MORE GOOD STUFF…with, Well…Almost Everybody!
- New This Week: You can add to your music video library this week with great, new-release videos available online now, including Kenny Chesney‘s “Ain’t Back Yet,” Craig Morgan‘s “This Ain’t Nothin’,” Miranda Lambert‘s “The House That Built Me,” and Josh Thompson‘s video for his cool album track, “Blame It on Waylon.”
- Chris Young will be among the celebs stepping up to the plate as servers on April 13th when former Tennessee Titan Kevin Carter hosts his 9th Annual “Waiting for Wishes” Celebrity Waiter’s Dinner at Nashville’s The Palm. Co-hosted by Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, the $500 reservations for the exclusive occasion go to benefit The Kevin Carter Foundation — with its focus on youth and character development — as well as The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The star-studded evening is set to feature an array of celebrities from the worlds of sports and music, including Keith Anderson, Sarah Buxton, Julie Roberts, GAC’s Storme Warren, Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, sports commentator and former Cincinnati Bengal Cris Collinsworth, and many more.
- Tune-ins: Don’t miss upcoming Kenny Chesney TV appearances, including visits to The Oprah Winfrey Show on April 9th and NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 15th.
Alan Jackson is celebrating his new album, Freight Train, with an array of TV on tap, including GAC’s The Collection: Alan Jackson — a two-part edition debuting on back-to-back nights this Saturday and Sunday at 8pm, ET…and on Sunday, look for Alan on A&E’s popular Private Sessions, premiering at 9am, ET. There’s more good AJ coming April 14th on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno and then on April 16th on the syndicated Ellen DeGeneres Show.
- ACM Awards fan voting is now in full swing for both the Top New Artist and Entertainer of the Year categories! You can go to voteACM.com to let your voice be heard…and with Entertainer nominees like Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, and more, it’ll be a tough choice, but your vote could be the one that makes a difference for your favorite!
- It’s a big time for online voting because CMT is also inviting you to help choose the finalists for the 2010 CMT Music Awards! Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, and Kellie Pickler are a few of the stars earning multiple nominations this year, so take a look at who-all is up for what, and make your picks now at CMT.com!
- Better Than a Buggy: While you’re at CMT.com, be sure to visit the Martina McBride page to enter the Car Baby Car contest for your chance to win a cool ride and a sweet Martina collectible…yes, you could be driving the actual ’72 Monte Carlo used in the video for Martina’s latest hit, “Wrong Baby Wrong.” Check it out!
- Great country music was a big part of the soundtrack to the 2008 Billy Graham biopic Billy: The Early Years, and the film has just recently been released on DVD. Among the stars featured on the soundtrack (also available in handy CD form!) are Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Brooks & Dunn and Mac Powell of Third Day, and more, including Josh Turner, who took an acting turn in the film as Gospel Music Hall of Fame member and longtime Graham musical partner, George Beverly Shea.
