Nashville Gets Grammy Love: Show Highlights and Winners

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Taylor Swift opens the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter/WireImage

Taylor Swift opens the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter/WireImage


Tons of Grammy trophies are on their way home to Nashville today (Feb. 11). For the fifth year running, Music City’s acclaimed all-genre talent pool was on display at the three-hour-plus performance-fest.
Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys emerged the big winner at last night’s show, taking home four Grammys, including Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, and three with bandmate and fellow Nashvillian Patrick Carney for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Lonely Boy,” and Best Rock Album for El Camino. Though Auerbach’s acceptance speech for Best Rock Performance wasn’t the evening’s most enthusiastic, he redeemed himself by giving a shout-out to his adopted hometown, and then proved why The Black Keys won the award by rocking the socks off the audience during a set with Dr. John.
Taylor Swift’s captivating opening number of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” set the tone for a night of outstanding performances when she fell down the rabbit hole into a magical Alice-In-Circus-Wonderland parade of outrageous characters. Proving that red is so 2012, she donned all-white for last night’s show, red carpet and the recent People’s Choice Awards. Swift, The Civil Wars and T Bone Burnett won the award for Best Song Written For Visual Media “Safe & Sound” (From The Hunger Games).
Carrie Underwood performs during the Grammys. Photo: Kevin Winter/WireImage

Carrie Underwood performs during the Grammys. Photo: Kevin Winter/WireImage


Carrie Underwood’s hit “Blown Away” received two honors. She won her sixth Grammy, for Best Country Solo Performance, while songwriters Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins took home Best County Song. It is the fourth Grammy for Kear and second for Tompkins; they also won in 2008 for Underwood’s “Before He Cheats.” For last night’s performance of “Blown Away” and new single “Two Black Cadillacs,” Underwood donned a silvery ball gown that shone with a montage of video projections. The downside was that it prevented her from moving around the stage. Newcomer Frank Ocean (Best Urban Contemporary Album) also made good use of video during his set, too bad the song “Forrest Gump” couldn’t keep pace.
Rounding out the country winners were Little Big Town for Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“Pontoon”) and Zac Brown Band for Best Country Album (Uncaged). Zac Brown also teamed with Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Elton John, Mumford & Sons and Mavis Staples, for a stellar take on The Band’s classic “The Weight” during a salute to the late Levon Helm. 
Nominees Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley teamed up for their respective hits “Over You” and “Home.”
As always, Kelly Clarkson was in amazing voice during a tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award winners Patti Page and Carole King by performing their songs “The Tennessee Waltz” and “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman.” Clarkson’s excitement was infectious when accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for “Stronger.”
Nashville-based rocker Jack White utilized both of his backing bands during a segment that was a rousing success when he played one song with the female musicians and another with the male musicians.
Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman and Blake Shelton made appearances. Hunter Hayes scored three nominations and a performance slot. Plus, his new partnership with Pepsi was highlighted prominently during a commercial break.
Justin Timberlake performs at the Grammy Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter

Justin Timberlake performs at the Grammy Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter


After a long hiatus from music, Justin Timberlake offered his smokin’ hot new single “Suit & Tie,” in one of the Grammy’s coolest moments. Part of his big-band-style performance featuring Jay-Z was broadcast in black-and-white to at-home viewers, before bursting into living color.
Superstar pairings have long been a Grammy hallmark, with last night’s highlights including newbie Ed Sheerhan with icon Elton John; Alicia Keys with Maroon 5; and Bruno Mars with Sting, Rihanna and Ziggy Marley.
Nashville’s Grammy winning streak started in 2009 when Raising Sand, the Alison Krauss/Robert Plant collaboration, was the top winner. The most-honored torch was carried by Swift in 2010 and Lady Antebellum in 2011. Last year, Nashville was well-represented with wins by Swift, Lady A, Alison Krauss and Union Station, and The Civil Wars.
—Sarah Skates
A full list of televised award recipients is below.
Click here for MusicRow’s list of the 2013 pre-telecast Grammy award winners.
Miranda Lambert performs alongside tour mate Dierks Bentley during the Grammy telecast. Photo: Kevin Winter (Lambert) and Kevin Mazur (Bentley)

Miranda Lambert performs alongside tourmate Dierks Bentley during the Grammy telecast. Photo: Kevin Winter (Lambert) and Kevin Mazur (Bentley)


BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Blown Away
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Blown Away
Label: 19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Uncaged
Zac Brown Band
Label: Southern Ground/Atlantic
Kelly Clarkson and manager fiance Brandon Blackstock.

Kelly Clarkson and manager fiance Brandon Blackstock.


BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Stronger
Kelly Clarkson
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings LLC
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Lonely Boy
The Black Keys
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Babel
Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
Label: Glassnote
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Set Fire To The Rain [Live]
Adele
Track from: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Label: XL/Columbia
SONG OF THE YEAR
We Are Young
Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe)
Track from: Some Nights
Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music, FBR Music, Bearvon Music/Rough Art/Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music/Way Above Music/Sony ATV Songs
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Label: Def Jam
BEST NEW ARTIST
Fun.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Wally De Backer, producer; Wally De Backer & Francois Tetaz, engineers/mixers; William Bowden, mastering engineer
Track from: Making Mirrors
Label: Universal Republic

Pre-Telecast: 2013 Grammy Award Winners

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Taylor Swift onstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony. Photo: Mark Davis/WireImage

Taylor Swift onstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony. Photo: Mark Davis/WireImage


Bonnie Raitt and George J. Flanigen IV (Recording Academy Chair) backstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony. Photo: Rick Diamond/WireImage

Bonnie Raitt and George J. Flanigen IV (Recording Academy Chair) backstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony. Photo: Rick Diamond/WireImage


Little Big Town, Carrie Underwood, Bonnie Raitt, Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars were among today’s (2/10) winners at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards pre-telecast ceremony in Los Angeles. A full list of winners is below.
The official Grammy telecast on Feb. 10 revealed winners in further categories, listed here.
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Pontoon
Little Big Town
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
BEST COUNTRY SONG
Blown Away
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Blown Away
Label: 19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville; Publishers: Global Dog Music/Lunalight Music, Big Loud Songs/Angel River Songs
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games)
T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters
(Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)
Label: Big Machine Records/Universal Republic; Publishers: Sony ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music, Sensibility Songs, Absurd Music, Shiny Happy Music, Baffle Music, Henry Burnett Music
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Slipstream
Bonnie Raitt
Label: Redwing Records
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Nobody Knows You
Steep Canyon Rangers
Label: Rounder
BEST ROCK ALBUM
El Camino
The Black Keys
Label: Nonesuch
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Dan Auerbach
El Camino (The Black Keys) (A)
Locked Down (Dr. John) (A)
Savage (Hacienda) (S)
Shakedown (Hacienda) (A)
BEST GOSPEL SONG
Go Get It
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
Label: Columbia; Publishers: EMI April Music, It’s Tea Tyme, That’s Plum Song, Wet Ink Red Music
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG (TIE)
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
Track from: 10,000 Reasons
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: Thankyou Music/sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Said And Done Music/Shout! Publishing
Your Presence Is Heaven
Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Track from: Jesus At The Center Live
Label: Integrity Music; Publishers: Integrity’s Praise! Music/Sound of the New Breed, Regenerate Music
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Gravity
Lecrae
Label: Reach Records
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Eye On It
TobyMac
Label: ForeFront Records
BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Matt Redman
Track from: 10,000 Reasons
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
Society’s Child: My Autobiography
Janis Ian
Label: Audible, Inc.
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis
Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
Label: Naxos
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Track from: Making Mirrors
Label: Universal Republic
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Impressions
Chris Botti
Label: Columbia
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Bangarang
Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
Track from: Bangarang
Label: OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Bangarang
Skrillex
Label: OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kisses On The Bottom
Paul McCartney
Label: Hear Music
BEST HARD ROCK/METAL PERFORMANCE
Love Bites (So Do I)
Halestorm
Track from: The Strange Case Of…
Label: Atlantic
BEST ROCK SONG
Lonely Boy
Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLesst Publishing
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Making Mirrors
Gotye
Label: Universal Republic
BEST BLUES ALBUM
Locked Down
Dr. John
Label: Nonesuch
BEST FOLK ALBUM
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Label: Sony Classical
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Climax
Usher
Track from: Looking 4 Myself
Label: RCA Records
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Love On Top
Beyoncé
Track from: 4
Label: Columbia Records
BEST R&B SONG
Adorn
Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Label: RCA/Bystorm Entertainment; Publisher: Art Dealer Chic
BEST R&B ALBUM
Black Radio
Robert Glasper Experiment
Label: Blue Note
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
N****s In Paris
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
BEST RAP SONG
N****s In Paris
Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: Hit-Boy Music/Very Good Beats, Hip Hop Since 1978, Dean’s List Productions, Unichappell Music
BEST RAP ALBUM
Take Care
Drake
Label: Cash Money Records
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Echoes Of Love
Omar Akram
Label: Real Music
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
Hot House
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
Track from: Hot House
Label: Concord Jazz
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding
Label: Heads Up International
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Unity Band
Pat Metheny Unity Band
Label: Nonesuch
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Arturo Sandoval
Label: Concord Jazz
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
¡Ritmo!
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
Label: Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition
Juanes
Label: Universal Music Latino
BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Imaginaries
Quetzal
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
Pecados Y Milagros
Lila Downs
Label: Sony Music
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Retro
Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
Label: Pink Chaos Productions
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
The Band Courtbouillon
Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
Label: Valcour Records
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Rebirth
Jimmy Cliff
Label: UMe/Sunpower
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
The Living Room Sessions Part 1
Ravi Shankar
Label: East Meets West Music
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Can You Canoe?
The Okee Dokee Brothers
Label: Okee Dokee Music LLC
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Blow Your Pants Off
Jimmy Fallon
Label: Warner Bros. Records/LoudMouth Entertainment
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Once: A New Musical
Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)
Label: Masterworks
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Midnight In Paris
(Various Artists)
Label: Madison Gate Records, Inc.
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Label: Null/Madison Gate
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
Mozart Goes Dancing
Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
Track from: Hot House
Label: Concord Jazz
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
How About You
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)
Track from: Centennial – Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
Label: ArtistShare
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
City Of Roses
Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
Track from: Radio Music Society
Label: Heads Up International
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Biophilia
Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)
Label: One Little Indian / Nonesuch
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)
Label: Concord
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)
Label: Capitol Records
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)
Label: Sony Classical
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)
Skrillex, remixer (Nero)
Joseph Ray, Skrillex & Daniel Stephens, remixers
Label: Cherry Tree/Interscope
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Modern Cool
Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)
Label: Premonition Records
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen
Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Label: Chandos
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Blanton Alspaugh
Chamber Symphonies (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Orchestra)
Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Gjeilo: Northern Lights (Charles Bruffy & Phoenix Chorale)
In Paradisum (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Music For A Time Of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
Musto: The Inspector (Glen Cortese & Wolf Trap Opera Company)
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Label: SFS Media
BEST OPERA RECORDING
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen
Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
Label: Chandos
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Meanwhile
Eighth Blackbird
Label: Cedille Records
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola
Kim Kashkashian
Label: ECM New Series
BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO
Poèmes
Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
Label: Decca Records
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays
Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
Track from: Meanwhile
Label: Cedille Records
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
We Found Love
Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
Melina Matsoukas, video director; Juliette Larthe, Ben Sullivan, Candice Ouaknine & Inga Veronique video producers
Label: Def Jam
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Big Easy Express
Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show
Emmett Malloy, video director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers
Label: S2BN Films

MusicRow No. 1 Song

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mcgrawSo I’m not the only one who can’t stop listening to new music from Tim McGraw’s Big Machine album! It seems country radio has been enjoying the new tunes as well, evidenced by “One of Those Nights” spinning its way to the pinnacle of our MusicRow Chart.
“One of Those Nights” not only evokes a sense of nostalgia, but transcends to the present day — a smart and safe bet for country radio success.
Written by Luke Laird, Rodney Clawson, and Chris Tompkins, the recognizable-sounding McGraw song debuted during McGraw’s performance at the 2012 CMA Awards, following his single “Truck Yeah.” Both radio releases preceded this week’s (Feb. 5) album release, Two Lanes of Freedom. 

If you’re interested in previewing plenty of potential radio singles before they hit radio waves, take some friendly advice and get ahold of this album––and if you haven’t already, take a look at the official music video for the song below.
McGraw has been making the media rounds in support of the album, including a stop to The Ellen Degeneres Show, where he schemed against a guitarist with the show host. Additionally, McGraw and wife, Faith Hill, are scheduled to make a television appearance as presenters for this Sunday’s (Feb. 10) Grammy® Awards. The couple remains stationed at The Venetian in Las Vegas through April 2013.

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Album Details Released for Natalie Maines' Forthcoming Solo Project

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Natalie Maines

Natalie Maines


Columbia Records has released an official track listing for Dixie Chicks frontwoman Natalie Maines’ forthcoming May 7 rock album, Mother.
The lead single, Pink Floyd cover and title track is currently available on the soundtrack, West of Memphis: Voices for Justice, to the documentary film West of Memphis.
“I wanted this music to be very different from the Dixie Chicks,” said Maines. “Lots of albums by lead singers might just as well have been made by the band, but I think this is very different from anything the Chicks could make. That separation and distinction was important.”
A full track listing for the Maines- and Ben Harper-produced album is below, including “Free Life,” a song written by Dan Wilson. Maines’ Dixie Chicks partners Martie Maguire and Emily Robison offered writing credits for “Come Cryin’ to Me.” “That was a song we decided was too rock for [the Dixie Chicks’ 2006 album] Taking the Long Way,” Maines explains, “but it really felt right to have a piece of them on here.”
All of the album’s 10 songs were recorded in Harper’s studio. For more information, visit www.nataliemainesmusic.com.
The Dixie Chicks are expected to unite for multiple Canadian concert dates booked this summer.
Mother, track listing:
1. Without You
2. Mother
3. Free Life
4. Silver Bell
5. Lover You Should’ve Come Over
6. Vein in Vain
7. Trained
8. Come Cryin’ To Me
9. I’d Run Away
10. Take It On Faith

Doc Watson's Daughter Shares Collection of Family Music

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1docwatsonNancy Watson, daughter of Doc Watson, has meticulously crafted the 4-CD set Milestones: Legends of the Doc Watson Clan. The collection will release on April 30 on Open Records.
The set, produced by Roy Andrade (a member of the Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Studies faculty at East Tennessee State University), boasts 94 unreleased songs and stories by Doc and other family members. It also contains collages of over 500 Watson family photos. The home recordings span from 1954–2007. Most of it was recorded for personal entertainment, and previously unavailable outside the Watson family.
“I’m so happy that my project is finally seeing the light of day,” commented Nancy Watson. “I’m looking forward to inviting everyone to be part of the family for a bit.”

“This set is a broad and personal offering from within the Watson family itself and is presented with such care,” Andrade adds.  “It is both eclectic and traditional, and presents Doc Watson as he has never been heard before, but also features other members of the Watson Family. It is a pleasure to help Nancy see this through.”The package includes:
–Doc, his brother Arnold and their mother Annie: “When I See Jesus” (1964)
–Annie Watson: “The Churning Song” (1969)
–Doc’s one-man band versions of “Boil Them Cabbage Down and “Nine Pound Hammer” (1964)
–Doc and wife Rosa Lee: “I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again” (1967)
–Doc and Nancy: “Let The Rest Of The World Go By” (2006)
–Doc:  “The Twelfth Of Never” (1974)
–Doc on electric guitars and bass: “Stardust” (1955)
–Doc, Rosa Lee and son Merle recall how “Merle Learns Guitar” (1984)
–Doc and Merle: “Spanish Fandango” (1964)
–Gaither Carlton: “Keep Your Lamps A-Burning” (1969)
–Doc Watson: “Carolina Cabin,” a Watson original (2006)
–Doc Watson” “Twilight On The Trail” (1954)
 

ACM and Jewel Support Project Clean Water

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liftingThe ACM Lifting Lives® web feature, “My Cause,” will spotlight Jewel and her charity organization Project Clean Water in the month of February. The web feature drives awareness of artist-supported charitable causes and supports fundraising efforts for those philanthropies.
This month, “My Cause: Project Clean Water” highlights a foundation started by Jewel to improve the quality of life for millions of people by helping to provide clean water on a global scale. Project Clean Water targets villages around the world with clean water problems and they work with the communities to find sustainable solutions to provide them with safe drinking water. To date they have helped over 30 communities overcome their individual drinking water problems in 13 different countries, on five different continents.

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Eric Church To Release Live Album in April

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EricChurch_CITAL_CoverMini_FEMI Records’ Eric Church will release a 17-track live album, Caught In The Act: Live, on Tuesday, April 9. The album will feature songs from Sinners Like Me, Carolina and  Chief. The album was recorded at Chattanooga’s Tivoli Theatre in October 2012 and is Church’s first live recording. A double gatefold vinyl version of the record will also be made available on National Record Store Day, April 20. The package will include four additional tracks and a special whiskey-infused 7-inch.

 Caught In The Act: Live features raw performances of songs like “Pledge Allegiance To The Hag,” “Smoke A Little Smoke,” “How ‘Bout You,” “Creepin’” and more.
Church is nominated for two Grammy® awards this year, both for his hit, “Springsteen,” in the categories Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.

For a full list of tour dates and more information on Eric Church, visit www.ericchurch.com.

Caught In The Act: Live track listing:
1.)    “Before She Does” (3:46)
2.)    “How ‘Bout You” (4:24)
3.)    “Drink In My Hand” (4:51)
4.)    “Over When It’s Over” (2:57)
5.)    “I’m Gettin’ Stoned” (5:27)
6.)    “Creepin’” (4:45)
7.)    “Keep On” (2:52)
8.)    “Hungover & Hard Up” (3:33)
9.)    “Sinners Like Me” (4:22)
10.)  “Country Music Jesus” (3:49)
11.) “Pledge Allegiance To The Hag” (4:54)
12.)  “Jack Daniels” (6:03)
13.)  “Homeboy” (4:40)
14.) “Lotta Boot Left To Fill” (4:21)
15.)  “Smoke A Little Smoke” (5:14)
16.) “These Boots” (3:43)
17.) “Springsteen” (9:27)

 

Blake Shelton To Debut New Video on 'Today Show'

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blakeshelton55-430x250Blake Shelton will debut his new video for “Sure Be Cool If You Did” on NBC’s Today Show on Monday (Feb. 11). Shelton will also announce details on his upcoming album release. The episode will air from 7 a.m.-11 a.m. ET.
Shelton will kick off his Ten Times Crazier Tour on July 19 in Virginia Beach, Va. The tour will feature Easton Corbin and Jana Kramer. For more information, visit www.BlakeShelton.com/shows.

Billboard Reveals 2013 Power 100 Index

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Lucian Grainge


Billboard released its 2013 Power 100 Index, and Nashville was well represented among the power players’ biggest names.
Topping the list is Universal Music Group CEO/Chairman Lucian Grainge, who has been instrumental in the careers of Amy Winehouse, Sting, ABBA and numerous other artists. Red Light Management’s Coran Capshaw is at No. 2 again this year. His management empire includes Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan in addition to artists such as Dave Matthews Band. Martin Bandier, Michael Rapino, Doug Morris, Len Blavatnik, Rob Light, Tim Leiweke, Marc Geiger and Jimmy Iovine round out the Top 10.
Big Machine Label Group’s CEO/Chairman Scott Borchetta ranks at No. 39. His labels represent artists including Taylor Swift, Reba, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, Florida Georgia Line and numerous others. Universal Music Nashville’s CEO/Chairman Mike Dungan comes in at No. 50. Morris Artists Management President Clint Higham ranks No. 68. Sony Music Nashville CEO/Chairman Gary Overton lands at No. 81 on the list. His artist roster includes Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Kenny Chesney, among others. Live Nation’s President of Country Touring Brian O’Connell ranks No. 97.
 
 

Weekly Chart Report (2/8/13)

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SPIN ZONE

Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough and Nicholas Sparks recently stopped for a visit with K102/KEEY in St. Paul/Minneapolis. Pictured (L-R): Amy James, Sparks, Duhamel, Hough, Donna Valentine

Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough and Nicholas Sparks recently stopped for a visit with K102/KEEY in St. Paul/Minneapolis. Pictured (L-R): Amy James, Sparks, Duhamel, Hough, Donna Valentine


All eyes (and ears) are on Tim McGraw this week. The singer released his debut album on Big Machine Records, Two Lanes of Freedom, and has scored the No. 1 song on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart with “One of Those Nights,” ending The Band Perry‘s two-week reign as chart topper. The trio settles in nicely at No. 2 with “Better Dig Two,” while Carrie Underwood‘s “Two Black Cadillacs” rises another notch to No. 3 this week. Kacey Musgraves‘ “Merry Go Round” jumps from No. 7 to No. 4 while Taylor Swift‘s “Begin Again” ups to No. 5.  Jason Aldean‘s “The Only Way I Know” dips to No. 6 as Toby Keith‘s “Hope On The Rocks” jumps a spot to No. 7. Rounding out the Top 10 this week are Hunter Hayes‘ “Somebody’s Heartbreak” (No. 8), Lee Brice‘s “I Drive Your Truck” entering the Top 10 at No. 9 and Chris Young‘s “I Can Take It From There” (No. 10).
Big gainers this week include Lady Antebellum‘s “Downtown” jumping 13 spots to No. 23, gaining 577 spins and Blake Shelton‘s “Sure Be Cool If You Did” gaining another 305 spins this week. Miranda Lambert‘s “Mama’s Broken Heart” earned 278 additional spins while Florida Georgia Line‘s “Shine On” has taken a shine to the MusicRow charts with 277 additional spins this week.
In its debut week, Kenny Chesney‘s new single, “Pirate Flag,” blasted onto the chart landing at an No. 34 and earning an impressive  1084 spins. Greg Bates‘ “Fill In The Blank” claims No. 56 and Tyler Farr‘s “Redneck Crazy” debuts at No. 74. Tyler Dean (featuring Ashley Gearing)’s “I Wanna Wake Up With You” makes its entrance on the chart at No. 78.
Frozen Playlists: KVAY, KXBZ, KXKZ, WXXK

Upcoming Singles
February 11
Jake Owen/Anywhere With You/RCA
Greg Bates/Fill In The Blank/Republic Nashville
Katie Armiger/Playin’ With Fire/Cold River
Brinn Black/Crushin’
Shane Yellowbird/Pick Up Truck/Ramp
Jessta James/Back In The Day/Brash
February 18
Jaida Dreyer/Half Broke Horses/Streamsound Records
Kristen Kelly/He Loves to Make Me Cry/Arista
Rachel Farley/Ain’t Easy/Red Bow
Gretchen Wilson/Still Rollin’/Redneck Records
February 25
Jason Charles Miller/The Way You Still Want Me/Render

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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Kenny Chesney/Pirate Flag/Blue Chair-Columbia Nashville – 34
Greg Bates/Fill In The Blank/Republic Nashville – 56
Coleman Brothers/Lonely In The Lonestar State/Fishing Hole Records – 72
Tyler Farr/Redneck Crazy/Columbia Nashville – 74
Tyler Dean Feat. Ashley Gearing/I Wanna Wake Up With You/Sidewalk – 78
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Kenny Chesney/Pirate Flag/Blue Chair-Columbia Nashville – 70
Coleman Brothers/Lonely In The Lonestar State/Fishing Hole Records – 22
Lady Antebellum/Downtown/Capitol Nashville – 20
Greg Bates/Fill In The Blank/Republic Nashville – 17
Joel Crouse/If You Want Some/Show Dog-Universal – 16
Jake Owen/Anywhere With You/RCA – 15
Kip Moore/Hey Pretty Girl/MCA – 14
Lonestar/Maybe Someday/4 Star Records – 13
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Kenny Chesney/Pirate Flag/Blue Chair-Columbia Nashville – 1084
Lady Antebellum/Downtown/Capitol Nashville – 577
Blake Shelton/Sure Be Cool If You Did/Warner Bros. – 305
Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart/RCA – 278
Florida Georgia Line/Get Your Shine On/Republic Nashville – 277
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Kristen Kelly/He Loves To Make Me Cry/Arista Nashville – 152
Parmalee/Carolina/Stoney Creek Records – 142
Jacob Martin Band/Wraparound Porch/Jacob Martin Band – 140
Stephanie Grace/Would U Be Mine/SMG – 135
The Farm/Be Grateful/Warner Nashville – 134

Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley entertained a group of reporters before their Locked & Reloaded Tour in Knoxville, TN. Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart" takes our No. 13 spot this week. Pictured (L-R): George Achaves, Becca Walls, Hunter Kelly, Bentley, Lambert, Nancy Brooks, Margy Holland.

Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley entertained a group of reporters before their Locked & Reloaded Tour in Knoxville, TN. Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart” takes our No. 13 spot this week. Pictured (L-R): George Achaves, Becca Walls, Hunter Kelly, Bentley, Lambert, Nancy Brooks, Margy Holland.


The Farm recently embarked on a random acts of kindness day with 104.1/WTQR. The group visited with Joan, whose husband is fighting with cancer, and provided her with $500 to help with expenses. The Farm's single "Be Grateful" lands On Deck this week. Pictured (L-R) Daniel Baker, Tige Rodgers, Joan, and Damien

The Farm recently embarked on a random acts of kindness day with 104.1/WTQR. The group visited with Joan, whose husband is fighting with cancer, and provided her with $500 to help with expenses. The Farm’s single “Be Grateful” lands On Deck this week. Pictured (L-R) Daniel Baker, Tige Rodgers, Joan, and Damien


Brett Eldredge recently visited with KSON’s Kevin Callahan at the Syquan Casino in San Diego in promotion of his "Dont Ya" single, which lands at No. 70. Pictured (L-R): Emma Callahan (wife of Kevin Callahan), Brett Eldredge, and Kevin Callahan (PD KSON)

Brett Eldredge recently visited with KSON’s Kevin Callahan at the Syquan Casino in San Diego in promotion of his “Dont Ya” single, which lands at No. 70. Pictured (L-R): Emma Callahan (wife of Kevin Callahan), Brett Eldredge, and Kevin Callahan (PD KSON)