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'The Road to Austin' Live Music Event Celebrates Austin as the Live Music Capital of the World; Kris Kristofferson Recipient of Inaugural 'Texas Legends Award' This watershed event celebrates Austin and its musical heritage with a world-class free concert featuring thirty World-class Entertainers with Ties to the City. - 2007-05-17

1 Attachment Industry Giants Join Forces, Launch Groundbreaking Indie Artist Support Tool: The Virtual Music Publisher Rainmaker's Rhonda E. Kelley, GoGirls Music's Madalyn Sklar, and Burn In Silence/3000K's Ben Schulkin shatter the cost/time barrier between independent musicians and critically-important media coverage. - 2007-05-14

Country Music Hits the Runway for a Cause: Country Weekly Fashion Show Presented by Wrangler Proceeds to Benefit Musicians On Call Country Weekly partners up with Wrangler and Hard Rock Cafe Nashville to corral some of Music City's hottest onto a runway. - 2007-05-11

3 Attachment SafeMedia Corp Spotlights Filesharing Study: The Untold Dangers The Dirty Little Secrets of P-2-P: What Internet Users Don't Know, is Detailed in a Government Study on Popular P-2-P networks - 2007-05-02

NEA Chairman Dana Gioia and Actress Karri Turner Participating in 2007 SemperComm Gala National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia and actress Karri Turner of "JAG" and "Heroes" television series fame will be participants in the 2007 SemperComm Gala. The Gala, set for May 10 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA, is the SemperComm Foundation's major annual fundraising event, featuring a black-tie dinner, a performance by country singer Chely Wright, and both a live and silent auction of several donated items. - 2007-05-02

FameCast Unveils Season One Fenoms FameCast concluded its first season with the fans crowning the first ever FameCast Fenoms. The six grand prize winners across each of the six stages took home $10,000 each and gained global exposure during the four month competition. Each of the Fenoms will be immortalized as the first ever winners in the Hall of FameCast. - 2007-04-24

4 Attachment 'She's An Army of One' a Positive, Uplifting Tribute to the American Service Woman The much anticipated release of "She's An Army of One" is finally out to the world. As the song is a tribute to the women of the military, the producers have chosen not to expound on the names of the performers at this point in order to allow the women of the military to be in the spotlight. TRA-STAR and BMJ-Nashville have agreed to contribute a portion of the sales revenues to the Womens Army Museum at Ft Lee, VA. - 2007-04-20

Traditional Country Entertainer J. K. Coltrain to Host The Country Caravan Traditional country great J. K. Coltrain will be heading up a tour featuring some of today's greatest old-school traditional country singers. - 2007-04-14

1 Attachment Country Star Chely Wright to Perform at SemperComm Gala Country music star Chely Wright, of "Single White Female" and "The Bumper of My S.U.V." fame, will perform live at the 2007 SemperComm Gala Thursday, May 10, in Arlington, VA. The Gala is the SemperComm Foundation's major annual fundraising event. - 2007-04-11

Mississippi Celebrates Grammy® With Star-Studded Gala Rock 'n roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, gospel music greats The Williams Brothers, country icon Marty Stuart, jam band blues-rock sensations The North Mississippi All Stars as well as Swedish pop music superstar Carola join with Governor Haley Barbour to bring home the message of Mississippi's ongoing "Birthplace of America's Music" for at a gala Celebrating A 50 Year Grammy Legacy. Co-sponsored by Peavey Electronics and the Mississippi Development Authority, the event is set for the evening of April 26th at the Marriott Hotel Ballroom in downtown Jackson, MS, preceded by a reception at the Governor's Mansion. - 2007-04-10

FameCast Kicks-off Season Two of its Nationwide Online Competition Season Two includes six new stages and a three city roadshow to aide artists in competing on FameCast. Season Two adds six new stages for a total of 12, including Metal, Spoken Word, Singer/Song Writer, Dance, Animation and Short Film. With a total of 12 stages that now means a total of 12 FameCast F&#275;noms and 12 grand prizes, each worth $10,000. - 2007-04-03

Guitars from the Collection of the late Country Music Hall of Famer Merle Travis to be Featured at Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Christie's is honored to announce that guitars from the collection of the late Merle Travis will be auctioned in the Fine Musical Instruments sale on April 2 in New York. Influential to many musicians, Travis was recognized for his unique finger-picking guitar style, called "Travis Picking." Because of his prolific writing and performing he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. - 2007-03-30

2 Attachment Songwriting Great Bobby Braddock Pens Memoir About Youth in Old Florida Kicks Off 11-City Book Tour in Nashville on Tuesday, April 3 - 2007-03-28

2 Attachment Husband and Wife Front Band and Release CD with a Baby on the Way, Will Their Marriage Survive? "Every element on this album comes together perfectly. A strong country sound with influences of blues, bluegrass, Midwest rock and rich vocals makes it very unique. Fans of any music genre deserve the opportunity to discover Majors Junction." -DJ Mark D. US99.5 America's Country Station - 2007-03-26

FameCast Unveils Season One Top 10 Finalists Online Artist Discovery and Entertainment Community Attracted Artists from across America to Compete for a Chance at Stardom - 2007-03-21

Music Industry Uncovers New Music and Fierce Competition in a National Singing Contest Riffstar.com announced a free and open online singing competition helping discover the next big musical sensation for the music industry, putting the future of tomorrow's stars in the hands of the fans. - 2007-03-21

3 Attachment "She's An Army of One" Set to Begin Production on March 12, 2007: TRA-STAR Entertainment and BMJ-Nashville Join Forces in the Production of this Inspiring Tribute TRA-STAR Entertainment, Inc. in association with BMJ-Nashville, to start production on a "She's An Army Of One". The project is centered on a new song written by Nashville songwriter and producer, Mark Carman, entitled "She's An Army of One". The song pays tribute to the women who have in the past and presently serve in the armed forces of the United States. Production is scheduled to begin in Nashville on March 12, 2007. - 2007-03-06

Palo Duro Records to Re-Launch Live Luckenbach Recording as LUCKENBACH! COMPADRES! (SONGS OF LUCKENBACH TEXAS) Tex-centric label Palo Duro Records today re-launches with a new name its chart-climbing live recording of Texas music from a tiny Texas town, LUCKENBACH! COMPADRES! (SONGS OF LUCKENBACH TEXAS). The CD is expected to return to retail shelves in the next several weeks. - 2007-03-06

Music and Entertainment Industry Veterans Charles Attal, Paul Korzilius, Randy Phillips and Larry Waks Join FameCast Advisory Board FameCast, the first online talent contest designed to find America's best new artists, today announced Charles Attal, of Charles Attal Presents and C3 Presents, Paul Korzilius, manager of super-star rock group Bon Jovi, Randy Phillips, president & CEO of AEG Live and Larry Waks, partner at Jackson Walker LLP have joined the company's Advisory Board. - 2007-03-06

3 Attachment Demand for Heartland's New Single 'Southern Frame Of Mind' Puts Pressure On Label to Service Radio Stations Heartland's new single "Southern Frame Of Mind" will be shipping out to radio stations and programmers with a target date of Feb 28th, 2007. Heartland, the immensely popular Virginia Beach based group, recently released the single "Southern Frame Of Mind" as an internet release from their 1985 album "Bridging the Gap", and have created a frenzy of interest from radio stations, programmers and media sources. - 2007-02-18

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