Brantley Gilbert
This week in Music: a badass singer, an old guitar, and Seattle treasure
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on This week in Music: a badass singer, an old guitar, and Seattle treasure
Music stories from this week: Brantley Gilbert might portray himself as all badass, but this lady, *this* is badass! Kurdish singer Helly Luv defies ISIS by singing in Iraq. At the Newport Folk Festival, Jason Isbell became the first person to play the Bob Dylan‘s electric guitar since 1965. A music fan in Seattle found photos of Read More
Billboard Power 100 Includes Borchetta, Dungan, Esposito but Shows Nashville’s Place in Music
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Billboard Power 100 Includes Borchetta, Dungan, Esposito but Shows Nashville’s Place in Music
When you live in Nashville and you keep hearing about how it is “Music City,” it is sometimes easy to forget that the real top music industry power brokers are still elsewhere. Billboard’s annual Power 100 list is a great reminder of just who are the men and (still depressingly few) women behind the curtain. Read More
2014 American Music Awards: Full List of Winners
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 2014 American Music Awards: Full List of Winners
Last night’s American Music Awards show was quite a spectacle! Nashville was represented by Luke Bryan and Brantley Gilbert who collected the Favorite Male Country Artist and Favorite Country Album awards respectively. Florida Georgia Line and Carrie Underwood were victorious in the Country Duo/Group and Female artist categories. Overall winner of the evening was British Read More
Jason Aldean Tops Country Albums Chart, Brantley Gilbert, Miranda Lambert Return
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Jason Aldean Tops Country Albums Chart, Brantley Gilbert, Miranda Lambert Return
The Doobie Brothers‘ duets/tribute album, Southbound, is the only new release in this week’s Billboard Top Country Albums Chart, entering at #7. Jason Aldean takes over at #1 from Sam Hunt with Old Boots, New Dirt. Following extra focus on country music during CMA week, two albums make a major advance and return to the Read More
Dustin Lynch Celebrates First #1 Hit, Five Artists Join Top 10
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Dustin Lynch Celebrates First #1 Hit, Five Artists Join Top 10
Broken Bow does it again. The label has some serious radio promo mojo going on, and elevates Dustin Lynch to his first #1 hit with ‘Where It’s At.’ Even though only two new songs join the top 10, five artists do. The duet by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, ‘Somethin’ Bad,’ enters at #9, and Read More
Blake & Miranda Reign As King & Queen Of Country Music
11 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on Blake & Miranda Reign As King & Queen Of Country Music
The King and Queen of Country music are this week’s top album holder’s. Riding the success of his latest duet single, Blake Shelton’s Based On A True Story… climbs all the way back up the charts to steal the number one spot from his wife, Miranda Lambert, who this week falls back to the number Read More
LRM Interview – Daniel Lee: “This is me, this is Roots, this is where I come from.”
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on LRM Interview – Daniel Lee: “This is me, this is Roots, this is where I come from.”
For Daniel Lee, the wait is finally over. His debut album, Roots, hits stores this week. I caught up with Daniel at his label office to discuss the material, the art of songwriting, and the process of making the album. This interview was minimally edited for clarity. LRM: This is your full-length debut album, the Read More
Album Review: Roots – Daniel Lee
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Roots – Daniel Lee (2014, Average Joes Entertainment) Average Joes Entertainment artist Daniel Lee is releasing his debut album at an interesting time for country music. With the genre seemingly splitting into evermore diverse streams of influence, he is entering the arena with a disc that shuns many of the current stylistic must-haves in favor Read More