NEWS IN BRIEF Jamie Foxx Joining Rascal Flatts on CMA Awards Tue. October 16.2007 6:16 PM EDT
Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx will appear with Rascal Flatts at the 2007 CMA Awards show. Foxx, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the film Ray, will join the trio to perform "She Goes All the Way," a song he recorded with them for their new album, Still Feels Good. Rascal Flatts will also open the awards show with the album's title track. Lead vocalist Gary LeVox and Foxx have known each other for more than a decade after being introduced by Foxx's manager. LeVox and Foxx were roommates for a brief time in the late '90s while LeVox was pursuing a music career in California. They have remained in regular contact since running into each other earlier this year at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. "Jamie is an incredible talent, and we were thrilled he took us up on our invitation to join us on the song," LeVox said of the recording session. "He said he'd do it if we would sing on one of his records, so it's a pretty good swap. He came to Nashville just after finishing his comedy tour to work on it with us." Taking place Nov. 7 in Nashville, the CMA Awards will be telecast on ABC. Underwood Hits TV Circuit for Carnival Ride Tue. October 16.2007 1:28 PM EDT Carrie Underwood has scheduled several major television appearances in New York and Los Angeles to promote her new album, Carnival Ride, which will be released Oct. 23. In addition to a previously-announced performance in New York on Good Morning America on Oct. 23, Underwood will also make an Oct. 24 appearance on Live With Regis and Kelly and an Oct. 24 appearance on the CBS morning news program, The Early Show. Underwood then travels to California for appearances on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (Oct. 29) and The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Nov. 5). She will be in Nashville for the 41st annual CMA Awards show on Nov. 7 before returning to New York for a Nov. 13 appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman. George Strait Releasing 22 More Hits Tue. October 16.2007 1:28 PM EDT George Strait has scheduled a Nov. 13 release date for a new compilation, 22 More Hits, containing several of his signature songs. His previous collection, the multi-platinum 50 Number Ones, was released in 2004. "I've had people ask me why this song or that song wasn't on the Number Ones album," Strait said. "If it's their favorite song, I guess they don't care if it was No. 1 on a chart. This album gave me the chance to include some of the fans other favorites and mine." The CD's track list includes "Unwound," "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)," "Amarillo by Morning," "The Fireman" and his current single, "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls." John Rich Named ASCAP's Artist-Songwriter of the Year Mon. October 15.2007 11:20 PM EDT Big & Rich's John Rich has been named ASCAP's artist-songwriter of the year for the third consecutive time, it was announced Monday night (Oct. 15) at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium during the performing rights organization's 45th annual country awards presentation. Rich was recognized for the collection of hits he has written during the past year, including Big & Rich's "8th of November," Faith Hill's "Sunshine & Summertime" and Jason Aldean's "Amarillo Sky" and "Why." Two songs tied for ASCAP's country song of the year -- "Before He Cheats" (co-written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins) and "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" (co-written by ASCAP writer Dave Berg). Craig Wiseman was named songwriter of the year for "Hillbilly Deluxe," "Something's Gotta Give" and "Summertime." Publisher of the year honors went to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
