MissMolly, Why I Love Country Music

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Introducing an Editorial Series on the Many Reasons Miss Molly Loves Country Music! I first came to this little ol’ country news blog back in January of this year. I spent most of my time growing up in either Texas or Tennessee, and you could say that in a way, country music has always been a part of the background noise in my life. I will admit though that when I stumbled into the writing position here at the CMNB newsroom, country music was no longer in the forefront of my music playlist. I would listen to the local country music stations while driving in the car, and I knew essentially who was popular at the moment and what the latest singles were on the radio. Yet, my appreciation for the country music genre had, in a lot of ways fallen by the wayside. As you can imagine, this created a bit of a learning curve for me as I went through training, and reintroduced myself to the very unique world of country music. I have found over the past few months, as I talked to people here and there, and as I have grown to focus more and more of my attention onto the country music scene, that there really is no middle ground when it comes to country music. It seems you either love it or you hate it. You either really get the music or you have no idea what is going on. I am happy to say that I am finding myself more and more at home in the “loving” and “getting it” categories as I get more involved. With this in mind I would like to share with you in the next few weeks an editorial series I am titling “Why I Love Country Music”, detailing the reasons why I think country music is unique and should be appreciated. I want to take a closer look at what it is about country music that bring so many people (myself included) happiness and a sense of belonging. I’m sure that I will make points some agree with and others that some will not, but either way, hopefully we can agree that this whole country music thing is a lot more than just music.

Lauren Alaina Debut Album Cover Art

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Lauren Alaina Reveals the Cover Art for Debut Album. Lauren Alaina‘s debut album, Wildflower, will be out October 11th, but in the meantime Lauren wanted to go ahead and share the cover art of her first ever album with all her fans! It’s lovely first album cover, and I think it really captures Alaina’s freshness and youth! Lauren also wanted to give a little shout out to her all of her fans! See below! Hey everybody! I am so excited to be able to reveal the cover of my new album, Wildflower, which will be released on Oct. 11th. I can’t wait for you to hear the album, which has 12 songs, including one that I co-wrote. All of the songs are very different, so there’s something on Wildflower for everybody. Each song tells a story that I really related to, and my hope is that the songs will touch your heart as well. We’ll be releasing more details about the album soon. I just wanted to be sure to share with you myself my new album cover! Thanks for believing in me! Love, Lauren Are you excited about Lauren’s debut album?

Alan Jackson Performs A Concert for Hope

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Alan Jackson to Perform at Commemorative Concert in Remembrance of 9/11. This weekend there will be a number of events taking place in Washington D.C., as well as all over the country, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11th. Alan Jackson will be performing along with others in the capstone event of the weekend, “A Concert for Hope“. The concert will take place at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall at 7:30pm. There will be other performances by Patti LaBelle, Denyce Graves and the Marine Chamber Orchestra in addition to poetry, readings and reflections. The program will also include a speech from President Barack Obama.

Festival On The Border!

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Fort Smith Is Sure To Be Rocking Tonight! Tonight I will be heading to Fort Smith, Arkansas for a show at the Riverfront Amphitheater! Dierks Bentley and the Randy Rogers Band will be playing at the first ever Festival On The Border. Gates open at 6:00 and the show starts at 7:30! I am pleased to say I will be doing an in-person interview with RRB later this evening. Be looking for a show review and what the band had to say in the next few days! Coincidently, this will be the first time I have been back to the venue since I was 17 years old. In honor of that here is Cross Canadian Ragweed and “17“. This is an all-time favorite of mine so y’all enjoy! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR6pkU-_MK4&]

Chris Young Performs On The Late Late Show

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Chris Young To Perform New Single “You” On The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson. Chris Young has been going non-stop with touring and promoting his latest album Neon. This coming Monday, September 12, he will take time out of his busy schedule to perform is new single “You” on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. This is Young’s fourth national TV appearance since Neon has been released and no doubt will be something you don’t want to miss! The show will air on Monday night at 12:35am/11:35pm central on CBS. We’d also like to say congratulations to Young on his fourth #1 song “Tomorrow“, the GOLD certification of that song, the GOLD certification of his sophomore album The Man I Want To Be and his recent CMA Nomination for New Artist of the Year!

Blake Shelton God Gave Me You Video

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Blake Shelton’s New Video for God Gave Me You! Blake Shelton has debuted the video for his latest single “God Gave Me You” off his recently released album Red River Blue! It is such a touching song that has a great personal meaning to the singer. He first heard the song driving home to Oklahoma during a rocky point in his life. He knew he had to record it and now we have a country version of the Christian ballad. If the video doesn’t touch your heart then you must have a cold one! The song alone is beautifully written, but the video gives me chills! A person can take the song many ways and the video shows us a few of them. Not to mention, the home footage of Miranda before their wedding day gives an inside look at their strong relationship. The video is lovely so watch it now! =) [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCf2PoTuh4Q&feature=youtu.be]

George Strait Amarillo By Morning

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Amarillo By Morning, Amarillo I’ll Be There. This week we are shining the spotlight on George Strait! In honor of his 39th album release, Here For A Good Time, and his love for team roping we decided to take you back to a simpler time with “Amarillo By Morning“. This song is a George Strait classic and one of my all-time favorites! Here we see King George in his younger days when he was just getting started. Who would have thought he would accomplish so many things and set so many standards for what country music is today…

Own the Night with Lady Antebellum!

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CMNB is giving away two autographed copies of Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night! Lady Antebellum is going to own more than just the night with their new album… they’re owning the stage, the radio, and their fans’ hearts! Now’s your chance to own an autographed copy of “Own The Night” simply by subscribing to our newsletter. Just make sure you are signed up for our weekly country music newsletter and you’re automatically entered to win! Own the Night will hit stores and digital retailers on September 13th. The first single from the album, “Just a Kiss” has already soared to the top of the Billboard charts, and Lady Antebellum will be launching a full tour to support the album this fall. The “Own the Night” tour will kick off November 11th in Knoxville, TN with special guests Josh Kelley, Eden’s Edge, and Randy Montana. * Prize provided by Lady Antebellum’s promotional staff. * Entries must be received by Sunday September 25th. * Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90 days after this one. * 1 Winner will be drawn Sunday September 25th from ALL email subscribers with a valid shipping address. Can’t wait to win it? Pre-order your copy on Amazon today!

Congratulations Ben & Matt of KNIX!

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A hometown shout-out for radio sensations Ben & Matt of KNIX for their 2011 CMA Radio Personality of the Year nomination! Congratulations to Ben & Matt from my hometown favorite radio station KNIX! They’ve been nominated as the CMA’s Radio Personality of the Year for 2011!!! KNIX has also been nominated as Station of the Year as well. You know which way MY vote is swingin guys!!! Cheers! ~WC~ WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE duo THE JANEDEAR GIRLS announced the finalists for the 45th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS Broadcast Award Personality and Radio Station of the Year in four categories (small, medium, large, and major markets), as well as the finalists for the CMA National Broadcast Personality this morning (9/6) in NASHVILLE. The Broadcast nominees winners will be notified in mid-OCTOBER and will be acknowledged during the televised awards. The CMA AWARDS will take place at the BRDGESTONE ARENA in NASHVILLE, TN on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th on ABC TELEVISION. CMA Personality of the Year: National KIX BROOKS, “AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN WITH KIX BROOKS” – CITADEL MEDIA DEREK HASKINS & SEAN POWELL, “BIG D & BUBBA SHOW” – PREMIERE NETWORKS LIA KNIGHT, “THE LIA SHOW” – DIAL GLOBAL Major Market BEN CAMPBELL & MATT MCALLISTER, “BEN & MATT SHOW,” KNIX/PHOENIX CHUCK EDWARDS & LINDA LEE, “EDWARDS & LEE,” WYCD/DETROIT KELLY FORD & MARK NEWMAN, “KELLY FORD & RIDER,” KYGO/DENVER LAURIE DEYOUNG, “LAURIE DEYOUNG MORNING SHOW,” WPOC/BALTIMORE PAUL SCHADT, MEG BUTTERLY & GEOF KNIGHT; “PAUL SCHADT MORNING SHOW,” WKKT/CHARLOTTE Large Market CHRIS CARR, JEFFREY “MAVERICK” BOLEN & JASON STATT; “CHRIS CARR & COMPANY,” WUBE/CINCINNATI BILL CODY, “COFFEE, COUNTRY & CODY,” WSM-A/NASHVILLE JEFF ROPER & ANGIE WARD, “JEFF ROPER IN THE MORNING,” WTQR/GREENSBORO JESS TYLER, BRYAN PHILLIPS & AMANDA LEONARDO; “JESS, BRIAN AND AMANDA,” WCTK/PROVIDENCE MIKE WHELESS, MARTY YOUNG & JANIE CAROTHERS; “Q MORNING CREW,” WQDR/RALEIGH Medium Market KEVIN RICHARDS, “KEVIN RICHARDS SHOW,” WGNA/ALBANY BRIAN PIERCE & KELLIE MICHAELS, “MORNINGS WITH BRIAN AND KELLIE,” KFDI/WICHITA TOM O’BRIEN, ROGER TODD & MELISSA MORAN, “THE 97 COUNTRY BREAKFAST CLUB,” WPCV/LAKELAND STEVE LUNDY & GINA MELTON, “THE KAT 103 MORNING SHOW,” KXKT/OMAHA BILL ELLIS & BETH BRADLEY, “ELLIS AND BRADLEY MORNING SHOW,” WSSL/GREENVILLE, SC Small Market BILL BARRETT, TIM FOX & TRACY BERRY, “BARRETT, FOX & BERRY,” KKNU/EUGENE, OR BENNY “BEARMAN” MARTIN, KEN HICKS & DANIEL WYATT, “BEARMAN AND KEN IN THE MORNING,” WUSY/CHATTANOOGA SCOTTY COX & CARISSA LOETHEN, “SCOTTY AND CARISSA IN THE MORNING,” KCLR/COLUMBIA, MO EDDIE FOXX & SHARON GREEN, “THE EDDIE FOXX SHOW,” WKSF/ASHEVILLE, NC BRIAN GARY, TODD HARDING & SUSAN MOORE, “THE GOOD MORNING GUYS,” KUAD/FORT COLLINS, CO CMA Radio Station of the Year Major Market: KMLE/PHOENIX KNIX/PHOENIX WKKT/CHARLOTTE WMZQ/WASHINGTON WYCD/DETROIT Large Market: KASE/AUSTIN KVET/AUSTIN WFMS/INDIANAPOLIS WQDR/RALEIGH WUBE/CINCINNATI Medium Market: KATM/MODESTO-STOCKTON, CA KFDI/WICHITA KUZZ/BAKERSFIELD WBBS/SYRACUSE WYRK/BUFFALO Small Market: KCLR/COLUMBIA, MO KUAD/FORT COLLINS, CO WKSF/ASHEVILLE, NC WKXC/AUGUSTA, GA WUSY/CHATTANOOGA

Taylor Swift Honored with Harmony Award

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Taylor Swift Will Receive the 2011 Harmony Award. Taylor Swift will be the recipient of the 2011 Harmony Award at the 27th Annual Symphony Ball on Saturday, December 10th in Nashville. The Nashville Symphony nominates one individual for this award each year, and they choose the person they think best characterizes Nashville’s musical community. “We are proud to call our home Music City, and Taylor Swift is the perfect person to receive this award, because she has contributed so tremendously to promoting this amazing community of which we are all a part.” -Alan Valentine, CEO/President of the Nashville Symphony Swift is joining the ranks of other country icons who have received the Harmony Award in the past including LeAnn Rimes, Trisha Yearwood, Wynonna and Naomi Judd, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, and Vince Gill.