Category: Artist
Country Hall Set To Auction Taylor’s Taylor
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is getting ready to auction off Taylor Swift’s lucky guitar to one lucky bidder. Swift surprised the crowd at last October’s Keith Urban-hosted We’re All for the Hall benefit when she announced that she would donate the guitar she performed with that night for auction, to benefit […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Sam Cooke At Vanderbilt Tonight
Tonight (2/10), acclaimed music journalist Peter Guralnick will present Sam Cooke: Legend, his Grammy-winning 2003 documentary about the groundbreaking soul singer, songwriter and entrepreneur, in a special screening as part of Vanderbilt’s International Lens film series. The 7 PM screening, at Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Cinema in the Sarratt Student Center, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, is free and […]
Miranda Lambert Steps Up for Humane Society
Tickets for Miranda Lambert’s Third Annual “Cause for the Paws” benefit go on sale today (2/10). The concert event and live auction benefiting The Humane Society of East Texas will be held Saturday, May 15, at the Villa de Felicita in Tyler, Texas. Thanks to Lambert and her fans and the generous citizens of East Texas, […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Cherry Heart Starts Marketing Division
Cherry Heart Music & Entertainment has expanded to include an entertainment marketing division focusing on securing sponsorship deals for artist clients. The company reports that it has agreements in the works for some of Nashville’s top Country artists. “Sponsorship opportunities are becoming increasingly valuable in the music business as more and more artists are turning […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Publishing, Sales/Marketing
Wilson Opens Club Tour; Underwood Adds Dates
Gretchen Wilson is kicking off her I Got Your Country Right Here club tour this week. The small venue tour will feature music from her fourth studio album of the same name, due in stores March 30. Additionally, the shows will include hits like “Redneck Woman,” “Here for the Party,” “All Jacked Up” and “Work […]
Texans Build Nashville Teams
Nashville is experiencing an influx from the Lone Star state as Texans build teams made up of Music City mainstays. All of the acts listed here have several albums under their belt buckles and have pushed hits up the Texas charts. Now they are seeking bigger success stories and bigger audiences. Brandon Rhyder is gearing […]
Dailey And Vincent; Mother Maybelle Tribute; IBMA News
••••••••••••••••••••••••• Lipscomb University presents the inaugural “Music From The Mountain” show, an evening honoring Mother Maybelle Carter. It will be hosted by Larry Gatlin on Feb. 11 at the Collins Alumni Auditorium, featuring the Del McCoury Band, The Whites, Tom T. & Dixie Hall, the Gatlins, Heather Berry, and The Carter Family III with Dale […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Gill, Flatts, Steele, and Walker Headline Big Benefit Shows
Vince Gill will headline the 12th annual Jammin’ to Beat the Blues concert to benefit the Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee (MHAMT) on Monday, April 19 at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Gill will be joined by yet-to-be-announced guest performers, and the show will be hosted by SouthComm CEO Chris Ferrell. Tickets start at $29.50 […]
Josh Turner Goes Haywire Feb. 9
Josh Turner’s latest release Haywire hits streets Feb. 9 with a standard and deluxe version. Deluxe includes the 11 tracks that appear on the standard release plus two unreleased songs and live versions of “Your Man,” and “Long Black Train.” Deluxe also includes music video “Why Don’t We Just Dance” plus behind-the-scenes recording studio footage. […]
Turner On Letterman; Lambert Meets Foxx; Steel Magnolia In LA
Josh Turner is set for his first performance on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight (2/8), as he preps for tomorrow’s release of both deluxe and standard versions of his fourth studio album, Haywire, via MCA Nashville. “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” the hit lead single is at No. 7 on MusicRow’s Country Breakout […]
Judds Reunion Tour; Orbison’s Hollywood Star
The Judds are reuniting for a tour. Wynonna Judd made the announcement about re-teaming with her mother, Naomi Judd, for on CBS’s Saturday edition of The Early Show this weekend. Wy also performed on the broadcast and sat down for an interview. The show was shooting live from Lummus Park in South Beach, Miami, as […]
