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Neal McCoy New Album

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Neal McCoy Records 12th Studio Album. Neal McCoy is doing what he does best, making music! The charismatic singer has been in the studio and will be releasing his newest album XII in January. There is an obvious reason for the title of the album…it is his 12th studio album, that will be released in the year 2012, and will include 12 songs! The collection is being produced by Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Brent Rowan. “Having Miranda and Blake involved in this project is ‘Huge’ for me. Not only do they have great vision, but they know when to have fun and when to get serious along with being Fantastic musicians.” -McCoy The man who gave us classics like “Wink“, “No Doubt About It“, “They’re Playin’ Our Song“, “The Shake“, and “Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On” is sure to have some more hits up his sleeve! The first single “A-OK“, will hit radio in October of this year and was written by Barry Dean, Luke Laird and Brett Eldredge. This will also be McCoy’s first record with his new label, Blaster Records.

Blake Shelton God Gave Me You Video Preview

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Get a Sneak Peak at Blake Shelton’s Upcoming Video for God Gave Me You! Blake Shelton‘s “God Gave Me You” music video is here! Well, almost. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9jbin1usr8] Yes, this video is only 30 seconds long, but it is called a TEASER for a reason! Hopefully it won’t be much longer until the full length video is available. It looks like it is going to be a good one, and how could it be bad with such powerful lyrics?! In case you can’t get enough of Blake, here are a few more short, funny videos! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT67RZcJ1rU] [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNDZZbzlDJE]

George Strait Hits Collection

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King George Set To Release Icon! George Strait is set to release an album of 11 of his biggest hits on September 13. Icon will be sold at a special price and goes on sale a week after his new studio album, Here For A Good Time, debuts. Be looking for a review of the new album in the next few weeks! Track Listing 1. “Amarillo By Morning” (1983) 2. “Ocean Front Property” (1987) 3. “All My Ex’s Live In Texas” (1987) 4. “Love Without End, Amen” (1990) 5. “I Cross My Heart” (1992) 6. “Check Yes Or No” (1995) 7. “I Just Want To Dance With You” (1998) 8. “Living And Living Well” (2002) 9. “Give It Away” (2006) 10. “I Saw God Today” (2008) 11. “River Of Love” (2009)

Josh Abbott Band Interview

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Josh Abbott Band Comes To George’s Majestic Lounge In Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Josh Abbott Band headlined at George’s Majestic Lounge this past Saturday, August 27, where the Texas based band had the garden amped up for the first weekend of the college semester. I met up with the guys that afternoon for a short interview. Josh Abbott (vocals, acoustic guitar), Preston Wait (fiddle, electric guitar), Edward Villaneuva (drums), James Hertless (bass), and Caleb Keeter (electric guitar) all sat with me and graciously answered my questions. They told me how George’s was one of their favorite places to play outside of Texas and that this was their 6th time playing at the Dickson Street club. They have previously opened for the Randy Rogers Band and the Eli Young Band at the venue, both bands that JAB looks up to. Along with RRB and EYB, Wade Bowen is another veteran that they admire. Each has taught them different things, from business, to life on the road, to interacting with the fans. The guys all agreed that festivals with lots of bands are always fun because they feel more like family reunions. I asked each member what they would be doing if music hadn’t of worked out and each had very different answers. Preston would more than likely go into the family business of farming, James would work in computers or photography, Josh would finish grad school, Caleb might become a radiologist and Edward would be in law enforcement. Thankfully they are successful at what they do and proved that to Fayetteville Saturday night! The show went great! The college town was having a blast and singing along to every song. There were numerous “Hog Calls” which was a treat for guitarist Caleb, an Arkansas native. “Oh Tonight“, “She’s Like Texas“, “Good Night For Dancing“, “All Of A Sudden“, “If You’re Leaving (I’m Coming Too)”, “Miss You Again“, “I’ll Trust You“, and “Taste” were included in the set list. The last song of the night was their latest single “My Texas“. This song features another friend and leader of the Texas Music world, Pat Green. It’s kind of a late 90s, throwback, bucket list type of song. The guys said it is really awesome because fans will tell them what they have done and what they have left to do on the song’s checklist. “My Texas” will be on their upcoming album which is set to be released on February 14. Also on the album will be the sequel to their very talked about, racy “Taste“. The second part to the scandalous, yet passionate song is titled “Touch” and was written by Josh Abbott, Jay Clementi and Radney Foster and should be hitting radio towards the end of November or beginning of December. “We just like having fun with the fans.” These boys said it and they really do mean it! They have been known to buy a round for the bar, cheers to the fans, pass out free shirts or koozies, and Continue reading Josh Abbott Band Interview→

Scotty McCreery I Love You This Big

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Go Behind the Scenes with Scotty McCreery On Set of I Love You This Big Video! In the midst of the American Idol Live tour this summer, Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery took time out for another brand new experience, filming his first ever music video for his first ever single, “I Love You This Big“. The video released earlier this month, and was filmed in a park in Los Angeles. McCreery though swears when you see the video you’d think it was shot somewhere in the Carolinas. In a behind the scenes look at the filming of the video, fans get to see what it was like for McCreery to experience making a music video for the first time. Also, Scotty gives fans insight into the meaning behind not only the lyrics in the song, but the story in the video. See the behind the scenes footage now!

Jennifer Nettles Hosts CMA Christmas Special

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Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland Will Host 2011 CMA Country Christmas Special! For the second consecutive year, the Country Music Association is bringing together country stars to help celebrate the holidays with their own memories and stories as well as performances with the CMA Country Christmas television special. Just like last year, Jennifer Nettles, one half of the duo Sugarland, will be hosting this special holiday event. “I love holiday traditions and am so excited to add hosting CMA Country Christmas to my new list of traditions now. I’m gonna have to up my game this second time around, so I’m putting Brad and Carrie on speed dial for hosting emergency consulting services.” -Jennifer Nettles The special will be taped on November 10th (the day after the CMA Awards!) at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The taped “live” show will be aired on ABC, but a date has not been set yet. So, check back with us for details on air dates and times, performance line-ups and other info! As soon as it’s announced will make sure you hear about it!

The Band Perry Sold Out Ryman Concert

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The Band Perry’s Upcoming Ryman Performance Sold Out in 20 Minutes! This past Friday, August 26th, The Band Perry experienced one of the true signs a band can receive that they are headed on the path towards a successful career. All 2300 tickets for their upcoming headlining performance at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville sold out in twenty minutes. Now, it would be impressive just for the tickets to have sold out period in any other span of time, but twenty minutes? Twenty. Minutes. That is a sure fire way for country music fans to show their love for this family trio! The Ryman performance is scheduled February 20, 2012. This impressive sell-out comes on the heels of the group announcing their first solo tour, Purveyors of Performance, which kicked off August 15th and will run through November 19th. Their tour will include not only their solo performances but also performances with Keith Urban, Reba McEntire and others. The Band Perry also recently released the video for the next single, “All Your Life“, which has the makings to be their next big hit! Click here to watch the video. So, you might not get to see them perform at the Ryman, but be sure to check back in for more details on The Band Perry, as they are sure to come with so many exciting things unfolding for them right now!

45th Annual CMA Nominees Announcement Date Set

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Nominees for the 45th Annual CMAs To Be Announced September 6th! The 2011 CMA Awards are quickly approaching, and it’s almost time to find out who all the nominees are going to be! We here at the CMNB newsroom, as members of the Country Music Association, have already had the opportunity to weigh in on the nomination process, and we are incredibly excited to who made it into the final nominations! The announcement of the nominees will take place Tuesday, September 6th from two different locations. The Band Perry and Jake Owen will announce the final nominees of the first five categories at 8:30am on ABC‘s Good Morning America. This will be followed by a performance of “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” by Owen!. The nominees in the last seven categories will be announced from a press conference at the Ryman in Nashville by Jerrod Niemann and Thompson Square. (Also in NASHVILLE, duo The Janedear Girls will announce the finalists for the 2011 CMA Broadcast Award Personality and Radio Station of the Year in four categories (small, medium, large, and major markets), as well as the finalists for the CMA National Broadcast Personality.) Stay tuned because as soon as the nominees are announced we will have them posted for you! The 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards will be hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley and air at 7pm on Wednesday, November 9th at 7pm.

Martina McBride Covers Love Song

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Martina McBride Shares Her Rendition of One of Her Personal Favorites. In a recently taped performance for CMT Unplugged, Martina McBride covered Sara Bareilles‘ “Love Song“. McBride claims that the song is one of her favorites, and it is clear through the performance that she truly has a connection to this song. Despite not changing any of the instrumentals (i.e. there were no fiddles or banjos added), Martina really makes this song her own, and packs it full of emotion. I think she definitely does the song, which was Bareilles’ first Number 1 single, plenty of justice. Check out the video here and weigh in on what you think of the song and Martina’s performance! McBride is not the only country star currently giving Sara Bareilles some love. Bareilles is touring alongside Sugarland on their Incredible Machine tour.

Pistol Annies Album Review

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Pistol Annies Come Out Guns Blazing! The Pistol Annies album Hell On Heels went on sale last week and has been sitting at the top of the iTunes charts ever since. The first time we got a glimpse of these girls performing together was on “ACM’s Girls Night Out” back in April. Luckily there wasn’t a very long wait between then and their album release. These girls have got some things on their minds and they want to make sure we hear them! I feel like this album is a good look at their attitudes towards life, basically they don’t take crap from anyone! The trio’s name alone tells you that, they are a bunch of pistols! “We ain’t ashamed of who we are, we like fast men and cheap guitars. Ain’t tryin’ to get rich, just tryin’ to get by…” “Hell On Heels” was a great first single and I love it as I’ve previously posted about, sugar daddies beware! “Bad Example” and “Takin’ Pills” are both awesome, upbeat and to me, funny stories. “Boys From The South” was perfectly written! It’s easy to sing along to and is one of those songs that take you down memory lane. By the way, who doesn’t love a southern drawl?! I can’t get enough of “Trailer For Rent“. There is no holding back in any of these 10 tracks and this song is a perfect example of that. Things happen, its life, and at least the girl in this tune is doing what she’s got to do to move on. “Lemon Drop“, “Beige“, “Housewife’s Prayer“, “The Hunter’s Wife“, and “Family Feud” follow the same pattern as the rest. These songs are most definitely not mainstream, but that is the beauty in what the Pistol Annies have created. No matter if you agree or disagree with the words they are singing, you can’t deny that these girls have some talent! To purchase the album head on over to iTunes or PistolAnnies.com. Track Listing 1. Hell On Heels 2. Lemon Drop 3. Beige 4. Bad Example 5. Housewife’s Prayer 6. Takin’ Pills 7. Boys From The South 8. The Hunter’s Wife 9. Trailer For Rent 10. Family Feud