Scotty McCreery Performs At 2012 CMT Music Awards

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Scotty McCreery, Casey James, Lauren Alaina and More Added to CMT Music Awards Performances! Scotty McCreery has been added to the performance line-up for the 2012 CMT Music Awards that are coming up in just a few days! He is joined by fellow American Idol alumns Lauren Alaina and Casey James in addition to Kip Moore and Jana Kramer. They will be performing on the Nationwide Insurance stage, which will be featured throughout the show. Additionally, Nationwide is presenting a special award, the On Your Side® Award, to country music’s best new live act as determined by the fans. Fans can watch their videos and vote through June 4th at CMT.com for nominees Eli Young Band, Brantley Gilbert, Jake Owen and Thompson Square. The CMT Awards will air LIVE on Wednesday, June 6 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com. This year’s show will be hosted by Toby Keith and Kristen Bell. Find more on the performance line-up!

Lady Antebellum On Yahoo Ram Country

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Lady Antebellum Shares Details Summer Tour On Yahoo Ram Country! Lady Antebellum has had a lot going on over the past few months, and they have even more coming up for the summer! They stopped by Yahoo Ram Country to chat about their headlining tour, their upcoming performance with Bruce Springsteen which will take place in London in July as well as their experience helping out the town of Henryville, Indiana. Hear all about it below! Check out the segment with Lady A Below!

Kelly Clarkson In US Weekly

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Kelly Clarkson Dishes On Weight Loss In US Weekly. Sure, Kelly Clarkson isn’t technically a country artist, but she spends so much time with some of our favorites (Reba McEntire…Jason Aldean…) that it can feel like she is at least sort of country. So, its interesting to us over here at CMNB that Kelly has found her way onto the cover of US Weekly. The 30-year old American Idol alum is dishing out the details on her recent weight loss and new fit shape. And why the weight loss you may (or may not) be wondering to yourself? Kelly credits her new found desire to shed the extra pounds to her developing relationship with Nashville-based beau, Brandon Blackstock, also known as Reba’s stepson and further known as the guy that manages Blake Shelton. Okay, its great she lost some weight, way to go Kelly! What we really want to hear about is what new music she’ll be making now that she is so securely embedded in the Nashville elite. I guess only time will tell…do you want Clarkson to release country music? Let us know below!

Truckstop Darlin’ Don’t Walk Away Video

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Truckstop Darlin’ Has Released Their New Music Video For “Don’t Walk Away”. Truckstop Darlin’ has put together the music video for “Don’t Walk Away” and they took a different approach than most. “We didn’t want to make a ‘music video,’ instead we wanted to capture the energy of the live show as well as the give and take between us and the crowd.” – vocalist/guitarist John Phelan. On June 5th Truckstop Darlin’ releases their newest album, Hope and the Heart It Breaks, that will include ten tracks. Truckstop Darlin’ comes from Portland, Oregon and has been creating a name for themselves since they formed in 2010. John Phelan (vocals/guitar), Nick Foltz (vocals, bass), Michael Winter (pedal steel) and Ben Blankenship (drums) make up the band. The bands official website is www.truckstopdarlin.com

Trace Adkins Talks About Memorial Day

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Trace Adkins Talks About The Importance Of Memorial Day And Other Things In CBS Interview. Trace Adkins talks about the Memorial Day holiday and its importance in the interview he does with CBS News special correspondent Jeff Glor. The video also features Adkins talking about his hit “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” and his new found love for smaller venues! Watch the video here as Adkins makes country music proud!

Hank Williams Jr That Ain’t Good

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Here Is The Official Lyric Video For Hank’s “That Ain’t Good”. Hank Williams Jr. will have a new album, Old School, New Rules, out July 10th! It will be a 12 track record that will include Merle Haggard and Brad Paisley on a few songs. Track 9 on the album is “That Ain’t Good.” Below is the official lyric video for your listening pleasure. Let’s cross our fingers and hope that an official music video will be released soon! Enjoy!

David Nail Someone Like You Video

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David Nail Puts His Touch On Adele’s Hit “Someone Like You.” If you don’t know who Adele is you might have been living under a rock for the past year or so. Don’t worry, we don’t blame you for not knowing who the Grammy winning singer/songwriter is because she isn’t country. But, luckily for all of you, some of country music’s biggest stars are introducing her music to you! Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and David Nail have all covered her music recently and done it quite well! In the video below Nail does a beautiful rendition of the already beautiful and emotional song “Someone Like You.” He sounds amazing and does country music proud! This has got me wondering if and who will cover another Adele song…I’m thinking Carrie or Kellie on “Rumour Has It?” What do y’all think? Let us know! Enjoy the video now!

Craig Morgan To Host Benefit For Billy’s Place

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Craig Morgan To Host 6th Annual Charity Weekend Benefiting Billy’s Place. Craig Morgan recently announced that he is set to host his 6th annual Charity Weekend August 11 and 12 in his hometown of Dickson, Tenn. Proceeds from the two-day event, which includes a Celebrity Motocross Ride, Concert and Sporting Clay Shoot, will benefit Billy’s Place, an organization benefiting foster children in Dickson County and throughout middle Tennessee. The family-friendly event will kick-off Saturday, August 11 in Dickson, Tenn. The morning will start with a motocross exhibition followed by a group trail ride and lunch. Previous celebrity motocross participants have included Kevin Windham, Cowboy Kenny Bartram, Fred Andrews and Barry Hawk. Later that night, Craig and several of his country music friends will take the stage for an intimate acoustic concert at Dickson Middle School. A live and silent auction will also take place where attendees can bid on everything from autographed memorabilia to the chance to give the singer a high-and-tight haircut on stage during the event. Last year’s new addition, the hugely popular Sporting Clay Shoot, will return again the morning of August 12 from Nashville Gun Club. Teams of shooters will face off and display their finest shooting skills as they attempt to dethrone Morgan, who was celebrity co-captain of this year’s winning team at the NRA Country/ACM Sporting Clay Shoot. All three events are open to the public. Individual event and bundled tickets will go on sale in June. Celebrity participants for all three events will be announced at a later date! Events: Celebrity Dirtbike Ride Date: August 11 Location: 1286 Bell Hollow Rd Vanleer, TN Registration Opens: 8:00am Ride and Exhibition Starts: 10:00am Celebrity Concert Date: August 11 Location: Dickson Middle School 401 East College St Dickson, TN Doors Open: 6:00pm Concert Start Time: 7:00pm Celebrity Sporting Clay Shoot Date: August 12 Location: Nashville Gun Club 1100 County Hospital Rd Nashville, TN Time: TBD

Matt Stillwell Ignition Video

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The Official Music Video For Matt Stillwell’s “Ignition.” Matt Stillwell just had his Fifth Annual Shinefest this past Memorial Day weekend! The event was held at The Fontana Village Resort in the Great Smoky Mountains. The outdoor festival featured Stillwell along with performances by Chase Rice, Dirty Guv’nahs and the Chillbillies and was hosted by Tim Smith of the hit show “Moonshiners.” With all of the excitement from Shinefest going on, we wanted to make sure you got a look at the music video for Stillwell’s latest single “Ignition!” The video for “Ignition” was directed by Potsy Ponciroli and produced by Travis Nicholson from Team Genius Films. It was taped while on the road from Phoenix, AZ to Austin, TX. There were stops along the way, including the Grand Canyon. Dramatic time-lapse effects were used in the video and Stillwell’s five-month-old daughter Carolina makes her debut. Get More: Ignition, Matt Stillwell, Matt Stillwell Videos

Dierks Bentley Covers Adele

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Dierks Bentley Gives Adele’s Hit A Country Make-Over On CMT Unplugged. Dierks Bentley has a very specific bluegrass, country sound, but that doesn’t keep him from getting outside of the box every now and then. In a recent recording for CMT‘s Unplugged series, the talented country star gave a bit of a country music make-over to pop sensation Adele‘s hit single “Set Fire To The Rain“. He gives a very down to earth performance with a low key, but powerful emotional quality. I personally love it when country stars cover songs from other genres, but don’t take my word for it…watch it below. You can catch the remainder of the episode on Palladia (Saturday, June 2 at 9 p.m. ET), CMT (Monday, June 25 at 10 a.m. ET/PT) and CMT PURE (Monday, June 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT). Other songs performed include “Home“, “Up On The Ridge” and “Am I The Only One“. Watch Dierks Bentley’s Countrified “Set Fire To The Rain“!