So, that’s happening – fifteen country music acts – including Big & Rich, Darius Rucker, LeAnn Rimes, The Mavericks and Rascal Flatts – will cover Mötley Crüe tunes for the upcoming album, Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe. Fifteen of the Crüe’s biggest hits – including Kickstart My Heart (Rascal Flatts), If I Die Tomorrow (Florida Georgia Line), Smokin’ in the Boys’ Room (LeAnn Rimes) and Dr. Feelgood (The Mavericks) – will be presented in nifty new arrangements.
Of the album, bassist Nikki Six said, ‘We did not make this record for Mötley Crüe fans, but for Country fans who are also Rock fans.’ The album is a co-production between Big Machine Records, Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music and will be stores on July 8th. For more details, including a track list, follow the jump.
NASHVILLE OUTLAWS: A TRIBUTE TO MÖTLEY CRÜE
Details Announced for Highly-Anticipated Country Tribute Album, Featuring Florida Georgia Line, Justin Moore, LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts & More
Slated for Release July 8 on Big Machine Records, Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music
(May 19, 2014) – Big Machine Records, Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music announced today that the highly-anticipated Country tribute album NASHVILLE OUTLAWS: A TRIBUTE TO MÖTLEY CRÜE will be released on July 8. The project will feature fresh takes on 15 of the band’s biggest hits covered by some of Country music’s biggest names, including Florida Georgia Line, Justin Moore, Big & Rich, LeAnn Rimes, Gretchen Wilson, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts and more.
"We did not make this record for Mötley Crüe fans, but for Country fans who are also Rock fans. I believe that there’s going to be a lot of synergy and excitement for Mötley Crüe fans hearing different artists covering their favorite songs. People will be surprised how these artists made these songs their own and we couldn’t be happier with how the album turned out. It’s been an amazing, positive experience and, as a lot of things we’ve done, a first in our career,” says Mötley Crüe bassist, Nikki Sixx.
“It has been a blast becoming friends with the Motley guys and learning how much they appreciate the history of Country music. They are truly one of the most disruptive bands of their generation and I am honored to be able to cover one of my favorite Crue songs of all time, ‘Home Sweet Home.’ It has been pretty unreal singing with Vince Neil," said Justin Moore.
The record is a joint venture between Big Machine Records – home to country superstars such as Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw – and Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music. Big Machine Label Group President and CEO, Scott Borchetta, is among the legion of Country music fans who love Mötley Crüe. Borchetta says of the collaboration, "I have been a not-so-secret Crüe fan from the beginning. When manager Chris Nilsson called with the idea for a tribute album on Big Machine Records it was an immediate ‘yes’ from me! Our album will highlight just how great the Mötley Crüe song catalog is. At the end of the day, that’s what will stand the test of time."
Tracklisting:
Rascal Flatts – “Kickstart My Heart”
Florida Georgia Line – “If I Die Tomorrow”
LeAnn Rimes – “Smokin’ In The Boys Room”
Justin Moore – “Home Sweet Home”
Cassadee Pope with Robin Zander – “The Animal In Me”
Aaron Lewis – “Afraid”
Big & Rich – “SOS”
Sam Palladio and Claire Bowen – “Without You”
Eli Young Band – “Don’t Go Away Mad”
Lauren Jenkins – “Looks That Kill”
The Cadillac Three – “Live Wire”
The Mavericks – “Dr. Feelgood”
Brantley Gilbert – “Girls Girls Girls”
Gretchen Wilson – “Wild Side”
Darius Rucker – “Time For Change
For additional updates, behind-the-scenes action or to pre-order the album, visit http://nashville-outlaws.com/.
About MÖTLEY CRÜE
Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, the quartet—Vince Neil (vocals), Mick Mars (guitars), Nikki Sixx (bass) and Tommy Lee (drums)—has commandeered the rock pantheon for over 30 years. In that time, they have accumulated worldwide album sales exceeding 80 million, seven platinum or multi-platinum albums, 22 Top 40 mainstream rock hits, six Top 20 pop singles, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three Grammy nominations, four New York Times bestsellers (including the band’s biography, THE DIRT) and countless sold out tours across the globe, playing to millions of fans. Motley Crue was the first rock band in history to have completed an epic sold-out Las Vegas residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The band continues to remain on the forefront of entertainment reinventing themselves via not only their music but also their mind blowing live shows featuring never seen before elements, such as Tommy Lee’s 360 drum roller coaster. Motley Crue was featured in KIA MOTORS’ award winning 2012 Super Bowl commercial. The band announced in January that they will kick off their FINAL TOUR (presented by Dodge) on July 2, 2014 in Grad Rapids, MI and that the movie of their best selling biography, THE DIRT, will be hitting theaters globally in 2015.
About Big Machine Label Group
The Big Machine Label Group is led by President and CEO Scott Borchetta and encompasses Big Machine Records, The Valory Music Co., Republic Nashville, recently revived Dot Records and publishing company Big Machine Music. BMLG’s current artist roster includes superstars Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Reba, The Band Perry and Florida Georgia Line; chart-topping acts Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, Thomas Rhett and Eli Young Band; legendary group The Mavericks as well as hot newcomers Cassadee Pope, RaeLynn, Laura Bell Bundy, The Cadillac Three and Danielle Bradbery, in addition to a Country tribute to rockers Motley Crue and soundtracks for ABC’s hit drama “NASHVILLE.” BMLG artists have received multiple GRAMMY, CMA, ACM, American Music Awards, CMT Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards, MTV Video Music Award and People’s Choice Award accolades as well as Brit Award and JUNO Award nominations. In 2012 BMLG rejuvenated its publishing arm with Big Machine Music, which has created a joint venture with Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald’s Prescription Songs, allowing the two companies to co-publish songwriters and artists whose unique talents translate across genres. Big Machine was also the first-ever label to align with terrestrial radio for performance royalty rights. The label group has also forayed into the racing world, sponsoring the Brickyard 400 as well as back-to-back Indy500 drivers. www.bigmachinelabelgroup.com
About The Eleven Seven Music Group
The Eleven Seven Music Group is a full service physical, digital and mobile music group operating with global sales, distribution and marketing capabilities via offices in London, New York, Los Angeles as well as Canada, Germany, Benelux, France, Italy, Spain, Nordic countries, Japan, and Australia. The label group continues to build on its model of research-based marketing strategies targeted directly to the fans, building out from that base. Driven by a core group of thought leaders, the independent mini-major has in-house marketing, promotion, publicity, digital media, International, sales, tour marketing, production, video promotion, creative services, business management, web design, advertising, development and other services to support every release. With its namesake label, Eleven Seven Music, boasting internationally notorious names like Motley Crue, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach and Drowning Pool,, among others and its Alternative/Indie Rock label launching talent like Nico Vega, Dirty Heads and Midi Matlida, The Eleven Seven Music Group has all the bases covered for the future of rock music.