Dolly Parton releasing a brand spanking new album! ‘Blue Smoke’ will go hand in hand with the Blue Smoke World Tour 2014
Parton’s very own record label, appropriately named Dolly Records, joined forces with Sony Masterworks for the upcoming project. American and European fans will have to wait a little longer than Aussie and Kiwi fans, however — the record comes out Jan. 31 in New Zealand and Australia, but isn’t set for release in the States and Europe until May
“We at Masterworks think that ‘Blue Smoke’ sits with Dolly Parton’s very best recorded work, as global audiences will discover when she begins her world tour in January 2014,” Bogdan Roscic, president of Sony Masterworks, says.
Parton’s tour will bring her all over the world in 2014, with stops in places like the U.K., Norway, Germany, and of course, America.

                                          .Dolly Parton’s 2014 Blue Smoke World Tour Dates:
1/24 – Rancho Mirage, CA | Agua Caliente Casino                                         
1/25 – Primm, NV | Star of the Desert Arena
1/26 – Reno, NV | Reno Events Center
1/28 – Phoenix, AZ | Comerica Theater
2/7 – New Zealand, Auckland | Vector Arena
2/8 – New Zealand, Auckland | Vector Arena **2nd Show
2/11 – Australia, Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena
2/11 – Australia, Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena **2nd Show
2/15 – Australia, NSW, Hunter Valley | Hope Estate
2/18 – Australia, Sydney | Entertainment Centre
2/21 – Australia, Brisbane | Entertainment Centre
2/22 – Australia, Brisbane | Entertainment Centre **2nd Show
2/25 – Australia, Adelaide | Entertainment Centre
2/27 – Australia, Perth | Perth Arena
5/22 – Tulsa, OK | Hard Rock Casino
5/23 – Tulsa, OK | Hard Rock Casino
5/25 – Cherokee, NC | Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
5/27 – Richmond, KY | EKU Center For The Arts
5/28 – Knoxville, TN | University of Tennessee
5/30 – Thackerville, OK | Winstar Casino
5/31 – Thackerville, OK | Winstar Casino
6/8 – Liverpool, England | Echo Arena
6/10 – Belfast, Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena
6/11 – Dublin, Ireland | O2 Arena
6/12 – Cork, Ireland | Live At The Marquee
6/14 – Newcastle, England | Metro Radio Arena
6/15 – Aberdeen, Scotland | GE Arena
6/17 – Glasgow, Scotland | Hydro Arena
6/18 – Scotland, Glasgow – Hydro Arena
6/20 – Leeds, England | First Direct Arena
6/21 – Manchester, England | Phones 4U Arena
6/22 – England, Birmingham, LG Arena
6/24 – Cardiff, Wales | Motorpoint Arena
6/25 – Cardiff, Wales | Motorpoint Arena
6/27 – London, England | O2 Arena
6/28 – London, England | O2 Arena
7/2 – Nottingham, England | Capital FM Arena
7/5 – Cologne, Germany | Lanxess Arena
7/6 – Berlin, Germany | O2 World
7/8 – Copenhagen, Denmark | Forum
7/9 – Oslo, Norway | Spektrum
7/11 – Stockholm, Sweden | The Globe

Jake Owen - 'Days of Gold' (December 3 2013)

Image courtesy of RCA Nashville Records

This summer, Jake Owen revealed the release date of his fourth studio album on Jimmie Kimmel -- as well as an album trailer sure to wet fans' appetites. Feast your eyes and ears.

 The album got some positive reviews from Allmusic, Country Weekly, Got Country Online and USA Today. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave it a three-and-a-half out of five stars, and thought that the album had a less polished sound than its predecessor. He wrote that "There's no mistaking Days of Gold for anything earthy, but this sonic thawing winds up emphasizing Owen's inherent sweetness in an appealing fashion."At Country Weekly, Tammy Ragusa graded the album to be an A-, saying that Owen's voice was "ffortless and easy", and that its themes seemed like an artistic evolution from the previous album. Donna Block of Got Country Online gave it a perfect five star rating, and called this album "precious", which fans and listeners alike should own this album. At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated it a three out of four stars, and felt that after the first three songs that the album goes south somewhat, which he noted that the hits are likely to be the "party songs"; however, he affirmed that "the others separate him from the pack."