Blake Shelton’s Drink On It

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The Story Behind Blake Shelton’s Latest Single “Drink On It!” I don’t know about everyone else, but I have been in love with Blake Shelton’s “Drink On It” ever since Red River Blue came out last summer! The song is great and like nothing else that is on the radio right now. We at CMNB can’t wait for the video to come out, but until then we thought you might like to know a little more about the song from Blake himself! Here is a clip where Blake talks about how he got his hands on this little ditty!

Tribute Album For Guy Clark

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“This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark” Is Being Considered For Americana Album of the Year! This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark has remained in the Top 5 on the Americana Music Chart since January 17. This album has the chance to be nominated for the Americana Album of the Year! Active Americana members are urged to participate in the nomination process which ends Friday, April 6 at 5 p.m. To vote, email your nominations to awards@americanamusic.org. The tribute includes 30 tracks by 33 Americana artists who are friends and colleagues of Clark or who have been influenced by his remarkable compositions. They include Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett and Vince Gill! Here is a video that features Jack Ingram speaking about Clark, his music and the passion that Ingram has for it! This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark Track Listing Volume 1 1. That Old Time Feeling – Rodney Crowell 2. Anyhow I Love You – Lyle Lovett 3. All He Wants Is You – Shawn Colvin 4. Homeless – Shawn Camp 5. Broken Hearted People – Ron Sexsmith 6. Better Days – Rosanne Cash 7. Desperadoes Waiting For A Train – Willie Nelson 8. Baby Took A Limo To Memphis – Rosie Flores 9. Magdalene – Kevin Welch 10. Instant Coffee Blues – Suzy Bogguss 11. Homegrown Tomatoes – Ray Wylie Hubbard 12. Let Him Roll – John Townes Van Zandt II 13. The Guitar – Ramblin’ Jack Elliott 14. Cold Dog Soup – James McMurty 15. Worry B Gone – Hayes Carll Volume 2 1. Dublin Blues – Joe Ely 2. Magnolia Wind – Emmylou Harris & John Prine 3. The Last Gunfighter Ballad – Steve Earle 4. All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad – Verlon Thompson 5. The Dark – Terri Hendrix 6. LA Freeway – Radney Foster 7. The Cape – Patty Griffin 8. Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kris Kristofferson 9. Texas Cookin’ – Gary Nicholson, Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien 10. Stuff That Works – Jack Ingram 11. Randall Knife – Vince Gill 12. Texas 1947 – Robert Earl Keen 13. Old Friends – Terry Allen 14. She Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – The Trishas 15. My Favorite Picture of You – Jerry Jeff Walker

Scotty McCreery Returns to American Idol…Again

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Scotty McCreery to Perform On American Idol! Scotty McCreery just can’t get enough of American Idol! The season 10 winner will be returning to center stage on Idol on Thursday, March 29th to perform his recent single “Water Tower Town“. So, Scotty fans, set your DVR or make plans to be at home because this will probably be a performance you want to see! “Water Tower Town” comes off of McCreery’s debut album, Clear As Day, and is the third single release following “I Love You This Big” and “The Trouble With Girls“. The album which released mere months after his Idol win has garnered the young singer acclaim from both the industry and of course, his many, many, many fans. In the meantime, enjoy Scotty’s Official Video for “The Trouble with Girls“. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-SB3OxP38&ob=av2e]

Shania Twain and Lionel Richie Endless Love Video

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Shania Twain Teams Up with Lionel Richie For Endless Love. As I am sure you are aware, Lionel Richie has released a country duets album titled Tuskegee, so named after his hometown in Alabama. After decades of singing and producing in other genres, this industry veteran has apparently decided to take a walk on the country side of things. Whoever is in charge of marketing this puppy has been pushing it hard (remember when Richie got a whole set during the CMA Awards?), but the album just released March 18th, so its a bit early to say whether or not all the pushing has been successful. The album features a parade of duets with some of country’s past and current biggest stars from Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers and Jimmy Buffet to Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean. He also covers the classic “Endless Love” with Shania Twain, and the video for this particular tune just released. It is…well, dramatic and also a bit silly featuring a horse…the beach…a black and white kind of motif and even some slow motion. I am honestly not trying to be mean, but I really did laugh out loud when Lionel leaves the house and runs to the beach where Shania is galloping up on a horse (from the ocean?). Although, Shania is one of the queens of 90’s country, so maybe its an homage to the era…the vibe is definitely there. I’m really just not sold on the whole Lionel-Richie-Is-Going-Country thing. I might be alone in this though because from what I’ve read listeners seem to be responding positively. What do you think? Shania Twain Sings “Endless Love” with Lionel Richie. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAqz0AwLRjk] Lionel Richie, Tuskegee, Complete Track Listing. 1. ‘You Are’ Feat. Blake Shelton 2. ‘Say You, Say Me’ Feat. Jason Aldean 3. ‘Stuck on You’ Feat. Darius Rucker 4. ‘Deep River Woman’ Feat. Little Big Town 5. ‘My Love’ Feat. Kenny Chesney 6. ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ Feat. Rascal Flatts 7. ‘Hello’ Feat. Jennifer Nettles 8. ‘Sail On’ Feat. Tim McGraw 9. ‘Endless Love’ Feat. Shania Twain 10. ‘Just For You’ Feat. Billy Currington 11. ‘Lady’ Feat. Kenny Chesney 12. ‘Easy’ Feat. Willie Nelson 13. ‘All Night Long’ Feat. Jimmy Buffett

Sarah Darling Blackbird Video

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Sarah Darling Video for Cover of Classic, “Blackbird”. Sarah Darling has covered the classic, “Blackbird” from the Beatles‘ iconic White Album, and this cover is part of the Linda McCartney tribute album, Let Us In Nashville, which you can read more about here. I have to say that it is really hard to improve on musical legends like the Beatles, but Darling clearly isn’t trying to improve anything (why fix it if it aint broke?!?). She simply brings her own talent to the table, and offers an alternate version of the song that is mellow, pleasant and heart felt. This song suits her vocals wonderfully, and it really was a good choice for her! Check out the recently released video below and see if you agree. Sarah Darling, “Blackbird“. Blackbird – Sarah Darling – Sarah Darling Videos

Willie Nelson and Uncle Kracker at BamaJam 2012

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BamaJam 2012 Performance List Grows with Willie Nelson and Uncle Kracker Added! It looks like BamaJam 2012 is really trying to make-up for last year’s cancelation! Event organizers have added Willie Nelson and Uncle Kracker to the line-up which already includes Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band, Tim McGraw and Kid Rock. More performances and details will be announced as the festival date, Thursday, June 14th through Saturday, June 16th, gets closer! Tickets are already on sale, and if you want ’em…you better act fast! Go here for details!

Kip Moore CMT Webisode 2 Available

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Watch 2nd Episode of Kip Moore’s CMT Webseries! Kip Moore is gearing up to release his album, Up All Night, on April 24th, and in the run-up to the big date, he is letting fans get to know him a little better through a special CMT web series! You can check out the second episode below! Are you excited about Kip’s upcoming album? Get to Know Kip Moore Now!

Carrie Underwood Could Design Clothes

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Would You Wear Carrie Underwood’s Clothes? Carrie Underwood recently let slip in a convo with Country Vibe that she’s not particularly interested in the whole “celebrity scent” thing, but does like the idea of getting into fashion and designing her own clothing line. “I would love to do that for other people…create things that people would like to wear.” -Carrie Underwood This isn’t really a new concept…country stars (or celebrities in general) getting into fashion in some way shape or form (Kenny Chesney has his sunglasses…Jason Aldean promotes for Wrangler…Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have their own fragrances…Reba McEntire has Reba Wear…you get the point). With that list of country celebs in mind and following the recent announcement from Rascal Flatts that they are considering designing a clothing line…I’m just wondering, is this just what happens when you’ve been around the country-music-hits-block a time or two? How is it that we go from writing and singing songs to designing a pair of jeans or a shirt? More importantly, country fans, are you into this? I’m really just wondering. I’m not someone who gets hung up on designers, so I don’t really care if Carrie thought up the pattern of the dress I’m wearing. I guess, what I want to know from you country music news readers, is would you buy her (or anyone’s) clothes just because her name is on it?

ACM Awards 2012 Off-Camera Winners

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ACM Announces 2012 Winners of Off-Camera Awards Categories. The 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards are just a week away, and with host Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton and performances from the likes of Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and many, many more (go here for a complete list), it looks like its going to be a heck of a show! But show organizers know that they’ve only got a limited amount of time, so they can’t possibly squeeze in all those performances and announce all the winners for all the possible categories…so, we have the “off-camera” winners. These categories range from special honors that recognize life-time achievements and accomplishments in the country music industry to awards for best songwriter of the year! Some of the industry specific awards, like “casino of the year” and “venue of the year” are a little random, and unlikely to interest to average country music fan, so it makes sense that they can’t eat up air time handing out those trophies. But it is a shame that the “steel guitar player of the year” and “fiddle player of the year” don’t get a little TV face time…those are categories die-hard country fans definitely care about (especially over here at CMNB where HaleighT loves herself some fiddle!). You can check out the complete list of off-camera categories and winners below, and if you haven’t yet, check out the 2012 ACM Awards nominees here. 2012 ACM Awards “Off-Camera” Winners, Complete List. Special Honors: Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award Honors Pioneers in the Country Music Genre Emmylou Harris Billy Sherrill Ricky Skaggs Dwight Yoakam Crystal Milestone Award Honors Individuals Who Have Achieved Impressive Successes Kenny Chesney Career Achievement Award Honors an individual artist, duo, group or multiple artist collaboration who advanced the popularity and acceptance of country music. Vince Gill Jim Reeves International Award Honors an individual for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world. Alan Jackson Mae Boren Axton Award Recognizes years of dedication and service by an outstanding individual to the ACM. Gayle Holcomb Poet’s Award Honors songwriters for outstanding musical and/or lyrical contributions throughout their career. Bobby Braddock Roger Miller Industry Awards: Songwriter of the Year Dallas Davidson Casino of the Year Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas, NV Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year Jimmy Jay – Jayson Promotions, Inc. Nightclub of the Year Billy Bob’s Texas – Ft. Worth, TX Promoter of the Year Brian O’Connell – Live Nation Venue of the Year Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN Musician, Band, Instrumental Awards: Producer of the Year Frank Liddell Audio Engineer of the Year Justin Niebank Bass Player of the Year Michael Rhodes Percussionist/Drummer of the Year Shannon Forrest Guitarist of the Year Kenny Greenberg Fiddle Player of the Year Stuart Duncan Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year John Hobbs Specialty Instrument of the Year Aubrey Haynie Steel Guitar Player of the Year Paul Franklin