DOLLY RECORDS AND SONY NASHVILLE ANNOUNCE JOINT VENTURE; NEW ALBUM "PURE AND SIMPLE" AVAILABLE 8/19

Today, world-renowned singer/songwriter/entertainer Dolly Parton and Sony Music Nashville announced a joint venture and the launch of Dolly’s new studio album, Pure & Simple, for worldwide distribution on August 19. Releasing on Dolly Records/RCA Nashville, Pure & Simple can be pre-ordered starting Friday, July 8.

“I may not be pure, but I’m as simple as they come! This new Pure & Simple project is really special to me because I’m taking my fans back to my roots. I feel like these songs have a pure, tender side and we didn’t go overboard with arrangements. I’m so glad we’ve teamed up with our friends at Sony to get this album out to the fans,” said Dolly Parton.

Remarked Doug Morris, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment, “Dolly Parton is a national treasure and an iconic singer/songwriter. We are thrilled to be expanding our successful relationship with her through this new global agreement. We are very proud to call her a member of the Sony Music family.”

Left to right: Doug Morris, CEO Sony Music Entertainment; Dolly Parton;

and Danny Nozell, CEO CTK Management

“This is a special reunion for Dolly, RCA Nashville and for me personally,” commented Randy Goodman, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Nashville. “Our entire Sony Music Nashville team is elated.” Continues Goodman, “We have a firm foundation of Dolly’s incredible catalog of hits on RCA Nashville as well as Columbia Nashville.”

Dolly Parton, co-producer and songwriter on Pure & Simple, also revealed the album’s cover art and track listing today (see below).

Dolly Parton
Album title: Pure & Simple
Produced by Dolly Parton

Pure and Simple
Say Forever You'll Be Mine
Never Not Love You
Kiss It (And Make It All Better)
Can't Be That Wrong
Outside Your Door
Tomorrow Is Forever
I'm Sixteen
Head Over High Heels
Forever Love

The following is Dolly’s upcoming concert schedule.

DOLLY PARTON PURE & SIMPLE TOUR:

July 19 US Cellular Center - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
July 20 Grand Casino Hinckley - Hinckley, Minn.
July 22 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center - Sioux Falls S.D.
July 23 Deadwood Mountain - Deadwood, S.D.
July 26 UCCU Center - Orem, Utah
July 27 Red Rocks Amphitheater - Denver, Colo.
July 29 Sprint Center - Kansas City, Mo.
July 30 Scottrade Center - St. Louis, Mo.
Aug. 02 Celeste Center- Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 03 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Aug. 04 The Colosseum at Caesar Windsor - Windsor, ON, Canada
Aug. 06 Van Andel Arena - Grand Rapids, Mich.
Aug. 07 Ravinia Festival - Highland Park, Ill.
Aug. 09 Norton Center for the Arts - Danville, Ky.
Aug. 10 Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.
Aug. 12 BOK Center - Tulsa, Okla.
Aug. 13 Verizon Arena - Little Rock, Ark.
Sept. 09 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON, Canada
Sept. 10 Foley Fair Grounds - Seguin, ON, Canada
Sept. 12 MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Sept. 13 Mosaic Place - Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
Sept. 16 Scotiabank Saddledome - Calgary, AB, Canada
Sept. 17 Rogers Place - Edmonton, AB, Canada
Sept. 19 Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sept. 21 ShoWare Center - Kent, Wash. SOLD OUT
Sept. 22 Northern Quest Casino - Airway Heights, Wash.
Sept. 24 Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, Calif.
Sept. 25 Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, Calif.
Sept. 27 Valley View Casino - San Diego, Calif.
Sept. 28 Vina Robles Amphitheatre - Paso Robles, Calif.
Sept. 30 Laughlin Amphitheatre - Laughlin, Nev.
Oct. 01 Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, Calif.
Oct. 02 Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, Calif.
Nov. 15 Pigeon Forge Convention Center - Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Nov. 18 North Charleston Coliseum - North Charleston S.C.
Dec. 06 Frank Erwin Center - Austin, TX
Dec. 09 Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino and Resort - Thackerville, Okla.
Dec. 10 Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino and Resort - Thackerville, Okla.

APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS AND APRIL ALSO BRINGS GREAT NEW MUSIC!

Talking about spring, let's discuss the new music that's gonna be springing up this month on country stations and music outlets everywhere! It's a great month for flowers, showers, warm days and cool music! Check out these singles and albums due for release this month.

SINGLES HEADING TO RADIO THIS MONTH! 
START REQUESTING NOW!

April 6 

Blake Shelton - "Sangria"
SaraBeth - "I’m Sick Of It"
Bryan Mayer - "This Is Me"

April 13

Toby Keith - "35 MPH Town"
Thompson Square - "Trans Am"
Michael Sarver - "Miss You Something Crazy"
The Lacs - "God Bless A Country Girl"

April 20

George Ducas- "LoveStruck"

April 27

Tyler Barham - "Just Two Kids"

UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASES

April 7

Kristian Bush - "Southern Gravity"
Will Hoge - 'Small Town Dreams"
John Conlee - "Classics 2"
Point of Grace - "Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)"

April 14

Reba McEntire - "Love Somebody"
Dwight Yoakam- "Second Hand Heart"
Amy Grant - "Be Still And Know…Hymns & Faith"
SaraBeth -"SaraBeth" (EP)

April 18

Lee Ann Womack - "Trouble In Mind" (Record Store Day limited edition 12″ vinyl)

April 28

Zac Brown Band - "Jekyll + Hyde"
Tyler Farr - "Suffer In Peace"
Mitchell Tenpenny - "Black Crow

COMING SOON: UPCOMING SINGLE RELEASES

It's only mid-January but country music has some hot new music releases being sent to country radio in the next few weeks! Be sure to request these on your local stations and talk about them on your blogs and social media sites. Spread the word! If your local station is already playing any of these, congratulations, they're ahead of the game and know good music! Thank them for playing them!

January 26

Mo Pitney - "Country"
Tim McGraw - "Diamond Rings & Old Barstools"
Keith Urban w/ Eric Church - "Raise Em Up"
Maddie & Tae - "Fly"
Daniel Lee - "Head Over Heels"

February 2

Kenny Chesney - "Wild Child"
Parmalee - "lready Callin’ You Mine"
Jason Cassidy - "Cowboy Girl"
Kayla Calabrese - "Whisper"

February 9

Waterloo Revival -"Hit The Road"

February 16

Mitch Goudy - "My Girl’s Hand"

March 2

LiveWire - "Quit You"

SINGLE REVIEW: "ALL COUNTRY ON YOU" - AUSTIN WEBB

SINGLE: "All Country On You"

ARTIST: Austin Webb

REVIEWER: Alyse Smith

Follow Alyse on Twitter at @ASmith1300

Austin Webb’s newest single “All Country On You”, set to officially impact country radio on 1/5/15, is an anthem for what Taylor Swift has previously hinted at.  If you don’t want the crazy don’t cause it! “Can’t blame no one else when you brought it all on yourself” is how it’s phrased in the song.

Written by Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins and Mark Irwin, it’s definitely a catchy song, one that makes you grin and sing along with easily.  “Going Carrie Underwood on my truck” is the line that made Austin record this song, as it’s a very clever and distinct line I can’t blame him for that choice.  My favorite lines in this song are from the chorus “Don’t tick her off, break her heart, tell her lies – don’t feed her any lipstick alibis – ain’t nothing she can’t see through.”  I love the “lipstick alibis” and the way the whole song’s set up to be one clever line after another, a how-to that’s upbeat without being vapid or caustic.

Austin consistently impresses and after hearing this and other songs of his, I’m convinced of his immense vocal prowess.  I feel confident in saying that this song will perform well as will Austin as an artist.  His career’s just getting started and there’s only up from here.  I can’t wait to see what else he has to offer us and what else the lyricists Kear, Tompkins and Irwin will dream up.

Connect with Austin online via his official website, Twitter and Facebook.

GARTH AND TRISHA: COUNTRY'S MISSING INGREDIENTS ... NOW IT TASTES RIGHT AGAIN

There are just some recipes that require certain ingredients in order to taste the way the should. Country music is one of those things. There have been 2 vital ingredients that have been missing over the past few years, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. Now with the wait finally over, country music will taste exactly as it should again. Check out the new upcoming single from Garth and Trisha - "The Call".

Please start requesting this one and let's put real country back on the charts where it should be.

Welcome back, we missed you.

KELLIE PICKLER TO RELEASE "SOMEONE SOMEWHERE TONIGHT" TO COUNTRY RADIO

Track Available Everywhere Digital Music Is Sold Beginning May 14

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 7, 2013) - Black River Entertainment, label home to country music star and critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Kellie Pickler, is pleased to announce the release of her eagerly awaited debut single, "Someone Somewhere Tonight." The song will be delivered to country radio via Play MPE at 11:00 a.m. CDT on Friday May 10. "Someone Somewhere Tonight" will be available everywhere digital music is sold, beginning May 14.

"It is such an honor to bring this new Kellie Pickler music to country radio," shared Black River Entertainment’s Vice President of Promotion, Bill Macky. "This is the vocal performance of her career and she gives this song such an emotional punch! I can't wait for listeners to hear this hit."

Written by Walt Wilkins and Davis Raines, "Someone Somewhere Tonight" is a song about the human spirit as well as the power of love and redemption.

"'Somewhere Someone Tonight' is such a special song," shared Kellie in a "behind the song" video interview. "Honestly, it is my favorite song I've ever cut and released to country radio. It's so real, and it's so true, and it means something! I think people need to hear it."


Currently a front-runner on ABC's Dancing With The Stars, Kellie will once again collaborate on a forthcoming album with famed producers Frank Liddell (Miranda Lambert, Eli Young Band) and Luke Wooten (Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley) while competing on the show.

Dancing With The Stars airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. EDT/ 7 CDT and Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EDT / 8 CDT.

Please visit www.kelliepickler.com for more information and follow Pickler on Twitter (@kelliepickler) and facebook.com/KelliePickler.

 

UPCOMING FEBRUARY SINGLE RELEASES

Start Requesting Now! Let your local stations know you wanna hear these new singles that are officially coming to country radio next month! You may have already heard some being played due to high demand. That's what we want to see happen! Don't complain if you don't hear your favorite and didn't request.

February 4
JOEL CROUSE/If You Want Some (Show Dog–Universal)
PARMALEE/Carolina (Stoney Creek)

February 11
JAKE OWEN/Anywhere With You (RCA)
GREG BATES/Fill In The Blank (Republic Nashville)

February 19
KRISTEN KELLY/He Loves To Make Me Cry (Arista)
JAIDA DREYER/Half Broke Horses (Streamsound)
RACHEL FARLEY/Ain’t Easy (RedBow)

LEANN RIMES "BORROWED" FROM THE NEW CD "SPITFIRE" COMING SPRING 2013

Going For Adds December 17th

“Spitfire covers a range of emotions that I’ve experienced in my lifetime, from anger to love, from frustration to letting go. My co-producer and co-writer Darrell and I talked about telling that story in chronological order, but that didn’t work sonically, so Darrell said, “It’s the truth…in no particular order.” And isn’t that what life is about?

That’s what this album is about for me. I took a step back from the years of work and came back to the essence of what music means to me. I made this album for me, for the pure joy of making music, and I think the power of that shows. I looked as this record as making a film. Every song that I wrote and every song I recorded by another songwriter fit the whole vision and story that I wanted to tell. In this album, I’m speaking more honestly than I ever have, from the truth and pain and love in my life and hoping that people connect with those emotions.” - - - LeAnn Rimes

UPCOMING SINGLES YOU SHOULD START REQUESTING NOW!

Upcoming singles that will be impacting country radio. Start requesting NOW! Of course, I have to add my own favorite to the list, it doesn't have an impact date yet but several stations already have it added and more are adding every day - "Hauled Off and Kissed Me" from Steve Holy.

September 4

Kix Brooks/Bring It On Home/Arista

Thomas Rhett/Beer With Jesus/Valory

September 10

High Valley/Love You For A Long Time/Eaglemont-Rodeowave

Phoenix Stone/100 Proof Moonshine/Stonehall-Nine North-Turnpike

Kacey Musgraves/Merry Go ‘Round/Mercury

JT Hodges/Sleepy Little Town/Show Dog-Universal

Gloriana/Can’t Shake You/Emblem-WAR

September 17
Craig Campbell - Outta My Head/Bigger Picture

Gary Allan/Every Storm/Runs Out Of Rain/MCA
Joanna Smith/We Can’t Be Friends/RCA

VIDEO: A Special Message from Randy Houser Regarding "How Country Feels', His New Upcoming Single

We've all been waiting a long time for new music from one of country's best and most honest singer/songwriters, Randy Houser. Well, May 7 is the date that we've all been waiting for. His new single, "How Country Feels" hits country radio and that means it's time to REQUEST, REQUEST, REQUEST! 

Check out this quick video message from Randy about the song, how life has changed for him since his last cd and about his new label. Welcome back, Randy. Country missed you!

Click Here to Watch Video Message From Randy Houser

Start Requesting Now! Little Big Town is Taking a Pontoon To Country Radio on April 30

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO "PONTOON"

Check out "Pontoon", the latest upcoming single from the tightest harmonies in music, Little Big Town. The single hits country radio starting April 30 but you need to start requesting it now! Your requests are what move it from adds to spins. 

JOSH TURNER TO RELEASE FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM, PUNCHING BAG, TO STORES NATIONWIDE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 12

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With four No. 1 smash hits in "All Over Me," "Your Man," "Would You Go With Me," and "Why Don't We Just Dance," and over 5 million albums sold since his critically-acclaimed debut Long Black Train, UMG Nashville's Josh Turner is slated to release his fifth studio album, Punching Bag, to stores nationwide on Tuesday, June 12. The first single from the new album, “Time Is Love,” is in the Top 20 on the Country Billboard chart and swiftly rising, and the new music video for the song can be viewed here.

 

Josh co-wrote eight of the 11 tracks on Punching Bag, many penned within the four walls of his newly built cabin located on his property behind his home to serve as a 'songwriter's den' and personal getaway. The cabin is inspired by his home state of South Carolina and, Josh admits, contains some of his most prized possessions.

"I spent two years building my writer's cottage. Once it was finished I was immediately in there writing songs. In total, I've written 27 songs in there and eight of those ended up on the record," says Josh. "My hero and friend, John Anderson, was sitting across the table from me one day when we were writing and said, 'What will really be a great day is when the songs you write here end up paying for this place!'"

The cabin made for a great escape the day Josh had the idea for the album's title track, "Punching Bag," which he wrote with long-time friend and songwriting partner Pat McLaughlin.

"The idea comes from one of those days that we all have, where everything just blows up in your face and nothing goes right. I had just had one of those days, and I came home and was standing in the closet with my wife and I unloaded on her about my day," Josh tells AOL's The Boot. "I told her, 'Sometimes I feel like a punching bag, like life is just beating me up.' When I said that, it struck me that it could be a huge song title. So I punched it into my phone and saved it. I held on to it until the right opportunity, [when I met with Pat McLaughlin]."

Josh's rich baritone voice has established him as one of the most recognizable artists in country music, garnering recognition for having BMI’s Song of the Year and one of ASCAP’s Top 5 Most Played Songs of 2011, with his No. 1 hit single “All Over Me” as well as Mediabase’s Most Played Song of 2010 with his four-week No. 1 smash “Why Don’t We Just Dance." Turner is also recognized for other chart-topping radio hits including “Your Man,” “Long Black Train,” “Firecracker,” “I Wouldn’t Be A Man,” “Everything Is Fine,” and “Me and God,” among others.

Josh has also garnered multiple coveted award nominations from the ACM, CMA, CMT, ICMA and a GRAMMY nomination in 2007 for Country Album of The Year with Your Man. BLENDER magazine calls him a “country Barry White,” adding, “his burring voice can tease our sensuality in unlikely places.”

In support of the forthcoming album release, Josh is currently headlining tour dates sponsored by his 2012 tour sponsor, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®. To purchase tickets for upcoming tour dates and for more information on Josh Turner, please visit www.JoshTurner.com.

Fans can follow Josh at www.Twitter.com/JoshTurnerMusic and www.Facebook.com/JoshTurner.