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Dierks Bentley Added to CMA Music Festival

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Dierks Bentley Set to Perform at 2011 CMA Fest Concert! The 2011 CMA Music Festival already has an amazing line-up for all four of its nightly concerts at LP Field June 9th-13th, but it’s getting even better! Dierks Bentley has been added to the Friday, June 10th concert line-up. The night is already jam packed with amazing performances by Lady Antebellum, Reba, Ashton Shepherd, Sugarland, and Keith Urban. Dierks is replacing Sheryl Crow who was previously slated to perform but had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts. Tickets are still available, click here for more info!

Ashton Shepherd “I’m Just A Woman” Video

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Ashton Shepherd Shares Special Mother’s Day Video. Ashton Shepherd is offering a special acoustic version of “I’m Just A Woman” to honor Mother’s Day. It is clearly a song for women, taking a perspective on the challenges in life that are particularly unique to them. Ashton especially has insight into this perspective as she is a mother herself with a 5-year old son and her second child due in September! (Congrats, Ashton!). “I wrote that one by myself. I opened my diary, and I got to an entry where I was writing about feeling kind of bad, empty and sad. Right after that, I’d written, ‘Well, I guess I’m just being a woman.’ When I read that, I underlined it…The song doesn’t bash the man. It’s kind of saying, ‘Buddy, I understand you pretty much 99 percent of the time. I need you to understand me, too, sometimes because I know I can be hard to deal with…I think it gives women a lot of credit. I think about our mommas…I feel like I’ve written an anthem for them.” -Ashton Shepherd “I’m Just A Woman” is featured on Ashton’s upcoming album, Where Country Grows, set to release July 12th. You can check out this special video here. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPrbv8RCyfk]

CMT Music Awards Performers Announced

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First Batch of 2011 CMT Music Awards Performances Have Been Announced! The 2011 CMT Music Awards is shaping up to be an awesome show, as there will be several fan favorite performances! So far, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Kieth Urban, Rascal Flatts and Sugarland are all set to perform. All the nominees have been announced, as of last week, and fan voting will remain open until June 7th. Click here to check out a complete list of the nominees. The CMT Awards will air live on Wednesday, June 8th at 8pm ET/PT. You can catch the show on either CMT or cmt.com.

Shawna Russell’s New Video

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Shawna Russell’s New Video: “Get Right or Get Left”. Oklahoma native Shawna Russell originally hit the scene in 2008 with the release of her debut album, Goddess, which received a fair amount of positive attention, enough at least to get her on the circuit. She is currently working on her sophmore album, Shawna Russell, due out later this year, and she premiered the video for her latest single, “Get Right or Get Left” just this morning. The song is fun and lively, voicing a woman’s lost patience with a deadbeat man, and it does showcase her vocal and writing talents. She and director Mark Nicolosi clearly tried to make a video that would match the spirit of the song. “I had a great time making this video. Director Mark Nicolosi had such a unique vision for telling the story in the song. He helped visually capture the attitude of the music and assertive feeling of the lyrics.” -Shawna Russell I disagree with Shawna here, though. I think the song is sassy and endearing, but the video does not adequately capture this; something is just off. The setting is awkward and distracting with Shawna singing in the background and the “stories” taking place on the same set. It is also campy and overacted. I can see the creative angle they were going for, but I just don’t think they quite made it. I hope next time Shawna does her music justice by releasing a better video. Watch the video here and let me know what ya’ll think!

Sugarland’s “Tonight” Video

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Sugarland’s New Video for “Tonight.” Can Sugarland get any better? Well, apparently, yes, they can. They recently released a new video for their hit song “Tonight“, and it is absolutely wonderful. It manages to be visually striking while not detracting from the music at all. I have to say Jennifer Nettles is so awesome! She is beautiful, energetic and really steals the show on this one! Not that I don’t love Kristian Bush because I do! They are clearly an amazing team, making amazing music. Okay, I’m done gushing! And you don’t have to take my word for it. Check out the video now! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNDtN4XM8KA]

Shania Twain on Oprah Today!

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Shania Twain Featured On Oprah Today. Shania Twain has been quite the busy bee! Her new autobiography, From This Moment On, hit stores today. Being a superstar, Shania has been in and out of the media for years, but with this book she offers her own perspective on life and love from her childhood roots in Canada to recent heartbreaks and triumphs. She will be promoting the release of From This Moment On in her first television interview in over five years on the Oprah Winfrey Show. In addition, she will also be giving the low down on her upcoming docu-series on OWN, “Why Not?” which premiers Sunday May 8th, 11/10c. Like her autobiography, the series will follow along on Shania’s journey giving an inside look at her most recent goings on. Click here to check out video clips from the interview! The interview airs today, so check local listings! If you miss it though, Shania will also be stopping by The Today Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Talk in the next couple of weeks!

The Voice-New Episode!

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The Voice-New Episode Tonight on NBC! Everyone be sure to catch the new episode of The Voice tonight 9/8c on NBC! Things might get a little heated when coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levin, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green compete against each other to pick the final members of their team! You won’t want to miss the contestants who are looking for a spot! Tune in to see someone one step closer to achieving their dreams! THIS JUST IN! Reba is coming to the show! According to GACTV, Reba McEntire is joining The Voice! Tune into the show to see which coach Reba will pair up with to help contestants up their game!

Farewell to The9513. com

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The9513.com, the web’s absolute BEST resource for country music journalism, has announced that they are hanging up the hat. It is with a sad heart that we say goodbye to The9513.com today. For years their site has been an inspiration for the work we do here, and an amazing resource for in depth information on artists who are otherwise unjustly overlooked by mainstream media. I have enjoyed the wit and humor, as well as the extreme thoroughness with which their team has covered this industry, and can only hope that our own site can hold a candle up to that bonfire of quality. Please, if you value intelligent and diverse coverage of country music, stop by their goodbye post and wish them well in their future endeavors. I know I will. Cheers, ~WC~

Blake Shelton Concert in Arkansas

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Blake Shelton Concert at the University of Arkansas. Blake Shelton put on a concert that was free to student’s of the University of Arkansas this past Saturday. The show was held at Barnhill Arena on the campus in Fayetteville and there was a limited amount of general admission tickets available to the public. The comedic country star gave the audience a glance at his childhood when he played segments of songs that filled his home as he grew up. To everyone’s surprise the songs were “Play That Funky Music White Boy“, “Centerfold“, and “My Prerogative“. Shelton played most of his hits including his latest single “Honey Bee“. A calling of the hogs by the Arkansas crowd brought him out for his signature song “Ol’ Red” and made it the perfect ending to a successful night. A big thank you and best wishes go out to the soon to be married man from everyone in Razorback Country!

Dierks Bentley Video: Am I the Only One

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Dierks Bentley’s Lastest Video Asks: Am I the Only One? It seems Dierks Bentley is ready to have some fun, but he’s having some trouble getting everyone else in on board! In his latest video for “Am I the Only One“, he’s just in search of a good ole time and isn’t willing to give up easily! The song is upbeat, and sure to be played over and over all summer long. So, if you haven’t heard it yet, check it out and get your good time on! Check out the fun now! Am I the Only One – Dierks Bentley – Dierks Bentley Videos