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more artists added to CMT disaster relief concert
Trace Adkins and Little Big Town have joined the lineup for Music Builds: CMT Disaster Relief Concert on Thursday, 12 May 2011. As previously reported, the roster will also include Hank Williams Jr., Alabama, Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban. ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, HLN anchor Robin Meade and comedian Ron White will serve as co-hosts. Filmed without a studio audience, the special will air live from Nashville at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and will be simulcast on CMT.com. All money raised will benefit the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts for people affected by the recent devastating storms, floods and tornadoes.
2011 acm winners list
Winners at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Miranda Lambert
TOP MALE VOCALIST
Brad Paisley
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“The House that Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
“The House That Built Me” — artist: Miranda Lambert; composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin; publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)
TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
TOP NEW ARTIST
The Band Perry
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“The House that Built Me” — Miranda Lambert, Trent Hardville (producer), Trey Fanjoy (director)
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson; produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Miranda Lambert
TOP MALE VOCALIST
Brad Paisley
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“The House that Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
“The House That Built Me” — artist: Miranda Lambert; composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin; publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)
TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
TOP NEW ARTIST
The Band Perry
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“The House that Built Me” — Miranda Lambert, Trent Hardville (producer), Trey Fanjoy (director)
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson; produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
country dance for wii
Joining the video game dance craze is Country Dance, a new game from GameMill Entertainment. Country Dance features songs from more than 25 of country’s biggest artists, including Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Darius Rucker as well as favorite tunes from the ’90s like “Achy Breaky Heart,” “Watermelon Crawl” and “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” Eighteen of the artists featured in the game have won a CMA Award. If you purchase the game at Walmart, you’ll also get a bonus track, Alan Jackson’s “Good Time.”
Like other dance video games on the market, Country Dance puts players through their paces as they mimic the avatar’s on-screen dance moves. The player’s moves are recorded by the Wii’s censor, which determines scoring. Dances range from a 1-star to a 3-star difficulty level, with 3 stars being the hardest. “Chicken Fried,” for instance, is perfect for the beginner, but “Cowboy Casanova” and “Good Time” are not for the faint of heart. Up to four people can play at a time.
Country Dance will hit stores 29 March 2011.
Like other dance video games on the market, Country Dance puts players through their paces as they mimic the avatar’s on-screen dance moves. The player’s moves are recorded by the Wii’s censor, which determines scoring. Dances range from a 1-star to a 3-star difficulty level, with 3 stars being the hardest. “Chicken Fried,” for instance, is perfect for the beginner, but “Cowboy Casanova” and “Good Time” are not for the faint of heart. Up to four people can play at a time.Country Dance will hit stores 29 March 2011.
alan jackson looking for new label
Alan Jackson and his record label, Sony Music Nashville, are splitting. His manager says the country music superstar is in negotiations with 3 record labels to find a new home.
The label announced the split in a short statement 20 January 2011 and the country singer confirmed it with a statement of his own a little later. The partnership started in 1989 when Jackson was the first artist signed to Arista Nashville, now a Sony imprint, and has yielded dozens of No. 1 hits and tens of millions in album sales.
"I've had a great run with Arista, going all the way back to the beginning of my career when I signed with Tim DuBois," Jackson said in a statement released by his management company, the co-op. "I've gotten to work with some real great people along the way and we accomplished a lot. It just seems to me like the time may be right to change things up a bit and see what comes next."
Jackson's manger, Nancy Russell, told The Associated Press that Jackson could be close to closing a new record deal and said "there's three options that look really good." She said Jackson suspended the relationship in September 2010, but agreed to work with the label on a greatest hits compilation released last fall.
"We're actually excited about it," said Russell. "I'm a little sentimental about endings but it's always fun to go with fresh starts."
The 52-year-old singer has made an indelible mark on country music, helping to launch a return to the traditional sound of the genre at a time when it had changed in the 1990s. The two-time Country Music Association entertainer of the year has had 35 No. 1 hits, including "As She's Walking Away," his recent collaboration with the Zac Brown Band.
The statement from Sony thanked Jackson for "their long association and many hit records achieved as a result of that association." The release called it "an amicable parting." Spokesman Chris Melancon says Sony has no further comment.
american country award winners list 2010
Artist of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Male
Brad Paisley
Artist of the Year: Female
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum
Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Easton Corbin
Album of the Year
‘Play On,’ Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Male
‘Why Don’t We Just Dance,’ Josh Turner
Single of the Year: Female
‘Cowboy Casanova,’ Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year: Duo or Group
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
‘A Little More Country Than That,’ Easton Corbin
Touring Headline Package of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Music Video of the Year
‘Hillbilly Bone,’ Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Male
‘Hillbilly Bone,’ Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Female
‘Cowboy Casanova,’ Carrie Underwood
Music Video: Duo or Group
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Music Video: Breakthrough Artist
‘A Little More Country Than That,’ Easton Corbin
Decade Award
Rascal Flatts
Video Visionary Award
Toby Keith
Greatest Hits Award
Alan Jackson
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Male
Brad Paisley
Artist of the Year: Female
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum
Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Easton Corbin
Album of the Year
‘Play On,’ Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Male
‘Why Don’t We Just Dance,’ Josh Turner
Single of the Year: Female
‘Cowboy Casanova,’ Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year: Duo or Group
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
‘A Little More Country Than That,’ Easton Corbin
Touring Headline Package of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Music Video of the Year
‘Hillbilly Bone,’ Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Male
‘Hillbilly Bone,’ Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Female
‘Cowboy Casanova,’ Carrie Underwood
Music Video: Duo or Group
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Music Video: Breakthrough Artist
‘A Little More Country Than That,’ Easton Corbin
Decade Award
Rascal Flatts
Video Visionary Award
Toby Keith
Greatest Hits Award
Alan Jackson
alan jackson - greatest hits award
Alan Jackson will perform and receive the first Greatest Hits Award during the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
The Greatest Hits Award is bestowed upon a country music artist whose chart-topping career has generated a vast catalog of number one hits that a greatest hits compilation is not only a necessary tribute to their fans but also recognition for their many contributions to the genre of country music.
"Alan Jackson is the consummate hit maker whose countless number of chart-topping songs can be heard every day on radio stations across the country," said Bob Bain, Executive Producer. "Jackson has written and performed many of country music’s most recognizable songs and it only seemed fitting that he receive the inaugural award."
Over the past 20 years, Alan Jackson has become one of the most successful and respected singer/songwriter in music. A 16-time award winner at both the CMA and ACM Awards, Jackson is also a GRAMMY-honored songwriter, with career sales of more than 50 million albums. His current album "34 Number Ones," is a career-spanning, double-disc collection featuring all of Jackson’s #1 hits to date, including the recent chart-topping smash, "As She’s Walking Away," by Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson. "34 Number Ones" also contains Jackson’s newest single, "Ring of Fire," a fresh take on a Johnny Cash classic.
Hosted by Trace Adkins, AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS is the only country music awards show that gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists not only in traditional categories but also in previously unrecognized areas of the business such as touring, encompassing the entire spectrum of country music and bestowing honors that no other awards show has. The star-studded event will also feature previously announced performers Trace Adkins, Easton Corbin, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Blake Shelton, Steel Magnolia, Josh Turner and Uncle Kracker, as well as participants Laura Bell Bundy, Rodney Carrington, Jewel, Lady Antebellum, Bret Michaels, Ty Murray, Jeff Dunham, Michael Waltrip and Elliott Sadler.
The Greatest Hits Award is bestowed upon a country music artist whose chart-topping career has generated a vast catalog of number one hits that a greatest hits compilation is not only a necessary tribute to their fans but also recognition for their many contributions to the genre of country music.
"Alan Jackson is the consummate hit maker whose countless number of chart-topping songs can be heard every day on radio stations across the country," said Bob Bain, Executive Producer. "Jackson has written and performed many of country music’s most recognizable songs and it only seemed fitting that he receive the inaugural award."
Over the past 20 years, Alan Jackson has become one of the most successful and respected singer/songwriter in music. A 16-time award winner at both the CMA and ACM Awards, Jackson is also a GRAMMY-honored songwriter, with career sales of more than 50 million albums. His current album "34 Number Ones," is a career-spanning, double-disc collection featuring all of Jackson’s #1 hits to date, including the recent chart-topping smash, "As She’s Walking Away," by Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson. "34 Number Ones" also contains Jackson’s newest single, "Ring of Fire," a fresh take on a Johnny Cash classic.
Hosted by Trace Adkins, AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS is the only country music awards show that gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists not only in traditional categories but also in previously unrecognized areas of the business such as touring, encompassing the entire spectrum of country music and bestowing honors that no other awards show has. The star-studded event will also feature previously announced performers Trace Adkins, Easton Corbin, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Blake Shelton, Steel Magnolia, Josh Turner and Uncle Kracker, as well as participants Laura Bell Bundy, Rodney Carrington, Jewel, Lady Antebellum, Bret Michaels, Ty Murray, Jeff Dunham, Michael Waltrip and Elliott Sadler.
alan jackson ~ australia
Alan Jackson sold out all four announced concerts in Australia when tickets went on sale Friday - Oct. 8, 2010. Set for March 2011, the brief tour was to have included concerts in Melbourne and Sydney and two shows in Brisbane. An additional performance in Brisbane has been added because of ticket demand.
"The excitement level for Alan Jackson's first tour in our country just can't be measured," concert promoter Rob Potts said. "The fans can't believe he's really coming -- and ticket sales have proven just how excited they are."
Jackson is looking forward to his first-ever Australian tour. "I've always heard that it's just beautiful down there, and everybody I know that's been there has loved it," he said. "I've heard that the Australian people are really warm and welcome people from the U.S. so generously. That's all I've ever heard -- just great things. Great things."
"The excitement level for Alan Jackson's first tour in our country just can't be measured," concert promoter Rob Potts said. "The fans can't believe he's really coming -- and ticket sales have proven just how excited they are."
Jackson is looking forward to his first-ever Australian tour. "I've always heard that it's just beautiful down there, and everybody I know that's been there has loved it," he said. "I've heard that the Australian people are really warm and welcome people from the U.S. so generously. That's all I've ever heard -- just great things. Great things."
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