Brandon Heath Excited For New Baby, New Album Arrivals

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Brandon Heath is gearing up for two exciting things in his world – a baby on the way and a new album project, Faith Hope Love Repeat, due out Oct. 20.

Heath says, “I can’t wait to be a daddy! [Heath’s wife] Siebe is just beautiful – she glows. I know she’s going to be such a great mom.  We are working on getting everything ready and just painted the nursery this weekend.”

His upcoming sixth studio album, Faith Hope Love Repeat, features 11 new songs, and he’s created videos for each song on the album, in American Sign Language. Heath is the first artist to create such an offering on an entire album. The custom videos, starring professional ASL translators, will become available this fall on BrandonHeath.com. 

“Whole Heart,” the project’s first single, which was co-written with Ethan Hulse and Colby Wedgeworth, is climbing the charts and has reached a listening audience of 66 million to date. Heath wrote more than 100 songs for Faith Hope Love Repeat over the course of a year and a half, nearly double the amount of songs he normally crafts. “I wanted this record to be strong, and I feel like it has production, songwriting and vocal muscle. I can’t wait for people to hear it.”

The album will be available to pre-order today, with fans receiving immediate downloadable bonus tracks each week. These tracks include “Faith Hope Love Repeat” on Oct. 6, and “Got The Love,”  featuring label mate Tauren Wells, on Oct. 13.

The Faith Hope Love Repeat track listing:

1. The Future is Bright (Brandon Heath, Dan Muckala, Jason Ingram)
2. Whole Heart (Brandon Heath, Ethan Hulse, Colby Wedgeworth)
3. I Run (Brandon Heath, Dan Muckala, Jason Ingram)
4. Got the Love (Brandon Heath, Dan Muckala, Jess Cates, Tauren Wells)
5. Don’t Be Afraid (Brandon Heath, Jason Ingram, Brandon Fowler)
6. Faith Hope Love Repeat (Brandon Heath, David Leonard)
7. A Little Faith (Brandon Heath, Dan Muckala, Jonathan Smith)
8. Lighthouse (Brandon Heath, Dan Muckala, Jordan Mohilowski, Dan Ostebo, Mark Alan Schoolmeesters)
9. You’ll Find Love Again (Brandon Heath, Seth Mosley, Lee Thomas Miller)
10. Someone Like Me (Brandon Heath, Seth Mosley, Riley Friesen)
11. Only One In The World (Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller)

Pictured: Brandon and Siebe Heath. Photo: W. Ashley Maddox

Mark Your Calendar—October 2017

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Single Add Dates

October 2
Tyminski/Bloodline/Mercury
Kid Rock/Tennessee Mountain Top/Red Bow
William Michael Morgan/Vinyl/Warner Bros./WMN
Denny Strickland/We Don’t Sleep/Star Farm

October 9
Charles Parker/Bring Back The Sun/Mach 3/Jerry Duncan
Jackson Michelson/Rollin’/Curb
Bobby Wills/In Comes The Night/MDM

October 13
Richard Schroder/Drive/Amplifier Records

October 16
Ashley McBryde/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega/WMN
Delta Rae/No Peace In Quiet/Valory
Nick Brennan/I Want A Girl/CB Music/Stanley Music Group/MC1 Nashville
Smokin’ Armadillos/The Other California/Gramac
Kim McAbee/Stand Still With Me/Soigne
Re Mattei/Bump Bump Bump/Trendy Girl Records

October 23
Craig Wayne Boyd/Stuck In My Head/Copperline Music Group
Dushane Band/Can’t Slow Down/Turtle Bay/KES

October 30
Jazelle Paris & David Garfield Band/I Lied/Creatchy Music

 

Album Release Dates

October 6
Kane Brown/Kane Brown [deluxe]/RCA Nashville-Zone 4
Alabama/American Christmas/BMG
Jeremy Camp/The Answer/Capitol CMG
Humming House/Companion/Soundly Music

October 13
Dolly Parton/I Believe In You [digital]/RCA Nashville-Dolly Records
Carly Pearce/Every Little Thing/Big Machine Records
Russell Dickerson/Yours/Triple Tigers Records
Travis Meadows/First Cigarette/Blaster Records
Kendell Marvel/Lowdown & Lonesome

October 20
Darius Rucker/When Was The Last Time/Capitol Records Nashville
Chris Young/Losing Sleep/RCA Nashville
Oginalii/The Grey [EP]
Stranger Friends/Stranger Friends [five-song EP]

October 27
Lee Ann Womack/The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone/ATO Records
Granger Smith/When The Good Guys Win/Wheelhouse Records
Kenny Chesney/Live In No Shoes Nation/Sony Nashville
Craig Wayne Boyd/Top Shelf/Copperline Music Group
Various/The Life & Songs Of Kris Kristofferson [CD/DVD]/Blackbird Presents Records
Kelly Clarkson/Meaning Of Life/Atlantic Records
Balsam Range/It’s Christmas Time/ Mountain Home

 

Industry Events

October 15-17
IEBA at the Omni

October 17

  • 48th annual GMA Dove Awards at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville
  • IEBA’s 2017 Industry Awards at 8 pm

October 18
CMT Artists of the Year honoring Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center

October 19
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) invitation-only, inaugural Gold and Platinum Gala in Nashville

October 22

  • CMHoF Medallion Ceremony
  • 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards air on TBN

October 23
47th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala at the Music City Center

October 24
51st Annual CMA Awards final round voting closes at 6:00 p.m. CT

October 29
Grammy first ballot due

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, CMA Announce Vigil To Honor Las Vegas Victims

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Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, along with CMA CEO Sarah Trahern and Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp’s Butch Spyridon have announced a vigil will be held later today in Nashville, following Sunday’s (Oct. 1) shooting at Las Vegas’ Route 91 Harvest Festival, which claimed the lives of nearly 60 concertgoers and injured hundreds more.

The vigil will begin at 6 p.m. at Ascend Amphitheater. Free parking will be available at Nissan Stadium Lot R.

Barry, Trahern, and Spyridon released the following statement:

“Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the tragic event in Las Vegas, especially the victims, their families and friends, and the fans, artists and crews from our country [music] community in Vegas. This festival brought together people from all backgrounds united in enjoying life through music.

“Safety at all of our events is and will remain our top priority. We are constantly adjusting our event security measures year-round, partnering and consulting with experts at the federal, state and local levels through our full-time security team and the Metro Police Department. We will continue our efforts to provide the most comprehensive security possible.”

 

 

 

 

Kane Brown Celebrates First Platinum Single For ‘What Ifs’

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Pictured (L-R): Sony Music Nashville’s Kane Brown Marketing Lead Paige Altone, EVP Marketing/New Business John Zarling and Chairman/CEO Randy Goodman; Kane Brown; EFG Management’s Martha Earls; Dennis Reece, SVP, Promotion, RCA Nashville and Jim Catino, SVP, A&R, Sony Music Nashville. Photo: Alex Alvga

Kane Brown recently celebrated the Platinum certification of his single, “What Ifs,” featuring Lauren Alaina. The song is currently Top 5 and climbing on the country airplay charts and is at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart.

Co-written by Brown, Matthew McGinn, and Jordan Schmidt, “What Ifs” is from Brown’s chart-topping, self-titled RCA Nashville/Zone 4 album. During the celebration, Brown made plaque presentations to his fellow songwriters, as well as song publishers Tree Vibez and Universal Music Publishing.

On Oct. 6, Brown releases Kane Brown Deluxe Edition, which includes four new Dann Huff-produced tracks. One of those tracks, “Found You,” was released digitally on Sept. 8 and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart. Fans who pre-order or pre-save Kane Brown Deluxe Edition will receive the track instantly here.

William Michael Morgan’s “I Met A Girl” Earns Gold

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Pictured (L-R): Back Row: Carter and Company’s Michael Taliaferro, Warner Music Nashville’s Chris Palmer, Scott Hendricks and Cris Lacy, WMM’s guitar player Jimmy Ritchey, Warner Music Nashville’s Lisa Ray and Megan Joyce | Front Row: Warner Music Nashville Chairman/CEO John Esposito, William Michael Morgan, Warner Music Nashville’s Kristen Williams, Carter and Company’s Joe Carter

William Michael Morgan‘s debut single, “I Met A Girl” has earned Gold certification from the RIAA.

WMN Chairman/CEO John Esposito surprised Morgan with a plaque commemorating the single. Morgan’s followup single “Vinyl” officially arrives at country radio today (Oct. 2).

 

Dolly Parton Partners With iHeartMedia For ‘I Believe In You’ Release

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Dolly Parton and iHeartMedia are teaming up for the launch of her first children’s album, I Believe In You, with a marketing campaign that includes a series of feature custom Ask Anything chats across seven participating shows. The Bobby Bones Show, Cody Alan’s portfolio of shows (CMT All Access, CMT After Midnite, CMT Radio LIVE), On with Mario Lopez, Most Requested Live with Romeo, and Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx will all participate in the chats, which will allow fans of all ages to ask Parton questions. Fans can submit questions for Dolly now at askanythingchat.com.

“Any time I get the chance to connect with my fans and answer their questions I enjoy it,” says Parton. “When I learned iHeart wanted to team with us to launch this album, I was thrilled since all the proceeds help get books in the hands of children.”

The release is available now at digital partners and at physical retailers on Oct. 13. Parton is currently trending at No. 1 and No. 2 on the iTunes Children’s Song chart with the title track and “Coat of Many Colors” from the new album.

Proceeds from the project will benefit Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program of The Dollywood Foundation, which has sent over 100 million books to children from birth to 5 years old in participating counties across the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia. To further support the cause and the corresponding album, iHeart will be highlighting the Dolly project on their socials.

Parton will make her first in-studio appearance on The Bobby Bones Show on Monday, Oct. 9.

Country To Country 2018 Announced Headliners Faith Hill And Tim McGraw

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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have been announced as the first headliners for Country to Country 2018 bringing their highly acclaimed and record setting Soul2Soul tour to this year’s event. Dates and times for the Soul2Soul tour have not been announced.

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have been dominating the music charts since the early ‘90s. They began touring together in 1996 on McGraw’s Spontaneous Combustion tour. In 2000 they created the Soul2Soul franchise with their record-breaking “Soul2Soul” tour, becoming that year’s top grossing and most successful U.S. tour. Their success continued in 2006-2007 when “Soul2Soul II” returned to the road, which was the most attended tour of the year in any musical genre and remains the highest grossing multi-year North American tour in country music history.

C2C will be held March 9-11 in London, Dublin, and Glasgow. The full line-up for C2C will be announced at the launch event on Friday Oct. 6 at London Bush Hall hosted by BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris. For tickets and more information visit c2c-countrytocountry.com.

At Least 50 Dead, 400 Injured At Route 91 Harvest Festival In Las Vegas

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Jason Aldean. Photo: Jim Wright

(Updated, Oct. 2, 9:42 a.m. CT)

The number of people injured by the shooting has increased to 400 at this time.

Jon Loba, EVP at BBR Music Group (label home to Route 91 Harvest Festival performer Jason Aldean) released the following statement.

“We are horrified by the events in Las Vegas overnight and relieved to report that all of our artists, their teams, and our staff are safe and uninjured. The country music community is a family and our listeners are a part of that family.  They put food on our tables and allow our artists and staff to live our dreams by going to events like last night. While our artists and staff are safe, our hearts are broken for those listeners in our extended family who just wanted to share a night of great music and the camaraderie that is the hallmark of country music.”

(Original post, Oct. 2, 7:23 a.m. CT)

At least 50 people are dead, and more than 200 injured, after a gunman opened fire on partygoers attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival Sunday night (Oct. 1) in Las Vegas. The event is being described as the deadliest mass shooting in US history.

The shooter, whom NBC identifies as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort shortly after 10 p.m. Headliner Jason Aldean was performing onstage during the time of the shooting.

According to CNN, the shooter is dead.  Off-duty police offers are also among those struck by gunfire, according to police.

Initially, police were searching for 62-year-old Marilou Danley, believed to be a companion of the shooter. However, after making contact with Danley, police no longer consider her a person of interest.

Aldean took to social media shortly after the events occurred to reassure fans that he and his team are safe.

“Tonight has been beyond horrific. I still dont know what to say but wanted to let everyone know that Me and my Crew are safe. My Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved tonight. It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night. #heartbroken#stopthehate”

Others in the country music community also expressed their shock and heartbreak.

*This is a developing story*