John Prine Debuts At No 2 On Billboard Indie Chart, No 55 on Their Top 200
NASHVILEL, TN. (Oh Boy Records) - While John Prine moves at his own pace, it's obvious that his music moves far faster than the plain-spoken singer/songwriter. Having reached stores last week, Fair & Square - 9 years in the making - marked the Grammy-winning artist's biggest first week sales and arrived ...
| Blaine Larsen's Family Ties Tell The Tale Of The Best Man
NASHVILLE, TN. (BNA Records) - Dad is the best man I know, and when he and my mom got married when I was 12 years old, he asked me to be his best man. I was so proud. Just before I turned 18, he legally adopted me. It means everything to me to be able to say thanks to him through this song,' says 19-year-old ...
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Two Creeks, One Video: Sawyer Brown's 'They Don't Understand' Gets Real
NASHVILLE, TN. (Sawyer Brown Fans Website) - Whether it was the Bluegrass Christian Campground or the Dirt Road Farm, Sawyer Brown put creeks to work in the very DIY clip for their upcoming song of redemption and blind compassion "They Don't Understand." Directed by indie rocker/auteur Lark Watts - ...
| AristoMedia's Artist News Briefs
NASHVILLE, TN. (AristoMedia PR) - GMV Records recording artist Danni O'Neill is still recovering from the Music City Marathon that took place this past weekend. Although she didn't run the 26-mile route, O'Neill did participate by lending her vocal talents for those who did. "Being part of the marathon ...
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Chely Wright Performs 'Welcome Home' Concert For Troops Stationed In Germany
NASHVILLE,
TN. (DualTone records) - Dualtone recording artist, Chely Wright,
departs for Germany this week to perform at a "Welcome Home" concert
and visit with some of the troops she performed for on her most recent
trip to Iraq last September. Some of those troops, from a base in
Schweinfurt, ...
| Shelly Fairchild Blitzes Media, Rocks The Road For May 3rd Release Date
LOS
ANGELES (Shelly Fairchild Official Website) - Red hot country newcomer
Shelly Fairchild is only a day away from the release of her debut
Columbia album Ride on May 3. And she's already catching the eye of
major national media outlets.During street week, Shelly will be
featured on CNN, Extra ...
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CMA Invites Brit Chick Rachael Warwick To Host Global Artists Event At Nashville Fanfair 2005
NASHVILLE,
TN. (CMA Festival announcement) - CMA Music Festival returns by popular
demand for a second year in 2005 and features the best in Country Music
entertainment from around the world during the CMA Global Artist
Showcase. The event will be held at The Stage on Broadway, Monday, June
6, ...
| The Stars Will Shine At The Nightly Concerts At The Coliseum During CMA Music Festival
NASHVIL:LE,
TN. (CMA Music Festival) - The race is on as to whether there will be
more stars in the sky or onstage at the Nightly Concerts at The
Coliseum during the 2005 CMA Music Festival, as Miranda Lambert, Kenny
Rogers, Sugarland, Van Zant and Trisha Yearwood join the star-packed
artist ...
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Billy Gilman Is Back With His New Album Release 'Everything And More'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Image Entertainment) - Billy Gilman is back! He is set to release his brand new album entitled EVERYTHING AND MORE (TODAY) May 3, 2005 (under the Image Entertainment imprint) and music reviewers and fans are embracing the project. Billy describes his fifth recording EVERYTHING AND MORE ...
| Kids Are Big Winners as Diamond Rio's 'Team Rio' Scores $20K for Big Brothers Big Sisters
NASHVILLE, TN. (Arista Nashville) - Arista Nashville supergroup Diamond Rio completed its first annual 'Team Rio' initiative this past Saturday, as bandmembers Marty Roe and Jimmy Olander, along with a host of volunteer runners & walkers, participated in Nashville's 13.1-mile Country Music 1/2 Marathon, ...
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Erika Jo Wins Nashville Star, Signs With Universal South
LOS ANGELES (Universal South Records) - Over ten million votes have been tabulated from all 50 states, and American television viewers have chosen 18-year-old high school senior Erika Jo as the third season winner of USA Network's Nashville Star. Erika Jo's winning moment came during the season finale ...
| Superstar Pairings Take Center Stage in Concert Showcasing Top 12 Songs From Elite List of 'CMT 100 Greatest Duets'
NASHVILLE, TN. (CMT/ www.CMT.com) - Country music's best-loved artists come together for a night of magic in a live concert taping of CMT 100 GREATEST DUETS. The musical extravaganza will take place at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center on Wednesday, June 8 at 7:30 PM, CT, the eve of the CMA Music ...
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Gretchen Wilson Sets Date for New Album
NASHVILLE (Sony Music Nashville) - Gretchen Wilson and Sony Music Nashville have set September 27, 2005 as the release date for the singer/songwriter's second Epic Records' album entitled All Jacked Up. The album includes twelve songs, seven of which were written or co-written by Gretchen, all produced ...
| Mark Chesnutt Fans 'Don't Want To Miss A Thing' (Ever!)
NASHVILLE, TN. (Mark Chesnutt Fans Website) - Mark Chesnutt, who has performed in more than 50 shows already this year, made a final decision that he's been toying with over the last several months. For years, Chesnutt has closed his show with the encore performance of his number one hit 'I Don't Want ...
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Toby Keith Entertains Troops on a USO Tour to Cuba, Germany, Belgium and the Persian Gulf
NEW YORK (USO/ www.uso.org) - Country music superstar and winner of the "Hottest Video of the Year" at last month's CMT Video Music awards ceremony, Toby Keith is set to embark on his third USO tour to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Germany; Belgium and the Persian Gulf. Once there, two-time consecutive winner ...
| Artists Announced For 'Countriest Of The Country' Fundraiser For Christmas For The Children
NASHVILLE, TN. (Bill Yates Fan Club announcement) - The Billy Yates International Fan Club's Countriest of the Country show will be held at 6:00 p.m on June 8th at the legendary Ernest Tubb Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville. The show's host, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, Billy Yates will be ...
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Lee Ann Womack Pays Homage to Her Influences in 'Lee Ann Womack: There's More Where That Came From' May 6, 2005 on CMT
NASHVILLE, TN. (CMT PR) - Lee Ann Womack performs music from her critically-acclaimed "There's More Where That Came From" album LIVE before an intimate invitation-only audience in CMT's 330 Studio in LEE ANN WOMACK: THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM premiering Friday, May 6 at 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT.* ...
| It's Substance and a Whole Lotta Style as Keith Anderson Strikes a Chord with May 3, 2005 Album Debut, 'Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Arista Nashville) - Dynamic Arista Nashville newcomer Keith Anderson unleashes a personality-packed album showcase with the May 3 release of Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll. A Grammy-nominated songwriter, he co-wrote each of the disc's 11 tracks, as first single 'Pickin' ...
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Maggie Austin Holds Steady At No 3
NASHVILLE, TN. (Maggie Austin Official Website/ www.maggieaustin.com) - Maggie Austin's current single, "Taking Time", is still holding on tight to the No 3 spot on the Indie World Country Chart! It stayed at No 3 this week. The single is also making waves on the ECMA Chart, where it is currently No ...
| Rachael Warwick to host CMA Global Artists Event...
NASHVILLE, TN. (CMA Festival announcement) - CMA Music Festival returns by popular demand for a second year in 2005 and features the best in Country Music entertainment from around the world during the CMA Global Artist Showcase. The event will be held at The Stage on Broadway, Monday, June 6, at 6:30 ...
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