Danny Gokey Releases New Album Hope In Front Of Me

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Danny Gokey walked away with more than a third place finish on season 8 of American Idol he went on to release his debut album My Best Days with the commercial success of the singles "My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me" and "I Will Not Say Goodbye". Gokey went on to open and launch Sophia's Heart in honor of his late wife  Sohpia who died of congenital heart disease. Gokey is making a difference in the lives of children, men and women with the disease and who continues to openly run Sophia's Heart, and through that time released the single "Second Hand Heart" in 2011. What more can Gokey tackle?, a complete eye glass line, got married and began a family and published a book Hope In Front Of Me in 2013. It comes to now, the present, a new label and a brand new album. Each track specifically grabs the heart and soul of Gokey and will continue to reach a wide audience whether in country music or popular Christian music there are no limits. Hope In Front Of Me impacts audiences and listeners Today June 23rd.


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Lucy Hale Announces New Single "Lie A Little Better" At Debut Opry Performance

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Lucy Hale rising female country star in the making made her official +Grand Ole Opry appearance Saturday June 21st who was so excited tweeted all weekend about the event and new milestone in her growing career on social media. It was there Hale announced to audiences of her new single "Lie A Little Better" to nationally debut on Good Morning America Monday June 30th. Her debut album Road Between released earlier this month charted high on Billboard making her the new it girl of country music. What is next for the budding star? Hale is currently on a radio tour visiting stations across the country, getting  music out to fans . "Lie A Little Bit Better" will impact radio  July 21st, a video to the song was filmed over the weekend at the Opry House and will give fans an intimate backstage view of the legendary stage, home to countless historical moments in Country Music. The uptempo track marks the second single and follow up to "Sounds Good To Me" from the album out now.

Spotlight Artist of The Month: Amy Rose Gives Good Meaning To Country Music

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Amy Rose is as country as country can be, and they say Canada isn't country. The Barrie, Ontario born and bred vocal power house is that and more. In our first interview laughs were rolling and stories were exchanged but I'll leave that on the cutting room floor. Rose is charmingly witty,poised, and polished. Don't get me wrong she's a total redneck she told me. "We're like Duck Dynasty meets Honey Boo Boo, we're a large family you just never know what to expect from us". Aside from family country music is a huge part of Rose's career who's been performing since the age of 5 who stands up for female empowerment another reason to really push the women of country music from word of mouth at Country Music City Promotions. I never had this much fun interviewing a female artist. I literally cried with tears streaming down my face. Rose is so real, honest, all heart, she's infectious and has a way to make anyone smile. Rose is on the rise who's charted territory with 3 consecutive singles from "I Just Want You To Know"," (Redneck Reunion)Party Like A Redneck", and "Sunshine", so what's next? This is it! Find out here.

You began performing at a very young age, did you always know that you wanted to be a performer?  "I did, I did!" "It's funny cause I grew up in a house were country music was played 24/7 and that's all you heard we didn't have other genre's of music in our house it was only country and I'm talking about the classic country like Tammy Wynette, Pasty Cline, Conway Twitty, those type of artists. I grew up in it. I had a kids classic record player, it was a Strawberry Shortcake record player that played real records and I had this mix record of country classics, it was something like that with Patsy Cline on it and there was Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" I literally locked myself in my room to memorizing the song. I was 5 and remember going with my parents to the local fair, they had this karaoke contest going on and I told them I wanted to sing, it was a competition so I basically told them I wanted to do it, my mom talked to the judges and asked them if I could sing. I get up there and sang Tammy's "Stand By Your Man" from then on I was hooked.


Have you had any moments over the years that awe struck you or took you by surprise? Oh gosh, yeah, I've met so many people I got to open for Big and Rich last summer. Their really nice guys. I recently got to meet Crystal Gayle down in Nashville, I love her, so honestly at that moment I was awe struck. Honestly I really want to meet Dolly Parton.


How has your family adjusted to you're constant traveling? I love to travel, don't get me wrong, as long as I'm on land, we drive everywhere. I miss my kids a lot of the times when I'm gone, it is so hard, their still young and I don't want to have to take them somewhere where they have to be watched. In the future would love to take them on the road and make it out of a big ole family trip.


You have 3 girls do they see mommy as a big country superstar?  No, I'm mommy!

Of all the single releases you've released this past year is there one that means the most to you? I'm trying to get this full album done, realistically the way I see it right now I'm releasing all these singles. "I Just Want You To Know" was the first chart topping single then followed it up with "Party Like A Redneck". My most favorite one, wow! um, would have to be (Redneck Reunion) Party Like A Redneck is because I co-wrote it and it's about family it represents where I come from and my back round.



Country Crazy is you're newest single, what drew you to the song? That song was written by my chief producers Marty Beecroft and Glenn Coulson, they wrote it with Tal Bachman who wrote "She's So High". He brought the song to me and said listen to it and let me know what you think, so I listened to it, I liked it but already had four songs picked out at the time so let's put this on the back burner. Then when it was time pulled it back out and thought this is like me. It really describes me, so we decided to record it. Hopefully people will dig it.



Country music has become the most popular in years,do you think you have to continue to raise the bar as a country female artist? Yeah,It's funny and something that I'm getting compared to great vocalists such as Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson who I don't stand a chance to, their great and I'm a big fan of both of them.Typically in today's society men are dominating the charts, the women  have to keep pushing  it's harder for a female to make it in the industry than it is opposed to a male. It's a man's world and we need to take charge of it. Women hear us roar! We've got these songs to sing and we want you to hear them.


If you could collaborate with any female country artist who would it be and why?  Dolly Parton, I love her, I look up to her, honestly, I want a career path such as her. She's an inspiration to so many artists not just myself. By the trend and the image she paved the way for women telling them you don't need to look a certain way. She's more than just an artist, she's an actress, a screen writer, she's a producer, she did broadway, she's a director, she's really done it all and I love her I think she's great.


Can we expect a new album later this year?  Eventually, yeah we're gonna have a full album but like I said right now it's like having an album full of singles. I would like to release a full album and I would want it to be called "The Real Me"  out of all the albums I've done I took some time out to become a mom I got to experience life in so many ways and found the real me and searched for the inner artist I am. I did all the co-writes, the graphics, everything.  I feel like this project itself is the real me, it's the sweat and tears I put into it. Once this projects finished I want it to be titled "The Real Me" this is the real Amy.


What has been you're biggest highlight  this year?, or have there been several?  There are so many, um, I was invited to do the Billy Block show, I was really excited to do that, uh! um!, as well as winning the award for the Nashville Universe Awards it was really unexpected, honestly I'm thinking WOW this Canadian girl from Ontario get's nominated I'm not even American. I literally was jumping up and down like a kid in a candy shop "I won, I won, I won!" That was pretty cool. Uh, oh gosh part of CMA Fest, I had such a great time. I love Nashville I want to move there. It's my goal crossing my fingers to one day pack up the family and move there.


Lastly, were do you see yourself in the next year with music and family? 
Hmmm, my goal my ten year plan is, I wanna be performing on the Grand Ole Opry stage it's always been a dream of mine since I was little. We've been working on this for years and hoping that one day it will pay off, it would be a great opportunity. To ever get to that point would be a great accomplishment. I want to get up there and I want Dolly Parton to introduce me. That would be super awesome. 



Get to know Amy, hear her music, you won't be sorry.She's in great company in this industry. We can only image what's next in store for Rose. Join on Facebook, Follow on Twitter and get all the music on ReverbNation and YouTube here
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I want to thank Amy for taking the time out of her busy schedule to go one on one and it was such a blast to talk to the lady who's captivating audiences across Canada and American soil.Country Music City Promotions will keep you up to date on Amy Rose.