
Brad Paisley is trying out his sense of humor on the The New Yorker magazine. The singer has submitted cartoon captions to the publication's website. While he's never won, Brad will be featured in the August 2nd issue of the magazine.
Emerson Drive have launched their own record label called Amdian Records. Their first single is called "That Kind Of Beautiful," and it heads to radio in mid-August. The song has already been released as a single in the group's native Canada. Emerson Drive hopes to release their next album, called Believe, either later this year or in early 2011.
Fiddler David Pichette told The Boot, "These are scary but exciting times. "For the first time, our career is solely in our hands. The future is what we make of it."
The video for "That Kind of Beautiful" is a family affair for Emerson Drive. It features David's 19-month-old daughter, Emma, Jana Mates, the wife of lead singer Brad Mates, while she was pregnant with their son, Tyler, and drummer Mike Melancon's wife, Heather.
Emerson Drive is currently on tour. They play Firefest in Cold Spring, Minnesota on Saturday (July 31st).
The video for Kenny Chesney's new single, "The Boys of Fall," will debut on ESPN on Monday (August 2nd) during the network's SportsCenter show. The four-minute clip will air twice -- just before noon ET and at the conclusion of the 2 p.m. ET edition. "The Boys of Fall" is the debut single from Kenny's upcoming album, Hemingway's Whiskey, which will be released on September 28th.
On Tuesday (August 3rd), the full-length eight-minute version of the music video will be available at all outlets including VEVO, CMT and GAC. The eight minute version will also be available on ESPN.com and ESPNRise.com through the week beginning on Monday.
The full length version was co-produced by Kenny. He said, "As a songwriter you crave inspiration, and I have never been more inspired than I have been in the past year listening to the lessons and the wisdom from these men and many more who have touched so many lives through the game of football! I have friends in this video. . . a lot of my heroes are in this video. . . so many players and coaches that have shaped the lives of generations are a part of this "
"The Boys of Fall" is already a Top 15 hit only two weeks after its release.
The song will be available at all digital retailers on Tuesday.