Carolyn Corlew, longtime Charlie Daniels Band member, crowned Ms. Senior America

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Longtime Charlie Daniels Band background vocalist Carolyn
Corlew was crowned Ms. Senior America today at the National pageant at
Resorts Casino Hotel's Superstar Theater in Atlantic City, NJ.  The competition
featured 34 women age 60 and older from around the country.  Corlew won the
title of Ms. Senior Tennessee April 27th.  While representing Wilson County at
the Tennessee State convention, Corlew encouraged ladies that have reached the
"Age of Elegance" to consider participating in the pageant.
 
"I am
thrilled, honored and so excited about wearing this crown for the next year,"
said Corlew.  "These women were over the top – there were professional dancers,
opera singers from Broadway… I sang a bluesy Etta James song and we had a 93
year old that rocked the competition.  I'm blown away.  From this point it's
spirit, mind and then body – it's gotta come from within.  I've got a 20 pound
dress on and a crown and I'm proud to represent all the senior women of
America!" 

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Kellie Pickler Honored with Warrior Award from USO of North Carolina

KP-1Kellie Pickler receives the Heart for the Warrior Award at the USO of North
Carolina's Ninth Annual Salute to Freedom Gala in Raleigh, N.C. on Oct.
19. 
Kellie Pickler was presented with the
Heart for the Warrior Award from the USO of North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 19
at the Ninth Annual Salute to Freedom Gala in Raleigh, N.C.  The award is given to those who, through their
selfless service and contributions, continuously lift the spirits of the troops
and their families.
 
Pickler, an Albemarle, N.C. native, participated in her first USO tour in
2007. Since then, she has performed for more than 30,000 troops stationed in
eight different countries.

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Chart Roundup – Week of November 2nd, 2013

Scotty McCreery Announces Sophomore Album Details

Just like the broken record of Florida Georgia Line that was, Luke
Bryan’s ‘That’s My Kind of Night’ is becoming a mainstay of the country
charts. At #1 on Hot Country Songs and Country Digital Songs once more, it
moves up to #2 on Country Airplay this week, surely set to take the top spot
next week. In addition, his album ‘Crash My Party’ has fallen to #3. Meanwhile,
Thomas Rhett’s ‘It Goes Like This’
takes the radio #1, while it sits at #2 on Hot Country Songs and Country
Digital Songs, in advance of the release of his debut album next week. Blake Shelton’s ‘Mine Would Be You’
moves up to #3 on Hot Country Songs and #4 across Country Airplay and Country
Digital Songs, but ‘Based On A True Story…’ falls to #11 on Top Country Albums,
the first time it’s been out of the top 10 since its release in March. 

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Hunter Hayes to debut official video for “Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me” on October 26

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Fans of country star Hunter
Hayes can catch the exclusive world premiere of his latest video
with Grammy Award-winning artist Jason
Mraz, “Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me,” on CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN,
airing Saturday, October 26 at 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.  CMT will
host the video premiere as part of an all-access Hunter Hayes weekend.  The
special countdown episode will go behind-the-scenes with Hayes from the CMT on
Tour: Hunter Hayes’ Let’s Be Crazy Tour, including an exclusive performance live
from the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Ga.  The video premiere will be promoted across
all of CMT’s digital platforms, including CMT.com, CMT Pure, CMT Mobile, CMT
Radio Networks and to the network’s more than 6 million social media fans.
 “Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me” will begin airing on CMT and on CMT Pure
Monday, October 28.

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Carrie Underwood featured on new “Sound of Music” soundtrack out December 3

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On Dec. 3 Sony Masterworks will release the companion soundtrack to NBC's live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," based on the classic stage musical. The three-hour live production, starring six-time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, will air Dec. 5.

The cast also includes Audra McDonald ("Private Practice"), who has won five Tony Awards and two Grammys, as Mother Abbess; Stephen Moyer ("True Blood"), who will play Capt. Georg von Trapp; Tony Award winner Christian Borle ("Smash"), who will portray von Trapp family friend Max Detweiler; and Tony winner Laura Benanti ("Go On"), who will portray Elsa Schrader, the captain's onetime fiancée. 

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Blake Shelton lends voice to Air Force Christmas radio program

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Kibbe and Blake Shelton (U.S. Air Force photo/Dale
Eckroth)

From growing up in Ada, Okla., to spending Christmas Eve with his father for
the last time before his passing, country superstar Blake Shelton shares his
favorite, and at times emotional, family holiday memories on this year’s “Red,
White and Air Force Blue Christmas” radio special. 

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Sara Evans debuts new video for “Slow Me Down”

Platinum-selling RCA Nashville recording artist Sara Evans premiered the
emotional music video for her single “Slow Me Down” yesterday at Yahoo! Music. The video, which was shot in Nashville,
features NASCAR great Carl Edwards who has become one of the sport’s most
respected competitors. Sara once again teamed up with Emmy Award winning
director Peter Zavadil (Sugarland, Jewel, Brad
Paisley) who has directed almost all of her videos including the 2001 CMA Video
of the Year “Born To Fly.” “Slow Me Down” is currently climbing the charts and
marked a career
milestone as her biggest first week add date at radio.

"When we
started talking about the music video I wanted to make sure we captured the
drama and intense emotion that the song evokes – as always Peter Zavadil did a
great job capturing that and so much more,” said Sara. 

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