Dwight Yoakam Previews New Songs from 3 Pears

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Dwight Yoakam Offers Fans Preview of Tracks from New Album 3 Pears. Dwight Yoakam will be releasing his new album 3 Pears next week on Tuesday, September 18th, and in the run-up to its debut, he is giving fans a sneak peak at five of the tracks featured on the album. Country music fans can access the track previews through some of the major corporate outlets including AOL, CMT, GAC, Taste of Country and Yahoo! For more details on the release and the preview head over to Dwight’s official site!

Scotty McCreery Christmas Album Releases in October

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Scotty McCreery Releases His First Christmas Album in October! Scotty McCreery fans will have extra reason to rejoice over the holidays this year, since their favorite crooner will be releasing his first Christmas Album on October 16th! There are a lot of Christmas tunes out there, but McCreery chose to include those that played a special role in his own life. “Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. And what is Christmas without music? We start listening to Christmas songs early in the McCreery household, so it felt right…“It’s a special thing for me. As a family, we were all really excited about making a Christmas album. Now we can add my CD to the collection we listen to.” -Scotty McCreery The album is titled Christmas with Scotty McCreery, and includes eleven songs that he feels will encourage people to feel good about the holidays. “I just wanted it to be holly and jolly and really lift people’s spirits in the Christmas season because it’s supposed to be a really happy time. But I also wanted to get across the real reason for the season. ‘Christmas in Heaven’ is my favorite song on the album and it really speaks to that.” -Scotty McCreery McCreery’s official site will have an exclusive CD offer for fans to pre-order an autographed copy of the CD, receive a video message from Scotty and enter for a chance to meet or speak to McCreery.

Hunter Hayes 21st Birthday

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Happy (Belated) 21st Birthday to Hunter Hayes! Hunter Hayes celebrated his 21st birthday on Sunday, September 9th, and he spent the day in one of the best ways possible! The young singer/musician headed back to his home state of Louisiana, and performed the National Anthem at the Superdome for the New Orleans Saints‘ game against the Washington Redskins! I can’t imagine how special and how much fun that must have been for the talented Hayes! Not surprisingly his Twitter was blowing with best wishes from his famous buds like @carrieunderwood and @JonDonRooney as well as from his adoring fans. You can check out some of the tweets and RTs below! You can find Hunter on the road with Carrie Underwood on her Blown Away Tour! Hunter Hayes Birthday Tweets

Blake Shelton Dishes On The Voice with Jimmy Fallon

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Blake Shelton Chats with Jimmy Fallon about The Voice and More! There really is no getting around it, Blake Shelton just might be the funniest country music singer out there right. Not only does he know how to dish it out, but he’s pretty good at taking a joke too! Last night when he stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Shelton was being particularly hilarious. Chatting about everything from his upcoming Christmas Album to reality series “The Voice” to his mullet, Blake and Jimmy were laugh out loud funny. Check out the complete interview (in three parts) below! Watch Blake Shelton’s Interview Now! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Blackberry Smoke Covers George Jones

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Blackberry Smokes Performs Cover Edition of George Jones’ “White Lightening“! With the release of their new album, The Whippoorwill, Southern Ground Artists Blackberry Smoke have been pretty busy! In their efforts to share the news about their awesome new record (It really is awesome. Read the complete review now!), they stopped by Ram Country on Yahoo! to perform a couple of tunes. Not only did they include one of their own tracks, “Everybody Knows She’s Mine“, but they also did a fantastic cover of George Jones‘ “White Lightening“! If you aren’t familiar with Blackberry Smoke, I strongly suggest you give them a listen! If you’re already a fan, well, just sit back and enjoy! Blackberry Smoke Performs George Jones’ “White Lightening“. Head over to Yahoo to see Blackberry Smoke Perform “Everybody Knows She’s Mine“.

Jenna Jentry Backstage At Scotty McCreery Performance

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Jenna Jentry Is Your Backstage Guide to Recent Scotty McCreery Performance! Country music newcomer, Jenna Jentry, opened for Scotty McCreery this past weekend, and despite her busy schedule she took a little time to give fans a behind the scenes look at the tour bus, getting ready for the show, and Scotty McCreery’s meet and greet with fans! We think Jenna makes the perfect Country Music News Blog Correspondent! Check out the video below, get behind the scenes and see if you agree! Get Backstage with Jenna Jentry! [youtube:www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRg4GSCz_dQ] Get to know Jenna Jentry better, and hear her current single!

Casey James Livestream Monday

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Join Casey James Monday, September 10 For A Livestream. Join Casey James for a Livestream performance and chat this Monday, September 10th at 5pm ET/4pm CT/2pm PT! Click HERE to get the details on where to follow to see it! Here is his video for his current single, “Crying On A Suitcase.”

Lionel Richie Receives First CMA Nomination

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Lionel Richie Has Received His First-Ever Country Music Association Nomination. Lionel Richie received his first-ever CMA nomination on Wednesday for his duet with Darius Rucker on Richie’s “Stuck On You” in the Music Event of the Year category. “I am thrilled to receive my first nomination from the CMA. I am so grateful to the country music community for embracing this project and making me feel so at home. To share this nomination with my friend Darius Rucker makes it even more special. I have a CMA nomination and a friend for life. It doesn’t get much better than that.” -Richie Rucker, who sang with Richie on “Stuck On You,” says, “I was so honored to have sung with Lionel and am overjoyed with this nomination.” “Stuck On You” appears on Richie’s platinum-certified Tuskegee. Tuskegee is the best-selling country album of 2012 and the first country album in more than a year to spend two consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200. The album features duets of 13 of his timeless hits with Jason Aldean, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton and Shania Twain. The 46th Annual CMA Awards will broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Thursday, Nov. 1 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Toby Keith I Like Girls That Drink Beer Video

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The Official Music Video For Toby Keith’s “I Like Girls That Drink Beer.” Toby Keith’s latest single, “I Like Girls That Drink Beer,” is becoming a major hit with the women who prefer an ice-cold-can over a flute of champagne. The video was shot at a concert and it looks like one huge party. There seem to be no men in the audience, which is quite all right with Keith because the song mentions nothing of the male gender! All the women are cheering and chugging as they watch the man and his red solo cup do his thing on stage. Watch the video for “I Like Girls That Drink Beer” now!

Eric Church Talks About CMA Nominations

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Eric Church Reacts To His 5 CMA Nominations. Eric Church had no idea he would lead the pack of contenders with the most nominations for the 2012 CMA Awards. Following his first-ever CMA nomination for New Artist of the Year at last year’s awards show, Church received a total of five nominations this year including: Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (CHIEF), Single of The Year (“Springsteen”), Song of the Year (“Springsteen”), and Music Video of the Year (“Springsteen”). While swimming in the Gulf of Mexico on vacation this past week, Church lost his cell phone and had no way to be informed he’d even been nominated at all. However, when he returned to Nashville his management whisked him away to their office, projected the press release from the CMA on an oversized screen in his manager John Peets’ office, and waited for his reaction. “I really don’t even know what to say! I’m still a little bit in shock… I’m truly speechless. I think it’s a testament to the fans that believed in the music… loved the music… and told people about the music because otherwise we don’t really have the track record to be the most nominated at this point in our career. I think that it’s truly because of the fans… they did something I think is going to be judged as pretty special.” -Church In order to thank them for all of their support over the years, Church created a special video address that went out to Church Choir members exclusively on Wednesday. On Sept. 13, Church will kick off the fall leg of The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour in Amherst, MA and will release his first-ever live album in 2013.