Fleetwood Mac Live 2013 Tour Announced

First Date April 4th in Columbus, Ohio

Tickets On Sale Beginning December 14th

LOS ANGELES, -- Fleetwood Mac, one of rock's most enduring, beloved and successful bands, will be embarking on a major 34-city US Tour after a three year break beginning April 4 ^th, 2013. The tour was announced today by the group and Live Nation, the tour's national promoter. Fleetwood Mac Live 2013 arena tour includes stops in Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Chicago and a special appearance at the historic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Tickets for the first run of shows go on sale beginning December 14 ^th at Ticketmaster.com. 
American Express cardmembers can get advance tickets for all tour dates.  Live Nation mobile app users will have access to presale tickets beginning Thursday, December 13th at 10:00 AM (local time).  The full list of tour dates follows this release.
Multi Grammy-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Fleetwood Mac last toured in 2009 with the sold out Unleashed tour.  The new tour also marks the 35^th anniversary of the release of their classic Rumours album (1977), one of the most successful albums in recorded history with sales exceeding 40 million copies.  Rumours planted itself at the top of the pop charts for over 31 weeks and had four top ten singles.  
To coincide with the tour and anniversary, a new deluxe reissue of Rumours with previously unreleased studio and live tracks will be released in early 2013 from Rhino. More details on the set will be announced soon.
The current Fleetwood Mac lineup includes Mick Fleetwood and John McVie – both original members since 1967, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks who joined the band in 1975.
"Having started Fleetwood Mac with John McVie in 1967, it has always been so gratifying that despite the various incarnations, the band has survived. Throughout the years, though, the one thing that has remained constant is our fans. I am looking forward to getting back behind the kit, reconnecting with the fans and sharing the stage with my fellow band members," commented Mick Fleetwood.
"After spending four days at Lindsey's house working on music and one really fun day doing a crazy photo session, I am quite excited about next year.  Everything seems to be falling into place.  2013 looks like the year of Fleetwood Mac," commented Stevie Nicks.
"I'm really looking forward to hitting the road with Stevie, Mick and John in 2013.  It's been over three years since we've toured together and happily the break allowed me to explore a lot of uncharted territory as well as experience tremendous growth creatively.  I'm excited to bring that back to the band.  When everyone in FM wants the same thing at the same time, it's cause for celebration.  Long Live Fleetwood Mac!" added Lindsey Buckingham.
"I'm really looking forward to going back on the road," commented John McVie.
Nicks has just completed a two year tour coinciding with the release of her critically acclaimed In Your Dreams CD which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Pop Charts.  In Your Dreams was released on Reprise Records in 2011, and was co-written and co-produced by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard.  Nicks also produced and co-directed a documentary film of the recording of In Your Dreams which has received rave reviews at the Hamptons International Film Festival along with several other film festivals. 
Buckingham has been touring to sold-out crowds over the last year in conjunction with his critically acclaimed September 2011 release of Seeds We Sow, his 6^th solo studio album and first independent release, which debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Rock Album Chart. He was recently honored with ASCAP's Golden Note Award, and has also received the prestigious Les Paul Award. 
In August, Mick Fleetwood opened his brand new restaurant, Fleetwood's On Front Street, in Lahaina on Maui. The grand opening included musical performances by Mick, Steven Tyler, Jonny Lang and more. Mick also founded Mick Fleetwood's Private Cellar, which has produced over 20 vintages and varietals earning multiple medals in international tastings. Mick's band, The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, was nominated for a Grammy in 2010 for their album Blue Again.
John McVie has spent the past three years enjoying his family and solitude at home in Hawaii.

Fleetwood Mac Live 2013 Tour Dates:
4/4/13	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena
4/6/13	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center
4/8/13	New York, New York	Madison Square Garden
4/9/13	Washington, DC	Verizon Center
4/11/13	Louisville, KY	KFC Yum! Center
4/13/13	Chicago, IL	United Center
4/16/13	Toronto, ON	The Air Canada Centre
4/18/13	Boston, MA	TD Garden
4/20/13	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
4/23/13	Ottawa, ON	Scotiabank Place
4/24/13	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center
4/26/13	Pittsburgh, PA	CONSOL Energy Center
4/28/13	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Center
4/30/13	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center
5/1/13	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center
5/3/13	Little Rock, Ark	Verizon Arena
5/12/13	Winnipeg, MB	MTS Centre
5/14/13	Saskatoon, SK	Credit Union Centre
5/15/13	Edmonton, AB	Rexall Place
5/17/13	Calgary, AB	Scotiabank Saddledome
5/19/13	Vancouver, BC	Rogers Arena
5/20/13	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome
5/22/13	San Jose, CA	HP Pavilion at San Jose
5/25/13	Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl
5/26/13	Las Vegas, NV	MGM Grand Arena
5/28/13	Anaheim, CA	Honda Center
5/30/13	Phoenix, AZ	US Airways Center
6/1/13	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center
6/4/13	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
6/5/14	Houston, TX	Toyota Center
6/7/13	Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Times Forum
6/8/13	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	BB&T Center
6/10/13	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena
6/12/13	Detroit, MI	Joe Louis Arena

All dates subject to change.

For additional ticket and tour information, visit: Ticketmaster.com  and FleetwoodMac.com.

Join the conversation about the tour on Twitter, #FleetwoodMac2013.

NEW ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Florida Georgia Line

By Bob Doerschuk

© 2012 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.

You don’t need to know that Tyler Hubbard comes from Monroe, Ga., or that his partner in Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley, comes from Ormond Beach, Fla. It’s the music that lets you know these two guys know how to kick it in the studio and onstage, Dixie style.

Scheduled to release Dec. 4 on the Republic Nashville imprint, Here’s to the Good Times is a pastiche of prickling banjo, walloping backbeats and muscle guitar, run through a blender of Country, Southern rock and a hint of hip-hop.

Hubbard and Kelley coast over these grooves with upbeat vocals that pound their good-time message home. Every measure of their first single, “Cruise,” suggests head-bobbing and arm-waving. Written by Hubbard, Kelley, their producer Joey Moi, Chase Rice and Jesse Rice, it opens with a harmonized vocal figure, which pops with the first of several lyric hooks that made this one of the catchiest summer anthems of the year. (The “Chevy with a lift-kit” lick midway through the chorus is a lethally infectious secondary sing-along line.)

This first single from Here’s to the Good Times pretty much defines Florida Georgia Line’s party-hard feel. Even their song titles beckon listeners to join in on the fun: “Get Your Shine On” (Rodney Clawson, Kelley, Hubbard and Chris Tompkins) builds through a melodic fragment that rises, step by step, into another ear-worm chorus, this one at a steady medium tempo. “Tip It Back” (Clawson, Hubbard and Kelley) applies those three words to ball caps, long-necks and the seats in “your girlfriend’s Cadillac.” With their smiling, deep-drawl delivery and relentlessly upbeat outlook, who could resist invitations like these?

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

MUSICAL HERO
KELLEY: “Garth Brooks.” HUBBARD: “Lil Wayne.”

BOOK ON YOUR NIGHTSTAND
BOTH: “Bible.”

SONG YOU SING IN THE SHOWER
HUBBARD: “Whatever vocal my producer Joey Moi is making me practice.”

LUCKY CHARM
KELLEY: “It’s not a lucky charm, but I wear a necklace my dad gave me when we signed our deal. I never take if off.”

MOMENT YOU’D LOVE TO RELIVE
BOTH: “The last year of our lives. It has been unreal.”

TITLE OF YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY
BOTH: “Enjoy the Ride.”

On the Web: FloridaGeorgiaLine.com

On Twitter: @FlaGaLine

Bucky Covington Blazes a Path toward Fire Safety

By Bob Doerschuk

Spectacular entrances are traditional at the CMA Awards along the Macy’s Walk of Stars, but it’s safe to say no one will soon top the 2012 arrival of Bucky Covington, who showed up aboard a vintage Nashville Fire Department truck as red flashers whirled.

Aside from fulfilling every kid’s fantasy, Covington chose this vehicle to inspire support for firefighters who lost their lives or suffered debilitating injuries while on the job.

This story begins about a year ago, when the young singer got involved with Help the Good Guys, which supports the families of firefighters and police officers killed or injured in the line of duty. “The first guy I met through them was Brad Dean, a carpenter who volunteered with the fire department in Birmingham, Ala.,” he recalled. “Fifty percent of his body from the waist down had been burned in a fire, which made it impossible for him to work.”

Covington gets emotional when he talks about these people — these “heroes,” as he calls them. So it was only natural that he would connect with Kidde, the world’s largest manufacturer of residential fire safety products. His reasoning, that effective alarm systems could help prevent further death and injuries, dovetailed with Kidde’s philosophy.

“We want to raise awareness that not only do families need to replace the batteries in the smoke alarms they have, but that there are also technologies out there that make it possible for families to not worry about it,” said Heather Caldwell, Communications Manager, Kidde. “We launched a new line of sealed lithium battery smoke alarms on Nov. 1 — conveniently, CMA Awards day — whose batteries last for a full 10 years.”

With Covington signed on as spokesperson in conjunction with the nonprofit organizations the National Firefighters Foundation and Help the Good Guys, Kidde launched the “Be a Hero/Save a Hero” campaign. Through television spots and PSAs produced by ABC, aired in select markets during CMA Awards week, and continuing on select ABC stations, CMT, Facebook and Twitter through December, viewers are encouraged to visit AlarmPledge.com and promise to install, regularly test and eventually replace smoke alarms at home. For every pledge ”shared” and ”liked,” Kidde will donate up to $10,000 to each partner nonprofit.

“This is a truly collaborative campaign, with CMA and ABC putting this together,” said Debra O’Connell, Senior VP, Advertising Sales, ABC National TV Sales. “We certainly feel that the presence and excitement around the Macy’s Walk of Stars is the best way to kick off this program.”

“It takes money to run every charity out there,” Covington said. “But first you’ve got to get the awareness out there. I’m a Country Music singer, so I can bring that awareness and that will help bring immediate financial relief for firefighters and their families. That’s a lot better than strapping on a guitar, singing 12 songs, saying’ Thank you! Good night!’ and then you’re on the bus to the next town.”

On the Web: BuckyCovington.com; HelpTheGoodGuys.com; Kidde.com

LAMB OF GOD MANAGER RESPONDS TO BLYTHE INDICTMENT

 

As news breaks of Randy Blythe’s indictment on manslaughter charges in the Czech Republic, manager Larry Mazer responds with the following statement:

 

“After a three month investigation, the prosecutor in the Czech Republic has decided to move forward with an indictment of Randy Blythe on the charge of manslaughter with intent to cause bodily harm. Obviously, we intend to fight vigorously against these charges as we feel that in no way did Randy intend to cause bodily harm on the young fan who subsequently died from injuries sustained at the show.  As he has stated previously, Randy intends to go to Prague to defend himself at trial.

 

While it is a tragedy that a Lamb of God fan died following a performance by the group, in no way do I feel that Randy did anything improper that led to the young man’s injuries and subsequent death.  The price of a ticket to a show does not entitle audience members access to a band’s stage.  In the years since the murder on stage of Dimebag Darrell Abbott, performers of all genres have had to become more guarded while performing in response to the dangers presented by fans trying to become part of the performance.  We believe that Randy responded professionally to the numerous amount of fans rushing the stage that day, a number of them captured on videos that have been posted on the internet. We have testimony from the venue operator that acknowledges lax security and an improper barricade being used that evening. Numerous testimonies from fans also were contradictory as to the actions of the multiple fans that tried to access the stage. 

 

At this point, all that the band, myself, and our lawyers can do is to present a defense and try to convince the panel of judges who will hear the case that Randy is innocent of all charges and that his name and reputation need to be cleared and that he be permitted to carry on with his life and career always mindful that a fan passed away after a Lamb of God performance.

 

Grammy-Award Winning Band Train Set To Perform At The 2012 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition On NBC On December 19

NEW YORK,  -- NBC, Donald J. Trump and Paula M. Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organization, announced today that three-time Grammy-Award winning band, Train, is set to perform at the 61^ST Annual MISS UNIVERSE^® Competition. The worldwide telecast will be broadcast live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, December 19 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC with a Spanish simulcast on Telemundo.
Hailing from San Francisco, the multi-platinum selling band Train just wrapped up a sold-out headlining tour across the US in support of their current gold album CALIFORNIA 37, which features the hits "50 Ways To Say Goodbye" and "Drive By." The Grammy-winning band is also known for chart-topping singles "Drop Of Jupiter, "Hey Soul Sister" and more. The band will perform a special three-song medley during the swimsuit competition including hits "Drive By," "Mermaid" and "Shake Up Christmas."
Train joins an exciting talent line-up that already includes Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic as hosts of the telecast.
Fans from around the world can also vote their favorite contestant into the semifinals at the 2012 MISS UNIVERSE ^® Competition. The fan vote is taking place now through December 18; fans can log on to www.missuniverse.com or www.telemundo.com for Spanish-speaking fans.
Throughout the MISS UNIVERSE ^® competition, contestants representing nearly 90 countries will compete in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. The telecast concludes with Miss Universe 2011, Leila Lopes of Angola, crowning her successor.
ABOUT THE MISS UNIVERSE ® PAGEANT
The Miss Universe Organization, a Donald J. Trump and NBC Universal joint venture, is a global community empowering role models of beauty, health and leadership for young women of today. As part of the Miss Universe Organization, Miss Universe is dedicated to partnering with charities around the world, and to increasing awareness for HIV/Aids prevention. For more information, visit: www.missuniverse.com.

   
SOURCE The Miss Universe Organization

Justin Bieber Partners with Pencils of Promise for Second Annual Schools4All Campaign

One participating school to win a visit from Justin Bieber

LOS ANGELES,  -- Pencils of Promise (PoP), an organization dedicated to increasing access to quality education in the developing world, announces today its Schools4All campaign featuring Justin Bieber and a chance to win a school visit through a $25 contribution. On the heels of his "What Did Justin Say" viral video directing people to sign up at WhatDidJustinSay.com to hear his newest announcement, the singer reveals a new PSA challenging his fans to provide children around the world with quality education by fundraising to build new schools. The grand prize winning middle or high school will receive a visit from Bieber and Pencils of Promise founder Adam Braun. Other Schools4All prize partners include Barnes & Noble/NOOK^® , Songza and Poppin.

"I wanted to give every one of my fans a chance to help others and bring me to their school for just $25," says Justin Bieber. "The Schools4All campaign is a way for us young people to make a change, and I'll get to thank an entire school in person."
"Pencils of Promise was founded with just $25," explains Adam Braun. "Today we can educate a new child with every $25 donation, and this campaign will enable thousands of students to help other children around the world."
Just $25 educates a child in a Pencils of Promise school. Starting today through January 31, 2013, every $25 raised will count as a lottery ticket entry for a visit from Bieber and Braun.  Any student can create or join their school's fundraising team at Schools4All.org. After signing up, they can fundraise with their school to earn lottery tickets. At the end of the campaign, Pencils of Promise will pull one winning lottery ticket to win the grand prize. The top 3 fundraising schools will win free flights for selected students to meet Bieber at the Grand Prize winning school visit.
New to the program this year, Schools4All partners with Alloy Digital, a leading next generation media company for the 12-34 demographic and top-10 video network, to broadcast exclusive interviews with Bieber and behind-the-scenes footage from his PSA shoot on its top ranking entertainment channels, ClevverTV and Teen.com. Additionally, Teen.com will invite students to submit photos and blog entries about their participation and will highlight select entries during the course of the campaign at Teen.com/pencilsofpromise.
As part of the exclusive "Believe in Reading"^™ partnership with Justin Bieber (www.nook.com/justinbieber) Barnes & Noble/NOOK will match all donations by student fundraisers up to $50,000 starting on December 13. Additionally, Barnes & Noble/NOOK will donate 1,000 award-winning NOOK Simple Touch^™ readers to Pencils of Promise schools, all preloaded with a selection of eBooks. Each week, the schools that raise the most will receive a donation of NOOKs for their library. NOOK and Barnes & Noble recently partnered with Justin Bieber for the exclusive "Believe in Reading" sweepstakes, which coincides with Justin's "Believe" concert tour. This sweepstakes gives customers a chance to enter at their local Barnes & Noble NOOK counter for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend one of Justin's concerts and meet Justin at the show.
Beyond their own fundraisers, students can raise money through Pencils of Promise's other Schools4All partners, Songza and Poppin. Songza, a free music service that streams the perfect playlist for whatever you're doing (from waking up to sleeping, from working out to getting through the work day), will donate $.10 for each visitor to http://bit.ly/Songza_PoP throughout the campaign.
Poppin, an innovative online retailer selling colorful essentials for school and work, will donate $1 per every like on their Facebook page (Facebook.com/Poppin) today through January 31, 2013. Each person who likes Poppin's page can also enter into a contest to win a $1,000 Poppin shopping spree.
To view Justin Bieber's PSA and to sign up to join the campaign, visit Schools4All.org.
About Pencils of Promise
Pencils of Promise believes every child should have access to quality education. We create schools, programs and global communities around the common goal of education for all. Founded in 2008, Pencils of Promise has broken ground on over 70 schools in Laos, Nicaragua and Guatemala. We are committed to the Impossible challenge of 100 schools by the end of 2012. Learn more at www.pencilsofpromise.org.
About Poppin
Poppin, Inc, is an innovative online retailer offering a distinctive collection of chic yet affordable workstyle products and an engaging shopping experience. Established with the unique mission to provide people with everything they need to work happy, Poppin intends to become the first company that makes buying, using, looking at, and thinking about office products an extraordinary experience. The company is privately held and financed by J. Christopher Burch, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital and a group of angel investors. Poppin formally launched its e-commerce site (poppin.com) in September 2012.
All Poppin products can be found at www.poppin.com, while fans and friends can follow the brand at facebook.com/poppin and twitter.com/poppin.

Grey Eagle Acquires Illinois Distributing Company

Expanded Footprint Will Make the Company One of the Larger Anheuser-Busch Distributors in the Country

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grey Eagle Distributors, the Anheuser-Busch wholesaler for St. Louis County, has completed the purchase of Illinois Distributing Company, an Anheuser-Busch wholesaler based in Belleville, Ill.  The acquisition includes Illinois Distributing's assets and sales territory which includes most of St. Clair County, Monroe County, Collinsville and Granite City.  Grey Eagle will begin selling beer to retailers in the new territory today.  Illinois Distributing sold approximately 2.6 million cases of beer annually. 
With the acquisition, Grey Eagle's sales territory will stretch from Monroe County, Ill. to Gasconade County, Mo.  The company will now sell nearly 10 million cases of beer annually making it one of the largest beer distributors in the Midwest and one of the larger Anheuser-Busch distributors in the country.  The expanded company will now service more than 3,000 retail accounts and have close to 300 employees.  Approximately 90 percent of Illinois Distributing's 85 full-time and part-time employees will be retained by Grey Eagle.
Illinois Distributing had been owned and operated by the Joynt family since Tony Joynt Sr. purchased the company in 1948.  Grey Eagle will keep Illinois Distributing Company's operations in Belleville.
"Acquiring Illinois Distributing Company is a big milestone for Grey Eagle," said David M. Stokes, president and chief executive officer, Grey Eagle Distributors.  "The Joynts have always been great ambassadors for Anheuser-Busch brands.  We look forward to carrying on the great business they've established and continuing their commitment to the local community."
Grey Eagle expanded its territory in January 2011 when it acquired Missouri Eagle LLC in Washington, Mo.  In February 2011 Grey Eagle acquired the brand distribution rights for Stella Artois and Beck's.

Rod Stewart Announces "Live The Life" North American Tour With Steve Winwood

Kicking-Off On April 10 At The United Center In Chicago, Il

Tickets On-Sale Beginning December 8

LOS ANGELES,  -- Rod Stewart has just announced plans to launch his eagerly anticipated "Live the Life" tour in North America this Spring. Stewart will be joined by legendary artist, Steve Winwood for an unstoppable evening of hits from two of rock music's most seminal artists.  The "Live the Life" tour is set to kick-off in Chicago on April 10 and play ten arenas throughout North America including dates in New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Atlanta, Detroit and Greensboro, NC.
Tickets for the tour go on sale beginning Saturday, December 8 ^th.   For all concerts except Greensboro, NC, fans can purchase tickets via aeglive.com ; for Greensboro, tickets can be purchased through livenation.com .
Rod Stewart confirmed the tour during an interview on Live! With Kelly and Michael saying, "I'm thrilled to be touring with Steve Winwood.  He is truly part of rock and roll's enduring tapestry."
The announcement of the "Live the Life" tour caps-off one of the most successful and critically-acclaimed 12 months of Stewart's career – most recently with the release of his first holiday album, Merry Christmas, Baby, which scored him his 16^th Top 10 album on the Billboard 200 and includes the #1 AC hit single "Let It Snow." Coinciding with the album release this fall, Stewart became a New York Times bestselling author with the release of his critically heralded first memoir, ROD: The Autobiography and in September returned to his sold-out residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace  – adding concerts through February 2013.  Stewart's year began on a high note with his second induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside the Faces, followed by his reuniting with Stevie Nicks to reprise their chart-topping tour.  Earlier in the month he also revealed that he's nearly completed work on his first original rock studio album in almost 20 years.
Joining Stewart for the tour is special guest, Steve Winwood , a fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who was a key member of seminal groups The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, supergroup Blind Faith and Go.  Throughout his extraordinary five decade career, Winwood has won two Grammy Awards and was hailed #33 on the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2008 for his hits such as "Gimme Some Lovin," "Dear Mr Fantasy," "Can't Find My Way Home," and "Higher Love." 

Confirmed "Live the Life" Tour Dates:
DATE	CITY	VENUE
Wed, Apr 10, 2013	CHICAGO	UNITED CENTER
Fri, Apr 12, 2013	PHILADELPHIA	WELLS FARGO CENTER
Sat, Apr 13, 2013	BOSTON	TD GARDEN
Tue, Apr 16, 2013	MONTREAL	BELL CENTRE
Fri, Apr 19, 2013	NEW YORK CITY	MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Sun, Apr 21, 2013	NEWARK	PRUDENTIAL CENTER
Thu, Apr 25, 2013	DETROIT	THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS
Sun, Apr 28, 2013	ATLANTA	PHILIPS ARENA
Wed, May 01, 2013	TORONTO	AIR CANADA CENTRE

Missouri natives Snyder, Jenkins, PBR return to St. Louis

World’s best bull riders, bulls return to Scottrade Center in February

 

ST. LOUIS – The Professional Bull Riders announced that the world’s best bull riders and bulls will return to the Scottrade Center on Feb. 15-17 for the St. Louis Invitational presented by Cooper Tires.

 

Fans will witness thrilling 8-second rides and jaw-dropping wrecks throughout the adrenaline-soaked performance as the PBR’s insanely brave cowboys risk it all against monstrous animal athletes that can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds.

 

Bull riding begins at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 16, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17. Tickets begin at $20 and will go on sale on Monday, Dec. 10, at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, Ticketmaster outlets, www.Ticketmaster.com, and by telephone at (800) 745-3000.

 

Leading the way into the Show-Me State will be Missouri natives L.J. Jenkins and Luke Snyder. Jenkins, who was born in Springfield, Mo., finished the 2012 season ranked third in the world, while Snyder was ranked 11th.

 

The PBR will celebrate 20 years of competition with the 2013 season. More than 100 million viewers watch primetime PBR programming annually on networks around the world and nearly two million fans attend PBR events each year. PBR has awarded over $120 million dollars in prize money over 20 years of competition, including a $1 million dollar bonus to the PBR World Champion each year.

 

Each of the Top 35 riders in the world will ride on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Following Round 3 on Sunday, the riders with the 10 highest cumulative scores will advance to the Built Ford Tough Championship Round where they will compete with one more bull. The overall event winner will be the rider with the highest combined score from all four rounds.

 

St. Louis will be the seventh stop on the 2013 BFTS schedule, which will open at world-famous Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 4-6. The season will conclude Oct. 23-27 in Las Vegas with the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals, where the PBR World Champion will be crowned and awarded a $1 million bonus. The richest bull riding event in the world, the World Finals has a total purse of more than $2 million.

 

The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network and networks around the world. BFTS telecasts are produced for the PBR under a multi-year agreement with David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer. 

 

About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR)The world’s premier bull riding organization, the PBR celebrates 20 years of competition with the 2013 season. In just two decades, the dream of 20 bull riders has become a global sports phenomenon with more than 100 million viewers annually watching primetime PBR programming on networks around the world, and nearly 2 million fans attending live events each year. PBR has paid out over $120 million in earnings to its athletes, and 25 riders have earned over $1 million, including Justin McBride with $5.5 million -- the most of any western sports athlete in history. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at www.YouTube.com/PBR.

 

Blackberry Smoke

w/ Drake White

Sunday, January 6th
Doors 7pm  Show 8pm
$15 Flat  All Ages

*on-sale Wed. 12/5 @ 5pm

The members of Southern Rock quintet Blackberry Smoke are no strangers to hard work. Playing up to 250 dates each year, the guys are on the road more often than not, and they’ve seen tangible results of their labor. The band has toured with and befriended idols such as The Marshall Tucker Band, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd and George Jones. They’ve toured Europe thrice over, and had their songs featured in video games and films, as well. Mixing elements of gospel, bluegrass, arena rock, soul and more than a touch of outlaw country, Blackberry Smoke has earned a passionate fanbase that continues to grow as the band itself evolves. The band is as blue collar as the bandanas its members wear.

Terrapin Flyer feat. Melvin Seals & Mark Karan

with The Schwag

Tuesday, January 15th
Doors 8pm  Show 9pm
$15 Advance $18 Day of Show

Over 18 Only

*on-sale Wed. 12/5 @ 5pm

Terrapin Flyer began in 1999 as the house band for the Sunday Grateful Dead Jam at the Boulevard Cafe in Chicago. Through the many associations developed there and many that have continued since, the band has grown into one of the premier Grateful Dead inspired touring acts in the nation. The band draws from the a variety of skilled musicians including Grateful Dead keyboardists Tom Constanten, Bob Bralove and Vince Welnick (RIP). They also tour with Jerry Garcia Band organist Melvin Seals and Ratdog guitarist Mark Karan. Additionally, they have done one off shows with guest musicians such as grammy award winning blues harpist Sugar Blue, guitar prodigy Fareed Haque, Furthur guitarist John Kadlecik and musician, songwriter and music journalist David Gans. The band has headlined major festivals and prominent venues across the nation.

Allstar Weekend

w/ Cute Is What We Aim For & Tiffany Alvord

Wednesday, February 6th
Doors 7pm  Show 8pm
$22.50 Advance $25 Day of Show

$72.50 VIP tickets

All Ages

*on-sale Fri. 12/7 @ 5pm

**VIP Tickets include: concert ticket, 3 song sound check, meet & greet, VIP laminate, photo with band, autographed poster, early entry

Allstar Weekend is known to be a "mix" of Blink 182 and Jonas Brothers. In 2009, Allstar Weekend were discovered by a Disney rep at the Jonas Brothers 3D Movie premiere. Allstar Weekend were at the premiere promoting their music and themselves with flyers. Shortly after meeting the rep from Disney, Allstar Weekend were signed to Hollywood Records. Since signing with Hollywood Records Allstar Weekend's career has taken off quickly than expected. They've performed shows alongside Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas.

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 "100 BLACK COFFINS" BY RICK ROSS (PRODUCED BY JAMIE FOXX) FROM FORTHCOMING DJANGO UNCHAINED ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING AT UNCHAINEDSOUNDTRACK.COM

DJANGO UNCHAINED IN THEATERS DECEMBER 25TH    

 Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained Film will be in theaters Christmas Day.  Check out the new trailer below featuring the brand new Rick Ross track "100 Black Coffins". The record was produced by the film's star, Jamie Foxx, and will be found on the The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, available December 18th. 

Django Unchained - Official Trailer

100 Black Coffins by Rick Ross (produced by Jamie Foxx)

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METALLICA TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR MASTERS TODAY

   

BAND LAUNCHES NEW RECORD LABEL - BLACKENED RECORDINGS

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - November 30, 2012 - Metallica announced today that they have taken ownership of all their master recordings including all music and long form videos, a move almost unprecedented for musicians signed to recording contracts.  Under provision of their renegotiated joint venture agreement with the Warner Music Group in 1994, all masters revert back to the band as of today, November 30, 2012.

"We would like to thank everyone at the Warner Music Group for 28 years of a fantastic relationship, particularly since 1994 where we truly felt we had partners in every aspect of our business in North America," said the band's James Hetfield.

Metallica also announced the launch of their new record label, Blackened Recordings.  Blackened Recordings was created by the band as a home for all of their recordings, both audio and visual, and anything else that suits them.  Blackened Recordings will handle all marketing and promotion duties and will enter into a deal with Rhino Entertainment, who will manufacture and distribute its releases in North America.  Blackened Recordings will license their releases to the Universal Music Group internationally.

"It's always been about control for us as a band," said Metallica's Lars Ulrich.  "Forming Blackened Recordings is the ultimate in independence, giving us 100% control and putting us in the driver's seat of our own creative destiny."

The first release from Blackened will be "Quebec Magnetic" on Monday, December 10, 2012.  "Quebec Magnetic" is a live DVD capturing the two World Magnetic live shows from Quebec City in the fall of 2009.  The set list for the DVD was voted on by over 35,000 fans at Metallica.com this past September.  Fans can order it from the band's website: http://www.metallica.com

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About Metallica

Formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, Metallica (www.metallica.com) have become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold 110 million albums worldwide and playing to millions of fans the world over. They have scored almost a dozen multi-platinum albums, including 1991's Metallica (commonly referred to as "The Black Album"), which is the best selling album in history of Soundscan, scanning almost 16 million albums in the United States alone, and nearly 30 million worldwide.  In October 2008, their most recent album, Death Magnetic, debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and in 27 additional countries around the world.  Metallica have garnered numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammy®Awards, two American Music Awards, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards.  They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.  In December 2011, Metallica celebrated its 30th anniversary, performing four shows at the Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco, CA, exclusively for members of their fan club, the Metallica Club.   In 2012, they announced the launch of Orion Music+More, an annual two-day festival curated and headlined by the band.  This past summer, Metallica unveiled a brand new stage in Mexico City that featured iconic elements that spanned its 30-year career.  They played eight shows to nearly 180,000 fans at the Sports Arena in Mexico City. Later that month the band performed four shows on the same stage in Canada, two in Edmonton and two in Vancouver, during which they shot their upcoming Nimród Antal directed 3D Feature Film.

Coty Inc. And Katy Perry Announce Fragrance Partnership

Global Beauty Leader and Multi-Platinum Recording Artist to Develop Innovative New Line of Fragrances

NEW YORK,-- Coty Inc., a new emerging leader in beauty, announced today the signing of multifaceted singer, songwriter and entertainer Katy Perry to develop and market her own line of signature fragrances. As part of the project, Coty will also distribute the artist's successful existing fragrance portfolio, comprised of Purr and Meow!, effective immediately.

Perry joins Coty's impressive list of brands that include Calvin Klein, Chloe, Marc Jacobs and Playboy, among many others.
Eight-time Grammy nominee Katy Perry is one of the best-selling recording artists of this era. Her monumental album Teenage Dream, which has sold more than 5 million copies and 50 million single downloads to date, has remained in the Top 40 album charts since its release two years ago. Perry is a global superstar, touring the world with sold out arenas, including 124 live shows in her 2011 California Dreams tour. The tour is documented in this summer's hit 3D feature "Katy Perry: Part of Me," which is already the fourth biggest music documentary of all time.
"We are thrilled to have an artist as creative and talented as Katy Perry join us at Coty," said Renato Semerari, president, Coty Beauty. "Katy is original and daring—her unique approach to music and life will serve as the inspiration behind her innovative new scents and allow us to explore new avenues of scent creation."
"I am honored to be working with Coty, which has produced some of my favorite fragrances," said Perry. "I'm excited to share what's next in my perfumed world as well as making Purr and Meow! more accessible worldwide!"
For additional information about Coty and its portfolio of fragrances, color cosmetics and skin and body care products, please visit www.coty.com
About Coty Inc.
Coty is a new emerging leader in beauty with net revenues of $4.6 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Founded in Paris in 1904, Coty is a pure play beauty company with a portfolio of well-known fragrances, color cosmetics and skin & body care products sold in over 130 countries and territories. Coty's product offerings include such global brands as adidas, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Davidoff, Marc Jacobs, OPI, philosophy, Playboy, Rimmel and Sally Hansen.
For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit www.coty.com
About Katy Perry
Katy Perry has cemented her status as a best-selling superstar with the global success of her second studio album, Teenage Dream, which debuted at #1 in 8 countries and has spent every week in Billboard's Top 200 album sales chart since its release 2 years ago. She became the only female artist to have 5 #1 singles from one album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework," "E.T." and "Last Friday Night"). The recently-released special edition, Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, added "Part of Me" and "Wide Awake" to Katy's list of nine Top 40 chart-toppers (dating back to her multi-platinum debut album, 2008's One of the Boys, which generated four hit singles: "I Kissed A Girl," "Hot N Cold," "Thinking of You" and "Waking Up In Vegas"). In 2011, she sold out arenas around the globe on her California Dreams Tour. The tour was the subject of this year's 3D feature film, Katy Perry: Part Of Me, which is already the fourth biggest music documentary of all time, outpacing films from Madonna, U2, and the Rolling Stones.
SOURCE Coty Inc.