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 →
Archive | Special Events RSS feed for this section
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 →
Show Review: The Black Cadillacs @ Mercy Lounge
Just a little delay in getting this out since just before CMA Music Festival, but better late than never! Continue Reading →
Music Row Ladies Golf Tournament Kick-Off Party & Writers Round
Pictured (l-r): Front row: songwriter Stephony Smith, Arista Nashville recording artist Kristen Kelly, songwriter Cheryl LuQuire and MRLGT volunteer Eve Abdo. Back row: UCPMidTN’s John Pickett, BMI’s Penny Everhard, City National Bank’s Diane Pearson, Frank Rogers Productions’ Courtney Crist, 377 Management’s Malia Axsom, me gusta music’s Trina Smith, ASCAP’s Suzanne Lee and Music Health Alliance’s Herky Williams. Not pictured: songwriter Lisa Carver and NSAI’s Susan Myers. Photo by ASCAP’s Alison Toczylowski
The Music Row Ladies Golf Tournament, sponsored by ASCAP, City National Bank, Tim McGraw and McGhee Entertainment to benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee, launched registration for its August 19th tourney with a party and female songwriters round at Nashville’s Rebar on Wednesday, June 19th. Performances featured songwriters Lisa Carver, Cheryl LuQuire and Stephony Smith, and MRLGT supporter and Arista Nashville recording artist Kristen Kelly stopped by to help the tournament’s planning committee get the party started, before heading off to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. Continue Reading →
VIDEO | Kree Harrison With Keith Urban At The Grand Ole Opry
Kree Harrison makes a special appearance at the Grand Ole Opry with a little help from Keith Urban singing “Help Me Make It Through The Night”.
CMA Music Fest Outtake Reel
Just because the finished product looks good doesn’t mean it always goes smoothly. FOCUS on the 615 had a few moments filming during CMA Music Festival that were a little awkward, embarrassing or just plain weird…
Stars For Second Harvest Hits New Milestone
Acclaimed songwriter Craig Wiseman’s ninth annual Stars For Second Harvest event, presented by O’Charley’s, raised a record- making $100,000 for Second Harvest Food Bank to help feed the hungry in Middle Tennessee. The June 4 concert at the Ryman Auditorium was headlined by Ronnie Dunn, Florida Georgia Line with a special appearance by Nelly, comedian Ralphie May and more. The event, combined with the live auction and several generous donations, helped to make this the most successful fundraising year.
Wiseman exclaims: “When I got the numbers I couldn’t believe we finally did it! Since we started this show in 2005, it has been a goal of mine to get to $100,000 for Second Harvest. With help from all of the artists, and the continued help of O’Charleys, we finally reached that goal this year. Now I am raising that goal to $250,000!!” Continue Reading →
RAW: Nashville Artists Get Greasy Pin-Up Style at Kaleidoscope
RAW: Nashville of RAW: natural born artists premiers its first greaser and pin-up show, Kaleidoscope, Thursday, June 20 from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Cannery Ballroom. Continue Reading →
Striking Matches Interview | CMA Fest
Talented young duo Striking Matches talk to Matt at CMA Fest about their music, their incredible year and their new album!
Craig Campbell’s Innaugural Celebrity Cornhole Challenge Is A Huge Success
Rising country music star Craig Campbell kicked off CMA Fest with a bang by hosting his inaugural Celebrity Cornhole Challenge. Craig and his celebrity friends competed in a cornhole tournament to raise money for the TJ Martell Foundation’s colon cancer research in honor of Craig’s late father who passed away from colon cancer at the age of 36. Continue Reading →
