Country
News snippets October 16 – October 22, 2023
UK News, UK Chart News, Billboard Country Charts, Album
& Single Releases, US & Canadian News, Music News, Press Releases, TV,
Interviews, Articles & Videos, Fashion, Birthdays, RIP’s
BREAKING NEWS
Country News – October 18, 2023
with Shannon McCombs
Jon Pardi talks about his new song with Luke Bryan. Cody Johnson talks about his dream concert. Plus, Michael
Ray shares his love of the classics!
UK NEWS
On the BBC
Radio 2 Playlist Saturday 21 October 2023
B List
Kane
Brown - I Can Feel It [B-B]
C List
Luke
Combs - Doin' This [C-C-C]
OUT
BRELAND - Cowboy Don't removed from the “B” Playlist [B-B-B]
Opposites attract We Got MARRIED! Two Ways Home got hitched! The songwriters: Isabella MaK (originally from Vienna, Austria) and Lewis Fowler (who grew up in
Gloucestershire, UK) tied the knot at a rodeo wedding (see their Instagram posts here & here published Oct 13) . The likeable pair fuse catchy melodies with luscious harmonies and rocky guitars, often referring to their style as folk/rock with a country twist. In late 2021 and 2022 they were nominated for best band/duo at the British CMA and have spent time writing and recording new songs creating an ever-growing buzz for new releases in 2023.
They have a limited run of band shows coming up in the UK in November playing in London, Cheltenham & Wakefield. Check their website for full details.
UK CHART NEWS
20 October 2023 - 26 October 2023
Ren Gill’s SICK BOI was the subject of a late and very effective social media
campaign, which saw it glide to a victory margin of nearly 6,000, delivering
the Welshman not just his first chart entry but also his first No.1.
Born in Bangor, usually resident in Brighton but based
in Canada for medical treatment for much of the last year, and known
mononymously as Ren, the 33-year-old has spoken movingly about the “turbulence
of my physical and mental illness”, while observing that it has also been a
source of “constant inspiration”. That inspiration is there for all to hear on
his second album, Sick Boi, which debuts at No.1 on consumption of 18,653
units (6,226 CDs, 2,036 vinyl albums, 624 cassettes, 8,619 digital
downloads and 1,148 sales-equivalent streams). 4,533 of those digital downloads
– well over half – took place on Thursday, with a £4.99 digital version on
Ren’s website offering an exclusive track and a trio of instrumentals
unavailable elsewhere providing the main thrust.
TW LW WOC Artist Title ( Peak )
1 NE 1 Ren ~ Sick Boi
34 32 15 Taylor Swift ~ SPEAK NOW (Taylor's
Version)
45 44 88 Taylor Swift ~ RED (Taylor's Version)
53 86 17 Luke Combs ~ GETTIN' OLD (Peak: 5, Weeks:
17)
92 100 26 Taylor Swift ~ FEARLESS (Taylor's
Version)
95 NE 1 Luke Combs ~ THIS ONE'S FOR YOU
(Peak: 95,Weeks: 1)
20 October 2023 - 26 October 2023
TW LW WOC Artist Title ( Peak )
72 57 10 Oliver Anthony Music ~ Rich Men North
Of Richmond (Peak: 23,Weeks: 10; 10 weeks - 24/08/2023 to 26/10/2023)
99 RE 28 Luke Combs ~ Fast Car *** (Peak:
30,Weeks: 28; 27 weeks 6/4/2023-5/10/2023; 1 week - 26/10/2023)
20 October 2023 - 26 October 2023
Luke Combs with GETTING’ OLD moved 2-1 (30 weeks; #1
peak)
Taylor Swift with FEARLESS (Taylor’s Version) fell 1-2 (132 weeks;
#1 peak)
Zach Bryan with ZACH BRYAN
made a re-entry at No.3 (4
weeks; #3 peak)
Old Dominion with MEMORY LANE climbed 5-4
(2 weeks; #4 peak)
Darius Rucker with CAROLYN’S BOY dropped 3-5 (2 weeks; #3 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Willie Nelson with BLUEGRASS fell 12-16 (5 weeks; #4 peak)
COUNTRY ALBUM
RELEASES (Major)
(20 Oct 2023) Chris Lane - From Where I'm
Sippin' (EP; Red Street Records/ Voyager Records)
(20 Oct 2023) Chris
Shiflett - Lost at Sea (Snakefarm Music Group)
(20 Oct 2023) Colin
Stough - Promiseland (EP; 19 Recordings/ BBR Music Group)
(20 Oct 2023) Craig
Morgan - Enlisted (EP; This Is Hit/ Broken Bow Records)
(20 Oct 2023) Luke
Grimes - Pain Pills Or Pews (EP; Mercury Nashville Release/ UMG Recordings)
(20 Oct 2023) Restless
Road - Last Rodeo (Sony Music Entertainment)
(13 Oct 2023) Riley
Green - Ain't My Last Rodeo (Big Machine Label Group)
UK:
(20 Oct 2023) Lisa
McHugh - Watch Me (Sharpe Music) UK/SCOT 14 songs, 46:04 Instagram
BILLBOARD/ MEDIABASE Charts
Zach Bryan’s self-titled former No. 1 rose
5-4 on the Billboard 200 with 73,000 equivalent album units earned (up
37%), owed to the album’s release on vinyl and CD on Oct. 13. Pure album sales
comprised 24,000 (up 2.7%).
Morgan Wallen banks his 10th leader on Billboard’s
Country Airplay chart as “Thinkin’ Bout Me”
(Mercury/Republic/Big Loud) lifted from No. 2 to No. 1 on the ranking
dated Oct. 28. It logged 32.474 million
audience impressions (+1.642),
8113 plays (+ 439)
Jelly Roll’s “Save Me” (Bailee&
Buddy/Broken Bow/BMG/Stoney Creek), with Lainey Wilson, hopped 12-10
on Country Airplay (18.1million, up 18%) adding his third top 10, following two
straight No. 1s.
Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything” rebounded for its fourth frame atop the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated Oct. 28) with 23.7 million official U.S. streams, 4,000 sales (Oct. 13-19) with a No.33 ranking on Billboard Country Airplay.
Billboard Country Charts (Chart
issue week of October 28, 2023)
Country Album Chart ** No.1 (5 non-consecutive weeks) ** Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan
Hot Country Songs ** No.1 (4 weeks) ** “I
Remember Everything” Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves
Country Digital Songs ** No.1 “I Remember
Everything” Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves
Country Airplay
*** No.1 (1 week) ** “Thinkin' Bout Me” Morgan
Wallen 32.474 million audience (+1.642 million gain) / 8,113 radio plays
(+439)
** Airpower ** No.19 “Different
'Round Here” Riley Green featuring Luke
Combs (First time top 20 with increases in both plays and audience)
** Hot Shot Debut/ Most Increased Audience ** No.28 “Cowboys
And Plowboys” Jon Pardi & Luke Bryan (+5.169 million gain)
Debut No.60 “I'm In Love” Hailey Whitters
Hot County Songs
** No.1 (4 weeks) ** “I Remember Everything” Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves
** Airplay Gainer” No.8 “Save
Me” Jelly Roll with Lainey
Wilson
** Streaming Gainer ** No.25 “Different 'Round Here” Riley Green featuring Luke Combs
** Sales Gainer ** No.37 “Enchanted” (Taylor's Version) - Taylor
Swift
** Hot Shot Debut ** No.34 “It Takes A Woman” Chris
Stapleton
Debut No.47 “Mind On You” George Birge
Debut No.49 “Rednecker”
HARDY
Country
Aircheck MEDIABASE Chart
Monday
23 October 2023 (for the chart week October 17-23, 2023) according to Mediabase/
Country Aircheck.
Congratulations to Jason
Aldean, Carson James, Lee Adams, Shelley Hargis, Scotty O’Brien and the
Broken Bow promotion team on taking “Try That In A Small Town”
to No. 1. This is Aldean’s 27th trip to the top, which puts him alone in ninth
place on the list of all-time No.1s, breaking out of a tie with Don Williams.
“Try That In A Small Town"” (Macon
Music/Broken Bow) moved 3-1 logging 9,129 radio spins (+890),
39.437 million audience impressions (+2.406 million) with 33540 Total Points from
151 tracking stations (151 ADDS) for the published chart dated October 23, 2023. Songwriters are Kelley
Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison.
HunterGirl Is Most Added With ‘Ain’t About You’
Congratulations to WHEELHOUSE’s HunterGirl,
Ken Tucker and the crew for earning 44 MEDIABASE adds this week for “Ain’t About You” making it the
most added at Country radio. This is the first CA/MB Add Board leader for the label since January
2020 and the first-ever debut act from the label to top the board.
NEWS
(17 Oct 2023) Jana Kramer was hospitalized with a "bad bacterial infection"
during her babymoon in Florida. The singer, who is pregnant with her third
child, posted a series of photos from the hospital on Instagram on Sunday and
revealed that she spent two days in a hospital in Florida to be treated for
"a bad bacterial infection that got into the kidneys". In the lengthy
caption, the One Tree Hill alum explained that she had been brushing off back
pain for weeks but finally sought medical attention after the pain became too
great on the trip. "When we landed I just couldn't handle the pain
anymore and I started to feel even more sick so we went to the hospital,"
she wrote. "Long story short it was a bad bacterial infection that got
into the kidneys. This resulted in a 2 day stay in hospital and antibiotics
because I let it get passed where I should have."
(17 Oct 2023) Nashville, TN On Sunday (Oct 15), the NFL experienced
a sensational showcase of talent on the international stage, as BBR Music
Group/BMG Nashville recording artists Brooke Eden and Jordan Harvey delivered stellar
performances electrifying NFL fans in London at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
and around the globe. Eden performed the USA National Anthem, "The
Star-Spangled Banner”, and Harvey performed the United Kingdom’s National
Anthem, “God Save The King.” Watch HERE & HERE
On Sale October 17, 2023: In Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared her to fans around the world. According to Parton:
“I am happy, proud, and
excited to present my book Behind
the Seams to the public. It is my hope that you will enjoy a
look at my life in costume and hair and get to know some of the great people
who have helped shape my life and my look. Enjoy!”
Featuring behind-the-scenes
stories from Dolly Parton’s life and career, and the largest reveal of her
private costume archive, this gorgeously photographed book spotlights her
most iconic looks from the 1960s to now. The sky-high heels, famous wigs,
bold makeup, eye-catching stage clothes—she shares them all. Along the way,
Parton discusses memorable outfits from her past, from the clothes her mother
would sew out of feed sacks (including her “Coat of Many Colors”) and
the bold dresses and hairdos that shook up Nashville, to the bunny suit on the
cover of Playboy, evening wear at Studio
54, costumes from her most famous film and TV roles, and the daring styles that
continue to entertain and inspire today.
Behind the Seams Available HERE
(17 Oct 2023) Maren Morris and Husband Ryan Hurd
Split After 5 Years of Marriage
Maren Morris and husband Ryan Hurd have called it quits after five years of
marriage, Us Weekly confirmed.
Morris, 33, filed for divorce on October 2, citing
“irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the pair’s split in docs
obtained by Us. Their date of separation matches the date of filing, and the
twosome have a prenup in place.
Morris and Hurd, 36, met while cowriting the 2014 Tim
McGraw hit “Last Turn Home,” sparking a friendship before their dynamic turned
romantic. They officially began dating in 2015, with Hurd proposing two years
later. The musicians tied the knot in Nashville in March 2018.
ICYMI: Maren Morris on Her Country Music Future:
‘I couldn’t do this circus anymore’ | Popcast (Deluxe) >> YOUTUBE (published 4 Oct 2023)
(19 Oct 2023) Jason Aldean has doubled down on defending his song Try That in a
Small Town.During an appearance on the Coop's Rockin' Country Saturday
Night podcast, the country singer continued to defend his 2023 track following
criticism that its lyrics and music video promote gun violence and racism. "If
you've got common sense, you can look at the video and see, I'm not saying
anything that's not true," Jason argued. "In the video, I'm
showing you what happened - I didn't do it, I didn't create it - it just
happened, and I saw it, and I'm not cool with it."
(19 Oct 2023) ICYMI: Colbie
Caillat talked about her solo debut country album, Along The Way, and performed
"I’ll Be Here” on NBC's Today (10/9).
Tigirlily Gold made
their national TV debut with "Shoot Tequila”
on Today with Hoda &
Jenna (10/16).
Brooke Eden performed
the "The Star-Spangled Banner"
and Jordan Harvey performed
"God Save The King"
for NFL fans in London.
The Track45 siblings shared their mental health journeys and more with People.
(19 Oct 2023) Let The Gold Man In: Following strong reaction to Toby Keith's performance of "Don't Let The Old Man In" on the Sept. 28 People's Choice Country Awards, Keith has partnered with BMLG Records for promotion of the song. Penned by Keith for Clint Eastwood's 2018 film The Mule, the single impacts radio Oct. 30.
(19 Oct 2023) ICYMI: Randy Houser is featured in Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon (out 10/20) alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro; trailer here.
(20 Oct 2023) Showman Empire: Empire's Sophia Scott made her Grand Ole Opry debut. Scott was first introduced to the Opry by her grandmother who traveled from Colorado with her parents to be in the audience for this special moment. Stepping into the circle for the first time in snow-white, floor-length dress accentuated with feathers, she performed her single, “Lipstick on You,” a clever ballad that puts a twist on the classic breakup using makeup as a metaphor for dashed hopes.
(20 Oct
2023) Big Loud Records has
signed singer-songwriter Maggie Rose. The
signing comes as the multi-genre artist preps to release new music that aligns
with the label’s mission to expand their roster with talent in alternative
genres such as Americana, indie, folk, alt-country and more.
AMERICANA
NEWS
Billboard Americana/Folk Albums Top 5
Week of October 28, 2023
TW LW WOC Title Artist ( Peak )
1 1 8 Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan ( 1 )
2 2 19 Stick Season - Noah Kahan ( 1 )
3 3 74 American Heartbreak - Zach Bryan (
1 )
4 NEW 1 The Rest (EP) - boygenius ( 4 )
5 5 4 Boys Of Faith (EP) - Zach Bryan ( 2
)
MUSIC NEWS
During an interview with the New York Post, the
hitmaker opened up about not fitting in in the country music genre.
"I had a lot of pushback from the country-music
genre," the Man! I Feel Like A Woman! singer told the outlet of the music
videos for her biggest hits. "The visual elements were rejected entirely.
They made country very nervous." Shania added, "I don't feel I ever had
country-music cred."
Graham Nash has sold the rights to his songwriting collection to Irving
Azoff's Iconic Artists Group for an undisclosed sum. The deal includes
songs from the 81-year-old music legend's solo career and time in The Hollies
and Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Azoff told Variety: “I am thrilled to welcome Graham
Nash to the iconic family, which now represents the works of all three of
Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
(21 Oct 2023) Gwen Stefani got a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame and Blake
Shelton gushed. On Thursday, the “Don’t Speak” singer celebrated the honor
with Blake Shelton and her sons in tow. She wore a glimmering silver dress with
stars adorning her sleeves as Jimmy Iovine, the co-founder of Interscope
Records, entertainment executive Irving Azoff and Shelton all burst with pride
welcoming Stefani to Hollywood Boulevard’s highest honor.
AWARDS
(18 Oct 2023) RCA's Chris Young and Riser House/Columbia’s Mitchell Tenpenny celebrated their gold-certified No. 1, "At The End Of A Bar," with their Sony/Nashville family.
(19 Oct 2023) Chart Of Gold: BMLGR's Riley Green celebrated the release of Ain’t
My Last Rodeo and gold certifications for "When She Comes
Home Tonight" and Different
'Round Here at Nashville's Walk of Fame Park.
(19 Oct 2023) Good Charlotte: Triple Tigers' Scotty
McCreery celebrated his induction into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. The country star is joined by fellow
inductees Betty Davis, Loudon Wainwright III, George Beverly Shea, Fetchin Bones and Bill Curtis.
(19 Oct 2023) Cross Sitch: Bad Realm/Atlantic/Warner/WMN’s Breland receives a
plaque commemorating the gold certification of Cross Country
Kix Brooks will be honored with the 2023 Nashville Symphony
Harmony Award during the 39th annual Symphony Ball on Dec. 9 at
Schermerhorn Symphony Center.Presented annually by the Nashville Symphony and
selected by a dedicated committee, the Harmony Award recognizes individuals who
exemplify the harmonious spirit of Nashville’s musical community.
(22 Oct 2023) Brandon Lake was the big winner of the night at the 54th
Annual GMA Dove Awards in Nashville last week, taking home trophies for Artist
of the Year, Songwriter of the Year – Artist, Worship Recorded
Song of the Year and Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year.
New Artist of the Year went to Katy Nicole. Jason Crabb and Dylan
Scott took home Bluegrass/Country/Roots
Recorded Song of the Year honors for their song “Good
Morning Mercy”.
TOUR / LIVE
EVENTS
(16 Oct 2023) Sam Hunt's 2024 Outskirts Tour opens Feb.
22 in Grand Rapids, MI and wraps April 13 in Charlottesville, VA. The 17-city trek
includes a March 1 stop at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Support acts
are Brett Young and Lily
Rose. schedule info here.
Alex Hall's Side
Effects Of The Heart Tour will visit eight cities this fall, and
includes a music education collaboration with the CMA Foundation.
Nate Smith's World On Fire Tour hits 21 cities next year, beginning Jan. 4 in Athens,
GA and concluding May 23 in Dewey Beach, DE. Support includes Dylan Schneider and Aidan Canfield.
(16 Oct 2023) Brad Paisley is set to launch his tenth overseas tour in Europe in
early 2024. Paisley’s “Son Of The Mountains World Tour 2024” will visit
Iceland, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Scotland, England, Ireland and more, and
will also include five Country to Country concerts. Special guests will
be announced at a later date. The tour is named after his upcoming album Son
Of The Mountains, due out around the time of the tour’s launch.
UMGN Chair/CEO Cindy
Mabe is among those being honored by the Save The Music Foundation's
25th anniversary celebration, Music
Saves Los Angeles, Nov. 1 at NeueHouse Hollywood. Performers will include UMGN artists Brad
Paisley and The
War and Treaty.
(18 Oct 2023) ICYMI: Brian Kelley's Tribe
Kelley is partnering with Mossy Oak on a
collection featuring the brand's Greenleaf pattern.
Dolly Parton will
perform for the Dallas
Cowboys' annual Thanksgiving Day halftime show on CBS.
(18 Oct 2023) Tour
Support: Warner/WMN's Blake Shelton will hit 17 cities on his Back To The Honky Tonk Tour in early 2024.
The newly announced US dates kick off Feb. 22 in Hershey, PA and wrap Mar. 29
in Wichita, KS. Support acts include Dustin Lynch and Emily Ann Roberts. full
schedule and ticket info here.
(18 Oct 2023) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On the heels of his 80th birthday, Grand Ole Opry member Gene Watson announced his 2024 All the Hits & More Tour. The All the Hits & More Tour follows Watson's Celebration Tour, which found him celebrating with fans across the country this year on 80 dates for his 80th birthday. Tour dates at GeneWatsonMusic.com. Watson also recently recorded a special with 650 AM WSM's Jeff Hoag for his program "WSM at Night."
(19 Oct 2023) Tour Support: Dylan Marlowe's Dirt Road When I Die Tour kicks off Feb. 1 in Mobile, AL.
(20 Oct 2023) Lainey Wilson will launch
her North American “Country’s Cool Again Tour” on May 31 with a
show at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater. Jackson Dean, Ian Munsick and Zach Top will join as
support on the 35+ date tour. full schedule and
ticket info here.
(20 Oct 2023) Country Fest
2024 Announces Full Lineup: Country Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin
has revealed the full lineup for the three-day festival set for June 27-29,
2024.
Along with previously announced headliners Eric Church, Keith Urban and Jake Owen, the country’s largest country music and camping event packed with five stages and over 40 acts will also include performances by Scotty McCreery, Ashley McBryde, Warren Zeiders, Conner Smith, Morgan Evans and many more.
Country Fest Schedule:
June 26 – Tailgate Party (exclusive to 3-day ticket holders): Sawyer Brown,
Slamabama, Six to Midnight and more.
June 27: Jake Owen, Scotty McCreery, Hailey Whitters,
Chayce Beckham, Lorrie Morgan, George Birge, Kassi Ashton, Dylan Schneider
and more.
June 28: Keith Urban, Warren Zeiders, Cooper Alan, Deana Carter,
Neon Union, Dalton Dover, Redferrin, Shaylen and more.
June 29: Eric Church, Ashley McBryde, Conner Smith, Morgan
Evans, Shane Profitt, Dillon Carmichael, The Castellows, Logan Crosby and
more.
(23 Oct 2023) Toby Keith will headline
two shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas on Dec. 10 and 11. Keith has been making public appearances with hometown shows
and his recent performance on the People’s
Choice Country Awards, signaling his return to touring after an 18-month break
to focus on his health. Toby Keith and BMLG Records are partnering to release
his latest single “Don’t Let The Old Man In,” which will impact
country radio on Oct. 30. Keith performed the touching ballad last month on the
People’sChoice Country Awards while being honored with the Country Icon award.
WATCH
(18 Oct 2023) NASHVILLE, TN Charismatic and
dynamic vocal group Girls Next Door, well-known for their exquisite harmonies, recently released
a stunning Christian Gospel single, “Livin’
in the Rain.” The vocal quartet were thrilled to premiere
their new music video in support of that single on their official YouTube channel. Teeming with faith and spirituality, and overflowing with
angelic harmonies. The group consists of original members Cindy Nixon Psanos, Diane Williams
Austin, Tammy Stephens Smith, and Doris King Merritt. Stay
current with Girls Next Door girlsnextdoormusic.com.
(20 Oct 2023) After just two releases - the ‘Childish Games’ EP
and this summer’s ‘24F’ -
rising singer-songwriter Maya
Lane continues
to go from strength-to-strength as she shares her brand new single ‘Just A Girl’. Maya
also announces that she will be supporting Far From Saints - consisting
of Kelly Jones of Stereophonics with Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker from The Wind and The Wave, on
tour this November. Listen HERE.
Watch the
official video:
TV
(23 Oct 2023) Bryce Leatherwood, the winner of season 22 of NBC’s The Voice, has signed his first major record deal with Universal
Music Group Nashville in alliance with Republic Records. Leatherwood’s
first song “The Finger” will release this Friday, Oct. 27.
Born and raised in Woodstock, Georgia, Leatherwood’s passion for music
was cultivated throughout his childhood. After moving to Statesboro to attend
Georgia Southern University, Leatherwood played college venues and continued to
grow his stage presence and his country music repertoire.
BABY NEWS
(19 Oct 2023) Crib Note: Artist and Apple Music Today's Country Radio and The Kelleigh Bannen Show host Kelleigh Bannen is expecting her first child, a daughter, with her husband of
nearly 20 years,
PRESS RELEASES
Nashville, TN (October 20, 2023)
- Award-winning,
breakout country artist and songwriter Madeline
Merlo captivates audiences with
a sensational joint release via BBR Music Group/Wheelhouse Records featuring
original track "Take a Broken Heart” coupled with Merlo’s
stunning rendition of Keith Urban's iconic #1 song, "You'll Think of
Me.” Produced by Zach Crowell, “Take A
Broken Heart” speaks to all the places you can go with your broken heart
as you drive forward leaving your ex in the past. Listen HERE or on SPOTIFY
(20 Oct 2023) HIT or MISS? : Beloved icon, Dolly Parton, has released the latest track from her upcoming Rockstar album (out November 17th) - a powerful duet of "Wrecking Ball" with her fairy goddaughter, Miley Cyrus. The dynamic pair first performed the track on Miley's New Year’s Eve Party which aired live on NBC.
"When I heard 'Wrecking
Ball' I almost wept in my car. When it started into the chorus it hit me like a
wrecking ball! I thought how great can a song be and how great can Miley Cyrus
be? I thought, I have to have that song on my rock album and I have to have
Miley sing it with me! I love it and I hope you do!" said Dolly. LISTEN:
"Wrecking Ball (feat. Miley Cyrus)"
(20 Oct 2023) Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment,
is releasing a pair of new Willie Nelson titles to
celebrate the artist's 90th birthday year and his abiding contributions to American
popular music and culture. Long
Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl, produced by
Blackbird Presents, will be released December 15 as a 2CD+Blu-Ray deluxe
edition, a complete digital edition and as a 2xLP highlights. Willie Nelson Greatest Hits,
a freshly compiled career-spanning collection will be released on November 3. Pre-Order HERE
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Oct 19, 2023) Outback Presents released the lineup for ‘A Heroes & Friends Tribute to
Randy Travis - 1 Night, 1 Place, 1 Time’ at Von Braun Center’s Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 7 pm.
The once-in-a-lifetime event will
include performances of Randy’s twenty-three global # 1 hits by
hitmakers and some of Randy’s favorite rising stars including Randy Travis, Kane
Brown, Aaron Lewis, Ben Haggard, Craig Campbell, Darryl Worley, David Nail,
Dennis Quaid, Garrett Miles, Jacob Tolliver, James Dupre, Jamie O'neal, Jerrod
Niemann, John Berry, Lorrie Morgan, Shane Owens, Shenandoah, T. Graham Brown,
Taylor Hicks, Thompson Square, Tony Jackson, The Original Randy Travis
Band and surprise guests.
REVIEWS
(22 Oct 2023) Song Suffragettes, Bush Hall, London live review (featuring British stars Simeon Hammond Dallas and Catherine McGrath alongside Brooke Eden and Harper Grace representing the USA)… Overall Song Suffragettes delivered another successful night showing the depth of emerging female country talent on both sides of the pond. All four performers showcased the range of their own musical styles, as well as the sheer range of sounds and influences women in country are drawing on today, and the connection between them all on stage elevated that to make for a really engaging and entertaining evening. It’s clearly becoming established as a fixture in the UK country music calendar….Setlists/ Read More 4.1/2 STARS Laura Cooney EF Country.
WATCH
(Nashville, TN - Oct 20, 2023) Country powerhouse singer and songwriter Tyra Madison has dropped her new music video for her emotionally charged single, “Hurts A Little Less.” The video made its exclusive premiere on CelebMix HERE and will soon be streaming on CMT.com.
In the video, Tyra is portrayed spending quality time with her close friends while being bombarded with messages from a former lover. Recognizing the destructive cycle this past partner has subjected her to, Tyra chooses to fully engage with her friends, opting to immerse herself in video games rather than dwell on the one who has consistently caused her heartache.
(20 Oct 2023) Out now on Rounder Records / Concord, “Fox
Hunt” offers an early glimpse into Sierra Ferrell forthcoming, unannounced follow-up to her debut album,
2021’s Long Time Coming.
Since the release of Long
Time Coming, Sierra Ferrell won
Emerging Artist of The Year at the 2022 Americana Honors & Awards, and was
nominated for Artist of The Year last month. She sold out every one of her
headline shows in 2023, in addition to playing festivals such as Bonnaroo, Newport
Folk and Stagecoach, and has earned 50 million album streams on Spotify alone.
While she has recently collaborated with Zach Bryan, Diplo and Margo
Price, contributed to new records from The Black Keys, Ray
LaMontagne and Shakey Graves, shared stages
with Lana Del Rey, The Avett
Brothers and Nathaniel Rateliff, and been covered by Kelly
Clarkson, the themes of survival and train car imagery in the “Fox Hunt”
video and lyrics harken back to her formative, nomadic roots.
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
October 23: Dwight Yoakam (1956), Vic Allen (UK)
October 25:Chely Wright (1970)
October 26 Charlie Landsborough (1941), Keith
Urban (1967),)
October 27: Lee Greenwood (1942), Beccy
Cole (1972)
October 28: Charlie Daniels (1936), Brad
Paisley (1972), Roo Arcus (Australian country; 1972?)
Next snippets blog will be published on Oct 31, 2023 stay tuned. Thanks for reading.
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