UMG, Carrie Underwood Celebrate New Worldwide Recording Agreement
Universal Music Group and Carrie Underwood celebrated their new worldwide recording agreement with a special toast during the Academy of Country Music Awards weekend in Las Vegas.
Jason Aldean, Kane Brown Take Vegas
Kane Brown and Jason Aldean had plenty to celebrate during the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Aldean was named Entertainer of the Year for a second year. Brown was nominated for New Male Vocalist of the Year. The two artists will tour together this summer as part of Aldean’s They Don’t Know Tour, which launches in April.
MusicRow Panel Station Z100 Celebrates St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Radiothon
New Country, Z100 is celebrating its 8th consecutive record-breaking year for fundraising for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This year’s Country Cares Radiothon, held March 30-31, netted $293,567.12 for St. Jude. That includes a record-breaking 5,626,512 pennies in the Quest for a Million Pennies and $32,825 from the on-air auctions in March. “LoCash Unplugged for St. Jude” also raised a record $32,000 in November.
In Z100’s 23-year partnership with St. Jude, fundraising contributions have totaled $3,445,624.93.
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