[phmr]CMT CROSSROADS: DEF LEPPARD AND TAYLOR SWIFT premieres Friday, November 7 @ 9:00 p.m
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TAYLOR SWIFT FULFILLS A =
CHILDHOOD DREAM
AND PERFORMS WITH ROCK =
LEGENDS
DEF LEPPARD FOR THE LATEST =
EPISODE OF
"CMT CROSSROADS: DEF LEPPARD =
AND TAYLOR SWIFT"
PREMIERING FRIDAY, =
NOVEMBER 7
NASHVILLE - October 14, 2008 - Great Britain's premier arena rock band =
and one of country music's hottest stars come together for a magical =
night of hit songs and electrifying performances in the next episode of =
CMT CROSSROADS. CMT CROSSROADS: DEF LEPPARD AND TAYLOR SWIFT premieres =
Friday, November 7 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT. =20
Taped before a standing-room only audience in Nashville, Swift fulfilled =
her "childhood dream" when she walked onstage and performed with Def =
Leppard. Lead singer Joe Elliott and Swift swapped lyrics on such hit =
songs as "Photograph," "Hysteria," "Pour Some Sugar On Me," "Picture to =
Burn" and "Love Story." =20
"Performing with Def Leppard was awesome!" says Swift. "It was the =
coolest thing in the world to have my band on stage with them, because =
for the past two years, before we go on stage we listen to Def Leppard =
and just rock out and jump around. And then, we were playing on the =
same stage as they were. It was the most amazing feeling in the world, =
and we were all just trying to act cool the whole time."
"What an absolute pleasure it was to work with Taylor and her band who =
are a great set of musicians," says Leppard=92s Elliott. "Myself and =
Taylor blended really well together, I think, and everybody, both bands =
and the crowd, had a great time. I'm really glad we had the opportunity =
to do this."
Def Leppard and Taylor Swift join an elite group of performers who have =
taped CMT CROSSROADS, which pairs country music stars with popular =
artists from other genres-pop, rock, R&B-to play together, swap stories, =
and share their common love of music. Previous episodes of CROSSROADS =
have included Lindsey Buckingham and Little Big Town; Bon Jovi and =
Sugarland; John Fogerty and Keith Urban; Kelly Clarkson and Reba =
McEntire; Joss Stone and LeAnn Rimes; Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; =
Maroon 5 and Sara Evans; and most recently 38 Special and Trace Adkins.
With more than 65 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious =
Diamond Awards to their credit, Def Leppard--Joe Elliott (vocals), =
Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick "Sav" Savage (bass) =
and Rick Allen (drums) continues to be one of the most important forces =
in rock music. Over the course of their career, the band has produced a =
series of classic groundbreaking albums that set the sound for =
generations of music fans and artists. The group's spectacular live =
shows, filled with powerful melodic rock anthems, have become synonymous =
with their name and are an institution in the touring industry as they =
continue to sell out arenas worldwide. The band recently released their =
14th studio album Songs From The Sparkle Lounge (Bludgeon =
Riffola/Island/UMe), which debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top 200, =
earning Def Leppard their highest-charting debut since 1992.The album =
features the hit singles "Nine Lives," featuring country music superstar =
Tim McGraw, and "C'mon C'mon."
Widely hailed as the first bonafide country music star of the MySpace =
generation, 18-year-old Taylor Swift currently has singles climbing both =
the country and pop radio charts. At the age of 17, Swift became the =
youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a number-one country =
single entirely on her own ("Our Song" spent 6 consecutive weeks at #1 =
atop Billboard's Country Singles Chart), and she is the first female =
solo artist in country music history to write or co-write every song on =
a platinum-selling debut CD. At 14, she signed a publishing deal with =
Sony/ATV Music, and in 2006 released her self-titled debut CD on Big =
Machine Records. Taylor Swift has reached triple-platinum (3 million =
sales) status and has spent more than 20 weeks so far in the #1 position =
atop Billboard's Country CD Sales Chart. Swift is consistently ranked =
Country's #1 artist on MySpace, and was named Country Music's Hottest =
Female Artist of 2007 by AOL Music and Best New Artist of 2007 by the =
editors of iTunes. Swift was named this year's Top New Female Vocalist =
by the Academy of Country Music, and won 2008 CMT Music Awards for Video =
of the Year and Female Video of the Year. She was recently named =
Superstar of Tomorrow at the 10th Annual Young Hollywood Awards, making =
her the first musician to ever receive this prestigious award. She is =
the reigning CMA Horizon Award winner, as well as the Nashville =
Songwriters Association International's Songwriter / Artist of the Year. =
Swift is on tour this year with Rascal Flatts, and has also toured with =
George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill and Brad Paisley.
CMT CROSSROADS is presented by Alltel Wireless, the first title sponsor =
of the critically-acclaimed series. Alltel is owner and operator of the =
nation's largest wireless network and has 12 million customers.
CMT CROSSROADS is produced by Tom Forrest. John Hamlin, Margaret =
Comeaux and Bill Flanagan serve as executive producers for CMT. =20
For more information on CMT CROSSROADS log on to CMT.com
For downloadable photos, visit CMT's press-only web site =
www.cmtpress.com for more information.
CMT, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the =
leading television and digital authority on country music and =
entertainment, reaching more than 87 million homes in the U.S. CMT and =
its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live =
concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. =
The network's digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT =
Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD. =20
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the =
world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that =
engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, =
games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio =
spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties =
worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick =
at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike =
TV, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers and Xfire. =20
PRESS CONTACT:
Cindy McLean =20
615-335-8404 =20
cindy.mclean@cmt.com
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PREMIERING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7<BR>
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NASHVILLE - October 14, 2008 - Great Britain's premier arena rock band =
and one of country music's hottest stars come together for a magical =
night of hit songs and electrifying performances in the next episode of =
CMT CROSSROADS. CMT CROSSROADS: DEF LEPPARD AND TAYLOR SWIFT =
premieres Friday, November 7 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT. <BR>
Taped before a standing-room only audience in Nashville, Swift fulfilled =
her "childhood dream" when she walked onstage and performed =
with Def Leppard. Lead singer Joe Elliott and Swift swapped lyrics =
on such hit songs as "Photograph," "Hysteria," =
"Pour Some Sugar On Me," "Picture to Burn" and =
"Love Story." <BR>
<BR>
"Performing with Def Leppard was awesome!" says Swift. =
"It was the coolest thing in the world to have my band on stage =
with them, because for the past two years, before we go on stage we =
listen to Def Leppard and just rock out and jump around. And then, =
we were playing on the same stage as they were. It was the most =
amazing feeling in the world, and we were all just trying to act cool =
the whole time."<BR>
<BR>
"What an absolute pleasure it was to work with Taylor and her band =
who are a great set of musicians," says Leppard’s Elliott. =
"Myself and Taylor blended really well together, I think, and =
everybody, both bands and the crowd, had a great time. I'm really glad =
we had the opportunity to do this."<BR>
<BR>
Def Leppard and Taylor Swift join an elite group of performers who have =
taped CMT CROSSROADS, which pairs country music stars with popular =
artists from other genres-pop, rock, R&B-to play together, swap =
stories, and share their common love of music. Previous episodes =
of CROSSROADS have included Lindsey Buckingham and Little Big Town; Bon =
Jovi and Sugarland; John Fogerty and Keith Urban; Kelly Clarkson and =
Reba McEntire; Joss Stone and LeAnn Rimes; Robert Plant and Alison =
Krauss; Maroon 5 and Sara Evans; and most recently 38 Special and Trace =
Adkins.<BR>
<BR>
With more than 65 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious =
Diamond Awards to their credit, Def Leppard--Joe Elliott (vocals), =
Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick "Sav" =
Savage (bass) and Rick Allen (drums) continues to be one of the most =
important forces in rock music. Over the course of their career, the =
band has produced a series of classic groundbreaking albums that set the =
sound for generations of music fans and artists. The group's spectacular =
live shows, filled with powerful melodic rock anthems, have become =
synonymous with their name and are an institution in the touring =
industry as they continue to sell out arenas worldwide. The band =
recently released their 14th studio album Songs From The Sparkle Lounge =
(Bludgeon Riffola/Island/UMe), which debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top =
200, earning Def Leppard their highest-charting debut since 1992.The =
album features the hit singles "Nine Lives," featuring country =
music superstar Tim McGraw, and "C'mon C'mon."<BR>
<BR>
Widely hailed as the first bonafide country music star of the MySpace =
generation, 18-year-old Taylor Swift currently has singles climbing both =
the country and pop radio charts. At the age of 17, Swift became the =
youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a number-one country =
single entirely on her own ("Our Song" spent 6 consecutive =
weeks at #1 atop Billboard's Country Singles Chart), and she is the =
first female solo artist in country music history to write or co-write =
every song on a platinum-selling debut CD. At 14, she signed a =
publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music, and in 2006 released her =
self-titled debut CD on Big Machine Records. Taylor Swift has reached =
triple-platinum (3 million sales) status and has spent more than 20 =
weeks so far in the #1 position atop Billboard's Country CD Sales Chart. =
Swift is consistently ranked Country's #1 artist on MySpace, and was =
named Country Music's Hottest Female Artist of 2007 by AOL Music and =
Best New Artist of 2007 by the editors of iTunes. Swift was named =
this year's Top New Female Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music, and =
won 2008 CMT Music Awards for Video of the Year and Female Video of the =
Year. She was recently named Superstar of Tomorrow at the 10th Annual =
Young Hollywood Awards, making her the first musician to ever receive =
this prestigious award. She is the reigning CMA Horizon Award winner, as =
well as the Nashville Songwriters Association International's Songwriter =
/ Artist of the Year. Swift is on tour this year with Rascal =
Flatts, and has also toured with George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim =
McGraw & Faith Hill and Brad Paisley.<BR>
<BR>
CMT CROSSROADS is presented by Alltel Wireless, the first title sponsor =
of the critically-acclaimed series. Alltel is owner and operator =
of the nation's largest wireless network and has 12 million =
customers.<BR>
CMT CROSSROADS is produced by Tom Forrest. John Hamlin, Margaret =
Comeaux and Bill Flanagan serve as executive producers for =
CMT. <BR>
<BR>
For more information on CMT =
CROSSROADS log on to CMT.com<BR>
For downloadable photos, =
visit CMT's press-only web site www.cmtpress.com for more =
information.<BR>
<BR>
CMT, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the =
leading television and digital authority on country music and =
entertainment, reaching more than 87 million homes in the U.S. CMT =
and its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live =
concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on =
demand. The network's digital platforms include the 24-hour music =
channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD. <BR>
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the =
world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that =
engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, =
games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's =
portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media =
properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, =
Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, =
COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers and =
Xfire. <BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
PRESS CONTACT:<BR>
Cindy McLean =
=
<BR>
615-335-8404 =
=
<BR>
cindy.mclean@cmt.com<BR>
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