Month: October 2011

Blake Shelton Well Lit & Amplified 2012 Tour

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Blake Shelton Gearing Up for 2012 Well Lit & Amplified Tour Kicking- Off In January! Well, for a second there we thought that Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were going to be creating an album together (still holding for that!). This led some of us in the newsroom here at CMNB to think that this might also lead to a tour including both Shelton and Lambert, but that seems to be a bit of a pipe dream at the moment as well. There really isn’t too much of a reason to be that disappointed though because it looks like we will still be getting a brand new tour from Blake! Blake will be kicking off his 2012 Well Lit & Amplified Tour on January 21st in Billings, MT. The tour will run with 27 concert dates through March with its closing show at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Justin Moore and NBC’s The Voice finalist Dia Frampton (whom Blake coached on last season of The Voice) will be joining the tour as opening acts. For more details on ticket info click here.

Pistol Annies Tour

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Tickets Available for Pistol Annies Performance Dates. The new all-girl country music group, Pistol Annies, (also known as Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley) has been well-received by fans and the industry (We over here at CMNB love them!). Their release of a quality debut album, Hell On Heels, has really solidified this group as a force to be reckoned with! So, what we’re all really wondering is…when will their tour be announced? Well, no news on an official tour has been announced just yet! However, Pistol Annies has announced three performance dates in December and tickets will be on sale starting today! A list of the dates and locales is listed below. Click here for ticket information! Pistol Annies Upcoming Performance DatesDecember 3: Las Vagas, NV, House of Blues Las VegasDecember 7: West Hollywood, CA, House of Blues Los AngelesDecember 8: Bakersfield, CA, Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace

Takin’ a Break with HaleighT-Country Music News Ep5

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Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Hank Jr. Are Center Stage In Episode 5 of Takin’ a Break with HaleighT! This week HaleighT is chatting about the recent goings-on surrounding 3 people who used to be the biggest thing in country music, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Hank Williams Jr. All three have quite a lot going right now, from new music to court battles! So, tune in to hear HaleighT’s take on it! Watch Episode 5 Now! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9R0OoAkMoM]

Luke Bryan Tours with Jason Aldean

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Luke Bryan Co-Headlines My Kinda Party Tour 2012 with Jason Aldean! You know that saying, two for the price of one? Well, country music fans, that is exactly what you will be getting with the 2012 My Kinda Party Tour. Luke Bryan will be joining Jason Aldean on tour next year, and we couldn’t be more excited! Jason and Luke are both terrific performers, create quality country music and are just knocking out hits left and right! A concert that includes Aldean AND Bryan is something I simply wouldn’t want to miss, and I am sure I’m not the only that feels that way! The first confirmed date for both Luke and Jason is February 24th, 2012 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. More dates and details will no doubt be released soon! You can check out a list of confirmed tour stops for the My Kinda Party Tour below, and as soon as we know what the dates are, we’ll let you know! Jason Aldean has been nominated for several CMA Awards including: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year, Album of the Year and Musical Event of the Year. Luke Bryan has been nominated for New Artist of the Year! Be sure to check out both these stellar artists on November 9th, 2011 on the CMA Award to see how they do, and get ready for what is sure to be a phenomenal tour next year! FIRST ANNOUNCED CITIES ON THE 2012 MY KINDA PARTY TOUR: Cedar Falls, IA Champaign, IL Charlottesville, VA Dayton, OH East Rutherford, NJ Fayetteville, NC Green Bay, WI Greenville, SC Huntsville, AL Jonesboro, AR Kansas City, MO Nashville, TN Oklahoma City, OK Orlando, FL St. Paul, MN Tupelo, MS Wichita, KS

Kenny Chesney Joins CMA Award Performances

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Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts Added to the Already Impressive CMA Awards Line-up The Country Music Association just keeps adding more and more incentive for country music fans to tune into the annual awards show in November! It has been announced that Kenny Chesney will be performing his nominated song “You and Tequila” with Grace Potter! Additionally, Rascal Flatts will be performing their current single, the collaboration with Natasha Beddingfield, “Easy“. They are joining a performance line-up that already includes hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley giving their hit “Remind Me” it’s live debut. Also, Faith Hill will be doing a debut of her own, showcasing her first new music in over five years with single, “Come Home“. The line-up will also feature Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban! Be sure to tune in Wednesday, November 9th at 8/7CT on ABC as the 45th Annual CMA Awards air live out of the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville!

Thompson Square To Host Josie’s Birthday Bash

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Thompson Square Do Their Part In Helping With The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Third Annual Josie’s Birthday Bash benefit concert will take place at the legendary Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville on Wednesday, November 16. Thompson Square and friends will perform to raise funds and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The concert will take place from 7:30-10:00pm. “Shawna and I know firsthand how much Josie’s family has to go through in coping with this debilitating disease. We just want to do as much as we can to help little Josie and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. We’re really blessed to be in a position where we can try to make a difference.” – Keifer Thompson Along with the concert, there will be a silent auction with a collection of notable memorabilia on hand to bid for, and doors open at 6:00pm. Tickets will go on sale October 15 at www.wildhorsesaloon.com . General admission will begin at $17.50, reserved seating $45, and VIP $100. There will be more performers announced within the next few weeks, so keep a look out!

Sarah Darling Teams Up With Crock-Pot

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Sarah Darling Is The Face Of 1 Million Crock-Pot Packages. Black River Entertainment recording artist Sarah Darling has partnered up with Crock-Pot, the original and leading slow cooker brand, to shine a bright spotlight on modern day uses for its slow cookers. Starting in October, Sarah will be featured on 1 million of the Crock-Pot packages. Not only that, a select number of the products will include a FREE music download of Darling’s first #1 video, “Something To Do With Your Hands.” “From beverages and breakfasts to candies and cakes, my Crock-Pot slow cooker works magic every time, no matter how creative I choose to be. I am absolutely obsessed. I can’t wait to share all of my secrets with other slow cooking fans. I can almost hear them saying: She made THAT in a Crock-Pot slow cooker!? I really look forward to their confessions too; I just might learn a thing or two!” -Darling October also starts CrockStar Confessions, a social media driven campaign featuring Crock-Pot slow cookers. Darling is the first CrockStar and she will tell readers about her creations she has come up with at home and on the road! Watching will give fans the chance to win a $2,500 Grand Prize by tuning into the confessions at facebook.com/CrockPot and answering trivia questions about the confessions!

Dolly Parton Why’d You Come In Here Looking Like That

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Dolly Parton’s Why’d You Come In Here Looking Like That Music Video! If I had to guess, I would say it is a small number of people in the world who dislike Dolly Parton! She is very easily one of the most influential women of country music and her story has touched millions of people all over the world. The veteran of this (more like a family) business never hits the pause button and is always got some project in the works. Although this may be true, you can’t disregard her past singles that have this spunk that makes Dolly so unforgettable. “Here You Come Again“, “9 to 5“, “Islands In The Stream“, “I Will Always Love You” and “Jolene” are just a few of those classics! “Why’d You Come In Here Looking Like That” is just one of my absolute favorite Dolly songs. Let’s take a stroll back in time to enjoy the good natured and sweet Dolly Parton give us a comical 4 minute-ish show! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD8bW1rWqOA&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TLsyFEcyJQFlA]

CMT Artists Of The Year

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CMT Reveals Their Artists Of The Year. CMT will honor Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley as the top artists of the year. CMT Artists Of The Year will premier December 13 at 9:00pm ET/PT and will last 90 minutes. The honorees were chosen by ranking them based on the following criteria: sales (physical albums, digital albums and single downloads); country radio airplay based on spins; concert grosses as a headliner or co-headliner; and activity on cmt.com (video streams, searches, and artist page views). The rankings were then compiled to identify the leading performers across the four categories cumulatively. Congratulations to the 5 acts that will be celebrated in early December! Here is a video of Darius Rucker and Adele singing “Need You Now“, Lady Antebellum’s #1 hit at 2010’s CMT Artists Of The Year ceremony. Antebellum were 2010 winners as well as Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift and the Zac Brown Band. Tags: Need You Now (with Adele) – Artists of the Year, Darius Rucker, Darius Rucker Videos

George Strait 2012 Concert Tour

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George Strait unveils concert tour plans for 2012 – Martina McBride to join him! George Strait‘s 2012 concert tour will fire up on January 27th in Lafayette, Louisiana and so far the tour itinerary includes stops in Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah and Kansas. The February 4th Las Vegas appearance goes on sale Saturday, October 29th with other ticket on-sale dates announced soon. Martina McBride has been confirmed as a special guest on the tour, so I know I’ll be clamoring for tickets the minute they are released!