Disney Music Group finalized arrangements today for the release of the forthcoming Rascal Flatts record Nothing Like This to be on Big Machine Records. The Rascal Flatts catalogue will remain with the Disney Music Group.
As Big Machine Records becomes the new musical home to Rascal Flatts, who are Country Music’s most awarded group of the millennium and an act at the pinnacle of their career, the final touches are being made on the group’s next album Nothing Like This, its seventh studio release.
Nothing Like This will be in stores on 16 November 2010 and was produced by Dann Huff and is the follow up to Unstoppable released in 2009. The lead-off single, “Why Wait,” was written by Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro and Jimmy Yeary, and is going out to Country radio immediately.
“We are extremely excited about our new partnership with Big Machine Records!,” says Jay DeMarcus, bassist and background vocalist for Rascal Flatts. “We believe that Scott Borchetta and all of the folks over there are a perfect fit for what Rascal Flatts is trying to accomplish over the next few years. The last 10 years have been amazing but we are even more excited about the next phase of our career; Scott understands us, he knows what we're about and it's always a wonderful thing to have someone who believes in you and your music that much in your corner.”
alice cooper pre-show tradition
It turns out Alice Cooper has a pretty strange pre-show ritual. While some musicians meditate or stretch before they perform, the shock rocker prefers to watch a specific type of movie. Alice told Ontario’s Intelligencer that he arrives at venues 90 minutes before the show to “watch really bad kung fu.” Cooper wouldn’t give details on the custom, adding only, “Don’t ask me why, it’s a tradition and I cannot explain it."
luke bryan ~ another #1 song
Luke seems to be celebrating a lot these days. He is celebrating his second consecutive #1 single with “Rain Is A Good Thing” hitting the top of both the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck singles charts. This comes on the heels of his #1 smash “Do I.”
“Rain Is A Good Thing” was co-written with his longtime friend Dallas Davidson. The video for the song, directed by Shaun Silva.
In addition to enjoying the tremendous success of his current album, DOIN’ MY THING, which contains “Do I” and “Rain Is A Good Thing,” the Georgia native was recently named the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Artist and Top New Solo Vocalist, both fan-voted, and he won a CMT trophy for the fan-voted USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of The Year for his “Do I” music video.
“Rain Is A Good Thing” was co-written with his longtime friend Dallas Davidson. The video for the song, directed by Shaun Silva.
In addition to enjoying the tremendous success of his current album, DOIN’ MY THING, which contains “Do I” and “Rain Is A Good Thing,” the Georgia native was recently named the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Artist and Top New Solo Vocalist, both fan-voted, and he won a CMT trophy for the fan-voted USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of The Year for his “Do I” music video.
tom petty guitarist passes out on stage
Mike Campbell, guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers passed out on stage July 18, 2010 in Maryland Heights, MO. Apparently heat exhaustion was to blame. After taking a ten minute breather Campbell came back out and did three more songs, closing out the set. He is said to be doing fine and will be seeing a doctor as a precaution.
joe perry injured
Joe Perry was in a motorcycle accident in Middleborough, Massachusetts. According to the Boston Globe, the Aerosmith guitarist was on his motorcycle when it was struck from behind by a sedan. Perry was taken to a hospital where he was treated for undisclosed injuries and released. It isn’t yet clear if Joe was driving or stopped when the accident happened, but the incident is currently under investigation by the police.
songwriter hank cochran dies
Songwriting legend Hank Cochran died July 14, 2010 in his Hendersonville, Tennessee home.
Cochran was a Nashville Songwriters Association Hall of Fame member after being inducted by unanimous vote in 1974. In June 2009, Cochran was honored by BMI for his 60-year career, which included such hits as “I Fall to Pieces,” “Make the World Go Away,” “Ocean Front Property,” “The Chair” and “Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me.”
jon bon jovi ~ injures leg onstage
NJ's Jon Bon Jovi hurt himself near the end of the band's 2 1/2-hour concert at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Friday night. But, being the trooper that he is, he then limped back and forth across the stage but managed an encore, "Livin' On A Prayer"
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Bon Jovi grew up not too far away in Sayreville, NJ, hurt his leg while covering the Dave Clark Five hit "Glad All Over." Nearly halfway through the song and was forced to use his microphone stand to support his weight.
"My calf muscle just blew out! Whoa!," he said from the stage. "I got another leg. I don't need this one."
"Don't you worry, folks," he said. "I ain't got nowhere to go. I'm old. What can I tell you? But I'm still good-lookin'!"
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Bon Jovi grew up not too far away in Sayreville, NJ, hurt his leg while covering the Dave Clark Five hit "Glad All Over." Nearly halfway through the song and was forced to use his microphone stand to support his weight.
"My calf muscle just blew out! Whoa!," he said from the stage. "I got another leg. I don't need this one."
"Don't you worry, folks," he said. "I ain't got nowhere to go. I'm old. What can I tell you? But I'm still good-lookin'!"
After taking a final bow near the front of the stage with bandmates, Bon Jovi managed to get off with the help of keyboard player David Bryan. He received medical attention after the show. A spokesperson has said the band will be able to play the rest of its summer stadium tour and does not anticipate canceling any dates. This of course would depend on any complications from the injury and doctor's orders.
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