AXS TV CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH A STAR-STUDDED “ALL AMERICAN COUNTRY MARATHON," AIRING THURSDAY, JULY 4 AT 8 A.M. ET

Highlights Include Powerhouse Profiles & Performances Featuring Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, Shania Twain, Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band, & More

AXS TV puts the spotlight on the quintessential American soundtrack this 4TH of July, with a star-studded All American Country Marathon filled with in-depth artist profiles and classic concerts starting at 8 a.m. ET.

The fireworks begin with an intimate look at the incredible life and career of Country music mainstay Alan Jackson in the 2018 documentary Alan Jackson: Small Town Southern Man, featuring appearances by Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Lee Ann Womack, and Easton Corbin.

Other highlights include an insightful portrait of the “Queen Of Country Pop” told in her own words, in the acclaimed documentary Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl with Lionel Richie, Avril Lavigne, and Kelsea Ballerini; as well as an unforgettable evening with Country icon Willie Nelson, boasting appearances and performances by frequent collaborators and fellow legends such as Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Merle Haggard, Al Green, Joe Walsh, and Jerry Lee Lewis in Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels; and Toby Keith takes over Soundstage to perform fan-favorites including “American Ride,” “Red Solo Cup,” “How Do You Like Me Now?!,” and “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” in Toby Keith: 35 MPH Town; and many more.

AXS TV’s Fourth Of July All American Country Marathon is as Follows (All Times are Eastern):

AXS TV’s Fourth Of July All American Country Marathon

Thursday, July 4 Starting at 8 a.m. ET

8:00 a.m. – Alan Jackson: Small Town Southern Man

10:00 a.m. – Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl

12:00 p.m. – Lady A: Live From The Artists Den

1:00 p.m. – Tim McGraw: Live From The Artists Den

2:00 p.m. – Blackberry Smoke Homecoming Live In Atlanta

3:30 p.m. – Zac Brown Band: Live From The Artists Den

4:30 p.m. – Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels

6:30 p.m. – Toby Keith: 35 MPH Town

ALAN JACKSON BRINGS 25TH ANNIVERSARY “KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY TOUR” TO COLORADO IN A NEW EPISODE OF ‘LIVE FROM RED ROCKS’ ON SUNDAY, MARCH 6 ON AXS-TV

The Unforgettable Evening Boasts a Career-Defining Set List Featuring “Gone Country,” “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Remember When,” and Many More

“Small Town Southern Man” Alan Jackson brings his big time charm to one of the country’s most iconic venues, in an all-new episode of AXS TV’s concert series LIVE FROM RED ROCKS, on Sunday, March 6, at 8P ET. Originally filmed on May 17, 2015 at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, the exclusive event captures the final stop on the country music legend’s highly successful 25th Anniversary “Keepin’ It Country Tour,” featuring special guests Jon Pardi and Brandy Clark.

With unprecedented natural acoustics and a picturesque mountain setting in the background, Jackson takes the stage on a rainy night to rock a sold out crowd with his trademark brand of award-winning country hits including “Gone Country,” “I Don’t Even Know Your Name,” “Small Town Southern Man,” “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)” “Angels and Alcohol,” and the fan-favorite Jimmy Buffett collaboration “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” as well as beloved covers of Don Williams’ “It Must Be Love,” and Jim Ed Brown’s “Pop A Top.”

LIVE FROM RED ROCKS is part of AXS TV’s Sunday night music block, which also includes the original series ROCK & ROLL ROAD TRIP WITH SAMMY HAGAR at 9P ET and the original music competition series BREAKING BAND at 9:30P ET.

SARAH DARLING CALLS OPENING FOR COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR ALAN JACKSON "BEYOND AMAZING"

Darling to Perform "Little Umbrellas" on FOX & Friends August 24

Sarah Darling (left) with Alan Jackson prior to opening Saturday night's show in Salt Lake City, Utah.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Monday, August 12, 2013) -- As a waitress at Nashville's Stoney River Steakhouse® prior to landing her first record deal, Sarah Darling waited on country superstar Alan Jackson, dreaming what it might be like if she could one day share the stage with him. This past weekend, she celebrated that milestone, opening back-to-back shows for Jackson in Boise, Idaho, Salt Lake City, Utah and Arlington, Wash. (August 9, 10, and 11). Calling the experience "beyond amazing" on Twitter, Darling adds, "I was blessed to have been on tour with one of the most humble and gracious men in the music business this weekend. What an unforgettable experience. Thank you Alan!"

This Saturday, Darling will make her forty-first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry prior to performing as part of Southern Living's "Biscuits & Jam" concert series presented by AT&T U-verse at The Woods at Fontanel on Sunday. Then she'll head to New York City for the national television debut of her latest summertime hit "Little Umbrellas" on FOX & Friends Saturday, August 24.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

August 17 | Grand Ole Opry | Nashville, Tenn.
August 18 | Southern Living's "Biscuits & Jam" (Fontanel) | Nashville, Tenn.
August 23 | The Newton Theatre | Newton, N.J.
August 25 | Dublin Deck | Long Island, N.Y.

Darling entertains on stage to over 12,000 attendees in Salt Lake City, Utah at the USANA Amphitheater.

Darling is featured in the "New To You" section of the August issue of Maverick magazine where her music is called, "Honest, emotional and just the way music should be," by Editor Alan Cackett who adds, "This girl can definitely sing!"

Last Friday, fans were treated to a LIVE Google Hangout with Darling, hosted by SheKnows.com, where she answered fan questions submitted via Twitter. One fan asked, "If you could do a duet with anyone who would it be?" Sarah responded saying her dream duet partners are Stevie Nicks, Michael Bublé, Blake Shelton and Jake Owen, and adds if she weren't a singer, she would be a pastry chef. Watch the full interview here:  http://bit.ly/15Uh25m.

Darling experienced success earlier this year with the release of her latest E.P., Home To Me (in stores now). The disc features the title track, Darling's first Top 35 Country Billboard sales single that spawned appearances on TBS' CONAN, ABC's The Bachelor and more. Her latest single release, "Little Umbrellas" (now available on iTunes) is Top 20 on Sirius XM's "The Highway" and earning increased spins each week on country radio stations nationwide.

For more information on Sarah Darling, visit www.sarahdarling.com.
Follow her on Twitter ( @_SarahDarling) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/OfficialSarahDarling).

ALAN JACKSON TO HEADLINE 5TH ANNUAL "STARS GO BLUE" CANCER BENEFIT

It’s official! Country music superstar Alan Jackson is set to headline our 5th annual Stars Go Blue Benefit Concert in celebration of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March! The performance will be held at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville, a venue sure to make this an incredibly rare and intimate show for every country-lover in the crowd.

All proceeds from the concert will benefit the CCA’s Blue Note Fund, a program started by Nashville’s own Charlie Kelley, helping colon cancer patients in need. Colon cancer became a particularly important cause to Alan after his wife, Denise, was diagnosed with the disease in 2010.

“It knocked us both down,” Alan recalls. “It was so hard to watch her go through that. We were dating at 16 and 17, and I pretty much took care of her from that point on. But when it came to this, I felt like there wasn’t a thing I could do.”

We’re pleased to report two years after being diagnosed, Denise currently has a clean bill of health. “My diagnosis rocked my world, as I’m sure it does every person who gets a cancer diagnosis,” she explains. “That really brought to my attention the CCA and what the organization does, and more specifically what the Blue Note Fund does for the Nashville area and the rest of the country as well.”

Tickets for Stars Go Blue go on sale Friday, January 18 at 11 a.m. ET and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, Ryman Box Office, www.ryman.com and by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets are $75, $45 and $35.

March 20, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. CT
Ryman Auditorium: 116 5th Ave North, Nashville, TN 37219

SIDENOTE: Want to get a taste for what’s in store? Own a copy of the first ever Stars Go Blue concert on DVD today! The concert features songs and stories by Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Ricky Skaggs, Hal Ketchum, Jamie O'Neal, Charlie Kelley and others. Proceeds from the sale of this DVD benefit the Blue Note Fund. Exclusively available through the CCA! -- ORDER YOUR DVD HERE!

John Fogerty Album on the Way Features Country Mega-Stars!

CCR's John Fogerty has a new album on the way called "Wrote a Song For Everyone" and it features some of country music's finest as his musical guests. Artists featured on the project are Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban. This project will be Fogerty's first from Vanguard and it's being called "a celebration of Fogerty's iconic songbook." Other non country artists featured on the cd will be Dawes, Foo Fighters, My Morning Jacket and Bob Seger. Look for the album out this fall.

VIDEO REWIND: ALAN JACKSON PERFORMS ON TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (3/30/12)

Where were you when the music world was turning on Friday night? Just in case you happened to miss it or wanna watch it over and over again, the incredible Alan Jackson performed "So You Don't have to Love Me Anymore" on Friday night's episode of Tonight Show With Jay Leno (March 30, 2012). The entire episode is shown below, Alan's performance begins at the 35:30 minute-mark. Enjoy!

BAMAJAM 2012 ...JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER ....

BAMAJAM 2012 ADDS WILLIE NELSON, UNCLE KRACKER AND NEEDTOBREATHE TO ALL-STAR LINE-UP

Specially Priced 3-Day Tickets Available for $119 for Limited Time

Enterprise, AL – Just when you think it can’t get any better, organizers announce the addition of Willie Nelson,Uncle Kracker and NEEDTOBREATHE to the impressive list of performers set to take the stage at BamaJam2012 on Thursday, June 14 through Saturday, June 16 in Enterprise, Alabama.



These performers join previously announced stars Kid Rock, Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson in what promises to be the premier entertainment and lifestyles event of the south. Stay tuned for even more artist announcements and a full festival schedule!

Specially priced 3-day tickets are available for an early-purchase price of $119* online at www.bamajam2012.com, as well as through Ticketfly.com, or charge by phone at (877) 4FLYTIX or (877-435-9849).Be one of a very limited number of people to have special access to stand on stage throughout the festival for only $999. This ticket of a lifetime will allow you to watch all the main stage entertainment from an up-close-and-personal vantage point. Once these tickets are gone, they are gone, so don’t delay! *All ticket purchases should be made now to ensure the best ticket prices available.

Willie Nelson is the creative genius behind historic recordings like"Crazy," "Hello Walls," "Red Headed Stranger" and "Stardust.” In a career spanning an amazing six decades, Nelson’s catalog boasts more than 200 albums. He's earned every conceivable award and honor to be bestowed a person in his profession. He has also amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor and activist.

In many ways, however, the weighty distinction "living legend" does Nelson a disservice, for it discounts the extent to which he is a thriving, relevant and progressive musical and cultural force. As ever, Nelson tours tirelessly, climbing aboard Honeysuckle Rose III (he rode his first two buses into the ground), taking his music and fans on a seemingly endless journey to places that were well worth the ride.



Initially known for his role as DJ in Kid Rock’s legendary Twisted Brown Trucker band, Uncle Kracker made a stunning solo debut with 2001’s Doublewide. Fueled by the #1 smash, “Follow Me,” the album exploded onto the Billboard 200’s top 10 on its way to two-time platinum certification from the RIAA.

Despite his relatively recent breakthrough solo success in Country music,Uncle Kracker is actually no stranger to the audience, scoring a #1 hit with "When the Sun Goes Down," his collaboration with Kenny Chesney. He also co-wrote Kid Rock's multi-format smash "All Summer Long" which peaked at #3 on the Billboard country charts.

With NEEDTOBREATHE’s reputation as a must-see live act built from non-stop touring, the Rinehart brothers, pastor’s sons who hail from the rural South Carolina town of Possum Kingdom, along with drummer Joe Stillwell and bass player Seth Bolt, were determined to create a statement-making album that truly captured the magic behind this genuinely appealing rock band.



Along with USA Today, Rolling Stone,Entertainment Weekly, Relix, VH1, Associated Press and Billboard, The New York Times raves “this gifted band makes anthemic Southern rock that, on its fourth album, The Reckoning, is beginning to reach for the far seats of the arena.” The Salt Lake Tribune simply calls The Reckoning “the best rock album of 2011... full of passionate anthems poised to fill arenas.”

Fans of all music genres will experience non-stop entertainment by today’s most popular acts from dual headline stages set at the pristine 1600-acreBamaJam Farms, “Where God and Country Coincide.” Come for the music, cool down in the new water park (opening spring 2012), explore the ATV trails, tailgate at the camping sites, park the RV with full service amenities or swing a club or two at the par 3 executive golf course onsite. Country star and BamaJam Farms spokesman Darryl Worley will perform and host the opening night of what promises to be one of the grandest outdoor entertainment extravaganzas.

If you would like to be a sponsor or if you have any questions regarding ticketing, please call (615) 340-9500.

BamaJam 2012 is a production of BamaJam Productions, LLC. For more information about BamaJam 2012artists, tickets, camping, directions, parking, sponsors and vendors, please visit www.bamajam2012.com.

NEW ADDITIONS TO CMA FEST STAGE AT LP FIELD

To those going to this year's CMA Festival in Music City, you wanted more, you're getting your wish!!

Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert, Alan Jackson, Scotty McCreery and Blake Shelton have been added to the stage at LP Field with previously announced artists Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band. 

 

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW 

DIERKS BENTLEY is racing up the charts with his latest cd, "Home". The cd debuted in the top spot. You can purchase "Home" or any of Dierks' music on iTunes or Amazon. 

BRANTLEY GILBERT is the new kid on the block, writing a hit song for Jason Aldean with "Dirt Road Anthem" and dominating with his own #1 song, "Country Must Be Country Wide." Check out his music on iTunes and Amazon. His debut cd is amazing!

SCOTTY McCREERY took 2011 by storm as the winner of American Idol and the country newcomer has been in the spotlight ever since. He's currently on tour with Brad Paisley. Purchase his debut platinum cd on iTunes and Amazon.

ALAN JACKSON has played this game before and he's suiting up to play again this year. He played last year as a guest on Zac Brown's performance of "As She's Walking Away" but he'll be playing an entire set this year. You can purchase his latest single "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" on iTunes and Amazon.

Peta's favorite entertainer and judge on NBC's "The Voice", BLAKE SHELTON,
will entertain the heck out of you at CMA Fest this year, if not with his music, then
with his wicked sense of humor. His latest cd, Red River Blue, is outstanding. Purchase a copy on iTunes and Amazon.

Checkin' the Telly: January 7-9

Saturday, January 7, 2011: Lauren Alaina will be featured on CMT Premieres Lauren Alaina "Georgia Peaches." - CMT Television

Sunday, January 8, 2011: GAC will be fetauring Alan Jackson on "Backstory".

Monday, January 9: Randy Houser will be performing on CBS' "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"; Jamey Johnson and Jessi Colter will be guests on "Southern Fried Flicks" on CMT Television.

Check your local listings for specific times and stations.
Source: www.countryaircheck.com

Music City Walk of Fame Induction of Kix Brooks, Alan Jackson and Others - November 6

EVENT: Nashville, TN - Kix Brooks and Alan Jackson are among seven Music City Walk of Fame inductees who will receive sidewalk medallions Nov. 6 across the street from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The noon event is free and open to the public.

Countdown Clock to Nashville's FREE Capitol Street Party with Alan Jackson, Eric Church, Eric Paslay and Jon Pardi: 2 Days to Go!

The Capitol Street Party Returns for 2011!

The Capitol Street Party is a FREE Music Event, scheduled to take place on Demonbreun Street near Music Row on September 21st at 7pm. If you’ve never been before, Capitol literally shuts down Demonbreun Street, sets up a huge outdoor stage and throws a big party with their artists performing.

This year, Alan Jackson will headline the concert, following performances by Eric Church and newcomers Eric Paslay and Jon Pardi. Jackson, Church and Paslay will literally take to the street, on a stage set up at one end of the closed-off Nashville thoroughfare. EMI Records Nashville’s newest singer/songwriter Jon Pardi will extend the street party into the night with a special post-party performance at the Tin Roof.

Capitol Records Nashville President & CEO, Mike Dungan says it best, “Where else can you experience a true American icon, the artist with the #1 album in America, and the best new artist to come out this year? All for the low, low price of … Nothing! It’s free! You’d be crazy not to be there!”

More than 10,000 fans attended last year’s street party. Don’t miss out!