Gretchen Wilson Scores No 1 Album With 'One of the Boys'!
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/Sony Records) - Country Music superstar Gretchen Wilson maintains a perfect record with her album releases, as her much-anticipated third CD, One of the Boys, debuted at No 1 on the SoundScan Country Chart. The Columbia Nashville disc also hit the Top 200 Chart at an impressive ...
| Phil Vassar Comes Out Swinging With New Label, New Co-Producer, New Album And New Single With Something To Say
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/Universal Records South) - Hit songwriter and chart-topping country artist Phil Vassar has got himself a new label deal, a new co-producer, and a new album. And with "This is My Life," Vassar has topped himself, crafting a once-in-a-lifetime leadoff single that rocks the ...
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Martina McBride Performs/Lead Guest On Regis And Kelly
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/RCA/ Sony/ BMG) - Martina McBride joined Regis and Kelly in New Orleans on May 22nd and helped them celebrate the progress of the city since Hurricane Katrina. McBride performed her current single "How I Feel" off her recently released ninth studio album, Waking Up Laughing. ...
| The Lineup For The 17th Annual City Of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge Is Complete
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ www.charityfolks.com) - Rival teams Grand Ole Opry Live and After MidNite with Blair Garner today announced the all-star team lineups for the Lynnco Custom Cycles '17th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge.' Presented by Gibson Guitar, Thursday, June 7, at 1 ...
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Montgomery Gentry, Charley Pride and Neal McCoy Added to Second Session of CMA Celebrity Close-Up Series At 2007 CMA Music Festival
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMA) - Former CMA Vocal Duo of the Year Montgomery Gentry; Country Music Hall of Fame member Charley Pride; and fan favorite Neal McCoy (who got his start as an opening act for Pride have been added to the second session of the popular CMA Celebrity Close Up Series Thursday, ...
| Joe Nichols 'I'll Wait For You' Joins Exclusive Club
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Records South) - Joe Nichols' single, 'I'll Wait For You,' joins an exclusive club this week with the announcement in Radio & Records that the song has been given a 'BDS Certified Spin Award,' having reached 100,000 spins in April. Nichols joins other artists ...
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Newcomer Katie Armiger To Perform At 2007 CMA Music Fest
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Cold River Records) - Newcomer Katie Armiger is set to perform at the 2007 CMA Music Festival Saturday, June 9th at the 5th Avenue Acoustic Stage in the Crisco Family Zone. Katie's performance, which starts at 12:30pm in the Country Music Hall of Fame Park, will showcase ...
| Keith Urban's 'Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour' Wraps Down Under
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Liberty Records) - Australia's premiere national newspaper raved about Urban's 'Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour.' 'Urban tore up the stage,' it said. Sydney's Daily Telegraph proclaimed Urban 'a wizard,' while The Adelaide Advertiser called Urban's performance 'stellar,' ...
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Tracy Lawrence Visits USS Enterprise
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Rocky Comfort Records) - Award winning country singer and songwriter Tracy Lawrence, visited nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) (Big E) May 20 for a tour of the ship and to meet and eat with Sailors before giving a free concert at Naval Amphibious ...
| A Sea of Orange is Converging on Nashville for CMT DukesFest
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ DukesFest) - Fans of the "Dukes of Hazzard" are tuning up, buckling up, and heading to Tennessee for CMT DUKESFEST 2007 at Nashville's Music City Motorplex and Tennessee State Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3. More than 60,000 people from all across ...
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Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban Headline 'Fantastic' Week On GAC
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ GAC) - Great American Country network, where country music lives all the time, helps country music fans get fired up for the annual CMA Music Festival with a FanTastic week of special programming designed to appeal to a wide variety of music lovers. GAC's annual FanTastic ...
| Dolly Parton Celebrates Dixie Stampede's 20th Anniversary
PIGEON FORGE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Dolly Parton Official Website) - China may be the traditional 20th anniversary gift, but on Monday night, May 21, the plates were filled with a four-course feast! Entertainment icon Dolly Parton celebrated the 20th anniversary of her Dixie Stampede dinner theatre ...
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Show Heats Up As Country Thunder USA Gets 'Sonny'
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ St. George Records) - After a series of appearances in Las Vegas during the Academy of Country Music Awards Week, Sonny Burgess makes his way to Waxahachie, Texas to perform at Country Thunder USA on Sunday, May 27th at 6:00PM. "Country Thunder is such a wonderful event. ...
| Jace Everett Continues As Country Music's International Ambassador
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music) - Singer/songwriter Jace Everett will serve as Host and Master of Ceremonies for "The Fourth Annual CMA Global Artists Party," scheduled for June 4 at The Stage on Nashville's Lower Broadway. As always, the evening will showcase established and up-and-coming ...
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Buck Mccoy Could Be The 'Next Big Thing'
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Caption Records) - Country recording artist Buck McCoy has quite a lot going on as he gets set for the release of his debut CD "Top Dog." Millions will be getting a glimpse of this Grand Prairie, Texas native on the "Next Best Thing" during a two-hour premiere Wednesday ...
| Mercury Recording Duo, Sugarland Releases Third Single 'Everyday America' Following Two No 1 Hits 'Want To' And 'Settlin'
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Mercury Records) - Sugarland's much anticipated new single "Everyday America" will go to radio for adds Monday, May 21st. The award-winning, multi-platinum selling musical duo, co-wrote the infectious song along with Lisa Carver. This will be the third single from their ...
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'Good Morning America's' Sam Champion to Report Live From Nashville, Giving Viewers a Preview of 2007 CMA Music Festival on June 7, 2007
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - "Good Morning America's" Weather Anchor Sam Champion will report live from Nashville, Thursday, June 7, giving viewers a front-row seat for CMA Music Festival, a four-day musical lovefest between Country Music artists and their fans. Champion ...
| Kelly Lang and T.G. Sheppard Announce Engagement
18 May, 2007
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Intersound Records) - We all know that April showers bring May flowers but for country singer/songwriter, Kelly Lang and longtime love, country legend T.G. Sheppard (shown here backstage at the Grand Ole Opry on April 27, 2007, before their duet performance), love has been ...
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Country Superstar Tracy Byrd to Play Free Concert for America's Most Charitable Community
BENTONVILLE, AR. (Top40 Charts/ Wal-Mart Stores) - As Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Children's Miracle Network continue a month-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of their partnership, the retailer gives shoppers even more incentive to help raise $10 million for children's hospitals across the country. ...
| Faith Hill Set To Debut Her New Single 'Lost' On ACM's
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros/ Wea) - Faith Hill will debut a NEW SINGLE this Tuesday, May 15th on the Academy of Country Music Awards at 8:00 PM/ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. The new song, 'Lost,' was completed just this past week and will be the first single from her forthcoming ...
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