HLN’S ROBIN MEADE BRINGS A LITTLE SUNSHINE TO COUNTRY MUSIC WITH HER DEBUT RELEASE "BRAND NEW DAY" TUESDAY, JUNE 21

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Featuring original songs and collaborations with some of country music’s top artists, Meade’s debut will be exclusively available in all Target stores and iTunes

Look for Meade at CMA Music Fest and much more in the coming weeks

NASHVILLE, TN (June 1, 2011) – Robin Meade, popular host of “Morning Express with Robin Meade” on HLN, will release her musical debut, Brand New Day, on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, exclusively through Target and iTunes. Other stars appearing on the album as duet partners or background vocalists include Celebrity Apprentice winner John Rich, American Idol's Bo Bice, Kix Brooks, and Sarah Buxton. Nashville heavy-hitter Victoria Shaw (Lady Antebellum) produced the album, which includes songs Meade co-wrote with Shaw, Rich, Hall of Fame writer Gary Burr, singer-songwriter Billy Dean, Matt Lopez of Due West and others.

Meade’s new album offers fans a glimpse into her musical roots and aspirations. Her love of music was fostered from the pews of church as the daughter of an Ohio preacher, and has evolved to include a passion for writing and performing country music.

“Songwriting, like journalism, is about telling people’s stories, the things that make up their lives: their loves and losses, their passions and dreams, their challenges and victories. It was important to me that this album reflect my respect for country music and my desire to convey the human condition through song. I'm chomping at the bit to share this side of myself with the world.”

No stranger to the stage, Meade has performed with Kenny Chesney, Richard Marx, David Foster, John Rich and pianist Jim Brickman, among others, and received a standing ovation at the Grand Ole Opry.

BRAND NEW DAY Track Listing:

PUT MY HIGH HEELS ON
NICE BUNCH OF GIRLS
RIGHT HERE WAITING
NEVER ALONE
LETTING IT GO
RAIN
IN VALENTINE
MORNING SUNSHINE
WELCOME HOME
BECAUSE YOU THINK I CAN
YOU WILL
DIRTY LAUNDRY

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Meade will connect with both longtime and new fans during her first CMA Music Fest appearance in Nashville (June 9-12). She'll perform on the Lay’s Plaza Stage Sunday, June 12 at 11:45am central time, play in the annual City of Hope Softball Challenge Saturday June 11, duet with Bo Bice Sunday June 12 on the Lay's Stage at 5:45pm central time, and sign copies of her new album 'Brand New Day' at her convention center booth June 9, 10, & 11.

In May, Meade co-hosted CMT’s “Disaster Relief Concert” that re-aired on HLN to raise money for recent storm and flood victims. She also hosted a behind-the-scenes special that featured her conversations with other country artists helping raise money for the American Red Cross.

Meade's New York Times bestselling book, 'Morning Sunshine! How to Radiate Confidence and Feel It Too', was also just re-released in paperback.

Meade can be seen Monday through Friday from 6am-Noon eastern hosting "Morning Express with Robin Meade" on HLN.

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TWITTER: @robinmeade
Website: www.cnn.com/robin

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