USA Network's Nashville Star

[Paula]

USA NETWORK'S NASHVILLE STAR KICKS OFF SEARCH FOR THE NEXT COUNTRY MUSIC SENSATION

USA Network will begin their nationwide search for the next great country music artist with the first open auditions for "Nashville Star," an upcoming USA Network prime-time event and reality series. The search kicks off TOMORROW in Nashville, Tues., Oct. 22, at 1:00pm at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The grand prizewinner of "Nashville Star" will earn a recording contract from Sony Music Nashville.

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The limited run event series is scheduled to premiere in March 2003 on USA Network.

More:
http://www.countrystars.com/index.ht.../n-update.html

Joyce, will you be there? Maybe there will be something there you can use for your next column (hint, hint).

Paula

[ProducerJ]

You know, they called me today to follow up on the media invitation they sent out, and I told them I wouldn't be, but.... I'm thinking about popping in.

P.S. The new column is done, just trying to get final details from my hubby on keith urban and the llama farm. . . . .

[Paula]

Originally posted by ProducerJ
The new column is done, just trying to get final details from my hubby on keith urban and the llama farm. . . . .

Now, this sounds interesting...did you visit the llama named Garth?

Paula

[diem nash]

News about Keith?! Can´t wait to hear ´bout it (Maddy biting nails!)!
You need hubby to help ya? Tz, tz, tz! Bad that we all get older, doesn´t it?

And a llama named Garth? I saw it. It´s sweet, but not as much as our boy!

Back to the topic (Before I´m kicked... !)!

Great find, Paula! Sounds very interesting.



Maddy

[Garth_FANtasizer]

Does anyone know who the judges will be? I remember reading once that Natalie Maines wanted to do it.


~Ann~

[allisonv7]

This was in my paper today ::

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
USA Network and Sony Music are scouring the nation for "the next great country music artist.'' The cattle call will be televised as part of a new American Idol-style series called Nashville Star. The show, to premiere early next year, will follow the pool of contestants as it whittles its way down to the eventual winner, who will get a contract with Sony Music Nashville. USA's alternative programming executive, Chris Sloan, tried to distance the program from Fox's American Idol, of course. "Our show is open to talented country music performers from all ages and all walks of life,'' he noted (American Idol allowed only young contestants). "We're not looking for the next one-hit wonder (ooh, a slam against Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, who has one No. 1 hit in one try so far) but the next superstar for the long haul. Our Nashville Star is not a premanufactured star created by the industry (slam No. 2 on poor Kelly) but a true artist discovered by the fans.'' Nashville Star will hold its first auditions today in Nashville, then will visit cities across the country to find talent. WHOK (95.5 FM) will host the central Ohio auditions at a date and time to be announced. Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh also will hold auditions. For more information, visit www.usanetwork.com/specials/nashvillestar

[Jen19]

I went down there on my lunch break NOT TO AUDITION but to see Denna Carter she was singing there for free anyway what a cattle call people all ages shapes and sizes where in line it was a mop scence kinda funny. My boss joked guess we cant go to lunch today threre aren't gonna be any waitress or waiters working.. LOL think about it .

Anyway it was crazy it seemed all these Nashville "STARS" came out of hiding today nutts.

JEN

[Jen19]

oh yeah there is an approved list of songs that can be sung and Garth has two

If tommrow never comes and callin baton rouge.


JEN

[ProducerJ]

It was crazy! I heard every version of Broken Wing IMAGINABLE today. I could do a whole column on this.

I didn't know you wound up going down Jen. I saw Deana in the breakroom. She liked my Predators shirt :-)

J. <--- who's column went up today

[fuzzwuzz]

Nashville Star Auditions Draw 400 Hopefuls, American Idol Draws 2,000 In allstar(TM) News:

The area around the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Tuesday (Oct.
22) came straight out of everybody's vision of what Nashville must look
like.

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[ProducerJ]

OH my goodness, that description of it being what everyone's version of what Nashville must look like is SO right on! One of the first people I saw when I walked in that day was a publicist at Sony and I said to her - This is so exciting! All of a sudden we LOOK like Music City!

People all over the sidewalks in cowboy hats, carrying guitar cases. There was a little trio complete with an upright bass on the corner between the arena and the HOF with an open guitar case, playing for tips.

I loved it!

Allison I just read your article with the slams on the American Idol winner. She really has a #1 hit? Somehow I thought she was making a country record, I guess not.

If you get the opportunity to go down and watch the auditions I really recommend it. Free entertainment!

J.

[fuzzwuzz]

Wish I could! You'll have to keep us informed on the scoop Joyce. If I get excited enough maybe I'll take the time to watch this one on TV.