Here’s Easton Corbin’s plea for YOUR ACM vote! It’s ACM Voting Time and the artists are doing their best to win YOUR vote! Here’s a video from Easton Corbin, asking for your vote! Head on over to VoteACM.com and cast your vote today… and tomorrow… and every other day till the polls close! Then watch the ACM Awards on CBS April 3rd to see your votes in action! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgI-K-1lGcQ]
The Bonnaroo 2011 Music Festival line-up has been announced! Check it out… Bonnaroo has announced the lineup for their 2011 music festival! This year the list of artists is so diverse it makes your head spin… pilgrimage anyone? 2011 Bonnaroo Lineup: * Eminem * Arcade Fire * Widespread Panic * The Black Keys * Buffalo Springfield feat Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas, Joe Vitale * My Morning Jacket * Lil Wayne * String Cheese Incident * Robert Plant & Band of Joy * Mumford & Sons * The Strokes * The Decemberists * Ray Lamontagne * Bassnectar * Iron & Wine * Girl Talk * Primus * Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo * Alison Krauss and Union Station * Pretty Lights * Florence & the Machine * Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John * Explosions in the Sky * STS9 * Gogol Bordello * Beirut * Big Boi * Scissor Sisters * Gregg Allman * Ratatat * Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz * Robyn * Warren Haynes Band * Deerhunter * Opeth * Atmosphere * Old Crow Medicine Show * Bootsy Collins & the Funk University * Wiz Khalifa * Matt & Kim * Grace Potter & the Nocturnals * The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band * Mavis Staples * Béla Fleck & the Flecktones * Chiddy Bang * Javanotti * Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers * Loretta Lynn * Cold War Kids * The Walkmen * Devotchka * Wanda Jackson * Neon Trees * Portugal. The Man * Sleigh Bells * Amos Lee * Best Coast * Dãm-Funk * The Sword * The Drums * The Black Angels * School of Seven Bells * J. Cole * Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea * Wavves * !!! * Junip * Freelance Whales * Justin Townes Earle * Ryan Bingham * Deer Tick * Band of Skulls * Sharon Van Etten * Abigail Washburn * Omar Souleyman * Twin Shadow * Kylesa * Man Man * The Low Anthem * Alberta Cross * Railroad Earth * Jessica Lea Mayfield * Smith Westerns * The Head and the Heart * Karen Elson * Beats Antique * 22-20s * Phosphorescent * Clare MaGuire * Hayes Carll
Brad Paisley’s new album is getting closer, and we’ve got your first look at the album cover! This Is Country Music hits store shelves this coming May, but little bits and pieces are already making their way out of Brad Paisley’s camp and onto our site. Take a look below and tell us what you think of the just-released cover shot! You can pre-order “This is Country Music” at BradPaisley.com.
Miranda Lambert talks adult beverages and moving fast, live from the 2011 Grammy’s. Miranda Lambert had one fantastic night at the 2011 Grammy Awards last night. Here’s a great interview from the red carpet! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHIx23B1P_w] Come back later and we’ll have her performance video as well!
We’ve got your rundown of country stars to watch for this Sunday on the 2011 Grammy Awards! Awards season is definitely in high gear as those trophies get polished and carpets get rolled out! We’re kickin it off with the 2011 Grammy’s this Sunday evening on CBS! It seems this year we’ve got some great representation for the country music industry. Here’s who to watch for and why: 2011 GRAMMY® PERFORMANCES: Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Martina McBride (In tribute to Aretha Franklin) 2011 GRAMMY® PRESENTERS: Keith Urban Dierks Bentley Blake Shelton Zac Brown 2011 GRAMMY® AWARD NOMINEES: Best Female Country Vocal Performance “Satisfied” – Jewel “The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert “Swingin’” – LeAnn Rimes “Temporary Home” – Carrie Underwood “I’d Love To Be Your Last” – Gretchen Wilson Best Male Country Vocal Performance “Macon” – Jamey Johnson “Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song)” – Toby Keith “Turning Home” – David Nail “’Til Summer Comes Around” – Keith Urban “Gettin’ You Home” – Chris Young Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals “Free” – Zac Brown Band “Elizabeth” – Dailey & Vincent “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum “Little White Church” – Little Big Town “Where Rainbows Never Die” – The SteelDrivers Best Country Collaboration With Vocals “Bad Angel” – Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” – Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers “As She’s Walking Away” – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson “Hillbilly Bone” – Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins “I Run To You” – Marty Stuart & Connie Smith Best Country Song “The Breath You Take” – Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait) “Free” – Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band) “The House That Built Me” – Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) “I’d Love To Be Your Last” – Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson) “If I Die Young” – Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry) “Need You Now” – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum) Best Country Album Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson Need You Now – Lady Antebellum Revolution – Miranda Lambert Best Country Instrumental Performance “Tattoo Of A Smudge” – Cherryholmes “Magic #9” – The Infamous Stringdusters “New Chance Blues” – Punch Brothers “Willow Creek” – Darrell Scott “Hummingbyrd” – Marty Stuart
Carrie Underwood’s new husband, Mike Fisher, trades out of Canada and into Nashville. News was released today that a certain Canadian hockey player, and husband of country superstar Carrie Underwood, was traded out of his Ottowa team and into the Nashville Predators. While the move makes sense for the couple, some hockey fans aren’t taking it lightly. Ottowa’s KISS FM has apparently banned Carrie’s music, citing that she “tempted him away from his hometown”. I’m sure it’s all in fun, but figured it’s worth sharing. For more, visit our friends over at NashvilleGab!
After what seemed like an eternity, citizens of Long Island finally have a country radio station to call their own! Long Island residents are rejoicing as WJVC pipes smokin’ hot country music over the airwaves at last! Welcome to the fold http://www.licountry.com/!
Taylor Swift’s Speak Now Tour is officially underway, starting with a sold-out performance in Singapore! Taylor Swift is finally off on her whirlwind Speak Now tour! Her first date on the tour was in Singapore, where she sold out the Singapore Indoor Stadium last night! Taylor will continue on through 19 countries and almost 100 shows before taking a break in the fall. If her Fearless tour was any indication, you’d better get your Taylor Tickets fast because EVERY date on this run will sell out!
Real World meets American Idol in CMT’s new talent competition: CMT’s Next Superstar. American Idol and Dancing With The Stars executives team up to bring a reality-show format to a talent competition in CMT’s upcoming series “CMT’s Next Superstar“. The series will feature ten episodes in which contestants will live together and compete against each other in industry tasks such as video production, songwriting, performances, interviews and more. The series will air beginning this April so stay tuned! One of the reasons this show stands out from the rest is that it’s the only show where the contestants take an active role in deciding who’s in the band,” noted executive producer, Simon Lythgoe. “Whereas contestants must sing in different genres on other shows, this is all about Country music. Our contestants will turn some world renowned songs from other genres like Pop or Motown, pour their soul into it and make it Country. Past reality/talent competitions on CMT have brought us stars like Miranda Lambert and Steel Magnolia… let’s see what this one can fish out!
Sara Evans certainly could not ask for more these days, with her new album Stronger flying off the shelves! Country Music Tattle Tale recently got the chance to interview Sara Evans, and found that not only is she just like her album title “Stronger”, she’s also gracious, sweet, and…. an Eminem fan? Take a listen to CMTT’s exclusive interview with Sara Evans! you can catch Sara this summer as she performs a live concert with Ronnie Dunn as part of the Fremont Street experience at CMAFest!
