New cd Home Free Title Of Album"Crazy Life"

 

Home Free, the all-male country group whose performances on The Sing-Off captivated millions and launched the group into the national spotlight, has signed with Columbia Records. Their majorlabel debut album Crazy Life will be available on February 18 2014. Crazy Life features a collection of original music as well as a selection of songs the group performed on the show including, "Ring Of Fire" (Johnny Cash) and a Hunter Hayes medley featuring "I Want Crazy" from The Sing-Off finale.

Golden Guitar vinnere

Lee Kernaghan og Sara Storer dominerte årets Country Music Awards i Australia (Golden gitarer) er presentert i Tamworth i kveld.

Lee sette tempoet tidlig ved å ta ut den første prisen, Single of the Year for Flying med kongen, som gikk på å også vinne ham Male Artist og Video Clip of the Year, regissert av Duncan Toombs.

Lees nyeste album, Beautiful Noise, ble kåret til Top Selling Album of the Year.

Sara vant Kvinnelige Artist og den prestisjetunge Album of the Year for hennes nyeste utgivelse Lovegrass, produsert av Matt Fell, samt Vocal Samarbeid med John Williamson for Pozie.

Luke O'Shea vant to Golden Guitars, både for sin hyllest til Joy McKean - Lady Of The Land: Heritage Song of the Year og Song of the Year, med co-writer Drew McAlister.

Jeff Brown og Keith Jamieson tok hjem Gylne Guitars for Bush Ballad of the Year, som er skrevet av Keith, innspilt av Jeff.

Ex-pat Aussie antrekk O'Shea ble kåret Duo of the Year med sin sang Takk, Angels, mens Pete Denahy ble tildelt Instrumental of the Year for Cotton Eyed Joe.

New Talent of the Year ble presentert for Ashleigh Dallas for meg og Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes vant Alternative Land Album of the Year med Black Coffee, produsert av Lachlan, Mat Duniam, Shaun Ryan og Rod McCormack.

Land pioner Ted Egan ble anerkjent med en Lifetime Achievement Award i løpet av natten.

Og USAs Taylor Swift ble anerkjent for sitt arbeid Red, den mestselgende album fra utlandet i Australia i løpet av Awards året.

I Country Music Achiever Awards også presentert i går kveld, ble Troy Cassar-Daley oppkalt Producer of the Year, Ted Howard Engineer of the Year og Ian Lees, Årets Musiker.

New cd Ray Benson Title Of Album: A Little Piece

Since 1969, Ray Benson has been the frontman for country swing band Asleep at the Wheel. The band’s wild productivity has meant that Benson has released only one solo effort, 2003′s Beyond Time. On Jan. 21, he released his second solo album, A Little Piece.
At 62 years old, Ray Benson has reached that point in life that many do in middle age. A desire to simply things sets in, to be neither seeker nor sage, and he eloquently expresses that on his new album. Yet, somehow the approach opens up a world of possibilities for Benson. Working outside the confines of the Western swing music that he spent a lifetime mastering also frees him up to experiment, which you can hear in the shifting time signatures and new grass soloists on this song.

Though Ray Benson wrote most of the material on his new CD, he found an obscure, previously unrecorded gem, co-written by the late outlaw country legend Waylon Jennings, that fits in seamlessly with the album’s theme. In a nod to his lengthy tenure in Texas music, Benson enlists the man who first lured him to Austin in the 1970s, his longtime friend and cohort Willie Nelson, to help bring the song to life.

GARTH BROOKS was in Dublin today to make a very special announcement in person

GARTH BROOKS was in Dublin today to make a very special announcement in person. Standing in Croke Park, the location of his now legendary sell out concerts in 1997, Garth Brooks announced that he would be returning to that same venue in July 2014 for two very special performances. The shows, two special performances before his worldwide tour which is due to start later this year, are called The Garth Brooks Comeback Special Event. Over two nights in Croke Park Dublin, Garth and his fans will celebrate his legendary career - a career which saw him named the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, sell in excess of 128 million albums and receive every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist.
Speaking of the announcement Garth Brooks said, "Before we go back on tour in the Fall of 2014, I want to challenge myself, the band, and crew. In '97, we were lucky enough to play Croke Park, the stadium was under construction. 130,000+ of some of the greatest fans in the world. I was quoted then as saying 'When this stadium is finished, I would love to come back and try to fill it again...this time to the brink.'...and we're back to do just that."
Tickets for The Garth Brooks Comeback Special Event on Friday 25 & Saturday 26 July 2014 in Croke Park, presented by Aiken Promotions, go on sale on Thursday 30 January at 9am from ticketmaster and all usual ticket outlets Nationwide.

Jo Dee Messina will release her new album, Me, on March 18.

Jo Dee Messina will release her new album, Me, on March 18. The project’s title was chosen by her fans, who helped fund the project through a Kickstarter campaign last year. Jo Dee wrote or co-wrote many of the songs found on the album and she’ll release it on her own newly-established label, Dreambound Records.

Jamie O’Neal will release her first new album in five years on March 18.

Jamie O’Neal will release her first new album in five years on March 18. Eternal will feature Jamie’s spin on 11 classic hits by the likes of Patsy Cline, Bruce Cockburn, Deborah Allen, Larry Gatlin, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Juice Newton, Connie Smith and others.

“Eternal is a little different for me,” Jamie said. “I grew up listening to these songs and was shaped by the artists who originally made them famous. It was an honor and a challenge to record such wonderful songs. I had so much fun recording this whole album and was a little sad when it was finished, but now I get to finally release it, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it!”

The album also features “Wide Awake,” the only original song on the project. It was co-written by Jamie and her father/manager, Jimmy Murphy. “It’s a funny song I wrote with my dad as an ode to everyone who gets to sleep with a ‘snoring moose’ every night,” Jamie said of the fan-favorite.

Jamie will be on tour nationwide throughout the year in support of her new music. She will join Vince Gill, Kenny Rogers and more on one of country music’s biggest cruises January 19-26. For tour dates and more information, www.jamieoneal.com

Rodney Crowell’s New Album Tarpaper Sky Out April 15

Rodney Crowell has partnered with New West Records to release his new, self-produced album, Tarpaper Sky. Available April 15, the album comes on the heels of Old Yellow Moon, his critically acclaimed collaboration with Emmylou Harris, which is nominated for a 2014 GRAMMY Award and was named 2013 Album of the Year by the Americana Music Association.

Tarpaper Sky is a reunion between Rodney and Steuart Smith, his longtime musical accomplice who was an integral part of Rodney’s sound in the late ‘80s. Celebrating 40 years of making music, Rodney created set out to create an album reminiscent of the most revered work in his catalog such as Diamonds and Dirt and Life Is Messy.

The songs found on Tarpaper Sky are full of warmth and familiarity. “Frankie Please,” a track about falling fast for a fast woman, plays like a jukebox classic, much like“Fever on the Bayou.” On the other hand, “God I’m Missing You” and Grandma Loved That Old Man” are in line with the themes Rodney has long been drawn to – vivid characters, heartbreak and life’s lessons.

Rodney also has a full list of tour dates on his schedule. Visit www.RodneyCrowell.com for dates and ticket information.

Happy Birthday Dolly

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music.

Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner's weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind", was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton's 1977 single "Here You Come Again" was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit "9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers "Islands in the Stream", both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings.

Non-musical ventures include the creation of Dollywood, a theme park in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, and her efforts on behalf of childhood literacy, particularly her Imagination Library, as well as Dixie Stampede and Pirates Voyage.

Dolly is the most honored female country performer of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards, she has had 25 songs reach number 1 on the Billboard Country charts, a record for a female artist. She has 41 career top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career charted singles over the past 40 years. All-inclusive sales of singles, albums, hits collections, paid digital downloads and compilation usage during her Hall of Fame career have reportedly topped a staggering 100 million records worldwide. She has garnered 8 Grammy Awards, 2 Academy Award nominations, 10 Country Music Association Awards, 5 Academy of Country Music Awards, 3 American Music Awards and is one of only five female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, the best known of which include "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper for Parton, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors","9 to 5", and "My Tennessee Mountain Home"

As an actress, she starred in the movies 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Rhinestone, A Smoky Mountain Christmas, Steel Magnolias, Wild Texas Wind, Gnomeo & Juliet, Straight Talk, Unlikely Angel, Blue Valley Songbird, Joyful Noise.

Blake Shelton announced today that he will be heading out on a 20+ date Ten Times Crazier Tour 2014 with sponsors including Pepsi.

Blake Shelton announced today that he will be heading out on a 20 + date Ten Times Crazier Tour 2014 with sponsors including Pepsi. He'll be joined by The Band Perry, Neal McCoy and new duo Dan + Shay . The tour kicks off in June and will visit cities including Chicago, IL . , Los Angeles, Calif . , And New York , NY . (Full list of cities below) . Blake will also be headlining various fairs and festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The first opportunity for fans buy two tickets to the Ten Times Crazier Tour 2014 will be through Live Nation 's Country Mega Ticket 2014 sales campaign , where fans can purchase multi -show country music packages that Megaticket.com beginning next week .
"I can not wait to get back out on the road , " said Blake. "I had so much fun playing songs from Based On A True Story ... and getting to see on the crowd 's reaction those two songs was unforgettable . It is one of the most validating things for an artist like me , have two people sing along to your songs ... it means what I'm doing is right and no matter what I'm doing , Whether it is The Voice or a TV special , absolutely nothing compares to playing live for me . "
The tour will feature his current single, " Doin ' What She Likes , " which is the 4th single off the CMA Award- winning and Grammy - nominated Country Album of the Year , Based On A True Story ... , and is Rapidly approaching Top 20 on the charts . His previous hit single, " My Would Be You " shot to the top of the charts giving Blake his 10thconsecutive No . 1 ( 15 overall ) .

Alan Jackson is back at No. 1 on Top 20 Country Countdown with

Alan Jackson is back at No.. 1 on the Top 20 Country Countdown with "Blue Ridge Mountain Song." Keith Urban with Miranda Lambert and Danielle Bradbery round out the Top 3 as Luke Bryan and The Band Perry break into the Top 5 Zac Brown Band makes it into the Top 10 with "Sweet Annie" and Jennifer Nettles is back on the countdown with "That Girl."

 




This Week's Chart:

     Alan Jackson - "Blue Ridge Mountain Song"
     Keith Urban w / Miranda Lambert - "We Were Us"
     Danielle Bradbery - "The Heart of Dixie"
     Luke Bryan - "Drink A Beer"
     The Band Perry - "Do not Let Me Be Lonely"
     Lady Antebellum - "Compass"
     Sara Evans - "Slow Me Down"
     Garth Brooks w / Trisha Yearwood - "The Call"
     Gary Allan - "It Is not The Whiskey"
     Zac Brown Band - "Sweet Annie"

New from McAlister Kemp

It follows the successful Country Proud , including its "anthemic" title track and earned the duo their first ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) number one country album, mainstream ARIA chart success, a CMC (Country Music Channel) Music Award plus numerous other nominations.

With the new work, Drew McAlister and Troy Kemp say they wanted to make "the biggest, boldest and bravest album ever made by an Australian country act".

Harder To Tame has 10 track, described as "all tied together with songs that touch on real issues and core blue collar values – the cornerstone of McAlister Kemp's loyal fan connection".

The album's first single and title track was released in August, the second, Tats , is the latest single.

Harder To Tame will be officially launched in the evening of Saturday January 25 at the West Tamworth League Club following the Golden Guitar Awards.

The duo will also make a number of other "signing" appearances during the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

And they will follow the launch with the "Harder To Tame National Tour" with dates to be continually announced throughout 2014.

The new album will be released in three formats... the 10 track single CD and digital album, the "deluxe" CD/DVD edition featuring music videos, live performances and footage from McAlister Kemp's US summer and a special collectors vinyl record.

Weblink – www.mcalisterkemp.com.au .

 

New from Georgia Fall

Love The Hard Way is the debut album from Sydney based trio Georgia Fall, Mellissa Baker, Paul Bain and James Bernauer.

The album, produced by Golden Guitar nominee Sean Rudd and also featuring songs co-written by Lyn Bowtell, has been two years in the making, a spokesman for the trio said. "The album title is a reference to a song lyric and sums up the overall tone of the album, being that love can be a complex part of life.

"Contrary to popular belief, no one in the band is named Georgia; the trio simply thought it had a great ring to it. Lead vocalist Mellissa, an Academy Of Country Music graduate, grew up in Charters Towers (Qld) and was a regular at the state's country music festivals, while drummer Paul grew up in Brisbane.

"James, one of Sydney's hottest guitarists, has spent his life studying music and is a graduate of the University of New England with a Bachelor of Pop Music and Performance."

The trio was formed in Sydney, where they now all live.

Love The Hard Way is released on iTunes today and will be officially launched on Tuesday (January 21) at 11am at Country Music Capital's SSS BBQ Barn.

Weblink – www.georgiafall.com .

New album Jon Pardi "Write You A Song"

Artist: Jon Pardi
Title Of Album: Write You A Song
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Genre: Country, Contemporary Country, Country-Rock, Country-Pop, Neo-Traditionalist Country
Tracklist:

01. What I Can’t Put Down
02. Up All Night
03. Write You A Song
04. That Man
05. Missin’ You Crazy
06. Happens All The Time
07. Trash A Motel Room
08. Chasin’ Them Better Days
09. Love You From Here
10. Empty Beer Cans
11. When I’ve Been Drinkin’

Country singer and songwriter Jon Pardi, born May 20, 1985, and raised in Dixon, California, discovered his love of country music early, thanks in no small part to his grandfather's country karaoke machine. Falling under the spell of traditional country artists like George Jones and George Strait, and with a special affinity for Hank Williams Jr., Pardi was playing guitar as a child, and was only seven years old when he belted out "Friends in Low Places" at his father's 30th birthday party at a local hall. He was 12 when he started writing his own songs, and joined his first band at the age of 14. Country music was the only thing Pardi really wanted to do. He formed a duo with friend Chase McGrew after he graduated from high school, and the pair began playing the regional clubs and bars. Pardi and McGrew moved to Chico together to attend Butte Junior College, and for the next three years played in a local band called Northern Comfort. Pardi always knew he had to end up in Nashville, the home of country music, in order to fulfill his dream, and he moved there in 2008 when he was 23. He supported himself initially as a lifeguard, but he had developed into a natural narrative songwriter, and landed a publishing deal just 18 months after arriving in Music City. The publishing deal led to a lot of well-connected co-writing for Pardi, and he honed his writing skills even more, usually singing his own demos of the songs to shop around. His name got frequently noticed and recalled, and following a showcase gig with his band, Pardi signed a recording deal with Capitol Records Nashville. Using friend and collaborator Bart Butler as producer (Butler had handled most of Pardi's demo sessions), he began recording his debut album. A first single from the project, "Missin' You Crazy," was released in the spring of 2012, with the album itself, Write You a Song, finally arriving early in 2014.

new cd and DVD The Winners 2014

The Winners 2014

No, not the actual award winners, the compilation album showcasing finalists (and ultimate winners) from this year's Golden Guitar Awards – The Winners 2014 – has been released by the Country Music Association of Australia.

Officially out on Friday, The Winners 2014 is a combination CD and DVD featuring established artists like Lee Kernaghan, The McClymonts and Sara Storer alongside new stars and breaking acts like Ashleigh Dallas, The Adam Eckersley Band, Luke O'Shea and Jasmine Rae.

The 42nd Golden Guitar Awards (Country Music Awards of Australia) will be staged at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre on Saturday January 25.

Weblink – www.country.com.au .

New album "That Girl" Jennifer Nettles

It's was a big day for Jennifer Nettles , who is paving the way into a solo career . Here album ' That Girl ' streets Tuesday ( Jan. 14 )The newest song Provided a chance for Nettles two shows off here impeccable vocals , wooden she did . Wearing a black and white mini dress , Nettles captivated viewers with the emotive lyrics .
' Falling ' feels more vulnerable than here catchy title track ' That Girl ' and will only leave you with wanting more music from the recently solo singer . In fact , you may find yourself ' falling ' more in love with the songstress , as here rendition feels intimately personal - and Nettles tells Matt Lauer that's exactly how the whole prospect of going solo feels .
" When you're going out on your own , there 's a little bit of vulnerability that's different, " she admits . " It makes me feel vulnerable . "
Here live performance on ' Today' is reminiscent of the entire 11 -track album , wooden was tracked live , producing a raw and intimate feel . ' That Girl ' is the proud product of the Sugarland star's work over the past three years