As mentioned in today’s NMM episode (05-17-12) here’s the link to the must-see-video of Carrie Underwood doing a duet with Jimmy Kimmel:
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012NMM ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Jason Michael Carroll “Numbers”
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Photo Courtesy of Cracker Barrel®
We recently chatted with Jason Michael Carroll and he told all about the story behind his title track and first single “Numbers“. The song is penned by Patrick Davis and Rodney Clawson, and is the only song on the new album not written by Carroll himself. He felt compelled to record this song due to its strong message: “In life, sometimes numbers don’t mean anything….but sometimes they mean everything”, he explained. The same numbers can also have completely different meanings…Jason went on to reveal that the idea behind ”Numbers” was born from the personal life events of one of the song’s co-writers, Patrick Davis. He lost his brother in 2008 in a tragic traffic accident on the same day as his wife’s birthday. When we asked what is his favorite number he answered “6″ – that has had a cyclical meaning in his life, having six family members and being born in June, the 6th month of the year. Catch Jason’s tour at a city near you! Here’s the link to tour dates.
“Numbers” from Cracker Barrel® which was released July 25, 2011 and has total of 12 songs on it, including the title track “Numbers”and older hit “Alyssa Lies” from his 2007 album Waitin’ in the Country which put Carroll on the map topping at spot # 5 on the Billboard® Country Chart.
Jason Michael Carroll’s Numbers, is the latest in Cracker Barrel®’s exclusive music program line, which features many projects by new and emerging as well as established country artists. Some of the most recent releases from Cracker Barrel® have included Kenny Rogers’ The Love of God which debuted at #8 on the Billboard® Top Country Albums chart, The Grascals’ Country Classics With A Bluegrass Spin which debuted at #1 on Billboard magazine’s Bluegrass Albums chart and at hit #26 spot on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Cracker Barrel® has also released exclusive CDs with Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band, George Jones, Montgomery Gentry, Dolly Parton, Bill Gaither, Ricky Skaggs, Aaron Tippin, Alison Krauss, Josh Turner, Amy Grant, Kenny Rogers, Sara Evans, and Charlie Daniels.
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NMM ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: The Band Perry
Sunday, March 27th, 2011THE BAND PERRY – winner of ACM’s Top New Artist Of The Year Award
We had a pleasure chatting with THE BAND PERRY in Las Vegas, just a couple of days before they won the ACM AWARD for the fan voted “TOP NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR” AWARD. Watch our first exclusive NMM ARTIST SPOTLIGHT EPISODE and spend a minute with Neil, Reid and Kimberly Perry!
The Band Perry in Las Vegas with NMM's Laura Lynn.
Make sure to check out The Band Perry‘s official website and follow them on TWITTER.
Kenny Rogers Cracker Barrel CD + Dinner for 2 Giveaway!
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Your favorite Cracker Barrel dishes now come with more delectable side dishes than ever! In fact, these side dishes are so good, they might as well be the main dishes!
What we are referring to here is the ever-growing artist line-up and the exclusive CD catalog from the true country friends of Cracker Barrel ! They have kept producing some incredible intimate collections available nowhere else except at your favorite Old Country Stores® nationwide. These albums have featured of songs with and by such stellar country icons as George Jones, Dolly Parton, Alabama, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson and Smokey Robinson. Make sure to check out Cracker Barrel‘s website for exclusive content featuring Kenny Rogers at crackerbarrel.com>artists>kenny-rogers.
NMM CRACKER BARREL & KENNY ROGERS GIVEAWAY (ENDS JUNE 1, 2011)
We are happy to be able to offer this one-of-a-kind collection to our NMM fans in this giveaway: We are giving away Cracker Barrel Certificates for a complimentary Meal for two (gratuity not included) and a copy of Kenny Rogers brand-new CD “The Love Of God” exclusively from Cracker Barrel Music.
[CD description courtesy of Cracker Barrel Music]
“The Love of God” is an inspirational collection of classic songs that Kenny Rogers remembers from his childhood, along with new recordings of contemporary songs. Two of the classics feature other artists: The Whites and Winfield’s Locket. Point of Grace is also featured on one of the album’s contemporary recordings. This touching CD, certain to spark old memories and create new ones, is now available exclusively at all Cracker Barrel locations and online.
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“NEW FACES” SHOW GATHERS TOP NEW TALENT OF NASHVILLE
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011COUNTRY RADIO SEMINAR CONCLUDES WITH A STELLAR “NEW FACES OF COUNTRY MUSIC®”
Lee Brice opening at the New Faces (Photo: Jack Waren/NMM)
Curb Records artist Lee Brice opened the night at the CMA Performance Hall with a set of 4 songs ending with his hit single “Love Like Crazy” which now holds the record of the longest running charted single in country music history of Billboard Hot Country® Chart. The same single was also named #1 Country song of 2010. He is headed to the ACM Awards with two nominations.
Vocal duo Steel Magnolia, signed to Big Machine Records, entertained the CRS audience with already familiar chart hitting singles “Ooh La La” and “Keep On Loving You” that earned them the winning title of CMT’s “Can You Duet?” Joshua Scott Jones and Meghan Linsey also performed a couple of soulful ballads from their new released debut album that debuted at spot #3 on Billboard® charts right off the release.
Steel Magnolia (Photo: Jack Waren/NMM)
Josh Thompson (Photo: Jack Waren/NMM)
Reid, Kimberly and Neil (L-R) of The Band Perry (Photo: Jack Waren/NMM)
Jerrod Niemann performing his hit single "Lover, Lover" (Photo: Jack Waren/NMM)
NMM Artist Exclusive Giveaway: Craig Morgan!
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011AND THE WINNERS ARE…. (Updated February 21st, 2011)
Congratulations to Walt Timoschuk (Smyrna, TN) and Lisa Doucette of (Rumford, RI) for winning the signed Craig Morgan posters!
ENTER THE NMM ARTIST EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY AND HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER OF CRAIG MORGAN!
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As mentioned in our today’s NMM Radio episode, we are excited to offer
an exclusive artist giveaway to our our audience, courtesy of Wrangler®. A full-size autographed poster. If you are a Craig Morgan fan, you don’t want to miss this! All you have to do is enter your info below and just forward it to 1 friend to “like us” on FACEBOOK. That’s it! To read more on the story of Craig saving two children from the blazing house fire on his website. Be sure to connect with Craig Morgan online, and Craig’s Myspace page.
For more news, buzz from Nashville, follow us on TWITTER & FACEBOOK (always a chance for more artist exclusive giveaways) and check out our all-new extended episodes coming up this month on our EPISODE PLAYER and more!
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NEW RELEASES: The New Waylon Tribute Goes Out of the Box
Sunday, February 6th, 2011
Witt Stewart & Jessi Colter (Photo: Julie King)
THE MUSIC INSIDE: A COLLABORATION DEDICATED TO WAYLON JENNINGS
The late Waylon Jennings, the Legend from Lubbock, TX gets a fresh musical remake by a select Nashville artists. The First Volume of the upcoming Three Volume Production will be commercially released on the week of the ninth anniversary of his death, February 8th.
In our recent interview with both Witt Stewart and Jessi Colter, Witt revealed that their long list of current Nashville artists did not come along right away. In fact, they started out just with Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. It became clear early on that Witt wanted to think “out of the box” and add Waylon’s music also interpreted by today’s artists in their own styles. It was a long process but adding James Otto, Randy Houser and Jamey Johnson who already were huge Waylon fans, was the easy part. Trace Adkins and the legendary Alabama (they reunited just for the recording) were also honored to be a part.
“It’s a huge honor to be a part of this project that pays tribute to Waylon. He is a true legend, ” says Adkins. ”Getting to record this song with the original “Waylons” who helped bring life to all of his great music, was also really special and something I’ll always remember.”
Stay tuned for volume 2 and 3 and according to Witt, “you never know if there will be a 4th or 5th”.
The full list of artists on the first album are:
Jamey Johnson, Alabama, Randy Houser, Shooter Jennings, Sunny Sweeney, Jessi Colter, James Otto, John Hiatt, Kris Kristofferson, Patty Griffin, Trace Adkins and Chanel Campbell.
Waylon – The music Inside Volume 1 is a production of Scatter Records and Big Machine Records.
For more info on the new release, check out www.WaylonJennings.com
Check out our upcoming extended episode with exclusive interview with Witt Stewart & Jessi Colter!