Country music artist Eric Church will perform during the annual Lollapaloza Music Festival in Grant Park. According to the festival’s web site, “Eric Church may seem like the proverbial square peg squeezed into this year’s Lollapalooza lineup.” Considering other acts include Depeche Mode, Tool, The Killers, Jane’s Addiction and the Beastie Boys. We’re happy to have Church represent country music at this year’s festival as Dierks Bentley did in 2008. The festival is August 7 – 9.
For ticket and additional lineup information, visit: Lollapalooza.com
Paisley Baby
Congratulations to country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, who announced Friday the birth of their second child, Jasper Warren Paisley. The proud father-to-be had everyone on alert since the Academy of Country Music Awards show where it was noted during the awards show that he was home with his wife in the event she were to go into labor.
Tucker Talk
In an exclusive interview with Billboard Magazine, Tanya Tucker debuts a new single, “Love’s Gonna Live Here” and announces a new album where she salutes some of country music greatest artists and lends advice to today’s teen country music stars. Visit Billboard.com to listen to her new single and to read the full story.
Miranda Lambert – Dead Flowers
We’ve been patiently waiting for new music from our favorite female star, Miranda Lambert, and she pleasantly excited us when she performed a new song at the ACM Awards, April 5. We’re happy to announce, that Lambert will release “Dead Flowers” as a digital single on May 12. Still can’t wait, you can preview the song on iLike. Check it out here: Miranda Lambert iLike Profile
Till next time, that’s the word on the street.
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