Friday, November 11, 2011

Veteran's Day In The Country

The 45th Annual CMA Awards gave ABC its highest-rated Wednesday in two years. The CMAs were also ABC’s “best performance” of any night this season and lead the network to win the most viewers during its time slot over the other major networks. An estimated 35-million viewers tuned in to at least some portion of the CMA Awards on Wednesday night.

Fresh off another CMA win for Vocal Duo of the Year, Sugarland says it’s time to take some time off! After a whirlwind ride on the Incredible Machine Tour, and a tumultuous 2011, the duo’s Jennifer Nettles says it’s time to settle down and regroup before making any further career decisions. Jennifer said, "Actually, we’re in the resting process, let me just be real frank. We just got off tour two weeks ago after two years of being on the Incredible Machine Tour and, obviously, after quite a tumultuous year to say the least. And we are taking a few months just to chill and relax, and sleep in our own beds, and contemplate how we want to approach what’s next.” Jennifer will have one more professional duty to fulfill before she can truly take a vacation. She’ll be hosting and performing on the CMA Country Christmas special, which is set to air December 1st on ABC.

Some of the biggest stars in country music came together to celebrate the holidays for Thursday night’s taping of the CMA Country Christmas special in Nashville. The evening was hosted by Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, and included performances from Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Lauren Alaina, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban and more. Vince Gill was even joined by Muppets star Miss Piggy for a special song. The special is scheduled to air Thursday, December 1st on ABC.

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