Jessica Simpson's New Album Tops Country Chart Wed. September 17.2008 3:57 PM EDT
Jessica Simpson's country debut album, Do You Know, sold 65,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at the top of Billboard's country albums chart and at No. 4 on the all-genre Billboard 200, according to data from Nielsen SoundScan. Hers is the second-highest chart entry of the week. Metallica's Death Magnet, sold 490,000 copies in just three days to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Following Metallica at No. 2 is Young Jeezy's The Recession, which debuted at No. 1 last week, and Kid Rock's Rock N Roll Jesus, which holds on to the No. 3 slot after selling 75,000 copies in its 49th week on the chart. Simpson will continue to promote her album with a Friday (Sept. 19) appearance on the CBS news program, The Early Show, and a concert Saturday (Sept. 20) at the Los Angeles County Fair. Toby Keith, Willie Nelson Join Stephen Colbert's Christmas Special Wed. September 17.2008 12:11 PM EDT Toby Keith and Willie Nelson will be a part of Stephen Colbert's holiday special this year. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! will air Nov. 23 on Comedy Central. Most of the songs were written by Daily Show executive producer David Javerbaum and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger. Colbert and Nelson will perform "Little Dealer Boy." Other musical guests include John Legend, Elvis Costello and Feist. Jon Stewart also appears for a duet with Colbert on "Hanukkah." A DVD of the special will be released on Nov. 25, with proceeds benefiting Feed America. Reba McEntire Honored With ASCAP's Golden Note Award Wed. September 17.2008 12:11 PM EDT Reba McEntire will be honored with the ASCAP Golden Note Award during the 46th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards ceremony on Oct. 13 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The performing rights organization presents the award each year to songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. The ceremony will also honor the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's most performed country songs of the past year. Hank Williams Jr. Named BMI Icon Wed. September 17.2008 12:11 PM EDT Hank Williams Jr. will be presented the BMI Icon award during the performing rights organization's 56th annual Country Awards on Nov. 11 in Nashville. Williams will be honored with an all-star musical tribute during the ceremony. Williams wrote many of his biggest hits, including "All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down," "Country Boy Can Survive," "Born to Boogie," "Dixie on My Mind," "Family Tradition," "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" and "Texas Women." ---------- ---------- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
