Lineup Grows for CMT Crossroads: Earth, Wind & Fire and Friends

Posted on June 5, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

The lineup has grown for the taping of CMT Crossroads: Earth, Wind & Fire and Friends in downtown Nashville tomorrow (6/6). Taking the outdoor stage with Earth, Wind & Fire will be newly added performers Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker, Drake White, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts and Sara Evans. These artists will join the previously announced act Lady Antebellum, who will also perform with the legendary R&B group on Wednesday (6/7) during the 2017 CMT Music Awards.

 

• Fans are invited to attend Tuesday’s taping, which is being held on the corner of 5th and Demonbreun at 8:30 PM local time.
• CMT Crossroads: Earth, Wind & Fire and Friendswill premiere June 23 at 10 PM ET on CMT.

Grand Ole Opry Announces CMA Fest Week Kick Off

Posted on May 25, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

The Grand Ole Opry has announced their star-studded lineup hitting the stage as they kick off CMA Music Fest Week with back-to-back shows on June 6. The two evening shows will include acts such as Carrie Underwood, Dustin Lynch, Del McCoury and Bill Anderson, with the kick-off celebration also featuring a free Opry Plaza performance by Parmalee earlier in the afternoon.

 

·         CMA Music Fest Week will also include previously announced performances by Blake Shelton, Steve Wariner, Trace Adkins, Charley Pride, Roy Clark, Oak Ridge Boys, Scotty McCreery, Brandy Clark and Sara Evans.

Sara Evans Announces New Album

Posted on May 3, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

After announcing the launch of her own record label — Born To Fly Records – last week, Sara Evans has revealed details about her first album on the new venture. Evans’ new album will be tilted Words and is set for a release on July 21. Words will be Sara’s first studio project in more than three years and follows seven albums which she recorded for Sony’s RCA Nashville label.

 

• The album will include songs co-written by Evans as well as fourteen separate female songwriters, including Ashley Monroe, Caitlyn Smith, Hillary Lindsey and Hillary Scott.

 

Sara Evans Plots Holiday Tour

Posted on November 11, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

Sara Evans will hit the road this holiday season on a 10-city Christmas tour. The tour will kick off on December 3 in Birmingham, Alabama, making additional stops in major markets such as Jacksonville, Florida, and St. Louis. During the tour, Evans will perform some of her biggest hits as well as music from her 2014 holiday album, At Christmas.

 

·         Sara says, “I absolutely love Christmas and look forward to the Holiday season all year long! My band and I have put together a mix of my songs and some favorite Holiday favorites and can’t wait to share them with everyone on this tour!”

March 22nd: On This Day

Posted on March 22, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2011, Sara Evans’ Stronger held at #1 for the second week in a row on Billboards’s Country Albums Chart.  On the All-Genre Billboard 200 album chart, Evans’ first new studio album in more than five years remained in the top 20.

March 8th: On This Day

Posted on March 8, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2011, Sara Evans’ first studio album in six years, Stronger, landed in stores. The album debuted at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200, and at number one on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The song “A Little Bit Stronger” went to number one on the charts. Evans co-wrote six of the album’s ten tracks.

November 19th: On This Day

Posted on November 19, 2015 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2007, Billboard Magazine announced the winners of its 2007 Touring Awards and Kenny Chesney scored the Top Package Honor for this tour with Sugarland, Pat Green, Brooks & Dunn, and Sara Evans.

September 24th: On This Day

Posted on September 24, 2015 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2005, Sara Evans completed her run to #1 on the Billboard Chart with “A Real Fine Place To Start”, holding the spot for two weeks. In June of 2006, it was Certified Gold by the RIAA. The song was Evans last number one until 2011.