11.15.2007

New Lila McCann Single!

OK all of you dedicated Lila fans... you’ve asked and waited patiently, and now it’s finally here: Lila McCann’s newest single, "That’s What Angels Do!" Lila has been busy working on the single and other new material for her first BBR album to be released in 2008. For all things Lila and to add her song to your MySpace profile, be sure to visit www.myspace.com/lilamccann!

Lila says, "I am so thrilled to have a new single out with Broken Bow Records. With such a successful and supportive team and a song like "That’s What Angels Do".... I don’t see how we can go wrong! I can’t wait to be back on country radio louder than ever! I really hope this song touches people’s hearts as deeply as it does mine."

03.14.2007

Expanded Hope Floats Soundtrack Due

The soundtrack to the 1998 film Hope Floats will be reissued on April 24 in a remastered and expanded edition. Although it has sold 2.7 million copies since its release, the album has been commercially unavailable since 2000. Artists on the soundtrack include Sheryl Crow, the Rolling Stones, Lyle Lovett, Trisha Yearwood, Bob Seger and Martina McBride, the Mavericks, Barry Manilow, the Temptations, Bryan Adams, Gillian Welch, Whiskeytown, Deana Carter and Lila McCann, among others, for a total of 18 tracks. However, Garth Brooks' "To Make You Feel My Love," a No. 1 country single on the original soundtrack, will not be included. Brooks, who controls his own recordings, now sells his music exclusively at Wal-Mart.

05.24.2006

Celebrities Line Up for CMA Music Festival's Sports Zone

Several celebrity sporting events are scheduled at the Sports Zone during the CMA Music Festival taking place June 8-11 in downtown Nashville. On June 8, Andy Griggs hosts his fifth annual celebrity archery tournament featuring Tracy Byrd, Troy Gentry, John Michael Montgomery, Blake Shelton and others. Steve Azar's celebrity sports challenge, featuring an array of sports, will feature several former NFL players, including two-time Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon, and pro golfers, including John Daly. Participating musicians include Jace Everett and Nashville Star winner Chris Young. On June 10, the action moves to area lakes for the Craig Morgan/FLW Outdoors fishing tournament. Country artists Jamey Johnson and Lila McCann will join a list of pro anglers including Luke Clausen, George Cochran and Anthony Gagliardi. The Michael Peterson/New Holland celebrity Tractor Race takes place June 11 with drivers including Tennessee Titan Craig Hentrich and musicians Deborah Allen, Bering Strait, Bekka Bramlett, Bobby Pinson, Colt Prather and Billy Yates. Admission to the Sports Zone is free.

03.16.2006

CMA Music Festival Being Promoted on the Road

Jason Aldean, Jamey Johnson and Little Big Town will be hitting the road in April to call attention to this year's CMA Music Festival. Officially billed as Crisco Presents the Road to CMA Music Festival, two or three artists will be performing the free shows and signing autographs on Wal-Mart parking lots in 10 cities. Also participating in the tour are Steve Azar, Jeff Bates, Blue County, John Corbett, Emerson Drive, Jace Everett, Lila McCann, Jamie O'Neal, Danielle Peck, Julie Roberts, Ray Scott and Mark Wills. Tour markets include Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio and cities in North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

01.17.2006

Country Stars, NASCAR Drivers Unite for Fan Event

The inaugural Sound and Speed event made a pit stop in downtown Nashville on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 13-14), officially uniting big-name country stars and NASCAR's top drivers for the first time.

Though NASCAR and country music largely share a common fan base, Sound and Speed 2006 raised money for two distinctly different organizations. The drivers endorsed the Victory Junction Gang Camp, a North Carolina property for children with chronic illness. Driver Kyle Petty and wife Pattie founded the camp to honor their son, Adam, who died at age 19 following a racing crash in 2000. Meanwhile, Nashville artists showed up to supplement the operational costs of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

"There's a hunger in a lot of artists and people who love and revere this kind of music to educate people on where it came from," said Vince Gill, who served as co-chair of the event with Kyle Petty. "To me, that's what the Hall of Fame is all about. It stands for our history. I think that as this culture becomes easier to discard, I think it's more important these days to stand up for what we love."

Following an all-star private gala at the Wildhorse Saloon the night before, the singers and drivers converged on the Gaylord Entertainment Center on Saturday morning for autographs and photo ops. However, due to logistical issues, fans couldn't get unlimited meet-and-greets because every line required a different color of wristband. If you had the wrong color -- or no wristband at all -- then you were out of luck. As a result, with just three autograph sessions scheduled, fans could only get in three lines over the course of the day.

Drivers were paired with musicians. If you wanted to meet Dale Earnhardt Jr., you automatically got to meet LeAnn Rimes, too. But if you hoped to meet back-flipping driver Carl Edwards as well as model Niki Taylor, you couldn't do it because they were in separate lines. With such limited access to the celebrities, many frustrated fans promptly asked for refunds.

However, there were more activities in the area than just shaking hands with the stars. Richard Petty and George Jones teamed Saturday morning for an insightful Q&A at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. About 20 racecars were parked in the concourse of the Gaylord Entertainment Center so fans could peek inside and admire the 2006 paint schemes. And by the end of the night, a loud, upbeat arena concert featuring Keith Anderson, LeAnn Rimes and Montgomery Gentry soothed most of the sore feelings.

Other country artists taking part in Sound and Speed 2006 activities included Shannon Brown, Elizabeth Cook, Diamond Rio's Marty Roe and Jimmy Olander, Andy Griggs, Erika Jo, Lila McCann, Jo Dee Messina, Julie Roberts, Ricky Skaggs, Ray Stevens, Darryl Worley, Chely Wright and Trisha Yearwood.

Participating drivers also included Max Angelleli, Greg Biffle, Chad Chaffin, Harry Gant, Jeff Green, Kevin Harvick, Ernie Irvan, Bo

12.06.2005

Lila McCann Marries

Lila McCann married her boyfriend of three years, Mike Wolofsky, at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville on Nov. 20. However, honeymoon plans are on hold because she’s currently on the road as part of pianist Jim Brickman’s holiday tour. Her duet with Brickman, "I’m Amazed," will be included on McCann’s upcoming album, due in early 2006. A live performance of the song will air as part of a Brickman special on select PBS stations over the holidays. McCann’s hits include "I Wanna Fall in Love" and "Down Came a Blackbird."