BREAKING NEWS
Country News – May 29, 2019
with Shannon McCombs
This week Shannon talks with Charles Kelley of
Lady A about a #1 song he wrote with (and for) Brett Young. An update on Shania
Twain’s new movie. And for Buck Owens fans, get the scoop on a new music
collection. Plus… actor Ethan Hawk has a role in a movie about one of Country
Music’s most famous duos!
UK NEWS
On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist
for the week commencing Saturday 25 May 2019
A Playlist
Taylor Swift - ME! (feat. Brendon Urie)
B Playlist
Maren Morris - The Bones
Keith Urban feat. Kassi
Ashton - Drop Top added to the “B” Playlist
C Playlist
Yola - Shady Grove added to the “C” Playlist
OUT
Ward Thomas - One More Goodbye removed from the “C”
Playlist
(22 May 2019) The British Country Music Awards 2019 will be held on Saturday 9th November at the Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester.
The BCMA Committee now includes Todd Thomas (Director
of Nashville) & Dan Biddle (Director of Australia) who currently oversees
the careers of some of Australia’s most successful country artists including
The McClymonts, Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont (who played Buckle &
Boots!), Adam Eckersley Band and Fanny Lumsden.
Other BCMA Directors are: BJ Thomas (Chairman CEO), Jeanne
Jordan (Secretary Director), Wayne Hadlow (Director; Founder
FSA Festival), Karl Hancock (Director of Global Development; Buckle
and Boots Country Music Festival CEO) and Lara Goodfellow, (Director
of Media and PR).
Stepping down from the board: Rob Davis (Founding member,
owner Puddleduck Publshing Ltd, publishers of Cross Country and Up Country
magazine).
Visit britishcma.co.uk
(25 May 2019) The British Country Music Festival
Announce Full Line-Up
UK TOUR & GIG UPDATES:
Updates: Angel Snow (Nov), Alice Wallace (Oct), Brandy Clark (Oct), Cam(Sept), Country
at the Castle starring “The Bellamy Brothers” (Aug), Erin Enderlin & Kayla Ray (Aug), Fred's House (Oct-Dec), Jesse
Kinch (July), Kim Richey (Nov), Lauren Jenkins (Sept), Logan Mize (Oct), Kip Moore (Sept), Porchlight Smoker (June-Sept), UKCountryRadio.com
LIVE Music Nights (June & Aug), Waiting For Wednesday (June-July)
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK
Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending
30 May 2019)
24 May 2019 - 30 May 2019
Consumption was down 20.6%
week-on-week to 98,270 units (including 84,576 from sales-equivalent
streams) but the combination of Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber was
enough for their collaboration, I Don’t Care, to spend a second
week at No.1.
Lil Nas X’s Old Town
Road was runner-up for the fifth time in all, and fourth time in a row,
on consumption of 85,244 units.
Exiting the Top 10 was Me!
(9-12; 31,561 units) by Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie
Three songs from Eurovision
made the Top 75 last year – Israeli winner Netta’s Toy (No.49)
Official UK
Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending
30 May 2019)
24 May 2019 - 30 May 2019
Barely six months after he
first made the singles chart, 22-year-old Scottish singer/songwriter Lewis
Capaldi’s debut album, DEVILISHLY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT, roared in
at No.1 with the biggest week’s sales of any artist album in 2019.
Consumption of 89,506 units (including 30,609 from sales-equivalent
streams and 58,897 pure sales; 7,206 on vinyl) in its first week on sale were
the highest for any artist album since Take That’s Odyssey racked up 105,721
sales on debut 24 weeks ago (last November).
Official UK
Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending
23 May 2019)
17 May 2019 - 23 May 2019
Hurts 2B Human spent its
third straight week at No.1 for Pink, matching the February/March reign of
Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next as the lengthiest by a 2019 release – but it does
so on consumption of just 11,582 units (including 2,617 from sales-equivalent
streams + 8,975 paid-for sales). That’s the fifth lowest tally to top the chart
in the 489 weeks that have thus far elapsed in the 2010s.
Official UK
Country Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending
30 May 2019)
24 May 2019 - 30 May 2019
Keifer Sutherland with RECKLESS
& ME held at No.1 (4 weeks; #1 peak)
Jessie Buckley with WILD ROSE
- OST held at No.2 (6 weeks; #1 peak)
JJ Cale with STAY
AROUND held at No.3 (4 weeks; #2 peak)
Maren Morris with GIRL rose
6-4 (11 weeks; #1 peak)
Steve Earle & The Dukes with GUY held
at No.5 (8 weeks; #1 peak)
Francis Rossi & Hannah
Rickard with WE TALK TOO MUCH fell 4-6 (10 weeks; #1 peak)
Ward Thomas with RESTLESS
MINDS rose 8-7 (15 weeks; #1 peak)
Yola with WALK
THROUGH FIRE rose 11-8 (13 weeks; #1 peak)
Kacey Musgraves with GOLDEN
HOUR fell 7-9 (55 weeks; #1 peak)
Carrie Underwood with CRY PRETTY
held at No.10 (36 weeks; #1 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Reba McEntire with STRONGER THAN
THE TRUTH slipped 9-12 (6 weeks; #2 peak)
Molly Tuttle with WHEN
YOU'RE READY fell 12-17 (7 weeks; #4 peak)
Official
Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending
30 May 2019)
24 May 2019 - 30 May 2019
Thea Gilmore with SMALL
WORLD TURNING (Shameless) made a debut at No.1.
COUNTRY ALBUM
& SINGLES RELEASES
(21 May 2019) Andrew Sevener - The Season 16
Collection (The Voice Performance) (EP; Republic Records)
6 Tracks/ Time: 16:43 iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #54 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#426 US iTunes all-genres)
(21 May 2019) Dexter Roberts - The Season 16
Collection (The Voice Performance) (EP; Republic Records)
6 Tracks/ Time: 17:07 iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #68 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#509 US iTunes all-genres)
(22 May 2019) Jill Fulton - Fuel to
the Fire (Jill Fulton)
(24 May 2019) Eric Church - 61 Days in Church,
Volume. 5 (EMI Music Nashville (ERN)
Debut #2 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#122 UK iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Billy Ray Cyrus - The SnakeDoctor
Circus (BMG)
9 Tracks/ Time: 38:23 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #16 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#650 UK iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Jimmy Fortune - God & Country
(Gaither)
14 Tracks/ Time: 50:19 Country/ Christian Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Country Music Hall of Fame and Gospel Music Hall of
Fame member Jimmy Fortune is proud to announce his new album God & Country.
From the heart of country and gospel music legend
Jimmy Fortune comes an all-new recording that reflects and celebrates the
beauty of America, the courage of those who have made it free and the hymns
that have warmed the hearts of its citizens for centuries. Jimmy lends his
unmistakable tenor voice to stirring renditions of national classics and
congregational favorites, creating an expression of gratitude for our faith and
freedoms.
(24 May 2019) Frankie Lee - Stillwater (Loose
Music)
Debut #5 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#252 UK iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Hayley Orrantia - If I Don't (EP;
Snot Panda Music)
5 Tracks/ Time: 17:35 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #8 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#365 UK iTunes all-genres), then #5
(#273), then #4 (#251)
(24 May 2019) James Barker Band - Singles Only
(Universal Music Canada) CAN
Debut #12 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#642 UK iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Ray Fulcher - Somebody Like Me
(EP; Larkin Hill)
6 Tracks/ Time: 19:24 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #2 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#25 US iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Dustin Sonnier - Between the
Stones & Jones (Dustin Sonnier Entertainment) 14 Tracks/ Time: 48:42 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #4 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#61 US iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Matt Stell - Everywhere But On
(EP; Arista Nashville)
7 Tracks/ Time: 22:29 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #5 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#106 US iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Hudson Valley - Seven (EP; Go
Long Entertainment)
7 Tracks/ Time: 21:44 Country/ Pop Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #20 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#170 US iTunes all-genres)
(21 May 2019) Gyth Rigdon - The Season 16
Collection (The Voice Performance) (EP; Republic Records) 6 Tracks/ Time: 17:37 iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #38 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#288 US iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Lonesome River Band - Outside
Looking In (Crossroads Records)
13 Tracks/ Time: 46:03 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #81 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#543 US iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Amanda Anne Platt - Live at the
Grey Eagle (Deluxe Digital Edition) (Organic Records)
25 Tracks/ Time: 1:52:43 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #90 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#670 US iTunes all-genres)
(24 May 2019) Cody Forrest - Cody Forrest (EP;
Cody Forrest)
5 Tracks/ Time: 17:03 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #127 US Country iTunes Album Chart
(24 May 2019) Megan Ashley - Megan Ashley (EP;
Megan Stewart Music)
Megan Ashley is a singer-songwriter, and proud member
of the Texas Country Music Association, born and raised in the Texas Hill Country
area. In 2018 Megan released her debut single, “Texas That I’ve Always Known”
which landed a spot on Texas Humor’s Soundtrack to Texas playlist (and many
others) as well as over 12K streams on Spotify alone in one year.
It includes a duet with Texas Country’s Top Female
Vocalist Bri Bagwell and songs written by Megan and co-written with Kimberly
Dunn, James Hertless from Josh Abbott Band, and many others.
https://www.facebook.com/meganashleymusic/ (572 Likes)
(25 May 2019) Kate Bowen - Waking up from the
American Dream (EP; Warner/Chappell Nashville)
5 Tracks/ Time: 17:19 Genres: Alternative Rock iTunes
Songwriter Kate Bowen (former Ella Mae Bowen) has
traded her former Big Machine Records gig for a brand new music route and has a
brand new EP that just came out this week. An accomplished songwriter, her song
"I'll Go On" was included on Reba McEntire's 2015 chart-topping LP
Love Somebody. Now, Bowen has found a new start as a writer and artist, penning
a deal with Jay Joyce's Neon Cross Music and Warner Chappell Music.
(24 May 2019) Danny McMahon - Boys Cry Too (EP;
Puzzle Maker Records) UK
Debut #3 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#166 UK iTunes all-genres) then #2
(#147; #129) | Sat May 25: #2 (#204; #255), then #6 (#424 all-genres), then
#12 (#578) | Sun May 26: off the top 200, then #15 (#786, #830 all-genres),
then #17 (#938), then #37, then #44 | Mon May 27: off the top 200
(24 May 2019) Emily Faye - Little Bit of You
(feat. Jake Morrell) (Single; Emily Faye) UK
Time: 3:41 iTunes
Debut #21 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart | Sat May 25: #33
AUSSIE NEWS
(24 May 2019) Brisbane-based singer/songwriter 20-year-old
Jessica Emily Odgers was set to release her debut EP – THE GIRL WITH
THREE NAMES – on Friday May 31.
"The EP captures Jessica becoming who she
is," according to a spokesman for the artist, "from teenager to
adult, finding love, falling out of love and getting to know herself."
"When planning my EP... I wanted a body of work
that best introduced me and my music into the world," Jessica said.
Lead single from the release is Fall Back, co-written
by Jessica with Nashville writers Hannah May Allison and John Millar and is
described as "a fun, storytelling love song that kicks off and introduces
the distinctive sound and style of the upcoming EP.
“I went into the co-write knowing I wanted to write
something fun and uplifting," Jessica said, "but with a different
sound to my previous single Candy. Hannah told us she had this title 'Fall
Back' in her head for a while and didn’t know what to do with it.
"We started playing with lyric ideas and melodies
and then we figured out it would be a love song and the idea for falling for
someone and hoping they would feel the same way in return, the fall back."
In late 2016 with a nudge and a home-made sign from
her Mum, Keith Urban invited Jessica on stage at his Brisbane show on
the Ripcord Tour for a special performance of his hit Somewhere In My Car.
In 2018, Jess attended the Country Music Association
of Australia Academy of Country music, and released her debut single Candy
hitting number 3 on the country iTunes charts and No. 16 on the KIX Radio
Hottest 20.
NEWS
(20 May 2019) Pete Fisher Steps Down As ACM CEO, RAC
Clark Named Interim Executive Dir.
In a surprise move, PETE
FISHER is stepping down as CEO of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC
(ACM) after nearly two-and-a-half years in the role. R.A. (RAC) CLARK, Exec.
Producer of the Academy Of Country Music Awards, has been appointed interim
Executive Dir. of the Academy, effective immediately.
In addition to the ACM, Fisher headed the
organization’s charitable arm, ACM Lifting Lives. He joined the ACM in early
2017 after 17 years as VP/GM for the GRAND OLE OPRY. He plans to pursue new
opportunities.
“Following many years on the ACM Board, it’s been an
honor to serve the ACADEMY in the role of CEO,” said Fisher. “I’ve greatly
enjoyed working with the Academy staff, Officers and Boards, and I look forward
to continuing to support the good work of the ACM and ACM LIFTING LIVES. Proud of what we have accomplished, I look
forward to what the future holds.”
(22 May 2019) Legendary Country duo Brooks & Dunn will
take part in a special taping of "CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and
Friends" that will premiere Friday, June 28th at 9p (CT) on CMT. The
episode will feature the duo's collaborations with several Country artists,
including Brett Young, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, Luke Combs, Midland, LANCO's
Brandon Lancaster and more.
The episode will be shot in downtown Nashville in
front of a live crowd on Tuesday, June 4th ahead of the “CMT Music Awards,”
which will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 5th
at 7p (CT).
(22 May 2019) 'Don Williams: Music &
Memories Of The Gentle Giant' Touring Production Set To Premiere With Nashville
Symphony At Schermerhorn Oct. 31 - Nov. 2
Spanning more than 45 years, the music of Don Williams continues
to connect adoring fans around the world, and soon they’ll have a chance to
experience those iconic hits in a whole new way. Starting October 31, Don
Williams: Music & Memories of The Gentle Giant takes residency at
Nashville’s famed Schermerhorn Symphony Center for three nights of
reflection of the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s music, accompanied by the
Nashville Symphony, with Keith Urban serving as the show’s curator.
During his career, Williams scored 17 No. 1 hits
including “I Believe In You”, “It Must Be Love”, “Lord I Hope This Day Is Good”
and “Tulsa Time.” He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010,
and was best known for his straightforward, yet smooth bass-baritone voice and
soft tones which earned him the nickname The Gentle Giant of Country Music.
(22 May 2019) Travis Tritt kicked off the season
finale of The Voice last night, performing his hit “T-R-O-U-B-L-E” with
contestant, Andrew Sevener.
Contestant Maelyn Jarmon was named the Season 16 champ of The Voice during Tuesday's finale, handing John Legend a win in his first season as a coach. The two-hour season finale was packed full of more than a dozen guest performances and post-competition duets with the Top 4. Other guest performers were Taylor Swift with Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie, K-pop group BTS, The Jonas Brothers, Khalid, Hootie & The Blowfish, Sarah McLachlan, and more.
TV
(24 May 2019) Taylor Swift performed on The
Graham Norton Show May 23, 2019
Three-time Official Albums Chart topper Taylor Swift gave
her first televised UK performance in a year, since she opened The BBC's
Biggest Weekend festival last May. It also marked her first UK TV chat show
appearance in five years since she last visited Graham's star-studded couch.
The programme aired May 24th.
Taylor wore a pink Jessica Jones custom romper
and custom shoes - Image
MUSIC NEWS
(21 March 2019) New BPI report reveals 20% jump
in UK recorded music revenues
According to research in the BPI’s new yearbook All
About The Music 2019, UK recorded music revenues are up by over 20% in three
years. An official press release stated that the growth was, “fuelled by the
popularity of diverse British artists and innovative record label marketing”.
A top line summary showed 3.1% growth in 2018, boosted
by the combination of surges in streaming, the enduring appeal of vinyl
and the growth of sync. Streaming subscription revenues were up 220% in a
three-year window, making it worth nearly £500m and accounting for 60% of
income. Similarly, revenues from streaming were reported to be more than double
the revenues generated by physical formats.
Perhaps predictably, revenue of £176.8 million from CD
sales was in line with a long-term trend of decline – down by over a
quarter (-28.4%) in 2018. The BPI, however, stressed
that CD sales remains important to the industry in delivering just over a fifth
(20.4%) of its income.....
In 2018 Streaming accounted for nearly
two-thirds of UK music consumption; 2 billion weekly streams milestone
with demand driven by a phenomenal 91 billion audio streams served through
Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and other audio streaming services. That represented a 33.5 per cent rise on
2017.
PRESS RELEASES
(21 May 2019) Cale Dodds - New Single
Co-written by award winning producer/writers Busbee
(Maren Morris, Carly Pearce) and Nicolle Gallyon (Tequila / Automatic / Woman),
Cale Dodds released his latest pop-country single, I Like
Where This Is Going on March 15th. Cale has racked up more than 30 million
streams on Spotify to date, and this past year, he was featured on Rolling
Stone’s 10 New Country Artists and CMT’s top 20 Artists of 2018.
(23 May 2019) Two-time CMA Male Vocalist Of The Year,
and GRAMMY-winning country music artist Lee Greenwood celebrated
the 35th anniversary this week of the release of his signature hit song, the
patriotic "God Bless The USA." The song first appeared on his 1984
album, You've Got a Good Love Comin, and spent 37 weeks on Billboard's Hot
Country Songs chart, becoming a Top 10 Hit.
Greenwood participates in the annual "Salute The
Troops" at the Grand Ole Opry and performed at NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 at
Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26.
(23 May 2019) International singer/songwriter Max T. Barnes kicked off his 2019 tour at the Hot Country TV awards in front of 1,100
Irish country fans with a performance of “Love, Me,” which he penned for
Collin Raye and spent three weeks at No.1 in the U.S. He went on to receive an
award for “Great Contributions to Irish Music” adding to his 2018 trophy for “International
Artist of the Year.” The tour coincides with the release of Barnes’ new
singles, “If I Didn’t Have You,” “I’ve Loved A Lot More Than I’ve Hurt” and
“Catchin’ Up to Do” - all hitting radio now.
(24 May 2019) “Pioneering independent” (Cowboys & Indians) Aaron Watson’s brand
new album, RED BANDANA, is available
now for pre-order/pre-save and two new tracks from the 20-song collection
release ahead of his June 21 release. “Riding
With Red,” a stunning piece of cowboy poetry debuts along with an
accompanying video which premiered via Parade The upbeat, Petty-infused singalong “Old Friend” is
also out now along with video on all streaming platforms and with album pre-order.
Fans can now pre-order physical CD and special
merchandise bundles at https://store.aaronwatson.com/red-bandana.
(24 May 2019) Singer, songwriter and radio deejay, Tracy Lawrence,
has had an impressive country music career spanning over two decades and shows
no signs of slowing down. On Friday, May 24th Lawrence released his new single,
“Made
In America,” as the title track off his upcoming 16th studio album,
Made In America.
The single, written by Lawrence, Rick Huckaby and Adam
Sanders, and produced by Lawrence and Julian King, celebrates all the
hardworking men and women who make our nation stand tall and fill us with
pride. Lawrence’s stripped away simplicity reminds us of what truly matters and
acknowledges the small things people around our nation do every day that
exemplify American fortitude.
“I am extremely proud of my new album Made in America. It is possibly the most personal album I have ever released,” states Lawrence. “I co-wrote 8 out of the 12 songs, pouring my heart and soul in each of the songs. I feel it will resonate with my fans and country music lovers across this nation,” elaborates Lawrence.
(24 May 2019) Following its premiere on New York's
Times Square Viacom billboard and across CMT channels, breakout Country star Jimmie Allen's new video for latest single 'Make Me Want To' is
now available for fans to view everywhere - watch here:
“I’m a huge fan of Disney, Harry Potter and ‘The Notebook.’ I wanted to create a video that showcased my love for all three,” Allen shared. “I feel like authenticity is celebrated today more than ever so with this video I really wanted highlight my quirky side.”
Shot in Franklin and Nashville, TN., the video CMT
describes as “magical and positively effervescent” was conceptualized by Allen
and directed by Justin Nolan Key. The special effects laden and often humorous
video spotlights both Allen’s creativity and natural comedic ability.
(24 May 2019) Randy Travis Drops First Song In
Six Years “One In A Row”. Announces CMA Fest 2019 Book Signing Schedule
“One In A Row”, is a song about missing someone as much as the world has missed the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s one-of-a-kind baritone since a massive stroke in 2013 affected his ability to perform.
The song, penned by Buddy Jewell and Thom McHugh, was recorded years before the stroke but never widely released to audiences. It showcases Travis’ deep, velvety smooth, signature tone with the traditional country sound that has been a cornerstone of his career since 1986 when he “turned [the country] format 180 degrees from where it’s heading, back and made it bigger than it ever was” [Garth Brooks to Rolling Stone Country].
“Traditional country music was all I wanted to do --
it’s all I knew how to do.” - Randy Travis in his memoir, Forever and Ever,
Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life. Amazon
(24 May 2019) As multi-PLATINUM selling performer and
current ACM Awards Male Artist of the Year Thomas
Rhett ramps up to unveil his
upcoming fourth studio album CENTER POINT ROAD (The Valory Music Co. | Amazon UK)
in just one week (May 31) he shared the anthemic title track feat. Kelsea
Ballerini. Acting as the mantle for his most autobiographical project to date
and co-written by Thomas Rhett with Jesse Frasure, Amy Wadge and Cleve Wilson,
“Center Point Road,” captures what it feels like to stare down an unknown
future, with a pressure-cooker of emotions magnifying every fork in the road.
“‘Center Point Road’ to me is very nostalgic,” Thomas Rhett shared. “It's about being young and thinking ‘this is as complicated as life is ever going to get,’ not realizing one day you move on to the next chapter and it comes at you quickly. Kelsea and I have been good friends for years now and with her growing up similarly in a Tennessee town, I knew she would relate to what we were writing about. She absolutely nailed it.”
(24 May 2019) RECORDS/Arista Nashville recording
artist, Matt Stell released his seven-song EVERYWHERE BUT ON EP
on all platforms. The highly-anticipated collection, co-produced by Stell and
Wide Open Music’s Ash Bowers, includes the lead single, “Prayed For You.”
Written by Stell, along with Bowers and Allison Veltz,
named as one of Rolling Stone’s “10 Best Country Songs To Hear Now,” and dubbed
“career-changing” by Music Row, the hit has already amassed more than 47
million on-demand streams and in excess of 400,000 consumption units and
counting. Stell co-wrote every track on
Everywhere But On, including “Home In A Hometown,” which features fellow
country standout Jimmie Allen. Check out the new project HERE.
Described as “articulate, quick-witted and aware that ‘Prayed for You’ was the answer to his prayers” (The Tennessean), Stell has been named one of Taste of Country’s Artists To Watch and a CMT Discovery Artist.
REVIEWS
(24 May 2019) Jade Helliwell Zigfrid
Von Underbelly, London live review (Thur 23 May 2019) by Pip Ellwood-Hughes Entertainment Focus
Rating; 4/5 (Strong vocals, Impressive stage
presence, great collection of songs)
Read Full review here
Set list: 1. Boom Tick 2. By My Side 3. Numb 4. Take
You Home (Cassadee Pope cover) 5. When I’m Sleeping 6. Ask Me To Stay 7. Hello
Summer (Danielle Bradbery cover) 8. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover) 9. Drive
10. Stormchaser 11. Put It On You 12. Repeat Performance
WATCH
(24 May 2019) Jenny Tolman's "High Class White
Trash" video
Rolling Stone Country premiered it, along with an article who
came to Jenny
Tolman's studio a few weeks ago
and talked everything There Goes The Neighborhood (her upcoming album releasing
July 19th) with them.
COUNTRY FASHION
(21 May 2019) Taylor Swift performed on The Voice
| May 21, 2019
Taylor Swift’s performance ensemble for her second outing of “ME!” was by longtime costume
collaborator Jessica Jones. - Image
.@taylorswift13 wears custom #JessicaJones dress and shoes for her performance on @NBCTheVoice. https://t.co/gWUmmMdOzc pic.twitter.com/7LX9DsWDgh— Taylor Swift Style (@tswiftstyle) May 23, 2019
COUNTRY GOSSIP
(23 May 2019) Hayden Panettiere's Boyfriend Charged With
Felony Domestic Violence
Former Nashville star Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend, Brian Hickerson was formally charged with felony domestic violence after his arrest earlier
this month. Hickerson could face serious jail time if convicted.
According to Page Six, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
Office has charged Hickerson with one count of injuring a girlfriend. He was
scheduled for arraignment on Thursday (May 23). Hickerson could face up to four
years in prison if convicted of the charges.
The charges follow Hickerson's arrest for domestic
violence in early May, when police responded to a call from the couple's
residence in Los Angeles.
According to TMZ, the couple went out drinking in Hollywood on the
night of May 1, and when they returned home, they had an argument that
escalated into a physical fight. When officers responded around 2AM on May 2,
they found redness and marks on Panettiere's body, and after interviewing both
parties, they took Hickerson into custody and charged him with domestic
violence. He was later released on a $50,000 bond.
Panettiere's wellness has been the source of much
tabloid speculation in recent months in regard to both her relationship with
Hickerson and her drinking. In October of 2018, police responded after
Hickerson got into an altercation with his father to find Panettiere reportedly
"intoxicated" and "frantic" when they arrived.
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
May 27: the late Don Williams (May 27, 1939; died Sept 8, 2017 (aged 78)), Jesse Dayton (1966), Allison Paige (1982)
May 28: Brent Rowan (1956), Jerry
Douglas (1956), the late Sonny
Burgess (May 28, 1931; died Aug 18, 2017 (aged 88)), Gary Stewart (1945), John
Fogerty (1945), Jimmy Rankin
(Rankin Family) (1964), Phil Vassar
(1964), Nathan Carter Nathan Kane
Leitrim Carter (1990), Kylie Ann Minogue (May 28, 1968)
May 30: Tom Collins (1942), Wynonna
(1964), the late Johnny Gimble (May
30, 1926; died May 9, 2015 (aged 88)), Katy Hurt (UK; 1997)
May 31: the late Johnny Paycheck (May 31, 1938;
died Feb 19, 2003 (aged 64)), Paul
Franklin (1954)
June 1: Wayne Kemp (1941), Pat Boone
(1934), Ronnie Dunn (1953), the late
Hazel Dickens (June 1, 1935; died
April 22, 2011 (aged 85)), the late Johnny
Bond (June 1, 1915 died June 12, 1978 (aged 63))
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