Artist News Daily (1/5/07)

The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards will air Jan. 9 on CBS at 8 p.m. CT. Kenny Chesney, nominated for the Favorite Male Singer award, will perform "Young." Carrie Underwood is also in the running...

Montgomery Gentry Celebrate the New Year

01/03/2007

Columbia Nashville’s Montgomery Gentry hangs out with WBUL 98.1 The Bull staffers at the duo’s New Year’s Eve concert in Lexington, KY. Pictured (L-R): WBUL’s Jay Cruze, Eddie Montgomery, WBUL’s Fast Eddie, Troy Gentry, and Columbia promo’s Stan Marczewski. Photo: Chris Wyatt

Artist News Daily (1/4/07)

Emerson Drive and Midas Records Nashville will partner with America's Second Harvest—The Nation's Food Bank Network to raise awareness for feeding those in need. The group's single, "Moments," inspired the group to help people...

Julie Roberts Receives Alumnus Award

01/02/2007

Rising country star Julie Roberts receives the USC Lancaster ROTARACT Alumnus Award in her hometown Lancaster, S.C., while other artists on the GAC Country Music Christmas Tour congratulate her. Pictured (L-R): Scott Reeves (Blue County), Deana Carter, Aaron Benward (Blue County), Steve Azar, Roberts and Bucky Covington. Photo: The Lancaster News

Artist News Daily (1/3/07)

The Nashville Palace hosted Fox News Channel's A Nashville New Year with Sean Hannity, a one hour special which featured Hank Williams Jr., Jo Dee Messina, Collin Raye, Van Zant, Rushlow Harris, Crystal Gayle, Heartland...

Music Row Loses Dennis Linde

Songwriter Hall of Fame member Dennis Linde passed away today in Nashville (12/22) from complications due to pulmonary fibrosis. He was 63 years old. Something of a relcuse, Linde enjoyed staying out of the spotlight...

Radney Foster Joins Austin Guitartown

12/21/2006

Dualtone recording artist and Texas singer/songwriter, Radney Foster, signs Flight, a 10-foot tall Gibson Guitar sculpture designed by visual artist Tom Music. Unique guitar sculptures have been designed by local artists and will be placed throughout Austin this fall. The sculptures will then be auctioned off to benefit four local charities: The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM); The Austin Museum of Art (AMOA); American Youthworks; and the Austin Children's Museum. Photo: Dustin Downing

Keaggy and Watson Appear on “Bridges”

12/21/2006

Grammy nominee and Dove Award winner Phil Keaggy joined fellow Grammy nominee and Dove Award winner Wayne Watson (12/21) to share Christmas music and stories with Monica M. Schmelter, host of the daily television program Bridges. Keaggy performed the classic "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "Coventry Carol," a cut from his new Autumn Records album, Christmas Treasures, A McPherson® Guitars Instrumental Collection. Pictured (L-R): Watson, Keaggy and Schmelter.

Lantana Visits Music Row

12/21/2006

New BGM recording act Lantana recently visited the Music Row offices and performed their upcoming single “Let Somebody Love You.” Pictured (L-R) front: MR Chart Dir. Jon Freeman, Row Fax Mgr. Michelle Ross, MR Publisher David Ross, MR News Editor Sarah Gilbert, Lantana’s Biz Haddock and Karol Ann Delong, MR Art Dir. Christie King, and Lantana’s Dalene Richelle. Photo: Martha Moore/so much MOORE media

LifeNotes

Music Row News Editor Sarah Gilbert married Burney Skates, a student of nuclear medicine at Belmont University and Vanderbilt Medical Center, on Dec. 16 in LaFayette, Ga. A reception followed at the Chattanooga Golf and...