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Jason Aldean Holiday Traditions

Jason Aldean Holiday Traditions

| December 20, 2011

Jason Aldean and his wife Jessica have two young daughters.  So their Christmas traditions revolve around the girls: “One thing we always do on Christmas Eve is we take the girls around and let them look at Christmas lights.  We try to find a cool area where there’s a lot of lights for them to […]

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Happy Birthday Taylor Swift!

Happy Birthday Taylor Swift!

| December 12, 2011

Taylor Swift received an early birthday present Sunday when the Nashville Symphony presented her their annual Harmony Award.  The crystal vase is given for contributions to the development and appreciation of musical culture.  No doubt that the impact of her tour and album have done that.  In addition, Taylor’s Speak Now World Tour was the […]

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Thompson Square Wins 3 ACAs

Thompson Square Wins 3 ACAs

| December 9, 2011

GRAMMY NOMINEE THOMPSON SQUARE WINS THREE AWARDS AT FAN-VOTED FOX’s 2nd ANNUAL AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS   Break-Out Country Act of 2011 Wins  “Single of the Year By a Group,” “Single of the Year By a New Artist,” “Music Video of the Year By a New Artist”   (LAS VEGAS, NV – Dec. 6, 2011) — […]

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Aldean ACA Artist of The Year

Aldean ACA Artist of The Year

| December 5, 2011

Jason Aldean won 6 awards at the 2nd Annual American Country Awards in Las Vegas, including Artist of the Year.  Moments after accepting his award, Jason said, “To win an award is a big deal, and when it comes from the fans, that’s huge.  They’re the ones who support us, buy our records, vote on […]

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Stars in Las Vegas for 2nd ACAs

Stars in Las Vegas for 2nd ACAs

| December 4, 2011

Country stars are heading to Las Vegas for the 2nd annual American Country Awards.  The show, hosted by Trace Adkins and actress Kristin Chenowith, will air Monday night on the Fox Network.  Jason Aldean and the Zac Brown Band lead the nominees with 8 apiece.  Neither are performing on the show.  Miranda Lambert’s all-girl trio Pistol Annies […]

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New McGraw CD Coming Soon

New McGraw CD Coming Soon

| December 2, 2011

Tim McGraw has been talking about it for a year, and even performed music from it on tour this summer.  On January 17, fans will be able to buy his “Emotional Traffic” album.  Tim co-hosted Country Countdown USA last January, and told Lon Helton about the new CD: “There’s some heavy stuff on it, and some fun […]

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Jake Owen Celebrates 1st #1

Jake Owen Celebrates 1st #1

| December 2, 2011

There was a party in Nashville this week to celebrate Jake Owen’s first #1 with “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.”  Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was on hand to present Jake with a plaque to commemorate the event.  Speaking before the party, Jake Owen told the Nashville media said: “It’s amazing, after years of working at […]

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Aldean, Swift lead Grammy Noms

Aldean, Swift lead Grammy Noms

| November 30, 2011

Fresh off winning his first CMA Awards, Jason Aldean picked up his first Grammy nominations.  His #1 hit, “Dirt Road Anthem,” is nominated for Best Country Solo Performance.  “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” his duet with Kelly Clarkson, is in the category of Best Country Duo/Group Performance.  Plus his top-selling CD, “My Kinda Party,” is in the […]

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Justin Moore Welcomes Baby #2

Justin Moore Welcomes Baby #2

| November 23, 2011

Nashville, TN – November 21, 2011 — Today The Valory Music Co.’s Justin Moore and his wife Kate have more to celebrate than just his successful music career. The proud parents of 21-month-old Ella Kole welcome their second daughter, Kennedy Faye Moore, into the world this morning. Born in Justin’s home state, Arkansas at 7:59AM, […]

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Taylor Takes Top AMA Prize

Taylor Takes Top AMA Prize

| November 21, 2011

Taylor Swift swept the American Music Awards, taking the Country Female, Country Album, and the top prize, the all-genre Artist Of The Year.  She beat pop stars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry for the honor, and Taylor was clearly amazed to be holding the award.  In other country categories, Blake Shelton won Country Male, and […]

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