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The Malec Minute: Trailer Choir Needs To Kill Its Darlings
They came to CMA Music Fest with nothing but dreams. Dreams and a whole lot of Daddy Toby’s money, that is.
It was, by all accounts, an epic promotional campaign. From the tour bus–emblazoned with their band logo and the title of their latest single–that was parked in prime locations throughout the festival locale over [...]Continue reading "The Malec Minute: Trailer Choir Needs To Kill Its Darlings"
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The Malec Minute: “Country Music” Isn’t For Me
The 2009 CMA Music Festival was well-planned and executed to near-perfection, a high-energy event that featured most of country music’s biggest stars. And for the legions of fans that traveled from all corners of the world to attend the massive fling, many of whom told me their favorite artists included the likes of Luke Bryan, [...]
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The Malec Minute: Country Music’s Biggest Night Wasn’t Country
If you tuned in last night to ABC’s broadcast of the 42nd annual CMA Awards expecting to see country music in even its most mainstream form, you were sorely disappointed. And if you are reading this website now, on the morning after, not because you’re looking for pictures of Kellie Pickler’s boobs but because you [...]
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The Malec Minute: Sugarland Lawsuit Sheds Light on Hall’s Departure
Today’s news that former Sugarland member and co-founder Kristen Hall is suing her ex-mates, to the tune of $1.5 million, goes a long way towards providing a bit of context regarding the Atlanta singer/songwriter’s sudden departure from the group.
When Hall left Sugarland in early 2006, only a little more than a year after the trio [...]Continue reading "The Malec Minute: Sugarland Lawsuit Sheds Light on Hall’s Departure"
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The Malec Minute: Joanna Cotten’s Impossible Question
“Where is this going?”
It was a simple question. In the wake of one unsuccessful single (”The Prize“), and with no immediate schedule for the release of a second, then-Warner Nashville recording artist Joanna Cotten wanted to talk about details. About timetables. About marketing.
But this simple query was Cotten’s impossible question. Timetables? Marketing? Second [...]Continue reading "The Malec Minute: Joanna Cotten’s Impossible Question"
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The Malec Minute: Why Miranda Lambert is Overrated
When I sat down to write this column, I had every intention of avoiding the “O” word. I swear I did. Too often the word is used by critics as a way to lambaste an artist without articulating any specific points against the music in question. It’s an easy out, a way to look [...]
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The Malec Minute: Sugarland Deserves Album, Song, Single Nominations
I’ve never placed a great deal of faith in the Country Music Association to nominate the “best” or the “most deserving” artists for their annual awards. The system is too political, too weighted in favor of the handful of major labels, and too rooted in seniority to be reflective of the genre as a [...]
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