Feb
7
Jake Owen photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.
Jake Owen is back on the road after undergoing surgery on his broken collarbone on January 17. He performed for a near sell-out crowd at Cowboy’s in Dallas on Friday night and a sold-out crowd at Riverwind Casino in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday night.
“I’m not very good at sitting around the house taking it easy,” Jake said. “I had eight screws and a metal plate put in to repair my collarbone, so I’ve had to spend a lot of time at doctor’s appointments and physical therapy sessions over the past few weeks. Getting back out onstage was the best therapy I’ve had.”
Jake has several dates lined up through February, but will make a pit stop March 1 to be a guest on Chelsea Lately, hosted by Chelsea Handler, which airs at 11/10 CT on E! “I can’t wait to meet Chelsea,” Jake said. “She’s fearless.” Continue Reading
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Feb
3
Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Reba pokes fun at a hoax claiming she’d died in Austria, Sarah Buxton comes up with a clever invention, Jake Owen deals with a tired pup, Little Big Town teases their whereabouts, and proud dad Rhett Akins hears his son, Thomas Rhett, on the radio for the first time. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/reba.
Reba – Reba: The rumors of my Austrian death are greatly exaggerated!
Little Big Town – LBTMusic: Yep, we’re in the studio with Vince Gill right now.
Sarah Buxton – SarahBuxton: Invention: The Crack Flap. Comes up over the back of your pants & covers the inevitable plumbers crack caused by today’s low rise pants.
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/thebandperry.
The Band Perry - TheBandPerry: Thx Las Vegas for an amazing night!!! Fake Brad Paisley has left the building. (np) Continue Reading
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Feb
1
Keith Urban photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.
Relativity Music Group will release the Act of Valor soundtrack on February 21, featuring original songs written and inspired by the Navy SEAL action-thriller. It will include “For You,” a song written by Keith Urban that is featured in the film’s end credits, as well as music from Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Trace Adkins, Wynonna Judd, Montgomery Gentry, and more. In theaters February 24, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty Navy Seals along with actors Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle and Nestor Serrano.
Produced and directed by Mike “Mouse” McCoy and Scott Waugh and written by Kurt Johnstad, Act of Valor takes audiences into the secretive world of the most elite, highly-trained force in the modern world as the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S. Inspired by true events, the film combines combat sequences, battlefield technology and heart-pounding emotion.
The track listing for the soundtrack includes Keith’s “For You,” “Guide You Home” (Sugarland), “I Was Here” (Lady Antebellum), “If the Sun Comes Up” (Trace Adkins), “Two Soldiers Coming Home” (Lori McKenna), “The Best I Can” (Jake Owen), “What It Takes”(Montgomery Gentry), “The Best of Me” (Josh Kelley), “Where We Left Off” (Hunter Hayes) and “Whatever Brings You Back” (Wynonna Judd). Continue Reading
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Jan
20
Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Miranda Lambert thanks fans for their support after Blake Shelton’s father passed away, Jake Owen keeps fans updated on his broken collarbone from the waiting room, Josh Kelley shares a photo of wife Katherine Heigl that may land him in the doghouse and Taylor Swift puts her TV remote in its place. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/ladyantebellum.
Lady Antebellum – LadyAntebellum: We are all ready and excited! #OwnTheNightWorldTour
Miranda Lambert – Miranda_Lambert: Thank you all for your kindness and prayer. Our family means everything to us. Blake and I appreciate the support so much.
Jake Owen – JakeOwen: In the Dr. waiting on my sentence.. You know it’s not good when he comes in and says “That break is worse than the football teams”. Damn.
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/joshkelley.
Josh Kelley – JoshBKelley: My girl getting her hair done for ONE FOR THE MONEY movie press Continue Reading
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Jan
18
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/jakeowen.
Jake Owen underwent surgery in Nashville yesterday after breaking his collarbone in a snowboarding accident on Friday the 13th while in Crested Butte, CO for the BMI Songwriter’s Festival. Jake shared the story via Twitter and with GAC’s Storme Warren. “Man, it wasn’t like I was doing anything crazy,” he said. “That’s why this is such a freak accident but the reality is if you’re not falling, you’re not learning.”
Jake caught a flight back to Nashville as soon as possible. where his doctor confirmed he’d suffered multiple fractures in his collarbone and recommended surgery immediately. Because of the recovery time and weeks of rehabilitation, Jake had to reschedule his January tour dates. His doctors said they expect him to make a full recovery.
“I’m so bummed that I have to postpone some shows but I promise you this, I’ll be back out on the road as soon as possible,” he said. “I probably won’t be able to hold a guitar for a while but I can still perform.”
Last night, Jake tweeted the photo above, saying “I’m out y’all. Took longer than expected. I’m a lil groggy but I’ll b back at it soon. Thanks for all your kind words.”
Jake’s sold-out shows originally scheduled for January 18 and 19 at Joe’s Bar in Chicago, IL have already been rescheduled for April 18 and 19. The shows originally scheduled for January 20 and 21 at Island Resort & Casino in Harris, MI have been rescheduled for April 20 and 21. Continue Reading
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Jan
14
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/jakeowen.
GAC sends get well soon wishes to Jake Owen, who broke his collarbone yesterday while snowboarding in Colorado, reported Taste Of Country.
“Just broke my collar bone,” Jake tweeted. “Guess I charged this mountain a little too hard.”
It’s not the first time Jake has broken his collar bone. He also posted this childhood photo: Continue Reading
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Jan
13
Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Rascal Flatts hangs with the quarterback of the moment, David Nail reflects on his first No. 1 single, John Rich shares the aftermath of his birthday bash, Jo Dee Messina tweets from labor and delivery and Jake Owen posts a hilarious video after his wisdom teeth extraction! Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/JayDeMarcus.
Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts – JayDemarcus: With our buddy Tebow yesterday… Great game!!
Taylor Swift – TaylorSwift13: Thank you so much for my People’s Choice Award! Favorite Country Artist! PARTY!!! Seriously- thank you for voting.
David Nail – DavidNail: Wife is in Vegas, so it’s me and the dogs tonight! Finally some time to myself to reflect just how amazing this week has been! Thank u!!!
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/DierksBentley.
Dierks Bentley – DierksBentley: somehow the #redsolocup disco ball from the video wound up on my table at the studio I work out of. suggestions??! Continue Reading
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Jan
4
Blake Shelton photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Nashville.
Each year GAC asks fans to help us choose the best of the best country music videos released during the prior 12 months for our year end Top 50 Videos of the Year countdown. Here are the voting results for 2011 based on videos released and added to the GAC playlist from Nov. 1, 2010 to Oct. 31, 2011.
1. Blake Shelton — “God Gave Me You”
2. Jason Aldean w/Kelly Clarkson — “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
3. Keith Urban — “Without You”
4. Jason Aldean — “Dirt Road Anthem”
5. Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood — “Remind Me”
6. Blake Shelton — “Honey Bee”
7. Lady Antebellum — “Just A Kiss”
8. Alan Jackson — “Long Way To Go”
9. Scotty McCreery — “I Love You This Big”
10. Trace Adkins — “Just Fishin’” Continue Reading
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Dec
30
Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Christmas was a popular topic as Danny Gokey negotiates with Santa, Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood fails to go incognito, Chris Young finds himself locked out on Christmas Eve, and Kellie Pickler questions the intentions behind her grandfather’s gift. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/BradPaisley.
Brad Paisley – BradPaisley: Here it is, your moment of zen:
Danny Gokey - DannyGokey: Dear Santa: I have been good for the past week or so. Lets just focus on that.
Lady Antebellum – LadyAntebellum: Home for the holidays, riding around in moms car with license plate that reads “LADY A”. #notsoincognito 
Merry Christmas guys! -Dave
Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/CharlieDaniels.
Charlie Daniels – CharlieDaniels: Neither one of them has a drivers license. Continue Reading
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Dec
19
Taylor Swift photo courtesy of Big Machine Records.
Billboard.com has released their list of the Top Country Artists of 2011. Artists are ranked based on album sales, song downloads and airplay, touring revenue, Social 50 chart action, ringtone sales and streaming data provided by Nielsen BDS. Congratulations to Taylor Swift for being named the Top Country Artist of 2011! What do you think of this ranking? Who’d top YOUR Top 50 list? Leave us a comment below!
- Taylor Swift
- Jason Aldean
- Lady Antebellum
- Zac Brown Band
- Blake Shelton
- The Band Perry
- Rascal Flatts
- Kenny Chesney
- Brad Paisley
- Luke Bryan
- Keith Urban
- Miranda Lambert
- Sugarland
- Eric Church
- Scotty McCreery
- Toby Keith
- Thompson Square
- Chris Young
- Billy Currington
- Tim McGraw Continue Reading
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