New Music Video From Cam - "Hallelujah"

New Music Video From Cam - "Everblue"

New Music Video From Cam - "Turns Out That I Am God"

New Music Video From Cam - "Alchemy"

New Music Video From Cam - "Girl Like Me" (Live at the Opry)

New Music Video From Cam - "Classic"

That Nashville Sound Saturday Newsbytes - Unheard Johnny Cash, New Moonpies, New Videos and Dani Rucker

With our nation at odds with itself on many topics including politics, race relations, COVID-19 response and who knows what else, here's hoping that music can continue to be a respite from the rest of the noise and be a place that brings you comfort and bliss on this Saturday morning.

~ Many Texas singer-songwriters have been doing a digital guitar pull dedication show across Facebook every Monday night that has quite possibly been the musical highlight of this music fan since the quarantine began. The group has paid tribute to some legendary musicians such as John Prine,  Joe Diffie, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall and Don Williams. Monday night, June 1st, catch the tribute to Guy Clark starting at 6pm CDT. As for the featured songwriters, the list is star studded with some of your favorites such as Jamie Lin Wilson, Walt Wilkins, Heather and Max Stalling, Drew Kennedy, Courtney Patton, Cody Canada, Jason Eady, Josh Abbott, Mike Harmeier and Wade Bowen… the list goes on. You can watch it on their Facebook page HERE.

~ Darius Rucker now might have the second-best vocals in his house. The Opry member and Hootie frontman made the best of stay at home orders and family time and decided to play around with garage band and put his producer hat on. With his daughter Dani Rucker back home from college, she joined on lead vocals on a new track called "I Don't Love You Like That." 

~ New music videos from the last couple of days: 

      Charlie Crockett - "Welcome To Hard Times"

      Marc Broussard - "Fire on the Bayou"

      Cam - "Redwood Tree"

      Ray Wylie Hubbard and The Cadillac Three - "Fast Left Hand"

      John Berry - "The Graduation Song"

      Courtney Marie Andrews - "It Must Be Someone Else's Fault"

      Jordan Davis - "Church in a Chevy"

      

~ Vlogger Grady Smith broke down the many sub-genres of country music for the "beginner."  

~ Be sure to check out the phenomenal new album from Mike and the Moonpies. The full-length album is called 'Touch of You - The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart.' The most interesting piece of news about this project is that these are unreleased tracks (circa: 70s and 80s) from country music icon Gary Stewart. The band has been working closely with Stewart's daughter, Shannon, and his longtime friend/confidante Tommy Schwartz to get these songs recorded and out in to the world.  The band had initially intended to release this album later this year. Due to circumstances with COVID-19//tour dates on hold, they decided to finish recording it and release it early on Stewart's birthday, May 28. The album was produced by Adam Odor and recorded remotely from each band member's home studios and at yellow DOG Studios in Wimberley, TX. One highlight to note is "Smooth Shot of Whiskey" featuring Mark Wystrach from Midland. Other guests include harmony vocal help from Jamie Lin Wilson (“Heart A Home”), Courtney Patton (“Heart A Home,” “Dance With Barbara”) and Zac Wilkerson (“The Gold Barstool”). 

~ Despite the struggles independent musicians have been facing recently, twenty-five Texas artists have banded together to help raise money and awareness for a population of people with even greater struggles than their own. The group of singer-songwriters, along with notable band and orchestral musicians, have joined forces as the Fort Worth Musicians Choir, to support the area’s struggling refugee community, with the release of their grand version of the Willie Nelson classic “Living in the Promiseland,” written by David Lynn Jones and originally released by Nelson in 1986. All proceeds from the song and video, as well as an upcoming benefit concert scheduled for June 21st in Fort Worth, benefit the Refugee Services of Texas, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to finding homes and jobs for, educating, and acclimating the area's refugee population. You can listen to the track HERE. 

~ Johnny Cash’s often overlooked and underappreciated chapter of his body of work will be showcased with a suite of releases via Mercury/UMe including a comprehensive new box set, The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991, and a new greatest hits album, Easy Rider: The Best Of The Mercury Recordings, a newly assembled collection that compiles 24 highlights selected from Cash’s Mercury catalog. The CD version of The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991 is augmented with several rare or previously unreleased tracks and an additional 20-track disc of spare early mixes aptly titled Classic Cash: Hall Of Fame Series (Early Mixes), mastered from tapes newly discovered in the Mercury vaults.  

New Music Video From Cam - "Til' There's Nothing Left"

That Nashville Sound Friday Newsbytes: Cam, Rodney Crowell, Miranda Lambert, Lady A, Jude Cole & More

Lots of new music news today- here's the latest you should know...

- Cam ("Burning Bed") released a new Christine and the Queens cover of “La Marcheuse” that's truly intriguing. You can watch it HERE.

- Rodney Crowell has a new music video for his song "56 Fury" with a big assist from ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons.

- Miranda Lambert unveiled another new song from her forthcoming album called "Mess With My Head."

- Lady Antebellum unveiled a new track called "Pictures" from their album out later this year.

- The Zac Brown Band will be releasing their new album, The Owl, on 9/20- and gave us a new tease of the project with a new song called "Warrior" yesterday.

- Maddie and Tae released a new music video for their song "Die From a Broken Heart."

- Brantley Gilbert will be releasing a new Valory Music project on October 4 entitled Fire & Brimstone. It includes collaborations with Lindsey Ell, Alison Krauss and Jamey Johnson.

- Former pop/AC artist Jude Cole has traded his producer keys (Clay Davidson/Kiefer Sutherland) for some new music that he's unveiled on Soundcloud including this cool little country number called "Border To Your Heart."

New Music Video From Cam & Diplo - "So Long"

New Music Video From Cam, Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - "Heartbreak Radio"

New Music Video From Cam - "Palace"

New Music Video From Smokey Robinson and Cam - "Burning House" (CMT Crossroads)

New Music Video From Cam - "Diane"

Hear It Here - Cam's Brand New Single, "Diane"

New Music Video From Cam - "Half Broke Heart" (Live in London)

New Grand Ole Opry Performance Music Video From Cam - Patsy Cline's "Crazy"

2016 CMA Award Nominations Released

Dierks Bentley, Cam and Keith Urban unveiled the nominees for the 2016 CMA Awards this morning live from the Grand Ole Opry House during the 8:30AM half-hour segment of Good Morning America.

The 2016 CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on ABC on Nov. 2 at 8PM ET. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return as co-hosts, and performers and presenters will be announced in the coming months.

2016 Country Music Association Awards Nominees

Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks
 Luke Bryan
 Chris Stapleton
 Carrie Underwood
 Keith Urban

Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Producers)
Hero, Maren Morris
Mr. Misunderstood, Eric Church
Storyteller, Carrie Underwood
Black, Dierks Bentley
Ripcord, Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year
Eric Church
Tim McGraw
Chris Stapleton
Dierks Bentley
Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
 Little Big Town
 Old Dominion
 Rascal Flatts
 Zac Brown Band

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters)
“Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“My Church,” Maren Morris
“Record Year,” Eric Church
“Burning House,” Cam

Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Joey + Rory
Maddie & Tae

New Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Brothers Osborne
Maren Morris
Old Dominion
Cole Swindell

Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Producer)
“Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“My Church,” Maren Morris
“Nobody to Blame,” Chris Stapleton
“Record Year,” Eric Church

Musical Event of the Year
“Different for Girls,” Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
“Home Alone Tonight,” Luke Bryan feat. Karen Fairchild
“The Fighter,” Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood
“Think of You,” Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
“You Are My Sunshine,” Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton

Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Director)
“Fire Away,” Chris Stapleton
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“Record Year,” Eric Church
“Somewhere on a Beach,” Dierks Bentley
“Burning House,” Cam

Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Derek Wells

That Nashville Sound Thursday Newsbytes

The Randy Rogers Band

Lots of new music videos out today including four live performance videos from Jon Pardi off of his fantastic new California Sunrise album out last week. "She Ain't In It" is particularly strong- one of the favorite tracks of the year so far.

- Jon Pardi - "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" - Music Video

- Jon Pardi - She Ain't In It" - Music Video

- Jon Pardi - "California Sunrise" - Music Video

- Jon Pardi - "Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Here" - Music Video

- Brett Eldredge - "Wanna Be That Song" - Music Video

- Cam talked about her latest single "Mayday" and the story behind the song on this video interview.

- Kelleigh Bannen - "Landlocked" - Music Video

- Randy Rogers Band - "San Antone" - Music Video



 

New Music Video From Cam - "Mayday"