Where's a ShamWow when you need it?
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 01:18 PM
The USA Today

Heidi 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."
Check Out Heidi In This USA Today CMA Fest Spread!
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 07:52 AM
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.
Fan Club - We Want To See Your Pictures!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 09:48 AM
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!
Heidi To Present at CMT Music Awards
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 05:35 PM
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.
CMA Fest Show - LP Field
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 09:36 AM
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