Taylor Swift Tops 2008 Year-end Canadian Country Albums Chart With No 1 And No 2 CDs
TORONTO, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Big Machine Records) - Big Machine/ Open Road Recordings artist Taylor Swift took the No 1 and No 2 slots on Billboard's 2008 Country Album Chart ( Canada ) with Fearless and her self-titled debut. Swift ranks seventh on Nielsen SoundScan Canada 's top-10 selling artists ...
| Rascal Flatts Release First Single 'Here Comes Goodbye' From New CD 'Unstoppable'
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Lyric Street Records) - Reigning Vocal Group of the Year Rascal Flatts will release its first single to radio today, 'Here Comes Goodbye,' off their new album UNSTOPPABLE, due in stores on April 7, 2009. 'Here Comes Goodbye,' written by Clint Lagerberg and Chris Sligh, ...
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Trace Adkins Is Everywhere On TV!
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol Nashville Records) - Country star Trace Adkins will be all over national television next week, beginning with his appearance on Lifetime television's "Health Corner" Sunday, January 18. On this episode, Trace talks about his young daughter who suffers from severe ...
| Gene Watson Guest On Memphis Stop Of Paisley Party Tour
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Gene Watson Official Website) - Brad Paisley kicked off the final leg of the Paisley Party Tour to a sell-out crowd in Memphis last night. As an added bonus to the previously announced line-up of Darius Rucker and Dierks Bentley Paisley invited country legend Gene Watson ...
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Randy Houser Joins Pat Green For Jagermeister Country Tour - Tour Launches On January 31, 2009
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ UMG Records) - Rising star Randy Houser joins headliner Pat Green for the first Jagermeister Country Tour, launching January 31 in Duluth, GA at Wild Bills. "I'm thrilled to kick off 2009 with a bang,' says Houser. 'Having the opportunity to hit the road with Pat Green ...
| Jamey Johnson Goes To Vinyl
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Mercury Nashville Records) - Mercury Nashville is set to release an LP version of Jamey Johnson's Grammy nominated album That Lonesome Song on January 27. Since That Lonesome Song was released, it has spent 8 weeks in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart and ...
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Dierks Bentley Launches Nationwide Radio Promotion With Winners Determined By The 'Toy In The Cracker Jacks'
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol Records Nashville) - Country music star Dierks Bentley is shipping over 2,000 boxes of America's favorite snack Cracker Jacks to country radio stations next week in tribute to the lyrics of his current single "Feel That Fire," as it blazes towards the No. one spot. ...
| Aaron Tippin Kicks Into Overdrive with Trucker-Dedicated Release
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ NIPPIT-Country Crossing Records) - Just when you think he's hit his stride the hardest working man in country music kicks it into overdrive! In Overdrive debuts February 3 on NIPPIT - Country Crossing Records. Aaron Tippin co-produced with Tim Grogan and the executive producer ...
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Clay Walker Joins Bo Jackson, Evan Longoria, Huey Lewis And Michael Bolton To Play In The 50th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Hosted By Arnold Palmer, Jan. 19-25
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Clay Walker Official Website) - Country music superstar Clay Walker joins former Major League Baseball and National Football League standout Bo Jackson, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman and 2008 American League Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria, and famed musicians Huey Lewis ...
| Gary Morris To Perform At The Heroes Red, White And Blue Inaugural Ball
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Gary Morris Official Website) - Gary Morris will be performing at the Red, White and Blue Ball for the Inauguration of President Elect Barack Obama at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C. The 2009 Heroes Red, White and Blue Inaugural Ball will celebrate America's military ...
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Mustang Sally Signs Recording Deal With Global Music Group
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Global Music Group) - Mustang Sally recently inked a multi-year recording contract with Global Music Group. "We are just so excited about being a part of Global Music Group," said Lisa Romeo, Mustang Sally founder and drummer. "With all the incredible things that have ...
| Lorrie Morgan & Friends In Music Perform At 'Life Through Music' Concert
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Multiple Myeloma) - Lorrie Morgan and friends Vince Gill, Tracy Lawrence, and Joe Diffie will gather to perform at the Life Through Music Concert organized for the benefit of renowned musician and Nashville resident, Chris Kent, who is fighting a life battle with Multiple ...
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Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, Hosted By Merlefest, Offers Incredible Opportunity For Aspiring Writers And Supports College Scholarships
WILKESBORO, NC. (Top40 Charts/ MerleFest) - MerleFest 2009, presented by Lowe's, is proud once again to host the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. Now in its 17th year, the contest is an extraordinary opportunity for aspiring writers to have their original songs heard and judged by a panel of Nashville ...
| Adroit Records Releases A Nashville-direct Singer-Songwirter Compilation
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Adroit Records) - Adroit Records is pleased to announce the release of its debut compilation CD entitled WORDS & MUSIC NASHVILLE on March 3, 2009. Adroit Records [Adroit: skillful and adept under pressing conditions] is dedicated exclusively to generate awareness and expose ...
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Ray Price To Celebrate 83 In Longview, TX
Longview, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Ray Price Official Website) - Country Music Legend Ray Price celebrates his 83rd birthday in concert at 7pm, Friday, January 30, at the T. G. Fields Auditorium in Longview, Texas. At 83 years of age, he still has the velvety voice and it has remained remarkably unchanged. ...
| Lauded Singer, Songwriter & Banjoist Pam Gadd to Release Long Awaited Solo Bluegrass Collection on Jan. 20
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Home Sweet Highway Productions) - On Benefit of Doubt, singer, songwriter and banjoist Pam Gadd wraps years of touring, songwriting and playing with some of bluegrass and country music's most accomplished mainstays, into a solid musical package that showcases all of her ...
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Tracy Stefans Releases 'It Happens'
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Tracy Stefans Official Website) - Tracy Stefans has released his second single, "It Happens," off of his debut CD, Country Rock Star. "It Happens" was written by Andrew M. Dorff & Marv Green. Tracy Stefans recorded "It Happens" for the story it tells. "I have had so many ...
| Keith Urban NEW 'Sweet Thing' Video Premieres Exclusively On MySpace Music
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ MySpace Music) - MySpace Music, the world's most popular music community, is proud to present Keith Urban's music video for 'Sweet Thing', the first single from his upcoming album release on March 31, 2009. The video, which was directed by Trey Fanjoy ('Raining on Sunday', ...
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Clay Walker Joins Bo Jackson, Evan Longoria, Huey Lewis And Michael Bolton To Play In The 50th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Hosted By Arnold Palmer, Jan. 19-25
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Clay Walker Official Website) - Country music superstar Clay Walker joins former Major League Baseball and National Football League standout Bo Jackson, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman and 2008 American League Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria, and famed musicians Huey Lewis ...
| Faith Hill Returns To The Super Bowl To Sing 'America The Beautiful' In Tampa Bay On NBC
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ National Football League) - Grammy Award-winning artist and the voice of Sunday Night Football's theme-song FAITH HILL will sing "America the Beautiful" as part of Super Bowl XLIII pregame festivities at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay on Sunday, February 1, the NFL and ...
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