Taylor Swift gives $4M to Country Hall of Fame expansion
Taylor Swift has taught a generation of kids to appreciate country music over the last five years. Now, she's donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make sure that education continues. The gift is the largest given to the museum by an artist and is the second largest from an individual, officials said. It will fund the Taylor Swift Education Center, an exhibit and classroom space scheduled to open in 2014.
Swift's education center will have its own exterior entrance and is 7,500 square feet-plus spread over two stories. The expansion also would allow the museum to start new programs and workshops and for teens and senior citizens as well as continuing workshops.
The 22-year-old singer-songwriter is country music's top-selling artist and current ambassador to the world. The six-time Grammy winner is a two-time winner of both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music entertainer of the year awards and has taken the genre to Asia, Europe and Australia as well as the top of the U.S. pop charts.
She has a long history with the museum. One of her first public performances was on the building's plaza. She signed her record contract there. And she has donated her time to the museum's "All For The Hall" fundraisers.
Swift's education center will have its own exterior entrance and is 7,500 square feet-plus spread over two stories. The expansion also would allow the museum to start new programs and workshops and for teens and senior citizens as well as continuing workshops.
The 22-year-old singer-songwriter is country music's top-selling artist and current ambassador to the world. The six-time Grammy winner is a two-time winner of both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music entertainer of the year awards and has taken the genre to Asia, Europe and Australia as well as the top of the U.S. pop charts.
She has a long history with the museum. One of her first public performances was on the building's plaza. She signed her record contract there. And she has donated her time to the museum's "All For The Hall" fundraisers.
Happy Birthday William Hugh Nelson! You are one of our music Heroes! Click on photo to read full review.
Scheduled for release on May 15th, just in time for his 79th birthday, this new album, Heroes, is what we have come to expect from Nelson. With classic country artists Nelson, Haggard, Price, Kristofferson, Johnson, Snoop Dog, wait, what? Snoop Dog? The album finishes with, “The Scientist”, made popular by Coldplay. Wait! Who? Coldplay? Okay, so the album isn't wall to wall, traditional country. What it is, all kidding aside, is nonstop, first track to last, entertainment.
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Fan picture of the week Click on photo for most recent review.
This could be YOUR photo!
Do you have a picture of YOU with your favorite country music artist? Have you been to a great concert lately? Tell us about it. Write your own review. We'll put it up on the site. Send photos and/or reviews. HERE. Catherine Brown says "Chris & Preston aka LocashCowboys are amazing and sweet guys for sure. I have been following them for 7 years and they are always the same. There for the fans and always busting it to give the best show. Here's a picture of myself and "Troop" their fiddle player who passed away." |
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Hank Williams, Jr. Surpasses 1 Million “Likes” on Facebook He is Celebrating by offering a free download of new single, “That Ain’t Good” during Memorial Day weekend.
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Cody McCarver - I Just Might Live Forever click photo for troop aid review
Country music's Cody McCarver has been busy lately with projects. The talented singer and songwriter just finshed up 2011 with a role in the movie Cole Younger and the Black Train. He even wrote the theme song "Outlaws And Train" for the movie, which is now airing on CMT Pure. More excting news for his fans, this summer the release of is new CD "I Just Might Live Forever" which consist of eleven songs, nine of which McCarver wrote himself. To include "Redneck Friends Of Mine" the song his fans have been waiting for.
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We all have them. Those favorite discs we love to listen to repeatedly. If you are like me, rather than load up the front seat of your car with covers, liner notes and a scattering of CDs for the road, you keep it simple. I travel light. I have four CDs for various reasons that strike the chord of melody, inspiration, and plain enjoyment. They are four CDs I never leave home without. George Peden, Sr. Staff Journalist
Luke Bryan Celebrates Platinum click picture for NAC's review
Luke Bryan celebrated his first platinum album, Tailgates & Tanlines, Tuesday afternoon (May 22) in Nashville by throwing a thank-you party and concert for industry professionals and invited guests.
"As long as I live, I can say that at one time I was a platinum recording artist," said the thankful Georgian singer. "And I promise that no one will wear that title as proudly as me." A platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America signifies more than 1 million albums shipped. His previous album, Doin' My Thing, is currently certified gold, having sold almost 700,000 copies. |
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Massive Production Readied For 19,000+ Mile 'Brothers of the Sun' Tour, With Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw
Nashville, TN – When you throw a party as big as the ‘Brothers of the Sun’ Tour, with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, you better be well-stocked and prepared. The 21-stadium tour kicks off June 2 in Tampa, FL, and by the time it wraps up in Foxboro, MA, on August 25, the tour will have traveled more than 19,458 miles. Those miles will be traveled over 88 touring days with 20 buses and more than 80 tractor trailers. |
Carrie Underwood tops the charts again
Blown Away sells another 120,000 copies in its second week out, good enough to beat Adele, Lionel Richie.
Yes, Carrie Underwood has had a total of three albums outsell all competitors and launch her to the top spot on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. But her latest, Blown Away, is the first to spend two straight weeks as the top-selling album in all the land. The album sold another 120,000 copies in its second week |
Continued prayers for Wade Hayes, please Click on photo for current album info
Update from Trisha (Wade's Mom): "Please let all of the prayer warriors know what the power of their prayers have done. Tell them not to let up because the war is almost won for these two guy’s (Wade and Travis). I believe angel’s are rejoicing for them!" She says Wade is genuinely touched by the support and good wishes he is receiving. He and Travis are still undergoing chemo.
E-mail Wade directly HERE and/or keep up with all things Wade by subscribing to his WOWW (Word on Wade's World) newsletter. |
The Band Perry - All Your Life Click photo for review
The Band Perry was just announced as a nominee in the 2012 CMT Music Awards which will air LIVE from Nashville on Wednesday, June 6 on CMT & CMT.com. The Band Perry received a nomination in the Group Video of the Year category for their two-week #1 song “All Your Life.”
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