Nashville newcomer Randy Montana releases the video for 1,000 Faces. Randy Montana melts the heart of his dream girl with his new video for the song “1,000 Faces”. Randy is currently promoting his 3-song EP which is already gaining HUGE industry accolades. Let us know what you think! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o37O-xMgbI8]
Tickets to Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic tour are available for fan club presale starting today! Hot off the success of the box office hit Country Strong, Tim McGraw is hitting the road. Tickets to his 2011 Emotional Traffic Tour are available to fan club members starting this morning. Expect to see Luke Bryan and The Band Perry opening for Tim all summer long. I wonder what kind of audience shenanigans will happen this time around? :p
Country crossover Jewel announces her and hubby Ty are expecting! After a few years of trying, Jewel and bullrider husband Ty Murray have announced that they are expecting their first child late this spring! No word yet on whether they’re buying pink or blue nursery accessories, but they are working on their Texas ranch to make it more baby-friendly. Congratulations to the beautiful couple.
In an industry that tightly crams artists into commercialized categories, what happens to the outcasts? Over the years the definitions of country music and rock and roll have shifted so greatly that it’s hard to tell the difference anymore. We’ve got Kid Rock and Bon Jovi on our local country station, and Taylor Swift is pop’s favorite princess. The Daily Beast did an excellent job drawing conclusions that it’s the genres that have bent, and not the artists themselves. Above that, the radio stations have started to blur together just to get the highest ratings regardless of what their genre-market is. But what about those artists that don’t fit in either category? The ones that are too rock for country and too country for rock? We’re talking about groundbreaking performers like Shooter Jennings, Lucero, Drive By Truckers, Blackberry Smoke, Old Crow Medicine Show, and practically any band that fits in the Americana, Rockabilly, Red Dirt, and DIY Rock families? Shouldn’t they have an opportunity to be heard? Shouldn’t they have categories on the award shows, and sections in the record stores, and genre classes in the magical little iTunes app? I sense a civil unrest in the music industry. Country die-hards want authentic music. They want that dirty southern sound of Lynard Skynard and David Allan Coe. They want the play-till-it-bleeds passion of Hank III, Honky and Tiger Army. They even want the homegrown comfort of Reckless Kelly, MotorTrain and Scott H Biram and the regional sounds of Dolly Parton and Dwight Yoakam. I know I do! That is why I signed the petition at www.givememyxxx.com. I want the industry to know that even us “mainstreamers” are ready for a musical revolution. Give Me My XXX is a grassroots movement to give “outer-edge” artists a home. To bring them to the forefront of commercial music distribution and recognition. To celebrate their talent and fanbase. Many thanks to Shooter Jennings for lighting the fire of the music industry riot that is about to unfold!
Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw take over the silver screen this weekend with Country Strong. Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Leighton Meester, and Garrett Hedlund join together to spread Country Strong nationwide as the film reaches box offices today. I want to know what you think of it! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34NDxaK8fFk]
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian are officially engaged. LeAnn Rimes announced on twitter last Monday that Eddie Cibrian are officially tying the knot. She’s quoted as posting “Thank you for all your well wishes!! We are extremely excited and look forward to a beautiful future. It’s been an incredible last few days, I was shocked!!! We are blessed, our families are so happy and our lives are filled with love.”
The Incredible Machine tour is back! Sugarland announced 2011 tour dates! Sugarland is taking their Incredible Machine back out on the road this spring. This time they are alternating opening acts so be sure to check each ticket listing below to see whether your local venue is getting Sara Bareilles, Little Big Town, or Matt Nathanson. The Incredible Machine Tour will kick off March 3rd in Houston, TX and make stops in at least 59 cities across the nation! Sugarland 2011 Tour Dates: 3/3 Houston, TX 3/4 North Little Rock, AR 3/5 Tulsa, OK 3/10 Greenville, SC 3/11 North Charleston, SC 3/12 Jacksonville, FL 3/17 Grand Rapids, MI 3/18 Bloomington, IL 3/19 Sioux City, IA 4/14 Pensacola, FL 4/15 Tuscaloosa, AL 4/16 Nashville, TN 5/5 Evansville, IN 5/6 Chicago, IL 5/7 Minneapolis, MN 5/13 Cleveland, OH 5/14 Camden, NJ 5/15 Pittsburgh, PA 5/20 Boston, MA 5/21 Holmdel, NJ 5/22 Columbia, MD 5/26 Lubbock, TX 5/27 San Antonio, TX 5/28 Baton Rouge, LA 6/16 Charleston, WV 6/17 Roanoke Rapids, NC 6/18 Scranton, PA 6/23 Augusta, GA 6/24 Choctaw, MS 6/25 Thackerville, OK 7/8 Darien Lake, NY 7/9 Detroit, MI 7/15 Calgary, AB 7/16 Craven, SK 7/18 Everett, WA 7/22 Paso Robles, CA 7/23 San Diego, CA 7/25 Los Angeles, CA 7/26 Los Angeles, CA 8/5 Detroit Lakes, MN 8/6 Omaha, NE 8/7 Kansas City, MO 8/12 Rockford, IL 8/13 Indianapolis, IN 8/14 Des Moines, IA 8/18 Albuquerque, NM 8/19 Denver, CO 8/20 Salt Lake City, UT 8/25 Sacramento, CA 8/27 Las Vegas, NV 9/2 Allentown, PA 9/3 Syracuse, NY 9/4 Essex Junction, VT 10/6 Knoxville, TN 10/7 St. Louis, MO 10/8 Wichita, KS 10/14 Uncasville, CT 10/15 Uncasville, CT 10/20 Orlando, FL 10/21 Tallahassee, FL 10/22 Atlanta, GA
The refreshing duo is set to rock the radio waves with a debut album on February 1st! Susie Brown and Danelle Leverett, also known as The JaneDear Girls, are celebrating their fast rise, and it’s only getting faster as their debut single “Wildflower” dominates the top 20. Come February 1’st you can get a whole lot more of the JaneDear Girls as they release their self-titled debut album. You can catch the girls live this spring as they open for Jason Aldean on tour!
Reports are in that Taylor and Jake are no longer dating. Taylor Swift may have a few more songs in her book about love lost, but something tells me this time they’ll be even more discreet. Taylor’s relationship to actor Jake Gyllenhaal may have ended, but the impression left behind is that this one was more mature than her pop-icon-dating-past. Apparently it was a combination of media attention and the vast difference in their ages that prompted Jake to cool the burners on their quick romance.
Kellie Pickler ties the knot in a private ceremony on New Years Day. Tis’ the season for country weddings as Kellie Pickler enjoyed an intimate wedding ceremony, joining her to Kyle Jacobs, in a private affair in the carribean. The ceremony was attended by close family and friends, and came just 6 short months after their engagement. Congratulations to the newlyweds! Kellie joins Shania Twain in the list of New Years Nuptuals so far.
