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PARKER MCCOLLUM NOTCHES HIGHEST-SELLING DEBUT EP FOR 2020

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Fresh off the RIAA Gold certification for his Top 10 hit “Pretty Heart,” MCA Nashville’s Parker McCollum earns the highest-selling debut EP of 2020 with the release of his new project Hollywood GoldHollywood Gold debuts at No. 10 on the Billboard Country Chart and features six songs. Parker had a hand in writing five of those tracks including the reminiscent “Young Man’s Blues” and “Love You Like That” which Rolling Stone hailed as a “must-hear song.” Critics continue to praise Hollywood Gold with Billboarding noting, “McCollum’s voice is twangy and strong and the Texan’s songwriting really stands out. There’s nothing cookie-cutter about these songs.” American Songwriter adds, “Parker McCollum shines bright on his new EP Hollywood Gold.”

A singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and dedicated road warrior, Parker McCollum began building a following in his native Texas with 2015’s The Limestone Kid. The album track “Meet You in The Middle” became a hit on Texas’ regional radio chart — no small feat for an independent, 22-year-old musician — but it was the album’s widely-acclaimed follow-up, Probably Wrong, that helped Parker find national success. Compared to John Mayer and Jason Isbell by Rolling Stone, Parker supported the album with a string of sold-out shows, bringing record-breaking crowds to venues like San Angelo’s RiverStage and two sold-out Billy Bob’s along the way.

Born in Conroe, TX, and currently based in Austin, the 28-year-old entrepreneurially-spirited artist bridges the gap between Texas’ homegrown music scene and Nashville’s country-industry headquarters. Parker has been named an artist to watch by Rolling StoneBillboard, SiriusXM, CMT and more. For a full list of tour dates, news and more, visit www.parkermccollum.com

Listen Here: https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/5n7F9Q6XIZM4JCdWBVISV4

For original release: https://www.umgnashville.com/news/parker-mccollum-notches-highest-selling-debut-ep-for-2020/

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TASTE OF COUNTRY: Track Debut “BIG OL’ HEARTACHE”

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Kylie Rae Harris has lived through all of the emotions that drive her new song, “Big Ol’ Heartache.”

The lyrics describe the kind of man that keeps drawing a woman back in, even though she knows he’s no good for her.

“Big ol’ heartache / Yeah, that’s what you are / Big ol’ heartache / A hangover from the start / And it hurts ’cause I was a fool to let you in / Big ol’ heartache / But I’d do it all again,” she sings in the chorus.

She co-wrote the song with Jon Randall and Tommy Lee James, and it’s one of the tracks featured on her upcoming self-titled EP, which is set for release on March 29. The songs represent a metamorphosis for Harris, chronicling the changes she’s been through over the past several years, which include moving from Texas to Nashville and back again, having a baby, going through heartbreak and losing her father.

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Building A ‘Tin Man’ by Lisa Lee

Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, & Jon Randall in 2018 with their trophies for ACM Song of the Year

Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, & Jon Randall in 2018 with their trophies for ACM Song of the Year

Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall on friendship and writing the ACM Song of the Year.

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Taste of Country: Kenny Chesney Reveals Track List

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KENNY CHESNEY REVEALS TRACK LISTING AND SPECIAL GUESTS FOR ‘SONGS FOR THE SAINTS’

“…In addition to the album’s lead single, “Get Along” — which currently resides in the Top 10 — key tracks include the title track and “Better Boat,” which features Smith. Marley joins Chesney on “Love for Love City,” while Buffett chimes in on “Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season.”

Chesney co-produced the 11 new songs with Buddy Cannon. Songs for the Saints is his first release on Blue Chair/Warner Bros. after leaving his longtime label home, Sony. Pre-orders for Songs for the Saints begin on Friday (June 15).”

Kenny Chesney, Songs for the Saints Track Listing:

1. “Songs for the Saints”
2. “Every Heart”
3. “Get Along”
4. “Pirate Song” cowritten with Jon Randall
5. “Love for Love City” (with Ziggy Marley)
6. “Ends of the Earth”
7. “Gulf Moon”
8. “Island Rain”
9. “Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season” (with Jimmy Buffett)
10. “We’re All Here ”
11. “Better Boat” (featuring Mindy Smith)

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A hilarious Taylor Swift cover

Jack Ingram and Jon Randall played a surprising Taylor Swift song in honor of hit country songwriter and fellow Texan Liz Rose, who was being inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Association Hall of Fame.

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Dierks Bentley’s Ninth Album, THE MOUNTAIN

NASHVILLE, TN – Jan. 10, 2018 – For PLATINUM singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley, there was something entirely captivating about performing this past summer at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Surrounded by his musical heroes, deep in the box canyon of the Colorado mountain town, the course was set for the creative process of Bentley’s ninth studio album, THE MOUNTAIN (Capitol Records Nashville), which will be released in early 2018.

The writing process came together quickly when Bentley returned to Telluride a short time later for a retreat with fellow songwriters Natalie Hemby, Luke Dick, Ross Copperman, Jon Randall, Jon Nite and Ashley Gorley. The bulk of the album’s songs, including the title track were written during that week, which Bentley describes as the most inspiring creative experience he’s ever had.

“Telluride just makes you want to reach for your guitar,” described Bentley. “We all went out there and got completely off the grid…out of our normal element and the grind that happens on Music Row and it was, from the very get-go, magic. We’d wake up every morning, grab a coffee, take the gondola up, watch the sun come up over the mountains, and by 8:30 we were writing. We just wrote non-stop.”

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Just two months later, Bentley returned to Telluride with his production team including producers Ross Copperman, Jon Randall, and executive producer Arturo Buenahora Jr., along with an array of musicians to record those songs in a small studio atop a mesa outside of town. Guitars, banjos, mandolins, and fiddles are given room to shine, and they’re integrated into modern drum and bass sounds that will fuel the arenas and amphitheaters of Bentley’s 2018 tour. Known for his rare ability to blend styles, Bentley once again expertly weaves ambitious, complex sounds and material, reflective of his own personal journey as a man, husband, father and performer.

“Obviously, the songs were written and recorded in the mountains. But it’s the mountain that we’re all faced with every day, and the struggle to put one foot in front of the other even when things are hard, that we all have in common. Looking back now, I think we were all searching for hope and optimism when we were writing this music.”

“Arizona-born, arena-headlining singer and songwriter Dierks Bentley has gotten along just fine in this environment by delivering rustic romps even as he allows himself room for artistic exploration,” NPRadds in anticipation of the new music. For a first look from Telluride, click here: http://bit.ly/2CM4kuO

Fans who pre-order the album now on Dierks.com will receive a Key to THE MOUNTAIN that will unlock extra tracks, bonus videos, special merchandise and VIP experiences with Bentley on his 2018 tour. Today, Bentley will go live across all native social media platforms at 12:00P CT to give fans more insight behind THE MOUNTAIN. Questions can be submitted until 11:00A CT using the hashtag #themountain on Twitter. For more information, visit www.Dierks.com.

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Rolling Stone: Miranda Lambert Leads 2017 CMA Awards Nominations

Miranda Lambert leads all nominees at the 51st CMA Awards with five nominations. NBC/NBCUniversal

Miranda Lambert leads all nominees at the 51st CMA Awards with five nominations. NBC/NBCUniversal

By Rolling Stone

“Nominations for the 51st CMA Awards were announced this morning, with one of country music’s most celebrated entertainers leading the pack. Miranda Lambert, whose double album The Weight of These Wingswas released shortly after the CMA Awards in 2016, scored the most nominations with five, including nods for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year…”

“Tin Man” written by Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, & Jack Ingram is up for Single of the Year and Song of the Year.

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Song to be Featured in ‘Only the Brave’

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Dierks Bentley is hitting the big screen! Well, his voice is, at least.

Bentley is contributing a track (co-written with Jon Randall) to the upcoming film, Only the Brave.

Only the Brave is a movie based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. The fire crew, based out of the Prescott Fire Department in Prescott, Arizona, was sent to battle the devastating Yarnell Hill wildfire in 2013.

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IBMAs Final Lineup Announced for the Wide Open Main Stage

Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Steve Martin;
Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush tribute to The Country Gentlemenfeaturing Jon Randall, Mark Schatz and Charlie Cushman;
The Kruger Brothers with Kontras Quartet;
Chatham County Line; and Molly Tuttle will perform
September 29-30 at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater

Live collaboration will be Steep Canyon Rangers and Steve Martin’s
only performance this year in support of their brand new album
“The Long-Awaited Album.”

Tickets now on sale at IBMA.org

Nashville, TN (July 12, 2017) — Organizers of this year’s International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s World of Bluegrassbrought to you by Chiesi USA and taking place September 26-30 in Raleigh, North Carolina, announced the final lineup of performers for PNC presents Wide Open Bluegrass. Wide Open Bluegrass is the weekend festival that takes place during the five-day World of Bluegrass event.

Today’s announcement of performers at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater on the ticketed Wide Open Main StageSeptember 29-30 include Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Steve MartinJerry Douglas and Sam Bush tribute to The Country Gentlemen featuring Jon RandallMark Schatz and Charlie CushmanThe Kruger Brothers with Kontras QuartetChatham County Line; and Molly Tuttle.

Steve Martin’s musical career is an extension of the storytelling impulse that drove his work as a comedian, an actor, a screenwriter, a playwright, an essayist, and a novelist. The Long-Awaited Album, his newest collaboration with the Grammy-winning North Carolina – based band the Steep Canyon Rangers, is full of stories that mix humor and melancholy, whimsy and realism, rich characters and concrete details. And lots of banjos.

Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers’ performance at IBMA will be the only live collaboration this year in support of their brand new tunes and is exclusive to IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass. The Long-Awaited Album, available September 22 on Rounder Records, shows Martin & SCR continuing to nudge the boundaries of the genre, respectfully but irreverently, which has established them as some of the most popular—and, in fact, among the finest—bluegrass musicians working today. Steep Canyon Rangers and Steve Martin are thrilled to host their album release celebration on Saturday Sept 30 2017 at Wide Open Bluegrass – in the state where it all began for them! The Long-Awaited Album available for preorder now: click here for LP, or here for CD.

These performers join previously announced artists The Infamous Stringdusters present the Wide Open JamBela Fleck & Abigail Washburn; Hot Rize; The Travelin’ McCourys; 2017 Grammy winner The O’Connor Band featuring Mark O’ConnorDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Balsam Range; Lonesome River Band (celebrating their 35th anniversary as a band); Sierra Hull; Sister Sadie; Flatt Lonesome; and the 50th Anniversary of Japanese band Bluegrass 45, featuring the band’s original lineup.  Artists and schedules are subject to change.

Wide Open Bluegrass is the principal fundraiser for the Bluegrass Trust Fund, which provides direct financial assistance to bluegrass artists and other industry professionals in times of emergency need.

“It seems crazy we can announce the addition of these incredible performers to an already-stellar lineup on the Main Stage of IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass Festival, but we are! This Main Stage at the Red Hat Amphitheater will have performances that bluegrass fans cannot see anywhere else,” said Paul Schiminger, Executive Director of the International Bluegrass Music Association. “Furthermore, this is an important way for fans to help the bluegrass community.  Up to 50% of the net proceeds from ticket sales goes to the Bluegrass Trust Fund, a vital 501 (c)(3) organization that provides emergency financial assistance to bluegrass professionals when they need it most.  What can be better than enjoying a truly unique weekend of music while helping those who work so hard to make that music?”

THE DAILY LINEUP FOR THE WIDE OPEN MAIN STAGE

Friday, September 29

12:00 pm         Molly Tuttle
1:15 pm           The Kruger Brothers with Kontras Quartet
3:00 pm           Flatt Lonesome
4:00 pm           Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
5:00 pm           The O’Connor Band featuring Mark O’Connor
6:30 pm           Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
8:30 pm           Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush tribute to The Country Gentlemen featuring Jon Randall, Mark Schatz and Charlie Cushman
9:30 pm           The Infamous Stringdusters present the Wide Open Jam

Saturday, September 30

12:00 pm         Sister Sadie
1:00 pm           Chatham County Line
2:00 pm           Bluegrass 45
3:00 pm           Sierra Hull
4:00 pm           Lonesome River Band
5:00 pm           Balsam Range
6:30 pm           The Travelin’ McCourys
8:00 pm           Hot Rize
9:45 pm           Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Steve Martin

Schedule is subject to change.

“Each day at Red Hat Amphitheater, fans will be treated to exclusive live show experiences,” said William Lewis, executive director of PineCone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, and producer of the festival. “The Steep Canyon Rangers and Steve Martin will unite one night only to perform brand new music. Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush are cooking up a very special show, just for IBMA, paying homage to the originators of progressive bluegrass – The Country Gentlemen. With other bands marking important anniversaries, showcasing new material, and inviting guests to sit in and jam, these unique live music experiences help create indelible memories for all involved, both in the audience and on stage.”

The schedule for the free Wide Open StreetFest performances will be announced later in the summer.

For the third year, Chiesi USA, Inc. – the Cary, North Carolina-based specialty pharmaceutical company – is the principal sponsor of the World of Bluegrass event.

Additionally, PNC Bank returns for the fifth year as the presenting sponsor for the two-day Wide Open Bluegrass festival.

Single day general admission for performances at Red Hat Amphitheater during Wide Open Bluegrass starts as low as $60 for the general public and $50 for IBMA members. Additional details and pricing information – including member discounts – for Red Hat Amphitheater performances, Bluegrass Ramble Showcase passes, IBMA Business Conference registration, IBMA Award Show tickets and hotel reservations are available at IBMA’s website, ibma.org.

MORE INFO ABOUT WORLD OF BLUEGRASS AND THE WIDE OPEN FESTIVAL

IBMA’s World of Bluegrass, whose principal sponsor is Chiesi USA, is a five-day annual bluegrass music homecoming and convention. World of Bluegrass encompasses four events: the IBMA Business Conference, September 26-28; the Bluegrass Ramble, an innovative series of showcases, taking place September 26-28 in downtown Raleigh and at the Raleigh Convention Center; the 28th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, scheduled for Thursday evening, September 28; and PNC presents Wide Open Bluegrass, September 29-30, a two-day festival. The ticketed Wide Open Main Stage features the best of the best in bluegrass today, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Bluegrass Trust Fund. The free Wide Open StreetFest brings bluegrass into the community and introduces the music to thousands of new fans every year.

As in years past, events during World of Bluegrass will take place at the Raleigh Convention Center, the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, the Red Hat Amphitheater and at various venues in town.

The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau reported that last year’s World of Bluegrass events generated $11.5 million in direct visitor spending for that region, with total attendance for the week’s activities estimated to be a record-breaking 217,225 people. Over 220 acts performed throughout the entire week of World of Bluegrass.

PNC Bank, National Association, is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.

Chiesi USA, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company committed to research, development, and commercialization of innovative products in the areas of cardiovascular, neonatology, respiratory, rare disease and special care therapeutics. Our primary focus is on people: the people we serve in the healthcare community; the people whose lives are touched by our products and services; and the people who work at Chiesi USA, as they strive to build their company, their family and their community. Chiesi USA, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.

IBMA – the International Bluegrass Music Association – is the professional trade organization for the global bluegrass music community. The organization’s six-year run in Raleigh is the product of their successful partnership with The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors BureauThe Raleigh Convention CenterPineCone—The Piedmont Council of Traditional Musicthe City of Raleigh and a local organizing committee.

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‘Tin Man’ On The Bathroom Floor Will Break Your Heart

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Anyone who has ever experienced heartbreak knows that the bathroom is a good place to be alone with your emotions, and some who is no stranger to heartbreak is Miranda Lambert. Alone with nothing but her acoustic guitar and her emotions, the country singer sat on the floor of her bathroom for an intimate performance of one of her saddest songs ever recorded, “Tin Man.”

The video, shot entirely in black and white, features Lambert wearing a destroyed white T-shirt leaning up against a cold tiled wall singing the heart-wrenching lyrics. The natural acoustics of the bathroom paired with the singer’s stunning vocals make for an overall perfect performance.

Pulling inspiration from the 1939 American film, The Wizard of Oz, which features a man made of tin longing for a heart, Lambert tells the story of a woman explaining to the “Tin Man” that if he was to know what it’s like to feel your heart break, he would no longer want one.

“Hey there Mr. Tin Man/You don’t know how lucky you are,” sings Miranda. “By the way there Mr. Tin Man/If you don’t mind the scars/You give me your armor/And you can have my heart.”

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The Tennessean: Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers return to the Ryman

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When Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers recorded their live album “At the Ryman,” the small audience wasn’t permitted to sit in or under the then-dilapidated venue’s balcony due to safety concerns.

Tuesday night, things were a little different.

Harris and the Ramblers (Sam Bush, Jon Randall, Al Perkins, Larry Atamanuik and Byron House) returned to a full and fully-restored Mother Church of Country Music to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “At the Ryman,” a project that found the top-notch acoustic band covering a collection of American music that ranged from Stephen Foster to Bruce Springsteen.

The concert, in which the band performed the album in its entirety, was filmed, and is slated to air on PBS stations beginning Aug. 5…

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