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Country Music Hall of Fame to Honor Reba
With a career that has successfully spanned music, movies, television, Broadway and more, Reba is truly one of country music’s most acclaimed and decorated women. Due to this unparalleled career, The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor Reba with the exhibit Reba: All the Women I Am, which opens in the museum’s East Gallery on August 9, 2013, and runs through June 8, 2014.
According to Museum Director Kyle Young, “Reba is the most successful female country performer of her generation, and a major influence on many of the female recording artists who have followed her. Her achievements and accolades are almost too numerous to mention: She has sold more than 40 million records, charted nearly 60 Top Ten singles and 24 #1 hits, and been honored with nearly 50 major awards, including two Grammy awards, the Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year award and the Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year award; she is also one of only four entertainers in history to receive the National Artistic Achievement Award from the U.S. Congress. And, of course, she was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011.”
“It’s impossible to overstate Reba’s impact on country music, and her contributions go well beyond recording,” Young continued. “She heightened production values for country concerts, adding elaborate stages, video screens and multiple costume changes. Such innovations are now de rigueur on the tours of top country artists. Furthermore, through her work on Broadway, in film, and as the star of two television comedies, Reba has helped to heighten and expand the profile of country music, lifting all boats in her magnificent wake. We are looking forward to telling the rich, inspiring and always entertaining story of one of country music’s brightest lights.”
The exhibit, Reba: All the Women I Am, will be accompanied by an ongoing series of programs throughout the exhibit’s duration. For more information, visit
Love and Theft to Perform at Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
The guys of Love and Theft will be performing a private show at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on August 31st. Museum members are automatically entitled to attend as a benefit of their membership, and the event will include a performance, autograph signing, food & cash bar. In addition, members will have after-hours access to the Museum galleries, including the Taylor Swift: Speak Now-Treasures from the World Tour exhibit.
If you’re not a member and would like to attend, you can purchase a Museum membership at www.countrymusichalloffame.org/membership and enter coupon code HOTNIGHTS to receive a special $10 discount off the price of membership. Museum memberships include free admission to the Museum for a year, discounts at the restaurant and store and many other benefits.
Jana Kramer to Perform at the Country Music Hall of Fame
With “Why Ya Wanna?” currently climbing up the country charts, Warner Brothers Nashville artist Jana Kramer has become a hot commodity. She will be performing at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Friday, July 13, as part of the Hot Nights at the Hall summer concert series.
The concert is benefiting the Museum and is free, but only open to members. It will include the concert from Jana, as well as food, cash bar and an autograph signing. If you’d like to become a member and attend the concert, you can visit www.countrymusichalloffame.org/membership. Enter coupon code “HOTNIGHTS” to receive $10 off the price of membership at any level. This is an event not to be missed!
Kix Brooks & Alan Jackson To Be Inducted Into Music City Walk Of Fame
Kix Brooks & Alan Jackson have been announced as the latest inductees into the Music City Hall of Fame. They will join fellow inductees Les Paul, Dan Miller, Manuel, Dr. Bobby Jones, and Dottie Rambo on the November 6th ceremony. They will be honored with a public ceremony at noon on November 6th at the unveiling of the sidewalk markers near the Walk of Fame Park in Nashville. The ceremony is sponsored by GAC and free to attend.
This group of inductees will round out the walk of fame to 58 stars in Music Mile.
2012 Country Radio Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced
The Country Radio Hall of Fame announced their 2012 inductees this morning. Beverlee Brannigan, Ron Rogers, Moby, Eddie Stubbs, Rusty Walker and Bill Whyte will be formally inducted on Tuesday, February 21st at 6 pm CST at the Nashville Convention Center.
Beverlee, Ron and Rusty will be inducted into the 2012 radio category members; and Moby, Eddie, and Bill will be inducted into the on-air category membership.
The Country Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner kicks off the CRS event each year.
Keith Urban To Hold “We’re All For The Hall” In January
Keith Urban’s We’re All For The Hall benefit concert for The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be held in Nashville for the third time on January 18th at the Bridgestone Arena.
The first two We’re All For The Hall concerts have been the most successful fundraisers in the history of the Museum, together raising nearly one million dollars.
Some performers have already been announced, including Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill, Little Big Town, Alison Krauss and Union Station, and The Oak Ridge Boys.
Urban stated: “The support that this event has received over the past couple of years, I think, really speaks to the commitment to and the importance of preserving the past and protecting the future of Country music. We’ll have some great bands performing—part of our ‘All Together Now’ theme for the night—an especially fitting concept that we hope will capture the spirit of the evening.”
Tickets will go on sale Friday, November 4 at www.ticketmaster.com, selling between $25 to $35. VIP packages will also be available for purchase.
Brett Eldredge Becomes Hall of Fame Family
Brett Eldredge became the first new artist to receive an honorary “Friends & Family” membership into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The honor was given to Brett on the evening of his tenth Grand Ole Opry performance, which featured his new hot single “It Ain’t Gotta Be Love.”
You can catch Brett on tour throughout the rest of the year. His next tour stop is Saturday in Washington at the Washington State Fair. For a full list of tour dates see his official site.
