Shania Twain to Debut `Greatest Hits' Album on QVC
Shania Twain has joined forces with QVC to offer her first Shania Twain Greatest Hits album in a live QVC broadcast on November 8 at 7 p.m. ET in Nashville, Tennessee.
Twain will make a special appearance during the live, one-hour QVC presentation, where she will offer the album specially packaged with the Platinum Collection DVD. A limited quantity of the CD/DVD sets will be autographed by Twain. In addition, Twain will offer a DVD version of her "Up! Close & Personal" concert special, featuring Alison Krauss and Union Station, which originally aired in November 2003.
Chesney Gets Heavy Metal with CD and DVD
Kenny Chesney’s Roadcase DVD, which documents his life on the “Margaritas 'n' Senoritas Tour,” has Chesney a platinum award from the Recording Industry Association of America. The video collection from "When The Sun Goes Down" has now surpassed the double platinum mark, and an announcement date for When The Sun Goes Down’s triple platinum award.
Chesney, who is currently on the cover of Country Weekly, will wake up early for a special Thanksgiving edition Today Concert Series appearance on November 22 on NBC.
Jamie O’Neal Debuts New Single and Video
Capitol Records recording artist Jamie O'Neal has not skipped a beat with the release of her debut single "Trying To Find Atlantis." The single went for adds at radio six weeks ago and is at #32 on the Billboard Country singles chart and # 31 on the Radio and Records country singles charts and steadily climbing. O'Neal's video, shot in Malibu, CA and directed by Randy St. Nicholas, is scheduled to debut on CMT on November 4. Her forthcoming Capitol Records debut CD, Brave, will be released on February 15. More...
Mark Chesnutt to Headline The Pre-CMA Awards Show Party
Mark Chesnutt will kick off Country Music’s biggest week in original honky tonk style! He has been invited to headline the Pre-CMA Awards Party at the Wildhorse Saloon on Monday evening, Nov. 8, and is scheduled to perform in front of what is expected to be standing-room-only crowd! What A Trip! (a promotions company specializing in coordinating trip promotions and contests) and the CMA partnered to coordinate a special CMA-week promotion to bring 450 individual radio and television station trip winners to Nashville. The overall trip package, with Chesnutt at the helm to kick-off the festivities, was an immediate sell-out! The Pre-CMA Awards Party, which was originally scheduled for a smaller venue, was moved to the larger Wildhorse Saloon to accommodate the overwhelming record-setting number of trip winners. Joining Mark on stage that evening will be Universal/Republic/Mercury artist Pat Green ("Don't Break My Heart Again"), with special on-stage appearances by Mercury Nashville arti Chesnutt shares his enthusiasm for the upcoming week, “CMA Week is a great time to catch up with our comrades and visit with radio stations, and all of the media that support us. It’s a celebration. And I’m all for that. I’m especially happy to be able celebrate with the folks that brung me to the party to begin with – the fans!” More...
Brad Cotter Still Shines As Nashville's Favorite 'STAR'
Brad Cotter is once again in households across the nation. Tuesday, November 2nd Brad was a special guest of the 700 Club with the Christian Broadcast Network’s Lisa Ryan. The show, taped live, is available online at www.700club.com under the “Previous Broadcasts” page, and just hit “Play”. Lisa and Brad discussed his career from the beginning at the age of 9 as a Gospel singer, Brad’s rocky road to the top, and what it’s like growing up as a preacher’s kid. Brad teased viewers at the beginning of the show with a clip from his new song, “I Miss Me”, and he followed his interview with two performances, one of which was “Hard To Be A Rock” from his current album, Patient Man.
Toby Keith Blitzes National Media For Greatest Hits 2
Shock jock Howard Stern may bill himself "King of All Media," but he's got nothing on country superstar Toby Keith, whose numerous media appearances in support of the Nov. 9 release of his Greatest Hits 2 cross all platforms.
The press bumps start bright and early on album street date with a wake-up appearance on CBS's Early Show. That evening, Keith will perform on the 38th Annual CMA Awards, country's premier annual event also broadcast on CBS. Odds are Keith will be bringing home some mantel displays, as he's up for six awards--Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Single, Video and Musical Event. More...