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High Valley To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut

By on January 5, 2013 in In The Press

High ValleyHigh Valley is starting 2013 off with a bang and a dream come true as the trio makes its Grand Ole Opry debut during the Opry at the Ryman show on Saturday, January 5th. Adding to the magic of the night, the band will make their inaugural Opry appearance sharing the bill with one of their musical icons, Ricky Skaggs.  To be part of the group’s momentous appearance and hear them perform their brand new single “Love You For A Long Time” on the Ryman’s historic stage, please visit OPRY.COM or call 800-SEE-OPRY for tickets and information.

Continuing the buzz in the New Year, High Valley will be featured in Nashville Lifestyles 9th Annual Music In The City on January 22nd.  More information on the event and tickets can be found HERE.

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Easton Corbin Kicks Off 2012 With New Single “All Over The Road”

By on January 5, 2013 in In The Press

Easton CorbinMercury Records’ Easton Corbin is set to release his brand-new single, “All Over The Road,” to radio on January 14. The song “All Over The Road” (written by Carson Chamberlain, Ashley Gorley and Wade Kirby) serves as the title track to Corbin’s sophomore album that released in September and is the follow-up to his No. 5 hit “Lovin’ You Is Fun.”

About “All Over The Road” Corbin says “It’s a feel-good song. It’s one of those songs that on a great day you want to roll down the windows, crank it up and have a good time.” Continue Reading →

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Pollstar Names Eric Church A Top Touring Act Of 2012

By on January 5, 2013 in In The Press

Eric Church It’s only fitting in a year that landed GRAMMY nominee and CMA Award winner Eric Church at the top of the country singles chart with the two week No. 1 “Springsteen” that both Church and The Boss share something else in common – top placement on Pollstar’s Worldwide Ticket Sales Chart. Church joins the company of Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Coldplay, Roger Waters, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour, Cirque du Soleil, Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Metallica, and Dave Matthews Band. With over 765,000 tickets sold, Church’s The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour ranks at No. 11 on the chart published today at Pollstar.com.

“To be listed beside these acts—based solely on the number of tickets sold throughout the year on our tour—is just incredible. I distinctively remember playing for eight people just over two years ago in a club in Texas, so to hear that that number has grown to what it was in 2012 is a true testament to the fans, their passion, and my band and crew’s dedication to making our show the best it can be night after night,” shares Church. The number of tickets sold on The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour in 2012, which covered 101 tour dates, matches what he sold in the prior six years of his touring career. Continue Reading →

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Kelly Clarkson Spreads Holiday Cheer With Musicians On Call

By on December 23, 2012 in In The Press
The Christmas spirit was alive and well when the multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson stopped by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt yesterday afternoon to sing and celebrate the season with patients, staff and families through Musicians On Call (MOC) Nashville.
Clarkson, who recently released her Greatest Hits – Chapter One album, visited with the children and performed an acoustic set in the Children’s Hospital Theatre.  The songstress led the packed room in a sing-along of her favorite holiday carols including “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer,” “White Christmas,” and “All I Want for Christmas is You.”  Clarkson encouraged singing and dancing, and the children were happy to oblige.  Following the show, the kind-hearted entertainer generously offered to visit the rooms of patients unable to attend.
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Kellie Pickler Completes 6th USO Tour

By on December 21, 2012 in In The Press

On Wednesday, Dec. 19, country star Kellie Pickler returned to the states from what was her sixth USO tour overseas to perform for U.S. troops as part of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey’s annual USO holiday tour.

Other celebrities that joined her on the seven-day, four-country tour throughout the Middle East include  Ross Detwiler and Craig Stammen of the Washington Nationals, Matt Hendricks of the Washington Capitals and comedian Iliza Shlesinger. All participated in an array of hospital visits and USO meet and greets, each tailored to bring a touch of home to the servicemen and women making the biggest sacrifice. Stops included: Bagram Air Base and Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart in Germany; and a visit with Sailors stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, among other locations.

“It’s always different coming here this time of year,” Pickler said, prior to her performance at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on Dec. 16.

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Craig Campbell To Sing National Anthem At Packers Lambeau Field

By on December 21, 2012 in In The Press

TOUR_PRESS_2_Craig_Cambell_Shot_B_0297_Final.cropped..2Watching football is definitely a holiday tradition, but this Sunday Dec 23rd, Craig Campbell has a front row seat as he will be singing the National Anthem as the Green Bay Packers take on the Tennessee Titans. CBS will air the game from Lambeau Field at 12:00pm CST.

Craig recently released his Outta My Head EP which includes brand new songs from his upcoming sophomore album plus his newest hit single “Outta My Head.” The Outta My Head EP is available everywhere digital music is sold and an exclusive version of the EP is available for fans to purchase at Walmart stores nationwide.

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Ram Jam Concert To Be Broadcast December 29th On Ram Country On Yahoo! Music

By on December 21, 2012 in In The Press

Top Performers Include Zac Brown Band, Kellie Pickler, Easton Corbin, Brantley Gilbert And Billy Currington

On December 29th, Ram Country on Yahoo! Music will broadcast RAM JAM, An exclusive concert at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, TN, featuring live performances from some of country music’s hottest talent including Zac Brown Band, Kellie Pickler, Easton Corbin, Brantley Gilbert, and Billy Currington.

The web broadcast can be accessed here: http://music.yahoo.com/video/playlist/ram-country-ram-jam/. Following the concert, select performances will be available for on-demand viewing on January 16th.

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Bo Bice Is Back – And Headed To Broadway!

By on December 19, 2012 in In The Press

Bice to make Broadway debut in ‘Pump Boys & Dinettes’ March 2013

Bo BiceBo Bice, Sugar Money Records artist, signs with newly-formed Altar Agency and announces the upcoming lead role in the revival of the 1980’s Broadway musical ‘Pump Boys and Dinettes’. The production will be held at the Circle in the Square Theater with preview performances to commence March 19, 2013 with an official open April 8th.

The original production opened off-Broadway in 1981 and moved to Broadway in February 1982, completing 573 performances over 16 months.  The musical is a tribute to rural American life centered around a roadside restaurant and filling station on Highway 57 in North Carolina.  Tony winner John Doyle (for “Sweeny Todd”, Director) is also set to direct the ‘Pump Boys’ revival, where the cast ensemble doubles as the show’s band.  It received both Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for Best Musical.

Bice, a runner-up finalist to Carrie Underwood on American Idol’s fourth season, has released three studio albums. He has also recorded and performed with Carlos Santana, Ritchie Sambora, Willie Nelson, Chad Kroeger and Lynyrd Skynyrd, amongst others, and is now expanding his already eclectic repertoire to include Broadway.

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Warner Music Nashville/Word Entertainment Christmas Memories

By on December 18, 2012 in In The Press

Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton

Christmas at the Shelton/Lambert Household:
Christmas in the Shelton/Lambert household is probably like a lot of y’all’s Christmases out there. It’s chaos and we don’t have any kids, so we’re the ones that travel to everyone else’s houses. So we start down in Lindale, TX on Christmas Eve with Miranda’s family, and we always wake up there on Christmas morning and open presents – that’s where Santa comes – then we put everything in the car and drive all the way back to Oklahoma. Then we have Christmas day with my family. Normally on either side of that Miranda and I will try to have our Christmas just she and I together. It’s normally a wrapping night where we wrap everybody’s presents… or actually I stand there and mix her drinks and watch her wrap everybody’s presents, cuz I can’t warp worth crap. But I like it; I like how we do our thing and I think she does too.

Special Christmas Drink:
I don’t think I really have a special Christmas drink. I mean we always – all of us, Miranda’s family, my family – we always have a few drinks during Christmas. While we were making the album, though, I was actually drinking a little bit of wine, believe it or not, just to kinda kick back and try to get in that laid back state of mind that you’d picture Dean Martin or one of those guys doing when they get in the studio.

Favorite Christmas Memory:
My favorite Christmas memory probably just happened last year. You always have all the different things that happen, whether it’s a gift or whatever, but the last Christmas I spent with my dad was actually in a hospital room. Everybody had all their Christmases going on and for whatever reason everybody had been in the hospital room with my dad all day; then people went on to go do their Christmases at their homes and I decided, ‘I’m just gonna stay here with my dad.’ And me and my dad sat in that hospital room together and laughed all night. We watched a marathon of Dumbest Stuff on Wheels together on Christmas Eve and man, I wouldn’t trade that time with him for anything. That’s something I’ll never forget.
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VIDDY Makes Official Debut On Android Handheld Devices

By on December 18, 2012 in In The Press

Billboard Reports: Viddy Comes to 757 Android-Based Smartphones and Tablets, 16 Languages via Google Play

Connecting people through mobile video sharing, VIDDY today announced availability of its native Android mobile video app.

Using Viddy, consumers can use their iPhones, iPads, iPods or Android-based phones and tablets such as LG’s Nexus 4, Samsung’s Nexus 10 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 to easily create, beautify and share mobile videos.

“It’s still early days for mobile video,” said Viddy CEO Brett O’Brien in an interview with Billboard.biz. “The technology is just now making it possible for us to reach a mainstream audience, and Android will help us continue to grow.”

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