Taylor Swift Wins Trademark Case; Kenny Chesney Debuts at No. 1; Guy Clark Tribute in the Works
- By default judgement, Taylor Swift won a trademark case last week against 16 of 24 individuals who were selling counterfeit merchandise during her tour. The original case was filed in May of 2009.
- Nashville Scene’s 2010 Best of Nashville lists are out. The writer’s picks from the music section include Elizabeth Cook, Chely Wright, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Dailey & Vincent, and more.
BEST COUNTRY SINGER-SONGWRITER: ELIZABETH COOK
In this town, aborted major-label deals are more common than seasonal colds. But rare is the turned-out artist who comes into her own like Cook has. There are songs on Welder, her latest, that couldn’t be more high-quality, down-to-earth country. And right alongside them is some knowing, fantastically detailed straight-talk on subjects such as shady hookups, sober sex and dating bar musicians. She gives them a sly delivery with her stone-cold country soprano. It’s all her, and it’s all good. JEWLY HIGHT - Kenny Chesney sold enough copies (183,000) of Hemingway’s Whiskey in its first week to earn his sixth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (and tenth on the country album chart), which puts him in second place among country acts with the most No. 1s: Garth Brooks has eight.
- On the topic of “Hemingway’s Whiskey,” Kris Kristofferson will record a version of the song for an upcoming Guy Clark tribute album. Austin Music Source notes that Ryan Bingham, Rodney Crowell, Jack Ingram, The Trishas, Terry Allen, Hayes Carll, Joe Ely, and Robert Earl Keen are all slated to make appearances as well. The album is scheduled for a Nov. 2011 release to coincide with Clark’s 70th birthday.
- The most “gangster” country lyrics of all time. (via Country Music Is Love)
- In case you missed the announcement (we did), Saving Country Music reports that Roger Alan Wade released a new album, titled Deguello Motel, on Sept. 27.
- CMT’s Chris Parton wrote an in-depth recap of Tuesday’s All for the Hall benefit concert.
- Johnny Cash‘s “Folsom Prison Blues” and Townes Van Zandt‘s “White Freightliner Blues” made Paste’s list of 10 live recordings that trump their studio counterparts. Do you know of any others?
- Trace Adkins is returning to the Middle East for his third USO tour.
- Listen to a new song from bluegrass band Hot Rize titled “Diamond Joe” and a cover of Jimmy Webb‘s “Wichita Lineman.” (via The Bluegrass Blog)
- The Country Music Association is donating a record $2.9 million to Nashville-area flood relief and music education programs. In other charitable news, the Academy of Country Music gave another $190,000 to various causes through its ACM Lifting Lives program.
- BMI honored Bobby Braddock on Tuesday with numerous Million Air certificates. He’s had nine songs played on the radio more than a million times, and two that have been played more than three million.
- Sugarland is providing a new download each week leading up to its release of The Incredible Machine on Oct. 19. The first two songs, “The Incredible Machine” (iTunes) and “Wide Open” (iTunes), are already available.
- Watch the theatrical trailer for True Grit. If you need an excuse for its inclusion here, it features Johnny Cash‘s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” plus Jeff Bridges is Bad Blake.
- Lady Antebellum celebrated the success of “Our Kind of Love” at the song’s No. 1 party in Nashville last night, and was surprised with a triple-platinum album for Need You Now.
- Merle Haggard‘s latest album, I Am What I Am, is $2.99 on Amazon. (via @TwangNation)
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Here’s Jamey Johnson performing an empathetic version of “Can’t Cash My Checks,” one of the standout tracks from The Guitar Song, at last weekend’s Farm Aid concert. Visit the Farm Aid YouTube channel for more videos like this.
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October 7, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Those Sugarland preview tracks worked well on convincing me not to buy their album. I’ll never forget how wide the world is after hearing it repeated 300 times, and thats just in the 30 second preview stream.
Also previewed Taylors Speak Now song. Sounds like nothing she’s done in the past. Another song, another back door to wait at. Someone throw her half a dozen Grammy’s, she’s trying.
October 7, 2010 at 1:28 pm
I would like to see Jamey Johnson, William Lee Golden and Ricky Skaggs all in the same room with all of their hair combined. They could also place bets of whose hair will fall down to the floor first.
October 7, 2010 at 3:12 pm
@Lewis — have you seen the latest cover of Country Weekly feat. Toby Keith?? Somebody musta convinced him that growing a faux-JJ beard would garner more critical acclaim. Oy!
October 8, 2010 at 8:42 am
A shame Jamey’s “Guitar Song” is sliding down Billboard so quickly. As I mentioned previously, most times one needs a strong radio single and they simply won’t play him.
It is now sitting at #4 on the country albums and #3 on Billnoard 200. It is one behind Currington (gag).
October 8, 2010 at 10:09 am
That “True Grit” trailer looks fantastic. Was a bit worried- it’s a dangerous thing to try to remake The Duke but looks like the Cohen brothers pulled it off.
October 9, 2010 at 10:50 pm
The tracklists for the new Reba, Keith Urban, Sugarland, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker and Rascal Flatts were revealed via Amazon:
“All The Woman I Am” (Reba):
1. “Turn On The Radio”
2. “If I Were A Boy”
3. “The Bridge You Burn”
4. “Cry”
5. “When Love Gets A Hold of You”
6. “Somebody’s Chelsea”
7. “All The Woman I Am”
8. “The Day She Got Divorced”
9. “A Little Want To”
10. “When You Have A Child”
“Get Closer” Keith Urban:
1. “Put You In A Song”
2. “You Gonna Fly”
3. “All For You”
4. “Long Hot Summer”
5. “Without You”
6. “Georgia Woods”
7. “Right On Back To You”
8. “Shut Out The Lights”
“The Incredible Machine,” Sugarland: Audio clips are up)
1. “All We Are”
2. “Incredible Machine”
3. “Stuck Like Glue”
4. “Tonight”
5. “Stand Up”
6. “Incredible Machine (Interlude”
7. “Every Girl Like Me”
8. “Little Miss”
9. “Find The Beat Again”
10. “Wide Open”
11. “Shine The Light”
Jason Aldean. “My Kind Of Party:
1. “Tattoo’s On The Town”
2. “Dirt Road Anthem”
3. “Church Pew or Barstool”
4. “Just Passing Through”
5. “Fly Over States”
6. “My Kinda Party”
7. “I Ain’t Ready To Quit”
8. “It Ain’t Easy”
9. “Country Boy’s World”
10. “Heartache That Don’t Stop Hurting”
11. “Texas Was You”
12. “Don t You Wanna Stay” (Duet/w Kelly Clarkson)
13. “See You When I See You”
14. “If She Could See Me Not”
15. “Days Like These”
Darius Rucker, “Charelston SC, 1966″
(Clips available)
1. “This”
2.”Comback Song”
3. “Might Get Lucky”
4. “Whiskey And You”
5. “Southern State Of Mind”
6. Love Will Do That
7. “The Craziest Thing”
8. “Things I’d Never Do”
9. “We All Fall Down”
10. “We Don’t Care” (feat. Brad Paisley)
11. “She’s Beautiful”
12.”I Got Nothin”
13. “In A Big Way”
Rascal Flatts, “Nothing Like This”
1. “Why Wait”
2. “Easy” (Duet/w Natasha Benningfield)
3. “Sunday Afternoon”
4. “Play”
5. “Nothing Like This”
6. “All Night To Get There
7. “Red Camaro”
8. “They Try”
9.”Sumer Young”
10. “Tonight Tonight”
11. “I Won’t Let Go”
Source for all tracklists:
amazon.com
October 10, 2010 at 9:08 am
Only 8 tracks on the Keith Urban album?
October 10, 2010 at 1:29 pm
It becoming increasing popular to have cds out with 6-8 songs on it.
October 10, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Yes, but they don’t seem to be marketing it as an EP.
October 10, 2010 at 7:11 pm
The Keith Urban record will have eight songs at most retailers, but 15 (three more studio tracks and four live tracks) at Target.
October 10, 2010 at 7:26 pm
@Noeller I noticed, and thought the exact same thing!
October 11, 2010 at 8:17 am
The Keith Urban record will have eight songs at most retailers, but 15 (three more studio tracks and four live tracks) at Target.
Wow … that’s a huge difference.
October 11, 2010 at 8:26 am
Seems like a rip off. I understand at least giving ten songs and a couple bonus tracks at limited outlets, but eight songs with almost just as many being tapped as limited edition tracks seems to not be in the best interest of fans at all.
October 11, 2010 at 8:36 am
So unless you buy the deluxe Keith Urban version, you’re not even getting a full album? That’s a whole new level of record label craptitude.
October 11, 2010 at 8:43 am
I’m going to have to agree with Sam here. Craptitude indeed. But at least they’re not waiting a year to release the full version as a “platinum edition” to tempt all the fans who bought the first version – that would be even worse!
October 11, 2010 at 9:03 am
I think getting a whole album’s worth of songs being considered a “bonus” is worse though.
October 11, 2010 at 10:19 am
Didn’t Garth at some point near the end sell his albums exclusively at WalMart?
This seems like the next best/worst thing. The label isn’t quite offering Urban’s album exclusively at Target–they’re just giving a completely subpar product everywhere else.
I wouldn’t buy any of his albums anywhere, so it’s nothing to me.
October 11, 2010 at 12:05 pm
…take this urban record and shove it…
October 11, 2010 at 12:53 pm
If I remember correctly, the Garth deal with Wal-mart didn’t happen until after his studio albums. I believe special editions of the studio albums and his box set were exclusive Wal-Mart deals, but not regular albums.
October 11, 2010 at 12:58 pm
@Razor X yeah i meant its a growing tread to release an album with 8 tracks and not call it an EP. It’s been happending a lot with European artist and is starting to happend with American singers. The last album I bought an album it only had 8 songs on it and it was being marketed as an album.
October 11, 2010 at 1:20 pm
What was the price on that, Troy, compared to what you’d paid for a 10-12 track CD at the same place?
October 11, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Shades of RCA in the 80s.
October 11, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Thomas: “…take this urban record and shove it…”
Me: First, you’ll have to show me where to find it. I just went on the Target website. I see Target’s exclusive deluxe album from Taylor Swift, but I can’t see a thing about the exclusive deluxe Keith Urban album on there.
October 11, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Maybe that’s because it’s not due out for about another 5 weeks.
October 11, 2010 at 3:53 pm
That’s the weird thing, Jon. I would expect to see it being promoted as it is only 5 weeks out (and it’s already being promoted on Amazon.com as an 8-track set). And Target.com is already promoting other albums being released in November and December. Weird.
October 11, 2010 at 6:05 pm
I don’t know that it’s necessarily weird. Target’s going to want to focus on closer-in releases, like the Taylor Swift exclusive, Urban’s had other stuff going on – he had a promo campaign built around the cover that just wrapped up a couple of weeks ago. And besides, you’re hearing about the Target exclusive, etc. precisely because the album’s being promoted ;-).
October 11, 2010 at 9:24 pm
@Barry Mazor it was import from the UK so it cost a little more than usual because of dollars and pound differce. It was 7 pound/11 dollars for 8 track one and it was 10 pounds/16 dollars for their 12 track one.