Drake Hosts XM Highway 16

05/24/2007

Big Machine Records artist Dusty Drake hosted a three-hour live broadcast on XM's Highway 16 from the world-famous Gilley's in Las Vegas on May 13th. Special guests joining Dusty included Tracy Byrd and Big Machine Records artists Taylor Swift and Jimmy Wayne.

Pictured (L-R): Byrd, XM's Jon Anthony, Drake and Swift.

Artist News Daily (5/25/07)

The marketing campaign for Toby Keith's upcoming second album on Show Dog Nashville, Big Dog Daddy, is centered around his web site, TobyKeith.com. The effort includes a points system that rewards Operation Big Dog participants...

Benefit News Daily (5/24/07)

Leadership Music is still requesting donated items to sell at its 5th Annual Music Row Yard Sale being held Saturday, June 9. Autographed or big ticket items such as meet and greet passes are particularly...

Artist News Daily (5/24/07)

Charlie Louvin, former member of duo The Louvin Brothers with his late brother Ira, is set to celebrate his 80th birthday with several special events in Nashville July 6-8 and release a digital-only EP...

Eric Church Performs for Camel Country Show

05/23/2007

While in Las Vegas for the ACM Awards, Eric Church performed live from the New York, New York Hotel & Casino on Dave Pratt's morning show which airs on Phoenix's Camel Country 108 KMLE.

Pictured (L-R): Jimmy Harnen, Sr. VP Promotions Capitol Records Nashville; Matthew Hargis, Dir. Promotion Capitol Records Nashville; Dave Collins, APD at KMLE; Church; KMLE PD Jay McCarthy; and Mike Krinik, Regional Dir. Promotion Capitol Records Nashville.

Artist News Daily (5/22/07)

Montgomery Gentry will headline the Sean Hannity presents Freedom Concerts, five concerts staged in various locations nationwide to raise funds for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund for the Children of America's Fallen Heroes. Lee Greenwood...

Taylor Swift Celebrates Digital Gold

05/21/2007

Taylor Swift was awarded a Digital Gold Single plaque for more than 500,000 downloads of her debut single “Tim McGraw.” The plaque presentation was made backstage during last week’s Mountain View, CA stop on Brad Paisley’s Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour where Swift is an opening act.

Pictured (L-R): Big Machine’s Whitney Sutton, iTunes’ Mark Hamilton, Swift, iTunes’ Dave Schwartz, and Big Machine’s John Zarling.

Miranda Lambert Opens for Dierks Bentley in Arkansas

05/21/2007

Sony BMG Nashville and CMT execs jetted to Fayetteville, Arkansas recently to hook up with Miranda Lambert prior to opening for Dierks Bentley at the University of Arkansas' Randall Tyson Track Center. Lambert’s "Famous In A Small Town" is currently in Hot Shot Rotation on the network. Her second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is in stores now.

Pictured (L-R): Butch Waugh, Exec. VP Sony BMG; Laurissa Juzwiak, CMT; Evan Croft, CMT; Lambert; Brian Philips, CMT Exec. VP/GM; Sony BMG Chairman Joe Galante; Jimmy Rector, VP Columbia National Promotion; and Tom Baldrica, VP Marketing Sony BMG.

Artist News Daily (5/18/07)

Darryl Worley participated in the 500 Songs for Kids charity event by helping count down Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 500 songs of all time. He performed the number seven song on the list, Chuck Berry's...

Eric Church Visits WGAR

05/17/2007

Eric Church was in Ohio last week visiting radio and performing for fans. His first stop was in Cleveland at WGAR. Later that afternoon he treated 60 winners from WQMX in Akron to an acoustic performance of hits from his current album Sinners Like Me.