Songplugger’s collective Chicks with Hits is raising money for some very worthy causes by doing what they do best — pitching songs. On Tuesday, February 23 at BMI The Chicks will be pitching songs every 15 minutes to producers, artists and labels. Confirmed participants include artist Heidi Newfield, Big Machine’s Allison Jones; Capitol Nashville’s Autumn House, […]
CMT One Country is providing media support for First Lady Michelle Obama’s just announced “Let’s Move” campaign to encourage communities, families and kids to lead healthier, more active lives. CMT has enlisted the support of Capitol Nashville artist Darius Rucker for targeted public service announcements to encourage the CMT audience to get active and eat […]
The Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame is gettting ready to induct six new members, including former CMA CEO Tammy Genovese and country star/CMA board member Kix Brooks. Genovese and Brooks were “instrumental” in the generous donations to the Nashville Alliance for Public Education through the CMA’s “Keep The Music Playing” program. The pair will […]
Fresh off the release of My Turn, her recent release, and a slew of media appearances including Larry King Live, GAC, CMT and NPR’s Weekend Edition, Tanya Tucker will appear as a guest judge on the Monday, February 15 episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The show will air at 8 PM CT on the Logo […]
MusiCares, established by NARAS in 1989 to help musicians in need, will hold a benefit show on Tuesday, March 9 at the Listening Room in Nashville’s Cummins Station. The show will run from 6 PM to 10 PM with an admission charge of $10. The event will present a lineup of four one-hour songwriter rounds, with […]
(L toR) Harold Bradley; Grady Martin’s son, Joshua; Reggie Young; Gene Chrisman; Al Delory; Bobby Wood; Ray Edenton; Pete Drake’s wife, Rose; Jerry Kennedy,;Buddy Harmon’s daughter and son , Summer and Mark; Luther Perkins’ wife, Marjie Beaver; Hargus (Pig) Robbins; D. J. Fontana; Floyd Cramer’s wife, Mary and grandson, Jason Coleman; Boots Randolph’s assistant of […]
She’s all over the airwaves, in heavy video rotation, she sang the National Anthem at the Superbowl, and now Carrie Underwood has wormed her way onto the popular children’s program, Sesame Street. As the voice of a cute little creepy crawly character by the name of Carrie Underworm, The singer made her Sesame Street debut […]
Country legend George Jones has released a lot of music over the course of his six-decade career. But hardcore Possum fans will heartily welcome the February 23 release of George Jones: The Great Lost Hits. The 2-CD collection, released by Time Life, compiles rare and largely out-of-print recordings that were originally released on the Musicor […]
Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of The Dixie Chicks announced yesterday (2/10) via their website that they will release new music under the moniker Court Yard Hounds. The duo’s debut album will be available for pre-order beginning today exclusively through courtyardhounds.com with all pre-orders receiving a bonus 4-song download not available anywhere else. The CD […]
In the new Pete Seeger biography, To Everything There is a Season: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song by Allan M. Winkler (Oxford University Press, 2009), the author notes that throughout his life, Seeger “didn’t smoke, drink or chase women; instead he chased causes.” Pete Seeger’s life was “singing truth to power” and author […]