Artists Performing at the Festival Include Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins,
Billy Ray Cyrus, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Kellie
Pickler, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Josh Turner, Carrie Underwood, and Dwight
Yoakam
Filming June 5-8 in Nashville, Special Airs Sept. 8
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 19 -- Summer heats up when ABC heads
to Nashville to take you to the hottest music event of the year: "CMA Music
Festival: Country's Night to Rock."
Filming Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, today's most exciting
Country Music sensations will hit the stage during a four-day party and
music celebration for a special that will air Monday, Sept. 8 (9:00-11:00
PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Some of the artists already announced to appear at the Nightly Concerts
on the VAULT(TM) Concert Stage at LP Field include Trace Adkins, Rodney
Atkins, Billy Ray Cyrus, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Jewel, Miranda Lambert,
Kellie Pickler, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Josh Turner, Carrie Underwood,
Dwight Yoakam, and surprise appearances by Country superstars - a hallmark
of the Festival.
"Our announced lineup this year is very strong and exciting with a
depth and variety of performers that will certainly appeal to anyone who
loves Country Music," said CMA Chief Executive Officer Tammy Genovese. "But
what makes this Festival really thrilling is the energy charge created when
an artist the fans weren't expecting to see steps onto that stage. The
eruption of applause and screams lets us know that we delivered a Festival
highlight."
The annual event is unlike any other: four days, 30 hours of autograph
signings, 100 hours of live music, hundreds of artists and celebrities, and
a party list of thousands of avid, singing and dancing-till-dawn fans. This
is the fourth time ABC will broadcast this special - which invites the
whole country to America's biggest Country Music bash. Originally started
as Fan Fair(R) in 1972, last year the event experienced its biggest
attendance to date - 191,000.
In addition to exciting, never-before-televised music performances,
viewers will also enjoy the ultimate, Country Music fan experience. In
exclusively shot segments for the special, the cameras will capture
behind-the-scenes moments between the artist and their fans and follow the
stories of several passionate Country Music enthusiasts.
"CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" is executive-produced by
Robert Deaton and directed by Gary Halvorson. The 2008 CMA Music Festival
is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. "CMA Music
Festival: Country's Night to Rock" will be shot in high definition and
broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1
channel surround sound.
Tickets for 2008 CMA Music Festival are still available. To order
tickets call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378); visit http://www.CMAfest.com to download
an order form to fax or mail; visit http://www.ticketmaster.com to buy online or
charge-by-phone at (615) 255-9600. Prices do not include applicable
handling fees.
Four-day ticket package categories correspond to different levels of
seating at LP Field. Children 3 years and younger are admitted FREE.
Four-day ticket packages include the Nightly Concerts on the VAULT Concert
Stages at LP Field; Daily Concerts on the Greased Lightning(R) Daytime
Stage; daily admittance to the truTV(TM) Fan Fair Hall, featuring the
Acoustic Corner; McDonald's(R)-Dr Pepper(R) Family Zone; Fun Zone;
Chevy(TM) Sports Zone; CMA Music Festival After Hours; free in-town
shuttles; the CMA Music Festival Program Book; CMA Music Festival pin; and
more. Ticket prices and artist appearances are subject to change without
notice. All sales are final and non-refundable.
For up-to-the-minute information about tickets, travel information,
schedules, artist appearances, and more, visit http://www.CMAfest.com and sign up
for the CMA Exclusive e-news.
CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music
Association. CMA Board member Tony Conway is the Executive Producer of CMA
Music Festival. Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio broadcaster.
Chevy: The Official Ride of Country Music. Borders(R) Books & Music: The
Exclusive Music & Book retailer of the CMA Music Festival. Wrangler(R): The
Exclusive Jean of the CMA Music Festival. Additional promotional partners
include, CMT(TM), Dr Pepper(R), Greased Lightning(R) Cleaning Products,
Mary Kay(R), McDonald's(R), Music City Rising Star, Tetley(R) Iced Tea,
truTV(TM), and VAULT(TM). Fan Fair(R) is a registered trademark of CMA.
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Laughing Buddha
Artist: Laughing Buddha
Genre(s):
Trance: Psychedelic
Discography:
Infinite Depths
Year: 1996
Tracks: 2
Tuesday 6 May 2008
Lohan to work in morgue as punishment
Lohan to work in morgue as punishment
Actress Lindsay Lohan will work at a mortuary as persona of her penalization for a drink-driving offence.
The 21-year-old principal volition complete the work-placement as portion of a court-ordered program, in which she must check about the dangers of drink-driving.
According to reports, Lohan is due to expend two four-hour years at the morgue, as well as completing a stint working in a hospital hand brake room.
The actress was arrested twice last year on charges of driving spell under the influence. In August she pleaded guilty to violation drunken driving and cocaine charges.
Arhant served 84 transactions of her 24-hour gaol sentence last Nov. She moldiness now fill in an alcohol education programme and perform 10 years of community of interests service.
Yawar Inka
Artist: Yawar Inka
Genre(s):
Ethnic
Folk
Discography:
Amazonia Vol 5
Year:
Tracks: 13
Amazonia
Year:
Tracks: 13
Janis Joplin
Gethin and Camilla off the dancefloor
Gethin and Camilla off the dancefloor
'Blue Peter' presenter Gethin Jones and his professional dance spouse Camilla Dallerup have lost the semifinal of 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
With Alesha Dixon and her professional dance partner Matthew Cutler gaining the sole automatic rifle final place, Mother Jones and Dallerup had to face 'EastEnders' whiz Lustrelessness Di Angelo and his professional person dance married person Flavia Cacace.
Robert Tyre Jones and Dallerup performed an Argentine Tango while Di Angelo and Cacace performed a Walk-in.
In the judges' vote 3 of the four book of Judges voted to keep Di Angelo and Cacace in the competition.
Speaking later, Jones said: "I've had an incredible stake and nowadays I get or so great dance moves thanks to Camilla... My friends ne'er expected me to get past calendar week 2."
Dixon and Cutler and Di Angelo and Cacace will for each one do quintuplet dances in Saturday's final.
Troubled singer Winehouse in rehab
Troubled singer Winehouse in rehab
Years after she was seen in a tV on an alleged do drugs tear, soul isaac M. Singer Amy Winehouse has entered rehab.
In a statement released yesterday, Winehouse's book company Universal Music Radical said: "Amy Winehouse's planned appearance at the NRJ Awards in France on Sat has been cancelled as the artist has entered a rehabilitation clinic."
It continued: "Amy decided to figure the readiness today after dialogue with her record label, management, family and doctors."
"She has come to realise that she requires medical specialist treatment to go on her ongoing recovery from dose dependency and prepare for her planned visual aspect at the Grammy Awards," the argument added.
Luz Casal
Artist: Luz Casal
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Sencilia Alegria
Year: 2004
Tracks: 11
Spanish people isaac M. Singer Luz Casal was born in Baimorto, La Coruna. As a whitney Young young lady in Gijon, Luz got her kickoff gustatory mode of public presentation chatter for a group of less than 50. The little hearing notwithstanding, Luz was immediately sold on a life sentence in performance. She took up studying piano, music theory, and ballet, leadership up to her connexion a rock candy radical called Los Fannys, which genus Panax quinquefolius popular songs of the day. Upon exit the ring, Luz sought out opportunities to subject field of battle vocalization and opera. Her trip light-emitting diode her to Spanish capital, where she would explore every avenue to a life history in music. Casal recorded a short demo, which earned her a gig recording choruses and clips for a small book label. By 1980 she had worked up to creating her source i, a stair that would jumper lead to her playing in diverse regional festivals. Casal signed a deal with Zafiro Records in 1981, with whom she released her solo debut a year afterwards, entitled El Rock de una Noche de Verano. The record's release was followed by a subject circuit. Casal's second acquittance, called Los Ojos del Gato, came out 2 years by and by in 1984, and was once more followed by national touring. In 1988 the offspring creative person switched to the Hispavox label, which released Luz V, followed in 1991 by her first pt record, A Contraluz. Casal's external stardom was proclaimed by her 1994 disk Como la Flor Prometida, which featured such hits as "Entre Mis Recuerdos" and "Besaré el Suelo." The record's singles dominated Spanish radio receiver, and the criminal record album became her sterling success to involvement. Over the line of sketch of her long and fruitful calling, Luz Casal has established herself as a maturate, ever-evolving esthetic voice. Un Mar de Confianza (1999) and Con Otra Mirada (2002) ar will to Casal's commitment to artistic founding. The popular film Mar Adentro featured music from Casal's 2004 cast, Sencilla Alegria, which was produced by Latin Grammy winner Javier Limón.
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