Jan
6
Faith Hill Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
Faith Hill and Carrie Underwood are set to team up with Tony Bennett once again for his upcoming PBS special about his chart-topping Duets II album, reports RTT News. Faith will perform “The Way You Look Tonight” with Tony, while Carrie will sing “It Had To Be You,” which also appeared in an episode of Blue Bloods. Here’s the video of Faith and tony singing “The Way You Look Tonight.”
Other stars appearing in the TV special include Willie Nelson, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Sheryl Crow and Norah Jones. The album also includes tracks with Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, and the late Amy Winehouse. Continue Reading
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Dec
29
Taylor Swift's Speak Now CD. Photo courtesy of Big Machine Records.
Billboard.com has compiled their list of the Top 200 Albums of 2011. Adele’s 21 was named the No. 1 album of the year, but Taylor Swift’s Speak Now album came in at No. 2. Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party was also in the Top 5, coming in at No. 4. Rascal Flatts‘ Nothing Like This album took the No. 17 spot and Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now came in at No. 19.
Other country albums in the Top 50 include Zac Brown Band’s You Get What You Give at No. 23, Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night at No. 25, The Band Perry’s self-titled debut at No. 30, Sugarland’s The Incredible Machine at No. 33, Keith Urban’s Get Closer at No. 36, Kenny Chesney’s Hemingway’s Whiskey at No. 42, and Brad Paisley’s This Is Country Music at No. 46.
The Year-End top-selling albums are ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.
Top 20 Albums of 2011:
- 21 – Adele
- Speak Now – Taylor Swift
- Born This Way – Lady Gaga
- My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
- The Gift – Susan Boyle
- Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
- Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
- Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons
- Loud – Rihanna
- Teenage Dream – Katy Perry Continue Reading
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Dec
27
Taylor Swift photo courtesy of Big Machine Records.
Billboard.com has released its list of the Top Artists of 2011. Adele tops the multi-genre chart with Rihanna, Katy Parry, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne rounding out the Top 5. Taylor Swift is the only country artist to make the Top 10, ranking No. 8. Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum found themselves ranked inside the Top 20 with Jason coming in at No. 13 and Lady A at No. 20.
Artists are ranked according to chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and the Billboard 200 albums chart. Other country artists making the Top 50 include Kenny Chesney at No. 28, Blake Shelton at No. 29. Zac Brown Band at No. 32, The Band Perry at No. 35, Rascal Flatts at No. 38 and Brad Paisley at No. 45.
Top 20 Artists of 2011:
- Adele
- Rihanna
- Katy Perry
- Lady Gaga
- Lil Wayne
- Bruno Mars
- Nicki Minaj
- Taylor Swift
- Justin Bieber
- Chris Brown
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Eminem
- Jason Aldean
- Britney Spears
- Wiz Khalifa
- P!nk
- Pitbull
- Kanye West
- Ke$ha
- Lady Antebellum
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Dec
22
Taylor Swift on stage in Seoul, South Korea on the Asian leg of her 2011 Speak Now World Tour. Photo courtesy of Taylorswift.com.
Billboard.com has released their list of the Top 25 Tours of 2011. U2 takes the top spot, but country music is well-represented, notching four spots on the multi-genre chart. Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney both made it into the Top 10, with Taylor being ranked at No. 5 and Kenny coming in right behind her at No. 6. Jason Aldean took spot No. 24 and Toby Keith came in at No. 25.
Artists are ranked by total gross earnings, according to Billboard Boxscore, from Nov. 1, 2010, to Nov. 8, 2011.
Top 25 Tours of 2011:
- U2
- Bon Jovi
- Take That
- Roger Waters
- Taylor Swift
- Kenny Chesney
- Usher
- Lady Gaga
- Andre Rieu
- Sade Continue Reading
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Nov
17
The Band Perry photo courtesy of Republic Nashville.
The Band Perry, Rihanna and Usher are the latest artists added to the lineup for ‘The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! – Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night.’ They join previously announced performers Jason Aldean, Lady Gaga, Sugarland, Ludacris and Lupe Fiasco. Two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J will again host the concert special, which will reveal GRAMMY nominees in several categories. The concert will also include a major announcement from an iconic group about their reunion on the GRAMMY stage.
5 Things You Don’t Know About Jason Aldean >>
This will mark the fourth time nominations for the GRAMMY Awards have been announced on prime time television. The special will air live on CBS at 10/9 CT on November 30 from Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 12, 2012 on CBS. Continue Reading
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Nov
9
Taylor Swift photo courtesy of Big Machine Records.
Taylor Swift has received three People’s Choice Awards nominations while Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum snagged two apiece. Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts are also nominated for a PCA Award each. The People’s Choice Awards will air live on CBS on November 11 at 9/8 CT from Los Angeles.
Taylor received nominations for Favorite Country Artists along with Blake, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts. She is also nominated for all-genre Favorite Female Artist with Adele, Beyoncé, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga as well as Favorite Tour Headliner with Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, U2 and Usher. Continue Reading
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Nov
4
Sugarland photo by Jennifer Tzar, courtesy of UMG Nashville.
Sugarland, Ludacris and Lupe Fiasco have been added to the lineup for ‘The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! – Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night,’ joining previously announced performers Jason Aldean and Lady Gaga. Two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J will once again host the concert special, which will reveal GRAMMY nominees in several categories. A major announcement from an iconic group about their reunion on the GRAMMY stage will also be made during the concert.
5 Things You Don’t Know About Sugarland >>
5 Things You Don’t Know About Jason Aldean >>
This will be the fourth time nominations for the GRAMMY Awards have been announced on primetime television. The special will air live on CBS at 10/9 CT on November 30 from Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 12, 2012 on CBS. Continue Reading
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Oct
26
Jason Aldean photo courtesy of Broken Bow Records.
Jason Aldean and Lady Gaga have been announced as the first performers for ‘The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! – Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night.’ We are assuming the two artists are not performing together — although that would surely be a memorable duet!
5 Things You Don’t Know About Jason Aldean >>
Two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J will once again host the concert special, which will reveal GRAMMY nominees in several categories in addition to performances by Jason, Lady Gaga and more artists to be announced.
This will be the fourth time nominations for the GRAMMY Awards have been announced on primetime television. The special will air live on CBS at 10/9 CT on November 30 from Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 12, 2012 on CBS. Continue Reading
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Oct
12
Taylor Swift photo courtesy of Big Machine Records.
Taylor Swift has been named Billboard’s Woman of the Year. At 21, Taylor is the youngest artist in history to receive the honor. She will be presented with the award during the 2011 Billboard Women in Music event on December 2 in New York City.
“Taylor has shown the power of good songwriting with music that has transcended genres, and we’re thrilled to recognize all of her successes over the past year by honoring her with the Billboard Woman of the Year Award,” Bill Werde, Billboard‘s Editorial Director, said. “At the young age of 21, Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an incredible role model for aspiring singers/songwriters and young women everywhere. I look forward to watching her career continue to flourish in the years to come.”
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Aug
1
The Band Perry photo courtesy of Republic Nashville.
Country stars have proven they aren’t afraid to cross genres to collaborate and The Band Perry is no exception. The sibling trio has set their sights on an interesting collaboration should they ever get the chance – meat dresses, pantless outfits and all.
“I’m gaga for Gaga,” Kimberly Perry said. “Rumor has it that she wants to come to Nashville and write country songs. That’s the next endeavor that she is curious to, I guess, partake in and be a part of. So we’ll see. We would love to be her guinea pig when it comes to that.” Continue Reading
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