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BREAKING NEWS
Country News – September 25,
2019 with Shannon McCombs
This week Shannon takes you to an Eric Church
party in Nashville where Eric got a big surprise from his record label! New
info about Miranda Lambert’s upcoming album. Plus… Find out what Dierks Bentley
has in common with the number 19!
UK NEWS
(19 Sept 2019) Twinnie has
signed her first publishing deal. She shared "Thank
you Alistair Norbury for believing in me not only as an artist but as a
writer!! Thank you to Logan Media Entertainment and everyone else at BMG UK BMG
Nashville for all your support"!!
(19 Sept 2019) Bob Harris made
his welcome return to The Country Show with Bob Harris after a health-related
hiatus with a special live session from Molly Tuttle, who he describes
as "one of the best artists in the world today"! Listen to the
interview and live performance HERE.
(20 Sept 2019) Buckle
& Boots Country Festival and UK Country Live are proud to
announce Gasoline & Matches and Kezia Gill as the first 2
artists to perform at Country On The Clyde 2020, to be held over the
weekend of the 14th-15th March, 2020 at The Ferry, Glasgow. The event takes
place on The Ferry, Glasgow over the same weekend as C2C2 Glasgow and is “the perfect
way to spend your afternoons as a music fan”. Tickets £44
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(19 Sept 2019) Danny McMahon FULL Interview & Session 2019
"I ended up
pitching to, the biggest name was probably Taylor Swift and I got short
listed for one of her records"
"Fantastic"
and "artist of the moment" multi award winning Bristol based Danny McMahon joined
Craig Parry on Dapper FM playing an acoustic session and
explained how it all started with the music.
Click to LISTEN on Mixcloud
Click to LISTEN on Mixcloud
Got signed a
development deal as a teenager by a label doing rock music and in his late
teens picked up country music
Danny shares he "worked as an
intern songwriter at Paramount Music and was the understudy for a guy who
had written for Blake Shelton and learnt how to write country music".
Doing POP and
mainly Inde country stuff Danny shared he worked with a lot of UK artists and
with the POP stuff it was much more commercial based. "I ended up
pitching to, the biggest name was probably Taylor Swift and I got
short listed for one of her records another was Jay Sean around 2009 and
another was The Wanted, that pop lead stuff". He ended up doing
things for London Fashion Week & currently does music for Country
File for the BBC.
Within 6 weeks of
releasing his first EP he received interest from America and got asked
to play Springboard West Festival in San Diego (Tried to crowdfund for
£4000. £125 pledged of £4,000 goal by 6 backers. The funding project was
canceled but attended as the only British act there after "lots of
donations from lots of different people who have been generous enough to
support our cause. From hours of busking, to fans to friends").
He has supported
both Dylan Schneider (Louisiana, Bristol), Charlie Worsham
(Thekla, Bristol) and Cannan Cox (Hare & Hounds, Birmingham).
Citing Keith
Urban as a musical influence "every record is new and different, it is
poppier and some of it is more country, you can still see the intent and
quality in that record. The way that people write the songs is what
fundamentally makes it country, is it honest, is it real is it from the
heart" said Danny.
Danny shares
thoughts about experiencing self doubt, being “honest with his emotions”
playing UK festivals and Nashville Nights, crowd reaction, the developing
country scene and raising the bar in the UK music wise, getting away from
strict rules "what is and isn't country I love that the umbrella is so
wide" and he performs some "great tracks" in the studio. Danny
is currently working with Southern Salt Records in Nashville, doing
writing rounds in music city and "songwriting sessions with some really
cool people".
Last year he worked with 5-time Grammy nominated and 27-dove nominated artist and producer Billy Smiley (in band with Dan Huff who produces records for Keith Urban & Kane Brown) and Danny used it as a learning experience and Billy contributed to the Everything EP in a big way.
Last year he worked with 5-time Grammy nominated and 27-dove nominated artist and producer Billy Smiley (in band with Dan Huff who produces records for Keith Urban & Kane Brown) and Danny used it as a learning experience and Billy contributed to the Everything EP in a big way.
UK TOUR & GIG
UPDATES:
Sept 28: Reverie Lane (Oct), Helena
Mace (Oct), Ray Peters (Oct)
Sept 25: 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)
Sept 25: 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)
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 26
September 2019)
20 September - 26 September 2019
Knocked off top spot in the first couple of the week’s
sales flashes, Take Me Back To London recovered to secure its
fourth straight week at No.1 for Ed Sheeran and featured guest Stormzy,
with consumption off 1.51% week-on-week to 58,783 units (including 54,830 from
sales-equivalent streams + 3,953 from paid-for sales).
Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending 26
September 2019)
20 September - 26 September 2019
Emeli Sande and The Lumineers have both had No.1 albums, but
first week consumption of new albums by the pair added up to a third as much as
that of Hypersonic Missiles which, appropriately, rocketedto a chart-topping
debut for 25-year-old singer-songwriter Sam Fender from North Shields.
Hypersonic Missiles is Fender’s first full-length
album, arriving 10 months after his EP Dead Boys reached No.184 on the album
chart, and racked up excellent first week consumption of 40,913 units
(including 7,420 from sales-equivalent streams + 33,493 paid-for sales). It
also opened atop the vinyl and cassette album sales charts, selling 8,210
copies in the former format, and 469 in the latter.
Official UK Country Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending 26 September 2019)
20 September - 26 September
2019
Sheryl Crow with THREADS held
at No.1 (3 weeks; #1 peak)
Highwomwn with THE
HIGHWOMEN held at No.2 (2 weeks; #2 peak)
Midland with LET IT ROLL fell held at No.3 (4
weeks; #1 peak)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER rose 6-4 (80 weeks;
#1 peak)
Jessie Buckley with WILD ROSE - OST moved 7-5 (23
weeks; #1 peak)
Ward Thomas with RESTLESS MINDS climbed 8-6 (32
weeks; #1 peak)
Amy Speace with ME AND THE GHOST OF CHARLEMAGNE pushed 11-7 (2 weeks; #7 peak)
Willie Nelson with RIDE ME HOME rose 10-8 (2
weeks; #2 peak)
Cadillac Three with BURY ME IN MY BOOTS rose 12-9 (59 weeks; #1
peak)
Tanya Tucker with WHILE I'M LIVIN' 9-10 (4
weeks; #2 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Vince Gill with OKIE fell 4-11 (4 weeks; #3
peak)
Tyler Childers with COUNTRY SQUIRE dropped 5-18 (7
weeks; #1 peak)
COUNTRY ALBUM & SINGLES RELEASES
(20 Sept 2019) Zac Brown Band - The Owl (ZB
Collective/BMG/Wheelhouse)
11 Tracks/ Time: 37:37 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #1 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#6 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut #1
US Country iTunes Album Chart (#1 US iTunes all-genres)
The group’s sixth album explores new sounds through
collaborations with producers and writers including Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd and
Ryan Tedder (“Need This”), Skrillex, Andrew Watt, Max Martin and Benny Blanco.
(20 Sept 2019) The Abrams - Reminder (EP; Media
Management L.P./ Warner Music Canada)
6 Tracks/ Time: 20:14 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #5 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#334 UK iTunes all-genres), then #10
(#549 UK iTunes all-genres)
3 Sounds Good to Me 2:50
6 Better Late Than Never 3:20 released June 28
(20 Sept 2019) Charley Crockett - The Valley
(Son of Davy)
15 Tracks/ Time: 42:12 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #15 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#899 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut
#5 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#35 US iTunes all-genres)
(20 Sept 2019) Riley Green - Different Round
Here (BMLGR)
14 Tracks/ Time: 49:03 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #5 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#363 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut
#6 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#64 US iTunes all-genres)Green’s debut album
features 14 tracks, including No. 1 “There Was This Girl” and current single “I
Wish Grandpa’s Never Died,” a song he shares co-writing credits posthumously
alongside his two grandfathers.
(20 Sept 2019) Colt Ford - We The People (Average
Joes)
14 Tracks/ Time: 44:54 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #4 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#29 US iTunes all-genres)
The 14-song, seventh album from Ford includes collaborations
with Jimmie Allen (“Back To Them Backroads”), Mitchell Tenpenny (“Slow Ride”)
and Michael Ray (“Nightcap”).
(20 Sept 2019) TG Sheppard - Midnight In
Memphis (Select-O-Hits)
13 Tracks/ Time: 53:06 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Sheppard co-produced his first solo country album in
more than 20 years alongside Buddy Hyatt. The 13-track compilation features
songs written by wife Kelly Lang and Barry Gibb, who contributed the title
track.
(20 Sept 2019) Panopticon - Scars II (The
Basics) (Nordvis)
Debut #36 UK Country iTunes Album Chart
(20 Sept 2019) Ryan Hurd - Platonic (EP; Sony
Music Entertainment/ RCA Records Label Nashville)
5 Tracks/ Time: 15:31 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #57 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#427 US iTunes all-genres), then
#14 (#134 US iTunes all-genres)
(20 Sept 2019) Jericho Woods - Fare Thee Well
(EP; Jericho Woods)
4 Tracks/ Time: 12:07 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #129 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#900 US iTunes all-genres)
(20 Sept 2019) Emma White - The Actress
(Whitehouse Records, LLC)
6 Tracks/ Time: 21:59 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
"The sun rises and sets/ And he still ain't
single yet," White sings. "You're just left alone with the voices in
your head." White says the song represents the often unexplored truths she
likes to explore in her writing. - Wide Open Country
Inspired by the way social media and smartphone apps
have changed how relationships form, White and co-writers Andy Skib and Emily
Earle decided to embrace the casual nature of modern dating instead of wringing
their hands about it. "I'm not your first call, I'm not your last / I'm
not your future, I'm not your past," White sings nonchalantly. "I
haven't met your friends, I haven't met your dad / And I'm okay with
that."
Read More: Emma White, 'Seriously
Casual'
[Exclusive Premiere] |
(20 Sept 2019) Emily Elgin - This Woman (EP;
Muddy Water Music)
5 Tracks/ Time: 17:07 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #64 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#489 US iTunes all-genres)
Genre: Country/Blues-Soul/Southern Rock
Hometown: Norman, Ok
Biography: Emily Elgin is an American Country
singer/songwriter with blues and southern rock influences. This Oklahoma native
is currently breaking into the country music scene in Nashville TN. Be on the
look out for her debut EP coming out early 2019
https://www.facebook.com/emilyelginmusic/ (960 Likes)
(20 Sept 2019) Jenna Paulette - Modern Cowgirl:
Volume 1 (EP; Grit Brand Entertainment)
5 Tracks/ Time: 15:20 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #35 UK Country iTunes Album Chart | Debut #43 US Country iTunes Album
Chart (#329 US iTunes all-genres), then #47
(20 Sept 2019) Jetty Road - Because We Can
(Social Family Records) AUS
Debut #3 AUS Country iTunes Album Chart (#22 AUS iTunes all-genres)
(20 Sept 2019) Lisa Bastoni - How We Want to
Live (Lisa Bastoni)
Lisa Bastoni is a Northampton MA-based
singer-songwriter, and winner of the 2019 Kerrville New Folk Contest.
"Americana of the highest order...along the lines of Gretchen Peters or
Patty Griffin." (Maverick-UK)
(20 Sept 2019) Sunny Cowgirls - Happy Days (EP;
Australian Broadcasting Corporation) AUS
Debut #2 AUS Country iTunes Album Chart (#18 AUS iTunes all-genres)
(20 Sept 2019) The Quebe Sisters - The Quebe
Sisters (The Quebe Sisters) CAN
13 Tracks/ Time: 28:51 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
2. My Love, My Life, My Friend 2:29
(20 Sept 2019) Andrew Combs - Ideal Man (New
West Records)
11 Tracks/ Time: 38:36 Indie & Alternative,
Alternative Rock/ Pop Amazon UK - Amazon.com
(20 Sep 2019) Tim Grimm - Heart Land Again (Cavalier Recordings)
12 Tracks/ Time: 48:50 Folk Amazon UK
(17 Sept 2019) Sandy Mclelland - Cross the Line (Sound It Out Music) UK
Debut #1 UK Country iTunes Album Chart, then #7 (#409 UK iTunes all-genres)
, then #5 (#268 UK iTunes all-genres), then #4 (#284) | Sat Sept 21: #10, then
#19 (#935 UK iTunes all-genres) | Sun Sept 22: off the top 200
(23 Sept 2019) Sarah Yeo - Safe (Sarah Yeo) UK
Debut #20 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#1010 UK iTunes all-genres), then
#24 | Tues
https://www.facebook.com/sarahyeowriter/ (651 Likes)
"Sarah leaves the listener wanting more"
Maverick Magazine * * * *
(20 Sept 2019) Derek Ryan - Only Getting Started (feat. Cliona
Hagan) (Single; Sharpe Music) IRE
Debut #5 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart (#303 UK iTunes all-genres)
Time: 3:18 iTunes
(20 Sept 2019) Hannah Paris - Crazy for You (feat.
Josh Gleaves) (Single) UK
Debut #8 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#323 UK iTunes all-genres) , then #13
(#486 all-genres), then #24 (#757 all-genres) | Sat Sept 21: #50 | Sun Sept 22:
off the top 200
CANADIAN NEWS
(18 Sept 2019) NEW MUSIC Tara Shannon Mutha'
Tara Shannon is a Canadian award-winning singer and songwriter from
Russell, ON. In 2017, Shannon launched her long-awaited album Unfinished, which
received praise and critical acclaim in Ottawa, Montreal and most notably
Nashville where she also performed in the legendary radio station, 650 WSM AM.
The album was followed by her single "Love Me Loud" which ranked number
8 in Indie downloads on the DMDS/Yangaroo charts in Canada during the first
week after the release, surpassing hit artist Major Lazer.
Alongside her natural talent and dedication to her
musical craft, Shannon is also well known for supporting and giving a voice
towards local and national charitable campaigns. In 2017, Shannon was presented
with the opportunity to write the theme song for BeYou 2017, a campaign made in
partnership with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Canada and Morguard. The
opportunity came after seeing Shannon's involvement with the Butterfly Child
project in 2015, a song she made to raise awareness and funds for Jonathan Pitre,
a young Ottawa boy suffering from Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).
Using Shannon's song as a soundtrack to his cause,
Pitre's incredible story went viral across the Ottawa Valley. For both her
musical and charitable endeavours, Shannon has been featured in media across
North America including Etalk, Global's The Morning Show, CBC's All in Day,
CP24 Breakfast, Sirius XM's Ward and Al, and many more.
New single Mutha' (Willow Sound Records) dropped Sept
4th - iTunes
(21 Sept 2019) Tenille Arts Makes: Grand Ole
Opry Debut, Performs "Call You Names" and "Somebody Like
That"
Opry member Jeannie Seely introduced Tenille,
who walked out on the hallowed stage, entered the sacred circle and launched
into her latest recording "Somebody Like That." The Opry band then
quietly left the stage, as Tenille told the story behind writing her current
single "Call You Names." With just her acoustic guitar and microphone
she delivered the beautiful song that left few dry eyes in the audience.
"I really
don't think I'm ever going to get over the pure magic of Saturday night,"
said Tenille. "My Opry debut was everything I could have dreamed of and
more!! Thank you to my family, my friends, my team, and my fans, who all made
me feel so loved and supported, whether you were backstage, on the sidelines,
or cheering me on from afar. I truly think I'm the luckiest person in the
world!"
NEWS
(11 Sept 2019) Brad Paisley Lands Starring Role
In Amazon Comedy
ARISTA NASHVILLE's Brad
Paisley will star in and
executive produce a comedic AMAZON TV show, titled "Fish Out
Of Water.” According to HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM,
the half-hour show’s premise is described as a “LARRY SANDERS take on celebrity
vanity projects,” and follows PAISLEY's character's "struggle to keep a
simple fishing show from turning into his own personal FYRE FESTIVAL."
If the show makes it beyond its current script
commitment, the role would mark PAISLEY's debut as a primary character on a TV
series. He has previously guest-starred on TV shows "The Crazy Ones,"
"According To Jim," "King Of The Hill" and
"Nashville." PAISLEY's longtime manager, BILL SIMMONS, is also listed
as an executive producer.
(16 Sept 2019) Craig Morgan Reunites With BBR
Music Group
Independent artist Craig
Morgan will reunite with BBR
MUSIC GROUP's BROKEN BOW RECORDS for the promotion of his new single, “The
Father, My Son, And The Holy Ghost,” a tribute to his late son Jerry. Broken Bow Records was Morgan's label home
for six years (2002-2008) and saw him through trademark hits like "Redneck
Yacht Club," “International Harvester," and “That’s What I Love About
Sunday.”
(16 Sept 2019) Jake Owen Inks Deal With Warner
Chappell Music Nashville
BIG LOUD's Jake Owen has
signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chapell Music Nashville.
Over the years, OWEN has earned seven #1 songs, including "Beachin',"
"American Country Love Song," "Barefoot Blue Jean Night,"
"Anywhere With You," "Alone With You," "The One That
Got Away" and. most recently, "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" from
his first album release via BIG LOUD, titled "Greetings From ...
Jake."
(18 Sept 2019) CMA Songwriter Series Heads To
New Mexico
The COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION will take its
"Songwriters Series" to the KIMO THEATRE in Albuquerque, NM on Tuesday,
October 15th. The event will showcase an intimate songwriter round featuring Lauren
Alaina, Erin Enderlin, Sierra Hull and Luke Laird. One dollar from
each ticket sold will benefit the CMA FOUNDATION, which invests in music
education programs for students in the UNITED STATES.
During their time in NEW MEXICO for the show, the CMA
FOUNDATION and tour sponsor U.S. BANK will host an interactive workshop for
music students at Albuquerque High School focused on the art of songwriting. A
student from the high school's music department will also be chosen to perform
at the show on October 15th. For more information visit www.CMAWORLD.com.
(18 Sept 2019) Capitol Nashville's Luke Bryan will join the Grand Ole Opry in the
fight against breast cancer with its annual "Opry Goes Pink"
event on Tuesday, October 22nd. Bryan will perform two acoustic shows at the
Opry that night, and $5 from every ticket sold will be donated to cancer
charity Susan G. Komen to aid its fight against breast cancer. In addition to
his performances, Bryan will flip the switch on the Opry’s barn backdrop,
turning it pink for the night. “I wanted to make this Opry appearance something
special,” shared Bryan.
(19 Sept 2019) A tour bus carrying Josh Turner's crew
was involved in a fatal accident on Wednesday (Sept. 18) near Shandon,
Calif.
One person was killed and seven more were injured when
Turner's bus left the road (Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County in Shandon),
drove through 20 yards of vegetation and hit a riverbed. It launched off an
80-foot cliff, according KSBY News in California, and landed in sand below.
Two passengers were ejected from the bus, one of which
died at the scene. Two of those hurt suffered serious injuries, but all of the
injuries are significant. The driver was transported to a hospital in Fresno,
Calif.
Josh Turner postponed his remaining shows in September.
"Josh Turner and his road family have suffered a devastating loss,"
shares a statement issued by his label. "Please keep the crew, band and
Josh in your thoughts and prayers."
(19 Sept 2019) Friends In Pod Places: Martina McBride is
launching a new weekly podcast, “Vocal Point with Martina
McBride," Sept. 27 on Luminary. The premiere episode features Garth
Brooks and subsequent guests include Lauren Alaina, Pam Tillis, Dustin Lynch,
Rosanne Cash, Sara Evans, Don Was, Brenda Lee, Runaway June, Howie Mandel and
Loretta Lynn.
(20 Sept 2019) The
Dixie Chicks will release a
new album of all-new material and tour arenas in 2020.
Singer Natalie Maines confirmed the news in an
interview with the Spiritualgasm podcast that aired on Thursday (Sept. 19).
Maines reported that the new album is titled Gaslighter, and she tells hosts
Sterling Jones and Arielle Kebbel that the music is mostly complete. She says
the album began as a covers project to fulfill their contractual obligation to
Sony, but turned into an all-originals project that she thinks is their best
yet. Read More: Dixie Chicks Will Release New Album, Tour
Arenas in 2020
AWARDS
(18 Sept 2019) Nashville Songwriter Awards Honor
George Strait And Loretta Lynn
Spin Me Write Round: Chase McGill, Jessie Jo Dillon
and Jon Nite took home Song of the Year for the Cole Swindell-recorded
"Break Up In The End" at last night's (9/17) 2nd Annual
Nashville Songwriter Awards.
Other winners included Luke Combs,
Songwriter/Artist; Josh Osborne, Songwriter; Loretta Lynn, Kris Kristofferson
Lifetime Achievement Award; Senator Lamar Alexander, The White Hat Award; and
George Strait, President's Keystone Award.
Additionally, the 10 "Song I Wish I'd Written"
award winners were:
“Burning Man” – Bobby Pinson, Luke Dick
“Drowns The Whiskey” – Brandon Kinney,
Jeff Middleton, Josh Thompson
“Drunk Girl” – Chris Janson, Scooter
Carusoe, Tom Douglas
“God’s Country” – Devin Dawson, Jordan
Schmidt, Michael Hardy
“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” – Chris
Stevens, David Lee Murphy, Jimmy Yeary
“Meant To Be” – Bebe Rexha, David
Garcia, Josh Miller, Tyler Hubbard
“Some Of It” – Bobby Pinson, Clint
Daniels, Eric Church, Jeff Hyde
“Tequila” – Dan Smyers, Jordan Reynolds,
Nicolle Galyon
“Up Down” – Brad Clawson, CJ Solar,
Michael Hardy
“Whiskey Glasses” – Ben Burgess, Kevin
Kadish
(19 Sept 2019) Kenny
Chesney will receive the the #CRS2020
Artist Humanitarian Award, sponsored by Children's Miracle Network
Hospitals, AND headline the Warner Music Nashville Kickoff Luncheon on
Wednesday, Feb. 19!
TV
(16 Sept 2019) Lauren
Alaina and Gleb Savchenko
dance the Cha Cha to "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania
Twain on Dancing with the Stars Season 28 premiere!
Proud of our girl @Lauren_Alaina who performed the cha cha to @ShaniaTwain’s hit “Man, I Feel Like a Woman” on #DWTS tonight! pic.twitter.com/6fErQ5bqgz— Women of Country (@thewomenofcoun) September 17, 2019
The duo impressed the judges with their cha-cha to Shania
Twain's "Man! I Feel Like A Woman." They earned a 19/30.
Bobby Bones' appearance annoyed some fans
who are still not happy that Bones won last year, despite low scores for his
dances.
Alaina was on The Bobby Bones Show just hours before
Monday's premiere. While on the show, she explained why she had to delay her
upcoming tour just to be on DWTS.
"We postponed the tour. So that kind of looks
like we’re going to do OK because I physically couldn’t do both," Alaina
told Bones. "And especially now that I’m doing it, the best decision I
ever made was to postpone that tour." Dancing With The Stars airs on
Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
"After talking to a few of my friends who have
been on the show, I realized I couldn’t give the show and the tour 100%. I
always want to deliver the best performances I can, so we have moved the tour
to early next year. Dancing with the Stars is a once in a lifetime opportunity
that I am so excited about," Alaina also explained on her Instagram page
last month.
(18 Sept 2018) In Case You Missed It: Big Machine's Midland performed "Playboys"
on NBC's Late Night With Seth Meyers (Sept 17). Watch here.
(20 Sept 2019) In Case You Missed It: Valory's Sheryl Crow and
Mercury's Chris Stapleton performed "Tell Me When It's Over"
on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Sept 20). Watch here.
MUSIC NEWS
(17 Sept 2019) Amazon Rolls Out High Definition
Streaming Audio Service.
Amazon Music introduces a new subscription tier, Amazon HD, which boasts
more than 50 million songs in High Definition, and millions of songs in
Ultra High Definition, the highest quality streaming audio available.
The new subscription plan runs $12.99 a month for
Amazon Prime members, $14.99 a month for Amazon customers or an additional $5 a
month for current Individual or Family Plan subscribers. New subscribers to
Amazon Music can receive a 90-day free trial, and current subscribers can try
Amazon Music HD at no additional cost for 90 days.
PRESS RELEASES
(17 Sept 2019) Jeannie
Seely, known for her husky voice and 1966, Grammy-winning hit
"Don't Touch Me," celebrated 52 years as a member of the Grand Ole
Opry family this past weekend, an achievement attained by only a handful of
country artists
(17 Sept 2019) Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning,
Mississippi-born country artist Charley Pride will be the inaugural recipient of GRAMMY Museum
Mississippi's Crossroads of American Music Award at the Mississippi Museum's
2019 Gala on Friday, Nov. 1. Established by the Museum's Board of
Directors, the Crossroads of American Music Award honors an artist who has made
significant musical contributions influenced by the creativity born in the
cradle of American music. Pride will appear at the Museum's 2019 Gala to accept
the award on Nov. 1 at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi.
(20 Sept 2019) Singer/songwriter Travis Denning dropped
more music sharing the instantaneous new track “Heartbeat Of A Small Town”
(Stream). Denning, who co-wrote
the new song with Rhett Akins and Chris Stevens, continues to release more
music to meet fan demand as his current Top 40 single “After A Few” ascends at
Country radio. “Heartbeat Of A Small Town” showcases Denning’s innate
songwriting chops, as he taps into his roots and reflects on growing up in
Warner Robins, Georgia. Denning recently took a trip back to his hometown, as
he visited the landmarks that raised him and sparked the inspiration behind
“Heartbeat Of A Small Town,” available to watch here.
(23 Sept 2019) Outback Presents will kick-off multiplatinum-selling
country artists Justin Moore and Tracy
Lawrence’s 2020 Late Nights And
Longnecks Tour sponsored by ROXOR on Thurs., Jan. 16 in Dodge City, KS. Each
night will feature an opening act (TBA). Moore recently earned his eighth No. 1
with "The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home,” the lead single off Moore’s
fifth studio album ‘Late Nights And Longnecks' (The Valory Music Co.).
REVIEWS
(20 Sept 2019) Entertainment-focus Zac
Brown Band – THE OWL album review (Rating: 2/5 by Pip Ellwood-Hughes)
In the middle of the mess and over-production, there
are a couple of gems. Brandi Carlile continues her quest to save Country music
by featuring on Finish What We Started. While it’s hardly traditional Country,
it’s at least listenable, which is more than can be said for much of the
record. Me and the Boys in the Band recalls the band’s Country roots too in a
fun and uptempo way and Already On Fire, while not the most memorable track, at
least mixes a 70s Fleetwood Mac style instrumentation into the mix but then
ruins it with a Vincent Price on Thriller style distorted vocal bit in the
middle.
Sadly The Owl just isn’t a very good record.
GOOD: Leaving Love Behind is the standout
THE BAD: Over-produced and cringe-inducing at times,
This album is going to turn a lot of fans off!
INTERVIEWS
(16 Sept 2019) Lyricinterviews:
Lucy Blu At The Long Road Festival On New Music, Working With Tim-Prottey Jones
& Her Love Of Disney & Danger! www.lyricmagazine.co.uk
(16 Sept 2019) Off
the Record Episode #85: Lockeland and Charley Crockett
In a Long Road special
Imogen Marshall stepped behind the scenes at The Long Road to speak to new band Lockeland about
their manic year, 'Til The Cows Come Home' and more, and to Charley Crockett about
his forthcoming album 'The Valley,' Louisiana beignets and more.
(16 Sept 2019) Scott
Borchetta Joins Caroline Beasley For 'Beyond The Business' Podcast
Beasley Media Group CEO
Caroline Beasley recently interviewed Big Machine Label Group founder,
President and CEO Scott Borchetta on
the latest episode of her podcast, "Beyond the Business." Beasley and
Borchetta discussed a variety of topics, including the evolution of the music
industry and the changes taking place at BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP.
Download and listen to the episode
(20 Sept 2019) Zoee Takes Us Behind The Scenes of The Millport Country Music Festival on The Nashville Access Show
Zoee catches up with tour
manager Peter Christopherson, singer/songwriter Jade Helliwell, Dan
Wharton of Your Life In A Song >> YouTube
BOOKS
(20 Sept 2019) Lauren
Akins Announces Memoir LIVE IN LOVE
Lauren Akins is sharing more
of her story in her first-ever book titled, LIVE IN LOVE: Growing Together
Through Life’s Changes (Ballantine, an imprint of Random House), written
with bestselling collaborator Mark Dagostino, available May 5, 2020.
Announced exclusively via People.com and available for pre-order now, Live in Love is a revealing and inspiring memoir by Lauren Akins - wife of Thomas Rhett, a regular contributor to Country Living Magazine, humanitarian, and mother of two (with a third on the way), offering inspiring guidance for anyone looking to keep romance alive, balance children and marriage, express true faith and live a life of purpose.
Announced exclusively via People.com and available for pre-order now, Live in Love is a revealing and inspiring memoir by Lauren Akins - wife of Thomas Rhett, a regular contributor to Country Living Magazine, humanitarian, and mother of two (with a third on the way), offering inspiring guidance for anyone looking to keep romance alive, balance children and marriage, express true faith and live a life of purpose.
WATCH
(18 Sept 2019) Smashville Entertainment flagship
artist, Alexis Ebert (and Wrensong Music Publishing/Rezonant Music
Publishing songwriter) introduced her latest music video “Way Back In The
Woods.”* The music video premiered on The Heartland Network and The
Country Note premiered the video digitally (Sept 24). Additionally, CMT.com
showcased the clip in a “Next Up Now” spotlight on Wednesday, September 25,
2019.
Directed by Sean Hagwell (Sean Hagwell Productions),
the video was shot in the hills and backlands of Ashland City and Franklin,
Tennessee. Basking in the cloak of darkness, the storyline is reminiscent of
the Sirens in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and portrays four femme fatales
[including Hallie Rose (“Like A Country Song” • “I’m Not Ashamed” • “Nashville”),
Abby Glover (“I Am Not Ashamed” • “Stranger Things” • “Ozarks” • “Still The
King” • “Nashville") evading the social confines of society, and the law,
to participate in their rite of passage–making moonshine. Two top-trained
Belgian Malinois make a cameo appearance as the gals’ “protection” (provided by
Global K-9 Protection Services).
(23 Sept 2019) Chris Young Makes Directorial
Debut With “Drowning” Music Video, Officially Impacts Radio With New Single
“Drowning,” Garnering 40 First-Week Adds
Multi-Platinum
entertainer Chris Young added to his impressive resume as he made his
directorial debut with the music video for his newest hit, “Drowning.”
Co-directed with Native 31 Films Producer and Director Jeff Johnson, the
stirring clip opens with Young holding a photo of Adam Carnes, his longtime
friend whose loss is memorialized in the song’s “soul-shattering lyrics”
(People). Young chatted with his fans on YouTube before the
premiere of his new video. Watch it HERE.
COUNTRY FASHION
(17 Sept 2019) Maren
Morris performed her radio single
"The Bones" on Thursday night (sept 17) on Jimmy
Kimmel wearing a green strapless wrap dress from the ESTER ABNER
Fall Winter 2019-20 Collection (Product). She added
Ruthie Davis "Chrissy" Skin ankle lace sandals (Product SKU
RDSS1902 $225) | Styling (Dani Michelle), Makeup (Allan Avendaño), Hair (Marwa
Bashir), Photo (Catherine Powell) Instagram / Instagram
COUNTRY GOSSIP
(16 Sept 2019) Lauren Alaina Reveals She and
Boyfriend John Crist Split Ahead of Her Dancing with the Stars Debut
"It just didn't work out. I guess that's how
dating goes, right?" Lauren Alaina said
The country star, 24, announced she and
boyfriend John Crist have split during an interview with The Bobby Bones
Show on Monday, hours before she is set to make her debut on Dancing with
the Stars season 28 premiere.
When asked what Crist thinks about her appearing on
DWTS, Alaina revealed, “I don’t have a boyfriend anymore.”
Host Bobby Bones, who was shocked to learn of the
breakup on-air, inquired what led to her breakup since four months prior Alaina
had revealed on the radio show that she had been quietly dating comedian Crist.
“I mean, there’s, like, no big story. We were like,
best friends before we dated, and we’re still best friends,” Alaina said. “It
just didn’t work out. I guess that’s how dating goes, right?”
PHOTO
(18 Sept 2019) All In The Family: Country Music Hall
of Famer Emmylou Harris, River House/Columbia's Luke Combs, Valory's Sheryl
Crow and CMHoF member Vince Gill (l-r) before All for the Hall Los Angeles.
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
Sept 24: Wayne Jacobs
Sept 25: Ian Tyson (1932), Joe Sun (1943), Larry Sparks
(1947)
Sept 26: Carlene Carter
(1955), David Frizzell (1941), the
late Lynn Anderson (Sept 26, 1947
died July 30, 2015 (aged 67)), the late Marty
Robbins (Sept 26, 1925; died Dec 8, 1982 (aged 57), Doug Supernaw (1960), Olivia
Newton John (1948), Megan McKenna
(1992; actress/ singer; Barking, London)
Sept 27: Brian Collins
Sept 28: Mandy Barnett
(1975), Matt King (1966), Karen
Fairchild (Little Big Town)
Sept 29: Gene Autry (1907)
Sept 30: Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery Gentry) (1963), the late Daron Norwood (Sept 30, 1965 - July 22,
2015 (aged 49)), Marty Stuart
(1958), Deborah Allen (1953)
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