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Post by renee75 on Mar 6, 2013 11:30:02 GMT -5
Lol. Is the Blake Shelton thing really a big deal? He has always had a sense of humor. Don't let anyone who was offended by Blake's tweet accidentally go past the pop station and hear "Scream and Shout"! When you put it that Luke Bryan is 36 and still releasing spring break EPs, it does make you wonder why he's not perceived more like the old guy at the club. The male country stars young enough to be spring breaking right now (Hunter and Scotty) are both far from the frat boy type, at least in terms of image. I wonder how Luke Bryan or someone with a similar vibe would go over with country fans if he were actually 20. There haven't been that many male solo artists that young in country, but the ones I can think of have all been marketed in a very "safe" manner: here's a nice, sweet boy for you to have a crush on! Tell your grandma, she'd love him, too! Or maybe Hunter and Scotty just have a little more maturity, and a little more focus on the actual music, than the guy who's decided to make his career all about tight jeans and spring break. Just a thought. :)
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Post by Uncle Lumpy on Mar 6, 2013 14:54:10 GMT -5
I really hate to hear this. Dawn is one of the greatest vocalist of all time as far Im concerned. Dawn Sears Cancer Diagnosis: Time Jumpers' Member Undergoing Treatment Dawn Sears, a member of the Grammy-nominated band the Time Jumpers, has been diagnosed with Stage 3B lung cancer. Sears, who is also a longtime member of Vince Gill's touring band, and an in-demand background vocalist is currently undergoing treatment in Nashville. According to a statement, Sears plans to continue performing at the Time Jumpers' regular Monday night shows at Nashville's 3rd and Lindsley until her treatment dictates otherwise. Dawn's husband and band mate Kenny Sears has asked for the family's privacy to be considered as they move through this very difficult period. A native of Minnesota, Dawn Sears released her first solo album, What a Woman Wants to Hear, in 1990 on Warner Bros. She followed it with Nothin' but Good, released on the Decca label in 1994 and a self-titled collection in 2002. In addition to the numerous recordings on which she sings with Vince Gill, Dawn has provided harmony vocals on recordings by Tracy Byrd, Ronnie Milsap, Jim Lauderdale, Patty Loveless and Merle Haggard, among others. Dawn and Kenny Sears first met in Las Vegas in 1986 and were married six months after they met. They moved to Nashville the following year. The couple are the parents of a daughter, Tess. www.theboot.com/2013/03/06/dawn-sears-cancer/
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Post by avalyn on Mar 6, 2013 15:01:28 GMT -5
I don't think this was posted about but Kimberly Schlapman did an interview with the Huffington post about Season Two of her cooking show on GAC and her passion for cooking. She mentioned she is working on a cookbook. It's in the planning stages but it will be happening. She mentioned she has no idea if there will be a season three but if there is she has plenty of ideas for it. Season Two debuts this Saturday on GAC with Craig Morgan as her guest. Season Two's guests stated so far are: Martina McBride, Jimi Westbook + Phillip Sweet, Karen Fairchild + LBT Kids, Craig Morgan, Ashton Shephard, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Turner, Sunny Sweeney and Dustin Lynch. Season Two Locations for lessons/ideas stated so far: Washington DC, New York City, Washington State and Franklin, Tennessee. source
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Post by Arabella21 on Mar 6, 2013 15:26:36 GMT -5
When you put it that Luke Bryan is 36 and still releasing spring break EPs, it does make you wonder why he's not perceived more like the old guy at the club. The male country stars young enough to be spring breaking right now (Hunter and Scotty) are both far from the frat boy type, at least in terms of image. I wonder how Luke Bryan or someone with a similar vibe would go over with country fans if he were actually 20. There haven't been that many male solo artists that young in country, but the ones I can think of have all been marketed in a very "safe" manner: here's a nice, sweet boy for you to have a crush on! Tell your grandma, she'd love him, too! Or maybe Hunter and Scotty just have a little more maturity, and a little more focus on the actual music, than the guy who's decided to make his career all about tight jeans and spring break. Just a thought. :) No where did I say that Hunter or Scotty should be more like Luke. Just obvserving that they clearly aren't, and I was musing about how country and its fans might react to a guy that age having a more "dangerous/sexy" image. Not well obviously....
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Post by renee75 on Mar 6, 2013 15:47:56 GMT -5
I realize you weren't saying that. Anyway, it's all in the eye of the beholder, but I don't consider Luke all that "dangerous/sexy." More like "trying too hard/ending up looking a bit silly." But I'm sure I'm in the minority on that one.
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Mar 6, 2013 15:52:51 GMT -5
Blake Shelton Plays Benefit Concert In TexomaMurray State College is pleased to announce a benefit concert by Blake Shelton on campus. The concert will be held on Thursday, March 14th at 8:00 pm inside Fletcher Auditorium. Proceeds from the concert benefit the Tishomingo, Ravia and Milburn fire departments and Murray State College. Tickets are $30 each and will go on sale beginning at noon on March 8th in the MSC Campus Box Office located in the Campus Center. Tickets can also be purchased by calling (580)371-2337. Sales will continue from noon until 6:00 pm daily until the tickets are gone. "This may be the smallest venue that Blake plays all year, but he couldn't be appreciated more," says Murray State College President Joy McDaniel. "Where else in the world other than Tishomingo, Oklahoma can you find country music superstars who are doing so much for the communities they live in - I would bet nowhere! What an amazing opportunity for the college and our community." www.kten.com/story/21533486/blake-shelton-plays-benefit-concert-in-texoma
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2013 17:07:13 GMT -5
Not really a better thread to post this in... Luke Bryan's Spring Break album is set to open at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 105-120k in expected first week sales, according to HITS. Only 2 of the songs are new! The rest have all been available for quite some time now...they were all on his past Spring Break EP's. I can't believe Luke is going to outdo some of the recent major studio album releases. I wouldn't be surprised if his next actual album is able to open as strongly as Aldean's Night Train did...Luke's next studio album will be out sometime this year, likely late spring/early summer, and I could honestly see it doing 400-500k. But if 120k people are willing to shell out money for a compilation of old songs, I imagine this party/frat boy country trend is only just beginning... I've liked Luke's last couple of albums but I'm NOT here for this spring break junk. But the success he's having with this new Spring Break project, and also the success for EP's like Jake Owen's Endless Summer, have me very concerned about the direction they'll head on future studio albums...
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Post by Arabella21 on Mar 6, 2013 17:09:52 GMT -5
I realize you weren't saying that. Anyway, it's all in the eye of the beholder, but I don't consider Luke all that "dangerous/sexy." More like "trying too hard/ending up looking a bit silly." But I'm sure I'm in the minority on that one. Maybe "dangerous" wasn't the right word exactly... I'm just remembering how, when I was younger and not into country music yet, one day I saw a segment on one of the entertainment shows about this new country singer whose video was "too hot" for Nashville. To someone used to MTV and BET, the whole idea that a singer could be "too sexy" for showing a bit of midriff seemed rather preposterous. Probably, there was some level of PR and hype involved to get Shania's name out there to a mainstream audience, but it was one of my first lessons about how the country world and its sensibilities were a little different than those of pop fans. Once upon a time there was a pop star whose hip action was too hot for television, but that was almost 60 years ago. Maybe Luke in the 2010s isn't "dangerous", but he's playing up his sex appeal very blatantly, in a way that's not typically done by mainstream male country singers at the moment, so there's going to be a reaction to that. I think if he actually were college age it would be worse, because his fanbase would skew younger and there'd be all this "concern" about what impressionable tween and high school girls were being exposed to, with his lyrics and dancing.
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Post by countryfan15 on Mar 6, 2013 19:48:07 GMT -5
^ ugh I've already had enough " frat boy party crud" I'm ready for real songs to be played again. Hopefully this trend will get old quickly...
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Mar 6, 2013 23:44:55 GMT -5
I moved a post from jhomes87 and one from countryfan15 here from another thread because the comments seemed to fit an ongoing discussion here. So countryfan15's "^" is actually a reference to jhomes87's post. Not really a better thread to post this in... Luke Bryan's Spring Break album is set to open at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 105-120k in expected first week sales, according to HITS. Only 2 of the songs are new! The rest have all been available for quite some time now...they were all on his past Spring Break EP's. I can't believe Luke is going to outdo some of the recent major studio album releases. I wouldn't be surprised if his next actual album is able to open as strongly as Aldean's Night Train did...Luke's next studio album will be out sometime this year, likely late spring/early summer, and I could honestly see it doing 400-500k. But if 120k people are willing to shell out money for a compilation of old songs, I imagine this party/frat boy country trend is only just beginning... I wonder how much the sales reflect an interest in the spring break material, and how much the sales reflect Luke Bryan's development of a core fanbase that will buy whatever he releases. I realize that he has built his stardom to a large degree on the typical frat boy country signifiers, but it also seems to me that his fanbase is at least as full of people (perhaps females in particular) who love his groovy adult contemporary offerings (the cornier the lyrics, the better). In any event, I thought Luke's burgeoning hold on the industry was evident in comments from songwriters in Country Aircheck's mid-January feature quoting writers like Tim Nichols, Rivers Rutherford, and Lee Thomas Miller about country radio. Witness:andPerhaps this is a reflection of songwriters being at the tail end of Luke's recording timeframe, having devoted a lot of time to writing for him. But a lot of the language these writers used seems directly related to Luke, a testament to his influence on the direction of their writing. That's a "for better or for worse" condition for me. I think Luke is a strong vocalist with a pleasing voice, a relentlessly hard-working stage performer and a likable personality outside of his songs, but his singles to date have ranged from ordinary to awful as far as I'm concerned. It would be nice to see him try to deliver a song with more substance. He appears to be trying with "Drink a Beer," but the thin and trite lyrics combined with the conceptual similarity to Lee Brice's "I Drive Your Truck" don't favor Luke's song.
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Post by kml567 on Mar 6, 2013 23:57:50 GMT -5
Doubt it. The following article is interesting. The theory is that a lot of the teen/college-age women that historically listen to rock or top 40 radio have flocked in droves over to country radio. www.kansascity.com/2013/03/06/4102127/timothy-finn-women-lead.htmlBasically, Jason/Luke are the modern day equivalent of Bon Jovi and Eric is the modern day Springsteen. Since rock and top 40 radio are staying far away from this type of pop-rock music, there's this gigantic fanbase of young women switching over to Country music. No surprise that Arbitron ratings show Country is now the #2 favorite radio format among 18-24 year olds (it used to be #5 back in 2010 when frat-country wasn't that huge yet). I think the traditional country fans will just have to get used to this new shift in demographics. There are too many "refugees" from young female pop-rock fans that don't get to hear the style of music they want to hear on top 40 or rock radio (it's available exclusively only on Country radio nowadays).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2013 0:37:09 GMT -5
^That's an issue though. Country is running the risk of alienating their core audience if they play too much of this pop/rock/frat boy stuff. You can say that traditional fans will just have to get used to it but do they really? There are a lot of disgruntled traditional fans and purists and if the genre continues to stray too far from its roots, then is it even country anymore? I mentioned it somewhere, but I really feel like this influx of new sonic trends and party music is basically fracturing the genre.
There are a lot of interesting excerpts from CRS floating around in which studies have indicated that radio needs to be very careful about who they're programming to. The key demo is still far and away the 25-54 age group and there are droves of fans who want more 'country' in their country music. If country radio continues to trend 'too young', they risk alienating this entire demo. If they want to keep capturing this younger audience, they still need to balance out what the middle-aged listeners want to here, and surveys have shown that they still want to here George, Alan, Tim, Kenny, Keith, and others that all started their careers in the '90's or before. Here's an excerpt from CRS that illustrates what I'm talking about:
Lincoln Financial SVP/Programming John Dimick disagreed. “18-34 is not our new 25-54 because Top 40 is disposable music while Country is not.” What is building, Dimick said, is the 25-34 portion of the greater 18-34 demo. KSCS PD Chris Huff concurred with Dimick, saying the recent, younger growth is “icing on the cake.” Huff also believes the younger growth is not coming at the expense of Country’s stalwart 25-54 demo. Dimick cautioned going too far in targeting 18-34s, saying that in doing so, “You forget who brought you to the dance; you get into trouble when you target a sound.” Dimick predicted that eventually, the young momentum will slow and Country shares will settle.
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Post by countryfan15 on Mar 7, 2013 1:12:51 GMT -5
^ wow that is really well said and i agree, I've honestly gotten to where i never turn on the radio because there's no lyrical depth hardly anymore( note: there are a few but most flop in the top 40). I understand the younger listeners will buy more singles and boost sales but what about those that still enjoy stories and heartache? I'm planning on sticking to my 90's country cds( i know I'm old school lol) such as Doug Stone,Tracy Lawrence,Ricochet, John Michael Montgomery,etc. Heck back then even the " Party Anthems" were cleverly written ( My Second Home, Beer And Bones, Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich And Famous, etc.) Basically it can all be a mix but i used to pride country on being able to paint a picture no matter the occasion but here lately I've felt like I'm listening to something written in two minutes.
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Post by ryanroberts on Mar 7, 2013 9:40:13 GMT -5
Just curious has anyone else on here had an increase in country music stations? Here in the Memphis TN area we now have 4 stations. Kix 106, 95.3 The Rebel, and two new ones named Y105.5 Your Country Favorites and 97.7 Memphis Kissin Country. Y105.5 is an all classic country station that is the sister station to 95.3 The Rebel and 97.7 is a mixture of today and yesterday. There is also a station based in batesville ms that can be heard in certain parts of the area that is an all traditional (both classic and modern) station. Find it all very interesting, especially for those that might say Traditional country is dead... Well its alive and well here! lol
Another thing is Kix 106 is the big one ( at least so far) and has been for years including at one point in time just being the only Country radio station in Memphis. They are cumulus station and while I will admit they have gotten better at their playlist, its still the typical modern country station thats filled with the politics and wont play certain artists etc etc.
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Post by rsmatto on Mar 7, 2013 15:44:05 GMT -5
Ryan, Lots of stations are flipping to some sort of Country format these days, it's the #1 musical radio format in terms of volume of stations. Your cumulus station will be rebranded NashFM or "powered by Nash" at some point soon.
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Post by countryfeedback182 on Mar 7, 2013 15:47:11 GMT -5
That article is interesting because, though I'm significantly outside the "young" demographic, I am similar in that I am a refugee from another genre. I was a folk-rock fan who transitioned in the 80s to jangle-rock, then the 90s to grunge/alt-rock but felt adrift in the new millennium. I found country music the closest genre to tap into my need to hear guitars and a strong backbeat. I've been disappointed in the lack of lyrical depth, but ... in the old American Bandstand vernacular, I like the beat and it's easy to dance to. So I listen mostly to Brantley and Luke and Eric and when my local station plays something from the the last century I'm likely to break out in hives.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2013 16:17:54 GMT -5
General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America have teamed up for the second year in a row to Outnumber Hunger in a national initiative that helps fight hunger in local communities. New this year, the initiative will kick-off with an Outnumber Hunger Live! concert, complete with a star-studded roster of country artists headlined by The Band Perry, the face of this year’s Outnumber Hunger campaign. Outnumber Hunger programs have helped Feeding America secure more than 12 million meals since March 2012. “One of our favorite things about writing and performing music, other than getting to play for our fans and country music family every night, is that it truly gives us a platform to help others,” said The Band Perry. “Last year, we had the opportunity to participate in Outnumber Hunger and our eyes were opened to the problem of hunger in America, which is why we so strongly support this cause and want to take an even bigger role in supporting Outnumber Hunger this year.” www.countrymusicislove.com/2013/03/the-band-perry-leads-national-effort-to-outnumber-hunger.html
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Post by onebuffalo on Mar 7, 2013 16:22:50 GMT -5
Billboard has reported the death of Claude King, who was famous for singing Wolverton Mountain (#1 in 1962). He just turned 90 last month.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 7, 2013 17:07:00 GMT -5
^I remember Hank Williams Jr. referenced Wolverton Mountain in his hit If The South Woulda Won:
"I'm goin' up on Wolverton Mountain and see ol' Clifton Clowers, And have a sip of his good ol' Arkansas wine."
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Post by avalyn on Mar 7, 2013 19:01:23 GMT -5
Hannah Blaylock has released a statement on twitter on her departure from Eden's Edge: Hey y'all. Dreams and visions change and that's life and that's ok. And even though change is hard sometimes, its what can promote the best kind of growth. I am here to say, I have stepped down as a member of Edens Edge. I don't know the future- but I do know singing is my life and country music is my soul and its fans are the best fans there is. I'm the luckiest girl in the world & so privileged to know &have met all of you.U have brought a love & a light into my life that I never knew before. I am so thankful and so grateful for all the blessings and opportunities I have been given. I can't say that enough. I wish Dean and Cherrill the most success,happiness, & fulfillment in the world. The times we have shared together I hold dear to my heart. Let's keep on chasing our dreams and loving people along the way. Hope to see you on the road source
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2013 22:47:33 GMT -5
Lauren Alaina's new song, "Break Down"
Sounds great! Not sure how much of a hit it could become, but it's just a new song -- nothing says that it's a new single.
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Post by jughead on Mar 8, 2013 8:13:29 GMT -5
Don't know where to put this, but could I have a list of the best-selling albums by a female country artist? U.S only.
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Post by kml567 on Mar 8, 2013 9:41:59 GMT -5
Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Eric Church Cause Huge Gain in Younger Listeners For Country Radio www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/radio/1551154/jason-aldean-luke-bryan-eric-church-cause-huge-gain-in-youngerFinally Billboard is starting to recognize this frat country phenomenon. With the possibility of country radio making a lot more $$$ from advertisers from this new young demo that love rock music with a twang, I'm really excited about how this will turn out! Active Rock/Top 40 doesn't play this style of rock I like anymore, so I'm very glad Country radio is welcoming us with open arms. :) "Attracted by an edgier, more energetic sound, listeners aged 18-34 are flocking to country stations in droves. Already radio’s dominant destination among 25-54 year-olds, country is now second only to top 40 in the 18-24 demo, up from fifth place two years earlier, according to new Arbitron ratings data from the top 48 markets. Country’s share of 18-24 listeners grew a whopping 41% from fall 2010 to spring 2012, while 25-34 ratings experienced a 27% increase. In an encouraging sign for the format’s long-term growth prospects, 18-34 year-olds now make up nearly one third of the country radio audience."
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 8, 2013 11:49:53 GMT -5
The new generation of female country artists all performed at the same venue last night (the Opry?). At any rate, this is a nice picture. I really hope radio accepts them all and we have a new wave of female country comeback at radio.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2013 14:41:31 GMT -5
Don't know where to put this, but could I have a list of the best-selling albums by a female country artist? U.S only. I know that these are the top few (as well as their certifications), but I'm not sure of any others after that. I'd assume that "Breathe" by Faith Hill and "Some Hearts" by Carrie Underwood aren't too far behind the ones listed below. "Come On Over", Shania Twain (20x Platinum/Double Diamond) "The Woman in Me", Shania Twain (12x Platinum) "Pieces of You", Jewel (12x Platinum) "Wide Open Spaces", Dixie Chicks (12x Platinum) "Up", Shania Twain (11x Platinum) "Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits", Patsy Cline (10x Platinum/Diamond) "Fly", Dixie Chicks (10x Platinum/Diamond)
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Post by flyingsilvereagle on Mar 8, 2013 15:17:49 GMT -5
Don't know where to put this, but could I have a list of the best-selling albums by a female country artist? U.S only. I know that these are the top few (as well as their certifications), but I'm not sure of any others after that. I'd assume that "Breathe" by Faith Hill and "Some Hearts" by Carrie Underwood aren't too far behind the ones listed below. "Come On Over", Shania Twain (20x Platinum/Double Diamond) "The Woman in Me", Shania Twain (12x Platinum) "Pieces of You", Jewel (12x Platinum) "Wide Open Spaces", Dixie Chicks (12x Platinum) "Up", Shania Twain (11x Platinum) "Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits", Patsy Cline (10x Platinum/Diamond) "Fly", Dixie Chicks (10x Platinum/Diamond) Following the above appears to be: Breathe; Faith Hill (8x Platinum) Some Heats; Carrie Underwood (7x Platinum) Blue; Leann Rimes (6x Platinum) Faith; Faith Hill (6x Platinum) Home; Dixie Chicks (6x platinum) Fearless; Taylor Swift (6x platinum) Here for the Party; Gretchen Wilson (5x platinum) Did I Shave My Legs for This?; Deana Carter (5x platinum) Wynonna; Wynonna Judd (5x platinum) That looks to be all of them in the top 100 albums of all time according to RIAA. May have missed one or two
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Post by matty1122 on Mar 8, 2013 17:49:14 GMT -5
Jewel's album wasn't classified country.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 8, 2013 18:21:34 GMT -5
It's such a crime how huge Deana Carter's debut era was and then how fast her star faded. Such a shame. She's still one of my favorites and I've always loved her voice. She really should've been a big star. :'(
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Mar 8, 2013 23:54:44 GMT -5
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Post by bigbluenote on Mar 9, 2013 0:08:06 GMT -5
It's such a crime how huge Deana Carter's debut era was and then how fast her star faded. Such a shame. She's still one of my favorites and I've always loved her voice. She really should've been a big star. :'( No kidding! Her album "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" was beyond impressive, beginning to end. Then she released "I'm Just A Girl", and while it wasn't as great as the previous album, I thought it was still strong. I would love more music from her. Her voice is gorgeous.
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