Hank Williams Jr. To Be Honored As Next CMT 'Giant' In New Two-Hour Special 'CMT Giants'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMT) - CMT honors the extraordinary life and music of the legendary Hank Williams Jr. in the two hour special, CMT GIANTS: HANK WILLIAMS, JR, which will be taped before a live audience on Thursday, October 25 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale ...
| Sugarland's Moving 'Stay' Video Impacts Viewers
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Mercury Records Nashville) - After only one week of its release, multi-platinum Sugarland's "Stay" video has created an emotional connection with its viewers that has not only increased the single's iTunes sales 175%, but has also increased the duo's Enjoy The Ride album ...
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It's LeAnn Rimes Time!
WEST CHESTER, PA. (Top40 Charts/ QVC) - LeAnn Rimes has been mesmerizing audiences with her soulful voice and textured lyrics since she exploded onto the music scene at the age of 14. Now, over a decade later with more than 20 industry awards, including the "Artist of the Year" Grammy, and a dozen albums, ...
| Carrie Underwood's 'So Small' Delivers Record-High Digital Sales Debut!
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Arista Records) - It's a new benchmark for country artists as reigning ACM and CMA Female Vocalist and two-time GRAMMY winner Carrie Underwood sets a new chart record with the explosive success of her latest hit, 'So Small.' It enters Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart ...
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Keith Urban Readies Hits Offering Set For 11/20 Release
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Keith Urban Official Website) - Rumored to be in the works over the past few months, Keith Urban today confirmed that he is at work putting together a Greatest Hits album. While the release is as of yet untitled and while Urban's camp was unable to issue a confirmed track ...
| Kenny Chesney Burns Atlanta Up!!!
Atlanta, GA. (Top40 Charts/ RCA) - It started in Omaha , NE 67 shows ago - but as reining and three-in-a-row Academy of Country Music and two-time and current Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney rolled into the final weekend of his Flip Flop Summer Tour, he was burning hotter ...
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Garth Continues To Make Music History
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Big Machine Records) - The top-selling solo artist of the 20th century (RIAA) has re-written the record books once again. With his new single, 'More Than a Memory' (Pearl Records/Big Machine), Garth Brooks has become the first artist in history to debut at No 1 on the Billboard ...
| Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame To Induct Bob Dipiero, Flatt & Scruggs, Mac McAnally, Dottie Rambo And Hank Williams, Jr.
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ NaSHOF) - The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation (NaSHOF) is pleased to announce this year's Hall of Fame inductees: from the Songwriter category, hit country tunesmiths Bob DiPiero and Mac McAnally; and from the Songwriter/Artist category, iconic bluegrass duo ...
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Newcomer Katie Armiger Lands In The October Issue Of Cosmo Girl Magazine
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Cold River Records) - Katie Armiger graces the October issue of Cosmo Girl magazine, on newsstands now. The go-to teen magazine named Katie number eight in a top ten list of �Cosmo Girl Loves' where they recommend what to watch, listen to, read, and know right now. Katie's ...
| Heartland Releases New Single 'Once A Woman (Gets a Hold of Your Heart)'
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Lofton Creek) - Heartland's lead singer, Jason Albert, has found success in singing songs that connect deep in the heart of their fans. Their debut single, 'I Loved Her First,' spoke of a father's original love for his daughter. 'I loved Her First' leaped to the No 1 spot ...
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Reba McEntire Gears Up for Massive Press Run to Launch Reba Duets
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ MCA Nashville) - MCA Nashville will release 38 million-selling artist Reba McEntire's 31st studio album entitled, 'Reba Duets' September 18th. A press flood will ensue week of release where McEntire will appear coast to coast on major TV, radio and print outlets, including ...
| Get Inside the Heads of Rascal Flatts
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ GACTV) - What freaks out Rascal Flatts bassist/vocalist Jay DeMarcus more than anything else? "Man-eating snakes. When it comes to snakes...I'm running through the yard like a girl, period," DeMarcus tells GACTV.com as part of the Web site's exclusive online video question-and-answer ...
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The Tug McGraw Foundation Announces 2007 Fundraising Gala
NAPA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Tug McGraw Foundation) - Tug McGraw Foundation (TMF) will hold its third annual fundraising gala on Friday, Nov. 2 at Grant's Farm, the ancestral home of the Busch family located in St. Louis. Anheuser-Busch Companies is sponsoring "Denim & Diamonds: An Evening with Tim McGraw ...
| 'The Hits' - To Be Released On October 2, 2007 By Faith Hill
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ WEA/ Reprise Records) - Nearly fifteen years have passed since I first recorded Take Me As I Am. It feels like yesterday when I said goodbye to my family and packed up the car to come to Nashville so that I could follow my dream. I remember singing wherever and whenever ...
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Kenny Chesney Does A Little 'Shiftwork' Good Friend George Strait
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ RCA) - It's been two years since Kenny Chesney released new music, and the response to the earliest tracks from Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, out September 11,is overwhelming. 'Never Wanted Nothing More,' the project's lead single, became his fastest No 1 - taking just ...
| Montgomery Gentry Headlines 2008 Country In The Rockies In Steamboat Springs
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Nashville Records) - The T.J. Martell Foundation announces Columbia Nashville Recording Duo Montgomery Gentry will headline the 2008 Country in the Rockies event in Steamboat Springs , Colorado from January 23-27, 2008. Country in the Rockies is one of the Foundation's ...
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More Dates Set For Fall 'Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour'
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Liberty Records) - Exhilarated crowds have followed three-time CMA nominee Keith Urban from Germany to the United Kingdom , Australia , Canada and parts of the United States . Now Urban's World Tour will take the recently nominated Male Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer ...
| Lisa Hartman Black Will Be Clint Black's Special Guest
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Equity Music Group) - Lisa Hartman Black will take the stage with her husband Clint Black in a special performance at his upcoming Aurora , IL , concert (September 8th). Black kicked off his Up Close and Personal Tour August 23rd, and will continue on the road through mid-November. ...
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Robbins Nashville Signs Artist Rockie Lynne
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Robbins Nashville) - Robbins Nashville announced today the signing of artist-songwriter Rockie Lynne to an exclusive recording contract. Lynne is the first artist signed to the newly launched Nashville division of parent company Robbins Entertainment. 'Rockie is a talented ...
| Jennifer Hanson To Be Featured in Country Weekly's Fall Fashion Special
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Records South) - Jennifer Hanson, along with Sarah Buxton, will be featured in Country Weekly's upcoming Fall Fashion 2007 issue, on stands September 10. Hanson will model clothing from designers including Max Azria and Yigal Azrouel. Noted photographer Kristin ...
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