NEWS IN BRIEF Carrie Underwood's New Video Premieres Thursday on CMT Wed. September 19.2007 6:44 PM EDT
CMT and iTunes deliver a multi-format world premiere as CMT devotes six straight hours to airing Carrie Underwood's "So Small" on Thursday (Sept. 20) from 6 a.m. until noon, ET/PT. The video also debuts Thursday morning for free streaming at CMT.com. The television and online event coincides with the music video's world premiere for purchase at the iTunes Store, which will be the exclusive source to purchase the video throughout its debut week. "So Small" is the first single from Underwood's second album, Carnival Ride, to be released on Oct. 23. She co-wrote the song with Luke Laird and Hillary Lindsey. The video was directed by Roman White, who won a CMT Music Award for another Underwood video, "Before He Cheats." This marks their fifth collaboration. The video is expected to be televised 66 times within the six-hour span on CMT. Kanye West, 50 Cent Outsell Kenny Chesney Wed. September 19.2007 6:44 PM EDT In the first week of sales for their new CDs, Kenny Chesney was outsold by Kanye West and 50 Cent, ending a rivalry in the media about which artist would open with the biggest sales figures. West's Graduation sold 957,000 copies and 50 Cent's Curtis moved 691,000. Chesney's Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates sold 387,000 copies to easily place him at No. 1 on the country albums sales chart and No. 3 on the all-genre Billboard 200. It's the largest sales week for a country album since the Dixie Chicks' Taking the Long Way, which debuted with 526,000 copies in May 2006. Frances Preston Honored by Country Stars Wed. September 19.2007 6:44 PM EDT Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow and Brenda Lee led a long list of celebrities and music industry executives who gathered Tuesday night (Sept. 18) as Country Music Hall of Fame member Frances Preston was honored with the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award. Leadership Music is a Nashville-based organization dedicated to greater communication and education within the music industry, and the award recognizes Preston's contributions to the music industry throughout her career. Now retired, Preston served as president and CEO of BMI from 1986 until 2004 after joining the performance rights organization in 1958 and opening its regional office in Nashville. Gill hosted the sold-out event at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center that also featured appearances by Alabama lead vocalist Randy Owen, Sam Moore and Gary Morris, along with video messages from Dolly Parton, Al Gore and music executive Clive Davis. Cross Canadian Ragweed's New CD Due Oct. 2 Wed. September 19.2007 6:44 PM EDT Cross Canadian Ragweed will release a new album, Mission California, on Oct. 2 on Universal South Records. Recorded near San Diego, the project was co-produced by Mike McClure, formerly of the Great Divide. Lee Ann Womack appears on guest vocals. Singer Cody Canada wrote a majority of the 14 songs, including a collaboration with Texas artist Stoney LaRue. The band also covers Chris Knight's "Cry Lonely" and Todd Snider's "I Believe You." 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
