Premier Of NBC's 'The Celebrity Apprentice' Was Be Thursday, Jan 3rd - Trace Adkins Competes For Charity Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ NBC) - NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," which was previously scheduled to premiere on Thursday, January 10 (9-10 p.m. ET), debuted on Thursday, January 3 (9-10:01 p.m. ET). For its seventh season, "The Celebrity Apprentice" returns to New York City as Donald Trump welcomes ...
| Lightning Rod Records to Release New James McMurtry Album, Due Out on Tax Day 2008 Austin, TX (Top40 Charts/ Conqueroo) - Lightning Rod Records will release singer/songwriter James McMurtry's new CD, titled Just Us Kids, on April 15, 2008. McMurtry's ninth album, which features 12 new songs, is a follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed and award-winning project, Childish Things. ...
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Franciscan Sisters Select Danny Flowers 'Prayer Song' as their January Featured Song Green Bay, WI (Top40 Charts/ Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity) - The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity feature Danny Flowers' "Prayer Song" as their January Song of the Month, available as a free download at www.fscc-calledtobe.org/living/. Guitarist-songwriter Danny Flowers may be best ...
| J.K. Coltrain - 'Tumbleweed In Times Square' Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Colt Records) - J. K. Coltrain host of the popular Country Caravan has announced the release of his latest CD on Colt Records. The new CD is entitled 'Tumbleweed In Times Square'. JK stated that he is really excited about his latest effort and hopes his fans around The ...
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Taylor Swift Makes Country Music History With No 1 Record Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Taylor Swift Official Website) - Best New Artist Grammy nominee and reigning CMA Horizon Award winner Taylor Swift made history today when her third single, 'Our Song,' claimed the No 1 position atop Billboard's Country Singles Chart. The seventeen-year-old singer/songwriter ...
| Craig Morgan's Launches 'Trick My Tractor' Contest Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Craig Morgan's Official Website) - Craig Morgan's latest single, 'International Harvester,' is generating huge fan response, and fans are now customizing their tractors for a new contest on Morgan's website. 'Trick My Tractor' runs through January 4th, 2008 on www.craigmorgan.com. ...
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Lonestar Joins Wayne Newton, Jerry Seinfeld, Sara Evans And More For Holiday Special This Weekend Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Cracker Barrel Old Country Store) - Multi-platinum recording group Lonestar will join Wayne Newton, Sara Evans, Paula Abdul, Jerry Seinfeld, Emmett Smith, Olivia Newton-John among other celebrities for an hour of holiday cheer this Sunday, December 16th on ABC at 5 PM!!! ...
| Jeff Griffith Brings His Traditional Brand Of Country To International Audiences With First Overseas Radio Release Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Jeff Griffith Official Website) - Jeff Griffith brings his traditional brand of country to International audiences as he releases his first single, "I'm Your Radio," January 1. The single continues to rise on the U.S. charts. The native Texan's rich baritone vocals and ...
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Joe Nichols' Real Things Named Best of the Year - Debut New Single on Tonight Show Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Joe Nichols Official Website) - When the critics began using phrases like "in a league with the masters" (Entertainment Weekly) and "...the year's best country album..." (New York Times), it was evident that Joe Nichols had created something special with his new CD, Real ...
| Laura Lynn Wins Again Nashville, TN.(Top40 Charts/ Laura Lynn Official Website) - November 27th at the 17th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards, Laura Lynn was announced, for the second year in a row as "Country Artist Of The Year". This year Laura won with a song she co-wrote with Page Jackson and Beau Hendrich called "Sticks ...
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Amber Rhodes Returns To Her Alma Mater To Perform At SCAPA NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Stray Dog Records) - Stray Dog Records recording artist Amber Rhodes has been invited to perform at the School For The Creative & Performing Arts (SCAPA) on Saturday, December 29, 2007 as part of its 20th Anniversary Celebration to be held at the Thoroughbred Center on ...
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Joined By Poco and Jim Messina For 'Party In The Dirt' Tour Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Official Website) - 2007 marked the historic 40th Anniversary of the Grammy award-winning NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND, and the fun has only begun! The band that is known world-wide for "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," and their No 1 hits "Fishin' In The ...
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Jennifer Hanson Offers Free Christmas Download - 'Santa's Toy Ride' Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Records South) - In keeping with the spirit of the holiday season, Jennifer Hanson is offering music fans a free download of her Christmas single "Santa's Toy Ride." The song, which is the holiday version of her Universal Records South single, "Joyride," will ...
| Rhonda Vincent To Release Seventh Rounder Album Good Thing Going On January 8, 2008 Burlington, MA (Top40 Charts/ Rounder Records) - Rhonda Vincent, the fiery vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter dubbed "the new queen of bluegrass" by the Wall Street Journal, is set to release her new album Good Thing Going on January 8, 2008. In addition to receiving an unprecedented seven ...
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Garth Brooks To Star On Demand On Time Warner Cable New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Time Warner Cable) - Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) today announced a special Music On Demand category dedicated to Garth Brooks, proving that he not only has friends in low places, but friends all over the place. Beginning on January 1, 2008, the Garth Brooks on demand category ...
| Never Die Records Presents New Album 'Hitchhiking Guitarman' South Padre Island, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Never Die Records) - Never Die Records presents Dean Strickland's first full length CD from the road "Hitchhiking Guitarman" set for official release on January 1, 2008. After hitchhiking from gig to gig in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and California for over the ...
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McCoury Music & High Sierra Music Present The First Annual Delfest NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ McCoury Music) - Bluegrass master Del McCoury offered up a holiday gift to music fans today with the announcement that he'll be hosting a world-class music festival over Memorial Day weekend in 2008. Produced in association with High Sierra Music, Delfest will build on ...
| Atlanta-Based Americana Artist Bill Sheffield Celebrates Album Release Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Bill Sheffield Official Website) - American Roots Records singer/songwriter Bill Sheffield has released his ninth album titled, Got a Gig, Gotta Go, with American Roots Records. A set of mostly original songs, the latest release from this Atlanta-bred Americana artist is ...
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Blue Highway Releases Through The Window Of A Train On February 12, 2008 On Rounder Records Burlington, MA. (Top40 Charts/ Rounder Records) - One of the most influential groups in contemporary bluegrass, Blue Highway fuses tradition with progress to create their own unique and timeless style. The band's forthcoming February 12, 2008 Rounder Records release, Through The Window Of A Train, ...
| Opry Video Classics, Now On DVD Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Time Life Records) - Time Life is bringing a 'Who's Who' of country music superstars to DVD when OPRY VIDEO CLASSICS is released on November 20, 2007. The project will be distributed by Time Life and will be available at major music retail outlets, online at www.timelife.com, ...
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