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As Seen on CMT(TM): Speakerheart Artist Shannon Lawson Guides Unlikely Country Musicians of CMT's Gone Country.


FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Speakerheart[TM] artist and Muzikmafia[TM] member Shannon Lawson is featured on upcoming episodes of CMT's latest reality show, Gone Country, which airs Fridays at 8 p.m. EST/PST.

Hosted by Muzikmafia co-founder John Rich, the series features celebrity musicians with backgrounds ranging from R&B and '80s rock to American Idol American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol.  and a hit '70s TV series. After writing an original song, each country newbie A first-time user. A newbie may be a novice in anything; using a computer, a video game, a particular operating system, the Internet, etc. Also called a "newb," "noob" or "nub."

(jargon) newbie
 must then perform their tune in front of a live audience. With the help of Music Row's best songwriters, the show offers the performers a chance to break out as the next big country superstar.

"We are happy to see the talent of our Speakerheart artists being recognized," said Brad Edmonson, Speakerheart president. "Shannon is a great example of a Speakerheart artist actively working to get his name out there. It takes a lot of hard work to make a name for yourself in this industry and Shannon is obviously on the right track."

Lawson is featured in several episodes as a collaborator and mentor Mentor, in Greek mythology
Mentor (mĕn`tər, –tôr'), in Greek mythology, friend of Odysseus and tutor of Telemachus.
 to the contestants. He even joins Dee Snider, former front man of the band Twisted Sister, as well as Sisqo, Bobby Brown and Maureen McCormick (The Brady Bunch), in their song performances.

"Working with Shannon 'layin' down the Law'-son on CMT's Gone Country was like being taken to school," said Snider. "Great playing, great singing, great songwriting. The dude's a triple threat. What more could you ask for?"

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 and find out what "Lawdawg" referred to as "a really, really bizarre good time." For the full show schedule, visit www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series_showtimes.jhtml.

To promote the series, Lawson is playing shows in Kentucky Kentucky, state, United States
Kentucky (kəntŭk`ē, kĭn–), one of the so-called border states of the S central United States. It is bordered by West Virginia and Virginia (E); Tennessee (S); the Mississippi R.
, Alabama Alabama, indigenous people of North America
Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).
 and Tennessee through the month of February. To get his tour dates, check out Muzikmafia.com. To hear more from Lawson, check out his Speakerheart storefront at www.speakerheart.com/shannonlawson.

About Speakerheart[TM]

Speakerheart is a music community built by artists, for artists. At Speakerheart.com artists can upload See download.

upload - /uhp'lohd/ To transfer programs or data over a digital communications link from a smaller or peripheral "client" system to a larger or central "host" one.

Opposite: download.
 their own albums and tracks, set prices and sell it all side-by-side in custom storefronts. Artists can easily manage their online presence across the entire Web through the unified service. Speakerheart's headquarters are in Nashville, Tenn.

About PassAlong Networks

PassAlong Networks works to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems  artists and fans by enhancing the Connected Consumer[TM] ecosystem. PassAlong's suite of services includes StoreBlocks[TM], OnTour[R], freedomMP3[TM] and subsidiary Speakerheart[TM], with current initiatives ranging from advertising premium incentive programs, ad-supported revenue models, variable-pricing programs, in-car music downloads A music download refers to the transferring of a music file from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment if required. , mobile devices, media place-shifting and device-shifting, digital video libraries and social networks. Founded in 2002, PassAlong Networks is privately held and based in Franklin, Tenn. For more information, visit http://www.passalongnetworks.com.
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