Apr
13
Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, the legendary Merle Haggard joins Twitter – sending a few interesting tweets! – and a member of his management team shares the photo of him sending his very first Tweet. Plus, Lee Brice celebrates his first No. 1, Jake Owen celebrates his engagement to Lacey Buchanan and Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley welcome Keith Urban to the Grand Ole Opry family. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/stevenhaddad.
Steven Haddad, Artist Manager – StevenHaddad: Helping the Legend Merle Haggard send his very first Tweet! #merlehaggard #cma #cmchat #nashville #countrymusic #tourlife #livinglegend
Merle Haggard – MerleHaggard: Greetings all participators, especially all you sweet potaters. There’s always something new… Any songwriters find a rhyme for that?
Lee Brice – LeeBrice: Cheers y’all… My first number one single.. Can’t believe it, hope y’all are having one with me tonight..
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/taylorswift13.
Taylor Swift – TaylorSwift13: Recording the next album. So happy. Continue Reading
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Apr
11
Martina McBride photo courtesy of Republic Nashville.
Individual tickets to the Nightly Concerts at LP Field during CMA Music Festival will go on sale Saturday, April 14 at 11/10 AM CT. Tickets will be $40 for general admission in the upper deck of LP Field and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1 (800) 745-3000 or through CMAfest.com or 1 (800) CMA-FEST (262-3378).
Four-day ticket packages are still available and start at $125 per person. They include admission to all four Nightly Concerts as well as all daytime festival activities, including the Fan Fair Fall where artist autograph signing sessions are held. Children three years and younger are admitted free.
Additionally, Martina McBride, Jake Owen and Hunter Hayes have been added to the Nightly Concerts. This will mark Hunter’s first performance at LP Field during CMA Music Festival. CMA will announce more artists joining the lineup soon. The Nightly Concerts will once again be filmed for a concert special airing on ABC later in the year.
The current lineups for the Nightly Concerts are as follows in alphabetical order:
Thursday, June 7: Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, and Zac Brown Band
Friday, June 8: The Band Perry, Brantley Gilbert, Jake Owen, Blake Shelton, and Carrie Underwood Continue Reading
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Apr
6
Garth Brooks photo by Mark Tucker, courtesy of Pearl Records.
Garth Brooks will perform at the Calgary Stampede’s Centennial anniversary on July 12, reports Music Row. Ticket information for the show at the Scotiabank Saddledome will be released on Tuesday, April 10 at noon.
“Garth Brooks has a long history with Calgary,” Paul Rosenberg, vice-president of Programming, Calgary Stampede, said. “We are thrilled to have him here during our Centennial year. Garth is a country music legend; to have him perform at the Centennial Calgary Stampede is incredible.” Continue Reading
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Apr
2
Country stars were all a-twitter about the ACM Awards! In this special ACM Awards-themed edition of Top 10 Tweets, The Band Perry shares their first kiss, Brad Paisley tries a new look, Hunter Hayes and Luke Bryan have fun performing and Lee Brice and Scotty McCreery share their gratitude. Here are the Top 10 Tweets about the ACM Awards – and a few bonus ones!
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/thebandperry.
The Band Perry – TheBandPerry: We all remember our first KISS.
Carrie Underwood – CarrieUnderwood: Happy #aprilfools! I’ve pranked my mom, @mikefisher1212 and various people here at #ACM‘s! Ah ha ha ha! Who’s next?
Lady Antebellum – LadyAntebellum: Great and hilarious start to the #ACMs. Loving @blakeshelton & @reba! Going to be a great night!
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/BradPaisley.
Brad Paisley – BradPaisley: Probably not my new look. But I’ll try anything once. Thanks for the jam Zachary Continue Reading
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Apr
1
GAC hosts Suzanne Alexander, Storme Warren & Nan Kelley on the red carpet at the 47th Annual ACM Awards. Photo by Sara Kauss.
GAC is the only place where you will relive all of the star power, excitement and emotional moments from the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards when we re-air Sunday night’s telecast Monday, June 4 at 9 p.m. Eastern.
Broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the show is co-hosted by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton, and features performances by Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Pat Monahan, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Chris Young, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and Rascal Flatts, along with special duets and collaborations performed by Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton & Lionel Richie, Rascal Flatts & Steve Martin.
Once again GAC was the exclusive live television outlet for the Academy’s celebrity arrivals for the event. ACM Red Carpet Live with hosts Suzanne Alexander, Storme Warren and Nan Kelley features lively interviews with many of the top ACM nominees and performers and will re-air at 8 p.m. Eastern on June 4.
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Apr
1
Jake Owen photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.
The Academy of Country Music announced today that Marc Anthony, Ashton Kutcher, Jake Owen, LeAnn Rimes, Grace Potter, and Eli Young Band are scheduled to present as part of the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards . The ceremony, which honors country music’s top talent as well as the industry’s hottest emerging artists, is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. live ET/delayed PT on CBS.
Anthony, Kutcher, Owen, Rimes, Potter, and Eli Young Band join previously announced presenters Beth Behrs, Zac Brown, Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, Liam Hemsworth, LL COOL J, KISS, Scotty McCreery, Nancy O’Dell, Lionel Richie, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Sugarland, and Thompson Square.
Previously announced ACM Awards performers are Continue Reading
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Mar
30
Sugarland photo courtesy of UMG Nashville; Zac Brown photo courtesy of Atlantic Records.
The Academy of Country Music announced today that Zac Brown, Brantley Gilbert, Liam Hemsworth, LL COOL J, Scotty McCreery, The Band Perry, KISS, Sugarland, and Thompson Square are scheduled to present as part of the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony, which honors country music’s top talent as well as the industry’s hottest emerging artists, is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. live Eastern/delayed Pacific on CBS.
Brown, Gilbert, Hemsworth, LL COOL J, McCreery, The Band Perry, KISS, Sugarland, and Thompson Square join previously announced presenters Beth Behrs, Hunter Hayes, Lionel Richie, Taylor Swift and Nancy O’Dell.
Previously announced ACM Awards performers are Continue Reading
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Mar
29
Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw will perform a song together on the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
The Academy of Country Music announced today that Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton & Lionel Richie, Rascal Flatts & Steve Martin, and Toby Keith with surprise Las Vegas guest performers are set to perform a variety of special duets and collaborations at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony, which honors country music’s top talent as well as the industry’s hottest emerging artists, is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. LIVE Eastern/delayed Pacific on CBS. Before the awards, you can catch all your favorite stars LIVE on GAC on the red carpet, beginning at 7 p.m. Central.
Here’s the duet lineup:
– Brothers of the Sun tourmates Kenny and Tim will take the ACM Awards stage Sunday night for a very special performance.
– Blake and Lionel will sing Lionel’s classic hit, “You Are,” and it will air as part of the special, ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends – In Concert, Friday, April 13, 2012 on CBS.
– In a unique collaboration with Rascal Flatts, Steve Martin will showcase the banjo during a performance of the band’s new single “Banjo.”
– Toby will be joined by special surprise iconic Las Vegas performers for an unforgettable performance of his chart-topping smash “Red Solo Cup.”
Previously announced ACM Awards performers are Continue Reading
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Mar
28
Dierks Bentley photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville; Brad Paisley photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.
The Academy of Country Music announced today that Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley are scheduled to perform as part of the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. In addition, Lionel Richie and Taylor Swift are scheduled as presenters. The ceremony, which honors country music’s top talent as well as the industry’s hottest emerging artists, is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. LIVE Eastern/delayed Pacific on CBS.
Lionel and Taylor join previously announced presenters, Beth Behrs, Hunter Hayes, and Nancy O’Dell. In addition, previously announced performers are Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sara Evans, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Chris Young, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and Rascal Flatts. Continue Reading
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Mar
28
The Band Perry photo courtesy of Republic Nashville.
The Band Perry is ready to head to Las Vegas with the rest of their country music family for Sunday’s ACM Awards. The band took home the ACM for New Artist of the Year and they’re up for Vocal Group of the Year this time around. Last year’s win proved to be a major turning point in their career.
“Last year at the ACM Awards we got to take home the hardware for New Artist and so that was, actually the first award that we’ve won, and it was fan voted, so the ACM’s are very near and dear to us,” Kimberly Perry said. “I feel like they were a good luck charm that got last year rolling in so many ways for us.”
They are scheduled to perform on the show, but are just as excited – maybe even more excited– about watching everyone else scheduled to take the stage. “We’re fans first and foremost, so we’re most excited to be in Vegas to hang out with all of our artist friends and industry friends,” Kimberly said. Continue Reading
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