Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots celebrated Bones’ birthday today (April 2) with a surprise album drop, releasing Live In Little Rock.
“When we started The Raging Idiots years ago, our main goal was to make people laugh and spread positivity however we could,” Bones said. “Everyday life has drastically changed the last few weeks and people are unable to get together and celebrate the way they planned, so I wanted to try to share some laughs on my birthday and hopefully it brings smiles when people need it the most!”
The album was recorded in Bones’ home state of Arkansas during their recently-wrapped tour, which was titled It’s Just The Two Of Us…Sorry. The new album follows the EP Live In Boston, which featured the tracks “Jesus Knows” and “Hobby Lobby Bobby.”
Live In Little Rock is available for purchase and streaming now.
LIVE IN LITTLE ROCK Track List:
1) “I’m Here” feat. Walker Burroughs
(Bobby Bones, Eddie Garcia, Emma Klein)
2) “The Target Song”
(Bobby Bones, Jim Beavers)
3) “Can’t Say That (In A Country Song)”
(Bobby Bones, Jim Beavers)
4) “It’s Not You, It’s Me” feat. Emma Klein
(Bobby Bones, Jim Beavers, Eddie Garcia)
5) “Poison Ivy”
(Bobby Bones, Jim Beavers, Brandon Ray)
6) “Dinner with Orlando Bloom”
(Bobby Bones, Brandon Ray)
7) “All the Holidays”
(Bobby Bones, Jim Beavers)
8) “These Are the Things I Like”
(Bobby Bones, Jim Beavers, Brandon Ray)
‘Garth & Trisha Live!’ CBS Special To Rebroadcast April 5
/by Jessica NicholsonGarth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
CBS will rebroadcast Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood‘s Garth & Trisha Live! on Sunday, April 5 at 10 p.m. ET.
The special, which originally aired April 1, was filmed from the two superstars’ home recording studio in Nashville. On March 30, Brooks shared details about how viewers could make song requests for the special on his weekly Facebook Live show, “Inside Studio G,” on Monday, March 30. On Monday, March 23, Brooks and Yearwood hosted a casual, at-home concert from Studio G. Over 5.2 million viewers watched it in a matter of hours, repeatedly crashing the popular internet site and spurring the idea for the Network special.
“We’re seeing how big things can be when we all do them as one. In addition to the special, we and CBS will donate $1 million to charities to be determined, combating the COVID-19 virus,” said Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
“After we saw Garth and Trisha crash Facebook, we reached out to them about bringing this Studio G to a larger audience in a safe and exciting way,” said Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events. “With Garth and Trisha coupled with the power of broadcast television, anything can happen, making this an event not to be missed.”
The special was produced by Horse of Troy Productions.
Taylor Swift To Help Launch SiriusXM Home DJ Series
/by Jessica NicholsonSiriusXM announced today that global superstar Taylor Swift will help launch a Home DJ series on SiriusXM’s top pop channel SiriusXM Hits 1 starting on Friday, April 3.
Hits 1 n chill, first in the Home DJ Series, includes Swift and will be followed by other pop stars, as they take over SiriusXM Hits 1 right from their homes. The stars will be playing requested hits, providing commentary and more to connect with their fans all across North America. Listeners will be able to hear upcoming Hits 1 n chill with some of the biggest names in pop music including Niall Horan, Camila Cabello, Sia, 5SOS, Diplo, Kelsea Ballerini, Charlie Puth, Pete Wentz and more.
“We love to connect fans with their favorite artists, and our Home DJ series will bring some of the biggest names in music into our homes as people look for ways to be entertained,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer of SiriusXM. “Taylor Swift will lead the way and will be followed by many stars on Hits 1 in the days ahead as they play their favourite music for the channel’s faithful national audience and new listeners too. Our new Stream Free option opens up our channels to anybody who wants some diversion and great music.”
ONErpm Hires Sydney Guilliams
/by Jessica NicholsonSydney Guilliams
Independent music solutions company ONErpm has hired Sydney Guilliams as Country Music Project Manager in their Nashville office. Guilliams previously spent five years working with Girlilla Marketing.
“We’re excited to add Sydney to the ONErpm team. Her wide breadth of experience in digital marketing and love for new technology makes her the perfect fit for our growing U.S. operation,” states Ken Madson, GM for ONErpm Nashville.
“Working with artists on an individual basis over the course of the last five years has provided such incredible insight into their content needs and goals,” adds Guilliams. “ONErpm’s innovative solutions for artists is unparalleled, and I’m looking forward to combining my skillset with a focus on country client relations during this unprecedented time where it really does serve as such a critical driver for artist revenue.”
Guilliams can be reached at Sydney@ONErpm.com.
Sykamore Releases Five-Song Project ‘California King’
/by Lorie HollabaughSykamore’s new five-song project, California King is available everywhere today digitally. Produced by Michael Knox, the EP is the first music to be released via Music Knox Records/Wheelhouse Records and features five songs all co-written by Sykamore.
Sykamore was the first to sign to HOME Team Publishing, the company founded by Rhett Akins and Thomas Rhett in partnership with Roc Nation and Warner Chappell. Originally discovered via Twitter by Akins, the lyricist has shared bills with artists from Miranda Lambert to Josh Ritter, and was recently named a CMT “Next Woman of Country” and a CMT 2020 “Listen Up” Artist.
“Even before I started performing, music was always a means of escape for me,” says Sykamore. “I wanted to write a thank you to music for being a support system that was always there when I needed it.”
CMT Music Awards Move To October
/by Jessica NicholsonA statement from CMT says: “Our top priority this last month has been rebuilding our hometown of Nashville following the tornado and ensuring the safety of our fans, employees, artists and partners during the COVID-19 crisis. As we look forward to celebrating country music’s biggest stars together with our community and viewers, we will continue to follow the guidance of the CDC and local public health officials.”
Last year, the CMT Music Awards’ top winner was Carrie Underwood, who took home the overall Video of the Year (for “Cry Pretty”) and Female Video of the Year (“Love Wins”). Other winners from the 2019 awards included Kane Brown, Ashley McBryde, Keith Urban, Zac Brown Band, Dan+Shay and more.
MusicRow Launches New Live Stream Calendar
/by LB CantrellMusicRow has launched a comprehensive Live Stream Calendar to keep up with all of the live streamed appearances during this time period. The calendar will be updated daily.
To submit a live stream to appear on the calendar, email news@musicrow.com with the artists’ name, date of live stream, time in CST format, platform in which the live stream will be taking place (with links), and a one sentence description of the live stream (if applicable.)
The listings selected for the Live Stream Calendar are at the sole discretion of MusicRow Magazine.
ACM Reveals Song List For ‘ACM Presents: Our Country’ Special
/by Lorie HollabaughThe ACM has revealed the complete list of chart-topping hits and fan-favorites that will be performed during ACM Presents: Our Country, the two-hour special hosted by CBS This Morning’s Gayle King, that will air on Sunday, April 5 on CBS and on CBS All Access. Among the songs that will be featured are Luke Bryan’s “Most People Are Good,” Tim McGraw‘s “Humble And Kind,” and Kenny Rogers tributes with Darius Rucker and Brad Paisley and Luke Bryan on “Lucille,” “The Gambler,” and “Coward Of The County,” respectively.
A Pre-Show will be featured on the ACM Facebook page as well as the Amazon Music Twitch channel at 7:00 PM ET with Lauren Alaina, Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett, Lee Brice, Blanco Brown, Lindsay Ell, Riley Green, Mickey Guyton, Caylee Hammack, Ashley McBryde, Jake Owen, Carly Pearce, Tenille Townes and more appearing from their homes to share heartfelt messages with their fans and perform acoustic versions of their hits. The Pre-Show will also pay tribute to Joe Diffie with a special performance by Chris Young. Fans can gear up for the main event with the ACM Presents: Our Country Playlist on Amazon Music. Starting Monday, fans will be able to re-watch the full Pre-Show and the individual performances via the ACM Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, as well as on the newly launched ACMOurCountry.com website.
Beginning Friday (April 3), the Academy invites artists and fans to share a musical moment by posting their own performances to social media, tagging an official Academy social media handle, and using #ACMOurCountry to participate in a celebratory curated feed of performances featured on ACMOurCountry.com. The campaign will continue throughout the weekend leading up to the show on Sunday.
“The Country Music community came together in an incredible way – and very quickly – for “Our Country,” and that outpouring of immediate artist support led us to develop a digital pre-show so that we could include even more artists in the Country Music celebration Sunday night,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music. “This allows more artists to share the positive messages of support and togetherness with the fans.”
ACM Presents: Our Country performances will include:
Miranda Lambert Reschedules Remaining Wildcard Tour Dates
/by Lorie HollabaughMiranda Lambert has rescheduled the two remaining U.S. shows in Spokane, Washington and Boise, Idaho, as well as the entire upcoming Canadian run of her Wildcard Tour, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The newly-rescheduled dates, which feature Cody Johnson and LANCO, will now begin Oct. 8 in Spokane, Washington, and wrap Oct. 23 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The tickets purchased for the original shows will still be valid for the new dates.
RESCHEDULED WILDCARD TOUR DATES:
10/8-Spokane, WA-Spokane Area
10/9-Bosie, ID-Ford Idaho Center Arena
10/11-Vancouver, BC-Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
10/14-Edmonton, AB-Rogers Place
10/16-*Regina, SK-Brandt Centre
10/17 -*Winnipeg, MB-Bell Mts Place
10/20-London, ON-Budweiser Gardens
10/21-Montreal, QC-Bell Centre
10/22-Oshawa, ON-Tribute Communities Centre
10/23-Ottawa, ON-Canadian Tire Centre
*Lanco will not appear in Regina, SK and Winnipeg, MB.
Weekly Radio Report (4/3/20)
/by Alex ParryClick here or above to access MusicRow’s weekly CountryBreakout Radio Report.
Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots Make Surprise Album Drop with ‘Live In Little Rock’
/by Jessica NicholsonBobby Bones & The Raging Idiots celebrated Bones’ birthday today (April 2) with a surprise album drop, releasing Live In Little Rock.
“When we started The Raging Idiots years ago, our main goal was to make people laugh and spread positivity however we could,” Bones said. “Everyday life has drastically changed the last few weeks and people are unable to get together and celebrate the way they planned, so I wanted to try to share some laughs on my birthday and hopefully it brings smiles when people need it the most!”
The album was recorded in Bones’ home state of Arkansas during their recently-wrapped tour, which was titled It’s Just The Two Of Us…Sorry. The new album follows the EP Live In Boston, which featured the tracks “Jesus Knows” and “Hobby Lobby Bobby.”
Live In Little Rock is available for purchase and streaming now.