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Taylor Swift adds NeedToBreathe on Speak Now tour!

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Taylor Swift surprises many by adding modern rock band NEEDTOBREATHE as a featured artist on her Speak Now tour. Taylor Swift announced today that NEEDTOBREATHE has been added as a featured artist to the North American dates of her already quick-selling Speak Now Tour. “It means a lot to us that Taylor hand-picked us for her Speak Now tour,” NEEDTOBREATHE guitarist and co-songwriter Bo Rinehart says. “Everyone knows she has amazing fans, and we thrive on performing live, especially in front of new audiences.” NEEDTOBREATHE will join the SPEAK NOW Tour when the North American leg kicks off on May 27th in Omaha, Neb., and will be featured on all shows in the US and Canada. Tickets for the following shows of the TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR 2011 go on sale this week: DATE CITY VENUE June 25 Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium July 9 & 10 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena July 14 Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre July 15 & 16 Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre August 23 & 24 Los Angeles, California Staples Center September 1 & 2 San Jose, California HP Pavilion September 3 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena Country Music Photo Gallery

Win With Toby Keith and Trace Adkins

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Win an autographed CD from Trace Adkins OR a poster or signed guitar from Toby Keith! Just in time for the holidays, Show Dog Universal is giving away a few awesome prizes from a few of their finest artists! Visit their sweepstakes page and complete their form to enter the sweepstakes for the chance to win a guitar signed by Toby Keith, a framed Toby Keith poster or a signed copy of Trace Adkins’ Cowboy’s Back in Town. This contest is not hosted by, or ran by CMNB or its staff. Contest winners will be selected by Show Dog Universal and all entries are subject to their sweepstakes terms of service. Country Music Photo Gallery

Josh Kelley – Georgia Clay

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Josh Kelley’s 3-song EP is now available in stores and online! Josh Kelley has been referred to in most media circles as “Lady Antebellum’s Big Brother”, but country music fans are about to find out that he’s so much more! Josh’s 3-song EP released into stores and digital retailers yesterday and it’s already seeing mounds of success. Of course, touring with Miranda Lambert helps that quite a bit as well. Take a look at Josh performing “I am super excited about these songs,” Josh says. “These are the perfect three songs for a three-song EP to give people a little taste of what’s to come. “Everybody that knows me has said it’s by far the best album I’ve ever made. Everything I’ve learned over the last seven years has led up to this point.” I guess it’s up to fans to make an honest man out of him! iTunes purchase link Amazon MP3 purchase linkCountry Music Photo Gallery

Aaron Lewis – Country Boy Video

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Staind frontman Aaron Lewis surprises fans by releasing a 5-song country EP, including the leading single Country Boy. Aaron Lewis may be best known as the lead singer and frontman from the rock group Staind, but he’s not ashamed to show his roots and is doing just that in his new 5-song EP titled “Town Line“. Take a listen to his first country single “Country Boy” on Stroudivarious Records: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ertNb6myic] For the official video, visit cmt.com and watch for “Town Line” to hit stores in early February.

CMT Artist Of The Year Special

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CMT honors their top 5 artists in a special celebration which will air Friday Dec 3rd. Zac Brown Band, Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Lady Antebellum were all celebrated at a special event last night in Nashville as CMT recognized their contributions to the country music industry in 2010. The high-class gala featured performances, an amazing food from Chef’s Market, and the hosting skills of renowned actor and musician Kevin Costner. Take a peek below! Country Music Photo Gallery

Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival

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It’s that time of year again! The Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival kicks off this weekend and it’s bigger than ever! The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival arrives this weekend, now 3 days at 3 venues featuring 35 bands. Check out more about the fest and grab tickets at cbbfestival.com. Have a look at the schedule below, and be sure to grab this FREE LIVE ALBUM just released by CBB artist Van Ghost last week while you look.Country Music Photo Gallery

Taylor Swift 2011 Speak Now U.S. Tour Dates

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Breaking News: Taylor Swift JUST announced her 2011 Speak Now tour dates, covering 19 countries and 87 shows! Taylor Swift is branching out and including some incredible new locations to her 2011 Speak Now tour! Spanning 87 show dates and 19 countries, including some extreme coverage of the entire United States, Taylor isn’t leaving any ground uncovered this time around! I’m so excited to go back out on tour again in 2011,” Swift said. “The Fearless tour was so much fun and even more unforgettable than I ever imagined, and I can’t wait to get back out and play my new music from Speak Now. The fans have been so amazing, and I’m thrilled to play in new cities around the world and meet even more of my fans in 2011! Taylor Swift 2011 Speak Now U.S. Tour Schedule: Feb. 9: Singapore Feb. 11: Seoul, South Korea Feb. 13: Osaka, Japan Feb. 16-17: Tokyo Feb. 19 : Manila, Philippines Feb. 21: Hong Kong March 6: Brussels, Belgium March 7: Rotterdam, Holland March 9: Oslo, Norway March 12: Oberhausen, Germany March 15: Milan, Italy March 17: Paris March 19: Madrid, Spain March 22: Birmingham, England March 25: Belfast, Northern Ireland March 27: Dublin, Ireland March 29: Manchester, England March 30: London May 27-28: Omaha, Neb. May 29: Des Moines, Iowa June 2-3: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. June 4: Orlando, Fla. June 7: Columbus, Ohio June 8: Milwaukee June 11: Detroit June 14-15: St. Paul, Minn. June 18: Pittsburgh June 21: Buffalo, N.Y. June 22: Hartford, Conn. June 25: Foxborough, Mass. June 30: Greensboro, N.C. July 1: Knoxville, Tenn. July 2: Louisville, Ky. July 8: Charlotte, N.C. July 9-10: Atlanta July 14: Montreal July 15-16: Toronto July 19-20: New York City July 28: Grand Rapids, Mich. July 29: Indianapolis July 30: Cleveland Aug. 2-3: Washington Aug. 6: Philadelphia Aug. 9-10: Chicago Aug. 13: Lexington, Ky. Aug. 14: St. Louis Aug. 18-19: Edmonton, Alberta Aug. 23-24: Los Angeles Sept. 1-2: San Jose, Calif. Sept. 3: Sacramento, Calif. Sept. 6: Portland, Ore. Sept. 7: Seattle Sept. 10-11: Vancouver, British Columbia Sept. 16-17: Nashville Sept. 21: Tulsa, Okla. Sept. 24: Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 27: Denver Sept. 28: Salt Lake City Oct. 4: Little Rock, Ark. Oct. 5: New Orleans Oct. 8: Dallas

Win Trace Adkins Greatest Hits – Til The Last Shot’s Fired

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Our writer’s may be on vacation but our prize wheel just keeps spinnin! We’ve got 5 copies of Trace Adkins “Definitive Greatest Hits: Til The Last Shot’s Fired” and we’re drawing winners from our list of subscribers this Friday! Kick off your holidays on a lucky streak by throwing your name in the hat! “Definitive Greatest Hits: Til The Last Shot’s Fired” is a 2-CD and features, the hit songs “You’re Gonna Miss This,” “(This Ain’t No) Thinkin’ Thing,” and “Ladies Love Country Boys” – all of which were #1 on the Billboard Country charts. Trace is a mountain of a man and his sky-high pile of fan-celebrated singles just keeps on growing. With a total of 28 tracks, this collection is something every fan needs. Trace Adkins: The Definitive Greatest Hits: Til The Last Shot’s Fired [2CD, digital] DISC 1 1.  Honky Tonk Badonkadonk 2.  Rough & Ready 3.  (This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing 4.  Chrome 5.  Marry For Money 6.  Then They Do 7.  Swing 8.  I Left Something Turned On At Home 9.  I’m Tryin’ 10. All I Ask For Anymore 11. Big Time 12. There’s A Girl In Texas 13. Hot Mama 14. Arlington DISC 2 1.  Ladies Love Country Boys 2.  Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone 3.  You’re Gonna Miss This 4.  Muddy Water 5.  Til The Last Shot’s Fired 6.  Songs About Me 7.  I Wanna Feel Something 8.  The Rest Of Mine 9.  I Got My Game On 10. Every Light In The House 11. Don’t Lie 12. More 13. Help Me Understand 14. Dangerous Man Can’t wait to win it? Grab your own copy today at Amazon.com The Definitive Greatest Hits: Til The Last Shot’s Fired! * Prize provided by EMI. * Entries must be received by Friday Nov 26th. * Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90days after this one. * Five winners will be drawn Sat Nov 27th and each will be notified individually. Country Music Photo Gallery

Concert Seating – Does it Pay to Wait?

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Jim Nash V wants tips on getting the best concert seat in the house! In my last article I mentioned that Carrie Underwood was performing on Long Island on November 5th. Since I wasn’t sure if I would be able to make the show, I did not purchase tickets right away. The Monday before the concert I start checking Ticketmaster to see what kind of seats were still available. Each day I checked and every result only offered tickets near the rafters just about parallel with the stage. Not the best seats for a concert. Friday afternoon around 3:00pm I find out that I WOULD be able to make the show, and decide it’s better to have lousy seats than miss it all together. Back on to Ticketmaster. You know the drill. Enter the number of tickets. Select Best Available section. Click Find Tickets. Attempt to enter in the virtually impossible to decipher – even as humans – security check nonsense words (thanks scalpers) and click Continue. Wait for the spinning Searching… graphic to come to a halt (is it just me or does it feel like we’re playing slots at this point?) Eventually, the best available tickets appear and to my amazement, they are in section 101 (right off the floor section, 2 rows back but not quite parallel to the stage.) For 5 hours before the show, these are pretty darn great seats! I complete the transaction without incident and enjoyed the show. I’ll relay 2 other experiences. A few years ago, as soon as tickets for a Brad Paisley show at a Live Nation open amphitheater in New Jersey went on sale, I go online right at Public Onsale and scored what I thought were pretty good seats. The day of the show, we find out 2 friends want to join us so I go online and got them tickets. Guess whose seats were better? Guess who swapped seats? The most frustrating experience was at a Tim McGraw show. Same scenario as the Paisley show – Live Nation event, open amphitheater, get tickets minutes after Public Onsale. Our seats were last two right next to the wall. We sat there for the 2 opening acts waiting for the 23 other seats in our row to fill up. By the time Tim McGraw got on stage we moved to the complete other end of the row, closer to center stage. The row was still otherwise completely empty. Unbelievable! And we got the best seats? Anyone else have experiences like these? Why are the best seats not released first? I’ve heard from fellow concert goers that if you wait until the last minute, you can still get decent seats – but you run the risk of the show getting sold out though. Are tickets held because of hoarding scalpers or some other secret reason? Or do you need to join every fan club to get good seats? Keeping it Countriversy, Jim Nash V. Jim Nash V is a contributing Continue reading Concert Seating – Does it Pay to Wait?→

Want to Meet Taylor Swift?

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A Taylor Swift VIP Experience: Enter to win a trip for two to see and meet Taylor Swift live during her 2011 tour. Blockbuster is giving Taylor Swift fans an opportunity to win a VIP Experience where 2 fans will meet and see Taylor Swift live on her 2011 tour. The grand prize includes round trip airfare, two nights/three days hotel, tickets to an upcoming concert, and a meet n’ greet with Taylor! To enter, visit Blockbuster.com! This is not a CMNB giveaway drawing. This contest is run by Blockbuster in cooperation with Big Machine Records and Universal Music Group. Country Music Photo Gallery