Texaco Country Showdown last night was fantastic - we have some great local talent! Congrats to the finalists that move onto the local finals at the Jones Country Fair!. Chad Elliot, Rebel Bound, Durango Drive w/Matt Carnahan, Shannon Sheppard, Grace Under Fire and Derrick Patterson! Next round is the Local Finals at the Jones County Fair on June 16th!

A huge tornado ripped through Moore, Okla, on Monday afternoon, leaving a 20-mile path of death and destruction. The powerful twister struck only a day after a tornado killed two people in Shawnee, Okla., and left 39 others injured throughout the state.

If you'd like to help the victims of the storms, here are the organizations that are working on relief and recovery in the region:

BAPTIST GENERAL CONVENTION OF OKLAHOMA: Disaster relief volunteers from Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma are sending relief teams and feeding units to affected areas. Please designate your gift to "Disaster Relief." Donate here.

THE SALVATION ARMY USA: The Salvation Army of Arkansas and Oklahoma is becoming active in disaster response to several areas as a result of weather related events.  The Salvation Army is providing mobile feeding units for first responders and survivors. Please designate your gift to "Disaster Relief." Donate here.

The Red Cross: The Red Cross has set up shelters in the Moore, Okla., and elsewhere in the state. Donate here.

I'll be out and about every day this week to get you registered for the VIP Lady Antebellum Concert! Someone gets to go back stage with me for a meet and greet too! It could be you! I'll be at Walmart in Marion today at 3:15, tomorrow night at Wild Hogs in Walford 6pm for the Texaco Country Showdown!

All this week you can listen to win concert tickets to see Steel Magnolia at the Englert Theater.

All week you could win your Adventureland Tickets! Listen to call in and win! Good Luck!

So....I'll be at Subway on C Ave NE tomorrow morning at 9am, come and sign a Baby Card for Hillary Scott and get in the drawing for VIP tickets and back stage passes! Our concert at the US Cellulars Grand Re-Opening is Lady A's last concert before Hillary goes on maternity leave!

Listen to where I'll be then come on out to sign the Baby Shower
Card for Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum! You’ll be put into a drawing for VIP
concert Tickets to see Lady A at the Grand Re-Opening of the US Cellular Center
June 1^st! One Lucky winner will get to go backstage for a meet and
greet to present the Baby shower card to Hillary Scott of Lady A!

I WILL BE AT NOELRIDGE PARK 9AM TOMORROW MORNING!

96.5 Kiss Country welcomes Steel Magnolia

In the years since winning season two of CMT's Can You Duet, Joshua Scott Jones and Meghan Linsey, the duo known as Steel Magnolia, have gone on to win over many more influential fans and supporters. Their bracing take of "Keep On Lovin' You" broke through as the highest charting debut single by a co-ed duo in Billboard history and climbed all the way to No. 5 on the Billboard Country Charts. The song has been downloaded more than a million times and landed in the major motion picture, “Valentine’s Day.” Josh and Meghan spent the summer of 2010 touring alongside Brad Paisley on his massively popular H20 Tour. They have also toured with Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton and appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Lopez Tonight.

Even before the release of their debut album, Steel Magnolia snagged nine major industry award nominations, including: Vocal Duo of the Year and Top New Vocal Duo of the Year by the Academy of Country Music in both 2010 and 2011, Top Vocal Duo by the The Country Music Association in 2010, Best Country Music Video By A New Duo by Country Music Television and a 2012 ACM Award for Vocal Duo of the Year. Their second single, “Just By Being You (Halo and Wings),” became their second Top 30 hit. Their third single “Last Night Again” reached No. 24 on the country charts. Their self-titled album was released in January 2011 and it debuted in the Top 10 of the pop and country album charts, entering the charts at No. 7 and No. 3, respectively. No wonder then, that you're seeing Josh and Meghan on every "Whom To Watch" list in country music.

Kiss
Country listeners can purchase advance presale tickets starting now with the
passcode WINGS. Tickets are available online at englert.org or by calling the Englert Box Office
at 319-688-2653. 

96.5
Kiss Country welcomes Steel Magnolia to The Englert Theatre on
Thursday, August 22 at 8:00pm. Tickets go on sale to the general public
Wednesday, May 15 at noon. Kiss Country listeners can purchase advance presale
tickets starting now with the passcode WINGS. Tickets are available
online at englert.org or by calling the
Englert Box Office at 319-688-2653. 

Since
winning season two of CMT's Can You Duet, Joshua Scott Jones and Meghan Linsey,
the duo known as Steel Magnolia, have gone on to win over many more influential
fans and supporters. Their bracing take of "Keep On Lovin' You" broke
through as the highest charting debut single by a co-ed duo in Billboard
history and climbed all the way to No. 5 on the Billboard Country Charts. Steel
Magnolia has shared the stage with Brad Paisley, Reba McEntire, and Blake
Shelton and appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
and Lopez Tonight.