Country Producer Mark Bright Will Lead Christian Music Company Mon. November 10.2008 5:23 PM EST
Mark Bright, the Nashville producer whose credits include multi-platinum albums by Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood, has accepted a position as president and CEO of Word Entertainment, a Christian music company based in Nashville. Bright has also produced Sara Evans, Billy Ray Cyrus, Whitney Duncan and Mark Schultz. He began his production career in 1993 with BlackHawk. Bright was previously the vice president of EMI Music Publishing and co-founded the publishing company, Teracel Music. He will replace Word CEO Jim Van Hook, who is retiring after 30 years in the music industry. Bright will be responsible for Word's record label group, publishing, distribution and church resource divisions. Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood Lead in CMA Awards Poll Mon. November 10.2008 3:25 PM EST The official victors at the 42nd annual CMA Awards will not be revealed until Wednesday night (Nov. 12), but Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood are the frontrunners in CMT's third annual poll to predict the winners. In the poll's five categories, Chesney is predicted to win the entertainer of the year and male vocalist prizes, and Underwood is projected to take home the female vocalist trophy and an album of the year win for Carnival Ride. Additionally, those polled picked George Strait's "I Saw God Today" as the song of the year. CMT commissioned the poll using a random sample of 1,096 country music fans 18 and older. CMT's Lance Smith and Katie Cook will host the CMA Awards 2008 Red Carpet Show premiering Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com. ABC will broadcast the CMA Awards show live from Nashville's Sommet Center on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET/PT. CMT Radio, Westwood One Launching CMT Radio Live With Cody Alan Mon. November 10.2008 3:25 PM EST CMT Radio Network and Westwood One have announced a new syndicated nightly country entertainment radio show, CMT Radio Live With Cody Alan, to launch nationally in more than 50 markets in January. The program will feature current and classic country music, exclusive interviews and performances, on-location event coverage and live fan interaction via call-ins, e-mails and instant messaging. In addition, a section on CMT.com will be devoted to CMT Radio Live, highlighting each night's show with guest profiles, photos, interviews and more. Alan is a veteran radio personality and programmer whose career included stints in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida before joining KPLX 99.5 (The Wolf) in Dallas-Fort Worth. He has won numerous awards from Billboard, Radio & Records and the Country Radio Broadcasters, among others. He currently serves as afternoon host and program director at KEGA/101.5 (The Eagle) in Salt Lake City. CMT Radio Live will air weeknights from 7 p.m.-midnight ET from CMT's radio studio in downtown Nashville. Tim McGraw Will Host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 22 Mon. November 10.2008 12:31 PM EST Tim McGraw will host Saturday Night Live for the first time on Nov. 22. McGraw is promoting a new movie, Four Christmases, which will be released on Nov. 26 with co-stars Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon and Jon Favreau. "I'm looking forward to hosting the show," said McGraw. "I'm not exactly known for my comedy, but then again if you've been to one of my shows you might feel differently. Hopefully hanging around Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon and Jon Favreau is good training." Other country stars who have hosted Saturday Night Live include Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman to Present CMA Award Mon. November 10.2008 11:43 AM EST Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman will present an award at the CMA Awards on Wednesday night (Nov. 12) in Nashville. Kidman and Jackman are co-starring in an upcoming movie, Australia. The CMA Awards will air live from the Sommet Center on ABC. Kidman's husband, Keith Urban, is nominated for entertainer of the year and male vocalist of the year. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
