[RecipesAndMore] country music news november 3

[kay dear]

Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus Added as CMA Presenters
Mon. November 03.2008 6:07 PM EST

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus and her father, singer-songwriter Billy Ray 
Cyrus, have been added as presenters at the 42nd annual CMA Awards show taking 
place Nov. 12 at the Sommet Center in downtown Nashville. Earlier in the day, 
they will promote the awards show with a performance outside the arena during 
Good Morning America's broadcast from Nashville. Other presenters at the awards 
show include Heidi Newfield, Darius Rucker, Taylor Swift, Josh Turner, Reese 
Witherspoon and Lee Ann Womack. The event will also feature performances by 
Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Brooks  Dunn, Kenny Chesney and the 
Wailers, the Eagles, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, 
Martina McBride, James Otto, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, George Strait, 
Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Swift. The three-hour awards show 
begins at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ABC.

Kevin Costner and Modern West Headlining CMA Kickoff Concert
Mon. November 03.2008 6:07 PM EST

Kevin Costner and Modern West will headline the 2008 Chevy CMA Awards kickoff 
concert scheduled for Nov. 11 in front of the Sommet Center in Nashville. 
Rodney Atkins, the Eli Young Band and Heidi Newfield will also perform during 
the free outdoor concert that calls attention to the CMA Awards show scheduled 
for Nov. 12 at the Sommet Center. Newfield opens the show at 4 p.m., and 
Costner and his band are scheduled to go onstage at 6:30 p.m. Costner won two 
Academy Awards -- best director and best picture -- for his 1990 film, Dances 
With Wolves. However, prior to his major success as an actor, director and 
producer, he and Modern West member John Coinman founded Roving Boy, a band 
based in Los Angeles. Watch Kevin Costner and Modern West's video for Superman 
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Mindy McCready Completes Jail Sentence
Mon. November 03.2008 6:07 PM EST

Mindy McCready has completed her jail sentence for violating her probation in 
connection with a 2004 conviction for prescription drug fraud. McCready 
voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Franklin, Tenn., on Sept. 30 to serve 
60 days in jail for falsifying her community service records and violating 
probation imposed in 2004 for fraudulently obtaining prescription painkillers. 
However, the 32-year-old singer was released Friday (Oct. 31) from the 
Williamson County jail after her sentence was cut in half for good behavior and 
because of her work as a janitor during her incarceration.

Kay




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[RecipesAndMore] country music news november 3

[kay scrimshaw]

NEWS IN BRIEF

Nashville Songwriters Association to Buy Bluebird Cafe
Fri. November 02.2007 5:34 PM EDT

The Nashville Songwriters Association International will buy the famed Bluebird 
Café in Nashville to use as a songwriters venue, a source at the NSAI has
confirmed. Details of the agreement are to be announced next week. Founded 25 
years ago by impresario Amy Kurland, the club has hosted performances by
virtually every major songwriter in Nashville. It has also attracted music 
publishers and record label executives in search of fresh talent. Capitol 
Records
executives signed Garth Brooks after catching one of his Bluebird shows. So 
renowned has the tiny venue become that it was an inspiration for The Thing
Called Love, a 1993 film starring River Phoenix and Sandra Bullock, in which 
singer K.T. Oslin played the club owner.

Elvis Presley Tribute Coming to Ryman
Fri. November 02.2007 5:34 PM EDT

The music of Elvis Presley will be celebrated with a tribute concert at the 
Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Feb. 12, 2008. The concert will feature Vince
Gill, Amy Grant and other celebrities singing Presley's songs. A fundraiser for 
Belmont University's music business scholarships, the concert will be hosted
by George Klein, a Memphis radio DJ and close friend of Presley's. Tickets are 
$35 and $100. Patron tickets, priced at $500, include a party at the historic
RCA Studio B, where Presley recorded many of his hits.

Big Machine Launches Sister Label Featuring Jewel, Jimmy Wayne
Fri. November 02.2007 12:10 PM EDT

Jewel and Jimmy Wayne have signed with the Valory Music Co., a new label 
announced Friday (Nov. 2) by Big Machine Records president/CEO Scott Borchetta.
An independent label based in Nashville, Big Machine's roster includes Taylor 
Swift, Trisha Yearwood, Jack Ingram and Danielle Peck. Big Machine's promotion
department is also working with Garth Brooks and his label, Pearl Records, to 
secure radio airplay for new music featured on his upcoming album, The Ultimate
Hits. Borchetta, who will operate both Big Machine and Valory Music, plans to 
position Jewel as a country artist. Borchetta and Wayne previously worked
together at DreamWorks Nashville. In 2003, Wayne scored two Top 10 singles, 
Stay Gone and I Love You This Much. New artist Justin Moore will join Jewel
and Wayne on the Valory Music roster.

Kay



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