Miranda Lambert, the reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year,  was the musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this past Monday night.  Miranda performed her smash hit “Baggage Claim.”  After the performance Jay congratulated Miranda and told her “she cleans up nice” to which Miranda jokingly responded,  “so do you!”  Jay should have been more careful, Miranda could have been packin’ heat!

It’s a cool performance, check it out here and let us know what you think!

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The five finalists in the Waggin’ Train Tail Waggin’ Jingle Contest celebrate with Country Music star and contest judge Trace Adkins at the Hard Rock Café in Nashville, on November 8,2011.

Last summer we told you about a unique contest that Trace Adkins was involved in with Waggin’ Train brand dog snacks. Dog owners with a penchant for music were challenged to come up with  an original jingle, with lyrics that describe how they enjoy a “tail waggin’ good time” with their four-legged friend. Contestants then had to upload a 60-second video that showed them performing the jingle with their dog. The field was narrowed down to five finalists, who were flown into Nashville on Monday to perform their jingles in person, in front of Trace, for a chance to win the Grand Prize recording session.

Trace made the final call and selected Dewey Longuski of Mason, MI as the Grand Prize winner of the Waggin’ Train® Tail Waggin’ Jingle Contest. For his winning efforts, Dewey was immediately whisked off to a local Nashville recording studio where he and Trace put the finishing touches on a professional recording of the jingle. In addition to the recording session, Dewey received an autographed CD of his jingle, which may be featured on the Waggin’ Train brand’s website and Facebook page.

“I was really impressed by all of the finalists’ performances and the quality of the jingles they wrote to celebrate the good times they share with their dogs,” said Trace. “While it was a tough decision, Dewey’s jingle rose to the top because of its catchy lyrics and memorable melody that left me wanting to hear more.” Continue Reading

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Dierks Bentley in his new video for "Home." Image courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

Dierks Bentley just rolled out his new video for “Home” online at VEVO. The video, directed by Robert Deaton and George Flanigen, features Dierks performing in a field of corn at night while fireworks light the sky. Iconic, patriotic shots of America are weaved throughout the clip.

“Home means so many things to so many different people,” says Bentley.  ”For my Dad, who fought in World War II, it means one thing and for my daughter, it means something as simple as playing in the park with her friends. For this video, we wanted to incorporate iconic images of America, but also capture the spirit of our country and the things that make it great.”

Watch the video here: Continue Reading

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Rodney Atkins photo courtesy of Curb Records.

From the time he was born, Rodney Atkins has had to fight obstacles to get where he is today. A sickly child, he was born with a respiratory infection and given up for adoption. While living in a small-town orphanage, Rodney was adopted by loving parents Allan and Margaret Atkins and raised in Harrogate, Tennessee. Rodney has never talked about his birth mother before, until now. He shared with the Associated Press that he met her in 2008, after becoming the spokesman for the National Council for Adoption.

“It hit me at that moment, walking in that room, getting to know her,” Rodney told AP. “She’s a wonderful, beautiful lady. I realized that the reason I needed to do that did not have anything to do with my parents. I’m glad I did that really, really, really for her. She’s been carrying that around, wondering what happened, and I could tell it was such a relief.”

Rodney says his birth mother got pregnant at 19 after what he described as a traumatic first date. She hid the pregnancy from her family and chose to give him up for adoption.

“I just wanted to tell her thank you, because she had some other alternatives to end that situation,” he tells AP. “I might not be here. So you don’t want to take it for granted. She kept saying, ‘I’m sorry.’ I kept saying, ‘Thank you.’”

GAC recently went back home with the talented singer for the special, Origins: Rodney Atkins. If you missed Wednesday’s premiere, you can still catch it this Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10/9c. Here’s a sneak peek below: Continue Reading

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Carrie Underwood helps Randy Travis celebrate 25 years as a Grand Ole Opry member. Photo by Chris Hollo, courtesy of Schmidt Relations.

Legendary country icon Randy Travis recently released his new album, Anniversary Celebration, which features duets with country music’s hottest stars.  Beginning today, fans can log on to GAC’s Facebook page for the Randy Travis Duets App. Fans can record and share their duet with Randy himself with available sing-alongs from Anniversary Celebration duets: “Is It Still Over?”, “A Few Ole Country Boys” and “Forever and Ever, Amen”.  Try it out and record your duet here »

Our very own Nan Kelley, host of GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown, couldn’t resist the temptation to try it out.  Watch this clip and see what happened: Continue Reading

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Jason Aldean‘s brand new video for “Tattoos On This Town” tells the tale of growing up and falling in love in small town U.S.A.  This beautifully shot video takes an emotional and unexpected turn at the end – watch it here:

Look for the video to hit the air on GAC early next week and the Top 20 Country Countdown ballot soon!

Watch exclusive interview clips with Jason Aldean »
Browse photos in our Jason Aldean gallery »

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Montgomery Gentry on the set of their new video for "Where I Come From" with director Potsy Poncirili

The new music video from Montgomery Gentry for their latest single, “Where I Come From,” was directed by “Potsy” Ponciroli and produced by Chris Connor for Team Genius Productions.  It’s one of the most intense, impactful videos ever done by the duo.

Eddie and Troy worked with Potsy and came up with the concept of having the video tell the story from a deployed soldier’s viewpoint.  Continue Reading

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Sugarland returned to the stage tonight in Albuquerque, NM for their first concert since the devastating Indiana State Fair stage collapse that occurred this past Saturday.  In a moving, emotional tribute prior to the show, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, along with their entire band and crew, took the stage and asked the crowd to join them in a moment of silence honoring all the victims and their families.  Jennifer and Kristian went on to play a stirring acoustic performance of “Love.”

You can watch this powerful tribute and performance here:

Video courtesy of FOX 59 WXIN in Indiana, IN.

Read the letter Sugarland posted on their
website earlier this week addressing the tragedy »

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The main concert stage collapses during a storm at the Indiana State Fair on August 13, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The stage fell just before country duo Sugarland were scheduled to perform, killing at least four people and injuring as many as 40 more. (Photo by Joey Foley/Getty Images)

A deadly storm with wind gusts of 60-70 mph slammed into the Indiana State Fair late Saturday night at approximately 9 p.m. local time causing the main concert stage to collapse.  At this time authorities are reporting at least four dead and over 40 fans receiving treatment at local hospitals.  It’s estimated that more than 150 fans were also treated at a makeshift triage unit at the fairgrounds itself.

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GAC hooked up with Billy Currington to share some of his wild adventures from the road this summer as he tours with Kenny Chesney!  In this really cool behind the scenes clip, set to his song “Until You,” Billy gives you a inside look as the tour made stops in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana:

I was fortunate enough to get to see Billy and Kenny when they played at the historic Red Rocks amphitheater in Morrison, CO back in early July.  It rained the entire show but not a person in the crowd gave a thought to leaving…what a great show, one I won’t soon forget!  Check out this behind the scenes clip with Billy at Red Rocks:

Billy is on the final swing of the “Goin’ Coastal Tour” with Kenny Chesney, which wraps at the end of the month with a two-night stand at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.  Check all of Billy’s tour dates at his official website.

Get more Billy Currington at GACTV.com:

Watch Billy’s brand new video for “Love Done Gone” »

Photos of Billy on tour »

GAC Exclusive interview clips with Billy »

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