Martina McBride
McBride on the Grammys • Paltrow on Oscars • Paisley at Daytona • Plus new music from Thompson Square, Steve Wariner, Con Hunley, Waylon Tribute
>>Martina McBride will perform in a tribute to Aretha Franklin, along with Yolanda Adams, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, and Florence Welch, at the Feb. 13 Grammy Awards. Also added this week was a performance by Barbra Streisand with an introduction by Kris Kristofferson.
>>Gwyneth Paltrow will sing the Oscar nominated song “Coming Home” from Country Strong on the Academy Awards telecast Feb. 27. The song was written by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges, Bob DiPiero and Hillary Lindsey. More on the nomination here.
>>Brad Paisley will perform at the Daytona 500 Pre-Race Show on Sunday, Feb. 20.
Here’s a look at some of this week’s new releases:
Thompson Square’s self-titled debut is out now. The single “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” is climbing the radio charts and sold over 386,000 downloads. It was produced by the New Voice Entertainment production team (Kurt Allison, David Fanning, Tully Kennedy and Rich Redmond). Fans can also access full song streams at www.facebook.com/thompsonsquare.
Stoney Creek Records' Thompson Square with CMT Top 20 Countdown host Evan Farmer. Pictured L-R: SCR's Shawna Thompson, CMT's Evan Farmer, and SCR's Keifer Thompson.
>>Scatter/Valory released the compilation The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated To Waylon Jennings.
>>Steve Wariner’s third instrumental album, Guitar Laboratory, is out on SelecTone Records. The 13-song collection is the follow-up to his GRAMMY-winning My Tribute to Chet Atkins. It features guest musicians Leon Rhodes, Paul Yandell, John Jarvis, David Hungate, John Gardner, Aubrey Haynie, Joey Miskulin, Ron Gannaway, Barry Green, Greg Morrow and Michael Rhodes. Wariner’s sons, Ross and Ryan, are also featured playing piano and guitar, respectively.
>>Con Hunley released Lost and Found: The MCA/Capitol Years on Feb. 1 on IMMI Records. He co-produced it with Norro Wilson.
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