DEALS
Prime Day Offer: 4 months Amazon Music Unlimited for £0.99
Prime Day this year will be a two-day parade of non-stop deals and exclusive entertainment from Taylor Swift in the first-of-its-kind, Prime Day concert performing live with Dua Lipa, SZA, Becky G, and host Jane Lynch.
Alexa, When Is Prime Day?: July 15 & 16 Will Be a Two-Day Parade of Epic Deals
Prime Day 2019 will feature more than one million deals globally, including the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices
BREAKING NEWS
Country News – July 10, 2019
with Shannon McCombs
This week share with your listeners - exclusive audio from Trace Adkins as he talks about all the new movies he’s been working on! Find out why Chris Young just gave $50,000 to his college Alma Mater. There’s ‘new’ Old Dominion news. Plus, the latest on the legendary band, Exile!
(4 July 2019) Country Music The Inside Track Podcast Samatha Melrose (producer Alex Krupa Radio) speaks to current CMA Country Broadcaster of the Year Baylen Leonard on what to expect at The Long Road festival this September.
(4 July 2019) The Black Deer Festival Super Early Bird Tickets (£99) for Black Deer 2020 ended July 4. They are replaced by their Early Birds (with the price of an Adult Weekend Camping Ticket rising to £120). You can take advantage of their 4 for 3 group deals and payment plans on the Super Early Birds too...Website | Facebook
UK CHART NEWS
They share: So here is Breathe In, a song for all of your personal and beautifully unique love stories. Go give it a listen or 2 if you fancy!!!! We hope you guys like it! Written with the wonderful Jessica Sharman and Rebekah Powell. Artwork drawn by the wonderful Sophia Burnell
(5 July 2019) Jess Thristan - The Old Me (Single; Better Than Cake/A&G Records) UK
(2 July 2019) Tenille Townes And Old Dominion Announced As Performers For The 2019 CCMA Awards
Canadian born singer songwriter Alexis Taylor was raised in the small town of Huntsville, Ontario. From a young age she showed a great love and passion for music through her songwriting and acoustic guitar playing. "Both my parents are songwriters, and are very musical. Music is a part of me - it has always been in my blood."
(1 July 2019) Delta Rae: Album III - The Light 3/20/20
We made our first album, CARRY THE FIRE, independently with the help of amazing fans on Kickstarter. Since then we’ve been lucky enough to sign with two different labels, but the music industry isn’t geared toward a band like ours, that can’t be limited to one genre or put in a box. Which is why we couldn’t be more excited to tell you, that as of a few weeks ago, we are an independent band once again!
INTERVIEWS
(1 July 2019) Mamadear
Interview by Christian Lamitschka For Country Music News International Magazine
& Radio Show - Blog Link
COUNTRY GOSSIP
(6 July 2019) Baylen Leonard (Creative Director The Long Road Festival; Presenter Total Country TV; Radio Presenter, DJ Country Hits Radio, Programmer and Host Nashville Meets London Music Festival) tweeted:
This week share with your listeners - exclusive audio from Trace Adkins as he talks about all the new movies he’s been working on! Find out why Chris Young just gave $50,000 to his college Alma Mater. There’s ‘new’ Old Dominion news. Plus, the latest on the legendary band, Exile!
UK NEWS
(1 July 2019) U.K.
Country Station 'Chris Country' Adds Bobby Bones
U.K.-based Country
station "CHRIS COUNTRY" has
added iHEARTMEDIA personality BOBBY BONES to its programming. Bones' popular radio shows
"Country Top 30 With BOBBY BONES" and his hourlong weekend program,
"Women Of iHeartCountry," which he co-hosts with Amy Brown,
will be added to the station's weekly schedule.
Bones said,
"Country music has never been more in demand, and we're excited to help
share the music and stories coming out of NASHVILLE with the U.K. fans every
week."
"I couldn't
be happier that Chris Country will be sharing 'Women Of iHeartCountry' with
U.K. listeners," added Brown. "It's so important that stations
support female artists and voices.'
Chris Country's new
weekend programming began on Saturday, JULY 6th. The station, which launched in
2013, can be heard across much of the U.K. on DAB Digital Radio.
(4 July 2019) Country Music The Inside Track Podcast Samatha Melrose (producer Alex Krupa Radio) speaks to current CMA Country Broadcaster of the Year Baylen Leonard on what to expect at The Long Road festival this September.
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(4 July 2019) The Black Deer Festival Super Early Bird Tickets (£99) for Black Deer 2020 ended July 4. They are replaced by their Early Birds (with the price of an Adult Weekend Camping Ticket rising to £120). You can take advantage of their 4 for 3 group deals and payment plans on the Super Early Birds too...Website | Facebook
Festival
co-founders Gill Tee & Deborah Shilling shared: When we started Black Deer
we did so with a vision for the experience and feel we wanted Black Deer to encapsulate.
And so we can't thank you enough for bringing our vision to life, creating a
festival with the one thing we wanted more than anything - community
spirit.
We'll always do
everything we can to bring you an unrivalled Americana & country festival
experience, driven by a desire to do things the right way. And so we've been
listening closely to your feedback and comments on your 2019 Black Deer
experience, all of which helps us to make the next edition of Black Deer even
better.
PHOTO GALLERY Black Deer Festival 2019 WORLD IN PICTURES
- HERE
(7 July 2019) Sarah Darling performed
at BBC One's Sunday Morning Live and was interviewed by TV Presenter Ria
Hebden. (Watch it here)
Sarah Darling also
performed at the biggest Independence Day party in the UK for the US
Ambassador (Twitter Video).
Her new album WONDERLAND debuted at No.2 on the Official UK Country Chart and
moved to No.1 the following week.
Her UK Festival
season starts at FSA Festival 2019 on July 13. She will also be
appearing at SummerTyne Americana Festival, Nashville Meets London Music
Festival (July 27), Cambridge Folk Festival and The British Country Music
Festival (13 -15 September 2019)
(7 July 2019) Dixiefieldsfest
OUR FINAL ACT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Katy
Hurt whose played the 2017 & 2018 C2C
Festival's, Black Deer Festival and Cornbury to rave reviews will replace
Megan O'Neill who has been nabbed by Sir Tom Jones to support his shows.
Katy will also be lending her talents to the song writing workshop on Saturday
morning (10-11am) then will be on stage
for her own set at 1pm. Dixie Fields Festival said "we didn't feel we
could stand in the way of Megan O'Neill performing with Sir Tom Jones"
Tickets still available (£47.00 + £3.76 booking) at www.dixiefields.com
Camper’s American
Brunch
10:00: Songwriters
Workshop with Megan O’Neill
11:00: Gates Open
12:00: Remember
Monday
13:05: The Jackson
Line
14:00: Gary Quinn
15:05: Megan
O’Neill (cancelled)
16:05: Royal South
17:05: Jackson
Michelson
18:10: Holloway
Road
Dixie Fields LINE
DANCING Get Involved
20:10: Ward Thomas
21:35: Lauren
Alaina
(8 July 2019) The
numbers are in.....The official attendance for C2SEA was over 3,600!!!
C
2 SEA Heane Bay's First Country Music Festival (Facebook)
Sunday 7th July
2019 - Herne Bay Pier (81 Central Parade, Herne Bay CT6 5JQ) * FREE to attend *
Line up included Smokin Mavericks (15:00 & 17:00), Sam Coe (14:00), Simon
James (16:00), Kira Mac (13:00), Daisy Tickel (12:00; Facebook ), Sophie Heard (11:00;
Facebook Facebook)
UK TOUR & GIG
UPDATES:
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters (Jan), Good Lovelies (Aug), Lockeland
(Aug-Sept), Lisa Mills (Oct-Nov), Megan O'Neill (July), Nashville
Nights UK (Aug), The Haley Sisters (July-Aug), The Workhouse
Country Music Festival (July), Ward Thomas (July-Oct)
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending
11 July 2019)
5 July 2019 - 11 July 2019
I Don’t Care, a collaboration by Ed Sheeran
with Justin Bieber, spent its eighth straight week at the summit on
consumption of 63,836 units (including 56,793 from sales-equivalent streams +
7,043 paid for sales)
Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending
11 July 2019)
5 July 2019 - 11 July 2019
Kylie Minogue landed straight in at Number 1 on this week's
Official Albums Chart with her greatest hits collection STEP BACK IN TIME:
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION.
It means Kylie collected her seventh chart-topping
album in the UK, following last year's Golden hitting the top spot in
April. Last week she performed a selection of her biggest hits at Glastonbury
in the coveted Sunday 'legends' slot. Kylie joins the likes of Coldplay, Elton
John, Barbra Streisand and Take That on seven Number 1 records, while the only
female artist to have more is Madonna on 12.
A worthy winner after her performance at Worthy Farm,
Minogue may not have excited as much social media attention as Stormzy and The
Killers but BARB overnight audience ratings suggested that 3m tuned in to watch
her – more than twice the figure for any other act – clearing the way for Step
Back In Time to secure the 51-year-old Australian a No.1 album on consumption
of 31,980 units (including 1,225 from sales-equivalent streams + 30,755 paid-for sales including Vinyl: 5,682,
Cassettes: 2,047).
Bruce Springsteen with WESTERN STARS fell 3-5 (7,591
sales)
Official UK Country Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending
11 July 2019)
5 July 2019 - 11 July 2019
Willie Nelson with RIDE ME HOME held at No.1 (2 weeks; #1 peak)
Carrie Underwood with CRY PRETTY pushed 7-2 (42 weeks; #1 peak)
Buddy & Julie Miller with BREAKDOWN ON 20TH AVE. SOUTH rose 4-3 (2 weeks;
#3 peak)
Jessie Buckley with WILD ROSE - OST fell 3-4 (12 weeks; #1 peak)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER held at No.5 (69 weeks; #1 peak)
Keifer Sutherland with RECKLESS & ME Held at No.6 (10 weeks; #1 peak)
Runaway June with BLUE ROSES made a debut at No.7
Yola
with WALK THROUGH FIRE rose 11-8 (19 weeks; #1 peak)
JJ Cale with STAY AROUND fell 8-9 (10 weeks; #2 peak)
Chris Stapleton with FROM A ROOM - VOL 1 rose 18-10 (105 weeks; #1
peak)
Outside the Top 10
Chris Stapleton with FROM A ROOM - VOL 2 rose 16-11 (74 weeks; #1
peak)
Thomas Rhett with CENTER POINT ROAD fell 9-12 (5 weeks; #1 peak)
Cassidy Janson with CASSIDY (BMG) fell 2-14 (3 weeks; #2 peak)
Ward Thomas with RESTLESS MINDS fell 17-19 (21 weeks; #1 peak)
Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending
11 July 2019)
5 July 2019 - 11 July 2019
Bruce Springsteen with WESTERN STARS (COLUMBIA) spent a third week at
No.1. Foy Vance with FROM MUSCLE SHOALS (Atlantic) made a debut at No.4.
Jade Jackson with WILDERNESS (Anti) made a bow at No.29.
COUNTRY ALBUM
& SINGLES RELEASES
(4 July 2019) Caitlyn Ochsner - Home (EP;
Caitlyn Ochsner)
4 Tracks/Time: 15:29 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
(5 July 2019) Matt Williams - Taking Chances
(DJ Records)
13 Tracks/Time: 44:24 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #93 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#610 US iTunes all-genres)
5 July 2019) Tom McELvain - Drifter (EP; Rock
Soup Music Group)
5 Tracks/Time: 16:35 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #111 US Country iTunes Album Chart (# US iTunes all-genres)
(5 July 2019) Brad Butcher - Travelling
Salesman (Millstream Music) AUS
(5 July 2019) The April Family - House of Cards
(Social Family Records) AUS
Debut #6 AUS Country iTunes Album Chart
(1 July 2019) Twinnie - Social
Babies (Single; BMG Rights Management) UK
Get Twinnie’s #SocialBabies here: https://twinnie.lnk.to/socialTW
Debut: #24
UK Country iTunes Singles Chart, then #32 | Weds 3 June: #52, #48, then #73,
then #86 | Fri July 5: #83
(5 July 2019) Ward Thomas - Breathe
In (Single; Sony Music Entertainment UK) UK |
Debut #12 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart , then #10, then #7, then #6 | Sat
July 6: #12 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart | Mon July 8: #67
They share: So here is Breathe In, a song for all of your personal and beautifully unique love stories. Go give it a listen or 2 if you fancy!!!! We hope you guys like it! Written with the wonderful Jessica Sharman and Rebekah Powell. Artwork drawn by the wonderful Sophia Burnell
Laura Klonowski at CelebMix wrote : It is one of the very best tracks that the duo have ever written and will no doubt win them an army of new fans when it officially drops.So here is Breathe In, a song for all of your personal and beautifully unique love stories.— Ward Thomas (@wardthomasmusic) July 5, 2019
Go give it a listen or 2 if you fancy!!!! We hope you guys like it! ☺☺☺
Written with the wonderful Jessica Sharman and Rebekah Powell https://t.co/yi13GEkHqI pic.twitter.com/0Wz8ps2hq5
Ward Thomas perform “Breathe” in Manchester
in 2017 >> YouTube
(5 July 2019) Barry Kirwan - Shot of
Glory (Single; Barry Kirwan Music) IRE
Debut #11
UK Country iTunes Singles Chart | Sat July 6: #36 UK Country iTunes Singles
(5 July 2019) Jenny June - Take My
Hand (Single, Jenny June) UK
(5 July 2019) Kelsey Bovey - Define
Me (Single; Kelsey Bovey and Puzzle Maker Studios) UK Time: 3:17 Singer/Songwriter Amazon
UK - iTunes
Debut #44
UK Singer/Songwriter iTunes Singles Chart, then #34 | Sat July 6: #52 UK
Singer/Songwriter iTunes Singles Chart
(5 July 2019) Donna Marie - On the
Road (Single; climbing mountains records) UK
(5 July 2019) Jess Thristan - The Old Me (Single; Better Than Cake/A&G Records) UK
Debut
#129 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart, then #150, then #93, then #102
Lyric Magazine #30SecondReview Great song from rising U.K. talent. Well
produced, Nashville sound. Evocative vocals & thoughtful lyrics. If this is
a sign of things to come from Jess - COUNT US IN
CANADIAN NEWS
(2 July 2019) Hot And New Brea Lawrenson The
Radio
"The Radio" by Brea Lawrenson is a particularly special new single that will be a game-changing single for Brea. Brea has had a great deal of success over the years and this single should see her climb the charts which is well deserved. Bill Miller Sharpe 9 Music is handling radio promotion.
Check it out and take it to your next music meeting. Tour dates include Ottawa's Bluesfest (with Kane Brown), Carleton Place 200th Celebrations (with Jason Blaine) https://www.brealawrenson.com/dates
Check it out and take it to your next music meeting. Tour dates include Ottawa's Bluesfest (with Kane Brown), Carleton Place 200th Celebrations (with Jason Blaine) https://www.brealawrenson.com/dates
(2 July 2019) Tenille Townes And Old Dominion Announced As Performers For The 2019 CCMA Awards
The stage for the 2019 CCMA Awards just got a whole
lot hotter! The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) and Global were thrilled
to announce Alberta's Tenille Townes and three-time ACM Award winners Old Dominion are
confirmed to perform at the 2019 CCMA Awards. Presented by TD Music and
broadcast exclusively on Global Sunday, September 8 at 9 p.m. EST/PST from
Calgary, AB, this year's show is bound to be the biggest yet.
CCMA Legends Show Performers include:
Alan Doyle, Jade Eagleson, Lindsay Ell, Tim Hicks,
Andrew Hyatt, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Aaron Pritchett, The Reklaws, Tenille
Townes, The Wilkinsons and Michelle Wright.
CCMA Songwriters' Series Performers include:
September 5: Jason Blaine, Kristin Carter, Leah
Daniels, Aaron Goodvin, Mallory Johnson, Jess Moskaluke, Meghan Patrick and
Leaving Thomas
September 6: Alee, James Barker, Lindsay Ell, Doug
Folkins, Nice Horse, Livy Jeanne, MacKenzie Porter and The Reklaws
September 7: Tenille Arts, Sons of Daughters, Jade
Eagleson, Stacey Lee Guse, Tim Hicks, Emily Reid and Tenille Townes
September 8: Kelly Archer, Jim Cuddy, Mitchell
Tenpenny and Pam Tillis
(8 July 2019) HOT AND NEW: ALEXIS TAYLOR - Bend The
Truth
Canadian born singer songwriter Alexis Taylor was
raised in the small town of Huntsville, Ontario. From a young age she showed a
great love and passion for music through her songwriting and acoustic guitar
playing. "Both my parents are songwriters and are very musical. Music is a
part of me - it has always been in my blood."
Alexis is releasing her third single "Bend
the Truth" which was produced by David Browning in Nashville. Her
latest release has lead to her being nominated as "Female Rising Star of
The Year" at The 2019 Josie Music Awards, as well as multiple nominations
at the KICMA awards.
Canadian born singer songwriter Alexis Taylor was raised in the small town of Huntsville, Ontario. From a young age she showed a great love and passion for music through her songwriting and acoustic guitar playing. "Both my parents are songwriters, and are very musical. Music is a part of me - it has always been in my blood."
Alexis is releasing her third single "Bend the
Truth" which was produced by David Browning in Nashville. Her latest
release has lead to her being nominated as "Female Rising Star of The
Year" at The 2019 Josie Music Awards, as well as multiple nominations at
the KICMA awards.
(8 July 2019) Terri Clark's 'Country Gold'
Reaches 165 Affiliates
WESTWOOD ONE's nationally syndicated show, "Country Gold With TERRI CLARK," has
reached 165 affiliate stations. The show features '90s Country hits with
music from Martina McBride, Tracy Lawrence, Pam Tillis and Clark herself, among
others. Terri also welcomes artist guests who share personal stories and their
favorite songs from that era.
"I love hosting 'Country Gold,'" CLARK said.
“It gives me the chance to not only catch up with my peers, but to let fans be
a ‘fly on the wall,’ and that’s what makes this show so special. I’m such a fan
of Country music from the '80s and '90s, and I’m passionate about keeping that
era alive and in the forefront, as well as letting listeners know what their
favorite artists are up to today.”
NEWS
(July 2019) Braun Buys BMLG
Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings LLC Buys Big Machine Label
Group In Deal Reportedly Worth $300 Million
Big Machine Label Group has been purchased for more than $300 million
by Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings, according to the Wall Street Journal.
President/CEO Scott Borchetta is expected to stay with the company in that role
and will have a seat on Ithaca's board, according to the report. Founded Aug.
31, 2005 by Borchetta, Big Machine grew from a roster of three – Jack Ingram,
Danielle Peck and Taylor Swift – into a group with three promotion staffs,
dozens of employees and the world's biggest music star – Swift, who departed
for Universal late last year. Read the WSJ report here
"The idea of Scott and I working together is
nothing new; we've been talking about it since the beginning of our
friendship," said Braun. "I reached out to him when I saw an
opportunity and, after many conversations, realized our visions were
aligned...By joining together, we will create more opportunities for artists
than ever before by giving them the support and tools to go after whatever
dreams they wish to pursue." added Borchetta, "Our artist-first
spirit and combined roster of talent, executives and assets is now a global
force to be reckoned with. This is a very special day and the beginning of what
is sure to be a fantastic partnership and historic run."
The acquisition also launched a social media
disagreement between former BMLG artist Taylor
Swift, Borchetta, Justin Bieber and Braun's wife. See those posts here, here, here and here,
respectively.
People.com Taylor Swift Slams Scooter Braun for
'Manipulative Bullying' After He Acquires Her Music Catalog
(1 July 2019) A
Timeline Of What Happened After Scooter Braun Acquired Taylor Swift's Big
Machine Catalog. News broke on Sunday (June 30) that Scooter Braun's Ithaca
Holdings acquired Big Machine Records along with Taylor Swift’s six-album
catalog. Swift was apparently shocked, and shared her thoughts through a
heartbreaking Tumblr post soon after.
Since the story hit, there’s been a lot of “he said,
she said” on both sides, with Big Machine founder/CEO Scott Borchetta
responding to former iconic BMLG star Swift’s post with his own letter,
followed by several other artists chiming in with their opinions. Read More
Update: Sia has hit back after being accused of using blackface by Taylor
Swift fans, after the Chandelier hitmaker offered her support to Scooter Braun
amid his ongoing feud with the Shake it Off star.
The disagreement between Taylor and Scooter, following
the sale of the Big Machine Label Group - which holds all of the singer's
master recordings - to Justin Bieber's manager, hit headlines at the end of
last week.
Various names have come forward to voice their support
for either Taylor or Scooter, with Sia calling the music mogul a "good
kind man" in a tweet on Monday.
Taylor Swift's attorney has fired back
at claims suggesting her former record label boss gave her the chance to buy
back all her master recordings, insisting that deal was never on the table.
Now, Erik Logan, who sits on Big Machine's
board of directors, is accusing Swift herself of lying and bullying in her
response to Borchetta selling the label to Braun.
Read more at Daily Mail
You Need To Calm Down Behind The Scenes: Morning
Routine
(1 July 2019) Delta Rae: Album III - The Light 3/20/20
Delta Rae launched a crowdfund Kickstarter
to make 2 albums!
They shared here’s the plan: We are going back into
the studio with the producer of Carry The Fire, Alex Wong, to record two
sister albums that will reflect the dual sides of Delta Rae: The Light and The
Dark. The Light will be hopeful, soulful, and sun-kissed and will be released
in Spring 2020. It will include songs like “The Wrong Ocean” and “Any Better
Than This.” The Dark will be mysterious, witchy and raw and will be released
soon after. We will go on an expansive tour with each record, crafting live
experiences beyond just music, to bring these worlds to life for you.
We made our first album, CARRY THE FIRE, independently with the help of amazing fans on Kickstarter. Since then we’ve been lucky enough to sign with two different labels, but the music industry isn’t geared toward a band like ours, that can’t be limited to one genre or put in a box. Which is why we couldn’t be more excited to tell you, that as of a few weeks ago, we are an independent band once again!
This means, for the first time in a long time, we will
fully control and own the music we release. We can make and share live albums,
singles, and protest songs whenever we want. It means more mystical music
videos and wildly ambitious creative projects with no holds barred. We are
free!
In 3 days £133,529 had been pledged of £23,737
goal by 1,237 backers with 58 days to go. UPDATE £186,414; 1,768 backers
Budget for making an album independently in 2019:
$10,000 Production; $3,000 Auxiliary Musicians
(Strings, Horns, etc.); $10,000 Mixing; $2,000 Mastering; $5,000 Physical
Production (CD + Art);
How Taylor Swift Accidentally Helped Delta Rae Fund
Their New Album
The day before, on June 30th, news of Big Machine’s
sale to manager Scooter Braun became public. Later that same day, Taylor Swift
expressed her feelings about the sale and, well, most of the internet was
reduced to a pile of cinders. Delta Rae proceeded with their announcement as
planned.
“We stuck with that plan and didn’t think about it,”
said Brittany Hölljes (one of Delta Rae’s four lead singers). “None of us knew
what was going on until we checked Twitter.”
Their post had blown up, mentions now populated by Taylor
Swift fans rallying behind their hero’s call for an artist’s right to
own their master recordings.
“It may have looked like a statement from us,” says
Hölljes, who says it was coincidental timing. But she agrees that her group and
Swift share the same feelings about music ownership and “being able to forge
ahead with a future of creating the art you want to create and having the
artist actually benefit.”
Hölljes declines comment about working with label
President/CEO Scott Borchetta, but notes that the label wasn’t always the best
fit for their sprawling brand of folk-rock.
Now, with a spectacularly successful fundraising
campaign between their diehard fans and Taylor Swift’s mobilized army, Delta
Rae can afford to follow that muse wherever it goes. Read more Rollingstone.com
(1 July 2019) Kenny Chesney Taps Ed Sheeran to
Write 'Tip of My Tongue,' His Next Single
Kenny Chesney and Ed Sheeran sat down together for the very
first time and wrote "Tip of My Tongue," the country hitmaker's next
single and the first sampling of what's to come from his next album.
"As a co-write with a new writer, it’s one of the
most fun sessions I’ve done in a long time," Chesney shared. "I get
why people love working with him." Ross Copperman is the third writer on
"Tip of My Tongue," coming digitally on July 12. Read more
(2 July 2019) Kacey Musgraves Country Music Hall
of Fame Exhibit
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
celebrated the opening of its new exhibit, "Kacey Musgraves: All of the
Colors," Monday evening (July 1). The display commemorates Kacey Musgraves' musical
journey and includes personal artifacts, handwritten lyrics, stage wear and
more. Musgraves' exhibit opened to the public Tuesday (July 2), and will be
available for viewing through Sunday, June 7th, 2020.
"To be
given my own space in a building that is full of such rich history is something
I don’t take lightly," shared Musgraves. "I didn’t think it would
make me super emotional, but to see everything laid out in a physical sense, in
a physical timeline from birth to today, it’s a really nostalgic and beautiful
feeling for me because there’s so much that you forget. I’m somebody that gets
really focused and excited about what’s right in front of me, and then I check
it off and move on to the next thing. There’s a lot that gets lost in the blur
of all the busyness, but there’s a lot to be celebrated and a lot to be
remembered, so ... it’s really a special moment.
Kacey Musgraves wore custom Carolina Herrera to
the opening of her exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
(Left) Photo Credit: Catherine Powell.
(Left) Photo Credit: Catherine Powell.
TV
(8 July 2019) RCA's Old Dominion played
"One Man Band" on ABC's Good Morning America (8 July). Watch here.
The guys from Old Dominion—Matthew Ramsey, Trevor
Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers—announced
they will release their third studio album on Oct. 25. The upcoming self-titled
project follows the quintet’s 2015 debut album, Meat and Candy, and 2017
sophomore album, Happy Endings.
The band will be co-producing the album with Shane
McAnally, who helmed OD’s two previous albums.
The upcoming album has already spawned No.1 single, “Make
It Sweet.” OD’s new single, “One Man Band,” is currently No. 40 on
Billboard’s Country Airplay chart after three weeks.
MUSIC NEWS
(2 July 2019) Billboard Selling Swift: What's
Next for Big Machine's Taylor-Made Catalog and Possible Greatest Hits?
With Taylor Swift clearly unhappy about the deal Big Machine
founder Scott Borchetta has struck to sell the Big Machine Label Group
to Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings for upwards of $300 million, things can get
sticky going forward when marketing her six-album catalog. But Big Machine will
still be able to capitalize on her music, even if she doesn't cooperate,
industry executives say.
"It's preferable to work with the artist,"
says one catalog executive. "But if you can't work with the artist, you
can still do marketing and promotion for their records, the same way you can
still do it for the music of an artist that's died."....Read More
PRESS RELEASES
(8 July 2019) Rascal Flatts’ Summer Playlist
Tour Wows Sold-Out Nashville Crowd With Set Of Back-To-Back Hits
Superstar vocal group Rascal
Flatts’ brought
their SUMMER PLAYLIST TOUR to a sold-out Nashville audience on Saturday night
(July 6). With special guests King Calaway and Jimmie Allen
kicking off the evening, the trio took to the stage for an unforgettable
performance of their hit-filled catalog, as well as recent No. Ones and their
current Top 20-and-rising single “Back To Life” (Big Machine Records). The
energetic set, which had the capacity crowd singing along from start to finish,
showcased that the trio “are clearly having fun again” (Taste Of Country) as
the tour has been spotlighted by Entertainment Weekly as one of the “most
anticipated concert tours of Summer 2019.”
(8 July 2019) Ray Stevens Hosts Loretta Lynn at
CabaRay
Music icon Loretta Lynn paid incoming Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens a
special visit over the holiday weekend. On Friday, July 5, Lynn attended one of
Stevens' live concerts at his West Nashville showroom, CabaRay.
"I was so
honored that my very dear friend Loretta Lynn and her family visited the
CabaRay Friday night," notes Stevens. "Like I told the audience,
'There are queens and first ladies of country music, but there's only one Coal
Miner's Daughter!' Bless you Loretta. You are a treasure!"
REVIEWS
(5 July 2019) Carrie Underwood, The SSE Arena,
Wembley, London live review Entertainment-focus.com
The Shires support: Set list: Guilty, Echo, Stateline, Just
Wanna Love You, Daddy's Little Girl, Nashville Grey Skies, Island in the
Stream, Tonight, Thousand Hallelujahs
Carrie Underwood: Set list: 1. Southbound 2. Cowboy Casanova 3. Good
Girl 4. Last Name 5. Church Bells 6. Two Black Cadillacs 7. Blown Away 8.
Drinking Alone 9. End Up With You 10. Flat On The Floor 11. Wasted 12.
Temporary Home/See You Again/I Know You Won’t/Just A Dream/Dream On (Aerosmith
cover) 13. Jesus Take The Wheel 14. The Bullet 15. Something In The
Water/Amazing Grace 16. Low 17. Undo It/Freedom (Wham! cover) 18. The Champion
19. Before He Cheats 20. Cry Pretty 21. Love Wins Performance date: 4th July
2019
Incredible vocals throughout, Energetic and engaging
performance, Crowd-pleasing set packed with hits (Rating: 5/5) Read More
Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty Tour - Live at SSE Arena
London. July 4, 2019 (Full Show).
INTERVIEWS
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(1 July 2019) Karissa
Ella Interview by Christian Lamitschka For Country Music News International
Magazine & Radio Show - Blog Link
(2 July 2019) Hawaiian
Country Artist Jolivi joins Camo for The Nashville Access Show
On this edition of The
Nashville Access Facebook Show with Camo the interview & live session
(>> YouTube) introduces you
to Jolivi, a country singer from Hawai.
Her new single "Stuck," was recently released.
WATCH
(2 July 2019) Rising Country Star Tiffany Woys
Adds “Spark” To July With New Music Video
Rising country
star Tiffany Woys excitedly debuted the music video for >> “Spark”, with an exclusive premiere via Parade. Directed by Robert Chavers, the video is
a fun take on the excitement of new love and nostalgic summer pastimes, and it
debuts just in time for 4th of July celebrations across the nation. Stream a
live version of the track, plus “Love Has No Heart,” on Nashville Access. You can also tune in to SCENES Media’s Facebook Live on July 3 for an exclusive performance of
three tracks, including “Spark.”
(5 July 2019) British Country artist Debbie Nunn has
released the >> lyric video to accompany her new single, 'Live
the Dream', which was released on the 28th June
Debbie says ‘I’m so excited for this lyric video, the
song ‘Live the Dream’ is all about following your dreams and never giving up.
We wanted to tell a story within this lyric video, a story of a little girl
with big dreams, she travels to a big city, signs her first record deal and
performs at the Grand Ole Opry. The illustrations really add to the song and
its’ lyrics, making it not just fun to listen to but also a lot of fun to
watch".
COUNTRY GOSSIP
(1 July 2019) Lil Nas X seemingly comes out as
gay at end of Pride Month
Lil Nas X seemingly came out as gay in a post to mark the end of Pride Month on
Sunday.
The 20-year-old rapper took to Twitter to share a post
encouraging his fans to "listen closely" to the lyrics of his new
song C7osure (You Like).
"Some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t
care, some of y’all not gone fwm (f**k with me) no more. but before this month
ends i want y’all to listen closely to c7osure," he wrote, adding a
rainbow, starry-eyed face and yellow star emoji. Nas's post came after he made
a surprise appearance at Britain's Glastonbury music festival to perform Old
Town Road alongside Miley Cyrus and her dad Billy Ray, who appears on the remix
of Nas' chart-topping country inspired tune. The musician then stayed on stage
to perform another of his new tracks entitled Panini, sharing a clip of himself
on the Pyramid Stage on his Twitter page and writing: "MY FIRST TIME IN
ANOTHER COUNTRY!!! INSANE."
PHOTO
(2 July 2019) SESAC presents its Songwriter Series at
the Bluebird Café Tuesday night (July 2). Pictured (l-r) are singer/songwriters
Eric Burgett and Justin Dukes, SESAC's Kelli Turner and Lydia Schultz and
singer/songwriters Kelsey Lamb and Sasha McVeigh.
(6 July 2019) Baylen Leonard (Creative Director The Long Road Festival; Presenter Total Country TV; Radio Presenter, DJ Country Hits Radio, Programmer and Host Nashville Meets London Music Festival) tweeted:
Happy #PrideInLondon— Baylen Leonard (@HeyBaylen) July 6, 2019
I’m representing in Croatia! Have a lovely day being you and being proud!🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🌈 pic.twitter.com/YobGMpWyMK
BIRTHDAYS
July 8: Toby Keith (1961), Joan Osbourne
(1962), Eve Selis, Maddie Marlow (Maddie & Tae) (1995)
July 9: Jesse McReynolds (Jim & Jesse)
(1929), David Ball (1953), the late Lee Hazlewood (July 9, 1929;
Aug 4, 2007 (aged 78))
July 10: Arlo Guthrie (1947), Cheryl Wheeler
(1951), Bela Fleck (1958), Ken Mellons (1965), Gary Le Vox
(Rascal Flatts) (1970)
July 11: Jeff Hanna (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
(1947), Kathleen Edwards (1979), Kalie Shorr (Kalianne Frances
Shorr; 1994)
July 12: the late Jimmy LaFave (July 12, 1955;
died May 21, 2017 (aged 61)),Julie Miller (1956), Kimberly Perry (The
Band Perry) (1983)
July 13: Louise Mandrell (1954), Victoria
Shaw (1962), Roger McGuinn (Byrds) (1942), Brent Mason
(1959), Neil Thrasher (Thrasher Shiver) (1965), Rhonda Vincent
(1962)
July 14: the late Del Reeves (July 14, 1933;
died Jan 1, 2007 (aged 74), the late Woody Guthrie (July 14, 1912; died
Oct 3, 1967 (aged 55)), Leslie Satcher (1962), Jamey Johnson
(1975)
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