CMA Music Fest Network Air Date

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CMA Music Fest: Country’s Night to Rock 2011 Network Air Date Is Set. Whether or not you had the opportunity to experience CMA Music Festival in person this year, any country fan with access to a television will have the opportunity to either experience CMA Fest for the first time or relive the excitement. CMA Music Fest has officially announced the air date for the annual special CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock 2011, a recounting of the 2011 concerts and events at LP Field in Nashville earlier this month. The show is an edited version of the concerts a few thousand(s) lucky fans had the chance to see live including performances by Reba McEntire, Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Sara Evans, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, the Zac Brown Band, and others. CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock will air on ABC on Sunday, August 7th at 8PM ET. Be sure to check in on this special concert event!

Lady Antebellum Just A Kiss Video

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Lady Antebellum Releases Video for Just A Kiss. Lady Antebellum has released the video for their latest and fastest rising single, Just A Kiss, on both Vevo and their official website simultaneously allowing fans multiple viewing and streaming options. This song is the lead single off of the group’s upcoming album Own The Night which is due out September 13th. As of today, June 27th, the album is available for pre-order. Check Out The Video Now!

Miranda Lambert’s Pistol Annies Signs

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Miranda Lambert’s Side Project The Pistol Annies Signs Record Contract. Miranda Lambert announced earlier this year she would be adding a side project, also known as The Pistol Annies, to her already lucrative career. The Pistol Annies is an all-girl musical trio formed by Lambert and also includes Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. The group may have just been a fun venture, but now it looks like things are getting serious. Lambert announced at a recent performance in Chicago that The Pistol Annies have officially signed a recording contract. At the same performance the group performed a number of songs including Boys From the South. It is being speculated they have signed with Sony, Miranda’s label, but no confirmation has been made on a specific label yet. No word so far on when fans can expect an album release, but the group will be offering a little taste of what’s to come with an iTunes release of the song Hell on Wheels next week.

Josh Turner Hosts Benefit Concert

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Josh Turner Reaches Out to Students in Ringgold Georgia. Josh Turner is taking time to help support the students and community in Ringgold, Georgia who are coping with the devastation of an EF-4 tornado, which ripped through the town on April 27 destroying approximately half of the businesses, homes, and community. Turner will be hosting a benefit concert, “After The Storm: Coming Together Benefit Concert With Josh Turner” on Thursday, July 14th at the Davis Cattle Company in Ringgold, GA. All of the proceeds will be contributed to the Ringgold Band and the Ringgold athletic fund. Tickets go on sale today, Friday, June 24th!

Vince Gill Gets Star On Walk of Fame

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Vince Gill Honored with Star On the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Vince Gill is joining his wife, Amy Grant, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Grant received her star in 2006, and in 2012 Vince will be honored with a star of his own. I’m pretty sure their stars won’t be positioned next to one another, but a star is a star! Other 2012 Hollywood Walk of Famers include actors Jennifer Aniston, Richard Burton, Kate Winslet, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Lopez and Adam West, music legends Barry White, Hal David, David Foster and the band Heart and cartoonist Matt Groening. Gill once lived in Los Angeles when he was still a youngster and not yet so accomplished. Yet, he never thought the day would come when he would be honored in such a way. “When I lived out there, I was such a young person…So even the thought of one day having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was preposterous. It was silly. It wasn’t even in the realm of my thinking. I walked up and down Hollywood Boulevard and said, ‘There is so-and-so.’ I never thought for one second, ‘I will have one of these one day.” -Vince Gill Vince adds this honor into the Hollywood Walk of Fame to his list of noteworthy inductions which includes the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Travis Tritt & Charlie Daniels Band Together

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Travis Tritt Joins Charlie Daniels Band For A Special Show At Deadwood Mountain Grand! Travis Tritt and the Charlie Daniels Band will be on the Deadwood Mountain Grand stage August 3, 2011. The Deadwood Mountain Grand is aspiring to be the premier year-round entertainment place in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It’s been awhile since we have heard anything from Tritt, but in this case better late than never! Tickets for Travis Tritt/Charlie Daniels Band go on sale Saturday, June 25th. Other acts playing this venue are Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Diamond Rio, Stone Temple Pilots, and Oak Ridge Boys. Here is a classic of Tritt’s, “Best of Intentions”… [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6qLtarUJnQ]

Shania Twain Today Is Your Day

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Shania Twain Releases Her New Video: Today Is Your Day Shania Twain‘s new video “Today Is Your Day” premiered on VEVO today (that’s a lot of days)! The video shows clips from her show “Why Not?” that was aired on OWN. I know a lot of people out there are ready for her country music comeback, is this song going to be the kick start she needs to be on top again? Take a look, see what you think!

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton’s Wedding Video

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Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert release video from their spectacular country wedding and reception? It would seem that my original hunch was indeed correct. Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton’s wedding video was NOT intended for public sharing, and has since been removed from the original youtube account. While SOME country music sites may continue to host and share the video, I will not be making an attempt to do so. Congratulations to the happy couple, and my sincere wishes that your private moments stay private. The wedding of the year between Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton seems like it was quite the fun and intimate affair. We’re really excited and of course honored that the couple has allowed a video compilation to be released that gives fans an inside peek at the simple beauty the day held for Blake & Miranda. Here’s the video that follows the couple from rehearsal to reception: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Wedding Removed

Justin Moore Outlaws Like Me

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Justin Moore’s Outlaws Like Me In Stores! Justin Moore has released his sophomore album, “Outlaws Like Me”. The CD has 12 songs including his latest single “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” and the title track “Outlaws Like Me“. Moore had a hand in writing all but two of the songs and the Arkansas native makes sure to tell us just what he’s all about in his lyrics. “There have been thousands of miles, countless incredible shows, hundreds of Resistol cowboy hats, more than a few pair of Luchaese cowboy boots, and many new and familiar faces along the way. Those faces across the country are the reason I’m able to do this for a second time.” says Justin to his fans in his liner notes I really enjoyed “Til My Last Day“, “Beer Time“, and “Run Out Of Honky Tonks“, along with the others, the album as a whole is worth the purchase! Moore is a talented singer, as well as (in my opinion), hilarious! I definitely recommend picking up both his albums and catching him if he’s playing somewhere near you, actually see him even if you have to travel a bit!

Billy Bob’s Recording Contest

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Live At Billy Bob’s Texas Recording Contest! Today is the last day to get your vote in for the Live At Billy Bob’s Texas Recording Contest! This is a fantastic opportunity for some bands to get their chance to have a live album from the famous honky tonk. Voting is simple, just head over to liveatbillybobstexas.com take a listen to the songs the bands have provided and then vote for your favorite, the only thing they ask of you is a valid email. The top ten bands will be invited to play in the finals at Billy Bob’s on June 20th, then fans will be able to see the videos of the performances on the internet and again be asked to vote for their favorite. Finals voting ends July 14th, the winner will be announced July 15th, and the band that comes out on top will record Live at Billy Bob’s on July 29, 2011! There are 41 bands competing for your votes and all have been nominated by a radio station that thinks they deserve it. Wrangler Retro, Justin Boots Bent Rail, Resistol Hats & Apparel, Willie Nelson’s Picnic, and Cavender’s are all sponsoring the event. Tickets are already available for the big night (July 29th) and all bands are ready to give you one hell of a show! So head on over, listen, and vote! Remember voting ends TONIGHT and all of the bands will appreciate it! Bands participating in the contest are Matt Stell & The Crashers, Left Foot Sally, Cody Johnson Band, Paul Nunn Band, Fred Andrews & Honey Browne, Austin Allsup, Cody Riley Band, Josh Grider Trio, Brian Keane, Midnight River Choir, 2 Steps Back, Scotty Thurman & Perfect Trouble, Run Home Jack, Ryan Beaver, Charlie Montague, Taylor Hodak Band, Jody Booth, Casey Berry, Donnie Evetts, Red Eye Gravy, Jason Nutt & Highway 70, Charla Corn, Hogg Maulies, John David Kent, Brandon Jenkins, John Evans Band, Raizin Kane Band, David Oakleaf, Jr Castillo, Jason Cassidy, Mark Powell and Lariat, Jeremy Steding, James Lann, Jamie Richards, Kevin Seale Band, Shawn Fussel, Luke Wade and No Civilians, Phil Hamilton, Jubal Lee Young, Southern Scarred, and Dean Seltzer.