Rascal Flatts breaks a timeless rule in their new video Why Wait. Rascal Flatts may get their “man cards” revoked, but apparently “what happens in Vegas…” is a rule that they really didn’t feel like living by in this new video for “Why Wait?” and we don’t mind at all! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lgXQrqpOps]Country Music Photo Gallery
Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts is celebrating a birthday today! Country Music News Blog wants to wish the ever-talented lead guitarist, Joe Don Rooney a big ole’ HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We’re sure he’s a happy man today after just celebrating the birth of his second child, daughter Raquel Blue, last week. Stay tuned to CMNB for more country music news and updates!Country Music Photo Gallery
Rascal Flatts members are cuttin it up on the set of their Vegas video shoot for Why Wait. Rascal Flatts is in fabulous Las Vegas Nevada shooting the video for their new single “Why Wait”, but apparently, the video isn’t all they’re shooting! Since we can’t all be there in Vegas with them, they did the next best thing… they’re sharing their on-set antics with us! Check out these candid shots from the bands’ trip! Country Music Photo Gallery
Country music sensation, Rascal Flatts, truly is Unstoppable as they release their new hit “Why Wait” to iTunes! Rascal Flatts released their lead single, “Why Wait,” from the upcoming Nothing Like This album to iTunes yesterday with great success. This is the vocal group’s first single on Big Machine Records and it catapults 14 slots to land at #18 on the Billboard Top Country Songs Chart this week, after just three chart weeks. Stay tuned for another announcement soon regarding their “Nothing Like This Tour” continuing into 2011! Country Music Photo Gallery
Free Rascal Flatts Tickets and Prizes! We wanted to let you know about a cool facebook promotion Rascal Flatts is holding. As you know, this summer’s tour is sponsored by JCPenney and to kick things off, JCPenney is offering one lucky winner a chance to win two tickets to a show of the winner’s choice AND backstage passes to meet the band. To enter, head to JCPenney’s Facebook page, (http://www.facebook.com/jcpenney –> Sweepstakes Tab). Prizing includes two tickets to the concert in the winners’ city of choice, two backstage passes to meet the band, two round trip coach airfare, two night hotel stay, and spending money. And as a special bonus, JUST for our readers, we have one signed Rascal Flatts t-shirt by the band themselves! To enter, join our Email Subscribe list above! Don’t worry, we don’t spam or sell your email address, we just use that list to draw from for all our awesome prize giveaways! The prize was provided by JCPenney, but JCPenney a is not a sponsor, administrator, or involved in any other way with this giveaway. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of JCPenney. Winners must be 18 or older, located in the US and/or Canada, and fill out complete contact information in the subscriber page. T-Shirt winners will be selected Tuesday July 6th, 2010 and notified via email. Congratulations to Cheryl W of Coalgate, OK!!! Country Music Photo Gallery
Rascal Flatts: There’s Nothing Like This tour kicks off this Friday! Rascal Flatts has announced that they will kick off a new tour this Friday, June 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The first leg of the “JC Penney Presents Rascal Flatts Nothing Like This Tour.” will continue with 28 shows through September 19 at Boston’s Comcast Center. Kellie Pickler and Chris Young will open. “We hope to take our fans on a chronological musical journey of the last yen years of music and aim to squeeze in the most music we’ve ever done in a live show,” says bassist and background vocalist Jay DeMarcus. 2010 Rascal Flatts Tour Dates: 6-25 Raleigh NC Time Warner Cable Pavilion 6-26 Charlotte NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 6-27 Atlanta GA Lakewood Amphitheatre 7-16 Stateline NV Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena 7-17 Stateline NV Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena 7-22 Wichita KS In Trust Arena 7-23 Tulsa OK BOK Center 7-24 Frisco TX Pizza Hut Park 7-29 *Fairlea, WV Greenbrier Classic (w/Reba McEntire) 7-30 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 7-31 Hartford CT Comcast Theater 8-6 Cincinnati OH Riverbend Music Center 8-7 Indianapolis IN Indiana State Fair Grandstand 8-8 Columbus OH Columbus Crew Stadium 8-12 Hershey PA Hershey Park Arena 8-13 Scranton PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain 8-14 Washington DC Jiffy Lube Live 8-27 St Louis MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8-28 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amptheatre 8-29 Louisville KY Kentucky State Fair- Freedom Hall 9-2 Bethel NY Bethel Woods 9-3 Darien Lake NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 9-4 Syracuse NY New York State Fair Grandstand 9-5 Toronto Ontario Molson Amphitheatre 9-16 Cleveland OH Blossom Music Center 9-17 Pittsburgh PA First Niagara Pavilion 9-18 Philadelphia PA Susquehanna Bank Center 9-19 Boston MA Comcast CenterCountry Music Photo Gallery
According to a list released today by The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Rascal Flatts will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “To have only wanted to make music since childhood, this far exceeds any expectations I ever had,” said Rascal Flatts lead vocalist Gary LeVox. Guitarist Joe Don Rooney noted, “Having our name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has to be one of the coolest things that’s ever happened to Rascal Flatts. I’m honored and completely humbled.” Bassist Jay DeMarcus added, “I am so humbled, filled with gratitude and completely overcome with emotion. … I guess we’ve really done something after all.” Though no specific date and location have been confirmed, the star is set to be unveiled sometime in 2011. Congratulations to this outstanding trio. They are very well deserving of this!! Country Music Photo Gallery
Rascal Flatts, the decades top-selling and most awarded group in country music, will perform their hit “Unstoppable” on American Idol Wednesday, April 28th. This is Rascal Flatt’s 3rd appearance on Idol. They will also join Shakira on stage to perform her single “Gypsy.” Rascal Flatts also just announced they will have a new single out in June and a new album out in September. With the closing of Lyric Street, it should be more than interesting to see whether they make any artistic changes with a new label.Country Music Photo Gallery
Rascal Flatts “Nothing Like This Tour,” presented by JC Penney to begin June 25th. Rascal Flatts will launch their new tour this summer beginning on June 25th in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Time Warner Cable Pavilion and will continue with 26 shows through September 19th at Boston’s Comcast Center. Opening for Rascal Flatts will be Kellie Pickler and Chris Young. The decade’s top-selling and most awarded group in country music took time off this spring and is expected to have new music out in the fall. Rascal Flatts celebrates ten years of making great music together, becoming one of the hottest touring acts and the top country group of the new millennium. The band has delivered 11 #1 singles to the top of the chart and has more titles in Billboard’s Top 100 Songs of the Decade than any other group in the format. Over ten years the band has sold more than 20 million albums and 25 million digital downloads while all six of their studio albums made Billboard’s Top 100 Country Albums of the Decade listing. As the most awarded country group of the new Millennium, Rascal Flatts has brought home nearly 40 trophies from the Academy of Country Music, American Music Awards, Country Music Association, People’s Choice Awards and more. Rascal Flatts Nothing Like This Tour Dates: 6-25 Raleigh NC Time Warner Cable Pavilion 6-26 Charlotte NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 6-27 Atlanta GA Lakewood Amphitheatre 7-16 Stateline NV Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena 7-17 Stateline NV Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena 7-22 Wichita KS In Trust Arena 7-23 Tulsa OK BOK Center 7-24 Frisco TX Pizza Hut Park 7-30 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 7-31 Hartford CT Comcast Theater 8-6 Cincinnati OH Riverbend Music Center 8-7 Indianapolis IN Indiana State Fair Grandstand 8-8 Columbus OH Columbus Crew Stadium 8-12 Hershey PA Hershey Park Arena 8-13 Scranton PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain 8-14 Washington DC Jiffy Lube Live 8-27 St Louis MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8-29 Louisville KY Kentucky State Fair- Freedom Hall 9-2 Bethel NY Bethel Woods 9-3 Darien Lake NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 9-4 Syracuse NY New York State Fair Grandstand 9-5 Toronto Ontario Molson Amphitheatre 9-16 Cleveland OH Blossom Music Center 9-17 Pittsburgh PA First Niagara Pavilion 9-18 Philadelphia PA Susquehanna Bank Center 9-19 Boston MA Comcast CenterCountry Music Photo Gallery
Enjoy a sneak preview of Rascal Flatts new video for “Unstoppable” straight from the set of CSI! Country Music Photo Gallery
