Actress Bailee Madison, 12, the young actress who stars in the Oklahoma-made film “Cowgirls n’ Angels” will appear as a guest tonight on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

The film, which was filmed in Stillwater, Guthrie and Pawnee, opens Friday in theaters, including here in Oklahoma City. Over the next week or so, I’ll be bringing you multiple features of the state and national talents who worked on the film as well as my review of the touching family drama set in the rodeo world.

The movie co-stars James Cromwell, Alicia Witt (whom I interviewed today) and Jackson Rathbone, and features music from Oklahoma singers Maggie McClure, Amber Hayes and Devin Derrick.

The first guest on Leno’s couch tonight will be actor/musician Kevin Costner, who stars in the History Channel’s anticipated miniseries “Hatfields & McCoys,” premiering at 8 p.m. Memorial Day. Costner and his band Modern West also will playing a show July 19 at Lucky Star Casino in Concho.

Look for my fine colleague Melissa Hayer’s interview with Costner in Sunday’s The Oklahoman.

Lisa Marie Presley will be the musical guest on Leno’s show tonight.

“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” airs at 10:35 p.m. weekdays on NBC (KFOR-4 in Oklahoma City).

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The CMA has just announced that the 8th ANNUAL CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL KICK-OFF PARADE will begin at 11a (CT) on WEDNESDAY JUNE 6th, followed by the CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL BLOCK PARTY in NASHVILLE. Country icon GLEN CAMPBELL is set to serve as Grand Marshal for the parade.

“Last year more than 16,000 fans lined BROADWAY for the Parade and with our beloved GLEN CAMPBELL as Grand Marshal this year we are expecting even more people to come out and show their support and love for this iconic Country music figure,” said CMA SVP/Communications and Marketing SHERI WARNKE.

The parade will launch from TENTH AVENUE on BROADWAY and end at RIVERFRONT PARK. One of the most popular features of the parade is the 40 Country artists riding in a wide variety of CHEVROLET vehicles including vintage Corvettes. However, CAPITOL NASHVILLE group LITTLE BIG TOWN have another plan.

“What could we do for the fans that would be unique? Well, we can ride them around on a pontoon at the CMA FESTIVAL KICK-OFF PARADE! After the parade we’ll have the honor of kicking off the BLOCK PARTY at the RIVERFRONT STAGE singing ‘Pontoon.’ It’s a good way to start CMA FEST, don’t you think?” said group member, KAREN FAIRCHILD.

Other artists scheduled to appear in the parade are BILL ANDERSON, LYNN ANDERSON, KATIE ARMIGER, CRAIG WAYNE BOYD, WESTON BURT, CRAIG CAMPBELL, BUCKY COVINGTON, COWBOY TROY, IRA DEAN, JAIDA DREYER, DUE WEST, TYLER FARR, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, FLYNNVILLE TRAIN, COLT FORD, THE GRASCALS, GREG HANNA, AMBER HAYES, ANGIE JOHNSON, LITTLE BIG TOWN, LOCASH COWBOYS, RACHELE LYNAE, MANUEL, THE MCCLYMONTS, RANDY MONTANA, LORRIE MORGAN, CRAIG MORRISON, THE OAK RIDGE BOYS, CHASE RICE, MARLEE SCOTT, MATT STILLWELL, PAYTON RAE, DAVID ST. ROMAIN, THE ROYS, JASON STURGEON, TRENT TOMLINSON, TRAILER CHOIR, RHONDA VINCENT and COREY WAGAR.

For more on the CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL visit www.cmafest.com.

Nashville, Tenn. – May 15, 2012) Fans can see Country artist Amber Hayes make her big screen acting debut and hear her music in the upcoming film, “Cowgirls N’ Angels,” opening in theaters May 25.

The movie features three of Hayes’ songs, including her 2010 Top 40 Music Row single, “C’mon,” which can be heard in the “Cowgirls N’ Angels” preview trailer here.  Hayes plays a honky tonk singer in the film and performs the song as part of a prominent line dancing scene.  Also included is “Always There For Me,” a previously unreleased duet with Lonestar front man Richie McDonald, who has a cameo as Amber’s father in the same scene.  “Right As Rain” is the third Hayes track featured in the film.  All three songs are included on the official “Cowgirls N’ Angels” soundtrack, available on iTunes or Amazon.com.

“I am so excited for this movie to finally come out!” says Hayes.  “I got to film my part last year in Oklahoma, which is where I’m originally from, so it was a big thrill for me to be near my family and friends for a few days.  Having never shot a movie before, everything was such a cool experience for me, and getting to work around people like James Cromwell and Bailee Madison was just awesome.  It’s a great, heart-warming family film, and I’m so proud to have been a part of it.  I can’t wait to see it in the theater!”

Hayes recently finished recording her sophomore album in Nashville, with plans to release the project later this year.  Tracks “Somewhere Out West,” “I Built This Wall” and the uplifting “Any Day Is A Good Day” are available to stream at www.AmberHayesMusic.com.  An accomplished theater performer, Hayes’ break in Nashville came during her role as Kathy Twitty in the 2008-2009 Conway Twitty production, “Conway Twitty: The Man, The Music, The Legend, The Musical.”  Hayes released her debut C’mon EP in 2010, which included her second Music Row Top 40 single, 2011’s “Wait.”

The Timothy Armstrong-directed “Cowgirls N’ Angels” stars Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell (“Babe,” “L.A. Confidential,” “The Green Mile,” “The Artist”) Bailee Madison(“Bridge To Terabithia,” “Brothers,” “Just Go With It”), Alicia Witt (“Friday Night Lights,”  “The Mentalist”) Frankie Faison (“The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Wire”) and Jackson Rathbone(“Twilight” films) among others.

“Cowgirls N’ Angels” follows the adventures of young Ida Clayton (Bailee Madison), who joins a group of female rodeo trick riders in a quest to find her real father.  “Cowgirls N’ Angels” world premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival in April 2012 and is distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.