Gord Bamford
The
Canadian Country Music Association® announced the full list of nominees for the
2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Leading the pack with seven nominations is celebrated Canadian artist
Gord Bamford. Bamford is nominated for CCMA Fans’ Choice, Album of the Year (presented by Walmart), CMT Video of the Year, Single of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Record Producer(s) of the Year, and Male Artist of the Year.
Following closely behind,
Dean Brody has earned five CCMA Award nominations this year. Like Bamford, Brody will compete for top honors within the CCMA Fans’ Choice, Single of the Year, Songwriter of the Year (two nominations), and Male Artist of the Year categories.
The Band Perry has also been confirmed to perform during the event, which will be held in Edmonton on Sept. 8.
FANS’ CHOICE AWARD
Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
George Canyon
Terri Clark
Johnny Reid
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“It’s Friday” — Dean Brody feat. Great Big Sea
“Jumped Right In” – Dallas Smith
“Leaning On A Lonesome Song” — Gord Bamford
“Main Street, 1979” – Deric Ruttan
“Show Some Respect” – Bobby Wills
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Classics II – George Canyon
Is It Friday Yet? – Gord Bamford
Jumped Right In – Dallas Smith
Roll – Emerson Drive
Small Town Pistols – Small Town Pistols
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
“Baby I Know It” (written by Caeland Garner/Johnny Reid; performed by Johnny Reid feat. Carolyn Dawn Johnson)
“Bob Marley” (written by Dean Brody; performed by Dean Brody)
“Cool” (written by Jason Blaine/Deric Ruttan; performed by Jason Blaine)
“It’s Friday” (written by Dean Brody; performed by Dean Brody feat. Great Big Sea)
“Leaning On A Lonesome Song” (written by Gord Bamford/Buddy Owens/Ray Stephenson; performed by Gord Bamford)
The Band Perry will perform at the CCMAs on Sept. 8.
A Little More Work – Kira Isabella
Hope & Gasoline – Beverley Mahood
I’m Movin’ On – Terri Clark feat. Dean Brody
Leaning On A Lonesome Song – Gord Bamford
Maybe You Remember Me Now – Hey Romeo
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Terri Clark
Jaida Dreyer
Kira Isabella
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Michelle Wright
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
Chad Brownlee
Dallas Smith
Bobby Wills
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Emerson Drive
Hey Romeo
High Valley
Small Town Pistols
The Stellas
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Clayton Bellamy
Shane Chisholm
The Heartbroken
Corb Lund
Lindi Ortega
RISING STAR
Autumn Hill
Tim Hicks
MacKenzie Porter
Tebey
Bobby Wills
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Terri Clark
Leah Daniels
High Valley
Codie Prevost
Tenille
*The winners of both Top Selling Album of the Year and Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year are determined by sales.
Country Stars Garner Teen Choice Awards Nominations
/by Jessica NicholsonAdditional nominations are listed below:
Choice Summer Music Star: Group
Florida Georgia Line
Daft Punk
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Maroon 5
Choice Summer Tour
Beyonce, “The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour”
Bruno Mars, “The Moonshine Jungle Tour”
Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake, “Legends of the Summer Tour”
One Direction, “Take Me Home Tour”
Taylor Swift, “Red Tour 2013”
Choice Break-up Song
The Band Perry–“DONE.”
Selena Gomez–“Come and Get It”
Bruno Mars–“When I Was Your Man”
Rihanna (ft. Mikky Ekko)–“Stay”
Taylor Swift–“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Choice Country Song
Blake Shelton (ft. Pistol Annies & Friends)–“Boys ‘Round Here”
Luke Bryan–“Crash My Party”
Florida Georgia Line–“Cruise”
Hunter Hayes–“I Want Crazy”
Taylor Swift–“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Choice TV Personality: Male
Nick Cannon (America’s Got Talent)
Simon Cowell (The X Factor)
Blake Shelton (The Voice)
Adam Levine (The Voice)
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol)
Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott Reunite for September Release
/by Eric T. ParkerTim O’Brien and Darrell Scott
Roots-music titans Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott will reunite for a sophomore studio release, titled Memories & Moments, on Sept. 17. The Scott-produced project will be released on a newly formed Full Skies imprint, a compound of O’Brien’s Howdy Skies and Scott’s Full Light labels through Thirty Tigers.
Comprised of five songs from each of the artists, the album also includes the co-write “Turn Your Dirty Lights On” about mountaintop removal, as well as guest John Prine on his song “Paradise,” and covers of classics by Hank Williams and George Jones.
“It’s rare that you can play with somebody who can respond and magnify like Darrell does,” O’Brien said. “So it’s a pretty good game of Ping-Pong. We end up doing stuff that neither of us would do on our own.”
Back in 2000, the two Grammy winners joined forces to record 13 tracks in Scott’s living room, which comprise Real Time. O’Brien and Scott became an in-demand touring act, which was captured last year on, Live: We’re Usually a Lot Better Than This, a record released on Scott’s Full Light.
“When Tim and I get together, we push each other’s Appalachian roots buttons,” Scott points out. “My Kentucky comes out, and so does his West Virginia. It happens naturally, it’s not a strategy.”
Between the two of them, O’Brien and Scott have had songs covered by Dixie Chicks, Dierks Bentley, Nickel Creek, Kathy Mattea, Faith Hill, Guy Clark, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Garth Brooks, Patty Loveless, Trace Adkins and Tim McGraw, in addition to releasing solo records, touring and respectively appearing in Mark Knopfler’s touring unit and Robert Plant’s Band of Joy.
The two are expected to begin touring in support of the new music in late September and into 2014.
Steve Wariner Reveals New Album Art, Track Listing
/by Michael_Smith“I am excited to introduce these new songs to my fans,” says Wariner. “My friends and I have written these songs over the last few years, and I’ve been saving them for this project. I’ve had fans come up and ask me when I was going to do another album with vocals on it. I didn’t mean to take an eight-year break from singing on an album. I just had such a blast making my guitar tribute to Chet Atkins, so I followed it up with another instrumental album. Now I’ve got to remind folks that I still sing.”
The singer’s co-writers on the album include Al Anderson, Bill Anderson, Kent Blazy, Rick Carnes, Rockie Lynne, Rob McNelley, Karyn Rochelle, Jim Rushing, Mike Severs, Allen Shamblin and Tom Shapiro.
The 12 songs on It Ain’t All Bad include:
1) “It Ain’t All Bad” (Steve Wariner, Allen Shamblin)
2) “Voodoo” (Steve Wariner, Al Anderson)
3) “Arrows at Airplanes” (Steve Wariner, Rockie Lynne, Mike Severs)
4) “Don’t Tell Her I’m Not” (Steve Wariner, Karyn Rochelle)
5) “Bluebonnet Memories” (Steve Wariner, Rick Carnes)
6) “What More Do You Want?” (Steve Wariner)
7) “Spokes in a Wheel” (Steve Wariner, Kent Blazy)
8) “I Want to Be Like You” (Steve Wariner, Bill Anderson, Tom Shapiro)
9) “It’s Called a Brand New Day” (Steve Wariner, Rob McNelley)
10) “Whenever I See You” (Steve Wariner, Rick Carnes)
11) “‘48 Ford” (Steve Wariner, Jim Rushing)
12) “A Thousand Winds” (Steve Wariner)
Emmy Nominations Highlight Nashville
/by Jessica NicholsonConnie Britton
Connie Britton of the drama Nashville has earned a nomination at this year’s Emmy Awards. The actress and singer earned a nod as Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series 2013, for her leading role as Rayna James, a superstar country entertainer.
The song “Nothing In This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again,” written by Sarah Buxton and Kate York, from the series Nashville, is also nominated for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics 2013.
Reality music competition The Voice, which stars Blake Shelton as a team coach, earned a nod for Outstanding Reality Competition Program 2013. Dancing With the Stars, the dance competition which boasts Kellie Pickler as its most recent season winner, is also up for Outstanding Reality Competition 2013.
The 65th Annual Emmys will take place Sunday, Sept. 22 beginning at 8 p.m. ET. For a full list of Emmy nominations, visit emmys.com.
Phyllis Stark Returns With Weekly Column
/by Jessica NicholsonPhyllis Stark
Longtime Billboard radio editor and Nashville bureau chief Phyllis Stark is set to return to the publication with a weekly radio column titled The Stark Report. Stark previously worked with Billboard for 17 years.
Most recently, she served as Executive Editor, Country Music for Radio-info.com and authored the twice-weekly Stark Country newsletter since joining the company in 2009.
The Billboard column will debut Aug. 1 in the Mid-week Billboard Country Update. Stark is also the Nashville correspondent/country music blogger for MSN. She can be reached at p.stark@comcast.net.
Canadian Country Music Awards Nominees Announced
/by Jessica NicholsonGord Bamford
The Canadian Country Music Association® announced the full list of nominees for the 2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Leading the pack with seven nominations is celebrated Canadian artist Gord Bamford. Bamford is nominated for CCMA Fans’ Choice, Album of the Year (presented by Walmart), CMT Video of the Year, Single of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Record Producer(s) of the Year, and Male Artist of the Year.
Following closely behind, Dean Brody has earned five CCMA Award nominations this year. Like Bamford, Brody will compete for top honors within the CCMA Fans’ Choice, Single of the Year, Songwriter of the Year (two nominations), and Male Artist of the Year categories.
The Band Perry has also been confirmed to perform during the event, which will be held in Edmonton on Sept. 8.
FANS’ CHOICE AWARD
Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
George Canyon
Terri Clark
Johnny Reid
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“It’s Friday” — Dean Brody feat. Great Big Sea
“Jumped Right In” – Dallas Smith
“Leaning On A Lonesome Song” — Gord Bamford
“Main Street, 1979” – Deric Ruttan
“Show Some Respect” – Bobby Wills
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Classics II – George Canyon
Is It Friday Yet? – Gord Bamford
Jumped Right In – Dallas Smith
Roll – Emerson Drive
Small Town Pistols – Small Town Pistols
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
“Baby I Know It” (written by Caeland Garner/Johnny Reid; performed by Johnny Reid feat. Carolyn Dawn Johnson)
“Bob Marley” (written by Dean Brody; performed by Dean Brody)
“Cool” (written by Jason Blaine/Deric Ruttan; performed by Jason Blaine)
“It’s Friday” (written by Dean Brody; performed by Dean Brody feat. Great Big Sea)
“Leaning On A Lonesome Song” (written by Gord Bamford/Buddy Owens/Ray Stephenson; performed by Gord Bamford)
The Band Perry will perform at the CCMAs on Sept. 8.
CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
A Little More Work – Kira Isabella
Hope & Gasoline – Beverley Mahood
I’m Movin’ On – Terri Clark feat. Dean Brody
Leaning On A Lonesome Song – Gord Bamford
Maybe You Remember Me Now – Hey Romeo
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Terri Clark
Jaida Dreyer
Kira Isabella
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Michelle Wright
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
Chad Brownlee
Dallas Smith
Bobby Wills
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Emerson Drive
Hey Romeo
High Valley
Small Town Pistols
The Stellas
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Clayton Bellamy
Shane Chisholm
The Heartbroken
Corb Lund
Lindi Ortega
RISING STAR
Autumn Hill
Tim Hicks
MacKenzie Porter
Tebey
Bobby Wills
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Terri Clark
Leah Daniels
High Valley
Codie Prevost
Tenille
*The winners of both Top Selling Album of the Year and Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year are determined by sales.
Dale Morris' WeBlast Records Partners with Mike Kraski's Tenacity Records
/by Jessica NicholsonPictured, Front row (L-R): Dale Morris, Morris Management; Jason Mitchell; Mike Kraski, Tenacity Records. Back row (L-R): Dan Mitchell, WeBlast Records; Tim McFadden, Tenacity Records; Bradley Drake, WeBlast Records.
Dale Morris‘ WeBlast Records and Mike Kraski‘s Tenacity Records have developed a partnership. The first artist in this joint venture is Jason Mitchell, whose debut single “Stomp,” is available for airplay immediately.
“I’m looking forward to joining Mike in bringing Jason to country radio and our fans,” Morris said. “We’ve been working with Jason for a few years and we feel like it’s his time. We’re happy to be partnering with such a great team!” Industry veteran Morris has boosted the careers of artists including Kenny Chesney, Alabama, Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich, Jake Owen and others.
“To get the opportunity to work with Dale is a dream come true,” Kraski added. “The only thing that makes this more exciting is to be working an artist the caliber of Jason Mitchell. The song is a smash and Jason is an elite talent.” Kraski spent 28 years with Sony Music, rising to Executive VP and General Manager. He later started Equity Music Group. Tenacity Management and Tenacity Records have been in business since 2008.
Court Yard Hounds Release 'Amelita'
/by Jessica Nicholson“I think we’ve approached it differently because we felt like okay, we are a band,” says Maguire. “We aren’t just two ex-Dixie Chicks anymore, we’re a band and we like our sound and we’re going to continue to do this and hopefully get better at it, and share something new this time around.”
The duo’s name was inspired by the novel within Game of Thrones creator David Benioff’s novel City of Theives.
Amelita Track Listing
Sunshine
Amelita
The World Smiles
Aimless Upward
A Guy Like You
Rock All Night
Phoebe
Divided
Gets You Down
Watch Your Step
The Road You Take
The project is available on iTunes. For more information, visit courtyardhounds.com
Universal To Open Crowd-Funded Project To Reprint Vinyl Albums
/by Jessica NicholsonAn initial list of albums for The Vinyl Project is yet to be announced and there is no official launch date for the project.
Industry Ink (7-17-13)
/by Jessica NicholsonSongwriter-artist Ryan Griffin recently stopped by the ASCAP Nashville office to join the PRO as a writer member. Griffin is managed by Clint Higham and Will Hitchcock of Higham Management and is published by Dan Hodges Music, LLC. For more information, visit ryangriffin.com.
Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s Ryan Beuschel, Ryan Griffin, and Dan Hodges Music LLC’s Dan Hodges and Nickie Lancaster.
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Taylor Made
MusicRow Magazine Independent Artist of the Year Taylor Made has signed on with Tenacity Records, enlisting the label for radio promotions services. This first-time collaboration between Little General Records, Taylor Made’s home label, and Tenacity is one that has both parties excited.
“We are proud to be associated with Music Row’s new artist of the year and look forward to contributing to their future successes,” said Mike Kraski, president of Tenacity Records. The trio’s previously released singles include “Good Love,” “Things You Don’t Grow Out Of” and “That’s What Life Is” – all released under the Little General label name.
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