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Billboard Power 100 Includes Borchetta, Dungan, Esposito but Shows Nashville’s Place in Music

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Billboard Power 100 Includes Borchetta, Dungan, Esposito but Shows Nashville’s Place in Music
When you live in Nashville and you keep hearing about how it is “Music City,” it is sometimes easy to forget that the real top music industry power brokers are still elsewhere. Billboard’s annual Power 100 list is a great reminder of just who are the men and (still depressingly few) women behind the curtain. Read More

Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan Address CMA Board about History of Country Music Documentary

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan Address CMA Board about History of Country Music Documentary
As they continue work on their documentary series on the history of country music, filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delivered the keynote address at the quarterly CMA Board of Directors meeting Wednesday in Nashville. The new series is slated for release on PBS in 2018.   Read More

Kix Brooks Named First Recipient of the CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award

9 years ago Liv Carter 1
The Country Music Association has developed a new award, the CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award, to honor the efforts of a person who has served the community. The first recipient will be Kix Brooks, who will receive the award early in the new year. Check out Brooks’ accomplishments, which make him a deserved first honoree, in Read More

In Pictures: CMA Music Festival 2013 Kick-Off Parade

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on In Pictures: CMA Music Festival 2013 Kick-Off Parade
A little rain did not deter most who lined lower Broadway in Downtown Nashville On Wednesday, June 5th,  to watch celebrities pass by in the annual CMA Music Festival Kick-Off Parade. A slight rain storm blew through half an hour before the parade stepped off, and just as it got started a light drizzle sent Read More

Experience Free Live Music during 2013 CMA Music Fest

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Experience Free Live Music during 2013 CMA Music Fest
The countdown is on until CMA Music Fest once again takes over Downtown Nashville. The nightly LP Field performances may be sold out, but there is a whole range of free live music to enjoy in the Lower Broadway area. You will be able to find free outdoor areas offering everything from autograph signings, meet-and-greets, Read More

Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan to Play First Faster Horses Festival, July 19-21, 2013

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan to Play First Faster Horses Festival, July 19-21, 2013
The very first Faster Horses Festival will take place this summer, July 19-21, in Brooklyn, MI. The organizers are flying out of the gate with some of today’s biggest names. Confirmed so far are Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Kix Brooks, Chris Young, Colt Ford, Thompson Square, Jerrod Niemann, with more to be announced. Read More

Album Review: Declaration of Independence – Colt Ford

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: Declaration of Independence – Colt Ford
Declaration of Independence – Colt Ford (Average Joes Entertainment, 2012) A few years ago, Colt Ford hit upon something no one seemed to have thought of yet. Upon realizing that many young country fans mixed up line dancing to the latest country hits with grooving to Top 40 rap and R&B, he created his hip-hop/country Read More