Archive for the ‘Artists’ Category

Download Luke Bryan’s new album “Doin’ My Thing”

Download Luke Bryan’s new album “Doin’ My Thing”
Download on iTunes today!
October 12th, 2009 | Artists | Read More

Blind Boys Of Alabama To Release Duets

Blind Boys Of Alabama To Release Duets
Featuring Collaborations With Ben Harper, Randy Travis, Bonnie Raitt and More, Including Previously Unreleased Recordings with Lou Reed, John Hammond, and Toots Hibbert Due October 27th On Saguaro Road Records Fairfax, VA — As the Blind Boys of Alabama head into their seventh decade of belting...
October 12th, 2009 | News, Release Dates | Read More

Country noir trio Elliott BROOD – “Mountain Meadows” out Oct. 6

Country noir trio Elliott BROOD – “Mountain Meadows” out Oct. 6
Fall North American tour dates announced! “Loosely based around a 19th century massacre in Utah, their album Mountain Meadows is delivered with exuberance and skill, with Mark Sasso growling like Drive By Truckers’ Patterson Hood.” – UNCUT * * * * “Elliott Brood do for pre-war folk music...
September 25th, 2009 | Features, News, Release Dates | Read More

The Avett Brothers “I And Love And You” – Video Premiere

The Avett Brothers “I And Love And You” – Video Premiere
Head over to Myspace to watch the unveiling of “I and Love and You.”
September 24th, 2009 | Artists | Read More

MTV Video Music Awards Open Thread

MTV Video Music Awards Open Thread
For us at CMP headquarters, tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards featured one shock after another. First of all, we were shocked to discover MTV still plays music videos. Then, we were shocked bubbly teen country superstar Taylor Swift beat out heavy-hitting pop front-runners Lady Gaga and Sasha Fierce...
September 14th, 2009 | Artists | Read More

Every Election Should Be This Kinky

Every Election Should Be This Kinky
The already contentious Texas gubernatorial race just got a little more interesting. You might say it even got a little more Kinky. Country-rock icon and satirist Richard “Kinky” Friedman has announced he will run for governor again in 2010, Politico.com reports. Friedman ran as an independent...
September 2nd, 2009 | Artists | Read More

“Newgrass” Masters Yonder Mountain String Band Pair with Dave Matthews Band this Summer

“Newgrass” Masters Yonder Mountain String Band Pair with Dave Matthews Band this Summer
New Album ‘The Show’ Out September 1 Following their headlining album-release show at Red Rocks this August 28th, the pioneering acoustic alchemists of Yonder Mountain String Band will join Dave Matthews as openers on four dates this September. Their first date with DMB, Sept. 1 in West Valley City,...
August 19th, 2009 | News, Release Dates, Tours | Read More

Travelin’ Man: On The Road And Behind The Scenes With Bob Seger

Travelin’ Man: On The Road And Behind The Scenes With Bob Seger
Wayne State Press To Release First Comprehensive Look Into The Life And Travels Of Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Member Bob Seger “…so I made the fella driving the car pull to the shoulder of the road where there was no static and waited for the song to end and the DJ to announce who was singing...
August 12th, 2009 | News, Release Dates | Read More

Dolly Parton Releases New Video ‘Change It’

Dolly Parton Releases New Video ‘Change It’
A Song From The  ‘Original Broadway Cast Recording Of 9 To 5: The Musical’ Intimate Behind-The-Scenes Clip Shows Dolly Having Fun In The Studio DOLLY PARTON has released a video for the song “Change It” from the Original Broadway Cast Recording of 9 to 5: The Musical album–and it’s...
August 12th, 2009 | News, Release Dates | Read More

Bellamy Brothers Release Career Retrospective, The Anthology, Volume 1

Bellamy Brothers Release Career Retrospective, The Anthology, Volume 1
Digital Release Now Available, CD In Stores Sept. 29 (Nashville, TN – Aug 6, 2009) Legendary Country duo, The Bellamy Brothers, have released a career-spanning collection titled The Anthology, Volume 1, at iTunes and through their website at www.BellamyBrothers.com. The single-disc set, produced...
August 12th, 2009 | News, Release Dates | Read More

Johnny Cooper ‘Follow’ New Album Out August 11 On Tenacity Records

Johnny Cooper ‘Follow’ New Album Out August 11 On Tenacity Records
Signings And Free Performances Scheduled At Hastings Stores Throughout Texas And Oklahoma Singer/songwriter/guitarist JOHNNY COOPER will celebrate the August 11 release of his third album FOLLOW (Tenacity Records)–an evocative blend of soul, blues, rock and pop that’s exemplified by the first...
August 6th, 2009 | Contests, News, Release Dates, Tours | Read More

George Strait TWANG – New album in stores 8/11/09!

George Strait TWANG – New album in stores 8/11/09!
In this on-camera interview, George discusses his new record TWANG, set for release next Tuesday, August 11.
August 6th, 2009 | News, Release Dates | Read More

We Like Free Things: Luke Bryan’s Video Contest

We Like Free Things: Luke Bryan’s Video Contest
Here’s what we know about Luke Bryan. He’s a ruggedly handsome singer-songwriter with a new album, Doin’ My Thing, coming out soon. And he’s offering you money. Sort of. Zooppa, a user-generated advertising site, is hosting a video contest for fans to create an original video...
August 5th, 2009 | Contests, Features, News, Release Dates | Read More

“LIVE ON THE INSIDE” Showing in 35 Theaters across the country

“LIVE ON THE INSIDE” Showing in 35 Theaters across the country
Multi-platinum superstars Sugarland will be debuting the upcoming DVD from their CD/DVD release “Live On The Inside” in 35 theatres across the country on Thursday, August 6th. This is a cinematic treat for all music lovers and will feature the powerhouse duo in high definition digital cinema...
July 29th, 2009 | News, Release Dates | Read More

Matt Hires set to “Take us to the Start”

Matt Hires set to “Take us to the Start”
SINGER/SONGWRITER UNVEILS DEBUT ALBUM; TAMPA-BASED TROUBADOUR TOURING WITH PAOLO NUTINIAS “HONEY, LET ME SING YOU A SONG” IMPACTS AT AAA; “TAKE US TO THE START” RELEASED VIA iTUNES ON JULY 28TH; PHYSICAL RELEASE FOLLOWS ON AUGUST 25TH F-Stop Music/Atlantic recording artist Matt Hires has announced...
July 29th, 2009 | News, Release Dates, Tours | Read More

Lynyrd Skynyrd GODS & GUNS to be released September 29

Lynyrd Skynyrd GODS & GUNS to be released September 29
With their first set of new studio material since 2003’s Vicious Cycle, legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd returns with God & Guns, due out September 29 on Loud & Proud / Roadrunner Records. Recorded in Nashville in 2008-2009 with noted rock producer Bob Marlette, input from guitarist John...
July 29th, 2009 | News, Release Dates, Tours | Read More

PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD

PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD
Nashville, Tenn. – Fans of roots music have asked Patty Loveless for years to reprise the Appalachian sound of her 2001 Mountain Soul CD, and now she has. Saguaro Road Records will issue Mountain Soul II on September 29. Like its predecessor, the album will feature Patty’s crystalline country...
July 25th, 2009 | News, Release Dates | Read More

SUGARLAND – Live CD/DVD (8/4), ABC TV Special (8/3)

SUGARLAND – Live CD/DVD (8/4), ABC TV Special (8/3)
Multi-platinum superstars Sugarland, composed of lead singer Jennifer Nettles and co-songwriter/guitarist Kristian Bush, has become one of the most consistent and popular artists in music today with a string of #1 country singles and an appeal far beyond the genre. Now, the powerhouse duo is set to...
July 24th, 2009 | News, Release Dates | Read More

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ to release their first record in twelve years “GREAT AMERICAN BUBBLE FACTORY,” September 29TH

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ to release their first record in twelve years “GREAT AMERICAN BUBBLE FACTORY,” September 29TH
“Crunching hard rock is the drivin’ part, brittle countryish balladry the cryin’, with the two linked by a heavy dose of Led Zeppelinphilia. If Paul Westerberg had grown up worshiping Angus Young instead of Alex Chilton, the Replacements might sound something like this youthful Atlanta...
July 21st, 2009 | News, Release Dates | Read More

WXPN Spins New SLIMFIT Single

WXPN Spins New SLIMFIT Single
Tastemaking station gets exclusive airplay of “Damp Powder,” the newest song from beloved alt-country band Listen to “Damp Powder” at myspace. July 2, 2009 – WXPN, the nationally recognized tastemaker for Triple-A radio, launches today the debut of “Damp Powder,”...
July 15th, 2009 | Contests, News, Release Dates | Read More
Page 2 of 3123