Happy Holidays from all of us at JoDeeMessina.com to all of you!

Tune in to see "My Give A Damn's Busted" on GAC''s Top 50 of '05 on Dec. 26-30, at 5pm, 8pm and 11pm ET to catch the winners! Hosted by Blake Shelton and GAC's Nan Kelley. Plus, watch the entire Top 50 Countdown at 1pm and 8pm ET on New Year's Day!

Jo Dee is often at her best with chin-up, “survivor” material. And this feisty tune and her belting performance of it are a perfect illustration of that. An exceptionally strong single, sounding like the homerun that the Delicious Surprise CD has been seeking. Request this single starting Monday at your favorite radio station!

Jo Dee's latest video "Delicious Surprise is racing up the Top 20 charts at CMT! Make sure to check out Jo Dee's CMT artist page, Stream the video, and post on her CMT webboard! Let's give Jo Dee a Delicious Surprise an make this video number 1! Remember the more we stream it the more we see it!

Larry King Live aired a special show with Jo Dee Messina and many other artists as they celebrated the Opry's' 80th birthday and the Grand Ole Opry performance at Carnegie Hall.  If you missed the show read the transcript!

BID NOW!

Jo Dee Messina and some of the country music industry’s biggest stars are placing their prized possessions on the auction block in an effort to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the world’s premier center for the research and treatment of cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases. Hosted by Kompolt, the charitable auction is running on eBay® starting today and running through Nov. 17.

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Jo Dee Messina was exuberant. And she was on the move. Sweeping from a nearby press conference into a room filled with revelers, the red-haired dynamo seemed intent on making contact with everyone in sight. Pass too close to her, and you were either going to get a hug that left bruises or a quizzical, tilt-of-the-head squint demanding to know who you were and why you were there. This was going to be an intense party.

Tune in to GAC and spend an hour with Jo Dee Messina as she spins her favorite videos from artists like Garth Brooks, Charlie Daniels,  Suzy Bogguss, and many more! The show premiered at 9:00 PM ET this Monday October 17th!

VOTE NOW

The CMAs and ACMs are great, but who are these mysterious "industry voters" who decide who wins those trophies? Now YOU decide who wins!. Jo Dee was nominated for Favorite Song and  Favorite Crank Up The Volume Song, for My Give A Damn's Busted. Don't forget you can add her to the categories you think Jo Dee should be up for! VOTE NOW

September 21, 2005 - Jo Dee Messina's latest, Delicious Surprise, was certified Gold this week by the RIAA. It's Jo Dee's fifth Gold album following her self-titled debut (1996), I'm Alright (1998), Burn(2000), Greatest Hits (2003). Delicious Surprise is the fastest selling album of Messina's career.

Spend this Thanksgiving with Jo Dee! Jo Dee will perform along with Collective Soul  and the Rockettes at the 58th Lighting if the Great Tree at Macy's in Buckhead, Georgia. Check local listings for airtimes.

We have exciting news! Now Jo Dee Messina Fan Club members can get tickets to her upcoming shows before they go on sale to the general public! Great seats!

Look for new shows all the time! If you are not a fan club member yet, now is the time! Sign up today!

Click HERE to join or enter the fan club area!

HOW YOU CAN HELP THE SURVIVORS OF HURRICANE KATRINA

The Aftermath Of Katrina Has Caused A Disaster Of Unprecedented Scope. Help is needed from everybody in the nation NOW to rescue and feed displaced American Citizens of New Orleans and adjacent Gulf Coast communities. Like all American's Jo Dee has found a way she can help and so can you. Click here to find out how you can help send relief to those who need it.
 

HEAVEN WAS NEEDING A HERO
As An Exclusive To iTunes Due To Popular Demand

August 30, 2005 – Due to popular demand, Curb Records has decided to make “Heaven Was Needing A Hero” available exclusively through iTunes beginning today (Tuesday August 30th). This previously unreleased track was originally recorded during the sessions for her current smash album: Delicious Surprise.

JDM VISITS CRL

Due to technical difficulties, Jo Dee's visit to GAC's CRL with Suzanne Alexander did not air....Tune in and watch when GAC airs the episode August 30th!

HEAVEN WAS NEEDING A HERO

It's been five years since Jo Dee Messina released an album of all new music. But with the success of "My Give a Damn's Busted" - her fastest-rising No. 1 single - the long absence has hardly tarnished her career. In fact, the award-winning, multi-Platinum star now finds herself once again in the national spotlight. Just don't call it a comeback.

HEAVEN WAS NEEDING A HERO

Jo Dee's moving song "Heaven Was Needing A Hero" will soon be available to download. The song written in honor of fallen soldiers in the Iraq war will be available for download August 30th on I-Tunes!

JO DEE'S FANS READ NEW HEIGHTS!

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During a recent show at the Wood County Fair, along with the fans screaming for mutilple encourse, one fan in the audience had a plane fly around with a special message to Jo Dee. Jo Dee was so thrilled by the Delicious Surprise she asked fans to take pictures of it and send in to the fan club office. Thanks to all the fan club members for sending them in. Here are a few!

WATCH "DELICIOUS SURPRISE" NOW!

Check Out Jo Dee's Hot New Video for Delicious Surprise! Click here to watch NOW!

"DELICIOUS SURPRISE"
SET TO PREMIERE ON CMT AUGUST 4TH

August 1, 2005 - "Delicious Surprise," the title track from Jo Dee's chart topping fourth studio album, is set to get its world premiere on CMT this Thursday, August 4th after which it will be added into CMT's Hot Shot Rotation. For Jo Dee fans who just can't wait until Thursday, the clip will become available on CMT.com Tuesday August 2nd.

JDM IS FEELING THE NEED FOR SPEED

Come January, country stars such as Trisha Yearwood, Trace Adkins, Jo Dee Messina, and others will team up with NASCAR to raise funds for the Victory Junction Gang Camp and The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum charities. The event? The inaugural Sprint Sound and Speed Presented by SunTrust, a Motorsports and Music Celebration, which will be held January 13th and 14th.

DON'T MISS COUNTRY MUSIC'S BIGGEST PARTY!

NASHVILLE -  Jo Dee was on  "CMA Music Festival: Country Music's Biggest Party" a two-hour network primetime special on ABC, Tuesday, Aug. 2 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET).