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This summer, Yallwire partnered with Music City Networks to bring fans coverage of the MCN Fan Club Concert Series during the CMA Music Festival. The series featured live performances from some of the best country artists on the circuit, including Sara Evans, Josh Turner, Montgomery Gentry, Tracy Lawrence, Tracy Byrd, Emerson Drive and Bucky Covington. With over 2,500 hardcore fans in attendance, Nashville hot spot Rocketown hosted the highly anticipated events, which intimately connected fans with their favorite artists.
Yallwire not only got the chance to sit down and talk with each of these artists, but we also shot their full performances - all available now on Yallwire!
Part 1 Interviews: Josh Turner, Emerson Drive, Montgomery Gentry, Sara Evans, Tracy Lawrence & Tracy Byrd and Bucky Covington Live Performances: Josh Turner, Emerson Drive, Montgomery Gentry, Sara Evans, Tracy Lawrence & Tracy Byrd and Bucky Covington
Josh Turner - MCN Fan Club Party - Interview (Part 1) Video Codes at www.yallwire.com
Emerson Drive - MCN Fan Club Party - Interview (Part 1) Music Video Codes at www.yallwire.com
Montgomery Gentry - MCN Fan Club Party - Interview (Part 1) Music Video Codes at www.yallwire.com
Sara Evans - MCN Fan Club Party - Interview (Part 1) Free Music Videos at www.yallwire.com
Tracy Byrd & Tracy Lawrence - MCN Fan Club Party - Interview (Part 1) Watch Music Videos at www.yallwire.com
Bucky Covington - MCN Fan Club Party - Interview (Part 1) Free Videos at www.yallwire.com
Singer Mary Travers of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary died Wednesday Sept. 16 at a hospital in Danburry, Conn., following a lengthy illness. Travers was 72 at the time of her death. Mary's cause of death was complications from chemotherapy that followed a bone-marrow transplant she received several years ago.
Taylor Swift won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video for "You Belong With Me" on Sunday, Sept. 13. On stage, however, her acceptance speech was interrupted by Kayne West, who said Beyonce should have won for her "Single Ladies" video. Beyonce went on to win Video of the Year for said video, and in a very classy move, called Taylor back on stage so she could have "her moment."
Kayne has since publicly apologized to Taylor on the "Jay Leno Show."
Gretchen Wilson will be awarded the National Coalition for Literacy Leadership Award during a reception on Sept. 16 at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Since receiving her high school equivalency diploma in 2008, Wilson has been actively involved in promoting literacy.
Brad Paisley is leading the race for CMA awards with 6 nominations. Keith Urban, Jamey Johnson, George Strait, Taylor Swift, and Zac Brown Band each received four nominations. Newcomer Darius Rucker and Leeanne Womackare also nominated for a few awards: Rucker for New Artist and Womack for Musical Event of the Year.
The awards will broadcast on ABC on Nov. 11.
Rodney Atkins has announced he will be hosting a hometown charity event on Oct. 8 in Cookeville, TN. The proceeds will benefit the Mustard Seed Ranch for neglected children, as well as the Tennessee Tech University Athletics where Atkins received his degree. Tickets are $25.00 for general public and $15.00 for students.
Trace Adkins will play the role of a judge of a TV singing competition for an upcoming independent movie, Lifted. Adkins will play the role of Jimmy Knox, the guest judge of the ficitional competition, Teen Starquest. Currently the film is being shot in Birmingham, Alabama. Th efilm is expected to be released in September of 2010.
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