Friday 1 September 2017

Country Bites News snippets August 14, 2017 – August 20, 2017

UK News, UK Chart News, Album Releases, Canadian News: Country News, Press Releases, Videos, Baby News, Fashion, Birthdays, RIP.

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For the latest Billboard Country Charts Blog Post go HERE


UK & IRISH News

2017 UK Tour dates PLEASE check out our Tour Dates Page

On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist for the week commencing Saturday 19th August 2017
B Playlist:
The Cadillac Three - American Slang
The Wandering Hearts - Devil added to the "B" Playlist
C Playlist:
Wildwood Kin - Taking A Hold
OUT
Glen Campbell - Tracks from Adios removed from the "B" Playlist

UK CHART NEWS

Official UK Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 24 August 2017)
18 August 2017 - 24 August 2017
Pink and Dua Lipa - one of her biggest fans - went head-to-head in the battle for No.1 this week, and it is Dua Lipa who emerged triumphant, with New Rules climbing four notches to take the title (41,666 sales. including 26,720 from sales-equivalent streams), five weeks after it debuted at No.75.

Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending 24 August 2017)
18 August 2017 - 24 August 2017

The King is dead, long live the King: Wednesday (August 16) marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, and the timely re-promotion of compilation THE 50 GREATEST HITS - a No.8 album when first released in 2000 - sees that album re-enter the charts at No.2 on sales of 15,308 copies (including 908 from sales-equivalent streams).
Looking set to become Presley's 14th No.1 album - a tally that would further his position second only to The Beatles (15) - it was, however, pipped at the post, by Ed Sheeran's Divide. Sheeran came from behind to retain leadership of the chart by just 35 sales,with Divide No.1 for the 16th time in all and second week in a row on sales of 15,343 (including 7,219 from sales-equivalent streams).

It also brought to three the number of deceased American icons in the Top 10, charting alongside the recently deceased Glen Campbell, whose last album, ADIOS slipped 2-3 (10,968 sales; 9-week estimated total 83,200) and John Denver's THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (6-9, 4,931 sales). Presley's The Real Elvis jumped 2-1 (3,314 sales) on the budget album chart, while Campbell's Gentle On My Mind - Best Of rose 3-2 (2,340 sales).
Dolly Parton with THE VERY BEST OF (Sony BMG) fell 75-78 (peak #8; 36 chart weeks) with estimated sales of 1,000 copies sold

Official UK Country Album Top 20 (Week Ending 24 August 2017)
18 August 2017 - 24 August 2017
 
Glen Campbell with ADIOS held at #1 (10 weeks; #1 peak)
Nathan Carter with LIVIN' THE DREAM rose 3-2 (9 weeks; #3 peak)
Lady Antebellum with HEART BREAK fell 2-3 (10 weeks; #2 peak)
Glen Campbell with GHOST ON THE CANVAS rose 14-4 (91 weeks; #1 peak)
Nashville Cast with THE MUSIC OF NASHVILLE - SEASON 5 VOL 2 fell 4-5 (11 weeks; #3 peak)
Steve Earle & The Dukes with SO YOU WANNABE AN OUTLAW fell 5-6 (9 weeks; #2 peak)
Nashville Cast with THE MUSIC OF NASHVILLE - SEASON 5 VOL 1 held fell 6-7 (20 weeks; #4 peak)
Chris Stapleton with FROM A ROOM Vol 1 held at #8 (15 weeks; #1 peak)
Zac Brown Band with WELCOME HOME held at #9 (14 weeks; #1 peak)
Alison Krauss with WINDY CITY held at #10 (24 weeks; #1 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Brett Eldredge with BRETT ELDREDGE rose 13-11 (2 weeks; #11 peak)
Willie Nelson with GOD'S PROBLEM CHILD held at #12 (16 weeks; #2 peak)
Will Hoge with ANCHORS made a debut at #13

Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending 24 August 2017)
18 August 2017 - 24 August 2017
This Week/ Last Week/ Title/ Artist
1 1 Adios Glen Campbell [Tagged Country] #3 Official Top 100 Albums
2 NEW Acoustic Classics 2 Richard Thompson [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
3 NEW Poor David's Almanack David Rawlings [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
4 2 Life Love Flesh Blood Imelda May [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
5 4 A/B Kaleo [Tagged Alt]
6 3 Crack-up Fleet Foxes [Tagged Alt]
7 7 Cleopatra Lumineers [Tagged Alt]
8 8 Pure Comedy Father John Misty [Tagged Alt]
9 11 Something's Changing Lucy Rose [Tagged Alt]
10 10 The Nashville Sound Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit [Tagged Rock]
Outside The Top 10
11 9 Semper Femina Laura Marling [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
13 NEW Anchors Will Hoge [Tagged Singer/Songwriter Folk/Rock]
15 NEW Jen Cloher Jen Cloher [Tagged Alt]
16 5 Party Of One George Thorogood [Tagged Blues]
19 NEW Murmuration Nation Emily Saliers [Tagged Folk/Rock]

UK Country iTunes Chart August 19, 2017 10:00
Songs
1. Annie LeBlanc - Fly (#147 overall UK Singles chart)
2. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (#184 overall UK Singles chart)
3. Jana Kramer - I've Done Love (#203 overall UK Singles chart)
4. Glen Campbell - Rhinestown Cowboy (#281 overall UK Singles chart)
5. Shania Twain - Life's About To Get Good (#309 overall UK Singles chart)
6. Shania Twain - Swingin' With My Eyes Closed (#319 overall UK Singles chart)
7. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (#332 overall UK Singles chart)
8. Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream (#357 overall UK Singles chart)
9. Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road (#371 overall UK Singles chart)
10. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (#408 overall UK Singles chart)
Of Note:
11. Taylor Swift - Love Story (#432 overall UK Singles chart)
12. Dolly Parton - Jolene (#441 overall UK Singles chart)
15. Nashville Cast - Learning How To Lose You (feat. Kaitlin Doubleday) (#512 overall UK Singles chart)
38. Kelsea Ballerini - Unapologetically (#1429 overall UK Singles chart)

UK Country iTunes Chart August 19, 2017 10:00
Albums
1. Glen Campbell - Adios (#42 overall UK Albums chart)
2. John Denver - The Ultimate Collection (#72 overall UK Albums chart)
3. Miranda Lambert - The Weight Of These Wings (#141 overall UK Albums chart)
4. Miranda Lambert - Four The Record (#159 overall UK Albums chart)
5. Dolly Parton - The Very Best Of (#168 overall UK Albums chart)
6. The Shires - My Universe (#176 overall UK Albums chart)
7. Lady Antebellum - Heart Break  (#185 overall UK Albums chart)
8. Miranda Lambert - Platinum (#187 overall UK Albums chart)
9. Various Artists - The Country Album  (#206 overall UK Albums chart)
10. Glen Campbell - 20 Greatest Hits (#252 overall UK Albums chart)
Of Note:
12. Nashville Cast - The Music of Nashville (Original Soundtrack from Season 5), Vol.3  (#336 overall UK Albums chart)
13. Brandy Clark - Live from Los Angeles (#346 overall UK Albums chart)

UK COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASES

(15 Aug 2017) Drew Jacobs - Got Me Like Whoa 
10 Tracks/ Time: 31:45 Country/ Pop Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | #97 US Country iTunes Debut

(16 Aug 2017) Katie Ohh - The Next Chapter (EP)
4 Tracks/ Time: 14:44 Pop/ Country Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | #44 US Country iTunes Debut

(18 Aug 2017) Dale Ann Bradley - Dale Ann Bradley (Pinecastle Records)
11 Tracks/ Time: 35:56 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com

(18 Aug 2017) Brandy Clark - Live From Los Angeles (Warner Bros.)
11 Tracks/ Time: 41:55 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
UK iTunes Country Album Debut #19 (#551 Overall), then #10 (#217)

(18 August 2017) Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer - Not Dark Yet (Silver Cross Records)
10 Tracks/Time: 37:13 Folk-Rock Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer team up again for a heartwrenching cover of the Louvin Brothers' "Every Time You Leave," another selection from their collaborative record Not Dark Yet - Rollingstone.com
#4 UK iTunes Singer-songwriter Chart (#169 UK all genres)
NY Times.com: Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer discussed their painful past and their unbreakable sisterly bond while touching on their much-anticipated collaborative record Not Dark Yet and the solace found in singing together.
The two learned music and ambition from their parents, who both wanted to pursue music professionally. “Our parents taught us how to be individuals and artists,” Ms. Moorer said. “But not how to make money or have healthy relationships,” her sister added.

(18 August 2017) Jerry Douglas - What If (Rounder)
11 Tracks/ Time: 51:59 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com -| #51 US Country iTunes Debut
Jerry Douglas, the 14x GRAMMY award winner who has played on over 2,000 separate recordings (Alison Krauss, Mumford & Sons, James Taylor, etc.), presents a new album with a unique sound and a brand-new outfit of musicians, hand-picked by Douglas himself. On What If, Douglas decisively merges jazz inclinations with the bluegrass, country, blues, swing, rock, and soul he's spent his life absorbing and performing, forging a sound that flies beyond the boundaries of anything he - or anyone else - has done before. From the up-tempo combination of what Douglas calls 'bebop jazz and caveman jazz' on 'Cavebop' to the symphonically sweeping title track, What If delves into areas unexplored by any other musician, much less by Dobro! The album also includes a funky, soulful take on Tom Waits' '2:19' and a blistering bluegrass-meets-jam-band reinvention of the classic 'Hey Joe.'

(18 Aug 2017) Wildwood Kin - Turning Tides (Silvertone; (P) Sony Music Entertainment) UK/US
11 Tracks/ Time: 39:41 Alternative/ Indie & Rock
#5 UK iTunes Alternative (#26 UK all genres; #20 peak)
#4 in Amazon UK CDs & Vinyl > Folk #6 in CDs & Vinyl > Country




















Anglo/Americana” they call it, this punch of diluted flavours: a teeny bit folky, a teeny bit country, a teeny, teeny bit blues-rocky. Really, it’s just MOR adult pop, and these two sisters and a cousin from Exeter are at their best when their three-part harmonies approach (from a distance) the gutsiness of Haim on Run, with its big, shameless heartbeat drums and hooky chorus. Less winning are the wafty Dove, with its off-the-peg alt-reverb, or the naff, stomping-Boudicca braggadocio of Warrior Daughter, weak chimeras of current stylings. Still, the swoop and swell of their voices together can’t help but please the ear, and they’ll likely go far. (2 STARS The Guardian)

(18 Aug 2017) Ray Wylie Hubbard - Tell the Devil I'm Gettin' There as Fast as I Can
11 Tracks/ Time: 45:29 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | UK Country iTunes Album Debut #27
#2 US Country iTunes Debut (#19 US all genres)

(18 Aug 2017) Riley Green - Outlaws Like Us (EP)
6 Tracks/ Time: 21:24 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | #3 US Country iTunes Debut

(18 Aug 2017) Adrian Johnston - It Takes Time (EP)
6 Tracks/ Time: 20:56 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | #89 US Country iTunes Debut

(18 Aug 2017) Lila McCann - Paint This Town (EP; Lila McCann Music)
6 Tracks/ Time: Alternative Rock/ Singer-Songwriters Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
#46 US Country iTunes Debut
Nearly 20 years after taking country music by storm as a 15-year-old sensation with her hits "Down Came a Blackbird" and "I Wanna Fall In Love," singer-songwriter Lila McCann (www.lilamccannmusic.com) launched a PledgeMusic campaign centered on her highly anticipated EP Paint This Town -- her first recordings since 2008.

(18 Aug 2017) Kashena Sampson - Wild Heart (2017 New Moon Records)
10 Tracks/ Time: 36:43 Folk Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Rollingstone.com: Sounds Like: An East Nashville salute to the glory days of California country-rock, shot through with Seventies swoon and swagger

For Fans of: Bobbie Gentry's string arrangements, Steve Nicks' vibrato, Erin Rae's crooning calm

CANADIAN NEWS
(14 Aug 2017) NEW MUSIC Barbara Lynn Doran "Run Me In The Ground"
Barbara Lynn Doran released the third single "Run Me In The Ground" from her new album, REVEAL (Amazon UK). This up-tempo single tells you like it is, she does not mince words when talking about a relationship gone bad.

Reveal has been garnering amazing industry and fan reviews across the country. This nine song CD was recorded in Nashville and was released in December 2016.
The growth in Barbara's songwriting is evident with this collection of songs and has been justly recognized in the Songwriting community. She qualified as a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition two years in a row, and a finalist in the Great American Songwriting Competition multiple times including 2016 with her song "Half Hearted Love" and has landed a spot on the Nashville Songwriter's Association "Ones To Watch" list many times. She also is a co-writer on the new Jessica Mitchell release, "Tear It Down.".
Barbara is looking forward to her upcoming Diamonds In The Rough showcase during Country Music Week Sept 7th at 1pm at The Radisson Hotel and then continues on to her first Western Canada tour from September 11-16.
She has been busy touring all summer across Ontario and recently enjoyed the amazing opportunity to perform at the branded "Festival of Friends" in Hamilton, Ontario. 

(16 Aug 2017) NEW MUSIC Stephanie Rose "Rusted Love"
Release Aug 18, 2017 - UK iTunes
Stephanie Rose grew up in the small community of Debden, Saskatchewan, Canada (population 350) with her parents and older brother.  The family farm provided the backdrop for much of her country music lyrics.
Reflecting on her singer/songwriter inspiration, Stephanie recalls, "Living on a farm seems to bring an abundance of homegrown experiences. I got first horse when I was 5 so my mom and I spent countless hours riding and just having fun. Diamond, my horse, is 23 years old and although she's slowed down a bit on the barrels and gymkhana events, she still has enough fire that she'll unseat me if I'm not paying attention," she laughs.

Unknown to many, Stephanie was also developing her musical talent. At age 9 she got her first guitar. As both her parents worked off the farm, Stephanie would get home after school and spend at least 2 or 3 hours everyday learning to play the guitar while singing along to her favorite country artist.
She recalls, "I was always so busy with horses, sports and school activities that coming home and playing my guitar and singing was a great way to slow things down and unwind." 
"I'm so thankful for growing up in a small community because I've had such a loyal group of people cheering me on - I see them in the crowd and it just puts a smile on my face."
Stephanie Rose will be showcasing at this years Diamonds in the Rough at Canadian Country Music Week in Saskatoon at The Radisson between the hours of 1:00pm and 1:45pm - if you are attending - mark this in your calendar as a must attend!
Rusted Love.  Stephanie co-wrote Rusted Love with Tenille Arts and RyLee Madison.

(18 Aug 2017) Bridgestone Arena Not Selling Any Country Concert Tickets Until After December 1st Due To Contract With Garth Brooks
So Shania Twain Can't Sell Tickets To Her Scheduled Nashville Dates Until After December 1st
In an exclusive article in Billboard today it is reported that while Shania is doing a rock tour.  When  Shania Twain  this week announced her  47-show North American tour  kicking off in May, the venue for only one date -- a July 21 concert in Nashville -- was marked as "to be determined," with the on-sale date "to be announced."
The reason: the Nashville venue that Twain's team booked, Bridgestone Arena, isn't selling tickets for any country acts until after  Dec. 1, as per the terms of its contract with  Garth Brooks, according to Twain's manager Scott Rodger and an executive at Twain's promoter, Live Nation.
"This is just a really bad precedent, to say 'you can't sell tickets before I sell mine,'" Rodger told Billboard, adding that he was worried about getting negative reactions from Nashville fans who will be unable to buy tickets like the rest of the country when they become available on Aug. 25. "We're heading back to the dark ages."
Twain’s tour kicks off May 3, 2018 in Tacoma, Wash., and ends in Las Vegas on Aug. 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Though her music no longer has the country sound of her 1993 self-titled debut or her best-selling 1997 album Come On Over, the five-time Grammy winner is still widely considered the top-selling country artist of all time, with more than 90 million albums sold worldwide and more than 34.5 million albums sold in the U.S.
In the end, she will still be able to put her Nashville tickets on sale more than seven months in advance of the show, but the Live Nation official expressed surprise that Bridgestone wasn’t able to make an exception for her earlier on-sale. Read More Billboard.com

(18 Aug 2017) So You Are 13 Years Old! What Do You Do? You Sign A Record Deal With Warner Nashville!
Warner Music Nashville and Sweety High proudly announced today the signing of singer-songwriter Tegan Marie to Warner Music Group's renowned Nashville division. At just 13 years old, she is the youngest Country artist signed to the label and the youngest female in 45 years - since Tanya Tucker signed with CBS Records (Sony) in 1972 - to ink a major label Country record deal. From Flint, MI, Marie was first discovered by leading Gen Z girls' media platform Sweety High and has since catapulted into the national spotlight with several high-profile media performances and appearances including ABC's Good Morning America, PBS' star-studded special Smokey Robinson: The Gershwin Prize, and the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards.  She was set to celebrate the milestone moment making her debut at the Grand Ole Opry tonight (Aug 18).




















"This new generation is passionate about Country music. Tegan Marie, with the kind of natural talent already resonating with audiences, represents a new breed of digitally-savvy artists that we want to be a part of," said John Esposito, Chairman and CEO, Warner Music Nashville. "What attracted us to Tegan Marie was her voice and a confidence that was beyond her years. Her success on Sweety High and in social media exemplifies not only how Country talent can be nurtured on these platforms but also how we will reach the next generation of music consumers."
Marie's major milestones include the release of the song "Lucky Me," to benefit the children affected by the water crisis in her hometown of Flint, and her breathtaking rendition of Florida Georgia Line's #1 hit song, "H.O.L.Y.," which racked up over 17 million views on Facebook alone. She has amassed over 75 million video views and receives over five million engagements online each month.

NEWS
(15 Aug 2017) Scotty McCreery is no longer and independent artist. The “Five More Minutes” singer has signed with Triple Tigers Records.
The label is an imprint of Sony Music Entertainment that was formed in 2016 with Russell Dickerson as the flagship artist.
“I’m very excited to become part of the Triple Tigers/Sony Music Entertainment family," McCreery noted. "They believe in me and my music, they work hard, and for being a brand new company, they are already succeeding. I am fired up to see what we can achieve together.” Triple Tigers GM Norbert Nix added, “We are very proud to represent Scotty McCreery. He is an absolute pro and an artist of great integrity. We were blown away when we heard ‘Five More Minutes’ and are looking forward to representing SCOTTY’s new music to his millions of fans.”

(15 Aug 2017) You're Shakin' That Money Maker: The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. reports CMA Music Festival remains Nashville's largest annual tourism event, generating $57.7 million in direct visitor spending. That's slightly down from the $59.5 million in visitor spending in 2016, due to the rising number of locals attending. "It was a historic and exciting year for all of us in Nashville as all eyes were on our city with CMA Music Festival and the Stanley Cup Finals, both with a national TV audience," said CMA CEO Sarah Trahern. "CMA Music Festival has long welcomed fans from around the globe, and much of their interest in visiting, and desire to return, is due in part to the generous hospitality that our neighbors, those that call Nashville home, extend to our visiting fans. We are glad that more people from our community participated as well."

(16 Aug 2017) Thomas Rhett To Judge '2018 Miss America Competition'
Valory Music CO’s Thomas Rhett will serve as a judge on ABC-TV's "2018 MISS AMERICA Competition," which is set to broadcast live on Sunday, September 10th at 9p (ET).
Rhett joins PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Editorial Dir. JESS CAGLE, actress/model Molly Sims, and singer Jordin Sparks at the judges' table. He follows in the footsteps of fellow young Country men, Brett Eldredge and Cole Swindell, who handled judging duties in 2015 and 2016, respectively

(17 Aug 2017) The Sisterhood: Sony Music Nashville's The Sisterhood (Alyssa Bonagura & Ruby Stewart) are set to make their Grand Ole Opry debut on Sunday, August 20th.
 Alyssa is the daughter of Kathie Baillie & Michael Bonagura (the core of country band Baillie & The Boys) and Ruby's father is rock icon Rod Stewart.





















The duo joins Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, Wynonna, and others for the two special Sunday night "Total Eclipse" shows. Keep up with The Sisterhood by visiting www.thesisterhoodband.com.

(17 Aug 2017) Indie-country singer songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews new single 'Near You' is available UK iTunes from the Loose Re-Issue USA only Album ‘ON MY PAGE’

AWARDS
(17 Aug 2017) Honored To Be There: Alan Jackson and Chris Stapleton will perform at the 11th Annual ACM Honors Aug. 23 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, set to air on CBS-TV Sept. 15. Presenters include Jason Aldean, Bobby Bones, Ross Copperman, Lady Antebellum and Jimmy Webb, along with previously revealed performers (CAT 8/9) Vince Gill, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley and Hillary Scott, who will also present. Off-camera presenters are Cassadee Pope and Brett Young, and off-camera performers are Clare Bowen and Charles Esten. More at acmcountry.com

TV
(16 Aug 2017) In Case You Missed It: Mercury's Shania Twain performed "Swingin' With My Eyes Closed" Wednesday night (Aug 16) on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Watch here | Shania' Now Tour Dates
Summer's here, bring it on, another beer, one more beer, another song goes on the radio loud and clear
(16 Aug 2017) Big Machine's Midland appeared on ABC-TV's Jimmy Kimmel Live and performed "Drinkin' Problem"

BABY NEWS
(17 Aug 2017) Two more babies will be joining the Lady Antebellum family this winter. Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott have both announced they’re expecting in December and February, respectively.
Haywood’s wife Kelli is due with the couple’s second child, a girl to join older brother Cash who was born in September 2014. A post at the Lady Antebellum Instagram page did not reveal the gender of Scott and husband Chris Tyrell’s second baby. They had daughter Eisele in 2013. Hillary is expecting two babies in February 2018. The singer is expecting twins. Instagram
“Well, #BabyBellum round 2 is on the way,” the post says.
Scott also suffered a miscarriage in 2015 that inspired the song “Thy Will” from her Grammy-winning Christian album Love Remains. The singer spoke openly about the pain and suffering of losing a baby hoping she could offer comfort to others who’ve been through something similar.

PRESS RELEASES
(15 Aug 2017) Kenny Rogers To Be Honored By The International Photography Hall Of Fame And Museum: The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum announced its 2017 class of Photography Hall of Fame inductees, and first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Kenny Rogers - singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, photographer, and author - will receive the 2017 IPHF Lifetime Achievement Award, the first of its kind awarded by the IPHF.

(15 Aug 2017) Dolly Parton to Release First Children's Album 'I Believe In You' This Fall with Proceeds to Benefit Imagination Library:  At a press conference before media reps and their children as special guests, world renowned entertainer Dolly Parton announced the release of I BELIEVE IN YOU, her first album written and recorded for kids and those young at heart. A digital release of the new album on Dolly Records/RCA Nashville will be available September 29, whereas the physical album will street worldwide on October 13. All 14 tracks on I Believe In You were written and performed by Dolly Parton.

(18 Aug 2017) Brett Young is bringing his "smooth vocals" (Washington Post) and "soulful country gems" (Entertainment Weekly) to venues across the country for his debut headlining CALIVILLE Tour, featuring rising Country singer/songwriter Carly Pearce. Launching Oct. 14 in Charlottesville, VA, tickets go on sale Friday, August 25.
Young will perform songs from his self-titled debut (BMLG Records), which highlights his "melodic craftsmanship" (Billboard) with No. One hits, Gold Certified “Sleep Without You” and Platinum selling “In Case You Didn’t Know,” along with the recently-released single "Like I Loved You."

WATCH
(14 Aug 2017) Brett Young's raw cover of >> "Hallelujah" during the Taste of Country RISERS video shoot.

(16 Aug 2017) >> "Act Like A Lady" acoustic version by the UKs Fiona Culley
Production and Guitar by Dan Reising Video by Wiley Chandler
Currently on a nationwide radio tour in support of her debut radio single, Fiona Culley strips down ‘addictive’ (B-Sides & Badlands) tune, “Act Like A Lady”, in acoustic video. The groovy, foot-tapping video which showcases Culley’s pure vocals, exclusively premiered on Taste of Country.

(17 Aug 2017) Official Video for >> "Heroes in Your Hometown" by Shantell Ogden.

COUNTRY FASHION
(15 Aug 2017) Pop Singer/Songwriter in Nashville Taryn wearing a Velvet Dreams 2PC Skirt Set – Product Detail

For her second shot in September 2017’s Cosmopolitan Magazine Miley Cyrus posed wearing a Jonathan Simkhai Denim Bustier Top & Jeans from the Fall 2017 Collection, a Shay Crescent Moonstar Necklace ($3,150.00), and an Istanbul Diamond Tanzanite Pink Gold Earring in her left ear, one of the Istanbul Diamond Pink Gold Earrings, also in her left ear, and an Istanbul Diamond Morganite Pink Gold Earring (price upon request) in her right ear, all by Selim Mouzannar. - Image





























(18 Aug 2017) Daisy Chains: UMG/Nashville's Maddie & Tae have joined One Jeanswear Group as brand ambassadors for their new junior denim brand Black Daisy – Facebook Photo. The brand kicked off its launch with a back-to-school event and meet-and-greet with Maddie & Tae (Sat Aug 19) at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City. 































The jeans are available at retailers including Macy’s, Belk, BonTon, JC Penney and Amazon.
The jeans label, previously used singer Taylor Swift in its advertising work.
There’s nothing quite like a pair of great fitting jeans. That’s why we’re so excited to announce that we’re the new brand ambassadors for Black Daisy Jeans! Whether it be the Tube Hi-Rise jean (Maddie) or the Billie Skinny jean (Tae), Black Daisy has something for everyone. You can find them and more at Macy's, Bon-Ton and Belk.

PHOTO
(15 Aug 2017)  Dog & Tiger: Dreamcatcher's Chelsea Bain (l) and pup Rodi visit WKSJ/Mobile's Bill Black with songwriter/player Rachel Farley.


















BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
21 Nick Kane (Mavericks) - (1954), Kenny Rogers - (1938), Kacey Lee Musgraves (1988), Hayden Panettiere (1989) 
22 Holly Dunn - (1957), Collin Raye - (1960), Mila Mason - (1963) 
23 Sammy Sadler - (1967), Shelly Fairchild - (1977), Teea Goans
24 Canaan Smith (1982)
25 Jo Dee Messina - (1970), Billy Ray Cyrus - (1961),
26 Brian Kelley (Florida Georgia Line),
27 Jeffrey Steele (Boy Howdy) - (1961), Jeff Cook (Alabama) - (1949), Jimmy C Newman - (1927), Colt Ford born “Jason Farris Brown” (1970)

R.I.P
(16 Aug 2017) Jo Walker-Meador Passes (1924-2017): Country Music Hall of Fame member Jo Walker-Meador passed away following a stroke at age 93.
Walker-Meador was the first paid employee at the CMA, joining in 1958 as Office Manager and rising to Exec. Dir. in 1962. She was the longest-serving employee in that position, retiring in 1991. Under her leadership, CMA launched initiatives including the Country Music Hall of Fame (created in 1961), the CMA Awards (created in 1967 and televised nationally since 1968) and the CMA Music Festival (launched as Fan Fair in 1972). Arrangements are pending.
"Jo was a champion for country music around the world and a groundbreaker for women in the entertainment business," said CMA CEO Sarah Trahern. "On a personal note, I will miss her guidance, humor, and friendship. She was the first meeting I set up before I took this job. She taught me lessons in how to gracefully navigate the Board. She was always diplomatic in her storytelling and she had some great ones to share. Over the last six months she was a little more candid and I always looked forward to our time together. She will be greatly missed by all. My heart is broken."
She was Executive Director of the CMA from 1962 to 1991. Walker-Meador was at the CMA from its creation in 1958, hired as office manager. In 1959 she organized a banquet that later became the CMA Awards. After former CMA Exec. Dir. Harry Stone departed, Walker-Meador assumed his role. She retired in 1991 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1995. Arrangements are pending.

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