Demun Jones Goes Sasquatch Hunting in New Video, ‘Tannerite’
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One half of former rap-duo Rehab, Demun Jones, is stepping out on his own. He has released the video for his new single, ‘Tannerite.’ He enlisted fellow Georgians Signal Point Studios to film the hunt for a real life Sasquatch. The song is taken from Demun Jones’ debut album Jones County, released on BackRoad/AVJ Records Read More
Miranda Lambert’s ‘Automatic’ Becomes her Fourth #1 Hit
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Miranda Lambert takes her ode to all things past, ‘Automatic,’ to the top of the charts this week. Brett Eldredge‘s ‘Beat of the Music’ just manages to hold on to the top 3, and Jake Owen enters the top 5 with ‘Beachin’.’ No newcomers this week as the promo teams were focused on CMA Fest, Read More
Song Covers and Copyright: Is Don Henley Right or Uptight?
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Song Covers and Copyright: Is Don Henley Right or Uptight?
This is an interesting one. Alt-hip hop artist Frank Ocean apparently took it upon himself to write new lyrics to the track of ‘Hotel California,’ Eagles‘ legendary and multi-million selling rock anthem. Ocean didn’t release the song commercially but did make it available for free and performed it live. Don Henley was not impressed and Read More
Chris Young Undergoes Surgery, Forced to Cancel Tonight’s CMA Fest Performance
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Chris Young‘s kitchen mishap was more serious than first thought and the country singer has been forced to cancel his CMA Fest LP Field performance. The press release explains: After accidentally cutting his left hand with a kitchen knife while at home Thursday night, singer/songwriter Chris Young underwent surgery in Nashville yesterday to repair damaged Read More
Lorrie Morgan Celebrates 30th Anniversary as Grand Ole Opry Member
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Country music icon Lorrie Morgan is celebrating a very impressive milestone in her extraordinary career this weekend. On June 9, she will have been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry for 30 years! Read her story in the press release: In life and in art, the glamorous and gifted Lorrie Morgan is enjoying Read More
CMA’s 2014 SRO Awards Finalists of Touring Industry Announced
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA’s 2014 SRO Awards Finalists of Touring Industry Announced
The Country Music Association announced the finalists for the 2014 SRO Awards, which will honor the far too often unsung heroes of the touring industry. CMA members will be able to cast their vote in categories including tour manager, publicist, caterer, lighting director, and my old gig, front of house sound engineer. The winners will Read More
The Black Keys’ ‘Fever’ Still Dominates the Triple A Format
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Black Keys’ ‘Fever’ Still Dominates the Triple A Format
Nashvillians The Black Keys are still lording it over everyone in the Triple A format with ‘Fever,’ but Kongos keeps up the challenge at #2 with ‘Stay with Me.’ Mediabase Triple A Chart (June 2, 2014): 1. ‘Fever’ – Black Keys 2. ‘Come with Me Now’ – Kongos 3. ‘Stay with Me’ – Sam Read More
Luke Bryan Leads; Blake Shelton, Chris Young New to Mediabase Top 10
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Luke Bryan Leads; Blake Shelton, Chris Young New to Mediabase Top 10
Proof that the female characters in Luke Bryan songs have the emotional maturity of a Middle Schooler, ‘Play it Again,’ stays at the top of the Mediabase Chart. Hopefully Brett Eldredge will take over next week! Craig Campbell might be in record label limbo, but he has himself a solid top 10 hit with ‘Keep Read More