New Album From Mark Wills Is “Familiar Stranger”

Mark Wills is due to release his new album, “Familiar Stranger” on October 28th on Tenacity Records.

“Familiar Stranger” has already been scheduled for release twice when Wills was signed to the Equity Music Group owned by country singer, Clint Black. It was due for release in September 2007 and then again in February 2008. Wills left the Equity Music Group in mid 2008.

Some of Wills previous hits include “19 Somethin’”, “I Do (Cherish You)”, “Places I’ve Never Been”, “Don’t Laugh at Me”, “Back at One” and “Wish You Were Here”.

“19 Somethin’” was the most played country single of 2002 and spent seven weeks at the top of the country charts.

Sugarland Kick Off “Love On The Inside” Tour

Sugarland started it’s “Love On the Inside” tour this weekend with a couple of shows in North Carolina.

With the amount of success Sugarland have had this year, they’re not ignoring the importance of a good response on the concert circuit.

Sugarland certainly have the album sales and awards but Kristian Bush from Sugarland says,

“We’ve learned from watching other artists. Kenny Chesney had a good piece of advice that seems to be ringing true. He said, ‘The only way to measure your success is when you look out and put butts in the seats”.

Nearly all of the “Love On The Inside” tour dates will feature Kellie Pickler and Ashton Shepherd as the opening acts.

The duo received no less than five nominations last week for the 42nd annual Country Music Association Awards. Jennifer Nettles from Suglarland also picked up another nomination for writer of Song of the Year for “Stay”.

Billy Ray Cyrus - “Somebody Said A Prayer” Video

Here is the video from Billy Ray Cyrus for his new single, “Somebody Said A Prayer”.

“Somebody Said A Prayer” Lyrics

Just a single mom raisin up the kids

Little Tommy’s seven now and her daughter Justine just turned ten

Pinchin every cent laughin and lovin and content

You would never think a couple years ago she almost let her job, her kids, her mind, her life go up in smoke

right there on the edge right before the fall

Chorus: Somebody said a prayer somebody had some faith somebody finally hit their knees and asked for help for heavens sake somebody finally found someone who really cares somebody said a prayer

He was seventeen and his heart was broke the middle of the night a bottle full of pills and a goodbye note

Sittin on his bed but then he bowed his head now I see him every week and every now and then he talks about that night and the peace that came over him talk about a sign

Can I get an amen well there were tears on his face he said look what happened lord

Chorus: Somebody said a prayer
somebody had some faith somebody finally hit their knees and asked for help for heavens sake somebody finally found someone who really cares
somebody said a prayer

*Repeat chorus

Can I get an amen Ohhhhhhhh
can I get an amen Ohhhhhhhhhh
somebody somebody said a prayer somebody said a prayer somebody somebody said a prayer

Top 40 Country Singles For September 13th-14th

Here are the top 40 country singles for this week…

01. “Do You Believe Me Now” - Jimmy Wayne
02. “Waitin’ On A Woman” - Brad Paisley
03. “You Look Good In My Shirt” - Keith Urban
04. “I Still Miss You” - Keith Anderson
05. “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” - Darius Rucker
06. “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” - Kenny Chesney
07. “All Summer Long” - Kid Rock
08. “Troubador” - George Strait
09. “She Never Cried In Front Of Me” - Toby Keith
10. “Holler Back” - The Lost Trailers

11. “Should’ve Said No” - Taylor Swift
12. “Just A Dream” - Carrie Underwood
13. “All I Want To Do” - Sugarland
14. “Johhny & June” - Heidi Newfield
15. “Bob That Head” - Rascal Flatts
16. “Country Man” - Luke Bryan
17. “Put A Girl In It” - Brooks & Dunn
18. “All I Ever Wanted” - Chuck Wicks
19. “Relentless” - Jason Aldean
20. “Let It Go” - Tim McGraw

21. “I’ll Walk” - Bucky Covington
22. “Love Remembers” - Craig Morgan
23. “In Color” - Jamey Johnson
24. “Lookin’ For A Good Time” - Lady Antebellum
25. “You Can Let Go” - Crystal Shawanda
26. “Roll With Me” - Montgomery Gentry
27. “Chicken Fried” - Zac Brown Band
28. “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful” - Kellie Pickler
29. “Sounds So Good” - Ashton Shepherd
30. “Come On Over” - Jessica Simpson

31. “Let Me” - Pat Green
32. “Anything Goes” - Randy Houser
33. “Don’t” - Billy Currington
34. “Muddy Water” - Trace Adkins
35. “Crazy Days” - Adam Gregory
36. “Fine Line” - Little Big Town
37. “She Wouldn’t Be Gone” - Blake Shelton
38. “I Do” - Jewel
39. “I Would” - Phil Vassar
40. “Somebody Said A Prayer” - Billy Ray Cyrus

The chart is based on the American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks.

Reba McEntire Releases 50 Greatest Hits Box Set

MCA Nashville is releasing the 50 Greatest Hits of Reba McEntire in a three CD box set.

The box set will be released on October 28th and does not include any of her earlier recordings for Mercury Records who released her first single back in 1976.

The box set will start with “How Blue” which was her first number 1 on MCA. It ends with “Because of You”, her hit duet with Kelly Clarkson.

McEntire and Clarkson are planning to tour together again during the fall.

Taylor Swift’s New Video “Love Story”

Here is the new video from Taylor Swift, “Love Story” from the new album “Fearless”, due for release on November 11th.

“Love Story” Lyrics

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I’m standing there
On a balcony of summer air

See the lights,
See the party
the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
You say hello
Little did I know

That you were romeo you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don’t go, and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting all there’s left to do is run
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
It’s a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quite cause we’re dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Let’s keep this down for a little while

Cause you were romeo I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
And I was begging you please don’t go and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting all there’s left to do is run
You’ll be the prince I’ll be the princess
It’s a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it’s real,
Don’t be afraid
We’ll make it out of looseness
It’s a love story baby just say yes, oh,

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you would ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town I said

Romeo save me I’ve been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head, I don’t know what to think
He kneels to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said

Marry me Juliet you’ll never have to be alone
I love you and that’s all the reason for
I talk to your dad go pick out a white dress
It’s a love story baby just say yes

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Cause we were both young when I first saw you

LeAnn Rimes Cancels Shows Due To Tonsillitis

LeAnn Rimes has had to cancel two shows with Kenny Chesney due to tonsillitis. Miranda Lambert is filling in for Rimes while she is unable to perform.

A statement on the Official LeAnn Rimes website says…

“We are saddened to confirm that LeAnn Rimes will be canceling her sets in Tulsa and St. Louis due to tonsillitis. Her doctor has advised immediate vocal rest, but she looks forward to resuming the tour on Saturday, September 13 in Indianapolis and continuing to entertain her fans.”

It was only last month Rimes had to cancel two shows in Illinois and Minnesota because of tonsillitis and inflamed vocal cords.

Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Gary Allan are set to perform at Saturday’s show which takes place at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

SingStar Country Video Game Coming For PlayStation 2

SingStar Country for the PS2 allows fans to sing along with music videos and is due for release on October 28th.

The cover of the video game will feature Gretchen Wilson, Brad Paisley and Alan Jackson.

“This game lets me reach out to all country fans in a whole new way, not only giving them the chance to hear my music, but also to become a part of it” said one of the games featured stars, Gretchen Wilson.

The game will include music from Taylor Swift, Faith Hill, Kellie Pickler, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Jessica Simpson, Miranda Lambert, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry and others.

SingStar Country has been developed by Sony Computer Entertainment’s London Studio in conjunction with its sister company, Sony BMG Nashville.

To help promote the release of the game certain country music radio stations will be hosting tournaments for players who canl compete for the chance to attend the CMA Awards in Nashville on November 12th.

Tim McGraw To Perform for Military Personnel in Texas

Tim McGraw will be performing for military personnel and their families at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas tomorrow.

McGraw will be performing with his band the Dancehall Doctors at the concert which is expected to draw a crowd of around 25,000 at MacArthur Field.

McGraw said, “We can only begin to sympathize the immense sacrifice the soldiers and their families make on a daily basis”.

McGraw also said, “We hope our show gives them a brief interlude of their duties and time to enjoy themselves for a little while”.

First Tour Together For Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton

Miranda Lambert and partner Blake Shelton have announced that they will be touring together this fall.

Lambert began dating Shelton in 2007 and sang background vocals on Shelton’s single “Home” earlier this year. The pair performed together in public for the first time in Monroe, Michigan on July 28th.

“For obvious reasons, Miranda and I have wanted to tour together for a while now. We wanted to do something special that nobody else can pull off. The result is a unique show packed full of music and energy that will leave people wondering what the hell is going to happen next.” said Shelton.

“Pairing up for these shows will not only be fun for us, but I think it’s going to be an amazing show for the fans. Anytime you play with a great artist it makes you strive to be even better… and we will do that every night.” added Lambert.

The tour is set to start on October 3rg at the Virginia State Fair in Richmond.