NASHVILLE, TN. (Webster PR) - Vivaton Recording Artists Group signed an international licensing agreement with AGR Television Records (Hamburg Germany) last fall to distribute Mark's Chesnutt's debut album Savin' The Honky Tonk and in just a few short months,
Mark Chesnutt has been tagged as Mr. Honky Tonk International.
No matter what the language, Country
Music listeners in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Norway, Iceland and Switzerland have identified with Mark and his music to make him the voice of Country
Music worldwide.
Andreas Graban of AGR Television Music shares his thoughts on the overall reaction of the European listeners: 'In all honesty, Mark Chesnutt's success is not a surprise.
European listeners have always had a genuine appreciation for good country music and his success here is merely a validation that we know good country music when we hear it. Mark Chesnutt is good country music!'
Mark Chesnutt on Television:
Mark Chesnutt has received the privileged invitation to perform at the 13th Annual GACMF (German American Country Music Federation) Awards Show in Erfurt, Thueringen, Germany on January 29, 2005. Mark will take the stage at Messehallen Erfurt, (which can be translated to The Exhibition Center, Erfurt) to introduce the tune that sets the tone and the sound for his entire new album (Savin' The Honky Tonk--Vivaton Records), 'Somebody Save The Honky Tonks.'
The GACMF Awards will be seen by viewers in Germany nationwide (on cable) and Europe-wide (via satellite). The show will be re-broadcast on February 12, 2005 on MDR Television (part of the ARD network).
Other performers slated to appear on the GACMF Awards show include the legendary Lynn Anderson, Rattlesnake Annie and one of Germany's top country bands, Slow Horses (the best selling English singing German country band in 2003), as well as Silverwood.
Mark Chesnutt on Radio:
Mark's debut single 'The Lord Loves The Drinkin' Man' topped the ECMA Top-100 Country Radio Airplay Chart at No. 1 (Number Survey Number 53 dated January 2, 2005—released 01/06/05) making this Vivaton Records' first No. 1!
Note: The ECMA TOP-100 Country Radio Airplay Chart is tabulated by computer and based strictly on an airplay playlist report basis. ECMA's Reporters are radio stations, individual shows and/or syndicators, each with European Coverage.
Mark Chesnutt in Print:
Mark Chesnutt's mug covers the face page of January the 2005 issue of Country Music People Magazine. The thirty-four year old, award winning magazine (that spans from Austin to Nashville and beyond) features a six-page spread to introduce Mark to a new international fan base and re-acquaint him with old and loyal listeners.
And for the first time, Chesnutt is a centerfold: the centerfold of Country Music News (January 2005). The Canadian publication has selected Mark Chesnutt's Savin' the Honky Tonk as the Number 1 Album of 2004 stating 'the album is a career album and likely the classic example of an artist being given 'artistic freedom' and of an artist who is driven by the artistry of making good country music.'
As a new, aggressive independent label, we do not underestimate the value of the international audience for our artists. We embrace it' says Shelia Shipley Biddy, Vivaton's Executive VP of National Promotion and Artist Development.
'We are extremely proud of Mark's success internationally. European fans have long appreciated and valued traditional Country music. They're zeal and acceptance of the new music from Mark Chesnutt is evidence of that. Andreas Graban and the staff of AGR Television Music have made him a priority and it shows in the acknowledgements and accolades Mark has enjoyed in the past few months.
We are proud to have them as an extension of the Nashville Vivaton family.'
