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Beyonce Country Project

TheBigA said:
Yes they get paid AFTRA fee plus song royalty, which is much bigger for TV play than radio. Plus anything else they might kick in.

But these people are multi-multi-millionaires who really don't care about money. The award shows pick up their airfare (private plane) and luxury hotels, and a lot of artists still avoid them. It means getting dressed up, hair & makeup, dealing with fans, and other annoyances.
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And it takes time away from touring.

A tip: if you want to see current "stars" at the Opry, go around Christmas. A lot of acts take a couple of weeks off and a lot are based near Nashville. They can do an Opry show without a lot of "travel" hassle.
 
secondchoice said:
And it takes time away from touring.

A tip: if you want to see current "stars" at the Opry, go around Christmas. A lot of acts take a couple of weeks off and a lot are based near Nashville. They can do an Opry show without a lot of "travel" hassle.
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They seem to find time to do a song or two for Kimmel or Fallon any time of the year. Guess they schedule the guest appearances during breaks in their tour schedule or if they're playing in LA or NYC the next night.
 
CTListener said:
That not-country singer and her not-country album took favorite female country singer and favorite country album honors last night at the American Music Awards. Is any radio station, in any format, still playing ANYTHING from that album in 2025?
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I watched the show. No such award was given out. If they were going to treat these awards like The Grammys, why didn't they tell us at the end?
 
vchimpanzee said:
I watched the show. No such award was given out. If they were going to treat these awards like The Grammys, why didn't they tell us at the end?
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Dunno. I didn't watch the show, just saw the listing of all the winners online earlier today. Were any of the other country winners mentioned on air?
 
secondchoice said:
Most Country Acts make the majority of their money from touring. I have never seen a study of how awards impacted ticket sales but it can't hurt. Your booking agent is supposed to get you the lion's share of the ticket money from the venue if you are the headliner at a concert. You will need it to cover the cost of your band. I know one thing the price of concert tickets hasn't go done lately.
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I have tickets to see the Sawyer Brown band on June 6th. Each ticket was $32.50 including the service fee. It was the second most expensive price. I do not remember what the more expensive price was. If you have never seen this band before, you get your moneys worth no matter what you pay. :) :) :)

God bless you and the guys always!!!

Holly
 
vchimpanzee said:
Dan + Shay for favorite group.
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At some point, the CMAs are going to have to lump groups and duos into the same category. Except for one-off collaborations, there are only a couple of active duos: Dan + Shay and Brothers Osborne, and only one group with any mainstream country success: Old Dominion. Old Dominion wins Best Group every year, but the Duo award usually goes to Brooks and Dunn, who are still touring but haven't recorded any new material for years.
 
CTListener said:
At some point, the CMAs are going to have to lump groups and duos into the same category. Except for one-off collaborations, there are only a couple of active duos: Dan + Shay and Brothers Osborne, and only one group with any mainstream country success: Old Dominion. Old Dominion wins Best Group every year, but the Duo award usually goes to Brooks and Dunn, who are still touring but haven't recorded any new material for years.
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That is what they did. Old Dominion was nominated in the category.
 
vchimpanzee said:
That is what they did. Old Dominion was nominated in the category.
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Yes, I know that's what the AMA did. I was urging the CMA to do the same. There's no reason to have two separate categories anymore because most popular country music is done by solo artists or one-time-only duos. Ella Langley has become a star after several years of songwriting and low-impact solo recordings because of her duet with Riley Green. But she's using that smash hit to jump-start her solo career, not to become part of a full-time duo with Green. Dan + Shay have no real identity outside their work as a duo, nor do the Osbornes, but they're the exception these days.
 
Go here for a really good write up concerning the duo who go by the name Thompson Square.

To me, the point that they make is a good one. If these pop artists do not have the intention of sticking around in country music, the little that they do put out there should not ever be submitted for country music award nominations unless the country that they do sing is with a country act, but yeah Kiefer and Shawna are most definitely right when they said that the singers who are deeply rooted in country should not have to worry about being passed over by those who have no intention of making themselves at home within the format. Dolly Parton recently released a pop album for example, but if it doesn't get any pop award nominations, it may be due to the fact that it could end up being the only pop project that she produces.

God bless you and the lady legend and Thompson Square always!!!

Holly
 
vchimpanzee said:
Not counting what she did in the 70s, which I suppose passed for country.
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You must mean the '80s. In the '70s, Dolly had hits with songs such as "Jolene," "Love is Like a Butterfly," "Coat of Many Colors" and "My Tennessee Mountain Home." Can't get more "country" than those! The only song of hers in that decade that I recall raising eyebrows was "Here You Come Again." It was the '80s that saw Dolly expand her sound -- and success -- to pop. The rock album she put out a few months back was a one-off, a light-hearted reply to the Rock Hall of Fame election. Although she's involved in a collaboration with Motley Crue that came out just last week ...
 
Right. The 80s. I was referring to when country went through its urban cowboy phase, and that would be the early 80s. I personally didn't mind it, but that was a time when people said country radio wasn't country.
 
^^^ In other words, some things never change because almost none of what you hear on country radio these days is country music.

God bless you always!!!

Holly
 
CTListener said:
That's because songs that came out in 2000 are now 25 years old. There's a huge difference stylistically between 1975 country and 2000 country, so classic country programmers need to figure out what their P1 listeners want to hear and balance the kinds of songs they play.
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So Jelly Roll, Post Malone and Morgan Wallen were recording in 2000?
 
^^^ Not yet, no, but in another 25 years, I won't be surprised if they are played then. By then, what is on the regular country stations could be anything.

God bless you always!!!

Holly
 


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