Black River Entertainment continues to expand its artist roster by signing fan favorite, Kellie Pickler. “What’s not to love about Kellie?” asks Gordon Kerr, CEO of Black River Entertainment. “She’s real, she adores her fans, she’s rooted in and committed to country music and she’s genuine. How can you ask for more than that?” Continue Reading →
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Kellie Pickler Signs With Black River Entertainment
Legends Honored, Superstars Perform at 6th Annual ACM Honors
Country music fans are aware that the genre has no shortage of awards shows (at least four and counting). Arguably the most prestigious of these, however, is the Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs) held in Las Vegas in April. What fewer country fans may know is the Academy holds an annual awards show for non-televised industry and specialty awards called the ACM Honors, which took place Monday at The Ryman Auditorium. Continue Reading →
Kellie Pickler Buzzes Hair Off In Support Of Childhood Friend Fighting Breast Cancer
Summer Holt Miller (on left) and Kellie Pickler (on right).
Courtesy: Russ Harrington
Kellie Pickler has stood beside her best friend—a childhood friend who Pickler refers to as her “sister”—Summer Holt Miller throughout her breast cancer prognosis and subsequent treatment since receiving word of the diagnosis in June of this year, but yesterday in Nashville, Tenn., the inseparable duo took their stance against cancer one step further when they both buzzed their hair to bring awareness to the importance of early detection. As revealed on ABC’s Good Morning America exclusively, Pickler and Miller shared their story as Miller was just 36 years old when she received word of her diagnosis. Continue Reading →
Rodney Atkins Joins Kellie Pickler, Josh Turner, Keith Urban, & More On “The Choice” For Soles4Souls
Nashville, Tenn.–More than 30,000 people around the world, many of them children, have already received a pair of shoes as the result of the recently released country charity single “The Choice.” A who’s-who list of 19 major country artists, including Rodney Atkins, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Kellie Pickler, Josh Turner, and Keith Urban, collaborated on the song which benefits the nonprofit organization Soles4Souls.“When I was approached to contribute vocals on ‘The Choice,’ I immediately reverted back to my adolescence and when I first heard ‘We Are The World’ in the ‘80s. The impact that song and message had worldwide is still incredible,” shares Atkins. “Today, we have the opportunity to make an impact on children and adults in a very real way, and I hope people will once again come together to support this song benefitting Soles4Souls.”
Never before in the history of country music have so many stars united on one single song. Other artists participating include Vince Gill, Billy Gilman, Amy Grant, Steve Holy, Wynonna Judd, Richie McDonald, Ronnie Milsap, Craig Morgan, LeAnn Rimes, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Diamond Rio, and Montgomery Gentry.
“For every download, a pair of shoes is provided to a person in need,” continued Atkins. “It’s really that simple.”
Fans can download the song HERE and support the campaign by tweeting the following message:
“Join @RodneyAtkins @KeithUrban @JoshTurnerMusic @kelliepickler & more to benefit @Soles4Souls Download #TheChoice http://bit.ly/HMfNFQ”
All participating artists donated their time and talents to the project. The proceeds from each download of the song go to Soles4Souls. Based in Nashville, the nonprofit organization collects new shoes to give relief to the victims of abject suffering and collects used shoes to support micro-business efforts to eradicate poverty.
“The Choice” was released by Cotton Valley Records on April 16 and is available via digital download on iTunes, Amazon, and a host of other sites. Corporate sponsors include retailer Gander Mountain and Regal Entertainment Group, the largest cinema company in the United States, which has promoted the song on all of its 6,775 screens nationwide.
Kellie Pickler Announces Partnership To Fight Child Hunger
Credit: Dean Dixon/ConAgra Foods Foundation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Upon learning one in five children in the U.S. have to worry with the stress of not having enough to eat on a daily basis, country music artist Kellie Pickler was bound and determined to do something about it. Yesterday, she announced her partnership with ConAgra Foods Foundation®’s Hunger-Free Summer program at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. There, she and other local volunteers filled boxes with canned goods and other food items to be delivered to many of the 400,000 children who are in need across Middle Tennessee alone.
The Hunger-Free Summer program invites everyone with access to a computer and a Facebook account to download a free children’s activity book, The Hunger Avengers, at Facebook.com/ConAgraFoods. For every download or “share,” one meal will be donated to a child in need. Pickler, ConAgra Foods® Foundation and Feeding America hope to reach their goal of 500,000 meals provided by the swiftly approaching deadline of September 3, 2012. To participate, go to www.Facebook.com/ConAgraFoods today.
Also touring in support of her new album 100 Proof, fans can catch Pickler out on the road performing new music and talking about how to become a part of ConAgra Foods Foundation®’s Hunger-Free Summer program. For a full list of tour dates and events visit www.KelliePickler.com.
For more information on ConAgra Foods Foundation® and Hunger-Free Summer program, visit www.ConAgraFoodsFoundation.org.
