Music News

Lit Bit of Keith

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:18:00 GMT

Keith Urban released his brand new single, called "Little Bit of Everything," yesterday (Monday, May 13th).

He will perform the new tune on Thursday (May 16th) on the Season 12 finale of American Idolairing on FOX.

"Little Bit of Everything" is the first from his upcoming album, slated for release this fall.

Keith sent a message to radio along with the release of the new single.

After American Idol wraps this week, Keith will immediately return to the studio to continue recording the new album.

"Little Bit of Everything" was written by Brad and Brett Warren and Kevin Rudolf and co-produced by Keith and Nathan Chapman, who is best known for producing Taylor Swift.

Check out the song here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRl0jM0EHU0&feature=player_embedded#!

Reba gets cancelled by ABC

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Reba McEntire's new sitcom ABC sitcom, Malibu Country, has been canceled by the network. The show aired on Friday nights, and lasted just one season before getting nixed.

On Saturday (May 11th) Reba tweeted, "So I guess you've all heard we did not get a 2nd season pick up for @Malibu_Country . Not to worry. Everything happens for a reason! :)) Here's to our new and exciting adventure, whatever it may be. SO looking forward to it. Love you all for your constant support!"

Reba played Reba MacKenzie, a country singer trying to revive her career after a nasty divorce by moving her family to Malibu.

Blake Shelton guest-starred on the show earlier this year.

Malibu Country marked Reba's return to TV since her now-syndicated show, Reba, ended back in 2007.

Star Country Countdown May 10th

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A Brand New #1

Weeks	L.W.	T.W.	Artist	Title	Album
10	2	1	Darius Rucker	Wagon Wheel	True Believers (May 21st)
10	1	2	Florida Georgia Line (2 weeks)	Get Your Shine On	Here's To The Good Times
8	5	3	Eric Church	Like Jesus Does	Chief
8	3	4	Miranda Lambert (2 Weeks)	Mama's Broken Heart	Four The Record
4	8	5	Tim McGraw (f. T.Swift & K.Urban)	Highway Don't Care	Two Lanes Of Freedom
9	6	6	Kenny Chesney	Pirate Flag	Like A Rock
7	4	7	Chris Young	I Can Itake It From There	Neon
3	14	8	Brad Paisley	Beat This Summer	Wheelhouse
7	10	9	Chad Brownlee	Crash	Love Me Or Leave Me
1	20	10	Blake Shelton	Boys 'Round Here	Based On A True Story
11	12	11	Tim Hicks	Get By	N/A
9	11	12	Gord Bamford	Farm Girl Strong	Is It Friday Yet?
12	9	13	Lady Antebellum (3 Weeks)	Downtown	Golden (In Stores)
6	15	14	Doc Walker	Put It Into Drive	N/A
4	13	15	Thompson Square	If I Didn't Have You	Just Feels Good
2	18	16	The Band Perry	Done	Pioneer
5	16	17	Deric Ruttan	Where The Train Don't Stop	Up All Night - Live
13	7	18	Lee Brice	I Drive Your Truck	Hard 2 Love
N	-	19	Emerson Drive	With You	Roll
N	-	20	Luke Bryan	Crash My Party	Spring Break..Here To Party

Countdown Extras					Songs that dropped off (wk)
Extra -		New	Lady Antebellum - Goodbye Time		Dallas Smith - What Kinda Love
Extra -		#1	Travis Tritt - Help Me Hold On (1990)		Hunter Hayes - Somebody's Heartbreak

Carrie Underwood, the new voice of Sunday Night Football

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:08:00 GMT

It's out with Faith Hill and in with Carrie Underwood! NBC has chosen the former American Idol winner to carry the torch and be the new voice and face of Sunday Night Football. Carrie will perform the "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night" opening theme beginning on Sunday, September 8th, which is NBC's first SNF broadcast of the 2013 NFL. That matchup will be between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants in Dallas.

Carrie said, "I am thrilled to be a part of NBC's Sunday Night Footballand am so honored they asked me. I have always loved football season, and it is so exciting to now become part of it every Sunday night!"

On Monday (May 6th) Carrie teased the news by tweeting, "Just to let you know, we have some great news that we'll be sharing tomorrow! I'm really excited about it! Stay tuned . . ."

She quickly followed that up with, "Goodness gracious! From now on, any time I say I have good news, I'm going to have to follow it up with the hashtag #NoImNotPregnant sheesh!"

Carrie continues on her Blown Away tour, which wraps up on May 23 in Abbotsford, BC, Canada.

SHANIA TWAIN ANNOUNCES NEW VEGAS SHOWS

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:16:00 GMT

Shania Twain has announced 22 new dates as part of her Shania: Still The One stint at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The fall run of shows begins on October 15th and runs through December 14th. Tickets to those shows go on sale Friday (May 9th) at the Colosseum Box Office.

In the meantime, Shania begins a run of a dozen shows beginning on May 14th.

Shania recently told the Associated Press, "I couldn't be any happier . . . Vegas is just a really good setup. It completely leaves me room to be the parent I want to be."

Shania says she's also written quite a few songs, but isn't ready just yet to return to the studio. She said, "I'm doing one project at a time. I'll let the Vegas show settle in. I'm not in the spirit of juggling too many balls in the air at one time."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOy21453Rhs&feature=player_embedded#!

SCC May 3rd

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Sat, 04 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Florida Georgia Line still #1

Weeks	L.W.	T.W.	Artist	Title	Album
9	1	1	Florida Georgia Line (2 week)	Get Your Shine On	Here's To The Good Times
9	7	2	Darius Rucker	Wagon Wheel	True Believers (May 21st)
7	2	3	Miranda Lambert (2 Weeks)	Mama's Broken Heart	Four The Record
6	5	4	Chris Young	I Can Itake It From There	Neon
7	6	5	Eric Church	Like Jesus Does	Chief
8	4	6	Kenny Chesney	Pirate Flag	Like A Rock (April 30th)
12	3	7	Lee Brice	I Drive Your Truck	Hard 2 Love
3	15	8	Tim McGraw (f. T.Swift & K.Urban)	Highway Don't Care	Two Lanes Of Freedom
11	8	9	Lady Antebellum (3 Weeks)	Downtown	Golden (May 7th)
6	11	10	Chad Brownlee	Crash	Love Me Or Leave Me
8	10	11	Gord Bamford	Farm Girl Strong	Is It Friday Yet?
10	9	12	Tim Hicks	Get By	N/A
3	14	13	Thompson Square	If I Didn't Have You	Just Feels Good
2	19	14	Brad Paisley	Beat This Summer	Wheelhouse
5	16	15	Doc Walker	Put It Into Drive	N/A
4	17	16	Deric Ruttan	Where The Train Don't Stop	Up All Night - Live
14	12	17	Hunter Hayes	Somebody's Heartbreak	Hunter Hayes
1	20	18	The Band Perry	Done	Pioneer
12	13	19	Dallas Smith	What Kinda Love	Jumped Right In
N	-	20	Blake Shelton	Boys 'Round Here	Based On A True Story

Countdown Extras					Songs that dropped off (wk)
Extra -		New	Lee Brice - Parking Lot Party		Blake - Sure Be Cool If You Did
Extra -		#1	Kenny Chesney - When The Sun Goes Down (2004)

SCC April 27th

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:20:00 GMT

We have a new # 1

Weeks	L.W.	T.W.	Artist	Title	Album
8	3	1	Florida Georgia Line	Get Your Shine On	Here's To The Good Times
6	1	2	Miranda Lambert (2 Weeks)	Mama's Broken Heart	Four The Record
11	2	3	Lee Brice	I Drive Your Truck	Hard 2 Love
7	5	4	Kenny Chesney	Pirate Flag	Like A Rock (April 30th)
5	7	5	Chris Young	I Can Itake It From There	Neon
6	6	6	Eric Church	Like Jesus Does	Chief
8	11	7	Darius Rucker	Wagon Wheel	True Believers (June)
10	4	8	Lady Antebellum (3 Weeks)	Downtown	Golden (May 7th)
9	10	9	Tim Hicks	Get By	N/A
7	15	10	Gord Bamford	Farm Girl Strong	Is It Friday Yet?
5	13	11	Chad Brownlee	Crash	Love Me Or Leave Me
13	8	12	Hunter Hayes	Somebody's Heartbreak	Hunter Hayes
11	12	13	Dallas Smith	What Kinda Love	Jumped Right In
2	17	14	Thompson Square	If I Didn't Have You	Just Feels Good
2	16	15	Tim McGraw (feat. T. Swift & K.Urban)	Highway Don't Care	Two Lanes Of Freedom
4	19	16	Doc Walker	Put It Into Drive	N/A
3	18	17	Deric Ruttan	Where The Train Don't Stop	Up All Night - Live
12	9	18	Blake Shelton (2 weeks)	Sure Be Cool If You Did	Based On A True Story (Mar 26th)
1	20	19	Brad Paisley	Beat This Summer	Wheelhouse
N	-	20	The Band Perry	Done	Pioneer

Countdown Extras					Songs that dropped off (wk)
Extra -		New	Carrie Underwood - See You Again		Dean Brody-Underneath The Apple Tree
Extra -		Juno	Johnny Reid - Fire It Up

JASON ALDEAN AND HIS WIFE SEPARATE

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:34:00 GMT

Us Weekly magazine reports that Jason Aldean and his wife, Jessica Ussery, have separated. The split comes seven months after Jason was caught cheating on Jessica with former American Idol contestant Brittany Kerr.

The magazine reports Jason and Jessica actually split up in January. A source said, "There were obvious problems before the bar kiss, but he finally left earlier this year."

A spokesperson for Jason told Us, "I can confirm that Jason and his wife are having problems, but there is nothing more to share at this time. It's a private family matter, and we hope everyone will respect that he would like to keep it that way."

While Jessica walked the red carpet at the American Country Awards with Jason back in December, she was noticably absent at this month's ACM Awards.

Jason and Jessica have been together since high school and married for 11 years.

The couple has two daughters, Keeley and Kendyl.

Tim McGraw a Beautiful "People"

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:32:00 GMT

People magazine's coveted "Most Beautiful People" issue hits newsstands on Friday (April 26th), and among the famous mugs pictured inside is Tim McGraw. Always a humble guy, Tim jokes about his reaction to the news that he's considered one of the world's "most beautiful people".

Of course, Tim's talking about his friend and one-time co-star, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Other celebs who made the cut this year include Justin Timberlake, Channing Tatum, Adele and Halle Berry.

Miranda still on top of SCC

Brian Burton - Star 96 — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Miranda Lambert hanging on to #1 spot with "Mama's Broken Heart" new Luke Perry and the Juno Nominees

Weeks	L.W.	T.W.	Artist	Title	Album
7	1	1	Miranda Lambert (2nd Week)	Mama's Broken Heart	Four The Record
10	2	2	Lee Brice	I Drive Your Truck	Hard 2 Love
5	4	3	Florida Georgia Line	Get Your Shine On	Here's To The Good Times
9	3	4	Lady Antebellum (3 Weeks)	Downtown	Golden (May 7th)
6	6	5	Kenny Chesney	Pirate Flag	Like A Rock (April 30th)
5	10	6	Eric Church	Like Jesus Does	Chief
4	11	7	Chris Young	I Can Itake It From There	Neon
12	5	8	Hunter Hayes	Somebody's Heartbreak	Hunter Hayes
11	7	9	Blake Shelton (2 weeks)	Sure Be Cool If You Did	Based On A True Story (Mar 26th)
8	12	10	Tim Hicks	Get By	N/A
7	13	11	Darius Rucker	Wagon Wheel	True Believers (June)
10	9	12	Dallas Smith	What Kinda Love	Jumped Right In
4	14	13	Chad Brownlee	Crash	Love Me Or Leave Me
9	15	14	Dean Brody	Underneath The Apple Tree	Dirt
6	16	15	Gord Bamford	Farm Girl Strong	Is It Friday Yet?
1	18	16	Tim McGraw (feat. T. Swift & K.Urban)	Highway Don't Care	Two Lanes Of Freedom
1	20	17	Thompson Square	If I Didn't Have You	Just Feels Good
2	19	18	Deric Ruttan	Where The Train Don't Stop	Up All Night - Live
3	17	19	Doc Walker	Put It Into Drive	N/A
N	-	20	Brad Paisley	Beat This Summer	Wheelhouse

Countdown Extras					Songs that dropped off (wk)
Extra -		New	Luke Bryan - Crash My Party		Carrie Underwood - Two Black Cadillacs
Extra -		Juno	Kira Isabella - A Little More Work