Not only is Martina
nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year but she will also be performing at
the CMA Awards on November 9, 2004. The awrads show airs on he CBS
Television Network from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
The Children's Advocacy Center of
Hamilton County’s 4th annual “A Song for the Children” benefit
concert at the Tivoli Theatre on November 4, 2004 will feature Martina
McBride, Gretchen Peters, Matraca Berg, and Kim Carnes. For information on
the Children's Advocacy Center of Hamilton County visit
http://www.cachc.org.
Through the Celebrity Rags 4 Charity Riches
organization Martina has donated the Dairy Queen shirt she wore recently in
an In Style magazine photo shoot and autographed photo that will benefit
Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters. The ebay auction will be on October 16-23,
2004. For more information visit
www.rags4riches.org and
www.ksbbbs.org.
September 21, 2004, Martina Preform-ed “In My Daughters Eyes” for 640
pregnant female soldiers and military wives that Oprah surprised with
truckloads of gifts and entertainment at the Ft. Campbell Military Base near
Clarksville, TN.
It being Martina’s first appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, at the end of
the show’s taping Martina approached Oprah: “I don't mean to be a geek or
anything, but I just have to tell you what an inspiration you've been for
me.”
“The World’s Largest Baby Shower” is tentatively set to air on October 11,
2004.
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Redbook Magazine
December 2004
Redbook Magazine will not only feature a Martina interview but also Martina
on the cover of their 2004 December issue.
Martina, among others such as Terri Clark and
Lee Ann Womack will be part of the 2nd Annual National Breast Cancer
Foundation Pink Ribbon Challenge, during October of 2004. The challenge is a
national radio effort.
On PBS, November 25,
2004, an All Star George Jones
Tribute will air. It features footage from two concerts with performances by
Alan
Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Harry Connick Jr., Aaron Neville, Martina McBride
and Wynonna, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Merle Haggard, Lorrie Morgan, Sammy
Kershaw, Uncle Kracker, Emmylou Harris, Shelby Lynne, Kris Kristofferson,
Tanya Tucker, Connie Smith, Joe Diffie and Trick Pony. The concerts
will be taped at at the Roy Acuff Theater in Nashville on September 8th and
15th, 2004
One Night with Lite,
this year features Martina McBride, Josh Groban, Celine Dion, and Five for
Fighting's John Ondrasik, on Friday, October 15, 2004, at the theater in
Madison Square Garden. Tickets go on sale Monday, September 20, 2004
Saturday September 4,
2004 CMT insider will feature Martina and Jimmy Buffett performing, "Trip
Around The Sun", live in Chicago, along with an interview with Buffett.
August 28, 2004
Martina preformed
“This One’s For The
Girls”, “Reluctant Daughter”, “In My Daughter’s Eyes” and a cover of “These
Memories” at the The Grand Ole Opry.
Chely Wright's
Annual Benefit Reading, Writing, and Rhythm Foundation Concert
During Chely Wright's
Annual Benefit Reading, Writing, and Rhythm Foundation Concert Martina not
only was on of the many performers but on the drive there she and John bid
on a Tammy Wynette dress, modeled by Chely, over the phone with the help of
her road manager. Their winning bid. $2500.
July 13 2004, Jimmy Buffett releases "License
To Chill”, his RCA debut album. Jimmy performs nine duets on his sixteen
track album, one of which with Martina, titled
“Trip Around The Sun”. Other artists featured on the album
are: George Strait, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Nanci
Griffith, Toby Keith, and Bill Withers.
Join in the current
Fannie Battle Day Home Auction and bid on a pencil drawing of Martina and 2
VIP passes to see Martina McBride & Alan Jackson in Nashville among
other items.
Click to start bidding and view all auction items.
The video for "How
Far" was shot over a two day period in
Alamogordo, NM. The "In My Daughter's Eyes" contest winners are featured in
a background shot of the video.
America's Grand Ole
Opry Radio Mother's Day Weekend
Mother's Day Weekend,
May 8 - 9 2004, listen to Martina, as host, on "America's Grand Ole
Opry Weekend" radio show, which can be heard across America on over 200
stations.
Proceeds of a concert featuring Martina will go to Sunshine, an Atlanta camp
for children with cancer. The concert is during the Republican Convention
and sponsored by AFLAC.
Martina performs a cover of "God Bless America" on "Patriotic Country".
"Patriotic Country", set for release on June 15 2004, has 18 tracks.
A portion of "Patriotic Country's" profits will go to USO .the For more information on the album visit
http://www.patrioticcountry.com/
and http://www.uso.org.
Martina is hosting
this years YWCA, Saturday, June 12th 2004 at the Hall of Fame Park
located on the plaza behind the Hilton Hotel and just off Broadway in
between 5th and 6th Avenues, during the 2004 CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair.
The auction supports the YW of Middle Tennessee and their domestic violence
programs. Bidding starts at 11:00am and is on items such as stage clothing
and framed handwritten lyrics and celebrity grab bags filled with an
assortment of posters, CDs and autographed promotional materials. Admission
is completely free and open to the public.
Martina is nominated
for: Top Female Vocalist, Album of the Year, ACM / Launch Video of the Year.
As well as the ACM Home Depot Humanitarian Award. the ACM Home Depot
Humanitarian Award is chosen by you. read about all the amazing things
Martina's given back to the community and get your vote in at
http://www.cmt.com/asm/events/home_depot/2004/. Be sure to take notice
that voters are encouraged to vote daily.
The 39th Annual Academy of
Country Music Awards are being hosted by Reba McEntire and air Wednesday,
May 26, 2004, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
In 2005 there will
be a Martina McBride Museum; 750 sq. ft of pure Martina housed inside the
Heritage Center of Barber County Kansas. Honoring both past and current
achievements of Martina’s through memorabilia, highlights of her exciting
career, and three-dimensional and audio-visual displays of Martina's awards,
the museum creates one full-time position, one half-time position and
several seasonal jobs as wells increase the tourism-related business in the
area.
Martina with the combined effort of artist like Shania Twain, Leann Rimes,
Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, and The Dixie Chicks are helping to make Mammogram
testing possible for many indigent and minority women who can't afford this
life-saving exam. Items, such as autographed guitars, apparel and limited
edition items from your favorite Country music stars, have been donated to
“Country for a Cause”, an online auction, sponsored by the National Breast
cancer Foundation. Biding is open from May 3rd to May 16th.
Martina has a special
album out. Available at Target stores, "On Target" features a remix of "This
One's For The Girls", an acoustic version of "Wrong Again", live versions of
"Harper Valley PTA" and "Independence Day" as well as a fresh new track
"Being Myself". Originally recorded as a new song for the Greatest Hits
album "Being Myself" has found its release as a feature of "On Target".
The Country Weekly
edition for April 13 includes 1) a tidbit about Martian and the Domestic
Abuse Hotline 2) a full page on "Small Town Pride" and 3) "True Confessions"
of country stars where Martina admits to being messy.
"'Me, bad habits?'
laughs Martina McBride. 'I'm messy,' she confesses. 'I leave drawers
wide open. If I unload the dishwasher, I leave the door open. It's weird, I
don't know why that is. My side of the bathroom looks like a tornado hit it
and my husband John's, on the other hand, looks pretty neat!'"
Catch Martina sing
with Elmo on Sesame Street. Episode to air April 26, 2004 on PBS. Rerun air
dates include June 1, July 7, July 22, September 17 and October 26.
Keep your eyes open
for Martina on the Cover of Redbook Magazine, April 13 - May 10. Martina is
featured as one of Redbook's "Musical Moms" along with Cyndi Launer, Toni
Braxton, Melissa Etheridge, Celine Dion and Chynna Phillips.
Get your votes in for
Martina to win Flame Worthy Female Video of the Year for "This One's For The
Girls". Visit
cmt.com to vote. Martina is not only
nominated for a Flame Worthy but will perform on the award show as well.
April 2 2004,
Martina’s name can be viewed in lights on various electronic billboards in
Times Square and around the country on Lifetime Television. The Times Square
project honoring one man, one woman and one nonprofit organization taking a
stand to stop violence against women will broadcast Martina’s image with the
message, “Lifetime joins The National Domestic Violence Hotline in a salute
to Martina McBride for working together to stop violence against women."
On
March 10th at the U.S. Capitol building, Senator Joseph Biden and Martina
McBride will participate in a news conference announcing the launch of the
Connections Campaign, a public/private partnership that teams up private
telecommunication and technology companies with the federal government to
guarantee that the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) can provide
safety and lifesaving services to victims of domestic violence well into the
21st century.
To heighten awareness of this critical new undertaking, Martina McBride will
be in attendance and share her commitment to this important new partnership.
No celebrity name is more synonymous with efforts to end domestic violence
than Martina McBride and she often speaks through her music for those who
live in silence and fear
During the annual
Country Radio Seminar, in Nashville, Martina performed and was awarded
with two honors from RCA. One, a plaque for double platinum, two million
sales of her Greatest hits album and the other a large plaque dedicated to
the total sales of all of her albums exceeding 10 million copies.
Various Artists have
put a bluegrass twist on the music to a selection of songs preformed by
Martina. The release date for "Pickin' On Martina McBride: A Bluegrass
Tribute" is March 9, 2004. Visit
Walmart.com to for a preview.
Country Weekly named
Martina one of the 10 most influential stars in the past ten years,
1994-2003, in the10th anniversary Country Weekly edition. This edition,
March 16th 2004, has 5 different covers featuring Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks
Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, and George Strait. The top ten list includes Toby
Keith, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, George Strait,
Alan Jackson, Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, Vince Gill.
After performing with
Alan Jackson during a concert in Roanoke, VA, at the Civic Center Martina
called in to After MidNite and talked with Blair Garner. They had a
brief conversation, Blair commented that that other than his daughters
Martina and John have two of the most beautiful girls in the world. To top
it off "In My Daughter's Eyes" was #1 on after MidNite that night, meaning
it was the most requested song on his show in the last 24 hours.
Martina will be
on Delilah's radio show, the evening of February 26, 2004.
The following is the
basics of the show, including parts of what Martina said, and a basic
summary of what happened. The parts with Martina talking has gaps in it.
Martina was on the
phone line with Delilah. At first they talked about Delaney and Emma, how
Delaney is now preteen age, Delilah asked if she did "the eye rolling
thing." Martina's answer was "yes." They talked some more and then
played "This Ones For The Girls". During more of the Interview Martina
said "John and I can have a conversation about the kids at school and then
talk about the record company... its all kind of one big thing... I'm kind
of a last word gal. Then there were chemicals. Delilah later asked if when
John and Martina are in an argument does John turn the volume down on
Martina, Martina said something to the affect of, he wouldn't do that.
Before playing "In My Daughters Eyes" there was more conversation. "I just
love that song ("In My Daughters Eyes"), I love singing it, we all talk
about how our children are helpless and... "...she was sent to rescue me "
and that's the truth ... there's really no way to describe ...and I thought
this song came the closest to describe it, it's really about your child and
how they change your life (Your child, i.e. Delilah talked about raising her
son alone, the song being about sons and daughters), I've never heard a song
that does it so right.." "In My daughter's Eyes" was then played. That's
basically it.
Serena Doyle and
her Daughter, Natalie, from Massachusetts were personally picked from the
entry's sent in. The prize, an appearance in a Martina McBride music video
and a trip to New York to appear on the Today Show.
The first in an
Advertorial Series, "Award-Winning Looks",
Martina is the feature of a four page advertisement for Amplify that
can be seen in Us Weekly, as of February 13, 2004,
Martina
McBride 29 other celebrities are decorating helmets for southern
California's firefighters to raise money for the "Heroes & Heroines
Gala". February 26, 2004, Beverly Hills, California the
gala will to give back to the 15,000 firefighters fought off the wildfires
last fall that destroyed 750,000 acres over a 100-mile-plus area. Monies
raised from the auctioned helmets will benefit the firefighters and the
D.A.R.E. organization, the event's sponsor. To view the helmets, go to
dare.com - and for more info on the gala, call 818-994-4661.
Jan 24, 2004, Martina sang "In
My Daughter's Eye's" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" on The Grand Ole Opry
during the televised portion of the show on GAC. Those watching live got to
see "I Love You" preformed by Martina.
Without skipping a beat after the
Grammy's Martina and John appeared on "After MidNite", a radio show
available throughout the US, Martina shared her thoughts on the Grammy's:
"I was very proud to represent Country
music, but I wish that we'd have had more artists on there. We've had
so much great music this year, and just so many great artists that it
would've been a great opportunity to show the world how great Country
music is. It's the Grammy's! I mean, they're very well respected. It's
very prestigious, but they're a little, you know, different than other
award shows. I think that's what makes them the Grammy's."
February 9th, 2004, Martina didn't win "Best
Female Country Vocal Performance" for her song "This One's For The Girls" or
"Best Short Form, Music Video"
for her Video for "Concrete Angel". But she elegantly represented Country
Music with a spin-tingling performance of "Concrete Angel".
McBride invites local children's groups to concert
12/19/2003
Martina McBride is trying to make the holiday season a bit brighter for area
children in need.
McBride has donated 860 tickets to six area children's organizations for the
holiday spectacular "The Joy of Christmas" starring McBride on Sunday at the
Mid-America Center.
Recipients of these tickets include Girls & Boys Town, Children's Square
U.S.A., Child Saving Institute, Nebraska Children's Home Society, Big
Brothers Big Sisters and Boys & Girls Clubs of Omaha.
Commenting on the donations, Lynn Higginbotham, director of marketing at the
Mid-America Center said, "We are excited to assist Martina with her request.
Her goal and ours is to serve the community with what we have to offer - we
really feel this theatrical show will be a holiday delight for the children
involved."
The mission of each of these organizations, though unique, all have to do
with helping children excel and better their present and future situations.
Girls & Boys Town provides a safe, caring and loving family environment for
children dealing with abuse, abandonment and crisis. Children's Square
offers safe houses as well as academic help for children with behavioral
difficulties, psychiatric treatment, an emergency shelter, and a 24-hour
crisis hot line. The Child Saving Institute offers youth a children's crisis
center, a residential care facility and other services such as treating
substance abuse. The Nebraska Children's Home Society offers housing for
young mothers-to-be for a short period before and after the birth as well as
operating an emergency shelter for troubled teens. Big Brothers Big Sisters
assists and enhances the personal development of children by providing
mentoring relationships with positive role models. Finally, Boys & Girls
Clubs of Omaha offers a safe and interactive environment for children to
play, learn, be creative and make positive relationships with other children
and adults.
Want to be in a
Martina McBride video? Here’s your chance. The reigning queen of country and
her label RCA records are kicking off the "In My Daughter's Eyes" contest.
On her new single "In My Daughter's Eyes," Martina sings about how much her
daughter means to her. The winner of the contest will receive a non-speaking
role in an upcoming McBride video. For complete contest rules and details,
click here.
Top 25 Country Albums of 2003
Ranked by Total Sales U.S.A. Only
Note: The "chart" year ran from December 2002 to November 2003
#25 Rise and Shine, Randy Travis
#24 Totally Country Vol. 2
#23 Let It Be Christmas, Alan Jackson
#22 My Town, Montgomery Gentry
#21 For The Last Time: Live from the Astrodome, George Strait
#20 Man With A Memory, Joe Nichols
#19 Red Dirt Road, Brooks & Dunn
#18 Honkytonkville, George Strait
#17 Live, Alison Krauss + Union Station
#16 Have You Forgotten?, Darryl Worley
#15 Greatest Hits, Martina McBride
#14 From There To Here: Greatest Hits, Lonestar
#13 Golden Road, Keith Urban
#12 Drive, Alan Jackson
#11 American IV: The Man Comes Around, Johnny Cash
#10 Shock 'N Y'All, Toby Keith
#9 Melt, Rascal Flatts
#8 No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems, Kenny Chesney
#7 Greatest Hits Volume II and Some Other Stuff, Alan Jackson
#6 Elvis: 30 #1 Hits, Elvis Presley
#5 Cry, Faith Hill
#4 Unleashed, Toby Keith
#3 Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors, Tim McGraw
#2 Home, Dixie Chicks
#1 Up!, Shania Twain
McBride & Benatar deliver
-- The pairing of Martina McBride and legendary rocker Pat Benatar proved to
be a ratings winner for CMT last weekend.
The "CMT Crossroads" episode featuring Martina and the 80's rock icon became
the show's third highest debut in its history last Friday night behind the
Kid Rock/Hank Jr. and Dixie Chicks/James Taylor pairings.
Look for Martina on NBC-TV's the "Today Show" tomorrow morning (Thurs),
where she'll perform her new single, "In My Daughter's Eyes," as well as a
Christmas favorite. She will also make a special announcement with hosts
Katie Couric and Matt Lauer. http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3748134&p1=0
Martina McBride is participating in the new artist-driven anti-piracy
advertisements that advocate legitimate music downloads. Her advertisement
is running in the December 13 issue of Billboard.
"I Download...Legally," is the catch slogan used in the advertisements,
conveying the message that there are "great quality, artist-approved
downloads," available from many on-line music sources.
MORE - Billboard magazine is the first media outlet to donate advertising
space for the new "I Download" ads. The design and creative concept for this
campaign was created by the Sony Music Creative Services department. Other
artists participating in the campaign include 3 Doors Down, Andrea Bocelli,
Sheryl Crow, Brooks & Dunn, P. Diddy, Missy Elliott, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool
J, Reba McEntire, Mandy Moore, Jason Mraz, Pharrell Williams and Aaron Lewis
of Staind.
MARTINA AND KATY PROUD TO BE
LITTLE PEOPLE
Neither Martina McBride nor Katie Couric are small enough to qualify as
"little people," but they did seem to recognize that neither of them are
that much taller than a real little person. It happened at a recent Mothers
and Shakers ceremony where McBride and Couric received awards. According to
the Tennessean they got together when one said, "You're so little and cute!"
With the other responding, ''Oh no, YOU're so little and cute!''
THE RESULT is that Couric invited Martina to the Today Show this Thursday to
discuss Martina's efforts in battling domestic violence, according to the
Tennessean.
McBride holiday show a hit
Posted on Tuesday, December 9 2003
By Lisa Denton Deputy Features
Editor - Chattanooga Free Times
By intermission of her show at McKenzie Arena on Thursday night, Martina
McBride had delivered eight songs, four costume changes, a Christmas story,
a visit from Santa Claus, home videos of McBride family Christmases and two
confetti snowstorms. Anyone who couldn't find "The Joy of Christmas" in that
package probably wouldn't like the residents of Whoville, either. The
two-hour multimedia spectacular by country music's top female vocalist
included theater, video, special effects, elaborate sets and audience
participation.
She opened the show with the sights and sounds of Christmas: "Let It Snow"
and "Silver Bells." An invitation for story time found her swamped by
children. She read "A Visit From St. Nicholas," then led them in singing
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Jingle Bells," which heralded the
arrival of the Jolly Old Elf.
With 12 cast members and ever-changing sets, the action backstage was
undoubtedly chaotic, but Ms. McBride sailed effortlessly through the
evening. The finale featured Scripture readings and Ms. McBride's powerhouse
vocals on "Silent Night" and "What Child Is This? "She closed with a
stunning a cappella rendition of "O Holy Night," the highlight of the show
for Loretta Hanson, 15, of Soddy-Daisy. "It will blow you away," she said.
Perhaps no one was happier with the evening, though, than Markis Pratt and
his father, Tommy Pratt, of Dalton, Ga. Ms. McBride embraced both men after
Markis told her, "You look like you could use a hug."
Martina quacks like a duck
-- Martina McBride will take time out from her Christmas tour to step into
New York’s “Sesame Workshop” to tape an episode of “Sesame Street” next
week.
She will star with “Elmo” in a duet called, “Let’s Pretend,” that teaches
the joys of pretending.
Martina and “Elmo” will pretend to be other animals by meowing like a kitten
and quacking like a duck. She is also joined by Cookie Monster, AM Elephant,
Zoe, Grover, Rosita and Telly and Baby Bear in the episode, airing in April
2004.
Perhaps this is sick, but I wanna see Martina's fingers around Elmo's
throat.
Martina To Dance On Sesame Street, Just A Few Steps
MARTINA TO SESAME STREET
By Neil Haislop, Country Forever Productions
NEW YORK, NY Tuesday 12.9.2003 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Martina McBride
will step into New York¹s "Sesame Workshop" to tape an episode of the
children¹s program "Sesame Street" next week. Martina will star with "Elmo"
in a duet called, "Let¹s Pretend" that teaches the joys of pretending.
Martina and "Elmo" will pretend to be other animals by meowing like a kitten
and clucking like a duck. Martina is also joined by Cookie Monster, AM
Elephant, Zoe, Grover, Rosita, Telly and Baby Bear in the episode that airs
in April 2004.
While on set, Martina will also tape a PSA about her favorite Sesame Street
moment and contribute a dance segment to be included in an upcoming
star-studded version of Bert and Ernie¹s "Dance Myself To Sleep" song. The
artists that are participating will all freeform a few quick dance steps for
the episode slated to air later next year.
SWEET
RELIEF'S ORNAMENT AUCTION 2003 IS HERE. CHECK OUT OUR OTHER AUCTIONS FOR
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MARTINA MCBRIDE
has donated a very special ornament to Sweet Relief’s Ornament Auction 2003.
She SIGNED the clear plastic globe in silver permanent marker.
The ONE-OF-A-KIND ornament is decorated with faux pearls in
white and pastel colors which circle the outside of the globe. Inside is
tissue paper with sparkles on it. What Martina McBride fan wouldn’t love to
display this during the holidays or any day? BID NOW and help
Martina support artists in need.
All of the proceeds from
this item will benefit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. For the past nine years
Sweet Relief has been assisting ill, injured or elderly musicians with costs
of alternative and traditional medical treatments, and with expenses for
basic needs.
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Martina McBride is up for a Grammy for her song "This One's For
The Girls" in the "Best Female Country Vocal Performance" category at the 2004
Grammy Awards which is held in February.
Martina's song goes up against the late June Carter Cash’s recording "Keep On
The Sunny Side" as well as recordings by Patty Loveless ("On Your Way Home"),
Dolly Parton ("I’m Gone"), and Shania Twain ("Forever And For Always").
Concrete Angel Nominated For
Best Short Form, Music Video by Grammies
Concrete Angel
Martina McBride
Robert Deaton & George Flanigen, video directors; Steve Lamar, video
producer [RCA Records Nashville]
McBride Is a Mass Media Maven -- By Neil Haislop, Country
Forever Productions
NEW YORK, NY Thursday 12.4.2003 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- On December 18,
Martina McBride will be featured in a profile story and will appear live on
NBC's "Today" show. The booking came as a result of a chance meeting at a
luncheon held by Redbook Magazine honoring the women featured in their "Mothers
and Shakers" issue.
The "Today" show's Katie Couric and Martina were among the honorees, and both
addressed the audience at the luncheon. Upon hearing Martina speak of her
devotion to her family and her passion for her work with domestic violence
awareness, Katie was so impressed she felt compelled to do a profile on her.
Also, Martina will appear on ESPN's new hit morning show, "Cold Pizza." Martina
will discuss her winning streak for sporting teams when she sings the National
Anthem at their home games. "Cold Pizza" airs live 7AM ET - 9AM ET on ESPN2. The
exact air date for Martina's appearance on "Cold Pizza" will be announced at a
later time.
Martina Appearing On The Today Show December
18th!!
Martina will appear on the Today show on December 18th for an
interview with Katie Couric and to perform two songs. Be sure to set your VCR's
(or Tivo's) for this one!!
Martina continued her reign as country music's leading female
artist when she won her third CMA Female Vocalist of the Year award November 5,
during a live CBS telecast from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. She had
previously won the award last year and in 1999.
During the awards telecast Martina received a standing ovation for her
performance of "In My Daughter's Eyes," which will be the next single from her
recently released album, "Martina."
Martina has also taken home the ACM Top Female Vocalist award for the last two
years.
Singer is 23-2 For Wins After Singing National Anthem
Martina McBride is on a winning streak. Not only has the country superstar won
back-to-back ACM and CMA Female Vocalist of the Year honors (as well as
countless others), she’s also nearly perfect in the sporting arena. It’s true:
When sports teams have Martina McBride sing the national anthem at their home
games, they can almost guarantee a win. In the last decade, Martina has
performed the national anthem at 25 different major sporting events and only
twice did the home team lose.
Just recently, Martina sang the National Anthem before the NFL match up of the
Tennessee Titans vs. the Miami Dolphins in Nashville, TN (November 9). After
Martina sang the anthem, the Titans went on to run all over the Dolphins’ highly
ranked defense and win the game resolutely with a score of 31-7.
The only blemishes on her nearly perfect record are from a Dallas Cowboy game in
2001 and a Nashville Predators match in 2002. “Oh, well. Can’t win ‘em all, I
guess,” laughed Martina. Certainly not, but if a team really needs a win, it
wouldn’t hurt to have Martina on your side.
MARTINA HAPPY TO SEE COUNTRY HERITAGE RECOGNIZED
With this year's CMA nominations for artists like Dolly Parton and Patty
Loveless and the awards given posthumously to Johnny Cash, Martina McBride says
she was pleased.
"Well, I think it's amazing that these legends are getting
recognized. And I love the fact, one of the things I've always loved about
country music is, I've always felt like, that we have a history and we have a
heritage and we have a tradition that we respect and look up to and try to
uphold. So seeing those artists who some of them who haven't been nominated for
many years, get nominated
MARTINA SATISFIED WITH SLOW BUILDING CAREER
Martina McBride says that the initial slow build of her career was some of the
worst and best of times.
"The beginning of my career was sometimes two steps forward and one back, and
sometimes one step forward and two steps back. We never built momentum and it
was kind of discouraging," she admits. "But, looking back it in hindsight it's
also the most joyous because it's allowed me to build a really strong fan base
and have time to really enjoy this and still be here 11 years later and it's
just such a gift to still have a career so long into this," she said after
receiving her third CMA Female vocalist of the year award.
The 'Eyes' Have It
Martina McBride receive 32 adds at Country for "In My Daughter's Eyes" — enough
to win her the Most Added title at the format. The song, from her current
release, Martina, also debuts at No. 49* on R&R's Country chart this week.
McBride received a standing ovation when she performed "In My Daughter's Eyes"
at the CMA Awards on Nov. 5 — where she took home the Female Vocalist of the
Year award as well.
MARTINA'S RECORDING ROUTINE: DINNER, KIDS TO BED, RECORD
Martina McBride and her husband John recorded her new album MARTINA in their own
studio. So for several months the routine was sometimes, dinner, bed-down the
kids, make a record.
"It was, yeah. A lot of times we would, after dinner just he and I would go down
there. We'd put the girls to bed and get a baby sitter and we'd go -- 'cause the
studio is really close enough, about 2 minutes from the house, so we'd go down
and just experiment and sing and do some work," Martina explains.
"And it was great to be able to do that and have some privacy, first of all,
'cause not everybody's standing around listening and you could just really focus
on what you're doing and just have the freedom to sing what I felt like singing.
When I felt the mood strike that I wanted to go sing I could just go down there
and do it, it was great." From the countrystars.com
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR - MARTINA McBRIDE FELT
HONORED
As she picked up her third Female Vocalist trophy, Martina McBride said, "I
don't know what to say…I'm so honored to be in this category, Dolly Parton, my
God. Patty Loveless,
I sang in my dad's band, "Don't Toss us Away," "Timber." Alison (Krauss), you
know what I think of your music and Terri you've done so well. I just thank you,
I don't know what to say. This is more than I ever expected, to have won this
three times."
CMA Awards Dominates Ratings
Last night's (11/5) 37th annual CMA Awards dominated the evening's prime-time
television ratings, winning in every half-hour and in categories including
viewers, households, adults 25-54, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34. CBS estimates
more than 40 million viewers tuned in, making it the most watched CMA Awards
since 1996. The show won the night in households with a 12.8/20 as compared to
last year's 11.0/17. CMA Awards powered CBS to its best Wednesday since the 2001
Grammys
Martina's Award Destined for Kitchen
Martina McBride won her third trophy for CMA female vocalist, but she hasn't
cleared any shelf space for it yet. "It's going to sit on the kitchen table for
about three weeks, and then I'll figure out what to do with it after that," she
told reporters backstage. Even with her success, she says she's not dreaming of
the night's biggest award -- entertainer of the year. "I can't even think about
that. I'm not the kind of person that sets goals. This music industry is so
crazy, and so much of it is out of your control. You just have to hang on and
enjoy the ride. This is more than I ever expected, to win this three times, so
everything else is icing on the cake." 11/6/03 from cmt.com
Martina McBride will team with Pat Benatar, and Dolly Parton will join Melissa
Etheridge for tapings of CMT Crossroads in October. Admission to both tapings is
by invitation only. The Parton-Etheridge episode, set to tape Oct. 8 in Los
Angeles, debuts Nov. 28. McBride’s collaboration with Benatar tapes Oct. 16 in
Nashville for a Dec. 12 premiere.
The series CMT Controversy returns in October with episodes
featuring Martina McBride’s “Independence Day”
and Tanya Tucker’s “Would
You Lay With Me in a Field of Stone.”
In 1995, “Independence Day” brought spousal abuse to the airwaves and quickly
established McBride as a powerful and socially aware singer. Tucker
recorded the sexually suggestive song “Would You Lay With Me …” at age 15,
leading some to question the adults supporting her career.
The “Independence Day”
episode debuts Oct. 10,
and the “Would You Lay With Me …” episode airs
Oct. 24. 08/22/03 Click to read about Behind The
Scenes Of Cmt's Controversy on Independence Day
Tune in Sat., Oct. 11, 8pm ET for the televised portion of the Grand Ole Opry's
78th Birthday Celebration featuring Martina McBride, Clint Black & other special
guests!.
Martina To Grace The
Cover Of Country Music Today Magazine!! Posted on
Martina's Official Site On Tuesday, October 7 2003
Martina will appear on the cover of the November / December issue of Country
Music Today. Below is an excerpt from the article:
Martina McBride has evolved from young, corn-fed, family-band performer to
sophisticated superstar and reigning Country Music Association Female Vocalist.
She’s notched another smash single with “This One’s for the Girls.” But above
all, she remains a wife and mother first, a performer and an inspiration to
women everywhere second. And just what’s she’s doing “for the guys”…well, she’s
still working that out.
It’s a typically hot summer afternoon in Nashville. Tucked away in the trendy
Berry Hill neighborhood is Blackbird Studio. The building’s owners since 2002,
Martina McBride and husband, John, arrive with their two daughters, Delaney, 8,
and Emma, 5. While John, an audio engineer who met Martina while working the
sound board for Garth Brooks in the ’80s, starts working in the control room,
Martina gets the girls settled in another room, and gets ready to talk about her
new album, of which we’re about to get an exclusive sneak preview. Soon she’s on
the edge of her seat, as if she’s anticipating something. Sure enough, after a
few minutes, Emma breezes in, holding a large sheet of paper on which she’s been
sketching. Perhaps inspired by the family’s outing the night before – they saw
the horseracing film, Seabiscuit, to celebrate Martina’s birthday – Emma has
drawn a horse. In amazement, Martina asks if the 5-year-old had any help with
it. Emma assures her she did the drawing all on her own, copying a photo from a
newspaper. Convinced, and suitably impressed, Mama sends the youngster from the
room to play with her older sister. Emma, who entered kindergarten this fall,
also has a gift for abstract sketches. “It’s the most amazing thing, she’ll say,
‘Here’s a cat in a ballerina suit.’”
And according to
Martina, her older daughter, Delaney, who’s in third grade this
year, is proving to be something of a musicologist. Although she’s a fan of pop
divas Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera and the like, Delaney’s birthday gift
to Martina was a copy of Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits. In spite of the fact that
she’s released seven critically-lauded (and multi-platinum-selling) albums since
her 1992 debut, it’s seems easier for Martina McBride to talk about her
children’s artistic expressions than about her own...
Want to get this issue and more?? If you order a subscription to CMT s Country
Music Today magazine before October 15th you will receive the Martina issue.
Country Music Today is offering a special one year subscription for $9.98. You
can visit their website at:
http://www.cmt.com/countrymusictoday/
A
compilation Album titled "Remembering Patsy Cline", due September 9th from MCA,
features a wide spectrum of female singers taking their turns with songs
popularized by Cline, who crossed over from country to the pop charts with a
string of hits in the late Fifties and early Sixties. The twelve tracks on the
tribute are the twelve tracks from Cline's Greatest Hits album, a jukebox
favorite and multi-million seller over the past thirty years.
The release date for Remembering Patsy Cline falls just one day after what would
have been Cline's seventy-first birthday.
FIVE MORE DAYS!!! I cannot wait! A little info regarding some of the posts: The
river mentioned in So Magical is one of the writer's daughter's name. How Far is
a power ballad - one of my absolute favorites! How Far and Daughter's Eyes are
probably the two main contenders for the next single although do not rule
something else out. Martina is going to do some radio visits next week and I
will stay home with the kids - waaaahhh - We'll miss her but she will never be
gone more than 2 days in a row. I am in shock that Amazon actually gave her a
favorable review. Martina is really excited about her Crossroads with Pat
Benatar. After reading more about Pat Benatar, she seems to have a lot in common
with Martina - 2 girls, big voice, a husband that won't go away, etc. Hah Hah.
Being on an Apple computer I am not able to get the song a day from CMT - I hope
it sounds OK coming over a computer. Martina sang background two nights ago on a
song by a band called "Big and Rich" - John Rich (previously in Lonestar) and
Big Kenny are the two guys who wrote "She's A Butterfly" - that album will be
out sometime next year. She will be performing on the CMA Awards - not sure what
song yet. The Christmas Tour has fifteen stops this year - most of them close
enough for the school routing, and Oklahoma City will be the last stop December
22 (Delaney's b-day). The single is doing well and should continue to climb -
keep your fingers crossed! Martina is currently reading East of Eden and loves
it - I have started it myself (yes we really do know how to read). Life is busy
and wonderful and fall is about here - the weather in Nashville has been
beautiful this week. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are mixing some of their next
album at out studio, but they are not here, just their engineers.
Martina's song on the Patsy Cline album is the 1st thing we ever recorded in our
studio. MCA contacted Martina and asked to be on that album and told her they
wanted a "different" version of Patsy's songs. They told us there were jazz,
big-band, etc. versions and she should do something different than country, so
that is how that came about. Martina is excited about life in general and still
the greatest person I have ever met. Hope everyone is happy, healthy and well.
Hopefully we will see some of you on the road - take care! John
I should proof read these posts before I hit send - I meant to say the RHCP are
mixing some of their
There are two in-stores in the near future - Atlanta and Chicago - and for the
life of me I do not know the dates but I am sure anyone who lives there could
find out. Mark didn't answer his mobile a little bit ago so I am not sure when
they are exactly. I know Martina has been signing CD booklets for the last 3
days in order to get a jump on the signing at the in-stores - we want everyone
to be able to get an autograph. Getting ready to jump on the bus for MA and CT
this weekend - take care everybody! John
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Hey everyone, your friendly neighborhood webmaster here...
Martina will be in McDonough, GA on Tuesday the 30th at the Wal-Mart and she
will be in Schererville, Indiana at the Wal-Mart on Thursday, October 2nd. It's
close to Chicago, about an hour or so south of the city itself. More in the
Merriville, Indiana area if you are familiar with that.
We don't have times on these as of yet, so check with your local stores or watch
for more info here. Please don't e-mail asking for times, as we simply don't
know them as of yet.
Thanks,
Darren
(Posted on the offical Martiner/4S Sep 26,27 2003)
Martina will serve as special Series Host commentator for an 8-hour review of
the most important female artists of the modern era titled, "Let's Hear It For
the Girls/The Fabulous Females of Country." This 8-hour mega special airs
two-hours every weekend in October on United Stations Radio Networks.
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USRN Names McBride Guest Presenter For "This One’s For The Girls: The Fabulous
Females Of Country"
United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., (USRN) has finalized an arrangement with
Martina McBride by which the Award-Winning Vocalist will serve as Special Guest
Presenter of its multi-week October mini-series titled This One’s For the Girls:
The Fabulous Females of Country. McBride will co-present the show with Lisa
Dent, midday personality at WUSN-FM, "US-99", Chicago. This four-part,
eight-hour special was originally titled The Fabulous Females of Country, and
the new title shares its name with and reflects the success of Martina’s current
Top 10 hit, "This One’s For the Girls."
The series, which is scheduled to air for two-hours per weekend during each of
the four weekends of October, is written and produced for United Stations by
Neil Haislop’s Country Forever Productions.
The program will feature interviews with and music from Shania Twain, Faith
Hill, Reba McEntire, The Dixie Chicks, and dozens of other influential and
successful women in the Country format including co-presenter, Martina McBride.
It will also feature a number of top male Country stars discussing the success
of their female counterparts.
The announcement of McBride’s addition to the production came from USRN’s EVP/Programming,
Andy Denemark who explained the concept for the series.
"It’s the women who’ve changed the landscape of the Country format the most over
the past number of years, and it felt like time to review it all in one solid
special," said Denemark. He added, "To have Martina be part of this series is
thrilling, but it’s especially great right now with her current hit being so
thematically connected to what we’re doing."
This One’s For the Girls: The Fabulous Females of Country is scheduled as part
of the Country Giants series, also produced by Neil Haislop’s Country Forever
Productions. It is also available to radio stations independently of that series
and market exclusive, barter basis through United Stations. The series is the
fifth annual October series distributed by United Stations and each one has been
provided in the same four-part, eight-hour format.
Martina In October Redbook Magazine
(Sep. 20, 2003)
The article is about the POSITIVE things she does, the thing she should be most
admired for (along with her being a mother).
Martina was chosen one of the fourteen mothers and shakers for her work with
ending domestic abuse!
They talked about her song "Independence Day" and that she is the spokeswoman
for the National Network to End Domestic Violence!
You'll find Jewel on the cover of this Redbool Magazine.
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-- Martina McBride will be recognized at the 6th Annual Redbook "Mothers and
Shakers" Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York City today. The event
recognizes women who have mentored and inspired others to lead happier,
healthier and more fulfilling lives
On Wednesday, Martina will receive the Recording Academy Heroes Award in
Washington, DC. This is the Grammy organization’s highest honor and recognizes
those who have improved the lives of music makers and those who use the power of
music to improve the lives of all Americans.
(From countrynation.com)
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MARTINA MCBRIDE AN OFFICIAL "MOTHER AND SHAKER"
Martina McBride will be recognized at the 6th Annual Redbook "Mothers and
Shakers" Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York City on September 16th. The
event recognizes women who have mentored and inspired others to lead happier,
healthier and more fulfilling lives.
DETAILS - Martina is being honored for her work with various domestic violence
organizations and for recording songs which have impacted and changed the lives
of many including "Independence Day,' "Broken Wing," "Love's The Only House" and
"Concrete Angel" just to name a few. Some of the other fourteen honorees are
Stockard Channing, Katie Couric, Jewel, Kyra Sedgwick, and Cynthia Nixon. The
Redbook issue featuring all the "Mothers and Shakers" is on stands now.
ALSO, Wednesday, September 17, the Recording Academy will bestow upon Martina
their Recording Academy Heroes Award in Washington, DC. This is the Grammy
organization's highest honor and recognizes those who have improved the lives of
music makers and those who use the power of music to improve the lives of all
Americans. Each year, the award is given to one Senator, one Congressperson, one
recording artist, and one local nonprofit organization. Martina is being
recognized for her work with domestic violence organizations and other
charities. Other honorees are Senator John McCain, Congressman Bill Delahunt,
and the Music Therapy organization of the Maryland School of the Blind. Famed
poet, Maya Angelou will present Martina's honor.
Martina Receives Two CMA Nominations, Releasing New
CD In September!! Posted on Wednesday, August 27 2003
Nashville, TN (August 26, 2003) – Martina McBride announced the nominees for
this year’s CMA Awards at a press conference held at the Grand Ole Opry this
morning. Onstage, Martina McBride learned she was, once again, nominated for CMA
“Female Vocalist of the Year.” She won the award last year and in 1996. She also
took “Top Female Vocalist” honors at the Academy of Country Music awards for the
last two years. In addition, Martina’s poignant and heartrending “Concrete
Angel” video is nominated for the CMA Video of the Year award. The video
recently earned two CMT Flameworthy honors. The CMA Awards will be broadcast on
CBS from Nashville on November 5th.
Martina is readying for the release of her 8th CD, Martina, due in stores on
September 30th. The disc is the highly anticipated follow up to her
double-platinum selling, Greatest Hits collection. The first single, “This One’s
For The Girl’s” features an all-star chorus of Faith Hill, Carolyn Dawn Johnson,
Martina’s daughters Delaney and Emma and two of the song’s writers, Hillary
Lindsay and Aimee Mayo on the chorus.
On her award nominations, Martina said, “It’s truly been a great year for me.
I’ve had a lot of wonderful things happen in my career. Still, hearing your name
read as a CMA nominee never gets old! It’s always a great honor to be nominated,
especially when you’re nominated alongside such amazingly talents. I couldn’t be
more thrilled!
MARTINA MCBRIDE RELEASES MARTINA ON SEPTEMBER 30!!! Posted on Tuesday, September 9 2003
September 8, 2003–Nashville, TN– Country superstar Martina McBride will release
her much anticipated new CD, Martina, on September 30th. The disc is the first
studio release of all new music in four years and follows her double-platinum
Greatest Hits CD that spawned the four smash hits “Blessed,” “Concrete Angel,”
“Where Would You Be” and “When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues.”
Throughout her 12-year recording career, Martina has sold nearly eight million
albums, produced six #1 hit songs and filled her mantle with industry and fan
voted awards.
In fact, over the past two years, Martina has won nearly every honor that could
possibly be bestowed. To count, she has won back-to-back ACM Top Female Vocalist
awards, the CMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year award, the American Music Award’s
Favorite Female Country Artist honor, back-to-back CMT Flameworthy Awards for
“Concrete Angel” and “Blessed,” Country Weekly’s Favorite Female Artist award
and the Billboard Music Award for Country Female Artist of the Year. She is once
again nominated for the CMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year Award as well as Video
of the Year for “Concrete Angel.”
Martina’s impact on the industry was also exemplified when she ranked #25 on
CMT’s list of the all time “Greatest Women of Country Music” and her song
“Independence Day” was ranked #9 on their list of “100 Greatest Songs of Country
Music” list.
Billboard’s Airplay Monitor recently released the findings of their yearly poll
which asks country program and music directors to list their core artists, and
revealed Martina McBride tied with Shania Twain as the top females and she
overtook the Dixie Chicks and Faith Hill as the format’s former core acts.
There are no signs of slowing down. The first single from Martina, “This One’s
For the Girls” is already in the top ten at country radio. The track, written by
Hillary Lindsey and Aimee Mayo, (both of whom provide background vocals) and
Chris Lindsey, features additional background vocals by Faith Hill, Carolyn Dawn
Johnson and Martina's two daughters, Delaney and Emma.
For the new CD, Martina once again turned to long-time producer Paul Worley to
co-produce the tracks with her. The album was recorded in John and Martina
McBride’s brand new state of the art studio, Blackbird, located in the Berry
Hill neighborhood of Nashville, TN. Recording the tracks at Blackbird gave
Martina the flexibility to work on the songs anytime, day or night even by
herself if necessary. The studio’s relaxed atmosphere and customized kitchen
offered a home away from home for Martina and her family during the recording
process. Martina could even prepare dinner for her family on occasion and the
dining room table did double time as a desk on which her two young daughters
could work on school and art projects.
Martina tapped some of Nashville’s greatest voices, arrangers and songwriters
for Martina. Vince Gill provided guest vocals on "Wearing White," a song written
by Lisa Drew and Tommy Lee James and Ricky Skaggs stepped in to arrange the
instruments on “Reluctant Daughter,” a song written by Sally Barris and Jon
Vezner. Fellow female vocalist, Jamie O'Neal contributed "How Far," a tune she
co-wrote with Shaye Smith and Ed Hill. John Rich and Big Kenny (better known as
Warner Bros. recording act, Big and Rich) penned the cut, "She's A Butterfly”
and the team of Angelo, Brett James and Hillary Lindsey provided “So Magical”
and “When You Love Me.” The CD’s final track is a live version of “Over the
Rainbow” with arrangements by Martina and Jim Medlin.
On September 17th, the Recording Academy will bestow upon Martina their
Recording Academy Heroes Award in Washington, DC. This is the Grammy
organization’s highest honor and recognizes those who have improved the lives of
music makers and those who use the power of music to improve the lives of all
Americans. Each year, the award is given to one Senator, one Congressperson, one
recording artist, and one local nonprofit organization. Martina is being
recognized for her work with domestic violence organizations and other
charities. Other honorees are Senator John McCain, Congressman Bill Delahunt,
and the Music Therapy organization of the Maryland School of the Blind.
Martina will also be recognized at the 6th Annual Redbook “Mothers and Shakers”
Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York Cityon September 16th. The event
recognizes women who have mentored and inspired others to lead happier,
healthier and more fulfilling lives. Martina is being honored for her work with
various domestic violence organizations and for recording songs which have
impacted and changed the lives of many including “Independence Day,' “Broken
Wing," “Love’s The Only House” and “Concrete Angel” just to name a few. Some of
the other fourteen honorees are Stockard Channing, Katie Couric, Jewel, Kyra
Sedgwick, and Cynthia Nixon.
A full slate of radio and media visits as well as retail in-store appearances
are scheduled around the release of the CD.
Help support the Fannie Battle Day Home by bidding on one of the many items
currently available on our eBay auction!!
The script and hat are from Martina's very first television special, "Full Speed
Ahead". The picture does not do the hat justice - the autograph really looks a
lot better in person, but it was hard to keep the fabric straight when taking
the picture. The script and hat are definitely one of a kind - a true
collector's item. And I thought the ACM souvenir book was a cool item simply
because she had signed it and it was from the year 2000. Happy bidding! Here is
the address for Fannie Battle's website:
www.fanniebattle.org
MARTINA MCBRIDE AND MARK WILLS HELP PEOPLE "SHARE" BIG TIME
A volunteer group of Nashville-based drug and alcohol treatment professionals
and music industry executives have gotten together to produce a new CD called
SHARE (The Songs of Hope, Awareness and Recovery for Everyone) that includes
some major talent, set for an Aug. 26th release. Martina McBride and Mark Wills
are among the country artists joining forces on the song," When Love Rules the
World, co-written by Kent Blazy, Blair Daly and Tom Douglas. Paul Worley
produced the recording featuring vocals by McBride, Wills, Rhett Akins, Susan
Ashton, Sherrie Austin, T. Graham Brown, Gary Burr, Ricky Lynn Gregg, Sonya
Isaacs, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Hal Ketchum, Raul Malo, Kathy Mattea, Michael
Peterson, Jon Randall, Collin Raye and Daryle Singletary. The other 16 songs on
the CD include previously released material, including George Jones' "Choices."
CD sales benefit substance abuse prevention and treatment programs.
ARTISTS "SHARE" THEIR TALENT FOR CD
On August 26, be on the lookout for a new CD featuring many of country's
favorite artists.
The CD is called "Songs of Hope, Awareness and Recovery for Everyone (SHARE),"
and the release coincides with National Recovery Month, which starts in
September.
The CD will have a collection of songs dealing with addiction in some way, shape
or form, in the categories of "what it was like," "what happened" and "what it's
like now."
Most of the songs are reissues of artists' previous songs, like George Jones'
"Choices," "I'm Trying" by Diamond Rio and Chely Wright and Travis Tritt's "No
More Looking Over My Shoulder."
There is one song, however, made expressly for the album. Called "When Love
Rules the World," it's the signature song of SHARE, scheduled to be released on
August 4, and features around 20 country stars, including Rhett Akins, Sherrie
Austin, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Collin Raye, Hal Ketchum, Martina McBride and
more. (Published on: July 21, 2003)
Martina McBride and Sara Evans, along with Deana Carter, Naomi Judd, Emmylou
Harris, Sheryl Crow, LeAnn Rimes, Jessica Andrews and Jennifer Hanson, are
featured in the 60th Anniversary Issue of The New York Times Magazine's fall
fashion edition, "Fashions of the Times," which will be included in this
Sunday's edition of the paper.
Titled "Honky-Tonk Angels," the nine-page section observes of Evans, "the girl
can sing; she's got that perfect blend of smoke and syrup in her vocals." Didn't
they say the same thing about Aunt Jemima?
Lauding McBride's career and charitable accomplishments, the edition raves,
"Forget Hillary for president in 2008; what about Martina?"
A Fund-raiser for Childhelp USA: A national organization working with
neglected and abused kids.
The event is Celebrity Monopoly and it will happen at 6 p.m. Sept. 18 at the
downtown Hilton Suites, Nashville. You can have dinner and play Monopoly with
Cheryl herself or Martina McBride or Pam Tillis or Jamie O'Neal or Titans chief
Jeff Diamond or Titans receiver Derrick Mason or another celeb. Gov. Phil
Bredesen will do a drive-by and the honorary chair is Karen Frist, wife of Sen.
Bill Frist. It's all for a mere $175 and you can sign up by e-mailing
monopolytournament@hotmail.com. Or you can call 424-1407.
You don't have to dress fancy. Just wear jeans and relax and have fun.
The Opry Trust Fund has announced the commitment of $250,000 toward the building
of a Country Music Retirement Center, which will give music industry retirees a
place to live out their golden years, regardless of income.
Opry member Martina McBride, a member of the center’s board of directors, will
accept an initial $50,000 check during Saturday’s (July 26) performance of
“Grand Ole Opry Live” on the CMT television channel.
“It is our duty to ensure that the people that came before us and helped
establish the country music industry are provided with housing and medical care
in their later years if they are in financial need,” McBride said.
The Opry management formed the Opry Trust Fund in 1965 to help those in the
country music industry who have fallen on hard times. The center project started
in 1994 as an initiative of a Country Music Association task force.
Contributions can be sent to: Country Music Retirement Center Donations c/o
SunTrust Bank, 1026 17th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37212.
(Taken From "The Nashville City Newspaper"
Written By Chris Lewis)
CMA stuff on Early Show - http://www.countrynation.com/
The final nominees of select categories for the CMA Awards will be announced
live from the Grand Old Opry House, during Thursday's "The Early Show" with CBS
News Anchor Hannah Storm.
The announcements will start at approximately 8:30 AM/EDT. Earlier in the show,
Storm will interview Martina McBride and Rascal Flatts will perform. Following
the announcements, Darryl Worley, who is taking part in the reading of the CMA
Broadcast Award finalists, will also sing.
Joining Worley to announce the CMA Broadcast Award finalists will be Steve Azar,
Jennifer Hanson, Buddy Jewell and Jimmy Wayne.
Nevermind the fact that at least half of those nominated can only be described
as fork-ready. Done, my little cowpoke.
Hosted by Vince Gill, "The 37th Annual CMA Awards" will be broadcast live on CBS
Wednesday, Nov. 5 from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
ARTIST PERFORMANCES INCLUDED IN CBS’ “THE EARLY SHOW” COVERAGE OF THE CMA AWARDS
NOMINEES PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE FROM GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE, TUESDAY, AUG. 26
CBS News Anchor Hannah Storm To Interview Martina McBride With Live Performances
by Rascal Flatts and Darryl Worley
NASHVILLE – CBS-Television Network’s “The Early Show” coverage of the CMA Awards
Nominees Press Conference Tuesday, Aug. 26 from the world-famous Grand Ole Opry
House in Nashville, Tenn., continues to grow with interview segments and
performances added to the planned coverage of the prestigious event.
“We are delighted to have national network attention for our announcements,”
said CMA Executive Director Ed Benson. “Anticipation is starting to build and
the performances by our artists will add a whole new level of excitement to the
announcement of our finalists for the CMA Awards. This is a wonderful platform
and a great vehicle to raise awareness of the CMA Awards and our terrific
artists.”
For the first time, the final nominees of select categories for the CMA Awards
will be announced live during “The Early Show” with CBS News Anchor Hannah
Storm, host and reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Martina McBride and
special guests reigning CMA Horizon Award winners Rascal Flatts. The
announcements will start at approximately 8:30 AM/EDT (7:30 AM/CDT). Earlier in
the show, Storm will interview McBride and Rascal Flatts will perform. Following
the announcements, Darryl Worley, who is participating in the announcement of
the CMA Broadcast Award finalists, is also scheduled to perform.
Joining Worley to announce the CMA Broadcast Award finalists during the press
conference will be Steve Azar, Jennifer Hanson, Buddy Jewell and Jimmy Wayne.
Doors at the Grand Ole Opry House open to invited guests at 6:00 AM/CDT, with
activities starting as early as 6:30 AM/CDT. All appearances, performances and
times are subject to change.
In addition to the live coverage on CBS’ “The Early Show,” the entire
announcements live via CBS’ satellite service; in addition, an edited video news
release will be available via CBS’ satellite service mid-day Tuesday, Aug. 26.
An audio feed of the press conference, as well as the announcement of the 2003
CMA Broadcast Award finalists, will be available via StarGuide, from CMA’s
official radio partner MJI Programming, a division of Premiere Radio Networks.
In Nashville, the event will be carried live on NewsChannel 5+. Radio stations
interested in receiving the audio feed may contact MJI Programming at (212)
896-5272 or e-mail rhamilton@mji.com. For information about satellite
coordinates for the live feed and VNR, please contact Cory Chapman at CMA (615)
244-2840 or by e-mail at cchapman@CMAworld.com.
Hosted by Vince Gill, “The 37th Annual CMA Awards” will be broadcast live on CBS
(8:00–11:00 PM/EST)
http://www.cmaworld.com/news_publications/pr_common/press_detail.asp?re=228&year=2003
Tune in for an encore presentation of MWL Stacked: Martina McBride Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 9:30 p.m (All times ET/PT)
Each episode of MWL Stacked features 30 minutes of the best videos from a
superstar country artist, as determined by the fans. Tune in to the following
episodes to see an entire show dedicated to the work of some of your favorite
stars.
Martina portays Patsy Cline in the Imax Movie "Our Country" ...
...a film celebrating the heritage of country music and filled with performances
by a ton of country stars, will debut in IMAX and other large-format theatres
nationwide this summer.
The world premiere of the film will take place on Wednesday, June 25, at the
Regal Opry Mills IMAX Theatre in Nashville, where it will open to the public on
June 27. Many artists in the film will attend the invitation-only premiere.
Featured artists include: Alabama, Sara Evans, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Hal
Ketchum, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Loretta Lynn, Kathy Mattea, Martina
McBride, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dolly Parton, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Lee Ann
Womack, Trisha Yearwood, and Dwight Yoakam, among others.
"Our Country" will open in July in IMAX and other large-format theatres in
Kansas City, Dallas, Myrtle Beach, and Palm Desert, Ca., before rolling out
across the country this fall.
Stars in IMAX Film Donate $250,000
Rather than being paid for their performances in the upcoming IMAX film Our
Country, a number of country stars donated their compensation to St. Jude’s
Children’s Research Hospital. Alabama’s Randy Owen, a longtime supporter of the
hospital, and Colin Reed, the president and CEO of Gaylord Entertainment, will
present a $250,000 check to St. Jude on Wednesday (June 25) during the film’s
world premiere in Nashville. Among those featured in the film: Alabama, Sara
Evans, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Loretta Lynn,
Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Dolly Parton, Marty Stuart, Trisha Yearwood and
Dwight Yoakam
Martina McBride And Rascal Flatts To Announce CMA Awards Nominees Posted on Wednesday, July 16 2003
Reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Martina McBride and special guests,
reigning Horizon Award winners Rascal Flatts will announce the final nominees
for “The 37th Annual CMA Awards” during a press conference on August 26 in
Nashville.
The CMA Awards will be broadcast live on CBS at 8 p.m.EST, November 5 from the
Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Returning for his 12th consecutive year as
host of “Country Music’s Biggest Night” is MCA Nashville superstar Vince Gill.
“The announcement of the final nominees launches the very exciting ramp up to
the CMA Awards and brings an enormous amount of attention to our format and the
depth of talent of our artists,” said CMA Executive Director Ed Benson. “Like
all of us in the industry, millions of fans are anxiously awaiting to see who
the top nominees will be.”
The location and time of the press conference will be announced soon.
Martina will be at the Grand Ole Opry and on the televised portion
The show will be on CMT USA Saturday July 26 at 8:00 pm eastern, 7:00 pm central
and 11:00 pm eastern, 10:00 pm central and Sunday July 27 at 11:00 am eastern,
10:000 am central
The schedule for the televised portion of Saturday's Grand Ole Opry:
Bill Anderson
Rachel Proctor
Martina McBride
Earl Scruggs
Country Stampede
The show was great! It was by far the best Martina show I've been to. She looked
wonderful, and the crowd was crazy about her. Hank Williams Jr. followed
Martina's performance, and she was by far the better show....and that is coming
from other, non Martinaholics in the crowd. And I heard a rumor that the crowd
was estimated at 60,000 people, but don't quote me on that, it wasn't anything
official. The set list was about the same as Comstock, with the exception of
taking out From The Ashes and adding In My Daughter's Eye's, loved seeing that
one live. The only bad thing about the whole concert was the seating...We were
about 50 rows back and that was only about 1/4 (maybe even a little closer)
back. I got a few pictures, well alot actually, but even being that far back,
they are ok.
They had up and comers there performing their original songs, and one of them
works for a publishing company in Nashville, and was more than willing to answer
questions. And as you read I was won over by Miss Shevy Smith, she is a 20 yr
old Kanas native, and the one that writes songs for the publishing Co. down
there, and she has traveled with quite a few bigger named artists. And Amy
Chappell from Nashville star performed, but I missed her question and answer
part. I saw about 4 artists, I think. It was really inspiring. - Pearl
I was back about 20 rows, but it was still good. And it was reported that her
concert that one night of the 4 days of concerts, was the highest attended of
the festival, with about 15,000 in attendance....which if you knew where
Comstock Nebraska was, you'd understand that that was an ungodly amount of
people....lol When Martina came out, of course she was wearing all black, but
looked wonderful. I thought she sounded slightly different at first, but then
once she got warmed up seemed to be on! During the first song she was getting
hit by bugs, BIG bugs....and when the song was done she said something to the
effects of, "Wow, those are some big bugs, I know, y'all are taking bets when
the first one will be in my mouth." Very funny, but the bugs wouldn't leave her
alone. She had to keep brushing her hair to get rid of them while she was
singing....Poor Girl....She pretty much sang the same set list everyone has been
posting...She did add From The Ashes, she said it wasn't part of the list, but
just felt like singing it..........Even she just feels like singings
sometimes.....I thought that was funny, I thought only us wanna be's "just feels
like singing" nonstop...lol She did sing Harper Valley PTA and Somewhere Over
The Rainbow, and I still say Harper Valley is the better of the 2, too many
artists have killed Somewhere Over The Rainbow. And she did sing Concrete Angel
and This One's For The Girls. The crowd loved the new single. And why wouldn't
they, it's a fun, upbeat, almost whimsical, carefree song. Oh, and I don't know
that I'd ever heard Life #9 live before and she did that in her encore . It was
a good show! - Pearl
Martina Sung Tammy Wynette's song "Stand By Your Man", the #1 song. Martina's
song "Independence Day" placed at #50. For More Information On This Event ...
MARTINA MCBRIDE CELEBRITY AUCTION BRINGS IN RECORD SETTING AMOUNT FOR THE
YWCA OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE!!!
Posted on Wednesday, June 11 2003
Nashville, TN (June 9, 2003) – Martina McBride’s YWCA Celebrity Auction brought
in a record breaking $86,000 yesterday - more than in any previous year and up
$24,000 from last year’s total. Hundreds of eager fans crowded into the standing
room only tent on the grounds of the Hall of Fame Park in downtown Nashville, TN
on the final day of Fan Fair.
Martina McBride, who has now hosted the charity auction for ten years, surprised
fans and organizers alike when she announced to the crowd that she was putting
up for bid, a recording session at her husband, John McBride’s new state of the
art recording studio. “We’ll let you sing any song you like. John and I will
produce it and we’ll bring in my band to back you up,” announced Martina to the
crowd. John McBride added with a grin, “We might even find someone to sing
background vocals for ya!” After going back and forth between two eager bidders,
the session sold for $8,000. Not to miss a great opportunity to raise money for
a needed cause, Martina and John generously added another session to the second
bidder for the same price.
Other high bids of the day were for a platinum plaque for Martina’s Emotion CD
that went for $4,650 and handwritten and framed lyrics to her hits “Independence
Day,” “Where Would You Be” and “Concrete Angel” that went for $3,300, $2,500 and
$3,500 respectively. One fan picked up a Les Paul Guitar signed by Chris Cagle,
Collin Raye, Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley for
$3,200. Another, an autographed Anton Breton Charlie Daniels souvenir fiddle
with case and autographed photo for $2,300.
Fans were also treated to special guest appearances throughout the day. Chris
Cagle auctioned his crock pot for $500 and sold the shirt off his back and the
shoes off his feet for an additional $650. CMT host Katie Cook auctioned a CMT
“100 Greatest Songs of Country Music” t-shirt signed by all the participating
artists of the television special for $425, the gown she wore at this year’s CMT
“Flameworthy Awards” for $350 and four backstage passes to the Grand Ole Opry
for $850. Nashville Star contestant Jamey Garner auctioned one of the
autographed Nashville Star
Martina was on the cover of Country Weekly, May 13th, A story with lots of
photos of the McBride family "dream home" and how Martina has been redecorating.
A
compilation Album titled "Remembering Patsy Cline", due September 9th from MCA,
features a wide spectrum of female singers taking their turns with songs
popularized by Cline, who crossed over from country to the pop charts with a
string of hits in the late Fifties and early Sixties. The twelve tracks on the
tribute are the twelve tracks from Cline's Greatest Hits album, a jukebox
favorite and multi-million seller over the past thirty years.
The release date for Remembering Patsy Cline falls just one day after what would
have been Cline's seventy-first birthday.
FIVE MORE DAYS!!! I cannot wait! A little info regarding some of the posts: The
river mentioned in So Magical is one of the writer's daughter's name. How Far is
a power ballad - one of my absolute favorites! How Far and Daughter's Eyes are
probably the two main contenders for the next single although do not rule
something else out. Martina is going to do some radio visits next week and I
will stay home with the kids - waaaahhh - We'll miss her but she will never be
gone more than 2 days in a row. I am in shock that Amazon actually gave her a
favorable review. Martina is really excited about her Crossroads with Pat
Benatar. After reading more about Pat Benatar, she seems to have a lot in common
with Martina - 2 girls, big voice, a husband that won't go away, etc. Hah Hah.
Being on an Apple computer I am not able to get the song a day from CMT - I hope
it sounds OK coming over a computer. Martina sang background two nights ago on a
song by a band called "Big and Rich" - John Rich (previously in Lonestar) and
Big Kenny are the two guys who wrote "She's A Butterfly" - that album will be
out sometime next year. She will be performing on the CMA Awards - not sure what
song yet. The Christmas Tour has fifteen stops this year - most of them close
enough for the school routing, and Oklahoma City will be the last stop December
22 (Delaney's b-day). The single is doing well and should continue to climb -
keep your fingers crossed! Martina is currently reading East of Eden and loves
it - I have started it myself (yes we really do know how to read). Life is busy
and wonderful and fall is about here - the weather in Nashville has been
beautiful this week. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are mixing some of their next
album at out studio, but they are not here, just their engineers.
Martina's song on the Patsy Cline album is the 1st thing we ever recorded in our
studio. MCA contacted Martina and asked to be on that album and told her they
wanted a "different" version of Patsy's songs. They told us there were jazz,
big-band, etc. versions and she should do something different than country, so
that is how that came about. Martina is excited about life in general and still
the greatest person I have ever met. Hope everyone is happy, healthy and well.
Hopefully we will see some of you on the road - take care! John
I should proof read these posts before I hit send - I meant to say the RHCP are
mixing some of their
There are two in-stores in the near future - Atlanta and Chicago - and for the
life of me I do not know the dates but I am sure anyone who lives there could
find out. Mark didn't answer his mobile a little bit ago so I am not sure when
they are exactly. I know Martina has been signing CD booklets for the last 3
days in order to get a jump on the signing at the in-stores - we want everyone
to be able to get an autograph. Getting ready to jump on the bus for MA and CT
this weekend - take care everybody! John
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Hey everyone, your friendly neighborhood webmaster here...
Martina will be in McDonough, GA on Tuesday the 30th at the Wal-Mart and she
will be in Schererville, Indiana at the Wal-Mart on Thursday, October 2nd. It's
close to Chicago, about an hour or so south of the city itself. More in the
Merriville, Indiana area if you are familiar with that.
We don't have times on these as of yet, so check with your local stores or watch
for more info here. Please don't e-mail asking for times, as we simply don't
know them as of yet.
Thanks,
Darren
(Posted on the offical Martiner/4S Sep 26,27 2003)
Martina will serve as special Series Host commentator for an 8-hour review of
the most important female artists of the modern era titled, "Let's Hear It For
the Girls/The Fabulous Females of Country." This 8-hour mega special airs
two-hours every weekend in October on United Stations Radio Networks.
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USRN Names McBride Guest Presenter For "This One’s For The Girls: The Fabulous
Females Of Country"
United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., (USRN) has finalized an arrangement with
Martina McBride by which the Award-Winning Vocalist will serve as Special Guest
Presenter of its multi-week October mini-series titled This One’s For the Girls:
The Fabulous Females of Country. McBride will co-present the show with Lisa
Dent, midday personality at WUSN-FM, "US-99", Chicago. This four-part,
eight-hour special was originally titled The Fabulous Females of Country, and
the new title shares its name with and reflects the success of Martina’s current
Top 10 hit, "This One’s For the Girls."
The series, which is scheduled to air for two-hours per weekend during each of
the four weekends of October, is written and produced for United Stations by
Neil Haislop’s Country Forever Productions.
The program will feature interviews with and music from Shania Twain, Faith
Hill, Reba McEntire, The Dixie Chicks, and dozens of other influential and
successful women in the Country format including co-presenter, Martina McBride.
It will also feature a number of top male Country stars discussing the success
of their female counterparts.
The announcement of McBride’s addition to the production came from USRN’s EVP/Programming,
Andy Denemark who explained the concept for the series.
"It’s the women who’ve changed the landscape of the Country format the most over
the past number of years, and it felt like time to review it all in one solid
special," said Denemark. He added, "To have Martina be part of this series is
thrilling, but it’s especially great right now with her current hit being so
thematically connected to what we’re doing."
This One’s For the Girls: The Fabulous Females of Country is scheduled as part
of the Country Giants series, also produced by Neil Haislop’s Country Forever
Productions. It is also available to radio stations independently of that series
and market exclusive, barter basis through United Stations. The series is the
fifth annual October series distributed by United Stations and each one has been
provided in the same four-part, eight-hour format.
Martina In October Redbook Magazine
(Sep. 20, 2003)
The article is about the POSITIVE things she does, the thing she should be most
admired for (along with her being a mother).
Martina was chosen one of the fourteen mothers and shakers for her work with
ending domestic abuse!
They talked about her song "Independence Day" and that she is the spokeswoman
for the National Network to End Domestic Violence!
You'll find Jewel on the cover of this Redbool Magazine.
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-- Martina McBride will be recognized at the 6th Annual Redbook "Mothers and
Shakers" Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York City today. The event
recognizes women who have mentored and inspired others to lead happier,
healthier and more fulfilling lives
On Wednesday, Martina will receive the Recording Academy Heroes Award in
Washington, DC. This is the Grammy organization’s highest honor and recognizes
those who have improved the lives of music makers and those who use the power of
music to improve the lives of all Americans.
(From countrynation.com)
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MARTINA MCBRIDE AN OFFICIAL "MOTHER AND SHAKER"
Martina McBride will be recognized at the 6th Annual Redbook "Mothers and
Shakers" Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York City on September 16th. The
event recognizes women who have mentored and inspired others to lead happier,
healthier and more fulfilling lives.
DETAILS - Martina is being honored for her work with various domestic violence
organizations and for recording songs which have impacted and changed the lives
of many including "Independence Day,' "Broken Wing," "Love's The Only House" and
"Concrete Angel" just to name a few. Some of the other fourteen honorees are
Stockard Channing, Katie Couric, Jewel, Kyra Sedgwick, and Cynthia Nixon. The
Redbook issue featuring all the "Mothers and Shakers" is on stands now.
ALSO, Wednesday, September 17, the Recording Academy will bestow upon Martina
their Recording Academy Heroes Award in Washington, DC. This is the Grammy
organization's highest honor and recognizes those who have improved the lives of
music makers and those who use the power of music to improve the lives of all
Americans. Each year, the award is given to one Senator, one Congressperson, one
recording artist, and one local nonprofit organization. Martina is being
recognized for her work with domestic violence organizations and other
charities. Other honorees are Senator John McCain, Congressman Bill Delahunt,
and the Music Therapy organization of the Maryland School of the Blind. Famed
poet, Maya Angelou will present Martina's honor.
Martina Receives Two CMA Nominations, Releasing New
CD In September!! Posted on Wednesday, August 27 2003
Nashville, TN (August 26, 2003) – Martina McBride announced the nominees for
this year’s CMA Awards at a press conference held at the Grand Ole Opry this
morning. Onstage, Martina McBride learned she was, once again, nominated for CMA
“Female Vocalist of the Year.” She won the award last year and in 1996. She also
took “Top Female Vocalist” honors at the Academy of Country Music awards for the
last two years. In addition, Martina’s poignant and heartrending “Concrete
Angel” video is nominated for the CMA Video of the Year award. The video
recently earned two CMT Flameworthy honors. The CMA Awards will be broadcast on
CBS from Nashville on November 5th.
Martina is readying for the release of her 8th CD, Martina, due in stores on
September 30th. The disc is the highly anticipated follow up to her
double-platinum selling, Greatest Hits collection. The first single, “This One’s
For The Girl’s” features an all-star chorus of Faith Hill, Carolyn Dawn Johnson,
Martina’s daughters Delaney and Emma and two of the song’s writers, Hillary
Lindsay and Aimee Mayo on the chorus.
On her award nominations, Martina said, “It’s truly been a great year for me.
I’ve had a lot of wonderful things happen in my career. Still, hearing your name
read as a CMA nominee never gets old! It’s always a great honor to be nominated,
especially when you’re nominated alongside such amazingly talents. I couldn’t be
more thrilled!
MARTINA MCBRIDE RELEASES MARTINA ON SEPTEMBER 30!!! Posted on Tuesday, September 9 2003
September 8, 2003–Nashville, TN– Country superstar Martina McBride will release
her much anticipated new CD, Martina, on September 30th. The disc is the first
studio release of all new music in four years and follows her double-platinum
Greatest Hits CD that spawned the four smash hits “Blessed,” “Concrete Angel,”
“Where Would You Be” and “When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues.”
Throughout her 12-year recording career, Martina has sold nearly eight million
albums, produced six #1 hit songs and filled her mantle with industry and fan
voted awards.
In fact, over the past two years, Martina has won nearly every honor that could
possibly be bestowed. To count, she has won back-to-back ACM Top Female Vocalist
awards, the CMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year award, the American Music Award’s
Favorite Female Country Artist honor, back-to-back CMT Flameworthy Awards for
“Concrete Angel” and “Blessed,” Country Weekly’s Favorite Female Artist award
and the Billboard Music Award for Country Female Artist of the Year. She is once
again nominated for the CMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year Award as well as Video
of the Year for “Concrete Angel.”
Martina’s impact on the industry was also exemplified when she ranked #25 on
CMT’s list of the all time “Greatest Women of Country Music” and her song
“Independence Day” was ranked #9 on their list of “100 Greatest Songs of Country
Music” list.
Billboard’s Airplay Monitor recently released the findings of their yearly poll
which asks country program and music directors to list their core artists, and
revealed Martina McBride tied with Shania Twain as the top females and she
overtook the Dixie Chicks and Faith Hill as the format’s former core acts.
There are no signs of slowing down. The first single from Martina, “This One’s
For the Girls” is already in the top ten at country radio. The track, written by
Hillary Lindsey and Aimee Mayo, (both of whom provide background vocals) and
Chris Lindsey, features additional background vocals by Faith Hill, Carolyn Dawn
Johnson and Martina's two daughters, Delaney and Emma.
For the new CD, Martina once again turned to long-time producer Paul Worley to
co-produce the tracks with her. The album was recorded in John and Martina
McBride’s brand new state of the art studio, Blackbird, located in the Berry
Hill neighborhood of Nashville, TN. Recording the tracks at Blackbird gave
Martina the flexibility to work on the songs anytime, day or night even by
herself if necessary. The studio’s relaxed atmosphere and customized kitchen
offered a home away from home for Martina and her family during the recording
process. Martina could even prepare dinner for her family on occasion and the
dining room table did double time as a desk on which her two young daughters
could work on school and art projects.
Martina tapped some of Nashville’s greatest voices, arrangers and songwriters
for Martina. Vince Gill provided guest vocals on "Wearing White," a song written
by Lisa Drew and Tommy Lee James and Ricky Skaggs stepped in to arrange the
instruments on “Reluctant Daughter,” a song written by Sally Barris and Jon
Vezner. Fellow female vocalist, Jamie O'Neal contributed "How Far," a tune she
co-wrote with Shaye Smith and Ed Hill. John Rich and Big Kenny (better known as
Warner Bros. recording act, Big and Rich) penned the cut, "She's A Butterfly”
and the team of Angelo, Brett James and Hillary Lindsey provided “So Magical”
and “When You Love Me.” The CD’s final track is a live version of “Over the
Rainbow” with arrangements by Martina and Jim Medlin.
On September 17th, the Recording Academy will bestow upon Martina their
Recording Academy Heroes Award in Washington, DC. This is the Grammy
organization’s highest honor and recognizes those who have improved the lives of
music makers and those who use the power of music to improve the lives of all
Americans. Each year, the award is given to one Senator, one Congressperson, one
recording artist, and one local nonprofit organization. Martina is being
recognized for her work with domestic violence organizations and other
charities. Other honorees are Senator John McCain, Congressman Bill Delahunt,
and the Music Therapy organization of the Maryland School of the Blind.
Martina will also be recognized at the 6th Annual Redbook “Mothers and Shakers”
Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York Cityon September 16th. The event
recognizes women who have mentored and inspired others to lead happier,
healthier and more fulfilling lives. Martina is being honored for her work with
various domestic violence organizations and for recording songs which have
impacted and changed the lives of many including “Independence Day,' “Broken
Wing," “Love’s The Only House” and “Concrete Angel” just to name a few. Some of
the other fourteen honorees are Stockard Channing, Katie Couric, Jewel, Kyra
Sedgwick, and Cynthia Nixon.
A full slate of radio and media visits as well as retail in-store appearances
are scheduled around the release of the CD.
Help support the Fannie Battle Day Home by bidding on one of the many items
currently available on our eBay auction!!
The script and hat are from Martina's very first television special, "Full Speed
Ahead". The picture does not do the hat justice - the autograph really looks a
lot better in person, but it was hard to keep the fabric straight when taking
the picture. The script and hat are definitely one of a kind - a true
collector's item. And I thought the ACM souvenir book was a cool item simply
because she had signed it and it was from the year 2000. Happy bidding! Here is
the address for Fannie Battle's website:
www.fanniebattle.org
MARTINA MCBRIDE AND MARK WILLS HELP PEOPLE "SHARE" BIG TIME
A volunteer group of Nashville-based drug and alcohol treatment professionals
and music industry executives have gotten together to produce a new CD called
SHARE (The Songs of Hope, Awareness and Recovery for Everyone) that includes
some major talent, set for an Aug. 26th release. Martina McBride and Mark Wills
are among the country artists joining forces on the song," When Love Rules the
World, co-written by Kent Blazy, Blair Daly and Tom Douglas. Paul Worley
produced the recording featuring vocals by McBride, Wills, Rhett Akins, Susan
Ashton, Sherrie Austin, T. Graham Brown, Gary Burr, Ricky Lynn Gregg, Sonya
Isaacs, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Hal Ketchum, Raul Malo, Kathy Mattea, Michael
Peterson, Jon Randall, Collin Raye and Daryle Singletary. The other 16 songs on
the CD include previously released material, including George Jones' "Choices."
CD sales benefit substance abuse prevention and treatment programs.
ARTISTS "SHARE" THEIR TALENT FOR CD
On August 26, be on the lookout for a new CD featuring many of country's
favorite artists.
The CD is called "Songs of Hope, Awareness and Recovery for Everyone (SHARE),"
and the release coincides with National Recovery Month, which starts in
September.
The CD will have a collection of songs dealing with addiction in some way, shape
or form, in the categories of "what it was like," "what happened" and "what it's
like now."
Most of the songs are reissues of artists' previous songs, like George Jones'
"Choices," "I'm Trying" by Diamond Rio and Chely Wright and Travis Tritt's "No
More Looking Over My Shoulder."
There is one song, however, made expressly for the album. Called "When Love
Rules the World," it's the signature song of SHARE, scheduled to be released on
August 4, and features around 20 country stars, including Rhett Akins, Sherrie
Austin, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Collin Raye, Hal Ketchum, Martina McBride and
more. (Published on: July 21, 2003)
Martina McBride and Sara Evans, along with Deana Carter, Naomi Judd, Emmylou
Harris, Sheryl Crow, LeAnn Rimes, Jessica Andrews and Jennifer Hanson, are
featured in the 60th Anniversary Issue of The New York Times Magazine's fall
fashion edition, "Fashions of the Times," which will be included in this
Sunday's edition of the paper.
Titled "Honky-Tonk Angels," the nine-page section observes of Evans, "the girl
can sing; she's got that perfect blend of smoke and syrup in her vocals." Didn't
they say the same thing about Aunt Jemima?
Lauding McBride's career and charitable accomplishments, the edition raves,
"Forget Hillary for president in 2008; what about Martina?"
A Fund-raiser for Childhelp USA: A national organization working with
neglected and abused kids.
The event is Celebrity Monopoly and it will happen at 6 p.m. Sept. 18 at the
downtown Hilton Suites, Nashville. You can have dinner and play Monopoly with
Cheryl herself or Martina McBride or Pam Tillis or Jamie O'Neal or Titans chief
Jeff Diamond or Titans receiver Derrick Mason or another celeb. Gov. Phil
Bredesen will do a drive-by and the honorary chair is Karen Frist, wife of Sen.
Bill Frist. It's all for a mere $175 and you can sign up by e-mailing
monopolytournament@hotmail.com. Or you can call 424-1407.
You don't have to dress fancy. Just wear jeans and relax and have fun.
The Opry Trust Fund has announced the commitment of $250,000 toward the building
of a Country Music Retirement Center, which will give music industry retirees a
place to live out their golden years, regardless of income.
Opry member Martina McBride, a member of the center’s board of directors, will
accept an initial $50,000 check during Saturday’s (July 26) performance of
“Grand Ole Opry Live” on the CMT television channel.
“It is our duty to ensure that the people that came before us and helped
establish the country music industry are provided with housing and medical care
in their later years if they are in financial need,” McBride said.
The Opry management formed the Opry Trust Fund in 1965 to help those in the
country music industry who have fallen on hard times. The center project started
in 1994 as an initiative of a Country Music Association task force.
Contributions can be sent to: Country Music Retirement Center Donations c/o
SunTrust Bank, 1026 17th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37212.
(Taken From "The Nashville City Newspaper"
Written By Chris Lewis)
CMA stuff on Early Show - http://www.countrynation.com/
The final nominees of select categories for the CMA Awards will be announced
live from the Grand Old Opry House, during Thursday's "The Early Show" with CBS
News Anchor Hannah Storm.
The announcements will start at approximately 8:30 AM/EDT. Earlier in the show,
Storm will interview Martina McBride and Rascal Flatts will perform. Following
the announcements, Darryl Worley, who is taking part in the reading of the CMA
Broadcast Award finalists, will also sing.
Joining Worley to announce the CMA Broadcast Award finalists will be Steve Azar,
Jennifer Hanson, Buddy Jewell and Jimmy Wayne.
Nevermind the fact that at least half of those nominated can only be described
as fork-ready. Done, my little cowpoke.
Hosted by Vince Gill, "The 37th Annual CMA Awards" will be broadcast live on CBS
Wednesday, Nov. 5 from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
ARTIST PERFORMANCES INCLUDED IN CBS’ “THE EARLY SHOW” COVERAGE OF THE CMA AWARDS
NOMINEES PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE FROM GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE, TUESDAY, AUG. 26
CBS News Anchor Hannah Storm To Interview Martina McBride With Live Performances
by Rascal Flatts and Darryl Worley
NASHVILLE – CBS-Television Network’s “The Early Show” coverage of the CMA Awards
Nominees Press Conference Tuesday, Aug. 26 from the world-famous Grand Ole Opry
House in Nashville, Tenn., continues to grow with interview segments and
performances added to the planned coverage of the prestigious event.
“We are delighted to have national network attention for our announcements,”
said CMA Executive Director Ed Benson. “Anticipation is starting to build and
the performances by our artists will add a whole new level of excitement to the
announcement of our finalists for the CMA Awards. This is a wonderful platform
and a great vehicle to raise awareness of the CMA Awards and our terrific
artists.”
For the first time, the final nominees of select categories for the CMA Awards
will be announced live during “The Early Show” with CBS News Anchor Hannah
Storm, host and reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Martina McBride and
special guests reigning CMA Horizon Award winners Rascal Flatts. The
announcements will start at approximately 8:30 AM/EDT (7:30 AM/CDT). Earlier in
the show, Storm will interview McBride and Rascal Flatts will perform. Following
the announcements, Darryl Worley, who is participating in the announcement of
the CMA Broadcast Award finalists, is also scheduled to perform.
Joining Worley to announce the CMA Broadcast Award finalists during the press
conference will be Steve Azar, Jennifer Hanson, Buddy Jewell and Jimmy Wayne.
Doors at the Grand Ole Opry House open to invited guests at 6:00 AM/CDT, with
activities starting as early as 6:30 AM/CDT. All appearances, performances and
times are subject to change.
In addition to the live coverage on CBS’ “The Early Show,” the entire
announcements live via CBS’ satellite service; in addition, an edited video news
release will be available via CBS’ satellite service mid-day Tuesday, Aug. 26.
An audio feed of the press conference, as well as the announcement of the 2003
CMA Broadcast Award finalists, will be available via StarGuide, from CMA’s
official radio partner MJI Programming, a division of Premiere Radio Networks.
In Nashville, the event will be carried live on NewsChannel 5+. Radio stations
interested in receiving the audio feed may contact MJI Programming at (212)
896-5272 or e-mail rhamilton@mji.com. For information about satellite
coordinates for the live feed and VNR, please contact Cory Chapman at CMA (615)
244-2840 or by e-mail at cchapman@CMAworld.com.
Hosted by Vince Gill, “The 37th Annual CMA Awards” will be broadcast live on CBS
(8:00–11:00 PM/EST)
http://www.cmaworld.com/news_publications/pr_common/press_detail.asp?re=228&year=2003
Tune in for an encore presentation of MWL Stacked: Martina McBride Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 9:30 p.m (All times ET/PT)
Each episode of MWL Stacked features 30 minutes of the best videos from a
superstar country artist, as determined by the fans. Tune in to the following
episodes to see an entire show dedicated to the work of some of your favorite
stars.
Martina portays Patsy Cline in the Imax Movie "Our Country" ...
...a film celebrating the heritage of country music and filled with performances
by a ton of country stars, will debut in IMAX and other large-format theatres
nationwide this summer.
The world premiere of the film will take place on Wednesday, June 25, at the
Regal Opry Mills IMAX Theatre in Nashville, where it will open to the public on
June 27. Many artists in the film will attend the invitation-only premiere.
Featured artists include: Alabama, Sara Evans, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Hal
Ketchum, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Loretta Lynn, Kathy Mattea, Martina
McBride, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dolly Parton, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Lee Ann
Womack, Trisha Yearwood, and Dwight Yoakam, among others.
"Our Country" will open in July in IMAX and other large-format theatres in
Kansas City, Dallas, Myrtle Beach, and Palm Desert, Ca., before rolling out
across the country this fall.
Stars in IMAX Film Donate $250,000
Rather than being paid for their performances in the upcoming IMAX film Our
Country, a number of country stars donated their compensation to St. Jude’s
Children’s Research Hospital. Alabama’s Randy Owen, a longtime supporter of the
hospital, and Colin Reed, the president and CEO of Gaylord Entertainment, will
present a $250,000 check to St. Jude on Wednesday (June 25) during the film’s
world premiere in Nashville. Among those featured in the film: Alabama, Sara
Evans, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Loretta Lynn,
Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Dolly Parton, Marty Stuart, Trisha Yearwood and
Dwight Yoakam
Martina McBride And Rascal Flatts To Announce CMA Awards Nominees Posted on Wednesday, July 16 2003
Reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Martina McBride and special guests,
reigning Horizon Award winners Rascal Flatts will announce the final nominees
for “The 37th Annual CMA Awards” during a press conference on August 26 in
Nashville.
The CMA Awards will be broadcast live on CBS at 8 p.m.EST, November 5 from the
Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Returning for his 12th consecutive year as
host of “Country Music’s Biggest Night” is MCA Nashville superstar Vince Gill.
“The announcement of the final nominees launches the very exciting ramp up to
the CMA Awards and brings an enormous amount of attention to our format and the
depth of talent of our artists,” said CMA Executive Director Ed Benson. “Like
all of us in the industry, millions of fans are anxiously awaiting to see who
the top nominees will be.”
The location and time of the press conference will be announced soon.
Martina will be at the Grand Ole Opry and on the televised portion
The show will be on CMT USA Saturday July 26 at 8:00 pm eastern, 7:00 pm central
and 11:00 pm eastern, 10:00 pm central and Sunday July 27 at 11:00 am eastern,
10:000 am central
The schedule for the televised portion of Saturday's Grand Ole Opry:
Bill Anderson
Rachel Proctor
Martina McBride
Earl Scruggs
Country Stampede
The show was great! It was by far the best Martina show I've been to. She looked
wonderful, and the crowd was crazy about her. Hank Williams Jr. followed
Martina's performance, and she was by far the better show....and that is coming
from other, non Martinaholics in the crowd. And I heard a rumor that the crowd
was estimated at 60,000 people, but don't quote me on that, it wasn't anything
official. The set list was about the same as Comstock, with the exception of
taking out From The Ashes and adding In My Daughter's Eye's, loved seeing that
one live. The only bad thing about the whole concert was the seating...We were
about 50 rows back and that was only about 1/4 (maybe even a little closer)
back. I got a few pictures, well alot actually, but even being that far back,
they are ok.
They had up and comers there performing their original songs, and one of them
works for a publishing company in Nashville, and was more than willing to answer
questions. And as you read I was won over by Miss Shevy Smith, she is a 20 yr
old Kanas native, and the one that writes songs for the publishing Co. down
there, and she has traveled with quite a few bigger named artists. And Amy
Chappell from Nashville star performed, but I missed her question and answer
part. I saw about 4 artists, I think. It was really inspiring. - Pearl
I was back about 20 rows, but it was still good. And it was reported that her
concert that one night of the 4 days of concerts, was the highest attended of
the festival, with about 15,000 in attendance....which if you knew where
Comstock Nebraska was, you'd understand that that was an ungodly amount of
people....lol When Martina came out, of course she was wearing all black, but
looked wonderful. I thought she sounded slightly different at first, but then
once she got warmed up seemed to be on! During the first song she was getting
hit by bugs, BIG bugs....and when the song was done she said something to the
effects of, "Wow, those are some big bugs, I know, y'all are taking bets when
the first one will be in my mouth." Very funny, but the bugs wouldn't leave her
alone. She had to keep brushing her hair to get rid of them while she was
singing....Poor Girl....She pretty much sang the same set list everyone has been
posting...She did add From The Ashes, she said it wasn't part of the list, but
just felt like singing it..........Even she just feels like singings
sometimes.....I thought that was funny, I thought only us wanna be's "just feels
like singing" nonstop...lol She did sing Harper Valley PTA and Somewhere Over
The Rainbow, and I still say Harper Valley is the better of the 2, too many
artists have killed Somewhere Over The Rainbow. And she did sing Concrete Angel
and This One's For The Girls. The crowd loved the new single. And why wouldn't
they, it's a fun, upbeat, almost whimsical, carefree song. Oh, and I don't know
that I'd ever heard Life #9 live before and she did that in her encore . It was
a good show! - Pearl
Martina Sung Tammy Wynette's song "Stand By Your Man", the #1 song. Martina's
song "Independence Day" placed at #50. For More Information On This Event ...
MARTINA MCBRIDE CELEBRITY AUCTION BRINGS IN RECORD SETTING AMOUNT FOR THE
YWCA OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE!!!
Posted on Wednesday, June 11 2003
Nashville, TN (June 9, 2003) – Martina McBride’s YWCA Celebrity Auction brought
in a record breaking $86,000 yesterday - more than in any previous year and up
$24,000 from last year’s total. Hundreds of eager fans crowded into the standing
room only tent on the grounds of the Hall of Fame Park in downtown Nashville, TN
on the final day of Fan Fair.
Martina McBride, who has now hosted the charity auction for ten years, surprised
fans and organizers alike when she announced to the crowd that she was putting
up for bid, a recording session at her husband, John McBride’s new state of the
art recording studio. “We’ll let you sing any song you like. John and I will
produce it and we’ll bring in my band to back you up,” announced Martina to the
crowd. John McBride added with a grin, “We might even find someone to sing
background vocals for ya!” After going back and forth between two eager bidders,
the session sold for $8,000. Not to miss a great opportunity to raise money for
a needed cause, Martina and John generously added another session to the second
bidder for the same price.
Other high bids of the day were for a platinum plaque for Martina’s Emotion CD
that went for $4,650 and handwritten and framed lyrics to her hits “Independence
Day,” “Where Would You Be” and “Concrete Angel” that went for $3,300, $2,500 and
$3,500 respectively. One fan picked up a Les Paul Guitar signed by Chris Cagle,
Collin Raye, Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley for
$3,200. Another, an autographed Anton Breton Charlie Daniels souvenir fiddle
with case and autographed photo for $2,300.
Fans were also treated to special guest appearances throughout the day. Chris
Cagle auctioned his crock pot for $500 and sold the shirt off his back and the
shoes off his feet for an additional $650. CMT host Katie Cook auctioned a CMT
“100 Greatest Songs of Country Music” t-shirt signed by all the participating
artists of the television special for $425, the gown she wore at this year’s CMT
“Flameworthy Awards” for $350 and four backstage passes to the Grand Ole Opry
for $850. Nashville Star contestant Jamey Garner auctioned one of the
autographed Nashville Star
Martina was on the cover of Country Weekly, May 13th, A story with lots of
photos of the McBride family "dream home" and how Martina has been redecorating.
