Tug McGraw Foundation Adds Country Music Celebs to Sporting Clay Pro-Am

The Tug McGraw Foundation will hold its 2nd Annual “Celebrity Sporting Clay Pro-Am” on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Nashville Gun Club in Nashville, Tennessee. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Tug McGraw Foundation and its efforts to improve the lives of those affected by brain tumors and military service members living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

The Tug McGraw Foundation “Celebrity Sporting Clay Pro-Am” will feature an exciting lineup of celebrities from both the music and professional sporting clay communities, all vying for a chance to be crowned champions. CMA Award-winning musician Kix Brooks will be joining the foundation for the event, along with an all-star lineup of country celebrities including Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry, Brad & Brett Warren of The Warren Brothers, Keith Anderson, Craig Campbell, Austin Webb, Chris Janson, Lance Miller, Chad Warrix, Kristy Lee Cook, and Mike Fisher of the NHL Nashville Predators. Heading up the professional contingent for the event is Bill McGuire, the 2011 National Sporting Clay Champion, along with Brad Kidd, Jr., Chris Reed from Top Shot, Andy Ross of Maximum Archery and Tom Mac from CZ Guns.

The event will be a sporting clay competition between 15 teams consisting of four amateurs, one professional, and a music celebrity. Unlike trap or skeet, which are games of repeatable target presentations, sporting clay competitions simulates the unpredictability of live-quarry, offering a greater variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations, distances, and target sizes.

The teams will make their way through the award-winning 20-station sporting clay course at the Nashville Gun Club. Following the competition there will be a lunch featuring fine Cajun cuisine and a silent auction with items including wine, dining, travel and sports & music memorabilia.

To register an individual or a team, or for more information about becoming a sponsor of the event, please visit www.tugmcgraw.org.

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Kellie Pickler On DWTS – Week 9 Recap

^Last night marked the semi-finals for season 16 of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Since the start,Kellie Pickler has been a frontrunner and her dances for week 9 of competition did not disappoint. While there was angst last week between judges over Pickler’s dances, this week’s Argentine Tango brought them back to the same page. Sporting a short [...]
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Eli Young Band and Alabama In the Studio

Generations and voices connected earlier this week (5/15) as the Eli Young Band met with Alabama to record “The Closer You Get.” Producer Michael Knox will merge elements from the legendary group’s hit song with EYB’s signature sound.

The tribute compilation, ALABAMA & FRIENDS, is slated for later this year and will feature a plethora of previous hits and a couple of fresh songs. Other artists participating in the project include Toby Keith, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and Rascal Flatts.

Currently previewing new music on Kenny Chesney’s NO SHOES NATION TOUR dates, EYB will release the lead single from their second Republic Nashville album in July.

For tour dates and more, visit EliYoungBand.com.

Pictured (L-R): Eli Young Band’s James Young, Mike Eli, Producer Michael Knox, Alabama’s Randy Owen, Eli Young Band’s Jon Jones and Chris Thompson get “closer” in the studio.

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Party With Brett Eldredge, The Farm, Jana Kramer and Charlie Worsham After the CMT Awards

Join Warner Music Nashville on June 5th for The Warner Sound Presents: 2013 CMT Music Awards Official Fan After Party. The party will feature exclusive, intimate performances by Warner Music Nashville artists Brett Eldredge, The Farm Inc., Jana Kramer and Charlie Worsham. Immediately following the 2013 CMT Music Awards, country fans can head to the party at aVenue in downtown Nashville – a short walk from Bridgestone Arena where the 2013 CMT Music Awards take place.

Doors open at 9:30pm with a VIP meet and greet at 10:00pm and the show at 10:30pm. VIP tickets sold out within hours the day they were released, but general admission tickets are still available in limited quantities now in the Warner Music Nashville Official Store. You won’t want to miss this exclusive event!

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Kip Moore Helps Fan Pull Off Surprise Marriage Proposal

Yesterday morning (May 15) on The Bobby Bones Show, one listener’s dream became a reality. Brandon Childers from Moultrie, Ga., who listens to The Bobby Bones Show on WOBB/B100 FM, called the program last week to ask if Bones could arrange for Country star Kip Moore to sing to his girlfriend Marisa as part of an elaborate surprise wedding proposal.

Within a few hours, Moore was on board and the couple made the seven-hour drive to Nashville. Upon arrival to the studio, Bones introduced Marisa to Moore, who proceeded to serenade her with his hit “Hey Pretty Girl.” Once Moore finished the song, Bones asked Childers to take the mic. He then knelt down on one knee and proposed to Marisa who quickly said “yes” and broke into tears.

Moore reflected on the event this morning, saying:

“That was cool. When they asked me to do it, I was like, yeah, you know I would like to be able to do something like this for somebody, and after seeing how moved he was and how moved she was, I am so glad I did it and I was a part of it.”

Watch The Proposal:  

-via Country Music Tattle Tale

Posted 05/16/2013
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Brad Paisley Fulfills Promise to Fan Who Lost His Battle With Cancer

In October of last year, we told you about Lee Feldman, a terminally-ill cancer patient who wanted to pass his prized, custom-made guitar along to someone who would make good use of it. Feldman, who was dying of pancreatic cancer, turned to Country superstar Brad Paisley to fulfill his final wish.

“I had this dream and I said who can I find that can play the frets off a guitar? And the voice came out and it said, ‘Brad Paisley.’” Feldman said.

News spread of his wish and he finally got to meet the “Beat This Summer” singer to hand over his prized possession. That night, Paisley promised to Feldman that the guitar would be used on his next album. That was a promise that Paisley kept.

“Towards the end of the record, I brought it in the studio and set it in there,” Paisley said in an interview with Country Now TV. “And I went, ‘I know the song for that.’”

The song, “Officially Alive,” was recorded with Feldman’s guitar and his close friends and caretakers, Joyce and Dave Wilhide know that Feldman would love the song. “Lee knows. He knows about this. And I think he’s sitting up there going, ‘Yeah, I knew that he would do this,’” Joyce said.

“He told me, he said, ‘I want this to live on.’ So we ended the record with it,” Paisley said. “Officially Alive” is the last song on Paisley’s latest album Wheelhouse.

Feldman lost his battle with cancer in November, but his legacy will live on through Paisley’s music forever.

Listen to Brad’s Song “Officially Alive”:  

-via Country Music Is Love

Posted 05/15/2013
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LISTEN – George Strait’s New Album ‘Love Is Everything’

^Yesterday, George Strait released his 40th studio album Love Is Everything. Take a listen to the album below and let us know what you think.
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Kick Off CMA Week with Easton Corbin, Dustin Lynch, Greg Bates and Chris Janson

Musicians On Call wants to help you kick-off of country music’s biggest week! The Country Weekly Kick-Off Party will feature special performances by Easton Corbin, Dustin Lynch, Greg Bates and Chris Janson! The event will be held at Hard Rock Cafe Nashville on June 4, 2013. Doors open at 7pm and the performances start at 8pm.

Click Here for more details and to order tickets!

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WATCH – Academy of Country Music George Jones Tribute Video

^The Academy of Country Music has said farewell to the legendary George Jones with a touching tribute video.  The video features “the Possum” during memorable ACM Awards appearances.
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Jennifer Nettles Announces Solo Album

Jennifer Nettles announced today that she will release her first solo album this fall. She has enlisted the help of esteemed producer Rick Rubin on the project.

Rubin, previously co-president of Columbia Records and founder of Def Jam Records, has worked with a variety of artists such as Johnny Cash, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Sheryl Crow, The Avett Brothers, Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Dixie Chicks.

“I am absolutely thrilled and wholly proud to be working with Rick”, said Nettles. “If you ask any musician who is on their producer ‘bucket list’, Rick would be on each and every one.”
“This album is different than what I’ve done before,” she explains. “What I do with Sugarland, primarily it’s stuff that starts with me and Kristian [Bush, Sugarland co-founder] writing together. It’s fun to play with that masculine energy, but for this I wanted to do something really personal – more intimate and emotional.”

Rolling Stone has more on the story here.

This weekend, Jennifer will be in Las Vegas as a presenter at the Billboard Music Awards. Watch the show live from the MGM Grand this Sunday, May 19 at 8/7c on ABC.

Could this be the end of Sugarland?? The country music duo have been spending more and more time apart over the past couple of years.

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WATCH – (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song By B. J. Thomas

Today in 1975, B. J. Thomas crossed over and topped the Country charts with (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song.  The title screams Country and the public agreed.

Watch him sing the song in the video below:

Posted 05/17/2013
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WATCH – This Kiss By Faith Hill

^15 years ago, today, Faith Hill topped the charts with This Kiss.  the song would stay #1 for three weeks. Watch the music video:
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Carrie Underwood’s ‘The Sound of Music’ to Air this Winter

NBC’s take on the musical “The Sound of Music” will air this winter on December 5th. The three-hour live staging stars country music’s own Carrie Underwood as Maria.

Carrie is aware of the inevitable comparing of the old and the new versions, but she thinks this newest one will stand alone.

“It would be like you’re beneath her!” she told People, adding “I think once people tune in and realize that [our version] is not a remake, they won’t compare it to the movie.”

Several years ago, Carrie performed songs from the hit musical on “Movie Rocks.”

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Kree Harrison & Keith Urban “Where the Blacktop Ends”

On last night’s ‘American Idol’ finale, Kree Harrison and Candace Glover battled it out for the official title of American Idol. As one of her last performances, Kree performed “Where the Blacktop Ends” with Keith Urban and Randy Jackson.

What do you think of the duet??

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“American Idol” Finalist Kree Harrison to Make Her Grand Ole Opry Debut

American Idol finalist Kree Harrison has been added to the line-up for Tuesday, June 4, as the Grand Ole Opry kicks off its CMA Music Festival week with two star-packed shows.

When told she was invited to perform on the Grand Ole Opry she responded, “I’m speechless. It has been my lifelong dream to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. I am so honored to be invited!”  Kree’s debut single “All Cried Out,” is available now at iTunes.

Additional performers previously announced for June 4 include Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, and Lennon and Maisy from ABC’s Nashville.  The Opry fun will begin earlier in the afternoon with an Opry Plaza Party presented by Humana_® featuring a performance by hit-maker Lee Brice.

Other Opry performances during the week include Fri., June 7, when Opry member Carrie Underwood takes the stage to celebrate her 5^th anniversary as an Opry member. Lauren Alaina, Josh Turner, Country Music Hall of Famers Mel Tillis and Charley Pride, plus many others will also be on the June 7 line-up.

 Tickets and information are available at 800-SEE-OPRY and opry.com.

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