Average Joes’ recording artist, Sarah Ross, has been selected for CMT’s “New Artist Discovery” campaign. Ross’ new video, “You’re No Good,” will be launching in this week’s new rotation of CMT Artist Discovery videos on CMT Pure Country and CMT digital outlets. Simultaneously, Sirius/XM has added “You’re No Good,” to The Highway’s popular “On The Horizon” playlist.
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Sarah Ross Added to Sirius/XM & CMT New Artist Discovery Campaign
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC & CMT ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP, SEMI-FINALISTS FOR ACM NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Academy of Country Music and CMT announced a new partnership that – for the first time ever – will bring the fan voting for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards newcomer category to VoteACM.com and voteacm.CMT.com, beginning Tuesday, January 27, 2015. This marks the seventh consecutive year that fans will vote to determine the nominees for the newcomer category, and is the inaugural Academy and CMT partnership for the interactive fan voting experience.
Chris Lane Debuts New Music Video For Top-Selling Breakout Single “Broken Windshield View”
Hot country music newcomer Chris Lane’s brand new music video for his top-selling, breakout debut “Broken Windshield View” world premiered exclusively across CMT, CMT Pure, ChrisLane.CMT.com and CMT Artists App on 8/27. Continue Reading →
Lucy Hale World Premieres “Lie A Little Better” Video On CMT / MTV
Following her life-long dream to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, rising country star and actress, Lucy Hale, opted to shoot the video for her new single, the infectious “Lie A Little Better” at the historic Opry House. Hale, working again with director Philip Andelman (“You Sound Good To Me,”) chose to forego a concept video and instead Hale and band spent the day performing on the legendary Opry stage, soaking in the rich legacy of the famed music venue. The video, which world-premiered today on CMT and MTV, can be seen HERE. Continue Reading →
Hunter Hayes Reveals Release Date For “Tattoo” Music Video
Video to Premiere Across CMT Platforms on Monday, July 28; Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peek Hits CMT.com Live Now
Platinum recording artist and four-time GRAMMY nominee Hunter Hayes is known for challenging status quo, and in his new music video for “Tattoo” he continues to push the envelope, taking his multidimensional vision to new heights. The video will stream exclusively across HunterHayes.CMT.com, iHeartRadio.com and more than 120 Clear Channel country station websites, along with the newly launched CMT Artists App for iPhone and Android. Directed by Kristin Barlowe, the video was shot in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and although Hayes is keeping the final effects and video premise confidential, he released the first teaser—a behind-the-scenes look at the setting –on CMT.com after network personality Cody Alan prompted Hayes on Twitter. Continue Reading →
Joe Nichols’ “Yeah” Is Top 20; Video World Premieres On CMT
It’s been a big week for multi-platinum selling RED BOW recording artist Joe Nichols. His new single, “Yeah” soared into the Top 20, landing at #19 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and #20 on the Country Aircheck/ USA Today chart, (powered by Mediabase).
The whimsical, love-at-first-sight anthem has been wowing fans at Nichols’ live shows from Las Vegas to Tampa and has become the chart-topping country artist’s second consecutive hit from his new album, CRICKETS, which also includes the #1 Gold-selling smash “Sunny and 75.”
On Friday morning, the music video for “Yeah” world premiered exclusively across Country Music Television (CMT), CMT Pure, CMT.com and CMT Artists App.
Directed by Wes Edwards, the video for “Yeah” shows off Nichols’ lighter side as the fun-filled, “comic”al nature of the song is captured through the use of animation and special effects.
Also on Friday, Nichols performed “Yeah” on the CBS syndicated and 2014 People’s Choice Award winning daytime variety program The Queen Latifah Show. Fans can find air times in their area by visiting: http://www.smarturl.it/5587gh
Additionally, BET re-airs each The Queen Latifah Show episode the following day at 1 am ET/ 12 am CT.
CRICKETS Is available now at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/GetCrickets
For more information on Joe Nichols and for tour dates in your area, visit: http://www.joenichols.com
ABOUT JOE NICHOLS:
Multi-platinum RED BOW recording artist Joe Nichols is one of country music’s most praised traditional country artists. He has five #1 hits and eight Top 10 singles to his credit, including the recent chart-topper “Sunny and 75” as well as “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” and “Gimmie That Girl,” and Top 10 smashes like “The Impossible,” “If Nobody Believed In You,” “What’s A Guy Gotta Do,” “Size Matters” and “I’ll Wait For You.”
Upon bursting on the music scene Nichols won every “best new artist” award available in the field of country music: the prestigious Horizon Award from the Country Music Association; Top New Male Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music and CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year, as well as “new artist” awards from Billboard, Radio & Records and Music Row Magazine and a New York Times Best-Albums-of-the-Year nod. Over the course of his career, Nichols has received four GRAMMY nominations, including Best Country Album and Best Country Male Vocal Performance (2 consecutive years) and Best Country Song for his #1 debut single “The Impossible.”
Nichols new album CRICKETS debuted in the Top 3 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and spawned the #1 gold-selling hit “Sunny and 75.” His follow-up single, “Yeah,” is a Top 20 hit and rising. This Spring/ Summer Nichols is criss-crossing the U.S. on tour with country superstars Lady Antebellum as well as his on own headlining dates.
The Lost Trailers Team Up With CMT Artists For Innovative Summer Tour Experience
Country music band The Lost Trailers are joining forces with CMT’s music discovery platform, CMT Artists, this summer to give fans nationwide an exclusive multi-media experience on the group’s forthcoming 2014 Tour.
Fans will have the chance to appear in a music video at every tour date and showcase their hometowns. These unique videos will be live on The Lost Trailers exclusive site on Artists.CMT and on the CMT Artists App.
“One of my favorite parts of touring is learning about the great regions of America that I’ve never been to before, or haven’t had the chance to really experience,” shares front-man Stokes Nielson. “This allows not only us, but the whole country music community, to have access to these heartland stories and local lore.”
At every tour stop, The Lost Trailers’ show will be filmed with state-of-the-art video production highlighting the night’s crowd participation. An interactive “Fan-Filmed” area will also be on-site to collect video footage captured from fans, including content that showcases the local community, the before-during-and-after experiences around the show and local up-and-coming acts. The footage will then be combined to create a new music video for every show.
“CMT Artists was designed to unite artists and fans across the digital landscape, and The Lost Trailers are taking an unprecedented approach that taps the full creative potential of the platform,” said Brian Bayley, Manager of Music Strategy for CMT. “The fan-filmed channel allows everyone to share their experiences well after the concert has ended. We encourage Lost Trailer fans to login and see themselves online, stay current on tour dates and tickets and download the CMT Artists App (http://www.cmt.com/artists/apps/) to share with fellow fans.”
Discovered by Willie Nelson, The Lost Trailers broke onto the country music scene and delivered five Top 40 singles including the breakout Top 10, Gold-certified anthem “Holler Back.” They have earned multiple ACM nominations and continue to tour nationwide with their energetic live show. Fronting the group is award-winning songwriter Stokes Nielson, who is also a new media entrepreneur and a producer for Google/YouTube’s Country Now TV.
This summer, The Lost Trailers will feature Nielson and longtime fixture guitar-slinger Charles Longoria, TLT bassist Jimmy Lykens, and guitarist/vocalist Jeff Dane, as well as support on certain dates from artists Jason Wyatt, California native Ry Bradley, and Houston-based Arabella Jones.
For tour dates and more information, please visit www.thelosttrailers.com
Sandra Lynn Premieres “You Belong” Video on CMT
It’s a big day for rising country star,
Sandra Lynn, as she premieres her video “You Belong” on
CMT.com<http://cmt.com/> and
CMT Pure, in addition to releasing her debut EP to iTunes.
“You Belong,” written by Lori McKenna, Travis Meadows and Jeremy Spillman,
is the first track on Sandra’s debut EP, produced by Jay DeMarcus of Rascal
Flatts. The EP also features “Stones” and “Hangin’ Witchu”, two songs that
showcase Sandra’s powerful vocals.
The talented Trey Fanjoy (Miranda Lambert’s “Over You” and “Mama’s Broken
Heart”, and Keith Urban’s “Long Hot Summer,” to name a few) directed the
stunning video for “You Belong”. Trey worked hand in hand with Sandra on
the story and visual concept. Sandra shares, “‘You Belong’ is an inspiring
song that encourages us all to escape negativity and recognize our
self-worth, but most importantly to follow our dreams — a message I can
really relate to”.
Sandra Lynn invited friends to play a role in her debut music video as
well. Daneel Ackles (One Tree Hill) and Colin Egglesfield (Something
Borrowed, The Client List) help to bring Sandra’s vision to life.
You can watch the video for “You Belong” on Sandra Lynn’s
CMT<http://smarturl.it/YouBelongCMT> artist
page as well as CMT Pure. Sandra Lynn’s self- titled EP available now on
iTunes <https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sandra-lynn-single/id867047032>.
CMT’S ACCLAIMED MUSIC SERIES “CROSSROADS” CELEBRATES ITS 50TH EPISODE WITH A BLOCKBUSTER PAIRING OF KATY PERRY AND KACEY MUSGRAVES
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY “CROSSROADS” WILL AIR ON CMT, VH1, MTV, MTV HITS AND PALLADIA
CROSSROADS to Premiere June 13 on CMT
For more than a decade, CMT has been pairing together country and non-country artists for episodes of the flagship music series CMT CROSSROADS, which has delivered some of the most unforgettable performances on television. Next up are global superstar Katy Perry and recent Grammy-winner Kacey Musgraves, who will appear in the 50th episode of the critically acclaimed and longest-running music series of the network, it was announced today at CMT’s Upfront presentation. For the first time in the series history, this all-new episode of CROSSROADS will not only air on CMT, but it will also air on multiple channels including VH1, MTV, MTV Hits and Palladia. The two stars will swap lyrics and share stories in a performance to be taped live in Los Angeles, before embarking on a tour together later this summer. CMT CROSSROADS: KATY PERRY AND KACEY MUSGRAVES will premiere on Friday, June 13 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CMT. Air dates for the VH1, MTV, MTV Hits and Palladia airings will soon be announced.
“This is without a doubt one of the best pairings in the 50 episode history of the Crossroads franchise,” says John Hamlin, senior vice president music events and talent, CMT. “Both Katy and Kacey are killing it right now in their respective formats—due in large part because their music is built on authenticity and great song writing. Those songs reflect a 2014 view of the world as seen from two different points of view. Better yet, they are good friends who are very, very excited to get on stage and share their music with one another.”
“From the moment I heard ‘Merry Go Round’ by Kacey Musgraves, I knew we were cut from the same songwriter’s cloth,” said Perry. “I have been a fan and a friend of hers from the beginning, always championing her prolific songs every opportunity I get. To me, Kacey Musgraves is an artist that should be a household name because she offers a unique perspective with her writing style. It’s going to be a BLAST to play on each other’s songs this ‘Crossroads.’ It will be a preview to our Prismatic World Tour road trip this summer, WHICH I CAN’T WAIT FOR!”
“I’ve been such a HUGE fan of Katy and her vision since I found out about her. And since she’s found out about me, she’s been an amazing light and friend to me. So, joining forces with her for ‘Crossroads’ is going to be incredible,” exclaimed Musgraves. “In some ways we’re on opposite ends of the spectrum, but in a lot of ways our music makes total sense together. Her songs, while having grit, are so fun and it’ll be a cool challenge to throw a little country on ’em. I love her brain and her heart and I can’t wait for our two musical worlds to collide!”
Katy Perry cemented her status as a best-selling superstar with the global success of her second studio album, Teenage Dream, which debuted at #1 in 8 countries and spent over two years on Billboard’s Top 200 album sales chart. She became the only female artist to have 5 #1 singles from one album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (“California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” “E.T.” and “Last Friday Night”). The special edition, Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, added “Part of Me” and “Wide Awake” to Katy’s list of nine Top 40 chart-toppers (dating back to her multi-platinum debut album, 2008’s One of the Boys, which generated four hit singles: “I Kissed A Girl,” “Hot N Cold,” “Thinking of You” and “Waking Up In Vegas”). “Roar,” the first single from her new album, PRISM, became Katy’s 10th #1 Top 40 track after debuting at #1 on iTunes in 68 countries with 557,024 downloads in its first week of release, the biggest digital song sales week of 2013. A successful follow-up single, “Unconditionally”, was released in late 2013, followed by “Dark Horse”, which helped Katy set the record at Top 40 for most total weeks (46) at #1 in the Billboard airplay chart’s archives. Katy begins her “PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR” on May 7 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Nashville-based singer/songwriter, Kacey Musgraves released her Mercury Records Nashville debut album, “Same Trailer Different Park,” this past spring to massive critical acclaim and recognition. The album, which she co-produced with Shane McAnally and Luke Laird, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart making her the first solo female in five years to open at No. 1 with a rookie release, and just seventh in the 22-year Nielson SoundScan era. The album includes her top 10 single “Merry Go ‘Round,” “Blowin’ Smoke,” “Follow Your Arrow” and “Keep It To Yourself.” She’s received CMT Music Award and Teen Choice Award nominations, and has taken home the award for “New Artist of the Year” at 2013’s CMA Awards. Musgraves also recently won two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song (“Merry Go ‘Round”) and Best Country Album (“Same Trailer Different Park”). She has performed on the “Today Show,” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” “Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “2013 CMT Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards 2013” and the “56th Annual Grammy Awards.” Most recently, Musgraves received five ACM Award nominations including Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (Artist and Producer/”Same Trailer Different Park”), Song of the Year (“Mama’s Broken Heart”) and Video of the Year (“Blowin’ Smoke”). She is currently on tour with Lady Antebellum and will tour with Katy Perry later this summer.
CMT CROSSROADS debuted January 13, 2002 with Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams and since has showcased dream musical partnerships including Kid Rock and Hank Williams, Jr.; Ray Charles and Travis Tritt; Dave Matthews and Emmylou Harris; Bon Jovi and Sugarland; Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire; Def Leppard and Taylor Swift; Sting and Vince Gill; John Mayer and Keith Urban; Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood; Stevie Nicks and Lady Antebellum; and One Republic and Dierks Bentley to just name a few.
CMT CROSSROADS is produced by Tom Forrest and Kathryn Russ. John Hamlin, Margaret Comeaux and Bill Flanagan serve as executive producers for CMT.
CMT, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and entertainment, reaching more than 92 million homes in the U.S. CMT and its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. The network’s digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.
Chuck Wicks’ New Music Video, “Salt Life,” Makes World Premiere
Country singer/songwriter Chuck Wicks will debut his brand new music video for “Salt Life” TODAY (7/19) on CMT Pure, CMT Mobile and CMT.com. The exclusive premiere was directed by Marcel Chagnon and shot in Destin, Fla. The video can be viewed here.
“Salt life” is the first single from Wicks’ EP Rough, released in April. Wicks partnered with the ocean lifestyle brand, Salt Life, to give 20,000 fans a complimentary copy of Rough with their purchase of Salt Life branded products.
