The popular country music blog, CountryMusicIsLove is proud to announce the Inaugural CountryMusicIsLove Concert benefiting City of Hope. The intimate, acoustic show featuring Johnny Bulford , Carter Twins, Whitney Duncan, Adam Gregory, Mallary Hope, Jason Jones, Jesse Lee, Gwen Sebastian, and Matt Stillwell will be held at The Rutledge in downtown Nashville on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

Tickets are $15 and 100% of the proceeds will benefit City of Hope. Tickets are on sale now here.
Visit www.countrymusicislove.com/charity for more information.

About City Of Hope: City of Hope is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest honor bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope’s research and treatment protocols advance care throughout the nation. City of Hope is located in Duarte, Calif., just northeast of Los Angeles, and is ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” in cancer and urology by U.S.News & World Report. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and genetics. For more information, visit www.cityofhope.org.

About CountryMusicIsLove: CountryMusicIsLove.com was founded by Lauren LaFrantz and Erin Lefebvre in July of 2008. LaFrantz and Lefebvre started the website to share their passion for country music with rest of the country music community. CountryMusicIsLove.com is updated daily with the latest country music news; plus, album & concert reviews, artist interviews, contests & more.

We hope you’re able to attend the show! We’ll be there to cover the event as well as help any way we can! Check back often because we’re going to be teaming up with CMIL for some other cool things before & after the show!

Fans and artists gathered last week in Nashville’s Listening Room to attend Songs for a Cure. The even took place on January 28, 2010, almost 4 years after Savannah was originally diagnosed with cancer. Savannah suffers from Stage IV metastatic Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma (Rhabdo for short). This is a very rare & aggressive type of childhood cancer. She was initially diagnosed at age 5 on Feb. 2, 2006. This is her third round battling this horrible disease. Artists & fans alike rallied to raise money for this little girl. Performers for the event included Keith Anderson, Mark Wills, Julie Roberts, Brian White, & more! A fan correspondant, Kelly Tilloston captured footage from the event & allowed us to share it with you!

For more info on this event click here.

Our weekly chat with Froggy was again thrown off by weather! Amanda got called in to work due to ice & snow in her area, so it’s Jen flying solo this week!

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Carrie Underwood has won nearly every award possible, her most recent being her 5th Grammy. These accomplishments are meaningful, but her latest single reminds us that this world is “just a stop on the way to where we’re going.” The powerful lyrics of this co-written song match perfectly with the video. If you cried when merely listening to the song, you’ll certainly need a box of Kleenex for the video! The message of “Temporary Home” was inspired while Carrie was reading the award winning “Purpose Drive Life.” The initial segment of the video features a boy who has been shuffled from foster home to foster home. The second segment features a mother and daughter struggling to make ends meet in the current economic state. The final segment features Carrie playing the part of a woman spending the last precious moments with a dying loved one. If you already found yourself with a few tears trickling down your face, be prepared for a complete waterfall during the final segment! This video is the epitimy of what we love about country music. It tells a story, tugs on your heart strings, and leaves you feeling uplifted. Don’t let the tears fool you, this is supposed to be a postive song that reminds us that the things of this “Temporary Home” will pass.

You can view the video here. We will update the post once an embedded version becomes available on CMT.

The 13th Annual Unforgettable Evening benefiting the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund raises much needed funds for innovative cancer research and recognizes remarkable individuals for their commitment to the cause.

GRAMMY® winners Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were presented the 2010 Courage Award. McGraw serves as Honorary Chairman of the Tug McGraw Foundation, created in honor of Tim’s father Major League Baseball pitcher Tug McGraw, who after his own diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor, dedicated his life to enhance the quality of life of men, women and children with brain tumors. McGraw and Hill together have tirelessly given time, attention and funds from a record number of benefit concerts for cancer and other causes. Hill is a longtime supporter of EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund, performing at one of the first Unforgettable Evening events. Together they founded Neighbor’s Keeper out of their desire to help people in need and encourage the spirit of neighbors helping neighbors. The fund seeks to strengthen communities by contributing to diverse projects with a primary emphasis on children’s initiatives.

About EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund
The Women’s Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, was established by Chairs Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks, Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, along with Founders Kelly Chapman Meyer, Anne Douglas, Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie and Jamie Tisch. The Fund supports innovative research, education, and outreach directed at the development of more effective approaches to the early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all women’s cancers. For more information visit www.womenscancerresearchfund.org.

Information for post found here.

Did you purchase the “Hope for Haiti Now” album on iTunes? Whether you watched the event live or weren’t able to catch the show this is a great compilation of music for an even greater cause! This cross genre album features performances from the Hope for Haiti Telethon. The country acts you’ll hear featured on this album included Taylor Swift with her Better Than Ezra cover of Breathless & the touch rendition of “Lean On Me” performed trio style with Keith Urban, Kid Rock, & Sheryl Crow! Don’t wait around, purchase this album now here!

Jimmy Wayne continues his “Meet Me Halfway” Journey from Nashville, TN to Phoenix, AZ. Jimmy’s journey has taken him all the way to the middle of Arkansas. Although he has traveled a great distance thus far he still has many miles ahead! He hasn’t let the winter weather slow him down! Jimmy has been Tweeting frequent pictures from his adventure so that fans can walk with him every step of the way. Jimmy has also been broadcasting from his USTREAM. You can check out the video archives on his channel. If you’re interested in tracking Jimmy, checking out his Tweets or watching the live footage be sure to check out his Meet Me Halfway site dedicated to cataloging every step of his journey!

Special thanks to Jimmy for following us on Twitter! We’re supporting him every step of the way!

For more information on Meet Me Halfway & the organizations benefitting:
http://meetmehalfway.jimmywayne.com/

“My charity Project Clean Water recently formed a partnership with the Voss Foundation and Virgin Unite to support water projects in sub-Saharan Africa. I am so excited about this. We are calling our partnership “Give a Drop” and our first project together is to help provide water to the village of Pel in Dogon, Mali. The Dogon civilization is one of the most ancient in Africa. The survival of this unique culture and way of life is currently being threatened by global changes in the environment. I am so pleased to be able to help. You can help too by making a bid…. ” — Jewel

The singer has donated items and found other artists willing to donate items for this wonderful cause. The item that currently has the most bids is a Handwritten Lyric Book of Jewel’s Biggest Hits – Including You Were Meant For Me, Who Will Save Your Soul & More! What an amazing collectible this will be for a Jewel fan!! Other items in the auction include an autographed Jewel poster, and autogrpahed Maroon 5 guitar, autographed Alan Jackson denim jacket & poster, an autographed Clint Black lyric sheet & more!

Learn more about the Give A Drop Campaign at www.giveadrop.com.
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Bid on the items here.

Our weekly chat with Froggy was delayed this week. There was some rough weather in Froggyland on Friday & things were a little hectic! We finally had time to chat on Monday!

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It was billed as an Ottawa Senators’ fundraiser, but the star of Monday night’s gala at the Hilton Lac-Leamy Convention Centre wasn’t a hockey player. Singer Carrie Underwood, fiancée of Sens star Mike Fisher, stole the spotlight at the 2010 Bell Sens Soirée fundraiser, the hockey club’s premier charity event of the year. The fundraiser was expected to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for four local hospital foundations, Roger’s House, and Rotary Home. It was the first official public event for Underwood, 26, and Fisher, 29, since their engagement on Dec. 21. Underwood, in a demure black dress and sporting the engagement ring that jewelers estimate is worth $150,000, mingled with the players and hundreds of people who nibbled on exotic foods and tried their luck at plenty of carnival games.

Last year, the glitzy event raised $320,000 for charities. The couple briefly served as celebrity dealers at one of the blackjack tables. They were later applauded by the hundreds of guests as they made their splashy, red carpet entrance into the ballroom for dinner. “They’re totally adorable and so down-to-earth,” said Dorothy Jackson, who was at the same dinner table as Fisher and Underwood. Rubbing elbow with the stars didn’t come cheap: Tickets for the event cost $450 for individuals or $4,000 for a table of 10.

In 2006, Bell and the Senators committed to raising $1 million over five years for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Monday’s soirée will help fulfil that goal. Since 1992, the hockey club and the Sens Foundation have raised more than $2.2 million for charity.

Information for post from The Ottawa Citizen via Canada.com