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NOW That’s What I Call Music!, and the Academy of Country Music are partnering for the first time to release NOW That’s What I Call The ACM Awards 50 Years. The latest installment in the best-selling, multi-artist album series will feature 2 discs as well as a digital collection of songs from ACM award-winning artists celebrating the Academy’s 50th Anniversary.
Tickets and VIP packages are on sale TODAY for Vince Vaughn’s second annual Wild West Comedy Festival in Nashville, running from Tuesday, April 14 through Sunday, April 19. Pricing and full package and pass details can be found at wildwestcomedyfestival.com.
With music’s biggest night approaching, Eric Church gave the folks at CBS a rare behind the scenes look at the 100-plus person production of his wildly popular “The Outsiders World Tour.”
Recently at The Cordelle in Nashville, ethical lifestyle accessories brand RED EARTH celebrated the pre-release of their private label collection with celebrity designer, ANGIE HARMON. Over 300 partygoers were on hand to preview the jewelry line (Angie Harmon x Red Earth) and to hear more about the collaboration from Harmon and Travis Gravette, Founder of Red Earth. Among the supporters in attendance were Cassadee Pope (artist, Big Machine Label Group), Mike Wolfe (History Channel’s “American Pickers”), Rick Nielson (Cheap Trick), Samantha Stephens (TV/radio personality and artist) and Amanda Valentine (“Project Runway”).
Angie Harmon x Red Earth officially launches April 16, 2015. Find more at www.redearthshop.com.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® and the Academy of Country Music announced today “The Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Country Checkers Challenge” leading up to the 50thAnnual Academy of Country Music Awards LIVE on CBS on Sunday, April 19, from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Country music’s hottest newcomer, Sam Hunt, is set to headline The 6th Annual CountryMusicIsLove Concert Benefiting The Children’s Heart Foundation (CHF.) The event will take place Monday, February 23at The Listening Room Cafe in Nashville, TN at 6pm. Tickets are currently on sale now at http://bit.ly/1Bbttqh
Eric Church knows what a bummer it is to have your Saturday night plans ruined by a concert cancelation. So rather than pull the plug last minute on his show in Salt Lake City Saturday night after a stomach bug knocked out most of his band and crew, Church gave the crowd something special and promised them more to come.
Country artist and hit songwriter, Colt Ford, brings his hard rockin’ music to AXS TV when the network premieres the concert special, COLT FORD: CRANK IT UP! LIVE AT WILD ADVENTURES, Tuesday, February 10 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The concert special follows Ford’s guest-appearance on AXS TV’s country music docu-series DISCOVERING LUCY ANGEL at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. In this episode, Ford joins the mother-daughter trio Lucy Angel in the studio, adding a verse to one of their songs.
Nominations were announced today for the50th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music’s Party of the Year®, honoring country music’s superstars and hottest emerging talent. Hosted by ACM Award winners Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, the ACM Awards are produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE, and as previously announced, extended by half an hour in celebration of its golden anniversary, from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM – 11:30PMET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
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