Jessica Andrews Becomes First Artist on New Disney-Owned Label Thu. October 23.2008 5:45 PM EDT
Jessica Andrews is the first artist to sign with Carolwood Records, a new Nashville-based imprint that will be a sister label to the Disney-owned label, Lyric Street. The 24-year-old singer-songwriter spent three weeks at No. 1 in 2000 with the single, "Who I Am," during her tenure on DreamWorks Nashville. Lyric Street is best known as Rascal Flatts' label home, and band member Jay DeMarcus produced "Everything," Andrews' debut single for Carolwood. The track will be delivered to country radio for airplay beginning on Nov. 4. Swift, Jackson, Brooks & Dunn to Headline BamaJam 2009 Thu. October 23.2008 5:45 PM EDT Taylor Swift, Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn have been confirmed to headline the second annual BamaJam Music & Arts Festival taking place June 4-6, 2009, in Enterprise, Ala., organizers have announced. Also scheduled to perform are Montgomery Gentry, Charlie Daniels, 38 Special, Jason Aldean, Heidi Newfield and Jamey Johnson. The festival was inaugurated this year with a lineup that included Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Little Big Town, Randy Owen, Tracy Lawrence and Miranda Lambert. Lee Ann Womack Closes New York Stock Exchange Thu. October 23.2008 5:45 PM EDT Lee Ann Womack rang the closing bell Wednesday (Oct. 22) at the New York Stock Exchange. In New York to promote her new album, Call Me Crazy, she also performed Wednesday on The Early Show on CBS and Thursday (Oct. 23) on Don Imus' syndicated radio show. Earlier this week, she performed songs from the new album during a record release party in Nashville. View photos from the New York Stock Exchange. Martina McBride to Turn On Graceland's Blue Holiday Lights Thu. October 23.2008 5:45 PM EDT Martina McBride will be in Memphis on Nov. 21 to help kick off the holiday season at Graceland, the late Elvis Presley's longtime home. She's scheduled to flip the switch to turn on the traditional blue holiday lights decorating the mansion and its property. Several female vocalists were invited to overdub vocals to create duets from Presley's original holiday recordings, and McBride landed his most famous holiday song -- "Blue Christmas." The Elvis Presley Christmas Duets album also features Presley singing with Carrie Underwood, Gretchen Wilson, Sara Evans and Wynonna Judd. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
