Country News snippets March 14 – March 20, 2022
UK News, UK Chart News, Album & Single Releases, US & Canadian News, Music News, Press Releases, TV, Interviews, Articles & Videos, Birthdays
BREAKING NEWS
Country News – March 17, 2021
with Shannon McCombs
Hear what Michael Ray has to say about his new song, “Holy Water.” News about Alan Jackson and his Last Call Tour Gene Watson is releasing a new album. And Craig Morgan becomes a book author!
UK NEWS
On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist Saturday 19 March 2022
B List: Maren Morris - Circles Around This Town [C-B-B]
C List: Luke Combs - Doin' This [C-C-C]
OUT: The Shires - I See Stars removed from the “A” Playlist [B-A-A-A-A]
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: The Shires - 10 Year Plan
BCMA 2021 Female Artist of the Year Jade Helliwell shared on Instagram: “I have SO MUCH new music I am excited to share with you guys but I need YOUR HELP to do it! Help me create a brand-new EP”. So far £2,832 has been raised of a £10,000 goal, from 83 backers with 27 days to go Kickstarter Page
(17 March 2022) Morgan Wade sells out London, extra date added
Morgan Wade announced a second London headline show
at The Garage on June 20th to kick off her first ever
UK headline tour due to phenomenal demand from first day sales this
morning, selling out her first London show instantly. Tickets for the extra
London date are on sale now here with final tickets remaining for Glasgow
(June 23rd) and Manchester (June 24th) here. Morgan has also been named as one of Amazon
Music’s Artists To Watch 2022, Spotify’s Hot Country Artist To Watch 2022,
Apple Music’s Best Of 2021. Pandora’s Artists To Watch 2022 and YouTube Music’s
Trending Artist On The Rise.
(18 March 2022) British vocalist and songwriter, Rumer released new single “Old-Fashioned Girl”, taken from her forthcoming album B Sides and Rarities Vol. 2, out on April 22 2022 via Cooking Vinyl. The long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s B Sides and Rarities Vol. 1, Vol. 2 is a treasure trove of rarities which will be available on digital, CD, vinyl, limited edition orange vinyl and signed test pressings.
Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending 18 March 2022)
18 March – 24 March 2020
Leadership of the album chart changed for the 10th week in a row, and for the ninth consecutive week it was a British act that took pole position.
Rex Orange County - 23-year-old Hampshire singer/songwriter Alex
O’Connor - whose fourth album, Who Cares?, outpaced the pack, with first
week consumption of 18,089 units (8,809 CDs, 5,238 vinyl, 773 cassettes. 347
digital downloads and 2,922 sales-equivalent streams).
Swedish act heavy rock band Ghost debuted at a career-best No.2 (14,021 sales) with their fifth album (third chart entry, second Top 10 set) IMPERA. It had no fewer than nine vinyl editions, which attract 4,785 sales, and made Rex Orange County’s six cassette formats pale into insignificance.
It has been 25 years since Bryan Adams last had a No.1 album but the Canadian rocker came close with his last two studio albums, Get Up and Shine A Light, which reached No.2 in 2015 and 2019, respectively. The 62-year-old Canadian had the biggest selling CD last week (9,784 sales) but had to settle for third place in the overall album chart with his 15th studio set, SO HAPPY IT HURTS (11,921 sales).
British country’s most successful act in chart history, The Shires racked up their fifth Top 10 studio album from as many releases with 10 Year Plan (No.5, 6,946 sales). It marked a slight step down from the No.3 peaks they gained by their second (My Universe, 2016), third (Accidentally On Purpose) and fourth (Good Years) studio albums, but topped the No.10 peak of their 2015 debut, Brave, which nevertheless remains their biggest-seller with to-date consumption of 177,140 units.
Matching the peak of its predecessors MY UNIVERSE and
ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE from 2016 and 2018 respectively, the duo’s fourth album
GOOD YEARS hit third place with 12,011 units.
Both Niall Horan and The Shires temporarily discounted
their albums to £4.99 in a bid for the No.1 and soon after were priced at £8.99
& £10.99 respectively.
Crissie Rhodes & Ben Earle shared this message with their fans:
“Thank you so much to everyone who has been behind us throughout the years. The level of support we have received for '10 Year Plan' has been beyond anything we could have imagined and we are so proud to have fans like you!
We've said it once and we'll say it again, UK Country
Music is where it is now because of YOU, so thank you!
There's so much more still to come! You can catch us on James Martin's Saturday Morning On ITV where we'll be performing our song 'I See Stars'. A a massive thank you to BBC Radio 2 for announcing '10 Year Plan' as their album of the week. They'll be playing a track from the album everyday next week, so tune in!
THE SHIRES CHART HISTORY
BRAVE made a debut at No.10 (9,516 sales; chart week March 14, 2015)
44 chart weeks Chart run (5 weeks / 14.03.2015 -
11.04.2015) 10-23-48-78- 95
Chart run (23 weeks / 02.05.2015 - 01.10.2015) 88-30-37-37-17-25-32-45-48-60-74-78-99-90-72-24-13-17-28-51-66-48-
77
Chart run (14 weeks / 15.10.2015 - 14.01.2016) 16-25-41-38-42-45-38-52-64-81-71-91-71-73
The Shires with MY UNIVERSE made a debut at No.3 (14,913 sales; chart week 13 Oct 2016).
Chart run (29 weeks / 13.10.2016 - 27.04.2017): 3-7-14-27-36-45-43-45-43-48-59-52-54-30-26-25-20-24-26-17-29-33-53-62-26-51-54-81-
96
The Shires with ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE debuted at No.3 on sales of 14,319 copies (Chart run (9 weeks / 03.05.2018 - 28.06.2018) 3-14-32-41-41-32-33-54-89
The Shires with GOOD YEARS debuted at No.3 on sales of 12,011 units (includes streams) (Chart run (2 weeks / 26.03.2020 – 02.04.2020 + 1 weeks / 30.04.2020) 3-24-74
The Shires with GREATEST HITS in their second frame fell 52-75 (2 weeks / 19.03.2020 - 26.03.2020)
Dolly Parton with her debut novel RUN ROSE RUN fell 23-42 in her second chart wee after debuting at No.23 (2,867 sales).
Official UK Country Album Top 20 Chart (Week Ending 18 March 2022)
18 March – 24 March 2020
The Shires with 10 YEAR PLAN made a debut at No.1
Dolly Parton with RUN ROSE RUN fell 1-2 (2 weeks; #1 peak)
Luke Combs with WHAT YOU
SEE IS WHAT YOU GET rose 4-3 (115 weeks; #1 peak)
Taylor Swift with FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) dropped 3-4 (49 weeks; #1 peak)
Brett Young with WEEKENDS LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THESE
re-entered at No.5 (12 weeks; #1 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Sturgill Simpson with THE BALLAD OF DOOD & JUANITA fell 2-17 (9 weeks; #2 peak)
COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASES
(18 March 2022) Cody Belew - Cody Belew (EP; Cody Belew) 5 songs, 19:49 #46 US iTunes Country Album Chart
(18 March 2022) Deborah Allen - The Art of Dreaming (Deborah Allen) 12 songs, 46:57 Amazon
(18 March 2022) Dylan Schneider - College Town (EP; This Is Hit, BBR Music Group) 5 songs, 14:55 | #42 US iTunes Country Album Chart
(18 March 2022) Edgar Loudermilk Band - The Dark Side of Lonesome ( Rural Rhythm Records & Edgar Loudermilk) 13 songs, 43:02 Country/ Bluegrass
(18 March 2022) Hailey Whitters - Raised (Pigasus Records / Big Loud Records / Songs & Daughters) 17 songs, 46:32 Amazon UK | Debut #2 UK iTunes Country Album Chart (# UK iTunes all-genres) | Debut #3 US iTunes Country Album Chart (#19 US iTunes all-genres)
(18 March 2022) Hunter Girl - One Day (Hunter Girl) 5 songs, 15:51 Amazon UK | Debut #41 UK iTunes Country Album Chart | #22 US iTunes Country Album Chart
(18 March 2022) Randall King - Shot Glass (Warner Music Nashville
LLC) 11 songs, 36 min 28 sec | Debut #42 UK iTunes Country Album Chart | Debut
#87 US iTunes all-genres, then #1 US iTunes Country Album Chart
(18 March 2022) Ray Wylie Hubbard - (WylieWorld Music/ Big Machine Label Group, LLC.) 11 songs, 42:01 | Debut #1 US iTunes Country Album (#11 US iTunes all-genres)
(18 March 2022) Tiffany Woys - All About Love (EP; Tiffany Woys) 6 songs, 20:20 Amazon UK
Billboard Country Charts (Chart
issue week of March 19, 2022)
Country Album Chart ** No.1 (49 weeks) ** Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen
Hot Country Songs ** No.1 (3 weeks/ Airplay Gainer) ** 'Til You Can't Cody
Johnson
Country Airplay ** No.1 (1 week) ** “To Be
Loved By You” Parker McCollum
Country Digital Songs ** No.1 (1 week) “Leave
You Alone” Kane Brown
Dolly Parton achieved her 47th top 10 on Top Country Albums as her new LP, Run, Rose, Run (Butterfly Records), flew
in at No. 3. Released March 4, the set started
with 17,000 equivalent album units (15,500 in album sales). It launches at No.
2 on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales
Country Aircheck MEDIABASE Chart
14 March 2022 (for the chart week
ending March 12, 2022 according to Mediabase 24/7.
Congratulations to MCA NASHVILLE's Parker McCollum who took the #1 spot on the MEDIABASE Country singles chart this chart week with his hit, "To Be Loved By You." This marked MCCOLLUM's second #1 single.
With fellow Texan Cody Johnson landing at No. 2 this week, this was the first time Texas acts have held the top two positions since the week of Jan. 26, 2001 when Lonestar’s “Tell Her” was No. 2 and The Dixie Chicks held the top spot with “Without You.”
The Rising
Country music star and ACM “New Male Artist of the Year” winner, Parker
McCollum, took over the top seat on both the Billboard and Mediabase Country
charts. The track immediately resonated with fans and skyrocketed up the charts
since its release. In addition to landing his second career #1, Parker also
made a childhood dream come true by performing to a sold out crowd at the
famed RODEOHOUSTON this past weekend selling over 73,000
tickets.
“It’ll be
years before I truly look back and realize what happened this week,” says
McCollum. “I was nervous that all my hard work and sacrifice wouldn’t be worth
it in the long run. Well, after selling out RODEOHOUSTON and having my second
#1 I can assure you all - it was damn worth it. Every single last bit of it was
worth it.”
Jimmie Allen Is Most Added With ‘Down Home’
Congratulations
to STONEY CREEK RECORDS’ Jimmie Allen for earning 63 MEDIABASE adds this
week on his new single, “Down Home,” making it the most added at
Country radio.
The Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) has released its FEBRUARY 2022 Gold & Platinum award winners. A total of 228 singles were awarded, and 32 albums. You can see all of the February RIAA Gold & Platinum Award winners here.
NEWS
Video content from CRS 2022 panels, along with other session content, is now
available here. This
includes the five "Heads Of State" panels, the CRS Research Presentation,
"Digesting The Data," "The Artist Interview featuring Blake Shelton,"
"The Net Worth Of Networking," "Leading Through An Ever-changing
Landscape" and "Video Makes The Radio Star."
Parton Ways: Country Music Hall of Famer Dolly Parton, who was among the 17 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Class of 2022 (CAT 2/2), withdrewr name from consideration. “Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated ... I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” shares Parton via Instagram. “I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out. I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again – if I’m ever worthy. This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock ‘n’ roll album at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do!”
Of
the 351 previous inductees to the Rock Hall, only nine are country: Chet
Atkins, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Johnny Cash, Floyd Cramer, Brenda
Lee, Bill Monroe, Carl Perkins, Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams Sr.
I
Beg Your Parton: Three days after Country Music Hall of Famer Dolly
Parton publicly stated her desire to have her name withdrawn from
consideration. The Rock Hall responded with a declination. “From its inception,
rock ‘n’ roll has had deep roots in [R&B] and country music,” shares the Rock
& Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation via Facebook. “It is not defined by any
one genre, rather a sound that moves youth culture. Dolly Parton’s music
impacted a generation of young fans and influenced countless artists that
followed”.
(March 14, 2022) Artists React To Closing Of Nashville's Iconic Ernest Tubb Record Shop
The Country music industry was still reeling from FRIDAY's (March 11) announcement from the iconic Ernest Tubb Records Shop that it is closing its doors this Spring. The shop, on NASHVILLE Lower Broadway, was opened (originally at 720 Commerce St.) by Country Radio Hall Of Famer Tubb in 1947, and was the home of the MIDNIGHT JAMBOREE radio show, broadcast on WSM-A/NASHVILLE. It is the station's second longest running show, after THE GRAND OLE OPRY.
legendary nashville establishments closing their doors, this town will never be the same again… we will miss you Ernest Tubb Record Shop & Hermitage Cafe #GeorgeandTammy pic.twitter.com/HyKaojDyNY
— Margo Price (@MissMargoPrice) March 13, 2022
Artists are among those expressing their dismay on social media. Travis Tritt tweeted, "This is heartbreaking to any of us who wanted to preserve as much of Nashville’s rich country music heritage as possible. Sad to see it go." Margo Price wrote, "Legendary NASHVILLE establishments closing their doors, this town will never be the same again … we will miss you ERNEST TUBB RECORD SHOP."…Read More
(15 March 2022) Engage Meant: MCA's Kassi Ashton said "yes" when longtime boyfriend and Twelve6 Entertainment GM Travis Myatt surprised her with a trip to the pier where they met in Key West and popped the question. "On the pier where we met, with a handwritten declaration and our family secretly waiting on the beach," she wrote alongside a series of Instagram photos. "It's almost as if you and fate planned this all along. I love you so much [Travis]."
(15 March 2022) Jimmie Allen, Blanco Brown And
More To Be Featured In Amazon Music Documentary ‘For Love & Country’
AMAZON MUSIC is releasing a full-length documentary about Black artists and
the Country music scene, “For Love & Country,” on APRIL 7th. The
documentary will feature interviews and performances from Jimmie Allen, Blanco
Brown, Breland, Shy Carter, Mickey Guyton, Willie Jones, Valerie June, Amythyst
Kiah, Reyna Roberts, Allison Russell, Brittney Spencer and Frankie Staton.
Bad Realm Records/ Atlantic Records/ Warner Music Nashville artist and C2C2022 performer BRELAND will release his debut album, "CROSS COUNTRY," in early summer. The album title reflects the "Cross-Country" genre name BRELAND created to describe his unique musical style. He debuted a new song from the set, “Praise The Lord" (feat. Thomas Rhett), on last week's Academy of Country Music Awards after releasing it to streaming services on March 7th. BRELAND will perform at the Grand Ole Opry this Saturday, March 19th.
(18 March 2022) Carrie Underwood releases 'Ghost Story' - her beautifully haunting new single
After teasing fans with a series of mysterious posts
beginning the night before her birthday this past week, 7-time
GRAMMY Award winner Carrie
Underwood’s highly-anticipated new single, “Ghost Story,” dropped. The
lyric video for the cinematic track is also available now.
Written by Josh Kear, Hilary Lindsey and David
Garcia and co-produced by David Garcia and Underwood, the superstar describes “Ghost Story” as “a different take
on a revenge song, which is something I love to sing about. Instead of
smashing headlights, this scorned lover is letting her ex know that she will
continue to haunt him no matter how hard he tries to forget her.”
AMERICANA NEWS
Mary Gauthier To Release New Album 'Dark Enough To See
The Stars' On June 3
Nashville, TN – On June 3rd, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, and now
accomplished author, Mary Gauthier will release her new album DARK
ENOUGH TO SEE THE STARS (Thirty Tigers). Over the course of eight
studio albums, Mary Gauthier has firmly planted herself as a truth teller, a
songwriter unafraid to dive into the emotional core of her chosen subject. Her
poignant songs move people deeply and often evoke an emotive response. It is
one of the many things that connect her so deeply to her fans, and why they
love her. On Dark Enough To See The Stars, she mourns the loss
of dear friends that include John Prine, Nanci Griffith and David Olney, but
Gauthier takes a slightly different course by offering an optimistic side of
herself with songs that celebrate the joy of new love and personal
contentment. A prime example can be heard on her enchanting new ballad “Amsterdam”, Listen Here.
AWARDS
Skeletons Crew: EMI
Nashville's Brothers Osborne are among the
artists performing during the 64th
Annual Grammy Awards, airing live from Las Vegas' MGM
Grand Garden Arena April 3 on CBS and
streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+.
The duo are also up for two awards: Best Country Duo/Group Performance
("Younger Me") and Best Country Album (Skeletons); full list of country nominees here (category 26 – 29, category 4 Best New Artist, category
40. Best Roots Gospel Album, 46 – 48 American Roots, 49. Best Bluegrass Album)
(16 March 2022) Clip Service: Nominees for the 2022 CMT Music Awards were announced this morning ahead of the April 11 telecast on CBS. Fan voting is open now here. Video of the Year nominees are:
Video of
the Year
- Brandi
Carlile, “Right On Time”
- Cody
Johnson, “‘Til You Can't”
- Cole
Swindell & Lainey Wilson, “Never Say Never”
- Jason
Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn't Love You”
- Kacey
Musgraves, “Justified”
- Kane Brown,
“One Mississippi”
- Kelsea
Ballerini f/Kenny Chesney, “Half Of My Hometown”
- Luke Combs,
“Forever After All”
- Maren
Morris, “Circles Around This Town”
- Mickey
Guyton, “Remember Her Name”
- Miranda
Lambert, “If I Was A Cowboy”
- Taylor
Swift f/Chris Stapleton, “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version)
(From The Vault)” See the full list here.
In Case You Missed It: Carly Pearce announced the 2022 CMT Music
Awards Nominations on CBS Mornings (March 16) here:
Kane Brown led the nominations for the CMT MUSIC AWARDS with four noms this year following closely behind with three apiece are Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton, and first-time nominees Breland and Cody Johnson.
TOUR / LIVE EVENTS
The Fest Is Yet To Come: Event producers confirmed that plans are underway for the 49th CMA Fest June 9-12 in downtown Nashville. This marks a return to a live,
in-person festival following pandemic-related cancellations and the
subsequent CMA Best Of
Fest (2020) and CMA
Summer Jam (2021) television events. limited four-day tickets
for CMA Fest here.
Festive All: Lee Brice, Joe Nichols, Chase Rice, Jessie James Decker, Morgan Evans, Jameson Rodgers, Mitchell Tenpenny, Breland, Hannah Ellis and more will perform during Live In The Vineyard Goes Country April 26-28 in Napa Valley, CA. National radio promotions will run around the event; more info and full lineup here.
Tour Support: Alan Jackson's Last Call: One More For The Road – his first tour following a CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth) diagnosis – kicks off June 24 in Biloxi, MS. “I’ve always admired my heroes like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride who just played as much as they wanted to, as long as they could,” he said. “I’ve always thought I’d like to do that, and I’d like to as long as my health will allow. I’ll try to do as much as I can, but if I’m comin’ your way, come see me ..." Jackson will donate $1 from every ticket sold to the CMT Research Foundation, which will be matched by a group of CMTRF donors and board members. Most US cities sales here.
(18 March 2022) Gala Ol' Time: Mickey Guyton and Brandi Carlile are among the artists performing at the 31st Annual MusiCares Person Of The Year benefit gala honoring Joni Mitchell April 1. Carlile will also serve as Artistic Dir. for the night alongside fellow Grammy nominee Jon Batiste. Additional information here.
(20 March 2022) NEW YORK, N.Y. – Willie Nelson, Mark Rothbaum, Keith Wortman, Blackbird Presents, Live Nation, and the Outlaw Music Festival Tour are thrilled to be back on the road again. Willie will be live and in concert with his family and friends, including Willie Nelson & Family, Chris Stapleton, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Billy Strings, ZZ Top, Gov’t Mule, Brothers Osborne, Zach Bryan, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Allison Russell, Charley Crockett, Larkin Poe, The War and Treaty, Brittney Spencer, Particle Kid and more as part of the 20+stop tour starting this summer.
For complete Outlaw Music
Festival tour details, please visit: http://outlawmusicfestival.com #OutlawMusicFestival
TV
(17 March 2022) Jon Pardi performed "Last
Night Lonely" on The
Kelly Clarkson Show here.
BABY NEWS
Taylor And Josh Kerr's Baby Is Home From NICU After 53
Days
Pleased to report that MERCURY NASHVILLE's Taylor Kerr of
duo MADDIE & TAE and her husband, BLACK RIVER PUBLISHING producer
and songwriter Josh Kerr, brought their baby girl Leighton Grace Kerr, home
from the NICU after a nearly two-month stay.
The new dad took to INSTAGRAM to share the good news
saying, in part, “After 53 days in the NICU our sweet LEIGHTON GRACE KERR came
home ... We have been blown away by all of the support and can’t thank you
enough for praying her home. We were also blessed with so many amazing NICU
nurses and staff along the way.”
The couple welcomed their daughter into the world back
on Jan 17th at 2 pounds 5 ounces after Tae spent five weeks in the
hospital on bed rest
(March 14, 2022 – Nashville,
TN) Tracy Lawrence and Clay Walker Celebrate Back-to-Back Sell-Out Weekends
Two of Country music’s most
legendary artists, Tracy Lawrence and Clay
Walker celebrated a huge start to their co-headlining tour where
these icons share one-stage and one band for an epic evening of Country music.
The tour kicked off on March 3rd with a sold-out crowd in
Charlotte, NC, and then continued on with two more sold out shows in Roanoke,
VA and Augusta, GA. Opening for the two Country powerhouses during these
kick-off shows was up-and-coming singer-songwriter, Alexandra Kay.
WATCH: Tracy
Lawrence & Clay Walker Tour Kick-Off Video
“What a way to kick off the tour with my longtime friend by playing to a sold-out crowd, and then continuing the tour with a second sold-out weekend! The energy the crowds brought made it obvious that real Country music is wanted and that is what we always do!” – Tracy Lawrence.
“The concerts have been well attended by the MOST loyal country music fans! I could not have hoped for more!” – Clay Walker
More information, visit claywalker.com/tour or tracylawrence.com/events.
(16 March 2022) Charley Crockett will release his new album Lil’ G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley on April 22nd via Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers. The fourth edition of his Lil’ G.L. tribute series, Jukebox Charley is another great example of how Crockett is enlivening country music by looking back for inspiration and crafting his own singular sound, whether through his own songs or the songs of others. On this new album, produced by Billy Horton, Crockett mines country music’s past and then processes it through his “Gulf & Western” sound - weaving old school blues, R&B, soul, Cajun, western swing and other classic touchstones with country. Watch the captivating video for lead single “I Feel For You” here
(March 17, 2022) Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous Tour Blows Into Bridgestone Jimmie Allen, Icon Ronnie Dunn and ERNEST Among Night 1 Surprises. Larry Fleet, HARDY Special Guest in Set Illustrating Roots and Respect
Clad in a brown corduroy pearl-snap shirt, jeans and Tecovas – Morgan Wallen took to the stage at exactly 9:02 pm, his usual stage-time on his 57-show Dangerous Tour trek, a sign of the singer/songwriter’s anticipation for every opportunity he gets to perform live. Rising from the stage seated at his Nord Grand piano performing his most-recent No. 1 “Sand In My Boots,” the East Tennessean showed how much music moves him as he kicked off the first-of-26-songs on night one-of-three at the Music City Arena
Introducing himself after “Up Down,” Wallen, taking it
all in, shared, “I really appreciate you being here tonight. I got a lot of
people I care about here, a lot of people who believed in me for a long time
are in the building tonight… this is really special to me.”
The ACM Album of the Year award-winner worked the 2,400-sq. foot stage, jockeying between his Taylor and Gibson in hand, delivering “Silverado for Sale,” “7 Summers,” “Country A$$ Shit” and “Wonderin’ Bout The Wind,” lamenting about the day he wrote the latter on his back porch, watching the day go from beautiful to ugly.
(17 March 2022) "Youngblood" Payton
Howie Announces First-Ever Tour
Payton Howie embraces her 'youngblood' title as she makes her mark on the
genre, announcing her first-ever tour, Youngblood Tour, named for her
newly-released debut EP. The 20-year-old Texan might be
young, but she proves herself a force to be reckoned with, not only with the
rave response to the Youngblood EP, but
her very own 16-city
tour.
"The best part about what I do is getting to
share music with people and being able to feel the energy in the room,” says Howie. “Coming out of a pandemic where live
stream shows were just about it, I can't wait to be out playing the
new music live and in person.”
Tracks from the new EP, including songs “Never Go Home,” “Country Before Me,” and "Break My Own Heart" have
not only been highlighted by CMT, COWGIRL Magazine, Sounds Like Nashville,
and The Boot, but
also featured on several Spotify editorial
playlists like Fresh
Finds all genre, Country Rocks and Fresh Finds Country: Best of 2021.
A full list of Youngblood Tour dates, as well as
additional shows, can be found at www.paytonhowie.com/tour.
(18 March 2022) Eric Paslay Announces Album Even If It Breaks Your Barefoot Friday Night
GRAMMY, ACM, and CMA-nominated
hit songwriter and artist Eric Paslay announced
his forthcoming aptly-named album Even If It Breaks Your Barefoot Friday Night.
Featuring his take on some of his biggest hits as both an artist and a
songwriter, the highly-respected musician released three songs to kick-off the
project. Fans can find them on their favorite platform.
Additionally, a video for “The Driver” is now available featuring
very personal and behind the scenes footage of Paslay on the road through the
years. More songs will be released on April 1 with the full album
available April 15. Paslay
embarks on UK Tour with The
Shires April 21.
(18 March 2022) High Valley is set to
release their highly anticipated brand-new album, WAY BACK, on May 20,
2022. The 13-song project, the group’s sixth studio album, is brimming with
their signature sound of positive-minded, bluegrass-tinged country. High Valley
enlisted the help of their enthusiastic community on socials to finalize the
song stack.
"Letting our fans behind the scenes of the
songwriting and demo process was so much fun. We had the ‘Way Back’ album
almost complete and couldn't decide which of the most recent cowrites should
make the cut, so we asked our fans to vote on our socials,” says High Valley
front-man Brad
Rempel. “I love knowing that this album is a collection of
songs I feel very strongly about, messages I believe need to be heard, and jams
that our fans literally chose themselves!"
(20 March 2022) Ashley McBryde is joining Dierks Bentley on his ‘Beers On Me Tour’ this summer! In case you missed it, Ashley has been nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year with Carly Pearce for “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” at this year’s CMT Music Awards (April 11th at 8/7c on CBS).! Voting is open until April 4th.
(20 March 2022) Grand Ole Opry stars Dailey & Vincent added another accomplishment to a long list of accolades last week, making history when their rendition of Karen Staley’s “I’ll Leave My Heart in Tennessee” was unanimously voted on and signed in as an official state song by Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee. The honor came just a few days ahead of the GRAMMY-nominated duo’s 5th anniversary as members of the Opry.
INTERVIEWS
Kristian Bush and Country music journalist Cindy Watts have teamed up to present a weekly podcast, "52 – The Podcast." The pair will explore the parallel between one of the popular songs from BUSH’s back catalog and a new track from his upcoming, four-volume release “52.” The first installment of the album, “ATL X BNA," will be released MARCH 25th via BIG MACHINE RECORDS.
"The
only thing better than listening to music is listening to music with someone
else," said Bush. "I met CINDY years ago -- me writing songs
and her writing about songs. Somewhere along the way, we discovered we were
both from the same tiny hometown and have been friends ever since. This podcast
is like the liner notes I always wish I had, with the person that I always
wished had written them."
The podcast,
released (March 14) on Kristian’s 52nd birthday, will have a new episode
every week for one year. CLICK HERE
(12 March 2022) Episode 116 - Celine Ellis Country Chat with Dom Listen on A chat with “the stunning Celine Ellis” about her upcoming EP Unravelled and talk about gigs, life after covid and we really go into each song!
MAGAZINES
Stephanie Quayle COWGIRL MAGAZINE EDITORIAL
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Sophia Scott - Sweetheart (Acoustic Video)
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(15 March 2022) I've Forgotten How to Smile - Louise Parker (Official Music Video) >> YOUTUBE
(18 March 2022) GRAMMY Award-nominated, multi-platinum recording artist Jimmie Allen premiered the music video for his new single 'Down Home'. Watch the video HERE. The video was co-directed by Allen and Chris Beyrooty and shot between Allen’s hometown of Milton, DE and the nearby town of Lewes, DE to keep the spirit of his relationship and memories created with his late father alive.
The
video is a poignant visual complement to the song, purposely shot in black and
white to keep focus on the song’s subject matter and features many locations
vital to Allen and his father’s relationship – Allen’s childhood home, the
baseball field his father taught him how to play on, and his father’s favourite
restaurant, among others.
Allen
appeared as a chat guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show (aired in the 21
March on ITV2) alongside guest host, Mickey Guyton.
The Tennessean exclusively premiered the video, which was shot
at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson, Wyo. Jackson has become a special
place for Tolman and her fiancé, GRAMMY-nominated producer Dave
Brainard. As featured on People.com, Tolman and Brainard got engaged
in Jackson in October of 2020 after four years of dating and are scheduled to
marry there later this month.
COUNTRY FASHION
(18 March 2022) PRETTY IN PINK: Laura Oakes introducing us to The Kernel Jersey jumpsuit by Peachy Den. A Peachy Den classic, The Kernel’s stretch fabric, invisible front zip, structured waistband, and straight leg helps to sculpt your body without compromising on comfort.
A
cheeky jersey number that features our signature collar and front pocket
detailing, making this your staple jumpsuit.(£115 Product Detail)
UK Country artist Paris Adams (formerly Georgia), former member of the disbanded The Adelaides, is seen modelling an Indie Kimono (Regular price £65.00 Product) from the Bohemian Sisters Collective.
The brand-new style duster is a maxi length duster, with amazing boho bell
sleeves and stunning crochet detail at the bottom (Detail). This duster comes in our ultimate boho
print Indie arrows and skulls, and flowers.
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The ultimate in bohemian glamour, this piece can
easily be the ensemble feature paired with your favourite denim, threadbare tee
and slides, or style it with one of our dresses and an ankle boot for a
creative work-day ensemble with laid-back feminine vibes.
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BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
March 19 Crissie Rhodes (The Shires) (1988)
March 20 the late Jerry Reed - (March 20, 1937;
died Sept 1, 2008 (aged 71)), Laura Aston (UK 20 March 1993), Lindsay
Elizabeth Ell (1989)
March 23 George Fox (1960), Brett Eldredge (1986), Brett Young (1981), Sabrina Maria (UK)
March 24 Paul Bain (Raintown), Natalie Hemby
(1977), Meghan O'Neil (IRE) 1990), Mo Pitney (1993)
March 25 Paris Georgia (1995, UK, The
Adelaides), Meghan Patrick (1987)
March 26 Michael Bonagura (Baillie & The
Boys) (1953), Kenny Chesney (1968), Amie Knight (1997; UK country
singer) ,
R.I.P
Singer/songwriter Brad Martin passed away Friday (March 11) at the age of 48. The Ohio
native was signed to Epic in 2000 and released several singles,
including the Top 15 hit "Before I Knew Better" in 2002. He
later formed the duo Martin Ramey with John Ramey, who posted on the duo's
Facebook page,
Songwriter Bruce Burch passed away Saturday (March 12) from complications of leukemia. He was 69. Burch was a native of Gainesville, GA and had songs recorded by artists including Faith Hill (“I've Got This Friend”), Aaron Tippin (“I Got It Honest”), Billy Dean (“Big Sister”), Collin Raye (“Sadly Ever After”) and Reba McEntire (“I Wouldn't Go That Far”), for whom his co-written "Rumor Has It" was a No. 1 hit. Burch helped found music programs at the University of Georgia and Kennessaw State University, and later taught entertainment business at Brenau University in Gainesville. He also founded an annual concert series in Gainesville benefitting local non-profits, which his students helped organize.
Chronicle: Musician and Willie Nelson's sister Bobbie Nelson passed away (March 10) at the age of 91. Bobbie was a pianist, singer and original member of the Willie Nelson and Family band and recorded and toured with her brother for more than 50 years. "Her elegance, grace, beauty and talent made this world a better place," shared Willie. "Our hearts are broken and she will be deeply missed. But we are so lucky to have had her in our lives." Music helped her land her first job out of school when the Hammond Organ Company hired Bobbie for to work in the company’s music library and to demonstrate its organs. As her three children grew, she also began working as a piano entertainer in restaurants, lounges and supper clubs, eventually earning her living as a pianist in Austin and Nashville. Willie invited Bobbie to join him in New York City for a recording session after landing a recording deal with Atlantic Records in 1972, and asked her to join his band. She released her debut album, Audiobiography, in 2007 and was featured on the 2021 album The Willie Nelson Family. The siblings also collaborated on books Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of The Family Band and Sister, Brother, Family: An American Childhood in Music.
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