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Chris Janson Becomes Honorary Friends And Family Member Of The Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum

By on April 25, 2013 in In The Press
Photo (back - from L to R): Kyle Young (Director, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), Jay Orr (Vice President, Programs), Rachel Weingartner (Membership Manager, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) and Chris Janson

Photo (back – from L to R): Kyle Young (Director, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), Jay Orr (Vice President, Programs), Rachel Weingartner (Membership Manager, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) and Chris Janson

Hot country newcomer and dynamic multi-instrumentalist Chris Janson was invited to become an honorary “Friends and Family” member of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum yesterday, April 23, 2013.

Since releasing his chart-climbing single “Better I Don’t,” Janson has been garnering nationwide buzz from media and fans alike. Already a fan-favorite live, “Better I Don’t” will be featured on his debut full-length album produced by Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band), which is expected for release later this year via Bigger Picture Group.

With undeniable charisma, Janson brings a blue-collar, working-class, boot-stomping hillbilly redneck attitude to bear on every live performance, earning him opening slots for music legends Merle Haggard and Hank Williams Jr. The talented songwriter co-wrote Tim McGraw’s fastest rising single of his career with “Truck Yeah” and began writing at just 18 with an impressive group of musicians from the likes of Guns N’ Roses to Bill Anderson. The Perryville, Missouri, native first broke onto the Nashville music scene when he landed a year long, four show a day gig at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge on Nashville’s Lower Broadway.

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Gretchen Wilson To Co-Host “The View”

By on April 24, 2013 in In The Press

Gretchen Wilson

Three weeks after kicking off the release of her critically-acclaimed Right On Time album with a performance on “The Today Show,” Gretchen Wilson heads back to New York to guest co-host “The View” on Thursday, April 25, 2013. She will join Whoopie Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters, as longtime co-host Joy Behar transitions out of the show.

“I’m not sure if they knew what they were getting themselves into, when they booked me for the show,” said Gretchen. “This will be completely different from what I do every day, but I’m really looking forward to hanging out with these strong women and maybe even stirring things up!”

Gretchen’s first album in three years, the 13-cut Right On Time, hit stores nationwide on Tuesday, April 2. Associated Press said of the new music, “…Wilson rocks as hard as she desires while choosing songs that represent her lifestyle and point of view – just as she always has…it continues the fiercely autobiographical stance that distances Wilson from most modern country artists in all the right ways.”

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Free Weekly Concert Series Returns To Nashville’s Riverfront

By on April 23, 2013 in In The Press

Nashville Dancin'

“Nashville Dancin’ presented by Dollar General” brings music, fun and thousands of people downtown on Thursday nights

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean today announced “Nashville Dancin’ presented by Dollar General,” the return of the city’s free Thursday summer concert series at Nashville’s Riverfront Park.

“The return of the Nashville Dancin’ concert series is great news for Nashville and music fans,” said Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. “The free concerts will be family-friendly and include many top names from a variety of musical genres. Concert-goers will get a chance to enjoy our beautiful riverfront during the shows, which will add energy to our already vibrant downtown. I always say you can never have too much live music in Nashville, and I want to thank Dollar General, Tom Morales, Kaleidoscope Media and all of the great sponsors supporting this event for giving Nashvillians another great reason to come downtown for music.”

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APA Nashville Signs Piano Man Phil Vassar

By on April 23, 2013 in In The Press

APA Nashville has signed chart-topping, multi award-winning singer/songwriter and “piano man” Phil Vassar to its talent roster, it was announced today by APA’s Jeff Howard.  Vassar’s current single “Love Is Alive” earned BILLBOARD’s coveted “Hot Shot Debut” designation, launching with nearly 900,000 audience impressions at the 30-plus stations monitored by Nielsen BDS.  The tune is impacting BILLBOARD’S Country Airplay chart, holding the #48 spot this week.  The Lyric Video for “Love is Alive” has just been released and can be seen HERE.

“Phil is an accomplished musician and writer, a true artist with one of the most engaging live shows out there,” commented Howard.  “We are beyond excited about his joining the APA team.”

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Jason Aldean Reacts to Billboard Award All-Genre Nomination

By on April 23, 2013 in In The Press

2013 ACM Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean swept up three 2013 Billboard Music Awards nominations this morning highlighted by the all-genre Top Male Artist alongside Justin Bieber, Drake, Bruno Mars and Flo Rida. Aldean is also a finalist for Top Country Album, a category he won last year with his Double Platinum album MY KINDA PARTY, as well as Top Country Artist.

“I’m really proud to be the guy that gets to represent our genre in that ‘Top Male’ category and wave that flag for country music,” said Aldean. “Our genre is bigger and more diverse than ever, and it’s just cool to be part of this movement that’s happening right now. I’ve been so focused on getting the tour going this year and just making certain our first run of stadiums is everything the fans expect it to be, that this totally caught me be surprise. Thanks to everyone who has bought a ticket or downloaded an album…I’ll do my best to represent and make y’all proud!”

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Blaster Records Takes Off With Artist And Songwriter Jared Ashley

By on April 22, 2013 in In The Press

Blaster Records, home to multi-platinum selling artists Hank Williams, Jr. and Aaron Lewis, is gearing up to deliver its next new star, singer and songwriter Jared Ashley.

With a driving, edgy and undeniably country vocal, Jared’s soulful first single, “Last Train To Memphis,” impacts country radio today. Music Row’s Robert Oermann, who calls Jared “a major, major new talent” also cites the song’s “terrific production, full of throbbing energy, a deep bass bottom and ringing, minor-key guitar work,” and “moody, emotionally tense vocal performance.”  The track, written by Jared along with Jeremy McComb and Nick Sturms, will be available at iTunes and all other major digital outlets tomorrow.

See our interview with Jared HERE!

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Tune-in Tonight: Hunter Hayes With Stevie Wonder On ‘Dancing With The Stars’

By on April 22, 2013 in In The Press

Hunter Hayes will be performing alongside Stevie Wonder on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars tonight at 8pm ET/PT.


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Scott Borchetta and Dr. Luke Announce Joint Publishing Venture

By on April 22, 2013 in In The Press
Pictured (L-R): Prescription Song's Beka Tischker, Dr. Luke, Big Machine Label Group President/CEO Scott Borchetta & Big Machine Music's Mike Molinar

Pictured (L-R): Prescription Song’s Beka Tischker, Dr. Luke, Big Machine Label Group President/CEO Scott Borchetta & Big Machine Music’s Mike Molinar

Big Machine Label Group (BMLG) President/CEO Scott Borchetta and Prescription Songs Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald have created a music publishing joint venture between Nashville-based Big Machine Music and Los Angeles-based Prescription Songs. The partnership will allow the two companies to co-publish songwriters and artists whose unique talents translate across genres. The announcement was fittingly made at the eighth annual ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO in Hollywood, CA.

Both companies already have well-established, deep-rooted networks within Country and Pop, respectively, and the union will add to their talented rosters of songwriters and allow for extended collaborations.

The first writer signed to the publishing joint venture is 18-year-old artist  RaeLynn, who was a contestant on Season 2 of NBC’s “The Voice.”  The Baytown, TX, native is currently writing music for her forthcoming debut Country album.

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Cracker Barrel Congratulates Brad Paisley on “Wheelhouse” Success

By on April 22, 2013 in In The Press, The Latest


Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® is pleased to congratulate country music mega-star Brad Paisley on the #1 Billboard Country Albums chart and #2 Billboard Top 200 Albums chart debut of WHEELHOUSE, on Arista Nashville, now available in retail and digital outlets. The wide release on April 9 coincided with Paisley’s release of the WHEELHOUSE-SPECIAL EDITION album which includes three exclusive tracks and is available at all Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations, crackerbarrel.com and other select online retailers.

Along with the Special Edition album, Cracker Barrel is excited to offer fans the opportunity to see Paisley live in concert on the Beat This Summer Tour Presented By Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® by visiting crackerbarrel.com/bradpaisley to enter to win a trip to a show in California. The tour will visit 29 cities in the U.S. and Canada beginning on May 9 in Maryland Heights, Missouri with more dates being added soon. For a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit bradpaisley.com/tour

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Chris Young’s NEON Generates Another Big Hit With “I Can Take It From There”

By on April 22, 2013 in In The Press

Chris Young’s reasons to celebrate continue to stack up as his latest smash “I Can Take It From There” screams into the Top 5 and continues to climb the charts. This latest hit joins the previous three singles released from NEON, including the Platinum-selling #1 single “Tomorrow.” Young’s highly lauded third album, NEON, released in July 2011, debuting at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart with sales advancing on a half-million copies.

“I am so thankful to country radio and the amazing fans for all of the support of my NEON album.” Young shares. “It has been an incredible time for me and has opened so many doors.” With a new album in the works, Chris is excited for fans to hear this fresh, new music. “I am stoked about finishing up the new album and can’t wait to share the brand new music with everyone later this year!”

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