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Josh Turner Hosts Benefit Concert

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Josh Turner Reaches Out to Students in Ringgold Georgia. Josh Turner is taking time to help support the students and community in Ringgold, Georgia who are coping with the devastation of an EF-4 tornado, which ripped through the town on April 27 destroying approximately half of the businesses, homes, and community. Turner will be hosting a benefit concert, “After The Storm: Coming Together Benefit Concert With Josh Turner” on Thursday, July 14th at the Davis Cattle Company in Ringgold, GA. All of the proceeds will be contributed to the Ringgold Band and the Ringgold athletic fund. Tickets go on sale today, Friday, June 24th!

Billy Bob’s Recording Contest

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Live At Billy Bob’s Texas Recording Contest! Today is the last day to get your vote in for the Live At Billy Bob’s Texas Recording Contest! This is a fantastic opportunity for some bands to get their chance to have a live album from the famous honky tonk. Voting is simple, just head over to liveatbillybobstexas.com take a listen to the songs the bands have provided and then vote for your favorite, the only thing they ask of you is a valid email. The top ten bands will be invited to play in the finals at Billy Bob’s on June 20th, then fans will be able to see the videos of the performances on the internet and again be asked to vote for their favorite. Finals voting ends July 14th, the winner will be announced July 15th, and the band that comes out on top will record Live at Billy Bob’s on July 29, 2011! There are 41 bands competing for your votes and all have been nominated by a radio station that thinks they deserve it. Wrangler Retro, Justin Boots Bent Rail, Resistol Hats & Apparel, Willie Nelson’s Picnic, and Cavender’s are all sponsoring the event. Tickets are already available for the big night (July 29th) and all bands are ready to give you one hell of a show! So head on over, listen, and vote! Remember voting ends TONIGHT and all of the bands will appreciate it! Bands participating in the contest are Matt Stell & The Crashers, Left Foot Sally, Cody Johnson Band, Paul Nunn Band, Fred Andrews & Honey Browne, Austin Allsup, Cody Riley Band, Josh Grider Trio, Brian Keane, Midnight River Choir, 2 Steps Back, Scotty Thurman & Perfect Trouble, Run Home Jack, Ryan Beaver, Charlie Montague, Taylor Hodak Band, Jody Booth, Casey Berry, Donnie Evetts, Red Eye Gravy, Jason Nutt & Highway 70, Charla Corn, Hogg Maulies, John David Kent, Brandon Jenkins, John Evans Band, Raizin Kane Band, David Oakleaf, Jr Castillo, Jason Cassidy, Mark Powell and Lariat, Jeremy Steding, James Lann, Jamie Richards, Kevin Seale Band, Shawn Fussel, Luke Wade and No Civilians, Phil Hamilton, Jubal Lee Young, Southern Scarred, and Dean Seltzer.

Country Thunder Twin Lakes

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Country Thunder 2011 Twin Lakes, Wisconsin! Country Thunder USA is a unique country music festival in that they have two locations and two separate event dates. The party in Florence, Arizona has already passed for the year but July 21-24 the fun will be in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin! The lineup is jam packed with Stealing Angels, Sawyer Brown, Lady Antebellum, Jason Jones, Steel Magnolia, The Charlie Daniels Band, Zac Brown Band, Neal McCoy, Lorrie Morgan, Craig Morgan, Darius Rucker, Martina McBride, Eden’s Edge, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sara Evans, Easton Corbin, Josh Turner, and Rascal Flatts. Tickets are on sale now, there are RSVD or general admission still available. TODAY is the last day to purchase general admission 4-day passes at $140, starting tomorrow the price will go up to $160. Children 12 and under are free with the purchase of an adult ticket. Single day passes are also available, but do not allow you access to the campgrounds. For more information on tickets and to purchase yours click here. The people in charge have thought of everything! There will be medical services, first aid, an information tent, shower facilities, garbage collection, a general store, ATMs, water services, plenty of parking, plenty of seating, artist merchandise, festival merchandise, food vendors, retail vendors, and happy workers at every corner! Although I think camping is the way to go, there are some hotels close to the site of the festival and this information can be found at wisconsin.countrythunder.com. You have over a month till the big shindig takes place, so if you haven’t yet, get to planning! This is a great opportunity for the whole family to see some great, live, country music!

Billy Ray Cyrus I’m American TV Special

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Billy Ray Cyrus Presents TV Special Featuring American Military Families. Billy Ray Cyrus is doing his part to honor and salute members of the American military in a TV special title “I’m American” set to air on GAC-TV Tuesday, June 21st at 8:30pm (ET). The special features 60 military families from the 101st Airborne in Ft. Campbell, KY who were invited to the Cyrus Tennessee farm to to enjoy a barbecue, games, and an acoustic concert. Cyrus performs multiple songs including “Keep the Lights On“, “Some Gave All” and the title song “I’m American” from his upcoming June 28th release. The concert was kicked into high-gear by several guest performances including Bucky Covington, Julie Roberts, Buddy Cannon and Melonie Cannon. This is sure to be one of many concerts in the run-up to July 4th in support and celebration of the men and women who serve their country as members of the American military.

Country USA Oshkosh Wisconsin

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Country USA Music Festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! Country USA music festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the nation’s premier country music and camping festival! It is five days of country music entertainment, food, and shopping. It’s said that they have a million dollar line-up just waiting to get the party started! The festival will be June 21-25 (Tuesday-Saturday), camper check-in at 6:00 am Tuesday, and gates open at 3:00 pm. Tuesday will have Lukyn Skywyrd, Bella Cain, Pure Grain, Eric Church, and Miranda Lambert. Wednesday will have Power Play, Rocket Club, The Band Perry, Sawyer Brown, and Trace Adkins. Thursday gates will open at 2:00 pm and have Grand Union, Gloriana, Justin Moore, Luke Bryan, and Dierks Bentley. Friday gates open at 12:00 pm and will have Broadband, Southband, Southern Gypsy, Diamond Rio, Easton Corbin, and Rascal Flatts. Saturday, the final day, gates will again open at 12:00 pm and will have KatieBeth, The Volunteers, Blackhawk, Ashton Shepherd, Josh Turner, and Lady Antebellum. Tickets are available by calling (local) 920-882-4949 or (toll free) 800-326-SHOW. For more information on ticket pricing and options go to countryusaoshkosh.com This sounds like a great way to spend a week! Festivals, especially country music festivals, are always a good time. Meeting new people, camping, eating the food, listening to live music, walking around, just having a good time and making memories is the best way to spend a summer vacation. The folks of Country USA want you have the time of your life while being safe, they will have security all over the grounds to ensure this. There is a list of rules and camping regulations on the site if you have any questions on what might or might not be allowed. The artist line-up sounds amazing and since Country USA has been doing this for 16 years, they have got to have some serious positive feedback and returning guests! If for some reason you don’t think you will be able to make it this year, then for sure keep it in mind for summer 2012!

Trace Adkins Announces Album Title At CMA Fest

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Trace Adkins Fills Fans In On Upcoming Album Title During CMA Fest Performance. Trace Adkins announced the title of his upcoming album, Proud To Be Here, during his CMA Music Festival performance in Nashville this weekend. The album features his touching and sweet new single “Just Fishin’” about a father and daughter relationship. Proud To Be Here will also feature 9 other tracks, and the deluxe edition will offer fans 4 more songs on top of that including a duet with Blake Shelton title “If I Was A Woman“. Adkins’ family recently suffered a huge loss as their home caught fire on June 4th, and was deemed a total loss. Thankfully, the family including their pets are all safe. Adkins has suggested that the choice of title for this album, though chosen before these events occurred, has taken on a new meaning. “Proud To Be Here was chosen as the album title some weeks ago because it’s how I’ve felt ever since my first album release and during every milestone since…The title song could have been based on my life and it’s about narrow escapes and the grace that guides you through. Obviously, now after the fire, Proud To Be Here takes on an even greater significance. Once again, I’ve been blessed and everyone is safe.” -Trace Adkins In response to the outpouring of concern from fans, Trace has requested they redirect their support through the American Red Cross and CMT One Country. The album is set to release on August 2nd, and pre-sale of the deluxe edition will be available on iTunes July 12th.

CMA Music Fest A Success

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2011 CMA Music Festival Wraps Up Nightly Concerts and Nashville Readies for Next Year! Last week marked a jam-packed week for Nashville with the 2011 CMA Music Festival taking place June 9-12, and all the preliminary events which kicked-off as early as Monday. It was hot outside and the streets may have been crowded beyond belief, but it was a success nonetheless! From the special concerts at the Grand Ole Opry featuring Carrie Underwood, Randy Travis, Lady Antebellum, American Idol winner and runner-up Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina and others, to Autograph signings at Fan Fair Hall and fan club parties, to the CMA Fest Parade Wednesday, to the concert line-up at LP Field, the focal point of the festival, the entire week had plenty to offer for each and every country music fan. The nightly concerts at LP Field kicked-off in high gear on Thursday with the Zac Brown Band who were joined by special guests Amos Lee to perform “Colder Weather” and “Knee Deep“, and newcomer Sonia Leigh. Additionally, Zac Brown Band was joined by Randy Travis for a duet on his hit “Forever and Ever, Amen“. Even Alan Jackson popped by during the set to sing “As She’s Walking Away” with the group. Next up, Easton Corbin contributed a 20-minute set including “A Little More Country Than That“, “Roll With It“, and even a title off his new album. Sara Evans followed up Corbin’s set with her own including her latest hit single “A Little Bit Stronger” and other songs like “As If“. Season 9 American Idol finalist, Casey James brought his own flavor to the line-up with “So Sweet” and “Drive“. Lastly, Jason Aldean wrapped up the evening with hits “My Kinda Party” and “Big Green Tracker“. He was joined by collaborator Kelly Clarkson to sing their duet “Don’t You Wanna Stay“, and finished things up with the increasingly popular “Dirt Road Anthem“. The all-star line-up continued Friday night with Ashton Shepherd singing songs like “Sounds So Good” and current hit “Look It Up“. She was followed by Dierks Bentley‘s five song set which included “Sideways” and “Feel That Fire“. Lady Antebellum took over the stage next and sang the hit “Need You Now” as well as “American Honey” and “Just A Kiss“. Shania Twain graced the stage, and though she did not sing, she introduced the next act, Sugarland who covered multiple songs including “All I Want To Do“, “Stuck Like Glue“, and “Something More“. Keith Urban hit the stage next with “Put You In A Song” and “Love Somebody Like You“. Jake Owen jumped in for an unannounced duet with Urban on his own “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You“. Rounding the evening off nicely was Reba McEntire with a classic “Why Haven’t I Heard From You” and her more recent “Consider Me Gone“. Saturday night’s line-up was no less shabby starting off with Chris Young singing some of his best like “Gettin’ You Home” and “Tomorrow“. This was followed by an interesting moment Continue reading CMA Music Fest A Success→

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina at CMA Fest

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Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina Gain Experience and Perspective at CMA Music Festival. Recent American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery and runner-up, Lauren Alaina have hit the ground running with appearances and performances every other day last week during the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. The pair attended the 2011 CMT Music Awards where they had the chance to help bring attention to the devastation created by this Spring’s storms, the relief efforts being made by some country music stars, and specifically introduce Sugarland‘s performance. Additionally, the two had the career starting opportunity Friday during the CMA Music Festival to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. Lauren sang LeAnn Rimes’ “Blue” as well as her debut single “Like My Mother Does“, and Scotty performed his debut single, “I Love You This Big” and George Strait’s “Check Yes Or No“. Saturday night during the nightly concerts at LP Field both Scotty and Lauren were able to perform with their own idols. Scotty, of course, performed a duet with Josh Turner on “Your Man” while Lauren sang “Anyway” with Martina McBride. On top of all this, both of these new and rising stars learned just recently that both of their singles are fairing very well on the charts, proving just how much American loves them. So, not only are Scotty and Lauren getting to jump right in, presenting at awards shows, performing with the artists who inspire them, and gracing the iconic Opry stage, they are already proving their worth with success on their first singles. Regardless of these opportunities and successes however, they are aware of the need to establish an identity of their own. Lauren who has sited Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert as influences in addition to Martina McBride, recognizes the need to create original content, and set herself appear as a female country artist. “I got a record deal, at 16. That’s weird. Making this record is going to be the biggest step I’m ever going to have to do. People know who I am because of a TV show, but it’s from singing cover songs…I have to be different from everybody else.” -Lauren Alaina Scotty who garnered much of his attention on Idol because of his vocal similarity to Josh Turner openly acknowledges the similarity, but underscores his responsibility to present something fresh and different, understanding that it will take a lot of hard work. “I might sound like them, kind of, but it’ll be a different career. They’re older, well-established guys. There’s going to be a lot of work for me to get out of this and hit the ground running. I’m trying to put my foot in the door.” -Scotty McCreery With CMA Fest and their whirlwind schedule concluded, hopefully Scotty and Lauren will get a little breather The they can get started on those albums they’ve promised fans! Watch Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina at the 2011 CMT Music Awards Here! More CMT Shows – More CMT Videos

Carrie Underwood in Nashville

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Carrie Underwood Discusses Scotty McCreery at Billboard Country Music Summit, Hosts Fan Party At Opry. It’s CMA Music Fest week in Nashville, and though she won’t be performingCarrie Underwood has still had a busy start! She kicked off the week speaking at this year’s Billboard Country Music Summit where she discussed an array of topics including her personal goals on entering American Idol (back in the day!), recording with Brad Paisley and new American Idol winner and runner-up, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina discussing the difficulty of breaking into the industry. “…now days there aren’t too many avenues of real discovery as far as… if somebody like me who lives in Oklahoma just started playing in bars around Oklahoma, there’s no way I’m going to get discovered…but American Idol is for people like me. It’s for people like Scotty [McCreery] and Lauren [Alaina] who were in small towns and didn’t know how to do it, but had a love for music and a great talent and did their thing.” -Carrie Underwood Additionally, Carrie hosted her annual fan club party at the Grand Ole Opry yesterday, June 7th. The party started with a 45-minute by Underwood and her band followed by a Q&A session, and concluded with a round of “Fan Club Feud” (the Carrie Underwood version of “Family Feud”). That evening Carrie performed at two sold-out shows at The Opry. Unfortunately, Carrie will not be featured in the line-up of performances at this year’s CMA Fest, as she has headed off to Australia for a two-week promotional trip to support her “Play On: Deluxe Edition” CD, which will be released in Australia and New Zealand on Friday, June 10.

Osage Creek Amphitheater Cancels Throwdown Tour

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Osage Creek Amphitheater Cancels Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour. It is a sad day as many people are hearing of the recent Osage Creek Amphitheater news. Unfortunately Willie Nelson‘s greatly anticipated Country Throwdown Tour has been cancelled for July 3 in Northwest Arkansas. The weather, not the hardworking men and women who are involved in this event, is to blame. Because of the vast amount of snow, rain, and flooding the sight was at a standstill on many occasions. “We had a barrier of space in there for weather to be a factor, however, the unprecedented rains that we had made it impossible to even get to the site at times.” -Greg Smith Greg Smith, owner of the amphitheater, is determined to have the venue finished before the summer is over and looking forward to the first note to be played on the now unfinished stage. Smith has a positive mindset and is looking to re-schedule Willie Nelson and his friends for a later date this summer (let’s keep our fingers crossed!). For those who want a full refund for their tickets you can call (479)-239-4041, other ticket holders can save their tickets to be used for the hopeful re-booking. For those still interested in seeing the Country Throwdown Tour that same weekend, you are in luck. Saturday, July 2 the boys will make a stop in Eufaula, Ok at the Eufaula Cove Amphitheater and Monday, July 4 they will be in Fort Worth, Tx at Billy Bob’s. Just go to countrythrowdown.com for more information.