Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban & Zac Brown Band Are First Group Of Performers Announced For 2010 CMA Music Festival NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band along with the previously announced Carrie Underwood are the first artists of 2010 to join a legendary ...
| Dierks Bentley To Perform At 2010 Country Music DJ And Radio Hall Of Fame Induction New York (Top40 Charts/ AristoMedia) - Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. has announced Dierks Bentley will perform at the 2010 Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. in the Nashville Convention Center. Bentley will perform an acoustic tribute to Brooks ...
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MINDY MCCREADY RETURNS STRONG WITH I'M STILL HERE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Top40 Charts/ Music City News Media & Marketing) - Country music recording artist Mindy McCready, whose career has lived and died by her own trials and tribulations, resurrects her platinum-selling talent and hard-fast commitment to her music with her latest CD release, I'M STILL HERE. ...
| Mike Runnels Releases The Tender Years Beaumont, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Mike Runnels Official Website) - The mystery man of Texas country music, Mike Runnels, returns to keep it real on his fifth album of true C&W and rural Tex-Mex for the modern age, The Tender Years. Praised by Music New Nashville for his 'good and solid honky-tonk songs' ...
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Big Kenny Announces Digital Release Of 'Cry With You' NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Glotown) - Big Kenny launches record label, Glotown, in an effort to make music that changes lives. Glotown's first online single, "Cry With You," will debut today on The Baub Show (https://www.TheBaubShow.com). Just weeks after the disaster in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, leaving ...
| Jason Aldean Scores 3rd Consecutive Multi-Week No 1 With His Smash Hit 'The Truth' NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Broken Bow Records) - Country rocker Jason Aldean has been steadily cementing his status as country music's next superstar. This week, Aldean's smash hit 'The Truth' holds the No. one spot for another week. This marks the third consecutive multi-week No. one from his PLATINUM ...
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TANYA TUCKER REVS UP FOR LOGO'S HIT COMPETITION SERIES 'RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE' NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Webster PR) - A country music superstar with a dynamic style all her own, Tanya Tucker will be a guest judge on the February 15th episode of RuPaul's Drag Race (airing at 9/8c on Logo and the following Tuesday at 9/8c on Vh1). Tucker will sit alongside RuPaul, fashion ...
| BAMAJAM RECORDS RECORDING ARTIST MATT KENNON SET TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ON APRIL 27, 2010 Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Webster PR) - Riding the momentum of his poignant breakthrough single 'The Call', Matt Kennon will release his self-titled debut album on April 27, 2010 on BamaJam Records. Co-written by Kennon with Noah Gordon and Jeremy Campbell, 'The Call' is lighting up request lines ...
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Reckless Kelly Announces 'Ragged And Reckless' Tour With Cross Canadian Ragweed Haw River, NC (Top40 Charts/ Redeye Distribution) - They are two of the hottest and most nationally recognized Texas touring bands in the country. Separately, Reckless Kelly and Cross Canadian Ragweed have long led the Red Dirt Revolution and, after partnering for charitable events and awards shows ...
| Country Music Superstar To Guest Judge 'Country Queens' Episode Fairfax, VA (Top40 Charts/ Webster PR) - A country music superstar with a dynamic style all her own, Tanya Tucker will be a guest judge on the February 15th episode of RuPaul's Drag Race (airing at 9/8c on Logo and the following Tuesday at 9/8c on Vh1). Tucker will sit alongside RuPaul, fashion journalist ...
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Rosanne Cash In A Live, Free Online Performance On February 18, 2010 LOS ANGELES, CA (Top40 Charts/ Bobbi Marcus PR & Events) - WHAT: Free HD concert broadcast via BillboardLive.com featuring a live performance from singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash from The Foundry in New York on Thursday, February 18. Fans can easily access the series by simply logging onto BillboardLive.com ...
| Emily Robison And Martie Maguire Officially Announce Their Anticipated Project Court Yard Hounds NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - After much chatter and anticipation, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of The Dixie Chicks, announced today via their website that they will release new music under the moniker Court Yard Hounds. The album of all new material will be available for pre-order ...
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Cracker Barrel Celebrates No 1 Debut On Billboard Bluegrass Chart With Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers LEBANON, Tenn. (Top40 Charts/ Cracker Barrel Old Country Store) - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Dailey & Vincent are pleased to celebrate the No 1 debut of Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers on the Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums chart (issue date February 20). The album also entered ...
| CARRIE UNDERWOOD'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 'PLAY ON TOUR' ADDS MORE SHOWS NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Carrie Underwood Official Website) - One of country music's most anticipated tours of 2010, the Carrie Underwood 'Play On Tour,' has just announced the addition of more shows this summer due to popular demand. The 'Play On Tour,' hydrated by vitaminwater, will kick off ...
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Digital Rodeo Stages Second Annual Wrap Party And Show To Close Out Country Radio Seminar Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Digital Rodeo Official Website) - Following the success of last year's inaugural CRS 40th Anniversary Jam, DigitalRodeo.com has once again partnered with Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. to stage a unique concert which will unofficially close out CRS 2010. This year's event, ...
| GACTV Spotlights Josh Turner And His New Album Haywire As Its February Artist Of The Month Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Scripps Networks) - Throughout February, Great American Country spotlights Josh Turner as 'GAC's Artist of the Month' and celebrates the release of his fourth studio album, Haywire, on its website GACTV.com. (https://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_az_josh_turner). Turner fans can ...
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John Anderson's 'Bigger Hands' Among The Top 10 Albums Of 2009 New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ WebsterPR) - Playboy Magazine's annual music poll is underway and John Anderson's latest album, Bigger Hands, is listed among the Top 10 Country Albums of 2009. Two country music legends were reunited when the artist co-produced the project with James Stroud. The two have ...
| Kix Brooks And Citadel Media Announce New Weekday Country Music Feature NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Citadel Media) - Beginning March 1, Country music fans looking for answers to their questions about the industry and its stars will have a new resource for behind-the-scenes knowledge. Legendary Country artist Kix Brooks, host of Citadel Media's American Country Countdown, ...
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Cards For Your Life Stories And Love Stories: American Greetings Presents The Taylor Swift Collection LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ American Greetings) - Written and inspired by four-time GRAMMY winner Taylor Swift, the first set of cards from the new Taylor Swift Collection by American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) is now available at select retailers across the country. The first 12 cards are being ...
| O'Connor, Thile, Vignola, Sutton, Burr And House Combine For New 'Jam Session' CD Out April 13, 2010 New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - World-renowned acoustic musicians Mark O'Connor (violin), Chris Thile (mandolin), Frank Vignola (guitar), Bryan Sutton (guitar), Jon Burr (bass) and Byron House (bass) can captivate audiences with just their instruments. But for them, jamming is a meeting ...
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