June

2010

Video: 20th Annual City Of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge

We had the chance to chat with Colt Ford, The Trailer Choir, Justin Moore, Mallary Hope, Jaron and the Long Road to Love, and Luke Bryan at the 20th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge!

Watch the video below to check out the interviews:

Click HERE to see photos from the event.

Click HERE for more information about City of Hope.

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June

2010

2010 CMA Music Festival- Day 3

We kicked Day 3 of the 2010 CMA Music Festival off by test driving a brand new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro! What an awesome car! What made it even more awesome was that Chevy donated $10 to Nashville flood relief efforts for every test drive during the festival! I can’t wait to see how much they raised throughout CMA Fest!

Even though it was scorching hot, the concerts at the Riverfront Daytime Stages were packed and going strong with performances by artists such as Big Kenny, Mark Chesnutt, and Emerson Drive.

Josh Gracin

Lee Brice

Fans also packed the Chevy Music Stage on Saturday for performances by Bo Bice, Ash Bowers, Julie Roberts, and more.

Trent Tomlinson poses with a fan near the Chevy Music Stage

Mallary Hope performs on the Chevy Music Stage

Fans had the chance to get out of the heat and up close and personal with their favorite stars inside the Fan Fair Hall on Saturday. This year, Rascal Flatts signed autographs for the first time since 2002. The trio also played a short acoustic set inside the convention center.

Rascal Flatts

Carter Twins

The lineup at LP was was fantastic. I have to admit, Martina McBride blew everyone else out of the water! Her vocals were by far the best I have ever heard. She may be small, but her voice is huge! I was left speechless after her performance it was so AMAZING!

Randy Houser

Easton Corbin

Billy Currington

Zac Brown Band

Martina McBride

Rascal Flatts

Check out some photos of the artists from the press conference at LP Field on Saturday night…

Our trip to the 2010 CMA Music Festival is presented by Chevy, the official ride of country music.

***All images courtesy of, and used with permission from, the Country Music Association (click images to enlarge)

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June

2010

City Of Hope’s 20th Annual Celebrity Softball Challenge Team Rosters Announced

Some of country music’s most talented artists will step up to home plate at City of Hope’s 20th annual Celebrity Softball Challenge on June 7 at 7 p.m. at Greer Stadium in Nashville. Rival teams Grand Ole Opry and “After MidNite with Blair Garner” announced their team drafts today.

In its 20-year history, the Celebrity Softball Challenge in Nashville has raised over $2 million for City of Hope, a leading research, education and treatment center for cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Playing for the “After MidNite with Blair Garner” team are Keith Anderson, MLB’s Ben Broussard, Chuck Wicks, David Nail, Joe Nichols, Josh Thompson, Luke Bryan, comedienne Melissa Peterman, JP Dumont of the Nashville Predators, CMT’s Katie Cook as emcee, Mike Gossin and Rachel Reinart of Gloriana, Randy Montana, Savannah Jack, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ken Amato and Donnie Nickey of the Titans, Vince Gill and Whitney Duncan.

Grand Ole Opry team players include Brian Lambert as coach, Carrie Underwood, Cheyenne Kimball and Tom Gossin of Gloriana, Craig Morgan, Colt Ford, Felix Cavaliere, Jaron & the Long Road to Love, Jason Aldean, Wade Belak of the Nashville Predators, Julianne Hough, Justin Moore, Mallary Hope, Great American Country’s host of “Headline Country” Storme Warren as emcee, The Band Perry, Titans Courtland Finnegan and Justin Gage, Trailer Choir and Two Foot Fred.

Tickets for $20 are available at www.ticketmaster.com.

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May

2010

Tennessee Flood Relief Auction

CountryMusicIsLove & Country Music Cares have teamed up to host an auction to help raise funds for those affected by the devastating floods in and around the Nashville area. Below is a listing of the active items up for bid on Ebay.

Please bid & help spread the word. Every little bit helps!

Click each link to place your bid…

Click HERE to see a list of ALL of the active items.

The following items have ended:

Autographed Dierks Bentley “Feel That Fire”- $37.99

Autographed Big & Rich “Greatest Hits” DVD- $26.00

Autographed Larry The Cable Guy “Tailgate Party” DVD- $20.50

Autographed Lady Antebellum “Lady Antebellum”- $62.00

Autographed Eric Church “Carolina”- $31.02

Autographed Josh Turner 8×10 Photo- $76.00

Autographed Luke Bryan “Doin’ My Thing”- $33.00

Autographed Diamond Rio 8×10 Photo- $15.00

Autographed John Rich “Son Of A Preacher Man”- $28.02

Autographed Little Big Town “A Place To Land”- $30.00

Autographed Dierks Bentley “Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory”- $46.00

Autographed Chris Young “The Man I Want To Be”- $53.00

Autographed Darius Rucker “Learn To Live”- $51.00

Autographed Jake Owen “Easy Does It”- $50.00

Autographed Luke Bryan “I’ll Stay Me”- $40.99

Autographed Mallary Hope 8×10 Photo- $49.00

Carboard Kenny Chesney Cut-Out- $161.00

Autographed Whitney Duncan CD/DVD combo- $100.00

Autographed Big & Rich “Greatest Hits” CD $152.50

Acoustic Guitar Autographed by Kenny Chesney- $1,050.00

Peavey Jack Daniel’s Guitar Autographed by Luke Bryan- $480.00

Autographed Kenny Chesney Tour Poster with Custom Frame- $255.00

Banner Autographed by Darius Rucker, Jake Owen, & Luke Bryan- $127.50 & a Second Chance Offer of $125.00

Autographed Taylor Swift “Fearless” – $305.00

Autographed Taylor Swift “Fearless” Platnium Edition- $957.98

Autographed Gloriana 8×10 & Lyrics Bundle- $132.50

Autographed Lee Ann Womack “Greatest Hits”- $37.00

Autographed Ryan Tyler Band “My Guitar”- $13.50

Autographed Ryan Tyler Band 8×10- $26.00

Autographed Colt Ford “Ride Through The Country”- $14.64

Autographed Ashton Shepherd Opry Program- $20.50

Autographed Reba McEntire “Keep On Loving You”- $50.02

Autographed Ryan Tyler Band Tee Shirt- $12.99

Country Weekly article Autographed by The Band Perry- $13.25

Tim McGraw/Faith Hill Fan Pack w/ Autographed Tim McGraw 8×10- $29.00

Autographed Zac Brown Band “Breaking Southern Ground” Cookbook- $71.00 & $51.00

Autographed Zac Brown Band 8×10- $32.55

Autographed Joey+Rory 8×10- $24.24

Autographed Sara Evans “The Sweet By And By”- $22.50

Nashville Predators Jersey Autographed By Dierks Bentley- $154.49

Sugarland “Live On The Inside” Poster- $14.50

Keith Urban “Escape Together” Poster- $15.00

Taylor Swift “Fearless” Poster- $36.00

Autographed Colt Ford “Ride Through the Country” CD $12.99

Cardboard Kenny Chesney $30.00

Autographed Ashton Shepherd Opry Program $9.99

Autographed Chris Young “The Man I Want To Be” CD $21.00

Autographed Jake Owen “Easy Does It” CD $20.50

Autographed Martina McBride “Shine” CD $37.00

Autographed Craig Morgan Poster $9.99

Autographed Phil Vassar “American Child” CD $15.50

Autographed Kenny Chensey Jersey $128.05

Autographed Whitney Duncan “Right Road Now” CD & Bonus Poster $17.50

Autographed “It’s Alright By Me” Darius Rucker T-Shirt $13.50

Autographed Eli Young Band Poster & Sticker $4.99

Autographed Gloriana 8×10 Photo $18.99

Autographed Joey + Rory (Joey and Rory) 8×10 Photo $12.50

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Feb

2010

Photo Of The Day

Universal Music Group Nashville showcased 18 of their artists on Wednesday at their luncheon at the Country Radio Seminar (CRS) in Nashville. Pictured above are:

Front Row (L to R): Brandon Jane (Coldwater Jane), Leah Crutchfield (Coldwater Jane), Easton Corbin, Ashton Shepherd, Laura Bell Bundy, Josh Kelley, Mallary Hope, Randy Montana
2nd Row (L to R): Brady Black (Randy Rogers Band), Geoffrey Hill (RRB), Randy Rogers (RRB), David Nail, Julianne Hough, Billy Currington
3rd Row (L to R): Jamey Johnson, Jon Richardson (RRB), Josh Turner, Gary Allan, Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland)
4th Row (L to R): Lee Ann Womack, Vince Gill, Kristian Bush (Sugarland)

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Feb

2010

Photos: CountryMusicIsLove Concert Benefiting City Of Hope

The first-ever CountryMusicIsLove Concert Benefiting City of Hope was held on Tuesday in Nashville at The Rutledge. The concert was an absolute success! We raised over $3,000 for City of Hope!

Words cannot express how thankful we are for the fans and the artists (& Jon Anthony!) for helping us make this show possible. We’re hoping to make this an annual event, so if you didn’t make it to the show this year, hopefully we’ll see you in 2011!

Here are some photos from the show…Enjoy!

(Click each image to enlarge. You can view more photos on our Facebook page.)

Gwen Sebastian

Johnny Bulford

Jason Jones

Jesse Lee

Mallary Hope

Adam Gregory

Caitlin Lynn

Whitney Duncan

Carter Twins

Matt Stillwell

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Jan

2010

Have You Gotten Your Tickets Yet?!

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Jan

2010

Mallary Hope & Taylor Swift Karaoke

Mallary Hope tweeted this video earlier today…She and Taylor Swift rocked out to Miranda Lambert’s “Gun Powder & Lead” at a Christmas party in Nashville like month. Looks like fun!

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