Reba McEntire

“Music 4 Good” Unites Top Music Icons to Rally Behind First Responders Children’s Foundation

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the third year in a row, country music’s biggest artists are giving back during the holiday season through a charitable holiday campaign with Universal Music Group Nashville. This year, for the first time, the “Music 4 Good” holiday campaign will feature country stars and Brazilian music sensation Anitta who was inspired by the mission and joined the campaign in support of First Responders Children’s Foundation (FRCF).

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  • This year, for the first time, the “Music 4 Good” holiday campaign will feature country stars and Brazilian music sensation Anitta who was inspired by the mission and joined the campaign in support of First Responders Children’s Foundation (FRCF).
  • Each of the stars has donated “Once in a Lifetime” VIP experiences (fly-aways, VIP concert experiences, exclusive merchandise, and more) to benefit First Responders Children’s Foundation.
  • Money raised through “Music 4 Good” is directly supporting the FRCF Scholarship Program and Resiliency Program that supports children of first responders with free and confidential mental health counseling.
  • “First Responders Children’s Foundation is enormously grateful to Universal Music Group Nashville and its artists for helping ease the financial and mental health burdens experienced by far too many first responder families,” said First Responders Children’s Foundation President and CEO Jillian Crane.

Five School of Rock Students to Perform Original Songs at Nashville's American Songwriter Headquarters

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- School of Rock , the leader in performance-based music education, announces the finalists for the first annual Songwriter Showcase.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- School of Rock , the leader in performance-based music education, announces the finalists for the first annual Songwriter Showcase.
  • Five dedicated School of Rock students, chosen from School of Rock locations across the U.S., have earned the opportunity to workshop and record their original songs.
  • The students will then perform for an audience of songwriters and producers in the industry.
  • "This is an unparalleled opportunity for School of Rock Songwriters to gain valuable experience by writing and recording an original song.

More Interregional Transmission Could Have Saved Nearly $1 Billion, Preserved Power for 200,000 Homes During Texas Freeze

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
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The report, Transmission Makes the Power System Resilient to Extreme Weather, details the value additional transmission would have provided during five severe weather events in Texas, the Northeast and the Midwest between 2014 and 2021.

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  • The report, Transmission Makes the Power System Resilient to Extreme Weather, details the value additional transmission would have provided during five severe weather events in Texas, the Northeast and the Midwest between 2014 and 2021.
  • "This report demonstrates that we are already paying an enormous price for our lack of interregional transmission, and that the benefits of a robust transmission grid would quickly surpass the cost of constructing new lines.
  • Texas heat wave in August 2019 Each additional GW of transmission ties between ERCOT and the Southeastern U.S. could have saved consumers nearly $75 million.
  • Transmission Makes the Power System Resilient to Extreme Weather was commissioned by ACORE and authored by Grid Strategies LLC.

Country Music Hall Of Fame® And Museum Pairs Precious Instruments With Country Music Greats For Unique Online Fundraiser

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Monday, August 31, 2020
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in partnership with YouTube and the country music community, will stage the most ambitious digital fundraiser in the museum's history, BIG NIGHT (At the Museum).

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in partnership with YouTube and the country music community, will stage the most ambitious digital fundraiser in the museum's history, BIG NIGHT (At the Museum).
  • Premieringat 8 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, the program is free to view on the museum's YouTube channel .
  • BIG NIGHT will generatesupport for the museum and its ongoing work with exhibitions and educational programs.
  • These artists include: Alison Brown, Kane Brown, Carlene Carter, Rodney Crowell, Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Country Music Hall of Fame member Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Keb' Mo', Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs, Country Music Hall of Fame member-elect Marty Stuart and The War and Treaty.