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The music video of superstar Carrie Underwood’s “Heartbeat,” her second single from her #1 selling Storyteller album, can be seen for the first time tomorrow, December 1st. The exclusive broadcast sneak peek of the clip can be viewed on NBC’s Today, while its exclusive premiere can be streamed on Yahoo.com/Music starting at 10:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday.
Following stellar reviews on his two previous European tours, multi-Platinum artist Dierks Bentley will follow-up last year’s soldout performance that “blew the roof off” the O2 (BBC) with dates in Dublin, London, Manchester and Glasgow next April. Tickets for the international shows with rising singer/songwriter Tucker Beathard will be available this Friday (12/4) at 9:00A local time on www.dierks.com.
At $7.99 a Month, MERCH Cat app MAKES MERCHANDISE MANAGEMENT AFFORDABLE FOR EVERY ARTIST
The new app, Merch Cat, launches today as a one stop solution to merchandise (“merch”) sales and inventory management. Designed for the live performing artist, the app enables users to turn their stagefront into a successful storefront. Recognizing the importance of merch sales to an artist’s business, Merch Cat founder Vanessa Ferrer developed the app as a solution to her own challenges managing merch as an artist manager.
The Doobie Brothers announce the addition of Bill Payne as resident keyboard player in their touring band. Payne is considered to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues players in the world, known for his own band, Little Feat, as well as performing on numerous studio albums for other artists including Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Pink Floyd, Bob Seger and more. He previously collaborated with The Doobie Brothers both in the studio and on the road; a relationship the band is looking forward to rekindling.
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Country Radio Seminar officials have announced the CRS 2016 New Faces of Country Music Show performers. The five acts to appear are Brothers Osborne (EMI Nashville), Kelsea Ballerini (Black River Entertainment), Cam (Arista Nashville), Old Dominion (RCA Nashville), and Chris Janson (Warner Music Nashville).
Two-time GRAMMY award-winner, Kacey Musgraves is extending her headlining tour, The Kacey Musgraves Country & Western Rhinestone Revue, into 2016, kicking off January 21 in Dallas.
Rainey Qualley pictured above with Ray D'Arcy
Rising female country star and Cingle Records flagship artist, Rainey Qualley, just returned from a 10-day trip to the UK and Ireland promoting her Turn Down The Lights EP. Stops included two prominent television shows, media stops, radio programs and Continue Reading →
On Tuesday December 1,2015 ( #GivingTuesday ) Filmmaker, MRB, is presenting the Sundance winning documentary Alive Inside at the Nashville Palace with an important mission in mind, to support the work of the Alive Inside Foundation’s Adopt an Elder / Build a Bridge Inter-Generational Education Program – their mission is to create connection between generations , to bring joy to elders, provide hope & relief to Caregivers, instill empathy & compassion in our youth by providing them with a chance to do meaningful work that can change the life of another human being.
RCA Nashville’s Chris Young earned the seventh #1 single of his career last week with the RIAA Gold-certified title track to his I’m Comin’ Over album, and now, his first co-produced collection debuts at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, with first-week sales of 57,147 according to Nielsen Music.
JOURNEY and THE DOOBIE BROTHERS will launch the “SAN FRANCISCO FEST 2016” tour on Thursday, May 12, 2016, again bringing together two of the iconic groups that helped define the “San Francisco Sound.” The tour, produced by Live Nation, launches at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California – with concerts scheduled through Tuesday, August 30, 2016, and includes special guest DAVE MASON. Tickets go on sale to the general public Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 10:00 AM through LiveNation.com. A full listing of tour dates can be found below.
