Time To Blow Out Your Candles Mr. Daniels! Today, October 28, is the legendary Charlie Daniels’ 75th Birthday! He has had a very successful and long career and we are proud to say he’s still got it! Here is a special video of Daniels performing his iconic song, “The Devil Went Down To Georgia“, on the Grand Ole Opry stage! This was the night he was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry by Marty Stuart. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLIE!
Martina McBride Performs I’m Gonna Love You Through It on ABCs Dancing With The Stars. Martina McBride‘s album Eleven released October 11th, and she stopped by ABC’s Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday, October 25th to perform one of the singles off this album, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It“. This particular track of the album is especially important this month as it speaks to the struggle of fighting cancer, and the power and strength of love in this battle. Although these themes are continually relevant, as it is Breast Cancer Awareness month, they hold a special importance in this performance. Check out Martina’s Live Performance Here! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWctExyPv-A]
Jason Aldean First Performer Announced for Special Grammy Nominations Announcement Concert. The Grammy Awards are apparently so big that just the nominations announcement get their own prime time announcement concert, “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!-Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night“! For country music fans, this is shaping up to be another chance to get to see live performances by country stars! So far, Jason Aldean has been announced as the first performer for this announcement concert, and there will surely be some other country names cropping up on the performance line-up as well. The only other performer that has been announced is Lady Gaga. This special concert/nomination announcement event will air on CBS at 10/9pm CT on November 30th from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Tickets for this concert will go on sale October 38th at 10am PT. Stay tuned to hear about more details and performers as they are announced! The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will air live on February 12th, 2012 on CBS from the Staples Center in Lost Angeles.
Country Music Represents in Multiple People’s Choice Awards Categories! The fan voted 2012 People’s Choice Awards are coming up in January, and the nominations have been announced. Although this is a multi-genre award show, country music is displaying its popularity by dominating in more than one category in the recently announced nominations! In the specifically country, “Favorite Country Artist of the Year” nominees include Blake Shelton, The Band Perry, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band. Country artists are also nominated in categories that are open to multiple genres! Nominees in the “Favorite Male Artist of the Year” category include Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban, and in the “Favorite Female Artist of the Year” category Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift are both nominated. Eric Church, Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton are all nominated for “Favorite Album of the Year” for Chief, Own The Night, and Red River Blue respectively. Lastly, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Sugarland all garnered nominations in the “Favorite Headline Tour of the Year” category. Click here to vote and find out more about all the nomination categories. The 2012 People’s Choice Awards will air LIVE from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 11th at 9pm ET on CBS.
Gloriana Releases New Song (Kissed You) Good Night Gloriana has released a new song titled “(Kissed You) Good Night“, and it is officially available on iTunes. It’s a slow paced song about trusting your impulses in love, and it is honest and relatable. This song definitely has the makings of a hit! Aside from their track on the Footloose soundtrack, “Almost Paradise“, this is the first new music the group has released since fourth member, Cheyenne decided to pursue a solo career. Check out “(Kissed You) Good Night” below, and comment below on what you think about it! Listen to Gloriana’s New Song Now! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pwBi6-Ei7w]
Scotty McCreery Releases Second Official Music Video of His Career. Scotty McCreery has released the video for the second single off of his debut album, Clear As Day. The song is titled “The Trouble With Girls“, and it is a slower paced track that will no doubt strike a chord with Scotty’s female fans. I mentioned in my review of Scotty’s album (which you can check out by clicking here), that one thing I really appreciate about the song selection is that Scotty is not trying to pretend he is anything other than a (now) 18 year old guy who can sing. This continues to be reflected in this particular music video. It takes place in what appears to be an average highscool with average kids. There is plenty of slow motion and idealized depictions of what highschool is like, but it achieves its goal in showcasing the kind of girl crazy mentality most teenage boys experience. It is a simple video which I think is also appropriate for Scotty’s music at this point. You can watch it below, and let us know what you think! Watch Scotty’s “The Trouble with Girls” Here![youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-SB3OxP38]
Vince Gill Hits The Road To Promote His New Album Guitar Slinger Vince Gill will go on the road to promote his first studio album in 5 years, Guitar Slinger, this week. The Country Music Hall of Famer will be making national television appearances as well as holding some high-profile concerts where he will perform songs from the new album! October 26 he will be on NBC’s The Today Show and October 27 he will be on Fox Business Channel’s Imus In The Morning. “Threaten Me With Heaven” is the first single from Guitar Slinger and is currently climbing the charts!
Country Music Stars Sing The National Anthem At The 2011 World Series! If you didn’t know that the World Series has begun, well then it is quite possible you have been living under a rock. The two teams up for the title of champions are the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals. Even if baseball isn’t your cup of tea, we know one thing that will please you! Just like any athletic game or event, the National Anthem is always sung before things get started. At this year’s World Series, Country Music had the honor of having 3 men perform the opening number! Scotty McCreery sang at game 1, Trace Adkins sang at game 2, and Ronnie Dunn sang at game 3! Except for the little hiccup McCreery had with audio, all of the men did fantastic! What other country stars would you enjoy to see and hear belt out our nation’s anthem? Which team are you hoping comes out on top? Do you agree that the Idol winner, Adkins, and one half of the former Brooks and Dunn did an A+ job? We would love to hear your opinions on all of these questions and more, so don’t be shy!
The 45th Annual CMA Awards Have Released Commercials! The CMAs are about two weeks away and the commercials have hit television! For the fourth year in a row Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be hosting the event. I don’t know about y’all but I am VERY excited for their always clever opening jokes! This entertaining year has definitely given them plenty of material to work with! Here is one of the first of many CMA commercials to come! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zXZb4808gs]
Great Music and Fabulous Food…Sounds Like An Awesome Weekend To Me! Today marks the start of one weekend that I am very sad to be missing! The Southern Ground Music & Food Festival begins today, Friday, October 21 and ends Sunday, October 23 in Charleston, South Carolina. This 3-day event will be full of fabulous food and even better music! The Zac Brown Band will be featured as the main act each night! Tonight, the first night, they will be doing a special cover set which is more than likely going to blow fans away! The event is sponsored by Jack Daniels and Landshark Lager and is sure to be one of the IT festivals this fall! You can find more info at www.southerngroundfestival.com, including some pictures of previous festivals! The celebrity chefs on staff are Rusty Hamlin, Sean Brock, Mike Lata, RJ Cooper and David Guas. The featured artists are Levi Lowrey, Trigger Hippy, Blackberry Smoke, Warren Haynes Band, My Morning Jacket, Clay Cook, The Wood Brothers, Brett Dennen, Steel Pulse, Fits and The Tantrums, Train, Nic Cowan, Sonia Leigh, The Del McCoury Band & Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Eric Church and Zac Brown Band. If you haven’t got tickets, it is not too late!
