Artist Updates (4/10/14)

Granger Smith

Country music artist Granger Smith’s notorious ‘country-boy’ alter ego, Earl Dibbles Jr., will be making waves on national TV as a regular cast member on CMT’s new viral video countdown show FNA USA, which premieres tonight at 10 P.M. ET/ 9 P.M CT. Produced by Juma Entertainment, FNA USA will explore various pop culture trends and viral sensations to which Dibbles will lend his blunt commentary.

The show will debut with six one-hour episodes. Earl Dibbles Jr. made his national TV debut in the Fall of 2013 when he landed his own weekly segment on CBS Sports Network’s Inside College Football Live.

In addition to the new television gig, Granger is partnering with The Boot Campaign (501c3) again to support our troops by walking 100-miles in combat boots. Granger personally founded the 100-Mile Boot Walk and the 4th Annual Boot Walk will take place on May 4-8, 2014.

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Natalie Stovall and The Drive will make their national live TV performance debut when they visit “Imus in the Morning” on Fox Business on Tuesday, April 15. The band will perform five songs including their lead single, “Baby Come On With It,” during the 6-9 a.m. ET block.

Natalie Stovall and The Drive’s debut album, produced by GRAMMY winner Paul Worley (The Band Perry, Dixie Chicks, Lady Antebellum), is expected this fall.

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Tenth Avenue North

Tenth Avenue North has been making the 10th day of every month a special day for fans. Starting in January, the band released a deluxe version of The Struggle, debuted a new video journal, hosted online chats and celebrated selling their one millionth record.

This month’s special feature is a live broadcast from Nashville’s Blackbird Studios starting at 9:10 A.M. CST  on April 10 while the band records their new album. The band will also do a Q&A on Facebook at 3:10 p.m. with fans.