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Sony Music Nashville and Alliance Connection Productions invite concert-goers to grab their boots and swimsuits and head to Sandals Resorts in Ocho Rios, Jamaica with Funjet Vacations for the ultimate Memorial Day weekend celebration! Join in the fun with platinum selling artists Chris Young, Jerrod Niemann and Tyler Farr as they headline Boots on the Beach Vacation from May 22-26,2015 along with Sony Music recording artists Casey James, and newcomers Cam, Josh Dorr and Logan Mize.
Fight Colorectal Cancer national spokesman Craig Campbell will host his 3rd annual Celebrity Cornhole Challenge followed by a concert in the park as the headliner of Fight CRC’s One Million Strong kickoff event in Nashville. Come watch Craig battle it out with Jerrod Niemann, Charlie Worsham and other country music stars, while they raise money for a great cause – colorectal cancer. Craig’s dad passed away from the disease when he was 11 years old, fueling his passion to get involved with Fight Colorectal Cancer.
A VIP ticket will get you close access to the cornhole playing field, celebrities, alcohol and food. Buy now!
Today, country music standout Sam Hunt releases the music video for his latest single, “Take Your Time.” “Take Your Time” is quickly making its way up country radio’s Top 10 and just surpassed 500,000 in track sales, making it Hunt’s second consecutive RIAA-certified Gold single as an artist following the now Platinum-selling No. 1 smash, “Leave the Night On,” off his debut album, MONTEVALLO(MCA Records Nashville).
With help from CMA Award winner Hunter Hayes, the Country Music Association announced today during a press conference several enhancements to CMA Music Festival, which will be held Thursday through Sunday, June 11-14, in Nashville.
We’re so excited about the upcoming SkyVille Live show taking place in Nashville on April 7th! This is only the 2nd in the series that had an epic start with Gladys Knight, Martina McBride, and Estelle.
For this next show streamed live on the Internet, SkyVille Live is going to give some lucky fans a chance to be in the audience to watch it live with a very intimate crowd of less than 100. April 7th’s show will feature Lady Antebellum, Kris Kristofferson, and Jason Isbell.
For your chance to win tickets to see the live show, go to: www.skyvillelive.com/win-tickets/
Be sure to sign-up at: www.skyvillelive.com to view the show and be alerted for all future shows. You don’t want to miss them! The last one was one of the best show’s I have had a chance to attend. Very special shows!
The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced the first round of all-star artists who will take the stage at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Music’s Party of the Year®. The epic lineup for the Academy’s golden anniversary show includes country icons Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Reba, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, plus Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell.The ceremony, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, will be broadcast LIVE from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas onSunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM – 11:30PM ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
In a business of dreams, Rainey Qualley has had several come true in recent months. She signed her first record deal, heard her first single on the radio for the first time and signed with a major booking agency among them. This week, she had two more come true on the same night – or nights, actually. She opened for one of her heroes, Willie Nelson, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the famed Ryman Auditorium.
Revered Country Music Hall of Fame member Reba presented the first CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award to acclaimed artist, radio personality, entrepreneur, and esteemed member of the CMA Board of Directors Kix Brooks at a prestigious evening in his honor Monday at City Winery in Nashville.
Just a week before their first album in over a decade, Feeling You! The 60s, hits stores worldwide, KC and The Sunshine Band is honored with a multitude of awards from BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), recognizing their long-standing career and outstanding contributions to the music industry through iconic hits like “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty,” “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s The Way (I Like It),” “Please Don’t Go,” and many more. The band’s frontman, Harry Wayne “KC” Casey was present at the BMI offices in Nashville, Tenn. today to accept the coveted awards from BMI Director and Writer Publisher, David Preston.
