Inside Track on Music Row: May 2020 Music News

MEDIA NEWS: 

The official music video for The Highwomen’s “Crowded Table” debuted April 30. Filmed throughout the making of their acclaimed, self-titled debut album, the video features appearances by the collaborative movement’s founding members—Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires—along with Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, Yola, Tim and Phil Hanseroth and more. The song also serves as the centerpiece of Campbell Soup Company’s new commercial, “We All Want a House with a Crowded Table.”  Produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dave Cobb, The Highwomen debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and landed on numerous year-end lists including NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Billboard and Esquire, among many others. The album’s release also resulted in a Group of the Year nomination at the 55th ACM Awards making The Highwomen the first all-female group to be nominated in the category since the Dixie Chicks in 2003. Watch/ share the official “Crowded Table” video.   

MUSIC NEWS: 

Caylee Hammack bares her soul with the release of her latest single “Small Town Hypocrite,” now spinning at country radio. Co-written and co-produced by Hammack, the autobiographical ballad ties together her top-notch writing skills and vocals, painting the unvarnished truth of Hammack’s personal journey of heartbreak and reflection. Hammack is also hosting “CMT’s Next Women of Country Goes Live” series inviting special guests each week, with previous guests including Ashley McBryde, Cassadee Pope, Tenille Townes and Lindsay Ell, as a medium to connect with audiences through music and conversation.  Fans can tune in each Tuesday at 5 PM/CT on CMT’s FB page.  Capitol Records Nashville’s Caylee Hammack grew up in the tiny town of Ellaville, Georgia, and at only 25, she has already packed a full life into just a few years, using fake IDs to get gigs around South Georgia, turning down a college scholarship for a love that burned out, sleeping in her car when she arrived in Nashville and then losing her home in an electrical fire. Info, music and more at http://www.cayleehammack.com/  

MUSIC FEST NEWS: 

Dailey & Vincent​ and the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds have announced the full Artist lineup for their annual ​LandFest In The Mountains & On The Lakes​ music festival, presented by Springer Mountain Farms and celebrating the best of American music. The festival, which will return to Hiawassee, GA, September 17-19, will be adapting to the “new normal” amidst health concerns – and the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds has guaranteed that it will refund all ticket buyers if the festival is unable to take place due to any government-mandated orders. This year’s festival will feature Dailey & Vincent, along with headliners Charlie Daniels, Diamond Rio, Jimmy Fortune of the Statler Brothers, and a special 2-hour Salute to the Grand Ole Opry featuring Opry Stars Bill Anderson, Jeannie Seely, Dailey & Vincent, comedian Karen Mills, and hosted by the iconic and legendary Eddie Stubs. The lineup is rounded out by the Booth Brothers, Bradley Walker, Mike Snider, the Gibson Brothers, the Malpass Brothers, and the winner of Dailey & Vincent’s annual LandFest Online Band Contest will also join the lineup. Details at https://www.daileyandvincent.com/ 

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