Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SU2C Canada), a Canadian registered charity, is proud to announce the Hollywood community is once again joining forces to support Stand Up To Cancer's sixth biennial televised fundraising special, the third inclusive of Canada, on Friday, Sept. 7 (8:00 9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT). Mahershala Ali, Kathy Bates, Katie Couric, Jennifer Garner, Tony Hale, Marg Helgenberger, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, Marlee Matlin, Matthew McConaughey, Maria Menounos, Jillian Michaels, Trevor Noah, Dak Prescott, Rob Riggle, Karla Souza, David Spade, Keith Urban, Reese Witherspoon and Canadian Italia Ricci will participate in this memorable event marking 10 years since the first telecast and 10 years of SU2C's lifesaving research achievements and four years after the launch of Stand Up To Cancer Canada. Additional stars and performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
GRAMMY® Award-nominated, platinum-certified country hit maker Cassadee Pope debuts her latest single today, “One More Red Light,” co-written by Pope, Kelly Archer and Emily Shackleton. The infectious up-tempo track, which sees Pope in rare vocal form, marks the second song from Cassadee's forthcoming release. Its first single, “Take You Home,” amassed more than 8 million streams.
'CMA Fest,' the Music Event of Summer, premieres WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. The three-hour prime-time special broadcasts for its 15th straight year with Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini returning as hosts, bringing Country Music's Ultimate Fan Experience to a national television audience.
The Country Music Association visited Chicago yesterday, Tuesday, July 24, with Illinois native Brett Eldredge and fellow songwriters Ross Copperman, Tom Douglas, Heather Morgan and Jordan Reynolds, joining the CMA Foundation and U.S. Bank to visit students at Chicago's Notes for Notes studio followed by a sold-out CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank performance at Joe's on Weed Street.
More artists have been announced to perform at the Chillin' on the Lucie music festival in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Oct. 3 - 7. Uncle Kracker has joined the roster, as well as Cassadee Pope, Parmalee, Josh Gracin, Clare Dunn, Kalie Shorr, Hudson Moore and Lewis Brice. Twang and Round, Radio Romance, Julia Cole, Honey County, County Wide and Libby Switzer are also set to perform. Festival packages can be purchased here.
Aspiring, performer and recording artist, Dani-elle Kleha, has been nominated for multiple independent artist awards for her talent and music recordings. She recently received nominations from the 2018 Josie Music Awards in five categories; Entertainer of the Year, Song of the Year for 'Get Back Up,' Female Artist of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for 'Joke's On You.' Dani-elle has also been nominated by the 2018 Steamtown Music Awards in three categories; Country Act of the Year, Album of the Year for “Eleven,” and Song of the Year “Jokes On You.” She won the 2017 Josie Music Awards for “Female Artist of the Year” and also in 2017 was recognized as an “Emerging Artist” during CMA Music Festival in Nashville. She was the recipient of the 2016 Josie Music Awards' highest honor of “Modern Female Country Artist of the Year,” where she beat out more than three dozen other nominees and won the 2015 Josie Music Awards for Rising Artist Award in Nashville, TN and 2015 Steamtown Music Awards for Country Artist of the Year. Stream her music on Spotify, Deezer,YouTube, Google Play and download on Itunes, Apple Music and Amazon Music.
WE, an organization that makes doing good doable, invites Americans to tune in to the fourth annual “WE Day” special on Friday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT, on ABC. WE Day is a celebration of doing good, honoring youth and families across the country who prove that when they harness their belief, passion and energy, they are an unstoppable force for good.
The Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) today held a special press event to announce a new, multifaceted partnership, making the beverage and food company one of MSG's official signature marketing partners, beginning Sept. 1, 2018.
Award-winning singer/songwriter Mark Wayne Glasmirereturns to Country radio with 'I've Got A Feeling,' the first single from his upcoming CD, CAN'T BE DENIED. The mid-tempo tune captures the magic of love at first sight and, like most of Mark's music, brings a positive message to the airwaves. The track will be delivered to radio programmers via PLAY MPE and can be downloaded from AirPlay Direct. Fans can purchase 'I've Got A Feeling' at Amazon or CDBaby.
Dickey's Barbecue Pit is excited to bring guests a limited edition Collectible Big Yellow Cup to take on the road wherever their Summer adventures may take them. The Collectible Big Yellow Cup is now available at all Dickey's Barbecue Pit locations nationwide while supplies last.
As the saying goes, all roads lead back home. This holds especially true for GRAMMY nominated country hit maker Cassadee Pope. After a long yet productive journey that brought her back to her roots in country music, Pope is returning to the Vans Warped Tour, the stage that she rocked 8 years ago as the lead singer of punk band Hey Monday. You can catch the platinum certified Pope on July 30th in Charlotte, NC, and July 31st in Atlanta, GA.
The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank has announced a performance at Joe's Bar on Weed Street in Chicago Tuesday, July 24 at 8:00 PM featuring Illinois native Brett Eldredge as well as Ross Copperman, Tom Douglas and Jordan Reynolds. 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 in the raw as originally written. Tickets for the performance are on sale now at https://joesbar.com/SuSF0. General admission tickets cost $40.
The 47th annual CMA Fest drew tens of thousands of fans to the nightly concerts at Nissan Stadium, capacity crowds at Chevrolet Riverfront Stage and the Cracker Barrel Country Roads Stage at Ascend Amphitheater, and largest engagement by Country Music fans in the event's history from visitors from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and 36 international countries. Additionally, millennials made up 41% (the highest share) of new attendees and continue the trend of a growing younger CMA Fest audience which supports the growing younger Country Music audience trend overall.
On the plaza for his live Citi Concert performance, singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley tells TODAY that fangirl Hoda Kotb held his hand so tightly that “I may need to see a masseuse.” He also talks about his brand new album, “Mountain” and his current tour, and shares a sweet photo of his 7-year-old daughter Jordan, who's come along to watch her dad perform. Check out the video below!
CMA Fest is officially a wrap! The fourth and final day saw “CMA Fest” co-host Kelsea Ballerini as the Artist of the Day at Xfinity Fan Fair X, where she answered questions from CMT's Leslie Fram followed by a performance that included her new single “I Hate Love Songs.” Ballerini also shared the song's brand new video with fans in attendance. Luke Bryan made a surprise appearance at the Chevy Riverfront Stage for 10 second trivia, where he awarded two winners with tickets to the Chevy suite at Nissan Stadium for Sunday's nightly concert. Once again, the Chevy Riverfront Stage reached capacity crowds Sunday during Scotty McCreery's afternoon set. Chris Young hosted a surprise meet and greet for hundreds of fans at his booth at Xfinity Fan Fair X, while Lindsay Ellpresented a check on behalf of Cracker Barrel for $15,000 to the CMA Foundation.
Pain at the pump may have many would-be road warriors second guessing travel plans this summer, but not so fast says Discover Lehigh Valley, the destination marketing organization dedicated to promoting tourism in Pennsylvania's Lehigh and Northampton counties. Many fun adventures await in Lehigh Valley and they're all just a single tank (or less) drive away for tourists living in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Whether travelers are looking to beat the heat, fly through the sky on adrenaline-pumping roller coasters, rock out at the nation's largest free outdoor music festival, indulge in the area's finest local seasonal dishes, or simply enjoy a crisp, chilled wine overlooking the bucolic countryside, Lehigh Valley is one pit-stop must on the summer travel list.
The 47th annual CMA Fest kicked off yesterday, with more than 100 performances on 11 stages throughout downtown Nashville. Fans packed the festival for hours upon hours of live music and one-of-a-kind fan experiences, from CMA reigning New Artist of the Year Jon Pardi kicking off the Chevy Riverfront Stage, to Dierks Bentley appearing and performing on the CMA Close Up Stage for the Artist of the Day session at Xfinity Fair Fair X, to Jason Aldean closing out the nightly concert at Nissan Stadium.
The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank hosted a performance last night featuring Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Mac McAnally and Don Schlitz at downtown Nashville's CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to kick off CMA Fest; a limited number of four-day tickets for CMA Fest's nightly concerts at Nissan Stadium are still available at CMAFest.com/tickets or through the CMA Box Office at 1-800-CMA-FEST.
The loudest night in country music kicked it up a notch as the biggest stars in the genre and beyond took on Nashville for the "2018 CMT Music Awards." In a night of firsts, Blake Shelton won his first-ever Video of the Year Award for "I'll Name The Dogs;" Little Big Town hosted for the first-time; and Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Kelly Clarkson, Little BigTown, Sam Hunt and Backstreet Boys seized the moment to debut new music for the first-time anywhere. A slew of new artists walked away with their first buckles, including Dan + Shay (Duo Video of the Year), Carly Pearce(Breakthrough Video of the Year), Kane Brown (Collaborative Video of the Year with Lauren Alaina), Backstreet Boys (CMT Performance of the Year with Florida Georgia Line) and Ludacris (Female Video of the Year with Carrie Underwood). Carly Pearce and Kane Brown won the first awards of their careers. Carrie Underwood's win for "Female Video of the Year" extends her record for most "CMT Music Awards" wins with a grand total of 18.
