Country Music News, Gossip & Commentary: Bucky Covington, Terri Clark

BUCKY COVINGTON Debut Sales Soaring

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BUCKY COVINGTON SELLS MORE THAN 100,000 CDs IN FIRST THREE WEEKS OF RELEASE

Nashville, TN…(May 9, 2007) – American Idol Season 5 finalist Bucky Covington continues to establish himself as the hottest new artist in country music, having sold in excess of 100,000 copies of his self-titled debut CD in just three weeks.

His debut single “A Different World” is generating strong phone requests as it enters the top 20 and continues to climb the Billboard chart.

Bucky Covington debuted at #1 on Nielsen SoundScan’s Country Top 75 Chart on April 25th with 61,000 units sold.

Covington’s debut CD entered Nielsen SoundScan’s all genre Top 200 chart at #4 and was the only new country act to open inside the top five this year.

Covington has the distinction of having not only 2007’s biggest unit debut from a new country artist, but also the best first week sales and highest Top 200 debut for any new male country artist since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992.

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TERRI CLARK to Perform at at CMA Music Fest

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ BNA Records) - Terri Clark, the hardest working showgirl in country music, gets to do what she does best - play for the fans - in her hometown, as the Country Music Association tapped the 4-time CMA nominee to open their annual Fan Festival with a rocking set on the Cumberland River . Hitting the Greased Lightning Stage at 10:00 a.m. sharp on Thursday June 7th, Clark will ring in the 2007 CMA Music Festival with her signature take-no-prisoners performance style and a fistful of hits, that include her first BNA smash 'Dirty Girl.'

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