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See Shania Twain Live… Almost

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Can’t make it out to see Shania Twain in concert? Well have no fear, her Vegas show is coming to a living room near you! New York, NY (March 11, 2015)– International superstar Shania Twain wrapped up her successful two-year residency in Las Vegas, NV as her SHANIA: Still the One stage show came to a close in December. The five-time GRAMMY winner entertained concert-goers from all over the world at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace during the course of her 105 performances and now, fans have an opportunity to bring the Vegas production home with the release of Twain’s live Blu-ray and DVD SHANIA: Still the One Live from Vegas via Eagle Rock Entertainment on April 7, 2015. Produced by Twain and directed by Raj Kapoor, Live from Vegas captures the full SHANIA: Still the One stage performance, plus the bonus feature “Backstage Pass,” which boasts over an hour of never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage tracking the conception, training, rehearsals, costumes and all decisions in-between that go into creating a one-of-a-kind experience for the audience. The show – a powerful journey through Shania’s biggest hits, country favorites, and beloved crossover songs – features a 13-piece live band, dancers, trained horses, a flying motorcycle and plenty of Vegas flash. “This show has been my labor of love for over three years,” shares Twain. “It has meant so much to me and was such a privilege to live out my visions on that stage, and it is so exciting to now get to share the whole experience with the fans all over the world!” With more than 75 million albums sold worldwide and U.S. sales topping 34.5 million, Twain remains the top-selling female country artist of all time. Her 1997 release Come On Over has sold in excess of 15.6 million making it the top-selling country album and places it in the Top 10 all-genre best sellers of all time. For more information, visit www.ShaniaTwain.com. SHANIA: Still the One Live from Vegas Track Listing: 1. Opening 2. I’m Gonna Getcha Good! 3. You Win My Love 4. Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) 5. Up! 6. Good, Bad And Sexy (Interlude) 7. I Ain’t No Quitter 8. No One Needs To Know 9. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? 10. Any Man of Mine 11. Shania Style (Interlude) 12. That Don’t Impress Me Much 13. Honey, I’m Home 14. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here 15. Carrie Anne 16. Come On Over 17. Love Gets Me Every Time 18. Rock This Country! 19. Today Is Your Day 20. Black Horse, White Horse (Interlude) 21. You’re Still The One 22. From This Moment On 23. Red Storm (Interlude) 24. Man! I Feel Like A Woman! 25. Rock This Country! (Live From Calgary) – Credits

Brad Paisley, FGL, Hunter Hayes, Taylor Swift and more honored in the 2015 YouTube Music Awards

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Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift are among the many artists who will be honored later this month at the YouTube Music Awards. These YTMA artists were chosen by the fans. The winning artists showed the biggest growth in views, subscribers and engagement over the last six months on YouTube. That’s what makes them artists to watch on YouTube in 2015, and YTMA winners. These artists prove that YouTube is not only a place to launch new music and be discovered by fans around the world, but also where artists and fans truly connect. At its best, music is about the full experience of sight, sound and participation. And for the 2015 YouTube Music Awards, presented by Kia, YouTube is giving you just that. New music videos. All at once. The YouTube Music Awards. On March 23 at 10am PT, YouTube is doing something they’ve never done before —dropping a collection of exclusive, new music videos from established and emerging artists, all at once. YouTube has selected some of the most original music video directors alive today to produce these new videos and enlisted VICE to produce the entire program. Stay tuned by subscribing to the YouTube Music Awards channel for a behind the scenes look at shoots, a chance be a part of these videos and more leading up to the 2015 YouTube Music Awards, presented by Kia, on March 23, 2015.

THE BIG REVIVAL TOUR AND THE BURN IT DOWN TOUR COME TOGETHER

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Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean join their two hot tours together for a special ten night stadium run! The forecast for summer 2015 just got a little bit hotter as we find out heavy headliners Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean are teaming up for TEN stadium shows together! The Burn It Down Tour and The Big Revival Tour presented by Corona Light, will meet up for 10 stadium shows next summer. The first shows to go on sale for the unprecedented pairing are New England’s Gillette Stadium on Aug. 28, 2015 and San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium on May 2, 2015. More on-sale information and special guests will be revealed over the coming weeks. Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean Merge for 10 Stadium Shows in 2015 “We’ve played so many of these stadiums so many summers, I know just how hard the fans coming out can rock,” Chesney says. “There aren’t a lot of guys out there who can hit it the way Jason does, so I’m glad we’re able to bring both of our tours together for 10 nights this summer. I know what me and the guys are bringing in terms of music, and I know Jason can hang with us!” “Kenny is the guy everybody in country music looks up to when they think about workin’ hard, building your career out on the road and getting to eventually play stadiums,” added Aldean. “When we first started dipping our toe into that business a few years ago, he’s the guy I would call or text for advice. We have a real friendship. Don’t get me wrong…that doesn’t mean I’m going to make it easy to follow me every night…he’s gonna have to work for it harder than he ever has before!” Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean Joint Tour Dates:  

25 YEARS OF HITS, 25 YEARS OF LIVE SHOWS, 25 YEARS OF ALAN JACKSON

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Alan Jackson Launches 25th Anniversary KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY TOUR Tour Kicks Off In Fort Myers, FL On January 8 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 20, 2014) Country superstar Alan Jackson rings in 2015 with the continuation of the multi-faceted 25th anniversary celebration and the launch of his 25th Anniversary KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY TOUR. Sponsored by Kubota Tractor Corporation, the tour kicks off in Fort Myers (Estero), FL on January 8 and will culminate at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver (Morrison), CO on May 17, 2015. Joining Jackson on his KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY TOUR will be Capitol Records Nashville’s Jon Pardi and Grammy/CMA/ACM nominated hit singer/songwriter Brandy Clark. Alan Jackson’s 25th Anniversary KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY TOUR will be a memorable celebration for his longtime fans as well as legions of new fans who are discovering his music through the many songs that have withstood the test of time and influenced many new artists of today like the tour’s special guests Jon Pardi and Brandy Clark. Fans will hear the songs they love from the man who wrote them and made them famous including his massive debut hit, “Here In The Real World” to “Chattahoochee,” “Drive,” “Gone Country,” the summertime party-anthems “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” and “Good Time,” and many, many more.   Find out more straight from the source! http://ebmediapr.com/brandyclark/746-25-years-of-hits-25-years-of-live-shows-25-years-of-alan-jackson

Country Newcomer Chris Lane Joins Jerrod Niemann’s GET YOUR BUZZ BACK Tour

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Chris Lane celebrates debut Ryman Auditorium performance backstage with his management team – Big Loud Mountain Pictured (L-R): Back Row – Big Loud Mountain’s Seth England, Akii Lanier, Big Loud Mountain’s Brandon Matthews, Chris Lane, Big Loud Mountain’s Craig Wiseman, KK Wiseman, Big Loud Mountain’s Christina Sharpe and Big Loud Mountain’s Joey Moi Front Row – Denise Roxen, Big Loud Shirt’s Amy Allmand and Big Loud Mountain’s Bart Allmand NASHVILLE, TN (September 15, 2014) – On Friday night (9/12), hot country newcomer Chris Lane joined Jerrod Niemann’s GET YOUR BUZZ BACK Tour at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, making his debut performance at the legendary venue. Warming up the stage, he treated the crowd to his top-selling single “Broken Windshield View,” which launched into the Top 10 on the iTunes Country Songs Chart shortly after release, in addition to crowd favorite “Waste It.” Currently on SiriusXM’s The Highway and highlighted as New and Noteworthy on iTunes, the music video for his breakout debut “Broken Windshield View” recently premiered exclusively across CMT, CMT Pure, ChrisLane.CMT.com and CMT Artists App. Find out more straight from the source! http://www.sweettalkpublicity.com/index.php/news/47-chris-lane/267-country-newcomer-chris-lane-joins-jerrod-niemann-s-get-your-buzz-back-tour-broken-windshield-view-singer-makes-debut-performance-at-nashville-s-ryman-auditorium-9-12

CBS SPORTS TEAMS UP WITH SUPERSTAR DUO FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

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NASHVILLE, TN (September 12, 2014) – CBS Sports has teamed up with superstar duo FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE for its SEC ON CBS broadcasts. The reigning CMA Vocal Duo of the Year has recorded a customized version of the song “That’s What’s Up” off a deluxe edition of their highly anticipated second album ANYTHING GOES (Republic Nashville), due out October 14. The song, along with elements from a video shoot with the duo, will be utilized as part of CBS Sports’ national coverage of Southeastern Conference football throughout the season. The customized song highlights the pageantry and passion around SEC football. CBS Sports also will incorporate elements from FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE’s massive tailgate party to kick off GEORGIA-FLORIDA weekend and headline the ANYTHING GOES TAILGATE 2014 concert at the Jacksonville shipyards on October 31 in its broadcast of the annual Florida vs. Georgia game, played the next day (Saturday, Nov. 1; 3:30 PM, ET). Find out more straight from the source! http://www.sweettalkpublicity.com/index.php/news/19-florida-georgia-line/266-cbs-sports-teams-up-with-superstar-duo-florida-georgia-line

ERIC CHURCH “THE OUTSIDERS WORLD TOUR” LAUNCHED LAST NIGHT!

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Church to perform “Cold One” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on October 15, 2014 Announced Earlier Today, Church Received Four CMA Nominations NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Sept. 03, 2014) – EMI Nashville recording artist Eric Church, who recently appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and whose current album The Outsiders is currently the No. 3 best-selling album of 2014, is poised to return to the road in full force when “The Outsiders World Tour” launches its first leg on Sept. 11 in Bossier City, LA. The initial 30+ cities on the tour have been announced and will include a stop in New York City at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 17. Church will also perform on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday, October 15. Earlier today, CMA announced that Church received four CMA Award nominations: Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for The Outsiders (produced by Jay Joyce), and both Single and Song of the Year for “Give Me Back My Hometown” (written by Church and Luke Laird and produced by Joyce). Find out more straight from the source! http://ebmediapr.com/ericchurch/704-eric-church-the-outsiders-world-tour-launches-sept-11

Jason Aldean Snubbed For 2014 CMA’s

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The internet seems abuzz with shock and dismay that after years of climbing his way to the top of the charts, Jason Aldean merited not one single CMA nod. It’s actually not too surprising… the country music industry has been using awards and accolades to shape the world’s view of Nashville stars for decades. Jason’s split from his wife, then subsequent romance rumors with the younger mistress is not something the industry overlooks. In our office we call it “morality shaming” and it’s what they do to Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, and Leann Rimes as well as countless of other stars whose lives are less than ideal when they step off stage or out of the studio. I say as long as his tours are selling out, which according to CountryMusicOnTour, they are, then let that speak for him! We want YOU to weigh in! Do you think an artists personal life should affect their ability to earn awards?

Garth Brooks Falls Off Stage – Recovers Like a Pro!

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At last night’s Garth Brooks concert it seems the man himself was channeling a little of the old Luke Bryan if ya know what I mean. Luke is quickly becoming notorious for missing his mark and falling off the stage at his shows, with at least 3 spills this tour alone. Now we can add Garth Brooks to the prat faller list! It seems he got carried away on a little hop and skip and tripped right off the front of the stage. Fans helped him back up, and even returned the big black hat to the man. Leave it to Garth to fall with style 😉 Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Garth Brooks — Stop, Drop and Roll – Watch More Celebrity Videos or Subscribe

2014 CMA Nominees! The full list!

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Miranda Lambert takes the lead with NINE CMA nominations, followed closely by Dierks Bentley with 5, and Eric Church and Keith Urban with 4. 2014 CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan Miranda Lambert Blake Shelton George Strait Keith Urban 2014 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Kacey Musgraves Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood 2014 CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Dierks Bentley Luke Bryan Eric Church Blake Shelton Keith Urban 2014 CMA Album of the Year Crash My Party, Luke Bryan Fuse, Keith Urban Platinum, Miranda Lambert Riser, Dierks Bentley The Outsiders, Eric Church 2014 CMA Vocal Group of the Year Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum Little Big Town The Band Perry Zac Brown Band 2014 CMA New Artist of the Year Brandy Clark Brett Eldredge Kip Moore Thomas Rhett Cole Swindell 2014 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Love and Theft The Swon Brothers Thompson Square 2014 CMA Single of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer) “Automatic,” Miranda Lambert “Drunk on a Plane,” Dierks Bentley “Give Me Back My Hometown,” Eric Church “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill “Mine Would Be You,” Blake Shelton 2014 CMA Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriters) “Automatic,” written by Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert “Follow Your Arrow,” written by Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally “Give Me Back My Hometown,” written by Eric Church and Luke Laird “I Don’t Dance,” written by Lee Brice, Rob Hatch, and Dallas Davidson “I Hold On,” written by Brett James and Dierks Bentley 2014 CMA Musical Event of the Year “Bakersfield,” Vince Gill and Paul Franklin “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” Tim McGraw and Faith Hill “Something Bad,” Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood “We Were Us,” Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert “You Can’t Make Old Friends,” Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton 2014 CMA Music Video of the Year “Automatic,” Miranda Lambert “Bartender,” Lady Antebellum “Drunk on a Plane,” Dierks Bentley “Follow Your Arrow,” Kacey Musgraves “Something Bad,” Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood 2014 CMA Musician of the Year Sam Bush Jerry Douglas Paul Franklin Dann Huff Mac McAnally The CMA awards will be broadcast live from Nashville on November 5th on ABC at 8/7c