MIRANDA LAMBERT BRINGS SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY TO FANS WITH WALMART EXCLUSIVE WANDA JUNE HOME COLLECTION

A Warm and Sassy Assortment of Stylish, Approachable and Affordable Entertaining Essentials and Home Décor Inspired by the Most Influential Women in Lambert’s Life

Photo Credit: Emily Dorio /  Courtesy of Walmart

Reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year and three-time GRAMMY Award winner Miranda Lambert continues to find new ways to connect with fans, as evidenced by today’s launch of her Wanda June Home collection available now exclusively at Walmart.com.

Inspired by three generations of warm and sassy Southern hospitality, Wanda June Home by Miranda Lambert is designed to help create a warm, comfortable, casual gathering place where everyone can feel at home – at the incredible prices Walmart customers can count on.

“Wanda June Home is named after the two most influential women in my life, my mom Beverly June Lambert and my grandma Wanda Louise Coker, a.k.a. Nonny. They both taught me everything I know about being a woman and how to make a warm home full of laughter, love and memories. That's really the heart of my Wanda June Home brand,” shares Lambert. “The products are a physical representation of a long line of beautiful memories with amazing women. I am thrilled to launch Wanda June Home with Walmart where my grandpa was a greeter back in the day and where I’ve shopped all my life.”

Starting today, Wanda June Home will offer more than 80 kitchen, bar, tabletop and home décor items priced from $12.97-$170, with most pieces under $30. The inaugural collection is designed to mix, match and collect, with tabletop essentials inspired by Lambert’s own Southwestern retro farm kitchen, like the Vintage Stripe Porcelain Dish Set ($39.97), fun and feisty barware, including the Saucy Sippers Stainless Steel Stemless Set ($20.98), and home décor that features Lambert’s take on Southern charm – the Jersey Knit Fringe Pillows ($20.88) are a great example. Shop Wanda June Home now at Walmart.com/wandajunehome.

“The Wanda June Home line is a truly authentic collaboration that’s only available to Walmart customers, and we know they are going to love Miranda’s approachable, warm and charming take on entertaining essentials and home décor at fantastic values,” said Anthony Soohoo, EVP, Home at Walmart. “It’s our mission to build the easiest place to shop for home design by allowing our customers to save time, effort and money. The Wanda June collection is the latest example of how Walmart is continuing to expand and elevate our assortment to democratize style for our customers.”

Wanda June Home joins Walmart’s portfolio of popular exclusive product lines, including Beautiful by Drew Barrymore, Gap Home, The Home Edit, The Pioneer Woman, Queer Eye and My Texas House. Following this inaugural collection, new Wanda June Home items and collections will drop seasonally.

The Wanda June Home line adds to an already exciting season for Lambert, whose new album Palomino arrived as the highest debuting Country album of 2022 shortly after she was awarded the Academy of Country Music’s top honor, Entertainer of the Year. She also celebrated the finale of The Bandwagon Tour this past weekend with a performance of her Palomino album cut “Actin’ Up” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and reprised the song on ABC’s broadcast of “TIME100: The World’s Most Influential People” in celebration of her inclusion on the distinguished list of honorees. Lambert will once again take the stage this fall as her Velvet Rodeo residency takes over the Zappos Theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas starting in September. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit MirandaLambert.com.

WALMART SPONSORS “THE CMA AWARDS: ALL ACCESS” OFFICIAL RED CARPET AND BACKSTAGE LIVE STREAMS ON TWITTER AND SPECIAL IN-SHOW PERFORMANCE DURING “THE 51ST ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”

CMA Nominees Dan + Shay and Lauren Alaina Set to Perform “Get Together,” Supporting Walmart’s Platform Promoting Inclusiveness And Kindness

“The CMA Awards: All Access” To Be Hosted by Kellie Pickler and Ben Aaron Alongside Kelly Sutton and Clayton Anderson: To Stream Exclusively on Twitter

Internet Sensation Rudy Mancuso To Create Original Social Content

Walmart will bring together a special group of Country Music fans at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville to enjoy a special rendition of “Get Together” performed by Vocal Duo of the Year nominee Dan + Shay, in collaboration with New Artist of The Year nominee Lauren Alaina. The song is featured in one of Walmart’s recent advertising spots, which promotes the importance of people from all walks of life coming together in the spirit of inclusiveness and kindness. Viewers are encouraged to share their reaction to the song and their thoughts on how music brings people together using #GetTogether. “The 51st Annual CMA Awards” broadcasts live Wednesday, Nov. 8 (8-11 PM ET) from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.

Walmart is also sponsoring “The CMA Awards: All Access,” which offers viewers exclusive access to Country Music's Biggest Night™. Country Music artist and previous two-time CMA Awards nominee Kellie Pickler and television personality Ben Aaron (“Pickler & Ben”), “Today In Nashville’s” Kelly Sutton and Country Music artist Clayton Anderson are hosting this year’s show, which will stream globally, exclusively on live.twitter.com/CMAawards beginning with the red carpet stream at 6 PM ET (5 PM CT) Wednesday, Nov 8. Much loved by fans, Pickler, Anderson and Sutton are returning to the show, Pickler and Anderson for the second time and Sutton for the fifth. Aaron is making his “The CMA Awards: All Access” debut.

“The CMA Awards: All Access” will livestream from 10 cameras strategically positioned throughout the red carpet at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, offering unique viewpoints of the red carpet and backstage areas. Twitter users can watch throughout the night at @CountryMusic. Using the hashtag #CMAawards, they can tweet their comments and questions that may then be answered live on the red carpet and backstage. All four hosts will stream from the red carpet with Anderson also talking to fans in attendance. Sutton and Anderson will then continue the show backstage during the Awards telecast, interviewing winners, presenters and performers live from exclusive backstage cameras.

Pickler and Aaron together host the nationally syndicated talk show “Pickler & Ben,” which tapes out of Nashville, Tennessee. The show is the #1 freshman talk show to launch this fall. Pickler can also be seen on “I Love Kellie Pickler” on CMT, which co-stars her husband, songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs.

Aaron is a four-time Emmy-winning features reporter who is also starring in DIY Network’s “Renovation Realities: Ben and Ginger” with his wife Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for “Good Morning America.”

Emmy-winning TV Anchor and Radio Personality Kelly Sutton is the “go-to” for all things Nashville. She is a triple threat hosting TV (“Today in Nashville” on NBC Ch. 4), Radio (“Country Roads” on TuneIn) and Internet (OneCountry.com).

Indiana native Clayton Anderson first broke onto the Country Music scene four years ago with his debut album Torn Jeans & Tailgates. Since then, he’s released Right Where I Belong (February 2014) and Only to Borrow (November 2016).

Additionally, through the Disney Digital Network, internet superstar Rudy Mancuso, who is best known for his musical comedy sketches, will be at the Dan + Shay and Lauren Alaina performance at the CMA Awards creating a wide variety of innovative social media content, including a collaboration with American Country Music group Love and Theft, performing their own unique take of “Get Together.”

Winners of “The 51st Annual CMA Awards” are determined by eligible voting CMA members. Ballots are tabulated by the professional services organization Deloitte & Touche LLP.

“The 51st Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton serves as the Executive Producer for the 11th year, Gary Halvorson as the Director for the first time and writer David Wild for his 16th year.

HANK WILLIAMS JR 4-CD BOX SET AVAILABLE AT WALMART

Since he made his Billboard chart debut in 1964, Hank Williams, Jr. has amassed one of the most prolific catalogs in the history of the music business. On October 21st, Curb Records will celebrate that legacy with the release of Hank Williams, Jr: A Country Boy Can Survive, a four-disc box set that stands as one of the most comprehensive Williams sets ever released.

The four disc box set is available now at Walmart: http://flyt.it/HankJr

Focusing on his superstar era that kicked off with 1979’s “Family Tradition,” twenty-nine of his thirty Billboard Top-40 Country hits from 1979-1990 are featured on the collection, which also includes nine of his ten number one hits (including his first 1970’s “All For The Love Of Sunshine,” with The Mike Curb Congregation.) The set also contains fan-favorite album cuts, such as ‘”Outlaw Women,” “Dinosaur,” “The Blues Man” and concert favorite “My Name Is Bocephus,” which originally appeared on his million-selling 1986 set Montana Café. The fourth disc of A Country Boy Can Survive focuses on Williams’ legendary live show, including performances of such classics as “I’m For Love” and “If Heaven Ain’t A Lot Like Dixie,” as well as the iconic title cut – which will celebrate its’ thirty-fifth anniversary in 2017.

Williams’ run with Curb remains one of the most successful recording affiliations in Country Music history. Beginning with 1977’s One Night Stands, the singer charted thirty-seven albums with the label, selling well over seventy million albums worldwide, with fifteen of his albums being certified Gold and eight Platinum. In 1982, the singer earned the distinction of becoming the only artist to simultaneously have nine albums on the Billboard Country Albums chart at one time. He was also one of the most-awarded artists of his time, winning a trio of Entertainer of the Year trophies from the ACM, as well as back-to-back honors from the CMA in 1987 and 1988. His collaboration with his late father, “There’s A Tear In My Beer,” (included on the set) won a Grammy, as well as several other honors in 1989 and 1990.

The release comes as “Bocephus” continues to experience a career resurgence. His latest Nash Icon album, It’s About Time, opened up on the Billboard Country Albums chart at No. 2 – his highest peak on that chart 1990’s Lone Wolf. The album features “Are You Ready For The Country,” a cover of the Neil Young classic with Eric Church that brought Williams his highest singles chart position since 2009. He has also played to sold-out show after another this year – both by himself, as well as with critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton.

DISC 1 - HITS

Family Tradition
Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound
Women I've Never Had
Outlaw Women
Kaw-Liga
Old Habits
Dinosaur
The Blues Man
Texas Women
Dixie On My Mind
All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
A Country Boy Can Survive
Honky Tonkin'
The American Dream

DISC 2 - HITS

If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie
Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight
Leave Them Boys Alone
Queen Of The Heart
The Conversation (w/ Waylon Jennings)
Man Of Steel
Attitude Adjustment
All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
Major Moves
I'm For Love
This Ain't Dallas
Ain't Misbehavin'
Country State Of Mind
Mind Your Own Business

DISC 3 - HITS

Born To Boogie
Heaven Can't Be Found
Young Country
If The South Woulda Won
My Name Is Bocephus
Early In The Morning And Late At Night
There's A Tear In My Bear (w/ Hank Williams)
All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over For Monday Night Football
Finders Are Keepers
Ain't Nobody's Business
Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'
Hog Wild
America Will Survive
A Country Boy Can Survive (Remix)
Red, White & Pink Slip Blues
All For The Love Of Sunshine (w/ Mike Curb Congregation)

DISC 4 - LIVE

Intro / Hank Williams, Junior / Junior (Live)
My Name Is Bocephus (Live)
Workin' For MCA (Live)
I Really Like Girls (Live)
If You Don't Like Hank Williams (Live)
Sweet Home Alabama (Live)
Spoken Intro / La Grange (Live)
Trouble In Mind / Short Haired Women (Live)
The Conversation (Live)
Man Of Steel (Live)
I'm For Love (Live)
If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie (Live)
All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) (Live)
House Of The Rising Sun (Live)
The Ride (Live)
A Country Boy Can Survive (Live)
Family Tradition / Hey, Good Lookin' (Live)

GEORGE STRAIT RELEASES STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX: PART 2 EXCLUSIVELY WITH WALMART NOV. 18

New Single “Goin’ Goin’ Gone” Playing Now on Country Radio

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – George Strait will release Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 exclusively with Walmart on Nov. 18. This impressive three-disc, 56-track collection features 36 hit singles including 26 No. 1s plus two brand new songs, his latest radio single “Goin’ Goin’ Gone” and 18 choice album cuts, all personally selected by the King of Country Music.

Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 spans 20 years of Strait’s career from 1996 to 2016, following the highly successful, 8x Platinum-selling 1995 release, Strait Out of the Box. Strait is one of the most celebrated country music stars in history and Billboard recently named him No. 1 on the Greatest of All Time: Country Artists list. With 60 No. 1 singles and more than 70 million records sold, Strait has more No. 1 songs than any other artist and is third only to Elvis Presley and The Beatles with the most Gold and Platinum albums in history. He is the most-nominated artist in CMA Awards history and was the first country music artist honored with Billboard’s Legend Of Live Award.

Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 is now available for pre-order only at Walmart.com.

"BEST OF STEVE HOLY" CD TO BE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 11 - PRE-ORDER NOW!

Ya'll head over and pre-order Steve Holy's new cd that comes out in the next couple of weeks - "The Best of Steve Holy". Walmart has the pre-order on sale for half price right now, only $5.00! This one has all of his hits including his #1 songs "Brand New Girlfriend" and "Good Morning Beautiful", his hit single "Love Don't Run, and his latest single, "Radio Up". You can also pre-order on iTunes.

Track Listing:

1. Brand New Girlfriend

2. Good Morning Beautiful

3. Love Don't Run

4. Men Buy The Drinks (Girls Call The Shots)

5. Come On Rain

6. Put Your Best Dress On

7. Blue Moon

8. Don't Make Me Beg

9. I'm Not Breakin'

10. Radio Up (Single)

Walmart Teams With The Band Perry, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Major Food Companies to Fight Hunger

Effort will Generate More Than 42 Million Meals and Provide $2 Million in Donations Nationwide

Nashville, Tenn., April 9, 2012 – The anti-hunger movement got some major backing today when representatives from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation, The Band Perry, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and four of the nation’s largest food companies — General Mills, ConAgra Foods, Kraft Foods and Kellogg Company — announced they have come together to fight hunger this spring. At an event in Nashville, leaders of this effort launched a campaign that will enable millions of Americans the opportunity to get involved by shopping at Walmart or visiting the company’s Facebook page today through April 30.

Spring traditionally brings a decrease in donations to food banks, leaving them unable to meet the needs of nearly 49 million Americans who at some point this year will be uncertain where their next meal will come from. To help bridge this gap, Walmart is inviting customers to visit one of its 3,854 Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets nationwide and purchase products from participating suppliers that will help provide meals to families struggling with hunger. In-store signs will help direct customers to participating products and on-package labels will advise customers how to generate meals by entering product codes online, sharing a hashtag on Twitter or scanning a QR code.

“Hunger is a defining issue for America as millions struggle to put food on the table every day. Helping fight hunger is something our associates, customers and supplier partners believe in and together we can help make a positive impact on this issue,” said Jack Sinclair, executive vice president of Walmart’s U.S. grocery business. “Simply by going into a Walmart store or going online, every consumer in America has the opportunity to join this effort.”

Through this effort, more than 42 million meals will be donated to Feeding America food banks and Action for Healthy Kids.

Customers can also visit Walmart’s Facebook page to vote for one of 200 communities hardest hit by unemployment. The community with the most votes will receive $1 million to help fight hunger. The next 20 communities will each receive $50,000 for hunger relief. The Facebook campaign will also provide information on how users can donate or volunteer with hunger fighting organizations in their local communities.

“No one in America should go hungry and we are proud to partner with Walmart in this effort,” said Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America. “Through this program, Walmart and its partners are making a powerful impact that will not only address hunger this spring, but will have a lasting effect on the issue of hunger in America.”

As the nation’s largest grocer and largest retailer, Walmart is uniquely positioned to help end hunger in America. In 2010, the company committed $2 billion through 2015 to fight hunger. As a part of this commitment, Walmart pledged to donate more than 1.1 billion pounds of food from Walmart stores, distribution centers and Sam’s Club locations, valued at $1.75 billion, as well as $250 million in grants to support hunger relief organizations.
The company is also lending its expertise to help food banks operate more efficiently. Thus far, Walmart has contributed more than 594 million pounds of food and $122 million in grants to hunger relief programs.

To participate in the Facebook campaign visit www.facebook.com/walmart. To learn more about the program, including details on participating products, visit www.walmartstores.com/fightinghunger.