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BMI Presents Paul Overstreet With More Than 30 BMI Country Awards Previously Lost To Flood

Pictured are BMI’s Bradley Collins, Perry Howard, Clay Bradley, and Mark Mason; Overstreet’s wife Julie Miller; Overstreet; BMI’s Leslie Roberts; Overstreet’s children Nash, Summer, and Charity; and BMI’s Jody Williams. Photo by Drew Maynard.

Pictured are BMI’s Bradley Collins, Perry Howard, Clay Bradley, and Mark Mason; Overstreet’s wife Julie Miller; Overstreet; BMI’s Leslie Roberts; Overstreet’s children Nash, Summer, and Charity; and BMI’s Jody Williams. Photo by Drew Maynard.

BMI Nashville Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations Jody Williams and the BMI Nashville Writer/Publisher Relations team recently made the trip to Kingston Springs, TN, just outside of Nashville, to re–present songwriter, artist, and country music mainstay Paul Overstreet with more than 30 BMI Country Awards to replace the ones lost in the massive, historic flood that nearly devastated Nashville and the surrounding cities in 2010. A number of his awards were damaged and a few were even found floating down the Harpeth River, which runs behind Overstreet’s property. Continue Reading →

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Dolly Parton Set To Perform And Speak At Red Tent Women’s Conference

Dolly PartonStella Parton’s Inaugural Event scheduled for
April 18-20, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee

Dolly Parton will join her sister Stella Parton at the inaugural Red Tent Women’s Conference taking place in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 18-20 at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown.  Attendees will receive the ultimate Music City welcome with a Friday night concert including Dolly, Stella, and surprise guests. The weekend’s agenda will include a morning brunch, continuous speeches from local and national speakers, and a closing address. Continue Reading →

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Luke Bryan And Lee Greenwood Surprise Charlie Daniels At Fifth Annual Lipscomb University’s Copperweld Charlie Daniels’ Scholarship For Heroes Event

Charlie DanielsClint Black, Kellie Pickler, and The Grascals also performed
to raise awareness for veterans’ education at Lipscomb

Legendary musician Charlie Daniels hosted a special free concert in a packed Allen Arena on the Lipscomb University campus Tuesday night, March 25 as part of the Copperweld Charlie Daniels’ Scholarship for Heroes event. Continue Reading →

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Show Review: ‘Wicked’

Wicked - Emerald City‘Wicked’ the musical by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman, and based on the novel by Gregory Maguire just blew in town for a run from March 26-April 20 at Andrew Jackson Hall in TPAC.  Described in a word? FABULOUS! Continue Reading →

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Performers Announced For The 2014 CMA Music Festival Sold Out Nightly Concerts At LP Field

Brian Kelley (l) and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line.CMA is proud to announce the performers for the sold out Nightly Concerts at LP Field for the 2014 CMA Music Festival. Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, The Band Perry, Keith Urban, Chris Young, and Zac Brown Band will all take the stage at this year’s Festival, which will be held Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, in downtown Nashville. Continue Reading →

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TJ Martell Honors Gala [Video]

Charles "Chip" Esten

Charles “Chip” Esten

On March 10th, the annual TJ Martell Honors Gala took place at the beautiful, new Omni Hotel in Nashville.  We were able to catch up with Charles “Chip” Esten (Deacon from ABC’s ‘Nashville’), Darius Rucker, Jake Owen, Randy Owen, and Blue Sky Riders.

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Grand Ole Opry Kicks Off Celebration Of 40 Years Of Music At The Grand Ole Opry House

40th Opry House Anniversary All Cast Hollo 2164 3-15-14The Grand Ole Opry celebrated 40 years of country music at the Grand Ole Opry House this evening as the newest members of the Opry, Old Crow Medicine Show, led the cast in a show-opening performance of Opry patriarch Roy Acuff’s “Wabash Cannonball.” The 40th Opry House Anniversary Show began as the very first Opry performance at the Opry House did, with video footage of Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys from 1940 performing the band’s signature song. That performance transitioned to footage of Acuff and the Opry cast singing the song on March 16, 1974 before finally seamlessly transitioning to the curtain going up on Old Crow and a stage full of tonight’s other performers finishing the number for the live audience. Continue Reading →

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Tin Pan South Announces Performers/Fast Access Passes On Sale

Tin Pan SouthThe 22nd Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank features the top songwriters in almost every form of music, and organizers today announced the initial performers in this year’s exciting five-day event. Tin Pan South is set for Tuesday, March 25 through Saturday, March 29 at 10 popular Nashville-area venues, and the current lineup can be seen at TinPanSouth.com. Continue Reading →

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Country Radio Seminar 2014 Brings Top Notch Panels And Many Musical Moments To Attendees

CRSCountry Radio Seminar 2014 wrapped up on Feb. 21 after three days of star-studded performances, educational panels and radio networking opportunities. Continue Reading →

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T.J. Martell Honors Gala Adds More Stars To Annual Fundraising Event

Honors GalaT.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MORE STARS TO THE 2014 HONORS GALA BEING HELD MARCH 10TH IN NASHVILLE
SHERYL CROW, BLUE SKY RIDERS AND JAKE OWEN TO PERFORM
The annual affair is one of Nashville’s most anticipated fundraisers

The T. J. Martell Foundation announces the addition of superstars Sheryl Crow, Blue Sky Riders and Jake Owen to the already stellar line-up for the 6th annual 2014 Honors Gala on March 10th.  The stars will join host Charles (Chip) Esten, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney and Darius Rucker in tribute to this year’s honorees. Continue Reading →

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