Jewel will portray June Carter Cash in a new Lifetime movie based on John Carter Cash’s book about his mother. The story will follow June from her early childhood in the rural mountains of Virginia to her marriage to Johnny Cash. This won’t be the first time The Carter Family singer who died in 2003 will be portrayed on the silver screen. Reese Witherspoon won an Oscar for her role in 2005′s “Walk the Line.” Filming will commence early this summer in Atlanta and the movie is slated to premiere later this year. “American Horror Story’s” Matt Ross will co-star as Johnny Cash.
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ConAgra Foods is kicking off the third year of its nationally-recognized Child Hunger Ends Here campaign with an original song and exclusive video content from platinum recording artists Jewel, Owl City, and Jay Sean.
These efforts will work to meet its overall goal of donating five million meals this school year – which complements the ConAgra Foods Foundation’s $10 million, 5-year commitment – to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
Co-written by industry-leading songwriters Hunter Hayes, Luke Laird and Barry Dean, the original song, “Here’s Hope,” leverages the power of music to inspire action, touch hearts and raise awareness for the issue, while motivating consumers to learn how they can help end child hunger in the United States.
Right now you can visit www.ChildHungerEndsHere.com to download original versions of the song recorded by Jewel, Owl City and Jay Sean, and enjoy exclusive content from each artist while supporting the Child Hunger Ends Here campaign.
“More than one in five children in the United States doesn’t know where their next meal is coming from, and for nearly two decades, ConAgra Foods and the ConAgra Foods Foundation have been powerful advocates for those children,” said Gary Rodkin, CEO of ConAgra Foods. “It is through our continued collaboration with Feeding America and our unwavering commitment, that we have been able to make progress in this fight. Now, with these talented performers, we hope to have an even bigger impact and encourage more consumers to join us.”
To participate, consumers can purchase specially marked packages of select ConAgra Foods brands including Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Healthy Choice, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Manwich, Orville Redenbacher’s, Peter Pan and Snack Pack, then visit www.ChildHungerEndsHere.com to enter the eight-digit code found on specially marked packages. For each code entered, the equivalent of one meal* will be donated to Feeding America. Codes can be redeemed through August 2012.
In return for entering a code from specially marked packages, consumers can download their favorite version of “Here’s Hope” from Jewel, Owl City and Jay Sean. Exclusive interviews, messages and behind-the-scenes videos by each artist will also be available during the program on www.ChildHungerEndsHere.com. Consumers will also be able to submit their zip code to enter their local Feeding America food bank into a competition to receive an 80,000-meal donation (ten food banks will receive based on the total number of zip codes entered) courtesy of ConAgra Foods.
“As a homeless teen, I experienced the epidemic of hunger first-hand. Now, as a new mother, it breaks my heart to know that children suffer from this every day,” said Jewel. “I’m honored and humbled to be able to help those in need through the Child Hunger Ends Here program and say to our friends and neighbors struggling with hunger, ‘Here’s hope.’”
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@Dolly_Parton “Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song, and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, “Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.”
@JayDeMarcus (of Rascal Flatts) “Whitney Houston has died!!! Oh my goodness, what a loss…. Sad.”
@SugarlandMusic’s Kristian Bush “A beautiful voice and a talent beyond compare. You will be missed. -K”
@Reba “Rest in peace, Whitney.”
@MartinaMcBride “So sad about Whitney. She was one of my singing idols. Prayers going up for her family, especially her daughter.”
@ChrisYoungMusic “RIP Whitney Houston. Truly one of the best vocalists of all time/all genres. #sadday”
@TheBandPerry “RIP Whitney Houston. #heartache”
@SaraEvansMusic “What a tragedy losing Whitney Houston. One of my all time idols. So very sad for her family. I will be praying for them. “
@Jason_Aldean “Very sad to hear about the death of Whitney Houston…. What an amazing talent she was.”
@LukeBryanOnline “On the bus listening to Whitney. Very heartbreaking to lose someone that defined my generation. Voice of an angel. A very sad day.”
@JMCOfficial (Jason Michael Carroll) “Are these rumors of Whitney Houston passing away true? What a tragedy! Such a hugely talented & sad person.”
@LeAnnRimes “Seems like we are losing the great ones all to soon. RIP Whitney, how horribly sad.” “Whitney Houston was the first cd I ever bought. She
had a God given gift. Hopefully, she’s singing with angels now.”
@ScottyMcCreery “R.I.P. Whitney Houston”
@Lauren_Alaina “I think I speak for so many people when I say Whitney Houston, #iwillalwaysloveyou. I’m sending out prayers to the Houston family. God bless”
@SteveHoly “What a sad day. We lost one of the greatest singers of all time…. RIP”
@NealMcCoy “Whitney was my favorire female singer,,,ever!!!”
@Mark_WillsMusic “My favorite National Anthem EVER. Rest in Peace Ms. Whitney.”
@Opry “Prayers for the family and friends of Whitney Houston. She will be missed.”
@BillyRayCyrus “R. I. P. Whitney Houston. I will always love you and your music and talents will live on forever.”
@JewelJK “What a shame, not just because a great voice is silent, but a great LIFE is ended way too early. My thoughts are with her family #RIPWhitney”
@TheJoshThompson “R.I.P Whitney Houston, I will always love you! Too soon?”
@JimmyWayne “Whitney Houston died …..” “Whitney Houston; One of the greatest artist in music history.”
@LauraBellBundy “Noooo!!! Please tell me it’s not true?! Whitney we will alway love you!#rip”
@BrettEldredge “Weird thinking Whitney Houston just passed away down the street from where I’ve been all day….one of the best voices, rest in peace!”
@JoDeeMessina “Whitney Houston. So sad. The world will miss that beautiful voice. We will always love you. Deepest sympathy to her family.”
@HeidiNewfield “Whitney Houston…RIP! I know people judge…& she did visit the dark side in her life, but she had the voice of an angel. Sad & tragic!”
@WhitneyDuncan “Very sad about Whitney Houston. Such an amazing talent.”
@ChelyWright “Whitney Houston, rest in peace. I can’t stop crying. So sad.” “I understand something now: my mother, crying on the couch, the day Elvis died. I was 6 years old and didn’t understand. Now I do. #Whitney”
@ClayWalker “Sad day..Whitney Houston gone too soon…”We will always love you”…see you on the other side sweetheart”
@TerriClarkMusic “Just heard the news about Whitney Houston. Such a sad thing and a sad day. Thoughts and prayers going out to her entire family.”
@Jonesville (Jason Jones) “R.I.P. Whitney Houston. Such a sad and tragic ending to a life so full of talent and potential. God rest her soul.”
@TheDirtDrifters “Whitney Houston RIP. Wow”
@MeganJamesMN “Still have the ticket stub to my very first concert. Whitney Houston. 1990. No one will ever touch this voice.”
@AmberHayesMusic “SO sad about about Whitney Houston. Incredible voice, unforgettable God given talent that will be missed. My prayers w/ her family & friends”
@MeghanLinsey (formerly of Steel Magnolia) “Whitney Houston??? What?? I’m speechless! Sooo freakin sad… Wow.” “RIP Whitney Houston… One of my biggest inspirations.” “When I was 5 I auditioned for a movie and I did a dance routine to Whitney’s ‘How Will I Know’” “The first song I ever sang in front of people was Whitney’s “One Moment In Time”. I was 9.”
@MissWillieBrown “R.I.P Whitney Houston. One of the most brilliant vocalists of our lifetime.”
@ColdwaterJane “My heart is sad for a talented and troubled lady. RIP Whitney. -b”
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The Voice has added several other “advisors” to Season 2. Joining Kelly Clarkson will be Lionel Richie, Miranda Lambert, Jewel, Alanis Morissette, Babyface, Ne-Yo and Robin Thicke. I can only assume Miranda will be coaching her hubby, Blake Shelton‘s, team.
Today, Average Joes Entertainment, in conjunction with Scatter Records, announced the official release date for WAYLON – The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Volume II. The album will be available for pre-sale purchase digitally on January 24, 2012, with availability at retail starting on February 7, 2012.
The eleven-track album, and the second of a three volume series dedicated to the late Waylon Jennings, features country music artists performing the hit songs that made Jennings a household name. WAYLON – The Music Inside, Volume II boasts a solid lineup of artists each of who were heavily influenced by Jennings’ legacy. The lineup for WAYLON – The Music Inside, Volume II includes Dierks Bentley, Justin Moore, Hank Williams Jr., Jessi Colter, Montgomery Gentry, Jewel, Jack Ingram, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, Pat Green and Wyatt McCubbin.
“I feel like this project could very likely break another sound barrier,” says Jessi Colter. “Waylon was so original. For his songs to be sang by other people and to take me somewhere else is not an easy task.”
Recording for the three volume series started over three-and-a-half years ago, and has been a labor of love for Jennings’ widow Jessi Colter; son Shooter Jennings; and guitarist Reggie Young. They, along with producer Witt Stewart, have assembled a star-studded roster of artists to pay tribute to Jennings and highlight his undeniable musical and cultural influence.
Colter adds, “I’ve been pleasantly surprised of the fact that the people involved chose to make the songs their own. They add something to it and to me that’s what makes it interesting. They made it their own because they could never walk in Waylon’s tracks. They’d be stepping in holes.”
Waylon Jennings is recognized as one of the key players of country music’s ‘outlaw’ movement. Jennings was in good company with fellow artists of his time including Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson. They were the musical talents who defined a new genre of music with rebellious attitudes, which, in turn, translated over into their music. The ‘outlaw’ rebellion denied Nashville’s straight-laced model and brought the era of whiskey-drinkin,’ bar brawlin,’ woman lovin,’ country music to the forefront. WAYLON – The Music Inside, Volume I, was released last year and is available for purchase now.
For more information on WAYLON – The Music Inside, Volume II, visit waylonjennings.com.
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