>>Nashville-based rock group Red performed “Faceless” on Conan last week (2/8). The Provident Label Group act will also perform on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tomorrow (2/16). Red’s latest release, Until We Have Faces (2/1/2011) was the highest debut in the country, claiming the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Top 200 its first week out. Further, it remained in the Top 5 on both iTunes’ Overall Album and Rock Album charts its entire street week. www.redmusiconline.com.
Pictured on Conan (L-R): RED band members: Joe Rickard, Randy Armstrong; Host Conan O'Brien; Anthony Armstrong, and Michael Barnes. Photo: Meghan Sinclair/Team Coco
>>Stroudavarious Records artist Aaron Lewis recently stopped by CMT for a series of interviews in support of his debut solo single, “Country Boy,” from his forthcoming Town Line EP, due for a March 1 release.
Pictured (l-r): Jordan Berliant, Partner, The Collective; Derek Simon, Vice President, Marketing & Artist Development, Stroudavarious Records; Stephen Linn, Sr. Director Music Programming & Promotion, CMT; Aaron Lewis; and Jay Frank, Sr. Vice President Music Strategy, CMT.
>>Steel Magnolia performed on The Late Show with David Letterman Monday, Feb. 7.
Pictured: Meghan Linsey (R) and Joshua Scott Jones (L) of Steel Magnolia hang with Green Bay Packers quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers (C) backstage.
