BREAKING NEWS
Country News – November 13,
2019 with Shannon McCombs
This week Shannon
talks with Luke Combs, not just about his new album, but about Hank
Williams Jr.! Dierks Bentley has big news for his Whiskey Row restaurant/bars.
Plus, Pam Tillis has new music coming out!
UK NEWS
On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist
Saturday 2 November 2019
A List
Dan + Shay
& Justin Bieber -
10,000 Hours upgraded from the “B” to the “A” playlist
B List
Sheryl Crow
feat. Chris Stapleton -
Tell Me When It's Over added to the “B” playlist
Countryline
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK:
CMA FEST
HIGHLIGHTS – OH YEA!
The CMA Music
Festival is a four-day music festival, hosted each June by the Country Music
Association in Nashville, Tennessee. Video
'You can feel the
connection in the UK': Michael Ray on us English fans! Michael Ray's been
non-stop since we last saw him at C2C. With a marriage and a tour under way, we
had a lot to catch up on! Watch here
Jess
Thristan – The Old Me
Ever felt a bit
lost, comparing yourself to older versions of you instead of moving forward and
evolving? Yup, that's what Jess Thristan has encapsulated in this song...it's
relatable, it's reflective, it's country. Watch HERE
(8 Nov 2019) Publishing Briefs: Peermusic U.K. Signs With Under The Apple Tree
(8 Nov 2019) Publishing Briefs: Peermusic U.K. Signs With Under The Apple Tree
Peermusic U.K. has signed a joint venture with music platform Under
The Apple Tree, it was announced Friday (Oct. 25). The deal establishes a
publishing division for UTAT.
“Bob Harris is a consummate music man who has
championed many iconic artists and songwriters throughout his career,"
said president, Europe & managing director of peer music U.K. Nigel
Elderton. "He continues to be a trusted guide to millions who have
music at the center of their lives. We could not be more thrilled to be working
with Bob, Trudie [Myerscough-Harris, director UTAT publishing] and Miles
[Myerscough-Harris, creative director, UTAT publishing] on their Under The
Apple Tree project by launching this new joint venture music publishing
initiative. Judging by some of the music I have been hearing we can look
forward to big things ahead.” Read more at Billboard
(8 Nov 2019) Triple Fret Entertainment proudly announced that their newest signings, Emma & Jolie were set to join acclaimed
writers round – Song Suffragettes – in Nashville, Monday 11th November.
The duo will make their Nashville debut at the writers round, featuring three
original songs and a cover, joining Kalie, Shorr, Jenna Paulette, Ava Suppelsa,
Mia Morris and Reyn Roberts at the event during CMA week.
Here’s a clip of @emmaandjolie doing the UK 🇬🇧 proud in #Nashville at the very cool @songsuffragette show at @listeningroom 🔥🇬🇧💖🔥🇬🇧💖 pic.twitter.com/llWKwAMmMe— LYRIC magazine (@LYRICmagazine) November 12, 2019
The WINNERS of the British Country Music Awards for 2019:
UK Horizon
Award: Remember Monday
UK Duo of the
Year: Gasoline & Matches
UK Album of the
Year: Ward Thomas –
RESTLESS MINDS
UK Musician of
the Year: Luke Thomas
UK Video of the
Year: Jade Helliwell –
‘Drive’
UK Male
Vocalist: Gary Quinn
Group of the
Year: The Wandering Hearts
UK Song of the
Year: Jade Helliwell – Stormchaser
UK Female
Vocalist: Kezia Gill
UK Entertainer
of the Year: Stevie
O’Connor
Best Original
UK Festival: Buckle &
Boots
UK Services to
industry 2019: Baylen
Leonard
The
Breakthrough Artist of 2019:
Twinnie Official
International
Touring Act: American
Young
International
Song of the Year: Lewis
Brice - Blessed
International
Album of the Year: Luke
Combs – THE PREQUEL
International
Services To Industry:
Milly Olykan
UK TOUR & GIG
UPDATES:
Callaghan (April), Gretchen Peters (May), Kane Brown
(Feb), Lindsay Ell (Nov 18), Sally Barker (Dec), Sean
McConnell (Feb), Ward Thomas (April-May)
UK CHART NEWS
Official UK
Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 14 November 2019)
8 November - 14 November
2019
No.1 for a record-breaking
14th straight week in her native Australia, Dance Monkey is No.1
here for the sixth time in a row for 19-year-old Toni Watson from Melbourne,
under her recording alias of Tones And I. Consumption of the track fell
1.55% to 84,488 units (including 73,031 from sales-equivalent streams + 11,457
paid-for sales). Its second highest tally to date, it includes a best-yet
contribution of 11,457 from downloads – and it finally ascended to the top of
the video streaming chart, toppling Pinkfong’s Baby Shark, which has been the
default No.1 for the last year.
In their fifth frame Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber with 10,000
Hours held at No.29 with 14,300 estimated units.
Official UK
Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending 14 November 2019)
8 November - 14 November
2019
Now trading as Jeff Lynne's
ELO - Lynne and keyboards player Richard Tandy, both 71, are the only members
of the group on board at present - The Electric Light Orchestra's first
album of new material in four years, FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, debuted atop the artist
album chart. It is Lynne’s fifth No.1 – ELO’s eighth and ninth studio albums,
1979’s Discover and 1981’s Time topped the chart, as did their 2005 compilation
All Over The World: The Very Best Of when re-promoted in 2016, and Lynne was a
member of supergroup Traveling Wilburys, whose Collection was No.1 in 2007.
Despite its lofty debut,
From Out Of Nowhere’s first week consumption of 21,062 units (including
298 from sales-equivalent streams) it a mere 34.3% of the 61,497 copies that
ELO’s last album, Alone In The Universe, sold when debuting and peaking at No.4
in 2015.
Daniel O’Donnell with his 60
track 3-CD Boxset latest POP release HALFWAY TO PARADISE fell 9-15
(4,606 units; 3-week total 19,956 units)
Miranda Lambert with WILDCARD
made a debut at No.57 (1,968 sales units). The eighth studio album and
third chart album by country singer turned 36 on Sunday (Nov 10th). Her last
release THE WEIGHT OF THESE WINGS made a debut at No.70 (2,292 sales; chart
week 1 Dec 2016) then fell off the Top 100.
Hootie and The Blowfish with IMPERFECT
CIRCLE made a debut at No.100 with estimated 800-1000 units
Official UK Country Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending 14 November 2019)
8 November 2019 - 14
November 2019
Miranda Lambert with WILDCARD
made a debut at No.1
Hootie & The Blowfish with IMPERFECT
CIRCLE made a debut at No.2
Old Dominion with OLD
DOMINION fell 1-3 (2
weeks; #1 peak)
Megan McKenna with STORY OF ME climbed 5-4 (7 weeks; #5
peak)
Sheryl Crow with THREADS fell
3-5 (10
weeks; #1 peak)
The Mavericks with PLAY THE
HITS made a debut at No.6
Allison Moorer with BLOOD climbed 9-7 (2 weeks; #7 peak)
Keith Urban with GRAFFITI U fell 4-8 (43 weeks; #1 peak)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER fell 7-9 (87 weeks; #1 peak)
Highwomen with THE
HIGHWOMEN fell 2-10 (9 weeks; #2 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Rosanne Cash with SHE REMEMBERS EVERYTHING fell 10-11 (16 weeks; #2
peak)
Jessie Buckley with WILD ROSE - OST held at No.12 (30
weeks; #1 peak)
Keifer Sutherland with RECKLESS & ME fell 6-16 (28 weeks; #1
peak)
Zac Brown Band with THE OWL fell 11-14 (7 weeks; #1 peak)
Official
Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending 14 November 2019)
8 November 2019 - 14
November 2019
The Mavericks' PLAY THE HITS
debuted at #5.
COUNTRY ALBUM
& SINGLES RELEASES
(8 Nov 2019) Luke Combs - What You See Is What
You Get (River House Artists/Columbia Nashville)
17 Tracks/ Time: 59:36 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #1 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#4 UK iTunes all-genres) | Sat Nov
9: #1 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#5 UK iTunes all-genres) | Weds Nov 13: #1 UK Country iTunes Album Chart
(#12 UK iTunes all-genres)
Debut #1 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#1 US iTunes all-genres)
(8 Nov 2019) Ned LeDoux - Next in Line (Powder
River Records/ Thirty Tigers)
(8 Nov 2019) Jerry Leger - Time Out for
Tomorrow (Latent Recordings) CAN
Debut #44 UK Country iTunes Album Chart
Genre: folk/rock/roots | Hometown: Toronto | Record
Label: Latent Recordings / Warner Music Canada
https://www.facebook.com/jerrylegermusic/ (2,657 Likes)
“… a treasure.
Part Springsteen, part Townes Van Zandt, part Dylan, part Lennon, Jerry Leger
is a songwriter’s songwriter and the truth of it is born out utterly by the
upcoming November release of his newest album, Time Out for Tomorrow. Smart
lyrics coupled with exquisite music makes for an album that is pure
brain-tickling ear candy.” - Marc Michael, THE PULSE
"With Leger's new track 'Canvas of Gold,' we get
the kind of sentimental and rootsy blues-meets-country soul that is reminiscent
of the more faster tunes of Magnolia Electric Co. while also bringing to mind a
'70s country rock sound." - Neil Ferguson, GLIDE MAGAZINE
"Firmly
rooted in the classic and vintage sounds that dominated the output of many
early '70s bands in America, Time Out For Tomorrow is as impressive as anything
in Leger’s back catalogue." - Declan Culliton, LONESOME HIGHWAY
“Jerry Leger’s greatest strength is his songwriting,
and Time Out For Tomorrow is another great example of that strength. The result
is a fantastic album that easily engages the listener from start to finish.” – Ted
Ferris, ROOTS MUSIC CANADA
(8 Nov 2019) Wade Bowen - Twelve
Twenty-Five (Bowen Sounds) CHRISTMAS
Debut #9
US Country iTunes Album Chart (#49 US iTunes all-genres)
(8 Nov 2019) William Clark Green - Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse (2-CD; Bill Grease Records LLC)
(8 Nov 2019) William Clark Green - Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse (2-CD; Bill Grease Records LLC)
Debut #12 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#58 US iTunes all-genres)
(8 Nov 2019) Larry Fleet - Workin' Hard (Big
Loud Records)
Debut #20 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#135 US iTunes all-genres)
(8 Nov 2019) Clint Black - Still Killin' Time
(Blacktop Records)
Debut #23 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#142 US iTunes all-genres)
(8 Nov 2019) Tracy Byrd - Live at Billy Bob's
Texas (Smith Music Group)
Debut #66 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#349 US iTunes all-genres)
(8 Nov 2019) Steve Moakler - Blue Jeans (EP; CN
Records)
Debut #91 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#491 US iTunes all-genres)
(8 Nov 2019) Josh Kerr - How Do You Remember Me
(716 Management Inc)
11 Tracks/ Time: 37:59 Contemporary Country
(8 Nov 2019) Dylan Scott - Merry Christmas (Curb Records) CHRISTMAS
(8 Nov 2019) Brenn Hill - Songs for a Winter's Ride (Defenders Recording Company) CHRISTMAS
(8 Nov 2019) Abbi Scott - This.Is.Me. (EP; AMS
Record)
5 Tracks/ Time: 15:08 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
(8 Nov 2019) Alyssa Micaela - Tumbleweed
(Sendero Productions)
5 Tracks/ Time: 15:14 Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com
(8 Nov 2019) Amanda Kate - Time (Amanda Kate)
13 Tracks/ Time: 44:59
An album full of songs from my past and present, tells
the story of heartbreak, love, and moving forward. A time capsule of the last 7
years of my life growing as a woman and an artist. This album is perfect
representation of my love for country music.
The reason I named this album TIME was the word itself
has been following me for the last few years. My mom was diagnosed with stage 4
lung cancer 2 years ago and It felt like my whole world came crashing down and
in that moment you become so aware of TIME.
(8 Nov 2019) Emily Taylor Kelso - Vices (Emily
Taylor Kelso)
(7 Nov 2019) Laura Hamlin - Love You Most
(Laura Hamlin)
(8 Nov 2019) Lockwood Barr - Christmas in
Memphis (Lockwood Barr) CHRISTMAS
Singing the Christmas classics as well as an original
song, this project is a must add to your playlist this Christmas season.
The five song EP has Lockwood Barr singing some of our
favorite Christmas classics as well as an original song where she teams up with
Barrett Baber (3rd place on season 9 of The Voice and wrote Cody Johnson’s
current single “Nothin’ On You”).
“Christmas in Memphis” was a song that wrote itself as
she told Raised On It:
Barrett and I met on the road down in Key West about a
year and a half ago during a BMI festival. I immediately connected to his
soulful and bluesy sound, which has been a growing vibe in my own music, and
knew I wanted to work with him. He grew up close to Memphis, very influenced by
the blues, and I’ve personally always had a soft spot for the city. We sat
down, and the lyrics and melody poured out. It almost seemed like the song was
already in the air, and Barrett and I were just lucky to reach up and grab it
in time.
Genre: Country Americana | Hometown: Tiburon, CA
About: Americana Artist & Banjo Picker. Find out
more at www.LockwoodBarr.com
“She has the goods… Extremely promising.” - Robert K.
Oermann, Music Row Magazine
Winner of the 2016 Nashville Industry Music Award for ‘Best
Live Country Performer’
(8 Nov 2019) Mallary Hope - Christmas Is All
About You (EP; Curb | Word) CHRISTMAS
(8 Nov 2019) Kieran Taylour - You Belong To Me
(EP; Big Help Music) UK
4 Tracks iTunes
Debut #2 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#46 UK iTunes all-genres) | Sat Nov
9: #6 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#282 UK iTunes all-genres)
Genre: Acoustic pop/country/rock | Hometown: Rugby
I am a solo singer/songwriter based in
Rugby/Warwickshire. With a huge passion for acoustic pop, I mainly listen to
the likes of Ed Sheeran, Dean Lewis, James Arthur, Boyce Avenue and many more
fantastic artists out there.
https://www.facebook.com/KTaylourMusic/ (725 Likes)
(8 Nov 2019) Mike Denver - Workin' Man (Sharpe
Music) IRE
Debut #17 UK Country iTunes Album Chart | Sat Nov 9: off the top 200 UK
Country iTunes Album Chart
(8 Nov 2019) Amy Lawton - Drag Me Under (Single; Paradise Records) UK
Amy Lawton is a fresh-faced 20-year old Country/Rock artist and songwriter
from Manchester, now based in London.
She has written rhymes, poems and short stories since she could hold a
pen and has been crafting these ideas into song over the past 18months with
renowned writer/producer Matty Benbrook (Dido, Paolo Nutini, Jack Savoretti).
This latest release features a relaxed & fun-loving mid-tempo track
that highlights the warm undertones behind Amy’s individual & charismatic
voice. Amy delivers a vibrant performance that brings the passionate &
heartfelt essence behind the lyrics to life, which listeners can quickly fall
in love with.
This single allows this gifted artist the chance to present a
performance that showcases her creative musical style & reflects the
angelic undertones that feature within her incredible vocals. - Fierce Fabulous Revolution
(8 Nov 2019) Emily Faye - Looking For a Real Thing (Single; Emily
Faye) UK
Debut #80 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart, then #113
At her live shows fans can get a physical copy of her BRAND NEW EP
'Looking For A Real Thing' that contains 5 songs (4 singles released this year
and one BRAND NEW song that won't be released until 2020)
(8 Nov 2019) Mary McGrath - When You Fall (Single; Mary McGrath) UK
Time: 4:19 Singer/Songwriter iTunes
(8 Nov 2019) Twinnie - Lie to Me (Single; BMG Rights Management
(UK) UK | Debut #13 UK Country iTunes Singles
Chart
I wrote this with one of my closest friends Jon Green about 6 years ago,
we wrote it in a studio in West Hampstead on a beautiful grand piano.
Story behind the song... I remember when I first sat down to write it,
Jon played me something which I thought was kind of reminiscent of a Willie
Nelson song. We played around a bit and the words kind of fell out. For you old
school fans I wrote LIE TO ME, COOL & HOME within two days of each other.
I have no shame in admitting that I was really heartbroken at the time,
Ever been so in love that you just wanted the other person to lie to you bc for
a minute it makes it easier? Well I was that girl, and as pathetic as I was
(and I was really pathetic) it led me to write this song. So now I’m just
trying to make some money out my pain Worked for Adele!!
All joking aside, in all seriousness, thank you for always supporting
me, coming to the shows, buying merch, supporting these songs. Without you guys
none of this would be possible, I love you guys so much!!!!
Now when I sing lie to me I don’t get choked up, I feel sorry for the
girl that wasted so many tears on someone & wish I could go back, shake
her, and tell her that she is way better off!! Don't know why I’m speaking in
the 3rd person, I’m being weird! Time to go!!
BLUEGRASS NEWS
(8 Nov 2019) - The
615 Hideaway Records is proud to announce its second #1
song for the new label. “Love Is
An Awful Thing” from
Bluegrass veteran Audie
Blaylock and Redline goes #1 on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Chart. This #1 song joins Blaylock’s other #1
song, “The Gate Called Beautiful”, which went to #1 on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Gospel Chart back in September.
“‘Love Is an Awful Thing,’…I believe is a
perfect bridge between tradition and the future. I think the lyrics and the musical
interpretation — as well as vocal interpretation — show a fresh approach to
bluegrass music and still pay homage to the roots and tradition that it came
from.” — Audie Blaylock
The (615) Hideaway Entertainment recently released the music video for “Love Is An Awful Thing” which premiered on RFD-TV.com, as well as on RFD-TV’s facebook page, reaching over 300,000 viewers. The video was also featured on Bluegrass Life’s facebook page reaching over 500,000 viewers. Watch the music video now!
The (615) Hideaway Entertainment recently released the music video for “Love Is An Awful Thing” which premiered on RFD-TV.com, as well as on RFD-TV’s facebook page, reaching over 300,000 viewers. The video was also featured on Bluegrass Life’s facebook page reaching over 500,000 viewers. Watch the music video now!
CANADIAN NEWS
(7 Nov 2019) SPOTLIGHT TRACK Claire Ness "Your
Christmas Time"
Genre: Folk-Jazz-Blues-Swing-Country
Hometown: Whitehorse | Facebook
Self-released on Nov 1, 2019 (iTunes)
She shared: Let me be the first to call myself a
hypocrite. I love Christmas music, on pretty much one day of the year only. But
I have a hot new Xmas single coming out next week (Nov 1 Ya ya!), and I think
it is one of those Xmas songs that is somehow tolerable for more than that one
day.
Claire Ness grew up singing Broadway show tunes,
Motown melodies and outlaw country oldies while exploring the Yukon wilderness
by horseback and canoe. Never far from her guitar, Claire writes prolifically
in both English and French, with jazz and blues influences often wrapped into
rootsy folk songs.
Claire has released three albums (On the Trail 2017,
Jackfish Girl 2014, and Hopeless Romantic 2013) and is currently working on
number four - Broccoli Farm - a kids album with colours of Swing, Blues, Rock,
Country, Bluegrass and Dixieland Jazz.
(7 Nov 2019) HOT AND NEW Good Lovelies "Little
Saint Nick"
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Good Lovelies' highly
popular Christmas album " Under The Mistletoe "
To celebrate, the trio is releasing 15-track
"Evergreen", a new collection of seasonal favourites, classic carols
and original Christmas songs on November 15th !! iTunes
June Award winning Good Lovelies are preparing for
their 13th annual Christmas tour. They tour their Christmas concert across
Canada/US to sold out crowds every year
(7 Nov 2019) Genevieve
Fisher is set to release a new
single on Tuesday November 12th called 1943 (Nanna's Song). Here
is Genevieve in her own words.
This writing session will forever remain memorable for
me. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was an extremely emotional writing
session. Jeff helped me bring this song to life, and I can't imagine having
written it with anyone else. I broke down in this session, and boy oh boy there
were a lot of tears. I remember Jeff looking at me and saying,
"This...this is exactly why we write music." My Nanna is truly one of
the most important people in my life. She has been one of my biggest supporters
and fans from the beginning. She has watched me go through the highest of highs,
and lowest of lows. She has helped shape the woman I am today. The fact that
she is still here on earth makes this song even more special. I am beyond
grateful that she can experience the release of this song with me and grateful
that I can share it with you. I know how proud she is of me, but I don't think
she knows how proud I am to have her as my grandmother. Listen on Soundcloud
NEWS
(8 Nov 2019) Double-PLATINUM Country band and Arista
Nashville hit-makers LANCO have been tapped as the headlining halftime performer during
the New England Patriots’ “Salute to Service” game on Nov. 24, when they take
on the Dallas Cowboys
(7 Nov 2019) Learning As You Grow: An early look at the CRS 2020 agenda
dropped, complete with five mentoring breakfasts; three label lunches;
previously announced keynote addresses and artist interviews with Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Eric Church and Carrie Underwood.
The
agenda also includes the return of the annual CRS Research Presentation
and educational panels "Do Metrics Prove The Music?,"
"Leading Your Leaders In 2020," "All The Single Ladies,"
"Why I Use Audio," "Tech Crystal Ball," "Do Good In
Your Hood," "Reading The Teen Leaves," "Dissecting
Streaming Success," "Radio In The New Decade" and "In Pod
We Trust." "The mission of CRS is to educate and connect the country
music community, and 2020 will be a standout year," says CRB/CRS
Pres. Kurt Johnson.
See the complete agenda here, and register here for CRS 2020, held
Feb. 19-21 at the Nashville Omni Hotel.
(5 Nov 2019) Big Machine Records' Carly Pearce revealed
plans to release her self-titled, sophomore album on Friday, February 14th,
2020. Pre-save the album here.
“So much has happened to me in the last few years.
My fans have changed my life and given my music a home in this world,"
shared Pearce. "I grew up, let go of things that needed to go, fell in
love, fell on my face, went through some hell and found ‘Carly’ fully for the
first time ever. I’m so excited to announce my sophomore, self-titled album
will be released on Valentine's Day! This record is dedicated to my late
producer busbee. It’s the last full record he made and one that I am so very
proud of.”
(11 Nov 2019) New Faces Nominees
Unveiled For CRS 2020
Nominees for the five performance slots at Country Radio Seminar (CRS)
2020's "New Faces Of Country Music Show" lineup were revealed Monday
(Nov 11). Voting begins on Monday, October 18TH and is open to all Country
radio station employees. Voting remains open through the end of the day --
11:59p (CT) -- on Friday, November 22rd.
Candidates for this year's "New Faces
Of Country Music Show" are: Warner Music Nashville/Wea's Ingrid Andress,
Warner Music Nashville/Wea's Morgan Evans, BMLG Records' Riley Green, Big
Loud's Hardy, RCA Nashville's Ryan Hurd, The Valory Music Co.’s Tyler
Rich, Wheelhouse Records' Runaway June, Arista Nashville/Records’ Matt
Stell And Riser House/Columbia Nashville's Mitchell Tenpenny.
AMERICANA NEWS
(5 Nov 2019) If I Go, I'm Goin - Gregory Alan Isakov with Aoife O'Donovan &
Chris Thile | Live from Here >> YouTube
Live From Here with Chris Thile is the modern variety
show, broadcast on public radio stations across the country.
AWARDS
(5 Nov 2019) Presenters For 'The 53rd Annual CMA
Awards' Revealed
Presenters for “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” have been
revealed. They will include: radio and TV personality Bobby Bones; ABC’s
"The Bachelorette" and "Dancing With The Stars" contestant Hannah
Brown; actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth; actor/comedian Jim
Gaffigan; Country artists Blanco Brown, Deana Carter, Janie Fricke,
Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Martina Mcbride, Midland, Craig Morgan, Pam Tillis,
Morgan Wallen and Trisha Yearwood; artist and actress Jennifer
Nettles; "Riverdale" actress
Madelaine Petsch; and actor, comedian and writer J.B. Smoove.
Hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guest hosts
Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” will air live from
NASHVILLE's BRIDGESTONE ARENA on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13th at 7p CT on ABC-TV.
(5 Nov 2019) Kris
Kristofferson To Receive 2019 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
Me And Bobbie McKee: Kris Kristofferson is
the CMA's 2019 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. A
tribute is planned for the 53rd Annual CMA Awards featuring a performance of
"Me And Bobby McGee" by Dierks Bentley with Sheryl Crow,
Chris Janson and John Osborne. "He is the definition of an
icon and someone our community holds with such high regard," says CMA CEO
Sarah Trahern. "Though he won’t be joining us at the CMA Awards, I hope
our tribute performance brings a big smile to his face.” Past honorees include
Nelson (2012), Kenny Rogers (2013), Johnny Cash (2015) and Dolly Parton (2016).
The awards air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena Nov. 13 on ABC
(10 Nov 2019) Winner Theater: Awards week got underway
Sunday night (Nov 10) at the SESAC Nashville Music Awards. Honorees included:
Songwriter of the Year Justin Ebach, Song of the Year Luke Combs'
"Beautiful Crazy" and Publisher of the Year Warner Chappell. Complete
list of winners here. See tonight's (11/11) Country Aircheck
Weekly for additional coverage.
(10 Nov 2019) In Case You Missed It: Warner/WMN's Blake Shelton took home Country Artist of 2019 at Sunday night's (Nov 10) E! People’s Choice Awards. Watch his acceptance speech here. And watch Black River's Kelsea Ballerini perform "Club" here.
(10 Nov 2019) In Case You Missed It: Warner/WMN's Blake Shelton took home Country Artist of 2019 at Sunday night's (Nov 10) E! People’s Choice Awards. Watch his acceptance speech here. And watch Black River's Kelsea Ballerini perform "Club" here.
(7 Nov 2019) This One's For The Girls: Co-hosts Carrie
Underwood, Reba
McEntire and Dolly
Parton will be joined by Terri Clark, Sara Evans, Crystal Gayle, The Highwomen (Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires), Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, Tanya Tucker and Gretchen Wilson for
a medley to open the 53rd
Annual CMA Awards. Additionally, Kelsea Ballerini,
alongside Lindsay Ell, Maddie & Tae, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce and Runaway June, will
perform a CMA Song and Single of the Year, featuring an appearance
by Little Big Town.
The awards air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena Nov. 13 on ABC.
(7 Nov 2019) Upon Impact: Singer/songwriter Brandi
Carlile will be presented the 2019 CMT Next
Women of Country Impact Award by artist Lucie Silvas and
Change the Conversation's Tracy Gershon Nov. 12 at the Country
Music Hall of Fame and Museum's CMA Theater. Co-hosted by Martina
McBride and CMT’s Leslie Fram, the seventh annual event
will recognize the next class of rising female country artists. Past recipients
of the Impact Award are Maren Morris (2018), Kelsea Ballerini (2017) and Brandy
Clark (2016).
(8 Nov 2019) Vince
Gill Among The Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2020 Nomineesl
MCA
NASHVILLE's Vince
Gill was named, among a
prestigious list of nominees, for induction into the Songwriters Hall Of
Fame in 2020. Although GILL is the only Country artist to be nominated in
the "performing songwriter" category this year, he is in good company
with fellow hit Country songwriter nominees Sonny Curtis, Bob McDill and the
writing team of Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan.
Winners
are chosen by Songwriters Hall of Fame voting members. They will be revealed
next year and honored at the group's 51st annual gala on JUNE 11th, 2020 in NEW
YORK. For more information and a full list of nominees, visit www.Songhall.org.
TOUR
(7 Nov 2019) Tour Support: ACR/EMI Nashville's Alan Jackson kicks off his 2020 US tour Jan. 10 in Cincinnati. The
trek will showcase some of Jackson’s favorite rising singer/songwriters (names
TBA) who play at his AJ’s Good Time Bar in Nashville. Schedule here.
TV
(4 Nov 2019) CMA 'Country Christmas' To Air
December 3rd
The annual holiday special "CMA Country Christmas" will air Tuesday,
December 3rd at 8p (CT) on ABC-TV. As previously revealed, Gwendolyn Records' Trisha
Yearwood will host the special (NET NEWS 9/4) that will feature
one-of-a-kind collaborations by artists including Chris Janson, Lady
Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Runaway June, Brett Young, Chris Young, and
more.
“Music, memories and enjoying the season with loved ones
are what make Christmas time so special,” said Yearwood. “Hosting ‘CMA COUNTRY
CHRISTMAS’ is an opportunity to share joy and celebrate the holidays with
friends and family everywhere.”
(4 Nov 2019) River House/Columbia's Luke Combs sang
"1,2 Many" and "Even Though I'm Leaving" on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live
(Nov 4). Watch his interview here.
(5 Nov 2019) Capitol's Hootie & the Blowfish
performed "Hold On" and "Only Wanna Be
With You"
on Ellen (Nov 5).
(5 Nov 2019) Watch Luke Combs’ Performance on
Jimmy Kimmel Live
ACM, CMA and CMT Award-winning artist Luke Combs performed his current Top 2 single, "Even Though I’m Leaving," as well as "1, 2 Many" on (Nov 5) episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Combs also joined the host for an interview on the couch. Read more.
ACM, CMA and CMT Award-winning artist Luke Combs performed his current Top 2 single, "Even Though I’m Leaving," as well as "1, 2 Many" on (Nov 5) episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Combs also joined the host for an interview on the couch. Read more.
(7 Nov 2019) In Case
You Missed It: RCA's Old Dominion performed "One Man Band" on NBC's Today (Nov 7). Watch here.
(8 Nov 2019) In Case You Missed It: Capitol's Carrie Underwood appeared on ABC's Good Morning America and Live With
Kelly And Ryan (Nov 8). Watch here and here, respectively.
(11 Nov 2019) In Case You Missed It: BMLGR's Florida Georgia Line sang
"Blessings" and "Simple" on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live (Nov 11).
BABY NEWS
(8 Nov 2019) Crib Note: Singer/songwriter Frankie Ballard and
his wife Christina are
expecting their first child. "Chrissy, you’re so beautiful," he
posted on Instagram. "I’m proud and obsessed with seeing you become a Mother."
MUSIC NEWS
(5 Nov 2019) Taylor Swift says releasing standalone singles "feels like a big
general wave pressured by people in power"
Taylor Swift has opened up about the evolving music
landscape in a new interview.
Speaking with Music Week, Taylor was asked about
artists not releasing albums in the way she does. Taylor has put out albums in
the traditional sense, trailed by a series of singles before dropping a record
in a number of physical formats. Some artists are choosing to surprise release
their albums with minimal promotion, while some acts now choose to drop
standalone singles, putting albums on the back burner altogether.
"As long as people dropping just singles want to
be doing that, then I'm fine with it, but it feels like a big general wave
that's been pressured by people in power, that's not cool. I do really hope
that in the future artists have more of a say over strategy. We're not just
supposed to make art and hand it to a team that masterminds it."
PRESS RELEASES
(6 Nov 2019) Caroline Jones & Sam Alex To
Host Celebrity Page TV’s CMA Awards Red Carpet Live Stream
Country Music artist Caroline Jones and television
& radio personality Sam Alex will host Celebrity Page TV’s CMA Awards red
carpet live stream. Coverage begins at 6/5 Central on Wednesday, Nov. 13 on
Celebrity TV’s digital platforms and will include interviews with country
music’s biggest stars as they enter Bridgestone Arena.
Jones, who released her new EP Chasin’ Me last month,
has toured with Zac Brown Band, Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett & the Eagles,
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill and Vince Gill among others and this year made her
late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Alex is an award-winning television & radio host
based in Nashville, TN. His syndicated radio program “The Sam Alex Show”
recently relocated to Music Row.
(7 Nov 2019) As the SOLD OUT 2019 Country Cruising Cruise sets
sail this weekend, organizers are already gearing up for Country Cruising 2020
with The Charlie Daniels Band, Trace Adkins, Sara Evans, Mark Wills, Neal
McCoy, David Nail, Ray Scott and Jenny Tolman announced to perform with more
names to be added. SiriusXM’s Y2Kounry on-air personality Danielle Peck will
serve as the cruise host, which will set sail November 9-14, 2020.
“We are extremely excited about the lineup for 2020
already,” said Country Cruising executive producer Tracy Michaels. “The
response from the country music industry and the fans has been overwhelming. We
are setting sail this weekend for the 2019 edition of Country Cruising and we
are completely sold out! We will be announcing more names in the coming weeks
for 2020.” Visit www.countrycruising.com
(8 Nov 2019) Ana Cristina Cash To Make Grand Ole
Opry Debut, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019
Singer-songwriter, Ana
Cristina Cash will make her Grand
Ole Opry debut on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Ryman Auditorium. In honor of
this prestigious appearance, Mayor Jamie Clary of Hendersonville, Tennessee,
has also declared Nov. 9, 2019 “Ana Cristina Cash Day.”
“I am thrilled to be making my Grand Ole Opry
debut at the legendary Ryman Auditorium as an artist. To be performing
my original music in a place where so many of my musical heroes have stood will
be a very emotional and surreal moment in my career,” says Cash of the
monumental moment. “Members of my family will be there to share the memory with
me, and I know it is something I will never forget. I feel so blessed and
honored to have this experience.”
As co-owner and operator of Cash Cabins Enterprise,
LLC in Hendersonville, Tenn., alongside her husband, John Carter Cash, the Cash
family plays a vital role in the community. Mayor Jamie Clary of Hendersonville
proclaimed it as “Ana Cristina Cash Day” as a token of appreciation to Ana for
her time, talents, and devotion to the community and the world.
ARTICLES
(5 Nov 2019) Rollingstone How Erin Enderlin Built a Country Career on Cinematic Storytelling: Arkansas
native recently released her full-length album ‘Faulkner County’
REVIEWS
(11 Nov 2019) Mags –
“Emotional Honesty” by Preshias Harris for Country Music
News International Magazine & Radio Show: Mags does full justice to the song with her
powerful rendition of the lyrics and faultless fiddle-playing, and her
producer/manager Michael Anthony has created a powerful production that matches
the spirit and emotion of the lyrics.
INTERVIEWS
(11 Nov 2019) Interview: Lady Antebellum’s Charles
Kelley discusses honest new album OCEAN and the impact of life
changes on the band’s music. Pip Ellwood-Hughes chatted with Charles Kelley
recently where he dishes quite a bit about new album Ocean out Nov 15th.
Your new album Ocean is
coming out. I’ve had it for a little while now and I genuinely think this is
the best record you’ve ever done. It’s got the classic Lady A magic but you go
into new territory lyrically. Tell me a bit about the process of putting this record
together…
It’s definitely a way more
vulnerable record. I will speak personally that I’ve really gone through a lot
of life changes it seems like in the past few years. I really was having to
assess myself and look at who I wanted to become. I think having a kid really
does that to you. I was really struggling with connecting to my spirituality
and I was drinking too much, all kinds of stuff, and I just kind of got to the
point where I knew I needed to rein it back in. Be Patient With My Love, that
was the first song after I wrote it that I sent to Hillary and Dave. They were
like, ‘OK, this is real. We need to start trying to really even be more honest
for all the rest of the songs we picked for this record’.... Read More Entertainment-focus
"Blazer finishes off with a slowed down cover of
Sweet Child of Mine," Thomas Burns Scully (Popdust) "It's
well-conducted, emotional, and familiar. She uniquely layers her vocals and
adds pre-shocks and echoes that elevate it above just being another cover. It's
a sweet, melancholy way to close out an album, but it's still a bold
finish."
(5 Nov 2019) Country singer-songwriter, Stephanie Quayle released the lyric video for her
latest single, “Whatcha Drink ‘Bout,” available now on all video
streaming services.
"No matter what you’re drinkin’, we’re all
drinking ‘bout something. It’s that common denominator. You walk into a bar...
and everyone’s drinkin ‘bout something," says Quayle.
During its first week of release, the single was among
the Top 10 most added at country radio with 19 stations playing the record.
(7 Nov 2019) Chris
Stapleton's "Second One
To Know" >> official music video-created in collaboration with The
LEGO Group.
Culminating a close collaboration between Stapleton,
The LEGO Group and Pure Imagination Studios producer/director David Coleman,
the resulting video required thousands of hours of work on storyboards, asset
production, animation, lighting, FX and sound and features Stapleton depicted
as a LEGO minifigure alongside dozens of members of his real-life band, family
and crew as well as a special cameo from Chris Pratt.
(8 Nov 2019) Southern Halo's latest lyric
video, "Missing Mississippi," marks
home and family on an emotional map as it reflects on the Morris sisters'
connection to the state of their birth. The creative clip is filled with a
montage of personal photographs that range from toddler to teen interspersed
with high-energy stage snaps, text message screenshots and images of keepsakes
and mementos of their travels. The often moving visuals offer a refreshing and
surprisingly deep dive into the "sister soul" togetherness and
Southern grace that are central to Natalia (principal songwriter, guitarist,
lead vocalist), Christina (drums) and Hannah (bass), and solidify the sense of
"family" and "home."
The song details the first night
Natalia spent alone in the siblings' Nashville condo. The lyric video, created
by DiamondBack Productions, premiered
on The Boot .
Natalia recalls, "I started writing this one the very first night I spent alone in Nashville. I was so homesick; all I had was an air mattress and my acoustic guitar and my emotions just came pouring out. A few days later, Jennifer Adan (Blake Shelton, New Medicine) helped me finish the song. I still cry every time I hear it."
The song, from Southern Halo's 2018 album, JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES, is a fan favorite at shows, and releasing the lyric video is a way for the group to acknowledge the support Halo-ites have given the tune.
(8 Nov 2019) Lady Antebellum “What If I Never Get Over You” (Live: In The Round) >> YouTube
COUNTRY FASHION
(6 Nov 2019) Nashville Singer/Songwriter Savannah Rae was pictured wearing Miranda Lambert’s Idyllwind
The dress features 3/4 Ruffle sleeves with Button down Tie-up front.
COUNTRY GOSSIP
(5 Nov 2019) Reba McEntire and
her boyfriend, Anthony "Skeeter" Lasuzzo, have broken up after two years of dating.
McEntire, 64, confirmed the news to Us Weekly in an
interview promoting her new film, Spies In Disguise. When asked about her plans
for the holidays, she confirmed she will not be spending them with Lasuzzo.
"Skeeter and I broke up in May, so,
unfortunately, we will not be spending that time together," she explained.
"We still talk and we’re friends, but just decided to go our separate
ways."
(5 Nov 2019) Jason Aldean Bar Owners 'Horrified'
by Racial Profiling Claim
More than
17,000 people shared Laura Murphy's Facebook post in which she describes how
her husband was denied entrance to Jason Aldean's Kitchen + Rooftop Bar because of his race.
Restaurant owners have since responded, saying they're
"horrified" by the report.
Fox 17 in Nashville shares a statement from TC
Restaurant Group, which owns Jason Aldean's Kitchen + Rooftop Bar and several
other downtown Nashville hotspots. They've promised an investigation and
action, "should we find that any of our employees or third-party security
contractors violated our policies."… Read More
(6 Nov 2019) Miranda
Lambert wants you to know her CMA
support for Carrie Underwood isn't just a woman supporting a woman because
she's a woman kind of thing. Talking to Taste of Country Nights, the "It
All Comes Out In the Wash" singer insists Underwood absolutely defines what
the Entertainer of the Year award is all about.
Lambert gets a little choked up in the video above as
she expands on her comments about Underwood, originally made on Instagram on
Oct. 7.
"It wasn't about being a woman, I’m not raising
that flag," Lambert says. "It was about if you think of what
Entertainer of the Year encompasses for the year and how you represented
country music in the public eye."
(8 Nov 2019) Miranda Lambert's Husband Tried to
Plan Her Birthday, But …
Miranda Lambert's birthday on Sunday (Nov. 10), and she's eager to
celebrate with husband Brendan McLoughlin ... as long as she gets to plan it.
"It's hard for me to give up control,"
Lambert says sheepishly.
The soon-to-be 36-year-old visited with Taste of
Country Nights to talk about her new Wildcard album, but the conversation
turned to her upcoming birthday — her first since she and McLoughlin married in
January. Lambert says these days she prefers a bonfire with friends over going
out to bars and clubs. On Nov. 9, she'll be in Orlando, Fla., for a concert and
won't arrive home until about noon on Sunday.
“He’s like, ‘Let me plan it’ and I’m like ‘Ummm, OK?’”
Lambert says, smiling.
Hosts Evan Paul and Amber then ask if he's let her
down before.
“Well, we’re still new so I haven’t let him plan
anything yet," she admits. "Girls are planners. That’s all. I trust
him, he’s super together. He’s more together than me, he’s organized but
—"
Full interview >> YouTube Read More at Taste Of Country
PHOTO
(9 Nov 2019) BMLG Records' Danielle Bradbery hosted an advance screening of Charlie’s Angels in Nashville Saturday (Nov 9),
performing “Blackout” from the soundtrack. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Scott
Borchetta, songwriter Nikki Williams, Bradbery, producer/songwriter Jonathan
Perkins and the label's Allison Jones.
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
Nov 11: Narvel Felts (1938), Dave
Alvin (1955),
Nov 12: the late Jo Stafford (1920; died July 16, 2008 (aged 90), Barbara Fairchild (1950)
Nov 13: Ray Wylie Hubbard (1946), Raymond
Froggatt (1941
Nov 14: Gretchen Peters (1957), Judith
Edelman (1964)
Nov 15: C W McCall (1929), Hank
Wangford (1940), Jack Ingram
(1970), Sara Johns (1970)
Nov 16: Troy Seals (1938)
Nov 17: Gordon Lightfoot (1938), Reid
Perry (The Band Perry, 1988)
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