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[Laurie]

Thanks for the heads up, this is what I found at GW's site..........


 GRETCHEN WILSON JAMS WITH HEART     If receiving four Grammy nominations and winning two Billboard Music Awards wasn't enough to make a great week, Gretchen Wilson had a lifelong dream come true when Ann and Nancy Wilson (no relation) of the legendary rock group Heart joined her on stage at the House of Blues in Las Vegas last night. Gretchen impressed the rockers when she traded vocals with Ann on the classic hits "Barracuda" and "Straight On," while Nancy jammed on her trademark guitar licks. "This was beyond a dream come true for me," said an elated Gretchen. "I sang Heart songs in cover bands, but I never thought I'd actually be on stage with them!" Gretchen picked up trophies for New Country Artist of the Year and Female Country Female Artist of the Year at last night's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Tuesday, December 7, she was in Los Angeles to take part in announcing the nominees for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. She received nods for Best New Artist (all genres), Best Country Album for her debut, Here for the Party, Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Redneck Woman" and Best Country Song for "Redneck Woman." 




Note: Heart listed below as well.............



 GRETCHEN & MUZIKMAFIA ON CMT!     Sold out stadiums, screaming fans, artistic drama, physical pain, Harleys and manicures....it's life on the road with the hottest artists of the year, award-winning Gretchen Wilson and Big & Rich and their band of musical brothers, the MuzikMafia, as they sweep the nation in an adventurous new original series, MUZIKMAFIA TV premiering Saturday, Jan. 15 at 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT* on CMT. Viewers can catch a ride with the diverse and eclectic musical posse as it travels coast-to-coast headlining its first stadium tour. The real-life adventure of MUZIKMAFIA TV is peppered with musical performances and celebrity guests including Tim McGraw, Usher, Willie Nelson, Keith Urban, Heart, DMC, Kanye West and others. MUZIKMAFIA TV goes into the seldom seen backstage world, from load-out to encores to the glitz and glamour of awards shows, as the vulnerabilities of artistic personalities erupt. In addition to heavy hitters Gretchen Wilson and Big & Rich, the MuzikMafia's cast of characters includes Cowboy Troy, a "cowboy rapper" from Dallas; Two Foot Fred who leads the pack onstage; songwriters James Otto and Jon Nicholson; visual artist Rachel Kice whose rhythmic strokes on canvas salute the music; blues guitar wizard Dean Hall, son of country legend Tom T. Hall; and others. As Big & Rich's "Big" Kenny Alphin puts it, the tour is "music without prejudice," no holds barred. Big Kenny says the now famous artist alliance had a humble beginning. "It was just a way for us to help each other out and try to do our own thing and even though each of us was, and is, a little bit different, that.s what makes it all great. And now what.s so beautiful is, years later after starting this thing. Musically Artistic Friends In Alliance (MAFIA), we.re actually able to go out and tour together." The MUZIKMAFIA TV adventure begins as the convoy pulls out of Nashville and travels cross-country. Discover how road life shifts the intimate dynamics of the group. Big Kenny is in intense pain from a car accident; Otto works out to prepare for his upcoming solo launch; and the group rides Harleys in Mexico to unwind. In keeping with the Muzik Mafia's pledge of musical diversity, The New York Times said the MuzikMafia tour "paid tribute to rednecks and rappers, divas and down-home types, piety and partying." The Washington Post calls the MuzikMafia "a tight-knit collection of maverick talents intent on giving Nashville a swift kick in the gitalong. Think Willie Nelson's ruckus-raising Outlaws for the 70s then add a dwarf." For more information on "MUZIK MAFIA TV," visit CMT.com. http://www.cmt.com/shows/  



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