Hallmark Signs Licensing Agreement With The Country Music Association – KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hallmark Cards, Inc. today announced a new licensing agreement with the Country Music Association (CMA) that will bring music from some of the most popular Country artists into the greeting card aisle. With this contract, Hallmark will leverage the prestigious CMA Awards brand to feature products using songs from CMA-member artists including Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Craig Morgan, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood. The collection includes 12 song cards to help consumers recognize birthdays and other celebratory occasions. Priced at $4.99, each card features a 15-second sound clip from some of the artists’ top songs including No. 1 singles such as Carrie Underwood’s “All-American Girl” and Brad Paisley’s “Mud On the Tires.” – Read more at PRNewsWire.com
THE “2016 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS” RETURN WITH A LIVE BROADCAST ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, ON ABC – Los Angeles, CA (August 4, 2016) – ABC and dick clark productions announced today that the “2016 American Music Awards,” the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, will broadcast live on Sunday, November 20 (8:00–11:00 p.m. EST) on ABC. – via dc productions press release
American Idol winner signing album in Milford – So far, fairly typical, right? But how many Milford guys have won American Idol, have a new album dropping today and a meet and greet at the mall on Saturday? Anybody? Nick will be signing copies of his album, “Hurricane,’’ on Saturday between 12 and 2 p.m. and will pose for photos with buyers of the album. It’s being sold at F.Y.E., on the lower level. – Read more at CTPost.com
American Idol’ winner Taylor Hicks and Alex Boye to perform free concerts Aug. 5-6 – “When you win a show like, it is the break you always wanted to catch,” Hicks said. “I’m very blessed to have caught that break, and it has allowed me to perform in all kinds of different avenues. It has just opened so many doors, and I am very thankful for that.” – Read more at Deseret Family
Mia Z. Won’t Play Any Dates on a Sawyer Fredericks’ A Good Storm Tour
We regret to announce that @MiaZanotti will no longer join us on the #AGoodStormTour. More info below ? pic.twitter.com/OcOjhNv0Ku
— Sawyer Fredericks (@SawyerFrdrx) August 5, 2016
Kelly Clarkson blasts Zap2 Writer for Dumb Clickbait
Lesson to learn: DO NOT MESS WITH KELLY CLARKSON. The article in question: 5 Female Celebs Who Seem Confused About Feminism
Lindsay, thnx 4the demeaning jabs n ur article. 2clarify, I do support equality 4women. Even insulting women like u https://t.co/jf5T7E4Kn1
— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) August 5, 2016
