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| July 11, 2014
» Garth. Is. Back.  "It's a day of joy," Garth Brooks said at the outset of this morning's press conference. "Not going to be lying to you, it's also under a cloud right now." The silver lining is new music on a new label – Sony – and a tour. "I've never had more fun in my life making music," Brooks said. A single will probably be released before the end of the month, with his new double album expected around Thanksgiving. For the first time, Garth will make his music available for digital download, exclusively at garthbrooks.com.
The U.S. tour will be announced July 15, and Brooks has big plans. "We hope we give you a show that makes you forget the ones in the '90s," he said. "That is our goal." Speaking to the cloud he referenced in the open, he said, "Ireland? I don't have a clue. I wish I could tell you I saw it coming." Brooks even offered to fly to Ireland immediately and "get on my knees and beg" if the Prime Minister would meet with him.
Before the event got underway, a train sounded its horn behind the venue. It was a fitting metaphor for the train that is now underway and on its way through country music. "Scared? Yes," Brooks said. "Old? Yes. I want to thank God and everybody that has given me the chance to look at the second half of a career. I don't know how many artists get this chance." |
» The House That Blake Built:  The Voice was nominated for 10 Emmys, including for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (which it won last year) and Outstanding Interactive Program. Since its beginning, the show has garnered a total of 19 nominations and two wins. See how Blake Shelton & Co. fare when the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards airs Aug. 25 at 8pm ET on NBC-TV. |
» Journal Entry:  Taylor Swift is "one of the few living souls in the music industry who still believes that the music industry is not dying...it's just coming alive." That from an op-ed piece she wrote for the Wall Street Journal. Swift contributed to a package called "The Future Of Everything" in honor of the newspaper's 125th anniversary. Read her thoughts on whether music should be free, the importance of surprising fans and the death of the autograph here. |
» Party On, Garth?  Just when you thought the story was over for Garth Brooks' five sold-out-then-canceled shows in Ireland, the G-man dangles a new carrot of hope in front of the 400,000 fans left in the cold. "Our guys are still en route and if there is any chance that the five planned concerts can be salvaged and nobody is being let down then we can proceed as planned until the refunds begin," Brooks writes in a letter to promoter Peter Aiken published in the Irish Independent. "If you think that for any reason that the ‘powers that be’ in Ireland can fix this, then I will faithfully go to the last second." Meanwhile, Ticketmaster has brought in extra staff to handle the unprecedentedly large refund process, beginning Monday (7/14), which is expected to incur a significant cost. More on the refunds here. Read Brooks' full letter here. |
» Somethin' Good:  Carrie Underwood will headline the third annual Global Citizen Festival on the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park Sept. 27. Watch the concert live on MSNBC and msnbc.com beginning at 4pm ET that day and see a one-hour primetime special on NBC-TV at 9pm ET that same night. Other headliners at the free ticketed concert are Jay Z, No Doubt, fun., The Roots and Tiësto. Tickets are available by participating in online "actions" here. |
» Flocked Up:  Flocks of "Riser Birds" showed up all over Nashville this week to bring the news of Dierks Bentley's ninth annual Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride and concert to benefit Children's Miracle Network. Randy Houser, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi and Chris Young will participate Sept. 28 at Nashville's Riverfront Park. Presale tickets are available now and general public tickets go on sale Friday (7/11) at 10am. More here. |
» I Sought The Sheriff: .jpg) Craig Morgan was named national celebrity spokesperson of the Spirit of Blue Foundation. Morgan, currently a Reserve Sheriff's Deputy with a Tennessee agency, will appear in a new PSA, perform and speak at select events across the country. "I'm honored to be joining Spirit of Blue to help bring attention to their sacrifices and how we can help protect our men and women in blue," he says. |
» In Case You Missed It:  Florida Georgia Line played "Dirt" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday (7/8). Watch here. |
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.jpg) Darius Rucker will be the featured performer at the New York Golf Classic July 28. Proceeds benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation. Fans have a chance to win their way into his foursome during an online auction here. More on the tournament here. - David Nail will make his third appearance at the 2014 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game Sunday (7/13) in Minneapolis as part of MLB's All-Star Weekend. Watch the game Monday (7/14) on ESPN at approximately 10:30pm ET immediately following the Gillette Home Run Derby, which begins at 8pm ET. Nail's celeb teammates include rapper Nelly and actor James Denton.
- LeAnn Rimes will launch One Christmas, a holiday tour that kicks off Dec. 5 in Rutland, VT and runs through Dec. 19. She'll also self-release a six-song Christmas EP, One Christmas – chapter 1, the first of three to be released over consecutive holiday seasons. See the tour schedule here.
Birthdays
Friday (7/11): Scotty Emerick, Jeff Hanna (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band).
Sunday (7/13): Louise Mandrell. On TV
Sunday (7/13): Brad Paisley and Sarah Darling, Rising Star (ABC). Upcoming Album Releases
Jul. 15 Cowboy Jack Clement For Once And For All
Jul. 22 Sammy Kershaw Do You Know Me? A Tribute To George Jones
Aug. 5 Sunny Sweeney Provoked
Aug. 19 Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe
Chase Rice Ignite The Night
Aug. 26 Brad Paisley Moonshine In The Trunk
Sep. 2 Terri Clark Some Songs
Sep. 9 Lee Brice I Don't Dance
Dustin Lynch Where It's At |
 » Pioneers & Planes: The Band Perry recently played a show at the Boeing plant near Seattle as the company revealed their new Air New Zealand plane. Neil Perry posted this photo on his Instagram page. "Had a blast playing the brand new Boeing 787-9 unveiling show!" he said. |
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