Editor’s Note: First Notes is a weekly update of recent happenings in the world of music.
* Country singers Ty Herndon and Billy Gillman both came out as gay last week. Herndon was married, twice, previously to women but says he has been in his current relationship for years and always struggled with his sexuality. Gillman revealed his orientation via Twitter and a YouTube video to his fans.
* There have been rumors for weeks, but it was finally confirmed that Katy Perry will be the halftime performer at Super Bowl XLIX on February 1, 2015.
* One Direction won Artist of the Year honors at the American Music Awards last night. For a complete list of winners, go here.
* Harry Connick Jr. will perform at Belk Theater on Feb. 17, 2015.
This article appears in Nov 19-25, 2014.
Wow! This is your kind of story, eh, Creative Loafing?!
So who were the actual country singers that came out?? Because all I read in that article were the names Ty Herndon and Billy Gillman….
” Country singers Ty Herndon and Billy Gillman both came out as gay last week”
Boyd Tyrone “Ty” Herndon is an American country music singer. After signing to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut with his number one single, “What Mattered Most”, followed by the release of his first album
William Wendell “Billy” Gilman III is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 11, he debuted with the single “One Voice,” a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country music charts and became the youngest singer to a Top 40 hit
Does that clarify it for you Slim?