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Top 10 Super Country Hits - June 24th, 2007 - 24th Survey - Fifth Year
songs rated based on points system from radio and tv play

Artist/Song

    * 1 - Keith Urban - I Told You So
    * 2 - Big & Rich - Lost In This Moment
    * 3 - Jason Aldean-Johnny Cash
    * 4 - Taylor Swift -Teardrops On My Guitar
    * 5 - Kellie Pickler - I Wonder
    * 6 - George Strait-Wrapped
    * 7 - Bucky Covington - A Different World
    * 8 - Tracy Lawrence - Find Out Who Your Friends Are
    * 9 - Emerson Drive - Moments
    * 10 - Rascal Flatts - Stand

Hot Rising Single
Toby Keith - Love Me If You Can

Keep An Eye On Single
Pat Waters - That Ole' Blacktop

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LONESTAR & FRIENDS RAISE $39,000 FOR ST. JUDE

GAC helps artists and fans show that country cares for St. Jude Kids

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lonestar and friends rolled into CMA Music Festival week 
with their 3rd Annual Lonestar & Friends Strike Out for the Kids Bowling 
Bash, raising $39,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

With the help of dedicated country artists, fans, volunteers and GAC, the 
sold out event surpassed previous benchmarks to reach a phenomenal $39,000 
for St. Jude. This exceeds last year's event which raised a still impressive 
$21,000, and it more than doubled the inaugural year's net proceeds of 
$16,300.

Fans crowded into the quaint building of Hermitage Lanes in Nashville for a 
chance to bowl with their favorite artist, grab an autograph, take pictures, 
and head into CMA Music Fest week with a piece of unique memorabilia. In 
addition to the games, a silent auction was held for fans to bid on items 
from different celebrities, including one-of-a-kind autographed bowling 
shirts from all artists in attendance. Celebrities present included: 
Lonestar, GAC host Suzanne Alexander, Carolina Rain, Jeff Bates, Brad 
Cotter, Amy Dalley, Dusty Drake, Crystal Hunt, Emerson Drive, Buddy Jewell, 
Little Texas, Tracy Lawrence, Jerrod Niemann, Jimmy Olander, Jake Owen, 
Danielle Peck, Michael Peterson, Bobby Pinson, Julie Roberts, Keni Thomas, 
Trent Tomlinson, Tanya Tucker, Jimmy Wayne, Bryan White and Darryl Worley 
and Chris Young in addition to GAC hosts Storme Warren and Nan Kelley.

Teri Watson, Sr. Director of Radio and Entertainment Marketing for St. Jude 
spoke on behalf of the patients and families at St. Jude: "We are grateful 
to Lonestar and all the artists who participated as well as the loyal fans, 
volunteers and our host location Hermitage Lanes for their continued 
support. We are equally thrilled with the success of this year's event which 
we feel is due in part through the generosity of our new presenting sponsor 
GAC."

Lonestar was moved by the success of this year's event. The group commented 
on the great support from all avenues for this year's event: "We are so 
excited about the amount of money we were able to raise for St. Jude 
Children's Hospital with this year's Bowling Party," said Michael Britt on 
the event's success. Richie McDonald commented on the overwhelming support 
received, "We couldn't have done it without all the wonderful fans and 
artists that came to support the event." Dean Sams continued, "We also can't 
thank GAC enough for their sponsorship and coverage of the event." "From 
Lonestar and especially the kids at St. Jude, we send out a big 'thank you!!'" 
stated Keech Rainwater.

Bryan White commented on his continued participation in the event: "I had a 
blast! I bowled much better this year. Maybe because the fans got me my own 
ball! The guys in Lonestar are as good as they come. They have big hearts. 
They know what they've been given and want to use it to draw awareness to 
the needs that these children have. I'm honored to be a part of it."

GAC was on hand all evening to film its weekly Top 20 Countdown and catch 
all the excitement from fans and artists as pins hit the ground.

For more information on Lonestar please visit www.lonestar.mu. For details 
on St. Jude and how you can make a difference visit www.stjude.org

www.lonestar.mu

Media Contact:
Webster & Associates Public Relations
Kirt Webster - kirt@websterpr.com
Becky Loyacano - becky@websterpr.com

Management Contact:
Vector Management -
Brandy Hamilton-Necessary - brandy@vectormgmt.com

St. Jude Contact:
St. Jude Entertainment Marketing -
Jackie Proffit - Jackie.Proffit@stjude.org
Teri Watson - Teri.Watson@stjude.org

Skyla Spencer tells caller "You Said You'd Call Me"!

Nashville, TN - Skyla Spencer performed "You Said You'd Call Me", the title 
cut from her current album, at the Full Moon Saloon during the CMA Festival 
in Nashville.  "You Said You'd Call Me" is a funny, up-beat song written by 
Skyla and produced by Ted Hewitt.

"It is always fun to perform this song on stage," says Skyla.  "I like to 
incorporate some acting into the song. The guy calls me up at the end of the 
song and is giving me all these excuses about why he hasn't called.  It's 
fun to play with different scenerios.  I like being creative with it and get 
the crowd going."
For more information on Skyla Spencer, MP3s, the You Said You'd Call Me 
album, print quality photos, or to schedule an interview, contact Laura 
Claffey with Wildfire Publicity at Laura@wildfirepublicity.net or 
615-825-0019. MP3s are also available to radio through Airplay Direct.

Wildfire Publicity
Laura Claffey
www.WildfirePublicity.net

Skyla Spencer
www.SkylaSpencer.com

CMA Music Festival 2007 Is Week of "Firsts" For LANTANA
          ***Texas Trio Enjoys Getting Close To The Fans

Nashville, TN (June 17, 2007) - "Our first CMA Music Festival week was a 
blast ... a truly eye-opening experience," admits LANTANA's Karol Ann 
DeLong.  It began Tuesday with a visit to Marty Stuart's "Sparkle & Twang" 
exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum. At the VIP reception, they met and 
posed for pictures with the "Best Hair in Country Music," 
artist/author/photographer, Stuart.  "It was so much fun to see his 
collection of memorabilia," says group member Dalene Richelle.  "It was 
literally a visual lesson in the history of country music. My personal 
favorite was the display of the Nudie jackets suspended from the ceiling."

The head-turning, bluesy/country trio from Texas loved riding in their 
first-ever parade, which "officially" kicked off CMA Music Festival 2007, 
and drew 10,000 country music fans to downtown Nashville.  Biz Haddock, 
Dalene and Karol Ann tossed over 500 Mardi Gras-style "Boot" beads to lucky 
fans from their ride - the stylish GM E85 Green and Yellow FlexFuel Truck.

Every day fans flocked to the trio's bustling "home-style" booth designed by 
their savvy Fan Club president, Shannon Pfeiffer.  Nearly 300 LANTANA-ites 
registered to win one of three House Concerts that the group is giving 
away - with registrants representing 20 states and several foreign 
countries, including Australia, France and England. "I was overwhelmed by 
the number of fans who stood in line to meet with us personally, and get 
autographs and photos," says Karol Ann. "We heard so many encouraging 
comments about the music that we're making - and some really personal 
stories from fans about how our music has affected them. Biz agrees that the 
fans were amazing.  "We signed in three other booths as well," she says. 
"The Mary Kay (their lip gloss is fabulous); Y'all Magazine (they gave us 
some  cool t-shirts), and Indie Islands (they were our neighbors all week) 
booths."

On Friday night, LANTANA wrapped up the week as they made their festival 
performance debut when they rocked the Hard Rock Café stage during the 
Afterhours Kick Off Concert Series.  The group fired up the crowd with songs 
from their BGM Records' debut, UNBRIDLED. "We even had fireworks (from LP 
Field) go off during our closing number," laughs Dalene. "It was an 
incredible night ... an incredible week for that matter. We can't wait 'til 
next year!"

Fans can get in touch with Lantana via  Lantana's Website ,  Lantana's 
MySpace or the newly-launched fan club site Fan Club Site

MEDIA reps can obtain hi-res photos by emailing somuchmoore@charter.net.
All photos courtesy of Martha E. Moore.

Media contact:
Martha E. Moore
so much MOORE media
somuchmoore@charter.net
www.somuchMOORE.com

Country Weekly Spends A Day On The Ranch With Todd Fritsch
      ***Exclusive Interview In July 2 Issue, On Stands NOW

Nashville, TN (June 18, 2007) - Country Weekly  recently spent a day with 
Todd Fritsch at his home in Willow Springs, Texas.  The rising star proudly 
showed off The Fritsch Cattle Company ranch, where he grew up and learned to 
rope, ride - and work hard.

Todd credits those early days on the ranch with the strict, waste-no-time 
approach he takes in his musical career. Fans can learn about Todd - and his 
family's close relationship and shared drive - in this three-page spread, 
photographed by Marc Morrison.  The layout includes seven photos of Todd, 
his family, favorite horse and his working dogs, Rip, Rudy and Ranger.

Fritsch won't be riding to town to pick up his copy of Country Weekly; he's 
currently on the road supporting his new CD, SAWDUST
(Diamond Music Group/Spinville).  This article gives the young Texan more 
national exposure and follows recent appearances at CMA Music Festival 2007 
and on GAC Nights last week.

Check out the latest TF news, tourdates, photos and more: 
www.toddfritsch.com or MySpace.com/toddfritsch.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Martha E. Moore
so much MOORE media
martha@somuchmoore.com
 www.somuchmoore.com

      PRIMORIS RECORDS LEAPS ONTO THE ROW

      Nashville, TN - Primoris Records, headquartered in Lexington, 
Kentucky, has launched a country music division as it was announced today by 
President/CEO George Burton. Primoris Records will be opening an office on 
or around Music Row in the coming weeks, with full support staffs being 
named in the coming weeks.

      "The launch of the label in Nashville is going to be fun," says 
Burton. "The growth of independent labels in country music has been 
phenomenal and we are excited about the opportunity to add to it."

      Joining the Primoris Records team in the radio promotion department 
will be Darcy Lashinsky and Tony Benken, the team of Webster & Associates 
Public Relations will handle media and publicity services, Bill Back is 
named VP Operations, James T. Harris is named CFO, James Chiado is named 
Business Development, and Mark Levinson is named Chief Counsel.

      Primoris Records will be distributed through Universal Music Group 
along with Fontana.


M-T-M #24

Mark Trail
Mark Trail Music
707 18th Ave South Suite 4
Nashville, Tn 37203
email: mtrail@marktrailmusic.com
web: www.marktrailmusic.com

 I am currently putting together another Artist Promo Radio Sampler 
Compilation CD (M-T-M #24) to mail out In mid July (cut off deadline 7 July) 
first come first serve bases on paid approved  tracks. I also limit the # of 
tracks on my comps so slots will most likely be booked before the 
deadline... I am only charging $275.00 (US)  to have a song on this 
compilation, which is a great deal as many of you know and I also guarantee 
I will mail to the stations that I claim to mail to...

My Cd's have included quality tracks that have included artists such as 
Tracy Lawrence, Pam Tillis, The Wilkinson's, Deborah Allen, Pete Schlegel, 
Chris Young, Sylvia, John Berry, Randy Archer, Razzy Bailey, Johnny Cash, 
Willie Nelson, John Foster, Clear Blue 22, Eddie Eastman, Billy Yates, Jerry 
Reed, Willie Mack, EC&R with George Jones, Jeff Carson, Daryle Singletary, 
John Arthur Martinez... to name a few.. I am very picky about the quality of 
what I will accept to send out (all tracks must be approved).. I have a very 
good reputation with DJ's that I know, for presenting a variety of styles of 
great country songs and artists..  M-T-M compilation CD is a quality 
professional promotional CD presented with full details of the tracks on 
it..

- This is what I am doing for $275.00
a) One of your tracks on the M-T-M compilation #24 which will be sent out to 
over 600 radio DJ's, stations, industry professionals & music media etc, in 
Australia, New Zealand, Japan, parts of Europe, Canada and the US
Approx 120+- Europe, Central and South America
Approx 120- Canada (includes all CCMA source book stations)
Approx 90- Australia, New Zealand & Japan
Approx 290+- US (including all Texas Chart & all Music Row Chart  and 
Americana Chart reporting stations, which I will give you a list with their 
full contact info)

     I am adding new stations all the time to my mailing list that will play 
indie country artists...
b) your promo picture and website link will be posted on my website
c) I will mail you a 2 copy's of the CD
d) Your music listened to by the right people, possibly aired on radio and 
reviewed in the music press... a few of my reviewers: Larry Delany - editor 
of "Country Music News Magazine", Dave Schmidt-  newsletter "Dave's 
super-top 10 hits" & Alan Cacket of Maverick magazine in England..
e) Details of your song, your contact details and other information are 
included on the sleeve so that media people can contact you direct.

For this low price it represents exceptional value. Not only do you get your 
music placed onto a quality Radio Sampler Compilation CD, but all prep and 
postage is done for you. I do it all - saving you time and money. It is a 
brilliant cost-effective promotion for your act - and at a fraction of the 
cost of doing it yourself! I operate a very professional and efficient 
service..

 - WHAT DO I NEED FROM YOU?
a) A copy of your track on CD ( mastered copy)..
b) A Short paragraph biography (please email text format) and photo of your 
act (please email .jpeg),
c) Your contact info for the CD sleeve (e-mail, website, phone number, 
address),
d) The track info: writer, publisher, & record label details if applicable 
for the sleeve.

*** This is NOT a record contract - it is a promotional CD
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