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Top 10 Super Country Hits - June 17th, 2007 - 23rd Survey - Fifth Year
songs rated based on points system from radio and tv play

Artist/Song

    * 1 - Keith Urban - I Told You So
    * 2 - Brad Paisely - Ticks
    * 3 - Bucky Covington - A Different World
    * 4 - Toby Keith - High Maintenance Woman
    * 5 - Big & Rich - Lost In This Moment
    * 6 - Taylor Swift -Teardrops On My Guitar
    * 7 - Kellie Pickler - I Wonder
    * 8 - Emerson Drive - Moments
    * 9 - George Strait-Wrapped
    * 10 - Jason Aldean-Johnny Cash

Hot Rising Single
Brooks & Dunn - Proud Of The House We Built

Keep An Eye On Single
Sara Evans - As If
InProcess - Borderlands Podcast - (do not need an iPod to listen to this 
podcast)
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Clint Black Keeps His Eyes On The Ball
Equity Music Group's Clint Black coached Blair Garner's After-Midnight team 
at the annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game on June 7th.  Black has 
participated in this event several times over the years, but this marks his 
first game as a coach.  Though his team lost to the Opry team and coach Pete 
Fisher, Black remains unfazed.  "We had the talent; we had the desire to 
win.  What we needed was for all the guys on our team to keep their eyes on 
the ball, and not Carrie Underwood," Black laughed.


Clint Black has been in the studio working on a brand new full length album 
that is expected to be released this fall.  For additional info., please 
visit www.clintblack.com.

CONTACT:     Jennifer Bohler - 615 292 5804  - jenny@jb-alliance.com

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings will be honored posthumously by the Nashville SongWriters 
Festival On Music Row in it's fifth annual presentation of the Life Time 
Achievement Award.

Waylon was the first country singer to sell a million records.  Grammy 
winner, songwriter, actor, author and businessman, he was an American 
original whose career spanned 6 decades.

Waylon personified the outlaw country movement. Jennings rejected the 
conventions of the recording industry back in the '70s with other 
songwriter/artists such as Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Branded an 
"outlaw" because of the ragged, maverick image and their independence, 
Waylon became one of the significant forces of country music in the '70s.

The award will be accepted by Waylon's brother, longtime band member and 
manager, Tommy Jennings. The presentation will take place this Monday, June 
11th, 7PM at the Hotel Preston Stage located at 733 Briley Parkway, (The 
intersection of Briley Parkway and I-40), Nashville, TN. 37217. 
877.361.5500.

You are invited to come listen to Tommy Jennings tell many wonderful and 
blunt stories of when he and Waylon ran the back alleys of Music Row.

You can find more information about Waylon here  at 
http://www.songwritersfestival.com/lifetime_achievement_awards.htm.

Media Contact info:
Cornelius "Popcorn" Robertson
Popcorn@SongWritersFestival.com
www.SongWritersFestival.com
TRACY LAWRENCE MAKES HISTORY WITH HIT SINGLE  "Find Out Who Your Friends 
 Are" Is No. 1!



NASHVILLE, TN-June 11, 2007-Country music superstar Tracy Lawrence is 
perched atop national music trade charts, Billboard/R&R and Mediabase, with 
his 17th No. 1 record, "Find Out Who Your Friends Are." History was made 
when the song topped the charts making Lawrence the first country artist who 
owns his own record label, RCR (Rocky Comfort Records), to reach the coveted 
No. 1 position with the debut single release on that label. "Find Out Who 
Your Friends Are" is Lawrence's first No. 1 since 1997 when he topped the 
R&R chart with "Is That A Tear." His last Billboard No. 1 was with "Time 
Marches On" in 1996.

"I am so grateful to country radio for supporting us as an independent and 
helping us reach the public with my music," says Lawrence. "It's been a 
dream of mine for a long, long time to own my own record label, but to have 
a No. 1 hit with my first single release is an even bigger dream come true 
for me. This is an accomplishment that I don't take lightly. My brother and 
business partner, Laney, and I cherry-picked a team that had the vision, the 
enthusiasm, the guts and the persistence to make this happen. From promotion 
to public relations, from sales and marketing to distribution, I truly have 
an all-star team. "

The single was released to radio August 21, 2006 on the RCR/CO5 Nashville 
imprint. According to Mediabase national radio callout research, the song 
has ranked consistently among the Top 5 since the third week of December 
2006.

The full CD, titled FOR THE LOVE, was available in stores January 30, 2007. 
It marked Lawrence's first studio collection in nearly three years. The CD 
was met with an impressive response by record buyers across the United 
States and Lawrence entered Billboard magazine's "Top Independent Albums" 
chart at No. 3, the "Top Country Albums" chart at No. 6, and "The Billboard 
Hot 100" albums chart at No. 53. RCR/CO5 Nashville has a distribution 
partnership with A2M (Artist To Market Distribution).

FOR THE LOVE features several points of interest. Among them, the title cut 
is a duet with Brad Arnold, lead singer of the multi-platinum group Three 
Doors Down. It's a song that is edgy, yet it fits very comfortably amid the 
other country songs included in this collection. "Speed Of Flight," a 
true-to-Tracy Lawrence waltz, represents the first time that Lawrence has 
cut a song he wrote without a co-writer. "Til I Was A Daddy Too," scheduled 
as the second single from FOR THE LOVE, takes a very heartfelt look at 
parenting and the depth of a father's love. Finally, like bookends, the CD 
starts and finishes with "Find Out Who Your Friends Are." One is a bonus 
track that features two of Lawrence's longtime friends Kenny Chesney and Tim 
McGraw.

The new music is available for downloading on iTunes, WalMart.com, Napster, 
Rhapsody, and eMusic among other digital service providers. Internet users 
can watch exclusive Tracy Lawrence interview and performance clips on the 
AT&T blue room site. ATTblueroom.com/music. Cell phone users have actively 
downloaded ringtones. The ringtones are still available. Text Tracy1 to 
66555 to get "Find Out Who Your Friends Are;" text Tracy2 to 66555 to get 
"You Can't Hide Redneck," text Tracy3 to 66555 to get "For The Love," or 
text Tracy4 to 66555 to get "Speed Of Flight." Tracy Lawrence website: 
www.tracylawrence.com



For additional information, please contact Randy Guidry or Debbie Holley at 
Holley.Guidry, 615-460-9550.

MARIO MAGRO KISS FOR A CAUSE FOUNDATION TO HOLD ONLINE CELEBRITY AUCTION 
June 15 - 25, 2007
http://www.ebay.com/kissforacause

(Beverly Hills, June 6, 2007) -- Mario Magro Kiss For A Cause Foundation 
will hold an online auction of exclusive handbags kissed and signed by 
celebrities at the recent 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The 
auction will run from June 15 - 25, 2007.  Country music artists including 
Martina McBride, George Strait, Vince Gill, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, 
Rodney Atkins, Little Big Town, The Wreckers, ZZ Top musical legend Billy 
Gibbons, Heartland, Emerson Drive, Josh Turner, Tracy Lawrence, Sara Evans, 
and many more, all puckered up to have their lip prints and signature 
pressed on the inside of Mario Magro Crystal Le Coop purses, to be auctioned 
off in support of orphaned and abandon children. All proceeds will benefit 
Mario Magro Kiss For A Cause Foundation.  For a complete list of celebrity 
participation and photos please visit:
http://kissforacause.org/celebrity_photos.html


Forty-seven years ago, Joanne Woodward and seven of the era's brightest 
stars were the first to place their hand prints in cement at Mann's Chinese 
Theatre Walk of Fame. Today, Mario Magro Kiss For A Cause Foundation gives 
the time honored tradition a new twist by collecting the kisses and 
signatures of today's hottest stars of film, television and music. "The 
concept has been a great success," Mario Magro notes. "We are helping 
children all around the world and creating  collectible items that will be 
more valuable and famous than
any memorabilia collection ever conceived.


 "The kissed and signed crystal inserts are very appealing to collectors 
because they offer an intimate connection to the celebrity. There is nothing 
quite as sexy and compelling as owning a celebrity's kiss and autograph 
preserved behind glass.  When you look at the kissed and signed insert, you 
can see the celebrity's actual lip prints.  I can only imagine what a 
Marilyn Monroe or JFK kiss and signature would be worth today -- it would be 
priceless to the collector.  I'm very proud of the celebrities who have lent 
their support.  The collection is magnificent, but their contribution 
towards the cause of helping orphaned and abandoned children is 
immeasurable!" Magro says emphatically.


Each collectible item has been numbered and authenticated by designer Mario 
Magro, whose signature is sealed inside along with the celebrity's kiss and 
autograph.  The kissed and signed crystal insert comes in a branded leather 
display case accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and certificate of 
photograph authenticity. Each collectable item includes an original Mario 
Magro Crystal Le Coop handbag.

The Mario Magro Kiss For A Cause celebrity auction will be  hosted by eBay 
Giving Works, the dedicated program for charity listing on eBay. The event 
is managed on eBay by Auction Cause, a premier online auction management 
agency specializing in high profile design, strategy, and cause marketing 
for corporations and nonprofits worldwide. For more information, please 
visit  http://ww.auctioncause.com

Mario Magro Kiss For A Cause Foundation (MMKFACF) is dedicated  to the 
protection of orphaned, homeless and abandoned children. Internationally, 
there are 140,000,000 children suffering from extreme poverty. MMKFACF's 
mission is to house, feed and educate orphaned and abandoned children and 
provide work and training skills for a better
future. For more information on the foundation please visit 
http://www.kissforacause.org


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