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"Larry’s Country Diner" To Feature Guest Stars Lorrie Morgan, John Berry, Bill Anderson, 45 RPM, And Wilson Fairchild

Posted on August 31, 2016 by admin

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All New Episodes of Country Music Favorites to Air in September NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 31, 2016) – Hit television series, “Larry’s Country Diner,” will continue to entertain audiences nationwide on RFD-TV with all NEW episodes! In September, the series will feature guest stars Lorrie Morgan, John Berry, Bill Anderson, 45 RPM, and Wilson Fairchild. With a stellar lineup of some of country music’s greatest artists and entertainers, along with stories and family-friendly entertainment, it will be an exciting month on “Larry’s Country Diner” that fans won’t want to miss. Tune in on Thursdays at 8 pm / 7 pm CST and Saturdays at 11 pm / 10 pm CST to RFD-TV. Enter your zip code here to find RFD-TV in your area. Upcoming Episodes of “Larry’s Country Diner”: *All episodes repeat on Saturdays at 11 pm / 10 pm CST Thursday, September 1 – Lorrie Morgan (Re-Airing) Thursday, September 8 – John Berry Thursday, September 15 – Bill Anderson Thursday, September 22 – 45 RPM Thursday, September 29 – Wilson Fairchild To inquire about how to attend an upcoming taping, where you can have a front row seat at “Larry’s Country Diner” and be part of the on-camera studio audience, please call Gabriel Communications at 800-820-5405. Fans can also participate in Renae The Waitress’s weekly Diner Chat via phone where she shares behind-the-scenes secrets of the show, answers viewers’ personal questions and features exclusive interviews with celebrity guest stars on Thursdays at 2 p.m. CST. For more information on Diner Chat, please visit larryscountrydiner.com/dinerchat. Owned and produced by Gabriel Communications, “Larry’s Country Diner” is one of the top-rated programs airing on the RFD-TV network, which is No. 9 among all cable networks in growth since 2011. It receives 1.6 million viewers per month. For more information on “Larry’s Country Diner,” please visit larryscountrydiner.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter! ABOUT “LARRY’S COUNTRY DINER”: “Larry’s Country Diner” is a unique down-home variety show, which integrates interviews and music in an entertaining weekly format, taped LIVE in front of a studio audience in an old-fashioned diner setting. The show features regular characters including Larry Black, Keith Bilbrey, Sheriff Jimmy Capps, Renae The Waitress and avid church gossip, Nadine, along with special guest appearances by country music artists of yesterday and today. Since its initial airing on August 3, 2009, “Larry’s Country Diner” has produced over 200 episodes and has become one of the most popular shows on RFD-TV, garnering 1.6 million viewers monthly. For more information, please visit larryscountrydiner.com. “Larry’s Country Diner” is a product of Gabriel Communications. Owned and operated by longtime disc jockey Larry Black, Gabriel Communications was created in 1996 and specialized in “Reunion” videos. The success of these videos spurred the creation of more than a dozen more “Country’s Family Reunion” projects, featuring hundreds of songs and stories as well as Country’s Family Reunion News, a monthly newspaper which highlights the music of yesteryear. For more information on “Country’s Family Reunion” products, please visit: cfrvideos.com.

DAVE COBB’S "SOUTHERN FAMILY" COMPILATION NOMINATED AT “THE 50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”

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DAVE COBB’S SOUTHERN FAMILY COMPILATION NOMINATED AT “THE 50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” MORGANE STAPLETON WITH CHRIS STAPLETON’S “YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE” NOMINATED FOR “MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR” “His projects offer a beacon of hope…”—Billboard “…the year’s biggest country all-star record.”—Entertainment Weekly “All the music floating around in Cobb’s head shapes his genius as a producer.”—NPR Music “Dave Cobb Is Producing The Hell Out Of Country Music”—The Fader “Dave Cobb’s hot streak continues.” —The Wall Street Journal Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton’s rendition of “You Are My Sunshine” is nominated for “Musical Event of the Year” at “The 50th Annual CMA Awards.” The song is from Southern Family—a new compilation produced and conceived by two-time Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb—which is out on Low Country Sound/Elektra Records (purchase here). In addition to Morgane and Chris Stapleton, the all-star album features recordings by Zac Brown, Brandy Clark, Brent Cobb, Anderson East, Jason Isbell, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Rich Robinson, John Paul White and Holly Williams. Comprised of songs rooted in country, blues, folk and rock, the record is inspired by the post Civil War concept album White Mansions, written by British performer Paul Kennerley, produced by Glyn Johns and featuring musicians like Waylon Jennings and Eric Clapton. Born in Savannah, GA and based in Nashville, Cobb has produced records for some of the most influential artists over the last few years, including critically acclaimed releases from Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Anderson East, Sturgill Simpson, Jamey Johnson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Brent Cobb, Lori McKenna, Lindi Ortega, Shooter Jennings, Waylon Jennings, A Thousand Horses, Houndmouth, HoneyHoney and Lake Street Dive. Earlier this year, Cobb was recognized with two awards at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards—“Best Country Album” (Stapleton’s Traveller) and “Best Americana Album” (Isbell’s Something More Than Free). Additionally, he won a last year’s CMA Award for “Album of the Year” (Stapleton’s Traveller) and the 2014 Americana Music Award for “Album of the Year” (Isbell’s Southeastern) as well as Grammy nominations in 2011 and 2007 for “Best Country Album” (Johnson’s The Guitar Song and That Lonesome Song). SOUTHERN FAMILY TRACK LIST 1. John Paul White “Simple Song” 2. Jason Isbell “God Is A Working Man” 3. Brent Cobb “Down Home” 4. Miranda Lambert “Sweet By and By” 5. Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton “You Are My Sunshine” 6. Zac Brown “Grandma’s Garden” 7. Jamey Johnson “Mama’s Table” 8. Anderson East “Learning” 9. Holly Williams “Settle Down” 10. Brandy Clark “I Cried” 11. Shooter Jennings “Can You Come Over?” 12. Rich Robinson (featuring The Settles Connection) “The Way Home”

LORI MCKENNA’S “HUMBLE & KIND” NOMINATED FOR CMA “SONG OF THE YEAR"

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BACK-TO-BACK “SONG OF THE YEAR” NOMINATIONS FOR THE ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER – NEW ALBUM THE BIRD & THE RIFLE OUT NOW Lori McKenna’s “Humble & Kind” is nominated for “Song of the Year” at “The 50th Annual CMA Awards.” Recorded and taken to No. 1 by Tim McGraw, “Humble & Kind” is the first song penned by a solo songwriter to be nominated for “Song of the Year” since 2012. The awards show will broadcast live on ABC on Wednesday, November 2 at 8/7pm CST. McKenna wrote the song alone at home while her kids were at school—a loving attempt to impart wisdom, layered over three chords. “I can say it’s one of my favorite songs, mostly because I had my kids in my head the whole time I was trying to write it,” she says. “My kids know that it’s theirs, and it’s nice in that way. It worked out pretty good.” In addition to being recorded by McGraw, “Humble & Kind” appears on McKenna’s acclaimed tenth studio album, The Bird & The Rifle, which is out now on CN Records via Thirty Tigers (purchase here). Produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton), the album was recorded live over ten days in Nashville and has received overwhelming critical praise. NPR Music calls it, “one of 2016’s best releases,” while Pitchfork asserts, “one of the most accomplished and devastating singer-songwriter albums of the year,” and The Washington Post declares, “the best-sounding album of McKenna’s 15-year recording career.” In celebration of the release, McKenna is currently in the midst of a nationwide headlining tour—her first since 2013. See below for complete details. Today’s nomination follows last year’s breakout hit “Girl Crush” (penned by McKenna, Liz Rose and Hillary Lindsey), which went on to win “Song of the Year” at the CMA Awards and “Best Country Song” at the Grammy Awards. THE BIRD & THE RIFLE TRACK LIST 1. Wreck You (Lori McKenna/Felix McTeigue) 2. The Bird & The Rifle (Lori McKenna/Caitlyn Smith/Troy Verges) 3. Giving Up On Your Hometown (Lori McKenna) 4. Halfway Home (Lori McKenna/Barry Dean) 5. Humble & Kind (Lori McKenna) 6. We Were Cool (Lori McKenna) 7. Old Men Young Women (Lori McKenna/Luke Laird/Barry Dean) 8. All These Things (Lori McKenna/Liz Rose) 9. Always Want You (Lori McKenna/Liz Rose/Hillary Lindsey) 10. If Whiskey Were A Woman (Lori McKenna) LORI MCKENNA “WRECK YOU” TOUR September 9—Northampton, MA—Iron Horse September 10—Ogunquit, ME—Jonathan’s September 20-25—Nashville, TN—AmericanaFest 2016 October 12—San Antonio, TX—Tobin Center for the Arts October 13—Austin, TX—One World Theater October 14—Houston, TX—Dosey Doe October 15—Dallas, TX—Kessler Theatre October 21—Los Angeles, CA—Hotel Café

Highway Prayer: A Tribute to Adam Carroll

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HIGHWAY PRAYER: A TRIBUTE TO ADAM CARROLL CELEBRATES SINGULAR TEXAS TUNESMITH ‘Diverse group united by a shared appreciation of a talented writer’ (Rolling Stone) features James McMurtry, Hayes Carll, Slaid Cleaves, The Band of Heathens AUSTIN, TX – Highway Prayer: A Tribute to Adam Carroll, due October 28 on Austin-based Eight 30 Records and produced by label owners Jenni Finlay and Brian T. Atkinson, celebrates a true songwriter’s songwriter, a Texas tunesmith who has inspired both younger and older artists for nearly two decades. Carroll simply captures entire lifetimes among stilled snapshots like few others (“Screen Door,” “Girl with the Dirty Hair”). “I try to find moments that are sublime,” Carroll explains. “They just last a little bit and then you’re back to your regular life and strife, but there are just these perfect little moments.” Evidence: “Black Flag Blues,” “Red Bandana Blues,” “South of Town,” dozens more. Carroll sketches characters with a novelist’s eye (“Errol’s Song”) and a poet’s elegance (“Hi-Fi Love”) as his vivid vignettes frequently turn personal into universal within seconds (“Highway Prayer”). Consider “Rain.” “I’m feeling like a bird dragging through the storm/Feeling like a scarecrow standing in the corn,” the down and defeated narrator declares. “Sometimes you can’t get through, sometimes it just takes two/Sometimes two adds up to nothing.” Such sideways glances define his literate landscapes. “Long compared to the likes of John Prine and Townes Van Zandt,” the Austin Chronicle once raved, “Adam Carroll proves he’s beyond compare.” James McMurtry draws the closest line. “Adam Carroll is like a very young Kris Kristofferson. He writes about things that are older than me,” the iconic tunesmith says. “You get a bunch of guys who more people have heard of to sing someone’s songs, it maybe makes their stock go up, which is fine by me.” Early press strongly hints that will be the case. “It speaks volumes that McMurtry and Hayes Carll and many more all contribute to (this) new homage to Adam Carroll,” Rolling Stone enthuses. “It’s a diverse group united by a shared appreciation of a writer who may be only 42, but who, as McMurtry suggests, is talented beyond his years.” “It’s a diverse group united by a shared appreciation of a writer who may be only 42, but who, as McMurtry suggests, is talented beyond his years.” – Rolling Stone Admittedly, eyebrows raised throughout the Lone Star state and beyond as news spread about this tribute record. After all, as the legendary music magazine notes, the Central Texas-based songwriter has notched only forty-two trips around the sun, a young man by any measure. No matter. Carroll’s deeply observant stories simply deserve wider attention beyond his reverent peers. “Adam’s a songwriter’s songwriter, a unique voice who’s important to a lot of songwriters,” longtime fan Hayes Carll says. “A lot of people are influenced by him. That’s the measure of if you deserve a tribute record: Are there people you have influenced who will come and do it? That’s undoubtably so with Continue reading Highway Prayer: A Tribute to Adam Carroll→

Alt. Country Single Release – Sam Newton – Hold You Down

Posted on August 31, 2016 by admin

A prolific songwriter, Sam Newton has been writing and performing for ten years, working within time-tested folk and traditional country and blues foundations reminiscent of Paul Kelly, Townes Van Zandt and Neil Young. A staple in the Australian Americana Alt-Country scene, Sam’s expressive melodies an d vivid lyrics tell stories of life and death, crime and punishment, love and loss. Born in suburban Sydney to a music-loving family, Sam knew that he was going to be a musician from the very beginning. He pleaded with his parents for guitar lessons at the commencement of High School and wrote his first song 3 weeks later. Now at age 28, Newton has toured nationally 4 times and put out 2 acclaimed releases Hold You Down is a deeply personal song for Sam Newton. Its lyrics come from a place of truth that songwriters often don’t understand until combined with melody and chords. It speaks of emotional turmoil and the heavy burden caused by mental illness. Shimmery electric guitars, heavy piano chords, driving rhythms and intricate acoustic guitar strumming lead the listener on an emotional rollercoaster, underpinned by a crying pedal steel buried within the mix. Throughout this three-minute journey, an optimistic singer is standing on the outside pleading through chorus, “I can tell you now there are people who care”. WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO HERE Listen To ‘Hold You Down’ HERE DOWNLOAD ‘Hold You Down’ HERE Visit the Official Facebook Page HERE VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE HERE

Mark Chesnutt Extends ‘Tradition Lives Tour’ Into 2017

Posted on August 30, 2016 by admin

Chesnutt Takes Live Show Across the Country to Support Aptly Titled New Project NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 30, 2016) – Traditional country music fans, rejoice! Due to high demand, sold out shows and the success of his brand new album, platinum-selling country hitmaker Mark Chesnutt is extending his Tradition Lives Tour into next year. In celebration of his first album of all-new material in eight years, Tradition Lives, Chesnutt has hit the road to share songs from the new release, as well as his biggest hits, with concert-goers around the U.S. Tradition Lives is available on iTunes, Amazon and at MarkChesnutt.com. Since rising to fame in 1990 with “Too Cold At Home,” Chesnutt has continuously cemented himself as one of the hardest-working performers in the genre, with nearly 150 tour dates booked each year. With 14 No. 1 hits, 23 Top 10s and four platinum albums, it comes as no surprise that fans continue to pile into clubs and honky-tonks night after night to see the traditional-minded country sensation perform live. “There won’t be any hip-hop, bro-country, dancing around. It’s going to be fun. A lot of country songs, a lot of shuffle songs and Texas honky-tonk. It could get rowdy, but the music will always be there for you, right in your face,” says Chesnutt of the Tradition Lives Tour. Fans will enjoy singing along to chart toppers like, “A Little Too Late,” “Gonna Get A Life,” “I’ll Think Of Something,” “Goin’ Through The Big D,” “It Sure Is Monday,” “Brother Jukebox” and “I Just Wanted You To Know.” Mark Chesnutt sticks to his roots on his latest project, featuring 12 new songs, all of which possess the classic country sound Chesnutt has been known for throughout the last three decades. To purchase tickets to an upcoming show on the Tradition Lives Tour, please visit MarkChesnutt.com. 2016 Tradition Lives Tour Dates Sept. 01 Country Line Saloon – Melbourne, Fla. Sept. 02 Frank Brown Park – Panama City Beach, Fla. Sept. 03 Renegades – West Palm Beach, Fla. Sept. 09 Trinity Cathedral – Cleveland, Ohio Sept. 10 Montgomery Turkey Trot Festival – Montgomery, Ind. Sept. 11 Mt. Orab Auto Mall – Mount Orab, Ohio Sept. 17 Trenton Civic Center – Trenton, N.C. Sept. 23 The Stage at Silver Star – Bossier City, La. Oct. 07 Heart of Texas Rodeo – Waco, Texas Oct. 08 Crockett Civic Center – Crockett, Texas Oct. 14 Austin City Fairgrounds – Bellville, Texas Oct. 15 Coulter Airfield – Bryan, Texas Oct. 22 DeJoria Center – Kamas, Utah Oct. 29 Petal City Park – Petal, Miss. Nov. 05 Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center – Cedar Falls, Iowa Nov. 12 Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts – Fairfield, Iowa Nov. 19 Chuters – Pasadena, Texas Nov. 25 Grizzly Rose – Denver, Colo. Dec. 08 Conways – New Braunfels, Texas Dec. 09 DOSEY DOES – The Woodlands, Texas Dec. 10 DOSEY DOES – The Woodlands, Texas About Mark Chesnutt: A native of Beaumont, Texas, traditional-minded classic country singer Mark Continue reading Mark Chesnutt Extends ‘Tradition Lives Tour’ Into 2017→

BMI Artists CAM and Skye Claire Perform At The Ninth Annual ‘Rising Through The Ranks’ Private Dinner Celebrating Women In Radio

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The RAB, BMI, and The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group Presented Over Twenty Scholarships To Recipients in Nashville (NASHVILLE, TN. – Aug. 30, 2016) – On August 24, 2016 rising female artist Skye Claire (Mandolin Entertainment) and Sony Music Nashville recording artist CAM performed for the graduating class of the ninth annual Rising Through The Ranks seminar at a private dinner in Nashville, TN. The annual event, presented by The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), in conjunction with Broadcast Music, Inc. ® (BMI) ®, and the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group (MIW), welcomed over twenty scholarship recipients from around the country to Music City. The night was a highlight for the women in attendance. While enjoying the company of new friends,and radio colleagues, Claire performed her brand new single, “Pawn Shop,” which is impacting radio on September 15th. “Rising Through the Ranks (RTTR) was an incredible experience that I’ll never forget. I was able to learn so much from some of the most inspiring and motivated women in radio. Being a part of the RTTR class of 2016 as a BMI songwriter helped me to grow as a person and an artist”. – Skye Claire (L to R) Joe D’Angelo (SVP of HD Radio), Erica Farber (President/CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau), CAM, Skye Claire and Dan Spears (BMI Vice President, Industry Relations) The two-day seminar annually held at BMI Nashville’s offices, focuses on motivating women in the radio industry and provides them with the tools and management techniques to help them carry out their role to the best of their ability. The classes cover everything from hiring and firing to branding and problem solving. Specific topics include: Managing Multi-Generational Employees, The Role of Today’s Radio Manager and Building Your Personal Brand. For more information on Rising Through The Ranks and applying for the 2017 class, stay updated here: http://www.rab.com/public/academy/scholarshipform. About BMI Celebrating over 75 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in more than 10.5 million musical works created and owned by more than 700,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year. For additional information and the latest BMI news, visit www.bmi.com, follow us on Twitter @BMI or stay connected through Broadcast Music, Inc.’s Facebook page. About MIW Radio Group The MIW Radio Group consists of top-level Radio women across the country who are dedicated Continue reading BMI Artists CAM and Skye Claire Perform At The Ninth Annual ‘Rising Through The Ranks’ Private Dinner Celebrating Women In Radio→

Colt Ford Finds His Voice on "4 Lane Gone" – New Single Debuts on SiriusXM Today

Posted on August 30, 2016 by admin

Nashville, TN, August 30, ’16…Country Star Colt Ford’s brand new single, “4 Lane Gone,” makes its debut on SiriusXM’s, The Highway, today. Known for his spoken-word delivery, Ford takes us down a new path illuminating his vocal range on “4 Lane Gone.” The long-awaited new single, written by hit songwriters Houston Phillips, Josh Thompson, and Kyle Fishman, introduces Colt’s next studio album entitled, “Love Hope Faith,” scheduled for release early next year. Commenting on “4 Lane Gone,” Ford said, “I constantly try to become better as an artist. It has and will always be about the songs and the fans for me. Houston Phillips, Josh Thompson and Kyle Fishman, great songwriters and friends of mine, sent this song to me. I knew the moment I heard “4 Lane Gone” it was a hit, but I didn’t know if I could deliver the song the way it needed to be.” He continued, “I pushed myself further than I ever have, and I am so proud of this song. I know I am far from the best singer, but I have found my voice and I have never been more excited!” Ford has been on the road all summer on the “Take it Outside” Tour with Justin Moore and Brantley Gilbert. In between dates, he’s been in the studio recording his sixth album scheduled for release next year. About Colt Ford In 2012, Colt penned two #1 hits; Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem,” and Brantley Gilbert’s, “Country Must Be Country Wide.” His album, “Declaration of Independence,” topped theBillboard Top Country AlbumChartat #1, and was followed by, “Thanks For Listening,” in July 2014.”Thanks For Listening”charted at #1 onBillboard’sIndependentAlbums, #1 onBillboard’s Rap Albumschart, #2 onBillboard’s Top Country Albums Chartand #10 onThe Billboard 200 Albumschart. “Crank It Up! Colt Ford Live At Wild Adventures,” Colt’s first live concert on DVD, was released to retail in Fall 2014 and debuted on AXSTV in February 2015. In addition,Colt and his band are featured in “Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser,” starring David Spade, which was released in July 2015 on Crackle TV. To date, Colt has sold over 1 million albums,millions more song downloads, has 1.6 million Facebook Likes and over 100 million YouTube views. Colt was also featured in a two-page cover story in the”Arena”section of theWall Street Journal(July 2013). Colt has toured with Florida Georgia Line, Eric Church, Toby Keith and most recently, Brantley Gilberty on the “Take It Outside” Summer ’16 Tour. In addition to being a gifted songwriter and artist, Colt is also a former professional golfer, and resides with his family in Athens, GA. Follow atwww.coltford.com;twitter.com/coltford;facebook.com/coltford; instagram @coltfordmusic ; Catch Colt in concert. Visit #AverageJoesOnTour

Dolly Parton’s ‘Pure & Simple’ Debuts At #1 Worldwide!

Posted on August 30, 2016 by admin

The Superstar Dolly Parton Tops Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart For The First Time In The 25-Year History Of SoundScan! NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 30, 2016) – World-renowned singer/songwriter/entertainer Dolly Parton has a worldwide #1 album to celebrate this week. The superstar’s new release Pure & Simple debuts at #1 not only in the U.S., but, also on the national country charts in Canada, U.K. and Australia. Dolly’s 43rd studio recording and the first release of her recently-announced joint venture between Dolly Records and Sony Music Nashville, achieves #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with first-week sales of 20,000 units! This marks the first time Dolly has topped Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart in the 25-year history of SoundScan. The new album which released August 19th on Dolly Records/RCA Nashville lands the #11 slot on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart with a first-week total consumption of 21,000. On Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, the disc debuts at #1. In the UK, Pure & Simple enters the all-genre album sales chart at #2, behind Frank Ocean’s Blonde. Upon hearing the news, Dolly Parton, who co-produced and wrote every song on Pure & Simple, enth used, “Boy, it’s a good day for me. I am a happy girl!” She continued, “It feels great to be #1 as it’s been a long time and it feels so good to still be in the game after all this time.” Remarked Doug Morris, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment, “Congratulations, Dolly, for your stunning debut with Pure & Simple.You put your heart and soul in this album, and we join you in celebrating a long-overdue #1 on the country album chart.” “I thought it was a magical time back in 1981, when I first started working with Dolly as we set up her Best Little Whorehouse album on RCA, right after her huge hit, ‘9 To 5,’” reflected Randy Goodman, Chairman & CEO, Sony Music Nashville. “I spent a week with her on the RCA jet visiting radio and retail all over the country.” Goodman continued, “But, to be reunited with Dolly and have a #1 debut is wonderful. Thank you, Doug Morris for bringing Dolly back to RCA.” CTK Management CEO Danny Nozell said, “There is nobody more deserving of this tremendous success. Having worked with Dolly for the past 13 years, I have never met any person that works harder than her.” Nozell added, “She is a businesswoman that understands her brand and knows exactly what to do and when to do it, and once again, she proves it with a #1 album.” Last week, Dolly Parton made appearances on NBC’s Today and Tonight Show, among other TV shows. Fans can link to purchase Pure & Simple and the various versions available by exclusive partners below: Cracker Barrel: smarturl.it/dollycbps Walmart: smarturl.it/walmartdolly Amazon Music: smarturl.it/amzmusicdolly Amazon Physical: smarturl.it/amazondolly Apple Music: smarturl.it/dollypartonps Google: smarturl.it/gpdolly Spotify: smarturl.it/spotifydolly Walmart’s special version of Pure & Simple includes a bonus disc, featuring Dolly’s greatest hits and exclusive tracks. The Cracker Barrel deluxe Continue reading Dolly Parton’s ‘Pure & Simple’ Debuts At #1 Worldwide!→

Carrie Underwood’s "Oh, Sunday Night"- Listen Now!

Posted on August 29, 2016 by admin

New Sunday Night Football Show Open Starring Carrie Underwood & 12 NFL Players Premieres on Sun., Sept. 11 Patriots-Cardinals SNF Opener Super Bowl MVPs Von Miller & Eli Manning Take Part alongside Russell Wilson, Dez Bryant, Clay Matthews, Patrick Peterson, Odell Beckham Jr., Antonio Brown, Kam Chancellor, Tyrann Mathieu, Khalil Mack & Earl Thomas STAMFORD, Conn. – August 29, 2016 – Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood’s new song “Oh, Sunday Night,” the new opening theme for primetime television’s No. 1 program, NBC’s Sunday Night Football, is now available to listen to in its entirety on NBCSports.com (click HERE). The open makes its television debut on Sunday, September 11, before the kickoff of New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Underwood is joined in the show open by 12 NFL players, who have accounted for 41 Pro Bowl selections, seven Super Bowl rings, and eight first-round draft picks. Following is the complete list of the players: New York Giants WR Odell Beckham, Jr.Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio BrownDallas Cowboys WR Dez BryantSeattle Seahawks S Kam ChancellorOakland Raiders LB Khalil MackNew York Giants QB El i ManningArizona Cardinals S Tyrann MathieuGreen Bay Packers LB Clay Matthews Denver Broncos LB Von MillerArizona Cardinals CB Patrick PetersonSeattle Seahawks S Earl ThomasSeattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson “Oh, Sunday Night” is set to the music of “Somethin’ Bad,” a chart-top ping duet from Underwood and Miranda Lambert which was released in 2014 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Underwood worked with the songwriters of “Somethin’ Bad”– Chris DeStefano, Brett James, and Priscilla Renea – to rewrite the lyrics for Sunday Night Football. The result, “Oh, Sunday Night,” was produced by Mark Bright and Chris DeStefano. SNF IS TV’S NO. 1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM FOR 5 YEARS RUNNING: For the historic fifth consecutive Sept.-May television season, NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished as television’s No. 1 primetime show i n household rating (13.0) and viewership (22.5 million average), as well as the coveted Adult 18-49 demographic (8.0), based on live plus same day data from The Nielsen Company (September-May). Sunday Night Football is one of only four shows since 1950 to rank No. 1 in primetime for five consecutive TV seasons.