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Nashville, TN (January 29, 2015) – Oscar® producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced this morning that best-selling Country superstar and critically acclaimed actor TIM MCGRAW will perform GLEN CAMPBELL’S “I’M NOT GONNA MISS YOU” during the live television broadcast of the Oscars®. “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” is nominated in the category of Best Original Song.

The song appears in the Critics’ Choice nominated documentary GLEN CAMPBELL…I’LL BE ME, which follows Campbell’s final tour and his struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Recorded with the famed Wrecking Crew and co-written with producer Julian Raymond, the song conveys his personal experience with the disease and laments the memory of his wife and family. The recording of “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” was captured in a heartfelt scene near the end of the film. See it here.

The performance by McGraw will be a dedication to Campbell from the Country community that has …

NASHVILLE, TN (January 26, 2015) – Embracing the brave and empowering lyrics of their second single, MADDIE & TAE debuted a softer side of their sky-rocketing career with the television debut of “Fly” Friday night. Performing the ballad on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the eve of the single’s Country radio add date, the duo gracefully brought to life the whirlwind adventure that has been their last few months.

The 19-year-old pair will travel to Phoenix this week to headline opening night of the Verizon Super Bowl Central ahead of Super Bowl XLIX. For more information on the free concert, visit AZSuperBowl.com.…

Nashville, TN (January 23, 2015) – Lunging ahead of the pack in 2015, A THOUSAND HORSES is already on fire with critics and fans alike embracing the Southern Rock flare showcased on their lead single, “Smoke.” The sizzling track made Country Aircheck history as the highest debut for a new artist’s first single coming in at #28.

The brand new video for “Smoke” premiered today (1/23) exclusively on CMT, in partnership with Vevo, and it will be available wide on Vevo beginning tomorrow (1/24). Watch now.

Already named one of USA Today’s “Artists to Watch” in 2015 and hailed by Rolling Stone Country as the “Best Up-and-Comer” during Austin City Limits in 2014, A Thousand Horses will release their first album, SOUTHERNALITY, June 9 on Republic Nashville. Fans can pre-order the album now on iTunes.

“We are so overwhelmed by the positive response to the single and are so …

NASHVILLE, TN (January 22, 2015) – It started out as a cheeky send-up of being fed-up with the Daisy Dukes-sportin’, tan-legs-gleamin’, bikini/tank top-wearin’ nameless/voiceless status girls the young Country hunks were singing about. So MADDIE & TAE decided to write a song poking fun at every cliché, objectification and expectation these guys seemed to have.

“Girl In A Country Song” hit Big Machine Label Group President and CEO SCOTT BORCHETTA so hard, he put it out while the girls were still in the studio. The fan response was so strong and Country radio so ready for a couple girls with some backbeat, “Girl In A Country Song” became only the third debut single by a female duo to go #1 in over 70 years.

And the press loved it. Singled out by The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, NPR and …