October 1, 2007

Enjoying meteoric success on the country music scene, Sugarland is headed to downtown Reno on Friday, Oct. 26 as the headline act for the “CMT on Tour 2007” concert.

The Atlanta-based duo will be joined by Little Big Town and Jake Owen for a night of country music that begins at 8 p.m. at the Reno Events Center. Tickets for this stop of the 32-city tour are $43.50. Fans can purchase tickets online at ticketmaster.com, by phone at (775) 787-8497 or at any Ticketmaster outlet.


Sugarland
Known for powerhouse vocals, lead singer Jennifer Nettles and band mate Kristian Bush form Sugarland. Since its 2005 Reno Events Center appearance opening for Brad Paisley, Sugarland has racked up the accolades.

The band's debut multi-platinum selling album, Twice The Speed Of Life, resulted in mega hits Baby Girl and Something More. The current album, perfectly titled Enjoy the Ride, has already sold over a million albums and gave life to two No. 1 hits --Want To and Settlin’.

Opening tours for the likes of Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn and Paisley helped the duo gain notoriety on the country music scene, while Nettles’ collaboration with Bon Jovi, resulting in the No. 1 hit Who Says You Can’t Go Home, allowed Sugarland to cross over into pop territory.

Sugarland has received a Grammy nomination, an American Music Award for Breakthrough Favorite New Artist, an Academy of Country Music award for New Duo/Group of the Year, two CMT Awards and three award nominations from the Country Music Association. Nettles also picked up a Grammy in 2007 for her collaboration with Bon Jovi.


Little Big Town
Four-member Little Big Town comes to the Biggest Little City hot off the heels of receiving the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Vocal Group in May.

The band is one of the biggest success stories of the year. Their platinum-plus debut for the Equity Music Group, The Road To Here, led to two Grammy nominations and was ranked the No. 1 top-selling Independent Album of 2006 by Billboard magazine, which also ranked the band as the No. 1 Independent Artist of 2006.

Little Big Town has toured with some of the biggest names in music, including Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride and John Mellencamp, who asked the band to perform on his new CD released earlier this year. Little Big Town is slated to release its second CD for Equity in November 2007.

Jake Owen
RCA recording artist Jake Owen burst onto the country music scene last year with his debut album Startin’ With Me. In less than a year, Owen has celebrated a Top 15 hit with his debut single Yee Haw and a Top 10 with his current single Startin' With Me. He also made his national TV debut on ABC's Good Morning America and has toured with Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Currently, Owen is the opening act for the 2007 Alan Jackson/Brooks & Dunn Tour.

About CMT:
CMT, a unit of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and Heartland entertainment, reaching more than 84 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’s broadband channel, CMT Loaded.

About the Reno Events Center:
Located in the heart of downtown Reno, Nev., the 7,500-seat Reno Events Center has brought some of the biggest names in entertainment to Reno-Tahoe, America’s Adventure Place. Since opening in 2005, fans have experienced live concerts from The Who, Gwen Stefani, Aerosmith, Stevie Nicks, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Brooks & Dunn, Michael Buble and many more chart-topping acts at the center. The facility is conveniently located within walking distance of more than 6,000 hotel rooms in downtown Reno’s entertainment core.