Nashville, TN – Top new country group Gloriana, whose album is the best selling debut by a country group in 2009, will perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Wednesday, January 13th (check local listings).  The foursome will perform their single “How Far Do You Wanna Go?,” which is racing up the country charts.

Gloriana is currently on the road through the end of January performing several headlining shows in major cities. Next month the band will return as openers for Taylor Swift on her Fearless 2010 Tour when they head to Australia for several dates. Gloriana, as well as Kellie Pickler, will open for Taylor when The Fearless 2010 Tour returns to the U.S. in March with shows through June, most of which have already sold-out.
 
Gloriana recently won the Breakthrough Artist Award at the 2009 American Music Awards. Their debut single “Wild At Heart” is the best selling single by a new country group in 2009. Their self-titled album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and #3 on Billboard's Top 200. Gloriana’s current single “How Far Do You Wanna Go?” is rapidly climbing the country charts with the video on heavy rotation at CMT and GAC.

For more information on Gloriana please visit: myspace.com/gloriana

Warner Bros. Records’ recording artist, James Otto, will perform the national anthem this Sunday, Dec. 13 for the Minnesota Vikings home game in Minneapolis, Minn. The Vikings will play the Cincinnati Bengals at 1:00 p.m. EST, airing on CBS. Otto will return to Minnesota to perform at the Grand Casino Hinckley on Jan. 17th.

100% of the proceeds will go to Country Cares for St. Jude

Nashville, TN – Warner Bros. Records’ artist, Whitney Duncan, is giving one lucky bidder their own keepsake from this year’s CMA Awards – her dress! Whitney, who wore the purple Versace gown on the red carpet at the November awards show, is auctioning off the gown in support of Country Cares for St. Jude. Whitney was featured in the Tennessean’s CMA Best Dressed list along with Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift and Faith Hill.
 
The authentic Italian Versace gown has a halter neckline and empire waist. Starting bid for the gown is $250 and bidding is live now until Dec. 19th. The proceeds will be given to Country Cares, a radio fundraising event part of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
 
“I really admire the hope that St. Jude offers families who are going through such a difficult season in their lives,” Whitney said. “Just because you’re not in the same battle doesn’t mean you can’t help fight the disease with them in any way you can – every little bit counts.”
 
Whitney Duncan is a singer/songwriter from Scotts Hill, Tenn. She has penned songs for artists such as Lee Ann Womack, LeAnn Rimes and Chrystal Shawanda. Duncan’s self-titled debut album was released in 2007. Her forthcoming album, Right Road Now, includes her Top 20 single, “Skinny Dippin.’”
 
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with pediatric cancer.
 
For a direct link to the eBay post, click here
 
For additional information on Whitney Duncan, please visit, www.whitneyduncan.com.
 
For more information on Country Cares at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, please visit, www.countrycares.org

ITUNES WILL ALSO RELEASE EXCLUSIVELY BLAKE SHELTON: THE ESSENTIALS — A DIGITAL HITS COLLECTION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THREE WEEKS BEGINNING DECEMBER 22ND

COUNTRY STAR TO RELEASE SIX PAK ALBUM TITLED HILLBILLY BONE, FEATURING SIX BRAND NEW SONGS, IN EARLY 2010

Nashville, TN – The hilarious video is already available wherever digital videos are sold, and now the digital version of Blake Shelton’s new single “Hillbilly Bone” will be available for purchase at all digital service providers beginning on December 22nd.  The track, a duet with Shelton’s long-time friend Trace Adkins, is a comedic, sing-along song about being so different, but yet really the same.

The same day, Blake Shelton: The Essentials, a digital compilation of Shelton’s best-known and most beloved tracks, including his six-week No. 1 debut single “Austin,” and the multi-week No. 1’s “Some Beach,” “Home,” “The Baby,” and “She Wouldn’t Be Gone” will be released. The Essentials collection will be available exclusively at iTunes for three weeks beginning December 22nd. Please see below for full track listing.

And finally, Shelton has revealed that the title of his new release will be Hillbilly Bone, his sixth album. Hillbilly Bone will contain six brand-new songs. The SIX PAK value- priced release will include the smash hit single “Hillbilly Bone,” which Shelton is releasing to appease fans clamoring for new music in early 2010. Hillbilly Bone will be Shelton’s first studio release since 2008’s Startin’ Fires, which spawned his previous #1 single hit “She Wouldn’t Be Gone”. 

For additional information on Blake Shelton, please visit www.blakeshelton.com.

The track listing for iTunes Exclusive Blake Shelton: The Essentials is as follows:

Austin
Ol Red
The Baby
Some Beach
Goodbye Time
Don’t Make Me
The More I Drink
Home
She Wouldn’t Be Gone
I'll Just Hold On 

 

Top new country group Gloriana, whose album was released in August and is already the best selling country debut of 2009, won the fan-voted T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award at the 2009 American Music Awards last night. The T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award was the only award where fans could text in their votes and continue to vote during the show.  The foursome walked away with the prestigious award at the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles against Lady GaGa, Keri Hilson and Kid Cudi.
 
The first call the band received immediately following their win was from Taylor Swift from London to say, “I always believed in you guys and always knew you could do it.” Adding with a laugh “But didn’t actually think you’d do it!!!” Gloriana, who has been on the road with some of country music’s biggest stars including Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean, and Dierks Bentley, will hit the road again next year on Taylor’s FEARLESS 2010 Tour.
 
“We cannot even put into words right now how thankful we are to the fans who voted for us and to everyone who has made the last couple of months an absolute dream come true,” said Cheyenne Kimball. “This is still a bit surreal for us,” added Tom Gossin. “It’s such an honor to win an American Music Award, especially since it is voted on by fans and we are so grateful to have amazing fans.”
 
Gloriana’s debut single “Wild At Heart” is the best selling single by a new country artist in 2009 having sold over 375,000 copies to date. Their self-titled album, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and #3 on Billboard's Top 200, is the best selling debut country album of 2009. “How Far Do You Wanna Go?” has already climbed to #21 on the Music Row chart after only a few weeks. The video captures the foursome’s energy and big sound that have made Gloriana one of the best new artists in country music this year. The video was voted by fans into the Top 20 on GAC, can be seen on CMT, and can be purchased on iTunes.
 
myspace.com/gloriana

Gloriana To Take Over The Country Television Airwaves With CMT Studio 330 Session Premiere November 24th And GAC “Introducing: Gloriana” December 2nd

Nashville, TN – Top new country group Gloriana are headed to Los Angeles this weekend for the 2009 American Music Awards (AMAs), where they are up for the T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award alongside Lady GaGa, Keri Hilson, and Kid Cudi. The AMA’s will air live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 22nd (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC.  The T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award is the only award where fans can text in their votes and continue to vote during the show. going to CAST YOUR VOTE.
 
Last month Gloriana, who recently released their second single “How Far Do You Wanna Go?” to radio, taped a CMT Studio 330 Session in Nashville as well as a GAC “Introducing” special. The intimate CMT Studio 330 Session performance and interview by the foursome, which will include their hit single “Wild At Heart,” will debut on CMT Tuesday, November 24th. The GAC premiere of “Introducing: Gloriana,” an exclusive 30 minute TV special will premiere on GAC Wednesday, December 2nd at 9pm CST.
 
Gloriana’s debut single “Wild At Heart” is the best selling single by a new country artist in 2009 having sold over 375,000 copies to date. Their self-titled album, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and #3 on Billboard's Top 200, is the best selling debut country album of 2009. “How Far Do You Wanna Go?” has already climbed to #21 on the Music Row chart after only a few weeks. The video captures the foursome’s energy and big sound that have made Gloriana one of the best new artists in country music this year. The video was voted by fans into the Top 20 on GAC, can be seen on CMT, and can be purchased on iTunes.
 
For more information on Gloriana please visit: gloriana.com.

Nashville, TN — Top new country group Gloriana has been voted into the final round for the T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award at the 2009 American Music Awards (AMAs), set to air live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 22nd (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC.  Gloriana is now up for the prestigious award alongside Lady GaGa, Keri Hilson, and Kid Cudi. This is the only award on the AMAs where fans can text in their votes and continue to vote during the show by going to http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/breakthrough. The T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award will be revealed during the live telecast of the special.
 
“We are so thankful and so honored for this nomination,” said Cheyenne Kimball. “It’s really a dream come true for all four of us, especially since this was a fan voted nomination, not to mention being nominated among such amazing artists,” added Mike Gossin.
 
Nominees were selected from data supplied by The Nielsen Company's Broadcast Data Systems, which monitors radio airplay performance, and Soundscan, which tracks retail music sales. Fans voted last week for the Country Breakout Artist and Gloriana won. Gloriana’s debut single “Wild At Heart” is the best selling single by a new country artist in 2009 having sold over 350,000 copies to date. Their self-titled album, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and #3 on Billboard's Top 200, has already sold well over 100,000 copies since its release.
 
Gloriana recently released their second single “How Far Do You Wanna Go?” to radio and after only five weeks has landed in the Top 30 on the Music Row chart. The video¸ which captures the foursome’s energy and big sound that have made Gloriana one of the best new artists in country music this year, premiered on CMT last week. Starting this week fans can purchase the video on iTunes.
 
For more information on Gloriana please visit: www.gloriana.com.

NASHVILLE – Top new country group Gloriana will premiere their second video, “How Far Do You Wanna Go?” on CMT today. The video, which was directed by Kristin Barlowe (Martina McBride, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, and Josh Turner), was shot in downtown Nashville. Fans can also check out exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the video at CMT.com. Gloriana is nominated for the T-Mobile Country Breakthrough Artist Award at the 2009 American Music Awards (AMAs), set to air live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 22nd (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. Fans can vote for country breakout artist today and tomorrow only.

The video for “How Far Do You Wanna Go?” captures the foursome’s energy and big sound that have made Gloriana one of the best new artists in country music this year. Shot last month in Nashville, the video was produced by Brandon Arolfo (Gary Allan, Josh Gracin, and Justin Moore) through Taillight TV. Fans can check out two installments of behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot at http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/445214/how-far-do-you-wanna-go-behind-the-scenes-part-1.jhtml?id=1623704 and http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/445215/how-far-do-you-wanna-go-behind-the-scenes-part-2.jhtml?id=1623704
 
Gloriana is nominated alongside the Zac Brown Band for the T-Mobile Country Breakthrough Artist Award at the 2009 American Music Awards. Nominees were selected from data supplied by The Nielsen Company's Broadcast Data Systems, which monitors radio airplay performance, and Soundscan, which tracks retail music sales. Gloriana’s debut single “Wild At Heart” is the best selling single by a new country artist in 2009 having sold over 350,000 copies to date. Their self-titled album, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and #3 on Billboard's Top 200, has already sold well over 100,000 copies since its release.