Montgomery Gentry Heats Up The Country Charts
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music) - Columbia Nashville's Montgomery Gentry are celebrating their fastest rising single to date with "Back When I Knew It All," which landed inside the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart this week and is still on the up and up. The night before learning ...
| Jack Ingram Wins ACM's 'Top New Male Vocalist'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Big Machine Records) - Jack Ingram was named "Top New Male Vocalist" Sunday, May 18 at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. For more than a decade, Ingram recorded for various major labels and built a solid support system of fan, critics and musical peers for ...
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Jimmy Fortune Honored By Tennessee State Senate
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Tennessee State Senate) - Award-winning singer/songwriter Jimmy Fortune, former tenor of the Statler Brothers for over 20 years, was recently honored in the Tennessee State Senate with Senate Joint Resolution 1005. Sponsored by Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, Sen. Rusty Crowe, Sen. ...
| Kenny Chesney Rocks Grand Rapids Post-ACM Entertainer Of The Year - Uncle Kracker, Jennifer Nettles & Lost Trailers Join In Clubstorm
Grand Rapids, MI. (Top40 Charts/ RCA Records) - Having been off the road with his Poets & Pirates 2008 Tour for almost two weeks, Kenny Chesney kicked it back into overdrive with a full-tilt show on the first of a two night stand in Grand Rapids, Michigan - with surprise guests Uncle Kracker and Jennifer ...
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Sara Evans & Joe Nichols Headline A Second Session Of The CMA Celebrity Close Up Series
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMA Music Festival) - A second session of the popular CMA Celebrity Close Up Series presented by GAC has been announced for 2008 CMA Music Festival, featuring Sara Evans and Joe Nichols. The event will take place on Thursday, June 5 from 4:00-5:30 PM/CT at the Ryman Auditorium. ...
| Chevy Drives Home The Excitement At 2008 CMA Music Festival
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMA Music Festival) - Chevy, the Official Ride of Country Music, adds excitement to the 2008 CMA Music Festival with free concerts, activities, informative displays and opportunities to test drive a Chevy vehicle. 'Chevy embodies the spirit of Country Music,' said CMA ...
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ABC Daytime Stars Make Appearances At 2008 CMA Music Festival
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMA Music Festival) - The stars of ABC's 'All My Children,' 'One Life to Live,' and 'General Hospital' are back in 2008 for several events and appearances during CMA Music Festival, which is held Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, in Downtown Nashville. The four-day party ...
| Jamber Records & Sharp Objects Publishing Introduce Amber Rhodes Songwriting Contest
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Jamber Records) - Jamber Records and Sharp Objects introduce the Amber Rhodes Songwriting Contest, a national radio promotion/contest designed to encourage songwriters (from novice to accomplished) to submit their material as a contender to win a writing session in Music ...
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Newcomers One Flew South's Debut Single 'My Kind Of Beautiful' Gets Early Radio Response
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Decca Records) - Newcomers One Flew South's debut single, 'My Kind of Beautiful,' has gained an enthusiastic radio response even before its official add date of June 2nd. The single, which was written by Marcus Hummon, Darrell Scott, and Andy Griggs, is from their album ...
| Emmylou Harris Spends The Weekend With Animal Radio
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Top40 Charts/ Animal Radio) - Animal Radio Announces Award Winning Country Music Star, Future Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee and Animal Rights Activist, Emmylou Harris and Comedian Richard Pryor's wife, Jennifer Pryor, to make guest appearances on the AM/FM (terrestrial) and XM ...
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Marty Stuart Wraps Production On First Season Of XM Radio Show - 'Marty Stuart's American Odyssey'
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ XM Radio) - Country Music Icon Marty Stuart will wrap the first season of his hugely successful XM Radio Show Marty Stuart's American Odyssey this summer with a show spotlighting music in Las Vegas, NV. XM Radio broadcasts the hour-long show every Friday at 8:00AM EST on ...
| Hit Songwriter Jason Matthews Releases Unfiltered, Full-Flavored Debut, 'Hicotine'
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ S&S Mack Records) - Jason Matthews, the hit songwriter that co-wrote Billy Currington's Number One smash, "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right," has released his debut album, Hicotine. Matthews wrote or co-wrote all thirteen songs on the album. The first single, "That's What ...
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Reckless Kelly Takes Fans Out To The Ball Game With National Anthem Performances
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Reckless Kelly will combine their passions for music and baseball when they perform the National Anthem at three major league baseball stadiums in Texas this summer. The following photo shows Cody Braun (a Yankees fan) and brother Willy (a Red Sox fan) ...
| Open Your Eyes And 'I'll Just Show You'
JACKSONVILLE, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Mindsweep Entertainment & Promotions) - "I'll Just Show You", is the most recent CD, written by Stephen J. Combs and recorded at Vision Sound Studios in Orange Park, Florida. Stephen has set his goals to become the next rising star to succeed in the music industry and ...
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Multi-Platinum, Award Winning Artists The Oak Ridge Boys Coming To Spotlight 29 Casino
COACHELLA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Spotlight 29 Casino) - The Oak Ridge Boys are multi platinum-selling artists with one of the most recognizable and popular sounds in country music. Just this week, the Academy of Country Music's Board of Directors honored the group with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award, ...
| 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. ...
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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, ...
| 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 ...
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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 ...
| 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 ...
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