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Eric Church celebrated new accolades last week as iTunes names him their 2011 Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and his latest album Chief is featured in iTunes’ Best of 2011 section. In addition, NPR Music hails Chief as one of their Top 50 Albums of the Year noting, “On his third album, Church hits his stride, chronicling wild nights and epic hangovers with just the right amount of critical distance.” The album also landed an impressive spot at No. 19 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 50 Best Albums of 2011 and it sits at No. 9 on Amazon’s Best Country Albums of 2011.
While Church’s current Top 10 single “Drink In My Hand” climbs the Country Billboard chart, his song “Springsteen,” from Chief was named No. 30 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 50 Best Singles of 2011.
These latest acknowledgements cap off a year full of impressive accomplishments for Church including his first GRAMMY nomination in the Best Country Album category for his third studio album and chart-topping release, Chief. The album hit stores on July 26th and held the No. 1 position on both the Billboard Top 200 and the Country Albums Chart, selling over 145,000 in its first week and reaching RIAA Gold-certification in merely 10 weeks.
Church’s most recent accolades are in addition to the 2011 ACM Award for New Solo Vocalist of the Year and combined, have laid the groundwork for his recently announced headlining tour, The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour, which is scheduled to hit 50 markets in 2012 beginning with Fort Smith, Arkansas on January 19.
“I am so grateful for the many ways Chief. has changed my life,” shares Church. “There is no cooler thing as a recording artist than when people tell you that your music matters to them. Every single day the momentum for this record gets bigger and stronger, and I can’t wait for next year to share this music with the people who truly made this happen. It’s gonna be one hell of a tour!”
For more information on Eric Church, visit www.ericchurch.com
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“Home” the next single from Dierks Bentley, who is Fresh off of his #1 single “Am I The Only One.” is now available on iTunes! Not only that but for a limited time it will be available for 99 cents as well as the official music video will be available for 99 cents.
This feel good song is packed with patriotic themes and a heartfelt American, family tune. I wanted to make you and your readers were aware of the now available single as well as tell you to look out for a an innovative, and fun promotion coming soon regarding “Home.”
Get the track Billboard calls, “a song that acknowledges the nation’s struggles, yet resonates with hopeful optimism about the future.”
Get your copy of “Home” on iTunes by clicking here.
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On the heels of being named one of the select iTunes “New Artists To Watch,” a whole bunch of music fans will continue noticing Warner Bros. Records’ guitar slinger Frankie Ballard as his Top 30 hit single “A Buncha Girls” is the iTunes Single of The Week. The song is from his self-titled debut produced by Michael Knox available everywhere now and is the follow-up to his fan-favorite debut single “Tell Me You Get Lonely.” The music video for “A Buncha Girls” was featured on E! News and is currently airing on Country Music Television and Great American Country.
Fans will continue to notice this country heartthrob as he hits the road this summer playing shows all across the country with upcoming dates in Los Angeles, CA (7/19), Madison, WI (7/21), Waukon, IA (7/22), Pierce, NE (7/23), Rochester, MN (7/24) and Interlochen, MI (7/28). For more eye-catching ink on Ballard, he is featured in the current issue of People Magazine Country Special with Taylor Swift in the spread “Taylor & Her Men.”
For additional information on Frankie Ballard, visit www.frankieballard.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/frankieballard
Twitter: www.twitter.com/frankieballard
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/FrankieBallard
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With only two weeks to go to the release of his highly anticipated third studio album, Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Chris Young is giving fans a sneak peek at the title track when Neon becomes available for pre-order beginning today on iTunes at http://bit.ly/ljyVdh.
In addition to the standard ten song album, a deluxe version of NEON is available for digital pre-order, featuring two previously unreleased bonus tracks — “I’m Gonna Change That” and “Don’t Leave Her (If You Can’t Let Her Go)” – along with a photo gallery containing new images of the man voted Country Weekly’s Hottest Bachelor. As an added bonus, fans who pre-order the deluxe version will receive an immediate download of the Neon title track before the album releases on July 12.
Neon features the smash lead single “Tomorrow,” the fastest‐rising song of Young’s career. The project includes ten brand new songs from the singer whom Billboard calls “a bona‐fide star!” Produced by James Stroud, 7 of the 10 songs from NEON were co‐penned by Young, including “Tomorrow.”
OFFICIAL NEON TRACK LISTING:
1. “I Can Take It From There” (Chris Young/Rhett Akins/Ben Hayslip)
2. “Lost” (Chris Young/Chris DuBois/Ashley Gorley)
3. “Tomorrow” (Chris Young/Frank Myers/Anthony Smith)
4. “Save Water, Drink Beer” (Megan Connor/Ross Copperman/Jon Nite)
5. “Neon” (Shane McAnally/Josh Osborne/Trevor Rosen)
6. “Old Love Feels New” (Chris Young/Brett James/Tim Nichols)
7. “You” (Chris Young/Luke Laird)
8. “Flashlight” (Chris Young/Robert Arthur/Johnny Bulford)
9. “When She’s On” (Monty Criswell/Shane Minor)
10. “She’s Got This Thing About Her” (Chris Young/Cory Batten/Kent Blazy)
**Produced by James Stroud
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