Artist Updates (5/17/12)

Miranda Lambert is featured on the cover of the June issue of Self Magazine, which is on newsstands now. Lambert appears under the heading of “15 Things I’ll Never Apologize For,” and discusses how to throw a punch, hairspray, and the ingredients to her signature cocktail the “Randarita.”

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Tim McGraw has teamed with the engineers at sound equipment company JBL to create his own line of headphones. The JBL Tim McGraw Artist Series headphones are available in On-Ear and In-Ear versions, and available for purchase here.

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MCA artist Kip Moore recently made his television debut, appearing on Live With Kelly. Moore performed his hit single “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck,” from his newly released debut album Up All Night. See the performance here.

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Gloriana will be featured on the upcoming episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, set to air Monday, May 21. The group will perform a surprise concert in Charlotte, NC during a date between the star and one of her suitors.

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Love and Theft appears in the latest episode of GAC’s Day Jobs, where duo members Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson learn how to make whiskey at Popcorn Sutton’s White Whiskey Distillery. The episode initially aired last night (5/16), and will re-air throughout the week on GAC (check local listings for times).

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Up-and-coming artist Payton Rae recently filmed the video for her new single “Stomp The Fire Out” in Springfield, Tennessee, under the direction of Stephen Shepherd with Roger Pistole. “Stomp the Fire Out” was written by Pete Sallis, Karyn Williams, and Bryan White and will appear on the teen’s upcoming album project.