Country Music Legends Inducted Into NACMAI Hall Of Fame
PIGEON FORGE, TN. (R.E.A.) - The stage was set at the Country Tonite Theater in Pigeon Forge, TN paying tribute to some of Country Music's most legendary artists and pioneers. In its eighth annual Hall Of Fame ceremony the North American Country Music Association International welcomed five artists ...
| Maggie Austin Moves Up To No 16
NASHVILLE, TN. (www.cdbaby.com/cd/ maggieaustin) - Maggie Austin's current single, "Taking Time", moves up 4 places this week to #16 on the Indie World Country Chart. "Taking Time" can be found on Mark Trail Music's compilation disc #9, track 14, and January's CHi Hotdisc, track 17. It is a song about ...
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Rustie Blue has released 'The Devil May Care'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Rusite Blue Official Website) - Rustie Blue has released the second single off of her Chip Chip album: "The Devil May Care." This upbeat, traditional country song is a sassy tune about a relationship gone bad. It can be found on CDX #365 track 15, Mark Trail Music compilation #10, and ...
| Montgomery Gentry to Host the 2nd Annual Academy of Country Music Celebrity Motorcycle Ride
BURBANK, CA. (Academy of Country Music/ www.acmcountry.com) - Today the Academy of Country Music announced its 2nd Annual Academy of Country Music Celebrity Motorcycle Ride, a star-studded daylong trek through the Nevada desert that will benefit the newly established Academy of Country Music Charitable ...
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Jamie O'Neal Releases Brave, Highly Anticipated Second CD
LOSD ANGELES (Capitol Records) - Jamie O'Neal launched her debut Capitol CD, Brave, last week to a highly enthusiastic and receptive CRS (Country Radio Seminar) audience, and is in New York this week to continue media activities for her much anticipated second CD. The first single from that CD, 'Trying ...
| Kenny's 'Old Blue Chair' Is Now Platinum
NASHVILLE, TN. (BNA Records) - No tour... No singles... No problem... Kenny Chesney follows up the three-weeks-and-gold success of his deeply personal Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair with the news that the R.I.A.A. has certified it platinum, for sales of over 1,000,000 units. Though conventional ...
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Personality Meets Songcraft on Keith Anderson's Debut Single, 'Pickin' Wildflowers'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Arista Nashville) - Charismatic Arista Nashville newcomer Keith Anderson showcased a dynamic performance style and powerful songwriting chops for the nation's top radio pros in Nashville last week for the annual Country Radio Seminar, and Keith brought that back to fans at Rochester, ...
| Mark Chesnutt Reacts To Fellow Singer's Passing - Chris LeDoux
NASHVILLE, TN. (Mark Chesnutt Official Website) - Mark Chesnutt who heard the news in an airplane terminal had this reaction to the report of Chris LeDoux's death: 'I had to stop for a minute right there in the terminal to sit down, because I just couldn't believe the news was true. Chris and I played ...
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Sawyer Brown's Mark Miller Reacts to the Passing of Chris LeDoux
NASHVILLE, TN. (Swayer Brown Official Website) - Mark Miller, frenetic frontman and creative catalyst for Sawyer Brown, reacts to the passing of his friend Chris LeDoux. Both high impact performers, the pair of full-tilt artists spent over a year-and-a-half touring together... so, LeDoux's passing has ...
| Glenn Cummings Performing in Florida on Friday, March 18th, 2005
NASHVILLE, TN. (Gulf Coast Records) - Glenn is performing locally in Florida! He is opening for Kenny Rogers this month. Doors open at 7pm Acoustic Performance by Glenn Cummings Event begins at 7:15pm When: Friday, March 18th, 2005 Where: University of Central Florida-UCF Arena North Gemini Boulevard ...
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Superstar Alan Jackson Becomes First Country Artist to Mine Online Gold with Two Singles
NASHVILLE, TN. (Arista Nashville) - Superstar Alan Jackson carves yet another musical milestone as the first country artist ever to earn RIAA certification for two Gold Digital Singles, signifying 100,000 purchased downloads. The recent Gold certification of the smash 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' arrives ...
| Trace Adkins Launches 'Songs About Me' With A Bang
NASHVILLE, TN. (Capitol Records) - Country star, Trace Adkins will head to the "Big Apple" to launch the release of SONGS ABOUT ME, his highly anticipated new album on Capitol Records/Nashville. While in New York, Adkins will visit the Sirius Satellite Radio Network studios where he'll perform a selection ...
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Music World Mourns the Death of Country Artist Chris LeDoux
CASPER, WYO. (Capitol Records Nashville) - Chris LeDoux, singer/songwriter and rodeo champion and acclaimed sculptor, passed away this morning at the age of 56 in Casper, Wyoming. He had checked into the Casper Medical Center earlier this week following complications from ongoing treatment for cancer ...
| CMT Names Loretta Lynn the 2005 Recipient of the 'Johnny Cash Visionary Award'
NASHVILLE, TN. (CMT) - Country music icon Loretta Lynn will join an elite circle of gifted and insightful performers when she is awarded the Johnny Cash Visionary Award on the live telecast of the CMT 2005 MUSIC AWARDS on Monday, April 11 from 8:00-10:00 PM, ET.* The prestigious award, originally named ...
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Kassie Depaiva Recieves First Daytime EMMY Nomination
NASHVILLE, TN. (Webster PR) - Soap opera star and country musician Kassie DePaiva received her first-ever Daytime Emmy nomination Wednesday, March 2. DePaiva, also known as 'Blair Cramer' from One Life To Live, received a nomination in the category of lead actress in a daytime television series. DePaiva ...
| Wal-Mart/Dr Pepper CD Signings Buoy Chely Wright First-Week Sales
NASHVILLE, TN. (Dualtone Records) - Chely Wright's new Dualtone CD, The Metropolitan Hotel, released on February 22, debuted at No 18 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and at No 7 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. Buoyed by release-week CD signings sponsored by Dr Pepper at Wal-Mart ...
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Brad Paisley and Keith Urban to Perform Live at the 2005 CMT Music Awards
NASHVILLE, TN. (CMT) - They each play a mean guitar, top the music charts, and perform to sell-out crowds across the country. Now, they will be taking the stage at the 2005 CMT MUSIC AWARDS - stars Keith Urban and Brad Paisley. Urban and Paisley are the latest performers to be added to the list of artists ...
| Gretchen Wilson 4X Platinum Here For The Party Tops Four Million
NASHVILLE, TN. (SONY BMG/ www.sonynashville.com/ www.gretchenwilson.com ) - In just over eight months Gretchen Wilson has garnered three Top 5 singles, a CMA Award, an AMA Award, two Billboard Music Awards, a Grammy Award, and now her debut album Here For The Party has been certified quadruple platinum ...
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Craig Morgan Celebrates The Release Of My Kind Of Livin', In Stores March 8th
NASHVILLE, TN. (Broken Bow Records) - Broken Bow Recording artist Craig Morgan has been promoting his lead hit single, 'That's What I Love About Sunday,' written by Adam Dorsey and Mark Narmore, from his new album, MY KIND OF LIVIN', which hits store shelves across the country this Tuesday, March 8th, ...
| Kenny Doubles Over; Second Shows Being Added in Several tour cities
NASHVILLE, TN. (BNA Records) - All it takes is a couple hours - or sometimes only 20 minutes! But the tickets to Kenny Chesney's Somewhere in the Sun Tour are going so fast, many local promoters are scrambling to secure second dates on the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year. And at this point, Green ...
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