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Dierks Bentley Sells Out Miles & Music For Kids Benefit
Dierks Bentley might not yet have a release date for his new album, but that doesn’t mean he’s not in demand. He sold out his Chicago date for his Miles & Music For Kids benefit two weeks in advance of the October 9th date. It’s the fastest sell-out in the six year history of the event. All proceeds will go towards Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital. Artists slated to attend include the Eli Young Band, Jerrod Niemann, Tyler Reeve, and Matt Mason. US99′s Lisa Dent will serve as this year’s emcee at the Chicago benefit concert.
“It’s further proof that country music fans and bikers have the biggest hearts out there,” said Bentley. “It’s always fun taking this event into new cities and raising money for the local hospitals. We are looking forward to a big day in Chicago!”
Throughout the event’s six-year history, Dierks has raised over $1.6 million for children’s hospitals across the United States in cities like Nashville, Phoenix, Dallas/Fort Worth, Atlanta, Seattle and Columbus. Tickets are still available for the Nashville chapter of the event this year. Sponsors of this year’s events include Nationwide Insurance and CMT One Country.
Dierks Bentley, Eli Young Band, Craig Campbell and Colt Ford added to CMC Rocks the Hunter
Looks like Australia is going to have one heck of a party next year. Hot on heels of the announcement of Faith Hill and Tim McGraw’s first performance together outside of North America, CMC Rocks the Hunter released part one of their lineup for the 2012 festival. Dierks Bentley, Eli Young Band, Craig Campbell and Colt Ford have all been added to the all-star lineup with more performers to be announced at a later day. Wish we could go!
CMC Rocks the Hunter 2012 will take place March 16th to the 18th at Hope Estate in the Hunter Valley. It’s an annual country music festival in Australia, which has included superstars Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift, Sugarland, Joe Nichols, Gary Allan and Jack Ingram in past years.
Tickets can be purchased now, and they even have a payment plan to pay off the tickets in monthly payments. There will be a camping site set up for fans, and the entire festival will take place on three stages over three days. Faith and Tim will close out the whole festival on Sunday evening.
For more information on CMC Rocks The Hunter 2012, visit the official site HERE.
Eli Young Band takes over Sirius and goes GOLD
On Tuesday, August 16th, Eli Young Band will be releasing their album, “Life At Best.” They will also be taking over Sirius-XM The Highway to talk about tat album. Hanging out with host Buzz Brainard during “Highway Hang Time,” they will also chat about their current single, “Crazy Girl.” This special will premiere on Sirius Channel 60 and XM channel 16 at 11am eastern. Be sure to tune in and see what they have to say.
“Crazy Girl” has also just been certified GOLD with current sales of 650,000 digital downloads. The song is currently at #18 on the Billboard country charts.
“When you walk into a recording studio, you see these gold records on the wall and wonder what it takes to get there,” said bassist Jon Jones. “We’re very lucky “Crazy Girl” is gold. Making a gold record has been one of our goals since we started making music. It’s a dream come true for us!”
Eli Young Band Holds “Crazy Girl” Cover Contest
Are you a Youtube artist that covers country music? The Eli Young Band are holding a cover contest of their song, “Crazy Girl,” and are looking for fans to post their covers on Youtube. The single has over 400,000 downloads and there are over 2 million views of the music video on the band’s official channel.
Before the contest was announced, there was already 122 posted covers of the Eli Young Band’s single, reaching over a combined 156,000 views by the fans of the band. The boys decided to make it official and posted a challenge for fans to post their own versions of the song. The winner will receive a Paul Reed Smith Starla Guitar, 2 concert tickets to one of their shows, airfare, hotel accommodations, and the chance to perform the single live on-stage with the group.
Pretty neat for just posting your own version of their song. To enter the contest, and to read the full rules visit: http://eliyoungband.com/contest. The top ten semi-finalists will be chosen July 21st, then narrowed down to one grand prize winner on July 25th.
