Joey + Rory New Album News

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Joey+Rory take on double duty, realeasing Album #2 and opening for Zac Brown Band on the Brakeing Southern Ground tour this summer! Husband/Wife duo Joey+Rory have an exciting year planned with a 2010 ACM nomination under their belt already, a U.S. arena tour this spring and the upcoming release of their sophomore album. Set for an early summer release (exact date TBA), the CD is simply titled “Album #2” and is produced by legendary, Grammy award-winning producer Carl Jackson who also produced their debut album. That album titled The Life of a Song debuted #10 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and remained on the charts for 50 weeks selling 200,000 copies. “This is our sophomore album and the title cut is a humorous take on the pressure put on artists when they make their second album,” explains Rory. “Rather than worry about it or avoid it, it’s more our nature to just face it head on, and even find the humor in it.” Known for bringing beautiful harmonies, authenticity and romance back to country music, the Vanguard/Sugar Hill recording artists will hit the road this spring with Grammy award-winner Zac Brown Band for the “Breaking Southern Ground” tour. Joey+Rory will not only perform but will act as emcee for the tour. “We’re beyond excited about going on tour with the Zac Brown Band,” says Joey. “Over the last year, we’ve become good friends. They’re the real deal. They don’t compromise. We love that.” “And although there are differences in our music,” adds Rory. “We’re cut from the same cloth.” “Probably some ol’ worn out jean material that feels good and has been around a while,” laughs Joey. Coming off the heels of their success in 2009, Joey+Rory are nominated for a 2010 Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Vocal Duo. The award is fan-voted and ballots open on February 26th.Country Music Photo Gallery

Miranda Lambert Concert Tour 2010!

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The Miranda Lambert Concert Tour “Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars” Kicks Off March 18th in Beckley, WV Miranda Lambert brings her “Roadside Bars And Pink Guitars” Tour to her fans this Spring. Gearing up on March 18th in Beckley, WV, the tour will make stops in at least 22 cities and more to be announced. This is Lambert’s first official headlining tour. She will be joined by David Nail, James Otto, Randy Houser and Wade Bowen among others. In addition to her own headlining tour, Lambert will take part in the prestigious Lilith Fair Tour and joins an A-list lineup including Kings of Leon, Jay-Z, Dave Matthews Band and Norah Jones, performing at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival in June. “In the last 5 years, I have learned so much from all the amazing artists I’ve toured with,” said Lambert. “Now it’s my turn to venture out and do more shows of my own. I’m happy that there are a lot of great new artists who are willing to come out and support my tour.” Fans, critics and peers agree it’s time for the award-winning Texas singer/songwriter to take center stage. Recent performances have garnered such praise as “one of modern country’s most formidable talents” from The Oklahoman and from the Dallas Morning News “She can command a stage as good as any of the genre big boys.” Last week, Lambert, who’s latest single “White Liar” from her album REVOLUTION recently hit #1, taped an episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition, which airs this spring and was a presenter at the Grammy Awards, where she was also nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her self-penned song “Dead Flowers.” While in Los Angeles as part of Brad Paisley’s “American Saturday Night” Tour, she will tape two upcoming shows for the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (air dates TBA.) The three-time GRAMMY nominee received rare perfect reviews for REVOLUTION from countless publications including 4 stars from Rolling Stone and USA Today, an A from Entertainment Weekly and exuberant praise from SPIN, NY Times, Washington Post and more. Many claimed REVOLUTION the “Best Album of 2009” in any genre including NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Amongst the many accolades, the Nashville Scene Critics Poll voted Miranda Lambert’s REVOLUTION as the year’s best album and her “White Liar” as the year’s best single; they also named her Female Vocalist of the Year and runner-up Artist of the Year. Miranda Lambert’s Concert Tour Stops: Beckley, WV Ft Worth, TX Wichita Falls, TX Kennewick, WA Medford, OR Duluth, GA Orlando, FL Airway Heights, WA Florence, AZ Cincinnati, OH Akron, OH Kalamazoo, MI Amarillo, TX Belton, TX Houston, TX Jonesboro, AR Bossier City, LA Stillwater, OK Spencer, IA Mankato, MN Davenport, IA New Braunfels, TX Country Music Photo Gallery

Reckless Kelly: Somewhere In Time

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Reckless Kelly will release their seventh studio album SOMEWHERE IN TIME tomorrow, Tues., Feb. 9. Reckless Kelly is quickly gaining ground in mainstream country radio, but they are certainly not newcomers! On the eve of their seventh studio album critics and fans are rallying to support their favorite newfound classics! Billboard praised Reckless Kelly as “a group that has the chutzpah and chops to properly honor Idaho singer/songwriter Pinto Bennett.” Currently gracing the cover of Best In Texas magazine where SOMEWHERE IN TIME is called “classic Reckless, songs about cowboys, lovin’, cheatin’ and drinking.” Best In Texas continues by saying TIME “features Willy Braun’s well-aged-scotch and honey voice, along with guitar and fiddle-driven swing.” Best of Texas spotlights Reckless Kelly in Eavesdropping Texas where the band is praised for creating “a record that might be their most honest and true work to date.” Additional reviewers like Country Weekly are also raving, “the Texas roots-rockers manage to pay an admirable musical tribute to the songs of Idaho cult favorite Pinto Bennett and his Famous Motel Cowboys while infusing them with fresh touches of Texas twang and Western swing.” Praise from reviewers and fans predict SOMEWHERE IN TIME may be the band’s best record yet. On SOMEWHERE IN TIME, the band digs deep into its roots, revisiting the music of Pinto Bennett, who with his band the Famous Motel Cowboys influenced a generation of musicians in the Northwest and served as a mentor and idol to Willy and his brother Cody, whose fiddle, mandolin, harmonica and vocal work help propel Reckless Kelly. In the company of their bandmates, David Abeyta on lead guitar and mandolin, Jay Nazz on drums, and Chris Schelske on bass, they explore their country influences and re-introduce Bennett’s music to a new generation of fans while placing their indelible, rock-edged stamp on it. That new generation of fans includes audiences participating in the band’s Feb. 8-12th Listening Party on AOL’s The Boot. “While this is Pinto’s material, this is very much a Reckless Kelly record. It’s simply a bunch of great songs we thought people should hear,” explains Cody. “A lot of Texas bands have been pushing country more toward rock,” says Jay, “but to go back to playing real country music turned out to be extremely rewarding for us as a band.” “It’s not too far a departure from what we’ve done in the past,” adds Willy. After nearly a year of recording the 12 track self-produced disc, the Austin, TX-based band will hit the road for a slew of in-store visits, radio appearances, and shows—including a performance at Terminal 5 in New York’s Midtown on Saturday, February 27th. Reckless Kelly is currently touring in support of their single, “Best Forever Yet,” that entered the Americana chart at #33 and is the first radio release from TIME. You can preview the single at http://www.ebmediapr.com/reckless-kelly-single.html. Fans can follow Reckless Kelly on tour and as they prepare to launch SOMEWHERE IN TIME at www.recklesskelly.com or on Twitter at @RecklessKelly.Country Continue reading Reckless Kelly: Somewhere In Time→

Zac Brown Band will headline the 2010 Moondance Jammin Country Fest

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Zac Brown Band called on to headline the 2010 Moondance Jammin Country Fest in Walker, MN Zac Brown Band has been tabbed as the closing night headliner for this year’s Moondance Jammin’ Country Fest, which will take place June 17-19, 2010 in Walker, Minnesota. Tickets are now available in a variety of packages. Concert goers can purchase Rockstar All Access, three-day V.I.P, three-day general admission and single day admission, as well as camping sites and parking passes by contacting the Jam office in Walker. At the festival, general admission tickets get you front row access-there is no VIP in-front seating in Walker. An official announcement concerning the entire festival line-up is due sometime later this month. Expect 15 bands to play the main stage over three days and many more side stage acts to be added in the coming months. Moondance Jammin’ Country Fest has been held at the same site as The Moondance Jam in Walker since 2007. This year marks the fourth year of the festival, which was started by resident Bill Bieloh. The events help bring thousands of music fans to the Walker area every summer. Situated on a large, beautiful piece of land near a huge lake located three hours northwest of Minneapolis, the site houses thousands of campers during the festivals, and has been cited by many as to why they return year after year to Walker for the shows.Country Music Photo Gallery

Josh Turner goes Haywire Tomorrow Morning!

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Just a reminder folks, Josh Turner’s brand new album “Haywire” releases tomorrow morning! Josh Turner is already climbing the charts with his hit “Why Don’t We Just Dance”, and I can tell you the rest of the album is just as great! From start to finish it is solid, emotional, and just absolute vocal perfection! I just can’t get enough of that booming bass boy and I bet neither can you! Have a little fun with this behind the scenes clip and make sure you run out and grab that album first thing in the morning before all your neighbors beat ya to it! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxdsxFieqmQ&feature=player_embedded]Country Music Photo Gallery

Sugarland – Incredible Machine Tour 2010

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Sugarland’s appropriately named Incredible Machine tour kicks off early this spring! Sugarland will kick off their 2010 North American tour, The Incredible Machine on April 23rd in Primm, NV and travel to over 55 cities nationwide. “This new tour is a thrill for me,” said Jennifer Nettles. “It will reflect our latest writing and surprises to come for the new record, the hits that our fans love, along with the production value that people have come to trust and expect from our live shows.” “Don’t come if you expect to sit on your ass the whole show. You won’t be able to. It’s a whole, new, rhythmic, emotional, visual, fun, incredible, experience machine.” Sugarland Tour 2010 Stops: Primm, NV-4/23                                                               Cooperstown, NY Lake Tahoe, NV                                                                                Canadiagua, NY Scranton, PA                                                                      Saratoga, NY Huntington, WV                                                               Twin Lakes, WI-7/23 Indio, CA                                                                              Eau Claire, WI-7/24 Santa Barbara, CA                                                      Kansas City, MO Concord, CA                                                                       Cheyenne, WY-7/30 Bakersfield, CA                                                                 Minot, ND-7/31 Murphy’s, CA                                                                    Raleigh, NC Los Angeles, CA                                                                                Charlotte, NC Phoenix, AZ                                                                       St. Louis, MO Albuquerque, NM                                                     Houston, TX Bossier City, LA                                                                 Dallas, TX Detroit, MI                                                                          Sioux Falls, SD Nampa, ID-5/6                                                                  Boston, MA Orange Beach, AL                                                            London, Ontario Pelham, AL                                                                         Toronto, Ontario Salt Lake City, UT                                                              Oklahoma City, OK Colorado Springs, CO                                                      Southaven, MS Burgettstown, PA                                                            Cleveland, OH State College, PA                                                             Cincinnati, OH Camden, NJ                                                                        Louisville, KY-8/19 Holmdel, NJ                                                                        Alpharetta, GA Gilford, NH                                                                         Indianapolis, IN-8/20 Columbia, MD                                                                   Des Moines, IA West Palm Beach, FL                                                      Charlottesville, VACountry Music Photo Gallery

Grand Ole Opry Goes Home!

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After a three month run at the Ryman, The Grand Ole Opry will return to its’ rightful home tonight! The Grand Ole Opry® presented by Humana® will return to the Grand Ole Opry House after a three-month run at the historic Ryman Auditorium tonight. Scheduled to appear this weekend are Opry members Josh Turner and Bill Anderson as well as special guests including Keith Anderson, Grammy® winners The Oak Ridge Boys and Sandi Patty, Chris Young and more. In celebration of the Opry’s first night back at the Opry House, the Opry and Turner are launching the first sweepstakes on MyOpry, opry.com’s video and photo sharing site. Inspired by Turner’s current hit single “Why Don’t We Just Dance” from his album HAYWIRE due in stores Feb. 9, fans can upload videos of themselves dancing to the single to MyOpry.com for a chance to meet Turner at the Opry later this year. Fans who upload videos will be entered in the contest, and their dance moves will be posted online. Later this spring, fans will be able to vote for their favorite dancer/s from among six finalists, and one winner will receive a trip to Nashville including accommodations at Gaylord Opryland Resort, tickets to the Opry, the chance to meet Turner, and more. Among the artists scheduled to make Opry appearances later in February are Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Craig Morgan, Blake Shelton, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Mel Tillis, and Steve Wariner. Opry performances are held every weekend of the year and on Tuesdays beginning March 2. To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or log on to opry.com. Turner’s album is available for pre-order at www.JoshTurner.com and at http://awe.sm/43SD4Country Music Photo Gallery

Meet The Band Perry

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CMNB would like you to get to know more about The Band Perry: Three Perry siblings, Neil, Kimberly, and Reid may have spent years writing songs and singing together, but it was only after committing to being a real band together that success started to take shape. After catching the ears of label-execs at Republic Nashville, The Band Perry was rushed into the studio to record and release the current hit “Hip To My Heart“. Get to know how they all got started in music and what inspires The Band Perry to push forward and stand out in this little snippet: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqrHQaSSw8c] Find out more about The Band Perry at their official site: www.thebandperry.comCountry Music Photo Gallery

Joe Nichols Valentine’s Prize Pack

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Win a Joe Nichols Valentine’s Prize Pack via Twitter! Joe Nichols is giving fans a chance to win a Valentine’s Day prize pack and a VIP Joe Nichols experience for tweeting about their girl this Valentine’s Day Fans can @ reply Joe Nichols on Twitter and tell him about the girl that they like best. ” @JoeNichols Gimmie That Girl that ____. ”  Click here to add your entry! Just for fun, feel free to come back here and tell us your entry! The Joe Nichols Valentine’s Day prize pack will include his and hers Joe Nichols gear and an exclusive “Believers” bracelet and koozie. Joe will pick one winner per day February 1st through the 10th. One lucky grand prize winner will receive a special Joe Nichols VIP experience including a pair of tickets and hangout time backstage with Joe at the show of your choice, good for up to a year! For more info: http://bit.ly/gimmiethatgirlthatCountry Music Photo Gallery

Spring Break with Luke Bryan!

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Win party crash pad and concert tickets to see Luke Bryan in Panama City, FL over spring break! Luke Bryan is heading to SPRING BREAK in Panama City, FL the first week of March and he wants to hook you up with a hotel room for one week in Panama City, FL and tickets to see him in Concert! Visit www.facebook.com/lukebryan and upload your best WILD WEEKEND, HANGOVER, SPRING BREAK OR PARTY pictures to the contest tab to win . Submit as many pictures as you want. The more you enter, the more chances you have to win. Once your picture is posted, just vote for it! Be sure to have your friends vote too! The picture with the most votes on Feb 19th WINS! Also be on the lookout for the upcoming Spring Break EP on iTunes!Country Music Photo Gallery