BREAKING NEWS
Country News – October 9, 2019
with Shannon McCombs
This week Carrie Underwood talks about how she wrote -
what has become her 27th #1 hit! And Shannon talks with Luke Combs about his new
album and next tour.
UK NEWS
(4 Oct 2019) Wildwood Kin returned
with their self-titled second album which dropped October 4th via Silvertone
Records/Sony.
(Amazon UK - iTunes). The 10-track album tagged “Pop” debuted
at #6 on UK Alternative iTunes Album Chart (#9 UK iTunes
all-genres),
They received a piece
in The Times, performed live on Radio 2’s Sunday Brunch and got featured in
Spotify’s NMF & #10 iTunes. Their headline tour kicks off in November.
Completely
fulfilling the band’s artistic vision, it’s as natural as it is accomplished.
The trio’s vocals harmonise effortlessly, there are shades of Simon &
Garfunkel, Bear’s Den and early Fleet Foxes in the beautifully gentle melodies,
and its lyrics address profound themes like love, loss and spirituality. But
above all, there’s a spirit to the record that’s as wild and free as the West
Country moors where they grew up.
(4 Oct 2019) CMR Nashville were proud to win
the Best Country Music Radio Station 2019 from London's Lux Life Global Hospitality Awards. CEO Lee Williams (Djanjo
Promotions and former BCMA President) also won the award for Excellence in
Radio Broadcasting. See Facebook Picture
(Oct 2019) Kerry Fearon rules the British & Irish Hotdisc Chart for 5 weeks with “To Ramona”
‘To Ramona’ is first from the project
which was released for radio airplay. Arranged by Golden it has the added
element of steel guitar by the very sought-after Richard Nelson, one of the
chief organisers of the Irish Steel Guitar Festival.
“To Ramona” was promoted on the August 2019 Hotdisc #248. It made
a debut at No.28 on the Hotdisc Top 40 and climbed to a peak of No.7
which it held for three weeks. It also topped the Hotdisc British
& Irish chart for 5 weeks and has enjoyed a 10-week
chart run (28-25-20-16-11-8-7-7-7-10). As of the chart dated October
13 it is No.10 & No.3 on the respective charts
“A
lifelong favourite song of mine which resonated with me in my teenage years has
somehow become of even more relevance to me in my late thirties. This folk
waltz which was written by American singer-songwriter, author & visual
artist Bob Dylan, has somehow found its way on to my set list on my recent UK
tour dates and on the Irish tour dates with Ags Connolly & Leo Rondeau” added
Fearon.
It
has been a busy 2019 so far for Kerry with appearances at the Westport Folk
and Bluegrass festival (hosting at the main event) and headlined the Maverick
stage at the 25th Millport Country Music Festival on
the Isle of Cumbrae in August.
“Kerry Fearon possesses a great voice
oozing warmth and intimacy that makes you believe the lyrics of each and every
song that she sings.” (www.alancackett.com)
Kerry
is a member of the CMA, BCMA & AMA-UK. Keep in touch with her: www.kerryfearonmusic.com
(7 Oct 2019) Lisa Redford will
drop her new single “I Just Can’t Forget” on 15 November! Music And
Tour News wrote: ”Her ability to pen songs of genuine quality suggests her
moment is due very soon.”
UK TOUR & GIG
UPDATES:
Keith
Urban (May 2020 Extra Dates), Brothers Osborne (May), Hannah Rose Platt (Oct-Nov), Danny McMahon (Nov), Joey Clarkson (Nov), Kevin McGuire (Nov), Leaving Traces (A celebration of the life and
music of Neal Casal; Nov), The Local Honeys (Nov), Tennessee Twin (Oct-Dec), Nashville Nights UK (Nov), Devon Mayson (Oct-Dec), Bailey Tomkinson (Jan), Megan O'Neill (Oct-Dec).
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 10 October 2019)
4 October - 10 October 2019
Jumping 7-1, the debut hit for the 19-year-old, real
name Toni Watson, Dance Monkey has been No.1 in her home land, Australia,
for nine weeks, and its UK coronation occurs on consumption of 50,468 units
(including 42,852 from sales-equivalent streams) - the lowest for a No.1 since
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s Shallow topped for the second and last time 48
weeks ago on consumption of 48,704 units.
Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending 10 October 2019)
4 October - 10 October 2019
Speaking to in GQ in 2011, Liam Gallagher said:
“My favourite album would have to be something from The Beatles: Abbey Road, A
Hard Day’s Night, John Lennon’s Imagine…I like everything they’ve done”.
He will, therefore, most likely be happy that the
album to dislodge his Why Me? Why Not album from the top of the chart is indeed
Abbey Road, which returned to the summit 50 years to the week after it
first topped the chart, with multiple remastered and expanded editions issued
to mark its golden anniversary helping it to top the list on consumption of
34,680 units (including 2,284 from sales-equivalent streams and 8,707 on vinyl).
Official UK Country Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending 10 October 2019)
4 October - 10 October 2019
Zac Brown Band with THE OWL climbed 2-1 (2 weeks; #1 peak)
Sheryl Crow with THREADS fell
1-2 (5
weeks; #1 peak)
Highwomen with THE
HIGHWOMEN held at No.3 (4 weeks; #2 peak)
Keifer Sutherland with RECKLESS & ME advanced 10-4 (23 weeks; #1
peak)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER held at No.5 (82
weeks; #1 peak)
Midland with LET IT ROLL fell 4-6 (5 weeks;
#1 peak)
Bros Landreth with 87’ made a debut at No.7
Jon Pardi with HEARTACHE MEDICATION made a debut at No.8
Jessie Buckley with WILD ROSE - OST fell 6-9 (25
weeks; #1 peak)
Michaela Anne with DESERT DOVE made a debut at No.10
Outside the Top 10
Willie Nelson with RIDE ME HOME fell 7-11 (15
weeks; #1 peak)
Ward Thomas with RESTLESS MINDS fell 8-12 (34
weeks; #1 peak)
Tanya Tucker with WHILE I'M LIVIN' fell 9-16 (6
weeks; #2 peak)
Official UK Americana Album Top 20 Chart (Ending 10 October 2019)
4 October - 10 October 2019
Beth Hart with WAR IN MY MIND (Provogue) made a debut at No.1. Whiskey Myers
with Self Titled album (Spinefarm) arrived at No.6 & Bros Landreth with
‘87 (Birthday Cake) made a bow at No.7
COUNTRY ALBUM & SINGLES RELEASES
(1 Oct 2019) Dave Stamey - Good Dog (Horsecamp
Music)
(4 Oct 2019) Brantley Gilbert - Fire &
Brimstone (Valory)
15 Tracks/ Time: 51:22 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #1 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#36 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut
#1 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#1 US iTunes all-genres)
Gilbert wrote or co-wrote all 15 songs on his fifth
studio album, which boasts the single, “What Happens In A Small Town” featuring
Lindsay Ell, and collaborations with Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Jamey
Johnson, Lukas Nelson and Colt Ford.
(4 Oct 2019) King Calaway - Rivers (Stoney
Creek Records / 24 Entertainment) UK/US
12 Tracks/ Time: 40:45 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #2 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#42 UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut
#13 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#103 US iTunes all-genres)
(4 Oct 2019) Daniel Meade - Rust (Button Up
Records) UK
Debut #3 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#126 UK iTunes all-genres), then #5
(4 Oct 2019) Old Crow Medicine Show - Live at
The Ryman (Columbia Records via The Orchard)
11 Tracks/ Time: 42:29 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #20 UK Country iTunes Album Chart | Debut #6 US Country iTunes
Album Chart (#61 US iTunes all-genres), then #4 (#38 US all-genres)
(4 Oct 2019) Logan Ledger - I Don't Dream
Anymore (EP; Rounder)
Debut #118 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#923 US iTunes all-genres)
(4 Oct 2019) Alexa Rose - Medicine For Living (Big
Legal Mess Records)
(4 Oct 2019) Bonnie Bishop - The Walk (Plan BB
Music)
(Oct 2019) Brea Burns & the Boleros -
Heartbreak & Drinkin' Songs (Brea Burns & the Boleros) 12 Tracks
Brea Burns and the Boleros have been called "Hank
Williams and Wanda Jackson meeting Country Music's future". Founded by
front woman and songwriter Brea Burns, this band has been on an upward spiral
from the start.
Brea's well-crafted songs take the listener on a
journey through cheating, heartaches, honky-tonks, and everything in between.
Their unique sound is steeped in all the best aspects of traditional Country
and Rockabilly music, with a fresh approach that keeps the modern listener
engaged. The band's dynamic live performance has found them sharing the stage
with many roots music legends including Dale Watson, Billy Joe Shaver, Wayne
Hancock, Kim Lenz, Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite boys, Junior Brown, and Asleep at
the Wheel, among others.
https://www.facebook.com/breaburnsandtheboleros/ (2,962 Likes)
(4 Oct 2019) Brooke White - Calico (June Baby
Records)
12 Tracks/ Time: 45:39 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com - Bandcamp
Debut #10 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#96 US iTunes all-genres), then #9
(#77 US iTunes all-genres).
In June Brooke released new single “Calico” on Nevado
Music / June Baby Records.
Cue “Calico”, a collection of twelve lush and lively
anthems, the record earmarks the journey of the songstress as it turns the page
on her most passionate, powerful, and personal chapter to date.
The Arizona-born Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter
and multi-instrumentalist, extends a warm invite to a place smack dab in the
middle of Nashville and Laurel Canyon, on her new single and forthcoming album,
Calico – short for “California Country.”
Landing her first big break as top 5 finalist on
season 7 of American Idol, millions of viewers formed an emotional bond and
welcomed her barefoot-at-the-piano style into their homes on a weekly basis.
While singer-songwriters from the golden era of the
70s attributed to her sound, it was the influence of the country legends she
grew up listening to that came soaring through her vocals
The debut single and title track, ‘Calico’ encompasses
the spirit of the album, with a stomping groove and sunny storytelling,
punctuated by a big chant, banjo solo and handclaps. “This is the wild, wild west."
American Idol's Brooke White Paves Her Own Country
Path - Phoenixnewtimes.com
https://www.facebook.com/brookewhite/ (23,851 Likes)
(Oct 2019) Carolina East - Soaked in Whiskey
(Carolina East)
(4 Oct 2019) Houses On The Hill - Fall into You
(EP; Epidemic Sound)
Debut #39 UK Country iTunes Album Chart
(4 Oct 2019) Kelsey Waldon - White Noise /
White Lines (Oh Boy Records/ Thirty Tigers)
11 Tracks/ Time: 33:48 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #19 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (# UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut #21
US Country iTunes Album Chart (#175 US iTunes all-genres), then #10 (#81 US
all-genres)
White Lines, White Noise is an album best listened to
in whole, in whole sequence. You’ll want to listen, and to re-listen, to Kelsey
Waldon’s White Lines, White Noise. With the support of Oh Boy! Records, Kelsey
got the bigger canvas she deserves to share her vision. - Lyric Magazine
(4 Oct 2019) Lizanne Knott - Bones and Gravity
(Lizanne Knott)
11 Tracks/ Time: 40:00 Folk Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #40 UK Country iTunes Album Chart
(4 Oct 2019) Louise Mandrell - Playing
Favorites (Time-Life Music)
15 Tracks/ Time: 47:38 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
(4 Oct 2019) Mikaela Finne - Mikaela Finne
(Mikaela Finne) NOR/SWE
(4 Oct 2019) Monica Rizzio - Sunshine Is Free
(Washashore Music)
11 Tracks/ Time: 39:17 Folk Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
(4 Oct 2019) Stephanie Quayle - If I Was A
Cowboy (Rebel Engine)
Co-penning three of the five tracks featured alongside
writers including Nicolle Glayon, Ross Copperman and Shane McAnally, Quayle
partnered with Wrangler on the video for the title track
(4 Oct 2019) Wildwood Kin - Wildwood Kin (Sony
Music Entertainment UK) UK Pop
Debut #6 UK Alternative iTunes Album Chart (#9 UK iTunes all-genres),
(4 Oct 2019) Darryl Worley - Country Christmas
(Creekhouse Entertainment / BFD / AUDIUM Nashville) CHRIS
7 Tracks/ Time: 20:32
Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
(4 Oct 2019) Lauren Jane - The Other Side (Single; Lauren Jane) UK
Debut #32 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart (# UK iTunes all-genres), then #34,
then #13, then #16, then #23, then #32
(4 Oct 2019) Mairead - If You Loved Me Once (feat. Johnny Brady)
(Single; Máiréad) IRE
Debut #31 UK Country
iTunes Singles Chart (# UK iTunes all-genres), then #26, then #46
(7 Oct 2019) Remember Monday - Home To Me (Remember Monday) UK
Debut #32 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart, then #30, #9 (#515 all-genres),
then #8, then #6 (#203, 213, #228, 221) | Tues Oct 8: #6 (#218), then #8, then
#9
Remember Monday's 2nd single ‘Home To Me’ dropped at
midnight (Monday Oct 7) after receiving an exclusive first play on Country
Hits Radio by Matt Spracklen
"I'm playing the best in British country music and talking about
the best I have got a track for you now by one of the best country bands in the
UK and they have a brand new single out, tonight, get excited for this I've got
the brand new exclusive from Remember Monday this is awesome as you knew it
would be" - Matt Spracklen
CANADIAN NEWS
(30 Sept 2019) HOT AND NEW Amanda Jordan
"Driving in the Dark"
Strong and sensitive, Amanda
Jordan is an independent country
music artist who cares deeply about the world around her and is using her
natural musical gifts to make smooth strides as an emerging international
presence both in Canada and in Nashville.
Amanda Jordan presently divides her time between
Nashville - where she performs as a featured songwriter on the Nashville
Songbird Tour Bus and has been writing with the likes of Phil Barton, Jason Matthews, Daniel Ross, and
Abram Dean - and Canada, where she has been recording with award winning
producer Jason Barry. With new music having come to fruition in the form of
2019's contemporary country single, "Driving in the Dark",
Amanda Jordan is ready put her unique spin on the international country music
landscape - and make it count. Released 20 Aug 2019 - iTunes - Spotify
(30 Sept 2019) Michelle Wright Announces 2019
Christmas Tour and New Music for Christmas
In December, celebrated recording artist Michelle Wright, will embark on her 2019
Christmas Tour. The tour begins December 3 in Brantford, ON with shows set
across Ontario and Alberta through December 15.
The Michelle
Wright Christmas Tour is a holiday tradition for music lovers of all ages. From
carols to your favorite holiday classics, the renowned show has been putting
audiences across Canada in the festive spirit of the holiday season for over a
decade.
Soon it will be Christmas Day
Release Date: 20 Sept 2019
Michelle Wright - Silver Bells (Single; Navigator
Records)
Time: 2:43 Christmas Amazon UK - iTunes – YouTube Audio
- Spotify
Christmas is always a special time for Michelle and,
between breaks in her summer tour schedule, Michelle and producer Bob Funk have
been working on new Christmas music. Navigator Records will release "Silver
Bells" to radio and across all digital platforms just in time for
the holidays.
(3 Oct 2019) HOT AND NEW Danielle Todd "Back
Burner"
Following a childhood comprised of watching her
rock-turned-country musician father make a living and eventually making a name
for herself doing the same, Canadian country singer/songwriter Danielle Todd made
the move to Nashville, Tennessee. Cutting her teeth day in and day out under
the neon lights of Broadway, she quickly learned the grit it takes to survive
an industry that sometimes takes as much as it gives.
"Backburner." is Danielle's
new single. This song unveils a fierce and edgy side to Danielle's natural charm,
focusing on the empowerment of walking away from a toxic relationship. This
highly anticipated radio single will be followed with an East Coast and Ontario
radio tour and run of shows in Australia in early 2020.
NEWS
(1 Oct 2019) Opry Hosts 'Dolly Week 2019'
The GRAND OLE OPRY will celebrate DOLLY PARTON's 50th
anniversary as an OPRY member by hosting "DOLLY Week 2019." The Opry
will host five nights of shows to honor the Country music legend, including
performances from Bill Anderson, Dierks Bentley, Emmylou Harris, Chris Janson,
Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Margo Price, Jeannie Seely, Hank Williams, JR. and
more. Each artist will perform a mix of their own songs as well as iconic hits
from PARTON.
PARTON will finish off the week of celebration by taking
the stage for two sold-out shows on Saturday, October 12th.
(1 Oct 2019) Lady
Antebellum, Clint Black and Mac McAnally will receive
stars on the Music City Walk of Fame during an induction ceremony Oct.
22 in Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame Park. Chet Atkins and DeFord Bailey
will also be honored, receiving stars posthumously.
(3 Oct 2019) Jon Pardi Proposes At Ryman
Auditorium
CAPITOL NASHVILLE's Jon
Pardi proposed to his girlfriend, Summer
Duncan, onstage during his show at the RYMAN AUDITORIUM in NASHVILLE on
Wednesday, October 2nd, the second of his two consecutive headlining shows at
the venue. Close pal, and labelmate Dierks Bentley was side-stage for the event
and shared his well-wishes to Pardi and Duncan via INSTAGRAM
(3 Oct 2019) MGM Settles With Route 91 Victims:
Two years after the tragedy at Route 91 Harvest
Festival, MGM Resorts International
and the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting reached a settlement. Depending
upon the number of claimants, the settlement is worth up to $800 million, with
MGM Resorts' insurance coverage estimated at $751 million. "Our
goal has always been to resolve these matters so our community and the victims
and their families can move forward in the healing process," says MGM
Resorts Chairman/CEO Jim Murren. "This agreement with the plaintiffs'
counsel is a major step and one that we hoped for a long time would be
possible. We have always believed that prolonged litigation around these
matters is in no one's best interest. It is our sincere hope that this
agreement means that scenario will be avoided."
(6 Oct 2019) Michael Ray and Carly Pearce wed
Country music stars Michael
Ray and Carly
Pearce tied the knot in front of
family and friends in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday.
The pair exchanged vows they had written themselves during the emotional ceremony at the Drakewood Farm, which was officiated by country music DJ Bill Cody.
The pair exchanged vows they had written themselves during the emotional ceremony at the Drakewood Farm, which was officiated by country music DJ Bill Cody.
While they'd hoped to have their wedding outdoors,
severe rain storms meant they had to marry inside one of the venue's barns, but
that just added to the "earthy, whimsical and romantic" tone Carly
was going for.
The 29-year-old singer opted for a non-traditional
gown for her big day and looked stunning in her Samantha Sleeper dress,
featuring a high neckline and short skirt, with a piece of patterned lace over
the top. Celebrity guests at the event included singers Lindsay Ell
and Jake Owen, who performed while the newlyweds enjoyed their first
dance as husband and wife.
In an interview with People about their nuptials, the
couple, who got engaged last December after five months of dating, gushed about
their love for one another.
"Knowing without a shadow of a doubt that I
didn't settle for something less than truly the person that I think was made
for me is something that I am thankful for," Carly said, while Michael
added: "No matter what, I have her in my corner. No matter what, she has
me in her corner. I tell her, you're never going to face anything alone. Never
will there be anything in life that you don't look over and I'm standing beside
you." - Instagram (People)
(7 Oct 2019) Signage: Singer/songwriter Adam Doleac has signed
with Sony Music Nashville's Arista imprint. His
first single with the label group, "Famous," ships to
Country radio Dec. 16.
AWARDS
(30 Sept 2019) Florida Georgia Line Earns Three
ACM 'Decade Awards'
BMLGR's Florida Georgia
Line received the Academy of Country
Music's inaugural Breakout Artist of the Decade Award, Single of the
Decade Award for "Cruise" and Music Event of the Decade
Award for "Meant To Be" with Bebe Rexha during a
surprise backstage presentation Saturday (9/28) at their final stop on the
Can't Say I Ain't Country Tour in Irvine, CA. They join recently announced
Artist-Songwriter of the Decade Chris Stapleton, Songwriter of the Decade Rhett
Akins and Song of the Decade Award recipients Miranda Lambert, and songwriters
Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, for “The House That Built Me." Jason
Aldean was celebrated as Artist of the Decade at the 54th ACM Awards. "We
are excited to award BK and Tyler with these well-deserved awards to celebrate
these unprecedented multiple career milestones from this past decade,"
says ACM Interim Exec. Dir. RAC Clark. The last of the seven all-new ACM Decade
Award categories, Album of the Decade, will be announced in the coming weeks.
(2 Oct 2019) Ashley McBryde To Receive CMT's
Breakout Artist Of The Year Award
Warner Music Nashville/War's Ashley McBryde will
receive the Breakout Artist Of The Year award at the 2019 "CMT
Artists Of The Year" event. Previous recipients of the honor have been
Chris Stapleton in 2015 and Kelsea Ballerini in 2016. The 90-minute show will
air on CMT from Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, Oct 16th
at 8p (ET).
TOURS
(7 Oct 2019) Tour Support: Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Morgan Wallen's
Whiskey Glasses Roadshow kicks off Jan.
2 in Grand Rapids, MI. Joining Wallen are Jon Langston and Ashland
Craft. Schedule here.
TV
(1 Oct 2019) Capitol's Jon
Pardi performed "Heartache
Medication" and "Me And Jack" on ABC's
Jimmy Kimmel Live (10/1).
(3 Oct 2019) In Case You Missed It: Wheelhouse's Runaway June sang
"We Were Rich" on ABC's Good Morning America (10/3).
Watch here.
(3 Oct 2019) Low Country Sound/Elektra Records' The Highwomen played
"Redesigning Women" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(10/3). Watch here.
(4 Oct 2019) In Case You Missed It: Capitol's Carrie Underwood performed
"Low" on CBS' The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (10/3).
Watch here; interview here.
MUSIC NEWS
(1 Oct 2019) BMI 5 Tips for Coping When Your Songs Are
Rejected
(4 Oct 2019) Streaming Stocks Like Spotify,
Tencent and Netflix Are Getting Slammed. Why?
Billboard Fresh competition and slowing subscriber
growth have knocked more than $53 billion of dollars off streaming companies’
market values. Streaming companies might not be dying from a thousand cuts, but
each tiny wound isn’t helping Wall Street’s opinion of them. A steady drip of
news reports and analyst downgrades have eroded billions of dollars from
streaming companies’ market value in the third quarter. One day a main
competitor is bundled with smartphones and mobile service, the next, a new
entrant to video subscriptions pays an ungodly sum of money for an exclusive
license to a TV show.
The result? Over $53 billion in market value
disappeared from Spotify, Tencent Music Entertainment and Netflix.
Spotify was hit by two announcements. On Tuesday (Sept. 24), Wells Fargo
initiated coverage of Spotify with an “underperform” rating (meaning the stock
is expected to perform below the overall market) and a $115 price target, $6.61
below the prior day’s closing price. Then on Friday (Sept. 27), Google
announced it will pre-install YouTube Music on devices launching with Android
versions 9 and 10. By the end of the week, Spotify shares had dropped 7%.
But the week’s drubbing wasn’t a new development.
Since the beginning of August, the day after the company’s second-quarter
earnings were released, Spotify shares have fallen 27.6%, knocking $7.7 billion
from its market value. Nearly the entire decline came in the last 12
trading days dating back to Sept. 12. - Billboard
(6 Oct 2019) Kylie Minogue has announced details of a new live album and DVD
plus an expanded edition of her greatest hits collection Step Back in Time.
The star will release Golden: Live in Concert
on December 6. The 2CD and DVD album features the full live performance of her
recent Golden tour as well as an extra bonus feature called We Are Golden.
Kylie's Golden tour took in 14 arena shows across the
UK and Ireland in 2018, plus a further 19 shows across Europe and Australia.
Watch a taster of what to expect from the DVD HERE
PRESS RELEASES
(1 Oct 2019) MADDIE & TAE DROP EP
TITLE TRACK “EVERYWHERE I’M GOIN
In the midst of a landmark week,
current CMA Awards Vocal Duo of the Year nominees Maddie & Tae surprised fans by dropping the title
track for Part Two of their album, Everywhere
I’m Goin,' out on October
18 (Mercury Nashville). Written by the award-winning duo with Josh
Thompson and Jimmy Robbins, the soaring track is both an intimate tribute to
the past and snapshot into the future, while continuing to showcase “their
vocal blend is among the most ear-catching in country today” (PEOPLE). Listen here and watch here:
(8 Oct 2019) Record-breaking country superstar Luke Combs has released his newest single Even Though I’m Leaving. A stand-out track from hotly anticipated forthcoming second album WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET, out on
(8 Oct 2019) Record-breaking country superstar Luke Combs has released his newest single Even Though I’m Leaving. A stand-out track from hotly anticipated forthcoming second album WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET, out on
November 8,
the song was recently shipped to country radio in the US to widespread critical
acclaim, including
Official music video here:
Even
Though I’m Leaving marks another milestone in an
already monumental year, during which Combs has continued to smash record after
record, and is nominated for three awards at the 2019 CMA Awards:
Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year (“Beautiful Crazy”) and
In the
UK, Luke is slated to be the best-selling male
country artist of 2019 and was the first US country artist to
sell out two Shepherds Bush Empire shows on his debut UK tour. See BLOG
POST: Luke Combs’ next album, What You See Is What You Get,
to drop November 8
INTERVIEWS
(2 Oct 2019) Lyricinterviews: Wildwood Kin
On Their New Album, Their ‘Concise’ Recording Process And How They Take Their
Tea..By Neil Markides On: October 2,
2019
(6 Oct 2019) Ep 17 -
In Conversation With Mairead Country Music - The Inside Track
In this episode Samantha
Melrose talks to up and coming Mairead
about her latest single ‘If You Loved Me Once’ as well as future plans and all
things country... Apple
Music Podcast
(6 Oct 2019) Your Life
In A Song Interview. Dan Wharton joined Ashley
McBryde conducted backstage on
Sunday 29 September 2019 at the Manchester Academy 2. They talk about
live shows and forthcoming new album
LISTEN
(3 Oct 2019) 10 Minute Country - Episode 50 -
Everything I've Ever Learned About Country Music (By James Daykin Lyric
Magazine)
Description: So, strap yourself in for the ride as we go deep
into the murky waters of all the stuff that James has learned about Country
music, on both sides of the Atlantic. The definitions, the evolutions, the people
and places - all come under discussion.
Jame Daykin states: "Garth Brooks' In Pieces is
the best country album of all time in 1993. I dabbled with country across the
90s but also listening to Hootie, Counting Crows, Matchbox 20 but it wasn't
until 2004 when 3 albums came out that changed my view as to what country music
could be and what I could listen to: Keith Urban's DAYS GO BY, Sugarland's debut and Horse Of a
Different by Big & Rich that blew my mind that sort of fusion of
rock, hip-hop and country could be something I'm into. I've been into country
on and off for 27 years.
Available to listen on Buzzsprout.com | Apple Music or on the player below
There is NO such thing as country music, Ken Burns in his recent documentory on the genre described it as a mighty mighty river with many tributaries. He described it on The Bobby Cast (Bobby Bones Podcast) as an alloy, a combination of 2 more metalic elements that together are strong than their constiguent parts. Country music is an alloy of roots, bluegrass roots, blues, rock, pop and Americana. It is stronger than when the are pulled apart so for me there is no such thing as country music it is an amalgam of all those styles.
Related Source: Bobbycast #200 - Ken Burns on Country Music documentary,
Willie Nelson's struggle to be an artist, Story Behind 'Walk The Line" and
Garth Brooks Moving To Nashville
Daykin observed: “There’s always voices aroung the
genre claiming that what you are listening to is not country music. Used to
quite annoy me when people tell me I'm not listening to country music that
element of music snobbery, I know more than you". It's lazy a pointless
mindset saying that's not country that doesn't belong in our genre because
there is NO genre.
You don't get music of depth from males right now.
Most of music coming from men these days is poor, generic and boring. This week
the song sitting at No1 in the charts this week is Chris Lane. There is
no more ideal symbol of the shallowness, generic nature of what men are putting
out there than Chris Lane.
The best country music is happening away from radio.
With streaming platforms and social media, and YouTube you can create your
own playlists and not listen to the radio anymore. Radio is a beast that
surely is on its knees in 2019.
WATCH
(3 Oct 2019) Billboard.com exclusively premiered compelling songstress Sandra Lynn's stunning "I Think of You" video for the "stirring ballad which
features Lynn’s vulnerable and whispered vocals with delicate piano
accompaniment and a steady drumbeat (Billboard/Annie Reuter)."
Filmed in Santa Clarita, Calif., a remote ranch home became the setting where several seasons of a relationship could unfold; intercut seamlessly between past and present, brought to life by Lynn and actor Randy Jay Burrell, who was recently featured in Tori Kelly's "Change Your Mind" video.
Filmed in Santa Clarita, Calif., a remote ranch home became the setting where several seasons of a relationship could unfold; intercut seamlessly between past and present, brought to life by Lynn and actor Randy Jay Burrell, who was recently featured in Tori Kelly's "Change Your Mind" video.
(4 Oct 2019) Suzie Brown - C'mon Rain
(Official) Written by Suzie Brown, Robby Hecht, and Hillary McBride
She shared When I’ve felt the saddest, I have taken so
much comfort in having permission be as sad as I am. The last thing I’ve wanted
is for someone to ‘look on the bright side’ (which only serves to invalidate
how I’m feeling). This song is for all of us in our dark moments, to just let
us be, no apologies needed.
I wrote this song with Robby Hecht and Hillary McBride
in about 2 hours. Scot Sax and I went
out on a HOT summer day to film the video.
I was roasting in that raincoat, you have no idea!!!! My favorite thing
about it is that the sun was going in and out of the clouds, so the light
changes in this mysterious way at different parts of the video.
(7 Oct 2019) Billboard.com Exclusively Premieres Olivia Ooms' "California Country" Video
Huntington
Beach-based songstress, Olivia Ooms, continued making waves when Billboard.com exclusively premiered the video for her latest
single "California Country." CMT.com also added the road-trip
themed video to Next Up Now.
The "star on the rise (Guitar Girl Mag/Victoria Shaffer)" co-wrote "California Country" with ACM Award-winner Jamie O'Neal and co-directed the video with David Javier. Ooms previously worked with Javier on her "Thoughts of You" video, which world-premiered on CMT and earned Ooms a spot in CMT's Artist Discovery program.
Throughout the video, Ooms explores many locations along the west coast with her Highway 39 band members, explaining that the footage "quickly became a metaphor for 'traveling along the road of life and the many people we meet who influence us along our journey!'"
The "star on the rise (Guitar Girl Mag/Victoria Shaffer)" co-wrote "California Country" with ACM Award-winner Jamie O'Neal and co-directed the video with David Javier. Ooms previously worked with Javier on her "Thoughts of You" video, which world-premiered on CMT and earned Ooms a spot in CMT's Artist Discovery program.
Throughout the video, Ooms explores many locations along the west coast with her Highway 39 band members, explaining that the footage "quickly became a metaphor for 'traveling along the road of life and the many people we meet who influence us along our journey!'"
Related BLOG POST: Olivia
Ooms combines coastal roots and southern sound with new single "California
Country"
COUNTRY FASHION
(3 Oct 2019) Scottish and Irish based singer Lisa McHugh was snapped for her Country Mile single (May 2019 iTunes) wearing a Black bralet/ Crop top Top Shop , get the look with a Scuba Plunge Cross Bralet Boohoo or a black slinky cami bralet Missguided
She added a Zara BUTTONED SHORTS (Product 19.99 GBP) | Styling (Justine King), Hair (daniel anthony Enniskillen), Cosmetics/ Tan (BPerfect Cosmetics, Beaut Essential; Eden Beauty, Enniskillen) | Source Instagram
(3 Oct 2019) Paris Georgia one third of all girl UK country trio The Adelaides looked beautiful in a band photoshoot with Paul Ward | Makeup (Katy Bird) | Source Instagram
She joined Ireland AM in studio for a catch up. They
asked her all about her fashion line, new music, her radio show and a possible
Saturdays reunion!
PHOTO
(Oct 2019) Bailey
Tomkinson, 20-year old, 70’s nostalgic sunshine loving pop-country
singer/songwriter from St Ives, UK was snapped for a photoshoot.
London based photographer Oleksandr Ivanchenko posted I had an amazing time photographing Bailey down in Cornwall last summer. An awesome girl, very talented singer/songwriter and a great model. Keep going, Bailey!
London based photographer Oleksandr Ivanchenko posted I had an amazing time photographing Bailey down in Cornwall last summer. An awesome girl, very talented singer/songwriter and a great model. Keep going, Bailey!
(4 Oct 2019) UK Country, musician and songwriter Emma King tweeted
My favourite season 🍁🍂🧡🎃 pic.twitter.com/kdCAd0xPDS— Emma King Music (@emmakingmusic) October 4, 2019
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
Oct 7: Uncle Dave Macon - (1870; Oct 7, 1870)), Dale Watson (1963), Kieran
Kane (1949), Melinda Schneider (1971)
Oct 9: Brandy Clark (1975), Scotty McCreery (1993)
Oct 10: Tony Arata (1957), John
Prine (1946), Tanya Tucker
(1958), Luke Thomas (Jess
and the Bandits; UK formerly of Luke & Mel)
Oct 11: Paulette Carlson (1952), Gene
Watson (1943), the late Dottie West
(1932; Oct 11, 1932; died Sept 4, 1991 (aged 58))
Oct 12: Martie Erwin (Dixie Chicks) (1969), Shane MacAnally (1974), Lisa
Matassa.
Oct 13: Marie Osmond (1959), Rhett
Akins (1969), Lacy J Dalton
(1946), John Wiggins (1962)
R.I.P
(29 Sept 2019) Shocking News As The
Industry Mourns Producer/Songwriter Busbee's Sudden Passing
Progressive country songwriter and
producer Busbee died.
According to Variety, a friend of Busbee said he had been “diagnosed with
Glioblastoma", a form of brain cancer over the summer.
The well-regarded hitmaker had written hits for many of the most influential artists of the last five years, most notably Maren Morris and Keith Urban.
The well-regarded hitmaker had written hits for many of the most influential artists of the last five years, most notably Maren Morris and Keith Urban.
News of Busbee's (real name: Michael James
Ryan) death at the age of 43 started to spread on social media late Sunday
night (Sept. 29). Florida Georgia Line, Rascal Flatts and Lady Antebellum are
three more he worked with extensively.
A repertoire search at the BMI website
shows over 1,000 songwriting credits to Busbee's name.
A Rolling Stone article from 2016 is one of very few extensive pieces on his life and
music available.
He came from Los Angeles and a jazz
background before he started writing songs for pop and country audiences more
than a decade ago. While he found success on country radio as far back as 2011
with Hunter Hayes' breakthrough hit "Storm Warning," it was the songs
on Morris' Hero album ("My Church," "'80s Mercedes,"
"Once") and Urban's Ripcord album ("Sun Don't Let Me Down,"
"The Fighter," "Your Body") that caught all of Nashville's
attention.
FGL's "H.O.L.Y." and Garth
Brooks' "People Loving People" are two of his other early credits.
His fingerprints could be found all over 2017 albums from Carly Pearce and Lady
Antebellum. He also co-produced albums from Lauren Alaina and both of Morris'
studio projects.
Pearce shared a particularly emotional
Instagram note after learning of his death. Busbee helped her write her
breakthrough hit "Every Little Thing."
TRIBUTES
SoundsLikeNashville: This is devastating, but @busbee's legacy will live on through his
family and the many incredible songs he had a hand in writing.
Warner Records: Today we lost busbee, a dear friend, business partner with his company
Altadena, and one of the best and brightest creative minds in music. busbee’s
kindness and legacy will never be forgotten and our hearts and prayers go out
to his family at this very difficult time.
Carly Pearce: No words. Rest easy my sweet, sweet friend. @busbee
Ty Bentli: This is the last memory I have #Busbee who’s talent, impact and
support have created art unlike anything before it. I hosted this round at
#TinPanSouth & was floored by him: kind, humble and genius. I couldn’t go
to bed without singing the praises of a man who is already missed
Adam Lambert tweeted: "Shocked and saddened by the news today that we have lost
Busbee. I am so grateful I was able to have collaborated with him. He was
brilliant and warm, with palpable joy for his craft. RIP Sir.
Twinnie: Struggling
to find the words tbh bc it doesn’t feel real. – Photo & statement on Instagram
Amy Wadge: Thank you for the music Busbee I am so incredibly sad to hear of your
passing love to your beautiful family so glad we got to write songs together
Busbee, the producer and songwriter known for his work with Maren Morris, Lady Antebellum and Pink, had died at 43 https://t.co/2ZKjrSyj5T pic.twitter.com/Y1j6XJPFy3— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 30, 2019
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