Sheryl Crow’s ‘last album’ + more news
In case you missed it, the September edition of my monthly column, ‘Inside Track on Music Row,’ is now posted at Nashville Music Guide’s website. It is the longest continually-running monthly country music column in the USA.
As always, my thanks to Amanda and the NMG staff for making ‘Inside Track’ the best looking (and most read) country music feature on the Web!
Among this month’s 30+ music news items in the column…
- Sheryl Crow says Threads will be her last album
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver record album Live in Prague
- Maui Songwriter Fest set for Dec 5 – 7
- FGL launch own record label
- CJ Solar debuts at Opry
- Scroll down for brief summaries and links
Sheryl Crow: ‘Threads will be my last album’
ALBUM NEWS: Sheryl Crow’s latest album, Threads, is out now, and Sheryl says she believes this will be her last album, although she has no plans to stop recording. The album includes Sheryl’s collaborations with the likes of Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Kris Kristofferson, Eric Clapton, Brandi Carlisle, Bonnie Raitt, Maren Morris and Keith Richards among others. In an interview with The Tennessean she recalls getting a call from Mick Jagger… Read the full story here.
Bluegrass album recorded Live in Prague
BLUEGRASS NEWS: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have released a new album, the group’s first on Nashville’s Billy Blue Records. Live in Prague, Czech Republic was recorded live at the Dlabacov Hall in Prague on January 26. An enthusiastic, sold-out crowd can be heard enjoying the high energy show that was captured for this new album. Packed with fourteen songs… Read the full story here.
Songwriters heading to Hawaii
BMI NEWS: Want to spend the winter in Hawaii? Here’s a good excuse: BMI’s fifth annual Maui Songwriters Festival is scheduled for Dec. 5 through 7. Miranda Lambert will be back for a second year and will headline, along with Maren Morris and Dustin Lynch. Other top songwriters who will be there include: Randy Houser, Bob DiPiero, Natale Hemby and… Read the full story here.
FGL launch Round Here Records
MUSIC ROW NEWS: Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley have founded Round Here Records. The label’s flagship artist is Canaan Smith. Smith was already signed to Tree Vibez Music, Hubbard and Kelley’s music publishing arm founded in 2015. While previously signed to Mercury Records Nashville, Smith scored a No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “Love You Like That”… Read the full story here.
CJ Solar makes Opry debut
OPRY NEWS: CJ Solar continues to be on cloud nine after making his Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday, September 7. He was 12 years old when he and his family attended the Opry while on a vacation in Nashville. Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton performed on the show, and CJ decided that very night he wanted to move to Nashville to be a country artist… Read the full story here.
Read my entire ‘Inside Track on Music Row’ September column – and much more – at Nashville Music Guide.
Preshias Harris is a music journalist and music career development consultant with the emphasis on new and aspiring artists and songwriters. Her book, ‘The College of Songology 101: The Singer/Songwriter’s Need to Know Reference Handbook’ is available at www.collegeofsongology.com Follow her blog at www.nashvillemusicline.com