October 20th 2010
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JETTY ROAD STAR CONTINUES TO SHINE Jetty Road has wowed audiences throughout Canada over the past three months, but most recently gave a stellar performance at the British Columbia Country Music Awards (BCCMA's) on Saturday night. In addition to showcasing their new single 'Let It Out', the 2010 Golden Guitar winners were also asked to present the Group/Duo of the Year award.
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THE BAND PERRY NEW ALBUM OUT NOW ”Daddy rocked us to sleep with the Rolling Stones; Mama woke us up with Loretta Lynn. So we get it honest.” – Kimberly Perry
Inheriting a cross-pollinated love of country and rock & roll from their parents, The Band Perry – siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil Perry – say that they bleed the bright red blood of American music. |
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"Just an update of what I have been up to, I recently won the NZ Telstra Horizon Award at the NZ Country Music Awards and got the privilege thanks to Telstra and Kiwi Pro Am to perform as a Guest Artist at the Canberra Telstra Road To Tamworth Heats.I had a great time catching up with current Telstra winner and good friend Tenielle who I met when she came to sing at the NZ Awards in August and now I look forward to the other part of my prize, a trip to Nashville in 2011 to perform at the Global Artist's Party." |
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DAWSON REIGNS scores his first number-1 song in Australia with his debut release, If Crazy Wasn’t So Beautiful. Although the song was released in Canada in January 2010, it wasn’t released internationally until May. Hot Country Radio, which consists of 5 radio stations in Queensland, Australia, jumped on “Crazy” immediately—and it became a fan favorite. |
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AMAZING NIGHT OF MUSIC AT LIZOTTES FEAT. HUSSY HICKS, MATT ZARB... There are dozens of words that can describe the music of the Hussy Hicks – passionate, spontaneous, exuberant, emotive, intricate, explosive and fun spring to mind – but there is nothing that can adequately describe the feeling that swells in the heart of their audience during a live performance. |
October 9th 2010
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BRISBANE SHOW ADDED TO ALAN JACKSON'S SOLD OUT AUSSIE TOUR The biggest country music tour of the past fifteen years just got bigger—adding a third Brisbane concert for Saturday March 12, on-sale this Thursday October 14. Touring Australia for the first time and proving undoubtedly he’s one of the greats, country music legend, Alan Jackson, sold-out his four east coast concerts this morning as fast as a speeding freight train.
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SARAH MCMONAGLE NAMED 2010 RISING FEMALE STAR Sarah McMonagle has returned from the Mildura Country Music Festival a winner. Her debut album, ‘Tea On Tuesday’ earned her the title of Rising Female Star at the 2010 Southern Stars Awards. The album was released at this year’s Country Music Festival in Tamworth and her debut video clip for the title track has recently entered the Top 50 Countdown on the Country Music Channel. |
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JASON LEE MALE RISING STAR AWARD ‘Totally blown away’ was the first words Jason Lee uttered as he took a break from a North Coast gig on Saturday night to learn he had been announced Male Rising Star at Mildura’s Southern Star Awards. |
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Released Friday October 8th Digital, CD and Vinyl. Limited edition 2 CD and digital versions containing a 4 track live acoustic EP available on pre-order. It’s been a hell of a ride since The Audreys first took their trademark roots/alt/country sound out of the studio and onto stages in 2006. Their 2 albums “Between Last Night and Us” and “When The Flood Comes” both took out the ARIA for Best Blues and Roots album giving them a strike rate the envy of many a musician. |
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KENNY CHESNEY SCORES 20TH #1 SINGLE WITH "BOYS OF FALL" In a review of Kenny Chesney’s current single, “The Boys of Fall,” Billboard Magazine said, “When one of a musician’s passions collides with his full-time pursuit, the results are generally something special, and with his latest hit, Chesney scores big time.” |
SEPTEMBER 2010
2010 SOUTHERN STAR FINALISTS ANNOUNCED DIANNA CORCORAN, BRENDAN RADFORD, AMBER LAWRENCE and TRACY KILLEEN head the list of finalists for the 2010 Southern Stars - the 14th Australian Independent Country Music Awards, presented by Neighbourhood Cable - held during the Mildura Country Music Festival. |
PETER MCWHIRTER RELEASES NEW SINGLE & FREE DOWNLOAD With the release of his debut album 'Lucky As A Seven' just around the corner, Peter McWhirter is giving you all a sneak peak with a free download of the song 'Crazy Is What Crazy Does'. |
JOELI AND JACK FINALISTS IN JUNIOR SADDLES COMP - ARMIDALE The second time proved lucky for Jack Hayden as he made it into the Final of the Junior Saddles Competition in October with local Armidale girl, Joeli Brennan last weekend. Jack(15) performed ‘Hard Earned Money’ (by Matt Scullion & Lawrie Minson) and an instrumental ‘Cliffs Of Rock City’ (by Brad Paisley), which showed off his incredible guitar playing skills
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STEPHEN ROWE - RAW, UNPLUGGED AND UNPREDICTABLE Stephen Rowe is originally from the Australian Outback mining town of Broken Hill, NSW, which is about 800 miles inland from Sydney where it's hotter than hell in summer and freezing cold in the winter. He left school at a young age, completing a trade as a carpenter/builder.
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AUGUST 9th 2010
TIM MCGRAW ANNOUNCED AS MOST PLAYED ARTIST OF THE DECADE Tim McGraw has been honored with Nielsen BDS’s Most Played Artist of the Decade Award, for all genres. Nielsen Music’s Jon Peck recently presented McGraw with a plaque commemorating 7,965,000 radio spins, the most airplay of any artist from January 1, 2000-December 31, 2009. |
BECCY COLE RELEASES NEW SINGLE TO RADIO The infectious and beguiling Beccy Cole finally hits radio again with the first single from her new album PRELOVED due on Friday September 3. Beccy’s version of the classic Dolly Parton Here You Come Again is a smoldering reminder of why Dolly is such an icon. |
SONY MUSIC ANNOUNCES NEW COUNTRY MUSIC LABEL 'CORE MUSIC' Sony Music Entertainment is proud to announce its association with Australia’s newest Country Music label ‘Core Music’. Core Music is headed and owned by celebrated producer Rod McCormack, and has been created specifically to service the dedicated country music market with quality product.
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Hello again from Chris E Thomas and The Free Rangers, catching up with you all for a chat.......so, 'put the kettle on'! (white and none thanks) We haven't caught up for a while so here's some goss including ...........some Beccy Cole/Adam Harvey Rematch Tour moments, ...........The Golden Saddles Competition, ...........a HOT new film-clip with Mr Steve Eales, .....Some Free Range Band activity with some new music on its way
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ARCHIVES - August 3rd 2010
CONNIE KIS ANDERSEN SAY'S THANKS (AUS) Hello friends in music! Just a quick note to let you know the outcome of last weeks voting effor to help me win a showcase that will be presented by The Alternate Root online magazine during the Americana Music Conference in Nashville this coming September. It's now official... we came fourth (out of 60) in Week 2 with my song 'Steamy Dreams' garnering 459 Votes in 4 Days. |
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After a whirlwind trip to Western Australia for Kate Cook and her backing band Midnight Curfew, Kate is now preparing for five days on the road with Variety Queensland’s Variety Bash. |
CMAA NOMINATION FOR DAWSON REIGNS PRODUCER JASON BARRY Thursday July 29th 2010—The Canadian Country Music Association announced its Final Ballot nominees for this year’s Canadian Country Music Awards, to be held Sunday September 12th in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Among the finalists this year, we are very pleased to announce that critically acclaimed producer Jason Barry has been nominated for Producer of the Year for his work on Enjoy The Ride, the debut CD by Dawson Reigns.
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CARRIE UNDERWOOD SPENDS HONEYMOOD IN TAHITI They've been photographed just relaxing on their Tahitian honeymoon – but newlyweds Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher have also been taking in the French Polynesian sights. Especially underwater and by air. |
ARCHIVES - July 21st 2010
THE DINGOES REUNITE FOR HIT ALBUM In August 2009 The Dingoes were instated into the ARIA Hall of Fame. John Bois, Broderick Smith, Chris Stockley and Kerryn Tolhurst attended the awards together and gathered onstage for the first time in 30 years. As a result the fires were rekindled and the four gathered at Tolhurst's studio in Tucson Arizona earlier this year to see how it felt to play together again. |
STEVE FORDE NEW ALBUM HURRICANE RELEASED Forde, a 2010 APRA Awards nominee, wrote the track with collaborators Matt Scullion and Josh Barker. Hurricane is edgier and rawer than anything Steve Forde has ever done before and has taken him in a new direction creatively. |
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Smoking Gun is the captivating fourth single from Lianna Rose’s critically acclaimed debut album “Soak Up The World”. The song highlights the originality of this exciting artist along with her exceptional songwriting skills which are earning her legions of fans not only in Australia but around the world.
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GRANT MCLENNAN MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCED Premier and Minister for the Arts Anna Bligh today announced Brisbane songwriter team Danny Widdicombe and Andrew Morris as the winners of the $20,000 Grant McLennan Memorial Fellowship for 2010. |
ARCHIVES - July 3rd 2010
STEPHANIE BROWNLEE "THAT KIND OF DAY" FROM DEBUT ALBUM “That Kind Of Day” is the third single to be released from Stephanie Brownlee’s highly anticipated debut album Keep It Real due to hit stores on July 23rd. Born and bred in Tamworth and now based in Noosa, 17-year-old Stephanie Brownlee has been turning heads from Townsville to Nashville. |
TORI DARKE SUPPORTS RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES After visiting Ronald McDonald House Westmead in Sydney, up and coming country singer, 19 year old, Tori Darke was so touched she had to write a song to express how she felt. ‘Not My Time to Fly’ was created with friend and colleague Drew McAlister and then recorded by Tori. |
DAWSON REIGNS ENJOYS THE RIDE DOWN UNDER Canada Day is July 1st. Independence Day is July 4th. And how will Canadian Country chart-topper DAWSON REIGNS enjoy the holidays? By speaking with Queensland, Australia’s Hot Country Radio! |
8 BALL AITKEN MUSIC NEWS UPDATE " G’day to all our mates from Nashville, USA. Please check out our brand new music video -- ‘COWBOY MOVIE’ -- on YouTube, and be sure to rate it and leave a comment there. We really want you to be part of the action. |
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ASH GRUNWALD WINS BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR Congratulations are in order for blues troubadour Ash Grunwald, for taking home the APRA Music Award for Blues And Roots Work Of The Year for his single ‘Breakout’, at the ceremony last night. |
SINGER SONGWRITER CATHERINE BRITT ON THE ROAD Having just released her forth studio album, the self-titled Catherine Britt, Catherine is on the road and will bring her music to Melbourne for the 1st time in 3 years and will play two shows. |
TELSTRA ROAD TO TAMWORTH NOW OPEN FOR ENTRY The Telstra Road to Tamworth national talent development program is now open for entry! |
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Tori Drake's Not My Time To Fly is her 3rd single now airing on CMC Country Music Channel. All profits from the sale of the single through iTunes go to the Ronal McDonald House. |
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JASON LEE ON iPHONE APP - AUSTRALIAN FIRST Big News this morning on Jason Lee's facebook site. 'It's official, Jason Lee is the first Australian Country Artist to release an iPhone and iPad music app from ilike Inc. Keep up-to-date with music, tour dates, blog, games and much more with the Official Jason Lee iPhone app from Apple. Online Now.’ |
MIRANDA LAMBERT SCORES BACK TO BACK #1 SINGLE Fresh off the heels of her three ACM Awards including Top Female Vocalist and Album and Video of the Year, Miranda Lambert scores her second # 1 single with “The House That Built Me.” Earlier this year Lambert notched her first # 1 single with the self penned “White Liar,” from her critically acclaimed and award winning third album, Revolution. |
RYAN BINGHAM & THE DEAD HORSES NEW ALBUM “JUNKY STAR” Junky Star”, the new album from acclaimed singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham and his band, The Dead Horses, is set for a September 10 release on Lost Highway. Bingham recently won the Oscar and Golden Globe for BEST ORIGINAL SONG for “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)”, which he co-wrote with multi-Grammy Award-winning producer/musician T-Bone Burnett. |
TORI DRAKE NOT MY TIME TO FLY ON CMC Tori Drake's Not My Time To Fly is her 3rd single now airing on CMC Country Music Channel. All profits from the sale of the single through iTunes go to the Ronal McDonald House. |