August kicked off the fall release season with a bang! Pistol Annies, Luke Bryan, Kevin Fowler and Eli Young Band all scored big on iTunes and we got new music from Lady Antebellum’s new project “Own the Night.” Amidst the joy, there was also heartbreak as six fans and one lighting technician lost their lives in a devastating stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair before a Sugarland concert.
As always, please let us know if we missed anything and let us know what YOUR favorites of the month were (ours are bold).
Singles
Lady Antebellum “We Own the Night”
Will Hoge “When I Get My Wings”
Scotty McCreery “The Trouble with Girls”
Vince Gill “Threaten Me with Heaven”
Luke Bryan “I Don’t Want This Night to End”
Billy Ray Cyrus “Nineteen”
Jason Aldean “Tattoos on This Town”
Eric Church “Drink in My Hand”
Casey James “Let’s Not Call It A Night”
Miranda Lambert “Baggage Claim”
Bombshel “Hallelu Y’all”
Steel Magnolia “Bulletproof”
Jason Boland and the Stragglers “Mary Ellen’s Greenhouse”
Shooter Jennings “Outlaw You”
The JaneDear Girls “Merry Go Round”
Josh Thompson “Change”
Albums
Trace Atkins - Proud to Be Me
Kevin Fowler - Chippin’ Away
Luke Bryan -Tailgates and Tanlines
Eli Young Band - Life At Best
Pistol Annies - Hell on Heels
Sunny Sweeney - Concrete
The McClymonts - Wrapped Up Good
Dale Ann Bradley - Somewhere South of Crazy
Jake Owen - Barefoot Blue Jean Night
Stoney LaRue - Velvet
Coldwater Jane - Marionette
Levi Lowrey - I Confess I Was A Fool
Connie Smith - Long Line of Heartaches
Jeff Bridges - Jeff Bridges
Music Videos
It seems as though there is a creative vacuum in Nashville in regards to music videos. The Band Perry’s “All My Life” was the only saving grace this month for their rustic cinematography and depression era ambiance; whereas Martina, though yes it gives you goosebumps, produced more of the same dull melodrama with “I’m Going to Love You Through It.”
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Web Videos
Country is lucky enough to have some of the best musicians and comedians in the business, which was evident in this month’s Lady A’s “Lady Haze” and The Dirt Drifters’ “Kovert Karaoke.” Eli Young Band gives us a look at their Life At Best album release week events and Texan Ali Dee, musician and cast member of CMT’s “Texas Women,” covers “Tainted Love” bluegrass-style. Dierks took a break from his regular shenanigans in episode 31 of DBTV when he gave one lucky fan a chance to give his girlfriend a new “Last Name.”
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Tweets
haha… gangster.
I don’t know where the saying “piped a heater” comes from, but nice duck face Frankie…
It’s true..
Basically, yes.
Sunny gets a meet and greet with Willie’s guitar at WEFest
Pretty proud of this…
Amen.
Listen to Will.
News
Sugarland’s stage collapses killing 7 at Indiana State Fair [article]
Trailer Choir loose weight [article]
Lady A releases two songs from new album [article]
Neal McCoy and the Newlyweds [article]
Billy Ray Cyrus to be a Grandpa, surprisingly not through Miley [article]
Pistol Annies shoot to number one on iTunes [photo]
Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks inducted into Songwriter’s Hall of Fame [article]
Whitney Duncan joins “Survivor: South Pacific” [article]
Miranda Lambert on Dateline [article]
Eric Church’s Chief goes #1 without a #1 single [article]
The Dirt Drifters “Give Blood” [article]
Shows
Lee Brice with special surprise guest Jerrod Niemann [post]
WeFest [post]
Eden’s Edge with Hitchville [post]
Rocket Club [post]
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s [post]
Sunny Sweeney with Lost Highway
Toby Keith with Eric Church and J.T. Hodges
To find out what is in store for next month, check out our calendar and twitter for updates for new music, upcoming concerts, and the latest in country music news.
Aly and Beth
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