Artist Updates (1/16/14)

Steven Curtis Chapman has announced the second leg of The Glorious Unfolding Tour. In addition to featuring special guests The Afters and Josh Wilson, the tour will continue to support the organization Show Hope, which provides care to orphans.
Chapman will perform at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Feb. 22. Fans can purchase tickets at ticketmaster.com.

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Artist, songwriter and author Rodney Crowell will release his latest album Tarpaper Sky (New West Records) on April 15. Crowell’s most recent album Old Yellow Moon, a collaboration with Emmylou Harris, is nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award.

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Shania Twain will release her CD/DVD combo pack The Discovery Of Eilleen Twain on Feb. 11. The DVD will feature footage from Twin’s early career in the late ’80s, while the CD, titled Eilleen Twain: Beginnings 1989-1990, will include 10 of Twain’s re-mastered songs.
Fans can pre-order the combo pack here.

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Kix Brooks has debuted the music video for “High In The Saddle,” his collaboration with Randy Houser, on CMT. The song is featured in Brook’s western film Ambush At Dark Canyon. Brooks wrote, recorded and produced the film’s soundtrack.

Fans can watch the music video on cmt.com.

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MercyMe will release their eighth studio album Welcome To The New on April 8. The album will be produced by David Garcia and Ben Glover.