Easton Corbin Preps Sophomore Album
Pictured (L-R): Trey Turner, Mike Dungan, Easton Corbin, Ken Robold, Doug Nichols, Eddie Mascolo, Chris Alderman. Photo: Peyton Hoge
Easton Corbin continues a busy schedule this month promoting his forthcoming September 18 album release, All Over the Road.
On Sept. 13, Mercury Records held a reception for industry to celebrate Corbin’s sophomore album at Houston Station, tucked inside Nashville’s Wedgewood Houston Neighborhood.
Sponsored by Lucchese boots, the wine, ale, and moonshine lemonade bar paired well with a traditional Southern appetizer buffet, provided by Smoke Et Al mobile smokery food truck.
The event space was well decorated, thanks to GI brightidea event designers. Vintage windows hung from the wall, which framed a printout for all 11 tracks on the album, including a list of the songwriters. The seating was appropriately scattered around the elevated stage, allowed partygoers a chance to enjoy the ambiance even during the performance.
UMG President, Mike Dungan, welcomed the crowd for a Lucchese boot presentation to Corbin. Dungan invited Corbin to the stage, touting the singer’s previous consecutive No. 1 singles from his 2010 debut.
“I felt that not only am I competing against others who are out there, I’m competing against myself now,” said Corbin of the upcoming release.
The brief acoustic set included “A Thing For You,” written by Corbin, producer Carson Chamberlain and Tony Lane; “Are You With Me,” written by Tommy Lee James, Terry McBride and Shane McAnally; and Corbin’s current single, “Lovin’ You Is Fun,” written by Bob DiPiero and Jim Beavers.
Shortly after the industry event, Corbin headed across town to hold an outdoor CD party for free to the public at Losers Bar.
To support the release, Corbin is making appearances this evening (9/14) on GAC’s Top 20 Countdown. GAC will also air a special titled Introducing: Easton Corbin Sept. 16. On release day (9/18), Corbin will head to ABC’s Good Morning America to perform. Shortly after he will be featured on GAC’s On The Streets, at 10:00 am ET. The singer will also be featured on GAC Headline Country Sept. 20, and CMT Insider, Sept. 22.
Along with the album launch, Corbin announced his first-ever fan club, including a social community, exclusive behind the scenes photos and videos, presale ticketing, meet & greets, and merchandise promotions. Fans will have an opportunity to win a free membership with an album purchase.
Log on to www.eastoncorbin.com for more information.
The RIAA has issued Gold certifications for sales exceeding 500,000 downloads of Lee Brice’s “Hard To Love,” following the album’s Platinum first single “A Woman Like You.” Also earning Gold are Rodney Atkins (“These Are My People”), Tim McGraw (“I Need You,” “Southern Voice,” “If You’re Reading This,” “Something Like That,” and “Last Dollar (Fly Away)”), Steve Holy (“Brand New Girlfriend”), and Hank Williams Jr. (“A Country Boy Can Survive”). Earning Platinum certifications are Atkins (“Take A Back Road,” “Watching You,” “Farmer’s Daughter”) and McGraw (“My Little Girl”).
The Charlie Daniels Band’s classic hit “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” will be featured in the opening to ESPN’s Monday Night Football when the Denver Broncos, lead by Peyton Manning, head to Atlanta to take on the Falcons. The game airs at 7:30 pm/CT on September 17.
Carrie Underwood will begin the North American leg of her 55-city headlining The Blown Away Tour today (9/14) in Manchester, NH with special guest Hunter Hayes. The shows are presented and hydrated by vitaminwater, sponsored by Olay, and promoted by AEG Live. Underwood spent the early part of summer taking the Blown Away tour to the UK and Australia.
Trisha Yearwood will bring her Trisha’s Southern Kitchen back to the Food Network for a 13-episode second season, inviting husband Garth Brooks and Allie and August Brooks to the show for holiday-themed episodes.
Martina McBride will continue her One Night intimate theater tour throughout fall before embarking on her own Christmas-themed tour titled The Joy of Christmas.
Online exposure medium NashvilleIndieChannel.com launched this week in Nashville. The new venture is under the Franklin Media Group umbrella and combines resources from The Consortium, Jim Wood Enterprises and Verge Networks. The fee-based company will provide services to independent country artists, including song exposure, imagery, and bios. More info 
Also Saturday (9/15), new Nashville bookstore East Side Story will host its grand opening reception from 5-11 pm. Created by writer Chuck Beard, East Side Story will provide readings by local authors as well as workshops and more. East Side Story is located at 1108 Woodland St., Unit B, near 5 Points in East Nashville. 
