Platform Magazine, a publication for PR professionals, interviewed NPG’s Brian Mayes for their current issue. Read it now by clicking here.
Jaci Velasquez and her husband Nic Gonzales, frontman for Salvador, will host the pre-show ceremony of the 41st Annual Dove Awards, to be held April 21st at the Acuff Theatre, part of the Grand Ole Opry Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nashville Publicity Group’s 8th annual Dove Awards Week showcase event – The Dog & Pony Show – will be held on Tuesday, April 20th from 7pm-11pm at the Historic Berger Building (162 Rosa L. Parks Blvd) in downtown Nashville. Sponsored by Letters to God: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, the concert event will feature rare, intimate performances from a few new artists as well as some of the top names in Pop, Christian and Country Music! This year’s event will feature performances from Eliot Sloan, frontman for the multi-platinum rock/pop group Blessid Union of Souls, multi-platinum country superstar Collin Raye and 2010 GRAMMY winner Jason Crabb. Also scheduled to perform are hitmaker Regie Hamm, Miley Cyrus tourmates Everlife, Rachael Lampa, Callann Lane, Brad Mackeson, Chuck Tocco and Lainey Wright with special guest Paul Colman. And hosting this special event will be Master Illusionist Harris III! For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/dogandpony2010.
Next Week is Dove Awards Week in Nashville, and Nashville Publicity Group will be hosting a Media Suite in Ryman 3 at the Hilton Nashville Downtown (121 Fourth Avenue South). The suite will be open daily April 19-21 by appointment only. The following artists will be available for media interviews: Aaron Barnhart, After Edmund, Ann Marie Boskovich (“Letters to God” soundtrack), Chuck Tocco, Collin Raye, Everlife, Jaci Velasquez, Jason Eaton, Kevin LeVar, Kylie Jean, Manic Drive, Master Illusionist Harris III, Mission Six, Paige Armstrong, Regie Hamm, Salvador, The Rubyz, The Warren Brothers and Yancy. To schedule interviews, contact Brian Mayes at brian@nashvillepublicity.com.
NPG president Brian Mayes and longtime girlfriend Jessica Lewis were married on February 20th in a private ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee. NPG clients past & present played a big part in the celebration, with Joanne Cash, Everlife and The Imperials performing during the ceremony. At a reception held at Cannery Ballroom, Bryan Duncan & the Nehosoul Band served as the house band, Kevin Max performed his “On & On” for the bride & groom’s first dance, former Earth Wind & Fire vocalist Sheldon Reynolds performed a few of the band’s hits, and Rachael Lampa, Vail Johnson, Kevin LeVar and Jontez were all spotted on stage throughout the evening. The happy couple are honeymooning in the Caribbean.
Congratulations to our Dove Award nominees: COLLIN RAYE – Country Album of the Year for “Never Going Back” (Time Life); MR DEL – Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year for “Thrilla” (Dedicated Music Group/Universal); and “iSHINE JAMZ, VOL. 1 (iSHINE Records) – Children’s Album of the Year. The 41st annual Dove Awards will take place at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010, and they will air on Gospel Music Channel.
Congrats to Jasmine, whose debut single “Make a Movie” is #10 this week on Radio Disney’s Top 10, alongside such popular artists as Selena Gomez & The Scene, Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas & The Administration and Taylor Swift.
Everlife is currently featured at Torrid.com, the website of fashion retailer Torrid (156 stores nationwide). In an exclusive spotlight interview, Everlife discusses music and fashion, as well as the meaning behind their new single, “What’s Beautiful,” which is available now at iTunes and Shockhound. For a limited time, Torrid is giving away a free download of the single (through January 28th).
NPG President Brian Mayes was a guest for the start of the Backstreet Boys new world tour. Mayes is pictured with BSB-member Howie Dorough during load-in/soundcheck in Cleveland July 26th.
NPG’s Brian Mayes was interviewed by Christian Single as part of a feature on combining art and faith in music. The article will run in the July issue.