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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Josh Kelley | Moving right along with his Country Music Debut.
April 4th, 2011
Josh Kelley recently wrote a great song with one of our writers, Danny Simpson, but too late to make his current album. It’s still nice to see his publicity though, and hope his next album isn’t far off.
Pop and even Americana fans likely know Josh for his previous hit “Amazing” from his 2003 album For the Ride Home. But he’s been saving the best of his songwriting and vocal talent for his country music debut, which is happening right now. Kelley’s been playing music since he was a youngster with his now famous brother Charles (of Lady Antebellum) and says that this is his most worthwhile project to date, as it reflects both his heritage and love of the craft.
Country Music Grammy Fallout: Nashville and Lady A Rule the World
February 18th, 2011
CMT’s Chet Flippo has a great take on Nashville music not only outperforming on the Grammys but the total music world…
The Grammy Awards’ big fallout continues to be that Lady Antebellum — and by extension, country music — now become the elephant in music’s living room, just as Taylor Swift and, before her, Garth Brooks were in recent years.
It’s not that Nashville is being unduly rewarded because of its power, as my friend Jim Farber suggested in his New York Daily News column…
more via CMT : News : NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Grammy Fallout: Nashville and Lady A Rule the World.
Grammy Preview: Lady A Leads Heading Into Awards : MusicRow
February 11th, 2011
Lady Antebellum is the most-nominated country group heading into Sunday night’s (2/13) Grammy Awards. Zac Brown Band follows closely with four nods.
Lady A will compete in the all-genre categories for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year, all for smash single and album “Need You Now.”
Also in the running for the all-genre Song honor are Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, writers of Miranda Lambert’s hit “The House That Built Me.”
via Grammy Preview: Lady A Leads Heading Into Awards : MusicRow.
Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum Lead GAC’s Flood Relief Effort | GAC News & Notes
May 17th, 2010
The stars came out in a big way, as did a number of companies and the American people when GAC presented Music City Keep On Playin’ — A Benefit For Flood Relief.
Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Dierks Bentley were among the artists who delivered nearly 20 songs during Sunday’s three-hour live special from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The event raised more than $1.7 million as of midnight CT and counting. Read the rest of this entry »