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Win a Country Strong DVD Prize Pack from CMNB!

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Win a Country Strong DVD, Soundtrack and T-Shirt from Country Music News Blog! Country Strong, featuring Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw, hits store shelves April 12th, and we’ve got your copy here! We’re giving away a Country Strong Prize Pack which includes the movie on DVD, the Original Soundtrack, and a T-Shirt to one lucky subscriber! Just make sure you are signed up for our weekly country music newsletter and you’re automatically entered to win! * Prize provided by Mammoth PR. * Entries must be received by Sunday April 10th. * Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90 days after this one. * 1 Winner will be drawn Sunday April 10th from ALL email subscribers with a valid shipping address. Can’t wait to win it? Pre-Order Country Strong on Amazon.com today !

Taylor Swift is 2011 ACM Entertainer of the Year!

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Taylor Swift is awarded the 2011 ACM Entertainer of the Year! Hot off the heels of an international tour, Taylor Swift takes top honors tonight as your new fan-voted 2011 ACM Entertainer of the Year! With her album Speak Now breaking every record in the book, and her tours selling out within minutes of being announced, it’s no surprise that Taylor takes the trophy this year. Taylor will continue to tour the US All summer long, but now has some extra accolades to take with her. Congratulations Taylor and all the other nominees.

2011 ACM Winners! Complete List

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Your complete list of 2011 Academy of Country Music Award winners! Congratulations to all of tonight’s ACM winners, and a special shout out to Miranda Lambert who absolutely cleaned house! The show was exciting and fun, and I cannot wait for our team to take over Vegas for next year’s! 2011 ACM Award Winners: VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “The House That Built Me” Miranda Lambert VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR – “As She’s Walking Away” Zac Brown Band feat. Alan Jackson SONG OF THE YEAR – “The House That Built Me” Miranda Lambert NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR – The Band Perry SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR – “The House That Built Me” Miranda Lambert ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Need You Now Lady Antebellum VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR – Lady Antebellum VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR – Sugarland MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – Brad Paisley FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – Miranda Lambert ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR – Taylor Swift Thank you to all the fans that voted this year!

Thompson Square On Conan

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Thompson Square Perform Hit on Conan. Growing more and more popular, Thompson Square performed their hit single “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” on Conan on TBS Thursday night. Watch the Conan Performance Now: The husband-wife duo will be performing Saturday, April 2nd at the ACM Freemont Street Experience in Las Vegas!

Taylor Swift’s Landmark

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Taylor Swift Hits 20 Million Album Milestone! Taylor Swift has officially sold over 20 Million albums, 10 million of which were sold in just the last eighteen months, a huge industry milestone! Her achievement was announced just before the sold-out final show in London, wrapping up the overseas leg of her massively successful Speak Now World Tour 2011. Big Machine Records and Universal Music International presented Taylor with a special plaque to commemorate yet another marker of her astounding successes. Congrats, Taylor!

The Dirt Drifters Radio Tour Video

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The Dirt Drifters Share Radio Tour Video with Fans! The Dirt Drifters, the five man band made up of Matt Fleener, Ryan Fleener, Jeff Middleton, Jeremy Little and Nick Diamond, are traveling all over the country on their “Something Better” Radio Tour sharing their latest single of the same title. The group has been keeping track of their tour on video and want to keep fans up to date with what’s going on with them and their experiences on the road! Watch the video now! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQWqFtrOVZM&feature=player_embedded]

Alison Krauss “Paper Airplane” Video

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Alison Krauss and Union Station Release New Music Video for “Paper Airplane”. Alison Krauss and Union Station release the music video for the first single and title-track of their first studio release since 2004, “Paper Airplane“. This is an absolutely gorgeous song with a well crafted video to match! You can check out the video now by clicking here.