Happy Birthday, Garth Brooks … 49 years old today! Garth kicked off the week by playing host to around 200 campers at a “Super Camp” near Dallas, where under-privileged kids were given the opportunity to learn football and cheerleading skills from the pros. Garth says encouraging those that are hurting is something he lives for. “If there’s any way through the gift that I get to do of playing music that can make that a little bit better then that makes me feel proud," Garth said. "You know, Ricky Skaggs has my two favorite sayings in life, ‘life’s too short to live like this,’ and his other saying is, ‘life’s too long to live like this’.”
Chris Young is almost at the point that he could join Randy Travis as the second artist in Billboard country chart history to release the same single twice and see it go to the top of the chart! Randy did it with his classic “On the Other Hand,” and Chris is about to see his latest hit, “Voices” repeat the feat. Randy’s song stalled on the chart after its original release in 1985, only to hit #1 the next year. Chris’s song was first released as his third single in 2008 and only reached number 37 on the chart. The historical connection to Randy Travis is pretty interesting considering that one of the first country songs Chris knew start-to-finish was Randy Travis‘ second chart-topper, ”Diggin’ Up Bones.” He would reportedly drive his parents crazy singing it in the car.
Husband-and-wife duo Thompson Square will release their debut album this week. The self-titled debut includes their hit, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not.” According to the duo’s Keifer Thompson, the album’s theme might make their new CD a perfect Valentine’s Day gift. “Honest to goodness we tried to put 12 songs on there that we just love, you know. We tried to put 12 hits on there,” Keifer said. “Yeah, I mean, there’s songs about…breakin’ up and makin’ up, and I guess the overall theme would be love you know…it’s outside the box a little bit and it was really fun to make” Keifer and his wife Shawna picked up a huge following of fans while touring with Jason Aldean.
And finally, Dierks Bentley is set to record a special version of his #1-hit, “Sideways,” for NASCAR coverage on FOX Sports in 2011. Commissioned by the racing organization, the song will be used throughout the season. Dierks will debut the song live from the Daytona 500 on February 20th.
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday Briefing
Jimmy Buffett will be released today from the hospitalized after falling from a stage during his show in Sydney, Australia Tuesday night. Reports allege that Jimmy crashed into a large gap in the front of the stage during the finale. Fans were then urged to leave as Jimmy lay on the floor in the first row of seats waiting for paramedics. Various reports have surfaced alleging that Jimmy was unconscious for up to ten minutes; flashing lights may have affected his vision and caused the fall; full reports of the incident should surface with the details of the accident as Jimmy recovers.
It seems pretty noteworthy to mention that Charlie Louvin, a Country Music Hall of Fame member as one-half of the Louvin Brothers, died early Wednesday morning after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 83. He received the cancer diagnosis in July.
On the lighter side of things today, Grammy-nominated artist Chris Young has been talking about what it has been like out on tour with Rascal Flatts. After getting used to outdoor shows in the summer, moving inside for the winter months made for an embarrassing moment on stage one night for Chris. “I wasn’t used to how dark it was on stage and where Joe Don left his pedal board,” Chris said, “So I’m walkin’ across the stage and, uh … I stepped right on his gain pedal and so all the sudden it was just like ridiculously loud and he’s starin’ at me goin’, ‘Smooth…that was good man.’” Chris continues touring with Rascal Flatts through March and then will join Blake Shelton for a few stops on the 2011 All About Tonight tour.
Nominees for the 31st Annual Razzie Awards were announced earlier this week and included stars such as Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Aniston, Robert Pattinson, Miley Cyrus, and her father Billy Ray Cyrus. Billy Ray’s nomination is in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his role in the movie, The Spy Next Door, with George Lopez. Taylor Swift’s 2010 movie Valentine’s Day appeared in a few categories but Taylor herself was not nominated.
It seems pretty noteworthy to mention that Charlie Louvin, a Country Music Hall of Fame member as one-half of the Louvin Brothers, died early Wednesday morning after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 83. He received the cancer diagnosis in July.
On the lighter side of things today, Grammy-nominated artist Chris Young has been talking about what it has been like out on tour with Rascal Flatts. After getting used to outdoor shows in the summer, moving inside for the winter months made for an embarrassing moment on stage one night for Chris. “I wasn’t used to how dark it was on stage and where Joe Don left his pedal board,” Chris said, “So I’m walkin’ across the stage and, uh … I stepped right on his gain pedal and so all the sudden it was just like ridiculously loud and he’s starin’ at me goin’, ‘Smooth…that was good man.’” Chris continues touring with Rascal Flatts through March and then will join Blake Shelton for a few stops on the 2011 All About Tonight tour.
Nominees for the 31st Annual Razzie Awards were announced earlier this week and included stars such as Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Aniston, Robert Pattinson, Miley Cyrus, and her father Billy Ray Cyrus. Billy Ray’s nomination is in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his role in the movie, The Spy Next Door, with George Lopez. Taylor Swift’s 2010 movie Valentine’s Day appeared in a few categories but Taylor herself was not nominated.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Weekend Catch Up
News From Around The Country
Laura Bell Bundy will make her sitcom debut on How I Met Your Mother this fall, playing a new co-host on the show’s television station, Metro News One. She may also being going on a date with one of the show’s main characters. This isn’t Laura Bell’s first acting gig, as she starred on Broadway’s Legally Blonde Musical as Elle Woods. ….. Montgomery Gentry will release their eighth album, Hits And More: Life Beside A Gravel Road, this fall. The album will feature some of their fans favorite hits, such as “Lucky Man,” and “Roll With Me,” as well as three new songs. Look for the newest greatest hits package on September 28th…… Toby Keith graces the cover of the current issue of People Magazine Country Special, where he discusses his life at home. On the music scene he’s known as one of the toughest guy’s in the business, but at home he’s “Dad” and also “Coach.” The past six year’s, Toby has coached his son’s football team and has found that Stelen’s team mates don’t care about Toby’s career or how many awards he’s won. Toby says, “Kids do better with that than adults do. They are just, ‘Hey, coach! Can I go in?’ Toby also plays basketball almost every night with his son and his “herd” of friends. He says, "He's 13 and has a size 13 shoe. So he's a bigger kid than I was at his age." ….. And finally, don’t miss Chris Young’s streaming acoustic performance live from Nashville tomorrow. The show starts at 4:30PM Mountain on Chris’s website.
Laura Bell Bundy will make her sitcom debut on How I Met Your Mother this fall, playing a new co-host on the show’s television station, Metro News One. She may also being going on a date with one of the show’s main characters. This isn’t Laura Bell’s first acting gig, as she starred on Broadway’s Legally Blonde Musical as Elle Woods. ….. Montgomery Gentry will release their eighth album, Hits And More: Life Beside A Gravel Road, this fall. The album will feature some of their fans favorite hits, such as “Lucky Man,” and “Roll With Me,” as well as three new songs. Look for the newest greatest hits package on September 28th…… Toby Keith graces the cover of the current issue of People Magazine Country Special, where he discusses his life at home. On the music scene he’s known as one of the toughest guy’s in the business, but at home he’s “Dad” and also “Coach.” The past six year’s, Toby has coached his son’s football team and has found that Stelen’s team mates don’t care about Toby’s career or how many awards he’s won. Toby says, “Kids do better with that than adults do. They are just, ‘Hey, coach! Can I go in?’ Toby also plays basketball almost every night with his son and his “herd” of friends. He says, "He's 13 and has a size 13 shoe. So he's a bigger kid than I was at his age." ….. And finally, don’t miss Chris Young’s streaming acoustic performance live from Nashville tomorrow. The show starts at 4:30PM Mountain on Chris’s website.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Highlights of CMA Music Fest - So Far
The CMA Music Festival kicked off yesterday and the nightly concerts at LP Field in Nashville did not disappoint fans. The Oak Ridge Boys started the night off by singing the National Anthem, then Danny Gokey made his CMA Music Festival debut. The night included a sting of performances from Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, and Alan Jackson. And as though you can have a headliner with a night of names like that, Carrie Underwood closed the night and brought the house down when she brought out Jason Aldean for a rendition of Gun and Roses’ “Paradise City.” Tonight’s performing at LP Field include Julianne Hough, Josh Turner, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, The Band Perry and Reba McEntire.
The Judds helped kick off the River Front stage performances yesterday, and they announced the name of their upcoming tour. Regarding the tour, Wynonna said, “The truth is it’s time. A woman knows when it’s time to…have a child, or get married. I just knew. Our therapist says it’s okay that we go back out in public without supervised visits. We’re in a really good place. I’m probably the healthiest that I’ve been in a long time. Mom has obviously healed. We’re the American dream, and it’s just time to celebrate that.” The Judds reached out to their fans to name the tour and the result was “The Last Encore.”
Fan club parties are a huge part of the week’s events in Nashville. At one in particular, Chris Young celebrated three huge accomplishments. With his fan club right there with him, Chris celebrated his most recent song “The Man I Want To Be,” reaching the top of the charts, his CMT Music Award win for the Nationwide on Your Side award and his 25th birthday. Gene Watson joined Chris on stage for “Mama Tried” and Chris played all of his hits as well. To celebrate his birthday, Chris blew out candles on top of a two piece birthday cake shaped like the number 25 complete with red, black and white icing and silver records that read Happy Birthday.
The Judds helped kick off the River Front stage performances yesterday, and they announced the name of their upcoming tour. Regarding the tour, Wynonna said, “The truth is it’s time. A woman knows when it’s time to…have a child, or get married. I just knew. Our therapist says it’s okay that we go back out in public without supervised visits. We’re in a really good place. I’m probably the healthiest that I’ve been in a long time. Mom has obviously healed. We’re the American dream, and it’s just time to celebrate that.” The Judds reached out to their fans to name the tour and the result was “The Last Encore.”
Fan club parties are a huge part of the week’s events in Nashville. At one in particular, Chris Young celebrated three huge accomplishments. With his fan club right there with him, Chris celebrated his most recent song “The Man I Want To Be,” reaching the top of the charts, his CMT Music Award win for the Nationwide on Your Side award and his 25th birthday. Gene Watson joined Chris on stage for “Mama Tried” and Chris played all of his hits as well. To celebrate his birthday, Chris blew out candles on top of a two piece birthday cake shaped like the number 25 complete with red, black and white icing and silver records that read Happy Birthday.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Caution: Hot Bachelors Ahead
Yesterday, it was revealed that Gary Allan took the lion’s share of the votes to become Country Weekly’s hottest bachelor. The rest of the Top 10 have been announced. Are you ready?
Gary Allan – is it the tattoos or just something sexy about getting off on the pain?
Chris Young – always ranked highly, it will be a devastation to the voting public if Chris ever marries.
Josh Thompson – ladies are lovin’ a man that can bring home the beer.
Chuck Wicks – six words: dance routines in the silk jammies.
Keith Anderson – who doesn’t love Mr. XXL?
Danny Gokey – last year’s Idol voters are still fresh in practice for their man.
Jake Owen – a man that promises an 8 second ride cannot NOT get the ladies attention.
Bucky Covington - Buckaneers love their man. Just wait, the country audience in general hasn’t even heard his sexy song yet.
Phil Vassar – the piano man is still tinkling the ivories of the voter’s hearts.
Stephen Barker Liles – from Love & Theft. One third of the group is married; the other third will surely be envious of this title.
News From Around The Country
Joe Nichols has been named the new face of Roper Apparel and will soon be featured in the company’s advertising and marketing campaign. ….. Toby Keith will embark on a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour later this month with seventeen shows in eleven days for U.S. troops. Toby will be visiting Afghanistan, and his band will be supporting him on several of the shows. On these USO Tours, Toby says he breaks out the funs songs for the soldiers, “My songs for the troops are a little different, they are a little humorous. I’ve got my own little group of songs. She didn’t say no, she said hell no, I try to entertain the troops with a smile.” Toby recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the Military Officers Association of America which recognizes civilians who give back to military personnel. ….. And finally, it you wanted a better look at the childhood videos that were playing behind Lady Antebellum when they performed on the recent ACM Awards, you can see them in their latest Webisode Wednesday video.
Gary Allan – is it the tattoos or just something sexy about getting off on the pain?
Chris Young – always ranked highly, it will be a devastation to the voting public if Chris ever marries.
Josh Thompson – ladies are lovin’ a man that can bring home the beer.
Chuck Wicks – six words: dance routines in the silk jammies.
Keith Anderson – who doesn’t love Mr. XXL?
Danny Gokey – last year’s Idol voters are still fresh in practice for their man.
Jake Owen – a man that promises an 8 second ride cannot NOT get the ladies attention.
Bucky Covington - Buckaneers love their man. Just wait, the country audience in general hasn’t even heard his sexy song yet.
Phil Vassar – the piano man is still tinkling the ivories of the voter’s hearts.
Stephen Barker Liles – from Love & Theft. One third of the group is married; the other third will surely be envious of this title.
News From Around The Country
Joe Nichols has been named the new face of Roper Apparel and will soon be featured in the company’s advertising and marketing campaign. ….. Toby Keith will embark on a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour later this month with seventeen shows in eleven days for U.S. troops. Toby will be visiting Afghanistan, and his band will be supporting him on several of the shows. On these USO Tours, Toby says he breaks out the funs songs for the soldiers, “My songs for the troops are a little different, they are a little humorous. I’ve got my own little group of songs. She didn’t say no, she said hell no, I try to entertain the troops with a smile.” Toby recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the Military Officers Association of America which recognizes civilians who give back to military personnel. ….. And finally, it you wanted a better look at the childhood videos that were playing behind Lady Antebellum when they performed on the recent ACM Awards, you can see them in their latest Webisode Wednesday video.
Friday, February 26, 2010
CRS Day Four
The final day of CRS 2010. The last day of seminars to discuss the various aspects of the radio and record business.
Beyond that, Capitol Records hosted a luncheon and The New Faces Class of 2010 performed. At lunch, it was announced that Little Big Town could not be in attendance because Karen Fairchild is with child and due to have the baby any day. To substitute, the music video for the new single “Little White Church” opened the show, followed by music videos from The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lady Antebellum. Emily West appeared in person. She is an energetic little firecracker with looks and pipes reminiscent of Faith Hill. Her current single is “Blue Sky,” which she sang so powerfully, it’s a good thing that the luncheon plates were shatter-proof plastic.
Following Emily was Eric Church, who brought a little bit of his road show to the convention center. In a cleverly-put-together production, Eric presented an interactive documentary. Interspersed with his live performance on stage, video packages of his life on the road were shown on the large side screens. Plus, to spice up the standard live feed of video from the stage on those large screens, much of the time, that live video was faded into video of real live crowds. The whole presentation felt much more connected to a true concert experience, rather than just a bunch of jaded radio people eating lunch and listening to yet another artist. And this from the same guy who three years ago did the same luncheon and spent his allotted 20 minutes doing a continuous medley of all his music rather than breaking it up with a bunch of talking between songs. Eric is a unique and entertaining character. Although, he beats his chest a lot when he sings. That’s got to hurt after a while.
CRS wraps up with The New Faces Class of 2010. Each act begins with a short video that some use as a career-highlight reel, some use as a thank-you video, and some use to be cute and funny through contrived skits. Once onstage, each act has enough time for about 4 songs. Most do their current and/or most famous hits that radio will recognize, plus something of their choosing. First up was Love and Theft - young, fresh, and energetic. The three-part harmonies or “Runaway” really keep your attention moving across the stage. They will be opening for Tim McGraw this year. Randy Houser was quite humbled by the honor of being voted on to the New Faces show. To him, performing at his current level is a dream he’s had since he was about 5 years old. He rocked out on Drake’s viral video hit, “Boots On,” and sent his vocals soaring on the song that let his mama hear her son on the radio for the first time, “Anything Goes.” Chris Young got directly to the business at hand by delivering “Gettin’ You Home” to the radio programmers who made it his first number one song. He also slipped in “Voices,” “The Man I Want To Be,” and one of his personal favorites, “Rainy Night In Georgia,” the latter a sultry song that fits his charismatic voice like a soft pair of fresh socks. The fast-rising foursome of Gloriana stepped out to own the stage with a sampling of their music including their first hit “Wild At Heart,” and the current single which they recorded for the US Olympic Team soundtrack “The World Is Ours Tonight.” Each member seemed to have their own style and unique contribution to the group, but as a whole they are a full plate of audio and visual tastiness. Lastly, Justin Moore took to the stage, complete with a 4-wheel ATV on his set. Unlike Bucky Covington, who rode his dirt bike onto stage two years ago, Justin used his vehicle only for continuity from his hunting-themed video introduction. The video ended with the ATV headlights coming at the camera; the curtain came up to those headlights glaring into the audience. From there, it was game on! With the exception of a touching tribute song for his grandpa, Justin rocked out and owned that stage. This is a guy to be excited about. He is an all-purpose package and a bright light to country’s future. His music is country, but it’s rockin’. He can touch your heart with a ballad, or he can kick your a$$ with an attitude song. He’s got the tunes that'll relate to the guys; he’s got the sexy swagger of Tim McGraw to swoon the women. It looks like country music is in good hands with the Class of 2010. Another successful CRS in the can. You've been seeing the pictures. Watch for video.
Beyond that, Capitol Records hosted a luncheon and The New Faces Class of 2010 performed. At lunch, it was announced that Little Big Town could not be in attendance because Karen Fairchild is with child and due to have the baby any day. To substitute, the music video for the new single “Little White Church” opened the show, followed by music videos from The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lady Antebellum. Emily West appeared in person. She is an energetic little firecracker with looks and pipes reminiscent of Faith Hill. Her current single is “Blue Sky,” which she sang so powerfully, it’s a good thing that the luncheon plates were shatter-proof plastic.
Following Emily was Eric Church, who brought a little bit of his road show to the convention center. In a cleverly-put-together production, Eric presented an interactive documentary. Interspersed with his live performance on stage, video packages of his life on the road were shown on the large side screens. Plus, to spice up the standard live feed of video from the stage on those large screens, much of the time, that live video was faded into video of real live crowds. The whole presentation felt much more connected to a true concert experience, rather than just a bunch of jaded radio people eating lunch and listening to yet another artist. And this from the same guy who three years ago did the same luncheon and spent his allotted 20 minutes doing a continuous medley of all his music rather than breaking it up with a bunch of talking between songs. Eric is a unique and entertaining character. Although, he beats his chest a lot when he sings. That’s got to hurt after a while.
CRS wraps up with The New Faces Class of 2010. Each act begins with a short video that some use as a career-highlight reel, some use as a thank-you video, and some use to be cute and funny through contrived skits. Once onstage, each act has enough time for about 4 songs. Most do their current and/or most famous hits that radio will recognize, plus something of their choosing. First up was Love and Theft - young, fresh, and energetic. The three-part harmonies or “Runaway” really keep your attention moving across the stage. They will be opening for Tim McGraw this year. Randy Houser was quite humbled by the honor of being voted on to the New Faces show. To him, performing at his current level is a dream he’s had since he was about 5 years old. He rocked out on Drake’s viral video hit, “Boots On,” and sent his vocals soaring on the song that let his mama hear her son on the radio for the first time, “Anything Goes.” Chris Young got directly to the business at hand by delivering “Gettin’ You Home” to the radio programmers who made it his first number one song. He also slipped in “Voices,” “The Man I Want To Be,” and one of his personal favorites, “Rainy Night In Georgia,” the latter a sultry song that fits his charismatic voice like a soft pair of fresh socks. The fast-rising foursome of Gloriana stepped out to own the stage with a sampling of their music including their first hit “Wild At Heart,” and the current single which they recorded for the US Olympic Team soundtrack “The World Is Ours Tonight.” Each member seemed to have their own style and unique contribution to the group, but as a whole they are a full plate of audio and visual tastiness. Lastly, Justin Moore took to the stage, complete with a 4-wheel ATV on his set. Unlike Bucky Covington, who rode his dirt bike onto stage two years ago, Justin used his vehicle only for continuity from his hunting-themed video introduction. The video ended with the ATV headlights coming at the camera; the curtain came up to those headlights glaring into the audience. From there, it was game on! With the exception of a touching tribute song for his grandpa, Justin rocked out and owned that stage. This is a guy to be excited about. He is an all-purpose package and a bright light to country’s future. His music is country, but it’s rockin’. He can touch your heart with a ballad, or he can kick your a$$ with an attitude song. He’s got the tunes that'll relate to the guys; he’s got the sexy swagger of Tim McGraw to swoon the women. It looks like country music is in good hands with the Class of 2010. Another successful CRS in the can. You've been seeing the pictures. Watch for video.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tuesday Newsday
Taylor Swift now has her own signature model guitar to be built and distributed by Taylor Guitars. The “Taylor Swift Baby Taylor” guitar is based on the company's ¾-scale dreadnought guitar and it’s built with a laminate body and a solid spruce top. The top of the special-edition guitar is decorated with a screen-printed rosette design and the word "love" three times within a vine motif. It also includes her signature and the title of her latest album, Fearless, near the bridge. The guitar's list price is just under 400-dollars, but it is expected to be sold for around 300-dollars when it becomes available later this month.Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will be part of the judging panel for a Peanuts Look-a-like Contest celebrating the comic strip’s 60th Anniversary. Garth and Trisha will be joined by Jill Schulz, daughter of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, and SuperNanny Jo Frost on the judging panel. Submissions will be taken online at peanutsphotocontest.com until November 3rd. Once the panel selects the finalists, the winner will be picked through an online voting process. The contest benefits Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
News From Around The Country
Brad Paisley has teamed with actor Zach Quinto, producer Mark Schwann and writers Neal Dodson and Matt Bomer to create and co-produce a TV show for the CW Network, tentatively titled Nashville . The show will focus on the music business, but Brad says, “Look for some of your favorite country music stars to make their acting debuts on the show -- either by playing themselves or as a character in the script." …. Congratulations to Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney. They are the only country artists up for a Billboard Touring Award. Taylor is up for the Breakthrough Award. Kenny is up for his 6th “Top Package” award. ….. Craig Morgan's video, "God Must Really Love Me," won the video of the year trophy from the Inspirational Country Music Awards. In related news, Craig and Chris Young will travel to Iraq and Germany later this month on behalf of the Stars for Stripes organization. …. Martina McBride is one of subjects of the ABC-TV special In The Spotlight. There are rumors that Tim McGraw and Carrie Underwood will also be featured. Martina shot her segment of the show last Friday, and it will air on November 10th. …. Sugarland’s Love On The Inside album has just been certified double-platinum. Jennifer and Kristian now have a triple-set of double-platinum awards for all three of their albums. …. And finally, Bucky Covington has a headline gig coming up in front of NASCAR fans. Being a NASCAR fan himself, it’s only appropriate that he play a free post-race show following the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park coming up Saturday in Memphis.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Tuesday Newsday
Chris Young at #1. Since winning Nashville Star, Chris Young has released four singles and finally reached the top of the charts. The much-requested “Gettin’ You Home” was written in about 45 minutes, took a slow journey through the charts, and ultimately landed as the new number one song this week.If you’re a fan of the classic duets of Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, your ears are in for a treat. Kenny and Dolly are recording a new duet, “Tell Me That You Love Me,” which will be include in a new Kenny Rogers box set, The First 50 Years, which will be released on October 27th. Coincidentally, that’s the same day as Dolly’s box set release.
Toby on TV. To promote his new album, American Ride, Toby Keith will be making several TV appearances in coming days. Tomorrow night, 10/14, look for Toby on The Jay Leno Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live; Wednesday night 10/15, watch The Bonnie Hunt Show; and Thursday, 10/16, the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Tuesday Newsday
It’s September 1st, let the Christmas Season begin. The announcement of the first new Christmas CD of the year came today with Sugarland release their Christmas project Gold & Green on October 6th. Look for the seasonal standards mixed with five original tracks written by Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush.
On CD racks today, Chris Young joins the Sophomore Class of Country Music. Chris’s second CD, The Man I Want To Be, contains the hit song “Gettin’ You Home.” To celebrate the album release, a big party was recently thrown for Chris. He almost didn’t make it. Due to mechanical problems, he missed his connecting flight to Nashville from Colorado. So his label had to charter a private plane to get him home for the party.Today in Taylor World. Taylor Swift has received her very own star on a Walk of Fame. It’s in Uncasville, Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun casino’s Walk of Fame. She was given the honor this past weekend because she sold out the casino in a record 2 minutes. She had only played there twice before: as an opener for George Strait in 2007 and Rascal Flatts in 2008.
Trace Adkins has joined the cast of the independent feature film Lifted, the story of “Henry Matthews,” an exceptionally talented young singer, whose happy family life is disrupted when his Marine father is re-deployed to Afghanistan. Henry, despite many obstacles, is inspired to compete in a teen singing competition. Trace plays country superstar, “Jimmy Knox,” the guest judge at the American Idol-like "Teen Starquest." The cast includes Ruben Studdard, Dash Mihok, Nicki Aycox, James Handy, and newcomer 12-year-old Uriah Shelton as “Henry Matthews.” The film will be dedicated to all the fallen heroes of Operation Freedom, and it’s supposed to be released in September 2010.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Live From Nashville
Howdy, y'all, as they say in Nashville. The Country Station is checkin' out the CMA Music Fest for a couple of days. Activities start tomorrow, but this afternoon the festival got its kickstart with the Parade of Stars down Broadway in the heart of downtown. Spotted: Caitlin and Will, Lonestar, Ricochet, Oak Ridge Boys, Steve Holy, among others. Here's a peek at Chris Young and The Lost Trailers.
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Check back for more......Thursday, April 30, 2009
Is It Getting Hot in Here?
Hot bachelors and beautiful people! What more do you need on a slow Thursday?
A couple of months ago, the links were posted so we could vote for Country Weekly’s Hottest Bachelor. The results are in. Exercise caution as you scroll down. If you can’t take the heat … stay out of the kitchen!
10. Chuck Wicks- Rumba anyone?
9. Chris Cagle – Chicks dig him!
8. Bucky Covington - It's good to be sexy!
7. Jimmy Wayne - Ladies love him this much!
6. Kenny Chesney - No shirt. No Problem.
5. Blake Shelton - Southwestern Playboy!
4. Dwight Yoakam - It's a crazy little thing called love!
3. Keith Anderson - XXL solo!
2. Gary Allan - The One for the ladies!
1. Chris Young - All you can think about is gettin' him home!
People Magazine has also released its list of the 100 Most Beautiful People. Taylor Swift, Julianne Hough, and Carrie Underwood show up on the list to represent country music.
News From Around The Country
Rodney Atkins surprised a couple near Milwaukee, Wisconsin yesterday as part of Good Morning America’s At Your House promotion. Rodney performed his current hit “It’s America,” live for the neighborhood and millions of GMA viewers. It seems like he just left for overseas, but Toby Keith has now finished his 7th USO trip. According to the military publication, Systems, Toby spent five days performing for troops in Afghanistan and it was the first time he got to take his band with him. During the day, he went to the front lines, and then he played nightly shows with his band. Regarding his shows for military personnel, Toby says, “It's a break from the monotony in their life. They're under fire and tremendous workloads trying to accomplish their goals, so when we show up, it changes that for a little while. We try to put smiles on their faces." Gretchen Wilson will travel to Capitol Hill to hand deliver nearly ten-thousand letters from volunteers across the nation to both Tennessee congressmen and senators urging them to increase funding for adult education programs. And finally, look for Dolly Parton on The View tomorrow.
A couple of months ago, the links were posted so we could vote for Country Weekly’s Hottest Bachelor. The results are in. Exercise caution as you scroll down. If you can’t take the heat … stay out of the kitchen!
10. Chuck Wicks- Rumba anyone?
9. Chris Cagle – Chicks dig him!
8. Bucky Covington - It's good to be sexy!
7. Jimmy Wayne - Ladies love him this much!
6. Kenny Chesney - No shirt. No Problem.
5. Blake Shelton - Southwestern Playboy!
4. Dwight Yoakam - It's a crazy little thing called love!3. Keith Anderson - XXL solo!
2. Gary Allan - The One for the ladies!
1. Chris Young - All you can think about is gettin' him home!People Magazine has also released its list of the 100 Most Beautiful People. Taylor Swift, Julianne Hough, and Carrie Underwood show up on the list to represent country music.
News From Around The Country
Rodney Atkins surprised a couple near Milwaukee, Wisconsin yesterday as part of Good Morning America’s At Your House promotion. Rodney performed his current hit “It’s America,” live for the neighborhood and millions of GMA viewers. It seems like he just left for overseas, but Toby Keith has now finished his 7th USO trip. According to the military publication, Systems, Toby spent five days performing for troops in Afghanistan and it was the first time he got to take his band with him. During the day, he went to the front lines, and then he played nightly shows with his band. Regarding his shows for military personnel, Toby says, “It's a break from the monotony in their life. They're under fire and tremendous workloads trying to accomplish their goals, so when we show up, it changes that for a little while. We try to put smiles on their faces." Gretchen Wilson will travel to Capitol Hill to hand deliver nearly ten-thousand letters from volunteers across the nation to both Tennessee congressmen and senators urging them to increase funding for adult education programs. And finally, look for Dolly Parton on The View tomorrow.
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