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Fans To Decide Brooks & Dunn’s ACM Song

Brooks & Dunn, the best-selling duo in the history of country music, will perform one of their hit songs as voted on by their fans on the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, April 18. The duo is embarking on their final tour together this summer, and this will mark their final […]

Trailer Choir

“Rollin’ Through The Sunshine” Show Dog – Universal Music Are you sick of this long, cold winter? Are you eagerly awaiting summer’s arrival and the time when you can open the car window to let your hair blow around? So are we. And Trailer Choir is here to help us all into the warmer seasons […]

Meltesen Becomes Country Weekly Assoc. Publisher

Country Weekly magazine has announced the promotion of Jeff Meltesen from Marketing Director to Associate Publisher today. Along with Group Publisher Rita Schneider, Meltesen will oversee Country Weekly’s print and online advertising sales efforts. Meltesen will continue his role in creating marketing partnership programs with brands to drive the magazine’s advertising revenue, such as the […]

SOLID Rocks For Musicians On Call

Nashville’s Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID), raised $1,100 during a Rock Band Karaoke Challenge at Nashville’s 12th & Porter on March 10 to benefit national non-profit Musicians On Call (MOC). Local companies were enlisted to form their own “Rock Bands” to compete for the title of Rock Stars of Music Row. Each participating company donated $80 for the […]

Big Kenny “ASPIRES” To Help

Continuing with a career that has become equal parts music and philanthropy, Big & Rich’s Big Kenny recently made a generous donation, through the Hope Through Healing Hands Foundation (HTHH), to the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). The donation supported the creation of the “The Alphin Scholarship to Promote the […]

Rich, Rogers and Wy Honor Vets

Country stars John Rich, Wynonna and Kenny Rogers got together in San Antonio, TX this past weekend for a fundraising gala honoring America’s military service men and women who have been injured in the line of duty. More than 25 Wounded Warriors and their families attended the weekend festivities. The occasion was the Grand Opening […]

Chesnutt Joins “Country Rat Pack”

Mark Chesnutt has announced plans to hit the road this spring and summer as part of Tracy Lawrence’s Country Rat Pack tour. The East Texas native will join the tour for five shows from April 3 to August 15. The new lineup of Chesnutt, Lawrence and Richie McDonald, was announced after former headliner Tracy Byrd pulled […]

Roger Miller’s Widow Wins Copyright Fight

Mary Miller, widow of Country Music Hall of Fame member Roger Miller, has emerged the winner in a protracted legal battle over the rights to some of her husband’s biggest hits, including “King of the Road.” On Thursday (3/18), a federal judge ruled Mary Miller and Roger Miller Music Inc. own the copyrights to the […]

Chesney On “Oprah;” Grascals Media Stops

Kenny Chesney is heading to Chicago on Saturday, March 27, to tape an episode of Oprah that is set to air April 9. He will give the superstar host a sneak peak of his Summer in 3-D movie which arrives in theatres on April 21. The 3-D flick captures five of Chesney’s dozen NFL stadium […]

SESAC Promotes John Mullins

SESAC has promoted John Mullins to the position of Senior Director, Writer/Publisher Relations. The performing rights organization’s longtime employee was formerly Director, Writer/Publisher Relations. As Sr. Director Mullins will continue signing new writers and publishers and providing service to existing writers and publishers, primarily in the Contemporary Christian and Country genres. Mullins is a native […]

Bentley Makes Music For “Esquire’s” New Issue

Dierks Bentley was part of a multi-faceted feature for the new music issue of stylish men’s lifestyle magazine Esquire. For the April issue, on newsstands today (3/23), Bentley traveled to Clarksdale, Mississippi’s Shack-Up Inn for a two-day fashion shoot with renowned photographer Danny Clinch. He joined an eclectic group of musicians for the feature, including […]

Award Shows Focus On Fans

The rise of digital technology and social media has brought about changes in the ways artists reach out to fans, and affected the industry in a multitude of ways. The latest effect: shifts in awards shows.

Jordyn Shellhart On iTunes; Luke Bryan On AOL Sessions

Sony Music Nashville’s Jordyn Shellhart released her debut album, In A Room, to iTunes this week. The album was first available at Best Buy through the store’s “@15” initiative. It features fifteen tracks written or co-written by the Franklin teenager who will mark her 16th birthday with her Grand Ole Opry debut on March 27. […]

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