Nashville goes pretty dark at the end of December, but it looks like the big gears have started turning in earnest as we go into 2021 as there are a slew of new project and newsworthy events to report on this morning.
In keeping with his longtime commitment to put fans first, Church created the middle album, &, specifically for the Church Choir and will make it available exclusively to those fans and only as a vinyl record on Tuesday, April 20. The other two albums, Heart and Soul, will be available everywhere on Friday, April 16 and Friday, April 23, respectively. Pre-orders for all three albums begin next Friday, January 29.
Along with prioritizing his fans, just as important to Church is the constant desire to push the limits of his artistry, an effort that was on full display during the month-long creative process that went into the creation of this collection.
“I’ve always been intrigued when a song is born in a writer room – there is a magic that happens there,” shares Church of the unique process that went into making this project. “I wanted to put that in the studio form. So, every day, we would write a song in the morning and we would record the song that night. Doing it that way allowed for the songwriters to get involved in the studio process and the musicians to be involved in the creative process. You felt a little bit like you were secretly doing something that was special, and you knew it… You started going, ‘hmm, wait ’til the world finds out about this.’”
Recorded in Los Angeles and Miami, June collaborated with prolific producer Jack Splash to merge the influences of Femi Kuti, David Bowie producer Tony Visconti and the host of "eclectic" artists who contributed to the album, her follow-up to 2017's The Order of Time.
"With this record, it finally became clear why I have this dream of making music," June said in a statement. "It's not for earthly reasons of wanting to be awarded or to win anybody's love — it's because dreaming keeps me inquisitive and keeps me on that path of learning what I have to share with the world. When we allow ourselves to dream like we did when we were kids, it ignites the light that we all have within us and helps us to have a sort of magic about the way we live."
Almost one year to the day after his passing, folk artists David Olney will have his final album released posthumously. A new project called Whispers and Sighs is set for release on March 26 on Schoolkids Records.
- Lady Antebellum was invited to become the next members of the Grand Ole Opry.
- Hugely successful songwriter Hugh X Lewis passed away at the age of 90. He wrote numerous hit singles for other artists and starred on national TV, charting 15 titles on the country charts between 1964 and 1979.
- Dolly Parton's brother Randy Parton passed away from cancer at the age of 67. He charted a couple hits of his own back in the early 80's and frequently played bass for her on tour.
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