47th ACM Awards Nominees Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Taylor Swift Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Chris Young Female Vocalist of the Year Sara Evans Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Vocal Duo of the Year Love and […]
Shortly after he co-hosted the Countdown, Luke Bryan sat down with a roomful of Nashville radio reporters. The conversation covered a wide range of topics from music to family to his tour with Jason Aldean. It had been about 6 months since the release of Luke’s current CD, so there was a lot to talk […]
This week, Kip Moore made his Top 30 debut with “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck.” Kip is from Tifton, Georgia. He’s been in Nashville for 9 years. He began work on this record over two years ago. His debut CD will be released in March. We sat down with Kip Moore this week to talk about […]
Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, and the legendary George Jones were on hand Tuesday night as the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences honored Nashville area Grammy nominees. One of the first to enter the celebration was 80-year-old George Jones, who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award next month. “It’s a great thrill. It’s a […]
Encino, CA (January 13, 2012) – The Academy of Country Music announced today that for the fourth consecutive year, the newcomer category for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards — New Artist of the Year—will be opened up to interactive fan voting through VoteACM.com beginning Monday, January 16, 2012. The Academy of Country […]
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott married musician Chris Tyrrell on Saturday January 7th in upstate New York surrounded by family and close friends. The bride wore a custom Vera Wang strapless mermaid dress with abstract all-over lace underlay, layered tulle skirt with horsehair banding and hand-cut corded lace appliqué with hand-applied crystal and pearl beading. […]
After 12 months, hundreds of new singles, and hours of radio airplay, Mediabase and Country Aircheck tallied up all the songs and spins and declared that the #1 most-played song of 2011 is “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” by Thompson Square. The song peaked at #1 in April, and was performed by American […]
2011 was quite a year in country music. Several weddings, several babies, lots of big hit songs, and huge tours. But the one country star who seemed to be in the news all year was Taylor Swift. Her Speak Now World Tour was the highest grossing tour of the year. Her album of the same […]
Several new Country Christmas songs charted in the holiday weekend Top 40. At the top of the list, Tim McGraw’s “Christmas All Over The World.” Right below it is The Band Perry and “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town.” That song was part of a special Christmas Collection released by the Big Machine Records Group. […]
For Luke Bryan, holiday time is family time. He and his wife Caroline usually spend Christmas eve with their two young boys, Bo & Tate, at Luke’s parent’s home in Georgia. The family meal is one of their favorite traditions. Except the meal itself is a bit unusual: “We do a chili dog night on […]
