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Phil Vassar signs with APA Nashville

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:21:06 +0000

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

Lydia Picknell — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:09:33 +0000

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?

VIDEO: Phil Vassar – Don’t Miss Your Life

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:46:35 +0000

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:

GAC Booth Announces Schedule For CMA Fest Autograph Sessions

Jessica Crans — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:35:19 +0000

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

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:49:46 +0000

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!

Phil Vassar Heads Home For Benefit Concert

Lydia Picknell — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:05:56 +0000

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.

Kellie Pickler, The Band Perry Added To AZ Country Thunder

Lydia Picknell — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:54:28 +0000

Kellie Pickler, The Band Perry, Alan Jackson, Phil Vassar, Thompson Square and the Eli Young Band have been officially added to the Arizona Country Thunder line-up for next year. They join previously announced headliners Big & Rich, Blake Shelton and Dierks Bentley.

The 4-day pass to the festival is only $120 and, new this year, AZ Country Thunder is giving fans the opportunity to get even closer to their favorite acts by making available GA RSVD seating with pricing starting at $200 – $375. New to this year is the hotel and ticket packages as well. To purchase your tickets, visit countrythunder.com.

The new line-up is now:

Thursday – Main Stage
4:00-5:00pm Wade Bowen
5:30-6:30pm Eli Young Band
7:00-8:30pm Craig Morgan
9:00-10:30pm Dierks Bentley

Friday – Main Stage
2:30-3:30pm Steve Holy
4:00-5:00pm Sawyer Brown
5:30-6:30pm Kellie Pickler
7:00-8:30pm Jake Owen
9:00-10:30pm Big & Rich

Saturday – Main Stage
2:30-3:30pm The Farm
4:00-5:00pm Neal McCoy
5:30-6:30pm Joe Nichols
7:00-8:30pm Thompson Square
9:00-10:30pm Blake Shelton

Sunday – Main Stage
4:00-5:00pm Brett Eldredge
5:30-6:30pm Phil Vassar
7:00-8:30pm The Band Perry
9:00-10:30pm Alan Jackson

VIDEO: Phil Vassar Talks New Christmas Music

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:58:15 +0000

Phil Vassar recently sat down to discuss the five original songs on his Christmas record “Noel!”. Watch the video below to get the scoop on his first-ever Christmas album, the new tracks, and what convinced Phil to finally try his hand at Holiday classics:

Phil Vassar Releasing “Noel” Album

Lydia Picknell — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:42:41 +0000

Phil Vassar is planning on releasing his first holiday collection of songs on “Noel,” a 10-song album made for Christmas. The album features 5 original Country tunes and 5 holiday classics, and will be available at all digital music retailers, his official website, and on-sale at his concerts starting on November 22nd.

“I’ve always dreamed of making a Christmas record,” said Phil. “From the time I was a boy-listening to Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, Bing Crosby and all the classic singers- I’ve wanted to do this.”

The album features tracks like “Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas Without You,” a jazz-inspired song co-written by Phil and his co-producer Dane Bryant. Texas swing master Ray Benson appears on the second track “Big Ole Texas Christmas.” Other original cuts on the album include “I Saved Christmas,” “Santa’s Gone Hollywood,” and “Let’s Make A Little Christmas Tonight.”

“I love the way Christmas makes you feel,” he added “How it makes you slow down and re-evaluate your life. It makes you think about years past and look ahead toward things to come. But for me it’s the music that makes it all come alive.”

Phil also covers Christmas classics on the album such as “What Child Is This,” “Oh Come All Ye Faithful/Angels We Have Heard On High,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Merry Christmas Darling,” and, “Away In A Manger.”