Kelly Lang fighting cancer
Nashville, TN. (Kelly Lang PR Team/ www.ifco.org) - Singer/songwriter Kelly Lang, released a statement earlier today to confirm that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Lang underwent surgery last week where it was determined that the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes. Next week, she will ...
| Gretchen Wilson Top Selling Debut Artist for 2004 with 2,931,097 units scanned
NASHVILLE, TN. (Sony Music Nashville) - When the dust settled from the frenzied holiday selling season, Gretchen Wilson's debut album Here For The Party had scanned almost three million units - cementing her as the top-selling debut artist of any genre for 2004. Party hit the street on May 11, 2004, ...
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Lee Greenwood 'Saluting Those Who Serve' as part of President Bush's Inaguration Festivities
NASHVILLE, TN. (Webster PR/ Curb Records) - Grammy winner and former CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Lee Greenwood will join Gloria Estefan, John Michael Montgomery, and others on-stage for the 'Saluting Those Who Serve' event at the MCI Center in Washington, DC Tuesday, January 18. The event will take ...
| The Grascals to make Opry debut with Dolly Parton
NASHVILLE, TN. (Rounder Records) - Rounder Records bluegrass group The Grascals will make their Grand Ole Opry debut on February 4 and 5, performing on all three Opry shows that weekend during the Opry's two-month return to the hallowed stage of the Ryman Auditorium. Superstar Dolly Parton will introduce ...
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'Nashville Star' names judges and partners with Universal South Records
NASHVILLE, TN. (USA Network) - The producers of Nashville Star, USA Network's grassroots talent search series to find the next country music superstar, have named country music singer/songwriter Phil Vassar as a celebrity judge to join show host LeAnn Rimes for the third season, which will premiere ...
| Kenny Chesney to NBC's live 'Concert for the Tsunami Victims' Jan. 15
LOS ANGELES (BNA Records) - They are still in the midst of finalizing the line-up for NBC's "Concert for the Tsunami Victims," which will be broadcast live on Saturday January 15th. Drawing on top names from movies, TV, music, theatre and sports, the entertainment community will gather as one to extend ...
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'Two Hearts' are better than one for Zona Jones
NASHVILLE, TN. (www.zonajones.com) - Country artist ZONA JONES debuts this New Year with his single, 'Two Hearts,' and it is quickly garnering a heap of radio adds from R&R and Billboard country radio stations nationwide. The support has landed 'Two Hearts,' at No 67 on the R&R Chart and entering the ...
| Kenny Chesney PEOPLEs the Islands, Hitting Newsstands This Friday, Jan 7
NASHVILLE, TN. (BNA Records) - Somewhere In The Caribbean: So far, he's romped in the Hamptons, got cozy in Nashville and now reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney heads to the Virgin Islands for his latest encounter with celebrity news weekly People. In the January 10th issue, which hits ...
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Craig Morgan to perform on The Grand Ole Opry this Friday
NASHVILLE, TN. (Broken Bow Records) - Broken Bow Records Artist Craig Morgan will be making his 90th appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, which is returning to the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville for four months. Craig will be performing two songs at 9:30 PM on the Opry this Friday, January 7th. ...
| Allen Asbury returns with 'Stand' February 15
NASHVILLE, TN. (Doxology Records) - Allen Asbury, Doxology Records' debut artist in 2002, is currently preparing for the release of Stand, his highly-anticipated sophomore recording, on February 15. Produced by Don Koch (4HIM, Greg Long), Stand features 10 selections, half of which were co-written ...
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Ray Price added to Tsunami Benefit Concert
NASHVILLE, TN. (Webster PR) - Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy Winner Ray Price has been added to the star-studded line-up for Sunday's Texas Tsunami Benefit Concert at the Austin Music Hall in Austin, TX. Willie Nelson will headline the January 9th event, with performances from Patty Griffin, ...
| The Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum presents Banjo Man: The Musical Journey Of Earl Scruggs
NNASHVILLE, TN. (CMHOF) - The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will survey the life and career of banjo guru Earl Scruggs in Banjo Man: The Musical Journey of Earl Scruggs, a cameo exhibit opening in the Museum's East Gallery on March 4, 2005. The exhibit also honors Scruggs' wife and business ...
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Girl Inspired by President Bush, Darryl Worley Launches Tsunami Effort
REDMOND (The Hill Group) - A third-grade student at M. A. Lynch Elementary School in Redmond spent the last week of her winter vacation designing flyers for her school and researching different organizations providing aid to the victims of the recent catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Southeast ...
| Country Music has strong year in 2004 with double digit sales increase over 2003
NASHVILLE, TN. (Country Music Association/ www.cmaworld.com/ www.CMApress.com/ www.CMAfest.com/ www.RIAA.com) - Early predictions of increased album sales of Country Music in 2004 proved true with 77,912,000 units sold from Jan. 5, 2004, through Jan. 2, 2005 - a 12 percent increase over 2003, which ...
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Palo Duro Records signs Texas Fave Two Tons of Steel
AUSTIN, TX. (Palo Duro Records/ www.palodurorecords.com) - Palo Duro Records announces its signing of Texas roots-rockabilly icons Two Tons of Steel. Already the top-drawing act at Texas' historical Gruene Hall and a regular at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry (on the Opryland mainstage and in the outdoor ...
| German Country Music Hall Of Fame says 'Gluckwunsche' to Lynn Anderson, January 29th
NASHVILLE, TN. (Webster PR) - Lynn Anderson is being honored on January 29th by the Germany Country Music Hall of Fame at the 13th GACMF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD GALA, staged at the Messehalle in Erfurt/Germany. Ms. Anderson will be inducted into their Hall of Fame. 'The Gala is the most important event ...
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Jeff Bates' fans 'On A Mission'
NASHVIILE, TN. (RCA) - RCA's gravel-voiced singer and songwriter Jeff Bates claims that country music fans are the best in the world, and has even said a few times that his are the best of all. On Christmas 2004 they may have proved him right. Jeff is one of the most generous country artists, and spends ...
| Kenny's got quads: GREATEST HITS Certified 4x Platinum, R&R's MVP + More
NASHVILLE, TN. (Bna Records ) - Normally when people are talking about Kenny Chesney's quads, it's got something to do with that sculpted physique that's helped make him one of the sexiest men alive. But now the reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year has a whole other set of quads, ...
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Toby Keith dominates Country Music in 2004
NASHVILLE, TN. (DreamWorks Nashville) - Singer, songwriter, artist and performer Toby Keith has experienced an unparalleled career ascension over the past five years, and year-end charts confirm that his trajectory shows no signs of turning. Billboard magazine's year-end round up finds Keith atop an ...
| Lone Stars over Steamboat: Pat Green & A Couple Hundred Friends Go Skiiing
AUSTIN, TX. (Republic Records) - People pretty much know Pat Green knows how to live. And the solid gold Texas singer/songwriter/lifestyle icon is getting 2005 off to a good start - throwing a jumbo-ski'n'sing party for a bunch of his friends in Steamboat! That's right, Green, pal Cory Morrow and a ...
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