Announcing Your 2018 ACM Award Winners!

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Country music’s biggest night returns to Las Vegas to honor the victims of the Route 91 Harvest Festival tragedy and pay tribute to this year’s shining stars of the industry. Stay with us tonight as we update you on the night’s ACM Award winners and best highlights. If a play-by-play is more your style, pop over to CBS’s official site for a more detailed recap of the nights events. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Jason Aldean — WINNER Garth Brooks Luke Bryan Chris Stapleton Keith Urban FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert — WINNER Reba McEntire Maren Morris Carrie Underwood MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Jason Aldean Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton — WINNER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4DXSi4AfCE Keith Urban Chris Young VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR Brothers Osborne — WINNER Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line LOCASH Tim McGraw & Faith Hill VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR Lady Antebellum LANCO Little Big Town Midland Old Dominion — WINNER   NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Lauren Alaina — WINNER Danielle Bradbery Carly Pearce Raelynn NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR  Kane Brown Luke Combs Devin Dawson Russell Dickerson Brett Young — WINNER NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR  High Valley LANCO LOCASH Midland — WINNER Runaway June ALBUM OF THE YEAR Breaker – Little Big Town Producer: Jay Joyce Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville California Sunrise – Jon Pardi Producers: Bart Butler, Jon Pardi Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville From a Room Vol. 1 – Chris Stapleton — WINNER Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton Record Label: Mercury Records Happy Endings – Old Dominion Producer: Shane McAnally Record Label: RCA Life Changes – Thomas Rhett Producers: Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Dann Huff, Joe London, Thomas Rhett Record Label: The Valory Music Co. SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR “Better Man” – Little Big Town Producer: Jay Joyce Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville “Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt Producer: Zach Crowell Record Label: MCA Nashville “Broken Halos” – Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton Record Label: Mercury Records “Drinkin’ Problem” – Midland Producers: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne Record Label: Big Machine Records “I’ll Name the Dogs” – Blake Shelton Producer: Scott Hendricks Record Label: Warner Bros. SONG OF THE YEAR “Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt Songwriters: Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne Publishers: Universal Music Corp./Sam Hunt Publishing, Highly Combustible Music/I Love Pizza Music,/Songs of Southside Independent Music Publishing/Who Wants to Buy My Publishing/Atlas Music Publishing, Anderson Fork In The Road Music/Smackville Music/Smack Songs LLC, Smack Hits “Female” – Keith Urban Songwriters: Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon and Shane McAnally Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Rezolant Music/Plain Jane Songs, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./A Girl Named Charlie (BMI), Smack Hits/Smack Songs LLC (GMR) “Tin Man” – Miranda Lambert — WINNER Songwriters: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert Jon Randall Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Beat Up Ford Publishing (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI)/SWMBMGBMI/Lonesome Vinyl Music “Whiskey and You” – Chris Stapleton Songwriters: Lee Thomas Miller, Chris Stapleton Publishers: WB Music Corp./New Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Continue reading Announcing Your 2018 ACM Award Winners!→

2018 ACM Award Winners According to YouTube

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Time to grab a cowboy hat and buckle up for a wild ride! One of the biggest nights in country music is just a two-step away; this Sunday country music fans across the country will gather round to watch the Academy of Country Music Awards.  The highly anticipated event will host country music’s biggest stars, alongside some promising up-and-coming new artists, to honor this year in country music. Who will take home the big awards of the night? YouTube has predicted who will be the winners at this year’s ACM’s based on YouTube video view counts for each of the nominees. See below for predictions on who will take home the awards on Sunday night. YouTube ACM Award Predictions Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan https://www.youtube.com/user/LukeBryan Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBxZZfQ8R2xtk0YEU1d8l4Q Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsdXkstc8jFC3zpMYdEz_zA Vocal Duo of the Year Florida Georgia Line https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRlwyGpIzfhZ6Rdj8mAVyEQ Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTtphRK-UT2pm4oPNy3GeGQ Song of the Year “Body Like a Back Road” by Sam Hunt Single Record of the Year “Body Like A Back Road,” Sam Hunt Vocal Event of the Year Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Alaina – “What Ifs” Video of the Year Dierks Bentley – “Black” *Methodology: US YouTube Music Insights data throughout the eligibility period (November 24, 2016 through December 31, 2017). View counts include official videos, lyric videos, remixes, art tracks and fan uploads. Best New Video calculations are based on the official music video US view counts during the eligibility period.

Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett To Headline Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam

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EMI NASHVILLE’s ERIC CHURCH, BMLG RECORDS’ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, and VALORY MUSIC CO.’s THOMAS RHETT have been slated to headline this year’s PEPSI GULF COAST JAM taking place FRIDAY, AUGUST 31st through SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd in PANAMA CITY BEACH. Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are available to purchase now at CountryMusicOnTour.com “Last year was absolutely amazing, and we’re beyond excited about our headliners and can’t wait to get our entire lineup out there for this year,” said PEPSI GULF COAST JAM Exec. Producer RENDY LOVELADY. “We’re proud to have built this into the biggest Country music festival in the SOUTHEAST, and we love showing off our fourth headliner – the beautiful beaches of PANAMA CITY BEACH.”

Ashley McBryde’s “Girl Going Nowhere” Biggest Debut by a Solo Country Artist This Year

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Ashley McBryde has built an unconventional career since a teacher back home in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas suggested the singer/songwriter not get her hopes up about a career in music. Criss-crossing the South, playing any gig, room or biker bar she could find, the raven haired young woman built a foundation fan-by-fan, gig-by-gig over a number of years on her way to a deal with Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville. Today, the artist who was told she’d amount to nothing sees Girl Going Nowhere as the biggest debut by a solo country artist this year. Championed by SiriusXM’s The Highway, McBryde’s “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” found traction; anywhere people heard the voice that’s equal parts real life, unabashed hope and savoring the good parts, they responded, coming to shows, buying music and singing along. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s830jmiqnw “It feels incredible to have this album out in the world,” says McBryde who collaborated with producer Jay Joyce on the 11-song album. “It may not seem like it, but I’ve always been a shy person, so to hear stories of how other folks relate to these stories, these lyrics and our songs reaffirms this unconventional path we took creating and releasing it.” McBryde is the latest in a new breed of country music maverick. Rather than wait on country radio, she makes her music, goes out to her fans and connects from the soul and the heart. With her single “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” sitting just outside the Top 30, Girl achieves unprecedented chart position on the strength of her fans seeing themselves in her songs. Whether it’s the second chance of “Little Dive Bar,” the dug-in dreamer of the title track, the hell-bent for love “American Scandal” or the tender “The Jacket,” McBryde’s country is cut from her life – and the lives of many people just like her. With The New York Times proclaiming, “Varied, warm and effortlessly confident,” Rolling Stone opining, “She has a serious gift” and Variety declaring, “An unabashed, Southern-rooted, honest-to-Gawd great country record,” McBryde has touched a nerve amongst music lovers. As Billboard points out, “Unlike Nashville’s current crop,” McBryde’s earthy tenor as a singer and a writer has been described by The Washington Post as “Vivid,” Uproxx as “Prodigiously talented” and Entertainment Weekly as  “…cutting through the cookie-cutter clutter of contemporary pop-country, thanks to her gifts at combining classic storytelling specificity.” In a world/genre where strong women’s voices are hard to find, McBryde stands out, NPR recognized the potency of her work early. Featuring album cut “Radioland” on All Songs Considered, they wrote, “The cheap comparison would be female Chris Stapleton, but Ashley is her own woman. She really does however, combine the energy of rock, the earnestness and simple beauties of prime-era Springsteen or John Mellencamp; her songs are about family, working people, about living your best life when your best life is maybe on the outskirts of town in a ranch house with a manual lawnmower.”

Kacey Musgraves & Ruston Kelly turn Johnny Cash love letter into new music video ‘To June This Morning’

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Kacey Musgraves & Ruston Kelly feature in the new music video for ‘To June This Morning’ – a re-imagination of a love letter penned by Johnny Cash to June Carter. The video also features Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Watch here – https://JohnnyCash.lnk.to/FTJTM_MVPR   ‘To June This Morning’ is taken from ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’, a new collaborative album of Johnny Cash’s unknown poetry, lyrics and letters, now set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists, out now via Legacy Recordings. The latest official music video from ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ (out now/Legacy Recordings) finds newlyweds Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves turning a love letter that Johnny Cash wrote to June Carter Cash into an all-new ballad. It was filmed at the remains of Johnny and June’s home at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Ruston originally started composing “To June This Morning” as a teenager, based on a love letter that Johnny had written to June as she descended the kitchen stairs one morning in 1970, eight months pregnant with their son John Carter Cash. Years later, when Ruston was asked by John Carter to contribute to this album, he asked his then-fiancée Kacey Musgraves to record the final version with him. The video begins with Willie Nelson & Kris Kristofferson’s contribution to ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words,’ called “Forever/I Still Miss Someone.” A thematic prologue to both the album and the video, “Forever/I Still Miss Someone” features two of Johnny’s old friends and collaborators: Willie plays the melody to one of Johnny’s songs (“I Still Miss Someone”) while Kris recites one of the final poems Johnny ever wrote, called “Forever.” Says John Carter Cash, “To me, the essences of the tracks “Forever/I Still Miss Someone” and “To June This Morning” are both of hope. My father wrote the poem “Forever” weeks before his passing. “To June This Morning” has the same hope; the words were written in February of 1970, one month before my birth. Together they represent Dad’s enduring hopes, the beauty of faith and the belief in all the good to come…even in the face of his own mortality.” A collaborative album of Johnny Cash’s unknown poetry, lyrics, and letters now set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists, ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ was released on Friday on Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.  The release has been met with a number of high profile features including CBS This Morning, the NY Times, Rolling Stone, NPR Weekend Edition, Associated Press and much more. Listen to ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ on all platforms here: https://JohnnyCash.lnk.to/Foreverwords_AlbumPR Watch CBS This Morning here: https://bit.ly/2uO9es0NY Times feature: https://nyti.ms/2qa1AmO Rolling Stone feature: https://rol.st/2HjlGmd Listen to NPR Weekend Edition here: https://JohnnyCash.lnk.to/WeekendEditionPR Along with Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves, ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ features new songs by Chris Cornell, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter, The Jayhawks and more. Legacy Recordings has previously released the music Continue reading Kacey Musgraves & Ruston Kelly turn Johnny Cash love letter into new music video ‘To June This Morning’→

Experience the Cast of Nashville Performing LIVE

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EXPERIENCE THE STARS OF LIONSGATE TV’S NASHVILLE LIVE! NASHVILLE IN CONCERT AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL ~STARRING CHARLES ESTEN, CLARE BOWEN, SAM PALLADIO, JONATHAN JACKSON, AND CHRIS CARMACK~ ON DVD AND DIGITAL VIDEO APRIL 27 VIA EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT ~PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE HERE~ In the June of 2017, the stars of Lionsgate’s fan favorite TV series Nashville took the stage at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall, bringing the songs of the show to life. Eagle Rock Entertainment will deliver this concert on DVD and digital formats when Nashville In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall is released on April 27. “‘Nashville In Concert’ delivered in spades yet again,” enthused Entertainment Focus. “The whole cast are all hugely talented – and it was clear that they and the audience were having the time of their lives. Here’s hoping they come back in 2018!” Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Jonathan Jackson, and Chris Carmack performed a mix of songs made famous by their characters on the TV series, as well as personal favorites. In addition to their solo performances, the cast teamed up to recreate some of Nashville’s classic collaborations. Enhanced with bonus featurette “Nashville In London” and “The Songs Of Nashville In Concert,” in which the performers discuss the songs they sing live, Nashville In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall is the ultimate fan experience. Ravenous in their support, Nashville’s passionate fan base led to the show’s record-breaking debut on CMT after its four season run on ABC. Now in its culminating season on CMT, the series is celebrated on Nashville In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall. TRACK LISTING 1. Buckle Up – Charles Esten 2. What If I Was Willing – Chris Carmack 3. Spinning Revolver – Chris Carmack 4. Keep Asking Why – Jonathan Jackson 5. Love Rescue Me – Jonathan Jackson 6. I Will Fall – Sam Palladio 7. Headed For The Fire – Sam Palladio 8. Borrow My Heart – Sam Palladio / Clare Bowen / Jonathan Jackson 9. Longer – Clare Bowen / Brandon Robert Young 10. Little By Little – Clare Bowen 11. Hand To Hold – Charles Esten / Clare Bowen 12. Simple As That – Charles Esten 13. Stand Up – Chris Carmack / Clare Bowen / Brandon Robert Young / Sam Palladio 14. If It’s Love – Sam Palladio / Chris Carmack 15. Texas Flood – Chris Carmack 16. The Killing Moon – Jonathan Jackson 17. Unchained Melody – Jonathan Jackson 18. Hello Heartbreak Blues – Sam Palladio 19. Wake Me Up In Nashville – Sam Palladio 20. Fade Into You – Clare Bowen / Sam Palladio 21. Let It Rain – Clare Bowen 22. Black Roses – Clare Bowen 23. True Love Ways – Charles Esten 24. I Climb The Walls – Charles Esten 25. He Ain’t Me – Charles Esten 26. Heroes – Charles Esten / Clare Bowen / Sam Palladio / Chris Carmack / Jonathan Jackson 27. And Then We’re Gone – Charles Esten / Clare Bowen Continue reading Experience the Cast of Nashville Performing LIVE→

Carrie Underwood to Perform LIVE at the ACM Awards THIS Sunday Night!

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO PERFORM THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF HER SOON-TO-BE-RELEASED SINGLE LIVE ON THE 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ AWARDS TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS ON SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2018 AT 8:00 PM ET/P ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK   [bctt tweet=”Just announced! @CarrieUnderwood to perform soon-to-be-released single live on television for the first time on the 53rd @ACMawards on April 15 at 8/7c on #CBS!” username=”My_CountryMusic”]   Encino, CA (April 9, 2018) – The Academy of Country Music® revealed today that thirteen-time ACM Award® winner Carrie Underwood will perform the world television premiere of her soon-to-be-released single live on the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, joining a star-studded lineup of performers and presenters. Underwood is nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year as well as Vocal Event of the Year for “The Fighter” with Keith Urban. The 53rd ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. Previously announced ACM Awards performers include Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Kelly Clarkson, Florida Georgia Line, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Midland,Maren Morris, Jon Pardi, Bebe Rexha, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Brett Young. Previously announced presenters include David Boreanaz, Drew Brees, AJ Buckley,Cam, Sam Elliot, Eve, Ashton Kutcher, Dustin Lynch, Nancy O’Dell, Rebecca Romijn, Max Thieriot and Lindsey Vonn. Tickets to the ACM Awards are now on sale at www.axs.com. For more information on the ACM Awards and all ACM events including ACM Party for a Cause®, visitwww.ACMcountry.com and www.PartyForaCause.com. You can like Academy of Country Music on Facebook or follow on Twitter at @ACMawards and Instagram @ACMAwards for more immediate updates. About the Academy of Country Music Awards The 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards™ is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM live ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Pete Fisher is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.

Cassadee Pope Debuts First Music Video In Nearly Two Years For New Single “Take You Home”

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GRAMMY® Award-nominated, platinum-certified country hit maker Cassadee Pope debuted her first new music video in nearly two years today.  “Take You Home,” TYHvideo also Pope’s first single release in nearly two years, was co-written by Paul Digiovanni, Ben Hayslip and Emily Weisband and marks a new phase in Pope’s musical journey, one with swagger, style and substance. The song was released this past Friday to critical praise.  “Since “Take You Home” has such a vivid lyric, I didn’t feel like the video needed a storyline,” said Pope. “I wanted to support the song, not to overshadow.”  Pope adds, “I love how much of a departure the look is from my past music videos. I wanted to go darker with the colors, more inconspicuous with the locations, edgier with the wardrobe. Making videos has always been a dream of mine since I was a little girl. Now I get to help create and star in them!  I couldn’t be more excited!” “Take You Home,” directed by Justin Nolan Key, was shot in Nashville last month. “Punctuated by confessional lyrics, “Take You Home” as Pope put it, “is in-your-face musically, really intimate, and a little seductive.” Pope’s powerhouse voice, inimitable presence, and endless charm transformed her into a force of nature beloved by millions worldwide. Following her victory on Season 3 of NBC’s The Voice, her 2013 full-length debut, Frame By Frame, bowed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart and Top 10 on the Billboard 200 all-genre chart. Its lead single “Wasting All These Tears” not only notched an RIAA platinum certification, but it also achieved “Breakthrough Video of the Year” at the CMT Music Awards in 2014.  During 2016, she also teamed with Chris Young for the No. 1 hit “Think Of You” and garnered a 2017 GRAMMY® nod in the category of Best Country Duo/Group Performance. 

Shania Twain Superfan Shares Tribute Song – Internet Goes Wild

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If you spend enough time on the internet you find yourself going down certain rabbit holes that open your mind to talent you otherwise would have never known existed. This is exactly what happened when one day I went searching for who wrote the intro music for Phillip DeFranco’s youtube channel and discovered “Hot Dad” (Erik Helwig) . As it turns out, Erik’s written the theme songs for a lot of my favorite YouTubers, but there’s a secret he’s been keeping to himself until now… Hot Dad is a HUGE Shania Twain fan! In fact, he’s such a big fan that he assembled the best comments from OTHER fans on Shania Twain’s facebook fan page and somehow managed to turn them into a song that is now stuck in my head. Take a break from your Monday Blues and join the rest of us as we tap our toes to the Shania Twain tribute song you didn’t know you needed! If you enjoy this often satirical and always fun sense of humor, or just want to support a man who can make a catchy song about nearly any topic, I highly recommend you check out Hot Dad’s youtube channel and consider supporting him on Patreon!