CMT Gutted in Latest Round of Layoffs. Leslie Fram Departs.
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At this point, it’s hard to see how CMT continues forward as even a semblance of what it once was after the latest round of layoffs from parent company Paramount gut the country music cable network of top-tier talent.
Johnny Cash Gets Animated in Newly Uncovered Interview
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Amidst the renewed attention for Johnny and his music, the PBS series Blank on Blank has brought the Man in Black back alive in an animated interview. The 6-minute conversation originally recorded in 1996 with British journalist Barney Hoskyns is not just your average Q&A with Cash. Sensing the gravity and character that Johnny exudes in the segment inspired PBS to do something more special.
Rascal Flatts Admits to Lip Syncing at ACM Awards
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Superstar country music group Rascal Flatts has confirmed that they indeed lip synced their performance Sunday night on the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music awards. The Big Machine Records trio lit up twitter when they took the stage, with observers wondering why the performance looked so wonky and wondered if lip syncing was the answer.
Members of Luke Bryan Camp Mad Over George Strait ACM Win
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Twitter blew up with angry Luke Bryan fans, the majority of which did not see George Strait as an “Entertainer.” That’s how Luke Bryan’s merchandising manager saw it, and his tweet Sunday night in the aftermath of the Entertainer announcement sparked off a Twitter storm, with many Luke Bryan fans agreeing, and many traditional country fans coming to King George’s defense.
World Premier – Bob Wayne & Elizabeth Cook’s “20 Miles To Juarez”
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The Outlaw Carnie Bob Wayne is set to release his latest record Back To The Camper on April 21st, and in anticipation of the release, he’s unleashed the album’s first single, a duet with Outlaw girl and general badass Elizabeth Cook called “20 Miles to Juarez”, a excellent twin-fiddle storyteller country song. “I actually wrote the song a couple of years ago and I’ve been looking for the right girl to sing it,”
Justin Moore Wins ACM’s “New Artist” Despite Clear Ineligibility
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At Sunday night’s 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards held in Las Vegas, Big Machine Records recording artist Justin Moore walked away with the night’s coveted “New Artist of the Year” prize, despite being clearly ineligible according to the ACM’s stated rules. Moore’s nomination and win calls into question the legitimacy of the ACM Awards…
Saving Country Music’s Official 2014 ACM Awards LIVE Blog
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Dearly beloved, welcome to the gathering of old souls and independent-minded country fans on the occasion of the ACM Awards to collectively commiserate and contemplate what the hell has happened to our fair genre known as country music as the pomp and circumstance of the ACM Awards transpire right before our shocked and disgruntled eyes.
49th Annual ACM Awards Complete Preview
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All the information on the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in one place, including the presenters, the performers, the collaborations, the nominees, special awards, and other things to watch for. Also details on a planned Merle Haggard tribute, the possibility of George Strait winning Entertainer of the Year, and the Justin Moore eligibility controversy.
Tim McGraw’s “Sundown Heaven Town” Has Racist Connotations
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On Thursday, April 3rd, Tim McGraw announced that he will be releasing his 13th studio album. To the apparent cluelessness of Tim McGraw’s team and his label Big Machine Records, the title of McGraw’s new album has very, very strong racist connotations that directly refer back to the segregation and lynching of black people in American history.
The People Who Read the New People Country Magazine
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2014 is turning out to be the year of the celebrity crotch sniffer in country music. The word is out that country is fertile ground for advertisers and is a fast-rising subject in popular culture, so interlopers and carpetbaggers are rolling out the red carpet for country all over the place, and it’s getting quite stupid. People Magazine has just launched their own dedicated country music website.
Karen Jonas Stuns with “Oklahoma Lottery” Debut
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Karen Jonas, whether she knew it or not, heeded the advice of the great Ray Wylie Hubbard to all songwriters: don’t just listen to The Ghost of Tom Joad, read The Grapes of Wrath. How do we know this? It’s not just from the wisdom interwoven in the lyrics, it’s from the amount of pain Ms. Jonas is able to capture in her performance.
iHeartRadio Country Festival Caused Major Conflict with ACM Awards
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On March 29th, Clear Channel Radio threw their inaugural iHeartRadio Country Festival in Austin with many of the genre’s biggest mainstream acts performing, including Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, and Luke Bryan. Apparently behind-the-scenes, the festival caused a big stir with artists, managers, and the Academy of Country Music.
New Study Proves Why Radio Still Matters
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the simple fact remains, radio is still the most widely used format for music listeners, confirmed by a new study by Edison Research. And even more importantly, radio is where listeners go to discover new music. 75% of listeners use radio to keep up-to-date with music, while only 20% use SiriusXM, and only 18% use Spotify. Radio’s days might be numbered, but right now, it still rules the roost.