After a long break, we are so excited that SkyVille Live returns for a second season with Little Big Town, Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal set to perform on Friday, Dec. 11th at 640pm/central.
Archive | November, 2015
A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland Returns with 2.3 Million Lights
Tree lighting ceremony
More than 2 million holiday lights are officially aglow at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Resort tonight, ringing in a beloved Christmas tradition.
HIT SONGWRITERS JESSI ALEXANDER, BOBBY BRADDOCK, LEE BRICE AND CHRIS STAPLETON WILL HEADLINE “THE FIRST AND THE WORST” TO BENEFIT MUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE
Music City will celebrate “The First And The Worst” from its talented creative community when Jessi Alexander (“I Drive Your Truck,” “Mine Would Be You,” “The Climb”), Bobby Braddock (“He Stopped Loving Her Today,” “Time Marches On,” “People Are Crazy”), Lee Brice (“I Don’t Dance,” “More Than A Memory,” “Crazy Girl”) Chris Stapleton (“Never Wanted Nothing More,” “Drink A Beer,” “Crash And Burn”), along with special guest Sandy Knox (“Does He Love You”), perform the first and the worst songs they have ever written, as well as their biggest hit songs, all to benefit Music Health Alliance. “The First And The Worst,” now in its second year, will take place March 1, 2016 from Nashville’s City Winery, with tables and individual tickets, starting at only $25, on sale now. Purchase Floor Seats at http://bit.ly/1QKIsTz and Mezzanine Seats at http://bit.ly/1WXHk3K.
Natalie Stovall & The Drive Start Kick starter Campaign For New EP
Natalie Stovall & The Drive have released their Kickstarter campaign yesterday to help fund the release of their new EP “Heartbreak”. The band has been hard at work to get new music out quite some time now, but when their label suddenly shut down, they were driven to start over – writing and recording, and it is now in the home stretch of being complete. You can visit the campaign HERE!
NIGHT OF MUSIC, TRIBUTES AND CELEBRATION AT LEADERSHIP MUSIC’S DALE FRANKLIN AWARDS
Photo credit: Moments by Moser
It was a night of surprises, tributes and celebration as Leadership Music staged its 10th Dale Franklin Awards presented by BMLG last night (Nov. 16th) by honoring industry giants Jo Walker-Meador, Steve Buchanan and Reba McEntire. Attended by more than 400 Music Row well-wishers, the event was held for the first time in the Country Music Hall of Fame’s CMA Theater. The Dale Franklin Awards are named for Leadership Music’s founding executive director, the late Dale Franklin. Hosted by Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, the presentation of the awards was punctuated with video tributes and musical performances from a variety of artists including Alabama, Mac Davis, Trisha Yearwood, the cast of the ABC-TV show, Nashville, Ronnie Dunn, Martina McBride, and Don Schlitz. “This is like a family reunion for me,” Scott proclaimed, referring to the artists and executives in attendance.
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CHRIS YOUNG PERFORMS NO. 1 SMASH “I’M COMIN’ OVER” ON NBC’S TODAY SHOW
RCA Records Nashville artist Chris Young celebrated his latest No. 1 single, “I’m Comin’ Over,” the title track to his just released fifth studio album, with an appearance on NBC’s Today Show earlier this morning. The chart-topper is his sixth to hit the top spot on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart and his seventh No. 1 overall. Young was surprised with the news on-air by Today Show anchor Matt Lauer before performing “I’m Comin’ Over,” returning again in the 10am hour to sing fan favorite, “Aw Naw.”
Country Music Association Will Celebrate 50 Years of the CMA Awards by Sponsoring Awards Breakfast at Music Biz 2016
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has announced that the Country Music Association (CMA) will sponsor the Music Biz 2016 Awards Breakfast on May 17, 2016, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville. CMA will use the opportunity to highlight “The 50th Annual CMA Awards,” which will take place in November 2016. The CMA Awards got its start in October 1967 as an untelevised event hosted by Sonny James and Bobbie Gentry. The ceremony was broadcast on television for the first time the following year, making it the longest running annual music awards program on network TV. A video and live performance are expected to be part of the Breakfast.
The Dixie Chicks Announce U.S. Tour Dates
How excited are we?! For the first time in over a decade, the Dixie Chicks will be touring the U.S.!
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MANTRA ARTISAN ALES HOSTS SERIES OF TAP TAKEOVERS ACROSS NASHVILLE AS PART OF BREWERY LAUNCH
WHO: Mantra Artisan Ales
WHAT: As part of Mantra Artisan Ale’s distribution rollout in Middle Tennessee, the boutique craft beer brewery is launching a series of tap takeovers in Nashville next week. Select bars and growler filling stations will feature a selection of Mantra’s six core offerings as well as several seasonal varieties.
Getting Red Carpet Ready With Cassadee Pope And Colgate Optic White
During CMA Awards week we caught up with country artist Cassadee Pope backstage at Bridgestone Arena in the Colgate Optic White lounge for artists, where the CMA Awards took place, to get some beauty tips from her about how to get Red Carpet ready and talk about her new music.
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