Country Superstar Reba McEntire announced today that she'll be going on a Solo Tour this fall, touring the United States and Canada. Starting in September the Tour will be visiting at least 31 cities in the 2 countries. Reba will have 3 groups opening for her throughout the tour; "The Band Perry", "Steel Magnolia" and "Eden's Edge". Dates and Cities will be released on Reba's website sometime in the following weeks. Reba says that they're currently planning the new show, designing the production and putting together the new stage and new lights.
Reba finished a tour with George Strait and LeeAnn Womack, called the "Twang Tour" earlier this year - and released her album "All the Women I Am" in November 2010. (see the review here) And more recently, she has been the latest addition to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Reba was known in the 90's for putting on extravagant shows that included dancing troupes, rising platforms, etc, etc, and in the late 2000s even went on tour with Pop-Singer/American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson. I'm looking forward to hearing her opening acts and am especially looking forward to seeing what she does with these upcoming shows.
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Top 25 Country Artists since 1985
Billboard has updated it's "Top 25 Country Artists" list to include data from 2011. This list basically ranks the 25 country artists who have had the biggest careers in and biggest influence on the country genre. The largest change since last years list is Taylor Swift's entry into the list at #24 - her addition was credited to her phenominal sale numbers, with her album "Fearless" being the top sold album (in any genre) over the past 5 years. Swift's entry pushed LeAnn Rimes (who was at 25 last year) off the list.
The top 5 artists are:
5. Tim McGraw - Since his career entry in 1994, McGraw has released 24 #1 Hit Singles, and his tours with his wife Faith Hill (#18 on the Top 25 list) were some of the highest grossing tours in Country Music history.
4. Alan Jackson - Jackson has taken 50 of his charted titles on Country Songs into the top 10, and 26 of those have spent time at No. 1.
3. Reba Mcentire - The best selling female country artist of the '80s and '90s, McEntire has sold over 50 Million Albums and is the 2nd highest selling female country artist of all time, 2nd only to Shania Twain. She also had a successful run in the early 2000s as Annie Oakley in a remake of the play "Annie Get Your Gun", and went on to play the lead character "Reba Hart" in the hit SitCom "Reba". She recently was added to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
2. Garth Brooks - After succesfully entering the country music business in the 90's, Garth Brooks became a music phenominon - rivaling Elvis Presley in album sales (for a time, he was RIAA's Top Selling Solo Artist Ever).
1. George Strait - Country Music Hall of Famer Strait, who holds several all-time Billboard records, tops the list this year. His 44 No. 1s on Country Songs is the most by any artist in the chart's 64-year history.
To see the rest of the list of the Top 25 Country Artists, click here!
The top 5 artists are:
5. Tim McGraw - Since his career entry in 1994, McGraw has released 24 #1 Hit Singles, and his tours with his wife Faith Hill (#18 on the Top 25 list) were some of the highest grossing tours in Country Music history.
4. Alan Jackson - Jackson has taken 50 of his charted titles on Country Songs into the top 10, and 26 of those have spent time at No. 1.
3. Reba Mcentire - The best selling female country artist of the '80s and '90s, McEntire has sold over 50 Million Albums and is the 2nd highest selling female country artist of all time, 2nd only to Shania Twain. She also had a successful run in the early 2000s as Annie Oakley in a remake of the play "Annie Get Your Gun", and went on to play the lead character "Reba Hart" in the hit SitCom "Reba". She recently was added to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
2. Garth Brooks - After succesfully entering the country music business in the 90's, Garth Brooks became a music phenominon - rivaling Elvis Presley in album sales (for a time, he was RIAA's Top Selling Solo Artist Ever).
1. George Strait - Country Music Hall of Famer Strait, who holds several all-time Billboard records, tops the list this year. His 44 No. 1s on Country Songs is the most by any artist in the chart's 64-year history.
To see the rest of the list of the Top 25 Country Artists, click here!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
CMT Music Awards 2011
In just a few short days, CMT will be presenting it’s awards for the best Country Music Videos over the past year. In preparation for the rewards show, let’s take a look at some of the nominees…
The award show is on Wednesday, June 8 – so tune in to see who wins the awards!
Video Director of the Year
Nominees:
Deaton Flanigen, Trey Fanjoy, Chris Hickey, David McClister, Roman WhiteWho should win:
Roman White, for his work on Lady Antebellum’s spine-tingling video for “Hello World”. Roman White has worked with lots of different artists including Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lonestar, etc, etc.Duo Video of the Year
Nominees:
Steel Magnolia, Sugarland, The Civil Wars, The JaneDear Girls, Thompson SquareWho Should Win:
Sugarland, for the duo’s video for their hit, “Stuck Like Glue”.Group Video of the Year
Nominees:
Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Zac Brown BandWho Should Win:
Lady Antebellum, for the chilling video for their hit “Hello World”.Female Video of the Year
Nominees:
Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift, Carrie UnderwoodWho Should Win:
Taylor Swift or Miranda Lambert. Taylor Swift for her video for “Mine”, or Miranda Lambert for her warm video for “The House that Build Me”.Male Video of the Year
Nominees:
Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Keith UrbanWho Should Win:
Keith Urban, for both the song and accompanying video, “Without You”.Video of the Year
Nominees:
The award show is on Wednesday, June 8 – so tune in to see who wins the awards!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Reba McEntire - All the Women I Am
Reba continues to show that she still has what it takes after 30 years in the business with her latest releast, "All the Women I am". Reba's 26th studio album and 2nd Solo album since returning to the music business after her hit TV show "Reba".
The album starts off with Reba's 25th #1 Hit "Turn on the Radio". Turn on the Radio is an uptempo song telling the singer's cheating ex that if he ever wants to hear from her again he should turn on his radio. The song was well written, and the performance by Reba was very well done.
The album continues with Reba's cover of the Beyonce hit "If I were a Boy". Reba's voice shined on the song, but it wasn't well recieved on the radio reaching only #22 on the charts.
"When Love Gets a hold of You", the 3rd single from the album, tells of what happens when "love gets a hold" of the man she loves. The song is an upbeat song, with a catchy tune and a great beat.
"The Bridge you Burn" is one of the obvious highlights of the album. The tune is fun, the words interesting, and the accompaniment arranged perfectly. This song would fare well as a Single if it were ever released as one.
The album also included some misses. The worst on the album is "The Day she Got Divorced" - the tune is a mess, and the lyrics are disconected, and accompaniment doesn't fit. "When you have a Child" is relatively uninteresting, and "A Little Want To" falls flat with the Chord Progression and Style.
A relatively small release, All the Women I am didn't shine as bright as McEntire's previous album "Keep on Loving You", but still included several great songs. In her next album, McEntire will hopefully release more tracks and avoid the mistakes of the tracks in this album. Despite the mistakes, however, "All The Women I Am" was a great release and will be a great addition to the legend's long list of great albums.
The album starts off with Reba's 25th #1 Hit "Turn on the Radio". Turn on the Radio is an uptempo song telling the singer's cheating ex that if he ever wants to hear from her again he should turn on his radio. The song was well written, and the performance by Reba was very well done.
The album continues with Reba's cover of the Beyonce hit "If I were a Boy". Reba's voice shined on the song, but it wasn't well recieved on the radio reaching only #22 on the charts.
"When Love Gets a hold of You", the 3rd single from the album, tells of what happens when "love gets a hold" of the man she loves. The song is an upbeat song, with a catchy tune and a great beat.
"The Bridge you Burn" is one of the obvious highlights of the album. The tune is fun, the words interesting, and the accompaniment arranged perfectly. This song would fare well as a Single if it were ever released as one.
The album also included some misses. The worst on the album is "The Day she Got Divorced" - the tune is a mess, and the lyrics are disconected, and accompaniment doesn't fit. "When you have a Child" is relatively uninteresting, and "A Little Want To" falls flat with the Chord Progression and Style.
A relatively small release, All the Women I am didn't shine as bright as McEntire's previous album "Keep on Loving You", but still included several great songs. In her next album, McEntire will hopefully release more tracks and avoid the mistakes of the tracks in this album. Despite the mistakes, however, "All The Women I Am" was a great release and will be a great addition to the legend's long list of great albums.
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