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| October 14, 2014
» Florida Georgia Fine:  Florida Georgia Line say there's something for everyone on their Oct. 14 album Anything Goes, but it's not predictable. "I say don't have any expectations and just put the disc in or put a playlist on your iPod and just crank it up and enjoy it," says the duo's Brian Kelley. Calling it a continuation of their debut Here's To The Good Times, FGL's Tyler Hubbard says the new project is an evolution. "I think we've stepped up our game," he says. "We've really made an attempt to work hard the last two years and get better at singing, get better at writing songs, get better at singing in the studio and performing. In all the different aspects that we do we've tried to step it up." The guys are starting street week with a No. 1 song ("Dirt"), their fifth chart topper to date. Their 2015 Anything Goes Tour launches Jan. 15 in Toledo. See when they're coming to your town here. |
» Deck The Hall:  From "Gone Country" to "Dixie Highway," Alan Jackson's Artist In Residence show at the new CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (10/8) was an engrossing and expansive encapsulation of his remarkable career. "Drinkin' already?" Jackson joked with the crowd after his introduction. "It's Wednesday night, isn't it? Supposed to be at church, aren't we?" For the 800 folks lucky enough to be in the intimate room, many of whom were obviously die-hard Jackson fans, the evening was church.
Jackson managed to touch on 29 titles over more than two hours by condensing many of them. One he'd never played live was "Angels & Alcohol," from an upcoming album. "It's going to be country music," he noted, to riotous cheering. Jackson certainly had fun, telling stories about the brother-in-law who wouldn't leave him alone about a song idea ("I Don't Even Know Your Name") and getting ribbed by Travis Tritt's bus destination sign ("Jukebox Rocker"). "'Artist in residence,' they keep saying, but they haven't shown me one place to stay yet," he joked at one point. If anything, the performance proved that Jackson deserves permanent residence – as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. It can't come soon enough. |
» Deep In The Heart:  The Eli Yound Band represented their home state well with a halftime performance at Thursday's Houston Texans-Indianapolis Colts game at Houston's NRG Stadium (10/9). In full Texans attire and sporting ribbons and wristbands promoting breast cancer awareness, the band delivered "Even If It Breaks Your Heart," "Dust" and "Crazy Girl." A video montage of breast cancer survivors on the venue's jumbotrons accompanied the latter. And next time you're at a Texans game, look for the guys as part of their season-long partnership with the team that includes their video rendition of "Deep In The Heart Of Texas" just before kickoff. More here. |
» Land Of Nods:  Luke Bryan is country's sole Artist of the Year nominee for the American Music Awards. He's also the only country artist with two nominations, adding a nod for Favorite Male Artist – Country, along with Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton. Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Carrie Underwood are up for Favorite Female – Country, and Eli Young Band, Florida Georgia Line and Lady Antebellum are nominated for Favorite Country Group. Garth Brooks' Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences, Eric Church's The Outsiders and Brantley Gilbert's Just As I Am are the country nominees for Favorite Album. The fan-voted winners will be named live from Los Angeles Nov. 23 on ABC-TV. Full list of nominees and voting here.
In other Luke news, when he heard his buddy, Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche, wanted to build a baseball complex in Fort Scott, KS near LaRoche's old high school, Bryan found the perfect way to raise money. He's teamed with Celebrities for Charity for a sweepstakes to give away a trip to his Oct. 25 That's My Kind of Night Tour stop in Los Angeles. Want to meet Bryan and hang out with him backstage at the Hollywood Bowl? Here's how. |
» Wedding Belle:  Congratulations to Jerrod Niemann and Morgan Petek, who tied the knot Sunday (10/12) in San Juan, Puerto Rico during a sunset wedding. "I'm looking forward to seeing what the world has in store for us as a married couple," Niemann told People magazine. |
» Crib Note:  Congratulations to Bucky Covington and fiancée, publicist Katherine Cook, on the birth of daughter Kennedy Taylor Covington last Friday (10/10). "We are on our way home with an extra passenger! She wanted to drive – maybe next time..." posted Covington yesterday (10/12) on his Facebook page. "We are beyond excited to start our life as a family and can't wait to see what adventures this little blessing has in store for us," he told People magazine. "The nursery is done, the bags were packed and I googled how to get to the hospital. This parenthood thing is pretty easy so far!" |
» In Case You Missed It:  The Swon Brothers got to relive part of their childhood Monday morning (10/13), thanks to NBC-TV's Today. See how that played out and their performance of "Pray For You" here.
Rascal Flatts visited ABC-TV's The View last Friday (10/10). See how Jay DeMarcus discovered he shouldn't be "singing about trucks," hear about the creative process behind Rewind and see a good ol' fashioned impromptu a cappella performance here. The guys also delivered some "Payback" here.
Vince Gill appeared on Nashville's local Fox 17 News with his "InVinceable" weekend football picks and he's apparently got a pretty good average. Check it out here. |
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Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line and Kacey Musgraves are the latest additions to the performance lineup for The 48th Annual CMA Awards, airing live from Nashville Nov. 5 on ABC-TV. See who else is performing here. -
Jamey Johnson and Dean Dillon will co-host a Hank Cochran tribute concert at the 30th Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival Nov. 16 at the FloraBama Lounge in Perdido Key, FL. Other writers remembering the late Cochran include Scotty Emerick, Buddy Cannon and Jesse Whitley. More info here. Birthdays Tuesday (10/14): Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks), Melba Montgomery. Wednesday (10/15): Kimberly Schlapman (Little Big Town), Dean Miller. On TV Tuesday (10/14): Florida Georgia Line, Today (NBC); Sheryl Crow, Song By Song (Ovation). Wednesday (10/15): Eric Church, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC). This Week's Album Releases Oct. 14 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes
Following up their multi-platinum debut Here's To The Good Times, Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley's second album features current the hit "Dirt" and next single "Sun Daze." The Swon Brothers Self-Titled
Zac and Colton Swon co-produced their debut album with Mark Bright (Carrie Underwood). Sibling harmony is front and center on The Voice finalists' first single "Later On" and other songs including "Pray For You." Upcoming Album Releases Oct. 21 Little Big Town Pain Killer Twang and Round Pour Another Round
Oct. 27 Sam Hunt Montevallo Alan Jackson Let It Be Christmas Gretchen Wilson STILL Here For The Party
Oct. 28 Darius Rucker Home For The Holidays Stoney Larue Aviator The LACS Nothing In Particular
Nov. 4 Ronnie Milsap The RCA Albums Collection John Denver All Of My Memories: The John Denver Collection Various Artists with The Doobie Brothers Southbound Maddie & Tae Self-Titled
Nov. 11 Garth Brooks Man Against Machine
Nov. 17 Trisha Yearwood PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit
Dec. 9 Carrie Underwood Greatest Hits Decade #1 |
 » Tongue-Tied: Miranda Lambert poses with "Rosie the Riveter" in her ongoing crusade for pet adoption. Lambert will join LeAnn Rimes and other celebrities for The Great American Dog-A-Thon airing Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27, on FOX-TV. |
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