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Yeah, Baby!</div> <div> <B>Holdin' On to Number One!</b></div> <div> <I>12/5/2002</I><B> - </b>Rascal Flatts holds on to the number one spot for the <B>third</b> week in a row on Billboard and a <B>second</b> week on R & R. Woohoo!</div> <div> <B>Flatts Nominated for Another Award!</b></div> <div> <I>12/4/2002</I><B> - </b>If you can't make it to the Rascal Flatts show in South Dakota Monday, Dec. 9th, tune in to Fox at 8:00 ET/PT to find out who will win the Billboard Music Award for Country Duo/Group of the year! Rascal Flatts is nominated with Lonestar, Dixie Chicks and Brook & Dunn.</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts are "10 Gallon Hunks!"</b></div> <div> <I>11/27/2002</I><B> - </b>Check out this week's issue of <I>US Weekly</I> to see a pic of Rascal Flatts in the "10 Gallon Hunks" feature. Other stars featured include Tim McGraw, Darryl Worley, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and more.</div> <div> <B>Today's CMT Poll</b></div> <div> <I>11/26/2002</I><B> - </b>Today's poll on CMT asks, "Which of these stars would you like to invite for Thanksgiving dinner?" <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.cmt.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cmt.com"><U>Click here</U></A></FONT> to vote for Rascal Flatts!</div> <div> <B>Number One Across the Board!</b></div> <div> <I>11/26/2002</I><B> - </b>Last week we reported that "These Days" was number one on the Billboard Country charts. This week, not only is it number one on Billboard for the SECOND WEEK, it's also number one on Radio & Records! </div> <div> <B>"These Days" is Number One!!!</b></div> <div> <I>11/19/2002</I><B> - </b>"These Days," the first single off the recently released album "Melt," has just reached the number one position on the Billboard Country charts! This marks the band's first number one single ever. "I'm Movin' On," also a very successful song, reached #3. Way to go, Guys!</div> <div> <B>Dixie Chicks Lovin' Rascal Flatts!</b></div> <div> <I>11/18/2002</I><B> - </b>When asked about their recent Vocal Group of the Year win at the CMAs, Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines recently told Westwood One that she "was ready to lose to Rascal Flatts" and added, "I'm a fan [of theirs] and wouldn't have hated losing to them." The guys were pretty excited to hear this and responded, "We love the chicks. If someone asked us what artist we would most like to record with, it would be them. We think our harmonies would be out of this world."</div> <div> <B>Billboard.com's Review of MELT</b></div> <div> <I>11/13/2002</I><B> - </b>Check out the details of this news clip for the Billboard review of RF's latest.</div> <div> <B>Vote for "These Days"</b></div> <div> <I>11/11/2002</I><B> - </b>Go vote for "These Days" on CMT's <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.CMT.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.CMT.com"><U>Daily Poll</U></A></FONT> which asks the question, "Which current Top 10 single deserves to hit No. 1?"</div> <div> <B>Movin' UP!</b></div> <div> <I>11/8/2002</I><B> - </b>Philip White and D.Vincent Williams were awarded the NSAI Song of the Year for 2001-2002 for their song, "I'm Movin' On" which was recorded by Rascal Flatts.</div> <div> <B>BIG WINNERS!!!</b></div> <div> <I>11/6/2002</I><B> - </b>Rascal Flatts took the highly coveted and intensely competitive "Horizon Award" during tonight's CMA Awards. YEAH BABY!!! </div> <div> Check out the rest of the Awards action at <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.CMAawards.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.CMAawards.com"><U>CMAawards.com</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>Want to Enter to Win a Trip to Disney World and Blizzard Beach?</b></div> <div> <I>11/4/2002</I><B> - </b>Click here to enter a contest where you could win a trip to Disney World and Blizzard Beach, or an autographed copy of the book, "I'm Movin' On," written by the writers of the song. <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.bamah.com/rascalFlatts/m/radio/index.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bamah.com/rascalFlatts/m/radi"><U>Bamah.com</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>CountryStars.com on Rascal Flatts Touring</b></div> <div> <I>11/4/2002</I><B> - RASCAL FLATTS AIMING TO STEP UP THEIR ROAD SHOW IN '03 </b></div> <div> Rascall Flatts have been in demand this year as an opening act for Toby Keith and with Brad Paisley. Now, with two albums full of their own great material, they plan to do some of their own headlining shows when they're not opening for a top act. "We're thinking about investing in our own production (sound and lighting package) for next year," they tell us. The trio also told us they had a deal in the works to join a large tour in '03, but couldn't talk about it yet. MJI is hinting that it will be on the 3rd incarnation of Brooks & Dunn's Neon Circus and Wild West show, that the duo has talked about repeating. (Neither act as confirmed the collaboration).</div> <div> <B>New CMT Poll!</b></div> <div> <I>11/4/2002</I><B> - </b>Today's poll asks, "Who should win Vocal Group of the Year honors at Wednesday's (Nov. 6) CMA Awards show?" Well, we know the answer to that, don't we? <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.cmt.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cmt.com"><U>Vote here</U></A></FONT>! </div> <div> <B>Rockin' CountryStars.com</b></div> <div> <I>10/30/2002</I><B> - </b>What do the Flatts have in common with the Dixie Chicks, Toby Keith , Chely Wright, & Garth Brooks? They're the biggest selling artists in the history of CountryStars.com!!! The guys blew everyone away this week with incredibly strong sales both online and off. You guys rock!</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatt's MELT Ships Over Half A Million Units</b></div> <div> <I>10/30/2002</I><B> - </b>Nashville, TN...Fans are clamoring for country vocal group Rascal Flatts highly anticipated sophomore album, titled Melt, released yesterday (Tuesday, October 29th). Lyric Street Records revealed that, based on first day scans, the label had shipped in excess of 500,000 units.</div> <div> <B>Check out what Neil Haislop has to say about "Melt" on CountryStars.com</b></div> <div> <I>10/29/2002</I><B> - RASCALS TAPED BRADY SHOW YESTERDAY, EXCITED ABOUT MELT </b></div> <div> Rascal Flatts were in Hollywood yesterday promoting the release TODAY, Oct. 29, of their sophomore album, MELT. According to the guys, the grind of promoting a new album is still fun to them. "It's fun, it's the fun part to be here," says Gary LeVox. "It's fun, and nervous but exciting and I don't think we've missed anything to do to promote the album. It's fun." Personal note: The album has exceptionally strong material and performances including four songs members of the group had a hand in writing. The trio says they're confident they can go deep into this one for singles. "We're going to go as deep as we possibly can," says Jay DeMarcus. "People have said four or five singles, we'll go six, seven, eight, it doesn't matter. I feel like every song on this album needs to be heard. That was the problem with the last record. We had more songs to go there but we'd be four years into our career the way songs go up the charts these days. So, it's hard to go real deep these days, but I feel every song on this record needs to be heard," concludes DeMarcus. The first single from Melt, "These Days," has reached the Top 6 on Billboard and continues to climb. The video clip for "These Days" is in the Top 5 at GAC.</div> <div> <B>RF on Country Compilation</b></div> <div> <I>10/29/2002</I><B> - </b>"I'm Movin' On" is one of the tracks on the new compilation cd "Totally Country Vol. 2," which will be released Oct. 29, 2002.</div> <div> <B>CMT on RF</b></div> <div> <I>10/29/2002</I><B> - </b>Today's poll asks the question, "Do you like Rascal Flatts' video for "These Days"? Well, of course! <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.CMT.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.CMT.com"><U>Click here</U></A> </FONT>to vote!</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts is Billboard's Artist of the Day</b></div> <div> <I>10/29/2002</I><B> - </b><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.billboard.com/billboard/feature/index.jsp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.billboard.com/billboard/featu"><U>Click here</U></A></FONT> to read the article on Billboard.com.</div> <div> <B>Shout Out!</b></div> <div> <I>10/24/2002</I><B> - </b>RF was on WHOK in Columbus, OH yesterday. They're the featured artist of the lunch hour this week. The guys mentioned the Dog Pound during the interview! </div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts To Guest Host CMT's "Top 20 Countdown" Oct 25-27</b></div> <div> <I>10/24/2002</I><B> - </b>NASHVILLE - (October 24, 2002) Platinum selling vocal group RASCAL FLATTS was in Nashville's Printer's Alley this week taping CMT's "Top 20 Countdown" as guest hosts along with CMT host Lance Smith. The countdown show will air Friday, October 25 10:00 PM-midnight/EST and will repeat Saturday, October 26 11:00 AM-1:00 PM/EST and Sunday, October 27 10:00 PM-midnight/EST. Click on this news story for the full press release!</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts Feel The 'Mills Effect'</b></div> <div> <I>10/17/2002</I><B> - </b>NASHVILLE (10/17/02) Platinum selling vocal group RASCAL FLATTS were in Nashville last night to tape a three song acoustic performance at Nashville's Opry Mills Mall. Click the title of this news clip to read the official press release!</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts #1 on Catalog Chart</b></div> <div> <I>10/19/2002</I><B> - </b>Rascal Flatts sold 10,126 of their debut album, "Rascal Flatts," LAST WEEK(!) , earning them the #1 spot on the catalog chart- for ALL formats! They are followed by the Dixie Chicks, James Taylor and Eminem. Their debut, released in June of 2000, has now sold over 1.2 million copies.</div> <div> <B>CMT's Track-A-Day</b></div> <div> <I>10/18/2002</I><B> - </b>Beginning October 18th, you can hear one new song each day from Rascal's latest, "Melt." To top it off, you can even stream the full length version of their latest hit, "These Days," by <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.cmt.com/av/trackaday/rascal.flatts.jhtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cmt.com/av/trackaday/rascal.f"><U>clicking here!</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>CMT Poll!</b></div> <div> <I>10/20/2002</I><B> - </b>Log onto <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.CMT.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.CMT.com"><U>CMT.com</U></A></FONT> today and answer the poll which asks: Which of the following Top 10 singles deserves to be No. 1? "American Child," "Landslide,""My Town," or "<B>THESE DAYS?</b>"</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts and Toby Keith Set Attendance Record</b></div> <div> <I>10/14/2002</I><B> - </b>The Toby Keith/ Rascal Flatts/ Paul Thorn show at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, VA was the largest country show to date at that venue. Every seat at the 23,816 capacity venue was sold out in advance.</div> <div> <B>Vote NOW on CMT!</b></div> <div> <I>10/11/2002</I><B> - </b>Today's CMT poll asks, "Which of these CMA performances are you looking forward to the most?" The choices are: Martina McBride, Nickel Creek, RASCAL FLATTS, Travis Tritt, or None. <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.CMT.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.CMT.com"><U>Click here</U></A></FONT> to vote for the guys now!</div> <div> <B>Flatts to Perform at CMA Awards</b></div> <div> <I>10/10/2002</I><B> - </b>Tune into the CMA Awards on CBS November 6, 8:00 EST to see Rascal Flatts perform "These Days." They are nominated for the Horizon Award and the Vocal Group of the Year Award. Don't miss it! (Click on this news item for the full CMA press release.)</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts to be featured in Country Music Today Magazine "In Perfect Harmony"</b></div> <div> <I>10/1/2002</I><B> - </b>NASHVILLE - Platinum-selling vocal group Rascal Flatts will be featured in the next issue of Country Music Today Magazine, due out later this month. The trio - Gary Levox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney- answer Thirteen Questions in an article titled "in perfect harmony" about their recent successes, how they feel about each other and creating music for their new album.</div> <div> <B>Flatts on MWL</b></div> <div> <I>10/9/2002</I><B> - </b>What a week! After their appearances in Texas and California, the guys will be flying back to Nashville to appear on CMT's Most Wanted Live (MWL) on Wednesday, October 30!</div> <div> <B>Wayne Brady Appearance Oct. 29</b></div> <div> <I>10/9/2002</I><B> - </b>The guys will appear on The Wayne Brady Show on October 29. They will be singing "These Days" in support of the release of their new album, "Melt," which will be released the same day.</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts to Perform National Anthem</b></div> <div> <I>10/9/2002</I><B> - </b>RF will be singing the National Anthem in Texas at the Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks game on Sunday, October 27th.</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts Debut Still Burning Up the Charts!</b></div> <div> <I>10/4/2002</I><B> - </b>Normally by the time an artist releases their sophomore album, their first effort has all but fallen off the charts. But Rascal Flatts' self-titled debut sold over 10,000 copies last week, earning them the #1 position on Billboard's Top Catalog Country Album Chart. Rascal Flatts has now sold over 1.2 million copies! Other artists in the top five include the Dixie Chicks and Kenny Chesney.</div> <div> <B>RF on People.com</b></div> <div> <I>10/4/2002</I><B> - </b>Check out the feature on Rascal Flatts on People.com's CMA Horizon Nominees. <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://people.aol.com/people/special/0,11859,355859,00.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://people.aol.com/people/special/0,1"><U>Click Here</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>R</b><B>ascals Rockin' the Barn!</b></div> <div> <I>10/3/2002</I><B> - </b>Rascal Flatts will be performing tonight, October 3rd at Janine and Ronnie Dunn's Second Annual Rock the Barn. The invitation-only event is a charity fundraiser benefitting the St. Thomas Women's Center for Breast Health, a facility that provides education, diagnostic treatment and support services for women with breast cancer. Other artists scheduled to perform include Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Pam Tillis, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Lonestar and Brenda Lee.</div> <div> <B>OCTOBER ARTIST OF THE MONTH - RASCAL FLATTS!</b></div> <div> <I>10/3/2002</I><B> - </b>Visit the Artist of the Month feature on Rascal Flatts at <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.countrystars.com/index.html?/ArtistOfTheMonth/RascalFlatts/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.countrystars.com/index.html?/"><U>CountryStars.com</U></A></FONT>! Enter their contest to win a trip for 2 to see the Flatts live in concert; enjoy a feature article from Neil Haislop, including their album cut-by-cut comments; read their new bio and reserve your AUTOGRAPHED copy of their brand new release, MELT! Stay tuned for information about their album showcase, coming soon to GAC!</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts In CW</b></div> <div> <I>9/30/2002</I><B> - </b>Rascal Flatts will be featured in an upcoming issue of Country Weekly magazine that hits the stands October 29th. The guys will talk about their new album "Melt" that hits stores the same day.</div> <div> <B>Rascal Flatts nominated for two CMA Awards</b></div> <div> <I>8/29/2002</I><B> - </b>Rascal Flatts has received their first ever CMA nominations for the Horizon Award and Vocal Group of the Year Award. The 36th Annual CMA Awards show will air November 6, 2002 at 8:00 EST on CBS. Don't miss it!</div> </td> </tr></table></body>