Monday, 25 February 2019 06:20

Sarah Kay's Nashville News, Week of 2/25/19

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Friday, 3/1

Kip Moore to release vinyl…
Jake Owen to release his next album…

 

Kip Moore is set to release his Room to Spare acoustic album on vinyl for Record Store Day on April 13th. 
In addition to the Room to Spare tracks, he'll also include songs from his two previous albums, Wild Ones and Slow Heart.

Jake Owen will release Greetings From...Jake -- his first album in three years -- at the end of March. It will include his number one hit “I Was Jack…(You Were Diane), and his current hit “Down to the Honkytonk.”
He says, "Greetings From...Jake is a pure representation of who I am, where I've been, what I love and where I am going. It's a fresh hello from a point in my career where I feel so comfortable and fulfilled."
The album releases on March 29th.

 

Thursday, 2/28

Brett Young is doing a CMT Crossroads…
Miranda Lambert is annoyed… 

Brett Young is teaming up with Boyz II Men for an upcoming CMT Crossroads. The show will feature both acts collaborating on each other’s hits and is set to premiere on CMT on March 27th.

Miranda Lambert is tired of being hounded by reporters asking about her marriage to New York City police officer Brendan McLoughlin. 
Upon arriving in New York after a weekend time in Nashville she told reporters asking for a comment, "If I say something, will you leave, please? Like, the world should mind its own business."
A brief recap- the couple met in November and married on January 26th.

 

ZBB added a date at Fenway Park…
Michael Ray and Carly Pearce saved the date… 

Zac Brown Band has added a second date at Fenway Park. The will play there August 31st and now on September 1st as well. . 
The Owl tour starts in New Hampshire on June 7th and wraps up on  October 26th in Dallas. They will stop at Blossom on June 14th.
Details on a new album will be released soon. 

Michael Ray and Carly Pearce are getting real serious about their wedding. They posted on Instagram a pic with their "save the date" cards with the date hidden. 
Now, etiquette says that "save the date" cards should be sent out four months in advance for a local wedding. For a destination wedding, the cards should go out eight to 12 months in advance.
So, maybe a June wedding at the earliest?

 

Trisha Yearwood is making coffee…
Luke Combs made history again… 

Trisha Yearwood is adding to her culinary empire with a line of coffee products. 
You can choose from a signature roast, a vanilla blend and a Georgia pecan-flavored coffee. There's also a vanilla coffee syrup in the collection. 
It will be available in Williams Sonoma stores on March 7th.

Luke Combs is the first country artist in history whose first five singles have reached No. 1.
After topping the charts with his first four singles, Luke done did it again with his fifth single, “Beautiful Crazy,” which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week.
In 2018, Luke earned those other consecutive No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “She Got the Best of Me,” which followed previous No. 1 tunes “Hurricane,” “When It Rains It Pours” and “One Number Away.”

 

Monday, 2/25

Luke Bryan is at #1…
Darius Rucker is charitable… 

Luke Bryan earned his 22nd number-one hit this week with "What Makes You Country." 
He hopes his country lifestyle inspires fans not to take themselves too seriously. 
He says, "I think people understand me to not be too serious all the time.  Life is serious enough and so when I’m on stage I just try to – I just try to be as country as I can and let people see that and let people have fun with that.”

Darius Rucker is about to get an other honor for his charitable work. He'll receive the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award from the Music Business Association. 
Darius has raised tons of money for children’s hospitals and children in schools in South Carolina. He will pick up the award at Music Biz 2019 Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner on May 7th in Nashville.

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