On October 2, singer/songwriter Brooke Annibale will release her fourth full-length studio album The Simple Fear.  A former Nashville resident now based in her hometown Pittsburgh, Annibale questions apprehension of the unknown future, basic life expectations, and the fear that those expectations might not be met.  Today, she released the first video from the album, a live performance of "Alright" filmed at Pittsburgh's Society for Contemporary Craft, premiering exclusively on Baeble.
 
WATCH: Brooke Annibale - "Alright" via Baeble:
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"I remember the first time I heard 'Serpents' by Sharon Van Etten," saidBaeble's Don Saas.  "Though I'd heard individual elements of her music in other acts before, I'd never heard it all in one place: the churning, dark folk rock paired with her piercingly beautiful voice and sinuous lyricism and delivery.  And that sort of startling contrast was my experience with hearing Brooke Annibale for the first time."

Recorded at The Smoakstack in Nashville with producer/engineer Justin March(Cold War Kids, Leagues, Kelly Clarkson), The Simple Fear boldly showcases Annibale’s songs in a relevant, experimental, yet timeless exposition.  The album's centerpiece lays in Annibale’s subtle groove and alluring style encased in layers of beautiful strings, guitar, piano, and percussion.  However, it’s her magnetic voice, that smoldering and irresistible delivery, that draws you in.

Watch The Simple Fear album teaser HERE.
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The Reverend Shawn Amos has shared the new track "Days of Depression," which features the lauded gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama on backing vocals. The song harkens back to the pre-war South, grinding slowly and inexorably forward on a haunting, hypnotic work song guitar riff, as Amos intones the poetic lyrics “In my days of depression I could take my hands off the wheel, let me go where the wind blows, let me go with the Lord.” The track is currently streaming onRelix. 
 
On October 16, the certified pure blues singer, harmonica player, songwriter and producer, The Reverend Shawn Amos will continue to spread his secular gospel with a brand new album The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You. Ten bone-deep originals and two well-chosen covers contain the combined exceptional ensemble skills of Chris “Doctor” Roberts (guitars), Brady Blade (drums, percussion), Chris Thomas (bass), Anthony Marinelli, Hassell Teekell (keyboards), Mindi Abair (saxophones, producer), Lewis Smith (trumpet), Forever Jones (backing vocals) and Nick Lane (horn arrangements). 
 
Amos recently premiered the album's first single "Bright lights, Big City" with Yahoo Music.
 
The son of chocolate chip cookie magnate Wally“Famous” Amos and night club singer Shirl-ee May Ellis, Amos is dedicated to continuing, extending and spreading the tradition of the blues with unsurpassed fervor and emotional expression. Born in New York City, raised up on the gritty Sunset Strip in the seventies and preceding his performing career with many successful musical ventures, Amos breaks nearly every cliché with his talent and unstoppable drive. The album marks the producing debut of 2x Grammy nominee, Mindi Abair.
 
The Reverend Shawn Amos attributes his diverse background to growing up in the colorful Hollywood landscape. Prior to becoming a blues preacher — and ordained minister with the Universal Life Church —Amos was an A&R executive at Rhino Entertainment and vice president of A&R at Shout! Factory, where he produced and recorded multiple Grammy-nominated projects. He produced broadcast, DVD and audio titles for legacy artists ranging from Heart to Quincy Jones, for whom Amos later ran the Listen Up Foundation. Throughout Amos' childhood and adulthood, his mother suffered from schizoaffective disorder and ultimately committed suicide in 2003. The trauma of the event and his subsequent discovery of her early singing career were the inspiration behind his 2005 album release, Thank You Shirl-ee May. Amos has released five albums of music, including his 2014 release, The Reverend Shawn Amos Tells It, a collection of blues originals and covers that received much acclaim from the blues & roots world, and the sophomore blues albumThe Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You.
 
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(Houston, TX) — September 9, 2015 — En route to her mother’s house in East Texas, Lee Ann Womack, the diminutive country torch singer, got the call. The 6-time CMA Award winner was once again nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year.

“And I gotta tell you,” she said by phone, “that news hit me pretty hard in the heart. I am and always will be a country music singer. It’s what I do… It’s what I love… and it’s the thing that truly makes me feel alive. Having the CMA recognize that after the year I’ve had since The Way I’m Livin' came out really does my heart good.”

What a year it’s been! Starting with a Grammy nomination for Country Album of the Year, Womack earned a pair of CMT Video Music Awards nominations – Female Video for “The Way I’m Livin’” and CMT Performance for her “Crossroads” with John Legend – and a pair of Americana Music Awards nominations – Artist and Album of the Year. She also co-hosted the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Awards with Jerry Douglas, was a part of the Fairfield Four and McCrary Sisters’ PBS “Rock My Soul” gospel special with Lucinda Williams, Amos Lee and Buddy Miller, and has been part of all-star tributes to Waylon Jennings in Austin and Emmylou Harris in Washington, DC.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Sept. 9, 2015) – An already amazing 19-month run got even better Wednesda ymorning when Eric Church learned he was nominated for a leading five CMA Awards, including top honor Entertainer of the Year.

It’s Church’s first nomination in that category, and one earned through tireless work, innovation and old-fashioned entertaining. He’s also up for Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year for “Like a Wrecking Ball,” Single of the Year for “Talladega” and Musical Event of the Year for “Raise ‘Em Up” with Keith Urban.

It’s the EMI Records Nashville recording artist’s first nomination for Entertainer of the Year, an award given to the performer who has proven to be a recording, radio and touring star as well as an ambassador for the genre.

Church’s February 14, 2014, release The Outsiders was that year’s top-selling country album and has continued to surge in 2015. Church logged another No. 1 from the Grammy Awards-nominated album  with “Talladega” and set a number of venue records around the nation onThe Outsiders Tour, including a stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. He also opened Nashville’s new Ascend Amphitheater with a pair of critically acclaimed, sold-out nights that showcased Church’s ability to hold a crowd of thousands in rapt attention with just an acoustic guitar, his songwriting abilities.

Church is tied for the nominations lead with Little Big Town, a vocal quartet with which he coincidentally shares producer Jay Joyce. The North Carolina native has now been nominated for 17 CMA Awards with one win, 2012 Album of the Year CHIEF. The 49th Annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live on ABC on Nov. 4at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.

For more information about Eric Church, visitwww.EricChurch.com. And to learn more about the CMA Awards nominations, visit www.CMAWorld.com.

NASHVILLE, TN - September 8, 2015 - Bart Crowwill exclusively premiere his four-part documentary series Bart Crow: Making of THE PARADE on acclaimed-music site ElmoreMagazine.com beginning today. The series follows Crow and his team, including producer Justin Pollard, in the studio during the recording process of his sixth album.

Click HERE to see Part One. A new episode will premiere each Monday through September 28,  album release week. The Parade will be released in stores and at all digital retailers on Friday, 
October 2.

The Parade is available for preorder now at iTunes, receiving two instant gratification tracks -“Life Comes At You Fast” and “Queen of the Heartache Parade."

Nashville, Tenn. (September 8, 2015) – Grammy- nominated singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins is set to drop his new album, My Stupid Heart, October 23rd on Rounder Sugar Hill. Rolling Stone Country exclusively announced the release last week. http://rol.st/1IJdxi2. My Stupid Heart is available for pre-order now. 

Produced by Lari White (Toby Keith), and recorded at The Holler in Nashville, Tenn, My Stupid Heart features appearances by Michael Rhodes (bass), Gerry Hansen (drums, percussion), Jerry McPherson (electric guitar), Guthrie Trapp (mandolin, bazouki) and Dan Dugmore (steel guitar.) Mullins was also joined by Chuck Cannon (acoustic guitar, vocals) and Max Gomez (vocals), who helped to co-write several of the songs this release.

My Stupid Heart addresses some of the perceived relationship failures Mullins was experiencing when he wrote this album. The result is Mullins’ most revealing record yet. A collection of 10 deeply personal songs, it explores themes of love and loss. Mullins says, “This record came out of all that; all the feelings, all the heartache.” 

Stoney LaRue has announced the release of a new album, Us Time, on October 16th. Us Time is a collection of covers and fan-favorite songs. The album is a thank you for their (The LaRue Crue) unwavering and continuous support throughout his career. The 11-track collection offers studio recordings of some of his top requested live show songs that range from Van Morrison’s “Into the Mystic,” Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman” and Gary Stewart’s “Empty Glass,” to LaRue never before recorded originals “Us Time” and “Easy She Comes” to concert standards “Oklahoma Breakdown” and “Feet Don’t Touch The Ground.” LaRue has independently sold over 900,000 albums and tracks to date and continues tour across the United States. 

“I am excited, honored, blessed and extremely elated that I get this opportunity to work with the people I do and that the fans gave me their ideas on what they wanted to see from me on this record. It is their record and I am honored to be the voice,” says LaRue. “There is so much that went into this project and I am very proud of it. I mean, how often do you also get to have your fans on the cover of your project! That is very special and means a lot to me.”

LaRue took to social media to ask his fans which songs they would want to hear him cover. In addition, the album's cover art features a collage filled with photos of LaRue with fans.
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Pre-order Us Time: ITunes Pre-Order, Amazon Pre-order. 
For tour dates and further information on LaRue, fans can visit www.stoneylarue.com.

Us Time Track Listing:
1. “Box #10″
2. “Into The Mystic”
3. “Feet Don t Touch The Ground”
4. “Us Time”
5. “Oklahoma Breakdown”
6. “Empty Glass”
7. “Til The Morning Comes”
8. “Easy She Comes”
9. “Seven Spanish Angels” feat. Cody Canada
10. “Train to Birmingham”
11. “Wichita Lineman”

NASHVILLE – The critically-acclaimed music series, “Front and Center” and the Country Music Association (CMA) have announced a special taping for the CMA Songwriters Series with Steven Tyler, the iconic songwriter and prolific voice of the best-selling American rock band, Aerosmith.

Tyler, who is set to release his first-ever Country album early next year, will perform acoustically at the Melrose Ballroom in Long Island City, New York on Thursday, Sept. 10 for an exclusive “Front and Center” episode set to air in early 2016.

Joining him onstage will be hit songwriters Nuno Bettencourt, Marti Frederiksen, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Lindsey Lee, and Eric Paslay. Tyler and his guests will perform stripped down versions of songs from his upcoming Country album, including lead single “Love Is Your Name,” along with his mega-hits that have touched the lives of millions of music fans.

Tickets for this special event can be purchased here http://tinyurl.com/StevenTylerFrontandCenterCMA

In advance of his taping for the “Front and Center” CMA Songwriters Series show, Tyler will be a part of a CMA Country takeover of ABC and New York City when he appears on “Good Morning America” with Kelsea Ballerini on Sept. 9 for the highly-anticipated announcement of the final nominees for “The 49th Annual CMA Awards” live from the heart of Times Square.

LOS ANGELES, CA, (press release) – An ambitious, stylistically diverse and frequently surprising collection, Corb Lund returns October 9, 2015 with his highly-anticipated new studio album, Things That Can’t Be Undone (New West Records). Helmed by white-hot producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton) at his Nashville studio Low Country Sound, the record marks Lund’s first new studio LP in three years and finds the acclaimed Canadian songwriter pushing his wry observations, darkly biting tales, rural balladry and keen storytelling into musically and thematically new terrain, resulting in the best album of his accomplished career. The 10-song collection will be available digitally, on CD, 180-gram vinyl and as a deluxe CD/DVD featuring a 22-minute mini-documentary titled “Undone” and a six-song acoustic performance. Rolling Stone debuted the soulful album opener, “Weight Of The Gun,” and said it “finds Lund flirting in fresh sonic waters, while still keeping his sardonic mix of eerie lyrics and deceptively joyful vamps well intact.” Alberta-based Lund describes the song as a, “Louis L’Amour style western tale crossed with Motown.” 


Lund will be heading to Nashville for the Americana Music Festival with an extensive tour planned for October. Recorded with his long time band The Hurtin’ Albertans (Grant Siemens on electric guitar and lap steel, Kurt Ciesla on bass and Brady Valgardson on drums), Things That Can’t Be Undone is a self-assured and mature set of songs that pairs Lund’s characteristically sharp songcraft with a bevy of new sounds, thrusting his mix of earnest Americana, rollicking honky tonk and rousing alt-country to new heights. “I would like to think it’s a healthy balance of pushing our stylistic boundaries and pushing our audience’s ears, but keeping it familiar enough so that they’re not totally alienated,” explains Lund. “I think I’ve trained them by now to expect different things.” Whereas in the past, Lund and band brought fully formed songs to the producer and knocked out an album in a few days, they took a different approach this time. Over a two-week period this past April they holed up with Cobb in his studio and collaborated with him on each of the arrangements. Together they constructed the songs, broke them down, and often rebuilt them. “Dave has a very organic, and somewhat retro, way of working,” reveals Lund. “He’s into old school sounds, and less processing. It’s a real natural sort of sound, which I’m also very into. He’s very spontaneous and he wasn’t afraid to tear apart my arrangements and start over. It was good for us.” 

The Eli Young Band, who shot to national stardom with "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" return to NYC to play at Terminal 5 on September 20th. The band, who put out a four song EP, Turn It On, earlier this year, recently teamed up with Andy Grammar for a duet on his smash "Honey, I'm Good." The guys always put on an energetic, fun show and this night will surely be no different.

Locash will support the Eli Young Band on this date.

Where: Terminal 5
When: Sunday, September 20th
Time: Doors 7pm/Show 8pm
Tickets: $20 advance/$30 Day of Show