Eric Church has proven once again that he's a force to be reckoned with.
Last year, he took a stand against ticket scalpers. Now he's going after unlicensed merch dealers. His lawyers have filed a lawsuit to stop vendors from selling unauthorized T-shirts which resemble the official ones, but are not the same quality, outside of concert venues. He's also seeking damages from the vendors caught doing it.
Former Steel Magnolia singerMeghan Linsey is competing on this season ofThe Voice and this week she duked it out in the Battle Rounds with another singer.
Pharrell Williams, who served as their coach, praised both singers, but ultimately chose to keep the other guy. The remaining judges all had the opportunity to “steal” Megan.
After hearing each coach’s statement, she chose Blake as her new coach (Interestingly, Blake was the only
coach who did not turn around during Meg’s Blind Audition).
Nashville News: Thursday, March 12th
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will open “Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary” on May 22nd
and it will run through November 8th. The exhibition will examine Luke Bryan's roots and rise to
stardom. Fans will get to see stage clothes, instruments, awards, photos and other memorabilia.
The first round of performers for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards has been announced
Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley,Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church,
Miranda Lambert,Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Keith Urban,Florida Georgia
Line, Sam Hunt,Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell are slated to take the stage, with more to be
announced.
The show airs on CBS live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19th.
Nashville News: Wednesday, March 11th
Trace Adkins has landed a role in the NBC medical drama Night Shift. He's been cast as the leader
of a veteran's therapy group in an episode that will air in May.
The part is a perfect fit for Trace, who is a spokesperson for the Wounded Warriors Project.
Garth Brooks' 1999 pop concept record was a much-criticized venture, but he says he wouldn’t mind doing a sequel.
If you recall he took on an alter ego as a pop singer forGarth Brooks in … the Life of Chris Gaines, a
record that cast him as Gaines, an Australian alternative pop-rock singer who is deeply conflicted by his life in the public eye.
Garth says- “I love the music, and that’s what it’s all about. Would I love to do a second one? Sure.
Would I ever drop that much weight again? I don’t think I could.”
He has hinted that his next album might be another creative stretch, since he’s looking for ways to
keep fans engaged in album-length work.
Jake Owen shocked fans when he chopped off his signature long hairlate last year, trading it in for
something short and simple. But then he started to grow it back out and the haters came out - well he put that to a halt.
In a post on Facebook, Jake recently revealed he got tired of people “hating on” him for the in-between look, so he cleaned up his ‘do yet again.
He chopped it under his wife and mother’s influence and it does look much better. You can see the
pic on the WQMX Facebook page.
Nashville News: Tuesday, March 10th
Jason Aldean has this week’s #1 single on the Mediabase country singles charts with ‘Just Getting
Started.’ This is his second release from his ‘Old Boots, New Dirt’ album which debuted at #1 on the
allgenre and country albums chart and already produced one #1 hit with ‘Burnin’ it Down’ back in
October.
Chris Young recently extended his 2015 world tour, adding many dates ...in Asia and Australia. Chris will leave this week for three scheduled shows in Hawaii and then travel overseas.
2015 marks his third consecutive year of performing internationally.
Luke Bryan releases his seventh and final Spring Break album,Spring Break…Checkin’ Out, today.He says with his hectic schedule these days, he didn't have much time to write for the new EP.
Luke started the yearly Spring Break tradition back in 2009. His final Spring Break concerts are
Wednesday and Thursday in Panama City, Florida.
Nashville News: Monday, 3/9/15
In addition to her upcoming tour, Shania Twain is working on a new album,
her first since 2002's Up! She says a lot has happened to her over the years, so those experiences
will naturally bleed into her music.
Shania won't be trying out any new music during her Rock This Country tour--
she wants her audience to enjoy singing along to her hits. The first stop will be June 5th in Seattle.
Hunter Hayes has three new reasons to celebrate.
His popular song “I Want Crazy” reached double platinum status, selling more than two million copies
since its initial release. He has also received gold certifications for selling 500,000 copies of
“Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me” and “Invisible.”
Hunter is currently in the studio working on a new project!
Brad Paisley is the CMA’s new recipient of its International Artist Achievement Award. The honor
recognizes accomplishments by a U.S. based act that works to popularize country music around the
world. Brad first won the award in 2011.
And let’s not forget that Brad will be at Blossom on July 17th with Justin Moore and Mickey Guyton!