Safe Haven Family Shelter Benefit

03/31/2008

Danielle Peck helped raise money for the Nashville-based Safe Haven Family Shelter recently at The Mercy Lounge. Danielle called upon her friends to help out with the benefit concert which brought in thousands of dollars for the shelter providing services to get families off the streets.

Pictured (L-R): James Otto, Peck, Diana DeGarmo and Keith Anderson. Photo: Dan Harr/Music News Nashville

Artist News Tuesday (4/1/08)

Bucky Covington, Phil Stacey and Bo Bice will appear on FOX's American Idol on Wed. April 2 at 8 PM CT. Covington and Stacey's special segments were taped in Nashville and discuss their individual success...

Kellie Pickler On The Opry

03/31/2008

Kellie Pickler returned to the Grand Ole Opry this weekend (3/29), where other performers included Vince Gill.

Pictured (L-R): Opry VP/GM Pete Fisher, Pickler and Opry and Country Music Hall Of Fame member Vince Gill.

Bluefield Visits WGH

03/31/2008

Country Thunder’s new duo Bluefield (Rick Ferrell and Jennifer Hicks) made a stop this week at WGH in Virginia Beach to play their new single “Butterfly.”

Pictured (L-R): WGH’s John Shomby, Hicks, WGH’s Mark McKay and Ferrell.

Flatts Back On Road After Canceled Show

Sarah Skates – 03/28/2008

Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts is back on track after canceling Wednesday night’s show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan due to Gary LeVox’s bout of laryngitis. They will perform tonight (3/28) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and wrap the Canadian tour in Vancouver on Wed., April 2. Taylor Swift is opening for the dates north of the border.

Downtown Concert Series Coming

Sarah Skates – 03/28/2008

Peter Frampton

A new concert series will come to Nashville’s Riverfront Park in late summer, reports News 2’s Brad Schmitt. There will be five or six shows beginning Aug. 31 with Peter Frampton. The line-up will be designed to draw a more adult crowd, a change from the Dancin’ in the District concerts held in previous years at the Riverfront. According to Schmitt, the series will be promoted by Great Big Shows, a part of Outback Concerts.

Crystal Shawanda at KVOO

03/28/2008

RCA Records recording artist Crystal Shawanda recently visited KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she performed her debut single “You Can Let Go.”

Pictured (L-R): KVOO PD Luke Jensen, Shawanda and RCA Records/Sony BMG Nashville Reg. Promotion Dir. Norbert Nix.

Artist News Friday (3/28/08)

Kenny Chesney celebrated his 40th birthday party recently at Cabana with guests Roger Clemens, Junior Seau, Sterling Marlin, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jennifer Nettles, Dierks Bentley, Kellie Pickler, Kix Brooks, Dean Dillon, Paul Overstreet and...

Artist News Thursday (3/27/08)

Trace Adkins is having a busy day (3/27), making several TV appearances leading up to tonight’s two hour finale of The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC at 8 p.m. CT. His stops include NBC's Today Show...

Emerson Drive Packs the House

03/26/2008

Midas Records’ Emerson Drive recently sold out two shows, one in Des Moines, IA for a radio event and the other at the Madison Theater in Covington, KY. The band hits the road with Martina McBride for a 3-show stint in their homeland Canada this week in Hamilton, Ottawa, and London, Ontario. The band then heads back to Nashville to continue work on their upcoming release, produced by Teddy Gentry and Josh Leo. The new album is set for an early fall release.

Emerson Drive with Blue County before their sold out show in Covington, KY. Pictured (L-R): Emerson Drive’s Mike Melancon, Dale Wallace and Danick Dupelle; Blue County’s Aaron Benward; Emerson Drive’s Brad Mates; Blue County’s Scott Reeves; and Emerson Drive’s David Pichette.