Fox 411 Country kicks off with the ‘Man in Black,’ as it’s been announced a Johnny Cash
tribute concert has been added to the series of events rolling out this
year to mark what would have been his 80th birthday on February 26th.
The show is called “We Walk the Line: A
Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash” and is set for April 20th in
Austin, TX. Artists on the line-up include Kenny Chesney, Chris Cornell, Ronnie Dunn, Lucinda Williams,
and more. Johnny Cash’s son John Carter Cash says of the event, “Our
family is honored to know that this amazing line-up of artists will
gather together on one stage to pay tribute to the music and history of
my father.”
This latest musical gathering follows the
ground-breaking of the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Project in Dyess,
Arkansas to preserve his childhood home plus the announcement of new
music releases coming soon with unreleased material.
On the road, Kid Rock joined Republican candidate Mitt Romney
in Michigan at his Royal Oak Music Theatre rally the night before the
primary. The two had previously met in person before Kid Rock agreed to
take the stage. Then after being introduced as “a son of Detroit, a
friend” and “a guy who makes great music”, Kid Rock played his song
“Born Free” which has become a staple at Mitt Romney’s events.
In other Kid Rock news, he’s announced a new
effort to help the city of Detroit, playing a one-night-only event to
raise $1 million for The Detroit Symphony Orchestra to keep the music
going and to assist it’s community outreach work. The concert is set
for May 12th and will pair the rocker with the orchestra.
In new music news, Kenny Chesney is ready to
send out a new album. This follows his recent Platinum release
Hemingway’s Whiskey which included the #1 hit “The Boys of Fall” and the
CMA Award winning “You and Tequila” with Grace Potter. The untitled
album is due out June 19th.
In music-to-movies news, Taylor Swift is heading to theaters this week in Dr Seuss’ "The Lorax" as the voice of a young girl who meets a unique friend of the environment.
Swift tells us she’s just like her on-screen
character when it comes to having big dreams, "I’m very day-dreamy like
the character I play in this movie, I have a lot of these crazy dreams
that are floating around that may or may not happen and I'm really
hopeful right now."
Keith Urban is at the movies too, his song “For You” appears in the closing credits of “Act of Valor.” The film starring US Navy Seals hit #1 at the box office and it’s soundtrack "Act of Valor: The Album" hit number 8 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Meanwhile, Urban’s “You Gonna Fly” is still holding onto the #1 spot for Billboard’s Country Songs.
Plus we’ve got plenty of "American Idol" (graduates) news! First, superstar Carrie Underwood
debuts her new single “Good Girl” at #1 on Billboard’s Digital Country
Songs Chart with 108,000 downloads in just three days. The track is off
her upcoming album due out May 1st.
Next, it’s been announced Season 10 runner-up Lauren Alaina is set to return to the Idol stage on March 8th to perform her single “Georgia Peaches”.
Then, Scotty McCreery goes Gold once again!
“The Trouble With Girls” gets its RIAA Gold Certification, making it his
second consecutive gold single off his platinum debut album Clear As
Day and also, our featured song of the week. Enjoy!
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