Multi-platinum Country music artist Collin Raye was in Nashville on August 17th to tape a performance at the Parthenon for an upcoming Tennis Channel special. Collin surprised volunteers who have been working to rebuild community tennis courts that were damaged by the Nashville flood. The Tennis Channel is producing a special around this that will air this fall.
Congratulations to Reach Records recording artist Trip Lee, whose highly-anticipated third studio album, Between Two Worlds, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums Chart and Top Gospel Albums Chart. In addition, the album landed at #58 on the Billboard Top 200, making it one of the week’s top-selling debuts in all genres. Within hours of the June 22nd release, Between Two Worlds debuted in the Top 10 Albums Chart at iTunes, peaking at #7, and sharing Top 10 status with new releases from Eminem, Miley Cyrus, Ozzy Osbourne and others.
Everlife’s Julia Ross is currently on the road performing backing vocals for former labelmate Miley Cyrus. They just completed a European promotional tour, and they performed on Late Night with David Letterman on June 17th and Good Morning America (pictured) on June 18th!
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Jaci Velasquez will perform on Music City Keep On Playin’: A Benefit for Flood Relief – Broadcast LIVE on GAC from the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday, May16th from 7pm-10pm CT. Jaci will join Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Martina McBride, Keb’ Mo’, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Kellie Pickler, Rodney Atkins, CeCe Winans, Randy Montana and Will Hoge. The show will be hosted by actor James Denton (Desperate Housewives) and actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley (According to Jim, Father of the Bride). The show will re-air on May 16th at 10pm and 1am CT. All money raised through the event will be donated to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Celebrities also will staff phone banks during the sold-out show. People wanting to help also can donate by texting “GAC” to 501501, and $10 will go directly to the CFMT.
Everlife, Manic Drive, Paige Armstrong and Jasmine join Michael W. Smith for Dove Awards performance
Everlife, Manic Drive, Paige Armstrong and Jasmine joined Michael W. Smith and an all-star cast of vocalists for the finale performance of “Come Together Now” on the 41st Annual Dove Awards, taped April 21st at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. The show will air on the Gospel Music Channel at 8pm ET/PT on Sunday, April 25th.
MR. DEL, a former member of the multi-platinum hardcore rap group Three 6 Mafia, will be featured on The 700 Club tomorrow – Thursday, April 22nd! The show airs weekdays on TBN at 3pm ET and on ABC Family at 10am, 11pm and 3am ET.
Multi-platinum award-winning country artist Collin Raye, a Dove Award nominee this year for Country Album of the Year for Never Going Back (Time Life), will perform his latest single “She’s With Me” during 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.
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.