Artist Round Up (1/11/12)

Curb recording artist Rodney Atkins will be making a return appearance to ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! stage tonight (Jan. 11) at 12:00 a.m. ET/11:00 p.m. CT. Atkins is set to sing the multi-week No. 1 single and title track of his current album, “Take A Back Road,” in celebration of its RIAA Platinum Single Certification. In addition, Atkins will end the show with a performance of his new single, “He’s Mine.” Atkins begins a full year of touring in February with a stop in Verona, NY. The tour has him crossing the country from New York to western Oregon, including a USO visit with troops. Dates here.

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Following a sold out New Year’s Eve headlining show for nearly 6,000 fans from Billy Bob’s Ft. Worth, Chris Young continues the momentum with his first appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Airing Tuesday, Jan. 17, Young will perform his current hit single, “You,” from his 2011 album Neon. The single is Top 5 and climbing on both the Billboard and Mediabase country charts, and No. 6 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart.

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Mark Wayne Glasmire is celebrating the rollout of his newest EP release, Mark Wayne Glasmire (Traceway Records), which appeared Tuesday, January 10. His current U.S. single, “Going Home,” is moving up the MusicRow‘s CountryBreakout Chart, sitting at No. 60 this week, and the artist’s debut video has just been added to GACtv.com and CMT.com. The “Going Home” video can also be seen on The Country Network, American Music Channel, Roughstock, Yallwire and Yahoo! Music.

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Vince Gill has been added to the MerleFest 25 lineup, happening April 26-29 at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC. Gill deliver the closing performance of the evening on Thursday, Apr. 26. Among the numerous performers slated for the festival are bluegrass heroes Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Dailey & Vincent, Alison Krauss & Union Station and more. MerleFest is an annual homecoming of musicians and music fans, gathering to celebrate the memory of musician Eddy Merle Watson, beloved son of American music icon Doc Watson.

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Brother/sister duo, The Roys, will join Vietti Foods to extend the Vietti Vinyl campaign, with the duo’s image appearing on 500,000 cans of the brand’s Family Style Beef Stew. It will be sold in Family Dollar stores in 25 states throughout 2012. While The Roys are the first artists to grace the Beef Stew can labels, the Vietti Chili line participants include: Chris Young, Bo Bice, The Isaacs, John Corbett and Riders In The Sky.