VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS
Contemporary country music has not typically been at the top of the agenda in Blighty, but Big Machine’s Thomas Rhett has achieved a mighty feat on Her Majesty’s island by beating homegrown favourites Coldplay and One Direction to an A List spot on BBC’s Radio 2. Rhett’s first single released in the U.K., “Crash and Burn,” is currently sitting at #13 on the RadioMonitor charts for the Beeb’s national station.
The growing overseas success of "Crash and Burn," which is taken from Rhett's second album, Tangled Up, follows huge impact in the U.S., where the song was a #1 Country radio hit with platinum-selling status.
Earlier this week, Rhett earned his fifth consecutive chart-topper as follow-up single “Die A Happy Man” continued to dominate the Country radio charts in the U.S. and Canada.
The U.K. is waking up to current country music after homegrown act The Shires struck a note last year with debut set Brave achieving gold status (100k sales). Signed to UMG label Decca (headed up by MD Rebecca Allen), the duo are touring this year with The Corrs.
Could there be a country music awakening in Blighty in 2016? Watch this space.
