Caroline Jones Releases New Album ‘Bare Feet’

Multi-instrumentalist Caroline Jones – one of Billboard’s “15 Country Artists to Watch in 2018,” released Bare Feet (Mailboat Records), the follow-up to the EP that first introduced the country pop singer-songwriter’s layered, infectious tracks. Caroline hits the road with songwriting icon Jimmy Buffett this weekend as her new album goes live at all online retailers. Album purchase link can be found HERE.

She will make her national television debut on NBC’s TODAY (April 11) and has added tour dates with Zac Brown Band and Tim & Faith’s Soul2Soul Tour to her previously announced summer schedule with Jimmy Buffett.

Jones performed all instruments (except bass and drums) and co-produced Bare Feet with Grammy and Academy Award-winning producer Ric Wake (Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Trisha Yearwood).

“If there’s any justice in the music business, this unique gem will find a place in the hearts of music fans everywhere in the coming year. Her music is a little country, a sprinkle of pop, and a dash of folk, but when you hear a song that has the infectious sparkle of “Bare Feet,” you know that Jones is something special.” – Billboard

 “An ambitious, entrepreneurial guitar heroine primed to bring back the pop-country glory of the Nineties” – Rolling Stone 

“Multi-Instrumentalist Caroline Jones—who plays everything on her records except bass and drums—recently released a six-song EP that showcases her talents on acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, lap-steel, keyboards, and harmonica.” – Guitar Player 

 “With a guitar, huge passion, and big smile in tow, multi-instrumentalist Caroline Jones is taking the music industry by storm.” – Nashville.com

 “Caroline Jones finds unique sound in country pop mix” – Tennessean

Tour dates below:
April 6 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum – Jimmy Buffett
April 7 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion – Jimmy Buffett
April 14 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium – Jimmy Buffett
April 17 – Atlanta, GA – Verizon Amphitheatre – Jimmy Buffett
April 21 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium – Jimmy Buffett
June 18 – Hamilton, Canada – First Ontario Centre – Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul
June 19 – London, Canada – Budweiser Gardens – Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul
July 28 – New York, NY – Citi Field – Zac Brown Band
July 29 – New York, NY– Citi Field – Zac Brown Band
August 10 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field – Zac Brown Band
August 31 – Seattle, WA – Safeco Field – Zac Brown Band

BARE FEET TRACK LIST:
“The Difference (Goshdamn)”
“Rise (Sing It Loud)”
“Bare Feet”
“Country Girl”
“Tough Guys”
“Worth the Wait”
“Your Heart Is Mine.”
“Twilight’s Cryin’”
“One Of These Days”
“Sunshine”
“Brown Eyed Girl”

Performance Lineup Continues To Grow for the 53rd ACM Awards

The Academy of Country Music® revealed that Kane Brown, Kelly Clarkson, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town and Jon Pardi have been added to the all-star lineup of performers for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, honoring country music’s superstars and hottest emerging talent. It was also announced that country artists Cam, Dustin Lynch, and Kiefer Sutherland, The Ranch co-stars Sam Elliott and Ashton Kutcher, SEAL Team co-stars David Boreanaz, AJ Buckley and Max Thieriot, as well as The Talk host Eve have been added as presenters for the ceremony.

The 53rd ACM Awards®, hosted by Reba McEntire, will broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

Previously announced ACM Awards performers include Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Midland, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Bebe Rexha, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Brett Young. Previously announced presenters include Drew Brees, Nancy O’Dell, Rebecca Romijn and Lindsey Vonn.

Tickets to the ACM Awards are now on sale at www.axs.com. For more information on the ACM Awards and all ACM events including ACM Party for a Cause®, visit www.ACMcountry.com and www.PartyForaCause.com. You can like Academy of Country Music on Facebook or follow on Twitter at @ACMawards and Instagram @ACMAwards for more immediate updates.

Cassadee Pope Returns To NBC’s The Voice As Team Advisor for Kelly Clarkson

For the first time ever, “Voice” coaches Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton have recruited those who know best how to navigate and win the competition to advise their artists – former “Voice” champions. Winners Cassadee Pope, Jordan Smith, Chris Blue and Chloe Kohanski will serve as advisers for the coaches during the Knockout Rounds on NBC’s four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice,” beginning Monday, April 2 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT).
 
Grammy-award nominee and “The Voice” Season 3 winner Cassadee Pope, who is releasing new music on Friday, will advise Team Kelly. As an adviser during the Knockout Round, Pope will work with and mentor the remaining artists on Team Clarkson.
 
“Going back to ‘The Voice’ is like coming home,” says Pope. “It was such an honor to give advice to these incredible artists alongside Kelly (Clarkson). Having done exactly what they’re doing, I felt this urge to let them know the nerves are normal and to just breathe through it all. If a past ‘Voice’ winner came back to advise me during my season, it would’ve been extremely welcomed! I can’t wait for everyone to see these artists in action.”

Thompson Square Set To Release First Full Length Album In Five Years

MULTI-PLATINUM selling and two-time GRAMMY-nominated Country duo THOMPSON SQUARE have just revealed news of their first album in more than five years, announcing the June 1 release of their third studio project, MASTERPIECE.

Working independently for the first time in their career, the award-winning pair continue to explore the organic vocal blend at the core of their husband-and-wife team, a quality which has made Keifer and Shawna Thompson one of the best loved male/female duos in recent Country-music memory.

Eleven new tracks follow in the romantic footsteps of #1 hits like the MULTI-PLATINUM “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” and GOLD-certified “If I Didn’t Have You,” while new influences from R&B, reggae and hard rock works its way into the album’s sound. The duo recorded with studio aces Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift) and Dann Huff (Keith Urban), but also self-produced a handful of tracks as they step up to take control of their musical destiny.

“This album is called MASTERPIECE, and the definition of a masterpiece is an artist’s life’s work,” Keifer says. “When we’re 80 years old and we look back, we want to be able to say we’re really proud of all the stuff we did.”

“It is extremely diverse,” Shawna adds. “We didn’t design it that way, but Keifer and I love all types of music, and I think that shows more on this record than any of the others.”

Marking the beginning of the next chapter of Thompson Square’s story, five songs (“Masterpiece,” “A Love Like This,” “Millionaires,” “Up In Smoke” and “Let’s Do Something Stupid”) are available now for fans and the full length album is available for pre-order here. After breaking out in 2010 with the tempting come-on of “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not,” the duo went on to place three more singles in Country radio’s Top 10, while both of their first two albums landed in Billboard’s Top 5.

Thompson Square have traveled the world with superstars like Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum, and even scored a #1 hit in Australia with 2013’s “Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About,” earning GRAMMY nominations and trophies from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association along the way. Sharing their love for both wine and music, Thompson Square launched the fun Facebook series, #WinoWednesday, which gives fans a chance to connect with the duo plus hear new tunes, the hits and even some covers. Tune in at 7pm CT tonight (3/28), as Keifer and Shawna host #WinoWednesday live from their SOLD OUT concert at City Winery in Nashville.

They stepped away from the limelight to welcome the birth of their first child in 2016 – a son named Rigney Cooper – and are now back with the MASTERPIECE album and a summer of nationwide tour dates, which will include acoustic and full-band shows. More details will be revealed soon.

Scotty McCreery Lands At No. 1 With New Album SEASONS CHANGE

Scotty McCreery has walked through many seasons, both hot and cold, since breaking onto the country music scene in 2011, and yet, it seems as though this is only the beginning. His new album, Seasons Change, arrived at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart, marking his fourth full album to enter at No. 1 on a Billboard album chart, selling more than 40,000 units in its release week (released 3/16/18), one of the strongest first weeks for a country music album in the last year.

Seasons Change, joins McCreery’s Clear As Day (2011), Christmas With Scotty McCreery (2012) and See You Tonight (2013), all of which reached chart-topping success in their respective album release cycles. The album was produced by Frank Rogers, Derek Wells and Aaron Eshuis.

“It’s been quite a journey these last few years, and to learn that Seasons Change has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart is awesome and so gratifying,” said McCreery. “I’m glad everyone is enjoying the new music. I am so thankful to my fans, who have always been so supportive. With a No. 1 album, my first-ever No. 1 single, and my upcoming wedding to the love of my life, I just don’t see how 2018 can get any better!”

Seasons Change, which the Tennessean called “an intensely personal album” is McCreery’s first record in five years – proving sometimes, things are worth the wait. Perhaps his most anticipated project yet, the album, released on Triple Tigers Records, catches fans up to where McCreery is in life today, and exactly how he got here.

Unlike his previous releases, Seasons Change showcases McCreery’s songwriting talents on all 11 tracks, featuring collaborations with Jessi Alexander (Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton), Monty Criswell (Eric Church, Darius Rucker, George Strait) and more. With themes such as losing loved ones, moving out on his own, falling in love and coming of age, Seasons Change is a reflective and honest narrative of McCreery’s experience navigating life in his early twenties.

A No. 1 debut is not the first recognition McCreery’s new music has seen. The single “Five More Minutes,” which was released independently last year, earned McCreery his first No. 1 single to date, reaching the top spot on both the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck Country Airplay charts. The song has become the highest-ranking single of his career and is RIAA Gold certified.

Just as seasons change, a new one begins for the now 24-year-old. “There aren’t too many rebirths that happen in Nashville,” he told Rolling Stone. Yet, McCreery is back, stronger than ever and ready for the sure-to-be promising seasons ahead.

Fans can hear Seasons Change here.