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Behind The Goodbye In Her Eyes Wardrobe

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Get The Story On Where The Ideas For This Video, The Actors & The Wardrobe Came From. Many Zac Brown Band fans have been asking about the actors and the wardrobe in their latest music video, “Goodbye In Her Eyes.” Never letting a fan down, they gave answers! Wayne Isham directed the video and came up the circus idea. The wardrobe was all on Shelly Brown, Zac’s wife! With everyone’s busy schedule, the video had to come together in less than a week. In the video was Jaime Murray, as the main girl, the band and some real circus performers. Shelly was in charge of Jaime’s and the bands looks. She did her research and sewed together outfits herself (she did this after their four daughters went to bed each night)! Most of Jaime’s looks were custom and the things that weren’t came from Shelly’s closet! Below are some pictures of Jaime’s outfits and Shelly Brown’s commentary. “This was definitely the most intricate to make with all of the embellishment and feathers. I was inspired from all of the vintage circus photos we came across.“ “The red velvet cupcake dress. This one was so much fun and looked so beautiful on Jaime when she walked and danced. It was inspired by the old school tutus that had so much volume and were so colorful. I loved the way the train moved in the circus performance scene.“ “My favorite. This one was so perfect and actually inspired the colors for the painted “circus” sign that you see in the beginning and end of the video. It was a striped corset with a quilted velvet bustle skirt. Hat by Rag and Bone, necklace by Mania Mania. This to me was perfect for her “off-duty” attire. It was sexy on her but very gypsy at the same time.“ *Photo Credit: Jolie Loren* Watch the official music video for “Goodbye In Her Eyes” below.

Alan Jackson Releases Photo Book

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Alan Jackson Is Releasing A Limited Number Of Photo Books With Proceeds Going Towards Colon Cancer Research. It seems like country artists are always doing their part to help others and Alan Jackson is one of them, this time with the cause being very close to home. He will release a limited number of his book Seasons of Sweetbriar – A Photographic Collection of Home by Alan Jackson. The full purchase price of each book will be donated to the Colon Cancer Alliance’s Blue Note Fund, benefitting colon cancer patients in need. “Sweetbriar – created by God, bound by the Harpeth River, and guarded by hand laid rock walls from years ago – this 140 acres of fertile valley shadowed by the Tennessee hills has privileged my family and me with a landscape for living” – excerpt from the book’s Foreward by Alan. The Sweetbriar estate is where Alan, his wife Denise and their three daughters, Mattie, Ali and Dani lived for over 13 years. The original intent when Alan began the photo collection was to prepare a photo journal that his daughters would have to look back on when they moved out on their own. Once the book was complete Alan and Denise realized it was a treasure filled with beauty and significance and shared it with family and a few close friends. The book is a hardbound coffee table piece with more than 200 photographs of the landscape, buildings, ponds, trees, wildlife and other intimate reflections of life at Sweetbriar. The Jacksons sold Sweetbriar in 2010 and just a few months afterwards Denise was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. “That rocked my world, as I’m sure it does every person who gets a cancer diagnosis,” she explains. “That really brought to my attention the CCA and awareness and what the organization does. It became an obvious way for us to be able to do something meaningful with these books and be able to raise money for the Blue Note Fund.” Seasons of Sweetbriar can be purchased through www.alanjackson.com for $25 or $50 for a book autographed by Alan, while supplies last. 100 percent of proceeds will be donated to the CCA’s Blue Note Fund.

Lady Antebellum Back In Studio Working on Fourth Album

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Lady Antebellum Heads Back to the Studio to Work On Fourth Album! Lady Antebellum absolutely blew me away with their 2011 release, Own The Night! So, I am thrilled to report that this unstoppable trio is headed back to the studio to work on a fourth album. Lady A’s Charles Kelly recently gave CountryWeekly.com the whole scoop! “We’re working on our fourth record right now. We’re about halfway through the process and it’s going good. We don’t really have an end date; we’re just going to try to take as much time as we can. We’re going to hammer it out until we get it right.” Charles Kelly As much as we love, love, love their sound and all the music they’ve released so far, it sounds like Lady A might be ready to try out some new stuff! “It’s going to be an important record for us, as a band and artistically, as we try to do something different. I think we’re going to make it a bit more of a tempo record. More of a roll-down-the-windows record. I’m looking forward to that.” -Charles Kelly There’s nothing I like more than listening to new music while riding around with the windows down! I’m excited they’re trying something new, and I can’t wait to hear the new tunes! In the meantime, get in the holiday spirit with Lady Antebellum with their Christmas album OnThis Winter’s Night and be sure to check out their music video for “A Holly Jolly Christmas“.

Sammy Kershaw Christmas Time’s A Comin’ Video

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A Look Back At Sammy Kershaw’s “Christmas Time’s A Comin’. Sammy Kershaw put out a new Christmas album this year, A Sammy Klaus Christmas. It has 12 cheerful songs including “Jingle Bells” and “Up On The Housetop,” but what it doesn’t have is “Christmas Time’s A Comin’.” I love this song and the video so much! What with the Zydeco sound and the mullets of the band members, how can you not? Enjoy the music and watch the video below!

Toby Keith Takes Fans Behind the Scenes On Hope On The Rocks Video

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Toby Keith Lets Fans In On The Story Behind The Story for Hope On The Rocks Video! Earlier this week, Toby Keith gave fans a special behind the scenes look at his upcoming video for single “Hope On The Rocks“, and he’s back with even more! This second video goes even more in depth on the upcoming video. Sometimes, you hear a song and you really wonder what it’s all about, and its always great to hear about a song straight form the artist themself! So, enjoy below and stay tuned for the full video! Get Behind the Scenes with Toby Keith Now! Check out Hope On The Rocks, Behind the Scenes, Part 1!

Carrie Underwood Discusses Two Black Cadillacs, Family Life, Holidays and More

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Carrie Underwood Gives An In Depth Interview About Her Current Tour, the Blown Away Album, Family Life, the Holiday and More! Post-Thanksgiving, Carrie Underwood sat down with Detroit country radio station 99.5 WYCD, and they got quite an in depth interview with Carrie! Not only did they get to chat with her about what she ate for T-giving, get the low down on the hubs schedule and hockey drama, they also got the scoop on r her current album Blown Away, the tour, and her newly released single “Two Black Cadillacs“! I was surprised at just how in depth this interview is, and Underwood fans will definitely get a kick out of it! Enjoy the video below. Detroit’s Country Radio Interviews Carrie Underwood! Video – http://wycd.cbslocal.com/video/7997012-carrie-underwood-backstage/

CMT Artists of the Year 2012 Performance Line-Up

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CMT Artists of the Year Performance Line-Up for 2012 Loaded with Country Favorites! The 2012 CMT Artists of the Year special is just around the corner, and the performance line-up is really starting to get good! With hosts Rascal Flatts and Nashville star, Hayden Panettiere, and appearances or performances by Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Thompson Square, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and many more, there are more than just a few reasons to tune into the show! The show airs Saturday, December 8th at 11:00 p.m. ET and will feature 90 minutes of performances, appearances and of course, the unveiling of the still-being-kept-secret list of Artist of the Year honorees! Stick with us as more details are announced! 2012 CMT Artists of the Year Performance/Appearance Line-Up. Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Eric Church Eli Young Band Sammy Hagar Hunter Hayes Toby Keith Miranda Lambert Kacey Musgraves “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson Kenny Rogers Thompson Square Carrie Underwood Chris Young

JT Hodges Hosts Holiday Charity Event

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JT Hodges Hosts Second Annual Holiday Howler Charity Event! JT Hodges is taking a little time this holidays season to serve as host for the Second Annual Holiday Howler Charity Event benefiting the Brown Dog Foundation, a non-profit that helps pet owners in financial need to provide their furry friends with necessary treatment options (read their “about” story!) “Animals, like people, will get sick or need medical attention at some point in time and as a dog owner, I know those bills can be pricy.” -JT Hodges The Holiday Howler event will take place on Monday, December 3rd at the Gibson Showroom in Nashville! Hodges will of course be performing along with Chris Stapleton, Jonathon Singleton and Whitney Duncan! You can can snag tickets on the website now, or donate $5.00 at the door! If you’re in the Nashville area, this is definitely a good cause!

Camp Southern Ground Says It’s Thank You Wednesday

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Camp Southern Ground Benefits From Giving Tuesday. For Camp Southern Ground, today is Thank You Wednesday. A grand total of $7,612 was donated for the camp from the efforts of people contributing during Giving Tuesday. “We simply cannot express our immense gratitude for the absolute outpouring of support you all showed on Giving Tuesday…You also raised a massive amount of awareness about this cause. Please accept our most heartfelt thank you for all you’ve done and continue to do to help support Camp Southern Ground.” -CSG Camp Southern Ground was founded by Zac Brown and created to “operate a camp to allow children to overcome academic, social and emotional difficulties so they may reach their full potential by providing them with the opportunity and tools necessary to achieve excellence in all facets of their lives.” For more information CLICK HERE.

Jerrod Niemann Broadcasts Chicago Concert In HD

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Jerrod Niemann Chicago Concert To Broadcast In HD, Ticket Sales Benefit St. Jude! In association with laplive.tv and in celebration of current album release, Free The Music, Jerrod Niemann will gives fans all over the chance to experience is upcoming live performance in Chicago in HD! The concert will take place Thursday, November 29th at 9pm CST at Joe’s Bar in Chicago, and fans can connect to laplive via their computer, tablet, laptop or phone (as long as you have an internet connection)! “The concept of my new album, Free The Music, is celebrating where country music has been and where it is headed – so we partnered with laplive.tv to bring that same theme to our live show and use the internet to bring fans worldwide all together to one room.” – Jerrod Niemann You do need to pay for a ticket to view, but they are SUPER cheap: $4.99 in advance, $6.99 day-of-show. Also, twenty-five cents per ticket will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You can purchase tickets on the website now. Jerrod wants to talk to fans the night of the show…so be sure to follow him on twitter at @jrodfromoz and use hashtag #jrodlive! I will for sure be tuning in, I’ll see ya there!