Big Things In Store For Fans

It pays to be a Jimmy Wayne fan. Recently, three Michigan fans were on their way to Jimmy’s Bay City concert when their car broke down. A tie-rod blew out a few blocks from the venue. The fans were told it would take until the next day to get it fixed, so they’d have to stay in a hotel overnight. Word of the fan’s plight made its way to Jimmy, so they were taken backstage to meet him, where he immediately offered to pay for their repairs! The fans told him that they couldn’t accept that kind of generosity, yet Jimmy insisted that he either pick up the repairs or the hotel!

Little Big Town has chosen the four opening acts for their A Place To Land Tour. Over the course of four weeks, 300 acts competed for the chance to break out their career by opening the show. The four winners are Josey Greenwell from Bardstown, Ky.; 32 Below from Fargo, N.D.; Corinne Chapman from Nashville; and J.W. Cudd from Nashville. Shows are selling out nationwide, and each act will open a different date on the tour.

Keith Urban is pre-releasing new music from his Defying Gravity CD. The physical disc doesn’t come out until March 31, but Keith is going to start early by releasing a new song a week. If you play along and buy the rest of the album within two weeks of release, you’ll get a bonus track, “Call My Name.” Keith will do podcasts about each song at it releases on iTunes. The schedule is::
March 3: Complete My Album Campaign begins with "Sweet Thing"
March 10: 2nd song releases, "Kiss A Girl"
March 17: 3rd song releases, "I'm In"
March 24: 4th song releases, "Only You Can Love Me This Way"

News From Around The Country
Joe Nichols is currently doing his first 10-day tour in Australia. He’ll perform at a festival called CMC Rocks the Snowys this weekend, along with Taylor Swift, Deana Carter, Old Crow Medicine Show and several Australian country artists. Joe is expected to release a new single in April, followed by a new album on Universal South Records.
Tracy Lawrence’s next album The Rock will feature largely inspirational music. Look for it in June. And Jeff Cook, from Alabama, will release Ashes Won’t Burn, his first CD with his Goodtime Band, on March 17. The thing is, the music will only be available as digital download. Jeff calls the album, “country, soul, and rock-n-roll,” and promises an album that country, blues, rock, and soul fans can appreciate. Jeff affectionately calls the music “funtry.” Jeff’s Allstar Goodtime Band is a nine-piece group with a three-piece horn section and percussion. Prior to forming the band, Cook handpicked all eight band members based on stage chemistry. "I put this group together to target the casino, fairs and festival demographics," he said. "We love playing the diversified music types!"