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Video: Taylor Swift Acoustic Performance

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Video: Taylor Swift Performs Acoustic Version of Songs from New RED Album. As a special holiday treat for all her dedicated fans, Taylor Swift has released a video of an acoustic performance she recorded live from Nashville during her big reveal webcast back in August. She performs three of her songs from new album Red, including “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Treacherous,” and “22.” So, Tswift fans, check out the video below and enjoy! Watch: Taylor Swift’s Acoustic Performance of Three Songs From Her RED Album.

Jake Owen Added to Country Thunder Wisconsin 2013

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Jake Owen Added to the Popular Country Thunder Wisconsin, 2013 Line-Up. Good news, country fans! Jake Owen has officially been added to the 2013 line-up of the popular annual festival, Country Thunder Wisconsin! Owen joins an already fantastic roster of artists including Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town and much more! Other newbies to the line-up also include Sarah Darling and Dean Alexander. Taking place in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin July 18-21, this fest is shaping up to be a heck of weekend! Find the complete line-up below. You can only purchase passes for a few more days! The deadline is Dec. 31st, and the early bird rate is currently $99. Complete Country Thunder Wisconsin Line-up. Thursday, July 18th: 5:30-6:30pm Chris Janson 7:00-8:30pm Justin Moore 9:00-10:30pm Dierks Bentley Friday, July 19th: 1:00-2:00pm TBA 2:30-3:30pm Morgan Frazier 4:00-5:00pm Parmalee 5:30-6:30pm Dustin Lynch 7:00-8:30pm Little Big Town 9:00-10:30pm Keith Urban Saturday, July 20th: 1:00-2:00pm TBA 2:30-3:30pm Sweetwater Rain 4:00-5:00pm Phil Vassar 5:30-6:30pm Lee Brice 7:00-8:30pm Chris Young 9:00-10:30pm Brad Paisley Sunday, July 21st: 1:00-2:00pm Dean Alexander 2:30-3:30pm Sarah Darling 4:00-5:00pm Edens Edge 5:30-6:30pm Joe Nichols 7:00-8:00pm TBA 8:30-10:00pm Jake Owen Get the low down on Country Thunder Arizona!

Lady Antebellum Own The Night Tour DVD Giveaway

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Enter For A Chance to Win Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night Tour DVD! Earlier this month, Lady Antebellum released a special documentary style concert DVD filmed during the recent 2012 Own The Night World Tour! The footage is primarily from their Little Rock, AR concert which they performed the final weekend of the the North American leg of the tour. The DVD features 90 minutes of interviews, behind the scenes shots and performances by the trio including “I Run To You“, “We Owned The Night“, “American Honey“, “Just A Kiss“, “Our Kind Of Love” “Need You Now” and more! Sounds pretty great, right?? Well, you’re in luck because we’ve a copy and we want to give it away to Lady A’s biggest fan! Follow the instructions below! Win a Copy of Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night Tour DVD! Step 1: (If you aren’t already!) Follow us on Twitter: @CountryMusicNB Step 2: Tweet a link to this post and be sure to tag us so we it! Step 3: When we receive you’re tweet, you will automatically be entered to win! Important Details: Winners will be randomly selected and notified individually via Twitter. Prizes were provided by Kayos Productions. Tweets must be received by Friday, December 21st. Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90days after this one. Watch: Lady A’s “We Own The Night”.

Video: CMA Country Christmas 2012 Behind the Scenes

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Get Behind the Scenes with The Band Perry, Little Big Town and More for the 2012 CMA Country Christmas! The annual CMA Country Christmas special for 2012 is quickly approaching, airing next week on Thursday, December 20th! Like most country music fans, we really look forward to this show, hosted again this year by Jennifer Nettles and with performances from The Band Perry, Martina McBride, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley and more, and it looks like the 2012 edition is going to be just as great as the previous years! While you’re waiting for Thursday to roll around, go ahead and get a behind the scenes look below! Video: Behind the Scenes, CMA Country Christmas 2012!

10 Random Questions with Greg Bates

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Interview with Country Music Newbie Greg Bates in 10 Random Questions! 24-year-old Tennessee native Greg Bates has a lot to be proud of right now! With his first single “Did It For The Girl” moving up on the country charts, fans seem pleased with how genuine his music is, and this pearl snap wearing country boy is definitely just as sweet and genuine as his music! I would describe Greg using the three “P’s”: polite, patient & passionate, but deep down inside, I’m sure there is a wild side he wants to let out, right? Well, let’s ask him some questions and get down to business! How does it make you feel to hear people talking about how “genuine” your music is? It’s the biggest compliment anyone could give to me and my music. When I was writing these songs and making this record, I really wanted people to listen to it and feel like they were getting to know me. My music is a representation of who I am and if “genuine” is the word that people choose to use then that’s alright by me. Describe yourself in three words! Happy, Sarcastic & Stubborn If you were stranded on an island and could only have one country album with you, what album would you pick? Randy Travis “Storms of Life”. You seem like such a nice well behaved kinda guy, do you ever let your wild side out? I have been known to let the wilder side of me show, but even then I’m pretty tame. I’m just an easy going guy that tries his best to stay out of trouble. What is the one food you can’t live without? Bacon. Where do you do most of your shopping? Do you keep up with clothing trends? I would hardly consider myself “trendy” when it comes to clothes. I’m pretty much a t-shirt, blue jeans, baseball hat, and cowboy boots kinda guy so I do most of my shopping at Target ha! If you had to pick only one, would you go hunting or fishing? Fishing! It’s way more relaxing and half the work! If you could do a duet with a female artist (past or present) who would you pick & why? Either Patty Loveless or Tammy Wynette. Both to me are the perfect example of classy ladies with the purest voices I’ve ever heard. Is there anything you want the world to know about Greg Bates? Anything you want your fans to know? I play country music because that’s what I love and that’s what I’m a fan of. Every note I play or sing is because somebody in the history of country music has influenced me and all I ever want to do is make country fans proud of my music. There ya have it! It seems Greg is just a good ol’ country boy looking to stay out of trouble. Feel free to follow Greg on Twitter and on Facebook! We can’t wait to hear what Continue reading 10 Random Questions with Greg Bates→

RaeLynn Premiers Boyfriend On The Voice

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RaeLynn Premiers Her New Single, “Boyfriend,” On The Voice. Last night we found out that another contestant wouldn’t be making it to the finals. Trevin Hunte was eliminated, leaving the top 3 of season 3. Cassadee Pope and Terry McDermott remain for Blake Shelton‘s team and Nicholas David for CeeLo Green’s team. A contestant from last season, a Shelton team member, also made an appearance last night. RaeLynn premiered her new single, “Boyfriend.” Although she didn’t win, or make the top finals, RaeLynn does have a record deal with Republic Nashville. You can find her single on iTunes and should get to hear a full length album in 2013. There has been much debate on whether the young girl is “country” or not. So we would love to hear what our readers have to say. Do you like the song? Do you like her voice? Is she country? Watch the video of her performance below and fire away in the comments section!

Kacey Musgraves Selected As VEVO Lift Artist

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Kacey Musgraves Named The New “Lift” Artist For VEVO. Kacey Musgraves has been selected by VEVO to be their next “LIFT” artist. This addition makes Kacey the first country artist selected by VEVO for LIFT, which supports emerging acts. Past LIFT artists include Jessie J, Dev, One Direction and Rita Ora. Over the next eight weeks fans will have the opportunity to get to know Kacey through exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, video premieres and intimate live performances, all exclusive to the VEVO platform. “VEVO is THE home for premium music videos from every genre. While we have focused primarily on pop, hip hop and rock artists for LIFT, we’ve always wanted to throw our support behind country artists. Kacey is a remarkable young artist and was an obvious first choice. We’re excited to work with our partners at Universal Nashville to provide her with a LIFT.” -Doug McVehil, SVP, Music Programming, Talent & Operations for VEVO Be sure to catch Kacey on one of the many tours she will be part of in the future. Kacey was asked to join Little Big Town on their Tornado Tour starting January 31, 2013 with stops in Birmingham, New York, Atlantic City and Washington, DC to name a few. She was also asked to join the Kenny Chesney No Shoes Nation stadium tour for the summer of 2013. The No Shoes Nation tour begins March 16, 2013 in Tampa and ends August 24, 2013 in Foxboro, MA. To see all of Kacey’s VEVO content click HERE! You never know what you might learn from these videos. Maybe what Tennessee is doing on her thigh? Watch and find out!

Thunder On The Mountain 2013 Tickets On Sale TODAY

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First Ever Thunder On The Mountain Tickets Officially On Sale Today!! The first ever Thunder On The Mountain country music festival is headed to Mulberry Mountain in Northwest Arkansas, and we here at CMNB could not be more excited! The amazing, and I mean really, really great, line-up for the 2013 fest, taking place June 6th – June 8th, was announced last week (see it here!), and it has country music fans ready for the weather to warm up so we can let loose in the Ozarks! Well, tickets go on sale TODAY, and you better start thinking and planning because I think these tix are going to sell fast! Find a helpful guide below to help you decide which tickets you need, and head on over to the official festival website for your ticket info! 2013 Thunder On The Mountain Ticket Guide!

American Country Awards 2012 Winners

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Complete List of 2012 American Country Awards Winners. Tonight the 3rd Annual American Country Awards aired on FOX live from Las Vegas! This is a fan voted show, so it’s representative of which artists are most popular with country music fans, which sets it apart from other awards shows. See the complete list of winners below to which artists country fans love the most. 2012 American Country Awards Complete List of Winners. Artist of the Year Luke Bryan Artist of the Year: Male Luke Bryan Artist of the Year: Female Carrie Underwood Artist of the Year: Group Lady Antebellum Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist Jake Owen Artist of the Year: New Artist Lauren Alaina Album of the Year Luke Bryan, “tailgates & tanlines” Single of the Year: Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Single of the Year: Male Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Single of the Year: Female Miranda Lambert, “Over You” Single of the Year: Group Lady Antebellum, “We Owned The Night” Single of the Year: New Artist Hunter Hayes, “Wanted“ Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist Brantley Gilbert, “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do“ Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration Brad Paisley featuring Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me” Touring Artist of the Year Jason Aldean Music Video of the Year: Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End” Music Video: Male Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Music Video: Female Miranda Lambert “Over You“ Music Video: Group or Collaboration Little Big Town “Pontoon“ Music Video: New Artist Hunter Hayes “Wanted“ Song of the Year: Eric Church “Springsteen“ Check out the complete list of the 2012 Nominees. See highlights from the show!

Texas Thunder 2013 Line-Up

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Texas Thunder Festival Announces 2013 Line-Up. It’s that time of year again…that time when all the country festivals coming up in the next year start leaking their line-ups! Joining the list of fests with amazing rosters is the 2013 Texas Thunder Festival which will feature two stages, food, cold beer, thrill rides and more, all done up Texas style (and by Texas style…I mean real big!)! Texas Thunder will take place May 17-19, 2013, and you can find the complete line-up for the main stage below. 2013 Texas Thunder Main Stage Line-up. Friday, May 17: 3:00-4:00pm Bri Bagwell 4:30-5:30pm Granger Smith 6:00-7:00pm Micky and The Motorcars 7:30-8:30pm Charlie Robison 9:00-10:00pm Aaron Watson 10:30-12:00am Josh Abbott Band Saturday, May 18th: 1:30-2:30pm Kimberly Dunn 3:00-4:00pm Johnny Cooper 4:30-5:30pm Brandon Rhyder 6:00-7:00pm Whiskey Myers 7:30-8:30pm Turnpike Troubadours 9:00-10:00pm Wade Bowen 10:30-12:00am Randy Rogers Band Sunday, May 19th: 1:00-2:00pm Jake Kellen 2:30-3:30pm Kyle Bennett 4:00-5:00pm William Clark Green 5:30-6:30pm Brian Milson 7:00-8:30pm Stoney LaRue 9:00-10:30pm Casey Donahew Band