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Top 10 Super Country Hits - September 23rd, 2007 - 38th Survey - Fifth Year
songs rated based on points system from radio and tv play

Artist/Song

    * 1 - Toby Keith - Love Me If You Can
    * 2 - Reba McEntire with Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
    * 3 - Brad Paisely - Online
    * 4 - Rascal Flatts - Take Me There
    * 5 - Dierks Bentley - Free & Easy
    * 6 - Brooks and Dunn - Proud of the House We Built
    * 7 - Trace Adkins - I Wanna Feel Something
    * 8 - Luke Bryan - All My Friends Say
    * 9 - Keith Urban - I Told You So
    * 10 - Rodney Atkins - These Are My People

Hot Rising Single
Craig Morgan - International Harvester

Keep An Eye On Single
Sugarland - Stay
Watch Peter & The Rowers perform "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" at one of 
the biggest country festivals  in Europe VISAGINO COUNTRY in Lithuania.

  video:  Peter & The Rowers - The Devil Went Down To Georgia

  or click the link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF8KN4m91Ss


LONESTAR RETURNS TO COUNTRY MUSIC SCENE WITH STOP AT CRACKER BARREL OLD 
COUNTRY STORE

 Exclusive holiday CD features new lead singer & eleven new songs; Cracker 
Barrel to sponsor tour

LEBANON, TENN. (September 12, 2007) - After years of touring and releasing 
platinum selling records, Lonestar has built a strong and loyal following of 
music fans across the country.  The band is about to hit the road again, 
this time with a new lead singer and a new Christmas CD that's only 
available at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations and online at 
crackerbarrel.com.

"It's an honor to be involved with Cracker Barrel on this project. I can't 
think of a better combination than Lonestar, Christmas and Cracker Barrel," 
said Lonestar's Keech Rainwater. "These recordings are a perfect reflection 
of what Lonestar has evolved into as a group of musicians."

Available in early November, this Lonestar CD, titled My Christmas List, 
will feature a new sound as Cody Collins joins the band as its new lead 
singer.  From the first moment they heard Collins sing, Dean Sams, Michael 
Britt and Keech Rainwater believed Collins would be an outstanding addition 
to the band.

"Cody is such a strong singer and he brings a lot to the table with his 
vocal ability," said Michael Britt. "His voice has a believable quality to 
it that draws you in.  We wanted to make sure his talent was highlighted in 
the best way possible and what ended up coming out still sounded like 
Lonestar music.  It's a perfect fit."

In addition to being the exclusive home of the My Christmas List CD, Cracker 
Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. ("Cracker Barrel") will be the presenting 
sponsor of Lonestar's holiday concert tour.  The Cracker Barrel Old Country 
Store Presents Lonestar's My Christmas List tour begins in November.

"Lonestar's new CD is definitely on Cracker Barrel's Christmas list," said 
Simon Turner, Cracker Barrel's Chief Marketing Officer. "Lonestar has 
created a unique product that connects Christmas, country music and our 
heritage.  With eleven new recordings on this CD, our guests will enjoy the 
holidays even more as they discover and experience Lonestar's new sound with 
lead singer Cody Collins."

"Putting this Christmas album together was truly one of the best experiences 
I have had doing a record in our eleven years recording together," said Dean 
Sams.  "We locked ourselves in my studio for a week and came up with eleven 
unique, moving arrangements that are guaranteed to put you in the Christmas 
spirit!"

Since forming in 1992, Lonestar has scored 17 hit singles on the Billboard 
chart, including ten #1 hits and has sold more than ten million records. 
Three of their CDs went platinum, including 1999's Lonely Grill which went 
triple-platinum.  More success followed in 2003 when "My Front Porch Looking 
In" was named Billboard's "Most Played Country Song of the Year."

With the upcoming release of My Christmas List, Cracker Barrel continues to 
establish itself as a unique shopping destination for exclusive music.  The 
Lonestar CD joins Cracker Barrel's list of exclusive CDs featuring Josh 
Turner, Merle Haggard, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Sara Evans, Amy Grant, 
Charlie Daniels, Songs Of The Year and the Grand Ole Opry® Live Classics 
series


Jordan Leigh to play Grand Ole Opry and YOU are invited.

Jordan Leigh Young, who uses the stage name of Jordan Leigh, 15 year old 
singer and banjo picker from Salvisa, Kentucky, will play the Grand Ole 
Opry, on September 18, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.  You can obtain special tickets by 
calling the Grand Ole Opry at: 615-871-6937 and saying you are in the Jordan 
Leigh party.  These tickets will also get you into the 7pm Grand Ole Opry 
show.

Jordan was selected by CBS' the Early Show to live out a "Magic Moment" 
after her mother submitted a letter telling of Jordan's love and admiration 
of Dolly Parton and life long desire of performing the Opry.

Jordan has been singing/performing country music since the age of 6, loves 
bluegrass and country music and picks the 5-string banjo.  Setting goals in 
the beginning, Jordan learned to set new and bigger ones as old ones were 
accomplished.  While obtaining goals and striving for more, her dreams have 
been to meet Dolly Parton and play the Grand Ole Opry.  You can find out 
more about Jordan by visiting her web-site at www.jordanleighmusic.com

Jordan's performance credits include: Renfro Valley, the Lincoln Jamboree, 
the Kentucky Horse Park - Kentucky State Fair, Calvin Ray's Live, the J.D. 
Crowe Festival and many others plus was awarded the Kentucky Country Music 
Association's 2005 & 2006 Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year for 
traditional country music plus the 2006 Duo of the Year and the 2005 & 2006 
Bob Owen's award for community service.  Jordan's love of country music 
landed her a performance spot at the 2006 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame 
Inductions ceremony where she shared the stage with many well-known 
performers such as The Judds, John Connelly, Lilly Tomlin, Dottie Rambo, 
Bobby Osborne, Dean Osborne, J.D. Crowe, Sam Bush, and others.

Enjoy this dynamite young female country singer on Sept. 18th at the Opry as 
she continues her goal to become part of Nashville's professional country 
music scene.

Grand Ole Opry - September 18, 2007 at 5:30pm
Tickets: Jordan Leigh party - 615-871-6937 (tickets also good for the 7pm 
Opry Show)

To set up an appointment to personally meet Jordan while she is in Nashville 
please call: 859-366-4362 (2 to 11pm) or mobile: 859-613-6500 or email her 
at: cyoung@kycom.net



       25th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC CONFERENCE
www.internationalcountrymusic.org
22-24 May 2008
THE GORDON E. INMAN CENTER.  BELMONT UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE




CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 25th annual International Country Music Conference (ICMC) will be held 
Thursday afternoon through Saturday, 22-24 May 2008 in The  Frist Lecture 
Hall of  the Gordon E. Inman Center at Belmont University in Nashville, 
Tennessee. Belmont University is located at the south end of Music Row.


ICMC solicits proposals in all disciplines related to all aspects of the 
history and contemporary status of Country Music.   ICMC broadly defines 
Country Music to include variants from Old Time Country, Cajun, Cowboy, 
Western Swing, and the Nashville Sound to Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, Country 
Rock, New Traditionalist, Hot New Country, Alternative Country, and the 
country music tradition in countries outside the United States.  Proposals 
on the educational applications of Country Music from Kindergarten through 
the collegiate curriculum are also welcome. ICMC is truly international with 
papers having been presented by scholars from Australia, Canada the Czech 
Republic, Denmark, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.


            All presenters will be expected to pay the $100.00 (U.S.) 
registration fee which includes excellent luncheons and breakfasts.  No form 
of financial support is available for presenters. Proposals should include: 
1. Title of paper.  2. A 75-100 word abstract. 3 Name of presenter(s). 4. 
Institutional affiliation(s). 5. Complete address(es). 6. Phone and fax 
numbers. 7. E-Mail address(es). Proposals may be submitted by E-Mail to 
JAkenson@tntech.edu or sent by conventional mail to James E. Akenson. Box 
5042. Tennessee Technological University. Cookeville, TN  38505. U.S.A. 
Deadline for receipt of proposals is Friday, 26 October 2007.  Please note 
that ICMC coincides with MEMORIAL DAY weekend!


Thursday evening, 22 May 2008 will provide an opportunity for attendees to 
socialize informally, jam together if they are pickers, and to hear a 
keynote address by a nationally by Ryan Brasseaux and Kevin Fontenot dealing 
with the 80th anniversary of the first Cajun recording. Friday and Saturday, 
22-24 May 2008 will provide a wide variety of presentations dealing with the 
history and contemporary status of country music.   ICMC will also feature 
the Charles K. Wolfe Memorial panel discussion moderated by Ronnie Pugh. The 
2008 Wolfe panel will focus on a 40th anniversary retrospective of the 
publication of Bill Malone's "Country Music. U.S.A."  Bill Malone will be a 
panelist.  The Friday, 23 May 2008 luncheon will feature the Belmont 
University Curb Music Industry Program Country Music Book Of-The-Year Award 
and the Life Time Achievement Award plus the Charlie Lamb Excellence in 
Country Music Journalism Awards.  Saturday 24 May will feature a special 
panel on the 75th Anniversary of the death of Jimmie Rodgers featuring Nolan 
Porterfield and others.

Nashville is served by major airlines. Interstates 24, 40, and 65 pass 
through Nashville.  The Holiday Inn Vanderbilt (1-800-HOLIDAY) on West End 
Avenue and two Hampton Inns (1-800-HAMPTON) on West End Avenue are 
conveniently located to Belmont University.  A complete range of motels 
serves Nashville.  Each may be contacted through their respective 1-800 
reservation numbers and web sites.

THE GRASCALS TOP BILLBOARD BLUEGRASS ALBUMS CHART WITH LONG LIST OF 
HEARTACHES



IBMA Entertainers of the Year Prepare to Shoot "Mayberry's Finest" 
Commercial, Perform on IBMA Awards Show, Fan Fest and More



NASHVILLE, TENN.  (September 14, 2007)-Rounder recording group The Grascals 
have taken over the #1 spot on Billboard's Top Bluegrass Albums chart with 
Long List of Heartaches (issue date September 22).


The album, released in August 2006, debuted at #2 on the chart a year ago, 
and it earned the group a Grammy® nomination for Best Bluegrass Album.  The 
critically acclaimed release also includes "Did You Forget God Today," 
written by Aubrey Holt and featuring harmony vocals by the Jordanaires.  The 
song earned a GMA Dove Award nomination for Bluegrass Recorded Song of the 
Year, and it is nominated for Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year at the 
18th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards show, to be held on October 
4 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.  The Grascals will perform on 
the show, where they are also nominated for Entertainer of the Year, an 
award they first took home last year.


In addition to their awards show performance, The Grascals will perform at 
the annual IBMA Fan Fest and the Grand Master Fiddler Championship on 
Friday, October 5.  They will also perform at the Opry's Bill Monroe 
Bluegrass Celebration, to be held at the Ryman Auditorium on October 2, and 
at the Bluegrass Spectacular at the Nashville Palace on October 3.


The Grascals recently partnered with Mayberry's Finest, a new line of food 
products featuring 36 Southern-seasoned food items inspired by The Andy 
Griffith Show.  The group wrote and recorded the Mayberry's Finest jingle, 
and in the coming weeks will film a television commercial for the product 
line.  They will also perform a free show at the Blackmon Amphitheatre in 
Mt. Airy, North Carolina, on September 27 as part of the Mayberry Days 
celebration.


For additional information on The Grascals, visit http://www.grascals.com/. 
For more information on Mayberry's Finest, visit www.mayberrysfinest.com .


Contact:

Karen Byrd/Karen Byrd Public Relations

615-595-1500

Karen.byrd@gmail.com


Jennifer Sacca/Rounder Records

617-218-4503

jsacca@rounder.com



To Make Impact - Launches Label With Country Artist Ansel Brown


       Former NFL Pro Bowler Sean Gilbert Heads Up Label

Charlotte, NC (September 12, 2007) --"IPAK plans to make an impact in the 
music business in all genres," says IPAK Records' President, Sean Gilbert. 
"We are launching the label with the signing of an artist who I believe is 
an 'All American' country star - Ansel Brown."

Gilbert, a former NFL Pro Bowler and legendary defensive lineman (Panthers, 
Redskins, Rams, Raiders), has become a successful entrepreneur since leaving 
the NFL.  He and Ansel crossed paths on an advertising project and a 
friendship began as soon as they realized they both shared a deep passion 
for music.  "Over the past three years,  I have watched how devoted Ansel is 
to his musical career," says Gilbert. "It reminded me of my commitment and 
work ethic when I played in the NFL."


Ansel's first single will be released on September 17, and he's been 
preparing for this debut for several months.  Since creating his MYSPACE 
page just over a year ago, Brown has made amazing inroads, including the 
creation of "street teams" in nearly 30 states, and surpassing a milestone 
of over 730,000 plays.

Gilbert will begin signing additional artists (gospel, pop & R&B) to the 
imprint before the end of year. The label, currently operating out of 
Charlotte, plans to open offices in Nashville in the next 90 days.


For more information on IPAK, email Ipakrecords@mac.com or call 
(704)968-1279.



PHOTO CUTLINE:  Ansel Brown and Sean Gilbert finalize the deal. (Credit: Ron 
Deshaies)

Additional poses available upon request.

To set up interviews, contact:
Martha E. Moore
so much MOORE media

615.746.3994
somuchmoore@charter.net

www.somuchmoore.com



From Australia -



NICKI GILLIS IN GOLDEN SPOTLIGHT

www.nickigillis.com

www.myspace.com/nickigillis



The incredible talents of NICKI GILLIS have been honoured over the weekend, 
with the announcement of her being named the 2007 COOPERS GOLDEN SADDLE 
AWARD winner.

Nicki was up against two strong contenders - Aussie troubadour Lee Forster 
and new talent Markus Meier (Shock Records).



The Coopers Golden Saddle Award has put the spotlight on Nicki and her 
latest single REMEMBER ME, as it rockets up the Top 30 Country Tracks 
airplay chart, currently sitting in the Top 20.



Nicki's career has gone from strength to strength - having entertained the 
troops in Iraq, named 2006 Blue Mountains Music Awards Outstanding 
Contribution to Blues/Jazz Music Award, releasing her acclaimed album LUCY'S 
DAUGHTER late 2006 under the guidance of producer Roger Corbett, and this 
year named Open Album and Independent Female Vocalist of the Year at the 
Horsham Country Music Awards.



Her current album has been acknowledged with two hits taken from the album - 
LEAVIN' YOU FOR MYSELF (co-written with Kevin Bennett) and the current 
single REMEMBER ME (co-written with Roger Corbett).



Nicki's golden voice goes hand in hand with her new title, having recently 
supported James Blundell at Eastside Café, Nicki will be performing at 
upcoming music festivals in Mildura and Broken Hill.



Her new clip for REMEMBER ME will be hitting CMC in coming weeks.




From Canada

Colleen Rae
colleen@colleen-rae.com
www.colleen-rae.com

Wow is 2007 ever my year for nominations .... Announced on Sept 12, I am 
nominated for OUTSTANDING COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR for my debut CD 
"What You Need Is Me" by the WCMA's (Western Canadian Music Awards).

The conference is October 18 - 21, hosted in the heart of downtown Moose 
Jaw, Saskatchewan. The 5th WCMA's will be held on Sunday October 21, 2007.

HISTORY ABOUT THE WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC ALLIANCE

The Western Canadian Music Alliance Inc. (January 2003) was formed in late 
2002 when the Prairie Music Alliance expanded, inviting the Music Industry 
Associations of BC and the Yukon to join forces in creating a new entity. 
While the Western Canada Music Awards, Conference and Festival is a new 
event, there is a strong sense of history, a legacy of the successes of both 
Prairie Music Week and the West Coast Music Awards. The vision of developing 
the infrastructure of a regional music industry is intact and now shared 
across western Canada. The five participating members of the Western 
Canadian Music Alliance are the Manitoba Audio Recording Industry 
Association (MARIA), Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association 
(SaskMusic), Alberta Recording Industry Association (ARIA), Music BC - The 
Pacific Music Industry Association, and Music Yukon.

For more information visit online at www.westerncanadianmusicawards.ca


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