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Congrats to Jack Ingram, winner of the ACM Top New Male Artist. I've seen Jack perform live for roughly twenty years and am very proud that he's getting well deserved recognition for his music. "It's been a long road to stand in front of as the new male vocalist of the ACM. Dreams come true, never give up," Jack stated in the press conference backstage after winning. "I've put in a lot of miles and a lot of hard work and I'm proud of the work I've done." Check out photos of Jack Ingram's performance at the Academy of Country Music's New Artists' Party for a Cause.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/jack_ingram_acm_top_new_male_vocalist.html http://www.acountry.com/music/jack_ingram_acm_top_new_male_vocalist.html News Mon, 19 May 2008 22:42:00 -0800 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards winners were announced May 18, 2008 live from the MGM Grand Graden Arena in Las Vegas on CBS. Congrats to Sugarland for winning Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year for Stay, Jack Ingram for Top New Male Vocalist, and Kenny Chesney Entertainer of the Year.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_academy_of_country_music_awards_winners.html http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_academy_of_country_music_awards_winners.html News Sun, 18 May 2008 16:20:57 -0800 Sugarland's new album, Love On The Inside,will be released July 22, 2008. Sugarland will premiere the album's debut single All I Want To Do on the Academy of Country Music awards live from Las Vegas May 18 on CBS . The new single will ship digitally to radio across the country immediately following their performance, which promises to be a showstopper. The world premiere of the music video for All I Want To Do, which was shot in Hawaii and directed by Shaun Silva, will be featured on Yahoo (www.yahoo.com/music ) after their live ACM performance. This third release is the follow up to their two previous, multi platinum-selling records Enjoy The Ride and Twice The Speed Of Life.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/sugarland_love_on_the_inside.html http://www.acountry.com/music/sugarland_love_on_the_inside.html News Fri, 16 May 2008 08:30:26 -0800 Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience is currently roaming Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. ACountry presents your chance to win FREE tickets to the just added Walking With Dinosaurs : The Live Experience performance on Sunday, April 27 at 5pm. To enter, click the "Win Tickets" link and enter a few comments about dinosaurs. Good luck! Win Tickets
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/win_free_manchester_walking_with_dinosaurs_tickets.html http://www.acountry.com/music/win_free_manchester_walking_with_dinosaurs_tickets.html Concerts Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:56:27 -0800 Verizon Wireless Arena announces that an additional performance has been added to the April 23 to 27th engagement of Walking With Dinosuars - The Live Experience. Walking With Dinosuars - The Live Experience is on a two year North American tour and will now perform 8 performances at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH on April 23-27, 2008, including the just added 5 pm performance on Sunday, April 27. More than one million Americans have already seen the production since it opened in July 2007. The show originated in Australia where it played for ten sold-out weeks in five cities. It was also featured on Good Morning America today as well as ABC.com. watch Walking With Dinosaurs on Good Morning America
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/walking_with_dinosaurs_adds_new_manchester_nh_performance.html http://www.acountry.com/music/walking_with_dinosaurs_adds_new_manchester_nh_performance.html Concerts Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:00:58 -0800 2008 CMT Music Awards winners were announced live from the Curb Events Center at Belmont University in Nashville on Monday, April 14, 2008. ACountry salutes Sugarland, winner of Duo Video Year for "Stay." Taylor Swift took home the buckle for Video of the Year for "Our Song," while Kellie Pickler won three buckles - Performance of the Year, Breakthrough Video of the Year, and Tearjerker of the Year. Additional winners include Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, Bon Jovi featuring Leann Rimes, and Rascal Flatts.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_cmt_music_awards_winners.html http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_cmt_music_awards_winners.html News Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:23:19 -0800 Dinosaurs return to the earth in Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. After playing for ten sold-out weeks in five cities in Australia, where it was seen by an audience of over 300,000, Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience is currently on a two-year arena tour across North America. ACountry presents your chance to win FREE tickets to Walking With Dinosaurs : The Live Experience in Kansas City, MO; St. Paul, MN; Toronoto; Cleveland, OH; Boston, MA; Bridgeport, CT; and New York, NY
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/win_free_walking_with_dinosaurs_tickets.html http://www.acountry.com/music/win_free_walking_with_dinosaurs_tickets.html News Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:04:42 -0800 Sugarland and Brad Paisley led the nominees for the 2008 CMT Music Awards - vote now to determine the winners. The CMT Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Curb Events Center at Belmont University in Nashville on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 8 PM (EST) on CMT. “Voting for the 2008 CMT Music Awards is at an all-time high, making the awards more competitive than ever,” said Brian Philips, executive vice president and general manager, CMT. Fans can vote online at CMT.com through Friday, April 11 to determine the winners. The final nominees for Video of the Year will be announced at the beginning of the show, and fans can vote at CMT.com throughout the live broadcast (8-10 p.m. ET/CT only) to determine the night's big winner.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_cmt_music_awards_final_nominees.html http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_cmt_music_awards_final_nominees.html News Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:27:57 -0800 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were announced at a press conference at the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame(R) and Museum in Nashville. Kenny Chesney leads with eleven nominations; Rodney Atkins with six nominations; Sugarland, Brad Paisley, and Big & Rich each received four nominations. For the first time in Academy of Country Music history, fans will choose the winner of the Academy's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. Fan voting begins May 5 and more details on how to participate will be announced at a later date. The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be held Sunday, May 18, 2008 at the MGM Grand Graden Arena in Las Vegas and broadcast live fat 8:00 PM ET on CBS.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_academy_of_country_music_awards_nominations.html http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_academy_of_country_music_awards_nominations.html News Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:44:37 -0800 2008 CMA Music Festival perfomers include Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Josh Turner, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Dwight Yoakam, Jewel, Rodney Atkins, Kellie Pickler, and Lady Antebellum. "What's amazing about this year's lineup is that we have artists who are fan favorites, those who support the event year after year, coming to perform once again as well as an outstanding list of artists who are making their first appearance or retuning to our event after time away," said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_cma_music_festival_performers.html http://www.acountry.com/music/2008_cma_music_festival_performers.html News Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:06:05 -0800 Kenny Chesney's Poets & Pirates Tour will visit 34 cities - including 14 stadiums. Anchoring the rotating cast of artists on 10 stadium dates is Keith Urban. Also joining the line-up for various shows are industrial strength four time Entertainers of the Year Brooks & Dunn, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar, outlandish country duo Big & Rich, newcomer Luke Bryan, California country icon Gary Allan and Grammy-winning Poets & Pirates tour mate LeAnn Rimes. Chesney brings this super-sized show to Columbia, SC, Baltimore, MD, Cleveland, OH, Detroit, MI, Pittsburgh, PA, Atlanta, GA, Dallas TX, Philadelphia, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Nashville, TN, Chicago, IL, San Francisco, CA, Foxboro, MA and Indianapolis, IN. Kenny Chesney tickets are on sale now.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/kenny_chesney_poets_pirates_tour.html http://www.acountry.com/music/kenny_chesney_poets_pirates_tour.html News Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:40:57 -0800 First round voting for the 2008 CMT Music Awards ends February 25 - vote now to determine the finalists for CMT's seventh annual awards show, broadcast live from the Curb Events Center at Belmont University in Nashville on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 8 PM (EST) on CMT. The first round of voting runs through February 25 only at CMT.com, where fans will select from the top eight nominees in each of the 2008 CMT Music Awards categories. On March 6, CMT will announce the four finalists in each category except Video of the Year. Fans can then vote online at CMT.com through Friday, April 11 to determine the winners. The final nominees for Video of the Year will be announced at the beginning of the show, and fans can vote at CMT.com throughout the live broadcast (8-10 p.m. ET/CT only) to determine the night's big winner.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/vote_for_2008_cmt_music_awards_nominees.html http://www.acountry.com/music/vote_for_2008_cmt_music_awards_nominees.html News Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:25:38 -0800 Gary Allan will perform on the Late Show With David Letterman January 30 on CBS. Allan will sing his smash hit "Watching Airplanes" off of his critically acclaimed album Living Hard. As Allan heads to New York this week, "Watching Airplanes" climbs to #3 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. Look for Allan in the March edition of Playboy magazine for their Sex and Music Issue on stands next month and out on the road with Kenny Chesney for the 2008 Poets and Pirates Tour.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/gary_allan_late_show_with_david_letterman_jan_30.html http://www.acountry.com/music/gary_allan_late_show_with_david_letterman_jan_30.html News Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:56:16 -0800 The TJ Martell Foundation is pleased to announce its premiere Ebay Live Auction, featuring extraordinary entertainment VIP packages and memorabilia, to take place during the 2008 Country In The Rockies event. The auction lineup includes a Keith Urban VIP package complete with front row seats and backstage experience, a Hannah Montana VIP taping package with meet & greet, and autographs guitars from Bon Jovi and The Eagles, will be available on Ebay's Live Auction on Saturday, January 26, 2008, beginning at 7:45 p.m. Mountain Time. Click to bid now and join the live auction Saturday night.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/country_in_the_rockies_2008_ebay_live_auction.html http://www.acountry.com/music/country_in_the_rockies_2008_ebay_live_auction.html News Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:57:26 -0800 Country's Dynamic Duo has done it again! Sugarland's "Stay" is Number One on the charts, becoming the third #1 hit from the multi-platinum album Enjoy The Ride. Written by Sugarland lead vocalist Jennifer Nettles, "Stay" also clinched the top spot in a ranking of the 20 most popular country music videos streamed on CMT.com and CMT Mobile for 2007. The #1 video was a major tool for Sugarland in helping them drive a deeper connection between themselves and the fans they love. Enjoy The Ride, featuring the #1 hits Want To, Settlin', and Stay, is in stores now.
]]> http://www.acountry.com/music/sugarland_stay_hits_number_one.html http://www.acountry.com/music/sugarland_stay_hits_number_one.html News Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:31:54 -0800