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Top 10 Super Country Hits - December 10th, 2007 - 49th Survey - Fifth Year
songs rated based on points system from radio and tv play

Artist/Song
  a.. 1 - Garth Brooks - More Than A Memory
  b.. 2 - Taylor Swift - Our Song
  c.. 3 - Carrie Underwood - So Small
  d.. 4 - Sugarland - Stay
  e.. 5 - Kenny Chesney - Don't Blink
  f.. 6 - Josh Turner - Firecracker
  g.. 7 - Montgomery Gentry - What Do Ya Think ABout That
  h.. 8 - Trace Adkins - I Got My Game On
  i.. 9 - Keith Urban - Everybody
  j.. 10 - George Strait - How 'Bout Them Cowgirls
Hot Rising Single
Tim McGraw - Suspicions

Keep An Eye On Single
Terri Clark - In My Next Life


RONNIE MILSAP RECEIVES LEGEND AWARD;CONTINUES TOURING WITH 40 #1 HITS
Milsap added to Webster & Associates Public Relations roster for media 
representation

Nashville, TN - RONNIE MILSAP was recently presented the Legend Award by 
Rocketown founder Michael W. Smith at a fundraising event in Nashville, 
Tennessee.  The event dubbed "What a Difference You've Made In My Life," 
raised funds to help Rocketown's mission to strive to make that difference 
daily by providing a home away from home for teens.

Ronnie Milsap ranks as the pre-eminent country soul singer, using his 
emotionally expressive voice and remarkable musical talent to become the 
most consistent and enduring artist of the '70s, '80s, and early '90s. 
Signing with RCA Records in 1973, Milsap's myriad of influences blended into 
a cosmopolitan style of country music that has helped revolutionize 
Nashville.

Now, over thirty years later his track record speaks loud and clear: 40 # 1 
hits, more than 25 million records sold, seven GRAMMY Awards, four Academy 
of Country Music Awards, and eight Country Music Association Awards. 
Together, they underscore Milsap's position as one of the best-loved and 
most enduring artists in country music history.

Born into dire poverty in the Appalachian town of Robbinsville, North 
Carolina, Milsap's mother viewed her newborn's blindness as punishment from 
God. Shortly after his first birthday, he was cast off and given to his 
grandmother to raise. At age six, he was sent to the Governor Moorehead 
State School for the Blind in Raleigh, and the young boy faced barbaric 
disciplinary treatment all through his grade school and high school years. 
All along, the sightless child took refuge in music and the radio.

Media Contacts:
Webster & Associates Public Relations
Newspaper: Megan Jakes / megan@websterpr.com
Magazines: Don Grubbs / don@websterpr.com
TV: Kirt Webster / kirt@websterpr.com
Online: Nick Carver / nick@websterpr.com
Syndicated Radio: Chelsey Shults / chelsey@websterpr.com
International: Marty / marty@websterpr.com

TANYA TUCKER GEARS UP FOR CHRISTMAS TOUR WITH THE IMPERIALS

(Nashville, TN) - This holiday season country music icon Tanya Tucker will 
perform with Grammy award winning gospel/contemporary Christian music group 
and backup vocal group for Elvis Presley, The Imperials.

"What a way to spend the Christmas season!"  says Tucker.  "Singing Holiday 
songs with Elvis Presley's backup vocal group...I wish we could do this 
every year!"

Joe Guercio, Elvis Presley's former orchestra leader, is producing the show 
and will conduct Tucker's band.

The tour entitled, "Tanya Tucker Family Christmas" will also include her two 
daughters and her niece.

"What's Christmas without your family?  I couldn't think of a better way to 
do this tour than to involve my family," Tanya said earlier today.

The "Tanya Tucker Family Christmas" will consist of four shows taking place 
December 12th through the 21st in Kansas City, MO; Miami, OK; Vinton, LA and 
Nashville, TN.

For ticket information please visit the venue website.

December 12th - Kansas City, MO - Voodoo Lounge / www.voodookc.com
December 14th - Miami, OK - Buffalo Run Casino / www.buffalorun.com
December 15th - Vinton, LA - Delta Downs Casino / www.deltadowns.com
December 21st - Nashville, TN - Wildhorse Saloon / www.wildhorsesaloon.com

Media Contacts:
Webster & Associates Public Relations 615-777-6995
Newspaper: Megan Jakes / megan@websterpr.com
Magazines: Don Grubbs / don@websterpr.com
TV: Kirt Webster / kirt@websterpr.com
Online: Nick Carver / nick@websterpr.com
Syndicated Radio: Chelsey Shults / chelsey@websterpr.com
International: Marty / marty@websterpr.com

DigitalRodeo.com Invites Country Music Artists and Fans To Join Global 
Network




(Nashville, Tennessee -- November 28th, 2007) DigitalRodeo.com, the online 
country music community and social networking site, is reaching out to music 
enthusiasts around the world with an invitation to join the global country 
music network.


DigitalRodeo.com has become one of the fastest growing online communities 
for Country music fans since its launch in March 2007. Membership to 
DigitalRodeo.com is free, and offers fans a homepage filled with Country 
music news, artist features and the opportunity to connect with artists and 
other fans.


Robert Reynolds, DigitalRodeo.com's Director of Industry Relations and 
Mavericks bassist stated, "Everyone who is a country music fan should be a 
Digital Rodeo member. By joining the community, members can have the 
opportunity to experience great country music around the world and not just 
what is played on radio or television."


DigitalRodeo.com is one of the most artist-friendly social communities on 
the web. Artists can upload an unlimited number of songs to their profile 
for streaming or download, and they can track the number of times each song 
has been accessed by users. DigitalRodeo.com also posts a "Hot Spot" section 
and listing of the top 10 signed and unsigned artists of the week, as 
determined by the number of streams each artist generates.


For more information on DigitalRodeo.com, please visit www.digitalrodeo.com. 
For executive interviews, more information, or logo requests, please contact 
AristoMedia at publicity@aristomedia.com.




About DigitalRodeo.com: DigitalRodeo.com was launched March 5th, 2007 with 
an improved second version launched August 4th, 2007. DigitalRodeo.com is 
designed and programmed to be a functional community website giving country 
fans and artists features that focus directly on everything related to 
country music. DigitalRodeo's server, application, and layout have been 
established to give the fastest experience to users possible.

MONTGOMERY GENTRY JOINS BILLY JOEL, MELISSA ETHRIDGE, JOSH GROBAN, FIVE FOR 
FIGHTING, the GOO GOO DOLLS, LOS LONELY BOYS, AND MORE TO 'THANK THE TROOPS'

WASHINGTON, DC - Just in time for the holidays, 13 major recording artists 
have created a musical "Thank You" for the troops.  "CD for the Troops" will 
be available for anyone with a valid military identification card to 
download at no cost from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Web site, 
www.aafes.com.

"We're thankful to all the artists who have agreed to lend their name and 
talent to this special CD," said Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary 
of defense for internal communications and community liaison. "To have 'CD 
for the Troops' produced and dedicated in special honor to our active-duty 
military members and veterans is just another demonstration of the support 
so many people in our nation have for our troops."

Mitch Bainwol, chief executive officer of the Recording Industry Association 
of America, agreed. "This is an historic project. It shows that a music 
community that has many voices speaks with just one when it comes to support 
for men and women in uniform," he said in a news release from the Defense 
Department's America Supports You program. "We are proud to come together to 
help offer a compilation with some of today's best-selling artists and 
songs. We hope his album will be music to the ears of our troops."

America Supports You is a Defense Department program connecting citizens and 
corporations with military personnel serving at home and abroad.

Getting this project, which combined the music of Billy Joel, Montgomery 
Gentry, the Goo Goo Dolls, Jewel, Josh Groban, Los Lonely Boys, Melissa 
Ethridge, the Neville Brothers, Sarah McLachlan, the Lt. Dan Band, Brooks & 
Dunn, The Fray, and Five For Fighting, to troops' ears took true teamwork. 
John Ondrasik, the singer-songwriter who performs under the stage name "Five 
For Fighting," was intimately involved with making sure that happened.

"Beyond the artists and managers, all the record companies and publishers 
had to approve free downloads to over 1.5 million potential users," he said. 
"(It) also could not have been achieved without the financial, logistical, 
and emotional support of (the Recording Industry Association of America), 
AAFES, TriWest Health Care Alliance, America Supports You, Media Base and 
Sony Manufacturing."

Ondrasik spearheaded the CD after being asked to write a forward and 
contribute a song to a compilation of local bands sending music to troops in 
Iraq and Afghanistan.

"I thought it was a wonderful gesture," he said, explaining his belief that 
music is a unique medium that can affect morale and mental health. "I 
started making a few calls to friends of mine, and six months later we have 
the CD for the troops."

A staunch supporter of the nation's troops, Ondrasik said he is grateful for 
the sacrifices of American servicemembers. He said he knows men and women 
who made and are making those sacrifices have ensured his family's liberty 
and enabled him to pursue music as a profession.

"Let's be honest, there would be no songs of consequence without the 
soldiers who allow us a voice," he said. "I can't speak for anyone but 
myself, (but) I think it's important to recognize that artists from across 
the political spectrum came together to make this gesture of appreciation 
and thanks to our troops."

While Ondrasik hopes the downloadable version of "CD for the Troops" will be 
available on the AAFES Web site through April, tangible versions also will 
find their way to the troops. Troops in theater, military hospitals and 
Fisher Houses will get a share of 200,000 hard CDs, he said.

Of those CDS, 50,000 will go to two care package groups that are supporters 
of America Supports You. Utah-based Operation Give will get 40,000 for its 
Operation Christmas Stocking program, and Operation Shoebox will get 10,000 
for its holiday packages.

No matter how the troops hear the music, Ondrasik said he hopes it 
"inspires, motivates, provides an avenue for reflection, or simply distracts 
you from a mission few can imagine, much less undertake," he said.

"If anything, let each tune be a small piece of home to carry you forward," 
he said to the troops. "Thank you for all you do, and feel free to shoot me 
an e-mail with requests for 'CD for the Troops II.'

Media Contacts:
Webster & Associates Public Relations 615-777-6995
Newspaper: Megan Jakes / megan@websterpr.com
Magazines: Don Grubbs / don@websterpr.com
TV: Kirt Webster / kirt@websterpr.com
Online: Nick Carver / nick@websterpr.com
Syndicated Radio: Chelsey Shults / chelsey@websterpr.com
International: Marty / marty@websterpr.com
CROSSIN DIXON Sponsor Christmas Tree at Opryland's Hall of Trees to Benefit 
St. Jude Children's Hospital


Broken Bow recording artist CROSSIN DIXON is going to make someone's holiday 
a little brighter this year. The band, along with Bell & Associates 
Construction are sponsoring a Christmas tree at Gaylord Opryland's Hall of 
Trees. Hall of Trees gives the community a chance to bid on their favorite 
Christmas tree and wonderful prizes, all while benefiting local charities.


The winning bid for CROSSIN DIXON's tree will be given to St. Jude Children's 
Hospital and the lucky winner will receive the tree, along with a special 
private acoustic performance.


To view the tree and the current bid, visit www.halloftrees.com and click on 
the 4th tree on the page. Trees can also be viewed and bid on in person by 
visiting the resort's Ryman B3 Exhibit Hall now through December 21st, at 
5:00 pm Central, when bidding ends.


CROSSIN DIXON's latest single, "Make You Mine" is currently climbing the 
Country radio charts and can be heard on their MySpace page at 
www.myspace.com/crossindixon.

Equity Music Group's Laura Bryna Launches CD in Las Vegas with Extraordinary 
Marketing Campaig

Nashville, TN -- Equity Music Group recording artist Laura Bryna is poised 
to take Las Vegas by storm this December in an unprecedented marketing and 
publicity campaign. The petite brunette with the powerhouse voice is set to 
release her debut CD, "Trying To Be Me" on January 22, 2008 and Vegas is 
only the beginning. During the Vegas promotion, Bryna's video for her new 
single,"Make A Wish," will air continuously across 35 flat screen monitors 
in both the Luxor and Excalibur Hotels for more than one month beginning in 
December. Two 10,000 square foot images of Bryna will adorn the Luxor Tower 
and her video will be seen regularly on four huge video screens in front of 
the Fashion Show Mall on the Las Vegas Strip. A special version of Laura's 
debut CD will contain a bonus track called "I Don't Have A Thing To Wear" 
specifically for this Vegas promotion and will be available in the retail 
stores in both the Luxor and the Excaliber. Additionally Bryna will be 
performing on December 10th at the Fashion Show Mall during a holiday 
fashion show featuring noted designers and sponsored by Macy's. During this 
time Bryna's music Video "I Don't Have A Thing To Wear" will air on screens 
at The Fashion Show Mall. Bryna will also celebrate the release of her CD 
Trying To Be Me with a special performance at the exclusive LAX nightclub in 
the Luxor on January 14th. LAX has played host to the likes of Usher, 
Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, and this marks the first time a country 
artist will play the club, as well as the first time that any act has ever 
performed with a live band.

 Bryna, who has already been featured in The New York Times, New York 
Magazine, People Magazine and Bird Talk Magazine has a M.A.C Cosmetics 
endorsement and loves to wear clothing designed by Roberto Cavalli and 
Claudio Milano. Bryna has also just completed a two month tour with label 
mate Clint Black on his "Up Close and Personal Tour," where she appeared as 
his opening act in theatres across the country. Bryna co-wrote her single 
"Make A Wish," which was inspired by her volunteer work with the Make-A-Wish 
Foundation. The video stars some very special Make-A-Wish children who are 
friends of Laura's.

 For more information on Laura Bryna log onto www.laurabryna.com or
 www.myspace.com/laurabryna

Murray To Launch Greylock Entertainment - Former CMA VP Says Integrated 
Marketing for Entertainment is Under Utilized

(Nashville, TN - December 3, 2007) Rick Murray, former CMA Vice President of 
Strategic Marketing is launching Greylock Entertainment, a full service 
integrated entertainment marketing and promotional company dedicated to the 
expansion of brand equity.


"After several months of research, it is clearer to me than ever before that 
integrated marketing opportunities are being underutilized by entertainment 
brands," said Murray who will serve as CEO of the new company. "In the 
rapidly changing world of entertainment, including the pressure from 
stockholders of publicly traded entertainment companies to increase profits, 
it is essential that artists, record labels, television properties, 
magazines, radio and other entertainment properties seek out new, 
alternative marketing channels to reach new consumers and further activate 
existing fans. Using both traditional and non-traditional marketing 
channels, Greylock Entertainment will help entertainment and consumer brands 
develop "out of the box" strategic marketing plans and then implement those 
plans resulting in increased revenue."


Greylock Entertainment will provide strategic marketing services, 
sponsorship/partnership program services, marketing program event production 
and develop entertainment properties and promotions including tours, special 
events and television properties.


Murray brings more than twenty-five years of entertainment marketing and 
event production experience to the new venture. Most recently, he was Vice 
President of Strategic Marketing for the Country Music Association where he 
was responsible for brand development, market research, corporate marketing 
initiatives, marketing communications, member marketing services, CMA Awards 
and CMA Music Festival viewer promotions/advertising, the creation of the 
first country music themed free standing insert, sponsorship/marketing of 
the CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair, the development/implementation of the first 
ever Marketing With Country Music conference co-sponsored by Advertising Age 
and the America's Sold On Country Tour reaching marketers in conjunction 
with Brand Week. He launched the CMA Sponsorship Program and created a 
comprehensive corporate marketing strategy for CMA resulting in partnerships 
with more than 100 brands; working with the City of New York, created the 
"Country Takes New York City" national event marketing platform surrounding 
the CMA Awards in New York City (2005). "Country Takes New York" included 
partnerships with sports (NFL), Broadway (Broadway Meets Country), fashion, 
financial, media and entertainment sectors. He also developed a successful 
marketing strategy with "Hollywood" raising awareness for country music 
among studio, network and cable marketing executives as well as key 
production personnel and music supervisors; was instrumental in WHEEL OF 
FORTUNE's "Country Stars Weeks" and created and produced New From Nashville 
(NUNV), an annual European promotional tour showcasing country artists in 
Dublin, Glasgow and London. Prior to CMA, Murray developed marketing and 
sponsorship programs for the National Association for Campus Activities and 
was an executive in one of the first satellite delivered college special 
event networks that provided educational and entertainment programming. His 
resume also includes television production, White House Advance and Chairman 
of the Promotion Marketing Association.


Greylock Entertainment will be based in Nashville. Correspondence can be 
directed to P.O. Box 1986 Brentwood, TN 37024.


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