DECEMBERSONGS is the ongoing, seasonal music ‘love child’ of Amy Speace, and the Nashville transplanted, Baltimore born, songbird is joined on this 2103 recording by recent visitors to these shores Rod Picott, and husband/wife duo Doug Williams and Telisha Williams. Produced by Neilson Hubbard, the six-song disc features three cover songs and one original from …
Taylor Swift continued her recent whirlwind success by taking four trophies at this week’s American Music Awards. As well as being awarded ‘Favourite Female Pop/Rock Artist’, ‘Favourite Female Country Artist’ and ‘Favourite Country Album’ for RED, Taylor also picked up the night’s main award, for Artist of the Year. On receiving her fourth award, Taylor …
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The CMA Board of Directors has named music and television industry veteran Sarah Trahern as CMA’s Chief Executive Officer, effective January, 2014. She joins CMA from Scripps Networks Interactive’s Great American Country (GAC) where she has been Senior Vice President and General Manager. “The CMA Board Search Committee, chaired by Board Secretary/Treasurer and Warner Music …
Liverpool Sound City is giving emerging talent the chance to perform at the festival as well as the chance to open Jools Holland’s Manchester show Last year, it saw 41,500 music fans flock to venues all over the city to watch over 360 artists in just three days, whilst 3,500 delegates attended its leading music, …
In his final two years of touring George Strait returned to the CMA Awards yesterday evening to be named Entertainer of the Year. It was his third win in the category, but his first since 1990. The 61-year-old Texan is retiring from touring and is currently involved in his The Cowboy Rides Away tour. “This …
Listeners took to Twitter over the weekend, to voice their confusion as two different segments of Bob Harris’ show were played simultaneously. During the second hour of Harris’s three-hour pre-recorded show it was disrupted, as the clocks went back and the UK switched from British summer time to Greenwich mean time in the early hours …
Iconic singer, songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist DOLLY PARTON announces the ‘Blue Smoke World Tour’ will travel across the pond in 2014 for June and July concerts in Europe hitting England, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Germany, Norway, as well as a return to the O2 Arena in London, the venue where Dolly recorded and filmed ‘An …
Following the acclaimed success of Country to Country 2013, an outstanding line up of music stars are again heading across the Atlantic for a huge two-day music festival extravaganza at The O2 London on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March 2014. Also for the very first time Country to Country is coming Ireland on Friday …
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Legendary music icon Kenny Rogers has just landed his 22nd Top 10 Country album with the Billboard debut of YOU CAN’T MAKE OLD FRIENDS at #9 via Warner Bros. Records. The album reunites the multiple Grammy Award-winner with long-time friend and collaborator, Dolly Parton, for a brand new duet on the title track, You Can’t …
The Americana Music Association – UK (AMA-UK) will be organising an event at Kings Place near King’s Cross (London) from February 13th to 15th. The Association has decided to call it The Americana Music Association UK Showcase and is programming the event right now. The showcase will comprise of three nights of music in both …
