Music City Food + Wine Festival is pleased to announce the addition of Sunday Gospel Brunch, with a menu crafted by Matt Bolus (404 Kitchen) and a live performance by award-winning steel pedal guitarist Robert Randolph and the Nashville Friends Choir, book signing schedule and dynamic activations on festival grounds at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (600 James Robertson Pkwy) during the third annual festival, Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2015: http://www.musiccityfoodandwinefestival.com/
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NEW CRAIG MORGAN SINGLE “WHEN I’M GONE” SHIPS TO COUNTRY RADIO
After eight months of intense focus in the studio, country music entertainer, military veteran and award-winning TV host CRAIG MORGAN released his buoyant new single, “When I’m Gone,” to Country Radio today via PlayMPE.
Streamsound Records’ Karen Tallier “Tosses Her Tiara In The Ring” For A Good Cause
Streamsound Records’ Karen Tallier has “thrown her tiara in the ring” to raise money to earn her title as “Queen of the Vines” for this year’s Franklin Wine Festival held October 16 at The Factory in Franklin, TN in support of the children of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee. The event hosts more than 300 wines from around the world, 30 culinary samplings from Middle Tennessee area restaurants and caterers, an exciting live and silent auction, live entertainment on multiple stages.
CINGLE RECORDS LAUNCHES WITH RAINEY QUALLEY GRAND OLE OPRY® DEBUT

Cingle Records welcomes Rainey Qualley as the label’s flagship artist. Pictured L-R: Russ Zavitson (President/Cingle Records); Rainey Qualley; John Shackelford (CEO/Cingle Records)
Cingle Records flagship recording artist Rainey Qualley had a life-long dream come true, when she made her Grand Ole Opry® debut Friday night. She stepped into the circle on the stage that has hosted virtually every one of her musical heroes and belted out her “Me And Johnny Cash” single and “Never Mine,” both from her debut EP Turn Down The Lights, in front of a packed and very appreciative crowd.
ACM-NOMINATED ARTIST JT HODGES TO PERFORM AT THE CITY WINERY IN NASHVILLE, TN ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Following the CMT exclusive premiere of the “fiery” music video for his “sexy, feel good” summertime single “Ray Bans,” as described by Rolling Stone Country, ACM-nominated artist JT Hodges will be performing at City WineryNashville, Tenn. Monday, September 7. The show is set to kick-off at 7:00 p.m. with Sony recording artist, Josh Dorr.
BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP CELEBRATES 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY & FUTURE OF MUSIC
On the anniversary of the Big Machine Label Group’s first press conference in 2005 introducing inaugural artists such as Taylor Swift, President/CEO Scott Borchetta highlights the importance of music. BMLG celebrated 10 years strong as a part of the Nashville music community today by making a $100,000 donation to Music Makes Us, one of the music industry and Mayor Karl Dean’s top initiatives to “strengthen traditional school music while adding a contemporary curriculum.”
CHRIS YOUNG TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM I’M COMIN’ OVER ON NOVEMBER 13
Chris Young’s latest smash single “I’m Comin’ Over” has quickly become the fastest selling single of his career. With more than 5.5 million views for the steamy new music video and nearing RIAA Gold certification, the title track single will lead off his fifth studio album, I’m Comin’ Over, releasing November 13.
Carrie Underwood to Debut “Smoke Break” on The Tonight
Superstar Carrie Underwood will head to New York next week to present her CALIA by Carrie Underwood fall collection at the world-renowned NY Fashion Week and to guest judge the finalists’ runway-shown collections on Lifetime’s Emmy-nominated Project Runway. She will also stop by The Tonight on Thursday, September 10, to pay a visit and perform the television debut of her new record-breaking single, “Smoke Break.”
CHRIS YOUNG HEADLINES ASCEND AMPHITHEATER
Middle Tennessee native and international country music ambassador, Chris Young, is looking forward to coming home on September 30 to headline Nashville’s most exciting new venue, Ascend Amphitheater. A special stop on the “I’m Comin’ Over” World Tour 2015, the hometown show takes place just days after he returns from a sold-out, two-week run of dates in Europe and the UK.
RAINEY QUALLEY MAKES GRAND OLE OPRY® DEBUT
Cingle Records recording artist Rainey Qualley will step on the very same stage that the subject of her new single “Me And Johnny Cash” rocked many times, when she makes her debut on the Grand Ole Opry® on Friday August 28th at the Grand Ole Opry house. Cash actually kicked out the footlights on the hallowed stage during a performance in 1965, a move Qualley makes reference to in her incendiary new single that is currently rising up the charts.
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