Maddie Poppe Shooting Music Video for Going Going Gone
Carrie Underwood Had a Fan Party Ahead of the CMA Fest
Soooo grateful for my fans who come from near and far to be at the Fan Club party year after year!! You guys are the best! I hope you all had as much fun as I did today! #Carebears pic.twitter.com/hCPavHCXzd
— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) June 6, 2018
The One Place Carrie Underwood Feels Most Comfortable – Lucky for the CMT Music Awards, Carrie Underwood has just admitted that that stage is one of the place she feels most comfortable. In an interview with CMT backstage at her rehearsal for Wednesday night’s (June 6) show, Underwood said that she’ll be performing her newest single “Cry Pretty,” and that she is always looking for new ways to tell that story. “I’m just excited to get out there, because I feel like that’s one of the places in life that I feel most comfortable,” Underwood said. – Read more at CMT.com
Exclusive Interview: American Idol’s Blake Lewis – You were incredibly quick to mention battling depression after becoming the runner-up to Jordin Sparks on American Idol. What led to a sudden downfall? BL: “[The realization of] not having control over my career. I had people in my ear telling me to do things, but they wouldn’t do [what they were supposed to do]. I had bad management. I bought a house with my earnings from Idol. Buying a house, you expect to be there for thirty years (Lewis was 25-years-old at the time). I owed so much in taxes. I was only able to pay for it for a few months after the economy collapsed. I didn’t buy cars and or any luxuries. I just bought a house.” – Read more at Instinct Magazine
Blake Shelton stakes his claim to Nashville – Though one of country music’s biggest stars over the last decade, Shelton’s high visibility on the West Coast — most notably as a coach on prime-time television’s “The Voice” — has led many to view him as just a visitor in Music City. Highly decorated on the People’s Choice Awards, the Billboard Music Awards and the CMT Music Awards, he has won few CMA Awards in recent years even as his popularity continues to grow stronger on country radio. This week, Shelton plans to boost his Nashville profile at a time when every other country superstar is in town competing for attention. “It’s my town (this) week,” Shelton told The Tennessean. – Read more at Tennessean
PledgeMusic Admits Late Payments But Promises, ‘We’re Working Through It’ – While the company claims many success stories — Melissa Etheridge, the Flaming Lips, Lindsey Stirling and Bring Me the Horizon are featured on its website — several major artists tell Variety that in recent months Pledge has fallen far behind in its payments, including two who said they were owned sums in the “middle five figures” (both of those artists since have been paid in part or in full). One major artist, based on the feedback it received from colleagues in the industry, was on the verge of pulling out of a crowdfunding campaign but was ultimately convinced to stay. Another satisfied customer is former “American Idol” season-seven winner David Cook, who initially used the pre-order service for his 2015 EP “Digital Vein,” but ramped up significantly for his recent EP “Chromance,” focusing on fan events and VIP access at his concerts. – Read more at Variety
