Terri Clark Clip Goes For Hot Shot Debut on CMT
By the time Terri Clark takes the stage at CMA Music Festival June 10, the mystery about her video hero will be over. The video for “Girls Lie Too” hits CMT today as a Hot Shot debut, and the mystery about just who is the hero in Clark's big budget Sean Silva-directed "Girls Lie, Too" will be resolved.
Clark is set to be the first Canadian woman to be made a member of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday night.
Dale Watson News and Tour Dates
Dale writes: I have been touring hard, and with gas prices going through the roof it's a little tough. Below you'll find the new tour dates. The east coast is our next stomping ground, and in July we hit the west coast. Please, please, please let's get the word out. Often I'm asked, especially by west coast folks, why I do not tour there. The answer is purely financial. The gas, hotels and the pay the rooms offer are so low, it is impossible to tour without suffering a huge loss. I want this email to be a positive one. I am touring East and West and though I will probably lose money, I want to do it because of the many folks who have asked me to come out there. Maybe if we have a good showing for the club owners we can get on a better track record for the future. The past has proved me to not have a lot of fan support and so the club owners are reluctant on many levels. If all we do is show this type of music has fan support, then it would change a lot of club owners' thinking about the validity of booking these type of shows. More...
Country Radio Braces for Keith Urban Single
Keith Urban has had four #1 singles, including “Somebody Like You,” which held the top spot for a record eight consecutive weeks, and his last seven single releases have all gone Top 5 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart. After the success of his multi-platinum album Golden Road, Urban did what he does best, he re-entered the studio and began writing and recording new music.
On June 14, Capitol Nashville will release Urban’s latest single, the first from his as of yet untitled new album. “Days Gone By,” co-written with Monty Powell (“Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me”) and co-produced with Grammy Award-winner Dann Huff, is the follow up to the final single release from Golden Road, the #1 track “You’ll Think Of Me.”
Kenny Chesney Cancels CMA Music Festival Show
Kenny Chesney returned to the concert stage last night in Phoenix to resume the second leg of his just kicked off Guitars, Tiki Bars & A Whole Lot of Love Tour, following a canceled date due to laryngitis. Chesney had hoped to be able to be Thursday's opening night "surprise" at the CMA Music Festival, but his doctor has grounded him to avoid the wear and tear of flying back and forth across the country twice in less than 24 hours.
"Never having canceled a show like this before, I'm a little spooked by what happened -- and since we've got so many dates and are going to so many cities, I want to be cautious so this doesn't turn into a chronic problem,” said Chesney. “No one is more disappointed than I am about not being there, but hopefully if I haven't already been in your backyard, I'll be there before too long -- and you can come out and party with us in your town."
Trick Pony's Heidi Newfield Marries
Heidi Newfield, lead vocalist of American Music Award Winner and Curb Asylum artist Trick Pony, tied the knot June 6th at a seaside ceremony in Destin, Florida.
The bride wore an original Anne Barge bias column gown of four ply silk crepe with a v-neck complete with hand embroidery, beaded bodice and a godet sweep train. More...
Artists Join Chely Wright For Benefit
Tuesday night's, Reading, Writing, and Rhythm Benefit hosted by Chely Wright and Friends was a huge success. Wright was joined by icon Ronnie Milsap, who made a surprise guest appearance, along with special guests Martina McBride, Big & Rich, Blake Shelton, Josh Turner, SheDaisy, Rachel Proctor, Jimmy Wayne, and Jenny Gill. The Wildhorse was filled to standing room only capacity with over 2000 in attendance. Once again, this year's event was a sellout and raised over $135,000, bringing the total funds raised to date to well over one million dollars. More...
Ray Charles Memorial and Funeral
On Thurs., June 17, music legend Ray Charles, who died last Thurs., will be remembered by his fellow Los Angelinos.
A public memorial and viewing is scheduled in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center, from 12 noon to 8PM on Thursday. There will be a book of condolences that the public is welcome to sign.
On Fri., June 18, an invitation only funeral will be convened at the First AME Church on Harvard Blvd., in Los Angeles. More...
