BREAKING NEWS
Country News – September 18,
2019 with Shannon McCombs
This week… Hit maker Brett Young talks about being turned down by The Voice! You’ll hear Exclusive audio as Shannon catches up with Tanya Tucker on a Nashville Red Carpet and talks with T. G. Sheppard about making a new album after having twenty one, #1 hits. Get the latest news from Midland and Opry news from Grammy award winner, Jeannie Seely! Along the way, you’ll find out what actor Dennis Quaid and music Icon Barry Gibb have to do with Country music!
This week… Hit maker Brett Young talks about being turned down by The Voice! You’ll hear Exclusive audio as Shannon catches up with Tanya Tucker on a Nashville Red Carpet and talks with T. G. Sheppard about making a new album after having twenty one, #1 hits. Get the latest news from Midland and Opry news from Grammy award winner, Jeannie Seely! Along the way, you’ll find out what actor Dennis Quaid and music Icon Barry Gibb have to do with Country music!
UK NEWS
(10 Sept 2019)
Catherine Ward
Thomas and honoury Brit Sarah
Darling appeared on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday, September 10th (Instagram). Joining Dan Walker
and Louise Minchin they spoke about today's country music, the growing UK
scene, the forthcoming British Country Music Festival in Blackpool and sang a
quick harmony cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide"
The news of
Sarah's TV interview came just one month after the Iowa native made her BBC
debut on BBC’s Sunday Morning Live where she chatted to presenter Ria Hebden
about how her faith connects to her music career.
Meanwhile Sarah
Darling was due to headline the inaugural The British Country Music Festival in
Blackpool across the 13-15th weekend at the Winter Gardens, the
singer/songwriter will be the only non-UK artist headlining the event making
her truly one of us.
(13 Sept 2019) Wildwood
Kin Share Brand New Single Ahead Of Album Release On 4th October
Wildwood
Kin’s recent singles have captured two sides of
what to expect from the release of their self-titled album on October 4th.
From the haunting
drama of ‘Never Alone’ to the elegant hymnal ‘Beauty In Your Brokenness’, it’s
a collection that’s shaping up to confirm their ascending status.
Wildwood Kin
commented, “This is a song about faith, sharing burdens, trust, identity and
worth - knowing that there’s someone or something out there who loves you and
who’s ready to support you through hardship. It’s about letting go of believing
it’s all up to you to carry the weight of life’s struggles and allowing someone
to share that load with you.”
Wildwood Kin are
comprised of the Key sisters Emillie (guitar) and Beth (bouzouki) along with
their cousin Meg Loney (drums). It’s a truly democratic band, with each member
having an equal amount of input.
UK TOUR & GIG
UPDATES:
Ags Connolly (Feb), Carter Sampson (Oct-Nov), Home
Free (March 2020), Rod Picott (Oct), Sally
Barker (Oct-Nov), Sandy McLelland (Sept-Oct), Sarah
Yeo (Oct), Shantell Ogden (Sept-Oct), Ashton
Lane (Oct-Nov), Buckle & Boots presents (Oct), Danny McMahon (Nov-Dec), Festival Dates 2020, Joe Nichols (Sept), Megan O'Neill (Oct-Nov), Sarah Darling (Dec), Sturgill Simpson (Jan),
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top
100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 19 September 2019)
13 September - 19 September
2019
Take Me Back To London is No.1 for the
third straight week for Ed Sheeran feat.
Stormzy, becoming the fourth of Sheeran’s eight chart-toppers to spend more than
a fortnight at the summit, while increasing his overall tenure of the top spot
to 36 weeks. It does so on consumption of 59,683 units - a 10.40% decline
week-on-week – including 54,936 from sales-equivalent streams and 4,747 paid-for sales.
Official UK Top
100 Albums Chart
(Week Ending 19 September 2019)
13 September - 19 September
2019
Rapper Post Malone scored his second
consecutive No.1 album, as third studio set Hollywood’s Bleeding
debuted atop the chart on consumption of 33,728 units (including 29,437 from
sales-equivalent streams + 4,291 pue sales).
Taylor
Swift with seventh
studio album LOVER fell 3-4 (11,459 units; down 33%; 3-week total 81,431
consumption units)
Singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow with THREADS fell 10-79
(1,373 units; down 74%; 2-week total 6,627 units)
Highwomen
with THE HIGHWOMEN made a debut at No.92
with an estimated 1,200 units.
Official UK
Country Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending 19 September 2019)
6 September - 12 September
2019
Sheryl Crow with THREADS held
at No.1 (2 weeks; #1 peak)
Highwomwn with THE
HIGHWOMEN made a debut at No2
Midland with LET IT ROLL fell 2-3 (3 weeks;
#1 peak)
Vince Gill with OKIE fell 3-4 (3 weeks; #3
peak)
Tyler Childers with COUNTRY SQUIRE rose 6-5 (6
weeks; #1 peak)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER rose 7-6 (79 weeks;
#1 peak)
Jessie Buckley with WILD ROSE - OST fell 5-7 (22
weeks; #1 peak)
Ward Thomas with RESTLESS MINDS climbed 9-8 (31
weeks; #1 peak)
Tanya Tucker with WHILE I'M LIVIN' fell 4-9 (3
weeks; #2 peak)
Willie Nelson with RIDE ME HOME held at No.10 (12
weeks; #1 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Amy Speace with ME AND THE GHOST OF CHARLEMAGNE made a debut at No.11
Eilen Jewel with GYPSY fell 8-15 (4 weeks; #4
peak)
COUNTRY ALBUM
& SINGLES RELEASES
(13 Sept 2019) Brett Young - The Acoustic
Sessions EP
5 Tracks iTunes
The fresh, stripped-down collection features “five of
the country star’s best-loved songs” (American Songwriter), all co-written by
Young from his chart-topping album TICKET TO L.A. (BMLG Records), lauded by
critics as “…his ticket to country superstardom” (Newsday). With four songs
previously released, the EP is rounded out today with a reimagined version of
the album's title track “Ticket To L.A,” appropriately timed as the hitmaker
prepared for a homecoming trip next week, headlining a pre-sold out show at the
Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on Sept. 19
(13 Sept 2019) George Strait - Strait Out Of
The Box: Part 1 (MCA)
The 72-track re-issue of 1995’s Strait Out of the Box:
Part 1 focuses on Strait’s early recording career and boasts 31 No. 1 singles,
including “You Look So Good in Love,” “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” and “Check
Yes or No.”
(13 Sept 2019) Simon Clulo - All About Us (EP) UK
Debut #3 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#194 UK iTunes
all-genres)
(13 Sept 2019) Big Sky Mountain - All Our
Minutes (Big Sky Mountain)
9 Tracks/ Time: 36:34 Americana Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #40 UK Country iTunes Album Chart
(13 Sept 2019) Vincent Neil Emerson - Fried
Chicken & Evil Women (La Honda Records)
10 Tracks/ Time: 33:57 (CMP Sept 2019 4.1/2 STARS) Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #5 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#128 US iTunes all-genres), then #8
(#120 US iTunes all-genres)
(13 Sept 2019) HARDY - HIXTAPE, Vol. 1 (Big
Loud Records / TVM)
10 Tracks/ Time: 32:27 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #8 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#73 US iTunes all-genres)
(13 Sept 2019) JP Harris - Why Don't We Duet in
the Road (Again) (EP; Demolition & Removal)
4 Tracks/ Time: 12:44 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #129 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#1129 US iTunes all-genres)
(13 Sept 2019) Jacob Stelly - University
Heights (EP; Jacob Stelly)
6 Tracks/ Time: 23:26 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #19 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#176 US iTunes all-genres)
(13 Sept 2019) Alisan Porter - Pink Cloud (CEN)
9 Tracks/ Time: 35:55 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #20 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#205 US iTunes all-genres), then
#12 (#141 US iTunes all-genres)
(13 Sept 2019) Alli Walker - The Basement Sessions:
What I've Learned So Far (Alli Walker)
(13 Sept 2019) Cicci Landén - Treasure This
Moment (Cc Music)
(13 Sept 2019) Emily Hackett - By the Moon (EP;
Rackett Records / Tone Tree Music)
5 Tracks/ Time: 18:20 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #162 US Country iTunes Album Chart
(11 Sept 2019) Erica Sunshine Lee - Aim (EP; Erica Sunshine Lee)
Edgy and emotional raw and unfiltered country music
songs written by Erica Sunshine Lee, from stories of break ups, revenge,
bittersweet goodbyes, longing for a love out of reach. Authentic country
stories by an alto soothing gritty and raspy voice.
(13 Sept 2019) Hailey Whitters - The Days (EP;
Hailey Whitters)
6 Tracks/ Time: 20:45 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #31 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#264 US iTunes all-genres)
(13 Sept 2019) Katie Ray - Rings and Guitars
Hometown: Osseo, MN
Katie Ray is a singer-songwriter, performing acoustic
country and pop, at small to medium venues, all over Nashville and Greater
Minnesota.
https://www.facebook.com/KatieRayMusic/ (1,345 Likes)
(13 Sept 2019) Lainey Wilson - Redneck
Hollywood (EP; Broken Bow Records)
4 Tracks/ Time: 12:30 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #148 US Country iTunes Album Chart, then #5 (#96 US iTunes all-genres)
(13 Sept 2019) Reverie Lane - Women &
Trains (EP; Dreamlined, LLC)
6 Tracks/ Time: 19:34 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #80 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#672 US iTunes all-genres)
(13 Sept 2019) Elles Bailey - Angel from Montgomery (Single; ) UK
Cover of Bonnie Raitt track written by John Prine
BLUEGRASS NEWS
(13 Sept 2019) Travianna Records congratulated
this year's winner of The Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo &
Bluegrass, Victor Furtado. Victor is the
brilliant clawhammer banjo player that performs with Travianna Records'
neo-traditional band, The Wildmans.
At 19 years of age, Victor is the youngest recipient
of the award and will no doubt gain more attention from such an accolade. As
the youngest of nine siblings, he has been immersed in bluegrass, old time, and
classical music his entire life. He is known for his uniquely innovative banjo
style and genre-blending tune writing and is currently studying at the Berklee
School of Music in Boston, MA.
CANADIAN NEWS
(12 Sept 2019) SPOTLIGHT TRACK: Brittany Brodie
- Lighthouse
Brittany Brodie spilled about her new singe. "Lighthouse”
is loving someone or something unconditionally; knowing that might never ever
be yours again and being okay with that. There is a sense of freedom and
nostalgia in that. I found inspiration near the water for this song while on
radio tour in the east coast of Canada and being drawn to the magic and unknown
of the world out on the ocean." It was released on Amazon & iTunes on Sept 9
(12 Sept 2019) Canada's Mackenzie Porter Takes
Calgary By Storm With Multiple Appearances And Performances At Country Music
Week 2019
MacKenzie Porter owned her home province this past weekend for Country
Music Week 2019. The Alberta native and Big Loud Records talent took the
stage for multiple performances throughout the weekend, including a coveted
spot on the live Awards broadcast Sunday night.
Porter joined fellow Canadians Dallas Smith and Dean
Brody on stage for the 2019 CCMA Awards Showbroadcast Sunday evening for their
first official performance together before heading out on the cross-Canada
Friends Don't Let Friends Tour Alone Tour on September 18. Prior to the
performance, Porter joined Chad Brownlee on stage to present the award for
Group or Duo of The Year.
Ahead of the broadcast on Sunday, Porter serenaded
guests at the 2019 CCMA Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday evening with her
chart-topping hit, "About You."
On Friday, Porter shared some of her favourite tracks she's written
during the CCMA Songwriters Series before taking the stage in Fan Village
alongside label-mates Madison Kozak, HARDY and Morgan Wallen to play to a boisterous
Calgary crowd inside the Cowboys Tent.
Porter continuously proves she's a force to be
reckoned with, earning her first #1 on the Billboard Canadian Country Airplay
Charts in May with "About You", which has also amassed over four
million streams.
NEWS
(13 Sept 2019) Bear Family Records Giant Box Set
Sale
CD Box-Sets made in high quality deluxe editions by
Bear Family Records GO HERE
SEPTEMBER
RELEASES!
A number
of interesting new releases are coming on September 6th! Among them finally the
second part of our new CD series about the British Rock'n'Roll scene of the 50s
and early 60s, here with Billy Fury, 'Wondrous Place - The Brits
Are Rocking Vol.2' (BCD17583). In
addition Ben Molatzi with 50's recordings from Namibia, on LP (CLP1219) and CD (CCD1232), both
under the title 'No Way To Go'. Just in time for autumn Bear Family release
the 'Autumn Leaves' (BCD17503) from our Seasons series, the soundtrack to
the colourful leaves! The already celebrated 'Link Wray Rocks' (BCD17600) comes
on September 10th as an easy straggler!
(13 Sept
2019) BBR Music Group's Blanco Brown will
release his debut full-length album, HONEYSUCKLE & LIGHTNING BUGS,
on Friday, October 11th. The project is a nod to Brown's Georgia upbringing,
and has a TrailerTrap sound, a new genre that fuses hip hop beats with 808s and
traditional Country music. Pre-order the project here.
“This
album represents everything I stand for and all of the different entities of my
life," shared Brown. "For a long time I was anxious about releasing
my own music. I often wondered what the outcome would be and if people would
accept my sound, culture, music and the TrailerTrap lifestyle, but I’m finally
ready to be my own narrator. I credit my friends, fans and family for rooting
me on, giving me the confidence I lacked and propelling me to this moment.” For
more information on Brown, visit www.BlancoBrown.com
AMERICANA NEWS
(11 Sept 2019) Spotify teamed up with the Americana
Music Association (AMA) and Sheryl Crow to kick off the 20th annual
"Americanafest" with a special performance at the Cannery Ballroom in
Nashville. The event, “Americanafest & Spotify Present Sheryl Crow and
Friends,” was Spotify’s first with Americanafest, and was the official start to
the six-day festival in Nashville. Pictured (L-R): Spotify's Brittany Schaffer,
Crow, artist Jade Bird, Spotify's Mary Catherine Kinney and AMA Executive Dir.
Jed Hilly
AWARDS
(11 Sept 2019) The Academy Of Country Music
Announces 2020 ACM Awards Show Date
The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC's (ACM) "55th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS" will
take place on Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 8p (ET). The awards program will
broadcast live on CBS-TV from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The
show’s nominees and lineup will be announced in the coming months.
The organization has also announced the return of its
annual, “ACM PARTY FOR A CAUSE” events, which benefit the ACM's charitable arm,
ACM Lifting Lives. The events, which are part of "The Week Vegas Goes
Country," will kick off on Saturday, April 4th beginning with the ACM Lifting
Lives Topgolf Tee-Off hosted by Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker.
Additionally, the inaugural ACM Beach Bash will take place that evening at the
MANDALAY BAY BEACH and feature performances from Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum
and more. Additional talent will be announced at a later date.
TV
(10 Sept 2019) Gwendolyn/Pearl's Trisha Yearwood sang
"Every Girl In This Town" and "Workin' On Whiskey" on ABC'S
Jimmy Kimmel Live (Sept 9). Watch here and here, respectively.
(11 Sept 2019) On Feek: Singer/songwriter Rory Feek has
been named RFD-TV Chief Creative Officer. In the new role, he will
develop and oversee all new production for the network, including the creation
of a new series based upon his weekly blog entitled This Life I Live debuting
Jan. 2020. Feek started his blog in 2014, documenting much of his late wife
Joey Feek's battle with cervical cancer before her 2016 passing
(11 Sept 2019) In Case You Missed It: Gwendolyn/Pearl's
Trisha Yearwood
sang "Every Girl In This Town" on the nationally
syndicated Live With Kelly And Ryan. Watch here.
(13 Sept 2019) Capitol Nashville's Little Big Town appeared
on Friday's (Sept 13) episode of NBC-TV's "TODAY" show. The group
performed their brand new single, "Over Drinking." Enjoy the performance
here.
BABY NEWS
(10 Sept 2019) Brantley
Gilbert and wife Amber celebrated
the birth of their second child Braylen Hendrix Gilbert. Big brother
Barrett (born Nov. 11, 2017) joined mom and dad to welcome the beautiful baby
girl at Athens, Georgia’s Piedmont Hospital, yesterday afternoon (Sept. 9,
2019) weighing 6 lbs., 7 oz. and measuring 19 ½ inches in length.
“It’s such a
blessing for us to welcome Braylen and both momma and baby girl are doing
great,” Gilbert shared with PEOPLE.com in an
exclusive announcement.
The Gilberts revealed they were expecting their second child in March, sharing photos of their gender reveal featuring 16-month-old son Barrett Hardy-Clay. After the family of three pulled a string on a box above their heads, pink balloons, balls and confetti rained down on the soon-to-be family of four, letting them know a baby girl was on the way.
The Gilberts revealed they were expecting their second child in March, sharing photos of their gender reveal featuring 16-month-old son Barrett Hardy-Clay. After the family of three pulled a string on a box above their heads, pink balloons, balls and confetti rained down on the soon-to-be family of four, letting them know a baby girl was on the way.
Gilbert, who refers to himself as a songwriter first,
saw his most personal song to-date, “Man That Hung The Moon,” take on a whole
new meaning upon welcoming a little girl into the world.
(13 Sept 2019) Sammy Kershaw Announces Birth Of New Baby Girl, Natelia Mae Kershaw
(13 Sept 2019) Sammy Kershaw Announces Birth Of New Baby Girl, Natelia Mae Kershaw
Multi-platinum selling country music artist Sammy Kershaw (aged
61) and his longtime girlfriend Mendy Gregory announced the birth of Natelia
Mae Kershaw. The couple's new baby girl was born Wednesday evening (Sept
11, 2019) in Lafayette, Louisiana, weighing 7 lbs and measuring 19 inches.
"Natelia was my grandmother's name. Mae was
Mendy's grandmother's name. She is a gift from God," Kershaw told People in an
exclusive announcement.
The birth of Natelia marks the sixth child for the
"Cadillac Style" singer. Kershaw is also father to daughters Emily
(15), Erin (22) and Sammie, as well as a son, Brandon (33) and stepson Ryan.
MUSIC NEWS
(10 Sept 2019) Taylor Swift performs Lover tracks
live for first time during intimate Paris concert
Taylor Swift performed several tracks from her new album LOVER live for the
first time during an intimate concert in
Paris, France on Monday night (Sept 9).
The 29-year-old singer took to the stage in the French
capital's Olympia Hall to perform The City of Lover concert to a select group
of fans - all of whom had entered competitions to win tickets to the gig.
While she went all out with some of the renditions,
including tunes such as ME! and I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor pared things
down halfway through the show, with her dancers and backing musicians
disappearing from the stage as the singer re-emerged with just a guitar.
"There are a lot of the songs on this album
that’s just come out that I’ve never played live before, and I was thinking
about how I’d really like to play some of these songs for the very first time,”
she told the crowd. “And I was thinking maybe the best way to do it would be
just playing the songs acoustic the way that I wrote them.”
(11 Sept 2019) US Recorded Music Business Grew
18% in First Half of 2019: RIAA Mid-Year Report
In the first half of 2019, the U.S. recorded music
business grew 18% to $5.4 billion at retail, according to the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) mid-year report. That overall growth is up
from a 10% increase reported in last year's mid-year analysis and continues the
trend of double-digit growth driven by subscription streaming that began in
2016. In the same report last year, streaming made up for 75% of total industry
revenues, showing a 6.7% uptick in the format's overall dominance to the
current 80% market share reported here.
PRESS RELEASES
(9 Sept 2019) LIVE IN THE VINEYARD RETURNS OCT.
31 -NOV. 3; ANNOUNCES FIRST-ROUND LINEUP
Live In The Vineyard, one of the most exclusive and
sought-after private music, food and wine events, announced the
line-up set to take place Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2019 that will feature acoustic
performances by Kelsea Ballerini, Natasha Bedingfield, Delacey, Nicolle Galyon,
Madison Kozak, Adam Lambert, Avril Lavigne, Maren Morris, Meghan Patrick,
Caitlyn Smith, Maddie & Tae, Delta Rae and Walk Off The Earth.
(9 Sept 2019) Dierks Bentley’s Unforgettable
2019 Tour
Coming off an unforgettable high from his second
annual SEVEN PEAKS MUSIC FESTIVAL, current three-time CMA nominee Dierks Bentley wrapped
his 2019 BURNING MAN TOUR in partnership with 5-hour ENERGY® on the West
Coast this past weekend.
The multi-faceted artist knew how to precisely engage his audience for more than four hours each night throughout the 55-city run, with two stripped down acoustic sets before delivering deafening sing-alongs as the headliner and with his 90s cover band Hot Country Knights, who has "turned into a sensation" (OC Register). The tour also featured direct support from Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes and Hot Country Knights along with Caylee Hammack closing out the final weekend.
The multi-faceted artist knew how to precisely engage his audience for more than four hours each night throughout the 55-city run, with two stripped down acoustic sets before delivering deafening sing-alongs as the headliner and with his 90s cover band Hot Country Knights, who has "turned into a sensation" (OC Register). The tour also featured direct support from Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes and Hot Country Knights along with Caylee Hammack closing out the final weekend.
(9 Sept 2019) Country Icon Randy Travis To Be
Honored With Prestigious Ascap Founders Award At 2019 Ascap Country Music
Awards
Amid a galaxy of country music stars gathered in
downtown Nashville for its annual awards shows, industry VIPs will celebrate
one of the brightest when Country Music Hall of Fame member Randy Travis receives
the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award at the 57th annual American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Country Music Awards. The exclusive,
invitation-only gala, which celebrates the songwriters and publishers of
ASCAP’s most-performed country songs of 2018, takes place on Monday, November
11 and will include special guest performances to honor Travis.
“Randy Travis
is the seminal country artist of a generation,” said ASCAP Chairman of the
Board and President Paul Williams. “His meteoric rise to the top of the country
charts was fueled by that unmistakable baritone and a talent for traditional
country music that spoke to everyone. As a new artist, Randy garnered
international attention at a time when such exposure for country artists was
reserved for an iconic few. His music and devotion to classic country sounds
are a cornerstone in the genre and it is an honor to present him with this
year’s Founders Award.”
(9 Sept 2019)
Multi talented country, bluegrass, and gospel singer from West Chester,
Ohio, Emily Miller announced an advance opportunity for her fans to be
the first to get the new music in anticipation of her upcoming single
“Avaline,” which is scheduled to be available Sept. 13 on digital platforms.
Pre-order, pre-save and pre-add the single on Spotify, iTunes or Apple Music here.
“Avaline” was
self-penned by Emily Miller with production by Colt Capperrune and recorded at
Dark River Studios in Nashville.
(9 Sept 2019) Jason Aldean Dropped 4 New Songs + New Album Details
(9 Sept 2019) Jason Aldean Dropped 4 New Songs + New Album Details
After almost 15 years at the top of his format,
reigning ACM “Artist of the Decade" Jason
Aldean has seen trends come and go.
He's helped bring a few out of the shadows, like a Country-music Columbus
making the mainstream’s first contact with hard rock (“Hicktown”), hip-hop
(“Dirt Road Anthem”) and R&B (“Burnin’ It Down”). But after all that time,
he continues to hold his ground making modern albums with an old-school soul -
announcing that his next effort 9 (Broken Bow Records) will be released Nov.
22. Fans have access to four new songs off the upcoming album here.
“Early on I always thought if we ever got to make nine
albums, I’m going to call it ‘9.’ It was my baseball number growing up, and
it’s just kind of always been my lucky number,” explains Aldean. "I
remember cutting the first album and thinking 'that’s forever away,' and now
here we are. I don’t know, it’s really special we made it this far – so, it’s
more for me than anybody else – but, it means a lot."
(10 Sept 2019) Temecula Road To Make Grand Ole
Opry Debut November 1
Rising country trio, Temecula
Road took to Instagram to share
the exciting reaction video of them hearing the news that they will be making
their Grand Ole Opry debut on Friday, November 1 at the first weekend of
the show’s annual winter run of Opry At The Ryman in downtown Nashville.
“We grew up
listening to almost every artist that has performed on the Opry stage, and to
be standing in that circle will be so surreal for us,” says the trio’s Emma
Salute. “Moving to Nashville has been a great experience and opened up so many
doors,” says Maddie Salute. “We are
beyond excited about this special opportunity. We can’t wait,” added Dawson
Anderson.
Tickets for Temecula Road’s Grand Ole Opry debut at
The Ryman may be purchased HERE.
Emma, Maddie, and Dawson will take the iconic stage
fresh off of an overseas tour stint with Scotty McCreery in late October.
(11 Sept 2019) The GRAMMY Museum to Host Tanya
Tucker Along with Special Guests Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings
In celebration of the release of Tanya Tucker’s acclaimed
new album While I’m Livin’—the artist’s first Top Ten debut and tenth Top 10
album—the GRAMMY Museum will host a special conversation and performance with
Tucker and special guests Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings on Thursday,
October 3 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
(13 Sept 2019) Miranda Lambert Welcomes The
Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour With “Fooled Around And Fell In Love”
Miranda Lambert and the women of the Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour are
kicking off the cross-country trek in style, releasing a special version of
“Fooled Around and Fell in Love” featuring Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley
McBryde, Tenille Townes, and Caylee Hammack – all of whom will open for Lambert
on select dates. Listen here.
“The girls on the Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars Tour
can sing their asses off,” said Lambert. “There’s something crazy about seeing
these artists with a new fire in their eyes. It reignites your own flame. I’m
so excited to watch them every night on tour.”
REVIEWS
(13 Sept 2019) Lyricreviews: Kip Moore’s Headlining Set At The Long Road Festival
– Saturday 7th September
By: Emma Jordan lyricmagazine.co.uk
(13 Sept 2019) Lyricbroadcasts: 10 Minute
Country – Episode 48 – Our Review Of The Long Road
Festival
BY: JAMES DAYKIN Buzzsprout.com | Apple Podcast
(13 Sept 2019) Entertainment Focus
Eric Paslay, Bush Hall, London live
review 12th September 2019 (by Laura Cooney Rating 4/5)
Set list: 1. High Class 2. Song About A Girl 3. Angel
Eyes (made famous by Love And Theft) 4. Mysterious Ways 5. Amarillo Rain 6.
Keep On Fallin’ 7. Young Forever 8. Even If It Breaks Your Heart (made famous
by Eli Young Band) 9. Woman Like Her 10. I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Mike Posner
cover) 11. Nice Guy 12. Barefoot Blue Jean Night (made famous by Jake Owen) 13.
She Don’t Love You 14. Less Than Whole 15. Friday Night
High energy and engaging performance, Nice to see
different sides of Eric's sound, Great musicianship and songwriting
(13 Sept 2019) Entertainment Focus
Thompson Square, Bush Hall, London live
review 12th September 2019 (by Laura Cooney Rating 4/5)
Set list: 1. That’s So Me And You 2. I Got You 3.
Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About 4. I Know This Guy 5. Up In Smoke 6.
Glass 7. Lean On Neon 8. If I Didn’t Have You 9. Masterpiece 10. Are You Gonna
Kiss Me Or Not
Performance date: 12th September 2019 | Gorgeous
harmonies throughout, Great guitar playing from Keifer, Warm and engaging stage
presence
(15 Sept 2019) Entertainment Focus
Kelsea Ballerini, Radio 2 Live In Hyde
Park, London live review (by Laura Cooney Rating 4.5/ 5)
Set list: 1. Miss Me More 2. Get Over Yourself 3. Yeah
Boy 4. homecoming queen? 5. Better Luck Next Time 6. Peter Pan 7. This Feeling
Performance date: 15th September 2019
Excellent vocals throughout, Enthusiastic and
entertaining stage presence, Nice to see different sides of Kelsea's music
INTERVIEWS
(10 Sept 2019) Lyricinterviews:
Thompson Square At The Long Road Festival On
Music, Marriage, Masterpieces & Their Love Of European Crowds BY:
JAMES DAYKIN lyricmagazine.co.uk
(10 Sept 2019) Lyricinterviews:
Lauren Jenkins At The Long Road Festival On
Writing, Touring The UK, New Music & Her Tribute To Kylie Rae Harris BY:
JAMES DAYKIN lyricmagazine.co.uk
(11 Sept 2019) Lyricinterviews:
Morgan Evans At The Long Road Festival On
Backwards Videos, Touring The Uk, New Music & What To Do With All Those Air
Miles! BY: JAMES DAYKIN lyricmagazine.co.uk
(11 Sept 2019) Entertainment Focus
Interview: Josh Turner talks about his first UK trip, latest album I Serve
a Savior and his distinctive voice by PIP ELLWOOD-HUGHES
(12 Sept 2019) Lyric
Interviews: Lanco At The Long Road Festival
With A Major New Album Update + Their Thoughts On British Vs American Beer! BY:
JAMES DAYKIN lyricmagazine.co.uk
(12 Sept 2019) Lyricinterviews:
Lainey Wilson At The Long Road Festival On A
Busy Summer Of ‘The Git Up’ And ‘Truth Hurts’, Loving The Uk & New Music! BY:
JAMES DAYKIN lyricmagazine.co.uk
(13 Sept 2019) SAM OUTLAW
(THE LONG ROAD) INTERVIEW: You Life In A Song CEO Dan Wharton sat down with Sam Outlaw at The
Long Road to talk about life in Nashville, playing at the Opry, collaborating
with Sarah Darling and more
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INTERVIEW: SAM OUTLAW (THE LONG ROAD)
INTERVIEW: Dan sat down with Sam Outlaw at The Long Road to talk about life in Nashville, playing at the Opry, collaborating with Sarah Darling and more...
Posted by Your Life In A Song on Friday, 13 September 2019
(14 Sept 2019) Lyricinterviews:
Jake Morrell At The Long Road Festival On
Kindness, Englishmen, Festivals & Collaborating ‘Ed Sheeran’ Style! by
Emma Jordan lyricmagazine.co.uk
(15 Sept 2019) Lyricinterviews:
Katy Hurt From The Long Road Festival On Her
Unfinished Business Ep, Festivals, A Huge Fall Tour And Dogs! By Emma
Jordan lyricmagazine.co.uk
WATCH
(10 Sept 2019) Rising country star Tiffany Woys was excited to premiere the official
music video for her new single, “Hostage,” exclusively via Taste of Country. The emotional video,
depicting the volatility of a toxic relationship, was filmed in Nashville and
directed by Robert Chavers. “Hostage,” a “hard-driving breakup anthem” written
by Ben Caver, Sara Haze and Sam Ellis and produced by Bobby Campbell, is now
available for streaming and download on all major platforms:
“The ‘Hostage’ video represents something so much more
than just the lyrics of the song,” said Woys. “It tells a real, true and honest
story of something I personally went through, and it tackles a subject that
cuts so much deeper than what is, on the surface, an up-tempo anthem. This
video takes a stand for women and men in toxic relationships, reminding them to
put their well-being first. It represents courage – more specifically, the
courage to walk away from a hostage situation.
(12 Sept 2019) Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Kip Moore dropped the >> official music video for his new single “She’s Mine” on VEVO, available to watch here. The song that has been praised by Billboard as a “pulsing” track that “leans on the heartland rock influences that earned him [Moore] frequent comparisons to Bruce Springsteen” compliments the new video that shows a more lighthearted side of Moore while searching for love. Directed by PJ Brown, the video for “She’s Mine” has Moore cutting up with a wide cast of potential love interests, as he navigates the search for the one throughout the “high octane looking-for-love song” (Tennessean). “She’s Mine” is the first taken from Moore’s upcoming fourth studio album and was one of the most-added singles at country radio upon its debut.
(13 Sept 2019) "Hurricane" is the latest
single from UK Country band Black River Sinners which dropped Friday 13th September on all digital
streaming platforms (iTunes). Filmed and
Directed by Ooh Nice Productions.
Black River Sinners are a young collective from
Yeovil, Somerset. Comprised of some of the most talented, successful local
musicians and singers, they perform a huge range of country covers and
originals.
With a deep love of rich vocal harmonies and all
things country - they play classics from the likes of Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash
and The Eagles, right through to modern artists such as Carrie Underwood, Zac
Brown Band and many more.
https://www.facebook.com/blackriversinners/ | https://spoti.fi/2kFhbeP
(112 Monthly Listeners)
COUNTRY FASHION
(10 Sept 2019) Lisa McHugh was photographed wearing
a Pretty Little Thing DARK GREEN Blazer and co-ordinated Woven Suit
Trousers (Product £9) with pleated
front detailing, clasp and zip fastening in a straight leg fit, style with the
co-ord blazer and heels and let them know who's boss. Hair (Daniel McCrossan), Justine King
(Styling), Makeup (Beautessential; Eden Beauty, Enniskillen) Instagram
(12 Sept 2019) During her visit to the UK Sarah Darling during London Fashion Week she wore a mix of prints from her favourite British brand SISTER JANE.
Appearing on BBC Breakfast with Catherine Ward Thomas
she wore a Sister Jane MAYFIELD GAMES Spectate Floral Print Coven Top (Product £55).
Sister Jane's signature coven is in a yellow long sleeve edition with an all-over
floral motif and finished with a black ribbon tie and contrast blue cuffs.
She added SJ's high waist MAYFIELD GAMES Catherine
Wide Leg Trousers (Product Regular
price £65.00) featuring a baby blue check, finished with prominent blue button
embellishments.
At the British Country Music Festival heSarah sported a Sister Jane MAYFIELD GAMES Gold Cup Tweed Mini Dress (Product Regular price £85.00)
A long sleeve, tweed, mini dress finished with white
contrast pleated front trims, peplum cuffs and a peter pan collar. Finished
with jewel button embellishments from the chest up.
I ❤️ The British! @TBCMF pic.twitter.com/3lVoMxjNOo— Sarah Darling (@_SarahDarling) September 16, 2019
(13 Sept 2019) Kelsea Ballerini played a special media showcase in London. She wore a Burberry short sleeved silk satin bright green mini dress adding Casadei heels.
Here’s the super-lovely & super-talented @KelseaBallerini playing new single, ‘homecoming queen?’ at her private London showcase yesterday.— LYRIC magazine (@LYRICmagazine) September 14, 2019
Great song 🔥🔥
KB3 is going to take her to the next level. So excited for her 💖🎸#kelseaballerini pic.twitter.com/NpveMq7m6s
CountryLineTV posted on Instagram: Kelsea
Ballerini absolutely killed it at Hyde park today... She did a small press
event on Friday and the team loved it... Let’s hope she comes back SOON!!
(15 Sept 2019) Kelsea
Ballerini: "Just over here wearing jorts in the middle of
London fashion week"
She wore a light green Liberty London Jets
Crew-Neck Lambswool Sweater (Product) adding Louis
Vuitton boots and Stella McCartney shades (Product) - Instagram
FYI She was wearing a Free People Milana maxi dress (Product £39.95) The woven printed dress features an open back with hidden back zip closure and adjustable straps.
(14 Sept 2019) Laura Oakes - Wearing a Liquor n Poker rodeo western denim jumpsuit in deep red at the British Country Music Festival in Blackpool. This All in one rocks true retro babe styling featuring Kick flare and western embroidery detailing with a button front and vintage engraved belt (Product £45)'
(15 Sept 2019) Una Healy was snapped at Kings Place in London for the London Podcast Festival 2019. She was wearing TRAPPED - BISCUIT BOA booties from her orginal Collecton (Product €69.99) adding Quiz Clothing Black Faux Leather High Waist Leggings (Product) and River Island Black long sleeve scoop neck ribbed T-shirt (Product)
COUNTRY GOSSIP
(11 Sept 2019) Trisha Yearwood recalls awful
9/11 drama on 18th anniversary of terrorist attacks
Trisha Yearwood makes sure she and her husband Garth Brooks are together - or at least
in contact - on the 9/11 anniversary, because they were on separate coasts when
terrorists brought the Twin Towers down in 2001.
The country star reveals she was in Los Angeles
preparing to shoot a music video when her mother called and told her America was
under attack, and she immediately started worrying about her then-boyfriend,
who was in New York City.
Recalling the awful events of 11 Sept, 2001, in a
Facebook post, Yearwood says, "(My mom) was crying and frantic, and
worried that the west coast was next. I turned on the TV just in time to see
the second plane hit. It didn’t seem real.
"It was Read Across America day and he (Brooks)
was somewhere in some building in Manhattan, reading to kids. I didn’t know
where, but I knew he was there."
Trisha spent hours trying to reach the man she would
marry four years later and they both agreed to put their schedules on hold and
meet up back home in Tennessee.
"What I take from 9/11 is that when the worst
happens, we can come together and be our best," Trisha adds. "My
prayer today is that we remember the sacrifices of those who went to work that
morning, never realising they wouldn’t make it back home that night... that we
remember the sacrifices of the first responders, who lost their lives that day
trying to help people get to safety... that we remember everyone who survived,
but take the scars with them always."
(12 Sept 2019) Sheryl Crow weighs in on Taylor
Swift's masters controversy
Sheryl Crow has admitted she doesn't know why Taylor Swift kicked up such a
fuss over the ownership of her masters during her Scooter Braun feud earlier
this year.
Braun hit headlines when he purchased Scott
Borchetta's label Big Machine – which owns Swift's first six albums – for $300
million (£245 million) in June, prompting the Bad Blood hitmaker to slam the
deal and call Braun a bully in a lengthy blog post on Tumblr.
And while many of Taylor's peers applauded her for
standing up to Braun, with some even urging her to re-record the albums to
regain ownership, Sheryl isn't one of them.
The 57-year-old singer was asked about the scandal
during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday night, and said:
"I’m going to be honest with you… I stay out of that world. I will say one
thing about masters, like I signed with a record label 30 years ago… these
things, that’s just the way the business goes.
"That’s totally not unusual for your masters to
change hands like 9,000 times. I don’t know what the big stink was. I’m kind of
out of the loop, so I don’t really know."
Taylor previously confirmed she's planning to
re-record her first six albums to finally put an end to the argument between
herself and Braun.
(12 Sept 2019) Taylor Swift slammed by animal
rights activists for horse racing gig
Taylor Swift has been condemned by animal
rights activists for agreeing to perform at Australia's Melbourne Cup horse
race.
The Bad Blood hitmaker will sing two tracks from her
album Lover ahead of the annual event at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse on 5
November.
"I can't wait to come to Melbourne, and I can't
wait to come to the Melbourne Cup," she told Australia's Herald Sun
newspaper about the gig. "I've heard so much about the race."
However, her concert has angered animal rights
activists, including members of the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses,
who are calling on Taylor to cancel her show due to the death of horses in the
event.
"Taylor Swift has put money before compassion by
agreeing to perform at the 2019 Melbourne Cup," a post on the group's
Facebook page reads. "An event where at least 6 horses have been KILLED
over the past 6 years."
Demanding the star takes a stand for horses in the
same way she would for her beloved cats, they added: "Horses are being
killed for gambling profits and entertainment. If Taylor Swift cares at all
about other animals the way she appears to care about cats, she will cancel her
show and make a strong statement that animal abuse is unacceptable."
Australian journalist and Taylor Swift fan Dejan
Jotanovic has also penned an open letter to the star in The Guardian asking her
to pull out of the concert.
The star had not yet responded to the activists'
demands and her representatives did not respond to a request for comment.
PHOTO
(10 Sept 2019) Baylen, Hey! MCA's Josh Turner (l)
visits UK-based Country Hits Radio personality & The Long Road Festival MD
Baylen Leonard.
(11 Sept 2019)
(11 Sept 2019)
(15 Sept 2019) Having performed at the British Country Music Festival The Adelaides posted on Instagram: And there we have it!! Summer festivals are officially over with for 2019, which has been your favourite?
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
Sept 16: Terry McBride
(McBride & The Ride) (1958), David
Bellamy (1950)
Sept 17: the late Hank Williams
(Sept 16, 1923; died Jan 1, 1953 (aged 29))
Sept 18: Carl Jackson (1953),
Tae Dye (Maddie & Tae) (1995)
Sept 19: Trisha Yearwood (1964),
Charlene Burch (Burch Sisters)
(1962), Jeff Bates (1963), Chase
Rice (1986)
Sept 20: the late Stu Stevens
(1937), Garth Fundis (1949)
Sept 21: Faith Hill (1967), Ronna Reeves (1966), Don Felder (Eagles) (1947), Helena Mace
(UK)
Sept 22: June Forester
(Forester Sisters) (1956), Debby Boone
(1956)
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