Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:26:20 -0600 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/ Heidi Newfield News en-us http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/images/logo.gif http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/ mrmx@mrmx.net http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article131.html Heidi wanted to wish everyone a happy, safe, and prosperous New Year! And here's to some more great music!! Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:26:20 -0600 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article130.html HEIDI NEWFIELD TO OPEN AND JOE NICHOLS TO CLOSE THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC STAGE For the fourth consecutive year, the Academy of Country Music will host the Academy of Country Music Stage at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) held in Las Vegas from Thursday, December 3rd through Saturday, December 12th. New country artists will take the Academy of Country Music Stage in the Cowboy Corral, a special area created by Las Vegas Events, to entertain NFR fans inside the Cox Pavilion at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The event is free to NFR fans and open to all ticket holders. The Academy of Country Music Stage will include performances from Ash Bowers, Easton Corbin, Halfway to Hazard, LoCash Cowboys, Sean Patrick McGraw , David Nail, Heidi Newfield, Joe Nichols, Sunny Sweeney, and Josh Thompson. Doors will open at the Cowboy Corral at 5:00 PM/PST expect on Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6 when they open at 4:00 PM/PST. Music performances on the Academy of Country Music Stage begin at 5:45 PM/PST expect on Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6 when they begin at 4:45 PM/PST. Rodeo performances begin at 6:45 PM/PST expect on Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6 when they start at 5:45PM/PST. “The Academy of Country Music is excited to kick off the 10 nights of music with ACM award winner, Heidi Newfield and close with ACM award winner Joe Nichols.” said Michelle Goble, Director, Membership and Events for the Academy of Country Music. “NFR is a great stage to showcase a wide variety of acts which include Texas touring bands, newcomers and established artists.” Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:30:27 -0600 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article129.html from Music City Syndicate Heidi Newfield honored at 2009 NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) Hall of Fame Awards on Sunday, October 18 for her hand in co-writing "Johnny and June" along with Deanna Bryant and Stephony Smith. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:28:57 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article128.html Starting October 15th, 2009 the Heidi Newfield Fan Club is starting a membership drive and we want you to help spread the word. Every time one of your friends or family members joins the Heidi Newfield Fan Club please have them list you as their reference, or shall we say, their “Team Captain.” The membership drive will continue through 11:59pm on December 15th, 2009. The Team Captain that has the most number of teammates at the end drive will win dinner with Heidi along with their entire team. It’s as easy as that! The dinner will need to take place when Heidi is performing at a concert near you or in Nashville, TN during Fan Fair. Management will determine the time and location of the dinner once the city & state has been confirmed. Only one dinner will be planned to accommodate the winning team and it must take place during the 2010 tour year. So get on Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, cell phone, email, snail mail… Just spread the word! Whatever it takes...Good luck! Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:12:47 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article127.html Hope everyone within the reach of this email knows how much I appreciate all of you wonderful fans who've made this year, my first full year on my own, a very successful one! I know a lot of you out there have wondered....CAN SHE HOLD IT UP ON HER OWN? CAN SHE COME UP WITH GREAT NEW MUSIC THAT I WANTA BUY AND MAKES ME WANTA COME SEE HER LIVE? I truly hope those of you that have come out this year and seen a show, have walked away feeling confident that I am in this for the long haul...and feeling as though you were completely entertained. I feel like I am JUST getting warmed up! A little update...I have been using almost every single day off to write for and search for songs for my next album. I have already gone in the studio and recorded 4 songs for the project...that I am CRAZY about! Some of you have heard me do a few new tunes in the live show...as I love to try em' out on ya'll and see how you like them. YOU, the fans, are ultimately, who call in and request them...who get on I Tunes and order them...who go to your local big store and buy the CD's when they come out... Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:45:28 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article126.html from The Greenroom Multi-platinum country music star Dierks Bentley announced today the next wave of artists participating in his fourth annual "Miles & Music for Kids" celebrity motorcycle ride and concert Sunday, Oct. 11 in Nashville. Joining Bentley and previously announced Capitol Nashville label-mates Darius Rucker and Eric Church will be Wynonna, Heidi Newfield and Michelle Branch. For the first time in the event's history, "Miles & Music" will provide an afternoon tailgating experience with live music, food and family fun on the river before the Tennessee Titans take on the Indianopolis Colts later that evening. "My idea of the perfect Sunday afternoon includes live music, motorcycles, beer and football...but you also have to have girls...can't forget about them," laughs Bentley. "It's awesome that Wynonna, Michelle and Heidi want to come help us raise some money that day...it should be a blast." Tickets start at $20 and are still available for the ride and concert through Ticketmaster. The ride departs Cool Springs Harley Davidson at 1:00pm CT and will travel through beautiful Williamson County and downtown Nashville, culminating in a jam session at Riverfront Park. In the three previous years, "Miles & Music for Kids" has raised over $500,000 for the Monroe Carell Jr. Childrens Hospital at Vanderbilt. This year, Bentley has joined forces with Nationwide Insurance, CMT ONE COUNTRY and the Children's Miracle Network to expand the successful "Miles & Music for Kids" event to six cities across the country in 2009 and 2010, with all proceeds benefiting Children's Miracle Network hospitals in those areas. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:44:41 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article125.html Last night on “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” Heidi Newfield played for the National MS Society. Citing her mother’s battle with MS, she wanted to play for a charity that was close to her heart. Throughout the grade school test, Heidi answered most of the questions herself, but she did lose some money early on when she got a question about the Louisiana Purchase wrong and then tried to cheat off the paper of a classmate for another question. Trying to help Heidi, the young student had answered an elementary question about world geography with what looked like a misspelling. However, when Jeff Foxworthy questioned him as to the intent of his answer, he stated what sounded like a completely different sea and was therefore marked incorrect. So with incorrect answers, she was never going to reach the $25,000 level; but she could have answered the bonus question about ancient history to try to increase the pot to $140,000. Instead, Heidi chose to drop out of school and walk away with $14,000 to fund research to cure Multiple Sclerosis. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:58:47 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article124.html Hey all! Country Weekly is having their annual "Country's Most Beautiful Woman" poll RIGHT NOW! "I've never won anything like that before - it would be a nice surprise!" Heidi tells us. So don't forget! Head over to the Country Weekly site and poll and cast your vote for Heidi today! Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:20:34 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article123.html Artists Big Kenny, Bucky Covington, Jack Ingram, Heidi Newfield and Emily West Play For Charity as Part of "Country Music Week" on CMT Series NASHVILLE August 26, 2009 CMT invites country music stars to take on 5th graders for a good cause when the popular series ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? launches with a special country music-themed week, beginning Monday, September 21 at 8:00 - 8:30 p.m., ET/PT. Hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, country stars Big Kenny, Bucky Covington, Jack Ingram, Heidi Newfield and Emily West tackle subjects ranging from geography to social studies in each half-hour episode to benefit their charity of choice. The official "Country Music Week" line-up for ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? is as follows: Monday, 9/21 Big Kenny (benefits Love Everybody) Tuesday, 9/22 Heidi Newfield (benefits National MS Society) Wednesday, 9/23 Bucky Covington (benefits the Arthritis Foundation) Thursday, 9/24 Jack Ingram (benefits Toms Shoes) Friday, 9/25 Emily West (benefits the Alzheimer Foundation of America) Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:43:53 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article122.html from theboot.com Heidi Newfield has her own list of reasons for going solo. "I have all this room to record the songs I love and work the stage the way I want to work it," she tells The Boot. "I really like it better!" The singer has also found validation in making the move from the trio Trick Pony to her solo gig. "The fans have been wonderfully supportive to me now that I'm out on my own. It's great to see Trick Pony fans mixed in with my new fans. And my peers in Nashville have been great also. I admit, when I was thinking about this I wondered, 'Will the industry embrace me? Will they get this and like what I'm gonna do?' It was scary to jump off the edge and leave the safety net behind." Heidi certainly got industry validation at the ACM Awards this year, where she scored five nominations. But she insists she is just now scratching the surface of what is to come in her career. "We're just starting to talk about the next album," she reports. "I have a lot of music to be sung and songs to write in my new career." The singer says she sometimes feels pressure when thinking about her sophomore project. But in the end, it's all about making great music, taking care of her fans and having a great live show. "If you can do those things, the rest will come. I came up the old school way with a grassroots kind of thing, playing every club, honky-tonk, church, rodeo or basketball game. Then I moved it up and have grown to where I am today, so I want to see it continue to thrive. I feel like I'm on my way to doing that, and if I keep the focus on cutting great music and my live show, then the celebrity and radio success will come." Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:02:25 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article121.html Hey, all! Just wanted everyone to know there is a TON of new tour merchandise available in Heidi's online store as of now! Not to mention...make ANY purchase and you can add on an autographed copy of Heidi's DEBUT CD "What Am I Waiting For" for only $10.00! Click here to go shoppin'! Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:09:54 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article120.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:57:41 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article119.html The USA TodayHeidi Newfield used CMA Fest to signal Thursday's launch of her fan club. "I wanted to wait until I got on my feet and really got some music out there that people recognized, and to make it a little bit more special," she says. But even though she's fairly new to the solo artist thing (she's formerly of Trick Pony), she's got years of experience with the autograph pen and a quick answer to the most difficult surface on which to leave her mark. "A sweaty head is the hardest thing to sign," Newfield says. "Sharpie just won't stay on a sweaty, shaved head." Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:18:41 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article118.html Portraits from CMA Music Festival Country music's best and brightest take a breather between signing autographs and performing live to pose for USA TODAY. Check back all weekend for new photo shoots from Nashville. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:52:27 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article117.html If you have a great shot of Heidi from CMA Music Festival please post it on the fan club site! We will select one winner with "the coolest" photograph to receive a brand new HN 2009 Tour Hat. We are looking for Fan Club Party Pics, River Front, LP Field... we want to see them all! 1. Just log on to www.heidinewfieldfanclub.com (Fan Club Members only!!) 2. Select Photo Gallery 3. Select User Panel. It's that easy! Thanks everyone and get those pictures in! Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:48:17 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article116.html Toby Keith, Alison Krauss, Kellie Pickler and Heidi Newfield have been added to the list of presenters for the CMT Music Awards on Tuesday (June 16). In addition, Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins, ventriloquist Terry Fator, model Karolina Kurkova, and comedian Melissa Peterman will also present awards. Hosted by actor-comedian Bill Engvall, the awards show will include performances by Keith, Pickler, Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Def Leppard. Previously announced presenters include Randy Jackson (American Idol), Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas (Dancing With the Stars), Bill O'Reilly (The O'Reilly Factor), actor Luke Wilson, Kid Rock, Ted Nugent and T-Pain. The awards show airs live from the Sommet Center in Nashville at 8 p.m. ET/PT. A live red carpet special, hosted by CMT's Katie Cook and Lance Smith, will be telecast at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:35:28 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article115.html Heidi Newfield has no regrets -- and that includes leaving country band Trick Pony and going solo. Maybe she even wishes she had done it a bit sooner. “I think I like (being a solo artist) a little better,” she said. “I’ve got all this room, you get to record the songs that you’re in love with, and you get to work the stage your way. It’s been really, really amazing to step out here on my own. I couldn’t ask for it to be any better coming out of the gate.” For Newfield, the response she's gotten as a solo artist is validation that leaving the band was the right decision. “I’m just scratching the surface of what’s to come,” she said. “We’re sitting down talking about making the next record. What was I waiting for? There was a lot of loyalty and time together under our belts as (Trick Pony). No one is every going to tell you if you’re about to make a change that it’s OK to go do it. You have to be the one to have the guts and make the sacrifice and go out and do it on your own.” But that doesn’t mean Newfield feels extra pressure to succeed. Or maybe she does. The singer isn’t entirely sure what she thinks about that. “I’m a woman and I reserve the right to change my mind,” she said. “It’s about making great music and about the fans and about putting on a great live show. If you can do those things, the rest will come.” from The Tennessean Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:36:55 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article114.html Hey all!Heidi's Fan Club Kick-Off Party is in full-swing right now - and now you can join, too! A 1-year membership in the Heidi Newfield Fan Club includes: « Two (2) Meet & Greet Opportunities per membership year when available. (Fan Club members must email HNfanclubmgrs@aol.com seven (7) days prior to the show. A confirmation email will be sent back and must be presented the night of the show along with membership card. Meet & Greets will be limited in size and access will be granted in order of the date requested.) « Signed Exclusive 8x10 Fan Club Photo « Autographed Copy of "What Am I Waiting For" CD OR your choice of a tour t-shirt Also - upon purchase confirmation, you will be e-mailed a username and password for Heidi's online fan club site located at http://www.heidinewfield.com. This new site is all about you and your experiences...fan forums, places to post your live show pics, videos, contests, all kindsa stuff. If you have any additional questions feel free to email them to HNFanClubMgrs@aol.com! So have fun and see you there! Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:17:19 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article113.html Heidi Newfield Fan Club Memberships will be available to purchase on-line starting June 11, 2009. Please check back here at heidinewfield.com at that time for more details. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:56:50 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article112.html Get your tickets now for the Heidi Newfield Fan Club Kick-Off Party during the CMA Music Festival on June 11th! Click here to order and/or get more information! Wed, 27 May 2009 11:04:46 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article111.html Click here to vote for Heidi's brand-new video on GACtv.com today! Wed, 20 May 2009 11:04:26 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article110.html You can now purchase YOUR tickets to the Heidi Newfield Fan Club Kick-Off Party taking place on Thursday, June 11 @ the Sommet Center Tower (downtown Nashville) during the CMA Music Festival. Invitation Purchase Includes: « 1 Year - Heidi Newfield Fan Club Membership « Two (2) Meet & Greet Opportunities per membership year when available. (Details to Follow) « 8x10 Photo « Choice of a tour T-Shirt OR signed CD « Admittance into the Heidi Newfield Fan Club Kick-off Party on June 11, 2009 (Your name will be put on a guest list - PLEASE print off your receipt from this online store and bring with you!) Heidi Newfield Fan Club Kick-off Party Details: « Thursday, June 11, 2009 « Sommet Center Tower (Downtown Nashville) « Doors Open at 11:45am (CT) « Hot Dog & Soft Drink Provided « Acoustic Performance and Meet and Greet (1 picture/ 1 autograph per person) Advance Purchase Required. Space is Limited. A Maximum of 150 Tickets will be sold. Not Coming to CMA Music Fest??? On Wednesday, May 27, 2009 go to www.heidinewfield.com for details regarding annual memberships. If you have any additional questions feel free to email them to HNFanClubMgrs@aol.com. Wed, 20 May 2009 11:03:08 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article109.html We just got Heidi's new video for "Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines)" and it's awesome! Click here to check it out! Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:33:41 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article108.html Heidi just posted a brand new blog! Click here to check it out! Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:39:07 -0500 http://www.heidinewfield.com/main/Article107.html The last behind the scenes ACM vid is Heidi backstage just before her first major award show performance. Check out "Behind The Scenes - Backstage" now! Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:17:23 -0500