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Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated songwriter Desmond Child, The Last Songwriter and Real Country featured artist Jamie Floyd and four-week #1 smash "Speechless" co-writer Laura Veltz will take the stage at Nashville's City Winery on March 26, 2019 to perform the very first and the very worst songs they ever wrote, in addition to their biggest hits, all in support of Music Health Alliance. "The First And The Worst," now in its fifth year, is a one-of-a-kind event only Nashville can deliver as our greatest talents come together to showcase their silliest and most shameful songs, all while competing for the audience-voted "Crappy" trophy.

Platinum-selling multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Chris Janson just released his highly-anticipated new single “Good Vibes,” which is the lead single from his forthcoming project. The upbeat new track, released on Warner Bros. / Warner Music Nashville, is available now on all digital service providers and is set to impact country radio on March 4th. You can listen to “Good Vibes” HERE.

Family trio Lucy Angel is celebrating their recent Ryman Auditorium debut alongside legendary artist, Ronnie Milsap. Emily, Lindsay and Kate Anderton, are featured on Milsap's 'Happy, Happy Birthday Baby' from his recently released The Duets album. The ladies joined Milsap at the Ryman Auditorium on his birthday to perform the duet to a sold out crowd.

After launching his first arena headlining tour last year, multi-platinum entertainer Chris Young is excited to announce the “Raised On Country Tour 2019.” Sharing the same name as his “funky, rollicking, lively” (Music Row) new single, which name-checks his predecessors and country music icons Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Joe Diffie, George Strait, Alan Jackson and Hank Williams Jr., Chris Young's “Raised On Country Tour 2019” will kick-off May 16 in Alpharetta, Georgia. The first leg of the tour will include over 25 shows from coast-to-coast through September. Markets include Charlotte, Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Phoenix, San Diego and more. He'll be joined by special guest Chris Janson as direct support along with Dylan Scott, LOCASH and Jimmie Allen.  

Multi-platinum RCA Nashville recording artist Chris Young officially impacts radio today with “Raised On Country”garnering 65 country radio station adds. Written by Young, Cary Barlowe and co-producer Corey Crowder, the new track is one of this week's most-added songs at country radio. “Raised On Country” is available on all platforms HERE.

The music of Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels is no stranger to critical acclaim and his latest studio album, Beau Weevils - Songs in the Key of E, is again proving just that. Since its October release, Beau Weevils (collectively made up of Daniels, James Stroud, Billy Crain and Charlie Hayward) has critics raving.

After Hours Concerts announced that it will return to the Marks & Harrison Amphitheatre in Fredericksburg , Virginia for the 2019 season. The first show announcements for the new season are expected after the holidays; Season Passes are available now at www.afterhoursconcertseries.com.

Today, dick clark productions and ABC announced one of the world's best-selling pop music icons, Christina Aguilera, will perform for a live audience of more than one million people just minutes before the ball drops on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2019." Aguilera last performed on the show in 2007, and this year she will be joined by Bastille, Dan + Shay and New Kids On The Block in the hours leading up to the 2019 countdown. This marks multiplatinum artists Dan + Shay's first appearance on the show, and Bastille's second, while pop super group New Kids On The Block will take the New Year's Rockin' Eve stage for the second time-having last performed in 2011 with Backstreet Boys. America's biggest celebration of the year will take place on MONDAY, DEC. 31, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST on the ABC Television Network. Additional performers will be announced soon.

Warner Music Nashville / Warner Bros. Records rising star Morgan Evans has released the first in an all-new series of videos titled the Highway 1 Sessions. Kicking it off with the track 'Young Again' from his debut album Things That We Drink To, Evans puts a live acoustic spin on the carefree song with an impromptu performance under the marquee of a historic theatre in a coastal town. 

The Country Music Association has today announced its new Board of Directors for both CMA and the CMA Foundation. The appointments are effective on Jan. 1, 2019. 

Grammy nominated and multi-platinum artist, Aaron Lewis is set to return to the King Center on March 11.  Lewis first made his country debut in 2011 with certified gold single "Country Boy" followed by the release of his first full length solo album, The Road. "Country Boy" featured Charlie Daniels on fiddle and a booming verse from George Jones as well as Chris Young striking a balance between classic and modern country.  

Centenary Stage Company's family holiday spectacular opens this weekend with everyone's favorite orphan in Annie the musical. Annie opens Friday November 23 and runs through December 9 at the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including 'Tomorrow.'

British Country Music Awards' International Act of the Year and multi-platinum entertainer Chris Young will return to the UK in 2019 for several limited engagement dates on his “Chris Young Losing Sleep World Tour.” Headlining stops are planned for Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London in May with tickets on sale Friday, November 23rd at ChrisYoungCountry.com.

To kick off the holiday season, ABC Radio announces a three-hour country music special, “Holiday Season Serenade,” hosted by country music star Martina McBride, and a three-hour special titled “America Gives Thanks.” These two specials will be available over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Tune in Friday, November 16 at 9:00 pm ET/PT to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special “Cassadee Pope” on AT&T* AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239. The show will also be available streaming on-demand through DIRECTV NOW and WatchTV. 

Louisiana native and pop-country singer/songwriter Katie Austin reveals her inner 'Wild Child' with highly anticipated debut EP. Featuring the upbeat “Got Me Like” premiered by B-Sides & Badlands, the nostalgic “Nirvana” premiered by Taste of Country, the 'fantastic' ballad “Backyard” premiered by Parade.com, and the title track “Wild Child,” Austin offers fans a well-rounded collection of songs in her debut. Produced by Matt McVaney (Kane Brown, Jessie James Decker), the four-track EP features songs co-penned by Austin and is available now on iTunes, Spotify and everywhere you consume music. 

Music journalist Robert K. Oermann was honored Monday, October 29 at the third annual Music Row Storytellers event, benefiting Music Health Alliance.

Centenary Stage Company's 2018 - 19 theatrical season continues with the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of Jennifer Fawcett's award winning Apples in Winter.

The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank has announced a performance at Showbox SoDo in Seattle Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7:00 PM featuring performances by Bailey Bryan, Barry Dean, Sam Palladio and Cassadee Pope. The series hosts intimate performances with some of Country Music's most exciting songwriting talent taking turns telling the stories behind their hit songs and performing them as originally written. Tickets for the performance cost $25 and go on sale Friday, Nov. 2 at 12:00 PM/CT at CMAsongwritersseries.com.