Pistol Annies are an American country music group composed of Miranda Lambert , Ashley Monroe , and Angaleena Presley . The trio gave its debut performance on April 4, 2011, on the CBS special Academy of Country Music 's Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country . The trio have released four studio albums for Sony Music Nashville .
11-504: Pistol Annies made their debut on April 22, 2011, on the Academy of Country Music's Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country on CBS, performing "Hell on Heels". The women gave themselves the nicknames "Lonestar Annie" (Lambert), "Hippie Annie" (Monroe), and "Holler Annie" (Presley). They released the album Hell on Heels on August 23, 2011, with the title song being released for purchase on their website two months earlier, on June 12. After
22-761: A new Pistol Annies album would be released in 2018. On September 26, 2018, the Pistol Annies released three tracks from their latest album, Interstate Gospel , which was released on November 2, 2018. They performed a fourth track, "Sugar Daddy", at the CMT Artists of the Year telecast. The Pistol Annies appeared in Nashville on June 6–9 for 2019 CMA Fest. In September 2019, the Pistol Annies began touring as part of Miranda Lambert's Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars tour, which runs through November 23. Hell on Heels Hell on Heels
33-566: A series of performances during Lambert concerts, the Pistol Annies performed three sold-out headlining shows in December 2011 with guest performances by John Fogerty and Blake Shelton . The trio was featured on the track "Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies" on the 2012 album Voice of Ages by The Chieftains . The Pistol Annies song "Run Daddy Run" appears on the soundtrack album The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond . The band performed their autobiographical single "Takin' Pills" at
44-512: A solo act in June. Monroe went to the Mermaids of Alcatraz Tour with Train . In August 2014, Angaleena Presley confirmed that the group was on temporary hiatus, saying that due to the success of Lambert's and Monroe's solo careers, the band "just had to take a little break but never say never." Whilst promoting their appearances at the 2016 C2C festival , both Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe stressed that
55-466: Is the first studio album by American country girl group Pistol Annies . The group consists of Miranda Lambert , Ashley Monroe , and Angaleena Presley . They released their single, "Hell on Heels," in May 2011 and released their debut album on August 23, 2011. Pistol Annies debuted at Number 1 on Billboard’s Country Album Chart with their introductory album, Hell On Heels. With more than 44,000 albums sold in
66-584: The 2012 CMT Music Awards . Annie Up , the trio's second studio album, was released on May 7, 2013. It was preceded by the lead single "Hush Hush," which became the Pistol Annies' first chart entry on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The group is also featured on the Blake Shelton single, " Boys 'Round Here ," from his 2013 album, Based on a True Story… . The group cancelled all tour stops in June 2013, according to their record label, "due to unforeseen circumstances". Lambert still performed as
77-457: The Pistol Annies had not disbanded and intended to work together when all three members were available. They also stated their hope to one day do a UK tour. In 2017, the Annies recorded a cover of the song " Tulsa Time " which appeared on a Don Williams tribute album titled Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams which was released on May 26. In an interview with Billboard , Lambert revealed that
88-424: The album at 29 of the "50 Best Albums of 2011". As of December 2012, the album has sold 430,000 copies without one big radio hit. Country Weekly Country Weekly (known as Nash Country Weekly from 2015-16) was an American magazine about country music . It was in circulation between April 1994 and May 2016. The publisher, Cumulus Media, now maintains the site Nash Country Daily. The magazine
99-435: The best part about this initial showcase is the clear intent that seems to drive both the song and the group behind its singers." It received four stars from Matt Bjorke of Roughstock , who thought that it had "sassiness and a spark". Rating it four stars out of five, Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly praised the "sparse production, unabashedly country lyrics and strong rhythm sections". In addition, Rolling Stone listed
110-573: The first week, with little to no promotion, the group landed at Number 5 on the Billboard 200 Chart. As of June 5, 2013, the album has sold 488,000 copies in the United States . Review aggregate site Metacritic gave the album a score of 84/100, based on 9 reviews, earning the summary "Universal acclaim". Karlie Justus of Engine 145 gave the single a "thumbs up", with her review saying, "But beyond its cleverly delivered lyrics and well-framed production,
121-505: Was established in 1994 by American Media, Inc. It focused on country music stars and events, and regularly featured exclusive interviews with recording artists and country music news. Country Weekly also cosponsored the CMT/TNN Country Weekly Music Awards , at the time the only nationally televised country music awards show that allowed fans to vote for the winners. In February 2009, Country Weekly reverted to
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