Maggie Rose Sang The National Anthem At The Steelers/Eagles Game. Maggie Rose performed the national anthem this past Sunday, October 7 at the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Taking her place in the center of Heinz Field, Rose was thrilled to kick- off the game. “I was a little nervous to sing the anthem, but those Steeler fans made me feel right at home.” -Rose. Pictured below L-R: guitarist Cade Doyle, Maggie Rose
Gary Allan’s New Single, “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)” Hits Radio. Gary Allan’s new single “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)” went on sale last week at iTunes and in just 7 days, Allan’s fans purchased a over 48,927 downloads. The song hit the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart with over 40 adds the first week on the chart. “I wrote this one with Hillary Lindsey and Matt Warren. I’m really proud of how it turned out, and fired up about the huge response from radio and fans.” -Alan The song is spinning on stations nationwide including: Nashville, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, Washington DC, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Seattle, Miami, Las Vegas, Louisville, Kansas City, Orlando and more. Allan has enjoyed watching the fans react to the song while performing it live on tour. On Tuesday night, Allan performed the new song along with crowd favorites when he headlined the WME Party during the 2012 IEBA Conference in Nashville. Allan just announced he will be playing the House of Blues – Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve. Tickets for this event are on-sale now. For more information about the New Year’s Eve concert and all upcoming Gary Allan events, log onto www.garyallan.com.
The Marshall Tucker Band Will Perform At The 2012 Vice Presidential Debate Tonight, The Marshall Tucker Band will perform at the Vice Presidential Debate. “It’s a serious thing, being part of the debate. We are very excited to perform and would like to invite Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan to join us onstage to help us sing ‘Can’t You See!’” -Doug Gray, lead singer and founding member The band will perform immediatley after Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan face-off at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. The performance is scheduled for approximately 10:30pm ET.
Sugarland’s Kristian Bush Has Sold Out His Two Solo Thanksgiving Shows In Georgia. Kristian Bush, one half of country music super-duo Sugarland, sold out his two solo Thanksgiving shows at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA so quickly that for the first time, he is adding an encore performance on Monday, Nov. 26. “I’ve been a songwriter my entire life, and Eddie’s is the club where I got my start, so I’m happy to keep on playing for as long as people want to listen. I’m thrilled so many fans want to ring in their holiday season with this show that means so much to me.” -Bush Bush is also announcing his special guests Ellis Paul and Mercury Records newcomer Canaan Smith. They will join him Nov. 25, and Smith along with singer-songwriter Patrick Davis will sit in on Nov. 26 Tickets will go on sale for the encore performance of “Kristian Bush and Friends” this Friday, Oct. 12 at 9am ET through the venue’s website, eddiesattic.com. Bush will make his third appearance on the CMA Songwriter Series on Oct 31 in Nashville as part of Country Music Month.
Complete List of American Country Awards 2012 Nominees. The third annual American Country Awards are coming up December, and we’ve got the complete list of 2012 nominees for you below! The awards will air live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Monday, December 10th (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Its fan voted…so, check out the list below and then head over to choose your fave in each category! Artist of the Year Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Lady Antebellum Taylor Swift Zac Brown Band Artist of the Year: Male Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Eric Church Toby Keith Artist of the Year: Female Sara Evans Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Artist of the Year: Group The Band Perry Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist Lee Brice Colt Ford Gloriana Justin Moore Jake Owen Artist of the Year: New Artist Lauren Alaina Hunter Hayes Jana Kramer Kip Moore Pistol Annies Album of the Year Dierks Bentley, “Home” Luke Bryan, “tailgates & tanlines” Eric Church, “Chief” Lady Antebellum, “Own the Night” Blake Shelton, “Red River Blue” Single of the Year Jason Aldean, “Tattoos On This Town” Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Eric Church, “Drink In My Hand” Chris Young, “You” Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind” Single of the Year: Male Jason Aldean, “Tattoos On This Town” Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Kenny Chesney, “Reality” Eric Church, “Drink In My Hand” Chris Young, “You” Single of the Year: Female Sara Evans, “My Heart Can’t Tell You No” Miranda Lambert, “Over You” Martina McBride, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” Taylor Swift, “Ours” Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl” Single of the Year: Group Eli Young Band, “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” Lady Antebellum, “We Owned The Night” Rascal Flatts, “Banjo” The Band Perry, “All Your Life” Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind” Single of the Year: New Artist Hunter Hayes, “Wanted” Jana Kramer, “Why Ya Wanna” Dustin Lynch, “Cowboys and Angels” Kip Moore, “Somethin’ ’Bout A Truck” The Farm, “Home Sweet Home” Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist Lee Brice, “A Woman Like You” Brantley Gilbert, “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” Gloriana, “(Kissed You) Good Night” David Nail, “Let It Rain” Jake Owen, “Alone With You” Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration Kix Brooks featuring Joe Walsh, “New To This Town” Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, “Feel Like A Rock Star” Brad Paisley featuring Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me” Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield, “Easy” Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett, “Knee Deep” Touring Artist of the Year Kenny Chesney Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Tim McGraw Brad Paisley Eric Church Toby Keith Rascal Flatts Taylor Swift Zac Brown Band Jason Aldean Music Video of the Year Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Jake Owen, “Alone With You” Blake Shelton, “God Gave Me You” Keith Urban, “For You” Chris Young, “You” Music Video: Male Luke Continue reading American Country Awards 2012 Nominees
Taylor Swift Releases Third Single, “I Knew You Were Trouble” via iTunes Today. Yesterday morning on Good Morning America, Taylor Swift debuted the third single, “I Knew You Were Trouble” from her upcoming album RED. Annnnnnnnnd, like the other two singles she’s previewed so far, this song isn’t country either. Its not a bad song, but there’s dubstep in it which I’m thinking country fans may not take too much of a shine too. I’m really wondering if Swift is trying to stay on the country platform at all. Take a listen to it below! Taylor Swift GMA Preview. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/iYyBhisa5TY” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Swift will be premiering yet another single on Monday, October 15th, and the album drops on Tuesday, October 22nd. Red, Complete Track Listing 1. State Of Grace 2. Red 3. Treacherous 4. I Knew You Were Trouble 5. All Too Well 6. 22 7. I Almost Do 8. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 9. Stay Stay Stay 10. The Last Time 11. Holy Ground 12. Sad Beautiful Tragic 13. The Lucky One 14. Everything Has Changed (Duet with Ed Sheeran) 15. Starlight 16. Begin Again
Second Annual Railroad Revival Tour Canceled. The Railroad Revival Tour was supposed to be a concert tour that would travel by train to stops across the U.S. and feature performances by Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson, Band of Horses and John Reilly & Friends. However, this epic-sounding event is no more as it has been canceled. They made the announcement via their website with the following message: “It is with extreme regret that we announce the cancellation of the 2012 Railroad Revival Tour. “The decision to do so was a difficult one, but it was determined that certain complications would not permit us to host the shows in the manner intended, and that the bands and fans deserved.” Unfortunately, the organizers didn’t provide any other explanation about the cancellation. Thankfully, ticket holders are being given a full refund.
Jamey Johnson Debuts Hank Cochran Tribute Album Next Week! Jamey Johnson is releasing a brand new album, Living For a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran, next week! It will be available Tuesday, October 16th, and features collaborations with a slew of big name country singers including: Asleep at the Wheel, Bobby Bare, Hank Cochran, Elvis Costello, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Leon Russell, George Strait and Lee Ann Womack. Hank Cochran passed away in 2010 at the age of 74 and is considered to be one of the greatest, most important songwriters in country music. “If I had to dream up somebody like Hank to influence songwriters, I couldn’t have done a better job. That’s what he was– not just for me, but for Willie and for a lot of people–just a helpful friend. If he knew you needed help with something, he could help you. He was there. And that’s what I want to be for the people in my life, same as Hank. He influenced me, not only as an artist and songwriter, but also as a person.” -Jamey Johnson Johnson will be busy over the next few days promoting the album, and next week he will announce details about his Fall tour. Find a complete list of his promo appearances below. Jamey Johnson Promotional Appearances: Thursday, October 11th: Imus in the Morning Friday, October 12th: to perform “Make the World Go Away” on The Late Show with David Letterman along with Alison Krauss Monday, October 15th: discussing the project with Eddie Stubbs on WSM-AM at 7 p.m. CT. Tuesday, October 16th: celebrate the album’s release with a concert at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium
You Can Now Purchase Trace Adkins Sausage via Newly Launched eStore. Trace Adkins Country Smoked Sausage was officially made available via retailers this Spring, and now fans can purchase the Adkins brand of sausage from the safety of their home via the newly launched eStore. Its super easy to find your way to at www.traceadkinscountrysausage.com. This is a secure website where customer can select what they want, make their purchase, and have their products shipped straight to their home. Added bonus: shipments come in Styrofoam coolers that you can reuse! Other useful info you can find on the website includes: complete product info, recipes, and announcements.
Kellie Pickler and Hard Rock Cafe Nashville Host Pinktober Concert. October has a new name and its PINKtober in honor of breast cancer awareness! Country music singer, Kellie Pickler is helping to lead the charge in Nashville along Hard Rock Cafe by hosting a special concert! The event will help raise proceeds for the American Cancer Society, nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Get complete details on the event below! Hard Rock’s efforts towards Pinktober go beyond the concert though. They are including PINK menu option, “PINK sheets rooms”, and various limited edition merchandise in their locations worldwide. A variety of charities will benefit from sales including The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, The Caron Keating Foundation (U.K.) and local breast cancer charities around the globe. Fans can get involved all month long by visiting their local Hard Rock locations and eating and drinking PINK with Hard Rock’s non-alcoholic PINK drinks and PINK menu offerings. Get noticed in stylish shades of PINK with Hard Rock’s PINKTOBER merchandise including the PINKTOBER 2012 T-shirt, bracelet, robe, PINK Sheets, pin and more. Products are sold exclusively at Hard Rock properties worldwide, including Cafes, Hotels, Casinos and on www.hardrock.com. Kellie Pickler Nashville Hard Rock Concert Details. When: Saturday, October 13, 2012 8 p.m. Event begins Where: Hard Rock Cafe Nashville 100 Broadway Nashville, TN 615-742-9900 Admission: $50 VIP tickets with Kellie Picker meet and greet $15 General admission tickets Purchase tickets now
