Atlanta-based rock band Third Day took home its fourth career GRAMMY Award at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held Sunday at Staples Center in Los Angeles.  The band was recognized in the Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album category for its 2009 project, Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage.  This makes their fourth win. Third Day also received nominations for its song “Born Again” (featuring Lacey Mosley) in both the Best Gospel Song and Best Gospel Performance categories.  Watch Tai’s interview from the Red Carpet here.

“Third Day has incredible fans; we didn’t want to rest until we gave them the best record we knew we could make. On our last studio project, Revelation, Howard Benson challenged us to make the best music of our career. When we took it out on the road, we wanted to do it justice in our live performance. Live Revelation: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage is an album we’re very proud of and we’re honored that the Academy would recognize it with a GRAMMY,” says Tai Anderson.

Big Kenny left for Haiti yesterday.  Check out his first hand account on CNN.com.

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/21/big-richs-big-kenny-blogs-from-his-journey-to-haiti/?hpt=Sbin

Big Kenny helped open Diana’s Sweet Shoppe here in Nashville today.  Catch Kenny speaking with Fox 17’s entertainment reporter, Stacy McCloud, tonight (January 14) at 9 pm CT.  The interview will also be posted on the Fox 17 website.

Brady Seals will be featured on WSMV’s “Better Nashville” on Friday, January 15 at 1 pm CT.  The show visited Brady on the set of his new video, “Been There, Drunk That.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 11, 2009 – Glotown/Love Everybody/Bigger Picture recording artist Big Kenny will be featured on country music entertainment news program “Inside Music Music” this Sunday, January 17 on Nashville’s WNAB/CW beginning at 9:30 pm CT.  “Inside Music Row” airs in over 150 markets including Bowling Green, Dallas, Las Vegas and Pittsburgh.  The 30 minute show can also be viewed at their website and is archived on iTunes.Big Kenny speaks to reporter Kelly Lynn about the making of his album, The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy, and the biodegradable and plantable CD packaging.

LAS VEGAS NATIVES MJ2 AMASS ALL STAR LINEUP WITH THEIR EVENT SINGLE “YOU CAN’T SAY LOVE ENOUGH” FEATURING DOLLY PARTON, WAYNE NEWTON, HEIDI NEWFIELD, LARRY GATLIN, BILL ANDERSON,  AND MANY MORE

 

STARS TO BENEFIT THE JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)

 

Download single and make a difference at www.jdrf.org or visit mj2twins.com for more information on the unique family group

 

NASHVILLE, TN (January 6, 2010) -  MJ2 and SweetSong Nashville Records’ debut single “You Can’t Say Love Enough” is generating donations to the JDRF, a foundation that is close to the hearts of these two sets of twins. They have enlisted an impressive list of stars including Dolly Parton, Wayne Newton, Heidi Newfield, Larry Gatlin, Cowboy Troy and many others to help in this effort. MJ2 has had a long relationship with JDRF through their Diabetic Angels Foundation.  Fans can go to www.jdrf.org and download the song with all the net proceeds benefiting the JDRF.  The song is produced by Dennis Money and is available now.

 

The four-part family harmonies generated by MJ2, (Mollie and Jackie x 2) a unique group consisting of two sets of twins that are all related. Two sets of sisters that include a mom and an aunt. The twins have made quite a name for themselves since they were very young.  Mollie, the daughter was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1) at the age of four. Mollie and Jackie, the now twenty year olds and their mom and aunt, took that challenge and ran with it to educate others on the condition and have since made numerous trips to Capitol Hill to speak to Congress; the younger set having graced numerous ad campaigns including partnership with Mudd Jeans and DoSomething/Doritos.  With their tenacious drive for a cure and their infectious personalities, the twins have made quite a difference in many peoples’ lives and now that they have had the opportunity to record this song with such superstars, they feel that the message for the cure of diabetes will ring even louder.

 

Dennis Money, producer and a diabetic himself states, “I had the opportunity to meet these talented and blessed young ladies and immediately knew that they had something special.  I have had a ball working with them in the studio and was overwhelmed with the superstar response we received when we asked them to come and sing a line or two on this uplifting tune “You Can’t Say Love Enough.”  I am grateful for this opportunity and am looking forward to seeing the donations start pouring in.”

 

MJ2 continues, “We are so humbled and honored to have such a cast and class of world renowned performers offer their voices on this song. We have been so fortunate to be able to help raise awareness around the globe for diabetes and to have such superstars as Dolly Parton and our favorite Vegas standout Wayne Newton, as well as, all the other amazing singers who participated is overwhelming and encouraging at the same time.  Our wish is that this song will generate the much needed funds to help the JDRF cure diabetes.”

 

ABOUT MJ2:

MJ2, Mollie and Jackie, hail from Las Vegas, Nevada and are signed to Sweet Song Nashville.  The family quartet is a musical combination of not one, but two sets of twins, that are all related.  Two sets of sisters which includes a mom and an aunt.  You really cannot make this up. They blend a new style of positive energy and 4-part family harmonies that country music hasn’t seen in quite some time, maybe ever, with this combination.  One of the younger twins, Mollie, was diagnosed with Type 1 (juvenile diabetes) early in life and the four made it their mission to encourage and educate others while raising funds to cure diabetes.  They have been very active in this role having received numerous honors such as the Mudd Girls Move the World, Most Caring Americans, DoSomething finalist, 9-11 Heroes, Prudential Spirit of Community Award to name a few.  They have also appeared in Teen Vogue and Justine magazines.

 

Currently, the group is wrapping up their vocals on their debut full length release on SweetSong Nashville Records.  They are all songwriters and vocalists and are produced by veteran Nashville producer Dennis Money.

 

ABOUT JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)

JDRF (http://www.jdrf.org) is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable fundraisers and advocate of type 1 research.  This mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through support of research.

 

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ARTISTS SHARE CHRISTMAS MEMORIES & HOLIDAY TRADITIONS

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — December 15, 2009 — Nathan Lee Jackson, Sean Patrick McGraw, Marty Raybon and Bridgette Tatum share their favorite Christmas memories and holiday traditions.

Nathan Lee Jackson
“We have quite a few Christmas plans!  We’ll be having a Christmas / house warming party to celebrate our first Christmas season in our first home.  Also, next week, we’ll be hosting another Christmas party here at our house for the college-age group from our church.  We plan on being in Kentucky [our hometown] catching up and enjoying the time with our family and friends.  I’ll also be singing “O Holy Night” at my hometown church on Christmas Eve, something I’ve done many times in the past.
We spent very few Christmas mornings at our house when I was a kid, always opening presents on Christmas Eve at our place, and then traveling to where the rest of our family lived in London, KY.  We split time between my mom’s side of the family, at Grandma and Grandpa Reynolds’ house, and dad’s side at Grandma and Grandpa Jackson’s house.  Normally, we’d eat big meals at both places, and open presents afterward.  The two holiday food “staples” seemed to be the turkey at both places, and my Aunt Cleta brought her famous applesauce spice cake to the Jackson get-together.  Also, they always made punch at the Jacksons, a recipe I’m about to call my Aunt Cleta and get for our party this weekend!  We have yet another Christmas that we’re going to have to “make the best of” this year, since my last living Grandparent, Grandpa Jackson passed in November.  However, we still plan to all come together at his house.
I have a lot of favorite Christmas memories.  One of the best was when we bought my mom a pair of gloves that she had asked for, and just for the record, if she were still here, I would be dead meat for telling this story…  Mom had a great sense of humor, but was always more reserved and quiet, and never really “ha ha” funny herself.  However, after she’d opened her gloves and we’d turned our attention to other gifts, we heard her excitedly and jokingly say, “Look I’m a reindeer!”  When we turned to look, she had taken the hand-shaped cardboard inserts out of her gloves and was holding them up on both sides of her head like antlers!  We all just laughed and laughed, and we made a point to buy her gloves a time or two after that, to see if we could get a repeat!

Sean Patrick McGraw
“Christmas makes me really miss the old days and my extended family.  The McGraws are a pretty big Irish clan.  We had a lot of great Christmases at my grandparents - a little house filled to capacity with all my cousins.  I’m gonna have to go bust a few of them out of prison one of these years…. After over 300 days on the road this year my Christmas plans for ‘09 consist of going home to Nashville, enjoying my wife’s excellent cooking,  spending some quality time with her doing not a whole heck of a lot…
just kidding about going home…serious about the cousin thing…Merry Christmas to ya!”

Marty Raybon
“Our Family has always been close, my mother loved this time of year and made Christmas warm
and special ever since I can remember, Of course when our boys were small those Christmas mornings were always wonderful and exciting.  A bit of a damper this year our middle son Matthew is in Iraq and although he’s with a band of brothers I know he will miss being home, that brings a bit of sadness. I’m very proud of him and his battle buddies.”

Bridgette Tatum
“Christmas memories always include Elvis, a nativity scene or two, and southern cookin’! My Nana and Papa’s house is ALWAYS filled up each year with fragrances of good southern food, watching her set up her manger scenes and Elvis Presley singing us christmas songs well into the night. Those are my most fondest memories. Those are the things in life you can’t buy and that I treasure. God Bless everyone and their family this Christmas!”

 

Aaron Watson

“I’m really looking forward to just spending time at home with Kim, Jake, Jack and Jolee Kate in Abilene.  With our tour schedule, will be nice to have a few weeks off before gearing up for a busy 2010 tour schedule that’s starting to take shape.”

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Check out our artists Heidi Newfield and Sean Patrick McGraw in this ACM National Finals Rodeo 2009 Recap reel here and photos from the event here.

BRADY SEALS PARTNERS WITH COUNTRY RADIO

TO ENCOURAGE LISTENERS TO “ROCK RESPONSIBLY”

                    

Seals Offers PSA’s in Conjunction with New Single Release, “Been There, Drunk That”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – December 14, 2009 – With the release of his new single, “Been There, Drunk That,” StarCity Recording artist Brady Seals has partnered with country radio to encourage listeners to “Rock Responsibly” during the holiday season.  Seals has recorded public service announcements that direct listeners to designate a driver before attending seasonal parties if they plan to drink.

To receive your liner or a copy of “Been There, Drunk That,” please contact your Nine North, Jerry Duncan Promotions or Marco Music Group representative.

“I’ve had a family member pass because someone chose to drive drunk,” says Brady.  “It was a loss that deeply affected our lives.  We can prevent this from happening if we plan ahead  - arrange a designated driver in advance, call a cab for yourself or your friends - rock responsibly.”

Written by Seals and Bill Whyte, “Been There, Drunk That” tells the story of an experienced alcoholic beverage consumer and the lessons he’s learned from drunken binges and porcelain bowl praying.  At the end of the song, the protagonist tells the bartender, “No thanks, Joe, …‘been there, drunk that’.”

Hot off the heels of the upbeat barroom stomper “Ho Down,” Brady’s offering of jaunty, tongue-in-cheek country songs is garnering music fans and critics alike.  Country Weekly writes, “[Play Time is a] musically freewheeling and lyrically lascivious new solo album” and Roughstock.com reports, “Brady’s fourth solo album is all about having a good time and escaping the daily grind of life.”

Brady Seals embarks on his 2010 tour beginning in late January.

ABOUT PLAY TIME:
With the August 18th release of Play Time, Seals took to the studio with playtime in mind and there’s not a slow song to be found.  The eleven song collection features themes of “long-legged, half-wasted” party girls, dance club debauchery, girl fights, illicit smoke breaks, pimped out Cadillacs, pick-up lines and a certain prize-winning marijuana crop – all but one song written/co-written by the ASCAP Triple Play award-winning artist.  He hired musicians including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ drummer Stan Lynch, pop icon Richard Marx and members of Hot Apple Pie.  As producer, he experimented with a variety of sounds including speeding up his vocals to create a bluegrass sound and delivering two songs with a touch of country style rap.

ABOUT BRADY SEALS:
Seals has successfully reinvented himself throughout his career, while always remaining true to his musical roots in rock-tinged country. At 16, Seals left his home in Ohio as a touring musician, and by 21 had scored three #1 hits with Little Texas—all of which he’d co-written, winning him the ASCAP Triple Play award.  He went on to release three solo albums in the late 90’s before forming and fronting the quartet of player’s players known as Hot Apple Pie, with whom he scored a top 20 hit (“Hillbillies”).  Seals signed with StarCity Recording Company to release Play Time.

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2010 LEADERSHIP MIDDLE TENNESSEE CLASS SELECTED

Nashville – Thirty-two community and business leaders from the Middle Tennessee region have been selected for membership in the 2010 Class of Leadership Middle Tennessee, Inc., a regional Leadership institute encompassing the 10-county area involved with Partnership 2010.  Members are selected from nominations from across the 10-county area which includes heatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties.

Selected for the 2010 Leadership Middle Tennessee class and their respective counties are: Cheatham County: Joseph Craig, Special Agent, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; Dianna Shew, Attorney, Stites & Harbison PLLC; Judith Tackett, owner, Tackett Communication International; Davidson County: Linda Baskin, Vice President Human Resources, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC; Doug Brandon, Managing Principal, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker; Carlyle Carroll, Vice President for Economic Development, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce; Ed Owens, Director of Waterfront Development, Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency; Susan Plageman, Vice President of Development, The Nashville Symphony; Michael Skipper, Executive Director, Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Pam Thomas, Residential Representative, Piedmont Natural Gas; Dickson County: Tony Adams, Beacon Federal; Mark Denney, Brown’s Concrete & Block Co., Inc.; Maury County: Brenda Pierce, Executive Director, Maury County Convention & Visitors Bureau; Montgomery County: Carol Clark, Assistant to President, Austin Peay State University; Jimmy Durrett, Chief of Staff, City of Clarksville; Jill Nolan, Partner, Batson, Nolan, Pearson, Miller & Joiner; Robertson County: Josh Evans, State Representative, State of Tennessee; Rod Kirk, Economic Development Director, Robertson
County Chamber of Commerce; Rutherford County: David Bullock, President & Managing Director, White Bullock Group, LLC; Peter Demos, President, Demos Restaurants; Bob Grimes, Manager, Staff & Community Development, Turner Universal; Shane Reeves, Pharmacist, Reeves-Sain Family; Sumner County: Scott Foster, Mayor, City of Hendersonville, Denise Geminden, Economic & Community Development Director, City of Portland; Jules Wortman-Pomeroy, Owner/President, Wortman Works Media & Marketing; Gayle Zoz, President/CEO, Presentia, Inc.; Williamson County: Kent Cleaver, Chief Operating Officer, Avenue Bank; Dave Herrell, Vice President, Marketing & Development,
Nashville Sports Council/Gaylord Hotels/Music City Bowl; Kem Hinton, Architect, Tuck Hinton Architects; Tuan Ta, Product Specialist, Schneider Electric; and Wilson County: Hale Moss, Owner, Moss’ Florist & Garden Center and Hubert “Buddy” Wootten, III, Director of Advanced Sales, Innovative Financial Group, LLC.

Leadership Middle Tennessee was formed in 1999 as an initiative of Partnership 2000 to contribute to future planned and sustainable economic and community growth and development in the fast-growing 10-county area through the participation of community leaders in an annual regional leadership program. At its founding, Marvin Runyon, LMT chairman of the board, said, “The regional leadership institute was founded to help community leaders develop a unity of
purpose and meet regional challenges with regional vision.” Runyon, who passed away in 2004, was the former president of Nissan Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A., TVA chairman and U.S. Postmaster General.

The thirty-two members of the 2010 LMT class include representatives of all 10 counties who will participate in ten one-and-a-half-day sessions focusing on a variety of regional issues nd information presentations while visiting each of the member counties. Leadership Middle Tennessee is overseen by a regional board that is comprised of the Leadership Middle Tennessee alums and business and community leaders. Leadership Middle Tennessee operates through the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at MTSU. Susan Turner Taylor is executive director. Jack Turner, is chair of the group’s Board of Directors and Deborah Varallo is chair of the Alumni Association. Visit www.leadmt.org for more information.

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TUNE IN

 

Watch Big Kenny on GAC’s “Headline Country” this Thursday, December 10 beginning at 9:00 pm ET.  The program will re-air on Friday, December 11 at 1:00 am ET, 1:30 pm ET, 7:30 pm ET and again on Saturday, December 12 at 1:30 pm ET.

 

Check your local listings or www.gactv.com for more information.

 

About Big Kenny:

As one half of the genre-bending super duo Big & Rich, “Big Kenny” Alphin sold in excess of five million albums, opened sold-out stadium tours for Kenny Chesney, hit the amphitheaters with Tim McGraw, graced the covers of Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Country Weekly and was featured in such venerable magazines as Rolling Stone, People and many others. Big & Rich has been a mainstay on national TV having performed on every late night talk show, morning show and all things in between.

 

Also an accomplished songwriter, Big Kenny was named the BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2005, and has written several top 10 hits for artists such as Tim McGraw (”Last Dollar Fly Away”), Gretchen Wilson (”Here For The Party”) and Jason Aldean (”Hicktown” and “Amarillo Sky”). Big Kenny’s philanthropic efforts extend to the Southern region of Sudan, where he helped build the Kunyuk School for Girls in Akon in 2008, and to the American Appalachians, where he works to end mountaintop removal coal mining. His Love Everybody organization is a fledgling foundation that is generating good will throughout the community.

 

His debut single from his Glotown/Love Everybody, LLC label is “Long After I’m Gone,” from his November 10 release, The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy.

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THIRD DAY GARNERS THREE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

(Nashville, Tenn.)  December 3, 2009 – Multi-Platinum rock band Third Day received multiple nominations for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards, announced last night as part of “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night.”   The one-hour special was broadcast live on CBS from Club Nokia at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

The Atlanta based band was recognized in the Best Gospel Performance and Best Gospel Song categories for “Born Again” from its Revelation project (7/29/08).

Its April 7 Live Revelations: On Stage, Off Stage, Backstage also received a nomination in the Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album category.  Third Day has received eight prior nominations and has garnered GRAMMYs for Wherever You Are (2006), Wire (2004) and Come Together (2002).

“Without a doubt, it is such great honor to once again be recognized for our work,” says David Carr, Third Day’s drummer.  “We don’t take the Grammy’s lightly!  Seeing the immense talent, new and old, that we are up against, we are again humbled and grateful to be nominated and we look forward to the big night.”GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on Dec. 16 to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm of Deloitte by Jan. 8, 2010, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the telecast.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on “GRAMMY Sunday,” Jan. 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).  For a complete list of 52nd GRAMMY Awards nominees, please visit www.grammy.com.

About Third Day:
Over the past decade, the Atlanta-based, multi-Platinum rock band Third Day (made up of members Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee and Mac Powell) has racked up 27 No. 1 radio singles and sold 6.25 million albums. A recent Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductee, Third Day has garnered 24 career GMA Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eleven career nominations), an American Music Award, three American Music Award nominations and multiple ASCAP honors for songwriting.   As a credit to its songwriting, Third Day’s memorable “Call My Name,” off its Revelation project (7/29/08), was selected by country star, Keith Urban as a bonus track on his Defying Gravity project.

As a top-ranked touring band, according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Because of its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (CBS), “60 Minutes” (CBS), ABC’s “Nightline,” USA Today, the New York Times, and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine (June 7, 2008). For more information on Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

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BRADY SEALS RELEASES NEW SINGLE “BEEN THERE, DRUNK THAT”
IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY PARTIES & NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – November 30, 2009 – StarCity Recording artist Brady Seals is set to release “Been There, Drunk That,” the second single from his Play Time album, in time for holiday parties and 2010 New Year’s Eve celebrations.  The single will be sent digitally to radio on December 7.  Nine North, Jerry Duncan Promotions and Marco Music Group will continue to spearhead radio promotion.

“Been There, Drunk That” tells the story of an experienced alcoholic beverage consumer and the lessons he’s learned from drunken binges and porcelain bowl praying.  It was written by Seals and Bill Whyte and almost didn’t make it in time to be on the record.

“I was done with all of the artwork and mastering of the CD when this one was conceived,” says Brady.  “Bill came in with this title one day and I just about fell out of my chair. I told him that if we didn’t write it we were crazy!   I love the fact that the song ends the way it does.  Notice that the guy in the song tells the bartender “No thanks, Joe, I’ve been down that road.  ‘Been there, drunk that’.”

Seals is also creating a special dance mix version of “Been There, Drunk That” for country clubs.  StarCity has partnered with Marco Club Connection for servicing and contesting opportunities.

Hot off the heels of the upbeat barroom stomper “Ho Down,” Brady’s offering of jaunty, tongue-in-cheek country songs is garnering music fans and critics alike.  Country Weekly writes, “[Play Time is a] musically freewheeling and lyrically lascivious new solo album” and Roughstock.com reports, “Brady’s fourth solo album is all about having a good time and escaping the daily grind of life.”

Brady Seals embarks on his 2010 tour beginning in late January.

ABOUT PLAY TIME:
With the August 18th release of Play Time, Seals took to the studio with playtime in mind and there’s not a slow song to be found.  The eleven song collection features themes of “long-legged, half-wasted” party girls, dance club debauchery, girl fights, illicit smoke breaks, pimped out Cadillacs, pick-up lines and a certain prize-winning marijuana crop – all but one song written/co-written by the ASCAP Triple Play award-winning artist.  He hired musicians including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ drummer Stan Lynch, pop icon Richard Marx and members of Hot Apple Pie.  As producer, he experimented with a variety of sounds including speeding up his vocals to create a bluegrass sound and delivering two songs with a touch of country style rap.

ABOUT BRADY SEALS:
Seals has successfully reinvented himself throughout his career, while always remaining true to his musical roots in rock-tinged country. At 16, Seals left his home in Ohio as a touring musician, and by 21 had scored three #1 hits with Little Texas—all of which he’d co-written, winning him the ASCAP Triple Play award.  He went on to release three solo albums in the late 90’s before forming and fronting the quartet of player’s players known as Hot Apple Pie, with whom he scored a top 20 hit (“Hillbillies”).  Seals signed with StarCity Recording Company to release Play Time.

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SONGSTRESS BRIDGETTE TATUM DEBUTS “(I LIKE MY) COWBOYS DIRTY” VIDEO

WITH NATIONAL FINALS RODEO

December 3 Online World Premiere Kicks Off Tatum’s NFR Vegas Performance

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – November 30, 2009 – Country artist and hit songwriter Bridgette Tatum world premieres the video for her debut single “(I Like My) Cowboys Dirty” on the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) website on December 3.  The date kicks off Finals and precedes Tatum’s two-night performance at the event in Las Vegas at the NFR FanZone tent outside the Thomas & Mack Center (December 5 & 6).

A widget featuring the video and a special artist commentary will be made available to all interested websites beginning Dec. 7.  The “director’s cut” version features Bridgette giving a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video for “(I Like My) Cowboys Dirty.”   Tidbits include the identity of the mystery cowboy, how to create a mud pit, the distinctive guitar she played and recruiting random men to star in the video.  The widget will also give fans an opportunity to register for a special Bridgette Tatum and NFR prize pack.

The video was filmed at NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr’s bar, Whisky River, in Charlotte, North Carolina and was directed by Dale Resteghini of Raging Nation Films.

Bridgette Tatum and co-producer Danny Myrick recorded Tatum’s debut album, Sex, Church & Chicken, at The Studio in The Palms casino in Las Vegas, christening the studio as the first country act to ever record there.  The 11 tracks reflect Tatum’s many personalities, effortlessly transitioning from defiant, amped-up rockers to tender, intimate ballads to straight-shooting social commentaries. Sex, Church & Chicken will be released by Root 49 Records in 2010.

About Bridgette Tatum:
The firecracker brunette was raised on the tent revival brand of soul-shaking gospel, swirling with the Holy Spirit and saturated with raw passion.  Music coursed through her veins, seeping deep into her bones, and manifesting as the powerful sultry wailing and soulful crooning that brand Bridgette’s sound uniquely as her own.  Bridgette moved to Nashville and worked her way up to the honky-tonks on Broadway and a regular Friday night gig at the Star Café in White’s Creek.  It wasn’t until she found a kindred spirit in manager Carolyn Miller, however, that her career began to really take shape.

It was through the encouragement of Carolyn, that Bridgette collaborated musically with the man whom came to be her future producer, Danny Myrick. Their partnership proved as successful in songwriting: they co-wrote “She’s Country,” a #1 hit for Jason Aldean, as well as many of the songs on Bridgette’s forthcoming album, Sex, Church & Chicken.  Bridgette is currently touring the country promoting her debut single, “(I Like My) Cowboys Dirty.”

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Music Exec’s Office Offers Creature Comforts
By: Jeannie Naujeck

After leaving Warner Bros. Nashville in 2007, Jules Wortman Pomeroy had been commuting to a cramped, dark duplex on Music Row where she’d opened Wortman Works, her own boutique public relations and marketing agency.

But one day she drove through the town of Gallatin’s classic Southern square with a courthouse in the center and little antique shops and lawyer’s offices.

Just around a corner on West Broadway was a small two-story brick building with green shutters that would not look out of place in New England.

“I fell in love with the quaint county seat and saw this adorable building with a ‘For Lease’ sign,” she says. “I made an offer and within a month I was in.”

She commissioned a Wortman Works sign and moved a receptionist and three employees in during the busy week before CMA Music Festival. Each person has her own office, and there are bathrooms upstairs and down, as well as a small kitchen.

The rehabbed former attorney’s office has exposed brick, ceiling fans, large windows, period light fixtures and original doors and brass door knobs.

“It’s full of energy, light and character,” Pomeroy says. “I don’t like cold, sterile office space.”

Mementos from her lengthy music business career cover office shelves and walls. They include photos with Big & Rich and Bruce Springsteen, a piece of art given to Pomeroy by Michelle Branch and a T-shirt signed by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones in the conference room.

There are throw pillows on sofas, and pop culture magazines on the coffee tables. And an eclectic mix of furnishings that includes wingback, club and slipper chairs upholstered in leather and tufted velvet picked up at fashion-forward discount retailers such as Home Goods and Overstock.com.

Pomeroy’s own office has a view of the Art Deco Cordell Hull building and an antique shop. Her desk is a large wooden table with lace under a layer of polyurethane. Pomeroy snagged it at a stationery store’s going out of business sale.

“I like to surround myself with objects that give me comfort,” Pomeroy says. “I feel like I bring the character of my home to my office.”

The office reminds her of how far she has come from her first days of getting a foothold in the Nashville music business to becoming a top executive at major labels, helping to shape the images and careers of some of the most successful performers in country and pop music.

Overall impression: An office where ideas can find expression.
Functional doesn’t have to mean boring: Furnishings are complemented by an artistic edge.
Personality is evident as soon as you enter office: Her choices show she values many different aspects of life and is bold and unafraid to show off objects that have meaning to her and represent her personal experiences and relationships.
Don’t be afraid to mix old and new: Look for eclectic furnishings, accessories and art, and sprinkle personal objects.
Artfully uncluttered placement of items: Clues clients in to her personality and the fact that she integrates her work and personal life.

Be sure to tune in for the first airing of the 15th Annual ICM Awards.  The NRB Network with air the show tomorrow, Friday, November 6th at 8:00 pm ET.  NRB will broadcast the show into 15 million homes via DirecTV’s channel 378.  Nathan Lee was a presenter at the show.

For future airings, please log onto to www.icm-awards.com.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 4, 2009) - Big Kenny is gearing up for the release of his debut solo album, The Quiet Times of a Rock ‘N’ Roll Farm Boy, being released on November 10.  Last week, Big Kenny traveled to New York to do several television appearances. What them now at the links below.

Fox and Friends performance
The Today Show
Imus In The Morning

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For more information, please contact:
Jules Wortman 615-451-7781
jwortman@wortmanworks.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 4, 2009) - Big Kenny is gearing up for the release of his debut solo album, The Quiet Times of a Rock ‘N’ Roll Farm Boy, being released on November 10.  Last week, Big Kenny traveled to New York to do several television appearances. What them now at the links below.

Fox and Friends performance
The Today Show
Imus In The Morning

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For more information, please contact:
Jules Wortman 615-451-7781
jwortman@wortmanworks.com

THE FLOWER POWER BEHIND BIG KENNY’S GLOTOWN/LOVE EVERYBODY/BIGGER PICTURE DEBUT
THE QUIET TIMES OF A ROCK AND ROLL FARM BOY PRE-ORDER NOW! 

 

Street date is November 10th

100% Compostable, 100% Flower Power and 100% Big Kenny
www.bigkenny.tv

 

NASHVILLE, TN — (September 28, 2009) Pre-Order Glotown/Love Everybody/Bigger Picture’s Big Kenny’s The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy at Big Kenny and receive an instant download of the unreleased track “One More Time”, the Blackfoot Confederacy “Wake Up” chant, as well as the “Long After I’m Gone” video, a chance to win Big Kenny’s ‘Top Hat’.  The site is offering several unique packages to purchase.  The physical packaging of the release is full of “flower power” as the packaging is made of 100% compostable materials including a variety of Big Kenny’s favorite perennial wild flowers.  The lead single “Long After I Am Gone” is in full bloom on the radio and video charts.

Big Kenny says, “I grew up in Culpepper, VA on a farm where we worked endless hours tilling the land, planting seeds of variety to make a living and to help people sustain.  I have always wanted to do this with my music and I feel the ‘the whole experience’ from the audio and visual side brings more impact and can connect the fan to the music.  What better way to do this than provide a beautiful display of wild flowers that grew out of music?  I can’t wait to see the impetus of music create a global display of flower power. The power of music is so strong and with that as the seed, we just don’t know what kind of garden we will create.”

In the accompanying videos, Big Kenny explains how to plant your “musical garden”.  Please visit http://bigkenny.tv/preorder for unique and playful descriptions on how to share the love of music through an eco-friendly sensibility.
In an already announced promotion, Big Kenny is offering the fans a chance to win his personal iPhone and an 8GB custom flash drive.  Ten runner ups will receive a custom 8GB flash drive. To qualify, entrants need to go to http://www.bigkenny.tv and download the free single. Winners will be announced and notified via email during the street week of the new project, The Quiet Times of A Rock And Roll Farm Boy.

To enter you must supply a valid email address and remain opted in on the bigkenny.tv mailing list for the duration of the contest. Contest ends November 9th, winners will be announced Tuesday, November 17th.

ABOUT THE PACKAGING:
The packaging is a partnership between Glotown/Love Everybody/Bigger Picture and Molded Fiber, a UFP Technologies brand.  Since 1991, Molded Fiber has specialized in the design and production of packaging from recycled material. Although the demand for recycled packaging has been growing for years, it is only recently that manufacturing techniques and innovative design ideas have led to the ability to embed seeds in both fold up cartons and traditional molded parts. Special designs also allow for the production of cartons that can fold without the use of glues. All of these features lead to a truly closed-loop, recycled package that can planted in the ground and produce flowers and plants.

Within 2-3 weeks, flowers should germinate!  Flowers are a mixture of: Cornflower Dwarf, Siberian Wallflower, Farewell to Spring Dwarf, Chinese Houses, Dwarf Lance Leaf Coreopsis, Dwarf Plains Coreopsis, Chinese Forget Me Not, Sweet Williams, African Daisy, California Poppy, Annual Baby’s Breath, Candytuft, Blue Flax, Alyssum, Baby Blue Eyes, California Bluebells & Catchfly.  This formula is specifically designed so that flowers return year after year.

ABOUT BIG KENNY:
As one half of the genre-bending super duo Big & Rich, “Big Kenny” Alphin sold in excess of five million albums, opened sold-out stadium tours for Kenny Chesney, hit the amphitheaters with Tim McGraw, graced the covers of Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Country Weekly and was featured in such venerable magazines as Rolling Stone, People and many others.  Big & Rich has been a mainstay on national TV having performed on every late night talk show, morning show and all things in between.

Also an accomplished songwriter, Big Kenny was named the BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2005, and has written several top 10 hits for artists such as Tim McGraw (”Last Dollar Fly Away”), Gretchen Wilson (”Here For The Party”) and Jason Aldean (”Hicktown” and “Amarillo Sky”).  Big Kenny’s philanthropic efforts extend to the Southern region of Sudan, where he helped build the Kunyuk School for Girls in Akon in 2008, and to the American Appalachians, where he works to end mountaintop removal coal mining.  His Love Everybody is a fledgling foundation that is generating good will throughout the community.

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www.bigkenny.tv                www.loveeverybody.com
www.twitter.com/bigkennytv        www.myspace.com/bigkenny
www.facebook.com/bigkenny.tv        www.youtube.com/bigkenny
www.vimeo.com/bigkenny            http://community.bigkenny.tv

THIRD DAY INDUCTED INTO GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME ON SEPT. 19
Previous Inductees Include Legendary Musicians Ray Charles, Alan Jackson and Lynyrd Skynyrd

(Nashville, Tenn.) September 21, 2009 – Multi-platinum, GRAMMY and AMA winning rock band Third Day was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on Sept.19, 2009.  The 31st Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Show took place at the Georgia World Conference Center in Atlanta, GA. The show will broadcast live on Georgia Public Broadcasting viewed locally on Atlanta’s Channel 8.

Other honorees inducted during the awards show included post-grunge rock band, Collective Soul; music promoter, Peter Conlon; GRAMMY® winning songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox; music industry pioneer Johnny L Carson; the late singer and songwriter, Roy Hamilton; the late record executive, Shakir Stewart; and the late bass guitarist, Berry Oakley.

Previous inductees include a very talented and musically diverse group of people including: Ray Charles (1979), Alan Jackson (2001) and Lynyrd Skynyrd (2007).

In order to be nominated for this prestigious “Georgy Award” an artist must be born in or reside in Georgia for at least one year and receive a state of national acclaim for achievements in the field of recorded music.

“This is a very special honor for Third Day because we are all Georgia boys thru-and-thru and have a sound with Georgia inspired roots,” said Mac Powell. “It is one of the biggest highlights of our career to be recognized by an organization which acknowledges such a diverse and talented group of people.”

About Third Day:
Over the past decade, the Atlanta based, multi-Platinum rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 27 No. 1 radio singles and sold more than seven million albums. The band has garnered 24 career GMA Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award, three American Music Award nominations and multiple ASCAP honors for songwriting. The band’s hit “Call My Name” from its Revelation project, was even recently cut by Keith Urban.

One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (CBS), “60 Minutes” (CBS), ABC’s “Nightline,” USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine (June 7, 2008). For more information on Third Day and to check out summer festival dates, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

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NASCAR COUPLE TEAMS WITH MUSIC ROW PUBLISHER TO LAUNCH

ENTERTAINMENT GROUP & NEW LABEL

Hit Maker Bridgette Tatum Named as Flagship Artist

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – September 21, 2009 – NASCAR’s Ryan and Krissie Newman and Music Row publisher Carolyn Miller announce the formation of MPR Entertainment Group.  The company launches Root 49 Records, an independent record label, with plans to release an album by flagship artist Bridgette Tatum in early 2010.  The publishing arm, Root 49 Music, will also fall under MPR Entertainment Group.

Winner of the 50th Anniversary Daytona 500 and 12 additional Sprint Cup races, Ryan Newman and his wife, Krissie, met Miller in 2006 and the three became fast friends.  The Newmans encouraged Miller as she launched Root 49 Music in 2008 and were there to celebrate with her when the publishing company’s first cut “She’s Country,” written by Tatum and Danny Myrick, went #1 for Jason Aldean a year later.  Miller’s belief in Tatum and desire to release a full album presented an opportunity for the trio to work together.  Both Krissie and Ryan will have an active role in the newly formed company residing as CEOs along side Miller.

“We have watched Bridgette grow over the past few years and she has a natural talent, a strong voice and driven nature,” says Krissie Newman.  “Our business experiences, as well as Carolyn’s amazing accomplishments with her company, can only fuel the momentum surrounding Bridgette.  We look forward to a long career in country music.”

Ryan Newman adds.  “Krissie and I are involved in all aspects of my racing career – from marketing and promotion to creative and PR; we can help bring new opportunities to Bridgette’s already skyrocketing career.”

Root 49 Records names Nancy Tunick of Grassroots Promotion and Larry Pareigis of Nine North Records to lead radio promotion; Jules Wortman of Wortman Works Media & Marketing as head of public relations and Michelle Fiddler of Artisanal Management for head of marketing.

“Integrity is first and foremost what I look for in friends, and I can now say that those friends are also my business partners,” says Miller.  “To have the marketing sensibilities that come with running a long-standing NASCAR team; whose love of music and winning equal mine, I knew we would make a strong team.”

Bridgette Tatum is currently visiting radio stations across the country promoting her first single, “I Like My Cowboys Dirty.”  The rockin’ anthem has been winning critical and fan approval.  From Roughstock.com, “With this one song Bridgette Tatum, who co-wrote Jason Aldean’s ‘She’s Country,’ has set herself up as an artist truly worth paying attention to.  Hell, with that husky vibrato-filled voice of hers, she may even become country music’s own Pat Benatar or Joan Jett or Nancy Wilson.  ‘Cowboys Dirty’ should be but the first of quite a few hits for Bridgette.”

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www.root49music.com
www.bridgettetatum.com
www.ryannewman.org

NATHAN LEE JACKSON DEBUTS COMPLICATED HEARTS SEPT. 15

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – September 10, 2009 – Kentucky native Nathan Lee Jackson releases his debut CD, Complicated Hearts, on September 15, 2009 (StarCity Recording Company).  Jackson plays piano throughout the recording and wrote/co-wrote each of the 13 songs including the striking new single, “Desperate Man.”

“I’m a young guy, but this album represents over a decade’s worth of dreaming, working, and soul-searching,” says Jackson.  “It was a surreal moment the other day when I finally held the shrink-wrapped album in my hands.  This is the album I’ve always dreamed of making, and this is the opportunity I’ve dreamed of having!”

Jackson joins boutique label, StarCity Recording Company for the album’s release.  Run by Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Jeff Glixman (Georgia Satellites, Kansas) and musician/songwriter Jim Gentile, the agreement jumped from a developmental deal to a full blown recording contract immediately after Jackson delivered the first three songs.  Glixman, Jackson and Zak Rizvi produced Complicated Hearts.

“Nathan Lee came to my attention through a mutual friend and I was immediately taken with his voice,” says Glixman.  “When I heard the demo of ‘POWERFUL,’ I got on a plane and flew to meet him in Lexington, KY. Nathan writes from the heart.  His music is as wonderful and descriptive as reading a great story where one becomes immersed in the sense of time, place and experience.  Nathan Lee Jackson is real.  This is a beautiful album and I’m thrilled to be part of it.”

The lead single, “Desperate Man,” co-written by Jackson and Bud Tower, describes an armed robbery as both men – the thief and the victim – struggle with the life-changing event.  The message of forgiveness has been connecting with radio listeners across the country – “Desperate Man” has been added to stations in San Francisco, Monmouth, NJ, Modesto, CA, Norfolk, VA and others.  Jackson has been traveling throughout the U.S. with his radio promotion team, Nine North, meeting and performing for fans.

Complicated Hearts is dedicated to Jackson’s mom, Carolyn, who passed away from cancer in 2008.

Song List:
1.    Small Town Rain
2.    Carolina
3.    Complicated Hearts
4.    Desperate Man
5.    Inside
6.    I Could Try
7.    Sittin’ By the River
8.    The Other Side of the County
9.    Kentucky Breeze
10.    Powerful
11.    Human Touch
12.    I’ve Arrived
13.    Store Up Your Treasures

About Nathan Lee Jackson:

Hailing from Winchester, in the heart of Kentucky bluegrass country, Nathan Lee Jackson came of age during country music’s new wave of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.  But along with the music of Garth Brooks and Alabama, Jackson was exposed to the sounds of Motown and the contemporary Christian songs he heard in church.  Recognizing his call to music, Jackson moved to Nashville shortly after high school graduation and began songwriting in earnest.  He caught the ear of Jeff Glixman, famed producer of 1970’s progressive rock band Kansas and the two, along with Zak Rizvi, teamed up to produce Jackson’s debut album, Complicated Hearts.

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www.nathanleejackson.com
www.facebook.com/nathanleejackson
www.twitter.com/nathanleejackso
www.myspace.com/nathanleejackson

AUGUST 30 DECLARED “BRADY SEALS DAY” IN FAIRFIELD, OHIO
Mayor Honors Seals with Key to the City During Hometown Performance

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – August 31, 2009 – Brady Seals returned to his hometown of Fairfield, Ohio, this past weekend for a free concert honoring local military heroes and celebrating the release of his new album, Play Time (Aug. 18, StarCity Recording Company).  Mayor Ronald D’Epifanio surprised Seals by naming August 30 “Brady Seals Day” in the city of Fairfield and presented him with a key to the city.

“Receiving the key to the city of Fairfield is one of the greatest honors in my life,” says Seals. “To know that August 30th from here on out will be Brady Seals day is almost too much. That performance was meant to honor our city’s fallen soldiers and I will always remember them when I look at this award. Though I live in Franklin, Tennessee I will always consider Fairfield home. Go Indians!”

Seals and his label planned a special event for the concert hiring local actors to portray characters from three of Brady’s songs – “Ho Down,” “The Trucker Song,” “Farmer Brown” – as well as the character from the Play Time album cover, Rabbit Boy.  The characters roamed the crowd before the show taking photos with fans and giving away copies of Seals’ current single, “Ho Down,” as well as Play Time balloons.  Photos from the event are being loaded onto BradySeals.com and the top two favorite photos, as voted by the fans, will each receive special Brady Seals prize packages.

About Brady Seals (www.bradyseals.com):
Brady Seals released his fourth solo album, Play Time, on August 18.  The 11 song collection features 10 songs written/co-written by this talented songwriter.   Indie label StarCity Recording Company gave Seals complete creative freedom and the resulting album is an upbeat and fun collection of songs that Country Weekly called “musically freewheeling and lyrically lascivious.”  There’s not a slow song on the album.

Seals has successfully reinvented himself throughout his career, while always remaining true to his musical roots in rock-tinged country. At 16, Seals left his home in Ohio as a touring musician, and by 21 had scored three #1 hits with Little Texas—all of which he’d co-written, winning him the ASCAP Triple Play award.  He went on to release three solo albums in the late 90’s before forming and fronting the quartet of player’s players known as Hot Apple Pie, with whom he scored a top 20 hit (“Hillbillies”) and opened for such superstars as Keith Urban and Tim McGraw.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – August 17, 2009 – August 18 marks the release of Brady Seals’ new album, Play Time.  The eleven song collection features all but one song written/co-written by the ASCAP Triple Play award-winning artist.  He produced the project as well.

The one-time frontman for Little Texas and Hot Apple Pie joins boutique label, StarCity Recording Company for the album’s release.  Run by Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Jeff Glixman (Georgia Satellites, Kansas) and musician/songwriter Jim Gentile, StarCity gave Brady complete creative freedom to create the music he wanted.

Seals took to the studio with playtime in mind and there’s not a slow song to be found.  He selected songs with themes of “long-legged, half-wasted” party girls, dance club debauchery, girl fights, illicit smoke breaks, pimped out Cadillacs, pick-up lines and a certain prize-winning marijuana crop.  He hired musicians including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ drummer Stan Lynch, pop icon Richard Marx and members of Hot Apple Pie.  And he experimented with a variety of sounds including speeding up his vocals to create a bluegrass sound and delivering two songs with a touch of country style rap.

Seals will be featured in the August 24 issue of Country Weekly (on newsstands August 17), on “Inside Music Row,” and can be found on several websites including features on Maxim.com and Examiner.com.  Country Weekly music critic Chris Neal called Play Time “musically freewheeling and lyrically lascivious.”  And Robert Oermann writes that Seals’ first single, “Ho Down,” is a “well-produced stomper.”

Seals returns to his hometown of Fairfield, Ohio, on August 29 to perform following the 5th Annual Hero’s Ride in memory of LCPL Michael J. Cifuentes, PFC Timothy J. Hines, PFC James H. Miller IV, LCPL Taylor B. Prazynski and LCPL William D. Spencer – all local military personnel killed in action.   The free concert will be treated as a CD release party and will feature characters from his album, Play Time, roaming the crowd giving away Seals’ latest single and Play Time balloons.

Brady Seals is currently touring in support of Play Time and making visits to radio stations with his promotion team, Nine North.  Find out more on Seals’ newly designed website:  bradyseals.com

ABOUT BRADY SEALS:
Seals has successfully reinvented himself throughout his career, while always remaining true to his musical roots in rock-tinged country. At 16, Seals left his home in Ohio as a touring musician, and by 21 had scored three #1 hits with Little Texas—all of which he’d co-written, winning him the ASCAP Triple Play award.  He went on to release three solo albums in the late 90’s before forming and fronting the quartet of player’s players known as Hot Apple Pie, with whom he scored a top 20 hit (“Hillbillies”) and opened for such superstars as Keith Urban and Tim McGraw.

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Brady Seals MySpace

Brady Seals Twitter

Brady Seals Facebook

BIG KENNY’s Debut Single “Long After I’m Gone” Impacting Radio Now
Get a FREE MP3 of Big Kenny’s NEW single at www.bigkenny.tv and enter to win Big Kenny’s IPHONE

NASHVILLE, TN (August 11 , 2009) -  Straight off a full weekend of critically-praised concerts, including WE Fest in Minnesota, Big Kenny is set to release his debut single “Long After I’m Gone,” from the October 27th release The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy.  The accompanying video garnered Power Pick airplay on CMT and heavy rotation on GAC upon delivery.   The song is written by Big Kenny, Marc Beeson and Richie Supa and produced by Big Kenny and Chris Stone.

Big Kenny says, “’Long After I’m Gone’ is a better description of where I come from and where I’m going than I’ve ever been able to give anybody in my career.  That’s what this song is.  It’s only the love we put out into the world and the tangible things we leave behind that make a lasting impression. I look at people like Martin Luther King, John Lennon, Abraham Lincoln, and I’m inspired by how much they meant to people and how their legacy carries on.”

Big Kenny is offering the fans a chance to win his personal IPhone and an 8GB custom flash drive.  Ten runner ups will receive a custom 8GB flash drive. To qualify, entrants need to go to http://www.bigkenny.tv and download the free single. Winners will be announced and notified via email during the street week of the new project, The Quiet Times of A Rock And Roll Farm Boy.

To enter you must supply a valid email address and remain opted in on the bigkenny.tv mailing list for the duration of the contest. Contest ends October 31th, winners will be announced Tuesday, November 3rd.

ABOUT BIG KENNY
As one half of the genre-bending super duo Big & Rich, “Big Kenny” Alphin sold in excess of five million albums, opened sold-out stadium tours for Kenny Chesney, hit the amphitheaters with Tim McGraw, graced the covers of Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Country Weekly and was featured in such venerable magazines as Rolling Stone, People and many others.  Big & Rich has been a mainstay on national TV having performed on every late night talk show, morning show and all things in between.

Also an accomplished songwriter, Big Kenny was named the BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2005, and has written several top 10 hits for artists such as Tim McGraw (“Last Dollar Fly Away”), Gretchen Wilson (“Here For The Party”) and Jason Aldean (“Hicktown” and “Amarillo Sky”).  Big Kenny’s philanthropic efforts extend to the Southern region of Sudan, where he helped build the Kunyuk School for Girls in Akon in 2008, and to the American Appalachians, where he works to end mountaintop removal coal mining.  His loveeverybody.com is a fledgling foundation that is generating good will throughout the community.

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www.bigkenny.tv
www.loveeverybody.com
www.twitter.com/bigkennytv
www.myspace.com/bigkenny
www.facebook.com/bigkenny.tv
www.youtube.com/bigkenny
www.vimeo.com/bigkenny

Community site/ BK’s blog:
http://community.bigkenny.tv

Grammy Award winning group Third Day performs on Atlanta’s “11 Alive” tomorrow, Thursday, August 13, between 6 and 7 A.M. to promote their induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on September 19 as well as their October 10 homecoming show at the Verizon Amphitheatre in Atlanta and successful Revelation album and tour.  “11 Alive” airs on WXIA – TV, Atlanta’s NBC affiliate.  For more information, visit www.11alive.com.

ABOUT THIRD DAY:
Over the past decade, the Atlanta based, multi-Platinum rock band Third Day (made up of members
Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 26 No. 1 radio singles and sold more than seven million albums. The band has garnered 24 career GMA Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), an American Music Award,three American Music Award nominations and multiple ASCAP honors for songwriting. The band’s hit “Call My Name” from its Revelation project, was even recently cut by Keith Urban.

One of the top-ranked touring bands according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Due to its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (CBS), “60 Minutes” (CBS), ABC’s “Nightline,” USA Today, New York Times and even graced the cover of Billboard magazine (June 7, 2008). For more information on Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

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