Nashville News: Thursday, 10/15
Faith Hill has recruited Kellie Pickler to co-host her new syndicated TV talk show.
Faith will serve as executive producer and make occasional appearances on the show, which will focus on lifestyle,
home design, cooking and gardening. The show will be filmed in Nashville and feature rotating experts on various
topics, as well as one or two more co-hosts.
Congrats to Cam who has earned a gold certification for her sophomore single, “Burning House.” She co-wrote the song, inspired by a personal experience in her life. She released her EP, “Welcome to Cam Country,”
earlier this year and she has plans for an upcoming full length album.
The collaborations keep rolling in for the 49th annual CMA Awards.
The latest -- Keith Urban teaming up with John Mellencamp.Though the song they'll perform is hush-hush at the moment, one can only hope it will be Keith's latest, "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16."
Keith and John join a lineup of pairings that includes Thomas Rhett and Fall Out Boy, and Eric Church and
Hank Williams Junior, as well as solo performers Miranda Lambert, Maddie and Tae, Kelsea Ballerini,
Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley.
The 49th annual CMA Awards air live from Nashville on November 4th on ABC.
Nashville News: Wednesday, 10/14
Hunter Hayes releases his 21 Project on November 6th.
The three-disc album will feature seven songs in three different formats -- acoustic, a studio production and live performances. Hunter says, “This project has been a lot of
fun for me, because it really brings the focus back to the music and shows how a song grows from its
original form into something we play on stage.”
He'll kick off his 21 Tour of college campuses on October 22nd at Western Carolina University in North Carolina.
Trisha Yearwood will flip the switch and turn Elvis Presley's Graceland into a winter wonderland for the holidays.
The ceremony, which takes place on November 20th, includes a performance by Trisha. She says, “I love Elvis,
always have. I’ve visited Graceland many times, but never at Christmas. I’m incredibly honored to be invited to flip
the switch at Graceland’s holiday lighting ceremony this year.”
The ceremony can be viewed online at Graceland.com.
Nashville News: Tuesday, 10/13
Charles Kelley has lined up his first-ever solo club tour.
The 22-city trek is bookend on both sides by dates at House of Blues outposts. He'll start in Cleveland on
November 28th and wrap at the Las Vegas venue on January 28th -- shortly before his wife Cassie is due to give birth to their son.
Congrats go out to Brett Eldredge for nabbing the #1 spot this week on the Mediabase Country
singles chart with “Lose My Mind.” This is his fourth consecutive chart topper following “Mean to Me,”
“Beat of the Music” and “Don’t Ya.”
The women of country music will be front and center at theCMA Awards.
Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Maddie and Tae and Kacey Musgraves have been added to the
performance lineup. The show already includes collaborations by Eric Church and Hank Williams Junior, and
Thomas Rhett and Fall Out Boy, as well as performances from hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
The 49th annual CMA Awards air live from Nashville on November 4th on ABC.
Nashville News: Monday, 10/12
Taylor Swift lands on the cover of the November issue of GQ magazine for the first time.
On the cover, she is wearing a beach cover-up and looking very fit and toned. Inside, an exclusive interview covers all things Taylor- including her
thoughts on once arch-enemy Kanye West.
The magazine hits newsstands next week.
Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild will introduce her own line of clothing later this month.
Fair Child by Karen Fairchild, designed by Karen herself, features a unique fusion of sexy, bold pieces that
are Nashville-inspired with a rock-and-roll sensibility.
Karen says, "It's a collection of rich textures, details and embellishments in iconic pieces that are easy to wear,
glamorous and affordable. These versatile pieces are made to be worn together through mixing, matching and
layering."
The collection will debut live on EVINE, a digital marketplace, on October 27th.