Video of the year: Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – “If I Didn’t Love You” (final nominee) – Winner Brandi Carlile – “Right On Time” Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t” (final nominee) Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “Never Say Never” Kacey Musgraves – “justified” Kane Brown – “One …
Read More »“Bluebird” To Premiere On CMT February 19th
Today, CMT announced it will air the exclusive broadcast premiere of “BLUEBIRD,” the critically-acclaimed feature film documenting the 35-year history of The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville’s accidental landmark that altered the course of music history. “BLUEBIRD” will premiere Wednesday, February 19th at 8 PM ET/PT and will receive an encore screening …
Read More »Country Music Association Honors Industry Pros At 2018 CMA Touring Awards
The Country Music Association presented industry honors at the 2018 CMA Touring Awards last night at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, recognizing Country Music’s top touring professionals. Hosted by Jerrod Niemann, the event celebrated 16 industry professionals, including Louis Messina, CEO of Messina Touring Group, who was honored with the …
Read More »Bluebird Cafe Movie To Premiere At SXSW Film Festival
Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe is widely known as one of the most influential music venues in modern history, and now Bluebird, the first-ever in-depth documentary about the tiny 90-seat club, has been selected for a world premiere at the prestigious SXSW Film Festival March 8-17, 2019 in Austin, TX. Directed by …
Read More »Kenny Chesney’s “Live in No Shoes Nation” Goes Platinum
When Kenny Chesney released Live in No Shoes Nation, a two-disc live recording (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville), people thought he was crazy. Who buys records of concerts they’ve already been to? But Kenny Chesney, who’d been listening back to the members of No Shoes Nation shouting, singing and cheering along over the previous decade, …
Read More »Bluebird Cafe Kicks Off Ambitious Indiegogo Campaign To Fund Movie
In the midst of celebrating its 35th anniversary, Nashville’s iconic Bluebird Cafe is kicking off an ambitious Indiegogo campaign to fund Bluebird: The Movie, an in-depth documentary about the influence the tiny 90-seat venue has had on singers, songwriters and popular music in general. The campaign began Tuesday, October 17, …
Read More »Kenny Chesney & Friends Drops On Oct. 27
“The thing about making Live in No Shoes Nation,” says 8-time Country Music Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney, “is beyond the songs, and the solos, and the raps, it’s really about friendship. That’s how I feel about all those people who’ve come out summer after summer, who’ve lived their lives through these songs, …
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