Sugarland Releases New Video

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Sugarland Releases Video for Hit Song “Tonight” Sugarland‘s new video for their hit song “Tonight” is now available on iTunes. Also, AOL will begin streaming the video tomorrow, April 21st! The song as well as the video channels the emotion and angst from 80’s classic films like Pretty In Pink and The Breakfast Club, and was shot at the Woolworth Mansion in New York City to increase the drama and emotion Nettles and Bush were trying to express. The video is sure to be just as popular the song which has been received overwhelmingly well among fans. “This song is an event every night we play it. When Jennifer gets to the first big ‘Always’ and holds it forever, and the band finally kicks in, and the electric guitars rumble to life under her note, it really turns the room into a stadium. I love how the audience start to cheer and scream and how that energy carries us and the song to a new place. It makes a man want to play guitar!” says Bush of performing “Tonight” live. Be sure to keep an eye out for what promises to be a great video to match a great song.

Miranda Lambert’s Pistol Annies

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Miranda Lambert’s New All Girl Trio: Pistol Annies. Miranda Lambert spoke openly earlier this month about her venture: an all girl trio! The Pistol Annies features Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe, and they will have their debut performance on CBS, Friday April 22nd on ACM’s Girls’ Night Out television special. Not to fret Miranda fans, she will not be abandoning her solo career, but will simply be adding to it! Miranda is fulfilling the desire to work with an all girl group while channeling some excess creative energy! “They’re both artists on their own and they’re great friends of mine. We’ve just been writing songs like crazy, and I always wanted to do a girl project. It’s not your typical girl trio. We definitely have an edge. [laughs] We sing a lot about housewives.” Miranda Lambert Be sure to check out Girls’ Night Out, and keep you’re ears open for more news about Lambert’s Pistol Annies!

ACM’s Girls’ Night Out on CBS

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Top Female Country Artists to Preform on ACM Girls’ Night Out! Top female country artists give a not to be missed show on CBS Friday, April 22nd at 9 PM ET/PT, 7 Central! ACM’s Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women of Country will feature Jennifer Nettles, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood and The Judds. The ladies will be joined by special guests that will take this show above and beyond. Ronnie Dunn will join Jennifer Nettles, the soon to be married Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert will share the stage, Rascal Flatts rocks with Reba, Little Big Town and Martina McBride collaborate, Vince Gill and Carrie Underwood light up the stage, and the rock legend John Fogerty will join The Judds. Miranda Lambert will also introduce her upcoming female group Pistol Annie. Each woman will be honored for an achievement from their career. An additional honoree will be the great Loretta Lynn recognizing her 50-year career. Be sure to tune in, this is something you won’t want to miss!

Jeff Bridges Signs Record Deal

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Jeff Bridges Signs with Blue Note Records. Oscar winning actor and talented musician Jeff Bridges has signed with EMI’s Blue Note Records with a new album due out this summer. Bridges has been all over the map talent wise for years, but you probably would recognize him from his most recent films, Crazy Heart, in which he played a downtrodden country singer and True Grit in which he is featured as a tough time-worn U.S. Marshall in the days of the old west. He will be collaborating on his new album with T-Bone Burnett with whom he has been working for many years. “It’s a relationship that’s really inflamed my music.” Bridges says of his partnership with Burnett Indeed, the two worked on the soundtrack for Crazy Heart together and Burnett won an Oscar for “Best Original Song” for “The Weary Kind“. Bridges was recently featured on a documentary series produced by PBS, American Masters. You can click here to check out Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides here.

Sugarland Added to CMA Fest Line-up

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Sugarland Added to 2011 CMA Fest Nightly Concert Line-up! Sugarland added to the nightly concert line-up for the 2011 CMA Music Festival June 9th-12th. Sugarland will be performing Friday night, June 10th. Single day admission tickets are available for fans only interested in seeing Sugarland! Also performing that night are Sheryl Crow, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Ashton Shepherd and Keith Urban. Sugarland is not the only new addition! Kelly Clarkson will be performing, “Don’t You Wanna Stay” with Jason Aldean Thursday night, June 9th. Also, Alan Jackson will be performing with Zac Brown Band on their hit collaboration “As She’s Walking Away“.

Gwyneth Paltrow Covers Adele on Glee

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Gwyneth Performs Music By Adele on Glee Gwyneth Paltrow, who is for the moment being considered a country music star, will be guest starring once again on Glee. Gwyneth is quickly becoming a regular on the popular musical show, and this week will performing Adele‘s “Turning Tables“. The episode airs Tuesday, April 19th 8/7c on FOX, so be sure to tune in.

CMA Announces Concert Line-up

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CMA Fest Concert Line-up Now Available The nightly concert line-up for the CMA Music Festival June 9th-12th has been announced! It looks like fans are going to have a great time whether they go all four nights or can only make it to one! There are still four day passes on sale for $115 which allow access to all four nights. Single day passes went on sale April 16th and are still available for $35. In addition to the weekend concerts, there will be a special CMA Fest kick-off at the Grand Ole Opry Tuesday, June 7th featuring performances by Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Lady Antebellum and others! The line-up is as follows: Thursday, June 9th Jason Aldean Easton Corbin Sara Evans Brad Paisley Zac Brown Band Friday, June 10th Sheryl Crow Lady Antebellum Martina McBride Ashton Shepherd Keith Urban Saturday, June 11th Trace Adkins Little Big Town Rascal Flatts Reba Josh Turner Chris Young Sunday, June 12th The Band Perry The Jane Deer Girls Miranda Lambert Darius Rucker Blake Shelton

Brantley Gilbert’s New Single

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Brantley Gilbert Debuts New Single. As promised earlier this year, Brantley Gilbert‘s debut single, “Country Must Be Country Wide“, will be hitting airwaves Monday, April 25th. Brantley signed with Valory Music Co. earlier this year, and the debut single is the first off what promises to be a great album due out later this year. You can catch a sneak peak of Country Must Be Country Wide by clicking here. Gilbert maintains an incredibly faithful fan base, and if you’re not a part of it…yet…you can check out the video below to see what has so many people so excited about this artist! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFhaWuR9PIQ#at=87]

The Voice Sneak Peak with Blake Shelton

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Blake Shelton and Other The Voice Judges In Sneak Peak! The Voice airs on NBC Tuesday, April 26th and we’ve dug up a sneak peak featuring details about the show from the judges including Blake Shelton! This show promises to be different from other musical competition shows, and it looks like they have the goods to back up such a bold statement. Check it out now! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O5ydR9bVNY]

Red Bull Gypsy Cafe Hits Stillwater, OK

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Red Bull Gypsy Cafe Music Event Celebrates Red Dirt Genre in Stillwater, OK. This weekend Stillwater, OK will be the place to be for Red Dirt music enthusiasts. The Red Bull Gypsy Cafe musical festival will be a gathering of some of the most talented musicians to come from the genre! The name for the event, Gypsy Cafe, comes from “the farm” where jam sessions took place over the years, and there could not be a more appropriate place for the event to be held than Stillwater, OK, the birthplace of Red Dirt music. The event takes place Friday April 15th, and acoustic performances by artists that started, grew and continue to build the Red Dirt movement will take place at four different venues! All proceeds go to create the Red Dirt Relief Fund, a non-profit operated by Red Dirt musicians in Stillwater, OK which seeks to provide aid to musicians in need. You can find out complete details for performances and ticket pricing by clicking here!