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.
Country Thunder announced more acts that will take stage in Wisconsin in July 2011 along with Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Zac Brown Band, Martina McBride, Easton Corbin and Sawyer Brown.
On Saturday, Lorrie Morgan and Craig Morgan join the line-up. For the final day, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will perform.
The line-up is:
Thursday, 21 July 2011, starts at 5:30 pm
Stealing Angels
Sawyer Brown
Lady Antebellum
Friday, 22 July 2011, starts at 1p.m.
Jason Jones
Steel Magnolia
Zac Brown Band
Saturday, 23 July 2011, starts at 1p.m.
Neal McCoy
Lorrie Morgan
Craig Morgan
Darius Rucker
Martina McBride
Sunday, 24 July 2011, starts at 1 p.m.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Easton Corbin
Rascal Flatts
Taking place July 21-24, 2011, a full 4-day general admission pass for the price is $120, until 31 March 2011. Starting Friday 1 April 2011, the price is $140.
Darius Rucker will play a free show in New Orleans on Monday 3 Jan. 2011 at 6 p.m., one day prior to the Sugar Bowl game between Arkansas and Ohio State. The concert is part of the Allstate Fan Fest in the French Quarter. Rucker will also perform the national anthem at the game.
Darius Rucker, Adele, Amos Lee, Maroon 5 and Aerosmith's Joe Perry have been confirmed as performers at the CMT Artists of the Year special airing 3 Dec. 2010 on CMT. The 90-minute special will honor Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and the Zac Brown Band as the top artists of the year based on retail sales, radio airplay, concert grosses and activity on CMT.com. Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, Kid Rock, Randy Travis, Alabama's Randy Owen and Paramore's Hayley Williams will serve as presenters during the 90-minute special hosted by Kevin Costner.
Darius Rucker and Luke Bryan will play the free Capitol Street Party 3 in Nashville on Oct. 13, 2010. Sponsored by Capitol Records Nashville, the event will take place on Demonbreun Street at 6 p.m. New country artists Walker Hayes, Jennette McCurdy and Troy Olsen will also perform during the event. Between 5 and 6 p.m., fans who bring a new school supply item to benefit Nashville Public Schools will have a chance to meet McCurdy, known for her role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon series, iCarly.
