Archive | February, 2013

Lady Antebellum To Release Fourth Studio Album on May 7

By on February 19, 2013 in In The Press

Lady Antebellum, Golden

Lady Antebellum appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America Tuesday morning (February 19th) to announce the details of their fourth studio album, Golden, which is set for release May 7th. The three wrote the title track with label-mate Eric Paslay over a bottle of wine in Charles Kelley’s library room. “”It’s actually the last song we wrote for the record,” Charles tells The Huffington Post. While a few details have yet to be finalized, the collection will include 11 or 12 songs, half of which were written or co-written by the group. Paul Worley is once again at the helm for Golden, having produced all Lady A’s previous releases.

“This album feels to me like one of those that from start to finish could be a good road-trip record and that’s what we wanted,” said Lady A’s Charles Kelley. “It’s one of the reasons why the term ‘golden’ was kind of cool. I think about road trips and driving down the road with those little streaks of sunshine popping through the trees, especially at sunset. ‘Golden’…it just gives you this warm, easy feeling.”

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The Civil Wars Team With T-Bone Burnett

By on February 19, 2013 in In The Press

A Place at the TableThe Civil Wars have teamed with T Bone Burnett to work on the soundtrack for new documentary, A Place at the Table. Featuring 14 original tracks, the album is set for release Feb. 26 through Sensibility Music.

Burnett and The Civil Wars perform on the album, which includes the new single “Long Time Gone” (listen below).

From the producers of Food, Inc., A Place at the Table explores American food and hunger issues. The film will be released March 1.

The band and Burnett are offering 100 percent of the label’s net profits and producer/artist royalties to the Participant Foundation, an organization that “exists to support programs that support a sustainable and peaceful world.”

In November, The Civil Wars cancelled tour dates, citing “internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition.”

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Scotty McCreery To Host CMA’s “Keep The Music Playing” Nashville Concert

By on February 19, 2013 in In The Press

Scotty McCreeryScotty McCreery will host CMA’s fourth annual “Keep The Music Playing” All-Stars concert tonight (Feb. 19) at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The free concert begins at 6 p.m. No tickets are necessary and seats are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The fourth annual “Keep The Music Playing” event is presented by the Metro Nashville Public Schools and the CMA, and honors the best elementary, middle and high school music programs in Metro Nashville public schools.

To date the CMA has been able to donate over $6 million to purchase instruments for students in the Middle Tennessee area. Kix Brooks, Laura Bell Bundy, Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry and Kellie Pickler are a few of the artists who have been involved in the program.

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Sarah Darling Continues National Television Streak

By on February 19, 2013 in In The Press

Darling Featured a Second Time this Month During ABC’s “The Bachelor: Sean Tells All Special”

Sarah DarlingSarah Darling is taking yet another step on the national television stage with her upcoming late night debut on CONAN. Sarah will perform her hit single, “Home To Me,” March 4 at 10p.m. CT on TBS.

Earlier this month, Sarah made her debut performance on ABC’s hit romance reality series The Bachelor. Fans of Sarah have a second opportunity to see her on The Bachelor as Darling is featured a second time during “The Bachelor: Sean Tells All Special” on Tuesday, February 19 at 8p.m. CT on ABC.

Sarah Darling’s New Single Is Highest New Female Digital Single Debut In Over A Year

Sarah Darling’s featured performance during the February 4 episode of ABC’s The Bachelor translated to a 220% increase in “Home To Me” sales.  With more than 15,500 units sold in the week following her appearance on the show, the collective total is now over 75,000 units sold. The Home To Me EP was digitally released on January 29.

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Help Greg Bates Create A Lyric Video For “Fill In The Blank”

By on February 18, 2013 in In The Press

Greg Bates

Help Greg Bates create a lyric video for his latest single, “Fill In The Blank!” Record a 5-10 second clip of yourself (using HD video) holding posterboard with lyrics from the chorus of “Fill in the Blank” in black ink (make it large and legible!). Upload your video to YouTube and send the YouTube link to fitblyricvideo@gmail.com. Your clip may be used in the official lyric video! Full rules below.

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Kellie Pickler Showed Her Love For Female Troops This Past Valentine’s Day

By on February 18, 2013 in In The Press

Kellie Pickler

USO tour veteran Kellie Pickler is no stranger to supporting our men and women in uniform–it’s something she’s been doing since she set out on her first USO tour in 2007. Along the way she’s lifted the spirits of more than 30,000 servicemen and women stationed in eight countries.  So, it’s no surprise that the country music singer/songwriter wanted to do something special for our female soldiers spending Valentine’s Day in Afghanistan and Kuwait.

Having traveled to Afghanistan on three out of her six USO tours, the songstress learned first-hand how difficult it is to feel like a lady when you’re in the desert.  When she found out about “Ladies Night,” hosted monthly by USO centers in the Middle East, Pickler jumped at the chance to be involved.  Designed to give our female soldiers a chance to bond with each other, pamper themselves and take a much-needed break from military living, the events are strictly ladies only.

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Country Music Singer Mindy McCready Has Passed Away at Age 37

By on February 17, 2013 in In The Press

Mindy McCready

Tonight our thoughts are with the friends and family of Mindy McCreedy who died of apparent suicide, several reports have confirmed.

McCready was born on Nov. 30, 1975. She recorded five studio albums and had twelve singles on the Billboard country singles chart. Her debut in 1996, Ten Thousand Angels, sold over 2 million copies and garnered four charting singles, including the #1 hit, “Guys Do It All the Time.”

Only weeks ago McCready’s boyfriend, David Wilson, also died at the age of 34. His cause of death has has not been released, however, and the investigation is still open. McCready leaves behind two children, 6-year-old Zander and 9-month-old Zayne.

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NBC Nightly News Features Darius Rucker, Randy Houser, And Musicians On Call

By on February 16, 2013 in In The Press

Top country music artists Darius Rucker and Randy Houser have both started the new year off with successful music releases, but they are also being recognized for their volunteer work with Musicians On Call (MOC), a non-profit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities.  NBC’s Lester Holt recently traveled to Nashville, Tenn. to join Rucker and Houser as they performed and visited with patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt through the MOC Nashville branch.  The visit, recently highlighted in Country Weekly magazine, will be the focus of the “Making a Difference” segment of NBC Nightly News this Saturday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 CT plus a “Web Extra” on the Nightly News tab of NBCNews.com featuring an extended interview with Rucker.

Darius Rucker. Photo by Joe Howell

The two artists shared with Holt their experiences over the years performing for patients in healthcare facilities and the influence it has on them personally to witness the visible affect music has on these patients.  Weighing in on the advantages of having Musicians On Call in their hospital was Dr. Elisabeth M. Dykens, Professor of Psychology and Human Development and Director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, who can personally attest to the patient benefits achieved through music.  Continue Reading →

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New Video: Eric Church, “Like Jesus Does”

By on February 15, 2013 in In The Press

The video for Eric Church‘s “Like Jesus Does,” premiered Friday morning on Youtube and Vevo. It’s the latest release from his platinum – and ACM nominated – album, Chief.

Eric Church To Release Live Album in April

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Kip Moore Celebrates Number One, Set To Appear in “Nashville”

By on February 15, 2013 in In The Press

Kip MooreKip Moore was honored with a party at BMI in Nashville on Thursday to celebrate the number-one success of his hit, “Beer Money.” Folks munched on tiny sandwiches, shrimp, Valentine’s Day candy and red velvet milkshakes, along with a beer or two, at the celebration, which also feted Kip’s co-writers Troy Verges and Blair Daly.

Kip said they had actually started in one direction with the song, but it ended up quite differently. “We were talking about college and not having enough money for beer that weekend, and I kinda responded. I was like, ‘I know we were always trying to save our beer money,” says Kip. “But then it kinda morphed into another thing where it was more about the economic times…I had a buddy whose dad had lost his job and the family was pretty down and out, and he couldn’t find another job, but the buddy was telling me that he was still at the bar that weekend. People are always going to always have an outlet; they’re always going to need that outlet no matter how bad times get, so that’s kinda how the whole thing started.”

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