NEWS IN BRIEF Garth Brooks Joins Dream Concert for King Memorial Mon. September 17.2007 6:22 PM EDT
Garth Brooks will perform at the Dream Concert in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Tuesday night (Sept. 18). The concert supports the completion of Dr. King's Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Other musicians on the lineup include Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Queen Latifah, Joss Stone, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Robin Thicke, John Legend, Ryan Shaw and Miri Ben-Ari. In addition, Viacom has pledged $1 million in cash and more than $500,000 in media value, bringing the Memorial Foundation's total to $82 million of the $100 million needed. Kenny Rogers Honored by ASCAP Mon. September 17.2007 6:22 PM EDT Kenny Rogers will receive the ASCAP Golden Note Award from the performance rights organization on Oct. 15 at the Ryman Auditorium. The award is presented to songwriters, composers and artists from all genres who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. The gala event will also honor the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's most performed country songs of the year. Special awards will be given to songwriter of the year, songwriter-artist of the year, song of the year and publisher of the year. CMA Awards Reveal First Round of Performers Mon. September 17.2007 12:35 PM EDT Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, George Strait and Keith Urban are the first round of performers to be announced for this year's CMA Awards. The ceremony will be held at the Sommet Center in downtown Nashville on Nov. 7 and will air on ABC. Strait is nominated for five CMA awards, including entertainer of the year; Chesney, Rascal Flatts and Urban are also nominated in that category. McBride is nominated for four awards, including single, song and video for "Anyway." 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
