The CMA Awards: All Access will be hosted by Kellie Pickler & Ben Aaron of “Pickler & Ben”

“The CMA Awards: All Access” Will Be Hosted by 
Kellie Pickler and Ben Aaron of “Pickler & Ben”

“The CMA Awards: All Access” Will Stream Exclusively on Twitter 

Country Music artist and previous two-time CMA Awards nominee Kellie Pickler and television personality Ben Aaron (both of “Pickler & Ben”), are hosting this year’s “The CMA Awards: All Access,” which offers viewers exclusive access to Country Music's Biggest Night™. The show, which is sponsored by Walmart, will stream exclusively on live.twitter.com/CMAawards  beginning with the red-carpet stream at 6 PM ET (5 PM CT) on Wednesday, Nov 8.

Pickler and Aaron together host the nationally syndicated talk show “Pickler & Ben,” which tapes out of Nashville, Tennessee.  The show is the #1 freshman talk show to launch this fall.

Pickler can also be seen on “I Love Kellie Pickler” on CMT, which co-stars her husband, songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs.

Aaron is a four-time Emmy-winning features reporter who is also starring in DIY Network’s “Renovation Realities: Ben and Ginger” with his wife Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for “Good Morning America.”

“The CMA Awards: All Access” will livestream from 10 cameras strategically positioned throughout the red carpet and the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, offering unique viewpoints of the red carpet and backstage areas. Twitter users can watch throughout the night at @CountryMusic. Using the hashtag #CMAawards, they can tweet their comments and questions that may then be answered Live on the red carpet and backstage.

“The 51st Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association and  broadcasts live Wednesday, Nov. 8 (8-11 PM ET) from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.  Robert Deaton serves as the Executive Producer for the 11th year, Gary Halvorson as the Director for the first time and writer David Wild for his 16 ^th year.

About “Pickler & Ben”:
"Pickler & Ben" is produced by Grammy Award-winning superstar Faith Hill; co-founder of Happy Street Entertainment, Lisa Erspamer; and president and CEO of Sandbox Entertainment Jason Owen; in partnership with The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP). Award-winning director, Joe Terry ("The Oprah Winfrey Show") directs "Pickler & Ben." Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution is distributing the show in national syndication. 

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Kellie Pickler releases new song "If It Wasn't For A Woman”

KELLIE PICKLER’S “IF IT WASN’T FOR A WOMAN”
Emotional ballad written in honor of her grandmother available now

WEEPY WARNING:

Kellie Pickler's beautiful new song "If It Wasn't For A Woman," inspired by her late grandmother will bring a tear to the eye

Release Date: 29 Sept. 2017

Label: Kellie Pickler Productions

Copyright: ℗© 2017 Kellie Pickler Productions

Writers: Brian Bunn, Kellie Pickler, Kyle Jacobs

Total Length: 4:16

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Nashville, Tenn. –Country music singer, songwriter, co-host of nationally-syndicated show, “Pickler & Ben Show,” and star of CMT’s “I Love Kellie Pickler” continues her streak of new milestones with her most personal release yet, “If It Wasn’t For A Woman.” Pickler co-wrote with her husband Kyle Jacobs and songwriter Brian Bunn.

The song was inspired by and written in tribute to Pickler’s late grandmother, Faye Pickler, the woman who raised her and continues to serve as one of the most important inspirations in Pickler’s life. Pickler notably debuted the song with Jacobs accompanying her on piano during a performance at this year’s CMA Music Festival. The song is available now for download and streaming and currently climbing the iTunes Country chart (debuted at #22 US Country iTunes; climbed to #14 (#57 iTunes overall chart).

“This song is so incredibly special to me…it means a lot to me to be able to spotlight the love of the woman who helped shape me into the woman I am today,” the country music darling shares of her grandmother Faye, who passed away from lung cancer in 2002, “One of the most beautiful things about this song is that this is real life in a song. I think so many people will identify with this sweet story.”

On Instagram she shared: “Being able to write this song with my husband and our dear friend Brian Bunn makes it even more special. We hope it means as much to you as it does to us. Much love and many blessings”

"I close my eyes and she's right there / Barbie dolls and teddy bears / picking buttercups from the yard / putting them in mason jars / tea parties and pecan pie / make me think of her every time / yes sir, yes ma'am I wouldn't be who I am / if it wasn't for a woman / leading me by the hand / helping me understand / if it wasn't for a woman / teaching me wrong from right / praying for me at night / I'd be half the woman I am / if it wasn't for a woman."

Kellie Pickler's CMT docu-comedy series “I Love Kellie Pickler,” is about to wrap it’s third-season, with her and her husband’s “sweet and silly shenanigans” (Entertainment Tonight) continuing the show’s successful streak of high ratings. The hit television series follows a “hilarious and so vivacious” (Hollywood Life) Pickler and her husband songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs, and debuted in November 2015, propelling the network to its highest premiere with adults since 2012 and women since 2008. “I Love Kellie Pickler” returned for its third season in August of 2017.

What woman in your life, changed your life? What woman was strong, courageous, protective, and long-suffering just for you? Mine was my mom, @kelliepickler 's was her Grandma...Who was yours and why? That's what this song is about...https://t.co/1YtJKPtOll

— Kyle Jacobs (@kylecjacobs) 29 September 2017

Published by CMT on July 26, 2017: Kellie takes us through writing and recording her song "If It Wasn't For a Woman" with the support of her husband Kyle.

Published by CMT on Aug 18, 2017 Kellie shares her emotional new song with TV and Sirius / XM Highway 56 Radio Host Storme Warren.

Pickler also recently debuted as the host of new Nashville-based daytime talk show “Pickler & Ben”co-hosted by media personality Ben Aaron. The show, directed by the award-winning Joe Terry (“The Oprah Winfrey Show”) launched nationally on September 18 to milestone ratings and ranking No. 1 in the time slot in the Nashville market. "Pickler & Ben" is produced by Grammy Award-winning superstar Faith Hill, co-founder of Happy Street Entertainment, Lisa Erspamer, and president and CEO of Sandbox Entertainment Jason Owen in partnership with The E.W. Scripps Company.
 
Kellie Pickler first gained fame at the age of 19 as a contestant on the fifth season of “American Idol.” She has gone on to release four critically acclaimed albums, including her Gold-certified debut SMALL TOWN GIRL as well as 100 PROOF, which Rolling Stone named the Best Country Album of 2011.

In spring of 2013, Pickler won the Mirror Ball Trophy on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” and also released her fourth album, THE WOMAN I AM, with Black River Entertainment, which featured three songs co-written by Pickler including the title cut.

She launched her home goods line, "Selma Drye by Kellie Pickler," named after her grandmother in collaboration with the Opry Stores (shop.opry.com) in 2015.  Pickler is an avid supporter of the U.S. military, having completed 11 USO Tours to-date.
 

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Kellie Pickler to join Phil Vassar for special Holiday Tour & new Christmas Single “The Naughty List”

KELLIE PICKLER TO JOIN PHIL VASSAR FOR SPECIAL HOLIDAY TOUR AND NEW CHRISTMAS SINGLE “THE NAUGHTY LIST”

A Christmas Tour launches on November 24

Vassar and Pickler team up on new Christmas duet

 “The Naughty List” coming this holiday season

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Nashville, Tenn. – Country music fans know that when the holidays come around that they are in for a treat from their favorite stars. Now, two essential holiday-favorites, recording artist Phil Vassar and country music darling Kellie Pickler, are teaming up this season for a special Christmas tour around the country launching at the end of November and continuing throughout December. Tickets for A Christmas Tour go on sale Friday, July 28. In honor of the tour, Pickler and Vassar teamed up to release a new Christmas single this holiday season called “The Naughty List,” written by Phil Vassar and Juliana Songs, and co-produced by Vassar and long-time friend Dane Bryan, who also co-produced Vassar’s first Christmas album, Noel.

“I absolutely love Kellie, and am so excited to go on tour with her,” shares Vassar, who has completed a Christmas tour every year since 2009. “She is an amazingly talented lady and everyone who comes to our show this holiday season is going to be in for a fun time!”

Vassar established himself as a holiday-favorite upon the 2011 release of his first Christmas album, Noel. The album was co-produced by Vassar and his longtime friend Dane Bryan and includes covers of holiday favorites such as “Away in a Manger” and “Merry Christmas Darling” as well as witty original songs with “Santa’s Gone Hollywood” and “Big Ol’ Texas Christmas.” Noel also included a fan-favorite version of Vassar’s own “Let’s Make A Little Christmas,” a track that originally appeared on 2007’s Hear Something Country Christmas, which also included Kellie Pickler’s sultry rendition of “Santa Baby.”
 

"So excited that Phil and I are hitting the road together this Christmas season," shared the country music recording artist and reality star Kellie Pickler. "Being able to tour with Phil is an amazing honor…he’s an incredibly talented artist.  We’re both looking forward to spreading as much cheer as we can this holiday season!"

Kellie Pickler’s 2007 version of “Santa Baby,” which she performed that year at “CMA Country Christmas,” quickly became a Christmas classic and landed on Taste of Country’s Top 50 Country Christmas Songs. She also notably performed "The Man With The Bag" at the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Pickler continues to release hauntingly memorable holiday singles, with “My Christmas Caroline” debuting in 2015 and last year releasing a special version of “White Christmas” – a tune she famously covered with Michael Bublé in 2013 and remains the biggest-selling Christmas song of all time. An avid supporter of the military, Pickler has completed 11 USO tours and spent five Christmas holidays performing for servicemen and women overseas.

Pickler has further celebrated the Christmas spirit with two holiday collections in her Southern home goods line with the Grand Ole Opry, Selma Drye. The collections have included ornaments, festive frames, decorative wreaths, as well as two special one-of-a-kind collector’s snow globes that play Pickler’s versions of "My Christmas Caroline" and  “White Christmas.”

A Christmas Tour Dates:
Friday, Nov. 24 Wheeling, WV The Capitol Theatre
Saturday, Nov. 25 Van Wert, OH Niswonger Performing Arts Center
Thursday, Nov. 30 Waukegan, IL The Genesee Theater
Friday, Dec. 1 Milwaukee, WI Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
Thursday, Dec. 7 St. Charles, MO The Family Arena
Friday, Dec. 8 Madisonville, KY The Glema Mahr Center for the Arts
Saturday, Dec. 9 El Dorado, AR Griffin Music Hall
Sunday, Dec. 10 State University, AR Fowler Center @ Arkansas State University
Thursday, Dec. 14 Hamlet, NC Cole Auditorium & Community Center
Friday, Dec. 15 North Canton, OH Canton Palace Theatre
Saturday, Dec. 16 Rising Sun, IN Rising Star Casino Resort
Wednesday, Dec. 20 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre
Saturday, Dec. 23 Charlottesville, VA The Paramount Theater

For more information and ticket sales, please visit www.philvassar.com and www.kelliepickler.com. Additional shows to be announced.

ABOUT PHIL VASSAR
Phil Vassar is one of a handful of musicians to have multiple hits as a songwriter and as an artist. He has 10 No. 1s, 15 Top 10s, and 26 Top 40s. Top songs include "Just Another Day in Paradise," "Carlene," "Six Pack Summer," "American Child," "For a Little While" and "My Next Thirty Years" (Tim McGraw), "Right on the Money" (Alan Jackson), "I’m All Right" and "Bye Bye" (Jo Dee Messina), and many more. American Soul is Phil’s ninth album. He also recently launched “Songs from the Cellar,” a wine-infused musical conversation airing across the U.S. and Europe. Learn more at philvassar.com and songsfromthecellar.com.

ABOUT KELLIE PICKLER
Kellie Pickler grew up immersed in country music in the small town of Albemarle, North Carolina with the words of Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton shaping her musical footing. At the age of 19, she first gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of “American Idol.” She has gone on to release four critically acclaimed albums, including her Gold-certified debut Small Town Girl as well as 100 Proof, which Rolling Stone named the Best Country Album of 2011. Among her best known hits are the Gold-certified “Red High Heels,” “I Wonder,” “Best Days of Your Life,” “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful,” “Things That Never Cross a Man’s Mind,” “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You,” and “No Cure for Crazy.”
In spring of 2013, Pickler partnered with dance coach Derek Hough and won the Mirror Ball Trophy on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” That same year, she also released her fourth album, The Woman I Am, with Black River Entertainment, which featured three songs co-written by Pickler including the title cut. She voiced the lead character, a sweet potato named Mirabelle, in the Veggie Tales animated movie "Beauty and the Beet" in 2014, and launched her home goods line, "Selma Drye by Kellie Pickler," in collaboration with the Opry Stores (shop.opry.com) in 2015.
Her CMT docu-comedy series "I Love Kellie Pickler," which co-stars her husband, songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs, debuted in November 2015, propelling the network to its highest premiere with adults since 2012 and women since 2008. The hit television series is returning forit’sthird season in summer of 2017.
Pickler is an avid supporter of the U.S. military, having completed 11 USO Tours thus far. For more information, please visit www.kelliepickler.com.

Kellie Pickler honored with Department of Defense Spirit of Hope Award in D.C.

Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016
Kellie Pickler honored with Department of Defense Spirit of Hope Award in D.C.

 

(L-R) Robert O. Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense  Kellie Pickler, Kyle Jacobs,

Vice Admiral Frank. F. Pandolfe, Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 

Mr. Michael Rhodes, Director of Administration, Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer 

Photo Credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee CLICK to ENLARGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Loved not only for her bold personality and southern charm, country music recording artist and the star of the CMT hit docu-comedy television series I Love Kellie Pickler is known for her avid support of our servicemen and women.

In honor of Kellie’s continued work spanning nine-and-counting USO tours, the critically-acclaimed North Carolinian and her husband Kyle Jacobs were honored Sept. 28, with the Department of Defense Spirit of Hope Award, presented annually to distinguished Americans and organizations to include entertainers and men and women of the United States Armed Forces whose patriotism and service reflects that of Mr. Bob Hope.

“I am so humbled to be in such great company in receipt of this honor from the Department of Defense,” Kellie shared after accepting the distinguished award with her husband Kyle on Wednesday in Washington D.C.  “We’ve been so blessed to have a great relationship with the USO which has allowed us to be able to take a little piece of home to our service men and women both overseas and here at home.”

The Department of Defense criteria for the Spirit of Hope Award requires the recipient to have selflessly contributed an extraordinary amount of time, talent or resources to significantly enhance the quality of life of service members and their families serving around the world and epitomize the values of Bob Hope—duty, honor, courage, loyalty, commitment, integrity and selfless dedication.

In 2015 at the CMA Music Festival the parents of slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle presented Kellie Pickler with the first-ever Operation Troop Aid Chris Kyle Patriot Award and in 2013 Kellie received the Heart For The Warrior Award from the USO of North Carolina during the Salute to Freedom Gala.

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Kellie Pickler visits Ellen DeGeneres, talks Docu-Comedy, Travel and few surprises

KELLIE PICKLER VISITS WITH ELLEN DeGENERES, TALKS DOCU-COMEDY,

TRAVEL AND A FEW SURPRISES ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 27

Singer/songwriter and star of I Love Kellie Pickler makes 18^th 
appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – In anticipation of CMT’s hour-long special, I Love Kellie Pickler’s “I Love Japan” episode, airing Thursday (Sept 28) at 10 p.m. ET/PT, Kellie gets candid sharing behind-the-scenes stories from her time in Tokyo with Ellen DeGeneres (Tuesday, Sept. 27). 

Thursday’s episode finds Kellie and Kyle fulfilling Kellie’s childhood dream of being an exchange student as they travel across the world to Tokyo, Japan to live with the Asada family in the heart of the city. They explore the town and learn all about Japanese culture, customs and practices. From hedgehog cafes, to navigating the subway, tasting the authentic cuisine and attempting to speak Japanese - Kellie and Kyle have the adventure of a lifetime.

“This show is about laughter and love,” shares Kellie. “It’s all positive and all about our family and friends and our crazy adventures. We just want to be a bright light and make people laugh and feel good.”

Watch Pickler get pranked here

Watch @kelliepickler get scared by ultimate prankster Ellen DeGeneres: https://t.co/2qw4XUZWFZ 😂 #TheEllenShow pic.twitter.com/qZJCpF82Cy

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) 27 September 2016

 Love Kellie Pickler, produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions, 51 Minds Entertainment, Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs, is currently in its second season and the docu-comedy follows the country music star and personality as she navigates her madcap relationships with friends, family and the unpredictability of couple-hood alongside husband, Kyle Jacobs, her complete opposite. The 2015 series debut marked CMT’s highest rated premiere among women ages 18 to 49 since 2008.

Kellie grew up immersed in country music in the small town of Albemarle, N.C. with the words of Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton shaping her musical footing. At the age of 19, she first gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of “American Idol.” She has gone on to release four critically acclaimed albums, including her Gold-certified debut Small Town Girl as well as 100 Proof, which Rolling Stone named the Best Country Album of 2011. Among her best known hits are the Platinum-certified “Best Days of Your Life,” and Gold Certified “Red High Heels,” as well as “I Wonder,” “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful,” “Things That Never Cross a Man’s Mind,” “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You” and “No Cure for Crazy.”

Wow! What an honor to meet @usainbolt backstage @theellenshow! #fastestmanintheworld ⚡️⚡️⚡️

A photo posted by Kellie Pickler (@kelliepickler) on Sep 27, 2016 at 12:09pm PDT

In spring of 2013, Kellie partnered with dance coach Derek Hough and won the Mirror Ball Trophy on Dancing with the Stars. That same year, she also released her fourth album, The Woman I Am, with Black River Entertainment, which featured three songs co-written by Kellie including the title cut. She voiced the lead character, a sweet potato named Mirabelle, in the Veggie Tales animated movie "Beauty and the Beet" in 2014, and launched her home goods line, Selma Drye by Kellie Pickler, in cooperation with the Opry Stores (shop.opry.com) in 2015. 

Her CMT series I Love Kellie Pickler, which co-stars her husband, songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs, debuted in November 2015, propelling the network to its highest premiere with adults since 2012 and women since 2008. 

Kellie is an avid supporter of the U.S. military, having completed nine USO Tours thus far. Kellie will also receive the Bob Hope Spirit of Hope Award in Washington, D.C. in honor of her continued work with our servicemen and women.

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