Ashley Ray has been added to the 2010 Country Throwdown Tour! The tour features: Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town, Jack Ingram, and Eli Young Band among others.

Country Throwdown Tour

5/14/2010 Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
5/15/2010 W. Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
5/16/2010 Jacksonville – Metropolitan Park
5/20/2010 Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
5/21/2010 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
5/22/2010 Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
5/23/2010 Indianapolis, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
5/27/2010 Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
5/28/2010 Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Cable Pavillion
5/29/2010 Pittsburgh, PA – Post Gazette Pavilion
5/30/2010 Saratoga Springs, NY – SPAC Amphitheatre
6/4/2010 Virginia Beach, VA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/6/2010 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
6/9/2010 Houston, TX – Sam Houston Racepark
6/10/2010 Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
6/12/2010 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
6/13/2010 Denver, CO – Dental Care Amphitheatre
6/16/2010 Bakersfield, CA – Bakersfield Arena
6/17/2010 San Diego, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
6/18/2010 Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavillion
6/19/2010 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/20/2010 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

Ashley Ray will be hosting her very first video chat of 2010 TOMORROW!!

5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST

Chat link:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ashley-ray

The Carter Twins have hit 2 MILLLION plays on MySpace!

Just one short year after the Carter Twins made their MySpace debut, they’ve hit 2 million total plays on their MySpace music channel. Congrats to Josh & Zach for hitting the mark and thanks to all CT fans for listening to the tracks.

As promised, fans can now download a free track from the Carter Twins as a “thank you” for helping them reach this milestone. Download “Reinvent The Wheel” now.

Visit the Carter Twins on MySpace now .. only 1 million plays to go until the 3 million mark!

Carter Twins, Zach and Josh, have chosen their first fan-designed Twitter background to feature on their Twitter page for all to see.

They send their thanks to @syddddney for their new page look. Check it out at http://twitter.com/cartertwins

Fans can submit new page designs by e-mailing cartertwinssocial@gmail.com with their creations.

The Carter Twins are asking fans to help them design some new Twitter backgrounds. They’ll be choosing their favorites and featuring a new fan-created design each week.

To submit a design:
1. Design your background. (You can do this using Paint, PhotoShop, etc.)
2. Save it to your computer.
3. Send an email to cartertwinssocial@gmail.com with your design attached. Make sure to include your Twitter username in the email

Stay tuned to http://twitter.com/cartertwins for all the latest fan-created designs.

Ashley Ray was mentioned in a recent article on TheExaminer.com stating she is one of the top country women in 2010 to look out for! Very cool!

“Kentucky country music fans got a taste of Ashley Ray’s music when she opened up for Eric Church at the UK Singletary Center in 2009. While on the tour, she “couch surfed” by visiting the homes of fans from town to town. Her adventures brought her closer to the fans and provided the best tourist approach to each town. Blending the twang with the sweet soulful vocals, she has made quite a following. Her latest single, Dirt Cheap, is available on Itunes and has been released to radio stations. The Kansas native is now making a scene down in Texas, following the leagues of the honkytonk heroes.”

[To read the full article, visit TheExaminer.com]

Joe Nichols has made the final round of nominees for The 9513′s 2nd Annual Country Music Awards!

“An Old Friend Of Mine” has made this year’s ballot in their Song Of The Year category.

It’s now time for fans to vote for this year’s winners. VOTE HERE!

Show Dog-Universal Music recording artist Joe Nichols opened 2010 just like he spent and closed 2009-with a lot of great stuff on his plate. His new single,”Gimmie That Girl,” is already a Top 30 hit and his clip file is packed with glowing reviews of his latest CD, Old Things New. The Brent Rowan-Mark Wright produced CD was one of the most critically acclaimed releases of Joe’s career, with a number of “one of the year’s best country albums” references throughout the stack of reviews.

In addition to all of the glowing reviews and hit singles, Joe also found time to travel to the Middle East to perform for the troops stationed in Iraq and Kuwait. While there, he recorded “Joe Nichols: My Military Diary,”a travel documentary of his journey, which premiered on GAC TV in November and rebroadcast throughout the holiday season. By all measures, the show was a big hit for the network.

Following his June trip overseas, Joe received two more invitations: to perform at the ACM Honors concert in Nashville and the Missing Peace Concert in Memphis. The first concert honored Merle Haggard and allowed Joe to perform “Okie From Muskogee,” while the Memphis performance was attended by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Joe performed “Believers,” the lead single from Old Things New.

Another track from the CD generated not only a lot of buzz, but a website dedicated to helping those struggling with addiction and recovery. The song “An Old Friend Of Mine,” has been singled out by critics time and again as one of the most significant songs on an already highly praised and significant recording.

Following a few weeks off the road, Joe will hit the concert trail heavily in 2010. To keep locked in on concert dates and news, please visit www.joenichols.com.

To watch “Gimme That Girl,” click HERE!