RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The DRIVE4COPD national public health initiative today announced that it is partnering with the Country Music Association (CMA) to launch the Tune Up For COPD Songwriting Competition, featuring country music stars Billy Ray Cyrus and Patty Loveless.

DAYTONA, Fla., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The DRIVE4COPD Race Team of Jim Belushi, Bruce Jenner, Patty Loveless and Michael Strahan are beginning a cross-country race to find people who may be at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and don't know it.

By Here And There Country music sensation Jo Dee Messina will headline WIOV-FM's daylong Fall Fest 2008 on Sunday, Oct. 5, at Overlook Community Campus, 2099 Fruitville Pike, in Manheim Township. Gates open at 8 a.m., and free tickets are available at Turkey Hill Minit Markets. Author of nine No.

By Journal Staff Report There's a lot of buzz these days about the versatility of veteran singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale these days. He's playing music in all kinds of styles. Lauderdale's latest CD "Honey Songs" shows him off as a country rocker and a balladeer.

Country Music Hall of Famer PORTER WAGONER celebrates his 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, May 19 with a special performance featuring WAGONER, Patty Loveless, Dolly Parton -- PORTER's longtime duet partner in the '60s and '70s -- and others.