Feb
8
Carrie Underwood photo by James White, courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.
Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum have been added to the list of country stars who will be a part of the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Carrie will join Tony Bennett for a performance while Lady A will serve as presenters. A tribute to the late Etta James by Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt has also been added. The GRAMMYs will air on CBS on Sunday, February 12th at 8/7 CT.
Other country artists scheduled to perform include Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Glen Campbell, with Blake Shelton and The Band Perry, Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift. Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Gwyneth Paltrow will be among GRAMMY presenters. Continue Reading
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May
11
Taylor Swift photo courtesy of Big Machine Records.
Taylor Swift is walking through yet another door, becoming the first country songwriter to win the Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in June.
Introduced in 2004 to recognize young composers already working at a substantial creative peak, the award’s previous honorees include pop, rock and R&B singer-songwriters Rob Thomas, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, John Legend, John Rzeznik and Jason Mraz. The Starlight Award is named for Songwriters Hall of Fame chief Hal David, who’s a substantial writer himself, known for such titles as Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson’s “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before,” Ronnie Milsap’s “It Was Almost Like A Song,” B.J. Thomas’ “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” and Dusty Springfield’s “The Look Of Love.”
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Jan
4
Zac Brown Band photo courtesy of Atlantic Records.
With more than 100 categories represented, the Grammy Awards cover a lot of stylistic turf, from jazz to rock to reggae to classical.
The Zac Brown Band is in the running this month for the Recording Academy’s Best New Artist trophy, which pits the group against artists from several other genres. The band is hoping the recognition means there’s more success in its future.
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Nov
30
Sugarland photo courtesy of UMG Nashville.
Sugarland, the Country Music Association’s Vocal Duo of the Year, is helping Oprah Winfrey do a two-fer Christmas edition of her show, one of several acts performing live for the first time with another artist.
Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush appear Monday on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” with Jennifer Hudson. Mary J. Blige duets with Andrea Bocelli, and Tim McGraw shares the stage with Alicia Keys for a version of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).”
It’s the second time this year that Sugarland has been featured on the daytime queen’s show.
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