Author Archives: CCN

LARRY GATLIN OFFERS REWARD FOR STOLEN GRAMMY®

Nashville, Tenn.  — In 1977, Larry Gatlin, eldest of the Gatlin Brothers, took home a GRAMMY® Award for “Best Country Song” thanks to his self-penned classic hit, “Broken Lady.” In an exclusive interview with The Tennessean, Gatlin reveals his prized award was actually stolen from the Gatlin Bros. Music City restaurant in the Mall of America… Read More »

THINGS HEAT UP FOR COUNTRY GROUP SHENANDOAH AS NEW SINGLE… AND TOUR BUS CATCH FIRE

Nashville, Tenn.  — GRAMMY®, ACM and CMA award-winning band Shenandoah were spinning the tires a little too hard this weekend on their 30th Anniversary tour, when their tour bus caught fire while on the interstate in Forest City, Arkansas. Calling on the city’s first responders, firefighters were able to smother the flames and stop the fire… Read More »

CHARLIE DANIELS TO SPEAK AND PERFORM AT INAUGURAL “VETERAN IMPACT CELEBRATION” BENEFITING MTSU’S DANIELS CENTER

Nashville, Tenn. — Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels will speak and perform at the inaugural “Veteran Impact Celebration” in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Thursday, June 28. The sold out fundraiser benefiting MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center (Daniels Center) will be held from 6-9 p.m. at The Grove at Williamson… Read More »

THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND SADDLES UP TO JOIN THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD LAST OF THE STREET SURVIVORS FAREWELL TOUR

Nashville, Tenn. (June 14, 2018) — The Marshall Tucker Band (MTB) has signed on as featured talent for 14 of 21 newly-announced live concert dates on the two-year Lynyrd Skynyrd Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour. “Great news! We are thrilled to be able continue onward celebrating the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd,” says MTB lead singer Doug Gray. “Lots… Read More »

Jerry Salley tapped to lead new record labels

Nashville, TENN — Seeing opportunity for artist curation in the Bluegrass and Americana/Roots landscape, Ed Leonard, President of Nashville-based Daywind Music Group, and Jerry Salley, multi-award winning songwriter, artist and producer, are excited to announce the launch of Billy Blue Records and Billy Jam Records – Nashville’s newest Bluegrass and Americana/Roots labels. After several months… Read More »

Sail away with Rob Patz

May 2018 SGNScoops Magazine Publisher’s Point by Rob Patz Welcome to the month of May. I hope that you have had a fantastic spring to this point, and if you are a mother, I want to wish you a happy Mother’s Day, as I want to wish my mom a wonderful, blessed day as well.… Read More »

OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO for Take Me Back to Church is here

CHECK OUT our official lyric video for “Take Me Back to Church”! Thank you to First Baptist Church of Southport , FL for letting us shoot footage of your church. Also, thank you to Patricia Hand for the 1974 footage of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Hazlehurst, GA. Thank you to Brent Rader for the… Read More »

Tonja Rose Celebrates Chart Debut & New Album Release

Franklin, TN – July will be a special month for Tonja Rose and BlueGrass Valley / Mansion Entertainment as there will not only be a chart debut single but the debut of a new album. “When The Mountain Can’t Be Moved” will debut in the Singing News Bluegrass Gospel Top 10 for the month of… Read More »

Sylvia’s Hits “Bloom” Anew Today

Nashville, TN (June 8, 2018) — Sylvia‘s new CD, SECOND BLOOM – The Hits Re-Imagined (Red Pony Records), is available for purchase today from iTunes and CDBaby. The much-anticipated disc, from the Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist Of the Year, Grammy nominee and multi-million selling ’80s icon, is her first release since 2016. SECOND… Read More »