Time to blow a little dust off the bottle as the 90’s-era hitmaker returns to the Nashville spotlight with a whole new party crowd! David Lee Murphy teams up with Kenny Chesney and Buddy Cannon to produce a brand new album “No Zip Code” under the Reviver Entertainment Group umbrella. Check out the details in the press release below!
It’s not often that we share fan art here at Country Music News Blog, but we just couldn’t help ourselves when this fan-created video for Dierks Bentley, Jamey Johnson, and Miranda Lambert‘s collaboration on “Bad Angel” came up in our YouTube suggestions. The track is off Dierks’ bluegrass tribute album “Up On The Ridge” and YouTube user The Outlaw Artist did an amazing job of piecing together separate music videos and on-air performances to create one great video for the song! Check it out now: [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxJxvKJd-CY[/embedyt]
THOMAS RHETT appeared on NBC-TV’s “TODAY” show this MORNING (9/12) to chat about his new album, “Life Changes,” as well as recent real-life changes he’s experienced. RHETT also performed his current single, “Unforgettable.” [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jm2l8r-yFg[/embedyt]
Clint Black, Kane Brown, Luke Combs To Appear On ‘Front And Center’ Country artist CLINT BLACK, RCA NASHVILLE’s KANE BROWN, and RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE’s LUKE COMBS will be featured in two upcoming episodes of PBS-TV’s “Front And Center” early next YEAR. The episodes are part of the “CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES,” one of which includes BLACK’s performance, and the other showcases BROWN’s and COMBS’ performances. Both episodes will also share the stories behind the artists’ biggest hits with the songwriters who wrote them.
It seems that the resurgence of so-called outlaw country artists like Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson have put the pressure on the major labels to answer with an artist of their own that fits the bill. Enter Big Machine Label Group’s soulful and spirited contender Alex Williams. With a major press push behind his debut release “Better Than Myself”, Big Machine is betting big dollars that at least a good portion of country music fans are ready to let go of the bros and go back to the roots of our genre’s sound. No more “sweet lil’ thang get up in my truck and pass me a bottle of that good stuff” here! Here’s to hoping that traditional streak in signed artists continues! Central Indiana’s native son Alex Williams is currently slugging it out on the road as the show opener for Aaron Lewis and Blackberry Smoke [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMXlOt7HM6c[/embedyt] Find out more about Alex Williams at alexwilliamsofficial.com.
Capitol Nashville’s Carrie Underwood and MCA Nashville’s Sam Hunt, along with songwriters Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins, and Bryan Simpson, helped raise more than $630,000 for Mission Lazarus at the inaugural “Songs On A Mission” event. The event took place on Thursday, September 7th to highlight that songwriters work in the background to create hit songs for artists in the same way that Mission Lazarus works behind-the-scenes to serve people in Honduras and Haiti. “We were beyond appreciative of the fact that Zach, Matt, and Bryan took the time to visit our 2,000-acre ranch in Honduras,” said Mission Lazarus Co-Founder Jarrod Brown. “When they came up with the idea of ‘Songs On A Mission,’ we never dreamed Carrie and Sam would agree to participate. We can’t thank all of them enough for donating their time and talents and for all of the amazing donors making this huge difference in the lives of so many people.“
A public celebration of TROY GENTRY’s life will take place at 11a (CT) on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th at NASHVILLE’s GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE. GENTRY, who co-founded the duo MONTGOMERY GENTRY, was killed FRIDAY in a helicopter crash prior to the pair’s show in NEW JERSEY. A private, family internment will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION, or The AMERICAN RED CROSS for hurricane relief. For those unable to attend THURSDAY’s service, a live stream of the service can be viewed here.
After releasing a statement regarding his wish to help areas being affected by HURRICANE IRMA last WEEK (NET NEWS 9/7), BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE’s KENNY CHESNEY has created the LOVE FOR LOVE CITY FOUNDATION to benefit the U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS and BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. For those wishing to donate, visit the foundation’s website here. CHESNEY, whose island home has been destroyed by IRMA, has also created LOVE FOR LOVE CITY FOUNDATION merch, which can be purchased here. “…I just wanted to say thank you to everybody that has donated to the LOVE FOR LOVE CITY FOUNDATION, because it’s going to help feed a lot of people,” CHESNEY expressed. “It’s going to help take supplies down to the island, and it’s hopefully going to help things has time goes on. And, I just wanted to say I’m very proud of everyone that’s donated, and I just wanted to tell y’all I love ya, and keep the VIRGIN ISLANDS in your prayers, in your thoughts, and I’ll keep you posted on what’s going on. GOD Bless you guys.”
It’s certainly been a while since we’ve heard new music from Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, but as it turns out, the wait has paid off. New this week, Jennifer released a track that pays tribute to the often forgotten fallen victims of the 2001 destruction at The World Trade Center. The track, “King of the City” is a heartwrenching emotional number and truly showcases the ability of a song to express something so raw in such a beautiful way.
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