Rascal Flatts photo courtesy of Big Machine Records.
We told you it was coming. A duet with Rascal Flatts and teen pop sensation Justin Bieber. And now, there’s a video to go along with the track, “That Should Be Me,” which can be found on Justin’s Never Say Never – The Remixes album.
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Gwyneth Paltrow & Tim McGraw from the upcoming movie, Country Strong, in theaters January 7, 2011. Photo by Scott Garfield, courtesy of Sony Pictures USA & Monarch Publicity.
From Crazy Heart to Country Strong, Hollywood and Nashville were tightly linked in 2010.
Tim McGraw, Julianne Hough, Trace Adkins and Carrie Underwood all went in front of the cameras. And artists as diverse as Ryan Bingham, Billy Currington, Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney got their music on the big screen in one way or another.
Country’s role in a large number of movies ranks No. 7 in GAC’s countdown of the dozen top stories of 2010.
George Strait on stage with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Lee Ann Womack and Martina McBride during his ACM Artist of the Decade All-Star Concert.
The superstars of country music pay tribute to the king of country, George Strait, on George Strait – ACM Artist of the Decade, making its cable premiere tonight, Sunday, June 27, 9p ET on GAC. The all-star concert features a special appearance by Garth Brooks and the following list of artists performing some of George’s biggest hits:
Billy Currington photo by Danny Clinch, courtesy of UMG Nashville.
The musical lineup for the 45th Academy of Country Music Awards is coming into clearer focus with the unveiling of a new round of performers, including Billy Currington, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts and Miranda Lambert.
Several other slightly unusual names and/or pairings are included in the latest additions, announced Thursday by the ACM. Rocker John Fogerty, who released a country album last year, will perform on the CBS telecast. So will Laura Bell Bundy, the Broadway figure whose first country album comes out next Tuesday. Toby Keith is slated to play the April 18 ACMs in Las Vegas with smooth-jazz sax player Dave Koz, likely meaning they’ll reprise “Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song).” Dave played sax on Toby’s recording, a tribute to the late Wayman Tisdale. Dierks Bentley and Jack Ingram are also expected to sing together on the ACMs; they share vocals on “Barbie Doll” on Jack’s current album, Big Dreams & High Hopes.
Alan Jackson photo courtesy of SonyBMG Nashville.
Alan Jackson’s new video, “Sissy’s Song,” started airing on GAC on Monday, and it’s one that was inspired by a tragedy in his own life.
Leslie “Sissy” Fitzgerald worked for Alan and his family, and they saw her on a daily basis until May 20, 2007, when she died in a motorcycle accident. Her husband, who restores cars for a living, works with Alan, and Sissy also left behind a college-age daughter and a son in high school.
The shock of such a sudden tragedy hit everyone who knew her, including Alan.
“I didn’t sleep for a while,” he says. “So I sat down one day and wrote this song, and after that I felt all right.”
Alan gave a recording of “Sissy’s Song” to the Fitzgeralds to use at the funeral, and Alan quickly discovered that it had the same impact on others that it had on him.
“A lot of people told me how much it made them feel better and helped them get through it a little easier,” he says, “so I was very proud of it.”
The black-and-white video, directed by Scott Scovill, features Alan in performance shots against the back-lit pews of the historic Bear Creek Church, a tiny Civil War-era building listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
In addition to seeing him in the “Sissy’s Song” video, you’ll soon be able to spot Alan in a CBS special. On April 6, the day after the “44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards”, he’ll be part of the performing cast taping “George Strait: ACM Artist Of The Decade, An All Star Concert Special.” Brooks & Dunn, Jamey Johnson, Montgomery Gentry, LeAnn Rimes, Lee Ann Womack, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, John Rich, Jack Ingram and Jamie Foxx are the latest guests announced for the show, which airs May 27.
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