Phillip Phillips is in the top 3 of American Idol and the Leesburg, Georgia native has Luke Bryan in his corner. Check out the personal message from Luke Bryan wishing Phillip Good Luck!
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May 172012
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CMA kick starts 2012 CMA Music Festival on Wednesday, June 6 with The Eighth Annual CMA Music Festival Kick-Off Parade at 11:00 AM/CT, followed by The Seventh Annual CMA Music Festival Block Party at 12:30 PM/CT.
Country icon Glen Campbell will be the Grand Marshal for the Parade. Campbell last performed at CMA Music Festival in 2004. He has received two CMA Awards, including CMA Entertainer of the Year (1968) and Male Vocalist of the Year (1968), and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Last year, Campbell announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Since then, he released his final album, the critically-acclaimed Ghost on the Canvas, and is in the midst of his successful Goodbye Tour.
“Last year more than 16,000 fans lined Broadway for the Parade and with our beloved Glen Campbell as Grand Marshal this year we are expecting even more people to come out and show their support and love for this iconic Country Music figure,” said Sheri Warnke, CMA Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing.
The Eighth Annual CMA Music Festival Kick-Off Parade will launch from Tenth Avenue on Broadway and end at Riverfront Park, site of the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage (First Avenue). One of the most popular features of the parade is the 40 Country Music artists riding in a wide variety of Chevrolet vehicles including vintage Corvettes.
Platinum-selling Country group Little Big Town has a different mode of transportation planned for the Parade. In support of their new single “Pontoon” each member of the group, Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook, will be riding on four different Premier pontoon boats alongside lucky fans.
“What could we do for the fans that would be unique? Well, we can ride them around on a pontoon at the CMA Festival Kick-Off Parade!,” said Fairchild. “After the parade we’ll have the honor of kicking off the Block Party at the Riverfront Stage singing ‘Pontoon.’ It’s a good way to start CMA Fest, don’t you think?”
Little Big Town will be performing as part of the LP Field Festival lineup on Saturday, June 9. The group has received a career total of nine CMA Award nominations to date. The foursome recently recorded “Deep River Woman” with Lionel Richie for his current album Tuskegee, which hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart. Little Big Town’s fifth studio album, produced by Jay Joyce, will be released later this year and features the first single, “Pontoon,” which is at radio now.
With Campbell as Grand Marshal, other artists are lining up to participate in the Parade including Bill Anderson, Lynn Anderson, Katie Armiger, Craig Wayne Boyd, Weston Burt, Craig Campbell, Bucky Covington, Cowboy Troy, Ira Dean, Jaida Dreyer, Due West, Tyler Farr, Florida Georgia Line, Flynnville Train, Colt Ford, The Grascals, Greg Hanna, Amber Hayes, Angie Johnson, Little Big Town, LoCash Cowboys, Rachele Lynae, Manuel, The McClymonts, Randy Montana, Lorrie Morgan, Craig Morrison, The Oak Ridge Boys, Chase Rice, Marlee Scott, Matt Stillwell, Payton Rae, David St. Romain, The Roys, Jason Sturgeon, Trent Tomlinson, Trailer Choir, Rhonda Vincent, and Corey Wagar.
May 172012
This Just In!!! MORE Talent will be aboard the Blake Shelton and Friends Cruise! Maggie Rose, Clayton Anderson and sisters Nik & Sam are set to perform on the cruise bringing the performance lineup to 25 performers!! Country Music is going to continually rock on board “The Pearl” and is going to be a huge non-stop party.
Confirmed artists on the Blake Shelton and Friends Cruise are as follows: Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, Jerrod Niemann, Justin Moore, Easton Corbin, Lee Brice, Neal McCoy, Randy Houser, Frankie Ballard, Brett Eldredge, Jana Kramer, Tyler Farr, Chuck Wicks, Logan Mize, Brinley Addington, Chris Cavanaugh, JJ Lawhorn, Brandon & Leah, McKenna Faith, Joanna Smith, Her & King’s County, The Voice’s RaeLynn, Maggie Rose, Clayton Anderson and sisters Nik & Sam!!!
Join CountryMusicRocks and be a part of this amazing week as we set sail on the Norwegian Cruise Line’s incredible ship “The Pearl” and head to the Caribbean. Reserve your spot NOW while there is still a chance as this cruise is sure to sell-out!
Contact the Blake Shelton Cruise at 800-248-7471 and tell them CountryMusicRocks sent you! Visit www.BlakeSheltonCruise.com for more details.
Country Weekly magazine is celebrating the kick-off to CMA Music Festival with a special benefit concert featuring country artists Colt Ford, LoCash Cowboys, and Matt Stillwell who will bring their southern fried country music to the stage of the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Nashville on Tuesday, June 5. In addition to VIP packages and meet & greet opportunities, fans are now able to bid on unique auction items including a chance to sing “Dirt Road Anthem” on stage with Colt, who co-penned the No. 1 hit for Jason Aldean, plus a chance to hang with Colt backstage in the green room for the full VIP experience.
All proceeds from the event will go towards Musicians On Call (MOC) Nashville’s ongoing efforts to bring the healing power of music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities in Middle Tennessee. Tickets are available now on the MOC website and begin at $15 for General Admission and go up to $350 for a VIP table for four including meet & greet passes.
Doors open at 8:00PM with music beginning at 9:00PM. The night promises to bring great country music and rowdy good times. For more information on the event, ticket options, and auction items, please visit www.musiciansoncall.org/cwkickoff.
May 172012
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Seven-time GRAMMY winning trio Lady Antebellum and thousands of generous fans joined together at Louisville, KY’s KFC Yum! Center tonight to raise more than $285,000 for the Henryville, IN community. All proceeds will be distributed through the New Hope/Indiana Bankers Association for the Disaster Relief Fund.
The group hosted a private prom event with Henryville High School’s Juniors and Seniors where they surprised the students a with an acoustic performance, which was followed by an arena concert open to the public.
“This event started as an idea we had in the studio last year to crash someone’s prom,” explains Lady A’s Hillary Scott. “We had no idea at the time it would fill such a need. We are amazed by the support we’ve gotten from our fans, sponsors and the press. This is one of the proudest moments in our career!”
Lady A and ABC’s JuJu Chang visited Henryville High School earlier today where they toured the devastated school that is currently under construction and planning to reopen this fall. The community’s inspiring story and highlights from the day will air tomorrow on Good Morning America, World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer, Nightline, ABC Radio and on ABC affiliates across the country. Additional national and local media supporters will air special content from the event throughout the week. For more information, visit www.thegreenroompr.com.
In March, Lady Antebellum began a contest offering fans a chance to OWN THE NIGHT with a private concert at their prom. The trio unanimously chose the community of Henryville, IN for their story, resilience and unity following devastating tornados. Lipton also came on board to help with the event in the spirit of their “Drink Positive” and “Live Positive” message, a campaign that Lady A already supports. Fans who weren’t able to attend the concert, but would still like to contribute towards the cause can make a donation HERE.
May 162012
Miranda Lambert speaks her mind in her music and in conversation and she takes that honest candor to the cover of the June issue of Self Magazine. Under the heading of “15 Things I’ll Never Apologize For,” Miranda talks about how to throw a punch, hairspray and gives the ingredients of her signature cocktail, the “Randa-rita.” The magazine is on newsstands now!
June is a busy month for Miranda. She’s nominated for two CMT Music Awards for her Number 1 single, “Over You,” including “Video of the Year” and “Female Video of the Year. Her “On Fire” Tour continues throughout the month and she’ll make a stop in Beaumont, TX on June 22, to headline the 5th Annual Cause for the Paws concert benefitting her own MuttNation Foundation. The concert takes place at Ford Park where she’ll be joined by special guests Wade Bowen and The Josh Abbott Band. Tickets are available at the Ford Park Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-745-3000.
May 162012
It truly is a BG Nation. In a recent study by the Social Security Administration, as reported on The Today Show and ABCnews.com today, the name “Brantley” made the biggest leap on the list of “2011’s Top Baby Boy Names,” jumping 416 places from No. 736 to No. 320. One of the attributing factors for the jump was said to be in part due to Country Music newcomer Brantley Gilbert, whose #1 hit, “Country Must Be Country Wide,” topped the Country Music charts last year. Brantley’s current single, “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do,” is a Top 10 hit and rising.
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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network presents all new episodes of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” this summer beginning Sunday, May 20 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT) when Winfrey travels to Nashville, Tennessee for an intimate in-depth interview with country music superstar Carrie Underwood and her husband NHL player Mike Fisher for their first ever television interview together.
Oprah Winfrey travels to Nashville, Tennessee where she speaks with country music superstar Carrie Underwood who is joined by her NHL husband Mike Fisher, marking the first time cameras have ever been invited inside their cabin retreat for an intimate, in-depth interview. Underwood reflects on her rise to stardom as she looks back on her journey. For their first television interview together, Underwood and Fisher talk about how they balance their successful and fast-paced careers with their two year marriage. The couple also takes Winfrey to their new plot of land where they plan to build their dream home.
Underwood’s new CD Blown Away recently debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country and All-Genre sales charts. The Top Country Albums chart debut made her only the second country artist in the 47-year history of the chart to have their first four albums debut at No. 1. With more than 267,000 albums sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, Blown Away debuts at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200chart making Underwood only the second country artist in history to have three consecutive albums debut at No. 1.
