(Nashville, TN – Aug. 24, 2010)  FUNL Music recording artist Amber Hayes  helped the staff at Thunder 102 in Liberty, N.Y., celebrate the station’s five-year anniversary last week during a quick run of radio visits in the Northeast.  Hayes’ single, “C’mon,” jumped seven spots this week as she prepares for the release of her debut EP (C’mon) on Aug. 31.  Hayes has been visiting stations on her current radio tour since mid-June.

Pictured below (l to r): Thunder 102 Marketing Manager Regina Hensley, Ciliberto & Friends morning co-host Michelle Semerano, afternoon host Mike Sakell, Hayes, Ciliberto & Friends morning host Paul Ciliberto.

Unique CD release party + live WSM radio broadcast to be held Sept. 2 at legendary Nashville venue The Station Inn

(Nashville, TN – Aug. 17, 2010)  FUNL recording artist Amber Hayes is releasing her debut EP, C’mon, on Aug. 31 and staging a unique CD release party and live radio broadcast Sept. 2 at Nashville’s Station Inn.

Hayes first began work on C’mon during her standout run as Kathy Twitty in the Conway Twitty musical, “Conway Twitty: The Man, The Music, The Legend, The Musical.”   After the traveling production ended in 2009, Hayes finished her album in Nashville, co-writing every track and co-producing the project herself.  Influenced by a host of legendary female singers including Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, Jeannie Seely and Reba McEntire, C’mon integrates a healthy dose of fiddle, mandolin and steel guitar with a modern production and songwriting emphasis.

“Growing up in rural Oklahoma, I was exposed to a lot of traditional Country music, and I guess I gravitated more toward the female singers like Dolly and Barbara, and then later, Reba,” says Hayes.  “I’ve got great respect for the history of Country music, and it’s always been a dream of mine to play the Opry.  I’ve had the incredible privilege to get to know and perform alongside some fabulous ladies like Jean Shepard, Helen Cornelius and Jeannie Seely, which blows my mind every time I think about it.  My music definitely has a contemporary style to it, and I think it connects with today’s Country music fans, but my roots go back a long way.”

Hayes is celebrating the release of C’mon with a CD release party and live broadcast performance on WSM’s acclaimed “Station Inn Sessions” radio show on Thursday, Sept. 2.  Listeners can tune in to an interview with Hayes at 5 p.m. CST and hear her performance at 6 p.m. CST on WSM 650AM or online at www.WSMOnline.com.  The CD release party and performance are both free and open for the public to attend.  The Station Inn, located at 402 12th Ave. South, Nashville, TN, 37203, opens at 3 p.m. each Thursday to broadcast WSM’s “Station Inn Sessions” radio show.

“WSM is thrilled to have Amber Hayes celebrate her new album and perform some of her new songs on our live ‘Station Inn Sessions’ program,” says WSM Program Director Joe Limardi.  “The first time we heard Amber on the WSM acoustic stage earlier this year at CMA Music Fest, we knew that she had a real appreciation for the roots of Country music, but with just the right touch of modern Country.  I think our ‘Station Inn Sessions’ is the perfect platform to launch Amber’s new record, and we’re excited to interview this talented young lady and broadcast her show live for her fans, for the Nashville industry and for the whole world to hear.”

Hayes has been on a radio tour since mid-June in support of “C’mon,” the debut single and title track from her new album.  She continues to receive extremely positive reviews from Country radio during her visits, which have already taken the Oklahoma native through more than a dozen states and nearly 70 stations.

C’mon releases through Nashville-based FUNL Music on Aug. 31 and can be purchased at all major digital retailers (Amazon, iTunes, Rhapsody) and through Hayes’ official website.  For more information about Amber Hayes and to hear her debut single, “C’mon,” visit www.AmberHayesMusic.com.

C’mon EP track listing:

1. C’mon
2. Easy On Me
3. Right As Rain
4. Can’t Take It Back
5. Wait
6. Home

For more information about WSM 650AM or to listen live to any of WSM’s programming, visit www.WSMonline.com.

About FUNL Music:
FUNL Music is a full-service marketing, distribution, artist development and support company that provides independent artists with the resources necessary to succeed in an ever-changing music industry landscape.  FUNL’s innovative approach provides opportunity and resources previously unavailable to independent artists as they blend a strategic mix of artist development with current digital technology.  For more information about FUNL Music, visit www.FUNLmusic.com.

Impacts at radio TODAY, June 22

(Nashville, TN – June 22, 2010) FUNL Music recording artist Amber Hayes has officially released her debut single to Country radio, the fun and flirtatious summertime track, “C’mon.”

Co-written with Brian Pharoah and guitarist Bill Diluigi, “C’mon” was penned in a moment of inspiration while on a writer’s retreat in California.  The song came together in a matter of minutes during a trip to the beach.

“I was driving, and Bill and Brian were in the back seat with their guitars,” Hayes says.  “I guess I was in the mood to write a fun, party-girl song that day.  By the time we got to the beach it was done!”

The Oklahoma native co-wrote most of the songs on her upcoming album and is currently in the middle of her first radio tour in support of “C’mon,” the project’s title track and debut single.  The multi-week tour has already taken Hayes through Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee during its first leg of stops.

Hayes was discovered by newly formed Nashville-based label, FUNL Music, while starring in one of the leading roles of the Conway Twitty musical, “It’s Only Make Believe.”  The multi-talented singer and songwriter was a childhood actor and beauty pageant winner before exploring her talents in musical theater, which includes appearances in Nashville productions of “Could It Be Love” and “The Vagina Monologues” alongside Mandy Barnett and Opry member Jeannie Seely.  While touring in the Conway Twitty production in 2009, Hayes also found time to record the bulk of songs for her full-length debut, scheduled for release later this year.

“We knew we had to sign Amber after we saw her perform on stage in the Conway musical,” says FUNL co-founder and President, Tamara Alan.  “She is a true triple threat – she sings, she acts, she dances, and she’s just an incredibly good-hearted, down-to-earth girl from the Midwest with a passion for real Country music.  I don’t think there are too many women in this genre today that mix traditional Country with a modern sound quite the way Amber can.  It’s a very exciting time for all of us here at FUNL.”

Hayes recently completed a busy week at CMA Music Festival that included multiple live performances, booth signings, interviews and appearances.  Her current radio tour began Monday, June 14, the morning after the festival ended.

In addition to Amber Hayes, FUNL Music signed chart-topping Country artist Ty Herndon in early 2010.

For more information about Amber Hayes, visit  www.AmberHayesMusic.com.

About FUNL Music:
Led by music industry veterans Pam Browne (FUNL CEO), and Tamara Alan (FUNL President), FUNL Music is a full-service marketing, distribution, artist development and support company that provides independent artists with the resources necessary to succeed in an ever-changing music industry landscape.  FUNL’s innovative approach provides opportunity and resources previously unavailable to independent artists as they blend a strategic mix of artist development with current digital technology.  For more information about FUNL Music, visit www.funlmusic.com.