Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley Performing at CMA Awards | Billboard.com
September 20th, 2011
With Country’s biggest night, the CMA Awards, fast approaching the news is getting hot and heavy about the way things are shaping up.
All five country music stars nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the 2011 CMA Awards will perform at the November ceremony, the Country Music Association announced on Tuesday Sept. 20.
Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Brad Paisley will all take the stage before one is crowned Entertainer of the Year, the CMA’s top prize. Paisley, who will co-host the event with Carrie Underwood, is the reigning Entertainer of the Year winner, taking home the 2010 trophy after five straight losses. Swift was named Entertainer of the Year the previous year.
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CMA Awards Nominations Announced
September 6th, 2011
CMA nominee announcements show some surprises and usual suspects, but of course, the main thing we’re rooting for is Brad Paisley for Album of the Year with his “This Is Country Music” release. We admit we’re biased because our publishing partner ParMusic Group has a cut on it. It’s a neat song called “Toothbrush,” written by ParMusic Writer Danny Simpson.
Topping the list of final nominees for The 45th Annual CMA Awards are Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift with five nods each. Right on their heels are The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band, who each received four nominations as a group while individual members Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry, Coy Bowles and Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band each earned a solo nod as a songwriter.
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New Video From Brad Paisley And Carrie Underwood — ‘Remind Me’
July 29th, 2011
The hits just keep on coming from Brad Paisley’s latest album, “This is Country Music.” First there was the title cut, then “Old Alabama,” featuring none other than the Group Alabama with a sampling of their hits. Now comes the Carrie Underwood Duet, “Remind Me.”
Of course the song we’re rooting for is “Toothbrush,” published by our music publisher partner ParMusic Group through their BMI firm, Par G Music. But there’s some stiff competition on such a star-studded album. In addition to Carrie Underwood and Alabama, there’s Blake Shelton, Don Henley, Marty Stuart, Sheryl Crow and Carl Jackson.
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Blake Shelton Winds Up “The Voice,” Preps Album Release
June 28th, 2011
Blake Shelton’s coaching gig on NBC singing competition The Voice is coming to a close as the star gears up for a perfectly timed album release.
The two-part season finale of The Voice starts tonight (6/28), where he will team with Brad Paisley to perform “Don’t Drink The Water,” a song written by Paisley and Tim Owens.
Tomorrow night (6/29), Shelton will bring wife Miranda Lambert to the stage to sing with his team’s finalist Dia Frampton, who is competing for the crown against Javier Colon, Beverly McClellan and Vicci Martinez.
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Country’s Night To Rock TV: The CMA Music Fest Is Coming Again!
June 23rd, 2011
Did you make it to the CMA Music Festival in Nashville earlier this month? Whether you did or not, you’ll want to catch the television version on ABC in August.
The ABC-TV special CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock will air Sun., Aug. 7. The concert special was taped June 9-12 at the 40th annual festival.
Among the artists who will perform on the program are Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Sara Evans, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band.
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