Kid Rock says he is hoping for a guest appearance by Martina McBride on his next album, which is tentatively slated for a summer 2010 release. He and McBride performed together during a nightly concert at the CMA Music Festival last month in Nashville. In an interview with the Detroit Free Press, Rock says that he would like to recruit either McBride or Mary J. Blige to sing on the chorus of a new song called “Care.” He is currently working on the album with producer Rick Rubin. “There’s very good rock-feeling stuff, very soulful stuff,” he told the Free Press. “I’m focusing on great melodies, really great American rhythm-and-blues, rock-’n'-roll-based stadium songs.”

Source – CMT.com

Country mainstay Martina McBride is preparing for her first concerts in the United Kingdom and Ireland for some 15 years. The star tells Billboard.com that the dates will pave the way for a yet-to-be-announced American tour in November.

McBride, whose current, ninth studio album “Shine” (RCA/Sony Music Entertainment) reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums, will play London’s Indig02 July 31, then six shows in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Aug 2-8. She says she made a conscious effort to schedule the European trip this time around.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been over there, probably ‘94 was the last time,” she reflects. “I’m looking forward to it, we made so many great memories last time I was there.

“I’ve got such a limited amount of time I can tour, with the kids and their schedules,” says McBride. She and her husband, sound engineer John McBride, have three daughters, now ages 14, 11 and four. “So finding the time to pull back from my touring here and make the trip was a challenge.

“But finally this year, we got offered these dates and I said ‘You know what, we hadn’t planned to tour this summer in the U.S. so it’s a perfect opportunity, and the perfect window for me to do it.’” RCA will release “Shine” in the United Kingdom July 27.

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