Category Archives: ACM Awards

Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 2013 ACM Awards with Blake Shelton

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Hear Luke Bryan Make Co-Host Announcement for the 2013 ACM Awards with Blake Shelton! The Academy of Country Music has just announced that Luke Bryan will be filling the spot of co-host with Blake Shelton for the 2013 ACM Awards! We’ve all been wondering who was going to step into Reba McEntire’s boots after she announced she wouldn’t be co-hosting anymore, and I’m going to speak for the whole CMNB Team and say, this is exciting! Bryan and ACM released a special video to make the announcement, and it bodes well for the hilarious antics that are sure to take place with both Blake and Luke hosting the show together. Now we’ve all got at least two great reasons to tune in to CBS on Sunday, April 7th at 8pm ET/PT. Watch: Luke Bryan’s ACM Awards Co-Hosting Announcement! Current Luke Bryan Tours and Tickets

Who’s Joining Blake Shelton as 2013 ACM Awards Host

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Find Out Who’s Joining Blake Shelton to Host the 2013 ACM Awards! As we all know Reba McEntire announced last year that she would no longer be co-hosting with Blake Shelton at the Academy of Country Music Awards! They had a good run, and we’re very sorry to see Reba go. But she’s off to other things like her new TV show, Malibu Country! This leaves us with the burning question, though…who will be Blake’s new co-host for the 2013 ACM Awards? Well, the ACM is keeping their lips sealed for now, but country fans who are active on Twitter can help speed up the announcement! All you have to do is head on over to their official page, and follow the prompts! You’ll send out a Tweet that will help unlock the official announcement! For now, let us know, who do you want to be Shelton’s co-host? Sound off in the comments section below!

Reba McEntire Retires From Hosting The ACMs

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Reba Will No Longer Host The Academy Of Country Music Awards. Reba McEntire has announced that she will no longer host the Academy of Country Music Awards. She has “passed the torch to Blake,” who she has co-hosted with for the last two years. Before that Reba ran the show solo starting in 1999. Although this is sad news, it is good to hear she is confident that Shelton can get the job done! However, the two did make fans chuckle with their back and forth comedy on the previous years. I have to wonder if she is too busy with her new show Malibu Country or if she just feels it is time to step down? Whatever the case may be, we still love her! Here’s to Reba, a very classy lady!

2012 ACM Awards Winners

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Complete List of the 2012 ACM Awards Winners! Well, the 2012 ACM Awards have come and they have gone! It was an evening with some really great performances and our favorites include Blake Shelton, Chris Young, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band and in a taste of what’s to come with this summers Brothers of the Sun Tour, a duet from Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney! (Tell us your favorites below!). There was also the much talked about live wedding accompanied by a performance of “Marry Me” by Martina McBride and the lead singer of Train, Pat Monahan (reactions seem to be split between cute and creepy…what did you think?). And of courese there was plenty of humor with Blake not always being able to get through his scripted jokes, Reba being her usual fabulous and down to earth self, and Brad Paisley swapping his cowboy hat for a ZBB style cap! In case you missed it the complete list of winners is below! Be sure to tell us what you think! Don’t forget to go here to check out the complete list of off-camera award winners too! 47th Annual ACM Awards Winners Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift Male Vocalist of the Year Blake Shelton Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert New Artist of the Year Scotty McCreery Vocal Duo of the Year Thompson Square Vocal Group of the Year Lady Antebellum Vocal Event of the Year (Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company): Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson (Broken Bow Records) Produced by: Michael Knox Video of the Year (Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)): Red Solo Cup – Toby Keith Producer: Mark Kalbfeld Director: Michael Salomon Album of the Year (Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company) Four The Record – Miranda Lambert (RCA) Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf Single Record of the Year (Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company) Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson (Broken Bow Records) Produced by: Michael Knox Song of the Year (Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)) Crazy Girl – Eli Young Band Composers: Lee Brice, Liz Rose Publishers: Cake Taker Music (BMI), Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Sweet Hysteria Music (BMI)

ACM Awards 2012 Off-Camera Winners

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ACM Announces 2012 Winners of Off-Camera Awards Categories. The 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards are just a week away, and with host Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton and performances from the likes of Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and many, many more (go here for a complete list), it looks like its going to be a heck of a show! But show organizers know that they’ve only got a limited amount of time, so they can’t possibly squeeze in all those performances and announce all the winners for all the possible categories…so, we have the “off-camera” winners. These categories range from special honors that recognize life-time achievements and accomplishments in the country music industry to awards for best songwriter of the year! Some of the industry specific awards, like “casino of the year” and “venue of the year” are a little random, and unlikely to interest to average country music fan, so it makes sense that they can’t eat up air time handing out those trophies. But it is a shame that the “steel guitar player of the year” and “fiddle player of the year” don’t get a little TV face time…those are categories die-hard country fans definitely care about (especially over here at CMNB where HaleighT loves herself some fiddle!). You can check out the complete list of off-camera categories and winners below, and if you haven’t yet, check out the 2012 ACM Awards nominees here. 2012 ACM Awards “Off-Camera” Winners, Complete List. Special Honors: Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award Honors Pioneers in the Country Music Genre Emmylou Harris Billy Sherrill Ricky Skaggs Dwight Yoakam Crystal Milestone Award Honors Individuals Who Have Achieved Impressive Successes Kenny Chesney Career Achievement Award Honors an individual artist, duo, group or multiple artist collaboration who advanced the popularity and acceptance of country music. Vince Gill Jim Reeves International Award Honors an individual for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world. Alan Jackson Mae Boren Axton Award Recognizes years of dedication and service by an outstanding individual to the ACM. Gayle Holcomb Poet’s Award Honors songwriters for outstanding musical and/or lyrical contributions throughout their career. Bobby Braddock Roger Miller Industry Awards: Songwriter of the Year Dallas Davidson Casino of the Year Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas, NV Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year Jimmy Jay – Jayson Promotions, Inc. Nightclub of the Year Billy Bob’s Texas – Ft. Worth, TX Promoter of the Year Brian O’Connell – Live Nation Venue of the Year Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN Musician, Band, Instrumental Awards: Producer of the Year Frank Liddell Audio Engineer of the Year Justin Niebank Bass Player of the Year Michael Rhodes Percussionist/Drummer of the Year Shannon Forrest Guitarist of the Year Kenny Greenberg Fiddle Player of the Year Stuart Duncan Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year John Hobbs Specialty Instrument of the Year Aubrey Haynie Steel Guitar Player of the Year Paul Franklin

ACM Awards Fan Voting Is Open

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Vote For Your Favorite ACM Awards Nominees Now! Voting for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards “Entertainer of the Year” and “New Artist of the Year” categories is now open to the fans! Check the complete list of each category’s nominees below, and click here to vote for who you want to claim each title. In the meantime, there is a five webisode series online at cbs.com titled “Road to the ACM Awards” which features the three new artist nominees available to fans! The ACM Awards will air LIVE out of Las Vegas Sunday, April 1st on CBS at 8pm with Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton hosting. Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Taylor Swift New Artist of the Year Scotty McCreery Hunter Hayes Brantley Gilbert

2012 ACM Fan Jam

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2012 ACM Awards Fan Jam Will Feature New Artist Nominees! As you already know the 2012 ACM Awards are coming up just around the corner (Sunday, April 1st!), and in the lead up to this all-star award show event the Academy of Country Music is making sure that fans have plenty to do for the weekend in Las Vegas (because otherwise its a pretty boring place, right?). A huge part of this is the ACM Fan Jam which this year is headlined by Sugarland and hosted by the Zac Brown Band! The ACM just announced that all three of the 2012 New Artist of the Year nominees will be performing this year’s fan jam! This includes fan favorites Scotty McCreery, Hunter Hayes and Brantley Gilbert. Click here to see a complete list of nominees! The 2012 ACM Awards will air LIVE at 8pm on CBS! The fan voted awards show will be hosted by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton! Click here to vote!

Help Scotty McCreery Get ACM Award Votes!

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Love Scotty McCreery? Here’s How You Can Help Him Win ACM Votes! Scotty McCreery‘s marketing…management…whatever team has come up with a really cool idea to give fans a chance to interact with the ACM New Artist nominee, and simultaneously get the guy the most votes! All you need is a ball…a marker…a video camera of some sort…the internet…a computer…okay, wow, that’s kind of a lot. But if you get a bunch of folks together, I’m sure you can work it out! Follow the directions below, and you can help Scotty out. Your video has a shot at being featuring on all of Scotty’s social media outlets including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. Get a complete list of the 2012 ACM Nominations here. Directions for “Vote Scotty” Video Chain. Simple video instructions are: 1. Take a ball (any ball or throwing devise!!! Football, basketball, beach ball, volleyball, soccer ball, or even a Frisbee) and write LARGE AND CLEARLY on the ball: VOTE SCOTTY AT VOTEACM.com 2. Get 1 friend to stand off camera on your right side while you stand/sit straight in front of the camera and another friend to stand off camera to your left. 3. With the camera on, have your friend FROM YOUR RIGHT throw you the ball. 4. Catch the ball and show the VOTE SCOTTY sign on the ball clearly to camera. 5. Then throw the ball to your friend ON YOUR LEFT (or just throw it off screen). 6. Upload your video to your own YouTube channel using the video title: Vote Scotty McCreery ACM Video Submission

Sh*t Thompson Square Says

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Thompson Sqaure and the Sh*t They Say! I didn’t think I could like Thompson Square anymore, but now I do. Participating in the joke with a million punch lines, this real life married couple has produced a hilarious video, “Sh*t Thompson Square Says“, to capture your attention in the run-up to the ACM Awards! I’m not going to give anything away, but let’s just say this vid clearly has a higher production value than most of the “Sh*t ___ Say” videos, and it made me laugh out loud, really. Check it out below!! The duo is currently nominated in Vocal Duo category, and you can check out a complete list of nominations here. The ACMs will air on Sunday, April 1st on CBS live from Las Vegas with Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton as hosts! Sh*t Thompson Square Says. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTzMX1mdMb4]

ACM Awards 2012 Performers

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2012 ACM Awards Announce First Round of Performers. It’s just under a month until the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, and the first round of performances have been announced! I don’t think country music fans will be disappointed with who is on the list so far! The performances will include Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Eric Church, Luke Bryan and Toby Keith. The ACM Awards will broadcast live out of Las Vegas on CBS at 8pm on Sunday, April 1st. Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire will host, and you can’t check out the complete set of nominations here. UPDATE 3/16/12: New Performers Announced! In addition to the round of performers listed above, it has been confirmed that the list now also includes: Blake Shelton, The Band Perry, Chris Young, Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts!