Kacey Musgraves recently partnered with OREO cookies for their ‘Wonderfilled’ campaign where she sang vocals on their newest spot entitled “Daydream.”
The spot launch on national tv yesterday. Check it out above!
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Southern Living Announces Biscuits & Jam Concert Series In Nashville
Southern Living announces the first-ever Biscuits & Jam Concert Series, presented by AT&T U-verse®, to be held at the 2013 Southern Living Idea House at Fontanel in Nashville. Emerging country artists will perform on Sunday evenings from July 7 to August 25. Tickets are on sale now for $15 at fontanelmansion.com. Continue Reading →
ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp 2013
ACM held their 4th annual ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp in Nashville from June 24th-June 28th. Campers from across the nation who suffer from Williams Syndrome were selected to join this special music camp where they write an original song together, record it, perform the song on the Grand Ole Opry, and enjoy other fun, interactive experiences with several well-known country music stars. The country music stars who volunteered their time to help make this another special experience for the campers were: Jerrod Niemann, Lance Miller, Lauren Alaina (who volunteered to come back for a 2nd year in a row), Jake Owen, and Love and Theft.
Please see the video for highlights and interviews during the week! And, a special thank you to, Leslie Armstrong from Nashville Country Club, who shared some of her footage with us to complete our coverage. Please check out her site for more amazing coverage of the country music industry at: www.nashvillecountryclub.com Continue Reading →
An Estimated 100 Thousand Brave Rain As The Band Perry Rocks Nashville’s July 4th Celebration
Superstar sibling trio, The Band Perry, headlined Music City’s July 4th celebration “Let Freedom Sing” for those with a “pioneer” spirit who didn’t let a little rain get in the way. A steady stream of people filled Nashville’s river front during the day and by show time, the crowd grew to more than 100,000 throughout the entire event campus. They braved the non-stop rain to experience the award-winning band’s high energy performance and to see Music City’s fireworks show, which is consistently ranked one of the Nation’s largest and best. Continue Reading →
North 40 Ships New Single
Rhymetown Entertainment, LLC recently launched in Nashville, and the label’s flagship act, North 40, has shipped the new female anthem “Hey Girl Hey” to country radio. The new duo, comprised of singer/songwriters Paige Logan and Heather Looney, will be visiting radio stations through the summer and finishing up a full-length album to be released later this year. Continue Reading →
Craig Morgan Joins For 19th Jack Daniel’s/USO “Toast To The Troops” Campaign
The 19th Jack Daniel’s/USO “Toast to the Troops” Care Package Stuffing Party will hit Jacksonville, FL, on July 11 for a fun-filled day at The Jacksonville Landing where dedicated volunteers and the general public will fill 7,500 care packages for our servicemen and women serving overseas. Continue Reading →
Top 5 Artists To Watch And Who You Should Be Listening To Now
I want to mention some of my favorite, up-and-coming artists right now. These 5 are who I’m listening to and I think each of them is poised to make a big splash onto the country music scene. If you haven’t heard of them yet, you will. I promise! Each amazingly-talented in their own right and bring something just a little bit different to the genre. Continue Reading →
The Band Perry Visits The Food Bank Of The Southern Tier To Fight Hunger
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier received a visit from Superstar Country trio The Band Perry, which is composed of siblings Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry. This visit was in partnership with Outnumber Hunger – a national initiative with General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America to help fight hunger in local communities – to recognize Kyle Halm, resident of Pine City, NY and local volunteer firefighter. Continue Reading →
Florida Georgia Line’s Here’s To The Good Times #1 On Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart
Photo Credit: Adam Taylor for Republic Nashville
Florida Georgia Line is on fire this week with their debut album HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES topping Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart for the first time and moving up to the #5 spot on the Top 200 Chart. The feat catapults the breakout duo into an elite bracket as one of just three artists (Jason Aldean’s “My Kinda Party” in 2011 and Taylor Swift’s self-titled in 2007) in the past six years, to reach the top after their initial chart debut. Named as “Country’s party album of the year” by USA Today, the Republic Nashville project increased an impressive 20% in sales this week and has already garnered GOLD certifications in both the U.S. and Canada. Continue Reading →
Big Machine Records Releases Dance Y’all (Volume 1)
Big Machine Records has released the DANCE Y’ALL (Volume 1) EP, a digital compilation featuring amped up mixes. The five-song project, which showcases buoyant tunes from Big Machine Label Group (BMLG) artists Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Laura Bell Bundy and Greg Bates, is available now on iTunes & Amazon. Continue Reading →
