“THIS IS NRA COUNTRY” ANNOUNCES RODNEY ATKINS AS ARTIST OF THE MONTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“THIS
IS NRA COUNTRY” ANNOUNCES RODNEY ATKINS AS
ARTIST
OF THE MONTH
Nashville, TN… (May
1, 2012)…Award-winning singer/songwriter Rodney Atkins has been selected as the
NRA Country Artist of the Month for May. Atkins joins some of country
music’s biggest stars including Craig Morgan, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Montgomery
Gentry, Sunny Sweeney, Trace Adkins and TV personality Storme Warren who have
teamed up with NRA Country to celebrate their support of our brave men and
women in uniform, appreciation for the great outdoors, and love of family. Rodney’s
values and beliefs make him a natural fit with NRA Country Artist of the Month
promotion.
"The NRA's
mission statement is about respect and honor. It's about being proud of all the
hardworking folks in our country and the men and women representing us, serving
in the military.” Atkins continues, “The
NRA reminds us all to be grateful and not take our freedoms for granted. It's
an honor to say 'I am NRA Country.'"
As part of the May promotion, fans can register to win an autographed guitar.Visit http://nracountry.com/this-is from now through the end of May to register
to win.
Atkins is a household name in country music
having landed six No. 1 hits, including the most recent platinum-selling chart-topper,
"Take A Back Road." He has celebrated over five million single sales
in the past five years alone. His current album, TAKE A BACK ROAD, features the out-of-the-box smash title track
and current hit single, "He's Mine."
Each
month a new country music artist will be featured on NRACountry.com,
highlighting what makes them ‘NRA Country.’ Celebrate our country and learn
more at www.NRACountry.com!
ABOUT
RODNEY ATKINS:
Award-winning
singer/songwriter Rodney Atkins has an impressive track record with hitting on
sentiments that strike a chord with the country listener. Atkins has landed six
No. 1 hits, including the most recent platinum-selling chart-topper, "Take
A Back Road," and has over five million single sales in the past five
years alone. The new album, TAKE A BACK
ROAD (released Oct. 4, 2011), has helped propel Rodney to even bigger
heights with the out-of-the-box smash, "Take A Back Road," and
current single, "He's Mine," a clever tune focused on the
unconditional love of a son and sense of pride when recognizing personal
responsibility for the child’s mannerisms, no matter how questionable his
actions may be.
In
2007, Rodney was named ACM's Top New Male Vocalist while also garnering
back-to-back recognition with Billboard's Most Played Song of the Year
Award for "If You're Going Through Hell" (2006) and "Watching
You" (2007). Since the start of his success, Rodney has appeared on the Tonight
Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Late Show with
Craig Ferguson, The Early Show on CBS, Good Morning America, Fox
& Friends, CNN Headline News and many more. He is also the
national spokesperson the National Council for Adoption. For more information
on Rodney Atkins, visit www.rodneyatkins.com.
ABOUT NRA COUNTRY: NRA Country is a celebration of American
values. Respect. Honor. Freedom. It's a lifestyle and a bond between the
country music community and hard-working Americans everywhere. It's powered by
pride, freedom, love of country, respect for the military, and the
responsibilities of protecting the great American life. We celebrate these
values with concerts and other events that benefit gun safety programs for
kids, youth hunting and education programs, efforts to support our armed
services, and other worthy causes. NRA Country will be involved in causes that
defend our values and it will empower our artist friends who promote these
values to encourage our next generation of leaders. For more information
and latest events, visit www.nracountry.com and follow NRA Country on twitter
@nracountry2010.
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PHOTO
CREDIT: Jon-Paul Photography
For additional information about NRA
Country, contact:
Heather
Conley
Monarch
Publicity
615.202.5070
For additional information about Rodney
Atkins contact:
Ebie
McFarland
Essential
Broadcast Media, LLC
615-495-5491
