Bucking convention hasn’t always been the popular path, but for Eric Church there is no question about where he prioritizes his relationship with his fans. He showed this when he sent his 2015 album, Mr. Misunderstood, to members of his fan club, dubbed the Church Choir, before surprise announcing it at the 2015 CMA Awards and putting it on sale to the public. It is a model that, although traditional, has developed a steadfast audience of devoted Choir members earning RIAA Platinum certification for Mr. Misunderstood, allowing the fourth single from the album, ‘Round Here Buzz’ to reach No. 1 on the Country Airplay Charts and making way for Church to perform at the 2018 GRAMMY Awards.
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On January 17 Keith Urban took over Nashville’s Exit/In for a pop up show to announce the album of his next album ‘Graffiti U’ and a 2018 world tour of the same name.
Maren Morris, Eric Church and Brothers Osborne are all up for Grammy nominations in this months awards which are due to take place live from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, January 28. Either way they will walk off the stage champions as the artists will unite to perform a tribute to the victims lost to violence and terrorism at live music events in 2017.
Breakout country duo Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney) released their brand new single “Tequila” just six days ago and it’s a shot that has taken them to the top. The song ascended immediately to No. 1 on the iTunes U.S. Country Singles chart and remains Top 10 All-Genre, hitting as high as No. 5 over the weekend. It debuted at No. 15 on the Shazam country charts and snagged a spot in the all-genre Top 200. In less than a week, “Tequila” has sold nearly 20,000 tracks in the U.S. alone and boasts over 1 million on-demand streams, topping Spotify’s Hot Country playlist, before officially hitting radio airwaves today.
We recently had a chat with singer-songwriter Charlie Worsham, as he gets ready to embark on a European tour with Lucie Silvas and visit Belfast on November 19th – see what he had to say about his new album, European fans and his new book below! Continue reading
After the release of her album, ‘Weighted Mind‘, Sierra Hull is rising high on success. She grew up in the spotlight as a bluegrass-inspired mandolin virtuoso and child protege. But now she has set her sides on becoming a star in her own right, and her album is just the start of it!
We caught up with Hull ahead of her return to the UK for her first solo tour later this month…
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Thomas Rhett’s Mandela Hall gig was a memorable night – make sure you make it to his next show in November 2017!
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