Oklahoma Honors East Tenesseee Singer/Songwriter Kata Hay
TULSA, OK. (Top40 Charts/ Kata & The Blaze Official Website) - Kata Hay recently returned to her childhood home of Oklahoma, to perform a showcase at The Oklahoma Centennial Rodeo Opry. 3 years had passed since her last performance on Oklahoma soil. Kata moved to East Tennessee in early 2005 to join ...
| CMA Songwriters Series Will Return To New York
New York (Top40 Charts/ CMA) - CMA Songwriters Series will return to the venue where it all began, New York City's Joe's Pub, on Thursday, March 25 (6:30 and 9:00 PM/ET). This will be the sixth year for the wildly popular series that continues to play to sell-out crowds. Featuring former CMA Horizon ...
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Singer/Songwriter Lisa Sheppard Debuts 'One Track Mind' Album, Fusing Country, Rock And Blues
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Taylor Public Relations) - Singer/songwriter Lisa Sheppard has released her debut CD, One Track Mind (Oct. 2009; Affiliation: BMI), embodying a stylistic blend of blues, rock, and country music. The result is a fusion of sound consistent with Sheppard's Texas roots. Already, ...
| Valentine's Day Goes Country With Vince Gill's First Collection Of Love Songs!
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - A love song written and sung by Country superstar Vince Gill displays a combination of strength and vulnerability, of sincerity and simplicity, rare among male artists of any genre. That quality shines bright throughout the first collection of ...
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Nielsen SoundScan Lists Taylor Swift As The Top-Selling Digital Artist In History!
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Big Machine Records) - With over 24.3 million digital tracks sold to date, Taylor Swift is the top-selling digital artist in music history, according to sales figures released yesterday by Nielsen SoundScan. In addition, her FEARLESS album was 2009's top-seller, with sales ...
| Country Star Blake Shelton To Release Six Pak Album Entitled 'Hillbilly Bone,' Featuring Six Brand-New Songs, On March 2, 2010
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Warner Music Nashville) - Constantly asked by fans when he is going to release new music, country star Blake Shelton is giving the people what they want. Shelton has announced that he will release a value-priced album featuring six brand-new songs, entitled Hillbilly Bone, ...
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Justin Moore Celebrates Landmark Debut Year As Billboard's 2009 'New Country Artist Of The Year'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Valory Music) - 2009 was a groundbreaking year for The Valory Music Co. recording artist Justin Moore. Not only did the star become the only new Country artist last year to have a No 1 single with his massive hit, "Small Town USA," Moore also recently took the crown as ...
| June 3-5, 2010 Event Boasts Performances by Hank Williams Jr., Jake Owen, Miranda Lambert And LoCash Cowboys
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ WebsterPR) - A spectacular, star-packed lineup is planned for the Verizon Wireless BamaJam Music & Arts Festival 2010. Organizers have announced the addition of superstars, Hank Williams Jr., Jake Owen, Miranda Lambert and LoCash Cowboys to the festival, slated for Thursday, ...
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Dailey & Vincent Bring Award-Winning Bluegrass Sound To Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Cracker Barrel Old Country Store) - When a beloved musical group decides it's time to retire, that doesn't mean their music becomes a thing of the past. Just ask Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, who, as the award-winning duo Dailey & Vincent, have recorded a new CD containing ...
| Tokyo Rosenthal Announces New Release And Northeast Tour
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (Top40 Charts/ Glass Onyon PR) - Rock and Sock Records recording artist, Tokyo Rosenthal, announced today that his new album, 'Ghosts' will be released on January 18. This will be Rosenthal's latest studio album since the highly acclaimed 'Love Won Out' which broke into four different ...
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Tunesmith 2010 :The Andy Griggs Song Challenge
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Andy Griggs Official Website) - Tunesmith Ventures welcomes Country STAR Andy Griggs as our guest artist for our Tunesmith 2010 Andy Griggs Song Challenge Event. For less than the cost of a demo you can attend this event, write a song for Andy based on his concept/theme ...
| Taylor Swift And Taylor Lautner Split!
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Taylor Swift Fans Website) - Country's music superstar Taylor Swift has ended her rumored romance with "Twilight" hunk Taylor Lautner, after three months of dating, according to reports. The 20-year-old singer and 17-year-old 'Twilight' star began fueling rumors of a romance ...
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New Summer Placement Country Songs Released
Davenport, IA (Top40 Charts/ Joe Karsten Official Website) - Joe Karsten has released his latest country and pop music songs, marking a huge stage in the career of the multi-talented acoustic singer-songwriter. Joe, who lives in rural, Davenport, Iowa, has just put the final touches to the songs, and ...
| Americana Announces Top 100 Albums Of The Year
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Americana Music Association) - The Americana Music Association announced its year end Top 100 Albums of the Year. The Top 100 albums are based on those records reported during the period of November 17, 2008 through November 16, 2009. The Top Ten most played albums, as ...
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Reckless Kelly's SOMEWHERE IN TIME Available For Pre-Order Now - Get A Bonus Track For FREE
Haw River, NC (Top40 Charts/ RedEye) - Somewhere in Time is the next installment in the legend of Reckless Kelly. The last, the inimitable Bulletproof, careened into the Billboard 200 and on up to the top 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It spent weeks at No 1 on Americana and Texas radio ...
| Jason Aldean Hits Platinum With Wide Open
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Broken Bow Records) - Only eight months after its release, Jason Aldean�s third studio album WIDE OPEN has been certified PLATINUM by the RIAA for sales of one million copies. Aldean is the only solo country artist in 2009 to release an album and earn PLATINUM status in ...
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George Jones' 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' To Be Featured In Library Of Congress Historical Archives
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Webster PR) - George Jones' 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' was selected by the Library of Congress' National Recording Preservation Board and will be featured on this weekend's 'The Sounds of American Culture' program on PRI's Studio360. The award winning radio series continues ...
| Becky Schlegel Captures Story Of 'Joseph And Mary' - FREE Download Available NOW Through Christmas Eve
Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ So Much Moore Media) - Singer/songwriter Becky Schlegel has penned "Joseph and Mary" (a new insight into the story of Christ's birth) as a musical gift to her fans. The free download of this original song is available only at www.beckyschlegel.com now through Christmas Eve. ...
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Check Out Geoff Muldaur On Fresh Air
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Fresh Air's Terry Gross spoke with Geoff Muldaur yesterday in a long-form interview exploring his entire musical career: from the Jim Kweskin Jug Band to his latest acclaimed project, the Texas Sheiks. Listen here: https://bit.ly/7nLJNk Last week, Fresh Air's ...
| Trisha Yearwood Performs At Alma Mater For PBS Christmas Broadcast On December 23, 2009
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Sunshine, Sachs & Associates) - Trisha Yearwood sparkled in black and red gowns as the statuesque blonde gracefully served as both host and performer at the taping of Christmas At Belmont, an annual holiday special that will air this year on Dec 23 on PBS (check local listings). ...
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