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Hayes serves up hits at US Tennis Open event

Monday, August 11, 2014 – Hunter Hayes will headline a kids day event at the U.S. Tennis Open later this month.

Other acts on the bill are duo MKTO, girl group McCLAIN, British pop rock band The Vamps, teen act Madison Beer and EDM musician DJ Salerno.

They will team up with tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the 19th Annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day Presented by Hess Saturday, Aug. 23 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Singer and actress China Anne McClain (Sing Your Face Off, A.N.T. Farm) and Jeff Sutphen (Figure It Out, BrainSurge), will co-host the show. The open starts two days later.

"Not only is Arthur Ashe Kids' Day presented by Hess a fantastic way to kick off the US Open, but it's also a great time to encourage youth to be active, play tennis and develop healthy habits, " said Gordon Smith, USTA Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. "This annual event continues to bring the entire family together for a fun-filled day of sports and entertainment."


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CD review - The 21 Project It's impossible to not be impressed with the variety Hunter Hayes has packed in his brief, seven-song "The 21 Project." The diminutive singer/songwriter proves himself to be the master of multiple song styles - even with such a short project. Each song is presented three times (studio, acoustic and live). Perhaps Hayes' greatest lyrical character trait is empathy, which he reveals again with "Where It All Begins," a track he both wrote and recorded with superstar ...
CD review - Storyline A few things changed since Hunter Hayes debuted in 2011, but the bottom line remains the same - Hayes has a syrupy smooth and sweet voice, but there's not a tremendous amount of depth there to his feel good material. Hayes struck it rich the first time out on his major label debut garnering 3 top 10 songs including "I Want Crazy." The Louisiana native also was a one-man band playing and singing all parts. That's not the case this time as he ceded CO-directorial control to Dann Huff. ...
CD review - Encore (deluxe) Hunter Hayes rereleased his debut self-titled album with a few additional tracks and three rerecorded ones. In any other genre of music, the new songs would have simply been released as an EP, but for some inexplicable reason, country music seems to be reluctant to embrace that form. The 800,000 fans who already own the original may find it irritating to pay full price for 5 new songs. People who have not warmed up to Hayes maple syrup smooth voice and decidedly pop version of country probably ...


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