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Scotty McCreery I Love You This Big

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Go Behind the Scenes with Scotty McCreery On Set of I Love You This Big Video! In the midst of the American Idol Live tour this summer, Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery took time out for another brand new experience, filming his first ever music video for his first ever single, “I Love You This Big“. The video released earlier this month, and was filmed in a park in Los Angeles. McCreery though swears when you see the video you’d think it was shot somewhere in the Carolinas. In a behind the scenes look at the filming of the video, fans get to see what it was like for McCreery to experience making a music video for the first time. Also, Scotty gives fans insight into the meaning behind not only the lyrics in the song, but the story in the video. See the behind the scenes footage now!

Jennifer Nettles Hosts CMA Christmas Special

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Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland Will Host 2011 CMA Country Christmas Special! For the second consecutive year, the Country Music Association is bringing together country stars to help celebrate the holidays with their own memories and stories as well as performances with the CMA Country Christmas television special. Just like last year, Jennifer Nettles, one half of the duo Sugarland, will be hosting this special holiday event. “I love holiday traditions and am so excited to add hosting CMA Country Christmas to my new list of traditions now. I’m gonna have to up my game this second time around, so I’m putting Brad and Carrie on speed dial for hosting emergency consulting services.” -Jennifer Nettles The special will be taped on November 10th (the day after the CMA Awards!) at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The taped “live” show will be aired on ABC, but a date has not been set yet. So, check back with us for details on air dates and times, performance line-ups and other info! As soon as it’s announced will make sure you hear about it!

The Band Perry Sold Out Ryman Concert

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The Band Perry’s Upcoming Ryman Performance Sold Out in 20 Minutes! This past Friday, August 26th, The Band Perry experienced one of the true signs a band can receive that they are headed on the path towards a successful career. All 2300 tickets for their upcoming headlining performance at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville sold out in twenty minutes. Now, it would be impressive just for the tickets to have sold out period in any other span of time, but twenty minutes? Twenty. Minutes. That is a sure fire way for country music fans to show their love for this family trio! The Ryman performance is scheduled February 20, 2012. This impressive sell-out comes on the heels of the group announcing their first solo tour, Purveyors of Performance, which kicked off August 15th and will run through November 19th. Their tour will include not only their solo performances but also performances with Keith Urban, Reba McEntire and others. The Band Perry also recently released the video for the next single, “All Your Life“, which has the makings to be their next big hit! Click here to watch the video. So, you might not get to see them perform at the Ryman, but be sure to check back in for more details on The Band Perry, as they are sure to come with so many exciting things unfolding for them right now!

45th Annual CMA Nominees Announcement Date Set

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Nominees for the 45th Annual CMAs To Be Announced September 6th! The 2011 CMA Awards are quickly approaching, and it’s almost time to find out who all the nominees are going to be! We here at the CMNB newsroom, as members of the Country Music Association, have already had the opportunity to weigh in on the nomination process, and we are incredibly excited to who made it into the final nominations! The announcement of the nominees will take place Tuesday, September 6th from two different locations. The Band Perry and Jake Owen will announce the final nominees of the first five categories at 8:30am on ABC‘s Good Morning America. This will be followed by a performance of “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” by Owen!. The nominees in the last seven categories will be announced from a press conference at the Ryman in Nashville by Jerrod Niemann and Thompson Square. (Also in NASHVILLE, duo The Janedear Girls will announce the finalists for the 2011 CMA Broadcast Award Personality and Radio Station of the Year in four categories (small, medium, large, and major markets), as well as the finalists for the CMA National Broadcast Personality.) Stay tuned because as soon as the nominees are announced we will have them posted for you! The 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards will be hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley and air at 7pm on Wednesday, November 9th at 7pm.

Martina McBride Covers Love Song

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Martina McBride Shares Her Rendition of One of Her Personal Favorites. In a recently taped performance for CMT Unplugged, Martina McBride covered Sara Bareilles‘ “Love Song“. McBride claims that the song is one of her favorites, and it is clear through the performance that she truly has a connection to this song. Despite not changing any of the instrumentals (i.e. there were no fiddles or banjos added), Martina really makes this song her own, and packs it full of emotion. I think she definitely does the song, which was Bareilles’ first Number 1 single, plenty of justice. Check out the video here and weigh in on what you think of the song and Martina’s performance! McBride is not the only country star currently giving Sara Bareilles some love. Bareilles is touring alongside Sugarland on their Incredible Machine tour.

Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert to Record Together!

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Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton to record an album together with Neal McCoy in charge! Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert made a surprise announcement just moments ago via Neal McCoy’s youtube account confirming that they are indeed making an album together! I’m so excited about this that typing is a challenge, so I’m just gonna share the video right here! Stay tuned for more details as they unfold! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eWmRaRl404] I have SO many questions!! Will they be duets, or one song from one, and one from another back and forth? Will they launch a supporting tour together for the album? How many tracks, who’s producing it? what studio are they going through? Will there be any other guest performers? And of course WHEN CAN WE HEAR SOME OF IT???? EEEK! Okay… I think I got a bit of that out of my system now… we’ll keep ya posted as more details are released Cheers! ~WC~

Lady Antebellum on Billboard Cover

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Lady Antebellum Featured in Next Issue of Billboard Magazine. With the upcoming release of their third album, Own the Night, quickly approaching (release date is September 13!), we’ve been talking about Lady Antebellum a lot this week! But it turns out, we’re not the only ones who can’t stop thinking about Lady A! The trio is featured in the latest issue of the music industry magazine, Billboard. The feature is titled “Country’s Sexiest Success Story Is Back“, and while I’m not sure if “sexiest” is the most applicable adjective, “success story” is spot on! Since 2006 when Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley first formed the group, they have released two successful albums (The second of which sold 3.6 million copies and spawned the immensely popular cross-over hit, “Need You Now“.) and won 5 Grammys! In the article, Lady A sat down in Nashville to discuss the experiences over their career, their success and all that comes along with it! You can check out the cover below, and be sure to look up the full interview! Lady Antebellum Billboard Cover!

Lauren Alaina Like My Mother Does

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Go Behind the Scenes of the Filming of Lauren Alaina’s First Music Video! Lauren Alaina recently debuted the first music video of her young career for her single “Like My Mother Does“. Lauren has really hit the ground running since winning American Idol runner-up for Season 10. Yet, she has been so gracious and remained so humble, despite her quick rise to fame as one of America’s new country darlings, that it is easy to forget just how new she is to this whole experience. In a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her first music video, fans get a little insight into what this experience has been like for Alaina and how she is coping with the whole process. You can watch the video here! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-JjJ72Ip3g]

HaleighT’s Weekend Plans

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What Better Way Start To A New School Year Than 3 Nights Of Live Music? School has begun and for me summer is over. With that come great things…football season and hopefully some cooler weather. Those are the only two I can think of at the moment, but they are good ones! One thing that won’t change season to season is my presence at as many concerts and shows as possible! George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville has started the semester off right for all college kids and the first weekend on Dickson! The Turnpike Troubadours will be there tonight, August 25, with guests Shane Smith & the Six Gun Saints and Montgomery Trucking. Tomorrow, August 26, Reckless Kelly will headline and Saturday, August 27, the Josh Abbott Band will round up the fun filled weekend! It is sure to be an eventful three days and I’m ready to get it started! The only things standing in my way are a few classes, some reading, a quiz, and a couple album reviews…I better get started!

Sara Evans My Heart Can’t Tell You No Video

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Sara Evans Offers 3 Versions of of New Video for Single My Heart Can’t Tell You No. Sara Evans has been experiencing huge success since her return to the country music scene following a six year hiatus. She returned with the release of her album Stronger which has generated significant buzz with the industry and her fans alike. The lead single off the album “A Little Bit Stronger” in particular has helped catapult Sara back into the spotlight with ease. Her most recent single My Heart Can’t Tell You No, a cover of the 1980’s version originally performed by Rod Stewart, is as filled with emotion and poignancy as A Little Bit Stronger. Evans has made this song her own though by creating a video with 3 alternate endings which premiered through 3 separate internet outlets on August 22nd. The video portrays a woman who is in a relationship with a man who is already married to another woman. Throughout the video it is clear this woman is trying to separate herself from this man, but it is proving to be a difficult and painful process. I won’t give anything away, but each of the 3 alternate endings are dramatically different from one another! You can check out two of the videos below, and view the third by clicking on the link! Let us know what you think! Here is Version #1 which aired on CMT.com Here is Version #2 which premiered on Vevo. You can find Version #3 by following this link.