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CMT Music Awards Sneak Peak

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Check Out A Special Preview to the 2011 CMT Music Awards! Well, we know you’re all super excited about the 2011 CMT Music Awards which will air tomorrow night, Wednesday June 8th at 7pm CT!! The show will be airing out of Nashville, and will be available through CMT and cmt.com. The fan-voted awards show is being hosted by Kid Rock, and features a whole host of presenters and performers from country music and beyond. On the presenter front this includes both this year’s American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery, and runner-up Lauren Alaina as presenters. Other additional presenters include actress Melissa Peterman, CMT original movie “To The Mat” stars Laura Bell Bundy and Ricky Schroder, Shania Twain, Sara Evans, Luke Bryan and Sheryl Crow. The show is also jam packed with all-star performances from Jason Aldean, Sugarland, Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Luke Bryan, Zac Brown Band, and others. All in all, this is shaping up to be one heck of a show! Below you will find the complete list of nominees as well as a special sneak peak to tomorrow night’s festivities! Video of the Year Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party” Kenny Chesney – “The Boys of Fall” Lady Antebellum – “Hello World” Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me” Rascal Flatts – “Why Wait” Sugarland – “Stuck Like Glue” Taylor Swift – “Mine” The Band Perry – “If I Die Young” Carrie Underwood – “Undo It” Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather” Male Video of the Year Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party” Kenny Chesney – “The Boys of Fall” Tobey Keith – “Bullets in the Gun” Blake Shelton – “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking” Keith Urban – “Without You” Female Video of the Year Sara Evans – “A Little Bit Stronger” Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me” Reba McEntire – “Turn On the Radio” Taylor Swift – “Mine” Carrie Underwood – “Undo It” Group Video of the Year Lady Antebellum – “Hello World” Little Big Town – “Little White Church” Rascal Flatts – “Why Wait” The Band Perry – “If I Die Young” Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather” Duo Video of the Year Steel Magnolia – “Last Night Again” Sugarland – “Stuck Like Glue” The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow” The JaneDear Girls – “Wildflower” Thompson Square – “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year Lee Brice – “Love Like Crazy” Aaron Lewis – “Country Boy” Jerrod Niemann – “Lover, Lover” The Band Perry – “If I Die Young” Thompson Square – “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” Collaborative Video of the Year Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson – “Don’t You Wanna Stay” Justin Bieber featuring Rascal Flatts – “That Should Be Me” Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow – “Collide” Aaron Lewis featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels – “Country Boy” Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow – “Coal Miner’s Daughter” CMT Performance of the Year (musical performance Continue reading CMT Music Awards Sneak Peak→

Toby Keith at CMT Music Awards

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Toby Keith World Premier Performance on 2011 CMT Music Awards. The 2011 CMT Music Awards are almost upon us, and Toby Keith has announced the award show will feature the world premier performance of his latest single “Made In America“. This song is the most recent music from Toby since his Bullets In the Gun album, and clearly showcases his patriotic pride! Keith is currently nominated in the Male Video of the Year category for the title single “Bullets In The Gun” off of the aforementioned album. The CMT Music Awards air live out of Nashville on Wednesday, June 8th (That’s tomorrow!) at 7pm CT. The show will be available on CMT and cmt.com. If you can’t catch it, have no fear! We will be sure to fill you in on all the shenanigans and excitement!

Shania Twain’s New Single

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Shania Twain Debuts New Single On OWN. Shania Twain recently returned full force to the country music scene with the release of her autobiography, From This Moment On and new docu-reality show, “Why Not? with Shania Twain”, on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She had left the spot light for a much needed respite after dealing with a very public and painful divorce, but now she is full of new ideas, new life (including a new husband) and lots to share with fans. In addition to her book and television series, Shania will be releasing her first single in over six years! The song is titled “Today Is Your Day“, and it will be debuted during the finale episode of of her show airing Sunday, June 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The single will be available on iTunes after the show, and it will hit country radio airwaves that week. The episode coming up later this week, Sunday June 5th at 10 p.m. ET/PT, titled “Finding My Voice“, will gives fans a peak behind the scenes as it chronicles the production of the new song. The finale episode titled “Endless Love” provides fans with the ultimate finale as it features the conclusion of Shania’s tour, and never-before-seen footage from her wedding in the Bahamas to now husband Frederic Thiebaud. So be sure to tune in the next couple weeks, and catch up with Shania and her new single!

CMT Music Awards Adds Presenters

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CMT Music Awards Adds Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina and Others to Presenter Line-Up. As the date of the 2011 CMT Music Awards grows closer, the list of presenters keeps expanding! In a bit of a no-brainer, show officials have added both this year’s American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery, and runner-up Lauren Alaina as presenters. Other additional presenters include actress Melissa Peterman, CMT original movie “To The Mat” stars Laura Bell Bundy and Ricky Schroder, Shania Twain, Sara Evans, Luke Bryan and Sheryl Crow. The new additions also include several non-country oriented stars like Kristin Chenoweth, Mary Steenburgen, Train, and Green Bay Packers’ Clay Matthews. Sheryl Crow will also be filling the shoes of this year’s CMT One Country spokesperson. The show premiers live out of Nashville on Wednesday, June 8th at 8pm ET on CMT and CMT.com. Fan voting is still open, so click here to weigh in!

Thompson Square Performs On FOX & Friends

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Thompson Square Performs on FOX & Friends on Their Way to CMA Fest. The popular husband and wife duo, Thompson Square, will be performing their most recent single, “I Got You” in a special performance on FOX & Friends “All American Concert Series” this Friday, June 3rd at 8am EST. “I Got You” is the follow up single to Thompson Square’s wildly popular “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not“. This performance marks the calm before the storm for the duo as they head to Nashville next week for a whirlwind of performances and appearances! They will be attending the 2011 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, June 8th as they are nominated in the USA Weekend Breakthrough of the Year and Duo of the Year categories. Fan voting is still open! So, make your voice heard by clicking here. Additionally, they will be making an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry and signing at both the CMT and GAC booths during the CMA Music Festival. Thompson Square is gearing up for a summer as busy as next week since they will be opening on Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party tour with their first performance at Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI July 8th. If you haven’t had a chance yet, go ahead and check out the video for “I Got You” now! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5yNYMp7DPQ]

Scotty McCreery Wins American Idol

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Scotty McCreery Is America’s Next Idol. It is official. Scotty McCreery is the winner of American Idol‘s 10th Season. The live finale show aired Wednesday, May 25th from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, and was quite the spectacle. Per tradition, the show paired the two finalists, Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery, with all-star performers. This year as country music dominated, Lauren was paired with Carrie Underwood singing “Before He Cheats“ and Scotty sang along with Tim McGraw on “Live Like You Were Dying“. I guess since Josh Turner already sang a duet with Scotty, he was out of the running. Also, it would just be unnecessary for the show’s producers to yet again bring attention to the fact that Scotty is a seventeen year old just trying to sound like Josh Turner. It absolutely amazes me that Scotty could win over Lauren. The two finale performances prove once again that Lauren is clearly not only the more talented of the two, but actually has depth and an amazing stage presence. It’s true that the start to Lauren’s performance is just a little bit rocky. However, I want to point out that Lauren began her duet with Carrie walking out on stage after she had already sung the intro. Tim sang for a solid 30-seconds before Scotty even arrived on the stage. In essence, Tim was a distraction from Scotty’s shallow talent while Carrie was a supplement to Lauren’s abundant talent. Also, there is the whole issue of stage presence. America is familiar enough with the concept of show-biz at this point to know it takes more than good vocal chords to make a star. At the end of the day, Lauren was born with what it takes, and I hope for Scotty’s sake that at same point he gets a clue. During Lauren’s performance she interacts with Carrie and really gets into the song making it truly fun to watch. Her nerves are obvious at the beginning, but she powers through and really draws in the audience. On the other hand, Scotty is painfully awkward on stage. The most we get out of him is a dramatic closing of his eyes when he hits a long note or the occasional kneeling mid-song to (I am assuming, it’s honestly hard to tell) flirt with the girls near the stage. The most frustrating quirk is that through the entire performance Scotty looks like he’s holding his stomach like he might be about to throw up. Sure, he should be nervous, its a big moment. Yet, he should work through that and put a little more effort into the performance for his fans’ sake. Despite Scotty’s win, I remain skeptical. I think what little energy is evident in his performance is fueled by his ego, which is no doubt swelling thanks to America’s votes. There is, perhaps, potential in Scotty, that Idol will no doubt take great pains to nurture seeing as he is now bound to them by a rock solid Continue reading Scotty McCreery Wins American Idol→

CMT Music Awards New Performers

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CMT Music Awards Adds New Performances to Line-Up. The 2011 CMT Music Awards is shaping up to be a stellar event. A new list of featured performances has been announced including Toby Keith, Luke Bryan, and Zac Brown Band. Sheryl Crow will be performing with the show’s host, Kid Rock. Additionally, Big & Rich will be involved marking their first television appearance together in three years as well as their first CMT performance together since 2005. The duo has a new song, “Fake I.D.” in the works for the soundtrack of the upcoming remake of Footloose. These performances are added to the already star-studded line-up which includes Jason Aldean, Sugarland, Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum and Keith Urban. The CMT Music Awards will air live on Wednesday, June 8th in Nashville, and you can catch the show on CMT or cmt.com. Fan voting is still open! Click here to see a complete list of nominees.

2011 Billboard Music Awards Country Winners

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Country Wins 2011 Billboard Music Awards! The 2011 Billboard Music Awards took ABC by storm Sunday night, and the country nominees were on the scene to represent! Beyond multiple award nominations and wins for country artists the show featured country performances including Keith Urban‘s “Long Hot Summer“. Taylor Swift dominated in the country only categories winning Top Country Album for “Speak Now“, and Top Country Artist. Additionally, Taylor beat out artists in other genres including Eminem, Susan Boyle, and Justin Bieber winning the Top 200 Album Artist of the Year. Taylor had also been nominated for both Top Artist and Top Female Artist. Lady Antebellum received recognition for their hit single “Need You Now” winning Top Country Song. The group was also nominated for Top Duo/Group and Top Streaming Song but were beat out by The Black Eyed Peas and Nelly respectively. Many other country artists were acknowledged for their talents as well including Miranda Lambert, Sugarland, The Band Perry, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band, and Kenny Chesney being nominated in various categories. The forty-six award categories were based on measures provided by Billboard’s data partners including sales data from Nielsen SoundScan, radio airplay monitored by Nielsen BDS, streaming data measured by Tubemogul and Nielsen BDS, social media consumption gauged by Next Big Sound and tour grosses tracked by Billboard Boxscore.

John Rich Wins Celebrity Apprentice

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John Rich Final Winner of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice. John Rich was named the winner of Celebrity Apprentice on the show’s Sunday night season finale. The celebrity version of the hit series differs from the original Apprentice in that the celebrities featured on the show are competing for the charity of their choice versus trying to win a prestigious position working for Donald Trump. As such, John managed to surpass his goal of $1 million raised, raking in a whopping $1.25 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Well done, John! In other news, John Rich is teaming up again with Big Kenny as the two are collaborating on a new single “Fake I.D.” to be featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming Footloose. So, keep an ear out for that!

Kid Rock Hosts 2011 CMT Music Awards

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Kid Rock Announced as Host for 2011 CMT Music Awards. Kid Rock will be reprising his role of host for the 2011 CMT Music Awards. Apparently, CMT thinks they’ve got a sure thing going on as Kid Rock was last year’s host as well. Word on the street has it that Kid Rock had a pretty good time himself, and will be enjoying his second turn on the CMT stage. “Hosting the CMT awards was a wonderful bridge to a great after party. I’m looking forward to crossing that bridge again this year.” -Kid Rock While he may be excited about hosting the show, fan reactions have been mixed with some truly excited, and others ready to make alternative plans for the evening. I guess we will see how the fan turn-out pans out, and whether or not the country superstar line-up for the evening, including performances by Jason Aldean, Sugarland, Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, Kieth Urban and more, will be enough to overshadow some fans’ distaste for Kid Rock! In addition to his hosting duties, Kid Rock has also been nominated in the collaborative video of the year category for his single “Collide” with Sheryl Crow. Tickets to the 2011 CMT Music Awards go on sale this Saturday, May 21st. The show will air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on CMT and cmt.com on Wednesday, June 8th.