photo by Mike Carroll
Jason Aldean announced today that his new single will be “1994” – take a listen and let us know what you think! He will debut the single on Tuesday (2/26) on the Today Show and next Wednesday night on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show.
photo by John Zocco via Hannah Bethel’s Facebook Page
Check out this video by newcomer Hannah Bethel for her song, “No Where Left To Roam.” Quite a catchy tune! Her entire EP is great…we’ll be giving a copy away in the coming days!
Sad news for the country music family this evening as reports are coming out that Florida native Mindy McCready has committed suicide. This comes just a month after the death of her husband due to an apparent suicide; a death in which she was questioned by police about. The couple had their first child together (her second) in April of last year.
McCready had a tumultuous several years since her music career faded. At the peak of her career, she was engaged to actor Dean Cain, but they soon broke up, with her career sliding shortly afterwards.
She had attempted suicide before by overdosing on pills in 2005, two months after her ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight beat her and was charged with attempted murder. She was pregnant with her first child at the time. She was found after she slit her wrists in December 2008, and was hospitalized in May of 2010 after she overdosed on drugs.
Other black marks on her reputation include:
Her debut album, Ten Thousand Angels sold more than 2 million copies thanks to the success of the single by the same name, as well as her only #1 hit, “Guys Do It All The Time,” and the top-5 hit, “A Girl’s Gotta Do (What a Girl’s Gotta Do.”
Her second album, If I Don’t Stay the Night, didn’t experience the same success, though it did reach Gold status with over 500,000 copies sold. Only one single was able to crack the top 20. Her last 3 albums failed to produce a top-40 song.
Below is a video of her in a seemingly much happier time, titled “The Other Side of This Kiss.” It didn’t get much radio airplay (peaked at #41), but I remember it vividly from the days when CMT played it over and over again. I was a college student just getting into country music, and I was mesmerized by her eyes, beauty, and playfulness. This is how I will remember her, not the ugly decade-plus part of her life that followed. I apologize that it is not of the greatest quality, but it seems that there is currently no official copy of this online anywhere, and this is a recording someone took of their TV screen.
UPDATE: Reports are coming out that her death was due to a self-inflicted gun shot.
UPDATE: TMZ is reporting that neighbors heard two gun shots, and that her dog was found dead as well.
photo by Mike Carroll
Thompson Square released the video for their current single “If I Didn’t Have You” today via CMT…check out this great video below!
The Band Perry announced today the name of their upcoming album as well as the album cover! Check out the quick video of their announcement below.
“When we set out to record PIONEER, the three of us drove across the country from Greeneville to Malibu to work with one of our musical superheroes, Rick Rubin,” said Reid Perry. “Our time in the studio with Rick was so incredible because during our early sessions he challenged us to set higher goals as songwriters.”
“With that experience came the realization that we needed to take the music back home to Tennessee and have Dann Huff bring the songs to life with his production,” adds Neil Perry. “Sometimes where one starts off is not where one ends up, which is a big theme for us on PIONEER.”
“There is still so much to be discovered, so many things to be made. There’s still so much good to be done and so many songs to sing. So here we are, two years later – Marching forward. Making noise. We are thankful for the momentum of the week and are thrilled that our release of PIONEER is just around the corner. We can’t wait!” says Kimberly Perry.
The first single off the upcoming album, “Better Dig Two,” hit #1 this week on the Billboard charts, marking their 3rd chart-topper.