DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY DEBUTS ‘SO LONG’ FEATURING CAM FIRST OF SEVERAL FORTHCOMING
COUNTRY RELEASES
Diplo has unveiled his
new country project Thomas Wesley and its first track, ‘So
Long’ featuring Nashville superstar Cam. The release is
one of several forthcoming collaborations with country artists, a first for
Diplo.
Diplo, born Thomas Wesley Pentz, is one of the most dynamic forces in music
today under his own name, as well as a member of the now legendary Major
Lazer, LSD with Sia and Labrinth—which
has tallied more than a billion streams and just released its debut album,
and Silk City with Mark Ronson—whose ‘Electricity’
with Dua Lipa topped charts worldwide and won a Grammy
Awardfor Best Dance Recording. As the world’s most in-demand
producer, Diplo has worked with artists as disparate as Beyoncé, Bad Bunny and
Turnstile. The past year has seen the release of two EPs, the
continent-inspired EP Europa and California inspired
by his sometimes-home base of Los Angeles. He continues to tour the world over.
Published
May 7, 2018: Diplo - So Long (feat. Cam) (Official Music Video) (104K views
in17 hours)
when you’re drinking
you slip up and put your hands on me
Ain’t your momma ever
told you
Just because you’re out
here running doesn’t make you free
I know you’re fine
doing life on your own
But that doesn’t mean
you should spend it alone
Cause boy you’ve
been flying solo for so
long
But I think it’s time
to give your heart,
Your heart what it
wants
American singer songwriter and Grammy Nominated artist Cam was
most recently in Australia for CMC Rocks, as well as supporting Luke
Combs at his sold out shows at The Enmore Theatre, Sydney.
ABOUT Diplo
Thomas Wesley Pentz, better known as
Diplo, is one of the most dynamic forces in music today. He is as much an
international brand as he is a musician/DJ/producer. He's proven himself to be
a ubiquitous cultural figure, consistently bridging high and low, mainstream
and underground, with remarkable tact and reverence.
In
2004, after throwing influential parties in South Philadelphia, Pentz cemented
himself as a full fledged artist through his debut album, "Florida"
which received praise within the underground community. Diplo worked with
M.I.A. on her mixtape, first and second albums, eventually creating the Grammy
nominated track "Paper Planes" in 2007, which hit No. 4 on the U.S.
Hot 100 Chart and has sold more than 3 million copies. Read More www.facebook.com/diplo
CMA Songwriters Series at
London’s Indigo at The O2 March 7 to kick off the C2C: Country to Country
festival.
Performers Include Jimmie Allen,
Cam, Ross Copperman, Travis Denning and Laura Veltz
The Country Music
Association’s critically acclaimed CMA
Songwriters Series will return to C2C on 7 March 2019, at indigo at The O2.
Hosted by Cam and featuring Jimmie
Allen and Ross Copperman, it
will also introduce Travis Denning
and Laura Veltz to U.K. audiences
for the first time. The performance follows October’s successful second annual
CMA Songwriters Series tours in Europe and the U.K., while also marking the
sixth London appearance for CMA Songwriters Series during C2C.
CMA Songwriters Series introduces
new artists and songwriters through its intimate storytelling format. Audiences
get to know the performers, their journey and the stories behind their songs
throughout the two-hour seated show, as artists take turns performing their
songs acoustically. Each CMA Songwriters Series is unique—the one-off
performances are unrehearsed, uplifting and heart-warming, leaving audiences
feeling closer to the artists and the music.
“The CMA Songwriters Series
has developed a reputation for delivering some wonderful magic moments on the
eve of C2C each year,” said Milly Olykan, CMA Vice President, International
Relations and Development. “We anticipate our next performance will be no
different and we’re thrilled to reveal the 2019 line-up. Presenting hit
songwriters and introducing new acts to U.K. audiences is so gratifying, with
fans in the U.K. being so attentive and open to discovering new country
artists.”
Currently in its 14th season,
CMA Songwriters Series has presented more than 100 shows including multiple
cities across the U.S. and the U.K. as well as Dublin, Belfast, Amsterdam,
Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo and Hamburg. Artists and songwriters who have
participated in the series internationally include Jessi Alexander, Kristian
Bush, Brandy Clark, Chris DeStefano, Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Lori
McKenna, Maren Morris, Liz Rose, Drake White, Charlie Worsham, The Striking
Matches, Chris Young and more.
Exclusive
Presale for CMA Songwriters Series at C2C
WHEN: Thurs
7 March 2019
WHERE: Indigo2,
The O2, 205 Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0DX
APPEARING: C2C
Presents CMA Songwriters Series: Cam,
Jimmie Allen, Ross Copperman, Travis
Denning and Laura Veltz
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ABOUT
LAURA VELTZ
Laura Veltz Co-Writes #1
Country Hit “I Could Use A Love Song” For Maren Morris, And Co-Writes Hits For
Chris Young and Eli Young Band
Laura Veltz Photo credit: Darling Juliet
During
the past five years, Laura Veltz has emerged as a top tier songwriter in
Nashville.
She
has co-written three, Top 6 country hit
singles, including #1 hits “Speechless” by Dan + Shay (#1 Hot
Country Singles & Billboard Digital Country Songs Chart) “I
Could Use a Love Song” by Maren Morris. Her other hit songs are “Lonely
Eyes” by Chris Young and “Drunk Last Night” by Eli Young Band.
Impressively,
Veltz wrote four songs with Morris that were released on her acclaimed
album, Hero. This includes “I Could Use a Love Song” and the song “Rich,”
(#2 Country Mediabase Chart; #4 Billboard Country Airplay).
It
was in 2008 that Veltz moved to Nashville from New York. Interestingly, she was
in a pop-rock band called Cecilia (with her sister, brother and parents) that
was signed to Atlantic Records. When the band eventually broke up, she settled
in Nashville and decided to write songs for other artists. Veltz is signed to a
publishing deal with Big Machine Music.
Watch
Laura perform “Rich” published by Song
Suffragettes on Aug 26, 2016:
Besides
writing songs for the artists listed above, Veltz has also had cuts with Dan + Shay (“Keeping Score”), Kane Brown (“Live Forever”), Brothers Osborne (“Weed, Whiskey and
Willie”), Dierks Bentley (“One Way”),
Reba McEntire (“Livin' Ain't Killed
Me Yet”), Cassadee Pope (“Piano”), RaeLynn (“For a Boy”), Jana Kramer (“What I Love About Your
Love”), Carly Pearce (“Color”), Little Big Town (“We Went to the Beach”),
The Cadillac Three (“Legacy”), Eli Young Band (“Drunk Last Night”, “Never
Again”), Maddie & Tae, and Devin
Dawson (“Second to Last”).
Veltz
also enjoys performing her songs live in Songwriter Round events.
Hear the behind-the-scenes
story with Lauren Alaina in Firestone’s #RoadLessTraveled.
Road Less Traveled | Lauren Alaina with Laura Veltz
Songwriter Laura Veltz delivered big time when Maren Morris asked for a love song… Hear the behind-the-scenes story with Lauren Alaina in Firestone’s #RoadLessTraveled.
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Laura
Veltz at #2 is on his heels of SESAC’s Kevin Welch who enjoys
his fourth week atop the MusicRow chart
(dated December 2, 2018 | Full Chart PDF). * The
weekly MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart, published every week, uses algorithms
based upon song activity according to airplay, digital downloaded track sales
and streams.
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ABOUT Jimmie Allen The
epitome of the phrase “persistence pays off,” Jimmie Allen laid it all on the
line to make his dreams a reality. Now signed to BBR Music Group’s Stoney Creek
Records, Allen’s debut single “Best Shot” is a certified hit, claiming the spot
as the No. 1 most Shazamed song in the format for eight consecutive weeks, and
also claimed the No. 1 spot on Country radio, marking the first time a black
artist has launched a career with a No. 1 hit with their debut single on
Country radio. In October, Allen released his hotly-anticipated debut
album, Mercury Lane, named in tribute to the street he grew up on
and the origin of his incredible journey.
Jimmie Allen | Photo credit: Lee Steffen
Featuring a cutting-edge mix of
Country, rock, R&B, and pop, Mercury Lane draws upon the
influence his family and small-town upbringing of the critically-acclaimed
rising star. The Southern Delaware native’s talent for songwriting is
undeniable, having written a song that was featured in a Super Bowl commercial
and appearing in a Diet Coke ad with megastar Taylor Swift. “Blue Jean Baby,”
off his debut self-titled EP, immediately caught the attention of Country Music
fans and critics alike with its soulful groove—rocketing it to the top of
digital playlists, across all genres. After introducing his music at festivals
across the country this summer, this fall Allen will hit the road once again to
share the stage with Kane Brown, Scotty McCreery, and Chase Rice. The hot
newcomer has already been heralded as one of the top “Artists to Watch in 2018”
by Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pandora, Sounds
Like Nashville, NY Country Swag, Country Music
Rocks and New England Country Music, in addition to
earning spots in CMT’s “18 for 2018” Listen Up program and Bobby Bones’ Class
of 2018.
ABOUT Cam Cam
writes music to tell the truth, especially truths that help women understand
themselves. The proof of Cam’s eccentric candor is supported in the brazen,
bold song, “Diane,” the first release off her forthcoming sophomore
release. Never one to shy away from hard conversations and topics, the CMA
Awards-nominated artist brings to focus the realities of cheating in the
driving, tempo-rich song, offering a redemptive opportunity that unites women
rather than pit them against each other. And “Diane” made quite an impact,
holding a multi-week residency on Spotify’s Viral 50 USA chart, breaking into
the Top 15 on the iTunes U.S. Country chart and peaking at No.1 on the iTunes U.K.
Country chart.
In addition to performing the song on multiple
American television shows, “Diane” was expedited on BBC Radio 2’s A-List in the U.K. and has topped multiple best-of
lists including Best Songs (all-genre) of 2017 by NPR, No. 3 on the 25 Best
Country Songs of 2017 by Rolling Stone Country and No. 2 on
the Top 10 Country Songs of 2018 by Taste Of Country.
Cam | Photo credit: Dennis Leupold
The momentum continues to build since the
release of Cam’s 2015 breakout debut album Untamed, which landed
at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with the year’s
best first-week album sales by a debut Country artist. UNTAMEDfeatures Cam’s first No. 1
Country single, “Burning House,” which garnered multiple CMA, Grammy, ACM, CMT
and American Music Awards nominations and remains the highest-selling single by
a female Country artist since 2015. Along with working on new music, Cam
co-wrote the song, “Palace” off Sam Smith’s
latest album, The Thrill of It All. The song has Cam contributing
background vocals and electric guitar to the track and was featured in the 2017
Holiday commercial for Apple.
This spring, Cam joined Smith on stage for
“Palace” during all four nights of his sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena and went on to open for the international
superstar on the North American summer leg of his The Thrill of It All Tour.
Smith is among the impressive list of artists that Cam has shared the stage
with in the last couple years.
Others include a personal invite from Harry Styles at Nashville’s famed Ryman
Auditorium, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on their blockbuster
Soul2Soul Tour, George Strait during
his 2017 residency at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Eric Church, Alicia Keys,
Smokey Robinson and others. Read
more at CamCountry.com.
ABOUT Ross Copperman Ross
Copperman was born in Roanoke, Virginia with a passion to create songs.
Following his dream, Copperman signed a record deal with Sony Records in the
U.K. Despite the success of his debut single, he moved to Nashville to focus on
songwriting and production. Copperman has written
upwards of 16 No. 1 singles—from Dierks
Bentley’s “I Hold On,” “Drunk On A Plane,” and “Black” to Brett Eldredge’s “Beat of the Music”
and “Wanna Be That Song”—revolutionizing the sound of Nashville’s Country
Music. He has produced and written songs for a wide range of Country artists
including Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Eli Young
Band, Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town, Justin Moore, Kip Moore, Jake
Owen, Chase Rice, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Thompson Square, and Keith
Urban.
Ross Copperman | Photo credit: Taylor Kelly
Copperman is a six-time CMA Awards nominee, having received two nominations this
year in the Album of the Year category for his work on both Bentley’s The
Mountain and Urban’s Graffiti U. He’s a two-time BMI Songwriter of the Year (2016 and
2017) and winner of five CMA Triple Play
Awards, CMA’s honor for songwriters who have penned three No.1 songs in a
12-month period. Copperman continues to ascend Billboard Country
charts by the week, co-writing Bentley’s “Woman, Amen,” Kenny Chesney’s “Get
Along,” Justin Moore’s “Kinda Don’t Care” and Chase Rice’s “Three Chords &
the Truth.” He currently writes for Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
ABOUT Travis Denning A
native of Warner Robins, Georgia, Mercury Nashville’s Travis Denning vividly
remembers the moment he realized he wanted to pursue music for a living. He was
seven years old sitting in his Dad’s truck and heard AC/DC for the first time.
From then on, he was hooked and devoured all types of music from Country, pop,
rock and heavy metal. Denning started playing local bars at the age of 16 and
built a solid following from his distinctive songs and raucous guitar licks.
Travis Denning | Photo credit: Eric Brown
He moved to Nashville in 2014 and within a year
signed a publishing deal with Jeremy Stover’s RED Creative Group. After
securing outside cuts by Jason Aldean,
Justin Moore, Michael Ray and Chase Rice
he caught the attention of Universal Music Group where he eventually signed a
record deal in 2017. Denning just released his debut single “David Ashley
Parker From Powder Springs,” an upbeat coming-of-age song that paints a picture
of a young man reminiscing on his carefree college memories.
The singer/songwriter has previously opened
shows for Alan Jackson, Moore, Rice and Cole Swindell and is currently on the
road with LANCO on the Hallelujah Nights Tour. When he is not touring, he is in
the studio working on his debut album. Denning was recently named one of three
recipients of the first-ever CMA KixStart Artist Scholarship, which provides
educational and professional support to rising artists throughout the course of
a year. Read more at TravisDenning.com.
CAM CONFRONTS
"DIANE" IN HER POWERFUL NEW MUSIC VIDEO
(9
Feb 2018)
Acclaimed
Country singer-songwriter Cam has
released the video for "Diane", the first single off
her highly anticipated forthcoming sophomore album coming later this year via
Arista Nashville/RCA Records.
The
video was shot in Los Angeles, CA and directed by Daniel Carberry (Betty Who, Rise Against and more), who also
directed the video for Cam's breakout hit "Mayday" released in
2016.
The
stunning retro visuals take you through the journey of infidelity. Says the
singer, "It's the apology so many spouses deserve, but never get. The
other woman is coming forward to break the news to the wife about an affair,
respecting her enough to have that hard conversation, once she realized he was
married. And in true country fashion, I've set the whole raw story to upbeat
music, so you can dance while you process it all."
DIANE Sony/ATV Ballad,
BMI/One Year Yesterday Publishing, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse
Songs, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Way Above Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Songs
LLC, BMI (Writers: Camaron Marvel Ochs, Tyler Johnson, Jeff Bhasker). After 8
chart weeks it is currently at #54
on Billboard Country Airplay Chart (dated Feb 10, 2018; 1.060 million Audience impressions; 573 plays (+103)).
Mediabase Country Chart
Adds
Artist/Title
(Label) TW Adds/ Total Historic Adds
CAM/Diane (Arista) 179
In
interview with People
Magazine Cam says that she took a lot of
care to make sure this difficult situation was carefully portrayed, even going
so far as to take acting lessons: “The
general theme of women speaking to women and being honest in a really difficult
situation that neither one of them chose. I wanted to make sure that a lot of
people that have been through this feel like this wasn’t sensationalized —
because this is a lot of people’s story. I’ve seen people in crowds now that
sing the sh-t out of this song; they’re owning all these lyrics. So I wanted to
get it right and make it raw and real and mean something. Actually, I took
acting lessons to make sure I didn’t mess that up!”
“[My]
response to Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” It’s the apology so many spouses deserve,
but never get. The other woman is coming forward to break the news to the wife
about an affair, respecting her enough to have that hard conversation, once she
realized he was married. Because everyone should be able to decide their own
path in life, based on the truth. Women especially should do this for each
other, since our self-worth can still be so wrapped up in our partners. And in
true country fashion, I’ve set the whole raw story to upbeat music, so you can
dance while you process it all.”
A
GRAMMY winner as Producer of the Year, Jeff
Bhasker (Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars) and multiple-GRAMMY nominee
Tyler Johnson (Harry Styles, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran) produced “Diane,”
in addition to co-writing the song with Cam. Bhasker and Johnson also produced
Cam’s widely acclaimed 2015 major-label debut, UNTAMED.
As
part of the excitement surrounding the single release, Cam performed “Diane”
and other songs as part of a 30-minute Facebook Livestream on October 31, with
the performance originating from an intimate music space in Sony Music
Nashville’s office in the Gulch area of downtown Nashville, near Music Row.
Among
other appearances in support of “Diane,” California-native Cam launched her
Best Coast Tour, headlining nine West Coast dates which began Nov 28, 2017. She
also opened selected shows on Tim McGraw & Faith Hill’s blockbuster
Soul2Soul
Tour
and for international star Harry Styles at his sold out Ryman Auditorium show
in Nashville, Cam also wrapped her opening slot on George Strait’s 2017 residency
tour at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with shows on December 8 and 9.
“Diane” made a special appearance in Nashville at Girls Night Out with Cam! #crs2018 | Source Arista Nashville Facebook
This
week Cam has been attending the Country
Radio Seminar. She posted on Instagram: Here in Nashville, it’s Country Radio Seminar week (CRS) a big
convention for country music industry folks. Traditionally this was a male
dominated event with “big boy dinners” until 15 years or so ago when some women
at Sony decided to start their own, all-female event, inviting industry women
(and even women from other labels) and the group barely filled up a room. This
year the “Girls Night Out” event included
over 120 women. I had the pleasure of helping host this year- there was
financial advising specifically for women, make up & nail pampering
sessions, and Diane themed cocktails. Amongst all these good vibes, I had a
chance to address all these pioneers: thank them for making their mark in a
male dominated industry, and for every difficult step they made forward that
will benefit generations to come. This year especially, the gender-based
growing pains are front and center, and it’s a symptom of the fact that we are
finally here! There are new cultures to create because women are now an
integral part of the landscape. So, I handed out little yellow arrow pins to
remind us of the progress that we are responsible for. This kind of growth
doesn’t happen easily or overnight, so this little pin is a reminder to
celebrate how far we have raised ourselves up, and how much further we can go
together.
“Diane” made a special appearance in Nashville
at Girls Night Out with Cam! #crs2018| Source Arista Nashville Facebook
About Cam
California-born
singer/songwriter Cam (née Camaron
Ochs) emerged as one of the true breakthrough artists of the past two years,
achieving her first Platinum record
and first #1 country single with “Burning
House,” which earned her a GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Country
Solo Performance. In fact, she was the only female country act to release a
song in 2015 and amass a million downloads by the end of the year.
The
success also sparked Cam to six
nominations for the 2016 Academy of
Country Music Awards (most-nominated female),
two nods for the American Country Countdown Awards and three nominations for
the CMT Music Awards (tied for most-nominated artist), two nominations for the
50th Annual CMA Awards, and one for the 2016 American Music Awards.
Her
Untamed album on Arista Nashville/RCA Records, which released December 11,
2015, debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with the year’s
best first-week album sales by a debut country artist (chart dated Jan 2, 2016;
37,346 sales; #12 Billboard 200 debut).
UNTAMED
was met with widespread critical acclaim from The New York Times, Entertainment
Weekly, PEOPLE, Associated Press, and many others. Cam, who co-wrote each of
her 11 debut album tracks, has appeared on national TV programs including Good Morning America, Today, CBS This
Morning, The Voice, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Talk, The Ellen
DeGeneres Show, LIVE with Kelly, The Grammys, ACM Awards, and The 10th ACM
Honors CBS special (with Alicia Keys). In addition to completing her first
headline concert series, 2016’s The
Burning House Tour, this rising country star opened two major 2016 tours: Brad Paisley’sCrushin’ It Tour and Dierks
Bentley’sSomewhere on a Beach Tour.
The Apple Music Festival 2015 in
London, Stagecoach, SXSW, ACM Lifting Lives Party for a Cause, CMA Music
Festival, the Grand Ole Opry, and the C2C
Festival in the UK and Ireland are among the many events in which Cam has
participated over the past two years.
2017
also highlighted Cam's prolific songwriting. Cam co-wrote the song "Palace"
off Sam Smith's latest release, The
Thrill Of It All. The track, which includes Cam contributing background vocals
and electric guitar, was featured in the recent Holiday commercial for Apple.
Now
in 2018, Cam returns with a bold new single, "Diane," the lead song off her forthcoming Arista Nashville/RCA
Records sophomore album. Joining forces again with her "Burning
House" co-writers, "Diane" is a driving, tempo-rich track that
delivers a sonically refreshing tale of love, regret, and commiseration. Less
than a month after its release, the song was praised as one of the Best Songs
(all-genre) of 2017 by NPR and #3 on the 25 Best Country Songs of 2017 by
Rolling Stone Country and made a multi-week residency on Spotify's Viral 50 USA
Chart.
Leading UK Country duo
THE SHIRES and US newbie Cam to support fellow country superstar Carrie Underwood at Apple
Music Festival on Monday 21 September
First Ever Country Night at Apple Music Festival 2015, London The Shires continue to have chart success and will support US country music superstars Little Big Town in America!
(Sept 17, 2015)UK Country superstars, The
Shires (made up of the
beautiful Crissie Rhodes and Ben Earle; from Bedfordshire and
Hertfordshire), who this year became
the first ever UK Country act to break the Official
UK Top 10 Album Chart, have announced that they will be performing
alongside headline act Carrie Underwood
and Arista Nasville artist Cam (scroll down for Press details)at this year’s
Apple Music Festival London, at the Roundhouse on Monday 21 September 2015.
9
Recordings/Arista Nashville artist Carrie will become the first Country
artist to headline at the Apple Music Festival in London.
"Playing in the UK is always such a thrill!
I'm really looking forward to heading back and being a part of such an amazing
lineup at this year's Apple Music Festival," said Underwood.
"What a unique concert experience, not only for the fans at the
Roundhouse, but also for fans across the globe who can stream it live!"
Apple will, in fact, broadcast all performances to fans around the world free
of charge via Apple Music and in HD with Apple TV.
Note: Carrie will also appear on ITV’s Loose Women (12:30pm) on the
Tues 22nd Sept and will be a guest on an upcoming episode of Ricky Ross BBC Radio Scotland show.
Apple will broadcast all performances to music fans around
the world for free, live or on-demand via Apple Music and in stunning HD with
Apple TV.
Apple hosted the iTunes Festival in London for eight years
and renamed the event after the launch of Apple Music. This year’s performers previously announced
include Carrie Underwood, Pharrell Williams, One Direction, Florence + The
Machine, The Weeknd, The Chemical Brothers, Take That, and Disclosure.
The Shires said: “We
are absolutely thrilled to be added to the Apple Music Festival London line up.
We are huge fans of Carrie, so to be sharing the stage with her will be an
incredible experience. Country music is continuing to become more and
more popular in the UK, and it’s great that Apple are acknowledging the genre
with an evening devoted exclusively to country music at the festival."
On
Facebookthey shared: “We
are supporting Carrie Underwood at the Apple Music Festival on Monday. It is so
exciting that such a huge star like Carrie is coming back to the UK to perform
- we can't wait to fly the flag for British Country”.
The Shires will perform at the Apple Music Festival on a night when Country
stars from both the UK and the US for one spectacular evening of country music.
The show will mark a new date in the UK country music calendar and give
fans another chance to see the fast-rising country superstars, The Shires,
whose meteoric rise has seen them become one of the biggest breakthrough
artists of 2015 and score a Top 10 for their debut album BRAVE which has since gone on to scan SILVER selling over 60,000
copies.
#ukcountry4top10
Successful
charting British country acts are a very rare commodity, but The Shires fit the
bill, and rounded off the week’s Top 10 (dated March 14, 2015) when BRAVE
(Decca Nashville) redolent in parts of Lady Antebellum. It opened at No.10 with
first week/ pre-order sales of 9,516 copies. 14 Tracks Time: 47:30 BUY: AMAZON UK - UK iTunes - Test Drive on SPOTIFY
To put that
into perspective BRAVE sold more copies in 17 chart frames (45,600) in UK than
Grammy Winning CMA nominated Kacey Musgraves SAME TRAILER, DIFFERENT PARK
(43,500) in 26 months since its UK April 2013 release.
After 24 chart
frames BRAVE sold another 3,928 copies with
a official cumulative tally of 59,294 copies and then swept past the 60,000
mark which is enough to earn a Silver Award certification which is administered
by The BPI. The album has logged 24 weeks at No.1 atop the Official UK Country
Album Chart.
The
Shires "Brave" Official UK Top
100 Album Chart 26-week run (beginning week March 14, 2015):
Official Charts
Company Chief Executive Martin Talbot
said: “This is a fantastic feat by this young British country duo. No country act
has ever made this kind of impact on the chart before – it is truly
remarkable.”
BBC
Radio 2’s “Country King” Bob Harris
added: ‘I’ve been doing the country show for 15 years now, and in the whole of
that time I’ve never known things to be quite as exciting as they are
today.
The
Shires were recently made UK Artist of
the Year with votes from paid subscribers and radio presenters from
Internet radio station UKCountryRadio.com
Along with Ward Thomas they were also nominated for Duo of the Year but lost out out to Glasgow duo Raintown. However
the consolation prize for England’s spearheading country acts was that they
were added to the “guestlist” and got to play to a 55,000 crowd at BBC
Radio 2’sLive in Hyde Park concert
on Sun Sept 13, 2015
The lovely Ward Thomas (L) Bob Harris OBE (centre) & The Shires (R) at BBC Radio2's Live in Hyde Park
Setlist: Guest List, Push For the Stride, Friday
Night, State Lines, I Ain't Leaving Without Your Love (Striking Matches cover),
'Everywhere' (Fleetwood Mac cover) Watch the whole set HERE
FYI:
Crissie Rhodes was wearing a lined
white sleeveless Free People UK ankle length maxi gown with mesh
detailing which was just perefect for such a special occasion!
Since their Top 10 in March, The Shires
have gone from strength to strength, supporting Tom Jones on tour, securing high rotation at BBC Radio 2, and
playing Country music’s most important stage: Nashville’s The Grand Ole Opry (June 6th). Whilst in Music City
they played The Global Live Show by the Bridgestone Arena during the CMA
Festival.
The sound of the summer 2015 was definitely UK
country as The Shires also made their debut on the UK festival circuit,
performing exclusively across countless high profile festivals including Glastonbury, Isle Of Wight, Larmer
Tree and Camp Bestival.
The Shires will not be taking a rest after their packed summer schedule and
plan to go straight back out on the road again, touring
the UK through October. The tour will begin at Bedford Corn
Exchange on 1 October and will culminate in a headline show at the O2
Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 24 October. Full dates detailed on the bands official
website.
Island Records Jonathan Jeremiah has been confirmed to support The Shires on their tour.
Imagine a young London born singer songwriter
working night-shifts for seven years to get the money together to hire
legendary brass players, soulful string orchestras, and Questlove, one of
music’s most influential figures to drum on five of the tracks, and record them
in a little studio in Dollis Hill. Born to an Anglo-Indian father and a
Tipperary born Irish-Catholic mother, Jonathan inherited his name from his
mother’s brother, a priest, and a boy in love with the idea of the American
dream, who died in a car crash in Jefferson City, USA at the age of 23....Read More
The Shires will also support US country music superstars Little Big Town on their PAIN
KILLER tour in the USA this year, marking another significant landmark
moment in their domination
of the UK country scene and also their rapidly
developing profile in the United States. Back in February 2015 The Shires opened for Little Big Town on
their UK dates Shepherds Bush Empire, London (Tues 10th Feb) , The Ritz,
Manchester (Wed 11th Feb) and at the O2 ABC, Glasgow (Thur 12th Feb).
The band will now support Little Big Town, whose monster hit 'Girl Crush' has dominated the
Billboard Charts this year, at key shows including: the Taco Bell Arena in
Boise, Idaho on 13 November 2015 and also Little Big Town's show in
Canada, at the Abbotsford Centre, in British Columbia on the 19 November
2015.
Thurs,
22nd Oct 2015 - Bath Pavilion, Bath (North Parade Road, Bath, Avon, BA2 4EU)
Sat,
24th Oct 2015 - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London (O2 Shepherds Bush Green,
London, London, W128TT) - (Presale SOLD OUT) £17.60 (£16.00 + £1.60 fees; Ticketmaster UK)
Little Big Town Support Tour:
Nov 12th, 2015 - Adams Center, Missoula, Montana
Nov 13th - Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho
Nov 14th - Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Nov 19th - Abbottsford Centre, Abbotsford, Canada
Nov 20th - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington
Nov 21st - INB Performing Arts Center - Spokane, Washington
Cam to Perform at Apple Music Festival 2015
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Nashville/RCA Records singer/songwriter Cam (Camaron Marvel Ochs; known simply as Cam) was also announced
to perform at this year’s Apple Music Festival in London.
Cam attends the 50th Anual
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With the news, Huntington Beach, California native Cam
shared, “I’ve been hearing from fans in
the UK all year over social media and I’ve been looking for a chance to get
over there to play for them. What an
incredible opportunity to make my UK debut
at Apple
Music Festival!”
The announcement of Cam’s appearance comes in tandem with the
growing success of her breakthrough hit, “Burning
House,” which vaults into the Top 20 at country radio this week, advancing
to #19 and #20 respectively on the Billboard and Country Aircheck country
airplay charts.
Cam’s first Top 10 on Billboard’s
airplay/sales/streaming-based Hot Country Songs, “Burning House” this week
jumps to #8 as the digital single logs its fourth consecutive week inside the
Top 5 of Billboard’s Country Digital Songs sales chart.
“Burning House” is featured on Cam’s four-song Welcome to Cam Country (EP) (Sony Music Entertainment) available to download 4 Tracks/
Time: 13:18 UK iTunes - MP3 - Amazon.com
>> Test Drive on SPOTIFYorenjoy
on iTunes or listen to on Apple Music.
Cam’s EP and upcoming full-length album are produced by
GRAMMY®-winner Jeff Bhasker (Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, FUN., The Rolling Stones,
Taylor Swift) and Tyler Johnson (Ed Sheeran, OneRepublic, Taylor Swift, Miley
Cyrus, Mikky Ekko), with “Burning House” co-written by Cam, Bhasker, and
Johnson. (Source: Sony Press Release)
