CMA Announces 2012 Hall of Famers

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CMA Announces 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees In Online Event. The Country Music Association will be announcing the three 2012 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees in a live event on Tuesday, March 6th at 9:30am CT! Fans will have the chance to check out the announcement via an online live stream which you can get to by clicking here. Fans have the added bonus of interacting with each other during the announcement through the LiveStream chat box which you can sign into through either Twitter or Facebook. The official Twitter hashtag for the event is #CMHOF. Who do you think should make it into the Hall of Fame this year?

Freemont Street Line-up 2012

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Complete Line-up of Performers for 2012 Freemont Street Experience. The ACM Awards take place in Las Vegas, and so we wouldn’t really expect them to do things small, now would we? Of course not, and appropriately the lead up to the ACM Awards on Sunday, April 1st is two nights of free concerts that has come to be know as the Freemont Street Experience! It was previously announced that Luke Bryan would be headlining the Friday, March 30th concert with Eric Church headlining the Saturday, March 21st concert, and now we know who is joining who and when! The ACM New Artist of the Year nominees, Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery will be taking center stage on Friday night while Craig Campbell, Eli Young Band, Laura Bell Bundy and Jana Kramer take the stage Saturday night! Its sure to be one heck of an event, and I envy the lucky who folks who get to check it out!

Kenny Chesney New Album Summer 2012

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Kenny Chesney Will Debut New Album Summer 2012! Well, we were already excited about Kenny Cheney and his Brothers of the Sun Tour with Tim McGraw, but it looks like he’s got even more in store for us this summer, a new album! This new record follows up on Chesney’s hugely successful Hemingway’s Whiskey, and is at this point still untitled. Fans can expect to get their ears on the new music on June 19th!’ In the meantime, Chesney’s tour with McGraw will kick off on June 2nd in Tampa, FL. See below for complete ticket info!

Sugarland’s In the Hands of the Fans Tour 2012

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Sugarland Gets Back On The Road with “In the Hands of the Fans” Tour for 2012! I had heard on the country music grapevine that Sugarland‘s Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush were going to be laying low tour wise for most of 2012, but it looks like the grapevine was (thankfully) wrong. The duo will be heading back out on the road starting April 5th through August 18th(so far!) for their “In the Hands of the Fans” Tour. You might be wondering about the tour’s title, and you should be! Nettles and Bush are letting the fans take-over each concert’s set list by requesting songs however they can (Twitter, Facebook, text, handwritten signs, anything goes)! As long as the tune you want to hear is off their albums or something they’ve performed before at another concert, they’ll take your requests. How cool is that? Click here to sign up for updates, and be sure to check the complete list of tour dates below. Sugarland will be joined on tour in select cities by Lauren Alaina and Canaan Smith.

Kip Moore Debut Album Release Date

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Kip Moore Sets Release Date for Debut Album! You’ve probably heard Kip Moore‘s single, “Somethin’ Bout A Truck“, and if you like it, you’re in luck! The single belongs on Moore’s debut record, Up All Night, and he has just announced it will release April 24th! Kip has put a lot of heart and soul into this album, and he is understandably excited about getting it out there for fans to enjoy! “The song doing great is a huge accomplishment, but the fact that I’m getting to release a whole record, something I’ve put so much energy into over the years, is the biggest accomplishment in my music career thus far. I am so excited for people to get a chance to hear this record because I feel like it is an emotional record and I want to be able to move people like the records moved me growing up.” -Kip Moore If the rest of the album is anything like what we’ve heard so far, I think this is one album I’ll have on repeat all summer long! Moore’s got an authentic country voice, the kind that makes country girls weak in the knees, and there is just the right amount of steel guitar in his music to give that edge we all love. Can’t wait to get my ears on this album! In the meantime, I’ll just keep listening to “Somethin’ Bout a Truck“! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YfNFR6gh2E&ob=av2e]

Lauren Alaina Performs on American Idol

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Lauren Alaina Returns to American Idol to Perform Single, “Georgia Peaches”. Less than a year after achieving runner-up on American Idol, Lauren Alaina is returning to the show that placed her front and center in the country music spotlight to perform her single, “Georgia Peaches“! No doubt, Alaina’s presence will remind contestants just what kind of future they could have by winning this season’s prized status! You can catch Lauren’s performance during the Thursday, March 8th episode on FOX. Check local listings for channels and times. Alaina is currently on tour with Jason Aldean on his 2012 “My Kinda Party” Arena Tour also featuring Luke Bryan. Speaking of “Georgia Peaches“, have you seen the video yet? [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfWmFevHdQo]

Easton Corbin New Single “Lovin’ You Is Fun”

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Easton Corbin Releases Single from Upcoming Album! Easton Corbin‘s latest single, “Lovin’ You Is Fun” has officially hit country music airwaves. The tune which is featured on his upcoming sophmore album was the second most added single to play the charts last week! Corbin feels pretty good about this song so far, and no doubt you enjoy it through spring and summer time too. When I first heard this song, man, it just really felt good. It’s a fun song – a feel good summertime song you can roll the windows down and turn the radio up,” Easton Corbin If you haven’t had the chance to hear it on the radio yet, you’ll definitely be able to get it on iTunes, March 13th! In the meantime, take a break and watch the video for his “A Little More Country Than That“! Easton Corbin, “A Little More Country Than That“. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS1NfjLkdSM&ob=av2e]

Dixie Chicks: The Controversy Country Music Won’t Let Die

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The Dixie Chicks “Thing” Happened Years Ago, Can We Let It Go Now? Recently, I found an article from Country Weekly that surprised me. It was a short article about some comments Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks made on her twitter account during the 2012 Grammy Awards. Apparently, she made an off-hand comment about Jason Aldean being out of tune during his performance of “Don’t You Wanna Stay” with Kelly Clarkson. The title of this article was, “Natalie Maines’ Own Fans Don’t Like Her Jason Aldean Dig,” and the opening statement of the article was this: The Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines is no stranger to saying controversial things. Remember a certain overseas criticism of then-President Bush that effectively destroyed the Chicks’ country career? First of all, saying that someone is out of tune during a performance is not controversial in the least (Or it really shouldn’t be, and if it is somehow, we might be in trouble as an industry). To me, Maines’ comments just show observational skills. I love both Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, but their 2012 Grammy performance was not their best. I’ve seen them perform this before, and they totally rocked it. So maybe they just had an off night, or the sound crew wasn’t handling the levels well. Who knows? Regardless, Maines wasn’t necessarily wrong, and she definitely wasn’t being “mean”. Here is my big issue though: are we seriously still talking about that? Almost ten years later, really is this the first thing we have to say about Natalie Maines? This is why we write an article about her? Really? Just a quick refresher, the Dixie Chicks have earned CMA Awards as Entertainer of the Year (2001), for Vocal Group of the Year (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002), for Song of the Year (1999), for Album of the Year (2000), for Video of the Year (1998, 1999), and for the Horizon Award (1998). They have also earned multiple Grammy Awards, hold the distinction of being the top selling female group of any genre, and have 6 #1 country music singles (those were within a 5 year period). Not to mention, these 3 extraordinarily talented and hard-working women gave country fans some really amazing music that will stand the test of time. That is their legacy. It is alarming to me that it is okay to disregard an opinion or vilify someone because they say something negative about something you like. Sometimes people can do this in a non-constructive way, I’ll give you that. Still though, everyone is entitled to their negative opinions just as much as others are to their positive ones. We run the danger of losing our critical thinking skills when we only listen to the “good stuff” people say; the things that let us stay safely inside our comfort zones. Let me be clear, Jason Aldean is a great performer, and being out of tune during one performance in no way discounts that. At the end of the day, I really Continue reading Dixie Chicks: The Controversy Country Music Won’t Let Die→

Kacey Musgraves On Tour With John Mayer

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Kacey Musgraves Has Been Announced As The Sole Opener On John Mayer’s 2012 U.S. Tour! Kacey Musgraves has just been announced as the sole opener for John Mayer’s 2012 U.S. Tour! “I can’t wait to get out on the road with John Mayer. To be given this opportunity to tour with a musician and songwriter that I have such high respect for is a dream come true.” -Musgraves The Mercury/Lost Highway recording artist just had her debut performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville during the annual Country Radio Seminar. The singer/songwriter performed her stirring track “Merry Go Round” and received a standing ovation! For those of you who “think” you aren’t familiar with Musgraves, guess again. She co-wrote “Mama’s Broken Heart” on Miranda Lambert’s album Four The Record and “When You Love A Sinner” on Martina McBride’s album Eleven. She also is the female vocalist featured on Josh Abbot Band’s hit single “Oh, Tonight!” Musgraves is currently in the studio working on her debut album that will be released later this year. The album will be co-produced by Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Luke Laird. Watch the video for “Merry Go Round!”

Miranda Lambert Over You Music Video

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Here Is The Official Music Video For Miranda Lambert’s Latest Single, “Over You!” The Lambert/Shelton families have dealt with a lot of loss over the last few months and it comes as a coincidence that “Over You” was released when it was. Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton co-wrote the emotional song, which is about the passing of Shelton’s older brother Richie. Shelton has said many times that he could have never recorded it himself because of the pain it would cause him to sing it on stage every night. The song is very powerful and every time I hear it, it strikes an emotional chord with me (that’s the thing about country lyrics, so many people can relate in their own way). The first time I saw the video I had full on goosebumps! From the back-story of the song to the cemetery setting…this is definitely a video you have to see! So here it is, grab some tissues and watch! “Over You” can be found on Lambert’s album Four The Record.