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Middle Tennessee’s Make-A-Wish® Foundation held its annual Wine and Wishes fundraising soirée inside Nashville’s aVenue. The dinner included a table of golden tinsel covered wine bottles which were all sold for $20 and were valued between $20-$200. The night featured an assortment of food, a live DJ, and an artist painting through out the night.
Craig Morgan is challenging his fans, friends and neighbors as he prepares to host the second annual Billy’s Place 5k on Saturday, August 22 at 8am from Montgomery Bell State Park in Dickson, Tennessee.
Reigning ACM New Artist Of The Year and multi No. 1 country radio hit-maker Justin Moore, (known for his hits “Small Town USA,” “Point At You,” “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” and more), paid a goodwill visit to Hershey Fire Station in Hershey, Pa. to honor firefighters for their daily sacrifice and selfless display of courage on behalf of their local community. He gifted each of them free tickets to his concert at The Giant Center on March 26, in partnership with Crown Royal, and also presented the fire station with a $5,000 check donation, on behalf of the whisky brand, to use towards necessary renovations.
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Fight Colorectal Cancer national spokesman Craig Campbell will host his 3rd annual Celebrity Cornhole Challenge followed by a concert in the park as the headliner of Fight CRC’s One Million Strong kickoff event in Nashville. Come watch Craig battle it out with Jerrod Niemann, Charlie Worsham and other country music stars, while they raise money for a great cause – colorectal cancer. Craig’s dad passed away from the disease when he was 11 years old, fueling his passion to get involved with Fight Colorectal Cancer.
A VIP ticket will get you close access to the cornhole playing field, celebrities, alcohol and food. Buy now!
Florida Georgia Line is passionate about giving back and every year Brian and Tyler find a new way to make someone’s Christmas a little brighter. This year they are partnering with their home church, Cross Point Church, in their Dollar Club initiative.These small gestures of generosity have led to some incredible stories of hope and change in the community such as replacing the roof of a local church, funding the physical therapy that is helping a young boy learn to walk again and helping to build a playground for underprivileged children.
“The Dollar Club is one of our favorite wayswe get to see all of these moments come to life. We love how giving just one dollar can make a difference in someone’s life,” shares FGL’s Brian Kelley.
Founded in January 2014, Cross Point Church’s the Dollar Club gives 100% of monies received directly to people in need.
If you would like to join the Dollar Club and see the difference others have made with a $1 donation please visit:https://crosspoint.secure2.agroup.com/dollar-club
It’s a familiar notion in the close-knit Nashville community: artists, musicians and industry coming together for a great cause, but rarely do so many take off their label, radio, or otherwise affiliated hats and come together under one roof. Such is the scenario with The Big 98’s 2nd Annual Battle For The Bones Halloween Music Festival on October 31 benefitting one of the music industry’s most worthwhile causes. For one night only, 13 acts including Jake Owen, Gary Allan, Big & Rich, Scotty McCreery, Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots, and more will come together to throw Nashville’s biggest Halloween party – with proceeds benefitting the FTL Sarcoma Fund, www.ftlsarcomafund.org, which was created from the last wishes of 28-year-old music business star Lindsay Walleman who lost her battle with sarcoma last April. Continue Reading →
Multi-CMA nominee Dierks Bentley is set to host his ninth annual “Miles & Music for Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and concert this Sunday, Sept. 28 in Nashville, TN. Tickets for the family–friendly event are available now through Ticketmaster.com. Continue Reading →
Flocks of Riser Birds began descending on Nashville this week to help announce country music star Dierks Bentley’s ninth annual “Miles & Music for Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and all-star concert scheduled for Sun., Sept. 28 in Nashville, TN. Randy Houser, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi and Chris Young have been tapped as the first artists to take part in the event, which has raised over $2.5 million to date for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the country. Presale tickets are available beginning July 9 on www.dierks.com and general public tickets go on sale this Fri., July 11 at 10:00A CT. Continue Reading →
Save The Music America (STMA), a Nashville-based 501(c)(3) charity organization founded as a national initiative to protect copyrighted music work product and to educate the masses about responsible and legal music downloading, is pleased to announce its inaugural Perspective 2013 benefit dinner, auction and concert event. Scheduled to be held amidst one of the mega songwriting communities in the country, the Save The Music America Perspective 2013 will take place Thursday evening, December 5, 2013 at 6:00PM in Nashville, TN at the Titans Stadium West Club, LP Field (located on One Titans Way). The charity’s mission is to change the perception and commonplace of downloading and sharing music illegally and to reveal and realize both the short and long-term effects and damages of FREE music to the financial foundation, livelihood and future of the music entertainment industry and our songcrafters.
Highlights of the evening will include performances by top-notch entertainers, a fine-dining experience, a premier auction and an educational symposium. With the objective to foster an environment for innovative ideas and well-intended plans to change the unlawful downloading climate, the symposium will be supported by industry professionals, artists, songwriters, music manufacturers and session players as representatives of those personally and directly impacted by the digital environment and illegal music downloading.
“There won’t be a music business unless we change the way our society is behaving,” states Dave Pomeroy, President of The Nashville Musicians Association. “Save The Music America is a vital organization that is standing up to demand the public to take notice of the problem while teaching music fans to do the right thing when downloading songs or full albums.”
Research has demonstrated that music piracy is directly accountable for over 12 billion dollars in lost revenue and the loss of 70,000 industry-related jobs (many on Music Row). NSAI reports over 90% of American songwriters are unable to rely on their craft as a sole source of income. STMA’s primary objective is to enlighten “Generation X, Y & Z” to preserve the art of music and create awareness via its compelling PSA awareness campaigns and eventually traveling from school to school with a definitive Music 101 education curriculum.
“With the emergence of Napster, the record industry has been struggling to ‘compete with free’ since the late nineties and until we attack the core of the problem (the social perception that people feel they are entitled to free music), we will never get a foothold on piracy,” introduced Mark Dreyer, Executive Director for STMA. “We have identified the problem and now we need the backing to implement the essential educational programs. Results take time, money and industry support; there is power in numbers and with voices standing together, we can change the way ‘acquiring’ music is perceived. To all artists and industry professionals: please, lend your voice and talent in support of this initiative. By joining our team, you will empower a movement crucial to forever change the future of music.”
Net proceeds from Save The Music America: Perspective 2013 will directly fund the STMA education programs. Perspective 2013 benefit tickets are on sale now; quantities are limited (available at www.nowplayingnashville.com and www.savethemusicamerica.org). Tickets pricing includes drinks, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, symposium and concert. This event is sponsored in part by: Anderson Musical Instrument Insurance Solutions, Batson Guitar Company, MuZook., NSAI and Top Promoter-a division of Hit Lab. Additional partners are welcome.
As part of a preliminary public and industry awareness campaign to support the overall endeavor, SMTA has plans to host a series of Music City music events (featuring renowned songwriters). Details to follow.
About Save The Music America
Established in 2011, SMTA is a non-for-profit organization with a mission to educate the public and create awareness of intellectual property protection and copyright laws. STMA provides effective ways to counteract illegal downloading of music and media through PSA awareness campaigns designed to capture the hearts and minds of America’s music fans. The goal is to produce future generations with a conscience, preserving the arts and the constitutional rights of people within the creative industries, as well as the history of American music.
STMA has the support of over 80 artists and industry professionals and with a number of PSA campaigns to assist in the movement to restore social Internet responsibility, the organization continues to create empowering messages designed to reach the nation’s younger demographic to “Take The Pledge To Download and Share Music Responsibly.”
For more information on Save The Music America, visit: www.savethemusicamerica.org or contact STMA Executive Director, Mark Dreyer / 615.255.1068 / events@savethemusicamerica.org.
The 2012 Boulevard Bolt is celebrating its 19th anniversary of raising funds to benefit the homeless with a 5-mile run/walk on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. The course runs along Belle Meade Boulevard, with the start and finish taking place at St. George’s Episcopal Church (4715 Harding Rd., Nashville 37205).
In 2011, approximately 8,500 adults and children registered for the annual fundraiser and since the Boulevard Bolt began its charity event in 1994, more than $2 million has been distributed among dozens of local agencies that serve the homeless.
