tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87378112646609850262011-11-27T20:01:46.188-05:00Thoughts and News on Country Musicvprincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00108810611038960345noreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737811264660985026.post-58425518968263335312010-04-28T08:55:00.001-04:002010-04-28T09:02:06.769-04:00

Well it's not hard to see why Carrie Underwood won ACM Entertainer of the Year! Twice!!I set out last weekend on a gals road trip to Toledo to do some shopping and catch a Carrie Underwood concert. Myself being a big fan and the others were just going for the fun and because they like her music. Four songs into the set I was being nudged to hear "she is amazing, now I know why you like her so

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Moments like this are the reason I love Country Music, or music in general. Country music is the most honest genre there is. The songs are so real and filled with meaning, that effect everyone in different ways love, loss, life, fun, friendships and the list goes on.When you get one of those very special songs that comes along and has a lasting and pivotal impact on people, it is something that

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36 Cents Per Ticket Charitable Donation To Be Made In the Spirit of Underwood’s Inspiring Album Track, “Change” Nashville – April 16, 2010 – Six-time 2010 Academy of Country Music nominee Carrie Underwood will continue her highly successful “Play On Tour” through the end of this year as a result of fan demand and thriving ticket sales. The “Play On Tour” is hydrated by vitaminwater® and is now

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Vote 4 CMT AwardsVideo of the Year Video: "American Ride"Artist: Toby KeithVideo: "Cowboy Casanova"Artist: Carrie UnderwoodVideo: "Need You Now"Artist: Lady AntebellumVideo: "Out Last Night" Artist: Kenny ChesneyVideo: "'Til Summer Comes Around" Artist: Keith Urban Video: "Toes"Artist: Zac Brown Band Video: "The Truth" Artist: Jason AldeanVideo: "Welcome to the Future"Artist: Brad Paisley Video:

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Carrie Wants More Female ProjectsBack in February, Carrie appeared at the annual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Her record label puts together an incredible show for radio programmers, and Carrie did a couple of very special duets. The first was with Miranda Lambert on the classic Creedance Clearwater Revival song “Traveling Band.” Carrie says the song was Miranda’s idea. “I asked to sing

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Alan Jackson - Freight TrainLike that comfortable pair of jeans, you know what you’re gonna get when you listen to an Alan Jackson album. You’re gonna get some fun up-tempo tunes like “Hard Hat And A Hammer” and some soft, tender ballads like “Every Now And Then.” What, then, do we make of Freight Train if we already know the kind of songs we’re going to hear on this, his 16th record? Well,

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Tim Mcgraw plans to record a duets album with his wife Faith Hill, he says it will happen but not until he fufills his contract with Curb Records. He owes his label one more record before he can leave. Then he is unsure if he will start his own or sign with a different one, but when that happens first on his list is a duets album. The two have had great success with the duets that they have

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"A tearful Carrie Underwood dedicated “Temporary Home” to one of her truck drivers who died in a wreck before the performer’s Saturday night concert at MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino.Midway through the show, Underwood informed the sold-out crowd of the accident, dedicating the song to the driver and his family. Remaining poised throughout most of the song, Underwood became shaky and

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'How I Met Your Mother': Carrie Underwood's on-screen debut Carrie Underwood makes her acting debut on "How I Met Your Mother" next week, and if the first clips of her performance are any indication, she could carve out a decent second career for herself.Granted, the role in the March 1 episode -- called "Hooked," for reasons that will soon become apparent -- isn't a huge stretch: The former "

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Carrie Underwood is off to a Super (Bowl) start for the New YearIt is possible that, the above title is an understatement! She really is everywhere and I think for her this year has been more then Super so far, and only look to get better (if possible).After getting engaged in just before Christmas, Underwood went back to Nashville to do some work on her upcoming tour, then it was off to

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Apparently Taylor Swift needed defending after she was highly criticized for her Grammy performance. So How does Carrie Underwood play into this well in his most recent response he took out his own bashing directed a the talented singer saying;"She is the voice of this generation. She speaks directly to (her fans), and they speak directly back to her," said Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta

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Carrie Underwood scooped up her fifth Grammy this past Sunday, and it was announced this past week that Carrie will sing The National Anthem at NFL Super Bowl XLIV. Underwood follow in the footsteps of Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Neil Diamond and others celebrities chosen to sing at the biggest event in the U.S. sporting calendar.NFL Super Bowl is the most watched television broadcast in the United

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A picture is worth a thousand plus words, Swift drops one of her four Grammys. Not sure if it was the excitement of the night, the weight of the awards, the fact that she needed to catch a quick plane to Australia, or she was getting nervous someone might take them away after the immediate negative reaction to her performance during the show.She may have won four awards but, the reactions to her

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Billboard has compiled their best of the year and decade charts, and of course their are some very present country artist on there. So here are the #1's of Billboard for you;Year End ChartsArtist of the Year - Taylor Swift, Also Charted On - #1 Top Country Album Artist #1 Top Country AlbumsHot Country Song Artist - Keith UrbanHot Country Songs - I Run To You - Lady Antebellum, Also Charted On -

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Lady A Release "Love This Pain"Lady Antebellum have released another song off their upcoming album, Need You Now, which will hit stores on January 26. The new single, "Love This Pain," is available now on iTunes.The song has an upbeat tempo and talks about not being able to walk away from an unhealthy relationship. It follows "American Honey," the most recent single to be released from the new

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The Decade's and New Queen Of Country Part TwoAnd so the Cinderella story continues, if all those awards from just her first Album were not enough.... there's more! After the success of Some Hearts and all the accolades that came with it, it was obvious Underwood was more then just a contest winner. She proved she could sing and sell her product. Now the only question was, was she here to stay or

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The Decade's and New Queen Of Country Part OneIt really is a true Cinderella story for the music world. At the young age of 21 the young, small town (Checotah, Oklahoma) farm girl, decided she would take one last shot at her music dream. So she took time off from her final year from University, and went and auditioned for the biggest talent show in the world, American Idol. With no actual

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Garth Brooks Retires and Starts His ComebackGarth Brooks has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history. The RIAA has certified his recordings at a combined 128x platinum. Brooks is titled by Neilsen Soundscan the best-selling artist in America, a title held since 1991, well over 11 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles. Brooks has released six albums that

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Teen Phenom Taylor SwiftShortly after a new young blonde erupted into the Country Music world (she's to come later) there was a flood of you and what seemed to be blonde new female artist. Only one came close to matching that first one's success. She has done it in very different ways though.Swift had PR people but she what seemed to be the most successful PR work on her own, through means that

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Dixie Chicks Crash, Burn, and RiseThe Dixie Chicks started out the decade winning both the 2000 ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Award, making them only the sixth female(s) and first female group to do so. The group has sold 30.5 million albums in the United States through August 2009, making them the best-selling female group in the country. The Bomb: During the run-up to the invasion of Iraq

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Kenny Chesney Hits the Ground TouringKenny Chesney has become synonymous with "Stadium Tours" in the 2000's. Starting out as an opening act for Tim McGraw, he saw what it took and how much more it could become and ran with it. Bringing multiple acts and turning a concert into more of a all day sporting event including tailgating and everthing that comes with it.Chesney has won the Billboard

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SinglesLady Antebellum gets its 5th week at the top with Need You Now, which marks their best week in their music career. Followed in order by Reba with Consider Me Gone (highest she has been in a long time), Luke Bryan with Do I, Dierks Bentley with I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes, and with the 5th spot, Craig Morgan with Bonfire.AlbumsTrailing Swift who is at the top, in the Top 5 albums are

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Carrie Underwood has announced a 45-city tour in 2010 to support her latest album, Play On. With dates in the U.S. and Canada, the first leg of the itinerary begins March 11 in Reading, Pa., and concludes May 30 in Spokane, Wash. She will be joined by Craig Morgan as well as Sons of Sylvia, a band formerly known as the Clark Brothers, who also collaborated with Underwood on Play On.During her

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Two of Country Music's female big voices are sharing the holiday's with millions on the small screen. Carrie Underwood and Faith Hill will be hosting Holiday specials.Carrie Underwood with Dolly PartonEveryone knows Carrie Underwood can sing. Nigel Lythgoe wants you to know she's also funny.The co-creator of So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol, the show that started Underwood on the path

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Taylor Swift received the second most nominations for the Grammy's announced earlier tonight. They included;Record Of The Year - You Belong With MeAlbum Of The Year - FearlessSong Of The - You Belong With MeBest Female Pop Vocal Performance - You Belong With MeBest Pop Collaboration With Vocals - Breathe - Taylor Swift & Colbie CaillatShe was also nominated in three Country categories with some

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Lady A stills on top of the song chart while Carrie Underwood spends her fourth week at #1 on the album chart, while her Cowboy Casanova video remains the best video on CMT and GAC.The AMA's have come and gone, Keith Urban won his first and performed. Carrie Underwood performed another steamy performance of Cowboy Casanova this time with a Vegas feel and male dancers. Although she did loose the

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Well I think it is no surprise that Carrie Underwood's third album Play On debuted at #1 on both Billboard's country and all-genres charts, to go along with the #1 song for the same week "Cowboy Casanova". This is Carrie's second trip to the top of the Billboard all-genre chart, she did so in 2007 with Carnival Ride. Play On sold just over 318,000 making it the highest album debut by any female

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They've come and gone, and they were good. Though with every good thing there comes some bad, nothing major just a few awards were undeserving. For now I'll just cover the performaces and the awards recap will follow. The performances for the most part were good, the sound in Somment Centre has never been very good when telecast. We saw Tim Mcgraw return after four years to perform, maybe next

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Taylor Swift was on Saturday's SNL, hosting and performing. I find SNL skits have been lacking in the last bit, but I guess she did well with what she was given to work with. It was obvious that the show was geared to a younger audience.Her acting was better then her performing....it almost hurt to watch. Although she did actually use country instruments this time, but did you catch when her

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This decades Queen of Country, Carrie Underwood has another multi-platinum record on her hands. Play On that hit stores this past Tuesday, shows Miss Underwood's growth, maturity in writing and vocals, and her long awaited willingness to let people in and know more about her. The current ACM Entertainer of the Year and three time CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year, doesn't look like she will

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Well the third and final installment of Carrie Underwood's Play On album preview with iTunes comes to a close with the release of "Undo It" yesterday, she should most definitely consider releasing this one as a single! Now it's time for the full album on the 3rd.In "Undo It", Carrie shows a very strong country side in the first verse, then the chorus take a turn to very Rock/Pop, and she knocks

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ABC GOES COUNTRY WITH PROGRAMMING AND APPEARANCES LEADING UP TO THE "THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" ABC, the official broadcast home of "Country Music's Biggest Night," is getting the festivities started early with programming celebrating the best of Country Music leading up to the big gala, "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards." The show will be broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, WEDNESDAY,

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- Keith Urban topped the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Oct. 31 with Only You Can Love Me This Way and Taylor Swift's "Fearless" was back atop the album chart going from third to first.- Tim McGraw announced Thursday he will kick off the Southern Voice Tour in February with dates into the summer. Lady Antebellum will open the shows.McGraw released "Southern Voice" on Tuesday,

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Well I don't think since she put out "Jesus Take The Wheel", has she recorded, a more inspirational song. "Temporary Home", is not only about moving on to heaven as one would assume, but also just moving on and out of rough situations. The message is simple and to the point. Underwood does not use any gimmicks to sell this one, with her power vocals....it's just not needed. You can hear the

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-Dave Matthews will perform with Kenny Chesney on the 43rd annual CMA Awards, event organizers announced Monday (Oct. 19). It marks Matthews' first appearance on the show that will include several previously-announced performers, including Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Billy Currington, Vince Gill and Daughtry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Darius

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Billionaire Steve Wynn announced Thursday that he had talked Brooks into coming to Las Vegas for what’s envisioned as a series of intimate, solo acoustic performances that will begin Dec. 11 at Wynn’s 1,500-seat Encore Theater.Brooks is named by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) as the best selling solo artist in US history, surpassing Elvis Presley (but still #2 after the

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This girl has got it all going for her this time around. Not that she hasn't had it all along, since she stepped off the American Idol stage, but with the upcoming release of her third album "Play On" she is a wanted woman.This week it was officially announced that she will be hosting her own two hour holiday variety show on Fox in December. She will be show casing her hits, holiday classics, and

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Brad Paisley reigning CMA and ACM Male Vocalist of the Year has announced the continuation of his highly successful American Saturday Night tour into 2010. Special guests for the 19 added dates will be Miranda Lambert and Justin Moore.You don't want to miss this one, I saw him in July and it was an amazing show. Check out a show near you;January 7 San Antonio, TX January 8 Oklahoma City, OK

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Toby Keith released his new album, American Ride, yesterday on his own label, Show Dog Records. The first single, "American Ride", is currently No. 1. Now Toby is heading of to Europe for 9 scheduled shows. A lot of country artist are stepping out over there this past year, good to see its spreading! After those dates Toby will be performing at the Nobel Peace Prize concert taking place Dec. 11

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First there is this from last week; Adam Shankman Juggles Judging, Movies and a Variety ShowDirector, producer and choreographer Adam Shankman just might be earning the title of the hardest working man in showbiz. He’s currently dancing nimbly between a busy movie career, a now-permanent slot as a judge for So You Think You Can Dance?, and his latest project: a planned variety show pilot starring

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A power-packed lineup of country stars including Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban will perform at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards show, the Country Music Association tells PEOPLE.com. The list of stars – which also includes Brooks & Dunn (the vocal duo, winners of 14 CMAs, have announced they will be parting ways after a farewell tour next year), Reba

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One year ago today I witnessed a young girls dream come true at a Carrie Underwood concert. I don't think a day goes by when I don't think of young Hayley. Here's my story;I had been selected to attend a Meet and Greet with Carrie Underwood at her concert in Detroit. When the big night came, I was last in line and there were about a dozen people before me and it had already been about forty-five

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It has been nothing short of an explosion of a single for Carrie Underwood with the sassy and gritty "Cowboy Casanova". Now this is Underwood's fastest rising single in her career which has garnered TEN continuous #1 singles, and it looks like #11 will soon join them. I can see she ready is for more milestones, and breaking more records during the upcoming year.Also Underwood made her way onto

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Well these artist are not the first to do it and won't be the last but Rascal Flatts, and Taylor Swift are the most recent to re-release albums as a Deluxe, Limited, Special or Platinum Editions. What do those editions make that album which has already been released and bought up by their fans mean? It means "oh we thought we would add a few new tracks that couldn't fit on the first one, (but for

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Miranda Lambert will be everywhere on television, promoting her new album, "Revolution", set to be released on Tuesday (Sept. 29). She will appear on GMA and The Late Show With David Letterman on Tuesday, then off to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (Oct. 1), from there she headed to Hollywood for The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Oct. 5 (I bet Ellen will have fun with the feisty one, and The

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Carrie Underwoods new single Cowboy Casanova is now back in the mix for a video premire on CMT starting Friday. All of the leaked versions have been removed by either her label or maybe CMT since it was their idiotic mistake. Regardless I respectfully took mine down and will post the "Official Video" when it becomes availabe. Needless to say in the less then 15 hours it was up on youtube alone it

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Carrie Underwood "Cowboy CasanovaTim McGraw "Southern Voice"Kenny Chesney (ft. Dave Matthews)"I'm Alive"Keith Urban "Hit the Ground Runnin'"Sugarland "Keep You"Reba "Consider Me Gone"Miranda Lambert "White Liar" Billy Currington "That's the Way Country Boys Roll" Michelle Branch "Sooner or Later"

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Well Brooks & Dunn are going out with a bang. Their new album "#1's...And Then Some" debuted at #1, the album sold just over 55,000 copies its first week out according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is a good start to their year long departure set to start in 2010 with The Last Rodeo tour.Jason Aldean's single "Big Green Tractor" spends a rare fourth week atop the country charts. Kudos to him.New

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More Accolades for UnderwoodThere is no end in sight for this young starlet. How much more could she possibly achieve, right? Well it looks like a lot more with her recent CMA Award nominations, and with her new single "Cowboy Casanova" skyrocketing up the country charts, also a new album "Play On" due out Nov. 3rd. Tonight she will be inducted into The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, which is

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Kenny's Slowing It Down!It seems Kenny Chesney has been thinking a lot about one of the lines from his song "Don't Blink"."So I've been tryin' ta slow it down,I've been tryin' ta take it in, In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in"Kenny Chesney has announced that he will not be touring in the summer of 2010. His Indianapolis on Saturday will be the last big stadium show this

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Darius Rucker - History in the MakingWell the title sure leaves the imagination open to the many possibilities of what this song is about, one being his transformation from being in a "pop" group to a solo country artist. But that is not the case...he seems to be taking a page from Taylor Swift's book, singing about first kisses, dancing in the moonlight, making lasting memories among many other

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Taylor Swift - "FifteenSwift has some words of advice for all those teens heading to high school for the first time, and I'm sure they will listen."Fifteen" sounds as though it is coming from personal experience, and I'm sure it is. She mentions her best friend Abigail in it, how they met, and both of their first loves, and heartbreaks.The song reminds teens that life goes on after the pain of

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* Well the whole Internet community has manage to drown the Taylor Swift story into the ground, and I'm sure her label will capitalize.I feel bad for what he did but it happened, the news covered it, apology happened, move on to other news! CMT on overloading with Swift* Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw have recently taped intimate episodes for CMT Invitation Only. They both previewed some new

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Kayne West made and huge A** of himself last night at the VMA's!!! He thought that it would be okay to get up out his seat step on stage rip the microphone out of Taylor Swift's hand after she was just awarded the Female Video of the Year Award, and speak is mind. Basically he had to tell everyone that he thought Beyonce should have won, Beyonce looked mortified as West made his comments, and

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Entertainer of the YearKenny ChesneyBrad PaisleyGeorge StraitTaylor SwiftKeith UrbanYes your eys are reading correctly and if they are like mine they are confused!! How I wish explanations came with all the nominations, cause there are a few that are questionalble.I realize that her album has gone 4x platinum and that she is a teenage phenom but really Entertainer of the Year, that does not make

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CMA Nominations were announced on GMA this morning, so let's see where everyone stands and if and of my predictions were close! I'll put my winner predictions in italics.Entertainer of the YearKenny ChesneyBrad PaisleyGeorge StraitTaylor Swift (OMG)Keith UrbanNew Artist Of The YearRandy HouserJamey JohnsonJake OwenDarius RuckerZac Brown BandFemale Vocalist of the YearMiranda LambertMartina

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Brooks & Dunn's new album "#1's...and then some" drops today and it looks good for the big B&D fans. It is a double disc which features their finest and two new cuts. Now to come is one LONG goodbye, with their "Last Rodeo Tour" starting in 2010 and lasting prety much the whole year. The album is essentially their third Greatest Hits album, but it is an album that sums up their 20 year run.Reba

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CMA Awards Predictions; Entertainer of the YearThis award is for the act displaying the greatest competence in all aspects of the entertainment field. Voter should give consideration not only to recorded performance, but also to the in-person performance, staging, public acceptance, attitude, leadership, and overall contribution to the Country Music image. Award to artist.Carrie Underwood - When

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Female Vocalist of the YearThis award is based on individual musical performance on records or in person. Award to artist. Carrie Underwood - Kevin J. Coyne says "Does she deserve to join the illustrious ranks of four-time winners in this category? You betcha. Given that Underwood’s a happy medium between Reba McEntire’s country-pop and Martina McBride’s power balladeering, she seems to fit in

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Vocal Duo of the YearA duo is defined as an act composed of two people, both of whom normally perform together and neither of whom is known primarily as an individual performing artist. This award is based on the musical performance of the duo as a unit, either on records or in person. Award to duo.Sugarland - They stole the show from Brooks & Dunn, two years ago and it doesn't look like they

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Male Vocalist of the YearThis award is based on individual musical performance on records or in person. Award to artist. Brad Paisley - Two time reigning champ is the most consistant hit maker out of the men. This year he scored his 10th straigh #1 single. Also in the eligibility period he release and instrumental album and his current #1 album American Saturday Night, which is probably one of

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The Official Cover for the new hit single Cowboy Cassanova from Miss Carrie Underwood, is out now and it's goooood!The look of the cover certainly matches the "I'm warning you", sassiness of the song. All of this Carrie business today is making it really hard to wait for the album.

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Well the long awaited new single from country queen Carrie Underwood in finally here. The song dropped last night on a few stations across the US. Some stations were playing it an astounding three and four times in a row only to follow that up with playing it every half or full hour, and the listener feedback, is in and it is great. This looks like it will most definitely be Carrie's 11th #1

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Album of the YearThis award is for an album as a whole unit. The album should be judged on all aspects including, but not limited to, artist's performance, musical background, engineering, packaging, design, art, layout, and liner notes. At least 60% of the product in the album must have been first mastered or released domestically during the eligibility period. Award to artist and producer(s).

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Music Video of the Year: This award is for an original music video not more than ten (10) minutes in length featuring the performance of not more than one (1) song or medley. The video must have been first released domestically for exhibition or broadcast during the eligibility period. The video should be judged on all audio and video elements including, but not limited to, the artist's

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Keith Urban has assembled a slue of top notch acts, including himself, Brad Paisley, Faith Hill and Vince Gill for a concert that will raise money for the Country Music Hall of Fame. "The All For The Hall" show, is to be held at Nashville’s Sommet Center on Oct. 13, will also feature Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and Taylor Swift with other stars likely to be added. Tickets will

vprincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00108810611038960345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737811264660985026.post-20902336998923374902009-08-31T08:15:00.004-04:002009-09-08T08:50:50.264-04:00

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-10460899-1");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}Well this is what is rumored to be the album cover and title "Play On" set to

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The most successful duo in Country Music history has decided to part ways. :( Announced on their Official Website;To Our Fans:After 20 years of making music and riding this trailtogether, we have agreed as a duo that it's time to call it a day. This ride hasbeen everything and more than we could ever have dreamed.... We owe it all toyou, the fans. If you hear rumors, don't believe them, it's just

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Country Music is infectious, it grabs you, pulls you in and takes you along for the ride. It let's you live vicariously through the lyrics, arrangement, interpretation of each song. I often wonder why this is the only genre that can do this, and do it on a regular basis. Granted diffenent songs and artist do this for different people.Country songs are not only songs that you can't get out of your

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