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Post by carrieidol1 on Jan 14, 2016 10:32:26 GMT -5
So this pretty much confirms Carrie will be performing on the Grammys, right? YAY!
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Post by _adriano. on Jan 14, 2016 12:08:16 GMT -5
I definitely think that means she will be performing. The question is, what will she perform? I am hoping that "Church Bells" single #3 and that's what she will be performing, although I wouldn't be shocked if "Renegade Runaway" is next. Anything but "Heartbeat" please. I love the song, but it's not a great one live. How come she will perform single #3 if "Heartbeat" is nowhere near from peaking (and won't be a month from now)? IMO, either she will perform "Little Toy Guns" (the nominated song), or she'll be paying some kind of tribute (more likely).
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Post by matty005 on Jan 14, 2016 12:22:39 GMT -5
I definitely think that means she will be performing. The question is, what will she perform? I am hoping that "Church Bells" single #3 and that's what she will be performing, although I wouldn't be shocked if "Renegade Runaway" is next. Anything but "Heartbeat" please. I love the song, but it's not a great one live. The Grammy's are only a month away. They won't even be close to having single #3 at that time.
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Post by 14887fan on Jan 14, 2016 12:23:43 GMT -5
I mean, they're also featuring Sam Smith in these ads, and I have no idea what he'd be promoting considering he said he's taking a break for a bit. But, if these are indeed subtle confirmations, then yeah, she'll either do a tribute or LTG. I can't imagine she'd do something as casual as HB for the Grammys.
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Post by ant on Jan 14, 2016 12:35:51 GMT -5
I definitely think that means she will be performing. The question is, what will she perform? I am hoping that "Church Bells" single #3 and that's what she will be performing, although I wouldn't be shocked if "Renegade Runaway" is next. Anything but "Heartbeat" please. I love the song, but it's not a great one live. The Grammy's are only a month away. They won't even be close to having single #3 at that time. I was wondering about that in the back of my mind. So yeah, maybe she'll just perform "Little Toy Guns" since it's the nominated song. Didn't think of that.
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Post by NeRD on Jan 14, 2016 16:30:50 GMT -5
QUEEN. And why would the Queen of Country NOT perform at the Grammys?
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Post by 14887fan on Jan 14, 2016 17:49:35 GMT -5
I mean, they're also featuring Sam Smith in these ads, and I have no idea what he'd be promoting considering he said he's taking a break for a bit. But, if these are indeed subtle confirmations, then yeah, she'll either do a tribute or LTG. I can't imagine she'd do something as casual as HB for the Grammys. They also featured Gaga and The Weeknd, both of which were already "confirmed" by 2 different sources (one was a GagaDaily thing, IDK; the Weeknd one was via HITS), so yeah, these posters are looking a lot like the first round of confirmations of performers. Here 4 another live LTG vocal!
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Post by Stephen on Jan 14, 2016 18:39:16 GMT -5
I think that they will have her perform a tribute over performing that song, nominated or not. I could be wrong, though. I think the Linda Rondstat thing Dudley mentioned makes sense (PLEASE BLUE BAYOU).
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Post by Kurt on Jan 14, 2016 19:29:33 GMT -5
I mean, they're also featuring Sam Smith in these ads, and I have no idea what he'd be promoting considering he said he's taking a break for a bit. But, if these are indeed subtle confirmations, then yeah, she'll either do a tribute or LTG. I can't imagine she'd do something as casual as HB for the Grammys. They also featured Gaga and The Weeknd, both of which were already "confirmed" by 2 different sources (one was a GagaDaily thing, IDK; the Weeknd one was via HITS), so yeah, these posters are looking a lot like the first round of confirmations of performers. Here 4 another live LTG vocal! (Just for clarity's sake, the Gaga confirmation was via the Intel tie-in that's supposedly taking place leading up to GRAMMYs night.)
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Jan 14, 2016 22:02:23 GMT -5
No tribute please.
She can do the second half of LTG and continue with HB with Sam Hunt. Even tho some of you don't like Sam Hunt, but the duet can create more buzz for HB.
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Post by maddkat on Jan 15, 2016 7:06:08 GMT -5
^^ that guys a pastor, thinking he's working on something for SB Sunday morning for his church
Hoping Carrie's not part of a tribute again, unless she also get her own solo slot. She has new music, let her sing it.Or in the case of LTG a little older music,but I wouldn't mine seeing/hearing her sing that one again.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 15, 2016 10:45:47 GMT -5
^^ that guys a pastor, thinking he's working on something for SB Sunday morning for his church Hoping Carrie's not part of a tribute again, unless she also get her own solo slot. She has new music, let her sing it.Or in the case of LTG a little older music,but I wouldn't mine seeing/hearing her sing that one again. While as a fan I'd love to hear Carrie perform her own song, a tribute makes more sense. Carrie only has 1 nomination, while a lot of country acts have multiple nominations (and 3 have a nomination in one of the big 4 categories). It wouldn't make sense for Carrie to get to perform instead of one of them, especially when she's gotten to perform so much over the years. Someone like Ashley Monroe - who has 2 noms - could use the exposure.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 15, 2016 14:21:37 GMT -5
Sales are abysmal in general:
38 27 CARRIE UNDERWOOD STORYTELLER 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 6,963 -3%
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Post by carrieidol1 on Jan 15, 2016 14:26:32 GMT -5
With the Grammys I'll take whatever they give me in terms of a performance. It's a huge honor to perform on the show, especially as many times as Carrie has. My bet is that she will perform "Little Toy Guns" as it is nominated AND featured on their album. The only times Carrie hasn't done her own nominated song is when she's been a part of a tribute, and because she has a nominated song that is also featured on their album, my money would be on Carrie singing LTG.
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Post by 14887fan on Jan 15, 2016 21:56:45 GMT -5
All you've got to do is go on Twitter and search "Carrie Underwood," and you'll find random tweets about "Relapse." It'll be a hit. It'll be the hit that gives this album stronger legs. Ugh. Just. Release. It.
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Post by cufan7 on Jan 16, 2016 2:13:55 GMT -5
All you've got to do is go on Twitter and search "Carrie Underwood," and you'll find random tweets about "Relapse." It'll be a hit. It'll be the hit that gives this album stronger legs. Ugh. Just. Release. It. This. And look at its streaming numbers on Spotify compared to the other songs. It really should be released. It would be her biggest hit off this album.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Jan 16, 2016 12:14:17 GMT -5
tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-acm-women-of-country-concert/?trackback=twitter_top_flat_3LOVE this! Go Carrie, I love her attitude here! I'm on my phone so I can't edit this post like normal, but below is the entire article: "Carrie Underwood is aware of the lack of females on country radio, so she wanted to do something about it. When approached by the Academy of Country Music about being a part of their Party for a Cause, Underwood tells ACM Tempo magazine that she wanted to create a Women of Country concert. “Whenever we were approached to do it, they were like, ‘Well, who do you want to have on the bill?’” she tells the magazine. “I was like, ‘Can we just ask girls?’ I just personally think that’s a more interesting bill because everybody is unique. Everybody has their own sound, their own look, their own kind of music, their own voice.” Underwood is adamant about the need for more female showcases after controversy last year over comments made by radio consultant Keith Hill, who stated that women are just the tomatoes in the salad of country music and in order for ratings to increase, women should be kept off the airwaves. “There are a lot [of women] right now just waiting for their chance,” Underwood asserts. “I refuse to believe that women don’t want to hear women. When we would start talking about potentially playing different shows, other people would talk about, ‘Oh, well, we kind of already have a girl on our roster.’ Or, ‘We already have a girl at the show so we can’t have another one.’ We’ve always been outnumbered by the boys.” Underwood will host the Women of Country night on April 1 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The remaining two evenings for ACM’s Party for a Cause will be hosted by Dierks Bentley and Kenny Chesney on April 2 and April 3, respectively."
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Post by musicfan134 on Jan 16, 2016 13:55:33 GMT -5
Agreed about "Relapse", if they released it it would be one of the biggest hits of her career, and easily the biggest hit off Storyteller.
LOVE to hear about the Women of Country night! Queen Carrie giving the lessers a chance to shine :'(
Seriously though, I would love for this to become Carrie's thing per se. Like just having her be the woman who launches the careers of other women in country music.
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Post by maddkat on Jan 17, 2016 6:15:04 GMT -5
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 17, 2016 7:00:08 GMT -5
tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-acm-women-of-country-concert/?trackback=twitter_top_flat_3LOVE this! Go Carrie, I love her attitude here! I'm on my phone so I can't edit this post like normal, but below is the entire article: "Carrie Underwood is aware of the lack of females on country radio, so she wanted to do something about it. When approached by the Academy of Country Music about being a part of their Party for a Cause, Underwood tells ACM Tempo magazine that she wanted to create a Women of Country concert. “Whenever we were approached to do it, they were like, ‘Well, who do you want to have on the bill?’” she tells the magazine. “I was like, ‘Can we just ask girls?’ I just personally think that’s a more interesting bill because everybody is unique. Everybody has their own sound, their own look, their own kind of music, their own voice.” Underwood is adamant about the need for more female showcases after controversy last year over comments made by radio consultant Keith Hill, who stated that women are just the tomatoes in the salad of country music and in order for ratings to increase, women should be kept off the airwaves. “There are a lot [of women] right now just waiting for their chance,” Underwood asserts. “I refuse to believe that women don’t want to hear women. When we would start talking about potentially playing different shows, other people would talk about, ‘Oh, well, we kind of already have a girl on our roster.’ Or, ‘We already have a girl at the show so we can’t have another one.’ We’ve always been outnumbered by the boys.” Underwood will host the Women of Country night on April 1 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The remaining two evenings for ACM’s Party for a Cause will be hosted by Dierks Bentley and Kenny Chesney on April 2 and April 3, respectively." Then why didn't Carrie get a female act to open during her tour?
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Post by carrieidol1 on Jan 17, 2016 8:19:27 GMT -5
tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-acm-women-of-country-concert/?trackback=twitter_top_flat_3LOVE this! Go Carrie, I love her attitude here! I'm on my phone so I can't edit this post like normal, but below is the entire article: "Carrie Underwood is aware of the lack of females on country radio, so she wanted to do something about it. When approached by the Academy of Country Music about being a part of their Party for a Cause, Underwood tells ACM Tempo magazine that she wanted to create a Women of Country concert. “Whenever we were approached to do it, they were like, ‘Well, who do you want to have on the bill?’” she tells the magazine. “I was like, ‘Can we just ask girls?’ I just personally think that’s a more interesting bill because everybody is unique. Everybody has their own sound, their own look, their own kind of music, their own voice.” Underwood is adamant about the need for more female showcases after controversy last year over comments made by radio consultant Keith Hill, who stated that women are just the tomatoes in the salad of country music and in order for ratings to increase, women should be kept off the airwaves. “There are a lot [of women] right now just waiting for their chance,” Underwood asserts. “I refuse to believe that women don’t want to hear women. When we would start talking about potentially playing different shows, other people would talk about, ‘Oh, well, we kind of already have a girl on our roster.’ Or, ‘We already have a girl at the show so we can’t have another one.’ We’ve always been outnumbered by the boys.” Underwood will host the Women of Country night on April 1 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The remaining two evenings for ACM’s Party for a Cause will be hosted by Dierks Bentley and Kenny Chesney on April 2 and April 3, respectively." Then why didn't Carrie get a female act to open during her tour? Good question, but I'm not sure it's entirely up to her. It could have been something as simple as scheduling conflicts, or it could have to do with finding someone with enough hits and notability to sell tickets? Not sure... But I would have loved a female opener over Easton.
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Post by tryexp on Jan 17, 2016 8:51:41 GMT -5
Then why didn't Carrie get a female act to open during her tour? Good question, but I'm not sure it's entirely up to her. It could have been something as simple as scheduling conflicts, or it could have to do with finding someone with enough hits and notability to sell tickets? Not sure... But I would have loved a female opener over Easton. I have no idea how much input artists get to have about that but I'd love a female artist opening for Carrie.
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Post by leilamaurizia on Jan 17, 2016 9:33:00 GMT -5
IIRC, Carrie was pretty late compared to other touring acts in setting up her tour schedule and openers because she was waiting for Mike's hockey schedule. She had that interview where she was talking about trying to book openers and being shocked that they had already been booked so far in advance. IMO, the fact that Easton Corbin is an opener is a clear indication of how few choices she had left.
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Post by matty005 on Jan 17, 2016 10:41:27 GMT -5
IIRC, Carrie was pretty late compared to other touring acts in setting up her tour schedule and openers because she was waiting for Mike's hockey schedule. She had that interview where she was talking about trying to book openers and being shocked that they had already been booked so far in advance. IMO, the fact that Easton Corbin is an opener is a clear indication of how few choices she had left. I think Easton is a pretty solid opener... especially for the crowds Carrie draws.
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Post by 14887fan on Jan 17, 2016 12:45:50 GMT -5
I mean, judging by her recent interviews about women in country music post-Saladgate, I think it's kind of obvious that she was in the market for a female opener. Tour openers are just organized and booked very well in advance, as she also mentioned, and maybe all of the plausible/most marketable options were taken, unavailable, or unable to fill the spot. She can't just go on record of that, either, saying anything like "Well we wanted a female but they were all taken, so we got Easton and TSB instead." But, I agree that fishing for Corbin was probably a move they had to make after a lot of other options fell through the cracks.
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Post by countrygirl918 on Jan 17, 2016 19:12:14 GMT -5
I agree, I think Carrie got the short end of the stick by waiting so late to book her openers, but of course she's not going to come out and say that. I hope she has better openers on the second leg of her tour, which is likely going to be the leg I attend since there aren't any shows near me on the first leg. Surely a star at Carrie's level could wrangle up some better talent. I know she's friends with TSB, but IMO they really aren't very good.
I would love for her to have at least one female opener. Miranda does her all-female shows with the Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars tour (granted, those tend to be smaller shows, but she also brought out a bunch of female artists on the Platinum tour), so while I'm sure the artist doesn't have the final say, I think they do have a lot of influence, especially if they're a superstar like Carrie is.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 17, 2016 20:16:34 GMT -5
So, literally every other female artist is opening for someone?
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Post by keeptheflowers on Jan 17, 2016 20:53:02 GMT -5
I can't wait to hear Relapse live.
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Post by ant on Jan 17, 2016 21:03:02 GMT -5
I can't wait to hear Relapse live. I'm not so certain it will make the set list. I hope it does, because I love the song and my friends that I'm bringing to her concert with me love it, but I just don't know if she'll have room in the set list do that one live. I hope I'm wrong. There are 5-6 songs that I think she will definitely do live based upon her performances for the iHeartRadio album release party, Today Show, etc. Take those 5-6 songs and add them in with all of her past hits that are likely to be on the setlist, and I'm just not sure we'll get "Relapse" on there. A "Chaser"/"Relapse" mashup would be awesome though.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Jan 17, 2016 22:56:59 GMT -5
So, literally every other female artist is opening for someone? Kacey Musgraves is headlining her own tour. Jennifer Nettles is headlining the CMT Next Women of Country tour with Brandy Clark, Lindsey Ell and Tara Thompson as support. Maddie & Tae are also out touring small venues on their own. Cam was announced quite some time ago as the second opener on the winter leg of Brad Paisley's tour. Kelsea Ballerini is the only opener on Billy Currington's upcoming tour. Jana Kramer is due to deliver her first child soon and would have been out of commission for the first two months of the Storyteller tour at least. Lauren Alaina and Maren Morris are probably focused on radio promotion for now. Mickey Guyton doesn't appear touring at all at the moment; I imagine her focus is on finding a single that could work at country radio. Ditto RaeLynn and Danielle Bradbery, though RaeLynn did have spot dates on Miranda's tour in the latter part of last year, I believe, and Danielle was the opening act on the CMT-sponsored Boots & Suits tour with Thomas Rhett and Brett Eldredge last fall. Ashley Monroe doesn't appear to be touring the U.S. this winter and she's also not likely to be promoting a single to country radio, so I'm not sure about her interest and availability. Touring with big names did little to nothing for the radio prospects and sales of Mickey Guyton (who was the second opening act for Brad Paisley last year), Ashley Monroe, Danielle Bradbery or RaeLynn (who were in the second opening slot rotation for Miranda Lambert last year), and that may impact label willingness to provide tour support, especially for female artists having a hard time breaking out at country radio. The women who did break through on radio last year did so without being on major tours, so that may be limiting the availability of the female artists mentioned who don't appear to be touring right now. So was it absolutely impossible for Carrie to book a female opener for the Storyteller tour? I don't think it's possible to know for sure, but the female artists who are touring this winter do appear to have been booked a long time ago. And I agree with leilamaurizia that the fact that Easton Corbin is the main opener for Carrie points to her team having very limited options due to the lateness with which her tour came together. Not that Easton can't do a perfectly good job in the position -- the point here is a commercial one, not one about quality of the artist: Easton is not an artist with momentum and he isn't going to move tickets on his own, so the Storyteller's draw as a package remains extremely top-heavy. In any event, good for Carrie for proposing and pushing through a Women of Country night at the ACM Party for a Cause. I got more than a little amusement out of her comment that an all-female roster would be more interesting because the females are unique, with "their own sound, their own look, their own kind of music, their own voice." It's the perfect rejoinder to those who have tried to explain the lack of females on country radio as the result of females who aren't unique (as if the format hasn't been supporting a parade of sound-alike males for the past few years, precisely because they fit into a formula that was "working" at the time), and perhaps the most subtly-rendered of shade on those interchangeable bros, as well.
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