Charley Crockett has revealed that his new album ‘The Valley’ will be released in the UK for November 22, which is set to be a hugely personal affair. You can pre-order the album here. The 16-track album focuses on Crockett’s upbringing in Texas and was recorded just a week before Crockett underwent life-saving open heart surgery in January this year. Speaking about the album, Crockett said that the songs on ‘The Valley’ offer more depth about himself than anything he’s done previously. “My story’s wilder than people can make stories up,” Crockett says. “These songs that I’ve written on this record, it’s all really autobiographical and they’re about as much depth as I’ve been able to capture writing about myself” News of the album release date will be welcomed by Crockett’s fans, some of which will be gearing up to see the artist for his UK tour in September. Crockett will be embarking on a six-date UK tour, which includes stops at London, Manchester, Glasgow and a festival appearance at The Long Road. Charley Crockett will be playing: September 1 – Oslo Hackney, London, England September 2 – Prince Albert, Brighton, England September 4 – Night & Day Cafe, Manchester, England September 5 – Broadcast, Glasgow, Scotland September 6 – The Cluny, Newcastle, England September 7 – The Long Road Festival, Leicestershire, England

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Mere days before the start of his overseas tour, Eric Paslay has announced the details of his upcoming new record ‘Live in Glasgow’. Paslay will be venturing around the world as of August 29, stopping off in the UK, Australia, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, but the live album was taken from his shows in the Scottish city of Glasgow from last year. The album will include hits such as Barefoot Blue Jean Night and Friday Night and speaking in a statement regarding the album, Pasley said that he felt a special connection with Glasgow and that he has no doubt that the album will replicate the feel and vibe of the night. “The first time I played in Glasgow, I fell in love with the fans’ passion and energy and knew immediately we had to record my live album there,” Paslay said. ” It was a blast.  If we were able to capture even half of the good vibes that were in that room that night, we made a great record.” The tracklist for ‘Live in Glasgow’ is: 1) Song About A Girl 2) Barefoot Blue Jean Night 3) Angel Eyes 4) Amarillo Rain 5) Even If It Breaks Your Heart / Learning To Fly 6) Here Comes Love / On The Road Again 7) High Class 8) She Don’t Love You 9) Less Than Whole 10) Friday Night In addition to a slot at The Long Road Festival, Paslay will also be appearing at Bush Hall (London), Oran Mor (Glasgow) and Band on the Wall (Manchester) in September. Tickets are available here.

Tenille Townes has unveiled another new song from her upcoming debut album, with Jersey on the Wall being released for public consumption. You can listen to the song here. Townes has already shared White Horse, I Kept the Roses and Somebody’s Daughter from the album, which has been produced by Jay Joyce and is to be released via Columbia Nashville at some point in the near future. The latter stages of 2019 are shaping up to be very busy for Townes, who is scheduled to perform at the 2019 ACM Honors ceremony at the Ryman in Nashville, while she is also pencilled in to support Miranda Lambert this autumn and Maren Morris in November. Currently, she is supporting Dierks Bentley on his ‘Burning Man Tour’. In addition, Townes will heading to the UK in late October for a five-date spell with Striking Matches, including a headline date in London. Tenille Townes will be playing: October 21 – Thekla, Bristol, England* October 22 – O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford, England* October 23 – Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London, England October 27 – Arts Club Loft, Liverpool, England* October 28 – Stereo, Glasgow, Scotland* *supporting Striking Matches

CJ Solar will be making one of his dreams come true very soon as he has been invited to play the Grand Ole Opry for the first time on September 7. Solar has released two EPs so far in his career and is gearing up to release his third, with his upcoming single Coming My Way to be released on Country radio as of August 27. In addition, Solar has also been operating as a songwriter in Nashville and recently celebrated his first No. 1 Country single as Up Down by Morgan Wallen featuring Florida Georgia Line topped the charts. Speaking about the news, Solar said that he is in disbelief that he is getting the opportunity to perform at the Opry and that seeing a show there when he was 12 made him want to move to the city. “It’s been a dream of mine to stand on the circle, since I attended my first Opry performance with my parents on a trip to Nashville when I was 12…it inspired me to move to Nashville and want to make Country music,” said Solar. “Always said this was the biggest bucket list moment for me in Nashville and I can’t believe it’s happening!”

After a record 19 weeks as US No. 1 on the Billboard 100, Old Town Road by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus has lost its place to Billie Eilish. Eilish, still only 17 (December 18 2001), becomes the first artist born after 2000 to claim the No. 1 spot, with bad guy now sitting at the top of the charts having been sat at No. 2 for a record nine weeks. bad guy is also the first song to be both No. 1 on the Billboard 100 and Alternative Songs chart since Lorde’s Royals back in 2016. Both Lil Nas X and Cyrus – who famously agreed to appear on the remix version of Old Town Road that dominated the charts following outrage that Billboard removed it from the US Country Charts, with many citing racism as a reason for the removal – offered their congratulations to Eilish on Twitter in the immediate aftermath. “Congratulations Billie Eilish, well deserved,” Cyrus said. “Your persistence paid off. Thanks everybody. It was a hell of a ride.” Since Old Town Road gained major traction, the song was performed at the Nissan Stadium for CMA Fest, with Keith Urban joining Cyrus and Lil Nas X, while on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, Miley Cyrus brought the pair out for a rendition of the track.

Due to phenomenal demand, Scotty McCreery has added an extra date at London’s Bush Hall on his UK tour, as well as upgrading his Manchester venue. Initially, McCreery was due to play Manchester Academy 3 on October 27, but due to it rapidly selling out, it has now been moved to Manchester Academy 2. In addition to that demand, McCreery’s first date at Bush Hall for UK Country Music Week sold out pretty much immediately, so the former American Idol winner added a second date at the venue, for the day after. Speaking about the news, McCreery expressed his surprise and joy that the ticket sales had been so promising, while also emphasising that he is very excited to get over to the UK and perform. “One of my goals for the last few years has been to perform overseas,” McCreery said. “To sell out my first ever shows in England on the first day of general on-sale is amazing and beyond what I ever expected. I cannot wait to come over there in October” McCreery’s UK tour is as follows: October 26 – Bush Hall, London, England (sold out) October 27 – Manchester Academy 2, Manchester, England October 28 – Bush Hall, London, England

Miranda Lambert has revealed that the seventh studio album under her own name, ‘Wildcard’, is set to be released on November 1. You can pre-order the album here. Recently released singles It All Comes Out in the Wash, Locomotive and Mess With My Head will all feature on the record, but Lambert has also released Bluebird to celebrate the album release news. Speaking about the album in a statement, Lambert said that she wants her fans to know that they have been listened to and taken into consideration when it came to the overall content of the record and that she just wants people to be Abel to get along with each other. “When people listen to this record, I want them to know that I see them and hear them,” said Lambert. “I feel you, because I’m just a girl from East Texas, writing about all the things that go on in my world and in the worlds of people around me. I want people to get along, you know, just be who you are, own it and move on from the moments you couldn’t live in.”