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THE VOICE — “Live Top 12” Episode 1013A — Pictured: — Mary Sarah (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC)
Texas native and country sweetheart Mary Sarah advances this week to the top 11 on NBC’s “The Voice” as she paid a heartfelt tribute to her brother with an emotional performance of Carrie Underwood’s “So Small”.
RCA Nashville/Zone 4 country music recording artist Kane Brown’s EP Chapter 1 racked up 23,373 in sales after its release on March 18 entering the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at No. 9 and the Billboard Country Albums chart at No. 3. Upon its release last week, Chapter 1 shot straight to the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Country Album chart as well as No. 1 on the iTunes overall album chart.
Country songstress and Nashville recording artist, Briana Tyson, survived a multi-car accident while en route to a radio tour stop on Thursday. Continue Reading →
Capitol Records Nashville’s Mickey Guyton will make a guest appearance on CBS’ The Talk as the Top Talker of the day on April 1(2pm ET 1pm PT/CT). Mickey was nominated for her first ACM Award for New Female Vocalist. She will be attending the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3 at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS.
The fourth annual Tortuga Music Festival, country music’s biggest beach party featuring Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, and Dierks Bentley, continues to be more than just entertainment. As the festival celebrates its tremendous oceanfront setting, it also informs concertgoers on the issues impacting the world’s oceans while supporting marine research and conservation. Tortuga Music Festival is proud to announce more than 30 marine conservation organizations and exhibits will be featured in Rock The Ocean’s Conservation Village this year. Continue Reading →
Boozy Sundays just got better: Edgehill, the landmark coffee shop and restaurant in Edgehill Village, recently announced the addition of a brunch and cocktail menu to its already popular food and drink repertoire.
Sprinkles Cupcakes, the world’s first cupcake bakery, is celebrating Assistant’s Day in the month of April. See below for more details on some of the exciting things going on this April at Sprinkles.
This morning, producers and executives of the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards participated in a press conference call to announce several exciting moments on this year’s show, to be broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 3 at 8:00PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Participating in the call were Barry Adelman, Executive Producer, R.A. Clark, Executive Producer, Bob Romeo, CEO of the Academy of Country Music and Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, CBS Specials, Music and Live Events. Discussions on the call included their plans and insights for this year’s ceremony, surprises in store for fans, as well as details regarding the presentation of the Tex Ritter Award to music icon Dolly Parton.
Race fans attending the Food City 500 are in for a treat as they “Listen to the Music” during The Doobie Brothers Pre-Race concert on Sunday, April 17 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The four-time GRAMMY Award-winning band will bring their powerhouse rock n’ roll to one of NASCAR’s biggest races. With iconic hits such as “China Grove,” “Long Train Runnin,’” “Listen to the Music” and “Black Water,” The Doobie Brothers will get the race day party started. Continue Reading →
With country music seeming to be more open to artists like Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton over recent months, the timing could not be more perfect for singer/songwriter Jordan DePaul. After getting his degree and landing an industry position with BMI, Jordan decided to leave his job and take the leap of faith to pursue making music full time. Continue Reading →
