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Lynn Anderson, the country music legend who held the “Top Grossing Song by a Female Artist” for 27 years with the signature tune Rose Garden, passed on Thursday, July 30th at the age of 67 at the Vanderbilt Medical Center. She is survived by her father Casey Anderson, loving partner and songwriter Mentor Williams, three children, Lisa Sutton, Melissa Hempel and Gray Stream and four grandchildren.
Dubbed one of 2015 CMT Awards’ “Dapper Country Gents,” JT Hodges exclusively premiered his new sizzling summertime music video “Ray Bans” across all CMT platforms Wednesday, July 29. The first single off Hodges’ highly anticipated EP, “Locks on Doors,” “Ray Bans,” continues to blaze up Sirius XM’s The Highway Chart following the exclusive streaming release on People.com and its premiere on Sirius XM’s The Highway this past spring.
Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHSF), the world’s leading rock and roll foundation, is proud to announce a new programmatic partnership with the iconic rock band The Doobie Brothers. LHSF will be onsite at select summer shows helping concert goers to Get on the List during their 2015 national tour.
Late this afternoon, a fire occurred surrounding the residence of Country singer, Travis Tritt. Tritt’s home, which is located in Powder Springs, GA was not harmed nor was anyone injured.
Vibrant country artist Hannah Bethel brings her sass to country radio, and now lights up the screen with the release of her official music video to her current single, You Wanna Be My Man.
Craig Morgan is challenging his fans, friends and neighbors as he prepares to host the second annual Billy’s Place 5k on Saturday, August 22 at 8am from Montgomery Bell State Park in Dickson, Tennessee.
Universal Music Group Nashville announces today that Maranda McGeary will join the company as Director of Brand Partnerships. Maranda will help facilitate artist and brand partnerships for the entire UMG Nashville roster.
Photo credit: John Russell
Musical road warrior Eric Church, last year’s top selling country music artist, will be honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum when he becomes the subject of their next cameo exhibition opening Sept. 18. “Eric Church: Inside the Outsider” runs through February 2016 and will spotlight the North Carolina native’s hard-hitting path from a kid with a dream to becoming a multi-Platinum-selling country rocker filling arenas, amphitheaters and stadiums. The display will include guitars, song manuscripts, stage wear, photos and more personally chosen from Church’s collection.
Today the Academy of Country Music® is announcing that country music star Jake Owen will host the 9th Annual ACM HONORS™, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Performers include Jason Aldean, Roy Clark, Randy Houser, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen and Restless Heart. Presenters include Kelsea Ballerini, RAC Clark and The Swon Brothers. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 7:00pm at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Tickets priced at $42.00 will go on sale to the general public at Ticketmaster.com and the Ryman box office at 10:00 AM CST on Friday, July 31, 2015. The evening is sponsored by City National Bank.
The City Winery Nashville Tasting Bar makes its debut with exclusive Nashville-inspired wines that have been blended, cellared, and bottled right here in SoBro. The City Winery winemakers have been diligently working for nearly a year to bring the winery to life and offer guests locally-crafted wines, the first of many being the “Roundabout Red” and “Two Rivers Chardonnay.”
