker
admittedly immediately softened. Once the family of three settled back in their
home in Maysville, Georgia, the reality of consequences from a hard-lived youth
sank in and he realized he would have to have a conversation with his children
a little earlier than most fathers.
“There was a time in my life where I’m not necessarily
proud of the man I was,” Gilbert shared. “I want our children to have a song
where they can hear my voice say ‘I love you’ and acknowledges that there’s
going to come a time when they figure out I’m not a ‘super hero.’ I’m human;
I’ve made mistakes. And I’ll make a lot more, but there’s a man who really did
hang the moon, who’s got your back and always will, and if I’ve done my job as
a father, they’ll know that truth.”
Gilbert wrote “Man That Hung The Moon” at their home
in one sitting. “We had actually just found out that we were pregnant with our
second, a baby girl due this September, the day I wrote this song. I sat down
to write them a letter, but I’m a songwriter first so I ended up with this
song.”
(14 June 2019) Whiskey Myers Release "Die
Rockin'" Ahead of Self-Titled Album Set for September 27
As RollingStone.com
reported (June 13), genre-bending band Whiskey
Myers announced their forthcoming
fifth studio album, with the self-produced and self-titled project set for
release via Wiggy Thump Records/Thirty Tigers on September 27 (available for
pre-order HERE).
“This was the first album we've produced on our own
and it's 100% authentically us, which is why we decided to self-title it
WHISKEY MYERS,” lead guitarist John Jeffers shared with Rolling Stone. “We've
been fortunate in our careers to work with some incredible producers in the
past, however self-producing gave us the freedom to try every crazy idea in the
studio, which got us to this place where we are completely satisfied with the
end result and more excited than ever to get this new music out to our fans.” The
first taste of new music comes via instant grat track “Die Rockin’,”
a hard-hitting anthem that drives home the band’s passion for music and is sure
to be a hit at their frequently sold-out live shows, including Tuesday, June 25
when they open for rock icons The Rolling Stones at Chicago’s Soldier Field – a
band that is namechecked in the song’s lyrics.
(14 June 2019) Chris Young Pens Personal Tribute To Late Friend
Following an
emotionally-charged performance of “Drowning” during his Opry
appearance last week, Chris Young has released the intimate track to all digital and
streaming services. The grief-soaked song was penned in tribute to Adam, a
close friend of Chris’s who passed away several years ago.
“When I wrote
this song with Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge, we each thought of someone that we
lost way too soon. For me, it was one of my best friends, Adam. Missing you comes
in waves and tonight I'm drowning. This one is for you, brother,” shared Chris
last night on social media.
Written by Young with Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge, the
raw lyrics and vulnerable vocals expose the realities of loss and grief.
“Drowning” is
available now at http://smarturl.it/CYDrowning
and will be included on his upcoming
album, RAISED ON COUNTRY, releasing later this year. “Raised On Country”
(#12 Billboard/Mediabase) is Chris’s latest single and the title track to his
arena and amphitheater headlining tour which resumes this week at Boston, MA’s
Xfinity Center and tomorrow at Hartford, CT’s Xfinity Theatre.
(17 June 2019) Five-Time Grammy Nominee Hunter
Hayes Brings On The Emotion With “One Good Reason”
The ballad serves as the fourth song off his upcoming
album
Country music trailblazer Hunter
Hayes continues his trek on a new
chapter in his music journey with the release of his new song “One Good
Reason.” The emotional ballad, written and produced by Hayes and Sam
Ellis, tells the always complicated story of the reasons behind a breakup and
serves as the fourth song off of his upcoming album expected later this year.
It can be heard HERE.
“'One Good
Reason' represents a totally different side of this album and was another very
personal song to write,” says Hayes of his latest release. “It’s also one good
reason for me to celebrate releasing another song from this upcoming album that
I can’t wait for the world to hear.”
The highly acclaimed multi-instrumentalist recently
treated his loyal fans at his sold-out CMA Fest fan club party to a performance
of the new track, which was officially released at midnight Friday (June 14).
REVIEWS
(11 June 2019) Bruce Springsteen: Western Stars
Reviews
There are more specific locales on Western Stars
(tagged rock), too. It’s a movie set on the title track, where Springsteen
sings from the perspective of an aging actor holding on in the twilight of his
career. Steel guitar moans over a softly chugging acoustic part and muted shards
of piano as the actor muses on the fleeting nature of all things.
Music-news.com (Rating: 5 STARS) Throughout the years
Bruce Springsteen has showcased an unparalleled ability to craft compelling
characters and vivid scenes. The melodies are often, anthemic, uplifting, and
freeing, while ultimately hiding the bigger meaning within the song.
Lyric Magazine #30SecondReview Loving the experimentation &
ambition on this supposedly ‘quiet’ album. Lush orchestration, steel guitars
& brass & piano vibes. 'Sleepy Joe’s Cafe’ & ‘The Wayfarer’ Listen
to that fire on the title track!
Duncan Warwick Country Music People Editor: Currently listening to the new
Bruce Springsteen album. He's supposed to have gone country. We'll see about
that... and if I can stay awake I'll confirm one way or another....So far it's
like having bloody teeth pulled.....Bloody hard work, and methinks any strings
(or anything that might make it a bit more interesting) are all from a
keyboard. Oh, and it's not country either......Turns out I was mistaken.
Springsteen "brought in an orchestra" for his Western Stars album.
Never before has an artist with such a budget managed so successfully to make
it sound like one bloke on a keyboard doing all the backing on a Raymond
Froggatt record.
(14 June 2019) Azalea’s Ashes At Westfield House
London 13 June 2019
It was a privilege for B&G ‘s founder Nick and I
to be invited to the first gig by London based Azalea’s
Ashes ….well the first in their new
format! Fronted by long term friends and musical collaborators Talia Simone
and Kelly Lee, the band took a break from live shows due to family
commitments but the ladies kept on writing together and their passion for
performing and recording was reignited after a recent visit to Nashville (
where I first met them). New bass and lead guitar players have joined the line
up ( both perfect fits!) and I predict that this band will be making waves
before too long (look out for an EP on the horizon)....Read More Belles And Gals
Watch Azalea's Ashes - The Hanworth Park House Sessions. Acoustic original recorded live on location
at the beautifully broken Hanworth Park House. Please excuse the noise
pollution from the planes, its part of life living beneath the Heathrow Flight
Path. Hanworth Park House....."A Peek into History" >> YouTube
INTERVIEWS
(11 June 2019) Fight The
Pow(h)er: Elaina Smith's newly-rebranded
Breaking Thru With Elaina podcast returned yesterday (6/9) with the first guest
of the second season, Maren Morris.
"I am so grateful to Westwood One Podcast Network for believing in this
message and can’t wait to continue sharing these amazing stories that have been
inspiring women and men everywhere," says Smith.
Join Elaina Smith from
Nashville as she opens the door to female artists and proves radio listeners
want to hear more than male artists. Elaina shines her spotlight on talented
female artists and interviews legends, up-and-comers, and everyone in between.
(12 June 2019) Lyric Interviews (By: James Daykin): Joe Nichols On His Upcoming UK Tour, Watching Nashville Change, Hits & Misses And Country Music.
(17 June 2019) Off the
Record Podcast Episode #73: Hailey Whitters
Imogen Marshall chats to Hailey Whitters on
the concept of 'Ten Year Town' and why she initially felt like a 'Black Sheep'
in Nashville. Hailey talks about joining the Girl tour and what she's currently
playing on repeat at the moment.
WATCH
(12 June 2019) Cliona
Hagan performing Get Your
Redneck On. >> YouTube
(13 June 2019) Paul
Cauthen "Cocaine Country
Dancing" (>> OFFICIAL VIDEO).
From the 10-track album Room 41 (Lightning Rod Records) out Sept 8 (Amazon)
(14 June 2019) Michaela
Anne - "By Our
Design" (>> Official Video) From the album, Desert
Dove, out September 27, 2019 on Yep Roc Records
(13 June 2019) The
Adelaides - Good Love
(>> Official Video) The new single
'is available to stream/download: https://smarturl.it/adelaides_good_love
Filmed in Nashville and Directed by: Chris St. Croix
UK pop/country trio The Adelaides are vocalist /
guitarist Paris Georgia, vocalist Alicia Alba and vocalist / guitarist Abi
Phillips (Facebook). The release of ‘Good
Love’ comes just after their performance at CMA Fest in Nashville on 7
June 2019.
You give me good good love
You give it twenty four seven
Make me feel like i’m in heaven yeah
You give me good good love
(HEY) Lyrics
(16 June 2019) Kezia Gill -
Local Man's Star (>> Official Video)
(14 June 2019) Following the release of “Girl At
The Bar,” the focal track from her forthcoming EP, Kelsey Lamb released
the official music video for the heartbreak song view here:
Directed by Logen Christopher and produced by Stormlight
Productions, the music video illustrates the aftermath of a breakup as a
heartbroken Kelsey Lamb fixates on the on-screen couple Charlie Evischi and
Erika Raen. The production, filmed over the course of one day, was filmed at
Mickey’s Tavern in East Nashville. “The filming process was so much fun, I had
a few of my friends in this video and it was cool to see the vision of this
song come to life with the people who know me so well,” commented Lamb.
This single is Lamb’s most vulnerable song to date.
“Girl at the Bar” illustrates how Lamb has dealt with her previous heartbreaks.
“I get so frustrated with the way I handle heartbreak. I don’t wear pain on my
sleeve, I am the person that puts on a happy face and powers through like
nothing ever happened,” explains Lamb. “The vision behind this video was to
really capture the idea of what could have happened if I had chosen to be ‘the
girl at the bar,’ said Lamb of the new music video. See April 2019 BLOG Post Singer-Songwriter, Kelsey Lamb,
announces May 31 release of debut Self-Titled EP
COUNTRY FASHION
(12 June 2019) MAREN
MORRIS /strip it down: Playboy
feature.
Photo (Harper Smithphoto), Steph Thorpe (Costume
Designer/Wardrobe Stylist), Makeup: Lorrie Turk, Marwa Bashir (Kat Von D
Beauty, Stila Cosmetics, IT Cosmetics; Lilly Lashes), Hair (Oribe) - Instagram
Maren is seen wearing Anine Bing "Jolene"
Cowgirl boots $599 (Image | Product Detail |
orchardmile.com
$359) A mix of Scandinavian heritage and American energy for timeless style
with rock ‘n’ roll edge.
Related Post Maren Morris: Country music has a problem with sexuality By Mark Savage BBC music reporter: "People in pop and R&B are confident and sexy and sexual, and they're celebrating it - so why don't we, in country, write these songs?"strip it down. something with @playboy is coming next week... 🌼 // 📷: Harper Smith pic.twitter.com/PO49710vVS— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) June 11, 2019
Instead of just posing the question, she provides the
answer - on a new album full of come-hither moments inspired by her marriage to
fellow musician Ryan Hurd.
It's there in RSVP, a slinky R&B-tinged track
that's heavily indebted to TLC, and it's there in the lovelorn ballad Make Out
With Me, which was inspired by the "drunk voicemails" she'd leave her
husband when he was out on tour.
"It's just a really fun, sexy song about
wanting to jump someone's bones," she laughs. "Real life
stuff!"
(16 June 2019) ARDYs: A Radio Disney Music
Celebration 2019:
The 2019 ARDYs: A Radio Disney Music Celebration took
place on Sunday at the CBS Radford
Studios in Studio City, California. After six years of being known as the
“Radio Disney Music Awards,” the event has been rebranded as “ARDYs: A Radio
Disney Music Celebration.”
The "Call You Names" Canadian
singer-songwriter Tenille Arts was there, joining Madison Beer, to announce Gabby
Barrett’s performance. Tenille wore a bold black and white patterned dress from
the 2015 Balmain x H&M Collection. The long-sleeved mini dress is
adorned with 250,000 hand-sewn beads. Balmain’s creative director, Olivier
Rousteing and H&M are tempting fashionistas with tailored, textured, and
heavily embroidered glorious designs.
She added Femmes Sans Peur (Shoes), H. CROWNE
(Jewels), Krista Roser (Styling) - Instagram >> Instagram Video
"I love being a part of the Radio Disney
family," said Tenille following the appearance. "Everything from the
red carpet to presenting with Madison Beer was so much fun! I already can't
wait for next years ARDYs!"
Tenille will be criss-crossing two countries in the
coming weeks promoting "Call You Names," with dates in Phoenix,
Norfolk, Milwaukee, Indiana, Alberta and her home province of Saskatchewan.
Gabby Barrett wore a gorgeous Multi Color Sequin Sleeveless Evening JOVANI Jumpsuit (Style #1194 Product | >> Fashion Instagram Video) adding hooped earings (Kendra Scott). American Idol‘s Laine Hardy and Gabby Barrett performed “The Climb” from Hannah Montana: The Movie and Gabby sang her own song >> “I Hope”.
COUNTRY GOSSIP
(11 June 2019) Miranda Lambert's new song, "Locomotive," is
reminiscent of some of her most energetic early material, and in a new
interview, the 35-year-old country superstar says she feels re-energized in
both her life and her music since her recent marriage to Brendan McLoughlin.
Lambert hit the stage at the 2019 CMA Music Festival
in Nashville on Saturday (June 8) to debut a new song titled
"Locomotive," which is a rock-influenced country-punk track. Though
its musical structure and aggressive tempo are more along the lines of early
hits including "Kerosene," the lyrics portray a different perspective
on love than some of her more vengeful early work… Read more
(13 June 2019) Jana Kramer’s husband clarifies
cheating ‘deal breaker’ remarks
Jana Kramer's husband Mike Caussin has insisted he
"wouldn't walk out" on the singer if she cheated on him, despite his
previous remark that her infidelity would be a marriage deal-breaker.
The former American football player raised eyebrows
with the controversial claim he wouldn't be able to move past Jana being
unfaithful - despite the country music singer giving him another chance after
he cheated on her in 2016. But clarifying the comment during a chat on the
couple's Whine Down podcast on Monday, Mike explained that he made the comment
without thinking about it.
(17 June 2019) Sam Hunt's Not Joking About His
Traditional Country Transition
When Sam Hunt told Taste of Country
he was dreaming of a more organic, traditional country future, he wasn't being
hyperbolic or going through a phase. The "Body Like a Back Road"
hitmaker and symbol of country music's rapid shift toward a more cross-genre,
pop-friendly approach says his next album is not shaping up to be nearly as
progressive as his first.
PHOTO
(10 June 2019) Jabba The Mutt: Miranda Lambert's
MuttNation Mutt March
“To the uninitiated, it probably sounded like dogs
barking. But to me, knowing the pure joy that comes with owning a rescue dog –
or eight – it was music to my ears,” said country’s favorite animal-loving
superstar, Miranda Lambert, who led the
mile-long MuttNation Mutt March from Nissan Stadium to Walk of Fame Park. “We
were all marching on behalf of MuttNation to raise awareness for shelter pet
adoption and in support of animal rescues across the country – and because it’s
fun and it’s our passion” she continued. Over 1,300 animal lovers joined
Miranda, Bev Lambert, and Dan & Abby Smyers, for Thursday morning’s
pup-parade; including several hundred mutt-loving fans who participated from
their hometowns as part of the Virtual March.
After the MuttMarch concluded at Walk of Fame Park, Bev Lambert, Miranda’s mom and MuttNation co-founder, along with MuttNation Board members, staff, volunteers, and fans headed to Xfinity Fan Fair X across the street at Music City Center where MuttNation hosted its 4th annual CMA Fest Adoption Drive. Both the MuttNation MuttMarch and Adoption Drive were presented by Tractor Supply Company.
(12 June 2019) Promo Sapiens: Broken Bow's Chase Rice and
promo team celebrate two-week No. 1 "Eyes On You."
Pictured (l-r) are Ashley Wojcinski, Lee Adams, Matt
Holmberg, Rice, Shelley Hargis Gaines, Layna Bunt, Scotty O'Brien and Dawn
Ferris.
BIRTHDAYS
June 17: Russell Smith (Amazing Rhythm Aces) (1949), B J Cole (1946), the late Red
Foley (June 17, 1910; died Sept 19, 1968 (aged 58)), Mickey
Guyton
June 18: Julie Reeves (1974), Marty
Haggard (1958), Blake Shelton
(1976)
June 19: the late Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914; died May 11, 1979 (aged 64)), Doug Stone (1956)
June 20: Anne Murray (1945), the late Chet
Atkins (June 20, 1924; died June 30, 2001 (aged 77)), Chuck Wicks (1979)
June 21: Allison Moorer (1972), Kathy
Mattea (1959)
June 22: Kris Kristofferson (1936), the late Roy Drusky (June 22, 1930; died Sept 23, 2004 (aged 74))
June 23: Pake McEntire (1953), Diane
Trask (1940), the late June Carter (June
23, 1929; died May 15, 2003 (aged 73)), Katie
Armiger (1991)
