Artist Updates: Sheryl Crow, Cole Swindell, Frankie Ballard, Clay Walker
Sheryl Crow To Headline Nashville Cancer Research Charity Concert
Sheryl Crow will headline an acoustic concert, Hope & Denim, on May 28 at Marathon Music Works in Nashville.
The concert will benefit the Van Andel Institute, a biomedical research facility dedicated to finding the origins of cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
“In 2013, more than 36,000 Tennesseans were diagnosed with cancer – and more than 1.6 million Americans got the same terrible news,” said Crow. “As a country, we need to do more to stop cancer. I visited Van Andel Institute last summer and was impressed by what I saw; the Institute understands there is no time to waste.”
Hosts include Brent and Tami Peterson, and coach Phillip Fulmer. Speakers include David Van Andel (Chairman and CEO/Van Andel Institute),
Peter Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Van Andel Research Institute Research Director), and Jim Nicolette (Associate Director, Van Andel Education Institute).
Blair Garner of America’s Morning Show on NASH FM, serves as emcee. A VIP reception precedes the concert at 5:30 p.m. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $89/general admission and $200/VIP, and can be purchased at www.vai.org.
Cole Swindell Gets Special Honor During Chesney’s The Big Revival Tour
Cole Swindell was presented with his very own jersey at Levi’s Stadium last Saturday where he performed as part of Kenny Chesney’s The Big Revival Tour.
Pictured (L-R): Christopher Giles (Director of Business Operations, San Francisco 49ers), Cole Swindell, Al Guido (COO, San Francisco 49ers).
Frankie Ballard Contributes Song To New Film Hot Pursuit
Frankie Ballard. Photo: Sam Erickson
Warner Bros. Records recording artist Frankie Ballard is getting his first cinematic moment in the new film Hot Pursuit. The movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara opens Friday and features Ballard’s bluesy anthem “Drinky Drink” from his 2014 project Sunshine & Whiskey.
“I’m very honored that music I made will be heard in a feature film. I’ve always hoped this song would see the light of day and now it is! I haven’t laid eyes on the scene yet, but hopefully it’s a sexy place for ‘Drinky Drink’ to live forever. I know one thing, if Sophia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon are dancing to it … my life will never be the same,” laughs Ballard.
Clay Walker To Hold Sixth Annual Chords of Hope Benefit Concert in Nashville
Clay Walker
Clay Walker will host the sixth annual Chords of Hope Benefit Concert at 3rd & Lindsley during Nashville’s CMA Fest on Wednesday, June 10.The concert, presented by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., sponsored by Pinnacle Financial Partners and produced by Clay’s charity Band Against MS (BAMS), will help raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis (MS) research with proceeds going to the MS Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are now available here via Eventbrite.
“Every year we have had such an amazing turnout at Chords of Hope which only fuels my passion to keep the annual benefit going for years to come,” said Walker.
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