"Bless the Broken Road" Nominated for Dove Awards Tue. February 20.2007 6:12 PM EST
"Bless the Broken Road" has been nominated for song of the year at the Dove Awards, which recognize achievement in the Christian music industry. Written by Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd and Jeff Hanna, the song was a country hit for Rascal Flatts and was recently released by the artist Selah on an album of duets. It is also nominated for pop-contemporary recorded song. Selah's duet partner, Melonie Crittendon, released the song as a single to country radio in 1998. In addition, Alan Jackson's Precious Memories and Alabama's Songs of Inspiration are among the nominees for country album. The Dove Awards will be presented April 25 in Nashville. Charlie Louvin Releases Duets CD Tue. February 20.2007 6:12 PM EST Charlie Louvin, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, released a self-titled album of duets on the Tompkins Square label on Tuesday (Feb. 20). His singing partners include Bobby Bare, Elvis Costello, Tom T. Hall, George Jones, Tift Merritt, Will Oldham, Jeff Tweedy and Joy Lynn White, as well as members of Clem Snide, Bright Eyes and Lambchop. Louvin lives in Manchester, Tenn., and will perform there at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June. He is also showcasing at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference in Austin next month. Charlie and Ira Louvin came to prominence in the 1950s as the Louvin Brothers. One of the most influential vocal duos in country music history, they charted a No. 1 hit in 1956 with "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby." CMT Music Awards Performers, Ticket Sales Announced Tue. February 20.2007 1:09 PM EST Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Sugarland and Dierks Bentley are the first round of performers to be announced for the 2007 CMT Music Awards. Additional performers and presenters will be announced soon for the awards show airing live April 16 from The Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville. Jeff Foxworthy returns as host for the third consecutive year. Tickets go on sale March 3 and will be available online at CMT.com, by phone at (615) 255-9600 and at all Ticketmaster outlets. View more information about the CMT Music Awards. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
