Nashville – March 19, 2010 - Academy Of Country Music Award Nominee Blake Shelton put on a high-energy, entertaining show, to a sold-out crowd at the historic Ryman Auditorium on Thursday night in Nashville, Tenn. Shelton performed fan favorites and new songs from his recently released album, Hillbilly Bone, including the No. 1 title track from the album and sixth No. 1 for Shelton, featuring longtime friend Trace Adkins. The fans were in a frenzy when surprise guest Adkins took the stage to perform the smash hit, and it only escalated when singing along to the incredibly catching chorus, “you can’t help, but hollerin’ yee haw.” Shelton also performed his first multi-week No. 1 single “Austin,” and his multi-week No 1 singles, “The Baby.” “Some Beach,” “She Wouldn’t Be Gone,” and “Home” among others. He also performed his next single, “It’s All About Tonight,” which will be featured on his next release.

“I’m not going to lie to you, well …. I would lie to you,” Shelton said with a smirk. “But, I’m not lying about this ….I’m nervous as crap up here. I didn’t know if people would come out and see me, but I’m sure as hell glad you did.”

In addition to the comedic, sing-along duet with Adkins, the new album includes six new tracks from Shelton. Hillbilly Bone is produced by Scott Hendricks. The album debuted at No. 3 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, making it last week's highest charting debut album and his highest debut of his career on the all-genre chart. The new album also came in at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums Chart. His last single, "I'll Just Hold On," broke into the Top 10 on the country singles charts and was the follow-up to his back-to-back multi-week No. 1 singles "She Wouldn't Be Gone" and "Home." Shelton's hits also include his five-week No. 1 debut single, "Austin," and two additional multi-week No. 1singles "The Baby" and "Some Beach."

Cooking With Grace: A Cookbook From Point Of Grace With Julie Adkison Released On Same Day As Album

Nashville, TN – Word/Warner Bros. Records Artists and Platinum-Selling Group Point Of Grace (Shelley Breen, Leigh Cappillino, Denise Jones) are letting their fans know there is “No Changin’ Us” with their eighth studio album release of the same name. No Changin’ Us was released on Tuesday, March 9 to all digital and physical retailers and is the group’s first studio album release in more than three years. Produced by GRAMMY® Award-Winning Producer Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift), the album also features their new single, “Come To Jesus.” In addition, Point Of Grace released their first cookbook, Cooking With Grace: A Cookbook From Point Of Grace with Julie Adkison, which features a collection of southern-inspired recipes, cooking advice, family photos and stories from the trio on the same day, of which a portion of the proceeds will go to The Raining Season, a non-profit organization that provides housing, nourishment and education to orphaned children and impoverished families in Africa.

True to their contemporary Christian roots, the new album is also tinged with a country sound as the trio’s fan base expands into the mainstream country market. With eleven Christian and country-inspired tracks, the new album will share their message of love and positivity with more people than ever.

“The collection of songs is a nice balance of who we are,” says Cappillino. “We are three women that have our faith, love our country and are very family-oriented.”

“It’s our prayer that there are going to be songs that will speak to somebody and they’ll hear it, whether it’s on country or Christian radio, and it will bring about a life change for them.” says Jones. “It was definitely our intention to expand our audience and sound with this new album. We want to reach every mother, father, sister, brother, daughter and son with our music and hopefully make an impact with our music,” says Breen.

Since forming at Ouachita Baptist University 19 years ago, the two-time GRAMMY® nominees have sold more than 8.5 million albums and earned 24 consecutive No. 1 singles (27 total including radio staples “Steady On,” “The Great Divide” and “Circle of Friends”), a feat unmatched by any artist in any genre. They’ve won 10 prestigious Dove Awards, including Country Recorded Song of the Year in 2008 for “How You Live” and Country Recorded Song of the Year in 2009 for “I Wish.”

TRACK LISTING:

1. He Holds Everything

2. Wildflower

3. Hometown

4. There Is Nothing Greater Than Grace

5. No Changin’ Us

6. Love and Laundry

7. What About Jesus

8. Chalk In The Rain

9. The Greatest Show On Earth

10. A Good Place To Turn Around

11. Come To Jesus

Nashville – March 16, 2010 – Fans quickly jumped at the chance to see Academy Of Country Music Award nominee Blake Shelton perform at the world-renowned Ryman Auditorium in his first headlining show in Nashville, Tenn., and now the one-night only show is sold-out. In addition to Reprise/Warner Bros. Records artist Shelton performing his past hits, fans will get to hear him perform songs from his new album Hillbilly Bone, including his No. 1 and ACM Nominated single, “Hillbilly Bone.”

“If anyone knows me, they know how important country music and its history is to me,” said Shelton. “I’ve been lucky enough to perform at the Ryman as part of the Grand Ole Opry and that is an honor unto itself. I cannot wait to stand-up on the historic Ryman stage, in front of my family and fans, and give the best performance of my life.”

Shelton released his sixth studio album, Hillbilly Bone, on March 2. In addition to the comedic, sing-along duet with Trace Adkins, “Hillbilly Bone,” the new album includes six new tracks from Shelton. Hillbilly Bone is produced by Scott Hendricks. His last single, "I’ll Just Hold On," broke into the Top 10 on the country singles charts and was the follow-up to his back-to-back multi-week No. 1 singles "She Wouldn’t Be Gone” and “Home.” Shelton's hits also include his five-week No. 1 debut single, "Austin," and two additional multi-week No. 1singles "The Baby” and “Some Beach.”

Gloriana To Compete For Fan-Voted Top New Artist Award At The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards; Voting Begins April 1st at VoteACM.com

Nashville, TN – Gloriana has been chosen by country music fans as the winner of the ACM Top New Vocal Group. The foursome will go on to compete alongside Luke Bryan and Joey + Rory for the Top New Artist Award, which will be voted on by fans at www.VoteACM.com beginning Thursday, April 1st and will end Sunday, April 18th at 8pm EST when the live broadcast of the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards starts. The Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 18th at 8:00pm EST on the CBS Television Network

“We have the best fans anyone can ask for and we are so grateful to them for helping us win our first ACM Award for Top New Vocal Group,” said Cheyenne Kimball. “We are so honored to be a nominee for the Top New Artist Award and cannot wait to attend the ACM Awards,” added Tom Gossin.

Voting for Top New Artist will take place at www.VoteACM.com powered by CBS.com beginning Thursday, April 1st and will end at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 18th. The winner of the new Top New Artist category will be awarded on the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

Gloriana is featured on over 50 million milk containers in schools across the U.S. as part of the Milk Rocks! campaign. The Gloriana Milk Rocks! campaign is going on now and students can enter* at www.milkrocks.com for a chance to win a $10,000 prize to use for future educational purposes from Paper Mate®, a global leader in stylish, innovative writing instruments, along with three concert tickets and meet and greet passes to an upcoming Gloriana performance. Gloriana, who are currently on the road with Taylor Swift and American Idol alum Kellie Pickler on the FEARLESS 2010 Tour through June, recently released their single “The World Is Ours Tonight,” which is currently climbing the country charts.

Nashville, TN – Academy of Country Music Award nominee, Blake Shelton's SIX PAK album Hillbilly Bone became a champagne hit last week, selling over 71,000 units and making it Warner Bros/Reprise Records artist Shelton's highest album debut on Billboard's Top 200 Chart to date, coming in at No. 3. Now the title track from the album, featuring longtime friend, Trace Adkins, is making an impact at radio. "Hillbilly Bone" is currently No. 1 on the Billboard and Country Aircheck (Mediabase) charts, making it Shelton's sixth No. 1.

"I’m honored how country radio has embraced me over the last 10 years," said Shelton. "You dream of having a No. 1 song all your life and now country radio has blessed me with six. I want to personally thank every program director, music director and on-air personality who has played this single. Thank you all for your support over the years! I also want to thank John Esposito, Bob Reeves and the Warner Music Nashville promotion team. I am forever grateful for the support you guys have given me. I couldn't ask for a better family. Last, but definitely not least, I want to thank Trace Adkins for singing on this song. He definitely helped bring it home to # 1.”

In support of the new album and No. 1 single, Shelton will be appearing on E! Entertainment's "Chelsea Lately" on March 18.

In addition to the comedic, sing-along duet with Trace Adkins, the new album includes six new tracks from Shelton. Hillbilly Bone is produced by Scott Hendricks. The album debuted at No. 3 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, making it last week's highest charting debut album and his highest debut of his career on the all-genre chart. The new album also came in at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums Chart. His last single, "I'll Just Hold On," broke into the Top 10 on the country singles charts and was the follow-up to his back-to-back multi-week No. 1 singles "She Wouldn't Be Gone" and "Home." Shelton's hits also include his six-week No. 1 debut single, "Austin," and two additional multi-week No. 1singles "The Baby" and "Some Beach."

Reprise/Warner Bros. Records Recording Artist Blake Shelton will definitely celebrate with a SIX PAK today as his new SIX PAK album, Hillbilly Bone, debuts at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, making it this week's highest charting debut album and his highest debut of his career on the all-genre chart. The new album also came in at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums Chart, selling 71,009. Hillbilly Bone was released on March 2 and includes the title track, which is his fastest rising single of his career, featuring longtime friend, Trace Adkins.

Shelton recently made several national TV appearances in support of his new album and Harry Smith from CBS’ “The Early Show” said to Shelton when referencing the single “Hillbilly Bone,” “This song has just taken off and has a whole life of its own. I think it really is about you … about your kind of music. Because you sing the good ballads, you sing the good time songs and this may be the best good time song.” Several national and regional media outlets raved about the new album, including theThe Washington Post, which said, “’6 Paks’ may not work for every artist, but for someone such as Shelton, a solid performer from whom a little goes a long way, they may be just right.”

In addition to the comedic, sing-along duet with Trace Adkins, “Hillbilly Bone,” the new album includes five new tracks from Shelton. Hillbilly Bone is produced by Scott Hendricks. His last single, "I’ll Just Hold On," broke into the Top 10 on the country singles charts and was the follow-up to his back-to-back multi-week No. 1 singles "She Wouldn’t Be Gone” and “Home.” Shelton's hits also include his six-week No. 1 debut single, "Austin," and two additional multi-week No. 1singles "The Baby” and “Some Beach.”

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

Nashville, TN – There is a first time for everything and for Warner Bros. Records/Reprise Recording Artist Blake Shelton, the next few weeks will bring him a couple of firsts. Shelton recently announced the release of his first SIX PAK album, Hillbilly Bone, set for release on March 2, and he is now announcing his first headlining show in Nashville at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Shelton’s headlining show at The Ryman is set for Thursday, March 18 and tickets will go on-sale Friday, March 5.

Beginning March 2, there will be a BSer Fan Club only pre-sale. For full details, including the pre-order code, fan club members can visit www.blakeshelton.com on March 2. Fans can also join Shelton’s fan club by visiting www.blakeshelton.com/membership.

In addition to the comedic, sing-along duet with Trace Adkins, “Hillbilly Bone,” which is currently No. 6 on the Billboard and Country Aircheck (Mediabase) charts, the new album will include five new tracks from Shelton. Hillbilly Bone is produced by Scott Hendricks. Shelton has previously released five studio albums, including his most recent, Startin' Fires. His last single, "I’ll Just Hold On," broke into the Top 10 on the country singles charts and was the follow-up to his back-to-back multi-week No. 1 singles "She Wouldn’t Be Gone” and “Home.” Shelton's hits also include his six-week No. 1 debut single, "Austin," and two additional multi-week No. 1singles "The Baby” and “Some Beach.”

Fans Get Opportunity To Select One Single To Be Featured On Album

Nashville, TN – Reprise/Warner Bros. Records Recording Artist Whitney Duncan is set to release her debut album, Right Road Now, exclusively to fans on www.whitneyduncan.com and iTunes on April 20. Due to popular demand, the label decided to release Duncan’s album exclusively on her web site and iTunes to give her fans the music they have been asking for. The album will not be available in stores.

As a special treat to her fans, starting on Monday, Feb. 22 at 6:00 PM/CST and for 24 hours, a poll will be posted on her site to give fans an opportunity to select one of three songs they feel should be featured on the new album. The winning song will be featured the album.

Duncan is an intriguing voice in contemporary country music. In her late teens, Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers asked Whitney to duet on "My World Is Over," which she wrote. Furthermore, establishing her songwriting abilities, she penned songs for LeAnn Rimes, Crystal Shawanda and Lee Ann Womack to name a few. Whitney shows a depth and vocal prowess in her songwriting that most young women can only dream of achieving. She co-wrote every single song on Right Road Now.

For more information on Whitney Duncan, please visit www.whitneyduncan.com/

Gloriana First Country Artists To Be Featured On Channel One News’ “Hear It Now”

Nashville, TN – ACM Awards Top New Vocal Group nominee and AMA Award winners Gloriana release new single “The World Is Ours Tonight” from the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. The single, which is now available for airplay, can be purchased at iTunes and through February 28th all proceeds from the purchase of the song will go to Team USA. In other exciting news, Gloriana is the first country act to participate in Channel One News’ “Hear It Now” music program.

Gloriana recorded “The World Is Ours Tonight” exclusively for the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack and upon release received an enthusiastic response from fans. It instantly became clear that this should be the foursome’s next single, and radio agrees. Gloriana, Rascal Flatts, Mariah Carey, and 3 Doors Down recorded music videos that have premiered during NBC’s broadcast of the Winter Olympic Games. “The World Is Ours Tonight” video can also now be seen on CMT and GAC.

Gloriana is featured as an emerging artist on Channel One News’ “Hear It Now” music program. Channel One News reaches nearly six million teens through their daily satellite news broadcast to eight thousand middle and high school classrooms across the country, which is 25 percent of all U.S. teens each day. Not only will Gloriana be featured in classrooms across the country through the program, but an interview, streams of songs and videos, including their hit debut single “Wild At Heart,” are available online at www.channelone.com. On the first day of Gloriana’s launch on “Hear It Now” the band’s Twitter page (twitter.com/glorianatheband) fluttered with messages from new teen fans excited to hear Gloriana’s music at their school.

For more information on Gloriana please visit: www.gloriana.com.

GLORIANA FEATURED ON AT&T TEAM USA SOUNDTRACK FOR 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES

Nashville, TN – Top new country group Gloriana will be featured on the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. The foursome recorded a brand new song, “The World Is Ours Tonight,” for the soundtrack which is available now for purchase on iTunes. The proceeds from the tracks purchased during the Olympic Games, which take place through February 28th, will benefit Team USA. Gloriana, Rascal Flatts, Mariah Carey, and 3 Doors Down also recorded exclusive music videos that will appear during broadcasts of the Olympic Games on NBC.

“To be able to team up with such amazing artists including Rascal Flatts and Sugarland on this soundtrack and support Team USA and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games is an opportunity we are so grateful for,” said Mike Gossin. “We hope it helps Team USA to win Olympic Gold across the board!”

Gloriana joins other well-known artists on the soundtrack including Sugarland, Rascal Flatts, Mariah Carey, 3 Doors Down, and Train among others, to help support the men and women on Team USA competing at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. AT&T wireless customers can purchase songs, ringtones, and answertones through the MEdia Mall (AT&T App Center), and can access a link to these never-before-released tones by texting*USA to 2257 (standard text messaging rates apply). In addition, the music videos which will be featured during NBC’s Olympic Games coverage will be available via TV, PC and wireless device through AT&T U-verseSM TV, AT&T Fan Zone and wirelessly through AT&T Mobile Video.

Rounding out an extremely successful start to 2010, Gloriana has been nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Vocal Group of the Year. Fan voting for the three newcomer categories will begin at VoteACM.com on Friday, February 26th, and will close on Friday, March 12th. The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 18th at 8:00pm EST on the CBS Television Network

For more information on Gloriana please visit: www.gloriana.com.