Performers Announced For CMT Artists Of The Year
November 18th, 2011
The accomplishments of Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift in 2011 will be celebrated with CMT’s Artists Of The Year on December 13 at 9 pm CT. Hosted by Rob Lowe, the 90 minute special also on CMT.com will feature performances and appearances by The All-American Rejects, The Avett Brothers, Ellen DeGeneres, Gavin DeGraw, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, celebrity chef Stephanie Izard, Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Miranda Lambert, Matthew McConaughey, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, Lionel Richie, Joe Walsh of the Eagles and Hank Williams Jr.
CMA Country Christmas Coming Dec. 1 on ABC
November 17th, 2011
Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles will host the two-hour holiday extravaganza CMA Country Christmas, airing Thurs., Dec. 1 9:00-11:00 PM/ET on ABC. Sugarland will perform “Silent Night” plus there will be performances from American Idol runner up Lauren Alaina, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Idol winner Scotty McCreery, Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Brian Setzer with special guest Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, and Vince Gill in a special duet with Miss Piggy
Rascal Flatts Picked as the Latest Act to Join The Grand Ole Opry
September 28th, 2011
As the Grand Ole Opry ages, it tends to grow stronger. As newer acts embrace the legendary show, the public is developing a whole new view from the days when the bulk of the show was taken up by older entertainers who no longer have hits on the charts. As evidence, this from Music Row.com:
Tuesday night 9/27, Opry member Vince Gill invited Rascal Flatts to join the Grand Ole Opry. Gill surprised the group on stage with the invitation, after they’d finished performing “Bless The Broken Road.”
Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, members of Rascal Flatts, will be inducted Saturday, Oct. 8. The induction will take place during the Opry’s 86th birthday weekend. The show will broadcast live on GAC at 8 p.m. CDT.
To read more, click Rascal Flatts To Join The Grand Ole Opry : MusicRow.
Taylor Swift, Other Country Stars Ask Fans to “Give the Gift of Music”
September 15th, 2011
Taylor Swift and Chris Young have joined the “Give the Gift of Music” campaign. In their new video testimonials, Swift talks about hearing Faith Hill’s “This Kiss” for the first time, while Young recalls receiving his first guitar as a Christmas gift. The videos launched exclusively in a special “Countdown to CMA” area on the campaign’s website.
via CMT : News : Taylor Swift, Other Country Stars Ask Fans to “Give the Gift of Music”.
CMA Nominations To Be Announced from New York and Nashville
August 25th, 2011
“Country Music’s Biggest Morning” will be Tues., Sept. 6, when the final nominees for “The 45th Annual CMA Awards” are announced from two cities.
The Band Perry and Jake Owen will announce the final nominees in five CMA Awards categories live from the Good Morning America studios in the heart of New York City’s Times Square on the ABC Television Network. The announcement will air in the 8:30 AM/ET half-hour segment of the morning news program. During the broadcast, Owen will also perform his current Top Five single “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.”
Later that morning, Jerrod Niemann and Thompson Square will announce the finalists in seven CMA Awards categories from Nashville at a press conference at the historic Ryman Auditorium.
via Breaking News: Details on CMA Noms Announcement : MusicRow.