PHILLIP PHILLIPS and THE BAND PERRY will perform as part of the Super Bowl XLVIII pregame show in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday, February 2, the NFL and FOX announced today. The two acts will perform at the NFL Tailgate Party and part of each performance will be televised live on FOX SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. Continue Reading →
Archive | In The Press RSS feed for this section
Phillip Phillips & The Band Perry To Perform At Super Bowl XLVIII Pregame Show & NFL On Fox
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® Releases Vince Gill And Paul Franklin’s BAKERSFIELD: DELUXE EDITION Today
Today, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® releases Bakersfield: Deluxe Edition, an exclusive and expanded edition of the critically-acclaimed album from 20x GRAMMY Award-winning artist Vince Gill and famed steel guitarist Paul Franklin. The critically-acclaimed CD contains four additional songs (for a total of 14) and retails for $11.99 at all Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations and online at crackerbarrel.com. The digital version will be available beginning tomorrow, Tuesday Jan. 28, via iTunes and Amazon.com. Continue Reading →
“Behind The Scene With Kenny & Friends” Launches 3rd Season On ‘Rural TV’ And ‘FamilyNet Television’
Today, “Behind The Scene with Kenny & Friends” announced its 3rd season of programming on Rural TV and FamilyNet Television. Continue Reading →
David Nail’s “Whatever She’s Got” Goes #1
MCA Recording artist David Nail’s “Whatever She’s Got” sits at the No. 1 position today on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase Country charts. The No. 1 hit and RIAA certified GOLD single is the first song from the GRAMMY nominated artist’s forthcoming third album, I’m A Fire, set to be released on March 4. Nail chose to record the Jimmy Robbins and Jon Nite penned song for his wife Catherine admitting “I still to this day don’t know what she has, but I know that I like it….whatever it is.” Continue Reading →
Average Joe’s Managed Artist GB Leighton Selected As A Billboard Country Artist To Watch in 2014
Billboard.com released its highly sought after list of “Top 10 Country Artists to Watch in 2014” and selected Minneapolis rising talent GB Leighton among its honorees. Leighton, managed by Average Joe’s Rusty Harmon (Hootie & the Blowfish, the LACS and Jason Michael Carroll), is praised for his originality by journalist Chuck Dauphin who describes his songs as “deep, introspective, and moving.” This list places Leighton among great company like “Pretty Little Liars” star Lucy Hale.
“I’ve been hitting the Midwest tour scene and traveling to Nashville for several years, but it’s great to see the industry getting behind our newest project” says GB Leighton. “2014 seems to be lining itself up to be a great year.” Continue Reading →
Photo Release | Brad Paisley Joined By Surprise Guest – Rascal Flatts
This past weekend Brad Paisley took his Beat This Winter Tour presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® to the sunshine state of Florida. At the Orlando stop fans were surprised when Rascal Flatts joined Paisley on stage for a rendition of Merle Haggard’s “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” and then one of their own, “Fast Cars and Freedom.” Continue Reading →
Luke Bryan Performs At First Of Two Sold-Out Madison Square Garden Shows
Photos By Michael Monaco
The reigning Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year and 2014 ACM Awards Show co-host Luke Bryan played his first of two sold-out dates in New York City’s Madison Square Garden this past Saturday. Bryan will headline his second show later in the “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” on September 12. He also sold-out both shows performed this weekend in Uncasville, Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena. Continue Reading →
Crooner Chris Isaak Added To Impressive Line Up For 2014 Musicians Hall Of Fame Awards Show Jan. 28th
Crooner Chris Isaak is confirmed to honor one of his idols, Roy Orbison, as he sings at Orbison’s induction into the Musicians Hall of Fame at the 2014 Musicians Hall of Fame Awards Show on Tuesday, January, 28 at 7 p.m. at Nashville’s Historic Municipal Auditorium. Orbison is being recognized posthumously for his legendary song, “Oh, Pretty Woman,” in the Iconic Riff category. Continue Reading →
Jennifer Nettles’ THAT GIRL Debuts No. 1 Country And No. 5 Top 200 On The Billboard Album Charts
Mercury Records recording artist Jennifer Nettles’ debut solo album That Girl has topped the Billboard Country album chart and taken the No. 5 spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart this week. The highly anticipated solo debut release which was produced by Rick Rubin and recorded at the famous Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, Calif. was met with rave reviews. Continue Reading →
ASCAP’s Music Row Office Featured On Hit ABC Television Drama Nashville
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will be featured on the hit ABC television drama Nashville on Wednesday, January 22nd at 10pm ET/9pm CT. The successful series stars Connie Britton as fading country music superstar Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as young rising country star Juliette Barnes, longtime ASCAP members Charles Esten (Deacon Claybourne) and Jonathan Jackson (Avery Barkley), Kimberly Williams-Paisley and more. The series, created by Academy Award-winner Callie Khouri and co-produced by Nashville’s own Steve Buchanan, Executive Vice President of Opry Entertainment Group, filmed several scenes at ASCAP’s Nashville office at 2 Music Square West in November of last year. Continue Reading →
