Academy of Country Music and GAC Present... Showcases 2007 ACM Awards Newcomer Nominees
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ GAC) - Great American Country, where country music lives all the time, will showcase the future stars of country music in a special nine-part series, Academy of Country Music and GAC Present:... premiering Monday, March 12, at 8 p.m. ET (re-air at 9 p.m. PT / Midnight ET). ...
| Country Music Superstars Brooks & Dunn Selected as Recipients of The Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award
ENCINO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Academy of Country Music) - The Academy of Country Music and The Home Depot announced today that country music superstars Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn of multi-platinum BROOKS & DUNN will be the 2007 recipients of the Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award, ...
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Kenny Chesney's Philadelphia Tour Stop Sells Out in Minutes
PHILADELPHIA, PA. (Top40 Charts/ Philadelphia Eagles) - Tickets for the Cruzan Rum presents Kenny Chesney Flip Flop Summer 2007 sold out in minutes this morning. Tickets went on sale at 10:00 a.m. today, via the internet and Ticketmaster. The all- star concert will be held at Lincoln Financial Field ...
| Brooks & Dunn to Headline 2007 Stadium of Fire
PROVO, UTAH (Top40 Charts/ Arista Nashville/ RLG) -Stadium of Fire, presented by America's Freedom Foundation, announces superstar country duo, Brooks & Dunn, will headline the 2007 Stadium of Fire at BYU's LaVell Edwards Stadium on Wednesday, July 4th. 'We believe Brooks & Dunn will take Stadium of ...
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Arlon Bennett Finds His 'Voice'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Red Sea Records) - Awards committees for major music festivals and songwriting contests have been recognizing steadily what the rest of North America is poised to realize about ARLON BENNETT. With the release of his third album, SUMMER'S VOICE, the New York songsmith confirms ...
| Music Legends Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson & Ray Price Record 'Last Of The Breed' Their First Album Together Released By Lost Highway On March 2O
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Lost Highway) - They just don't make 'em like they used to. That is, until now. Country Music Hall of Famers Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Ray Price have joined together to record the appropriately titled Last Of The Breed. The trio's first album together will be released ...
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'LITTLE NASHVILLE' Lead Singer Performs At Home Of Grand Ole Opry On National TV!
CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Juliano Music) – J Juliano, lead singer of Little Nashville, a popular children's group performing music with today's "hot' Country sound, has proved beyond a doubt that he appeals to adult listeners as much as to children by standing toe-to-toe with adult Country's ...
| Rascal Flatts First Country Act To Have Two Songs Surpass 1 Million Paid Downloads
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Lyric Street Records) - According to Nielsen SoundScan, in the last two weeks Rascal Flatts has seen not one, but two digital tracks surpass the 1 Million paid downloads threshold. 'What Hurts The Most' and 'Life Is A Highway' both cross the 1 Million digital downloads ...
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Lonestar 'Spin & Win' For Charity!!!
Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Wheel of Fortune PR) - 'C Pat Sajak and Vanna White welcomed many of country music's hottest and brightest stars to 'spin' the Wheel of Fortune last week. Everyone from Wynonna to Montgomery Gentry to Lonestar appeared to raise money for their charity of choice. Lonestar's ...
| Nashville singer makes heroes out of troops' wives in two new U.S. performances
Nashville, Tenn. (Top40 Charts/ Mycko Entertainment) - Usually, the word "hero" during wartime is for the soldiers who go off to fight. However, rising star and Nashville singer Robert Mycko's prolific song, "You're My American Hero," portrays the spouses, who take care of the children while the ...
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Chicago-Based Beatfolk Band Releases 'The Hi-Jacked Generation'
Chicago, IL (Top40 Charts/ By Brandon Seyferth/ Hot Heels Records/ www.hotheelsrecords.com) - Hot Heels Records, the Chicago-based Beatfolk band is following up a well received Ep with a new full-length album, "The Hi-Jacked Generation." Self-produced and recorded through borrowed microphones, the genre-bending ...
| Montgomery Gentry to Host Academy of Country Music 4th Annual Motorcycle Ride on Sunday, May 13, 20
ENCINO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS) - For the fourth time in the Motorcycle Ride's history, Montgomery Gentry will host the Academy of Country Music Celebrity Motorcycle Ride to be held on Sunday, May 13, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Academy of Country Music Motorcycle Ride ...
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Willie Nelson Casts His Musical Vote For Peace
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Lost Highway Records) - American music icon Willie Nelson proves you can oppose war and also support the troops with his recently released single, "Whatever Happened To Peace On Earth?" available as an online download, the track features such Nelson friends as Ben Harper, ...
| Dustin Kensrue To Donate 5% Of His Proceeds From Please Come Home To Non-Profit Organization
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Dustin Kensrue Official Website) - Continuing with his career-long history of charity and social work, Dustin Kensrue has chosen to donate 5% of his proceeds from Please Come Home to a non-profit organization called To Write Love on Her Arms. To Write Love on Her Arms is ...
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International Country Rock Darling Gina Villalobos Launches New Album & Tour
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Face West Records) - Already a rising star in much of the world, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Gina Villalobos is ready to introduce the U.S. to her infectious brand of country rock. Her latest CD, Miles Away, is set for release on Face West Records on April 3rd. ...
| Alice Di Micele Releases CD 'by Ebb and by Flow' Steeped in Love of Life & the Natural World
Ashland, OR (Top40 Charts/ Alice Otter Music) - Alice Di Micele returns rested and rejuvenated with her 2007 release of "by ebb & by flow." Widespread radio airplay and touring kept her busy and on the road until 2002, when she decided it was time to take a break. After a five year sabbatical spent ...
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Tequila Rose Kicks Off National Online Auction With Bomshel and Wicked Women Choppers to Raise Money for Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
DETROIT, MI. (Top40 Charts/ McCormick Distilling Company) - Tequila Rose, the original strawberry flavored cream with a splash of premium tequila, will produce an online auction of a unique Wicked Women Chopper by Christine Vaughn, with proceeds from the auction being designated for the Detroit-based ...
| 2007 CMA Music Festival Artist Lineup Grows
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - The excitement is building for 2007 CMA Music Festival, Thursday-Sunday, June 7-10 in Downtown Nashville as additional artists are added to the performance lineup. Last year more than 161,000 fans attended CMA Music Festival, winner of the ...
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Kenny Chesney - Legendary Commando College Tour Kicks Off 2/26 in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, AL (Top40 Charts/ BNA Entertainment) - It's freewheeling... out of control... off the hook... When Kenny Chesney and his band drop all the production, tear up the set-list and hit the road for a sweat-soaked barn-storming trip through the college bars of the South. In keeping with the last ...
| Trace Adkins Proves That 'Ladies Love Country Boys'
Nashville, TN (Liberty Records) - Country music sensation, Trace Adkins has gone No 1...again! This week, Adkins scores another chart-topping song with "Ladies Love Country Boys," written by Jamey Johnson, George Teren, and Rivers Rutherford. Additionally, the song's video has dominated the No 1 position ...
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