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Little Big Town Wraps Up Sold-Out Headlining Tornado Tour With Show In Charleston, SC

By on May 11, 2013 in In The Press
L-R: LBT band member Seth Rausch, Kimberly Schlapman, Bravado Director of A&R Sam Easley, Phillip Sweet, LBT Manager Jason Owen, Senior Vice President AEG Live Ali Harnell, Jimi Westbrook, AEG Live Senior Director of Operations Leslie Cohea, LBT band member Johnny Duke, LBT band member John Thomasson, Karen Fairchild, LBT Tour Manager Bobby Simmons

L-R: LBT band member Seth Rausch, Kimberly Schlapman, Bravado Director of A&R Sam Easley, Phillip Sweet, LBT Manager Jason Owen, Senior Vice President AEG Live Ali Harnell, Jimi Westbrook, AEG Live Senior Director of Operations Leslie Cohea, LBT band member Johnny Duke, LBT band member John Thomasson, Karen Fairchild, LBT Tour Manager Bobby Simmons

ACM Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town wrapped up their sold-out headlining Tornado Tour with a show at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center Thursday, May 9th.
The foursome has been on the road since January touring across the US and Canada selling-out some of the most revered venues in the country. The tour featured openers Kacey Musgraves and David Nail. Little Big Town will join Keith Urban on the road later this summer.


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Little Big Town Scores Second Consecutive Number-One Single This Week

By on March 11, 2013 in In The Press

Little Big Town, Tornado

Little Big Town scored their second consecutive number-one single with “Tornado,” which tops this Mediabase country chart this week. This number-one follows up their first chart-topper, “Pontoon,” which scored a two-week number-one last fall.

The video, which stars actor Jonathan Schaech (That Thing You Do), is a favorite of the fans, but not necessarily the fam. “It’s scary, and I will have to say compared to ‘Pontoon’ – our children loved watching the ‘Pontoon’ video,” says LBT’s Karen Fairchild. “This one, the fans seem to love, but our kiddies don’t like to watch this one that much.” The “Tornado” clip is nominated for the ACM Video of the Year, and the band scored three other nominations including Vocal Group of the Year, Album of the Year and Single of the Year for “Pontoon.”

Little Big Town are headed to London to perform at the O2 Arena in London this week, but they’re set to continue their Tornado Tour when they return.

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Country Radio Seminar 2013: Celebrities, Surprises and Stars of Tomorrow

By on March 6, 2013 in Special Events

Country Radio Seminar wrapped up last week to record attendance, bright new stars, and performances by the biggest names in country music. The three-day event overtook the Nashville Convention Center as thousands poured in for the annual meeting.

As a media outlet, we have the opportunity to cover the event, and interview some of the brightest up-and-coming stars in the format. We’ll be posting those interviews in the upcoming days; and we’ve also got photo and video coverage of the events, so stay tuned!

So here’s a recap of what our week looked like:

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Ryan Seacrest, Little Big Town, The Band Perry, Beth Behrs, And More To Announce Nominees For The 48th ACM Awards

By on February 5, 2013 in In The Press

Country Music Fans Invited To Announce Entertainer Of The Year Category & Special VIP Guests Will Announce Categories Via Video Posts Online

48th Annual ACM Awards

The second annual ACM digital press conference, hosted by the Academy of Country Music, CBS Television and Dick Clark Productions via ACM social media channels, to announce the nominees for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Music’s Party of the Year® to be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

The Band Perry, 2 Broke Girls star Beth Behrs, Little Big Town, Scotty McCreery, Ryan Seacrest, Entertainment Tonight hosts Rob Marciano and Nancy O’Dell and more surprise guests will announce categories via videos posted in real time to fans and media simultaneously. The press conference will culminate with country music FANS announcing the nominees for Entertainer of the Year.

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Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves And Josh Turner Added To The Grand Ole Opry At CRS

By on February 5, 2013 in In The Press

CRS 2013

 

Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Turner, along with Greg Bates have been added to the performance lineup of the “Grand Ole Opry at CRS” show set for February 27th. As previously announced, Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Vince Gill along with Dustin Lynch and Scotty McCreery are also set to perform.



Gill is set to host the special opry performance, and Radio Hall of Famer Bill Cody will be the announcer for the event, which is sponsored by Humana’s My Well-Being.

CRS 2013 New Faces of Country Music Show Lineup Announced

CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne states, “We are excited about the reaction to this event at the Seminar. Support from both the Radio and Records community has been overwhelming. It will certainly be one of the highlights of CRS this year”.

The event will be held in the Performance Hall of the Nashville Convention Center and open to CRS 2013 attendees.  Register for CRS 2013 at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com. CRS attendees can visit www.opry.com/radio/CRS2013.html for all the details on the show. Plus, the first 50 CRS attendees to register through the special RSVP link on the website will receive two tickets to attend the Grand Ole Opry at the Opry House Sat., March 2.

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Kacey Musgraves is Ready to Hit The Road with Little Big Town

By on January 30, 2013 in In The Press

Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves is getting ready to head out on the road with Little Big Town on the band’s Tornado Tour, which kicks off Thursday (January 31st) in Murray, Kentucky. The Texas native, whose debut single “Merry Go Round” is sitting inside the Top 15, is ready for her first major tour. “I’m really lucky to have really great people working [with] me who have awesome ideas and [are] very helpful and just very instrumental in getting this whole thing rolling, because this is pretty new to me,” says Kacey. “Touring on a national scale is something that is new to me, especially with a set band that’s yours. I mean, I come from the school of playing acoustic.”

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So, with this full band and a stage, what can the crowd expect to see, besides hearing amazing songs? “We’re going to have some cool aesthetic aspects to the shows too, playing off the Same Trailer, Different Park album title. I just love kitchy-ness,” admits Kacey. “I’m gonna say there might be some Astroturf involved, some pink flamingos.”

“Merry Go Round” is the first single from Kacey’s debut album, Same Trailer, Different Park, which arrives in stores March 19th.

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Little Big Town Wraps Up 2012 With Performance On The Season Finale Of The X Factor

By on December 18, 2012 in In The Press

Little Big TownCountry foursome Little Big Town will wrap up 2012 with a performance of their #1 hit single “Pontoon” on the live part 1 season finale of The X Factor tomorrow at 8/7 C on FOX.

They will be performing with finalist Tate Stevens.

The band has had a banner year with the release of their critically-acclaimed fifth studio album Tornado, which was recently certified gold by the RIAA, and features the CMA “Single of the Year – Pontoon” as well as current single “Tornado.” Little Big Town also walked away with the CMA “Vocal Group of the Year” trophy and most recently the ACA for “Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration-Pontoon.” The group will vie for “Best Country Duo/Group Performance-Pontoon” at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards this February.

Little Big Town will launch The Tornado Tour January 31, 2012 in Murray, KY and will hit over 25 cities nationwide with special guests Kacey Musgraves and David Nail.

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The American Country Awards

By on December 11, 2012 in In The Press, Special Events

American Country AwardsLast night was the third annual American Country Awards (ACAs), broadcast live on FOX from the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The two-hour special featured performances by co-hosts Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth, Jake Owen, Kip Moore, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town and a surprise performance by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

With nine awards, including Artist of the Year, Luke Bryan received the most awards, followed by Miranda Lambert, who received three awards. Following her two wins this year, Carrie Underwood has earned 11 ACA awards, the most ACA honors of any artist. Lady Antebellum’s wins in Artist of the Year: Group and Single of the Year: Group, plus their five previous awards, make them the group with the most ACA honors ever.

Fans logged on to www.theacas.com to cast votes in support of their favorite country music artists not only in traditional categories, but also in a previously unrecognized area – touring – encompassing the entire spectrum of country music. Continue Reading →

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VEVO Taps Kacey Musgraves To Be The First Country Artist Ever As Part Of Their “Lift” Program

By on December 10, 2012 in In The Press

Musgraves Added To Little Big Town And Kenny Chesney Tours In 2013

Kacey MusgravesMercury Records’ singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves has been tapped by VEVO to be their next “LIFT” artist starting today. This addition makes Kacey the first country artist selected by VEVO for LIFT, which supports emerging acts. Past LIFT artists include Jessie J, Dev, One Direction and Rita Ora.

Over the next eight weeks fans will have the opportunity to get to know Kacey through exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, video premieres and intimate live performances, all exclusive to the VEVO platform. Access Kacey Musgraves on VEVO at http://vevo.com/lift

Said VEVO’s Doug McVehil (SVP, Music Programming, Talent & Operations): “VEVO is THE home for premium music videos from every genre.  While we have focused primarily on pop, hip hop and rock artists for LIFT, we’ve always wanted to throw our support behind country artists.  Kacey is a remarkable young artist and was an obvious first choice.  We’re excited to work with our partners at Universal Nashville to provide her with a LIFT.”

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Janelle Monáe Set To Perform With Fun. On “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!”

By on December 5, 2012 in In The Press

Sheryl Crow, Little Big Town, The Lumineers, and Chris Young Added to Present on CBS Entertainment Special Airing TONIGHT, 10 p.m. ET/PT (9 p.m. CT)

 

Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe

Singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe will perform with FUN. on “The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night®.” Additionally, nine-time GRAMMY winner Sheryl Crow, country group Little Big Town, folk/rock group The Lumineers, and country singer Chris Young have been added as presenters for the one-hour special. They join previously announced performers Luke Bryan, Hunter Hayes, three-time GRAMMY-winning group Maroon 5, three-time GRAMMY winner Ne-Yo, Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients The Who, and The Band Perry and Dierks Bentley in a special tribute to Johnny Cash. Two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J and six-time GRAMMY winner Taylor Swift will co-host the one-hour concert special.

The show — which will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees — will take place live for the first time ever at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, on TONIGHT, and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network (www.cbs.com) from 10 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (9 p.m. CST). For updates and breaking news, please visit www.grammy.com, and The Recording Academy’s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys.

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