Kacey Musgraves co-produced her debut album, Same Trailer, Different Park, with hit songwriters Luke Laird and Shane McAnally. Kacey talks about some of the songs on the album, due out March 19th, below.
Archive | February 5, 2013
Kacey Musgraves Gives A Little Insight Into Making Her Debut Album
Country Music Blog Rodeo: 2013 Artists to Watch
Ryan Seacrest, Little Big Town, The Band Perry, Beth Behrs, And More To Announce Nominees For The 48th ACM Awards
Country Music Fans Invited To Announce Entertainer Of The Year Category & Special VIP Guests Will Announce Categories Via Video Posts Online
The second annual ACM digital press conference, hosted by the Academy of Country Music, CBS Television and Dick Clark Productions via ACM social media channels, to announce the nominees for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Music’s Party of the Year® to be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
The Band Perry, 2 Broke Girls star Beth Behrs, Little Big Town, Scotty McCreery, Ryan Seacrest, Entertainment Tonight hosts Rob Marciano and Nancy O’Dell and more surprise guests will announce categories via videos posted in real time to fans and media simultaneously. The press conference will culminate with country music FANS announcing the nominees for Entertainer of the Year.
Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves And Josh Turner Added To The Grand Ole Opry At CRS
Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Turner, along with Greg Bates have been added to the performance lineup of the “Grand Ole Opry at CRS” show set for February 27th. As previously announced, Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Vince Gill along with Dustin Lynch and Scotty McCreery are also set to perform.
Gill is set to host the special opry performance, and Radio Hall of Famer Bill Cody will be the announcer for the event, which is sponsored by Humana’s My Well-Being.
CRS 2013 New Faces of Country Music Show Lineup Announced
CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne states, “We are excited about the reaction to this event at the Seminar. Support from both the Radio and Records community has been overwhelming. It will certainly be one of the highlights of CRS this year”.
The event will be held in the Performance Hall of the Nashville Convention Center and open to CRS 2013 attendees. Register for CRS 2013 at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com. CRS attendees can visit www.opry.com/radio/CRS2013.html for all the details on the show. Plus, the first 50 CRS attendees to register through the special RSVP link on the website will receive two tickets to attend the Grand Ole Opry at the Opry House Sat., March 2.
Randy Houser Caps Off Release Week With RIAA Gold Certified Single And Critical Acclaim
Country star Randy Houser may sing about getting “some of this slow-down fast” in “How Country Feels,” but right now his career begs to differ as the song, his first-ever No. 1 hit, also becomes his first RIAA® Gold® certified single, selling over half a million downloads and climbing. “How Country Feels” is the title track off of his new album which hit stores last week and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album has also received praise from AP, CBS New York, The Washington Post, Billboard and many more.
In the midst of the barreling momentum, Houser performed for the nation last week on FOX News Channel’s Fox & Friends, Walmart Soundcheck, AOL Sessions, Yahoo! Ram Country and Better TV, and interviewed on GAC’s Headline Country, and CMT’s Hot 20 Countdown where he was challenged to see how country feels truly feels by hilariously having to identify different obscure “country” objects while blindfolded.
HLN Goes On Tour With Craig Campbell In ‘Road Warriors’
HLN followed country music entertainer Craig Campbell during a recent tour stop in Atlanta for the network’s popular series “Road Warriors.” Cameras captured Campbell at home, on the road, enjoying his favorite restaurant in the city, performing for a capacity crowd at Wild Bills and competing at his favorite past-time, corn hole! The behind-the-scenes “Road Warriors” segment with Campbell can be seen Thursday, February 7 at 9AM EST during Morning Express with Robin Meade on HLN. This is Campbell’s second TV appearance in the last seven days, having just performed his hits “Outta My Head” and “Family Man” on Hallmark Channel’s MARIE.
A Closer Look @ Craig Campbell
Roughstock.com recently proclaimed Craig “…one of the most promising neo-traditionalist country music artists…today.” His new single “Outta My Head,” from his upcoming sophomore album, is a high-octane up-tempo track with an evocative lyric that describes the struggle of lost love. Produced by Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band) and Matt Rovey and written by Brandon Kinney, Michael Carter, and Cole Swindell, the mesmerizing track showcases Campbell’s rich, warm baritone and expansive range.
Gary Allan Celebrates Two Sold Out Shows At Historic Ryman Auditorium
Country star Gary Allan has much to celebrate. Last Friday, Allan put his April 17th show at the historic Ryman Auditorium on sale. In just 10 minutes, the show was sold out. The singer added a second show on April 19, which is now also sold out.
When Allan heard the news he said: “This is going to be a special pair of shows for all of us, the Ryman is magic. My team and I have worked hard to get to this moment. I don’t take it lightly.”
It’s an exciting time for Allan who has turned up the heat with the release of his new album, Set You Free (available now on iTunes), on MCA Nashville. The lead single “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)” rocketed to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and has already been certified gold by the RIAA.
Taylor Swift Spends Third Consecutive Week At #1 and Opens GRAMMY Awards
Six-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift this week spends her third consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart with “I Knew You Were Trouble” from her 5+ million-selling current album RED. “Trouble” is also at #4* and climbing Billboard’s Hot AC Chart.
A worldwide smash, “Trouble” reached #1 this week in the UK, where Taylor’s album RED was just certified Platinum. “Trouble” has also reached #1 on the radio airplay charts in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Denmark, and is Top 10 in countries spanning four continents. “Trouble” has been certified 4X Platinum in New Zealand, 3X Platinum in the U.S. and Canada, and is Platinum or Gold in South Africa, the UK, Norway and Ireland. Released on Big Machine Records, RED has been certified 4X Platinum in the U.S. for sales in excess of 4 million albums, and has worldwide sales topping 5.4 million.
At Country radio, “Begin Again” is at #8* and climbing Billboard’s Top 10, with more than 26 million audience impressions this week alone. “Begin Again” is at #1 on the Great American Country Top 20 Video Countdown, is at #3 at CMT, and is Top 10 at radio in Australia and Canada.
Country Artist Jaida Dreyer To Release Debut Album, “I Am Jaida Dreyer,” Feb. 26
Debut Album Produced by Grammy-Winning Producer Byron Gallimore
Streamsound Records recording artist Jaida Dreyer is set to release her debut album, I Am Jaida Dreyer, on Feb. 26. The album will be available on all major digital retailers, including iTunes and Amazon.
The breakout release features 10 original songs written or co-written by the singer and is produced by Grammy award-winning record producer Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland). The album features a special guest appearance by Sugarland’s Kristian Bush on the track “Boy Who Cried Love,” who co-wrote the song with her.
“Jaida’s music is so personal and authentic,” said Gallimore. “Not only is Jaida a great performer, but she is also a gifted writer and musician. Her charisma and soul completely shine right through on this album.”
Dreyer added, “I’m overwhelmed by the love and space I’ve been given to make my art. This record is a collection of different moments in my life. I hope people connect with the songs and recognize moments of their own life in them.”
Kip Moore Gets Ready To Throw The ‘Hammer Down’ With Toby Keith
Kip Moore has been announced as the special guest on Toby Keith’s upcoming Hammer Down Tour, which is set to kick off June 8th in Ozark, Arkansas. “I am excited to go out with Toby, because I have heard so many stories about what the tours are like. I know that he has a big, big rowdy crowd, and I know he has a different kind of fan base than I probably do, which is why it’s going to be so fun to get in front of that fan base,” says Kip. “The guy has been at the top of his game for no telling how many years. I mean 10-15-20 years, so I know it’s definitely something I can learn a lot from, and I think it will better my career going out with him.”
Kip, who is currently on the road with Brantley Gilbert on the Hell on Wheels Tour, is scaling the country charts with his latest single, “Hey Pretty Girl,” the follow-up to back-to-back number-one singles – “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” and “Beer Money.”
Jake Owen To Participate In The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Celebrity Challenge
The “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” Singer To Join Josh Duhamel, Bill Murray, Darius Rucker, Charles Kelley And More On The Green For Charity
Platinum-selling country singer Jake Owen is brushing up on his golf chops as he heads to the west coast to participate in the AT&T Pebble Beach National PRO-AM Celebrity Challenge from February 4 through February 10, 2013 in Monterey, California. The American Country Awards 2012 Breakthrough Artist of the Year will join Josh Duhamel, Chris Berman, Bill Murray, Kenny G, Charles Kelley, Huey Lewis, Ray Romano, Darius Rucker, Andy Garcia, Aaron Rodgers, Kelly Slater and more on the green as they tee up for a good cause.
Country Music Blog Rodeo: 2013 Artists to Watch
“I’m pretty excited to participate in the tournament,” shares Jake. “I must admit … I’m a very competitive person and with the chance of winning for charity, I’m ready to give it my all.”
After selling out every date on his first headlining tour, CMT On Tour, Jake will hit the road again in February with Jason Aldean’s 2013 Night Train tour. Also coming in February will be the release of Jake’s new single “Anywhere With You” to country radio. The song is the fourth single produced by Joey Moi and Rodney Clawson from the Barefoot Blue Jean Night project.
