Joe Nichols photo by Jon Smith, courtesy of Universal Records South.

Joe Nichols and Steel Magnolia are set to headline the Fifth Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show & Concert. The event, which will be emceed by GAC’s Suzanne Alexander, takes place  June 7 at Nashville’s Rocketown and will benefit Musicians On Call, an organization that brings live and recorded music to patients in healthcare facilities.

“The Country Weekly Fashion Show is a fun way to kick off CMA Music Fest,” Joe said. “Music fans can sit back, relax and see their favorite artists doing something a little different. Of course, some have that catwalk fashion show strut down a little better than others! But no matter who struts their stuff better, it’s always a fun evening of music and fashion. Continue Reading

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Joey + Rory photo courtesy of Sugar Hill Records.

If you’re attending this year’s CMA Music Festival and you’re coming to Nashville the weekend before, Joey + Rory have just the thing for you to do. The husband and wife duo have set Saturday, June 4, 2011 as the date for their 3^rd Annual “Bib & Buckle Fest” Homecoming Concert, Food & Fun event.

What started as a casual gathering of fans and friends for an afternoon of music has turned into a full day of activities that includes a canoe float, games, karaoke, and of course, lots of music from 4 to 8 p.m. In years past, the performances have been held in the field behind their farmhouse in Pottsville, Tennessee. But this year, they’ve moved the stage from the field to their front porch! The audience will watch the show from the front yard.

The festivities begin at 10 a.m. with a five-mile canoe float down the Duck River. A limited number of canoes are available at River Rats Canoe Rental in Columbia, TN, so interested participants are encouraged to reserve a canoe early. Gates to the farm will open at 1:00 p.m., and volleyball, horseshoes, cornhole toss and kids’ fun and games will run until 3 p.m. Have a favorite Joey+Rory song you like to sing? Karaoke will begin on the stage at 3 p.m.  Joey+Rory will be signing autographs and taking pictures in the merchandise booth from 3 to 4 p.m.

“Each year we put on the festival, it grows and becomes even more fun than the last,” said Joey. Continue Reading

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Joey + Rory with Heidi Klum and Seal. Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/JoeyandRory

Joey + Rory and singer Seal and his wife, supermodel Heidi Klum, might seem like an odd pairing but Joey + Rory tweeted that they were hanging with the couple, saying “We spent the day w/Heidi Klum and her husband Seal at our farm and cafe. Long story, but a wonderful one” and attaching a photo of the four of them together. They followed it up with another photo, tweeting “Another pic of us at the farm w Heidi and Seal. They’re a wonderful couple. We had such a great time w them.”

While Joey + Rory are mum on what the two couples were up to, Nashville’s Fox 17 reports that Seal and Heidi are in Nashville to take part in a wedding ceremony for a Lifetime Television Special. Besides hanging out with Joey + Rory, Heidi and Seal reportedly spent some time on Capitol Hill visiting Tennessee lawmakers. Continue Reading

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GAC hosts Suzanne Alexander (r) and Nan Kelley (l) on the red carpet at the 46th Annual ACM Awards. Photo courtesy of GAC Staff.

Around this time two weeks ago, GAC’s Suzanne Alexander was packing her bags to fly to Las Vegas for the 46th Annual ACM Awards. We asked her to share with you what it’s like to be in the thick of things out in Vegas — so here’s Part 1 of her ACM Awards Diary! Don’t forget to watch Suzanne, Nan Kelley, Storme Warren and all your favorite stars in our exclusive GACTV.com ACM backstage video interviews and browse our ACM Awards gallery, packed with hundreds of photos! Check back tomorrow for Part 2 of Suzanne’s diary — and this Friday for Part 3.

Saturday April 2, 2011: The day before the ACMs
I had a feeling that many industry folks would be on the Nashville Southwest Airlines flight to Las Vegas. I was right – every seat was taken! There were heads of labels, stylists, publicists and some band dudes on the flight out. During the landing, I mapped out what I needed to do once we got to the Vegas airport.

You see, staying at the MGM for the ACMs is great because it’s where the actual award show is held – so you can walk everywhere, no cab rides necessary. BUT the problem is, everyone stays at the MGM and checking in can be an ordeal. Continue Reading

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! Here at GAC, we follow them too. This week, Kellie Pickler celebrates good times with a cocktail, Terri Clark critiques Steve Tyler’s “American Idol” footwear and Gloriana‘s Mike and Tom Gossin contemplate starting a new trio with Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.

Kellie Pickler photo courtesy of Twitter.com/kelliepickler.

Kellie Pickler:  @kelliepickler    It’s 5 O’clock somewhere…(ps: ignore my un-manicured nails)

Taylor Swift:  @taylorswift13    I can’t believe we’re about to play our last show on the Asian tour– Oh and Hong Kong, I’m pretty much in love with your city.

Darryl Worley:   @darrylworley    Going to write with Craig Campbell this morning. He’s a great country singer. Listen to his new single.

Julianne Hough:   @juliannehough    At my Womens Health cover shoot! Having a BLAST!! Florence and the machine, ceelo, quirky rock dance ish music was what I asked for

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/joeyandrory.

Joey + Rory:  @joeyandrory    more photo shoot picture taking today… I’m about all smiled out, but my bride is still going strong! Continue Reading

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Katie Armiger (r) visits with GAC host Nan Kelley on the set of Top 20 Country Countdown.

Katie Armiger is in the studio with Nan Kelley for this week’s episode of GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown - and we’re debuting a brand new look! Katie stopped by our jazzed-up Top 20  to talk about her new single, “Best Song Ever,” which was voted into the top spot on the countdown last week. Katie was so excited to hit number one that she took to Twitter to let everyone know.

“#1 #1 #1!!!!!!!! I want to thank everybody for making ‘Best Song Ever’ #1 on GAC!! Ahhhhhh I LOVE YOU GUYS!!” she tweeted. Continue Reading

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! Here at GAC, we follow them too. This week, Keith Urban posts a photo from his recent video shoot, Sugarland tweets from the U.K. and Rascal Flatts‘ Jay DeMarcus shares a moment from backstage. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.

Keith Urban photo courtesy of Twitter.com/KeithUrban.

Keith Urban:  @KeithUrban    Shooting for the new music video… here’s a sneak peak [sic].

Laura Bell Bundy:  @LauraBellBundy    My Grandma just told me it was their ‘SEXtieth’ Wedding Anniversary! Grandpa replied ‘Laura, She’s Dreaming’ .. Haha!

Clint Black:  @Clint_Black    Word from insiders is; They played eeny meeny miny mo in Egypt and Mubarak lost.

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/Sugarlandmusic.

Sugarland:  @Sugarlandmusic    We’ll post plenty of #Sugarpics from our trip — for example, here’s Jennifer getting ready for today’s taping.

Emily West:  @emilywestmusic    Just took a nyquil & now I’m drunk. So this is how fitty cent feels when he be rapping. Thank u all 4 the sweet shout outs for my ACM nom! Continue Reading

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Josh Turner visits host Nan Kelley on the set of Top 20 Country Countdown.

Josh Turner swings by this week’s Top 20 Country Countdown for a chat with host Nan Kelley as she counts down the videos you chose from twenty all the way down to number one. While American Idol alums Carrie Underwood and Bo Bice have been enjoying top spots on the countdown, Josh had an “Idol” experience of his own last week when he learned a contestant chose his song, “Your Man,” to sing for the judges. The contestant, 16 year old Scotty McCreery, made it to Hollywood and Josh became a trending topic on Twitter after the audition aired.

The Top 20 isn’t the only place you can catch Josh on GAC. He’s co-hosting GAC’s Top 20 Lovin’ & Leavin’ Songs with the hilarious Laura Bell Bundy, just in time for Valentine’s Day! So tune in tonight at 8/7c for this week’s Top 20 and again on February 9 at 9/8c to catch Josh and Laura Bell countdown the Top 10 lovin’ songs and the Top 10 leavin’ songs, all chosen by you!

This Week’s Chart:

1. Katie Armiger – “Best Song Ever”  
2. Carrie Underwood — “Mama’s Song”
3. Josh Turner — “I Wouldn’t Be A Man”
4. Blake Shelton — “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking”
5. Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson – “Don’t You Wanna Stay” Continue Reading

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Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn at the nominations announcement for the 46th Annual ACM Awards, Feb. 1, 2011 at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Last year Miranda Lambert said 2010 was “her best year yet.” She might have to amend that statement, if Feb. 1, 2011 is any indication.

This morning at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards nominations announcement, Miranda heard her name called 35 times…oops, make that 7 times. Miranda and Ronnie Dunn read the list this morning at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, live during CBS’ The Early Show. Ronnie made the joke about Miranda having triple-digit nominations, but clearly, she is at the forefront of possible trophy winners.

For the third year, fans will select the winner of the Academy’s most prestigious honor, Entertainer of the Year and for the third year, the two newcomer categories for the annual Academy of Country Music Awards —Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Duo or Group— will also be opened up to fan voting. The winner in each of the two newcomer categories will then move on to compete for Top New Artist, which is also a fan voted category. Online voting for all fan voted categories will be available at www.voteACM.com.  The winners of Entertainer of the Year and Top New Artist will be announced live during the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 8 p.m. live ET/delayed PT on CBS.

Miranda led with seven nominations, including Top Female Vocalist and her first-ever nomination for Entertainer of the Year. In addition, she was nominated for Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “The House That Built Me” and received two nominations for Video of the Year for “Only Prettier” and “The House That Built Me.” She is nominated for Vocal Event of the Year with Sheryl Crow and Loretta Lynn for “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Miranda is the reigning ACM Top Female Vocalist.

Kenny Chesney is nominated for five awards, including Album of the Year for Hemingway’s Whiskey and Single Record of the Year for “The Boys Of Fall,” both of which he is nominated for as an artist and producer.   He is also nominated for Video of the Year for “The Boys Of Fall.” 

Zac Brown Band is nominated for five awards including Top Vocal Group and Album of the Year.  Zac Brown Band is also nominated for Song of the Year, Single Record of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for “As She’s Walking Away” featuring Alan Jackson.

Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band also received four additional individual nominations as the producer for Album of the Year contender You Get What You Give, Single Record of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for “As She’s Walking Away” and additionally as a composer for Song of the Year for “As She’s Walking Away.”

The Band Perry is nominated for four awards, including Top Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo or Group.  They are also nominated for Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “If I Die Young.” Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry also received an additional individual nomination as a composer for Song of the Year contender “If I Die Young.”

Taylor Swift is nominated for four awards, including her second nod for Entertainer of the Year.  If Swift wins Entertainer of the Year, this will be her first Entertainer of the Year win. Swift is nominated as an artist and producer for Album of the Year for Speak Now and she also received a nomination for Top Female Vocalist. 

Lady Antebellum is nominated for three awards including Top Vocal Group.  They are also nominated for Album of the Year as artists and producers for Need You Now. They are the reigning Top Vocal Group.

Lee Brice is nominated for three awards for Song of the Year and as both an artist and producer for Single Record of the year for “Love Like Crazy.”  This is Brice’s first year to be nominated.

Easton Corbin is nominated for three awards for Top New Solo Vocalist and for Song of the Year and Single Record of the Year for “A Little More Country Than That.” This is Corbin’s first year to be nominated.

Alan Jackson is nominated for three awards for Song of the Year, Single Record of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for “As She’s Walking Away,” with the Zac Brown Band.

Keith Urban is nominated for three awards including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist.  Keith is also nominated for Vocal Event of the Year for “Blue Sky” with Emily West.

Members of the Academy of Country Music select the nominees and winners of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, and select the final top six nominees of the Entertainer of the Year category and the top three nominees in newcomer categories, Top New Solo Vocalist and Top New Vocal Duo or Group. Presenters and performers who will appear at the ceremony will be announced at a later date.

Following is the list of final nominees. Winners in each of the following categories, except where noted, will be presented with an ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD during the live television broadcast:

Entertainer of the Year

• Jason Aldean
• Toby Keith
• Miranda Lambert
• Brad Paisley
• Taylor Swift
• Keith Urban Continue Reading

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Nan Kelley with Carrie Underwood on GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown. Photo credit: GAC Staff

Carrie Underwood has been holding strong at number one on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown with Blake Shelton and Bo Bice  in the two and three slots these last couple of weeks but there’s been a shake up in the top three! Carrie still holds the top spot this week but who came in at number three? None other than Josh Turner! Tune in to tonight’s episode of Top 20 as Nan Kelley counts down the videos you voted on from twenty to one! Continue Reading

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