August just started – but it’s already a busy one for Jimmie Allen!
He rolled into the month with the release of his music video for “Freedom Was A Highway” with Brad Paisley
And now this upcoming weekend Jimmie will be hosting his own music festival with the first Bettie James Fest in his hometown of Milton Delaware on Saturday August 7th.
Jimmie says, “I’m having my own festival in my Hometown. I named the Festival after my Father and Grandmother. Hoping their memory lives on through this festival.”
After the Bettie James Fest, Jimmie Allen will kick off a run of shows that will see him hitting 10 states for 12 shows before the month wraps.
Following his concert in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 27th, Jimmie is sure to check out Netflix’s new show Titletown High – after all…he is an executive producer of the show!
Check out the trailer here…
Plus he also recently released his first kids book – “My Voice Is A Trumpet”
We said he was busy!
Check out the music video for “Freedom Was A Highway” from Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley…
This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – August 2nd
On this day in 2019, Eric Church’s “Some Of It” was at number-1
In 2014 Joe Nichols was at number-one with “Yeah”
In 2010, the music video for Kenny Chesney’s “The Boys of Fall” made its debut on ESPN
And back in 2003, the same day their song “Red Dirt Road” hits number-1 on the country song chart, Brooks and Dunn’s album of the same debuts at number-1 on the country album chart
Parker McCollum‘s new album Gold Chain Cowboy is available now!
Parker thinks this new project, Gold Chain Cowboy, is another step in his evolution as an artist.
He reflects on how far he’s come since his first album, “When I wrote Limestone Kid I was really just… I had no idea what I was doing. And to be quite honest, I still think I don’t have any idea what I’m doing. But I feel, which is really the most important thing to me, in regards to that evolution…I just feel like I’ve gotten a little bit better as a songwriter and as an artist, as a whole. And kind of honed in on my craft a little bit more with each album. From that one to this one. You know, I would say, I was 21, 22 years old when I wrote that record. And I just turned 29 a couple weeks ago. And now I’m as dialed in and as focused and as calculated with my craft, as I’ve ever been. And the most confident in it that I’ve ever been.”
When it comes to the title of the album, Parker has had that in mind for a while now, “Sounded really cool, when I first thought of it. And I wanted to write a song, around that idea, and I never really like the direction it was going. So I kind of gave up on it, but the phrase Gold Chain Cowboy, kept finding it’s way back into my mind, over and over again. And I could figure out why I couldn’t get away from it. The more I started thinking about it, as an album title, I was like well it really makes a lot of sense, You know, I definitely like to flex on ’em. A little bit. I like a nice gold watch, or a gold chain. I would love to have a big house on my own ranch back in Texas in a couple years, with maybe a couple whips in the driveway, my big old truck. But you know, all those things are great. And I really do like those things. But I don’t think they mean much if you’re not well mannered and carry yourself the right way and work really hard to earn everyone of them. And uh it’s kind of combing those two styles and I was brought up that way, work very hard, and try and go out and take care of yourself and reward yourself for working hard, but carry yourself the right way. The more I thought about Gold Chain Cowboy, the more it just seemed to fit.”
Gold Chain Cowboy track listing:
“Wait Outside” (Parker McCollum, Jon Randall, Randy Rogers)
“Dallas” (Featuring Danielle Bradbery) (Parker McCollum, Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers)
“To Be Loved By You” (Parker McCollum, Rhett Akins)
“Drinkin’” (Parker McCollum, Lee Miller)
“Falling Apart” (Parker McCollum, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Randy Rogers)
“Heart Like Mine” (Parker McCollum, Tony Lane, Ben West)
“Why Indiana” (Parker McCollum, Erik Dylan, Randy Montana)
“Rest Of My Life” (Parker McCollum)
“Pretty Heart” (Parker McCollum, Randy Montana)
“Never Loved You At All” (Parker McCollum, Corey Crowder, Brian Kelley)
Whether it’s his number-one hit “Pretty Heart” or his current single at country radio “To Be Loved By You” – when someone hears this collection of music Parker says “What do I want the listeners to take away from listening to Gold Chain Cowboy? The only thing I can ask is that they believe it. I think my best album is yet to come, and I think this one is really good. I really believe in all the songs and wrote all the songs. As long as the listener will believe every song when they listen to it, that’s about all I can ask for.”
Clay Walker‘s new album Texas To Tennessee is available now!
With a list of hits already on his country music resume, when it came to creating this new project, Clay says “Well, there’s a question that artists have to ask themselves whenever their going in to record music, new music , you know. If it’s new music, how new is it? What’s going to be new about it? And for me I had to ask myself, at this point in my career, what is it that I need to give the fans that I haven’t given them already.”
The new thing Clay gave is fans on Texas To Tennessee was working with a new producer – Michael Knox – of Jason Aldean fame.
Clay says that with all the music he’s created previously, Michael had one simple mission when it came to creating these new tracks – Clay shares “He said ‘Clay if I’m going to make a record, I’d like to make a record about you.’ And I was like whoa, that’s different. He said, ‘I’d like to make every song about you, I want you to write every song.’ And that was a big challenge, so he started lining up some co-writes…and he focused them in on that exact topic, that we want to write songs about Clay’s life. So as we did that, I think it came off brilliantly, and a lot of integrity there, and I always recorded songs that I either loved or, lived. And this was just, a much deeper dive into, that direction, and I felt like we nailed it.”
A lot of the inspiration behind the music of his life right now is Clay’s wife, Jessica, “My wife Jessica, she’s not only the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen, she’s the kindest, and most selfless human being I’ve ever been around, and I really adore her, and wish I could be more like her. There’s just not a selfish thing about her, so in this album, there’s a lot of things that point to her.”
The track listing for Texas To Tennessee is
1. “Anything To Do With You” (Clay Walker, Brandon Kinney, Shane Minor, Mike Mobley)
2. “Need A Bar Sometimes” (Walker, Jaron Boyer, Josh Mirenda, George Birge)
3. “Catching Up With An Ol’ Memory” (Walker, Boyer, Birge, Lalo Guzman)
5. “Cowboy Loves A Woman” (Walker, Jennifer Hanson, Mark Nesler)
6. “Texas To Tennessee” (Walker, Hanson, Nesler)
7. “I Just Wanna Hold You” (Walker, Boyer, Ben Stennis)
8. “Loving You Then” (Walker, Boyer, Brad Rempel, Stennis)
9. “You Look Good” (Walker, Boyer, Michael Tyler)
10. “One More” (Walker, David Lee Murphy, Justin Weaver)
Texas To Tennessee – produced by Michael Knox (Jason Aldean) and Jaron Boyer (Dierks Bentley‘s “Somewhere On A Beach”),
The album’s title was very autobiographical as to what the couple has been through, “Texas to Tennessee is really about our journey, with my career. She has been a part of me for sixteen years. There’s no separation between us we both have the same goal in life, and that is to raise our family, the best we can, and to love each other in front of them, and when were alone. So Texas to Tennessee is the title cut, to the album, and one of the songs on the album, is really about that journey that we both experience together.”
Another track Clay wrote with his wife in mind is “You Look Good” – which he says the song “actually embarrasses her. She’s so modest.”
When it comes to his new project, Clay says “My voice is as traditional as ever, and these sounds that are around it, really make it fit in and blend nicely.”
Check out the new album from Clay Walker – Texas to Tennessee – which includes “Need A Bar Sometimes”
Photos Courtesy of Shore Fire PR & Show Dog Nashville
Parmalee‘s new album, featuring their number-one hit “Just The Way” is available now!
The guys shared, “Our new album For You is out now!! We made this record FOR YOU, the fans. We have been working on this record for a couple of years and there isn’t a better feeling than being able to finally share it with you all! THANK YOU for all of the love and support!!”
The new project contains 12 tracks that includes their new one “Take My Name” and their number-one hit “Just The Way” – which connected with fans in a big way.
For You track list
1. “Only You”
2. “Just The Way” (with Blanco Brown)
3. “Backroad Girl”
4. “Take My Name”
5. “I Do”
6. “Miss You Now”
7. “Greatest Hits” (feat. Fitz)
8. “Better With You”
9. “Forget You” (feat. Avery Anna)
10. “Alone Like That”
11. “I See You”
12. “I’ll Take The Chevy”
Parmalee lead singer Matt Thomas says that’s the goal with any music they make is to have it connect with their fans in a special way, “I think as an artist the one thing, you can’t plan, the one thing you can’t buy, the one thing that you always hope for is a song that connects with people, on a real level, and that’s probably the biggest compliment we could ever have, as writers and artists, is that a song truly connects with people.”
Here’s the new one that Parmalee has that fans are starting to connect with – from their new album For You – this is “Take My Name.”
With 2 weeks to go until Good Things: The Album arrives, Dan + Shay are sharing another track with fans!
Dan + Shay just released the music video for “Lying”
The guys shared “This is the most fun we’ve ever had making a music video. huge shout out to the fam for getting us out of our comfort zone and into our dancing shoes. if we can do it, you can too! turn it up on repeat, learn the dance, and tag us in your videos!”
As the guys are releasing “Lying” – they are also climbing the country music chart with “Glad You Exist” – which is also included on Good Things: The Album
Dierks Bentley‘s new song “Beers On Me” features two special guest vocalists – Hardy & Breland
Dierks shares the story behind the song, “I had so much fun writing this song ‘Beers On Me’ with my friends HARDY, Ashley Gorley, Ross Copperman and Luke Dick. It took five of us to write this song, and then I got in the studio with HARDY and then Breland came in and wrote a whole nother verse to it. So, there’s actually six guys writing this song, but we had so much fun doing it. One of my favorite songs I’ve written in a long time. I love the idea of just buying everybody a beer. We all have problems that we’re going through, but on a Saturday night or Thursday night or Friday night, whatever night I’m on the road, we’ve got no problems and that’s what this song is all about.”
Check out this performance video of “Beers On Me” from Dierks, Breland & Hardy…
Mickey Guyton‘s album Remember Her Name will be out on September 24th – but the title track is available now!
Mickey shares “It almost doesn’t feel real yet, but my new song ‘Remember Her Name’ is officially out everywhere now! This song means so so much to me. I still remember the feeling of writing it, recording it, and now the excitement (and nervousness) that it is finally out into the world. Not only does this song represent my journey, but I hope the message reflects yours as well. This is our story.”
Check out the music video for “Remember Her Name” right here…
Luke Combs is following up his number-one hit “Forever After All” with “Cold As You” – another track off the deluxe version of What You See Ain’t Always What You Get.
Luke shares the story behind the song, “‘Cold As You,’ I wrote this song with two of the same guys that I wrote ‘Beer Never Broke My Heart’ with, I think it’s very similar. The idea was actually Shane Minor‘s idea, and he’s a really awesome guy and was willing to let me and Jonathan (Singleton) and Randy (Montana) kind of take the little bit of a start that he had and run with it. And I’m super pumped to have another kickass song with two of my favorite guys and one of my new buddies in Shane Minor.”
Check out the recently released lyric video for the track…
