Taylor Swift, Kid Rock Appearing on MTV Special Honoring Veterans Wed. October 15.2008 5:39 PM EDT
Taylor Swift and Kid Rock are among the artists to be featured on A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE, part of a cross-network event between MTV and CNN Worldwide. Wednesday's (Oct. 15) announcement of the concert special coincides with the formation of the Bill of Rights for American Veterans (BRAVE), a petition created in partnership with a group of non-partisan veterans' organizations to enlist the support of elected officials in supporting veterans' issues and enacting positive legislative changes. The special, hosted by MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway and premiering Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. ET on MTV, will be taped before an invitation-only audience of young veterans and their families. The taping will include live performances by 50 Cent, Ludacris and Saving Abel and previously-recorded performances from Swift, Kid Rock, Kanye West, Fall Out Boy, Nelly and others. The special will also include an interview with CNN international correspondent Michael Ware via satellite from Baghdad. MTV News and CNN news packages, introduced by CNN's Anderson Cooper, will air throughout the show. CNN's Headline News anchor Robin Meade will conduct interviews with young veterans in the audience. Following the premiere, the special will also air on MTV2, mtvU and MTV Tr3s Kenny Chesney, Sugarland Top Artists at IEBA Awards Wed. October 15.2008 5:39 PM EDT Kenny Chesney and Sugarland took top honors in the two artist categories at the 2008 International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) Honors dinner held Tuesday night (Oct. 14) in Nashville. The ceremony highlights the annual IEBA conference which attracts talent buyers, promoters, agents, managers, artists, producers and music industry professionals. Chesney was named the large venue artist of the year, and Sugarland won in the small venue artist category. Festival of the year honors went to the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, and Nashville's Sommet Center was named venue of the year. Loggins & Messina received the IEBA's lifetime achievement award, and Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina teamed to perform several of their hits, including "House at Pooh Corner" and "Danny's Song." Other performers during the evening included Crystal Gayle, Joe Nichols and Diamond Rio. The awards ceremony was hosted by comedian-actor Joe Piscopo. ASCAP Winner Rachel Thibodeau Signs With Martina McBride's Company Wed. October 15.2008 5:39 PM EDT After winning song of the year honors Monday night (Oct. 13) at the ASCAP Country Music Awards, Rachel Thibodeau has signed with Little Champion Music, a publishing company owned and operated by Martina McBride and husband John McBride. ASCAP's country song of the year was "Good Directions," the Billy Currington hit co-written by Thibodeau and singer-songwriter Luke Bryan, who is affiliated with BMI, another performing rights organization. Thibodeau's songwriting credits include "Loveland" and "I'll Still Be Me," both featured on McBride's Waking Up Laughing album. "We started Little Champion Music this year, and Rachel is our first writer," Martina McBride said. "We plan on signing more writers as we find ones that are as special as she is." Randy Travis Plans Visit to Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Wed. October 15.2008 5:39 PM EDT Randy Travis will visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Ford Theater on Nov. 7 for a public interview with museum editor Michael Gray. The interview will center around Travis' career and his latest album, Around the Bend, which reunited him with producer Kyle Lehning, who produced his early hits. The program begins at 1 p.m. and is included in museum admission. Following the interview, Travis will sign copies of Around the Bend in the museum's store. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
