Chesney's Road Is Triple Platinum Fri. January 26.2007 6:01 PM EST Kenny Chesney's most recent studio album, The Road and the Radio, has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA for shipments of 3 million copies. Released in 2005, it contains the hits "Living in Fast Forward," "Who You'd Be Today," "You Save Me," "Summertime" and his current single, "Beer in Mexico." His concert CD, Live Those Songs Again, was released in 2006. He is currently producing an acoustic album by band member Tim Hensley and another project by Willie Nelson. Chesney also continues to plan his 2007 tour that will include shows at NFL stadiums in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, Cleveland, Boston and Detroit.
McGraw, Hill Among Country Acts on Forbes List Fri. January 26.2007 6:01 PM EST Tim McGraw and Faith Hill brought in a combined $132 million in revenue in 2007, according to estimates from Forbes magazine. The publication tallied ticket sales and album sales to come up with the figures. McGraw and Hill's Soul2Soul II tour earned $88.8 million. McGraw sold $34.3 million in albums and Hill sold $8.9 million. Other country stars in the magazine's Top 10 list of money-making musicians include Rascal Flatts ($110.5 million) and Kenny Chesney ($90.1 million). The Rolling Stones ranked first on the list, earning $150.1 million, just ahead of McGraw and Hill. Escaped Felon Steals Crystal Gayle's Tour Bus Fri. January 26.2007 6:01 PM EST An escaped felon from Texas has been accused of stealing Crystal Gayle's tour bus in Tennessee and abandoning it Thursday (Jan. 25) at the USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Fla. Christopher Daniel Gay escaped during a bathroom break in South Carolina on Sunday (Jan. 21) while being transported from Texas to Alabama, then stole a pickup truck and arrived in Manchester, Tenn, on Tuesday (Jan. 23). There, he is believed to have stolen a tractor-trailer filled with merchandise at a Wal-Mart store. He drove to his mother's house in Pleasant View, Tenn., but fled just after crashing the trailer next to his mother's house. Gayle's bus was apparently later stolen from a storage lot near Nashville and driven to Florida by Gay. The singer and husband Bill Gatzimos, who also manages her, were unaware the vehicle was missing. Authorities in Florida said Gay arrived at the track and told security guards he was there to pick up NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. Gay then left the area after telling them he was going to a fast food restaurant. Gay was still at large Friday afternoon (Jan. 26), and the tour bus had still not been recovered. Keith Urban Announces Cities on U.S. Tour Fri. January 26.2007 11:43 AM EST Keith Urban has confirmed four additional U.S. dates for the North American leg of his upcoming Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing world tour. Urban announced Thursday (Jan. 25) that he will be playing 36 concerts in 33 cities in the U.S. and Canada, but the only specific date listed was the June 8 kickoff in Phoenix. The newly-announced shows include Milwaukee (July 26), Omaha, Neb. (July 28), Worchester, Mass. (Aug. 11) and Philadelphia (Aug. 18). Urban will also perform a Feb. 8 charity show in Chicago at the Chicago Theatre to make up a November show that was canceled after he checked himself into the Betty Ford Center for treatment of alcohol abuse. Urban has also announced dates for seven concerts in April in Germany and the United Kingdom, including two nights at London's Shepherds Bush Empire. Miss America Preliminary Winners Announced Fri. January 26.2007 11:43 AM EST Miss Texas Shilah Phillips won the preliminary talent competition for her vocal performance of "I Believe in You and Me" on the first night of competition in the 2007 Miss America Pageant at the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday night (Jan. 25). Phillips will receive a $2,000 scholarship. Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson won the preliminary category of lifestyle and fitness in swimsuit in a yellow two-piece Venus swimsuit. Nelson will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Miss America Pageant will air on CMT on Monday (Jan. 29) at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Kay __._,_.___ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
