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.
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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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Taylor Swift Most-Honored In Teen Choice Awards History
August 8th, 2011
As the saying goes, the hits just keep on coming. And with Taylor Swift, the awards just keep on coming. As MusicRow.com reports:
Taylor Swift received six surfboards at last night’s 8/7 Teen Choice Awards, including the Ultimate Choice Award, the ceremony’s most prestigious honor. In her first time attending the ceremony, she walked away the evening’s biggest winner, bringing her total career Teen Choice wins to 13—known to fans as the singer’s lucky number—and becoming the most-honored in show history.
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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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Scotty McCreery and Country Music Win Big on American Idol
May 26th, 2011
Scotty McCreery’s big win on American Idol capped the most-watched Idol Show ever and put another huge feather in the cap of Country Music.
Nashville and Music Row had reason to celebrate when Idol wound up with two Country Music finalists, and now of course, the celebration continues. It marks another triumph of the Nashville brand, following a long string of record-setting artists – including Taylor Swift’s record-setting album and digital music sales.
Swift’s “Speak Now” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart dated Nov. 13, 2010 with 1.05 million in sales for that one week. That million-sales in one week was a feat that had hadn’t been accomplished in any music genre since 2005.