Wade Hayes rose to country stardom in the 1990s with hit songs like “What I Meant To Say” and “Old Enough To Know Better.” Now though, instead of performing for his fans and creating music, he’s in and out of treatments for stage IV colon cancer. He sat down with Storme Warren to share his touching story on an all-new Headline Country, airing tomorrow, April 19 at 9/8 CT on GAC.
“The whole ordeal is a big thing,” Wade said. “First of all, you find out that you have cancer, which is a shocker. And then you find out, in my case, that I didn’t catch it in time and that it has now spread.”
Nan Kelley & Keith Urban backstage at the We're All For The Hall benefit concert, Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
This week on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown, Nan Kelley joined Keith Urban at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for his annual We’re All For The Hall benefit concert and learned about the importance of preserving country music’s history straight from Keith! Some of the special guests invited by Keith to perform also stopped by to discuss their involvement in the event, which raises money for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Besides chatting with Keith and his famous friends, Nan also counted down this week’s Top 20 videos! Miss Friday night’s premiere? Check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend! Check the full schedule »
On the charts this week, Hunter Hayes’latest video, “Wanted,” debuts on the countdown at No. 1 while Carrie Underwood’s “Good Girl” falls to No. 2 after spend the past couple of weeks in the top spot. Jason Aldean’s new video, “Fly Over States,” also debuts on the countdown this week at No. 18.
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..
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:
Jake Owen onstage in Vero Beach, Fla., moments after he proposed to now-fiancee Lacey Buchanan, April 7, 2012.
Jake Owen‘s current No. 1, Alone With You” – a song about a toxic relationship – is certainly no reflection on his personal life! Last night during a concert in his hometown of Vero Beach, Florida, Jake proposed to girlfriend Lacey Buchanan during his hit, “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You.”
The proposal was spur-of-the-moment. “You’re probably wondering where your ring is, right?’” Jake teased Lacey.
A fan in the audience caught the romantic moment on video. Watch it here:
Suzanne Alexander & Toby Keith backstage at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 1, 2012.
GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdownhit the red carpet at the ACM Award with hosts Nan Kelley and Suzanne Alexander. They caught up with some of your favorite country stars both on the carpet and backstage. Between chatting with the stars, they counted down this week’s Top 20 videos!
On the charts this week, the Top 5 remain unchanged with Carrie Underwood still in the top spot. Luke Bryan’s latest video, “Drunk On You,” makes its countdown premiere in the No. 13 spot with Lionel Richie and Shania Twain’s “Endless Love” debuting at No. 19.
Every Wednesday at Lucy’s Country Café, the restaurant hosts “Sing For Your Supper,” a night where patrons are serenaded by established and aspiring songwriters while dining on a southern-style meat-and-three buffet featuring a homemade family recipes passed down over three generations. Toby Keith, Chris Young, Lee Brice, Bridgett Tatum and the Warren Brothers are just some of the artists who have already played at Lucy’s.
“We hope this will become the first of many annual events at Lucy’s Country Café to support KWO initiatives,” Bobby said. “After seeing first-hand what the outdoor experience brings to life for our warriors, I knew that I needed to become involved in helping this particular charity grow. I’ve met, personally, those who have enjoyed the outdoor adventures, have seen where the money goes and witnessed the profound effect it has on the participants by supporting their mental health and helping their return to normalcy. It is life-changing.” Continue Reading
The Academy of Country Music announced today that Marc Anthony, Ashton Kutcher, Jake Owen, LeAnn Rimes, Grace Potter, andEli Young Bandare 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.
Nan Kelley visits Miranda Lambert on tour and interviews her for Top 20 Country Countdown. Photo by Meaghan Mitchell.
GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown was hot this week! Host Nan Kelley headed to Louisville to catch up with Miranda Lamberton her On Fire Tour and also got to chat with Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann. Plus, Rascal Flatts shared secrets from the set of their “Banjo” video, all while Nan counts down the Top 20 videos of the week! Miss Friday night’s premiere? Check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend!
On the chart this week, Carrie Underwood claims the top spot with her new video, “Good Girl.” Alan Jackson is the lone male in the Top 5, coming in at No. 2 while Lauren Alaina, Miranda Lambert and Katie Armiger round out the first five videos on the countdown. New videos from Love and Theft and Josh Turner make their debuts this week at No. 17 and No. 18 respectively.
Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys – JoeBonsall: Ban-Joey and EARL
Loretta Lynn – The_LorettaLynn: My love and prayers go out to the Scruggs family. Earl was in my book the best banjo picker in the world. He will be missed. Loretta
Dierks Bentley – DierksBentley: Lost one of the pillars of bluegrass music and country music today. rest in peace #earlscruggs! thanks for a lifetime of music to listen to!
