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Country music recording artist PHOENIX STONE released his music video for "100 Proof Moonshine." The digital single is the first song that Stone is releasing in support of his new album, We Got A Lot To Drink About, which will be released next year.
PHOENIX STONE has been active for quite some time in the music industry, beginning his career as an early member of the Backstreet Boys. After his departure, he was signed to a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music and now has worked with prominent names such as Art Garfunkel. Phoenix's 2010 inspirational charity single, "Proud To Be (Born Again America)" went #11 on the Country/Christian music chart.
In coordination with the release of "100 Proof Moonshine," Stone teamed up with Ole Smoky Moonshine to help promote the single. "…A few months ago, I was in the Smoky Mountains, and stumbled upon this store that sold moonshine. I love having moonshine parties, and having friends over at the house, just having fun. Then, the song came along, so now we are in a partnership with them. We're going to take some moonshine out on the road with us on a radio tour." Phoenix was also named one of Nashville Lifestyle's 25 Most Beautiful People of Nashville 2012 alongside Lisa Marie Presely and CMT's Cody Alan.
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Country rock band Rascal Flatts will release their new album "Changed" on April 3rd, it is produced by Rascal Flatts and Dann Huff.
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A Nashville judge has ruled in favor of Tim McGraw and against Curb Records in an ongoing legal dispute between the two, according to the Nashville Tennessean.
McGraw is now free to record for another label-or on his own-without Curb, which has been his only label home throughout his career. A trial for the damage portion of the suit is set for July. The status of "Emotional Traffic," the latest McGraw album delivered to Curb that the artist presumed to be his final one of the label, is unclear.
On May 13, Curb Records filed a breach of contract suit in Davidson County Chancery Court against McGraw in relation to McGraw's recording agreement with label. McGraw filed a counter suit against Curb Records on May 24 seeking advance payment and recording-fund reimbursement, unspecified damages, and a jury trial.
The counter-suit also asked that McGraw's "Emotional Traffic" record be deemed McGraw's last album due the label and for McGraw to be "free to begin recording for himself or any other party as of July 23, 2011."
Curb alleged in the May 13 complaint that McGraw's "Traffic" tracks were recorded too early prior to its delivery "in a transparent tactic to attempt to fulfill his contractual recording commitment to Curb prematurely in breach of the recording agreement."
Tim McGraw: 'After 13 Albums, It's Time For a Change'
Curb's position in the suit was that McGraw's recordings should be "topical and new" and that the artist had agreed that each new album be recorded "no earlier than 12 months and no later than 18 months" following the delivery of the previous album. The suit alleged McGraw began recording "Emotional Traffic" tracks "in 2008 or before," prior to the allowable period under contract, according to Curb. Curb's suit sought undisclosed damages and a sixth "option period" record, as well as "injunctive relief preventing him from agreeing to provide, or providing, his personal services as a recording artist for the benefit of parties other than Curb Records until he has fulfilled his duties and obligations under the Recording Agreement."
In McGraw's expansive response, the artist stated that the material for "Traffic" was recorded and mastered in early 2009-2010 and Curb was holding the album "hostage from country music fans for the purpose of compelling Tim McGraw to serve perpetually under a contract that he has already fully and faithfully completed." The suit added that Curb's "repeated serial releases of what it characterizes as greatest hits albums is obviously a naked attempt to create a perpetual recording contract, forcing Tim McGraw into a repressive environment of indefinite duration."
Between 2006 and 2010, Curb put out six compilations or variations on hits packages, the latest being "Number One Hits" last November. Curb has released a total of seven compilations on McGraw.
Tim McGraw: The Billboard Q&A
Amid numerous charges of "bad faith," McGraw's response stated that since 1997 Curb has never rejected any of the 108-plus master recordings McGraw has delivered, and that Curb's release of compilations extends the allowable delivery period to 24 months. The counter-suit also broke down in detail why the artist believes "Traffic" to be his final album due the label under contract. Among the allegations are that Curb "enticed agents for Mr. McGraw to present the unfinished rough mixes [of "Traffic"] under false pretenses ... to avoid paying [McGraw] the advance" for delivering the album. In addition to the breach of contract charges, the counter-suit charges intentional interference with business relationships, including with "various entities regarding his "Emotional Traffic" tour" and "created a void" of McGraw's music at radio.
Curb attorney Jay Bowen of Nashville-based firm Bowen & Unger did not immediately respond to a request for comment. McGraw was represented by attorney William Ramsey, who also could not be immediately reached.
Curb has been the only label home for McGraw, who released his first album "Tim McGraw" in April of 1993; his first single "Welcome to the Club" came in '92. In recent years, McGraw has made known his frustration with his label deal and his belief that he owed the label only one more record after his most recent studio album, "Southern Voice," released on Oct. 20 of 2009.
McGraw told Billboard in an interview around the time "Southern Voice" was released that it was recorded in the fall of 2007. Asked about the delay in releasing "Southern Voice", McGraw told Billboard, "You're from Nashville, you know about Curb Records. They had three greatest-hits records out or something like that [between 2007's "Let It Go" and "Southern Voice"]. I thought ["Voice"] was coming out a lot quicker than it did, then the greatest-hits records kept dropping. I've got one record left on this label, and I can't help but think that it was a stall tactic to add another year to my contract."
In a keynote Q&A at the Billboard Country Summit in June of 2010, McGraw thanked Curb for signing him and jump-starting his career, but reiterated his thoughts that his next album, which he said at that time he'd already recorded but not mixed, would be his last for Curb. "I've had a great career," he said, but added, "it's time for a change. I think I've earned that." He also weighed in again on the plethora of "Hits" packages from Curb: "It's sort of taking advantage of people," he said. |
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Hollywood Records will release The best of Rascal Flatts live on Nov 8th with the mighty popular country rock band Rascal Flatts. |
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Surfdog Records has announced the upcoming release ofGhost On The Canvas, the remarkable new album from the legendary Glen Campbell.The album - which marks the iconic singer/guitarist/songwriter's final studio recording - arrives everywhere on August 30th.
Ghost On The Canvassees Campbell capping his brilliant career with one of his most moving and energized works to date, a powerfully emotional song cycle that sees him accompanied by a truly dazzling line-up of songwriters and musicians.Among the tunesmiths contributing original songs to the collection are such modern luminaries as Paul Westerberg, Jakob Dylan, Robert Pollard, and Teddy Thompson, backed by a roster of players that includes Chris Isaak, Dick Dale, Billy Corgan, Brian Setzer, Rick Nielsen, Roger Manning, and The Dandy Warhols.The album is produced by Julian Raymond, who also co-wrote a number of new songs with Campbell.
Campbell will celebrate the new album as well as his extraordinary five-decade-plus career with a valedictory Worldwide concert tour, dubbed "The Glen Campbell Goodbye Tour."A complete itinerary will be announced shortly.
Sadly, Campbell was recently diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimer's Disease.The multiple Grammy Award-winner discusses his health and his long career in an exclusive interview withPeople, available on newsstands now as well as viaPeople.com.
For more than fifty years, Glen Campbell has been among popular music's most successful and significant artists, a multi-talented superstar who can rightfully be declared a living legend and a true American treasure.The Arkansas-born Campbell took up guitar at an early age and in 1958, relocated to Los Angeles where he immediately became an in-demand session musician.He joined forces with the legendary Wrecking Crew, a group of session players whose work can be heard on a stunning range of recordings spanning from the 1960's thru the seventies.The Wrecking Crew played with such artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis Presley, and most famously, Phil Spector, with whom they helped create the famed "Wall of Sound." In 1964, Campbell was invited to become a touring member of The Beach Boys, playing bass and singing falsetto harmonies, then later contributing guitar to 1966's seminalPet Sounds.
Campbell achieved his first major success as a solo artist with "Gentle On My Mind," which proved a crossover smash upon its 1967 release.He followed it that same year with "By The Time I Get To Phoenix," marking the first in a string of collaborative hits penned by renowned songwriter Jimmy Webb that also includes such classics as "Wichita Lineman," "Where's The Playground, Susie," and "Galveston."
In addition to hit singles, Campbell also released a remarkable run of gold and platinum certified albums, including 1967'sGentle On My Mind, the first of seven consecutive collections to hit #1 onBillboard's "Country Albums" chart.Among them are full-length favorites like 1967'sBy The Time I Get To Phoenix,Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbelland the 2x-platinum certifiedWichita Lineman(both released in 1968), and 1969'sGalveston.
As if his musical career weren't enough, Campbell also drew acclaim as an actor and TV personality, with credits that include 1969'sTrue Grit(earning him a Golden Globe nomination as "Most Promising Newcomer") and four seasons as host of CBS'The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.The highly rated variety series saw Campbell joined by a spectacular assortment of stars - including John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ray Charles, and Cream - while also introducing some of country music's greatest artists (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard) to a wide national audience.
1975 saw the release of Campbell's biggest crossover triumph, "Rhinestone Cowboy," which earned RIAA gold certification while topping bothBillboard's "Hot 100" and "Hot Country Singles" charts.Two years later saw Campbell repeating the feat with the gold certified, #1 smash, "Southern Nights," marking his fifth-ever country chart-topper as well as his seventh onBillboard's "Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks" tally.
Though Campbell's life has taken many difficult turns, his faith and family have long enabled him to keep pushing forward, both as a touring superstar and acclaimed recording artist.In 2008, he united withGhost On The Canvasproducer Julian Raymond for one of the most unique albums in his canon,Meet Glen Campbell.The album found Campbell putting his inimitable stamp on songs by such artists as U2, Green Day, Tom Petty, Foo Fighters, and Jackson Browne, supported by members of Jane's Addiction, Jellyfish, and Cheap Trick.
Over thecourse of his astonishing career, Campbell can lay claim to six Top 20 albums and 21 Top 40 hit singles.His track record as one of country music's greatest stars includes 27 Top 10 country classics spanning 22 years, as well as nine #1 country albums.
Campbell has also received a stunning array of honors, beginning in 1967 when he made history by winning multiple Grammy Awards in both the Country & Western and Pop categories: "Gentle On My Mind" was honored as "Best Country & Western Vocal Performance, Male" and "Best Country & Western Recording," while "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" was named "Best Vocal Performance, Male" and "Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance."The following year saw Campbell earning yet another Grammy whenBy The Time I Get To Phoenixwas named "Album of the Year" - the first country album to win the top award.What's more, "Gentle On My Mind," "By The Time I Get To Phoenix," and "Wichita Lineman" have all since received the "Grammy Hall of Fame Award."
Among Campbell's many other honors are seven Academy of Country Music Awards (including "Top Male Vocalist" and "Album of the Year" in both 1967 and 1968), three American Music Awards (celebrating "Rhinestone Cowboy" and the album that bears its name), three Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, two Country Music Association Awards, and the UK's Q Award for "Q Legend."In addition, Campbell has received the Academy of Country Music's prestigious "Pioneer Award" and has been inducted to both the Country Music Hall of Fame as well as the Musicians Hall of Fame (honoring his membership in The Wrecking Crew). |
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Did you know that?
The Who were originally called The Detours, then changed their name to The Who after a suggestion by Townsend´s friend Richard Barnes. Their first manager, Pete Meaden, renamed them The High Numbers, and they released one unsuccessful single, Zoot Suit, under that name. When EMI dropped them the band sacked Pete Meaden and went back to being called The Who.
It is said another possible reason was because of Peter Townshend´s grandmother, who would always refer to popular bands as "The Who?" mainly because of hard hearing.
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