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Phil Vassar signs with APA Nashville
APA Nashville has signed chart-topping, multi award-winning singer/songwriter and “Piano Man” Phil Vassar to its talent roster, it was announced today by APA’s Jeff Howard. Vassar’s current single “Love Is Alive” earned BILLBOARD’s coveted “Hot Shot Debut” designation, launching with nearly 900,000 audience impressions at the 30-plus stations monitored by Nielsen BDS. The tune is impacting BILLBOARD’S Country Airplay chart, holding the #48 spot this week. The Lyric Video for “Love is Alive” has just been released and can be seen HERE.
APA’s Jeff Howard had this to say on the signing:
“Phil is an accomplished musician and writer, a true artist with one of the most engaging live shows out there. We are beyond excited about his joining the APA team.”
A multiple award-winning artist (ASCAP Songwriter of the Year x 2, BILLBOARD Country Songwriter of the Year), Vassar has earned Top 5 placement seven times with songs “Carlene,” “Last Day of My Life,” “American Child” and others. He also topped the charts with “In A Real Love” and the perennial favorite, “Just Another Day in Paradise.” Known as one of Nashville’s top tunesmiths, Vassar has been recognized by his peers. Numerous other artists including Tim McGraw (“My Next Thirty Years,“) Alan Jackson (“She’s Right On The Money“) and Jo Dee Messina (“Bye, Bye” and “I’m Alright“) have taken Vassar’s tunes to #1 positions.
Recently, the Virginia native hosted special guest Charlie Daniels and other artists at his fifth annual benefit for The Miller Home For Girls in Lynchburg, VA. Established in 1875, The Miller Home provides care and guidance to non-delinquent girls ages 4-21 who cannot live with their own families. Fans can read more about Phil’s music, his charitable endeavors and more at philvassar.com.
CMA Songwriters Series returns to NYC
The Country Music Association Songwriter Series will be returning to New York City! The event, which will feature Phil Vassar, will hit Joe’s Pub on May 7th and May 8th. The two-night intimate concert series will also feature Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark; with Bob DiPiero serving as host.
Phil Vassar is pretty excited about the unique event, sharing:
“Songs should evoke something, whether it makes you happy and puts you in a good mood, or makes you cry and feel desperation- you know, whether you’re going through a marriage, or a divorce, or you’re in love, or you hate somebody, or whatever it is- songs should evoke something.”
Tickets are now available for the CMA Songwriters Series in New York City at joespub.com or CMASongwritersSeries.com. Will you be going? Who do you think is the best songwriter right now in country music?
Dixie Chicks Replace Lady Antebellum at Craven Country Jamboree
Organizers of the Craven Country Jamboree thrilled country fans this week with the announcement of the Saturday headline acts for their 2013 concert – the Dixie Chicks.
When Lady Antebellum was forced to cancel their appearance due to Hillary Scott’s pregnancy, the organizers scrambled to find someone special for the show. “We knew we had to find something extra special to replace Lady Antebellum when the band canceled their summer dates due to Hilary Scott’s pregnancy,” said Kim Blevins, director of marketing. “We are extremely excited that we can offer a taste of country music royalty to the Craven Country Jamboree. And it won’t be a regular show – not only will our fans see Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, the three original members, this is a greatest hits package. The Craven date will be one of the only opportunities fans of the band will have to see them live. This is an incredibly special moment for Chicks fans and the Craven Country Jamboree.”
VIDEO: Phil Vassar – Don’t Miss Your Life
Phil Vassar just released his brand new music video for his single “Don’t Miss Your Life” this morning to YouTube. Check out the official music video below and make sure you let us know what you think:
Boots and Hearts Music Festival
If you thought the other star-studded country music events were jam-packed with back-to-back-to-back outstanding performers, you ain’t see nothin’ yet! Saddle up, country music fans, for one of the best lineups you have seen to date!
The August 10-12 Bowmanville, Ontario Boots & Hearts Music Festival aims to be the “largest international country music festival ever hosted on Canadian soil,” according to the press release. Being featured at the festival are the following artists: Tim McGraw, Kid Rock, Carrie Underwood, Alabama, Paul Brandt, Big & Rich, Sheryl Crow, Phil Vassar, Kevin Costner & Modern West, Lauren Alaina, Jason McCoy, Dallas Smith, High Valley, Crystal Shawanda, Shane Yellowbird, Charlie Major, JT Hodges, Canaan Smith, Derek Miller, Kira Isabella, and more.
There are still tickets remaining, both for the entire event and for each individual day. You can purchase your tickets by visiting the Boots & Hearts Music Festival website.
You certainly do not want to miss out on this event. It will be like no other! Let us know which performers you are most excited to see at this one-of-a-kind three-day country music extravaganza!
GAC Booth Announces Schedule For CMA Fest Autograph Sessions
We’re getting closer and closer to this year’s CMA Music Festival and GAC has just announced who will be signing at their booth this year! Check out who you can have a chance to meet below.
Thursday, June 7:
• 10-11 a.m. – JT Hodges, Colt Ford
• 12-1 p.m. – Katie Armiger, Gwen Sebastian
• 2-3 p.m. – Craig Campbell, Jerrod Niemann
• 4-5 p.m. – Bryan White
Friday, June 8:
• 10-11 a.m. – Mallory Hope, Miss Willie Brown
• 12-1 p.m. – Randy Montana, Phil Vassar
• 2-3 p.m. – Heidi Newfield, Suzanne Alexander
• 4-5 p.m. – Sarah Darling, Chris Cagle
Saturday, June 9:
• 10-11 a.m. – Jason Michael Carroll
• 12-1 p.m. – Canaan Smith
• 2-3 p.m. – Billy Gilman, Trailer Choir
Sunday, June 10:
• 10-11 a.m. – Wade Brown, Due West
• 2-3 p.m. – Glen Templeton
Please remember that autograph guidelines have changed for this year’s CMA Fest. Here is a highlight of how the new procedure works:
Fans will now enter a random drawing for the opportunity to meet various artists appearing in the Fan Fair Exhibit Hall. You will be able to enter the drawing at CMAfest.com. between May 14 (starting at 10:00 AM/CT) and May 28 (ending at 5:00 PM/CT). You will enter in your contact information and then select from the list of participating artists singing autographs in the Hall. You may select as many or as few artists as you’d like to meet. Once you submit your entry, you will not be allowed to go back in and change it so choose carefully! Duplicate entries will not be considered and all winners will be notified by Friday, June 1 via email.
CMA will also have a limited number of tickets on-site at the Festival for those who can’t get to a computer to register ahead of time. For more information on this, please see the Fan Fair Hall page at CMAfest.com.
Not every artist participating in the Fan Fair Hall will be part of the autograph drawing. There will be many opportunities for patrons to obtain multiple autographs from artists by just walking around the Fan Fair Hall. So don’t lose hope if you don’t get picked!
DVR Alert: Phil Vassar To Perform New Single on Fox
Rodeowave’s Phil Vassar will be performing his new single “Don’t Miss Your Life” on Fox & Friends on Thursday morning. He’ll also be joining hit songwriters Al Anderson, Craig Wiseman, and host Bob DiPiero tomorrow at the CMA Songwriter Series at the Joe’s Pub in New York City.
Phil wrote “Don’t Miss Your Life” after a conversation with an older gentleman on a recent flight. The gentleman’s job required constant travel all over the United States, and made a comment about how much growing up he missed of his daughters’. He told Phil not to fall into the same trap, and the song was born.
“I started looking at pictures of my girls on my phone and realized I wasn’t in any of them,” said Phil. “That’s where this song came from.”
For a look at his new music video, check out his behind-the-scenes video posted on philvassar.com. “Don’t Miss Your Life” is out on radio right now, so let us know if you hear it!
CONTEST: Win Free Tickets to Country USA in Oshkosh, WI Courtesy of RH Labs/Forgiven!
Buckle up, Wisconsin! Country comes to town to Oshkosh, WI this summer for the Country USA festival taking place from June 19 – 23rd and we’ve got your hookup! The festival will bring in some of today’s hottest country stars such as Keith Urban, Sugarland, The Band Perry, Thompson Square and Brad Paisley. We’ve got a handful of General Admission tickets to give away to the festival, courtesy of RH Labs/Forgiven, one of the big sponsors of this year’s festival! Some of the tickets are 5-day passes and others are one-day passes (for Tuesday only). This year’s lineup is as follows:
Tuesday 6/19:
3:00pm – Power Play
4:30pm – Pure Gain
6:30pm – Jared Blake
8:30pm – Thompson Square
10:00pm – The Band Perry
Wednesday 6/20:
3:00pm – Geoff Landon
4:30pm – Joe Diffie
6:30pm – John Anderson
8:30pm – John Michael Montgomery
10:00pm - Sawyer Brown
Thursday 6/21:
2:00pm – TBA
3:00pm – Lukyn Skywyrd
4:30pm – Jason Thomas
6:30pm – Jerrod Niemann
8:30pm – Phil Vassar
10:30pm - Sugarland
CMA Music Festival Chevrolet Riverfront Lineup Announced
The 2012 CMA Music Festival is creeping upon us (who am I kidding, we’ve all been counting down the days since last year), and now it’s time to officially start planning your daytime CMA Fest activities! 40+ names were announced today for the lineup at the Chevrolet riverfront stage, starting on June 7th at 10am. Kicking off the festivities at the riverfront will be Montgomery Gentry. The rest are listed below!
THURSDAY JUNE 7
- Montgomery Gentry
- Lee Brice
- Colt Ford
- Tracy Lawrence
- Dustin Lynch
- Neal McCoy
- Craig Morgan
- Jerrod Niemann
- Randy Rogers Band
- Josh Thompson
- Uncle Kracker
FRIDAY JUNE 8
- Craig Campbell
- The Farm
- Gloriana
- Jo Dee Messina
- David Nail
- Oak Ridge Boys
- Thomas Rhett
- Sawyer Brown
- Phil Vassar
- James Wesley
SATURDAY JUNE 9
- Laura Bell Bundy
- Edens Edge
- Casey James
- Lonestar
- Love and Theft
- Kip Moore
- Heidi Newfield
- James Otto
- Corey Smith
- Mel Tillis
SUNDAY JUNE 10
- Wade Bowen
- Brett Eldredge
- Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
- JT Hodges
- Steve Holy
- Jana Krama
- LoCash Cowboys
- Lorrie Morgan
- Sunny Sweeney
- Darryl Worley
Times for each artist will be announced soon, so stay tuned! You can purchase tickets for the CMA Music Festival here.
*Lineup by day courtesy of www.cmafestvip.com
Phil Vassar Heads Home For Benefit Concert
Award-winning country music singer-songwriter Phil Vassar is heading back to his home-town for a very special cause. He’ll be playing two benefit concerts in Lynchburg, Virginia for the “Fourth Annual Phil Vassar Benefit Concert For Miller Home For Girls.” The event will be held on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 and Thursday, April 5th, 2012. The first show is an exclusive acoustic concert at Tresca with tickets starting at $100 each or $500 for six tickets. Tickets for Thursday night’s show at Phase 2 start at $32 or $60 for VIP. 100% of the proceeds from both concerts will be donated to the charity by Phil.
Miller Home is a safe haven for young girls in Lynchburg for girls between the ages of 4 to 21. Miller Home survives solely on private funding and donations, and ticket purchases to the event will offset operating expenses and various programs offered to the girls through the organization.
“Miller Home has been near and dear to my heart for many years, because they do so many great things to help young women,” Phil states. “I can’t wait to get home to play some music and support this wonderful organization.”
Tickets are on-sale right now for the second show on April 5th, with tickets for the acoustic show on April 4th set to go on sale to the public on February 6th, 2012. To get your tickets and help support a great cause visit the Miller Home of Lynchburg or call (434) 845-0241.
