RASCAL FLATTS, MIRANDA LAMBERT, THE BAND PERRY & DEAN BRODY ADDED TO BOOTS & HEARTS 2013

CANADA’S BIGGEST COUNTRY FESTIVAL CONFIRMS ADDITIONAL ARTISTS

Republic Live, organizers of BOOTS AND HEARTS MUSIC FESTIVAL , are pleased to announce that RASCAL FLATTS, MIRANDA LAMBERT, THE BAND PERRY, and DEAN BRODY are all confirmed to play at the annual event taking place at CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK, AUGUST 2 – 4 ^TH2013.  Three day general admission tickets are on sale now for $199.99 exclusively at www.bootsandhearts.com. Early bird tickets sold out when the first headliner, JASON ALDEAN, was announced and the announcement of these additional artists will certainly keep fans happy as RASCAL FLATTS, MIRANDA LAMBERT and THE BAND PERRY were among fans top ten picks for appearing at Boots and Hearts based on last year’s exit polls, along with Aldean, and DEAN BRODY who was the #1 most desired Canadian artist chosen to perform at the festival.

Boots & Hearts 2013: Rascal Flatts is the best-selling country vocal group of the past decade and the #1 debut of their new release, CHANGED, earned them the distinction of being one of only four acts with seven consecutive studio albums debuting in top spot on the Billboard Country Albums chart during the Soundscan era. (CNW Group/Republic Live)”.

“Being able to deliver as many of the top country artists that our fans want to see as possible is always our goal,” said SHANNON MCNEVAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PARTNER, REPUBLIC LIVE.  “We want Boots & Hearts to be a trusted source for providing not only amazing talent but an overall outstanding event and festival experience.  We were humbled to see that after one year so many of our fans put their faith in us and bought early bird tickets based on their previous experience when only one artist was released.   We expect tickets to keep moving at an incredible rate now that we have country superstars Rascal Flatts, who just got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, reigning 3 time CMA female vocalist of the year Miranda Lambert and one of the hottest breakout groups, The Band Perry, and CCMA Album of the Year winner Dean Brody confirmed.  There are lots more artists to be announced, but we’re already stoked to be able to bring so many of country music’s heaviest hitters to Bowmanville for another epic weekend!”

“Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert is the reigning three-time CMA and reigning three-time ACM Female Vocalist of the Year. Her current album, Four The Record, made Miranda the first country artist in history with each of her first four albums debut at # 1 atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums. (CNW Group/Republic Live)”.

4TH ANNUAL TASTE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT

The 4TH ANNUAL TASTE AWARDS is pleased to announce this year’s award winners. Award Winners were announced via livestream, and will receive their awards at the TASTE AWARDS RED CARPET GALA AND RECEPTION in Los Angeles on JANUARY 17TH, which will be filmed for later broadcast.

The TASTE AWARDS Medallion. (PRNewsFoto/TasteTV)

The ANNUAL TASTE AWARDS (also known as the TASTY AWARDS) in Hollywood celebrate the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, and on Radio. In honor of their achievements, SCHILTZ FOODS ROAST GOOSE is providing complimentary holiday goose to winners of the Best Food Program: Television, Best Food Travel Series: Television, Best Food Travel Series: Web, Best Green or Organic Program, Best New Series, Best Food Program: Web, Best Film or Documentary, and Best Comedy categories. This gourmet roast goose will also be served at the January 17th Hollywood awards event. Additional award winner partner perks will be announced shortly.

The TASTE AWARDS RED CARPET GALA AND RECEPTION will feature a star-studded lineup of food and fashion TV celebrities, and has—in the past—included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and other media platforms such as the FOOD NETWORK, THE STYLE NETWORK, BRAVO, THE COOKING CHANNEL, TLC, DISCOVERY, LIFETIME, E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION, PBS, NBC, ABC, THE CW, HGTV, THE TRAVEL CHANNEL, HD NET, HULU, YOUTUBE, SONY PICTURES, and more.

RESTAURANT.COM’S FIFTH ANNUAL FEED IT FORWARD PROGRAM OFFERS GUILT-FREE GIFTING

ANNUAL SPIRIT OF GIVING SURVEY RESULTS REVEALED

In the spirit of giving, RESTAURANT.COM kicks off the company’s FIFTH ANNUAL FEED IT FORWARD FREE GIVING PROGRAM.  The program allows consumers to “gift” everyone on their holiday list, avoiding gift-giving guilt.

According to the 2012 RESTAURANT.COM ANNUAL SPIRIT OF GIVING SURVEY, 85 percent of consumers stated they feel guilty if they exclude someone from their holiday shopping list. FEED IT FORWARD solves this problem allowing participants to give away up to 100 free $10 RESTAURANT.COM EGIFT CARDS daily now through January 1, 2013.

“Restaurant.com is thrilled to bring back, by popular demand, Feed It Forward and we are happy to help consumers give to everyone on their gift list–be it friends, neighbors, teachers, mail carriers and acquaintances,” said CHRISTOPHER KROHN, PRESIDENT AND CMO OF RESTAURANT.COM. “The Feed it Forward program is a way to continue to give throughout the season without exhausting holiday budgets that may be overextended by Black Friday or Cyber Monday.”

HOW TO FEED IT FORWARD: To date, 1.5 million people have fed it forward with RESTAURANT.COM. Those in the giving spirit this holiday season should visit FeedItForward.Restaurant.com and can log in with a Restaurant.com or Facebook account. To give, participants access their Facebook, Gmail or Yahoo! contacts to select recipients or manually enter email addresses to spread the holiday cheer. Recipients will redeem their gifts through the Feed It Forward site. The GIFTED RESTAURANT.COM EGIFT CARDS never expire and can be redeemed for any $10 Gift Certificate to a participating Restaurant.com restaurant.