Carrie Underwood To Perform On American Idol Season 7 Finale Show
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Arista Records) - The newest member of the Grand Ole Opry, Carrie Underwood, will return to the American Idol stage to perform on Wednesday, May 21 for the season 7 finale show fresh off her second consecutive win as Top Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards. ...
| Chesney Wins 4th Consecutive ACM Entertainer of the Year, Ties Garth Brooks' Record, Celebrates, Returns to Poets & Pirates Tour
Las Vegas, NV. (Top40 Charts/ RCA Records) - He had sung his brand new 'Better As A Memory,' duetted with birthday boy George Strait on their Academy of Country Music Vocal Event nominated 'Shiftwork' and won the Vocal Event Award for 'Find Out Who Your Friends Are' with Tracy Lawrence and Tim McGraw, ...
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Kellie Pickler Sweetens ACM Awards With 'Don't You know You're Beautiful'
Las Vegas, NV. (Top40 Charts/ BNA Records) - To the backdrop of a national television audience and a packed house at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, BNA Records artist Kellie Pickler debuted 'Don't You Know You're Beautiful,' the first single from her forthcoming sophomore album. Wildly received, the positive ...
| Jeff Bates' New Video Surges Up GAC Chart
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Black River Music Group) - Powered by a tide of viewer requests, Jeff Bates' new music video, 'Don't Hate Me For Loving You,' surges from No. 13 to No. 6 this week on GAC's Top 20 chart. The video is a companion piece to Bates' first single from his self-titled debut album ...
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Taylor Wows Fans With Show-Stopping Live Performance
Las Vegas, NV. (Top40 Charts/ Big Machine Records) - It was a huge night for indie label Big Machine Records. Triple-platinum Country sensation Taylor Swift and critically-acclaimed Country rocker Jack Ingram both scored big at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards last night, walking away ...
| Get an All Access Pass to Summer's Hottest Event 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock' on ABC
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - Summer heats up when ABC heads to Nashville to take you to the hottest music event of the year: "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock." Filming Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, today's most exciting Country Music sensations will ...
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Country Radio Honors Eddy Arnold with History-Making Airplay
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ RCA Nashville) - In anticipated celebration of what was to be the 90th birthday of country music legend Eddy Arnold, his longtime recording home - RCA Nashville - had planned to approach radio stations with a request: to play the song, 'To Life' - a track from his 2005 ...
| Catch Trace Adkins Book Signing During CMA Music Festival Week
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol Records) - Trace Adkins has become a multi-faceted entertainer, finding success as a performer, musician, author and actor. An esteemed member of the Grand Ole Opry, he has enjoyed a remarkable twelve-year career full of chart-topping success, national TV appearances ...
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Zane Lewis Profiled In Launch Of Country Weekly's Newest Section - Listen Up! In Stores Today
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Slant Records) - Texan Zane Lewis is one of just six artists profiled in the launch of Country Weekly's newest section, Listen Up! The feature debuts in the June 2 issue of the popular magazine, which hits stands today (sporting Tim McGraw on the cover), and gives readers ...
| Shawna Russell is Featured Download Artist in Country Weekly Magazine's Debut Edition of 'Listen Up!' - on Newsstands Now
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Nine North Records) - Way Out West/Nine North Records artist Shawna Russell and her current single 'Goddess' are featured in the June 2 issue of Country Weekly in a new section of the magazine called 'Listen Up' - on newsstands May 19. Country Weekly readers can learn ...
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Jeff Griffith Honky Tonks The Greased Lightning Daytime Stage
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Arrowhead Records) - Texas traditionalist Jeff Griffith makes his CMA Music Festival debut with special guest, Joe Stampley, on Friday, June 6 at 3:05 p.m. on the Greased Lightning Daytime Stage. Griffith will be singing his current hit, 'Holed Up In Some Honky Tonk,' along ...
| Sugarland To Release Third Album 'Love On The Inside,' On July 22, 2008
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Mercury Nashville) - Mercury Nashville's super duo Sugarland will release their third studio album entitled, LOVE ON THE INSIDE, July 22. Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush co-wrote all 13 tracks and have teamed up with Byron Gallimore again to produce. ...
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HDNet Concert Series Hits 'The Outlaw Trail' On May 18, 2008
Austin, TX. (Top40 Charts/ HDNet) - HDNet to air an exclusive presentation of this historic music event recorded live in at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX. WHAT: HDNet saddles up and hits the road with 'The Outlaw Trail: Where Outlaw Legends & Outlaw Music Meet' Sunday, May 18th at 8:00 p.m. ET. ...
| 'Better As A Memory' Gives Kenny Chesney Century's Longest Top 10 Streak
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ RCA Records) - With 25% of 2007 spent at No 1, it should come as no surprise that Kenny Chesney's songs have come to define country music in the 21st century. What is slightly staggering is that with 'Better As A Memory' breaking into the Top 10 on the Billboard/R&R Country ...
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Julianne Hough's May 20 Album Debut Garners Major Attention
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Mercury Records) - Mercury Nashville's May 20 release of Julianne Hough's self-titled debut album is garnering major attention. The single, "That Song In My Head", is burning up the airwaves, on both radio and TV, and will be performed by Hough May 22 on Good Morning America ...
| Phil Vassar & Jo Dee Messina Kick Off 2008 CMA Music Festival On The Greased Lightning Daytime Stages
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - Fan favorites Phil Vassar and Jo Dee Messina will kick off 2008 CMA Music Festival on the Greased Lightning Daytime Stages Thursday, June 5 (10:00 AM/CT). Each artist's performance is sure to rev up the crowd for all the non-stop excitement ...
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NZ Award Winner Ginny Peters Releases Single It's Alright
New Zealand (Top40 Charts/ RCA Records) - Ginny Peters a leading NZ female artist in the 80's and beyond, reached a pinnacle in her career last year, when she was inducted by Bob Everhart in Iowa into the US Old Time Hall of Fame. This year , she releases a unique recording uncovered after many years. ...
| Jeremy Mccomb Debut 'My Side Of Town' Album In Stores
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Red Distribution Records) - Parallel recording artist Jeremy McComb is celebrating the release of his DEBUT CD titled MY SIDE OF TOWN which is in stores today! The new artist's single "This Town Needs A Bar" is already boasting healthy digital download sales numbers and ...
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Taylor Swift To Perform This Weekend On CBS Early Show and 43rd ACM Awards
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Big Machine Records) - Taylor Swift, who leads the field of female nominees for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards, will perform on the CBS Early Show this Saturday morning, May 17th. Taylor will perform from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, the site of the 43rd ...
| Grand Ole Opry To Kick-Off CMA Music Festival Week Of Shows With All-Star Tuesday Night Opry - Special Tuesday Plaza Party
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Cracker Barrel Old Country Store) - The Grand Ole Opry presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is kicking off its CMA Music Festival week of shows with a host of activities Tuesday, June 3, including a star-packed Tuesday Night Opry show as well an Opry Plaza Party ...
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