2008 CMT Awards Re-Broadcast on CMT
CMT will re-broadcast the 42nd Annual CMA Awards on Saturday, November 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by reigning Male and Female Vocalists of the Year Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwoo, the show included performances by Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, The Eagles, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Paisley, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Underwood and Keith Urban.
Published: November 18 2008 read more...
George Strait : Classic Christmas
George Strait Classic Christmas will brighten this year’s holiday season ten traditional holiday songs that are Strait’s personal favorites. The album includes family favorites such as “We Three Kings,” the playful “Up on the Housetop,” and the enduring classics such as “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing,” “Deck the Halls,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
“I wanted to put together a collection of my favorite traditional Christmas songs that I grew up listening to,” says Strait. “It was hard to narrow it down to ten of them, but I think I’ve done it. I hope these songs bring back good memories for my fans like they have for me.”
Don’t miss your chance to listen to some of your holiday favorites and win at George Strait Classic Christmas Night at participating nightclubs across the country.
Published: November 14 2008 read more...
2008 CMA Awards Winners
2008 CMA Awards winners were announced live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on November 12, 2008. Kenny Chesney was crowned with his fourth Entertainer of The Year Award, and Brad Paisley and Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles each took home two trophies. George Strait become the most awarded artist in CMA Awards history (22), winning Single of they Year for “I Saw God Today” and Album of the Year for Troubadour.
“I love this album and I really appreciate everyone who bought it,” the humble Strait said after accepting his second Award of the night. “Everyone says they’ve got the greatest fans. Well, I really got the greatest fans.”
Published: November 12 2008 read more...
2009 Stagecoach Festival Lineup
The 2009 lineup for Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival-Powered by Toyota Tundra, includes Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Reba and Kid Rock. The third annual Stagecoach festival will be held Saturday, April 25, 2009 and Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
Additional announced performers include Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Poco (Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Jack Sundrud and George Lawrence), Charlie Daniels Band, Darius Rucker, Earl Scruggs, Chris Cagle, Lady Antebellum, Reverend Horton Heat, Jerry Jeff Walker, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley, Lynn Anderson, Doyle Lawson, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Danielle Peck, Dale Watson, Zac Brown Band, The Duhks, Waddie Mitchell, Randy Houser, Hot Club of Cowtown and James Intveld.
Published: November 06 2008 read more...
George Strait Classic Christmas Nightclub Promotion
George Strait Classic Christmas is sure to put you in the Holiday Spirit. The songs from this album were personally selected by Strait and include family favorites such as “We Three Kings,” the playful “Up on the Housetop,” and the enduring classics such as “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing,” “Deck the Halls,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Don’t miss your chance to listen to some of your holiday favorites and win at George Strait Classic Christmas Night at participating nightclubs across the country. Each nightclub will be playing songs from George Strait Classic Christmas throughout the evening and pausing periodically to give away George Strait Classic Christmas CD’s, stickers, mouse pad/calendars, and “to/from” holiday gift tag sheets.
Published: November 04 2008 read more...
Win Free Robert Earl Keen Tickets
The road goes on forever... and the party never ends. Don't miss your chance to join the party as ACountry presents your chance win free Robert Earl Keen tickets in Helotes, TX; Beaumont, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; Houston, TX, Dallas, TX; Ft Worth, TX; and New Braunfels, TX.
Published: November 01 2008 read more...
Win Free Walking With Dinosaurs Tickets
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 Sunrise, FL; Jacksonville, FL, Pittsburgh, PA; Grand Rapids, MI; San Jose, CA; San Diego, CA; Nampa, ID; Salt Lake City, UT, and Oklahoma City, OK.
Published: October 27 2008 read more...
Alan Jackson : CMT Giants
Alan Jackson will be honored by CMT with a 90 minute special, CMT Giants: Alan Jackson, premiering on CMT on Saturday, December 6, 2008 . The tribute, featuring live performances by George Strait, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann Womack and Miranda Lambert, which will be taped before a live audience on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 11 at ticketmaster.com.
Published: October 06 2008 read more...
Blake Shelton : Startin’ Fires
Blake Shelton’s fifth album, Startin’ Fires, will be released November 18, 2008. “I’d like for this album to start some musical fires in some new fans and maybe fan the flames for the loyal fans who have been with me for a while,” says Shelton. “So, I named it Startin’ Fires - which comes from one of the songs on the album, ‘Good At Startin’ Fires.’”
Blake Shelton’s tour with Miranda Lambert kicks off October 3 in Richmond, VA.
Published: October 03 2008 read more...
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley Host 2008 CMA Awards
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will host The 42nd Annual CMA Awards on ABC-TV live from Nashville at 8pm (ET) on November 12, 2008.
“We are excited to have our reigning Male and Female Vocalist host the CMA Awards this year,” said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to their musical talent, Brad’s quick wit and Carrie’s gracefulness will serve them well in this role. CMA is happy to offer both of them their first opportunity to host a nationally televised network awards show. “
2008 CMA Awards tickets are on sale now.
Published: October 02 2008 read more...
2008 CMA Awards Performers
2008 CMA Awards performers include Sugarland, George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, and Taylor Swift. The 42nd Annual CMA Awards airs will be broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Wednesday, November 12, 2008 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on ABC.
“The CMA Awards shine a three-hour spotlight on Country Music, exposing our artists and their music to the world” said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “This first group of performers continues to raise the bar not only for Country Music, but for all forms of entertainment. We are excited to showcase their amazing talents on the CMA Awards this year.”
2008 CMA Awards tickets are on sale now.
Published: September 29 2008 read more...
Walking With Dinosaurs Des Moines Free Preview September 23
Don’t miss a special Des Moines Walking With Dinosaurs free preview as Baby T-Rex makes a special appearance at Hy-Vee Hall (Hall C) at Wells Fargo Arena on Tuesday, September 23, 2008.
Baby T-Rex will make its first ever public appearance in Iowa in advance of the October 1-5 run of Walking With Dinosaurs at Wells Fargo Arena. During the September 23 two hour educational event, children will be able to see a special video on “The Making of Walking With Dinosaurs – The Live Experience”, enter a coloring contest where they could win tickets to the show, participate in a Dino Dig, and test their knowledge of dinosaurs with a Dino Trivia contest.
Don’t miss your chance experience the biggest show you’ve ever seen as ACountry presents your chance to win Free Walking With Dinosaurs tickets!
Published: September 18 2008 read more...
Lee Ann Womack : Call Me Crazy
Lee Ann Womack’s new album, Call Me Crazy, will hit stores October 21, 2008. Featuring the debut single, “Last Call,” the album includes 12 songs and was produced by George Strait’s producer, Tony Brown. From the opening strains of “Last Call,” Crazy’s debut single, it’s apparent this is music lovingly created by an artist who is reveling in what she was born to do. The song about an alcohol-induced bar stool phone call that may end up being not only the last call but the last straw is quintessential Lee Ann. It’s a reminder of all the great performances that came before - “I May Hate Myself In The Morning,” “The Fool” and “I Hope You Dance” to name a few - and an enticing promise of what’s to come. It says simply, “This is Lee Ann Womack. This is country music.”
Published: September 15 2008 read more...
One Night Rodeo : Next GAC Star
One Night Rodeo was voted winners of the Next GAC Star competition produced by Great American Country (GAC) and Music Nation. Along with the title of Next GAC Star, One Night Rodeo received a Gibson Hummingbird guitar, the opportunity to film a music video, and the main ambition they’d aimed for—a record deal with Original Signal Recordings, Music Nation’s artist development arm/label. One Night Rodeo will be developed jointly by Original Signal Recordings and GAC, building them as a brand, and with support from GAC through its TV, radio, and website media platforms and events.
Published: September 11 2008 read more...
Sugarland Nominated For CMA Entertainer Of The Year
Sugarlnd’s sweet success continues with 6 CMA nominations, including Entertainer of the Year. The duo received 5 nominations, while Jennifer Nettles received a sixth nomination as the songwriter for “Stay.” The nominations include Entertainer Of The Year, Vocal Duo Of The Year, Single, Song & Video Of The Year for “Stay” and Musical Event Of The Year for their “Life In A Northern Town” collaboration with Little Big Town and Jake Owen.
Jennifer Nettles said, “I almost spilt my tea this morning as I was watching and the nominations kept being added. Being in the ‘Entertainer Of The Year’ category is such an honor. We’ve been lucky enough to be out on the road with Kenny Chesney for a couple of tours over the last two years. Looks like rock by osmosis really does work!”
Kristian Bush continued, “I just finished watching the nomination announcements on TV from my sofa at home and it is simultaneously humbling and encouraging to be in such amazing company as we are in all of the categories. It is one thing to play shows every week of the year and imagine ourselves striving to become Entertainers of the Year and another thing all together to have the voting members of the CMA believe that it is possible. Simply awesome.”
Sugarland’s Love On The Inside Tour kicks off September 13, 2008 in Asheville, North Carolina.
Published: September 10 2008 read more...
Kenny Chesney Lands 7 CMA Nominations
Kenny Chesney leads 2008 CMA Awards nominations with seven nods - Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist, Album of the Year for Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, Single and Video for “Don’t Blink” and a pair of Vocal Events nominations for “Shiftwork” with George Strait and “Every Other Weekend” with Reba McEntire.
“You never know how these things are going to go,” says Chesney with a grateful sigh. “We work so hard on this music, the tours, the videos… It’s so much the focus of what I do, how I live, it’s always a thrill to see that people are not just noticing, but recognize what we’re all trying to do.”
Kenny Chesney wraps up the Poets & Pirates Tour September 13 in Indianapolis before heading to Farm Aid on September 20. His new album, Lucky Old Sun, is set for release October 14, 2008.
Published: September 10 2008 read more...
George Strait Up For 5 CMA Awards
George Strait received five nominations for the 2008 CMA Awards, including Entertainer Of The Year, Album Of The Year for Troubador and Male Vocalist Of The Year. The Number One single “I Saw God Today” is up for “Single Of The Year” and its songwriters (Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell and Wade Kirby) and primary publisher (Big Red Toe, Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels Music and Blind Mule Music) are up for “Song Of The Year”. Strait is also nominated in the “Musical Event Of The Year” category for his duet with Kenny Chesney on “Shiftwork”.
“I’m sitting down here in south Texas bracing for hurricane Ike. This really brightens my day,” said Strait. I look forward to a great celebration of our great music. Thanks to all involved!”
Published: September 10 2008 read more...
James Otto Nominated For CMA New Artist
James Otto’s received his first CMA Award nomination for the New Artist Of The Year category during the CMA Awards live nominations press conference in Nashville.
“I have been in this business for a lot of years and to be acknowledged by my peers is overwhelming. I am still in shock...The new artists out there are so strong that I thought there was no way that I was going to be nominated,” said Otto. The only thing I have ever won was most athletic in high school and no disrespect to Ki-Be High, but this CMA nomination blows that one out of the water.”
Catch James Otto’s live on Alan Jackson’s Good Time Tour.
Published: September 10 2008 read more...
2008 CMA Awards Nominations
2008 CMA Awards nominations were announced today (September 10) on Good Morning America and CMT Insider. Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts announced select categories from the Good Morning America studios, and CMT’s Lance Smith and Katie Cook announced the remaining categories from the Sommet Center in Nashville. Sugarland, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, and Brad Paisley are nominated for Entertainer of the Year. The 42nd Annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 12 (8:00-11:00 PM ET/delayed PT) on ABC.
Published: September 10 2008 read more...
2008 CMA Broadcast Awards Finalists
2008 CMA Broadcast Personality and Radio Station of the Year finalists were announced today (September 10) by Chuck Wicks and Bucky Covington during the CMA Awards Nominees Press Conference at The Sommet Center in Nashville. The winners will be notified in mid-October and will be acknowledged at “The 42nd Annual CMA Awards,” to be held Wednesday, Nov. 12 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) and broadcast live by the ABC Television Network from The Sommet Center in Nashville.
“It is wonderful to see so many new names and stations nominated this year,” said CMA Chief Executive Officer Tammy Genovese. “The talent, time and creativity the stations and broadcast teams put into their entries is really amazing. It is obvious they take this competition very seriously and they set a high standard each year.”
Published: September 10 2008 read more...
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