Comedian Jeff Dunham launches “Perfectly Unbalanced” National Tour

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Sept. 14, 2015) – Get ready for a whole lot of Jeff Dunham. The internationally acclaimed comedian and ventriloquist is debuting two new specials this fall and loading up the bus with his cast of characters and heading out on the road. Dunham will embark on the Perfectly Unbalanced Tour starting Dec. 2, and the new Unhinged in Hollywood with Special Guest Brad Paisley will air at 8 p.m. ET Sept. 17 on NBC. Tickets for the 20-city run go on sale Friday and can be purchased at JeffDunham.com. Additionally fans can see Dunham on FOX News’ Fox & Friends on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Unhinged in Hollywood was shot during a two-night stand at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles in August. Comedy Central will give Unhinged its cable television premiere at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. The network will replay the show at 11 p.m. Nov. 14, 6 p.m. Nov. 26 and 5 p.m. Christmas Day. [bctt tweet=”Comedian @JeffDunham launches “Perfectly Unbalanced” National Tour! “] Comedy Central also will be airing a number of Dunham’s most popular specials for fans in the mood to binge watch. Controlled Chaos airs at 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 31 and 11 p.m. Nov. 1. Spark of Insanity runs at 11 p.m. Oct. 31 and 5:30 p.m. Nov. 1. Minding the Monsters airs at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Oct. 29 and hourly 7 p.m. through 10 p.m. Oct. 31. And 2014 special All Over the Map will be shown at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Nov. 1. A regular on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list of most powerful entertainers, Dunham has built a comedy empire over years of constant touring and innovation. Using colorful characters like Walter the Grumpy Retiree, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, redneck Bubba J, Peanut, and Jose Jalapeno, Dunham has carved a unique corner in the comedy world that’s as funny as it is popular. He has set the record for viewership on Comedy Central, sold more than 7 million DVDs worldwide and nearly a billion views on YouTube. Perfectly Unbalanced Tour dates: Dec. 2 – Resch Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin Dec. 3 – US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dec. 4 – Expocentre Landon Arena, Topeka, Kansas Dec. 5 – US Cellular Coliseum, Bloomington, Illinois Dec. 6 – Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio Dec. 28 – Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario Dec. 29 – FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, Ontario Dec. 30 – Giant Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania Dec. 31 – Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jan. 2-3 – Mile One Centre, St. Johns, Newfoundland Jan. 13 – Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana Jan. 14 – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Jan. 27 – Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island Jan. 28 – Times Union Square, Albany, New York Jan. 29 – Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Jan. 30 – Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts Jan. 31 – Cross Insurance Arena, Portland, Maine

Toby Keith – Rum Is the Reason Lyric Video

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It seems that Oklahoma native, Toby Keith, has caught a bit of the island bug this fall as he releases the official lyric video to his new single “Rum is the Reason“. The track is now available on Apple Music, but of course we’ve got it right here for your listening pleasure! [bctt tweet=”Check out the lyric video for @TobyKeithMusic’s #RumIsTheReason!”]  

Carrie Underwood Clears Up Canine Car Catastrophe

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“Extra” special correspondent Alecia Davis caught up with country superstar Carrie Underwood in NYC as the songbird unveiled her athletic wear, Calia at fashion week. The Grammy winner became a mom earlier this year, and she already has a new mommy disaster story about when her son Isaiah was locked in her running car by her dogs. [bctt tweet=”@CarrieUnderwood Clears Up Canine Car Catastrophe. #Momlife #CountryMusic”] “Everybody made it sound dramatic, but I was laughing at it when they put it out there, because I thought, ‘Of course, this is life’… as soon as my husband and I got out of the car to get our luggage and get it on the plane… we both got out and shut the door, immediately my dogs jumped up on the little ledge where all the buttons are, and I heard it lock. Nobody had an extra key, it was the weekend, there was no locksmith, we called the police… so we thought, well, let’s break the window.” Her brother-in-law busted the window, so Carrie and her NHL star husband Michael Fischer could get Isaiah and the pups. She said, “Isaiah was fine in the backseat, again, the car was running, we were watching him, it was fine.” The 32-year-old star is already back in shape, just six months after giving birth to her son. She revealed, “I worked out hard before I was pregnant, I worked out while I was pregnant. Some days, my husband’s home in the morning and he can look after [Isaiah] while I work out and when he’s not, he’s a part of our workout. I literally will do squats, me holding my baby.” Isaiah is also taking after his active parents. “He’s going to be fully mobile very soon, he’s scooting around, and he’s got two little teeth on the bottom that are almost all the way in.” On her athletic line, she said, “It was important to me to be able to create something that women could wear all day long and it would carry them through whatever they had to do.” Though Carrie loves designing clothes, she isn’t giving up her day job as a singer. She’s currently working on an album, titled “Storyteller.” She shared, “There are a lot of story songs on this album, and country music is about storytelling, it’s about real life.” Underwood was discovered on “American Idol” (she won Season 4) and admitted that she is sad to see the show end. “It gave me my shot, it was made for people like me – that knew they loved to sing, but didn’t really know what to do with it. It’s bittersweet.” Detailed story via: http://extratv.com/2015/09/11/mommy-scare-carrie-underwood-reveals-how-son-got-locked-in-running-car/

Brad Paisley Contributes the Soundtrack for 2015 SEC Football

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CBS Sports is tuning up its SEC ON CBS coverage with country music superstar BRAD PAISLEY. The Grammy Award winner has recorded a customized version of his new single, “COUNTRY NATION,” along with elements from a video shoot that will be part of CBS Sports’ broadcasts of Southeastern Conference football throughout the regular-season. [bctt tweet=”Sample @BradPaisley’s ‘Country Nation’ SEC football edition via  @CBSSportsGang, @SEConCBS “] The customized song for each “SEC Game of the Week” highlights the players, programs, fans and pageantry around SEC football. SEC ON CBS continues this Saturday, Sept. 12 (3:30 PM, ET) with *No. 9-ranked Georgia taking on Vanderbilt. To view a sample from this week’s customized edition of “COUNTRY NATION” for the Georgia-Vanderbilt game, click here: http://snpy.tv/1O4brkH *Coaches Poll as of 9/8/15 Follow us on Twitter: @CBSSportsGang and @SEConCBS

Announcing the 2015 CMA Award Nominees!

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Nominees for the 49th Annual CMA Awards were announced this morning (Sept. 9) by rock legend Steven Tyler and rising star Kelsea Ballerini in conjunction with ABC’s Good Morning America. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return for the eighth consecutive year to host the annual country music event, which will air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville at 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT Nov. 4 on ABC. The 2015 CMA Award Nominees are: Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Eric Church Miranda Lambert [bctt tweet=”_____________ Has MY vote for the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year! @CountryMusic @ABCNetwork #EOTY #CMAAwards”] Male Vocalist of the Year Dierks Bentley Luke Bryan Eric Church Blake Shelton Chris Stapleton Female Vocalist of the Year Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood Lee Ann Womack Album of the Year Jason Aldean – Old Boots, New Dirt Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material Little Big Town – Pain Killer Kenny Chesney – The Big Revival Chris Stapleton – Traveller New Artist of the Year Kelsea Ballerini Sam Hunt Maddie and Tae Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Vocal Duo of the Year Brothers Osborne Dan And Shay Florida Georgia Line Maddie and Tae Thompson Square Vocal Group of the Year Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Rascal Flatts The Band Perry The Zac Brown Band Single of the Year “American Kids” – Kenny Chesney (Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney) “Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (Produced by Jay Joyce) “I Don’t Dance” – Lee Brice (Produced by Lee Brice) “Take Your Time” –  Sam Hunt (Produced by Zach Crowell and Shane McAnally) “Talladega” – Eric Church (Produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenabora, Jr.) Music Video of the Year (Artist and Director) “Biscuits” – Kacey Musgraves (Directed by Mark Klasfeld) “Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (Directed by Karla Welch and Matthew Welch) “Girl In A Country Song” – Maddie and Tae (Directed by TK McKamy) “Little Red Wagon” – Miranda Lambert (Directed by Trey Fanjoy) “Something in the Water” – Carrie Underwood (Directed by Raj Kapoor) Song of the Year (Songwriter) [bctt tweet=”_____________  is MY Song of the Year! @CountryMusic @ABCNetwork #SongOTY #CMAAwards”] “American Kids” – Kenny Chesney (Songwriters: Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally) “Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (Songwriters: Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsay) “Like a Cowboy” –  Randy Houser  (Songwriters: Randy Houser, Bryce Long) “Like a Wrecking Ball” –  Eric Church (Songwriters: Eric Church, Casey Beathard) “Take Your Time” – Sam Hunt (Songwriters: Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne) Muscial Event of the Year Django and Jimmy – Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard “Lonely Tonight” – Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe “Raise ‘Em Up” – Keith Urban feat. Eric Church “Smokin’ and Drinkin’” – Miranda Lambert feat. Little Big Town “Wild Child” – Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter Musician of the Year Sam Bush – Mandolin Jerry Douglas – Dobro Paul Franklin -Steel Guitar Dan Huff – Guitar Mac McAnally – Guitar

Nash Icon and America’s Morning Show Grows!

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Cumulus announces that America’s Morning Show hosted by Blair Garner launched last month on six new affiliates: WZRR-FM, Birmingham, AL; WOMG-FM, Columbia, SC; WWFF-FM, Huntsville, AL; WOGT-FM, Chattanooga, TN; WKOS-FM, Kingsport, TN; and WUUF-FM, Rochester, NY. America’s Morning Show airs weekdays from 6:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. local time. The new affiliates bring the total number of stations airing America’s Morning Show across the U.S. to 41. [bctt tweet=”Nash Icon and America’s Morning Show Adds SIX new affiliate stations! Congrats @BlairGarner! #CountryMusic #CountryRadio”] America’s Morning Show is nationally syndicated by Westwood One, and brings superstars of Country to listeners in an authentic, entertaining and informative way. Fans have access to a daily mix of Country hits, lighthearted and candid interviews with Country music’s biggest stars, and news about the Country lifestyle. The show originates from the NASH Campus in Nashville, TN, before a studio audience with frequent broadcasts from NASH studios throughout the country. Host and National Radio Hall of Famer Blair Garner has won the Academy of Country Music’s award for On-Air Personality of the Year three times and brings a conversational interview style that generates unique content that has made him one of the nation’s leading hosts. The other members of the morning show crew – Ashley Figueroa, Chuck Wicks, Terri Clark, Robin Meade and Erika Grace Powell – each give listeners a reason to wake up and smile with their varied musical backgrounds, vibrant personalities and knowledge of the industry. Garner said: ““I’m so incredibly grateful to welcome these new members to our America’s Morning Show family. We don’t take this lightly. Every station, regardless of market size, puts tremendous faith in us when signing us on. They are entrusting us with the care of their signal for four hours a day. Day by day, show by show, we will work hard to be deserving of that trust. We are truly blessed.” Peter Z, Program Director for new affiliate 99.5 NASH ICON/WZRR in Birmingham said: “The ability to have stars like Carrie Underwood, Maddie & Tae and more in-studio for interviews and fun on a regular basis puts 99.5 NASH Icon way ahead of what the other country stations can do. We look forward to gaining serious momentum with America’s Morning Show.” NASH Icon stations feature Country music’s most iconic artists, driven by Country music fans’ desire for more exposure to their all-time favorite artists from the last 25 years. For more information visit: www.americasmorningshow.com

The Cains Perform National Anthem At New York Mets Baseball Game

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(Nashville, Tenn. – Sept. 3, 2015) – The Cains performed the National Anthem for a crowd of New York Mets fans at Citi Field on September 1, 2015. This was the group’s first time performing the National Anthem for a sports event in a major national league. A video of The Cains’ full National Anthem performance can be viewed here. The Cains are currently gearing up to be the opening act for Sasha McVeigh’s I Stand Alone U.K. Tour. The group will open for McVeigh on select dates in various clubs all over the U.K. Tickets can be purchased through www.SeeTickets.com. Click HERE to watch The Cains perform our National Anthem at Citi Field Read more at AristoPR!

Garth Brooks adds Phoenix, AZ to his tour!

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Garth Brooks just announced the addition of Phoenix, Arizona to his nationwide touring route! Following the one-city-at-a-time tour announcement schedule, the latest city to be swept up in Garth-mania is going to be Phoenix this fall, and what a perfect time of year for it! While the rest of Garthnation is bundling up for winter, Phoenix is just starting its’ tourist season in October, so get your tickets, hotels, and travel sorted out and go see this star in the Valley of the Sun!

The Judds: Reunion Show in Las Vegas!

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The soundtrack to my childhood is now available in the most adult city on the planet! The Judds are reuniting for a limited run of shows at the fabulous Venetian hotel and resort in Las Vegas Nevada this October. [bctt tweet=”#TheJudds are back! The Judds are back! Live in Vegas this October at #TheVenetian”] The short residency titled “Girls Night Out” will feature Mamma Naomi and daughter Wynonna Judd performing a variety of their greatest hits together. I don’t know about you, but I’m more excited than a cat in a mouse den! Tickets are available NOW!

The Band Perry release “Live Forever” Official Video

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One of our favorites here at CMNB, The Band Perry, are back at it again. This time with a brand new video for the hit track “Live Forever”. Known for their rich and robust visuals, this video is no exception. We love it! [bctt tweet=”Watch The Band Perry ‘Live Forever’ Official Video on CMNB! #TBP #LiveForever #TheBandPerry”] The Band Perry “Live Forever” Official Video