Country Music News

Jake Owen is wrapping up in his producer’s studio over the next few weeks and shares his enthusiasm for  the wide variety of songs included in the coming album with CMT. “When I’m buying a record, I want to make sure I can listen to it from top to bottom, and to have an eclectic mix of songs,” he says. “Not songs that all sound the same. They’re random, you know, and that’s what keeps me as a listener.”

Jake Owen proudly takes co-writing credit for 9 of the tracks on his new album, including the current hit, “Startin’ with me” but is just as excited about songs that  were provided to him.

When the smoke was cleared and all the numbers were counted, SoundScan reported that Carrie Underwood’s new CD, Carnival Ride, sold 527,101 copies during its first week of release to place the American Idol queen at No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart and the Billboard 200 pop chart. It sets a record as the highest first week sales in SoundScan history for a sophomore country album, and it also gives her the highest selling debut week of any female artist in 2007. Her digital sales soared to 44,928 in the first week, the largest country debut in digital album chart history.

Just so you know, Rascal Flatts‘ sales debut a few weeks ago was 546,505, the highest so far in 2007. Also of interest, Raising Sand, the new album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, sold 112,308 units in its first week out. This doesn’t seem like we’re falling behind in CD sales, does it? By the way, when Carrie was told her numbers, she acknowledged the people who are truly responsible for her success and said, “I want to share a sincere thanks to all my fans for supporting me over the past two years and for making my dreams come true.”

Really cool news guys! Miley and her dad Billy Ray are joining Frank and Nancy Sinatra as the ONLY father and daughter combos EVER to be in the Billboard Top 200 Charts for different CDs at the same time. That’s right, this has only ever happened once before and with no less than the most famous father and daughter in history!!! Billy Ray’s new CD “Home at Last” is doing great, and he’s now GAC’s Artist of the Month, while Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus has just gone platinum! Congrats Miley and Billy Ray!!!
~Courtesy of MileyCyrus.com