Artist News Friday (10/10/08)

Reba McEntire, Martina McBride and Taylor Swift will be featured on the November cover of Redbook Magazine and Lifetime Television Public Service Announcements as part of a non partisan campaign to encourage women to vote...

LoCash Cowboys Sign Deal with Steele and Sony Tree Publishing

10/09/2008

Dynamic duo, LoCash Cowboys have signed a production deal with Nashville songwriter, performer and producer Jeffrey Steele. LoCash has also signed a publishing deal with Sony Tree Publishing. The guys have been writing and plan on going into the studio during October to begin recording.

(L-R): Sony/ATV Pres./CEO Troy Tomlinson, Duff Bershback, Chris Lucas, Preston Brust and Jeffrey Steele.

Artist News Thursday (10/9/08)

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the National Finals Rodeo, set to be telecast on ESPN2 and ESPN Classic Dec. 4-13, a new CD box set titled Boots, Buckles & Spurs will be released. The...

Adam Gregory Plays To Packed House at Grand Ole Opry Studio A

10/08/2008

Big Machine/No Strings Attached/Midas Records artist Adam Gregory played to an enthusiastic audience at the Grand Ole Opry's famed Studio A on Oct. 6. Industry execs, dedicated fans, radio personnel and contest winners made up the majority of the crowd. The 60-minute, high-energy set included Gregory's newest single, “What It Takes,” which goes for adds Oct. 27.

(L-R): WGAR/Cleveland PD Brian Jennings, KFDI/Wichita PD Beverlee Brannigan, Gregory, KILT/Houston MD Greg Frey, WKLB/Boston MD Ginny Rogers, Key Market Stations VP/Programming Frank Bell, KTEX/McAllen MD Patches, and KTEX/McAllen PD JoJo Cerda. Photo: Bev Moser.

Artists Building Venues At Alabama Entertainment Complex

Sarah Skates – 10/08/2008

George Jones, Tracy Lawrence, Darryl Worley, Lorrie Morgan and John Anderson are among the artists who will have celebrity themed venues at Country Crossings, an entertainment resort to be built in Dothan, AL. Ronnie Gilley Properties, in affiliation with Resorts Development Group II, purchased nearly 400 acres which is to become the home of the resort/entertainment facility featuring a hotel, amphitheater, family entertainment center, festival grounds, RV Park and bingo pavilion. More country acts and celebrity-endorsed venues will be added to the tourist destination, scheduled to open in Fall 2009. The involved artists are expected at the official groundbreaking ceremony on Mon., Oct. 27.

Artist News Tuesday (10/7/08)

Adam Gregory has signed with Cricket Communications, Inc. for a multi-platform promotion including exclusive ringtones and interviews, in-store events, and cross-promotion of Gregory's fall club tour dates with partner radio stations nationwide...

Chesney Tackles ESPN College GameDay

10/06/2008

Kenny Chesney showed his college football prowess when he joined the set of ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday when the show made it’s first ever trip to Nashville for the Vanderbilt/Auburn game. On camera, Chesney made his football predictions for the day including picking the Commodores to beat Auburn, which they did.

(L-R): Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Chesney and Kirk Herbstreit.

Dierks Bentley’s Remarkable Weekend

10/06/2008

Dierks Bentley’s third annual “Miles & Music For Kids” set record numbers Sunday (10/5) with approximately 1,200 bikers and 5,500 concert attendees, raising over $275,000 for Monroe Carroll Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The Celebrity Motorcycle Ride & Jam Session started at the Harley-Davidson of Cool Springs, and ended with a concert at Riverfront Park featuring Bentley and friends Tim McGraw, John Rich, members of Lady Antebellum, Jamey Johnson, Halfway to Hazard, the Warren Brothers and racer Kyle Petty.

Bentley also set a record for most sleepless hours thanks to the birth of his first daughter Evalyn Day Bentley the previous night. Bentley and wife Cassidy welcomed Evie into the world late Saturday night, Oct. 4, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Evie weighed 7 lbs. 10oz.

Bentley presenting a check at the end of the 3 hour jam session.

Emerson Drive's Brad Mates Supports YMCA Golf Tournament

10/06/2008

Brad Mates, frontman of The Valory Music Co./Midas Records’ Emerson Drive, participated in the YMCA of Middle Tennessee’s Legacy Invitational Golf Tournament on Sept. 29 at the Governor’s Club. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit YMCA of Middle Tennessee’s “We Build People” annual giving campaign, which raises over $5 million each year to help keep Y programs and services available to everyone.

Mates (R) with Berry Brooks, Dir. Development/Downtown Dist. YMCA & Urban Services Youth Development Center.

Opry Hosts Invitation-Only Show To Accompany Debate

10/06/2008

During a special Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium last night (10/5), Belmont University alumni Brad Paisley, Trisha Yearwood, Josh Turner and Julie Roberts along with special guests Darius Rucker and Bob Schieffer & Honky Tonk Confidential entertained the invitation-only crowd that included national media in Nashville for the presidential debate.

CBS News chief Washington correspondent and moderator of Face The Nation Schieffer, a country music fan who has long enjoyed singing and writing country songs, performed two songs then returned to the stage with Paisley to close the show.