Legendary recording artist Pat Boone received the SoundExchange Fair Play Awardyesterday during the 48th Annual Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards in recognition of his decades of support for music creators. The SoundExchange Fair Play Award was created to recognize the contributions of members of the entertainment community who fight in the public policy arena to protect music creators. It also honors […]
Live Nation Entertainment launched a new bot for Facebook Messenger to help music fans and their friends find concerts, plan outings, and buy tickets. As the world’s leading live entertainment company, Live Nation puts on more than 26,000 shows a year spanning every musical genre. With so many concerts to choose from, the new bot […]
Replica of ‘The Gift’ on Display until Nov. 30 Pala Band of Mission Indians Chairman Robert Smith, Native American U.S. Army Veteran Chris Devers and Sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg, dedicated a half-sized replica of “The Gift” in the Pala Casino Spa & Resort hotel lobby on Friday, September 1, to launch its campaign to help […]
This year, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Get ready for the biggest country music event ever staged. In 2018, the songs you sing, the food you crave, and the people you love take center stage as STAGECOACH returns Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29 for the festival’s 12th edition at the Empire Polo Club in […]
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will depart Washington, D.C., Monday, Oct. 1, 2017, for its annual fall concert tour, performing 28 concerts in 30 days throughout the Northeast. The band will perform its first concert at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Lampeter-Strasburg High School Auditorium in Lancaster, Pa., and will conclude its tour at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. […]
Multi-platinum, JUNO Award-winning vocal supergroup The Tenors are gearing up for the international release of their fifth studio album CHRISTMAS TOGETHER, out on October 13 through Universal Music Canada (UMC), the country’s leading music company, and Decca Records/Verve Label Group in the United States. Bringing the spirit of Christmas to their fans and to complement this release, The Tenors will embark on […]
Brantley Gilbert and Brett Eldredge have been added as headliners for the 27th Annual Country Jamfestival at Jam Ranch outside Grand Junction, CO. “Colorado’s Biggest Country Music Party,” which hosted nearly 92,000 fans in 2017, will be held June 14-17, 2018, in the heart of Western Colorado. Headliners Brantley Gilbert and Brett Eldredge join previously announced headliner Florida Georgia Line for the 2018 festival, with more artists to come. Tickets are […]
‘Miss Country Soul’ Jeannie Seely celebrates 50 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Exactly 50 years to the day she was first inducted on September 16, 1967, Seely performed her Grammy®-winning classic “Don’t Touch Me” and other favorites before being joined on stage by fellow Opry member Bill Anderson and Opry General […]
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections has awarded Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson and author Peter Michael Cooper with Best Historical Research In Recorded Country Music for their work Whisperin’ Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life In Country Music. The Awards will be presented at a ceremony on May 12, 2018 during ARSC’s annual conference. Winners […]
MerleFest, presented by Window World, will begin accepting entries for the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (CASC) beginning October 1. CASC is one of the most acclaimed songwriting contests in roots and Americana music, having a reputation for launching careers and discovering important new talent. Winners in four categories – bluegrass, general, gospel, and country – will […]