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SHOWBIZ TV’s docu-series DISCOVERING LUCY ANGEL premieres Sunday February 14th at 7:30 p.m. GMT. The country music-themed series is set to air its 13-episode first season during SHOWBIZ TV’s Sunday night primetime programming block. Continue Reading →
Project Greenlight Digital Studios announced today the winner of their #GetTheGreenLight web series contest is “#Josh” from directors Joshua Jean-Baptiste and Edson Jean. As the winners, the filmmakers will receive $25,000 and a development deal with the studio. Draped in the culturally capricious backdrop of Miami, the film is about a chaste, digitally dependent twenty-something who is forced to coexist with his promiscuous, problematic cousin. The winning pitch video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1sMUQUPbHY Continue Reading →
Country music trio Sister C hit the ground running in the New Year posting their first Blue Room Sessions video of their brand new song “Even a Broken Heart Beats” to their Facebook page and the fan response with likes, comments and shares has been more than the real-life sisters expected with over 650K people reached in the last week and still growing. The demo version of the song, written by Cirby, Carli and Celbi who make up Sister C and Pete Sallis (Phillip Phillips, Bucky Covington), will be on their upcoming EP. For the next two weeks fans can get the live acoustic Blue Room Sessions version of “Even a Broken Heart Beats” for free by going to http://www.sisterc.com/subscribe. Fans can also check out Sister C’s Blue Room Sessions video at http://tinyurl.com/SisterCVideo.
Taylor Hicks, the platinum-selling artist and entertainer from Alabama whose soulful vocals won over America’s heart and the fifth season of American Idol at the height of the singing competition phenomenon’s ratings heyday, has signed with APA, it was announced today by the agency’s Seth Rappaport. Hicks, who is currently in-studio finishing his latest album to be released this year, will be announcing upcoming tour dates soon. Continue Reading →
Today, “one of the most-talked-about releases of 2016” (Billboard) receives a release date as Charles Kelley announces his first-ever solo album THE DRIVER (Capitol Records Nashville) will be available Feb. 5. The nine-track disc has already received a GRAMMY nomination for its lead single/title track, which fans will now receive as an instant download alongside an additional track each Friday leading into release with an iTunes pre-order purchase. Continue Reading →
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Almost 2 years since their EP From The Spark, Grizfolk released their highly anticipated, full-length, debut album Waking Up The Giants [Virgin Records] today. The album is streaming exclusively on Apple Music and available on iTunes HERE. Waking Up The Giants includes new smashing singles such as “Troublemaker,” as well as the four singles from their EP – including “The Struggle.” Fans can also pick up the album on vinyl HERE.
Jake Shimabukuro
Hawaii native Jake Shimabukuro is set to release his “best of” live collection Live In Japan, his second release on Hitchhike Records/eOne, Friday, February 26, 2016. Pre-orders are available today on Amazon, iTunes and the website. The 2 CD collection features some of Shimabukuro’s favorite songs from his 15-year career including a 10-minute classic reworking of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” which currently has over 14 million views on YouTube. For more information, please visit his website here.
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Ecclectic producer, singer, songwriter Shooter Jennings has built a career highlighted by music as diverse as his devoted fan base, and his seventh studio LP Countach (for Giorgio) is no different. The new album, comprised of songs composed or inspired by production pioneer Giorgio Moroder, will be released on vinyl February 26, 2016 and on CD March 11.
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Excitement surges worldwide for THOMAS RHETT as 2016 begins. Featured on his sophomore album TANGLED UP (The Valory Music Co.), “Crash and Burn” lights up the all-genre BBC Radio 2 chart with his first single released in the UK earning a coveted A-list spot ahead of Coldplay and One Direction. With notable airplay on the biggest radio station in Europe, “Crash and Burn” boasts nearly 10 million impacts across all UK stations to date, intensifying the #1 Country hit and Platinum-selling status previously garnered in the US. Continue Reading →
Warner Bros. Records/Warner Music Nashville recording artist Chris Janson will world premiere the brand new music video for his chart-rising single “Power of Positive Drinkin’” on CMT’s Hot 20 Countdown this Saturday (1/9) and even stopped by the show to join host Cody Alan in introducing the video. In the spirit of ‘positive drinking,’ tune in to see the two challenge each other in a game of flip cup with Janson’s drink of choice; Mountain Dew. The video will be available across all CMT platforms, including the 24/7 digital music channel CMT Music, ChrisJanson.CMT.com and the CMT Artists mobile app, following the premiere and across multiple media platforms on Monday (1/11). Last year, CMT – for the first time in its history – financed and produced Janson’s debut video “Buy My a Boat.” Continue Reading →
