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2012 ACM New Artists Finalists

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2012 ACM New Artists of the Year Finalists Announced. The Academy of Country Music announced the nominees for the 2012 ACM Awards just a couple weeks ago (check out the complete list here), but they left one important category out, the New Artists of the Year! They left the category open so that fans could vote for the artists they wanted to be finalists, and its officially been narrowed down to three country newbies. Our three finalists are Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery! Fans will be able to keep voting for the final finalist starting Monday, March 19th at noon. Voting will remain open until Sunday, April 1st at 5pm, pretty right up until the show starts! You can click here to vote. The 2012 ACM Awards will air LIVE out of Las Vegas on Sunday, April 1st at 8pm on CBS! The award event will be hosted by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton! Check Out Videos from the 2012 New Artist of the Year Nominees! Scotty McCreery, “I Love You This Big” [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVq8nEHCKd4&ob=av2e] Brantley Gilbert, “Country Must Be Country Wide” [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8peBUdlUNmM&ob=av2n] Hunter Hayes, “Storm Warning” [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5MPxz-8e6A&ob=av2e]

President Obama Loves Country Music

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President Obama Includes Favorite Country Hits In Campaign Playlist. Having honored country music recently at Country Music: In Performance at the White House, we already knew that President Obama was a fan of our favorite genre. But we didn’t know just how much of a fan! His team recently released his official campaign playlist for the 2012 election and it turns out country music hits round out 1/4 of the songs on the list! The hit-makers featured include Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Sugarland, Montgomery Gentry and Zac Brown Band! So, I guess CMNB has something in common with our President! We love all these country stars too! Check out the complete list below. 2012 President Barack Obama Campaign Playlist. “Stand Up” – Sugarland “Everyday America” – Sugarland “This” -Darius Rucker “Learn To Live” – Darius Rucker “My Town” – Montgomery Gentry “Keep Me In Mind” – Zac Brown Band “Home” – Dierks Bentley “Your Smiling Face” – James Taylor “Different People” – No Doubt “Got To Get You Into My Life” – Earth Wind and Fire “Green Onions” – Booker T & The MGs “I Got You” – Wilco “Keep Reachin’ Up” – Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators “Love You I Do?” – Jennifer Hudson “No Nostalgia” – Ages And Ages “Raise Up” – Ledisi “You’ve Got The Love” – Florence and The Machine “Mr. Blue Sky” – Electric Light Orchestra “The Best Thing About Me Is You” – Ricky Martin ft. Joss Stone “You Are The Best Thing” – Ray La Montagne “Keep Marchin”- Rapheal Saddiq “We Take Care Of Our Own” – Bruce Springsteen “The Weight” – Aretha Franklin “Even Better Than The Real Thing” – U2 “Roll With The Changes” – REO Speedwagon

Kelly Clarkson Singing Pistol Annies Tune

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Pistol Annies Takes Requests at Texas Concert and Covers Pistol Annies Song! Its always very exciting when one artist you love covers the music of another you admire. Kelly Clarkson is the one doing the covering this time around, and she’s singing a Pistol Annies tune you might have heard of…”Hell On Heels“. This vocal powerhouse does a solid job in her rendition, and I’m just gonna go ahead and say that Miranda and the other Annies ladies would be proud of this version! Watch the video below, and let us know if you think Clarkson does it justice! We found this gem floating around on the Internet, check it out! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrBdzashXXA]

2012 Country Throwdown Tour Featuring Gary Allan

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Country Throwdown 2012 Tour Featuring Gary Allan, Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins and More! Details have been released for the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour, and we over at CMNB are excited! This year’s tour will be headlined by Gary Allan, and it will also include Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, Josh Thompson, Sunny Sweeney and Eric Paslay!! The tour will kick off on May 18th on Gulfport, MS, and tickets are already available for purchase for select dates. Stay tuned for more details to come!

Sarah Darling Lends Voice to “Let Us In”

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Sarah Darling Shares Song on Linda McCartney Tribute, “Let Us In”. Sarah Darling has shared her voice on the Linda McCartney tribute album “Let Us In Nashville” which released November 2011 by singing Paul McCartney‘s “Blackbird“, and now fans can buy her rendition of the classic as a single on iTunes! “I wanted to join the ‘Let Us In‘ campaign because I thought it was a great opportunity to give back. When I was asked to do this, I immediately wanted to do ‘Blackbird.’ I begged for ‘Blackbird.’ I just have always really loved that song so much.” This compilation album is the result of efforts to generate funds for the non-profit organization created in Linda McCartney’s memory, The Women and Cancer Fund. All proceeds are contributed to this fund! Hear Sarah Darling Discuss Her Involvement in the Project [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba9IOk1iv74]

Lady Antebellum Tours Europe

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Lady Antebellum Fits European Stops Into Summer Schedule! You are probably already aware that Lady Antebellum is currently on the U.S. leg of the 2012 We Own The Night World Tour. This popular trio has now announced the expansion of their tour to include multiple European dates this summer! This is great news for all those country fans across the pond! Dates will include stops in the U.K. Ireland, Germany, Norway and Denmark. You can get ticket details and info by clicking here!

The Voice Recap Of The First Two Episodes

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With Only Two Episodes In Of The 2nd Season, We Have Already Heard Some Stars! So if you didn’t know (you must be under a rock), the season premier of The Voice was Sunday after the Super Bowl. For the second season we are taking a journey with coaches Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green to find “the voice” that will take America by storm. It is obvious that everyone in the CMNB office is pulling for Team Blake, but any coach that gives us a country star will be just fine with us too! This year instead of teams of 8, the coaches will get to pick initial teams of 12! So far Team Christina has four of her spots taken with Chris Mann, Jesse Campbell, Lindsey Pavao and The Line (a duet). Team Adam has three spots filled with Angel Taylor, Kim Yarbrough and Tony Lucca. Cee Lo also has three team members, Angie Johnson, Jamar Rogers and Juliet Simms. Most importantly, Team Blake has three artists in the running! Gwen Sebastian, Jermaine Paul and RaeLynn have got to be excited to be on the funniest guys team right?! Next Monday, February 13, the “Blind Auditions” will continue! Don’t forget to tune into NBC at 8/7c to watch all of the comedy from the coaches and talent from the hopefuls unfold!

Trace Adkins To Headline NRA Country Jam

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Trace Adkins Will Be Headlining The 2nd Annual NRA Country Jam. Trace Adkins was last months “This Is NRA Country” artist of the month and will be headlining the 2nd annual NRA Country Jam! The event will take place April 13 at the Ferrara Theatre and is presented by Bushnell and Folds of Honor. This will all be happening steps away from the exhibit hall in America’s Center in St. Louis during the NRA annual meetings. The exhibit hall will be filled to capacity with over 500 exhibitors displaying every shooting and hunting related product and accessory imaginable. Over 70,000 NRA members are expected in St. Louis for three fun filled days that will be kicked off by Adkins and NRA Country Jam II. “I can’t wait to take the stage at NRA Country Jam 2. It’s going to be a great show,” says Adkins. “Folds of Honor is an important cause and I’m happy to help give back to those who give so much for our freedom.” Folds of Honor was founded by Iraq veteran, Major Dan Rooney. Folds of Honor provides post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of U.S. military service members killed or disabled during service. Adkins, NRA Country and Bushnell have designated a portion of the proceeds from the NRA Country Jam to go to the Folds of Honor Foundation.

Reba McEntire’s New ABC SitCom

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Reba McEntire’s New TV Show Will Air on ABC. Reba McEntire has that showbiz bug again…well, the TV-specific showbiz bug. It was announced last year that the country music veteran had another TV show in the works. If you remember, her hit WB comedy, Reba, ran from 2001-2007. Her new program, titled Malibu Country has reportedly been picked up by ABC. Her Reba executive producer is currently slated as writer, and the concept focuses on a singer, obviously played by McEntire, who moves to Malibu after parting ways with her cheating and financially reckless rockstar hubby. She is accompanied on her move by her three kids and her mother, and plans to revive her career. I have a feeling, Malibu Country probably won’t stray far from the original Reba show, but I liked that so, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Are you excited Reba is returning to the small screen? Need a refresher on Reba’s acting career? Check out the pilot of Reba below. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm2fzLTfY2E]

Jennifer Nettles Pepsi Superbowl Commercial

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Jennifer Nettles Voice Makes Special Appearance In PepsiMax Superbowl Ad. Among the many exciting and entertaining aspects of Sunday night’s Superbowl media extravaganza, there is one that might have passed you by unnoticed. Jennifer Nettles‘ voice actually makes a cameo appearance in the commercial for PepsiCo‘s low-cal beverage Pepsi Max. Her croonings can be heard over the loud speaker of an average supermarket while an average looking guy chooses his beverage of choice…yeah, PepsiMax. It’s a low-key non-visual appearance, but it’s amusing all the same. Did you notice Nettles’ voice? Check Out Jennifer Nettles Vocal Cameo Here! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7USr2kriO8]