Tritt Films Video with Mellencamp
Travis Tritt and John Mellencamp join forces for a performance of their new single, "What Say You" making its World Premiere on CMT's "Top Twenty Countdown" on October 13. Look for a guest spot by Grammy winning musician Bela Fleck, who also plays on the song. Behind-the-scene coverage of the video appears in Rolling Stone, People.com and American Profile.
Tracy Lawrence Takes to Road with Toby Keith
DreamWorks artist Tracy Lawrence is heading out on Toby Keith’s “Big Throwdown Tour” for a number of shows this month. He will appear with Keith in Roanoke, VA; Detroit, MI; Lexington, KY; St. Paul, MN; Sioux City, IA; Wichita, KS; and Oklahoma City, OK during the month of October.
Lawrence’s first stop with Keith will be October 8 at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, VA. That date rounds out a busy couple of days for Lawrence, who co-hosted Cincinnati’s WYGY morning radio show early this week, taped two episodes of Lorianne Crook’s “Celebrity Kitchen” for GAC, dialed up CMT radio affiliates during a four-hour satellite radio tour, and still made his bus call time Wednesday to head for a Thursday night show in Springfield, Ohio. The “Celebrity Kitchen” episodes are scheduled to air November 3 and November 4. More..
IBMA Award Winners
Entertainer of the Year: The Del McCoury Band
Album of the Year: "It's Just The Night"/The Del McCoury Band
Male Vocalist of the Year: Larry Sparks
Female Vocalist of the Year: Rhonda Vincent
Vocal Group of the Year: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Instrumental Group of the Year: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Emerging Artists of the Year: King Wilkie
Song of the Year: "Kentucky Borderline"/Rhonda Vincent
Album of the Year: "Live At The Ragged Edge"/Michael Cleveland & Tom Adams
Guitar Player of the Year: Bryan Sutton
Fiddle Player of the year: Michael Cleveland
Dobro Player of the Year: Rob Ickes of Blue Highway
Banjo Player of the Year: J.D. Crowe
Mandolin Player of the Year: Adam Steffey of Mountain Heart
Bass Player of the Year: Missy Raines
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year: "Wondrous Love"/Blue Highway
Broadcaster of the Year: Terry Herd of Bluegrass Radio Network and Sirius Satellite Radio
Recorded Event of the Year: "Livin' Lovin' Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers"/various artists/Carl Jackson, producer on Universal South Records
2004 IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Honor Inductees: Curly Seckler and Bill Vernon
Ricochet Shops Single To Christian Country Radio
Ricochet’s Heath Wright, Greg Cook, Shannon Farmer, Dwayne Dupuy and Marty Mitchell will release their second single from The Live Album entitled “That’s Love” to Christian Country Radio on October 19. Ricochet will make personal introductions to the Christian Country Audience as presenters at this year’s Christian Country Music Association Awards Show, scheduled for held November 4 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The show will be broadcast on Great American Country (GAC).
Carolyn Dawn Johnson Joins ‘Girls With Guitars’
Arista Nashville’s Carolyn Dawn Johnson heads to the Cleveland area later this month, as she joins Wynonna and Katrina Elam for “Girls with Guitars IV,” a benefit concert being held at the Stocker Center at Lorain County Community College. The benefit is held in conjunction with WGAR 99.5 on behalf of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Tickets are currently on sale for the October 19 show, with $25 tickets available at the Stocker Center box office, while the WGAR office is selling $50 tickets, which include a post-show meet and greet and dessert party with the artists.
Lila McCann Chat & More
To celebrate their 7th anniversary, LilaFans www.lilafans.com, home of the Official Lila McCann Online Fan Club, will host a live online chat with platinum-selling artist Lila McCann, October 15th at 9:30 p.m. EST. McCann will be at the keyboard ready to answer questions fans have been eager to ask her. More...
Trent Willmon Launches Debut
After a run of concerts dates across his home state of Texas, Trent Willmon readies for the launch of his self-titled debut album on October 12. He wrote eight of the eleven songs from the intoxicating first single "Beer Man" to "Home Sweet Holiday Inn," which features background vocals by Alison Krauss. On Tuesday, look for CNN to highlight his album on "Daily News from Entertainment Weekly." Willmong also visit GAC's "CRL" on October 12. He will visit CMT's "Top 20 Countdown" on October 13, and then he heads to New York for a string of media appearances. He will visit with Sirius Radio for a special performance and then tape an episode of "Emeril Live" to air on The Food Network on November 13. The segment is on cooking with spirits, and Willmon will perform his hit debut song, "Beer Man."