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Backbeat: Lady Antebellum’s 'Golden' Album Release Party and Performance

May 09, 2013 10:12 AM EDT

A tiny crowd of about 200 Citi card holders and NASH-FM radio station winners enjoyed an intimate, exclusive album release performance with the country-crossover trio that normally headlines arenas.

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Kenny Chesney Brings 'Rock' to NYC Club

May 03, 2013 1:07 PM EDT

Kenny Chesney's rare, small-venue performance Wednesday night at the Highline Ballroom in New York marked his first SiriusXM subscriber-only concert, as part of his release-week promotion tour for his new album, "Life On A Rock."

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Backbeat: The Lumineers Play Yahoo's Digital NewFront, Preview 'On The Road' Concert Series in NYC

April 30, 2013 3:18 PM EDT

The Lumineers kicked-off the launch of the "Yahoo On The Road" concert series last night at the web portal's Digital NewFront event at NYC's Best Buy Theater. Other artists slated to play the live music series include John Legend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Fall Out Boy, fun., Imagine Dragons and Owl City.

Backbeat: Kenny Chesney Previews New Album 'Life on a Rock' in New York City for His Biggest Fans

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Backbeat: Kenny Chesney Previews New Album 'Life on a Rock' in New York City for His Biggest Fans

April 30, 2013 10:45 AM EDT

In a production orchestrated much like a major live television show, a studio audience of about 90 fans sat within feet of country superstar Kenny Chesney to hear songs from his new album, ('Life On A Rock,' out today) and the stories behind them.

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Country Music Marathon, First Big U.S. Race Since Boston, Brings Tens of Thousands (and Millions) to Nashville

April 29, 2013 10:54 AM EDT

While “Boston Strong” was everywhere for Saturday’s St. Jude Country Music Marathon in Nashville -- the first major race in the U.S. since the Boston Marathon was curtailed following the bombing -- there’s nothing like American flags and lots of live music to spur on 30,000 runners in Tennessee (of all places).

Backbeat: Brad Paisley Rocks Invite-Only NASH-FM Concert, Comments on (But Doesn’t Play) ‘Accidental Racist’

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Backbeat: Brad Paisley Rocks Invite-Only NASH-FM Concert, Comments on (But Doesn’t Play) ‘Accidental Racist’

April 12, 2013 5:40 PM EDT

Brad Paisley performed to an invite-only crowd at Hill Country Barbeque in Manhattan, where label reps from Arista Nashville and DJs of the newly-launched Nash-FM country radio station were in attendance to watch him perform.

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Backbeat: Steve Bartels, L.A. Reid, Tom Poleman, Alissa Pollack More at Taste of Hope Auction

March 26, 2013 5:05 PM EDT

Old friends, old rivals, and new music: the buzz at the 7th annual Taste of Hope entertainment industry dinner held last Thursday at New York City’s Three Sixty was decidedly upbeat as major music execs united in the name of Taste of Hope cancer benefit charity. Here, Steve Bartels and Alissa Pollack hosted the night while Tom Poleman, LA Reid and and Mike McVay naming the artists they're most excited about.

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Jessica Ettinger

Backbeat: Lady Antebellum’s 'Golden' Album Release Party and Performance

Kenny Chesney Brings 'Rock' to NYC Club

Backbeat: The Lumineers Play Yahoo's Digital NewFront, Preview 'On The Road' Concert Series in NYC

Backbeat: Kenny Chesney Previews New Album 'Life on a Rock' in New York City for His Biggest Fans

Country Music Marathon, First Big U.S. Race Since Boston, Brings Tens of Thousands (and Millions) to Nashville

Backbeat: Brad Paisley Rocks Invite-Only NASH-FM Concert, Comments on (But Doesn’t Play) ‘Accidental Racist’

Backbeat: Steve Bartels, L.A. Reid, Tom Poleman, Alissa Pollack More at Taste of Hope Auction

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