ICM may refer to:

Organizations[link]

• International Confederation of Midwives
• International Creative Management, a talent and literary agency
• ICM Research, a polling company (originally Independent Communications and Marketing); a subsidiary of Creston plc, a marketing services company registered in England and Wales
• ICM Registry LLC, the company that sponsors the .xxx Internet top-level domain (TLD) for Adult entertainment
• Independent Citizens' Movement, a local, conservative, United States Virgin Islands party
• Institute of Credit Management, a UK based professional Institute
• Institute of Commercial Management a leading professional body for Commercial and Business Development Managers
• Institute for Complementary Medicine, a UK organization dedicated to educating the public about complementary medicine
• Institute for Conflict Management's website South Asia Terrorism Portal
• Intergovernmental Committee for Migration (now International Organization for Migration)

Science and technology[link]

• Idealized cognitive model
• Image Color Management, a color management system built in some versions of Windows OS
• Improved Conventional Munition
• Independent Chip Model
• International Congress of Mathematicians
• Iterated conditional modes, an algorithm used for approximate statistical inference, which finds a local maximum in the posterior distribution of a Markov random field
• Inner cell mass
• Intensive care medicine
• Integrated Coastal Management
• Integrated Climate Model
• Interim Control Module
• Internet Communication Manager
• Internal Coordinate Mechanics
• Intracluster medium
• Iodinated contrast medium
• Interconnect Modeling Specification
• Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling
• Interactive collateral management

Other[link]

• Indian classical music
• Intelligence Commendation Medal
• Iraq Campaign Medal
• Interactive Contract Manufacturing
• Intensive Clinical Management (psychotherapy)
• Internal Concurrent Manager - Oracle

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Richie McDonald
Background information
Birth name	Richard Vance McDonald
Born	(1962-02-06) February 6, 1962 (age 50)
Origin	Lubbock, Texas, USA
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Years active	1981-present
Labels	BNA (in Lonestar) Loremoma, Stroudavarious (solo)
Associated acts	Jim Brickman, Lonestar, Mindy McCready
Website	http://www.richiemcdonald.com/

Richard Vance "Richie" McDonald (born February 6, 1962 in Lubbock, Texas^[1]) is an American country music artist. From 1992 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist. McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang lead on all but one of them. Outside the band, he has charted twice as a guest vocalist on others' songs, in addition to releasing two independent albums and four solo singles.

Biography[link]

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Richie McDonald founded Lonestar in 1992.^[2] He served as the band's lead vocalist, with other members comprising bass guitarist John Rich (who left in 1998 and was never officially replaced), drummer Keech Rainwater, keyboardist Dean Sams and guitarist Michael Britt. Lonestar signed to BNA Records in 1995, and with McDonald as lead vocalist, they released seven studio albums, a Christmas album, and a greatest hits package, and twenty-seven chart singles.

In addition to his career with Lonestar, McDonald sang background vocals on Mindy McCready's 1997 single "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now," which reached #18 on the Billboard country charts. He has also co-written singles for other country music artists, including "She's Always Right" by Clay Walker, "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend" by The Wilkinsons, "Let Them Be Little" by Billy Dean (which Lonestar itself also recorded), "Coalmine" by Sara Evans, and "Once a Woman Gets a Hold of Your Heart" by Heartland.^[3]

McDonald announced his departure from Lonestar in 2007, with Cody Collins succeeding him as the group's lead vocalist. On November 8, 2007, McDonald released an album of Christmas music, titled If Every Day Could Be Christmas. One of the songs on this album, "Coming Home for Christmas" (a collaboration with Jim Brickman) reached #4 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts at the end of the year.

McDonald released his solo debut album I Turn to You on June 3, 2008. He signed a deal with Stroudavarious Records a month later. His first single for the label, "How Do I Just Stop", was released in November, but did not chart until the week of January 17, 2009, where it debuted at number 53 on the Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at 51. A second single, "Hey God", which was originally on his I Turn to You album and before that on Lonestar's 2006 album Mountains, was released on March 3, 2009, but was withdrawn from country radio and replaced with "Six Foot Teddy Bear."

McDonald released Slowdown, his second solo album, in 2010. This album included "How Do I Just Stop", which also peaked at number 51. In 2011, he reunited with Lonestar after Collins left.^[4]

Personal life[link]

McDonald lives near Murfreesboro, Tennessee with his wife, Lorie, and their three children.^[5][6]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Christmas albums[link]

Singles[link]

Guest singles[link]

Music videos[link]

References[link]

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Katrina Elam
Katrina Elam at the Maverick Saloon & Grill, Santa Ynez, California, January 14th, 2005
Background information
Birth name	Katrina Ruth Elam
Born	(1983-12-12) December 12, 1983 (age 28)
Origin	Bray, Oklahoma, USA
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Universal South Black River Music Group
Associated acts	Carrie Underwood
Website	http://www.katrinaelam.com/

Katrina Ruth Elam (born December 12, 1983 in Bray, Oklahoma) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Universal South Records in 2004, she released her self-titled debut album that year, charting in the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) with the #29 "No End in Sight" and the #59 "I Want a Cowboy". A third single, "Love Is", peaked at #47 from an unreleased second album Turn Me Up. Elam left the label in 2008.

Early life[link]

Elam was born in Bray, Oklahoma, population 1,035. She performed in a 4-H talent show at the age of 9. In 1998 she was named female vocalist of the year by the Oklahoma Country Music Association and the Oklahoma Opry. Elam received a publishing contract at the age of 16. In her senior year of high school, her mother home schooled her because of her busy writing and recording schedule.

Elam is now married and has a son.

Career[link]

After completing high school, Katrina Elam moved to Nashville, TN, where she secured a contract with Universal South Records.^[1] Jimmie Lee Sloas produced her first self-titled album, released on October 5, 2004. The album reached #42 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and #33 on Top Heatseekers chart. The first single, “No End In Sight”, reached #29 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The follow-up single "I Want a Cowboy" reached #59 on the same chart. Elam also toured in 2004 with Keith Urban.

Elam later toured with Rascal Flatts to promote her unreleased second album, Turn Me Up. "Love Is," the first single released from the album, peaked at #47 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 2006. Another single from the album, "Flat on the Floor," eventually peaking at #52.^[2] Later in the year, Carrie Underwood did include a version of the track on her 2007 album Carnival Ride. Elam exited Universal South in 2008.^[3] Elam also co-wrote the track "Change" on Underwood's 2009 album Play On. Reba McEntire covered "I Want a Cowboy" on her 2009 album Keep On Loving You. Elam also co-wrote "Easy", Rascal Flatts' collaboration with Natasha Bedingfield.

In late 2010, Elam was cast in a sequel to the 1992 film Pure Country, titled Pure Country 2: The Gift^[4] Elam's "Dream Big" was released to radio in late 2010 and served as the lead single for the movie's soundtrack, which was released on February 8, 2011.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

Music videos[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Katrina Elam on Myspace