Month: July 2024

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Listen to Kesha’s latest single “Joy Ride”

Kesha at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas^ USA on May 20^ 2018.

Kesha recently released her her new single “Joyride,” her first track since being being released from her contract with Kemosabe Records back in December.  2017’s Rainbow was Kesha’s first full-length project without a Dr. Luke production credit, while each of her five previous albums have been released under a Dr. Luke-associated label. Dr. Luke originally signed Kesha in 2005, when she was just 18, and subsequently helped produce and release her first two records, 2010’s Animal and 2012’s Warrior, which boasted her hit songs “TiK ToK,” “Your Love Is My Drug,” “We R Who We R,” and “Die Young.”

The 37-year-old singer-songwriter hasn’t dropped music since 2023’s Gag Order, which was her last contractual release with Kemosabe. It’s also her first project since settling her nearly decade-long defamation lawsuit with the label’s founder, Dr. Luke whom she accused of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse in 2014.

Shortly after Kesha’s lawsuit was filed, Dr. Luke quickly filed a countersuit, claiming defamation. Both Kesha’s request for a temporary injunction to release her from her recording contract with Dr. Luke and her sexual assault suit were dismissed by a New York judge in 2016. The defamation suit, however, continued on, only getting resolved in June of 2023, when Kesha and Dr. Luke settled out of court.

Kesha wrote in a December TikTok post shortly after it was first reported that her contract had been fulfilled: I haven’t felt this free since I was 18 .. First day I’ve owned my voice in 19 years.”  Also in a newsletter sent out to fans, the popstar shared: “I’ve waited for this day for more than half of my life. All of my adult life. There is so much more that I have to say, and experiences we have to share. This is the time for our joy ride. We made it… and I wasn’t alone thanks to each of you. Thank you. So much is on the horizon… But for now… Freedom. I’ve been waiting for you.”

Listen to ‘Joyride’ – here.

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Go Country 105

Chase Rice shares the autobiographical track 'Go Down Singin'

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Chase Rice is sharing his autobiographical new song, “Go Down Singin’,” which sees the artist getting honest about his musical journey and marking the start of his next chapter as a newly independent artist. Rice previously dropped the track “Fireside” as a preview to his forthcoming independent release, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell album.

Rice co-wrote Go Down Singin’ alongside Blake Pendergrass during a trip back to his roots in North Carolina, and shared with fans: “I’ll spare y’all the details, but a few months ago I decided to leave my record deal and do this thing on my own. I appreciate the love and songs Broken Bow and I did together. We had a lot of fun, and had two number ones. I made friends and met people who will always be a positive influence in my life. But now it’s time for me to ride this crazy rollercoaster we call the music industry by myself… Guess now it’s on me, if I go down at least I go down singin’.”

Rice is also currently on the road with Dierks Bentley through September, in addition to his appearances at festivals including Summerfest, Windy City Smokeout, and more.

Take a listen to ‘Go Down Singin”: here.

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Go Country 105

Chase Rice shares the autobiographical track 'Go Down Singin'

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Chase Rice is sharing his autobiographical new song, “Go Down Singin’,” which sees the artist getting honest about his musical journey and marking the start of his next chapter as a newly independent artist. Rice previously dropped the track “Fireside” as a preview to his forthcoming independent release, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell album.

Rice co-wrote Go Down Singin’ alongside Blake Pendergrass during a trip back to his roots in North Carolina, and shared with fans: “I’ll spare y’all the details, but a few months ago I decided to leave my record deal and do this thing on my own. I appreciate the love and songs Broken Bow and I did together. We had a lot of fun, and had two number ones. I made friends and met people who will always be a positive influence in my life. But now it’s time for me to ride this crazy rollercoaster we call the music industry by myself… Guess now it’s on me, if I go down at least I go down singin’.”

Rice is also currently on the road with Dierks Bentley through September, in addition to his appearances at festivals including Summerfest, Windy City Smokeout, and more.

Take a listen to ‘Go Down Singin”: here.

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News Daypop

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Kamala Harris for Democratic Party’s presidential nominee

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On Monday, Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her official endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, coming about 24 hours after President Joe Biden’s announcement he was withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race.

Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement: “America has been truly blessed by the wisdom and leadership of President Joe Biden. With love and gratitude, I salute President Biden for always believing in the possibilities of America and giving people the opportunity to reach their fulfillment. As one of our country’s most consequential presidents, President Biden has been not only on the right side of history, but on the right side of the future. Today, it is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States. My enthusiastic support for Kamala Harris for President is official, personal and political.”

Pelosi, 84, continued: “Officially, I have seen Kamala Harris’s strength and courage as a champion for working families, notably fighting for a woman’s right to choose. Personally, I have known Kamala Harris for decades as rooted in strong values, faith and a commitment to public service. Politically, make no mistake: Kamala Harris as a woman in politics is brilliantly astute – and I have full confidence that she will lead us to victory in November. In the Democratic Party, our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power. Now, we must unify and charge forward to resoundingly defeat Donald Trump and enthusiastically elect Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States. Onward to victory!””

Despite calls from many of her fellow-Democratic lawmakers for Biden to withdraw over the past weeks, Pelosi never publicly asked Biden to to drop out. However, Pelosi is said to have met privately with Biden to express concerns about his staying in the race, and how that could have an impact on Democratic candidates down-ballot.

Pelosi turned over the reins of the Democratic caucus to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries in 2023.

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Secret Service says assassination attempt on Donald Trump was ‘most significant operational failure’ in decades

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On Monday, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, after some have called for her resignation in the wake of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13th.  Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers were in attendance at the hearing, some repeatedly demanding that she resign over security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof and open fire at a campaign rally.

Cheatle wrote in remarks obtained by ABC News prior to Monday’s hearing: “As an agency, we are fully cooperating with the FBI’s investigation, the oversight you have initiated here, and conducting our own internal mission assurance review at my direction. Likewise, we will cooperate with the pending external review and the DHS Office of the Inspector General.”

Speaking to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Cheatle said she took “full responsibility for any security lapses in our agency” and admitted that the Secret Service failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump.  While Cheatle evaded many questions about the investigation into the shooting, she admitted: “The Secret Service’s solemn mission is to protect our nation’s leaders. On July 13th, we failed.”

Cheatle characterized the assassination attempt as “the most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades,” acknowledging that there were “significant” problems at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, where the former president was shot in the ear.

The director said that before Trump took the stage at the rally, Secret Service had been notified “between two and five times” that there was a suspicious person in the area. Members of the House Oversight Committee questioned Cheatle for new information about the security breakdown and what is being done to ensure it never happens again, however, she repeatedly stonewalled lawmakers’ efforts to get answers and pointed to the ongoing FBI investigation.

Cheatle said that security for Trump “has been steadily increasing as threats evolve” but claimed it already had been increasing even before the shooting. The federal agency protects at least 36 individuals on a daily basis as well as visiting world leaders, such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (who arrived Monday in Washington).

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Country Daypop

Midland drops ‘Lucky Sometimes’ from upcoming EP; announces fall ‘The Get Lucky Tour’

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Midland will drop their latest music Barely Blue, an eight-song LP recorded with nine-time Grammy winner Dave Cobb at Georgia Mae Studios in Savannah, GA.  Midland – comprised of lead singer/guitarist Mark Wystrach, bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy and guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson – also shared the album’s opening track “Lucky Sometimes,” along with an official video directed by Harper Smith.  The song follows the release of the band’s most recently track, “Old Fashioned Feeling.”

Cameron Duddy said of the upcoming EP, ‘Barely Blue’: “We knew we wanted to go somewhere else  We are all big believers in a certain time and place, a sense of classic country that comes from roadhouses and bad coffee, miles and miles and miles on the road – and the idea that, even though we’re all happy, love and life falls apart, but that doesn’t mean you have to, too. When we were writing these songs, it was a trip into all the things in country music we love. You don’t hear much of this kind of unfiltered, hard stuff that comes with the great guitar sounds, the deep harmonies and shuffles you can tuck into. But that’s the essence of what Midland is – and Dave Cobb brought a new altitude to our sound.”

Wystrach added:  “Dave Cobb had been a producer we wanted to work with since we first heard Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. Dave’s eclectic musical background and the way he approaches recording as an experience and not a task made him the perfect match for us. On Barely Blue, we feel like Dave helped us find the sound we’ve been searching for for a long time.”. Wystrach also shared of the new song: “‘Lucky Sometimes’ is a get-up and go, hot streak, feel-good anthem for when it feels like you just can’t lose. The arrangement is sparse with a high and lonesome groove that crests with soaring harmonies on the hook. It’s the first song on the album and an introduction to the new sonic landscape that we found with Dave Cobb at the helm.”

The trio also revealed they will embark on The Get Lucky Tour, featuring supporting acts including Tanya Tucker, Solin Stough, Colby Acuff, Elvie Shane, Jackson Dean, and the Wilder Blue. The tour kicks-off on September 19th in Cincinnati and will hit iconic locations like Red Rocks Amphitheater on October 12th (with Jackson Dean) before culminating in a grand finale at the ACL Live in their hometown of Austin, TX on December 20th. For information on the The Get Lucky Tour, head here.

Check out the video for ‘Lucky Sometimes’ – here.
Barely Blue will drop on September 20th; to preorder, head HERE.

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Country Daypop

Take a look at the video for Zac Brown Band’s ‘Tie Up’

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The Zac Brown Band shares the video for his latest song ‘Tie Up’, a lively summer jam that encourages listeners to kick back and relax with friends. “Tie Up” is inspired by Brown’s favorite place to tie up – scenic Lake Lanier in North Georgia.

Brown says about the track: “There’s a little spot on Lake Lanier called ‘Cocktail Cove’ that we actually mention in the song. Growing up fishing and being on that lake was a big part of my childhood. We wanted to give our fans the ultimate summer jam and are looking forward to playing it on the road.”

Zac Brown Band is also out on the road with a run of headlining shows and festivals, and is serving as support on Kenny Chesney Sun Goes Down Tour.

Take a look at the video for ‘Tie Up’ – here.

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Pop Daypop

Duran Duran announces U.S. tour dates, Halloween concert at MSG

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Duran Duran have announced a new run of U.S. tour dates, which includes a special Halloween concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Danse Macabre show will take place on Halloween (Oct. 31), with the band also playing concerts along the East Coast before/after that date.

Duran Duran released their 16th album, Danse Macabre, in October 2023, inspired by a Halloween 2022 concert in Las Vegas where the band performed obscurities from their catalog as well as covers of songs by the Rolling Stones, Siouxsie and the Banshees. Billie Eilish, Talking Heads and the Specials.

The new run of fall shows officially kicks off in Allentown, PA on Oct. 21, and includes additional dates in Verona, NY; Uncasville, CT; Atlantic City, NJ; and Baltimore, MD, leading up to the Danse Macabre Halloween Party at MSG on October 31st. The tour will then come to a close on November 2nd in Manchester, NH.

For tickets, head to Ticketmaster.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortued Poets Department’ breaks Billboard record held by Whitney Houston for 37 years

Copies of the Taylor Swift album^ The Tortured Poets Department^ on clear vinyl^ on display in a record store window.

Taylor Swift hit a new career-best milestone with her 11th studio album album, The Tortured Poets Department, which marked its 12th consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Per Billboard, TTPD also set a new precedent as it surpassed a record set by Whitney Houston’s 1987 self-titled LP, which spent its first 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 from its initial release date — making TTPD is the only album from a woman to spend its first 12 weeks at the No. 1 spot. Swift, 34, previously beat Houston’s Billboard 200 record for the most weeks ever spent at No. 1 on the chart with her 2020 album Folklore, which brought her career total to 47 (topping Houston’s previous record of 46). In addition, Swift also surpassed Houston’s record of having the fourth-most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 following the success of “Fortnight,” her 12th single atop the chart (per Forbes.)

Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department has dominated the albums chart this year, with numerous additional versions of the album having been released across digital, vinyl, CDs and more. Swift is also still currently on the road with her record-breaking The Eras Tour.  Swift’s upcoming stops include Hamburg with shows on July 23 and 24, followed by two stops in Munich on July 27 and 28.  The global tour will finally come to an end in December after a rum of shows in the United States and Canada.

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Go Country 105

Midland drops 'Lucky Sometimes' from upcoming EP; announces fall 'The Get Lucky Tour'

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Midland will drop their latest music Barely Blue, an eight-song LP recorded with nine-time Grammy winner Dave Cobb at Georgia Mae Studios in Savannah, GA.  Midland – comprised of lead singer/guitarist Mark Wystrach, bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy and guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson – also shared the album’s opening track “Lucky Sometimes,” along with an official video directed by Harper Smith.  The song follows the release of the band’s most recently track, “Old Fashioned Feeling.”

Cameron Duddy said of the upcoming EP, ‘Barely Blue’: “We knew we wanted to go somewhere else  We are all big believers in a certain time and place, a sense of classic country that comes from roadhouses and bad coffee, miles and miles and miles on the road – and the idea that, even though we’re all happy, love and life falls apart, but that doesn’t mean you have to, too. When we were writing these songs, it was a trip into all the things in country music we love. You don’t hear much of this kind of unfiltered, hard stuff that comes with the great guitar sounds, the deep harmonies and shuffles you can tuck into. But that’s the essence of what Midland is – and Dave Cobb brought a new altitude to our sound.”

Wystrach added:  “Dave Cobb had been a producer we wanted to work with since we first heard Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. Dave’s eclectic musical background and the way he approaches recording as an experience and not a task made him the perfect match for us. On Barely Blue, we feel like Dave helped us find the sound we’ve been searching for for a long time.”. Wystrach also shared of the new song: “‘Lucky Sometimes’ is a get-up and go, hot streak, feel-good anthem for when it feels like you just can’t lose. The arrangement is sparse with a high and lonesome groove that crests with soaring harmonies on the hook. It’s the first song on the album and an introduction to the new sonic landscape that we found with Dave Cobb at the helm.”

The trio also revealed they will embark on The Get Lucky Tour, featuring supporting acts including Tanya Tucker, Solin Stough, Colby Acuff, Elvie Shane, Jackson Dean, and the Wilder Blue. The tour kicks-off on September 19th in Cincinnati and will hit iconic locations like Red Rocks Amphitheater on October 12th (with Jackson Dean) before culminating in a grand finale at the ACL Live in their hometown of Austin, TX on December 20th. For information on the The Get Lucky Tour, head here.

Check out the video for ‘Lucky Sometimes’ – here.
Barely Blue will drop on September 20th; to preorder, head HERE.

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