CCM News: Rend Collective, Tenth Avenue North, Zach Williams

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Rend Collective Continues Sold-Out Run

Rend Collective

Rend Collective has announced dates for their Good News North America Tour Pt. 2. Kicking off March 1 in Orlando, the tour will hit 32 markets throughout the U.S. The band is getting ready to wrap up their headlining part 1 of the outing on Nov. 19, which sold out every night of the 10-date run in Canada and other major markets.

The album Good News is available for pre-order on all online retailers in advance of its Jan. 19 release. It includes the lead single, “Rescuer (Good News),” which went top 20 and has more than 1.7 M music video views on YouTube.

 

Tenth Avenue North “Decade The Halls”

Tenth Avenue North’s Christmas album, Decade The Halls Vol. 1 (Remade Records) is available today (Nov. 10). This unique concept-album is a musical walk through the last 100 years of Christmas music with each song featuring a different decade starting in the 1920s all the way to present day.

The band will be taking this concept album on the road next month with Zach Williams and Meredith Andrews. Tour dates and ticket information can be found at tenthavenuenorth.com/tour.

Zach Williams Plans Christmas Single

Zach Williams, the GMA Dove Awards reigning New Artist of the Year, will debut his first original Christmas song, “The Call Of Christmas.” He will be sharing the song, along with a few other holiday favorites, when he joins Tenth Avenue North on their Decade The Halls Christmas Tour. Williams is currently on the fall leg of Casting Crowns’ The Very Next Thing Tour. He will also be part of the Rock & Worship Roadshow in the spring.

Williams’ current radio single, “Old Church Choir,” held the No. 1 spot for 12 weeks in a row (BDS Audience chart). Additionally, the song can be heard on ESPN, which has licensed it for Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday NFL Countdown through January 2018.

Sir Rosevelt Debut Album Coming In December

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Sir Rosevelt, the new trio comprised of Zac Brown, Niko Moon and Ben Simonetti, will drop its debut album Dec. 15 via Elektra Records. Described as “Southern pop,” the self-titled project includes songs co-written with Pharrell Williams and co-produced by Timbaland.

Sir Rosevelt followed the release of debut single “Sunday Finest” with their first-ever network TV performance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! In addition, the song was featured throughout TNT and TBS’ hugely-rated coverage of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game. (See the official music video.)

Sir Rosevelt will celebrate the album release with a performance at CBS Radio’s “An Epic New Year’s Eve Weekend,” slated for Friday, Dec. 29 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The show marks the band’s first U.S. live date following critically-acclaimed performances earlier this year in London and Australia. Additional North American live dates will be unveiled soon for 2018.

Track Listing

1. Sunday Finest *
2. Something ‘Bout You **
3. The Bravest **
4. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us
5. Hurricane
6. For My Own *
7. Robert Baker
8. Take Your Love Away
9. Slow Motion
10. Let Me Go
11. Infinite & Endless

* Co-written by Pharrell Williams
** Co-produced by Timbaland

Garth Brooks Announces More Nashville Shows

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Garth Brooks is adding more concerts to his Nashville run which will conclude the Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood. Friday morning (Nov. 10), Brooks announced he will be playing Bridgestone Arena on Dec. 9, 10, 15, and 17, in addition to his initially announced show on Dec. 16.

On Ticketmaster.com, it appears that tickets may already be sold-out for the newly added dates.

Even more shows could be added.

Tickets for the shows went on sale Friday morning (Nov. 10).

On Wednesday, Brooks took home his sixth Entertainer of the Year honor at the CMA Awards.

RIAA Reveals Gold & Platinum Honors For October 2017

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140 songs and 27 albums have earned Gold and/or Platinum honors for October 2017, including several artists with Nashville ties.

 

Multi-Platinum Singles:

Lee Brice, “Hard To Love” (2x)

Sam Hunt, “Body Like A Back Road” (4x)

Platinum Singles:

Kane Brown, “What Ifs,” (ft. Lauren Alaina)

Lee Brice, “Drinking Class”

Meghan Trainor, “Better When I’m Dancing”

Gold Singles: 

Brothers Osborne, “It Ain’t My Fault”

Danielle Bradbery, “The Heart Of Dixie”

Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton, “Islands In The Stream”

LANCO, “Greatest Love Story”

Lee Brice, “That Don’t Sound Like You”

Luke Combs, “When It Rains It Pours”

Skillet, “Feel Invincible”

Thomas Rhett, “Unforgettable”

Gold Albums:

Lee Brice, Love Like Crazy

Lee Brice, I Don’t Dance

 

RCA Studio A Celebrates Return To 1960s-Era Glory

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Credit: PLA Media

A celebration was held Tuesday night (Nov. 7) to mark the completion of the renovation of historic RCA Studio A. Mayor Megan Barry, proprietors of the studio, BR549’s Chuck Mead and the Music Row community gathered for the official lighting ceremony of the replica signage featuring the iconic RCA dog “Nipper” and his Victrola phonograph. This completes a nearly three-year interior and exterior restoration that has returned the studio building to its 1960s-era glory.

“This is about more than returning an iconic image to Music Row,” Mayor Barry said at the celebration on the front lawn. “It’s really the culmination of the preservation and restoration of a cultural and historic landmark. Nashville is proud to be home to one of the world’s most important recording studios.”

Pictured (L-R): Mayor Barry, Will Pinkston and owners Aubrey Preston and Chuck Elcan

The dog and phonograph adorned the façade of Studio A until RCA retired the logos in 1968. Studio A obtained permission from Technicolor, which now owns the historic RCA marks, to recreate the image on the front of the building. Former Ryman Auditorium curator Brenda Colladay worked with Nashville sign maker Joslin & Son Signs to examine photos from the ‘60s and create replica signage of the dog and phonograph alongside RCA’s old lightning-bolt logo.

Three years ago, musicians and preservationists rallied around Studio A after developers announced plans to demolish the building and replace it with condos and a restaurant. Philanthropists Mike Curb, Chuck Elcan and Aubrey Preston stepped forward, purchasing the historic landmark to save it from the wrecking ball. Shortly before the 50th anniversary of Studio A in 2015, the federal government added the site to the National Register of Historic Places.

Opened in 1965, Studio A’s client list — past and present — is a Who’s Who of music stars. Past clients include country legends Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, and George Strait as well as newer artists like Hunter Hayes, Jamey Johnson, and Kacey Musgraves. Pop and rock artists who have worked at the Studio A complex include Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett, The Beach Boys, and The Monkees, and newer artists like Sara Bareilles and Kesha.

Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton) is the Studio A producer-in-residence leading the studio into the future.

Aubrey Preston address Studio A supporters. Credit: Anthony Scarlati

Did you know? RCA’s iconic Nipper and Victrola were based on “His Master’s Voice,” a painting by 19th-Century English artist Francis Barraud depicting a terrier listening quizzically to a phonograph. The painting served as the basis for a trademark image acquired in 1899 by Gramophone and adopted by several producers of playback machines and record labels — including the Victor Talking Machine Company, which later became part of Radio Corporation of America, or RCA.

Credit: Sony Music Archives

Reba, Brooks & Dunn Add 2018 Vegas Dates

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Reba McEntire, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have announced they will return to Las Vegas in 2018 for additional shows of their hit residency, “Together in Vegas,” at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Tickets for 12 new 2018 dates, scheduled March 14 – 24, and Aug. 15 – 25, will go on sale to the public Friday, Nov. 17 at noon PT.

The new 2018 dates going on sale are:
March: 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24
August: 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25

Previously announced 2017 dates on sale now with limited tickets still available are:
Nov. 29 and December: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10

Since opening in June 2015, “Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas” has paid tribute to veterans and military personnel during Brooks & Dunn’s performance of their hit “Only in America.” As an additional salute in honor of Veteran’s Day, the trio are offering a special half-price military discount on tickets to select 2018 shows purchased during the month of November. (Offer must be redeemed in-person at The Colosseum box office). Details at thecolosseum.com.

Weekly Chart Report 11/10/17

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Alan Jackson’s Honky Tonk Highway Tour To Keep Rolling In 2018

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Alan Jackson performs on the 51st Annual CMA Awards. Photo: ABC/Image Group LA

Alan Jackson is extending his Honky Tonk Highway Tour into 2018. This announcement follows his show-ending CMA Awards performance Wednesday night (Nov. 8), celebrating his 2017 induction to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Jackson and his band, The Strayhorns, closed out “Country Music’s Biggest Night” with back-to-back performances of “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” and “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” (the latter with hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley).

The next leg of his tour opens January 19, visiting arenas, amphitheatres, and festivals.

Jackson is again teaming up with CID Entertainment to offer fans VIP experiences at many of his 2018 shows.

Honky Tonk Highway Tour 2018

Friday, January 19 – Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena) **++
Saturday, January 20 – Little Rock, AR (Verizon Arena) ^^++
Thursday, February 8 – Independence, MO (Silverstein Eye Centers Arena) ^^
Friday, February 9 – Indianapolis, IN (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) ^^
Thursday, February 15 – San Antonio, TX (San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo) **
Friday, February 16 – Grand Prairie, TX (Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie) ^^
Friday, March 23 – Toledo, OH (Huntington Center)
Saturday, May 24 – Pittsburgh, PA (Venue TBD)
Friday, April 27 – Baltimore, MD (Royal Farms Arena)
Saturday, April 28 – Albany, NY (Times Union Center) ^^
Friday, May 4 – Tuscaloosa, AL (Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre)
Saturday, June 23 – Orange Beach, FL (The Wharf) ^^
Friday, July 27 – Central Point, OR (Country Crossing Music Festival) **
Saturday, July 28 – Mountain Home, ID (Mountain Home Country Music Festival) **
Thursday, August 16 – Vienna, VA (Wolf Trap)
Friday, August 17 – Gilford, NH (Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion) ^^
Saturday, September 15 – Charlotte, NC (Spectrum Center) ^^


**Date is already onsale
^^Tickets onsale Friday, November 17
++with special guest Lauren Alaina

Sony Music Nashville Artists Shine on 51st CMA Awards

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Pictured (L-R): Ken Robold, EVP/COO, Sony Music Nashville; River House Artists/Columbia Nashville’s Luke Combs; Matthew Ramsey of RCA Nashville’s Old Dominion; RCA Nashville/Zone 4’s Kane Brown; and Randy Goodman, Chairman/CEO, Sony Music Nashville. Photo: Alan Poizner

Sony Music Nashville staff, artists and guests celebrated a successful night at the CMA Awards on Wednesday with a party at The Bell Tower in downtown Nashville.

14-time CMA Award winner Brad Paisley, marked his 10th consecutive year as co-host of the show. Lead nominee for the night, Miranda Lambert received her record-extending 7th Female Vocalist of the Year award.

The evening’s all-star performances included “The Rest of Our Life” by Arista Nashville’s Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, whose first collaborative studio album streets Nov. 17; “Heaven South” by Arista Nashville’s Paisley and RCA Nashville/Zone 4’s Kane Brown; “I Could Use a Love Song” by Columbia Nashville’s Maren Morris (also performing “Seeing Blind” with Niall Horan); “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart” by RCA Nashville’s Old Dominion; and “To Learn Her” by Vanner Records/RCA Nashville’s Lambert.

Pictured (L-R): Columbia Nashville’s Maren Morris and Randy Goodman, Chairman/CEO, Sony Music Nashville. Photo: Erika Goldring Photography.

Pictured (L-R): ShopKeeper Management’s Crystal Dismon and Marion Kraft; Randy Goodman, Chairman/CEO, Sony Music Nashville; Vanner Records/RCA Nashville’s Miranda Lambert; Rob Stringer, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment. Photo: Alan Poizner.

Pictured (L-R): Rob Stringer, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment; RCA Record’s P!NK; Vanner Records/RCA Nashville’s Miranda Lambert; and, Randy Goodman, Chairman/CEO, Sony Music Nashville. Photo: Erika Goldring Photography.

Maverick Acquires Big Loud Management

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Management company Maverick has acquired Big Loud Management for an undisclosed sum, according to Billboard. Big Loud Management’s artists include Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lane, and Dallas Smith, as well as non-country artists Ernest K, Matt Kearney and Mackenzie Porter.

The deal does not include Big Loud’s label and publishing divisions. In 2014, Guy Oseary launched the Maverick venture with Cortez Bryant, Ron Laffitte, Adam Leber, Gee Roberson, Scott Rodger, Larry Rudolph, and Caron Veazey. Nashville management company Spalding Entertainment joined the Maverick umbrella in 2014. In Nashville, Big Loud Management and Spalding will maintain separate offices.

Among the collective’s additional clients are Britney Spears, Madonna, U2, Shania Twain, and more.