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 ...
| Toby Keith's Month Long Home Coming in Oklahoma
NASHVILLE, TN. (Toby Keith Official Website) - Country music superstar Toby Keith sells out arenas across the US and his music inspires our troops half way around the world. But Oklahoma has always been his home base where his family, friends, neighbors and fellow Okies shape and celebrate his accomplishments. ...
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Brad Paisley's 'Whiskey Lullaby' Honored With PRISM Awards
LOS ANGELES (PRISM Awards) - This evening the PRISM Awards were presented in Beverly Hills, CA and Brad Paisley's "Whiskey Lullaby" (with Alison Krauss) was bestowed the "Music Video" and "Music Recording" awards. A PRISM Award is presented by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) and is ...
| 'The Show Must Go On': Montgomery Gentry Style
NASHVILLE, TN. (Montgomery Gentry Fans Website) - Last night in Asheville, NC, Eddie Montgomery epitomized the show business axiom 'the show must go on.' During the third song of Montgomery Gentry's set, Eddie stepped on a speaker cabinet beside the stage that was not properly secured – it gave ...
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Little Big Town Releasing New Single
NASHVILLE, TN. (Equity Records) - Equity recording artists Little Big Town will release their debut single, 'Boondocks' May 2, 2005. The single marks the return of the four-member band to the recording studio. Written by LBT and Wayne Kirkpatrick, the song has a swampy, rootsy feel that may well be ...
| Miranda Lambert, Kenny Rogers, Sugarland, Van Zant and Trisha Yearwood Join Nightly Concerts Lineup During CMA Music Festival
NASHVILLE, TN. (Country Music Association/ www.cmaworld.com) - 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 ...
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Miranda Lambert To Dine With President of United States at White House Correspondents Dinner
NASHVILLE, TN. (Epic Nashville Records) - Epic Nashville Recording Artist Miranda Lambert will be a special guest at the prestigious White House Correspondents Dinner on April 30 in Washington, DC. The WHCD is one of the biggest nights in the nation's capitol where journalists, celebrities, politicians ...
| KZLA Takes over Six Flags Magic Mountain! KZLA's Spring Thing 2005 with Performances by: Phil Vassar, Joe Nichols, Jamie O'Neal
LOS ANGELES (93.9 KZLA FM) - 93.9 KZLA FM and Six Flags Magic Mountain will close the park to the public to give its listeners two exclusive shows with Jamie O'Neal, Joe Nichols, and Phil Vassar. KZLA listeners will have the opportunity to see a great show and enjoy the rides at Six Flags Magic Mountain ...
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Sara Evans Named People's 'Most Beautiful'!
NASHVILLE, TN. (RCA) - Growing up on a farm in New Franklin, Missouri, a young girl could only dream of one day receiving the distinction of being named a 'Beauty' by an international magazine. Sara Evans, country radio's most-played female artist of 2004, joins an elite group today upon the announcement ...
| Kenny's Big Football Easy
NASHVILLE, TN. (Kenny Chessney Fans website) - Sure, it's the middle of New Orleans' hippest, happenin'est event, the Jazz & Heritage Festival, but the only way the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year could make up his cancelled show with scheduled acts Unkle Kracker and Gretchen Wilson was to land ...
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Phil Vassar Adds A Piece To NBC's Today Show
NASHVILLE, TN. (Phil Vassar Official Website) - Starting in May, getting your morning started will begin with a new song, as Phil Vassar's latest offering has been named the theme song for NBC's Today Show segment "Live for Today." The segment will be a regular report from the Today Show about the Top ...
| John Prine on Covers of 'No Depression, American Songwritter,' No 1 @ Amazon
NASHVILLE, TN. (John Prine Official Website) - When John Prine decided to release his first album in 9 years, the already critically acclaimed Fair & Square, he figured it was time. "I had a bunch of songs I like pretty well," he said of his motivation, "and I wanted to see if anybody agreed with me..." ...
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John Conlee Featured On Fox News Channel This Weekend
NASHVILLE, TN. (www.johnconlee.com) - Country music legend John Conlee will be featured on this week's 'Nashville Soundtrack Series' segment on FOX News Channel's FOX Magazine, set to air Sunday night, May 1 at 11 PM ET. Viewers will enjoy an in-depth interview with one of country music's most distinguished ...
| Mark Chesnutt Fans Don't Miss A Thing!
NASHVILLE, TN. (Mark Chesnutt Official Website) - Mark Chesnutt appeared at the Great American Country studios in Nashville last Friday to deliver the first edit of his new music video—'A Hard Secret To Keep.' In a circumstance almost never heard of, viewers were afforded the opportunity to watch ...
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Big Al Downing Makes Rare Nashville Appearances
NASHVILLE, TN. (Big Al Downing PR) - Big Al Downing, best known for his hits, "Mr. Jones" and "Touch Me," will make a Music City sweep May 6 & 7, appearing on XM Satellite In Studio, the Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame's Songwriter Sessions. "Nashville's a great town," says the big- voiced Downing. ...
| Travis Tritt Parts Ways With Sony/Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN. (Sony Nashville) - Acclaimed country performer Travis Tritt is parting ways with his record label, Columbia Records, a division of Sony/Nashville. Tritt has recorded three albums for the label, most recently the highly-regarded My Honky Tonk History. Despite releasing the most highly-praised ...
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NBC's Today Welcomes Diamond Rio for Nashville Segment This Thursday, April 28, 2005
NASHVILLE, TN. (Arista Nashville) - Arista Nashville supergroup Diamond Rio will make a guest appearance on a special edition of NBC's Today, airing from Nashville on Thursday, April 28. A two-time nominee for the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards, the band will be on hand to share the excitement ...
| Miranda Lambert's Website Takes Top Honors
NASHVILLE, TN. (Epic Nashville Records) - Epic Nashville recording artist Miranda Lambert's website, www.mirandalambert.com, recently won first place in the 2005 LeTourneau University Website Design Contest. The contest highlighted the three best websites created by high school students from entries ...
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Erika Jo Named Winner of USA Network's Nashville Star 2005 During Season Finale
NASHVILLE, TN. (USA Network) - 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 that aired ...
| Country Newcomer Cody Widner Topping Charts and Warming the Hearts of Country Fans
NASHVILLE, TN. (www.codywidner.com) - Cody Widner, a newcomer to the mainstream country world, is rapidly moving up country charts nationwide with his current single 'When The Smoke Clears' from his sophomore project, Honky Tonk Heart. Widner's popularity is enhanced by his charitable nature as he is ...
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