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Miranda Lambert: Four the Record
Miranda Lambert Four the Record Sony Nashville Rating: Today in Nashville only Taylor Swift and the Civil Wars have more crossover appeal, but neither act is as unapologetically country as Miranda Lambert, who has managed to build a sizable fanbase without checking her twang. Like she’s mixing a cocktail and won’t say what she’s making [...]
The Evolution Of Miranda Lambert
There is only so much you can take in about an album in a single listen. Even if you scribble notes on a legal pad when you go into the studio for a once-through sneak peek of Miranda Lambert’s new album Four The Record at the invitation of her record label, you’re bound to come [...]
Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert Clean Up At ACM Awards
Last night’s 46th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards belonged to Taylor Swift, who won Entertainer of the Year, and Miranda Lambert, who took home the award for Top Female Vocalist of the Year, as well as Song of the Year, Single of the Year and Video of the Year for “The House That Built [...]
Mick Jagger To Honor Solomon Burke At The Grammys
Mick Jagger will make his live Grammy performance debut this year, performing with soul singer-songwriter Raphael Saadiq and his band in a tribute to music legend Solomon Burke. Burke died on last October at the age of 70. The Rolling Stones covered Burke’s “Cry To Me” and “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love” in their early [...]
Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band Lead ACM Nominations
The nominees are in for this years’ Academy of Country Music Awards, which will be broadcast live on CBS on April 3 from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Leading the pack is Miranda Lambert, who also cleaned up at the CMAs, with seven nominations, including Entertainer of the Year and Song Of The [...]
d.b.a. Songwriters: “The House That Built Me”
Writers wonder more about what it takes to get a cut these days than just about anything else. Lots of things are cited…networking, business acumen, demo quality, even how to shake hands properly. But very rarely do we see actual, tangible examples of success from a song craftsmanship point of view. A writer submitted a [...]
Blake Shelton And Miranda Lambert Crowned New King And Queen Of Country At CMA Awards
For country couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton, the 44th annual CMA awards were a dream come true. Shelton pickedhttp://www.americansongwriter.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=48715 up Male Vocalist Of The Year, and beamed onstage as he accepted the award. “It’s about 34 years worth of steps right there for me, y’all,” said Shelton. “This is a really big deal for [...]
Country Musicians Anxiously Await The CMA Awards
If you have even a passing interest in country music, you know tonight is the CMA Awards, arguably the biggest night in the business. Hosted by Carrie Underwood and the prank-prone Brad Paisley for the third year in a row, the Awards will feature performances by Taylor Swift, whose third album, Speak Now, has shattered [...]
Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn
Various Artists Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn Columbia Nashville Rating: For half a century Loretta Lynn has been one of the queens of country music, and when she started writing her own material a few years after she was signed, she (and Dolly Parton) broke the doors down for women who wanted [...]
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