2012 Country Throwdown Tour Featuring Gary Allan

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Country Throwdown 2012 Tour Featuring Gary Allan, Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins and More! Details have been released for the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour, and we over at CMNB are excited! This year’s tour will be headlined by Gary Allan, and it will also include Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, Josh Thompson, Sunny Sweeney and Eric Paslay!! The tour will kick off on May 18th on Gulfport, MS, and tickets are already available for purchase for select dates. Stay tuned for more details to come!

Sarah Darling Lends Voice to “Let Us In”

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Sarah Darling Shares Song on Linda McCartney Tribute, “Let Us In”. Sarah Darling has shared her voice on the Linda McCartney tribute album “Let Us In Nashville” which released November 2011 by singing Paul McCartney‘s “Blackbird“, and now fans can buy her rendition of the classic as a single on iTunes! “I wanted to join the ‘Let Us In‘ campaign because I thought it was a great opportunity to give back. When I was asked to do this, I immediately wanted to do ‘Blackbird.’ I begged for ‘Blackbird.’ I just have always really loved that song so much.” This compilation album is the result of efforts to generate funds for the non-profit organization created in Linda McCartney’s memory, The Women and Cancer Fund. All proceeds are contributed to this fund! Hear Sarah Darling Discuss Her Involvement in the Project [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba9IOk1iv74]

Miranda Lambert On Law & Order: SVU

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Miranda Lambert Makes Her Acting Debut On Law & Order: SVU Tonight! Miranda Lambert is a huge fan of the hit show Law & Order: SVU. Some might be surprised to know that being a guest star on the NBC drama has been one of her longtime dreams! Well, tonight her dreams come true, as she does exactly that! The episode airs tonight at 10/9c on NBC! “Father’s Shadow” will portray Lambert as a young actress looking for her big break! Here is a sneak peak of what is to come tonight! Sneak Peek: Miranda Lambert on ‘Law & Order: SVU’

Lady Antebellum Tours Europe

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Lady Antebellum Fits European Stops Into Summer Schedule! You are probably already aware that Lady Antebellum is currently on the U.S. leg of the 2012 We Own The Night World Tour. This popular trio has now announced the expansion of their tour to include multiple European dates this summer! This is great news for all those country fans across the pond! Dates will include stops in the U.K. Ireland, Germany, Norway and Denmark. You can get ticket details and info by clicking here!

The Voice Recap Of The First Two Episodes

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With Only Two Episodes In Of The 2nd Season, We Have Already Heard Some Stars! So if you didn’t know (you must be under a rock), the season premier of The Voice was Sunday after the Super Bowl. For the second season we are taking a journey with coaches Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green to find “the voice” that will take America by storm. It is obvious that everyone in the CMNB office is pulling for Team Blake, but any coach that gives us a country star will be just fine with us too! This year instead of teams of 8, the coaches will get to pick initial teams of 12! So far Team Christina has four of her spots taken with Chris Mann, Jesse Campbell, Lindsey Pavao and The Line (a duet). Team Adam has three spots filled with Angel Taylor, Kim Yarbrough and Tony Lucca. Cee Lo also has three team members, Angie Johnson, Jamar Rogers and Juliet Simms. Most importantly, Team Blake has three artists in the running! Gwen Sebastian, Jermaine Paul and RaeLynn have got to be excited to be on the funniest guys team right?! Next Monday, February 13, the “Blind Auditions” will continue! Don’t forget to tune into NBC at 8/7c to watch all of the comedy from the coaches and talent from the hopefuls unfold!

Trace Adkins To Headline NRA Country Jam

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Trace Adkins Will Be Headlining The 2nd Annual NRA Country Jam. Trace Adkins was last months “This Is NRA Country” artist of the month and will be headlining the 2nd annual NRA Country Jam! The event will take place April 13 at the Ferrara Theatre and is presented by Bushnell and Folds of Honor. This will all be happening steps away from the exhibit hall in America’s Center in St. Louis during the NRA annual meetings. The exhibit hall will be filled to capacity with over 500 exhibitors displaying every shooting and hunting related product and accessory imaginable. Over 70,000 NRA members are expected in St. Louis for three fun filled days that will be kicked off by Adkins and NRA Country Jam II. “I can’t wait to take the stage at NRA Country Jam 2. It’s going to be a great show,” says Adkins. “Folds of Honor is an important cause and I’m happy to help give back to those who give so much for our freedom.” Folds of Honor was founded by Iraq veteran, Major Dan Rooney. Folds of Honor provides post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of U.S. military service members killed or disabled during service. Adkins, NRA Country and Bushnell have designated a portion of the proceeds from the NRA Country Jam to go to the Folds of Honor Foundation.

Reba McEntire’s New ABC SitCom

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Reba McEntire’s New TV Show Will Air on ABC. Reba McEntire has that showbiz bug again…well, the TV-specific showbiz bug. It was announced last year that the country music veteran had another TV show in the works. If you remember, her hit WB comedy, Reba, ran from 2001-2007. Her new program, titled Malibu Country has reportedly been picked up by ABC. Her Reba executive producer is currently slated as writer, and the concept focuses on a singer, obviously played by McEntire, who moves to Malibu after parting ways with her cheating and financially reckless rockstar hubby. She is accompanied on her move by her three kids and her mother, and plans to revive her career. I have a feeling, Malibu Country probably won’t stray far from the original Reba show, but I liked that so, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Are you excited Reba is returning to the small screen? Need a refresher on Reba’s acting career? Check out the pilot of Reba below. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm2fzLTfY2E]

Jennifer Nettles Pepsi Superbowl Commercial

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Jennifer Nettles Voice Makes Special Appearance In PepsiMax Superbowl Ad. Among the many exciting and entertaining aspects of Sunday night’s Superbowl media extravaganza, there is one that might have passed you by unnoticed. Jennifer Nettles‘ voice actually makes a cameo appearance in the commercial for PepsiCo‘s low-cal beverage Pepsi Max. Her croonings can be heard over the loud speaker of an average supermarket while an average looking guy chooses his beverage of choice…yeah, PepsiMax. It’s a low-key non-visual appearance, but it’s amusing all the same. Did you notice Nettles’ voice? Check Out Jennifer Nettles Vocal Cameo Here! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7USr2kriO8]

The Voice Superbowl Commerical

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Blake Shelton and The Voice Mentors Get Funny for Superbowl Ad. It’s no secret that over the past few years, the Superbowl and its media extravaganza has become just as much about the ads that air during its prime airtime as it is about the actual game. NBC’s The Voice producers clearly weren’t about to miss out on this year’s golden opportunity to steal a little more limelight for the upcoming season of their hit series! Blake Shelton (clearly, our favorite mentor!), Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera are back and kicking the season off right with a funny and action packed trailer for the season (with a special guest…). Check it out below, and make sure you catch up on last night’s season premiere if you haven’t already! 2012 The Voice Superbowl Ad [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OjVPRGD8ow]

Emmylou Harris Featured On New Compilation Album

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Emmylou Harris Featured On Mercyland, Album To Release Soon. Emmylou Harris is featured on an upcoming compilation album titled, Mercyland: Hymns For The Rest of Us. The album was spear-headed by producer and writer Phil Madeira in an effort to emphasize the loving and nourishing elements of faith that sometimes get overshadowed by mainstream coverage. The track choices for the album are meant to highlight the power of personal belief through song. Harris is joined on the album by The Civil Wars, The North Mississippi Allstars, Mat Kearney and others. Mercyland will release Tuesday, April 10th. Mercyland: Hymns For The Rest of Us, Complete Track Listing 1- From This Valley – The Civil Wars 2- Give God The Blues – Shawn Mullins 3- I Believe In You – Buddy Miller 4- Lights In The Valley – The Carolina Chocolate Drops 5- Mercyland – Phil Madeira 6- Walking Over Water – Mat Kearney 7- Leaning On You – Cindy Morgan 8- Fell Like A Feather – Amy Stroup 9- If I Was Jesus – The North Mississippi Allstars 10- Light Of Your Love – Dan Tyminski 11- I Didn’t Know It Was You – Emmylou Harris 12- Peace In The Valley – John Scofield