August, 2013

 

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  • Kristina Burton
    08/29/2013

    The opening Sunday Night Football theme, which debuts September 8, includes Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews, Andrew Luck, JJ Watt and Terrell Suggs…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/29/2013

    Jackson will perform at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall on October 28. Jackson’s The Bluegrass Album is set to be released on September 24…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/29/2013

    The song marks Reid and Neil Perry’s first #1 song as writers, and it’s the first cut and #1 song for co-writers John & Jacob…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/26/2013

    The much-celebrated Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum is set to reopen in its new location at Nashville’s Historic Municipal Auditorium on August 29…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/26/2013

    The previously released book is now available for Apple iBooks and Kindle Readers through Amazon.com…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/26/2013

    The tour is in support of their new critically-acclaimed Pick Me Up album, as momentum builds for its first single “Appalachian Hilltop”…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/22/2013

    The popular modern-day string band’s formal Opry induction is set to take place on September 17…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/22/2013

    The single has spent two weeks in a row in the top spot on Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/22/2013

    The album sold 527, 783 units in its first week alone. It also topped both the Billboard 200 and Country sales charts and is the third highest album to debut across all genres this year…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/19/2013

    Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan has announced the release of his fourth studio album. An exclusive version of Crash My Party is available at Target…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/19/2013

    The superstar sibling trio is set to conquer the globe with their first worldwide headline arena tour…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/19/2013

    Hits like “Landslide” and “Need You Now” got a new spin when Nicks and Lady Antebellum shared vocals…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/15/2013

    The annual invitation-only, black-tie gala is set to be held at Nashville’s Music City Center on November 4…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/15/2013

    Hayes also entertained fans at the Montana Fair this weekend with a fan turnout that topped the previous night’s attendance…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/15/2013

    Houser’s How Country Feels has produced back-to-back no. 1 hits, which are both RIAA Gold-certified…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/12/2013

    Hayes’ debut album (Encore) and the single “I Want Crazy” have both been officially certified platinum…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/12/2013

    Brown was honored on his 50th anniversary with memorable performances by longtime duet partner Helen Cornelius, country legend Bobby Bare and himself…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/08/2013

    The album debuts 18 musical duets with Nelson and country’s top female singers including Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples, Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn, and many more…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/08/2013

    Vince Gill and Paul Franklin recently appeared on NPR’s “On Point,” “All Things Considered” and FOX’s “Imus In The Morning” in support of the album…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/08/2013

    The superstar sibling trio performed for their largest Canadian audience to date last weekend, which included over 28,000 ecstatic fans…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/05/2013

    Eldredge is the only artist this year to reach the top 5 on Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart for the first time. He will be making his late night TV premiere on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on August 7, followed by performances on “Live with Kelly & Michael” and “Today”…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/05/2013

    The breakout duo’s multi-week #1 has been certified 5X platinum. FGL will also perform their top-15-and-climbing smash “Round Here” on Conan tonight, August 5…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/05/2013

    Shows from this past weekend in Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Chicago had ticket sales topping 60,000…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/01/2013

    Twain will return to the stage in October for the Shania: Still The One show. A new behind-the-scenes video about her journey back into the spotlight has been launched exclusively on shaniatwain.com…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/01/2013

    The collection of gospel songs will be proudly released two days before what would have been Jones’ 82nd birthday…

  • Kristina Burton
    08/01/2013

    The show will feature players from Jackson’s The Bluegrass Album, which is set to be released on September 24…