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Country stars react to Mindy McCready’s suicide

Lydia Picknell — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:57:32 +0000

It’s been a tragic twenty-four hours for the country music community after learning about the passing of singer Mindy McCready. The “Ten Thousand Angels” artist was found dead from an apparent suicide last night in Arkansas. Mindy was 37 years old and leaves behind a six year old and a nine-year old son.

See what some of country’s brightest stars had to share about the sad news:

Oak Ridge Boys: We sang “Farther Along” last night in honor of Mindy McCready. One day we will know!!!!!

John Rich: Very sad to hear about Mindy McCready. When I was in Lonestar she was our label mate and we were friends. A tragic end to a talented life.

Jana Kramer: So sad to hear about the loss of Mindy. What an insanely talented woman.

Michelle Wright: As you may know Mindy McCready has passed on. She was a young promising country music artist in the mid ’90′s but faced a number of challenges and I’m so sad that she lost the battle with addiction and mental illness which can also cause depression. I’ve been sober now for several years and I know how hard it can be sometimes. RIP Mindy.

Jimmy Wayne: RIP @mindymccready We met 14 years ago @ Acuff & Rose. Who’d thought 14 years later on this day…. #why

Jason Blaine: Sad to hear about the passing of Mindy McCready. Thoughts & prayers for her young children. Tragic situation.

Carrie Underwood: I grew up listening to Mindy McCready… so sad for her family tonight. Many prayers are going out to them…

See more reactions below:

THE FARM‘s Damien Horne: Prayers go out to Mindy McCready’s family and friends.. She will live on thru her family, friends, fans, and her music~ dh#gonetoosoon

Darius Rucker: My love and prayers go out to Mindy Mccreedy’s family

George Canyon: Sad to hear about the passing of Mindy McCready. My heart goes out to her dear children, family and friends. She made beautiful music and will be missed.

Whitney Duncan: I just saw the news of Mindy McCready. So so tragic. She had a song of mine on her last record “by her side”. Loved her music growing up.

Jason Aldean: Just heard about Mindy McCready. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.

Wynonna Judd: Oh my! Mindy. Dear sweet girl. This is so sad. It just breaks my heart what addiction continues to take from this life.

Jerrod Niemann: Hate hearing about anyone committing suicide. May Mindy McCready rest in peace… #sosad

John Rich & Friends Benefit Announced

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:21:17 +0000

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and John Rich have announced the return of the John Rich & Friends Concert. This year’s benefit show will take place on June 5th in Memphis, Tennessee’s Cannon Center. The line-up is a pretty big one, with expected guests Darius Rucker, Kellie Pickler, Big & Rich and Jeff Foxworthy. The event is the kick-off to 2012′s Fedex St. Jude Class golf tournament.

St. Jude is celebrating their fiftieth anniversary this year, and the hospital aims to provide exceptional health care to children who are fighting cancer. What makes St. Jude unique is that they believe that no child or family should have to pay for treatment while battling the disease. It’s something that John believes strongly in:

“St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital holds a very special place in my heart, that’s why I’m excited to kick off the Fedex St. Jude Classic with the John Rich & Friends concert. I don’t know how you could spend your time any better on this earth than to support something like St. Jude. It’s truly God’s work – taking care of them babies.”

St. Jude is planning an entire week of events during the golf classic to help support the hospital.

DVR Alert: John Rich Co-Hosting TODAY Show Thursday

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:12:53 +0000

The country music takeover might almost be over for NBC’s TODAY show, but not before an0ther big star gets his turn to sit in the co-host seat. John Rich, one half of superstar duo Big & Rich, will co-host the forth segment of the morning talk show tomorrow morning. He’ll help out Hoda Kotb with co-hosting duties during the program.

John will also make an appearance on the 23rd on the Fox News Channel program “Red Eye with Greg Gutfield.” His episode will air at 3 am EST on the channel.

CONTEST: Win An iTunes Gift Card From GCB

Lydia Picknell — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:26:12 +0000

ABC is putting together one heck of a sound track for their newest television series, “GCB.” The show follows the story of Texan Queen Bee Amanda Vaughn, (played by Leslie Bibb), who returns home after 20 years, but there’s a little payback for the original mean girl of the town. Will she be welcomed back with open arms, or will her town preach her the golden rule while stabbing her in the back? Everything’s always bigger in Texas… including the drama! The show is based off of the book “Good Christian Bitches” by Kim Gaitlin.

While the sound track for the show isn’t available until May 8th on Elektra Nashville, fans will get the chance to preview a new song each week on iTunes. Star Kristin Chenoweth (who plays Carlene Cockburn) contributes three tracks to the compilation album, including a duet with co-star Miriam Shor on the classic “This Little Light Of Mine”. Other artists featured on the super-star CD include John Rich of Big & Rich, the JaneDear Girls, Emily West, Dean Alexander, Damien Horne, Joanna Cotten, Don Derby, Jaime Hanna, and Bum Steers.

We’ve teamed up with ABC to give our readers the chance to purchase the tracks from the sound track each week with a $15 iTunes gift certificate. Two readers will receive the gift card courtesy of ABC. To enter, follow the instructions on the form below. The contest is open immediately until midnight EST on Wednesday, March 14th. The winners will be contacted by e-mail within 24 hours of the contest closing, then have 24 hours to respond or new winners will be chosen. Only readers with United States mailing addresses can enter this one.

Don’t forget to tune in to GCB on ABC on Sundays at 10 pm EST!

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NRA Country Volume 1 Now Available!

Jessica Crans — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:32:32 +0000

Fresh off the press is This is NRA Country Volume 1, a unique project featuring various country artists such as Charlie Daniels, Trace Adkins, Justin Moore, and many others. The artists on this album compilation sing songs that speak about what NRA Country is all about, including support of our U.S. military, appreciation for the great outdoors, and love of family. The CD is available now exclusively through nracountry.com and can be purchased at this LINK.

Tracklisting:

1. Justin Moore “This is NRA Country”

2. Hank Williams Jr. “A Country Boy Can Survive”

3. Montgomery Gentry “My Town”

4. Rodney Atkins “Cleaning This Gun”

5. Trace Adkins “More Of Us”

6. Craig Morgan “I’m Country”

7. Charlie Daniels “In America”

8. Josh Thompson “Way Out Here”

9. John Rich “Shutting Detroit Down”

10. Lee Brice “She Ain’t Right”

11. Rhett Akins & Dallas Davidson “Opening Day”

John Rich Honored With First-Ever Angels Among Us Award

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:23:13 +0000

John Rich, known for being one-half of the duo Big & Rich, was honored this week with the first-ever “Angels Among Us” award at the Country Cares For St. Jude Kids seminar held last week in Memphis, Tennessee. John was presented the award by Alabama front man Randy Owen. The award recognizes a member of the country music community who demonstrates a commitment and dedication to children battling cancer at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

“St. Jude holds a very special place in my heart. It’s like no other place and I’m just so honored to help raise awareness for this organization and to receive the first-ever Angels Among Us Award from Randy.”

Country Cares For St. Jude was started by Randy Owen in 1989. He’s raised over $400 million for the cause since the beginning.

John Rich Kicked Off Plane For Being Drunk

Lydia Picknell — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:05:52 +0000

TMZ is reporting that Big & Rich singer John Rich was kicked off a Southwest flight yesterday for being under the influence of alcohol. He was flying from Las Vegas to Nashville when the flight crew decided he was too drunk to fly with them at 10:50 AM local time.

TMZ is also reporting that John got into a verbal argument with some passengers before boarding the plane. They also say that John was calm and co-operative when he was asked to leave the flight by the crew and left without an incident.

A representative from Southwest confirmed to TMZ that a passenger was escorted off the flight, but they will not name who it was. The representative also confirms that the passenger was booked on a later flight and did make it.

No Shave November Raises $35,000

Lydia Picknell — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:17:27 +0000

Congratulations goes out to everyone who participated in “No Shave November” month in Nashville. The fundraiser officially came to a close yesterday, November 30th, and brought in over $35,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

On the official close to the charity contest, The Moose Music Row in Nashville threw a “Beard Bash” to honor all participants and to crown the winners of the competition. Prizes were handed out to all finalists and “The Beard Of The Year” award was selected by a panel of celebrity judges: A Rocket To The Moon, Duane Allan and Joe Bonsall from The Oak Ridge Boys, Matt and Ryan Fleener from the Dirt Drifters, Tom Gossin from Gloriana, Casey James, Neal McCoy, The McClymonts, John Rich and even Blake Shelton.

See the full list of “No Shave November” winners below:

The Whisker Reward (to the beard that raised the most money)
Billy Greenwood ($3,185)

The MVP award (to the person who did the most to spread the word about the event)
Chuck Aly

The More Salt Than Pepper award (to the beard with the most gray)
Damon Moberly

The Shoulda Shaved November award (to the worst beard)
Bob Reeves

The Lindsay Lohan award (to the best mug shot)
Andy Woods

The Hairy Potter award (to the person who looks the most like Harry Potter with a beard)
John Flint

The Beard of the Year award
Brian Bowling

Blake Shelton, Craig Morgan & John Rich Elected to ACM Board

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:17:18 +0000

Congratulations go out to Blake Shelton, Craig Morgan and John Rich today on being elected to join the Academy of Country Music’s for the Artist/Entertainer/MBI category. The three singers will be part of the board of directors for the Academy for the 2011-2012 term. Each director serves a staggered two year term, with half the board membership changing each year.

See the full list of 2011-2012 Academy of Country Music elected directors below:

Affiliated

Tony Brown, TBE

Gary Haber, Haber Corporation

Artist/Entertainer/MBI

Craig Morgan

John Rich

Blake Shelton

Club/Casino/Venue Operator

Roger Gearhart, Graham Bros Entertainment

Manager

Robert Allen, 13 Management

Ken Levitan, Vector Management

Music Publisher

Pat Higdon, Universal Music Publishing

Record Company

Tom Baldrica, Average Joe’s Entertainment

Paul Barnabee, Sony Music Nashville

John Esposito, Warner Music Nashville

Jon Loba, BBR & Stoney Creek Records

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Records/The Valory Music Co.

Benson Curb, Curb Records

John Dennis, Dennis Entertainment

Marc Driskill, ASCAP

Pete Fisher, Grand Ole Opry

Jeff Garrison, CBS Radio

Brandon Gill, Morris Artists Management

T.K. Kimbrell, T.K.O. Artist Management

Jay Liepis, iTunes

Greg McCarn, Black River Entertainment

Doc McGhee, McGhee Entertainment

Kimberly Perry

Fran Romeo, Romeo Entertainment Group

Ray Sliva, Best Buy

Ben Vaughn, EMI Music Publishing

Ed Warm, Joe’s Bar

Fall Festival Organizers Reaching Out To Bamajam Fans

Lydia Picknell — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:14:12 +0000

The organizers for the Bamajam music festival are reaching out to fans who had purchased tickets for the cancelled event earlier this year. They’ve created a new event – “Fall Festival At Bama Jam Farms” – and have decided that not only are their tickets for the cancelled event good for this one, but they will let ticket holders bring a few friends along with them for free and worth more than what you paid for on your original ticket. Here’s the details:

Customers WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A TWO FOR ONE ticket voucher to next year’s Bama Jam can now redeem that voucher for a 5 for 1 ticket to Fall Festival.
Customers WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REFUND can exchange their Bama Jam ticket for a 10 for 1 ticket to Fall Festival.

The fall festival features headlining performances by Celebrity Apprentice winner John Rich, Mercy Me and Darryl Worley. The October 29th date will feature hay rides, a hay maze, and helicopter treasure drop for kids 7 & under on-site.

“I am excited to be back in Enterprise, Alabama,” says Darryl Worley. “It’s time for the community to have an event like this, where God and Country coincide.”

The Bamajam Music Festival was cancelled earlier this year, but is expected to return in 2012.