Belle Meadia: Liz Meade has opened the boutique media relations firm Elizabeth Meadia (1611 16th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212). MCA's David Nail is the company's first client. Meade's resume includes PR roles at Joe's Garage and Holly Gleason's 3 Ring Circus. Reach Meade at 615-512-4555 and here

About Faces: The CRS 2012 New Faces of Country Music are Hunter Hayes, David Nail, Sunny Sweeney, Thompson Square and the Eli Young Band. Each will perform Friday, Feb. 24, at the Nashville Convention Center, with the CRS/Country Aircheck Awards presented between sets. The New Faces Show is co-sponsored by the Academy of Country Music and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. For more info about CRS 2012, click here.

The Love Vote: Voting is now open for the 2012 New Faces Of Country Music Show, which will close out CRS on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Choose from Craig Campbell, Edens Edge, Hunter Hayes, David Nail, Sunny Sweeney, Thompson Square, James Wesley and The Eli Young Band. The top five vote-getters will perform. All Country radio station employees may vote once through Wednesday (11/23) here.

Good Directions: Mercury's Billy Currington will embark on his first headlining tour next year with David Nail and Kip Moore supporting. Dates are TBA. More here.

Team Stretch: Avid St. Louis Cardinals fan David Nail will sing "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch of World Series Game 7 tonight (10/28) as the Cardinals play the Texas Rangers. "I'm truly honored to be asked to sing 'God Bless America' tonight," Nail says. "Just to be able to watch Game 7 in person is a once-in-a-lifetime experience in itself." The game starts at 8:05pm ET on FOX-TV. Last year, Nail participated in CMT.com's series Making The Team, which followed him participating in Cardinals spring training.

YouTube, We All Tube: It didn't take long for radio to duplicate the recent trend of YouTube E-vites made famous by two Marines who scored dates with Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. CBS Radio's KFRG/Riverside morning teamers Scott Ward, Frogman Tommy and Kelly Green are seen here offering themselves as dates for any upcoming Marine Ball. Meanwhile, click here and watch Clear Channel's WDXB/Birmingham morning intern Ellen try to convince actor Jake Gyllenhaal to be her date at next Friday's (7/29) David Nail concert in town.

Stars Fell On ... Last night's Bama Rising concert brought almost 20 artists to Birmingham to raise money for disaster relief and, according to WDXB OM Tom Hanrahan, exceeded every expectation. "I've been doing this for 25 years and have been to a few concerts, but I've never seen anything like it," he tells Country Aircheck. "We all knew we were watching history. We will never see another lineup like this again." Alabama, Rodney Atkins, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Sara Evans, Little Big Town, Montgomery Gentry, Martina McBride, David Nail, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker and Ashton Shepherd were among those playing two-song sets.

"The interesting part, from a spectator standpoint, was how it became a big experience for the artists to watch the other artists," Hanrahan says. "I was on the side of the stage much of the night, and it was amazing to see all the artists and their mutual admiration for everybody's talents. When the Commodores took the stage, everyone was up there watching.

"As the night progressed, the energy level just got better and better. When Paisley came out to close with Alabama at about 12:30, the place was at a fever pitch. The night ended with all the artists who hadn't had to leave singing 'My Home's In Alabama.'

"One of the most interesting moments for me was sitting in catering earlier in the day and watching Sheryl Crow watch the Commodores and the Commodores watch Sheryl Crow," Hanrahan says. "You could tell they were both thinking about what fans they were of the other, but didn't want to go over and bother anyone. By the time I left, they were all together, taking pictures with each other."

Hanrahan says the show raised "a little over $2 million. I didn't hear the final totals, but the original goal when Randy Owen held the press conference was $1 million, so they well surpassed that." He also gives props to Red Light Management. "They produced it, and it was flawless. To orchestrate all that chaos without a hitch, they deserve a lot of credit, along with AEG and the Messina Group." Text-to-donate funds are still being accepted ($10, BAMA to 501501); click for coverage from AP and NPR.

Prize To The Challenge: Saturday's (6/11) City Of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge raised more than $100,000 for the organization's efforts to combat life-threatening diseases. More than 5,000 watched the AfterMidnite With Blair Garner team besting the Grand Ole Opry team 9-5. Dierks Bentley, Vince Gill, David Nail, Jake Owen and American Idol's Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery were among the players.

Perfect Pitch-ers: Lauren Alaina, Jaron and the Long Road to Love, the LoCash Cowboys and Scotty McCreery will participate in the City Of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge June 11 at Nashville's Greer Stadium. Brett Eldredge, Chuck Wicks, David Nail, Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen, James Wesley, Joe Nichols, Kerry Collins, Point Of Grace, Vince Gill and ABC-TV's Robin Meade and will also play in the charity game. Proceeds will benefit research to fight life-threatening diseases. Details here.

Benefit News: Trace Adkins, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town, ESPN's Erin Andrews, HLN's Robin Meade and comedian Ron White have been added to the Music Builds: CMT Disaster Relief Concert May 12 in Nashville. Adkins, Jackson and LBT will perform and Andrews, Meade and White will co-host during the 90-minute telethon, which will simulcast on the network and CMT.com at 9pm ET. Proceeds will benefit those affected by recent storms, with funds managed via the American Red Cross. Make a $10 donation by messaging "REDCROSS" to 90999. More here.

A second Reba- and Blake Shelton-headlined Tornado Relief Concert has been added May 25. Tickets for the May 26 show at Durant, OK's Choctaw Casino Resort went within two hours of availability Friday (5/6). Proceeds will benefit Atoka County recovery efforts through the Tushka Disaster Relief Fund. Make a $10 donation by texting "OKGIVE" to 27722. The Tushka Disaster Relief Fund is also accepting checks at 101 SE 1st St., Tushka, OK 74525. Details here.

MCA's David Nail will host a flood relief benefit May 27 at Sikeston, MO's Sikeston High School Field House. Proceeds will go to area residents affected by the floods through KBXB/Sikeston, MO and the Semo Health Network. Info here.

Showboating: Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins, Big and Rich + Cowboy Troy and 2 Foot Fred, Gretchen Wilson, Little Big Town, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kellie Pickler, Joe Nichols, Gloriana, Steve Holy, David Nail, Jessie James, Love And Theft, the McClymonts and Matt Kennon are among the performers slated for the Show Me Music And Arts Festival June 17-19 in Springfield, MO.

Prepare To Be Over-Served: Arguably last Seminar's best-received new event is back. Universal Music Group/Nashville will stage its second annual CRS Luncheon at the Ryman Auditorium Wednesday, March 2, during CRS 2011. After food and drinks at 12:30pm, a musical smorgasbord will be served, featuring UMG artists Gary Allan, Laura Bell Bundy, Hayes Carll, Coldwater Jane, Easton Corbin, Billy Currington, Dani Flowers, Vince Gill, Mallary Hope, Jamey Johnson, Josh Kelly, Randy Montana, Kip Moore, David Nail, Randy Rogers Band, Ashton Shepherd, Canaan Smith, Sugarland, Josh Turner and Lee Ann Womack. Somehow, special guests will appear, too. Only credentialed CRS attendees will be permitted.

Minglehood Hall: An all-star cast of Nashville-based Grammy nominees mixed genres over mixed drinks during last night's 2011 Grammy Nominee Party (1/18). Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town, Gretchen Wilson, Chris Young, the Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, David Nail were among those hob-noming with the Del McCoury Band, Daily & Vincent and Ricky Skaggs, as well as Paramore, the Black Keys' Patrick Carney and the Kings of Leon's Nathan and Jared Followill. "All the great music that's coming out of Nashville in every kind of genre is really exciting," LBT's Jimi Westbrook said. "It's about time that everybody notices what's going on here." While on the red carpet, the Band Perry's Kimberly Perry thanked Country radio for popularizing their nominated hit "If I Die Young." "To actually say 'Grammy-nominated' and the 'Band Perry' in the same sentence is a dream come true," Kimberly said. "We never thought we would hear that." See pics from the event here. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards air live Feb. 13 at 8pm ET on CBS-TV.

Ballot Ears: Voting for CRS 2011's New Faces Of Country Music Show lineup begins today (11/12) and is open to all Country radio station employees. In prior years, voting was confined to CRS registrants from the preceding year. The Band Perry, Lee Brice, Easton Corbin, Danny Gokey, Jaron And The Long Road To Love, David Nail, Jerrod Niemann, Steel Magnolia and Josh Thompson are the nominees. Vote for the top five through next Friday (11/19) here. The New Faces Show is exclusive to CRS attendees and takes place March 4 at 6:30pm at the Nashville Convention Center.

Roadside Bars And Twangin' Guitars: WSIX/Nashville's free Big 98 Guitar-B-Que event will be held tomorrow (10/6) at 6pm on Nashville's Division Street in front of Losers Bar. Autographed guitars from Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, Jake Owen, Justin Moore, Montgomery Gentry, David Nail and others will be given away, and local barbeque vendors will be selling food. Randy Rogers Band, Uncle Kracker, Young, Owen, Nail and Thompson Square are on the bill. Details here.

Turning Home Plate: MCA's David Nail will make his national baseball debut at MLB's All-Star Legends & Celebrity game at Angels Stadium tonight (7/12) at 10:30pm ET on ESPN-TV. Nail's teammates include Desperate Housewives' James Denton, Extra's Mario Lopez, The Blind Side's Quinton Aaron, Access Hollywood's Maria Menounos, Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives' Guy Fieri and others. The Legends team features Bo Jackson, Ernie Banks, Chuck Finley, Dave Winfield, John Kruk and others. 

Nail'd It: The sixth and final installment of CMT.com's Making The Team has David Nail discussing his experience trying out for the St. Louis Cardinals. "I don't think I embarassed myself too terribly much," Nail says. Watch here.