BREAKING NEWS
Country News – October 23,
2019 with Shannon McCombs
This week, Luke
Bryan talks about Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Blake Shelton
is bringing the legends out on the road with him again. Steve Wariner
and Alabama receive big honors this week and get an update on what Little Texas’
Tim Rushlow is up to. Plus, Shannon has news from John Anderson, Trace Adkins,
and The Bellamy Brothers!
UK NEWS
On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist
Saturday 19 October 2019
B List
Taylor Swift – Lover
OUT
Ingrid Andress - Lady Like removed from the “A” playlist
Keith Urban - Parallel Line removed from the “A”
playlist
(18 Oct 2019) “One of the most
exciting acts” to emerge onto the international Americana/folk scene in recent
years (CelebMix), London-based Israeli-American duo O&O have announced the release of their latest single ‘Here
We Are’, available to stream/download on 15th November 2019; the
first taste of new music since their “impressive debut” EP ‘Truth Comes Out’ was
released last year (Building Our Own Nashville). Listen to the EP on Spotify / Apple Music / Amazon and check out
the video for the lead track ‘Tears In The Rain’ here. Visit https://www.oandoduo.com/ for more information.
(16 Oct 2019) Julia Cole will
be in the UK and Europe next month to support James Barker Band on their
headline tour.
The run will also
include a headline show with a full band at the Buck ‘n’ Bull Saloon on 15th
November. The tour coincides with the release of Cole’s new single Be Where We
Are, which will be released early in the UK on 28th October 2019.
CHATTERERS: Manchester Named And Shamed:
Why is it now a thing to attend a gig and people around you talk incessantly
while the show is ongoing? Honestly last night we attended Kiefer Sutherland in
Manchester, the amount of chatter around me was so distracting. You pay
good money to hear the music and their stories, not what a bad week in work 'Annie
from accounting' had. (Fan comment)
(19 Oct 2019) The
X Factor Celebrity UK 2019 Megan McKenna Audition Full Clip S16E02
X FACTOR CELEBRITY was back this evening for the second round of auditions, with a host of stars hoping to make it through to the live shows. However, fans were quick to slam one contestant, former TOWIE star Megan McKenna, who performed a song from her album.
Viewers were left
confused as to why Megan needed to be on the programme if as it appeared, she
had already had success with a career in the music industry.
Fans of the show
took to Twitter to express their confusion after she revealed she was
performing a song from her upcoming album. Express.co.uk
Her single "Everything but You" blew in at No.2 of UK Country iTunes (#16 UK all-genres) and her Album STORY OF ME (first released Dec 7, 2018) returned to No.1 (#30 UK iTunes all-genres)
UK TOUR & GIG
UPDATES:
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK
Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 24 October 2019)
18 October - 24 October
2019
There was no change at the top,
where Tones And I’s Dance Monkey was No.1 again, increasing its
consumption for the 13th week in a row, while lengthening its lead over the
rest of the field.
In its third week at the
summit, the track – the introductory hit for 19-year-old Toni Watson, from
Melbourne – achieved consumption of 84,580 units (including 73,278 from sales
equivalent streams + 11,302 pure sales), a 21-week high for consumption of a
No.1 single, just a fortnight after said indicator reached a 48-week low.
Dan + Shay &
Justin Bieber with 10,000 Hours slipped 19-20 (19,000 units). The single
remained on the BBC Radio 1 "C" Playlist Friday 18th October
Official UK
Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending 24 October 2019)
18 October - 24 October
2019
Leadership of the album
chart changed for the ninth straight week, with Elbow’s eighth studio album,
Giants Of All Sizes, becoming their third in a row to debut at No.1, on
first week consumption of 27,257 copies (including 1,554 from sales-equivalent
streams). It also debuted atop the vinyl and cassette album charts, with sales
of 3,584 and 206, respectively.
Wildwood Kin with their
eponymous second album (SONY MUSIC CG; tagged Alternative) fell off the
chart after their previous week debut at No.51
Official UK Country Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending 24 October 2019)
18 October - 24 October
2019
Sheryl Crow with THREADS held
at No.1 (7
weeks; #1 peak)
Keith Urban with GRAFFITI U climbed 11-2 (40 weeks; #2
peak)
Brantley Gilbert with FIRE & BRIMSTONE rose 4-3 (2 weeks; #3
peak)
Highwomen with THE
HIGHWOMEN fell 3-4 (6 weeks; #2 peak)
Zac Brown Band with THE OWL fell 2-5 (4 weeks; #1 peak)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER rose 8-6 (84 weeks;
#1 peak)
Keifer Sutherland with RECKLESS & ME fell 5-7 (25 weeks; #1 peak)
Midland with LET IT ROLL rose 9-8 (8 weeks;
#1 peak)
Kacey Musgraves with GOLDEN HOUR pushed 12-9 (67 weeks; #1
peak)
Chris Knight with ALMOST DAYLIGHT made a debut at No.10
Outside the Top 10
Jessie Buckley with WILD ROSE - OST rose 13-11 (27
weeks; #1 peak)
Ward Thomas with RESTLESS MINDS moved 14-12 (36
weeks; #1 peak)
Jon Pardi with HEARTACHE MEDICATION fell 6-16 (3 weeks; #6 peak)
Kelsey Waldon with WHITE NOISE/ WHITE LINES made a debut at No.20
Official UK Americana Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending 24 October 2019)
18 October - 24 October
2019
Big Thief with TWO HANDS
made a bow at No.1. Dead South with SUGAR & JOY debuted at
No.3
COUNTRY ALBUM & SINGLES RELEASES
(11 Oct 2019) Caroline Jones - Chasin' Me (EP;
Mailboat Records)
6 Tracks/ Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #4 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#179 UK iTunes all-genres), then #16
| Debut #5 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#27 US iTunes all-genres)
(11 Oct 2019) Trigger Hippy - Full Circle &
Then Some (Turkey Grass Records)
Debut #144 US Country iTunes Album Chart
About: Rock 'n Roll Country Soul | Band Members: Steve
Gorman, Nick Govrik, Ed Jurdi, Amber Woodhouse | Home Town: Nashville, TN https://www.facebook.com/triggerhippymusic/ (18,664 Likes)
(18 Oct 2019) Chris Janson - Real Friends
(Warner/WAR)
14 Tracks/ Time: 41:39 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #3 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#122 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut
#2 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#6 US iTunes all-genres)Janson
co-produced his third album for the label group and co-penned all 13 tracks,
including the current single, “Good Vibes,” and the title track featuring Blake
Shelton.
(18 Oct 2019) Florida Georgia Line - The
Acoustic Sessions (BMLG Records)
17 Tracks/ Time: 55:06 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #1 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#28 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut
#3 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#9 US iTunes all-genres)
(18 Oct 2019) Cody Jinks - The Wanting (Late
August Records)
12 Tracks/ Time: 44:32 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #2 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#59 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut
#1 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#2 US iTunes all-genres)
(18 Oct 2019) Dillon Carmichael - I Do for You
(EP; Riser House Records)
5 Tracks/ Time: 17:00 Contemporary Country Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #28 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#169 US iTunes all-genres)
(18 Oct 2019) Triston Marez - Until I Found You
(EP; Torrez Music Group)
6 Tracks/ Time: 21:41 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #31 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#202 US iTunes all-genres)
(18 Oct 2019) Thomas Finchum - Thomas Finchum
(EP; Thomas Finchum) |
6 Tracks/ Time: 23:04 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #100 US Country iTunes Album Chart
(18 Oct 2019) David Alexander - Something to
Ease the Pain (EP; David Alexander)
5 Tracks/ Time: 16:15 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #101 US Country iTunes Album Chart Country Artist originally from
Okemos, MI, now living in Nashville, TN.
https://www.facebook.com/iamDavidAlexandermusic/ (913 Likes)
(18 Oct 2019) Darin and Brooke Aldridge - Inner
Journey (Rounder Records)
Debut #122 US Country iTunes Album Chart
The acclaimed bluegrass duo Darin and Brooke Aldridge
released the track ‘I Found Love’ as a taster for their upcoming debut album
for Rounder, Inner Journey. The track, a version of a song by Vince Gill, Randy
Scruggs and Earl Scruggs, previews a set of interpretations across a range of
musical genres. The album is co-produced by Darin Aldridge and seven-time
Grammy winner Mark Fain. It includes versions of Graham Nash’s ‘Teach Your
Children,’ Richard Thompson’s ‘Tear- Stained Letter’ and First Aid Kit’s
‘Emmylou.’ Among the other writers the duo have covered for the project are
Nanci Griffith (‘Trouble in the Fields’), Charlie and Ira Louvin (‘Every Time
You Leave’), Doc Watson (‘Your Lone Journey’), Kasey Chambers (‘This Flower’)
and Gretchen Peters (‘End of a Long Hard Day’). Read more HERE
(18 Oct 2019) Band of Ruhks - Authentic (Rebel
Records)
12 Tracks/ Time: 40:11 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #143 US Country iTunes Album Chart
What is a Ruhk? The original spelling of “rook,” the
word has been used in several different contexts, used to refer to everything
from the popular chess piece to chariots in Persia, and most famously, the
ominous black bird of death and misery. In roots music, “the Ruhks”
appropriately refers to the Band of Ruhks, a group of bluegrass veterans whose
music has the ability to exhibit chess-like skill, the fiery speed of a
chariot, or the authority of a bird of prey.
Comprised of Ronnie Bowman (bass), Kenny Smith
(guitar), Don Rigsby (mandolin) and Brian Fesler (banjo), Band of Ruhks is a
supergroup that straddles the line between
(18 Oct 2019) The Carter Family - The Carter
Family-Across Generations (Reviver Entertainment Group/Legacy)
The Carter Family: Across Generations (Reviver)
Five generations of Carter Family members converge on
the 13-track offering, which was produced by John Carter Cash and features
songs ranging from Carter Family standards,“Worried Man Blues” and “Will The
Circle Be Unbroken,” to “Maybelle,” a composition written by Danny and David
Carter in ‘78, to an original autoharp recording titled “Maybelle’s New Tune.”
(18 Oct 2019) Catherine Britt - CMC Songs &
Stories EP (Live Acoustic) (Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.) AUS
6 Tracks/ Time: 18:59 Pop Amazon UK
(18 Oct 2019) Christie Lamb - Broken Lines
(Australian Broadcasting Corp) AUS
Debut #25 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (# outside no.500 UK iTunes all-genres)
(18 Oct 2019) EmiSunshine - Family Wars (Little
Blackbird Records)
(18 Oct 2019) Emily Weisband - Identity Crisis
(Warner Records)
7 Tracks/ Time: 21:19 Pop Amazon UK
(17 Oct 2019) Justine Vandergrift - Stay (Justine
Vandergrift)
9 Tracks/ Singer/Songwriter Amazon UK
(18 Oct 2019) Maddie & Tae - Everywhere I’m
Goin’ (Mercury)
Debut #11 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#409 UK iTunes all-genres) then #3
(#86 UK iTunes all-genres) | Sat Oct 19: #1 (#5#) | Debut #27 US Country
iTunes Album Chart (#221 US iTunes all-genres),
Produced by Jimmy Robbins and Derek Wells, the EP
follows the album’s first part — One Heart to Another — released earlier this
year and boasts five new tracks co-written by the duo, including “Lay Here With
Me” featuring Dierks Bentley.
Having managed to get our teeth already sunk into part
one of this album, we were eager to hear part two and we were not disappointed.
The EP begins with ‘Everywhere I’m Going’ which showcases the duo’s ability to
deliver beautiful harmonies, as well as their ability to stand alone as
vocalists with their individual abilities. BY: NEIL MARKIDES Lyric Magazine
(18 Oct 2019) Mercy Bell - Mercy Bell (Bell
Records)
10 Tracks/ Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #163 US Country iTunes Album Chart
Americana, Folk, Singer-Songwriter,Alt- Country,
Country, Pop.
https://www.facebook.com/mercybellmusic/ (1,744 Likes)
"If it seems like Nashville's well of talented
singer-songwriters is never-ending, that's probably because it is. And Mercy
Bell, living in Music City by way of Boston and New York City, is another
distinct voice with a potent, progressive take on emotive, modern folk. It's a
perspective clear on her new song "Home," where Bell confesses to the
coping mechanisms that have let her avoid life's harshest moments, and a path
to redemption that's better late than never. "Could you come pick me
up?" she sings in gorgeous harmonies and strings courtesy of Larissa
Maestro and Kristin Weber, two of the town's most gifted instrumentalists.
"Forget the years that I've spent drunk." With a vibrato that's as
strong as it is vulnerable, Bell makes it easy to forgive her trespasses.
M.M." - Rollingstone
(18 Oct 2019) Laura Aston - Gentle On My Mind
(Single; Legacy Records) UK
(18 Oct 2019) Vic Allen - Enough (EP; Vic
Allen) UK
Debut #8 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#246 UK iTunes all-genres), then #7
| Sat Oct 19: off the Top 200
(18 Oct 2019) Amie Knight - I Don't (Single; Amie Knight) UK
Debut #68 UK Country
iTunes Singles Chart (# UK iTunes all-genres), then #69, #27, #11, #12 | Sat
Oct 19: #16
(18 Oct 2019) Emma Moore - Dutch Courage (Single; Emma Moore) UK
Debut #48 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart (# UK iTunes all-genres), then #51,
#19, #15, #17, #19 | Sat Oct 19: #51, #116
(18 Oct 2019) Hannah Paris - Lost in the Wind (BlackBarnMusic) UK
Debut #151 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart, #103, then off the top 200
Speaking about the song, Paris explained that it sums up how hard it can
be to let go, even though you know it is probably the best thing to do, while
the song title itself works as a metaphor for floating around without aim.- Maverick
Lyric Interviews: Hannah
Paris On Her New Single ‘Lost In The Wind’, Her Primary School Band And Her C2C
DESIRES..
(18 Oct 2019) Ross Macintyre - October Skies (Single; Countryman
Records) UK
Debut #26 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart, then #14, then #29 | Sat
Oct 19: #50, #116
New UK Country Music Artist Ross Macintyre
Announces Debut Single “October Skies”
The song sees Ross remembering the most treasured times with a loved one
including autumnal walks under October skies. As the nights draw in and couples
start to ‘cosy up’, it’s a perfect time to reflect on life during this
beautiful, seasonal change.
“I love this song because it captures the essence of love that people
generally overlook. Living in London, the city’s vibrant energy can easily
sweep you into parties, social events and late nights. Whilst this is exciting,
spending time with a partner, taking walks together and enjoying the simple
qualities in life are equally, if not more, rewarding. I cannot think of a
better time than October to embrace this. The orange, amber colours of the
trees and skies are quite magical.”
Ross is a huge fan of country music for its sounds and stories, and
raises awareness of the genre as Founder of community group ‘Play That Country
Music’, which now has 1000 active members. To celebrate this milestone, Ross
takes his passion to another level by releasing his own music material.
“In truth it’s a dream of mine to be a music artist, and I’ve struggled
with the idea of stepping into the limelight for years. Life gets in the way,
which is actually the theme I capture in ‘October Skies’. I’m no longer
accepting excuses and it’s time to showcase my creativity. There’s plenty more
music to come!”
https://www.facebook.com/rossmacintyreofficial/ (481 Likes)
(18 Oct 2019) The Adelaides - I'd Do It Again (Duroc Media Ltd/
Duroc Records) UK|
Debut #100 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart, then #52, then #8 (#219), then #7
(#169, #131), #8 | Sat Oct 19: #7, then #24 | Weds Oct 23: #92
(18 Oct 2019) Two Ways Home - Out on the Road (Single; Two Ways
Home) UK / AUSTRIA
Time: 3:22 iTunes Didn’t
chart UK Country iTunes Singles Chart
(16 Oct 2019) Jimmy Buckley & Claudia - Storms Never Last -
Single (Sharpe Music) IRE
Time: 3:23 iTunes
BLUEGRASS NEWS
(15 Oct 2019) Steven
Curtis Chapman, Gospel music’s most awarded artist, continues
bringing home the hardware with his 59th Gospel Music Association Dove Award
Tuesday night (Oct 15) for Bluegrass / Country / Roots Album of the Year,
Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows.
Co-produced by Chapman and Brent Milligan, Deeper
Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows, landed at No. 1 on the iTunes Country
Albums chart and is Chapman's second No. 1 Billboard Bluegrass Album. Recently,
Chapman celebrated his 49th No. 1 single with “Dive” featuring Bluegrass Music
Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs.
CANADIAN NEWS
(15 Oct 2019) SPOTLIGHT TRACK Francine Honey
"Red Sky"
"Red Sky is a gritty, dreamy and ethereal flight
echoing the fear, exhilaration and transformation experienced during times of
change. As the sunset sky transitions to red, you free fall into change. On the
other side of the red sunset sky is the red sky of dawn. You find your wings
and enjoy flying and soaring within your experience." Francine Honey
Red Sky is the first single that follows Honey's
critically acclaimed album "to be continued..." which continues to
see airplay from CBC, Radio-Canada, CTV, SiriusXM, Folk Roots Radio ++ across
Canada, the US, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Netherlands & more. It was
released digitally on Oct 14, 2019 (iTunes)
(16 Oct 2019) SPOTLIGHT TRACK Lauren Mayell
"Tongue Tied"
"Tongue
Tied" summons Mayell 's musical hallmarks: soaring melody, smart
lyrics, and just the right amount of twang, all anchored by her dazzling and
powerful voice. As the kickoff to her
forthcoming album (which will be called 'The Journey'), "Tongue Tied"
finds the 2018 Alberta Country Music 'Female Artist of the Year' at the
absolute peak of her powers.
(16 Oct 2019) Canadian country artist Jackie Guy's new
single, "A Lot Like Me", puts a brand-new twist on the
classic break-up song. Leave the tears
behind and let the retro, toe-tappin' feel of this tune put a smile back on
your face. Watch the fun video.
NEWS
(15 Oct 2019) Garth Brooks And Trisha Yearwood
Build 21 Homes In Nashville: The superstar couple teamed up with
President Jimmy Carter and Habitat for Humanity. - Sounds Like Nashville
AWARDS
(16 Oct 2019) Josh Turner Wins First Dove Award
MCA NASHVILLE’s Josh
Turner was among those honored
Tuesday (Oct 15) during Christian music’s biggest night, the Gospel Music Association’s
DOVE AWARDS in NASHVILLE. Turner earned his first-ever DOVE for his
collaboration with Sonya Isaacs on their cover of Hank Williams’ “I
Saw The Light.” It was named Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of
the Year, and comes from Turner’s album, “I Serve A Savior.”
TOUR
(16 Oct 2019) Stagecoach Country Music Festival
Announces 2020 Lineup
Country music festival STAGECOACH
has announced the lineup for its 2020 event, taking place Friday,
APRIL 24th through Sunday, APRIL 26th at the Empire Polo Club in INDIO,
CA. The three-day event will include Carrie Underwood, Eric Church and, for the
first time. Thomas Rhett as headliners.
Other artists set to perform include: Dan + Shay, Alan
Jackson, Jon Pardi, Brett Young, Raelynn, Dustin Lynch, Morgan Wallen, Midland and
many more. Find the full festival lineup here.
TV
(15 Oct 2019) In Case You Missed It: Big Machine's Midland performed "Mr. Lonely" on Ellen
(Oct 15). Watch here.
(18 Oct 2019) In Case You Missed It: Capitol's Jon Pardi performed "Ain't
Always The Cowboy" on ABC's Good Morning America (Oct
18). Watch here.
BABY NEWS
(16 Oct 2019) Crib
Note: Cam and
husband Adam Weaver revealed
on Instagram and Twitter they are expecting their first child. S u R p R i S E
!! 🍼 little one you are already so loved
(16 Oct 2019) GRAMMY® Award-winning
country singer Billy Dean welcomes the birth
of his first grandchild, Azalea Paisley Hiltbrunner.
"My wife Stephanie and I are proud to announce the arrival of our first
granddaughter, Azalea Paisley Hiltbrunner," says Dean. "Two days
before she was born to my daughter Hannah and her husband Jim, I woke up
hearing a little voice calling, 'Poppa.' I told Stephanie and she immediately
said, 'Well, I will be MeeMaw!"
Little Azalea was born in Springfield, Missouri on October
12, weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Mom, dad and their new bundle of joy are all
doing well. – Facebook Photo
PRESS RELEASES
(15 Oct 2019) Superstar Vocal Group Rascal
Flatts Hosts Fourth-Annual Celebrity Golf Classic
Superstar vocal group Rascal
Flatts, in partnership with Delta Dental of Tennessee and WME,
wrapped the fourth-annual Celebrity Golf Classic with proceeds
benefitting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Taking place
at the Golf Club of Tennessee, the comradery-filled event gives each team
participating the special opportunity to be paired with a celebrity teammate
for a day on the course where funds are raised for the cause the trio has being
supporting for over a decade. This year, the vocal group were joined by
celebrity friends including Vince Gill, Charles Kelley, Tracy Lawrence, LOCASH,
Jimmie Allen, Joe Diffie, Eric Paslay, Jamey Johnson, Mitchell Tenpenny, Shawn
Booth, D.B. Sweeney, Eric Decker, Cortland Finnegan, Scott Hamilton, Brett
Hull, Rob Riggle and more. (Photo)
(15 Oct 2019) Songs & Daughters recording artist
and recent Belmont University graduate, Madison
Kozak will make her anticipated debut at the Grand Ole Opry
on Saturday, October 26. This past summer, she was surprised with the bucket
list invitation onstage at the iconic venue by mentor and label president,
Nicolle Galyon.
“When I think about everything I know and love about
Country music, it all circles back to the Grand Ole Opry,” shares Kozak. “Being
asked to take the stage where so many of my heroes have made history is the ultimate
honor. This is the dream that started the journey for me, and I’m beyond
excited and grateful for the opportunity.”
(16 Oct 2019) Bellamy Brothers Join Blake
Shelton For "Friends and Heroes 2020" Tour
Country music
superstar Blake Shelton championed his friends and heroes like The Bellamy
Brothers this year more than ever, from sharing singles to sharing stages – and
he’s not done yet! The arena-selling, multi-media entertainer will hit the road
once again for “Friends and Heroes 2020” beginning Thursday, February 13 in
Portland, Oregon. The 16-date run will hit major cities throughout the Midwest
and West Coast, including a stop at The Forum in Los Angeles (full list below).
Joining him is very special guest Lauren Alaina as well as The Bellamy
Brothers, John Anderson and Trace Adkins.
(17 Oct 2019) Hootie & The Blowfish Make Long-Awaited Return To Radio
Airwaves With “Hold On”
After thrilling
nearly three-quarters of a million fans on this summer’s
critically-acclaimed Group Therapy Tour, Hootie
& the Blowfish are keeping the celebration going with
the release of “Hold On,” the first
single off forthcoming album Imperfect
Circle.
Penned by Chris Stapleton and Jim Beavers, “Hold On” serves as the forthcoming album’s only outside cut – an uplifting track the band felt compelled to record as the perfect message for today’s society.
Penned by Chris Stapleton and Jim Beavers, “Hold On” serves as the forthcoming album’s only outside cut – an uplifting track the band felt compelled to record as the perfect message for today’s society.
The song was the last the band recorded for the project, but frontman
Darius Rucker notes that they had no doubts about it being the perfect choice
to complete the album; “When I heard it, I was like ‘this is the song.’” Adds
bassist Dean Felber, “I remember listening to it in the back of the bus and it
was just perfect – what it meant to me and what it would mean in today’s
world.”
(18 Oct 2019) Temecula
Road Debuts Brand New Song “Maybe Not”
Rising country trio, TEMECULA ROAD were excited to release their soulful new track “Maybe Not” via all digital platforms. The song, written by the trio’s Dawson Anderson, along with Trannie Anderson and Ian Christian and produced by Andrew DeRoberts (Devin Dawson, Kip Moore, Eli Young Band, Jillian Jacqueline), is their third new release this year, following “Fades” and “Never Knew I Needed You” which hit Top 5 and Top 15 respectively on Radio Disney Country’s Top 50 Chart. A story behind the song “Maybe Not” video clip premiered via Taste of Country.
“This song was actually written as a ballad, but after playing it on the road for over a year it took on a new life as a fun, flirty more up-tempo love song,” says Emma Salute. “If you had to describe it using only one emoji, it’d definitely be the winky face ,” says Maddie Salute. “It’s been one of our favorites for a long time and were really excited to share it with the world! It’s a new side of Temecula Road you haven’t heard yet,” says Dawson Anders.
Rising country trio, TEMECULA ROAD were excited to release their soulful new track “Maybe Not” via all digital platforms. The song, written by the trio’s Dawson Anderson, along with Trannie Anderson and Ian Christian and produced by Andrew DeRoberts (Devin Dawson, Kip Moore, Eli Young Band, Jillian Jacqueline), is their third new release this year, following “Fades” and “Never Knew I Needed You” which hit Top 5 and Top 15 respectively on Radio Disney Country’s Top 50 Chart. A story behind the song “Maybe Not” video clip premiered via Taste of Country.
“This song was actually written as a ballad, but after playing it on the road for over a year it took on a new life as a fun, flirty more up-tempo love song,” says Emma Salute. “If you had to describe it using only one emoji, it’d definitely be the winky face ,” says Maddie Salute. “It’s been one of our favorites for a long time and were really excited to share it with the world! It’s a new side of Temecula Road you haven’t heard yet,” says Dawson Anders.
(18 Oct 2019) The Acoustic Sessions By Florida
Georgia Line
Spanning the history-making trajectory since their breakthrough
debut in 2012, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE live up the good
times with reimagined versions of their career-launching
hits on THE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS out now on BMLG Records. Available digitally
everywhere, physical CDs can be found exclusively at Walmart. Read more
(18 Oct 2019) With his 12-date UK/European tour kicking off in Belfast, Kansas-based
singer-songwriter Logan Mize shared a brand new
track: 'I Ain't Gotta Grow Up' - available to stream/download
everywhere: https://fanlink.to/IAintGottaGrowUp.
(18 Oct 2019) Nashville-based, UK approved country
singer-songwriter Sarah Darling announced the first song to be released from her
acoustic singles series ‘The Campfire Session’ is a cover of The Wreckers
‘Leave The Pieces’. Stream: https://listnin.co/LeaveThePieces
The single comes hot off the heels of a critically
triumphant European tour, and precedes her upcoming London date at Islington’s
Union Chapel on December 2nd 2019.
Marshall Arts Presents Sarah Darling
Monday
2 December 2019 - Union Chapel, London (Compton
Terrace, Off Upper ST, London, N1 2XD) Christmas
Show, Sarah will be performing a mixture of old & new songs in addition
to traditional Christmas records to celebrate the winter season.
(21 Oct 2019) Country singer/songwriter and actress Kellie Pickler, a household name known for her
Gold-certified debut album Small Town Girl, her
Platinum-certified single “Best Days of Your Life” and five Emmy Nominations
for Pickler & Ben, will launch into the holidays
with a series of performances and appearances, beginning with the release of
her tribute track to the beloved Mister Rogers.
Slated for release Friday, Oct. 25, Pickler recorded “It’s Such a Good Feeling,” the closing theme of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” for a special Thank You Mister Rogers: Music and Memories album. To preorder the tribute album and learn more about the project, go to thankyoumisterrogers.com.
Pickler also stars in “The Mistletoe Secret” alongside Tyler Hynes and Patrick Duffy, the follow-up to her first two Hallmark Channel Original Movies: her film debut “Christmas at Graceland,” which premiered as Hallmark’s Most Watched Movie of 2018 and garnered the sequel, “Wedding at Graceland.” Her latest film will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. CT.
Slated for release Friday, Oct. 25, Pickler recorded “It’s Such a Good Feeling,” the closing theme of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” for a special Thank You Mister Rogers: Music and Memories album. To preorder the tribute album and learn more about the project, go to thankyoumisterrogers.com.
Pickler also stars in “The Mistletoe Secret” alongside Tyler Hynes and Patrick Duffy, the follow-up to her first two Hallmark Channel Original Movies: her film debut “Christmas at Graceland,” which premiered as Hallmark’s Most Watched Movie of 2018 and garnered the sequel, “Wedding at Graceland.” Her latest film will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. CT.
ARTICLES
(17 Oct 2019) Saving Country Music Tyler
Childers Wants to Take the Country Music Lunch Table Back
Tyler Childers speaking his mind and not holding back!
As many may remember, in 2018 when Tyler Childers was
accepting his Americana Music Association award for Best New Artist, he
lambasted Americana term as “…ain’t no part of ‘nothin,” and a distraction from
the problems facing country. When asked about how today’s actual country music
is often sifted to Americana, Childers responded,
“That’s true, and also, it lessens the agenda for
Americana. It weakens the genre over time. What I’ve done with my last two
albums is country. I feel that in my heart. What Margo [Price] has done in the
past is country. What Kelsey Waldon’s doing is country. What a lot of these
artists are doing is country, but we’ve all been pushed over by the wayside
into Americana….Read more at Saving Country Music
REVIEWS
(13 Oct 2019) Music-News.com
by David Spencer (Rating: 4 STARS) Hootie and the Blowfish: Eventim
Apollo, Hammersmith
INTERVIEWS
Entertainment Focus Interview: Lauren
Jenkins talks Long Road, Grand Ole
Opry, No Saint and songwriting
LISTEN
(16 Oct 2019) Bonnie
Bishop dropped by The Show On the Road podcast
to reflect on her widely respected career that's earned her a GRAMMY Award
for her confessional-style songwriting and fans across the nation. Listen here
WATCH
(17 Oct 2019) A
lyric video produced by White Door Productions in support of the debut single,
“Avaline,”
by multi-talented country, bluegrass, and gospel singer Emily Miller,
from West Chester, Ohio was released on her Facebook artist page and YouTube. Watch the video here:
“It has been one month since “Avaline” was released and we have more than 25,000 streams, 11,000 monthly listeners and close to 650 saves,” shared Emily Miller. “I am so grateful for all your love and support and everyone who has listened. It amazes me everyday! I want my fans to see the lyrics behind ‘Avaline’ because they paint a story of the life of Avaline and how she may appear perfect from the outside, but she’s walked a country mile to get there.”
(17 Oct 2019) Tami Neilson "Any Fool With A Heart" Official Music
Video . It’s
the second single from Tami Neilson's upcoming new album, "CHICKABOOM!"
due for worldwide release 14 Feb 2020
(18 Oct 2019) Tyler
Childers performs All Your'n on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
COUNTRY FASHION
(16 Oct 2019) Lisa McHugh photoshoot
She was pictured (Instagram) wearing
a black coloured mini slip dress with a ruched detailing £29.00 Top Shop adding
a New Look Black
Longline Blazer (£25.99), Pretty Little Thing Black Low Block Heel Knee
Boots | BPerfect Cosmetics, Irish Makeup Artist (Bonnie Ryan), Hair (Daniel
Anthony Enniskillen)
COUNTRY GOSSIP
(16 Oct 2019) Gretchen Wilson Kicked Out of New
Mexico Hotel After 911 Call ...Her story matches the hotel's, for the
most part.
Gretchen Wilson was asked to leave her New Mexico hotel room in the middle of the night
after police were called to her room. The singer was reportedly kicked out for
"being super loud," according to ABC television station KVIA in El
Paso, Texas.
Wilson had played the Las Cruces Country Music
Festival on Saturday Oct. 12 and was at the Hotel Encanto the following morning
at about 3:30AM when police showed up to her room….Read More
PHOTO
(15 Oct 2019) That's The Spirit: CMA CEO Sarah
Trahern receives the Spirit of Music Award from the
T.J. Martell Foundation at the 44th
Annual New York Honors Gala Tuesday (10/15). Pictured (l-r)
are RCA's Chris Young,
Trahern, Gwendolyn/Pearl's Trisha
Yearwood and singer Bebe Winans.
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
Oct 21: the late Owen Bradley (1915; died Jan 7, 1998 (aged 82)), Mel Street (1935; died October 21, 1978
(aged 43); committed suicide on his 45th birthday), Kane Brown (1993)
Oct 22: Shelby Lynne (1968)
Oct 23: Dwight Yoakam (1956), Jimmy
Wayne (1972)
Oct 24: Heather Rankin (Rankins) (1967)
Oct 25: the late Minnie Pearl (1912; died March 4, 1996 aged 83), Chely Wright (1970)
Oct 26: Charlie Landsborough (1941), Keith
Urban (1967), Kristen Hall (ex
Sugarland) (1962), Hannah Jane Lewis (UK; now POP artist)
Oct 27: Dallas Frazier (1939), the late Floyd Cramer (1933; Nashville sound; died Dec 31, 1997 (aged 64)), Lee Greenwood (1942), Beccy Cole (1972)
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