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Kid Rock To Headline The 2010 WE Country Music Festival

extremeKR — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:18:06 +0000

Kid Rock will be headlining next year’s annual WE Country Music Fest on Friday, August 6 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The three day event from August 5-7 will also feature headliners Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban with more artists yet to be announced. Limited single day tickets at $49.00 are now available and can be purchased HERE

Photos Of Kid Rock And Stevie Wonder From The Motown 50 Gala

extremeKR — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:04:40 +0000

Getty Images has added photos of Kid Rock and Stevie Wonder performing at the 50th-anniversary event of the Motown 50 Golden Gala from this past Satuday night. To view the photos, CLICK HERE.

Motown comes home for its 50th birthday

KR Admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:55 +0000

Associated Press
DETROIT — Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.

Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, along with Aretha Franklin, Kid Rock and Motown’s original kid, Stevie Wonder, came to Motown’s original hometown for the Motown 50 Golden Gala. The 50th-anniversary event, which fetched $350 and up for a ticket, was a fundraiser for the Motown Historical Museum. The museum was the original home of Motown Records Corp., which Gordy started with an $800 loan.

The event drew about 750 people and many of the big names and behind-the-scenes people from the label, which moved to Los Angeles in 1972.

Detroit’s output included scores of hits, including “My Girl” by The Temptations, “The Tears of a Clown” by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye.

“The pleasure is mine to be here,” Gordy said during a pre-concert reception. “I’m thrilled I got the nurturing and all of the things Detroit had to offer me. Motown could not have made it in any other city.”

Gordy was joined on the red carpet earlier in the evening by local and national celebrities and dignitaries, including Otis Williams of the Temptations, which was on the bill; Claudette Robinson of the Miracles; the Rev. Jesse Jackson; comedian Sinbad, the event’s host; and Detroit Mayor and former Detroit Pistons all-star Dave Bing.

The musical mingling of classic Motown artists such as Wonder and The Temptations with non-Motown hometown heroes Franklin and Rock reveals the reverence for and relevance of the label.

Kid Rock performed with Wonder on the Motown great’s songs “Living For The City” and “Superstition,” bringing many of the people in the crowd to their feet.

The pair called up others for the finale — a funky, extended version of “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours.”

Before taking the stage, Kid Rock called it a “career milestone.”

He said his mother, who was out of state, sent him a text message: “Who would have thought when we were partying in our barn, playing all those Motown records when you were a kid that you’d be playing the 50th gala?”

The gala is a regular event for the museum, but it took a higher profile this year to mark the 50th anniversary of the label’s founding.

Museum CEO Audley Smith said the facility wants to expand to hold thousands of artifacts and memorabilia that can’t be displayed because of space, but he stressed the museum will maintain the integrity of the well-known Hitsville USA house on West Grand Boulevard.

The gala also included special tributes to Motown alumni who have died, including Michael Jackson. Gordy, at Jackson’s memorial service in July, talked about the 10-year-old prodigy he signed, calling him “the greatest entertainer that ever lived.”

Homecomings are rare these days for Gordy, who lives in California, but bonds remain: His sister, Esther Gordy Edwards, founded the museum now overseen by his great-niece, Robin Terry. He’s also a premier sponsor of the gala.

President Barack Obama sent well wishes via videotape. He said Gordy’s “music made history” and his record company “captured a truly American sound.”

Franklin sang a customized birthday ode to Gordy, who turns 80 on Nov. 28. “Detroit, we’ve waited long enough — Berry’s come home at last,” she sang.

Afterward, Franklin ushered Gordy to the stage, saying “he absolutely revolutionized the music industry, single-handedly.” He was presented a crystal plaque, a large cake and a mass serenade of “Happy Birthday.”

Gordy told the crowd he was inspired by his time spent on a Detroit auto factory floor to make a music company that was like “an assembly line” of talent. “That dream came true.”

Wonder told The Associated Press after the concert that being a part of Gordy’s vision has been a blessing.

“I’m just very, very happy (for) that dream Berry had — him meeting me, hearing me, seeing me, that he saw fit for me to be a part of that dream that became reality.”

Associated Press Writer Mike Householder contributed to this report.
http://blogs.chron.com/celebritybuzz/2009/11/motown_comes_home_for_its_50th.html

Watch Uncle Kracker’s New Video!

KR Admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:53 +0000

Check out Uncle Kracker’s new video for “My Girlfriend” off of his latest album Happy Hour from Atlantic Records. Click here to grab your copy.

“Selling Detroit” – A Plan To Help America’s Most Struggling City

extremeKR — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:06:24 +0000

Agencies in Detroit have been working hard to produce a campaign to encourage young and creative people to consider the city as a place to live and work. The project ‘Selling Detroit’ is an upfront and intent way to help Detroit attract business and talent.

This initiative,sponsored by the Time Inc. unit of Time Warner involves advertising agencies: Essence, Fortune, Money, Sports Illustrated, Time and related Web sites to develop campaigns in the Detroit area. Visitors of their websites will be able to vote on this contest for their favorite campaign starting Monday.

Other agencies taking part in the contest are the Troy office of Leo Burnett, part of the Publicis Groupe, with a campaign starring a local celebrity and Kid Rock!

Kid Rock To Perform with Stevie Wonder At Motown 50 Gala

extremeKR — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:36:35 +0000

Kid Rock will perform with Stevie Wonder at the Motown 50 gala on Nov. 21 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Detroit-started record label and honor founder Barry Gordy. The show will be held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance and will be hosted by actor and comedian Sinbad. Tickets to the event will cost $350 each.

The Motown Historical Museum is giving people a chance to win free tickets by visiting the museum before Nov. 14 and entering a drawing.

For more info, CLICK HERE.

Photos Of Kid Rock From The 43rd Annual CMA Awards

extremeKR — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:58:06 +0000

Below are photos of Kid Rock from last night’s 43rd Annual CMA Awards.

Photos Credit:Rick Diamond/Getty Images

Don’t Miss The 2009 CMA Awards Live Tonight!

extremeKR — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:47:54 +0000

Just a reminder that the 2009 CMA Awards is live tonight on ABC at 8pm ET. Kid Rock will perform a duet with four-time CMA nominee Jamey Johnson and will also present an award on Country Music’s Biggest Night. Don’t miss it!

More Photos From The Walk Of Fame Ceremony

extremeKR — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:53:52 +0000

Below are more photos of Kid Rock’s induction in Music City’s Walk of Fame ceremony in downtown Nashville from this past Sunday.

Jerry Lee Lewis’ EP ‘Mean Old Man’ feat.Kid Rock

extremeKR — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:40:09 +0000

“The Killer” Mr. Jerry Lee Lewis released a digital EP titled, ‘Mean Old Man’, yesterday (November 10) through Amazon. The five-song country project includes a collaboration with Kid Rock and Slash on the track “Rockin’ My Life Away”. Other guests include Sheryl Crow, Eric Clapton, James Burton and Kris Kristofferson. Currently on tour in Europe, Lewis will release a full-length album in early 2010.

To purchase the tracks from the EP, click below.