Country Thunder USA Announces Huge Lineup for Wisconsin Event Featuring Reba McEntire, Brooks and Dunn, Lonestar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chris LeDoux, Sawyer Brown and More Slated to Perform July 22-25, 2004!

12th Annual Country Thunder USA in Wisconsin is once again proving it is one of the finest outdoor summer festivals in the United States featuring great camping, music, and food! With a line up that will promise to be a must-see event, Country Thunder USA announced today that they have confirmed artists for 2004 Country Thunder USA Festival.

Artists include Reba McEntire, Brooks and Dunn, Lonestar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jimmy Wayne, Emerson Drive, Neal McCoy, Pat Green, Blue County, Chris LeDoux, Cowboy Crush, Trace Adkins, Rhett Akins, Sawyer Brown, Brian McComas, Harry Luge, Chasin? Mason, Trick Pony, Chad Brock, David Kersh, Daryle Singletary, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, the Doo-Wah Riders and many more! More...

Lorrie Morgan Celebrates 20th Anniversary As Grand Ole Opry Member And Participates In CMA Music Festival

For Lorrie Morgan, everything finally fits. In life and in art, the glamorous and gifted country stunner has a new record label, a renewed alliance with a mega-hit producer, a great husband and home life, confidence, contentment, and a spectacular new album.

?Everything fits,? she says, ?If there could be any theme, it would just be that everything fits.?

Fitting it is, Lorrie will celebrate her 20th Anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member tonight (June 8th) during her 8:45 pm performance. In addition to this appearance, Lorrie will perform and have breakfast with her fans at her annual fan club party on June 10th at the Nashville Nightlife.

And it would not be as fitting if Lorrie didn?t show her fans her archery skills?Lorrie will participate in the Andy Griggs Archery Contest on June 11th (1 pm) during the annual CMA Music Festival activities. More...

David Lee Murphy Thrills Hometown Crowd With Performance Of Top Ten Single, "Loco," At Herrin, Il Performance

Koch Records Nashville artist, David Lee Murphy, had Herrin, IL rockin' last week with a charity event in his hometown. David Lee tied-in with area Kroger stores in southern Illinois for a drawing of a NASCAR Coca-Cola vending machine. Copies of David Lee Murphy's new CD, Tryin' to Get There, were sold in the area Kroger stores. David Lee appeared at an in-store autograph signing at the local Kroger in Herrin and signed autographs for hundreds of fans.

The following day, David Lee hit the stage at HerrinFesta 2004 where he performed for a record-breaking standing room only crowd." He performed crowd favorites "Dust on the Bottle" & "Party Crowd", as well as his current top ten single, "Loco" and other songs from his Tryin' to Get There CD." Murphy told the crowd, "I was hoping to have a top ten song by the time I played here and fortunately it worked out that way." More...

Julie Roberts Debuts Top 10

Julie Roberts' debut self-titled disc debuted Top 10 on the Billboard Country Albums chart this week, scanning over 24,000 units. Roberts? commercial single for "Break Down Here" is spending its 8th week at #1 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales chart. Roberts will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 10th and CMT's 100 Greatest Love Songs on June 13th.

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JESSI ALEXANDER:
CMA Music Festival Schedule:
Thursday, June 10: Riverfront Stages performance at 11:20 am [br[ Thursday, June 10: Opry booth signing from 3 - 4 pm

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER:
After a recent show in Burlington, Vermont, Mary Chapin Carpenter, her band and crew were invited to a private picnic for Governor Howard Dean and Senator Patrick Leahy (D). Look for Carpenter to make a few stops along the Presidential campaign this year. More news on Brad Cotter, Buddy Jewell, Montgomery Gentry, and other Sony Stars.

Sherrié Austin Debuts New Single For A-List Crowd At Muzik Mafia Party

Someone call Tony Soprano and tell him a new ?hit? is on the way. Broken Bow recording artist Sherrié Austin debuted her brand new single, a cover of the 1969 Dusty Springfield classic ?Son of a Preacher Man,? at Muzik Mafia?s post-ACM Awards bash. Muzik Mafia, a collaborative effort among some of Nashville?s hottest singer/songwriters to provide an outlet for cutting-edge country music, has already launched the careers of Gretchen Wilson and Big & Rich, and their party drew an a-list industry crowd that included Toby Keith, Terri Clark, Kenny Chesney and Kid Rock. Joining Austin on background vocals were Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich, Bekka Bramlett and Kid Rock. More...