Johnny Cash Would Have Been Proud - KKGO 105.1 Flips Over to Country
Los Angeles, CA. (Mount Wilson Broadcasters) - "We vowed to fight until we got our music back on the L.A. airwaves. Johnny Cash would have been proud of what we helped to accomplish," affirms Ethan Thomas of Westminster. "And we aren't done yet." Despite some radio insiders' statements that country ...
| Ann-Marita's Intuition
Smyrna, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Wildfire Publicity) - Backed up by some of Australia's top musicians, and produced by guitar virtuoso Brett Garsed, Ann-Marita delivers an album rich in diversity and creativity. From growing up in a Norwegian mining community north of the Arctic Circle, to coming of age as ...
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Jack Ingram - Exit/In
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Big Machine Records) - If there's ever been a Texas artist determined to punch through Music Row's mainstream, it's Dallas' Jack Ingram - a veteran of three Nashville labels, nominal success and a never-say-die attitude. That resilience, toughness and learning curve netted ...
| Johnny Cash Ultimate Gospel CD In Stores
Nashville,TN. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia) - He was a first generation Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, and the youngest living artist ever inducted into the Country Music Association Hall Of Fame 'yet no music ever meant more to Johnny Cash for his entire life and recording career than the gospel upon ...
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Rascal Flatts Receive Six Nominations For The Academy of Country Music Awards
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ RASCAL FLATTS Official Website)-Four-time reigning ACM Vocal Group of the Year RASCAL FLATTS received SIX nominations for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards it was announced today. They learned of their nominations as they were boarding a plane to return home from ...
| Chris Young Receives First Career Nomination For Top New Male Vocalist
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ www.chrisyoungcountry.com) - Chris Young received his first career nomination this morning for Top New Male Vocalist at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. Young is one of three artists to be nominated in this category which will be announced live from Las Vegas ...
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Carrie Underwood Receives Five Academy of Country Music Award Nominations
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Carrie Underwood Fans Website) - Carrie Underwood woke up at her home in Nashville to great news this morning after a call from her manager informed her she receives five nominations for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. Underwood's nomination categories are: ...
| Kenny Nabs The Big Two - Entertainer & Top Male Vocalist of the Year Nods from Academy of Country Music
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Kenny Chesney Fans Website) - Kenny Chesney walked away from the Academy of Country Music Awards nominees announcements - broadcast live on CBS' 'The Early Show' - with nods for Top Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year. The back-to-back and reigning ACM Entertainer ...
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Tim McGraw To Kick Off New Album With Good Morning America On March 14, 2007
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Tim McGraw official website) - Tim McGraw will make an appearance on Good Morning America on Wednesday, March 14 to perform his hits and new single 'Last Dollar' from forth coming album LET IT GO, due in stores on March 27. This is his first studio album in nearly 3 years. ...
| Gretchen Wilson Earns Two ACM Nominations
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Gretchen Wilson Official Website) - Gretchen Wilson was on her way to Houston for tomorrow's performance at the famed Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo when she received word that had been nominated for her duet with Merle Haggard on 'Politically Uncorrect' and the rousing ...
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Martina McBride Is Waking Up Laughing On April 3, 2007
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ RCA) - After 16 million in sales and 22 top 10 singles, some artists might be afraid to tinker with success and tempt fate. But not Martina McBride. Following up on her platinum-selling Timeless album, a poignant collection of country classics representing her first effort ...
| Little Big Town Gets Two Nominations From The ACM
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Little Big Town Official Website) - Fresh on the heels of a Platinum certification for their album, The Road To Here, Equity Music Group recording artists Little Big Town picked up two nominations today from the Academy of Country Music: Top Vocal Group and Top New Duo ...
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Ashley Monroe Earns First Award Nomintation
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Nashville) - Ashley Monroe had a dream come true when her name was read in the Vocal Event of the Year category for her single "I Don't Want To" featuring superstar Ronnie Dunn - of Brooks & Dunn fame - at the Academy of Country Music Awards nomination press conference ...
| Craig Morgan Receives Second Consecutive Nomination For New Male Vocalist
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Broken Bow Records) - Craig Morgan left a room full of executives waiting this morning as he reluctantly answered a call to silence his incessantly ringing cell phone. It turned out to be worth the annoyance, as he learned that he had received his second consecutive New ...
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Miranda Lambert Hits Platinum
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Sony BMG) - 2006 was a banner year for Columbia fireball Miranda Lambert in virtually every aspect of her career, and she is kicking off 2007 with news that her debut album Kerosene surpassed sales of 1,000,000 units. Sony BMG Nashville Chairman Joe Galante surprised Miranda ...
| Clay Walker Supports National MS Awareness Week
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Curb Records) - Award-winning, platinum selling entertainer Clay Walker will help celebrate National MS Awareness Week with a multitude of appearances that began on Saturday, March 3rd at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where Clay presented a $100,000 check on behalf ...
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Palo Duro Records to Re-Launch Live Luckenbach Recording as LUCKENBACH! COMPADRES! (SONGS OF LUCKENBACH TEXAS)
AUSTIN, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Palo Duro Records) - Tex-centric label Palo Duro Records today re-launches with a new name its chart-climbing live recording of Texas music from a tiny Texas town, LUCKENBACH! COMPADRES! (SONGS OF LUCKENBACH TEXAS). The CD is expected to return to retail shelves in the next ...
| Lisa Loeb Releases 6-Song Digital Bundle 'Cherries' Available March 6th
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - After exploding onto the scene with "Stay (I Missed You)" from the Gen-X movie classic "Reality Bites," Lisa Loeb - one of the most recognizable musical artists of the last decade - releases her first digital-only 6-song bundle. Due to great ...
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Phil Vassar Signs With Universal Records South
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Records South) - Arista Nashville has agreed to release Phil Vassar from his contract, in order for him to sign with newly reorganized Universal Records South. "Arista's been my record label from the beginning, and it's been an amazing seven years - from 'Carlene' ...
| Hank Jr., Montgomery Gentry, and Lonestar react to Academy of Country Music Nominations
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Academy of Country Music) - Montgomery Gentry is nominated for Top Vocal Duo... 'Troy and I are honored to be nominated again from the Academy of Country Music,' says Eddie Montgomery. 'Man, we've had an incredible finish to last year with �Some People Change,' and �Lucky ...
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