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CMA Fest Announces 40 Hours of Free Concerts

Posted by TawnyTucker on May 7th, 2012

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Music continues to be the main attraction at the 2012 CMA Music Festival with a variety of artists from up-and-comers to legendary hitmakers performing on the new BIC Soleil Bella Beach Stage as well as the very popular Bud Light Stage at the Bridgestone Plaza where fans can enjoy 40 hours of concerts for free.

“Live music is a hallmark of CMA Music Festival and we are excited to be able to add a new stage and even more performances this year,” said Steve Moore, CMA Chief Executive Officer.

The BIC Soleil Bella Beach Stage is a new addition to the Festival in 2012 with concerts and fun-in-the-sun activities starting at 11:00 AM/CT each day during the Festival, which runs Thursday through Sunday, June 7-10.

The Bud Light Stage at Bridgestone Arena Plaza, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, is always a fan favorite and a great place to check out some of Country’s hottest acts. Packed with music fans in 2011, the stage is bigger and better in 2012 with a diverse lineup of performers and the addition of the world-famous Clydesdale horses nearby.
Artists currently scheduled to perform at the Bud Light Stage at Bridgestone Arena Plaza include:

Thursday, June 7
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM Jeff Bates
11:45 AM – 12:10 PM Greg Bates
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM Julie Roberts
1:15 PM – 1:40 PM Tyler Farr
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM “Classic Country Show” featuring Moe Bandy, T. Graham Brown, Janie Fricke, and Gene Watson, hosted by Moore & Moore.
3:20 PM – 3:45 PM Trent Tomlinson
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM Miss Willie Brown
4:50 PM – 5:15 PM Cledus T. Judd
 Friday, June 8
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM Eric Paslay
11:45 AM – 12:10 PM Rose Falcon
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM Katie Armiger
1:15 PM – 1:40 PM Exile
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM The McClymonts
2:45 PM – 3:10 PM Frankie Ballard
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM Big Smo
4:15 PM – 4:40 PM Drake White
5:00 PM – 5:25 PM Blackberry Smoke
 Saturday, June 9
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM Josh Gracin
11:45 AM – 12:10 PM Trailer Choir
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM Sonia Leigh
1:15 PM – 1:40 PM Randy Montana
2:45 PM – 3:10 PM The Cleverly’s
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM Canaan Smith
4:15 PM – 4:40 PM Jaida Dreyer
5:00 PM – 5:25 PM Bucky Covington
 Sunday, June 10
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM Mark Wills
11:45 AM – 12:10 PM Jon Pardi
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM Jason Michael Carroll
1:15 PM – 1:40 PM Mandy Barnett
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM Joanna Smith
2:45 PM – 3:10 PM Charlie Worsham
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM Kentucky Headhunters
4:15 PM – 4:40 PM Robin Meade
5:00 PM – 5:25 PM Andy Gibson

Hosts for the Bud Light Stage at Bridgestone Arena Plaza include singer Cody Clark, McVay Media’s Charlie Cook, WGSQ Radio’s Philip Gibbons, KKWF Radio’s Deanna Lee, WYRK Radio’s Clay Moden, “Music City 411” host Shane Tallant, and “Tennessee Mornings” host Kelly Sutton. Artists and time are subject to change.

New to this year’s CMA Music Festival is the BIC Soleil Bella Beach Stage. Located in Walk of Fame Park, this stage will offer a variety of artists entertaining fans in a beach-like setting. Artists currently scheduled to perform at the BIC Soleil Bella Beach Stage include:

Thursday, June 7
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Mockingbird Sun
11:35 AM – 11:55 AM HER & Kings County
12:10 PM – 12:30 PM Lindsay Lawler
12:45 PM – 1:05 PM Tim Dugger
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Blackjack Billy
1:55 PM – 2:15 PM Jason Cassidy
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM Bush Hawg
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sunny Sweeney
 Friday, June 8
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Kristy Lee Cook
11:35 AM – 11:55 AM Matt Gary
12:10 PM – 12:30 PM Lighter Ray
12:45 PM – 1:05 PM Rachel Holder
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Aaron Parker
1:55 PM – 2:15 PM Michael Ray
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM Morgan Frazier
3:05 PM – 3:25 PM Parmalee
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM Rachel Farley
4:15 PM – 4:35 PM Drew Smith
 Saturday, June 9
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Lacey Brown
11:35 AM – 11:55 AM Russell Dickerson
12:10 PM – 12:30 PM Lyndsey Highlander
12:45 PM – 1:05 PM Maggie Rose
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Levi Lowrey
1:55 PM – 2:15 PM Donny Falgatter
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM The Henningsens
3:05 PM – 3:25 PM Chris Janson
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM Dean Alexander
4:15 PM – 4:35 PM Connor Christian & Southern Gothic
 Sunday, June 10
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Brother Trouble
11:35 AM – 11:55 AM The Stickers
12:10 PM – 12:30 PM Craig Morrison
12:45 PM – 1:05 PM Marlee Scott
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Frank Ortega
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM Brazilbilly
3:05 PM – 3:25 PM Stephanie Quayle
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM Mustang Sally Band
4:15 PM – 4:35 PM Eric Lee Beddingfield

CMA Music Festival is the Ultimate Country Music Fan Experience – a celebration of America’s music that takes over downtown Nashville with non-stop concerts on multiple stages with a vast and varied roster of artists. CMA Music Festival is a four-time winner of the International Entertainment Buyers Association’s LIVE! Award for Festival of the Year (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010).

CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA. Chevrolet™ is the Official Ride of Country Music. BIC is an Official Partner of the 2012 CMA Music Festival. Connect with CMA online at CMAfest.com, Facebook.com/CMA and Twitter.com/CountryMusic.

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Blackberry Smoke to Perfrom Live at Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer

Posted by Country Girl on March 22nd, 2012

Blackberry Smoke; photo: Matthew Mendenhall

Opening act for the Zac Brown Band, Blackberry Smoke, an American country band from Atlanta, will take over the Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer stage at Excalibur Hotel and Casino on Saturday, March 31 at 10:30 p.m.

Combining country twang and southern rock, the band’s recent album, “Little Piece of Dixie,” is a mix of songs written by the band and includes their first singles, “Good One Comin’ On” and “Up in Smoke.” The band is expected to release a new album in 2012 and is currently signed to Southern Ground record label.

Music fans will enjoy the live performance free of charge and all guests must be 21 years of age and older. For more information, guests may contact the restaurant at 702.597.7818 or visit www.lynyrdskynyrdlv.com.

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CMTT Exclusive: 10 Quick Quirky Questions with Blackberry Smoke

Posted by Country Girl on January 16th, 2012

Blackberry Smoke; photo: Matthew Mendenhall

Atlanta based Blackberry Smoke continues to grow into the premiere Southern Rock band of America. Over the last 12 months they have shared the stage with ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Shooter Jennings, Cross Canadian Ragweed and countless others.

Blackberry Smoke debuted the band’s first ever live DVD, Blackberry Smoke; Live at the Georgia Theatre in late 2011.   In addition to releasing a new DVD, the band was recently announced as special guests on the newly announced 2012 “Eric Chuch-The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour” where they will join Country Music’s “Chief.”

The new DVD brings Blackberry Smoke’s high-energy show to fan’s living rooms with 15 songs and other thrilling features including performances with special guests Zac Brown, Clay Cook of the Zac Brown Band, and Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie, and mini-documentary interviews. And as an added bonus, fans will get a glimpse into the recording of Blackberry Smoke’s highly anticipated new album with footage from the recording at Echo Mountain Studios and much more!

10 Quick Quirky Questions with Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke

Q:  Video games or books?
A:  Books. My video game skills died with nintendo.

Q:  What’s the most personal song you’ve ever written? Did it make it on your album?
A:  When I look closely at them, I guess all my songs are pretty personal. “Prayer For The Little Man” was on our last album, and it’s very personal. A song called “The Whippoorwill” will be on our new album, and it really moves me because it is about memories of my Grandmother.

Q:  If you could duet with any artist of a different genre, who would it be?
A:  That’s a tough one, there are so many.I would love to sing with Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Robert Plant, Levon Helm….

Q:  Do you collect anything? If yes, what do you collect?
A:  Brown suede shoes. Apparently I have a real problem with it, according to Brit, our drummer.

Q:  Do you have any habits you wish you could break?
A:  Smoking cigarettes and losing my temper.

Q:   Do you have any hidden talents we don’t know about?
A:  I’m a dancing fool.

Q:  What is your is your favorite song to belt out at the bar? In the car? At karaoke?
A:  Brit, Gene and I are fond of making up silly ass songs on the spot, and singing them for all to hear.

Q:  Finish this sentence: Ten years from now I will be…..
A:  Making music.

Q:  What is the hardest obstacle you have had to overcome?
A:  Waiting for the music business. I have not yet overcome it. I’m impatient. You could add that to the “bad habit” deal as well, I guess.

Q:  If you could meet anyone in the world dead or alive who would it be and what would say to them?
A:  The Dalai Lama. I would say, “Yo, Lama…how bout a little something…ya know…for the effort…”

Get get the latest on Blackberry Smoke check out their website at: http://www.blackberrysmoke.com/

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Blackberry Smoke Heats Up Georgia with First Live DVD

Posted by Country Girl on November 25th, 2011

Blackberry Smoke will debuted the trailer and started pre-sales for the band’s first ever live DVD, Blackberry Smoke; Live at the Georgia Theatre at www.blackberrysmoke.com. The critically acclaimed southern rockers filmed the live concert in front of a sold out at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA.In addition to releasing a new DVD, the band was recently announced as special guests on the newly announced 2012 “Eric Chuch-The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour” where they will join Country Music’s “Chief.”

The new DVD brings Blackberry Smoke’s high-energy show to fan’s living rooms with 15 songs and other thrilling features including performances with special guests Zac Brown, Clay Cook of the Zac Brown Band, and Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie, and mini-documentary interviews. And as an added bonus, fans will get a glimpse into the recording of Blackberry Smoke’s highly anticipated new album with footage from the recording at Echo Mountain Studios and much more!

“We were throwing around the idea of filming a show, but we weren’t sure where. As soon as the show at the Georgia Theater was booked, it was a no brainer,” shares Charlie Starr, lead singer of Blackberry Smoke. “We couldn’t be happier with the way everything turned out.”

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Lionel Richie to Debut Country Duets from Upcoming Album at the 45th Annual CMA Awards

Posted by Country Girl on October 27th, 2011

Lionel Richie will release Tuskegee, his much-anticipated country duets album, in March on Mercury Nashville, after debuting songs on the national broadcast of the 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards, airing live Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. ET on the ABC Television Network.

During the broadcast Richie will perform select duets of his runaway hits with Little Big Town, Darius Rucker and Rascal Flatts.

Surpassing his creative and personal boundaries, Richie comes full circle with the innovative and personal Tuskegee, performing 13 of his most revered “anthems of our day” with some of the biggest names in country music, including Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Little Big Town and Jason Aldean.  On this worldwide, multi-genre album, Richie is also joined by the likes of such superstars as Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Jimmy Buffett.

Tuskegee is an exciting and transcendent arc in a career that has seen album sales of more than 100 million, 22 Top 10s, five Grammys, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Golden Globe, and a host of other awards from virtually every major entertainment organization.

While defying boundaries and breaking barriers throughout his storied career, Richie reveals once again that Tuskegee will join the ranks of his timeless body of work that touches people of all faiths, ages and demographics across the world.

“As my songwriting progressed, I realized that my songs perfectly translated to the country genre,” says the living legend as he taps on the keys of the piano in his state-of-the-art recording studio.

It was when Conway Twitty sang “Three Times a Lady” along with songs such as “Lady” and “Deep River Women” that Richie knew country music was clearly omnipresent in the lyrics he wrote.

“I was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. I am a country boy and proud of it. To do this project just felt natural,” says Richie. “Growing up with country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my influences as a writer,” he says, “and the title, Tuskegee, is a validation of my growing up there—the place I call home.”  “Tuskegee is a state of mind as it is a place,” he adds, “…a place of possibility, hope, promise, self-empowerment, and where dreams come true.”

Lionel Richie’s Tuskegee Track-Listing:
1. “You Are” with Blake Shelton
2. “Say You, Say Me” with Jason Aldean
3. “Stuck On You” with Darius Rucker
4. “Deep River Woman” with Little Big Town
5. “My Love” with Kenny Chesney
6. “Dancing On The Ceiling” with Rascal Flatts
7. “Hello” with Jennifer Nettles
8. “Sail On” with Tim McGraw
9. “Endless Love” with Shania Twain
10. “Just For You” with Billy Currington
11. “Lady” with Kenny Rogers
12. “Easy” with Willie Nelson
13. “All Night Long” with Jimmy Buffett

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