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.
via Shelton Wraps “The Voice,” Preps Album Release : MusicRow.
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.
More via Country’s Night To Rock TV : MusicRow.
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.
Good News for Songwriters: Miranda Lambert Can’t Write Songs When She’s Happy!
February 4th, 2011
Here it is. Proof that it’s gonna be easier for songwriters to get cuts now that Miranda has hooked up with Blake Shelton and he makes her happy. Don’t believe that? Read what she said in an interview… And by the way, she’s not one that writes all her own stuff anyway. Her biggy Song of the Year “The House That Built Me” was written by two guys. And she’s definitely not a guy! (-:
Read and be glad: Miranda Lambert has admitted that she finds it difficult to write new music when not depressed.
In an interview with Ladies Home Journal, the singer revealed that she has to be in a “dark place” in order to pen songs which she deems worthwhile to record.
via Music – News – Lambert: ‘Songwriting hard when I’m happy’ – Digital Spy.
Nominations Announced for the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music® Awards
February 1st, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Nominations were announced today for the 46th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, a star-studded event produced for television by dick clark productions broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
Nominees were announced at a press conference this morning at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in Nashville. Country superstars Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn read the nominations live during CBS’s The Early Show broadcast. As previously announced, Blake Shelton will join forces with country music star Reba to host the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
Miranda Lambert led with seven nominations, including Top Female Vocalist and her first ever nomination for Entertainer of the Year.
More on the awards via Nominations Announced for the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music® Awards Country… — NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –.