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.

The Tennessean reports that Garth Brooks is releasing a new project on Big Machine Records, which recently signed his wife, Trisha Yearwood.

It’ll reportedly include four new songs and 30 hits on two CDs, plus a DVD of 33 music videos. No release date has been announced yet.

In related news, Garth will perform at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on September 18 as part of The Dream Concert to raise money for the completion of the Martin Luther King memorial in Washington, D.C. The Memorial Foundation has already raised $81 million of the $100 million needed to complete the Memorial, scheduled for 2008.

Many of the top musicians in the country, including Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Joss Stone, as well as prominent figures from politics, sports and entertainment will be on hand to share the ideals of hope, love, democracy, and justice for which Dr. King stood. Tickets are priced at $250-$1,000 and are on sale at ticketmaster. For more information, log on to dreamconcert.com.

~Courtesy of GACTV.com