WALKER HAYES TO HEADLINE ALL STAR EVENT, "MELODIES FOR MINDS", BENEFITTING THE REFUGE CENTER AND CHANGE YOUR BRAIN FOUNDATION

Jason Wahler, Jana Kramer, Hilary Williams and More To Appear

Country hitmaker Walker Hayes will take center stage as the headliner for the upcoming "Melodies for Minds" event, set to take place on February 6, 2024, at Nashville’s Loveless Cafe.

This intimate evening promises a blend of captivating stories and soulful melodies from some of the music industry's most beloved artists and champions for mental health and brain health.

In addition to Walker Hayes, the evening will feature a stellar lineup including Hilary Williams, Jana Kramer, Michael Tyler, Lana Scott, and Jason Wahler, with Chuck Wicks serving as the host.

Additionally, esteemed figures Dr. Daniel Amen of the Change Your Brain Foundation and Amy Alexander of The Refuge Center will be in attendance.

"Melodies for Minds" is more than just a night of entertainment; it's a beacon of hope for individuals battling mental health challenges.

In collaboration with Dr. Daniel Amen, MD, and the Change Your Brain Foundation, this event aims to make a tangible difference in the lives of those in need.

Proceeds from "Melodies for Minds" will go towards a joint scholarship fund with the Amen Clinic, providing crucial mental health assessments, brain scans (SPECT), diagnoses, treatment plans, and counseling services for up to one year. By attending this event, patrons are directly contributing to this noble cause and helping to transform lives within their community.

Attendees can look forward to not only enjoying exceptional performances but also supporting two vital organizations dedicated to mental health advocacy and support.

About The Refuge Center:

The Refuge Center for Counseling has been a beacon of hope since its establishment in December 2005. Founded by Amy Alexander and Jennifer Thames-Hamilton, The Refuge Center offers accessible and affordable mental and emotional healthcare services to transform communities. With nearly two decades of service, The Refuge Center has provided over 300,000 counseling sessions and serves more than 4,000 clients annually.

About Change Your Brain Foundation:

The Change Your Brain Foundation, founded in 2008 by Daniel Amen MD, is committed to revolutionizing brain health and ending mental illness. Through cutting-edge brain-imaging research, educational programs, and funding for treatment, the foundation strives to empower individuals to improve their brain health and lead fulfilling lives.

For more information, visit www.refugecenter.org/event/melodiesforminds

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LUCAS HOGE'S "HEY CHRISTMAS" FEATURED IN NEW LIFETIME MOVIE "A COWBOY CHRISTMAS ROMANCE" STARRING JANA KRAMER - AIRS THIS WEEKEND

Lucas Hoge’s original holiday tune “Hey Christmas” will be featured in the new movie "A Cowboy Christmas Romance" starring actress and country artist Jana Kramer. The new film premieres on Lifetime Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central and will be available to stream the following day. The fun holiday gem was originally released on his 2021 Lucas Hoge 12.25 album.

In addition to Kramer, A Cowboy Christmas Romance stars Adam Senn, Mary-Margaret Humes, Cassie Randolph, Curt Mega, Bruce Thomas, Lisa Lee, and Max Ehrich. One week before Christmas, a huge business deal sends real estate “closer” Lexie Crenshaw (Kramer) back to a place she swore she’d never return: her hometown of Tubac, Arizona. Back on the range, Lexie must convince Coby Mason (Senn), a horse-whispering rancher, to part ways with his family's land, while navigating her relationship with the father (Thomas) and brothers she left behind, leading her to reconsider the life she gave up 10 years ago.

The movie follows the release of Hoge's beautiful rendition of “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,” which is available now. Produced by Kent Wells (Dolly Parton), “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” was released on Forge Entertainment via ONErpm.  

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“For those who know me, know Christmas is my favorite time of the year and to have our songs in movies is always exciting,” said Lucas. “I hope these songs bring holiday cheer to a lot of people at a time where we really need it.”

The new single and movie cap off a busy year for Lucas. He released the hit single and video “Nowhere,” toured with Chapel Hart, headlined his own dates and organized the inaugural Belize Songwriter Festival.

Set at four beautiful resorts on stunning Hopkins Beach, Belize, Lucas created the event with friends Dwayne Hoving, Jen Carney, and branding guru Laura Lynn. The lineup featured 10 songwriters including Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame member Paul Overstreet, Lindsay Ell, Craig Campbell, Phil Barton, Trent Tomlinson, Forest Glen Whitehead, and more. Operation Encore stepped in to help send military veteran singer/songwriter Tyree Woods to participate in the event. Next year’s event is set for May 17&18, 2024. Follow www.belizesongwriterfestival.com for updates and to purchase tickets.

The avid outdoorsman returned last summer with season four of his wildly popular television series Hoge Wild. The Heartland Network recently picked up seasons one and two, and fans can catch episodes each weekend. Hoge is the creator and executive producer and shares his passion for wildlife conservation throughout the series, changing the narrative around the outdoor lifestyle.

For tour dates and more information about Lucas, visit:

www.LucasHoge.com

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NORTHWOODS MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED AUGUST 14-15 FEATURING TRACE ADKINS, RODNEY ATKINS, JANA KRAMER AND MORE

JACK LINK'S PRESENTS NORTHWOODS MUSIC FESTIVAL TO DEBUT FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 AND SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 CELEBRATING THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC TOWN OF MINONG, WISCONSIN

TRACE ADKINS CONFIRMED TO HEADLINE SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

FEATURING PERFORMANCES FROM:

RODNEY ATKINS, JANA KRAMER, DAVID LEE MURPHY, BUCKY COVINGTON, MAGGIE ROSE, AND MORE GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED...

PRE-SALE STARTS TODAY, JUNE 3 REGULAR ON-SALE BEGINS JUNE 12

GENERAL ADMISSION PASSES AT $30, VIP PASSES AT $75.00

The inaugural NORTHWOODS MUSIC FESTIVAL will bring some of the world's greatest country artists to perform at the scenic outdoor music festival and carnival on the grounds of historic downtown Minong, Wisconsin surrounded by the tall trees of the North Woods and its picturesque lakes. Pre-sale festival 4-pack tickets are on sale now and available for $30.00 and $120.00 with some special incentives for those who buy early (Here). General on-sale will begin June 12. For tickets and information about VIP packages, visit www.nwmfest.com.

On Saturday, August 15, NORTHWOODS MUSIC FESTIVAL will debut with a full day and night of music. The award-winning, multi-platinum country music singer TRACE ADKINS will headline with performances from RODNEY ATKINS, JANA KRAMER, DAVID LEE MURPHY, BUCKEY COVINGTON, MAGGIE ROSE and a very special guest to be announced on June 20. Gates to the main festival will open Friday, August 14--Friday admission is free with the purchase of a Saturday ticket--and will kick off the weekend's festivities with regional tribute artists POP ROCKS, MISH MASH, THE WHITE KEYS and more.

The NORTHWOODS MUSIC FESTIVAL will take over downtown Minong, WI, a historic town which is celebrating its 100 Year Anniversary this year. Attendees will enjoy a world-class festival atmosphere with Country Music's Hottest Performers gracing the Outdoor stage, thrilling carnival rides, a classic car show, games for the whole family, local food and ice cold beer will be on tap, all in a walk-able atmosphere nestled in the scenic North Woods area. The main festival site will be located at (660 Hokah St. Minong, WI 54859) and extend throughout downtown Minong (West 5th St.) as the area is transformed into an outdoor amusement area with a capacity of 10,000 in the main festival site alone.

"We're fortunate to have a great lineup and bring this caliber of talent and production to Northern Wisconsin," states the Northwoods Music Festival Development Team. "We're thrilled to bring world class entertainment to such an intimate environment. We invite the local community as well as our neighbors far and wide, to come celebrate Minong's 100 year history and start a new tradition."

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ESTROGEN ATTACKS BACK: CMT NEXT WOMEN OF COUNTRY TOUR FEATURING KELSEA BALLERINI AND JANA KRAMER

Y'all wanted women in country, well here ya go! CMT heard the call and answered with the NEXT WOMEN OF COUNTRY TOUR featuring two of today's strongest new country female voices, Kelsea Ballerini and Jana Kramer. These ladies are hitting the road to show country fans that there is a great female presence out there and that they don't need "bros" for a tour to kick ass. 

Both of these women have made big names for themselves with big voices and a strong radio presence - Kelsea Ballerini, one of the most watched females in the industry right now with her top 20 hit, "Love Me Like You Mean It" and former One Tree Hill star, Jana Kramer, whose already charted big with songs like "Why Ya Wanna" and "Whiskey", just released her newest single, "I Got the Boy". 

Check out the tour dates below and get out to show some support and enjoy some great music if they're heading your way!

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday April 10 at participating venues.

April 30: Grand Rapids, Michigan - The Intersection
May 1: Cincinnati - Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill
May 7: Cleveland - House of Blues
May 8: Chicago - Joe’s Bar
May 10: St. Louis - The Pageant
May 12: Nashville -3rd and Lindsley *
May 14: Orlando, Florida -Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill
May 15: Fort Walton Beach, Florida - The Swamp
May 17: Charlotte, North Carolina - The Fillmore Charlotte
May 28: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - House of Blues

* Kelsea Ballerini only, featuring special guests from Next Women of Country.

SINGLE REVIEW: "I GOT THE BOY" - JANA KRAMER

SINGLE: "I Got the Boy"

ARTIST: Jana Kramer

REVIEWER: Alyse Smith

Follow Alyse on Twitter at @ASmith1300

Jana Kramer’s latest single is a poignant tribute to childhood love and her first kiss. He’s married and on his honeymoon now and she marvels at how he’s grown and reminisces on childhood memories; what growing up together was like. Kramer sings with such eloquent emotion, it makes one wonder what memories she’s tying to the song.

The Michigan native has said that it is about her very own high school sweetheart and one must wonder what he has thought of it, if he has heard it. Surely he sees the beauty in the childhood ruminations that Kramer has so articulately penned. This may very well be the best single she’s released to date, perhaps because of the emotion conveyed and story present. Nostalgia is so infrequently conveyed with such honest reverence, more often relegated to pictures hidden away in a closet or an errant Buzzfeed article of the ‘90’s. Were it more frequently utilized in this manner, such great writing would come of it. Such great stories that one would ache to hear again and again and again. It is said to be an autobiographical album, so if this is the kind of writing present the entire album as well as this single will flourish remarkably. If Jana Kramer keeps up this sort of genuine story-telling combined with striking vocals, there is no telling how far she will go. This should come with a disclaimer though: No drunk texting the ex, just no. Facebook stalking fine. Drunken “hey remember when were in love?” dials or texts, no. Trade phones with your best friend for the night, or leave your phone zipped up in your jacket or something. “I got the long hair, hot head, she got the cool and steady hand.” is an especially great line. It expresses the specific person and memories she has of him, a deeply personal thing that I’m glad she has shared with us.

SINGLE REVIEW: "LOVE" - JANA KRAMER

SINGLE: " Love"

ARTIST: Jana Kramer

REVIEWER: Han Van Meegerin

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The title of the Waylon Jennings song, Where Does Love Go asks us to ponder an almost esoteric question. The lyrics in the song “Something so real don't just disappear, If it goes away it must go somewhere” further exasperates this inquiry.

Enter Jana Kramer's song, Love. She sings optimistically about all the things that she believes in, but passionately wonders about the curious characteristics of love, such as, “love, I don't know where you ran off to.” However, the fitting climax are theses words, “But, love, love, love I still believe in you.” That my friends is the powerful answer to the question that came straight from the Hoss's mouth. Love is rooted in belief and faith.

Thank you Waylon for this soulful question and thank you Jana for your powerful answer. George Jones sang, “like the outlaw who walks through Jesse's dreams,” because Waylon's love was found in Jessi Coulter, I hope mine is found in my own wife. Happy Anniversary, Honey. I hope you still believe like Jana, “in wedding rings and bibles and the best walk you’ll ever take, Is walking down the aisle” I know that I do.

Make sure you do not miss the powerful, special and bonus love that is offered both in audio and video in Jana Kramer - "Love" (Official Music Video)

Connect with Jana Kramer online:

www.JanaKramer.com

Twitter - @KramerGirl

Facebook - www.facebook.com/janakramermusic

CMA FEST 2014: RODNEY ATKINS TO HOST FOURTH ANNUAL "MUSIC CITY GIVES BACK" CONCERT TUESDAY, JUNE 3

Country hitmaker to be joined by star-studded lineup including Lee Brice, Jana Kramer, Dustin Lynch, Josh Thompson and more for concert benefiting W.O. Smith Music School in Nashville

THIS EVENT WILL BE A FREE LIVESTREAM EVENT!

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 12, 2014) – Country fans heading to Nashville in June for the CMT Music Awards and CMA Music Fest will have the chance to join chart-topping country artist Rodney Atkins for his annual “Music City Gives Back” concert in downtown Nashville on Tuesday, June 3. Now in its fourth year, the show will feature an all-star lineup of Atkins’ friends including Lee Brice, Jana Kramer, Dustin Lynch, Josh Thompson and more and will benefit Nashville’s W.O. Smith Music School. The event will kick off at 6:00 p.m. CT at 1st Avenue and Broadway and is free to the public.

Carl Black Chevrolet and Wrangler® are returning for the fourth year as presenting sponsors for Music City Gives Back. Both sponsors will stream the show live on CarlBlackRadio.com and WranglerNetwork.com, a first-of-its-kind mobile and online destination that serves as a centralized hub for all Western lifestyle content, respectively. Ally Financial will also be joining the event this year as a stage sponsor. Cumulus Media stations NASH-FM 103.3 and WSM-FM 95.5 will be on site, with “NASH Nights Live” Host Shawn Parr broadcasting live and “America’s Morning Show” Host Blair Garner introducing artists as they hit the stage.

“I am so excited to be part of this event for the fourth year in a row and to have such a great group of artists give their time and talent to help out,” said Atkins. “I’ve always believed that music is a great healer and it’s important to me as an artist to use that platform to give back.”

Founded in 1984, W.O. Smith Music School provides music instruction to children from low-income families for the nominal cost of 50 cents per lesson. An all-volunteer teaching artist faculty of 220 gives music lessons to more than 650 students annually. Instruments and all learning materials are loaned to the students at no additional expense.

Atkins is currently working on his fifth studio album for Curb Records and performing headlining dates across the country. For more information, please visit www.RodneyAtkins.com or follow on Twitter and Facebook.

BLAKE SHELTON GETS "TEN TIMES CRAZIER" WITH JANA KRAMER AND EASTON CORBIN

As if he wasn't crazy enough, everyone's favorite voice, Blake Shelton get Ten Times Crazier on the launch of his "Ten Times Crazier Tour" in Virginia Beach, VA on July 19. “My fans, Country radio, friends, family, you name it - they know I love to perform," he says. "With The Voice schedule, I was not able to go out and perform as much as I wanted last year but I plan to make up for it this year." Jana Kramer and Easton Corbin will provide opener support. Listed below are the tour dates so you can see if the craziness is coming to your area!

Jul 19 2013 Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Jul 20 2013 Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
Jul 21 2013 Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Jul 26 2013 St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 27 2013 Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center
Jul 28 2013 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Aug 1 2013 Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
Aug 2 2013 Burgettstown, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
Aug 3 2013 Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug 9 2013 Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Aug 10 2013 Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug 11 2013 Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Aug 29 2013 Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Aug 30 2013 Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK GARY Amphitheatre
Aug 31 2013 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sep 5 2013 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Sep 6 2013 Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre
Sep 7 2013 Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
Sep 12 2013 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Sep 13 2013 Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center
Sep 14 2013 Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
Sep 19 2013 Charleston, WV - Charleston Civic Center
Sep 20 2013 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
Sep 21 2013 Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
Sep 26 2013 Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
Sep 27 2013 Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena
Sep 28 2013 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
Oct 3 2013 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center

EVENT (RALEIGH, NC): TUES, JAN 8 - HAPPY Q YEAR WITH JANA KRAMER, THOMAS RHETT, DUSTIN LYNCH AND CRAIG CAMPBELL AT CITY LIMITS SALOON

TUESDAY JAN 8TH, WQDR AND CITY LIMITS SALOON KICK 2013 OFF WITH A BANG!

THAT'S RIGHT,TUESDAY JAN 8th, 2013, WQDR PRESENTS THE HAPPY Q YEAR CONCERT WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES BY FOUR OF THE HOTTEST NEW COUNTRY STARS:

JANA KRAMER, THOMAS RHETT, DUSTIN LYNCH, AND CRAIG CAMPBELL!

FIRST 300 PEOPLE THROUGH THE DOOR GET A SHOT TO WIN 1 0R 3 PAIRS OF TICKETS TO SEE THE ZAC BROWN BAND, WITH AN EAT AND GREET! YEP, THAT MEANS ZAC BROWN COOKS YOU DINNER.

TICKETS ARE JUST $10, DOORS OPEN AT 7pm

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SPECIAL TUESDAY NIGHT CONCERT

SHOW IS 18 AND UP

Come ring in 2013 in Hell Raisin' Style with  WQDR and the whole Q-Crew at City Limits! Only $10 gets you 4 great country acts 4 our new year! The best new country first! 94-7 QDR!

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VIDEO REWIND: JANA KRAMER PERFORMS "WHY YA WANNA" ON FOX AND FRIENDS (FRIDAY, 6/1/12)

Country was all over NYC today (Friday, June 1, 2012) ... check out new artist, Jana Kramer, performing her latest single "Why Ya Wanna" on Fox and Friends.

BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO: "Why Ya Wanna" - Jana Kramer

If you're a fan of newcomer Jana Kramer, check out this behind the scenes video of the making of "Why Ya Wanna", her new song that's taking country radio by storm. We are really liking her music.