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3/14/2010
Justin Moore had a guitar stolen from during a show in Royal Oak, Mississippi, this weekend. The country star has taken to his Twitter account demanding the guitar be returned.
"Great show in Mi tonight. But somebody stole my guitar off stage. Please own up. It means more to me than you know. Don't be a d**k. Do right," Moore wrote.
"It's worth fightin over," he continued. "I'll give you my address. Mi-thanks for a great show! If anybody knows ne thing bout it-plz let me know!"
The "Small Town USA" singer emphasized that he was not going to let the theft slide. "That guitar is part of me. I WILL find it. So, do the right thing. And, own up to it you bastard!"
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3/14/2010
Miranda Lambert embarks on her Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars headlining tour next week, and for all but a handful of dates, she’s enlisted some of the hottest male talents in Country Music. James Otto, David Nail, Randy Houser, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Eric Church, Jake Owen, Wade Bowen, Luke Bryan and Chris Young will join Lambert on select dates throughout the tour.
“Miranda is one of the most talented singer/songwriters out there,” said Chris Young. “I have always loved her music and her live shows, and I’m very excited about being on the road with her.”
“I can’t wait to get out on the road with Miranda,” said fellow-enthusiastic Jake Owen. “She and her band know how to rock and our show is a perfect fit with that. Her fans are always ready to have a good time and we’re ready to show them a party.”
“I like pink guitars and puppies so how scary can I be?” laughed Lambert. "Seriously, it’s going to be a lot of fun. I’ve been on tour with some great male headliners so I thought it’s only natural that I invite some talented guys on my first official headlining tour!”
Lambert's newest single, “The ...
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3/13/2010
The Academy of Country Music announced Thursday that Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Jennifer Hudson, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Taylor Swift and Sugarland will perform at the Brooks & Dunn special tribute concert, ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn — The Last Rodeo, on Monday, April 19, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The Country Music stars will join the previously announced performers Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban in celebrating the 20-year-record-breaking career of Brooks & Dunn.
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will receive the Academy’s Milestone Award at the concert. The duo have had 23 No. 1 hits, hold the record for most Top Vocal Duo wins, sold more than 30 million records and won more than 80 major industry awards during their career.
The duo announced their retirement as a duo in August 2009 and will tour this summer to bid a final farewell in The Last Rodeo Tour.
Tickets for the ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn — The Last Rodeo tribute concert are available to the public through Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcasted on Sunday, May 23, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.
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3/12/2010
With two successful albums under his belt, Jake Owen’s celebrity profile has unquestionably risen, and he’s not against having a little fun with his Country Music fame.
In October, Owen tweeted “Let’s get naked” to his fans. Soon after, he explained that he had “never had so many responses in my life.”
Although Owen does play around with the celebrity he has created, he wants to make clear that fame is in no way his main objective as an artist.
Owen told The Zanesville Times Recorder, “You have to love what you do. A lot of people put more emphasis on how big of a star you can become, how much money they have in their bank account.”
In Owen's view, “It’s about the music and being creative and entertaining people, that’s what I really enjoy. Other things like fame and money, that comes along with it, but I don’t think you can strive for that.”
When Owen isn’t touring, he said he is quite a homebody, normally staying home with his Bulldog, Vern.
“I don’t get out too much,” he said. “If I do, that’s a feat in itself. There’s places on the road I look forward to, but ...
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3/12/2010
The Academy of Country Music announced Thursday that Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Jennifer Hudson, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Taylor Swift and Sugarland will perform at the Brooks & Dunn special tribute concert, ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn — The Last Rodeo, on Monday, April 19, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The Country Music stars will join the previously announced performers Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban in celebrating the 20-year-record-breaking career of Brooks & Dunn.
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will receive the Academy’s Milestone Award at the concert. The duo have had 23 No. 1 hits, hold the record for most Top Vocal Duo wins, sold more than 30 million records and won more than 80 major industry awards during their career.
The duo announced their retirement as a duo in August 2009 and will tour this summer to bid a final farewell in The Last Rodeo Tour.
Tickets for the ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn — The Last Rodeo tribute concert are available to the public through Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcasted on Sunday, May 23, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.
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3/12/2010
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame has announced the selection of seven people to be inducted this year, including Jamey Johnson. The 13th Induction Banquet and Awards Show will be held in the Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala., Thursday, March 25. Mac McAnally will also be inducted.
“We are proud to be returning to Montgomery for this celebrated event honoring our state’s great music achievers and unmatched musical heritage. During this event, the audience will be entertained by some of the most successful and talented Alabamians in the music industry as well as witness seven achievers being awarded with our most prestigious honor – induction into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame,” said David Johnson, executive director of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
Johnson, who was born and raised in Enterprise, Ala., will receive Alabama’s Rising Star Award. He co-wrote the CMA and ACM 2007 Song of the Year, "Give It Away," performed by George Strait and more recently for his song, "In Color."
McAnally will receive the Arthur Alexander Songwriter’s Award
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3/12/2010
Superstar Toby Keith has opened another one of his famous bars in Oklahoma.
Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill opened at the WinStar World Casino on Monday. The restaurant is located at 777 Casino Way, Suite 1, in Thackerville.
"We are pleased to see the addition of Toby Keith's signature restaurant at WinStar," Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said in a statement. "The opening of this unique restaurant not only provides a fresh entertainment option for our patrons, it also offers a great venue for local performers to showcase their talent."
The location is the third for Keith's franchise, joining existing restaurants in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The bar and grill is named after Keith's hit song, "I Love This Bar," which topped the charts in 2003.
In other news, Keith has added more dates to his already jam-packed summer itinerary for the American Ride tour. The shows kick off June 19 in Holmdel, New Jersey, and will now run through August 29 in Detroit.
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3/12/2010
Lady Antebellum returned to the top of the Billboard 200 on Wednesday. According to Nielsen SoundScan figures, Need You Now sold 126,000 copies during the week ending March 7, ending a three-week run for Sade, whose Soldier of Love fell to the second spot after selling 79,000 albums.
The album returned to the top spot after a three-week absence, the first time this has happened since Taylor Swift's Fearless climbed back to the top after falling from number one in 2008.
Blake Shelton's Hillbilly Bone made its way into the top five at the number three spot, with sales of 71,000 albums. American Idol finalist Danny Gokey's debut effort, My Best Days, came in fourth with 65,000, and the soundtrack to Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland came in at number five with 58,000.
Need You Now, featuring a hit single of the same name, was released on January 26 and sold 481,000 copies in its first week.
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3/12/2010
Gary Allan released his eighth studio album, Get Off on the Pain, earlier this week.
Get Off on the Pain's 10 tracks includes Allan's title track and current single, as well as his previously released single, "Today." Allan wrote five of the tracks and co-produced the album with Mark Wright and Greg Droman.
Allan reveals a lot of pain of the new album, such as in the song "No Regrets," which deals specifically with his wife's suicide five years ago. Allan sings, "I'm moving slow but I'm moving on."
In "That Ain't Gonna Fly," the singer admits he should know by now that whiskey and women do not cure heartaches.
Allan's seven studio albums and his greatest hits package have produced twenty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Three of his albums have been certified platinum, and one has been certified gold.
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3/12/2010
Performance Rights Group BMI applauded songwriter Ashley Monroe for co-writing Jason Aldean's latest number one hit, "The Truth," at a recent party at BMI's Nashville headquarters. "The Truth" is Monroe's first number one.
Aldean, clad in his trademark faded jeans, checkered shirt and ball cap, showed up to the festivities just before they started. He was presented with a certificate of achievement from a representative for Country Music Broadcasters, who stated that "The Truth" has been played in excess of 80,000 times on country radio, which translates into nearly 600 million audience impressions.
Aldean said he first listened to a demo of the song in his car after getting a copy of it from his producer, Michael Knox.
"From day one it was my favorite song on the record," Aldean reportedly said.
The song is the singer's third number one in the past 10 months.
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3/12/2010
The Library of Congress joined forces with the Country Music Association yesterday, hosting a day-long program for the CMA Board of Directors at the nation's library. The event was concluded with the Story Tellers and Story Keepers concert, featuring Kix Brooks from Brooks & Dunn, John Rich of Big & Rich, Lorrie Morgan and Randy Scruggs, along with songwriters Victoria Shaw and Bob DiPiero.
"Country Music is a record of American history and America's stories and we had some of our best storytellers here for this event," said Steve Moore, Chairman of the CMA Board of Directors.
The event included a tour of the historic Jefferson Building, an orientation to the Library's music, sound recording and folk collections, and a reception with members of the House of Representatives, Senate and invited dignitaries.
"On my tour bus it's all History Channel and ESPN," Brooks joked during the tour of the Library, which houses early Country recordings and hand-written documents from Country greats like Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. CMA donated a leather-bound DVD collection of four decades of CMA Awards broadcasts, anniversary specials and the CMA Music Festival television specials to the Library's archive.
"The purpose of our events ...
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3/11/2010
Taylor Swift is keeping her romance with Glee actor Cory Monteith a secret from her mother/manager, Andrea, according to reports. The two celebs were first linked when they were spotted together at the Grammys.
"Taylor is actually pretending not to be interested in Cory so her mother doesn't scare him off," a source told the National Enquirer. "Taylor's figured out she better not have any serious mother-daughter conversations about her love life or the relationship will be doomed from the get-go."
The source added, "Taylor really likes Cory, and she's telling friends she sees 'real romantic possibilities' with him."
Swift also recently dated Twilight star Taylor Lautner.
In other news, the country cutie can be found on the cover of Elle magazine's April issue, discussing her rise to fame, musical inspirations and crushes.
Among the topics Swift discusses include who she thinks is hot, whether she's really fearless, her romantic relationships, media scrutiny and more.
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3/11/2010
Carrie Underwood has finished up two weeks worth of extensive and expensive rehearsals for her Play On tour at Mobile, Alabama's Civic Center.
The country star kept the rehearsals under tight wraps in an attempt to preserve the show's "wow factor" for the tour's opening night, which will take place tonight in Reading, Pennsylvania.
"It's been very hush-hush," said Mary Lee McCrory, marketing manager for the Civic Center.
The two weeks of rehearsals were a great deal for not only the venue, but also the city, according to Civic Center Manager Jay Hagerman.
"It's more of an impact to the facility than a one-night, sold-out concert," he said.
Underwood reportedly hired 80 professional riggers, stage hands and loaders - all from Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; and Biloxi, Mississippi. The venue's catering team also scored nice paychecks, serving up three meals a day for an average of 60 people.
Underwood's Play On tour will kick off at Reading's Soverign Center tonight. Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia will be opening for the country star.
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3/11/2010
Rascal Flatts' guitarist Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon are looking forward to the birth of their second child, due in September.
The couple already has one son, Jagger Donovan Rooney, who was born May 31, 2008.
Rooney and wife Tiffany, who was Playmate of the Year in 2005, were married in April of 2006, and are overjoyed to add another addition to their happy family.
“We are so excited to bring another child into our lives,” says Rooney. “Our son Jagger has been the biggest blessing!”
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3/10/2010
Luke Bryan has put together an ACM campaign for "Top New Solo Vocalist," with a unique spin. Luke got 23 of his fellow celebrity friends to participate in his clever campaign that is gaining loads of attention across the web.
Since the video was posted last Wednesday, it has had over 22,000 views. Some people watching the video have never even heard of Bryan. As one person, mileyhannah930, wrote "I don't even know who Luke Bryan is but the video was hilariously awesome so he’s got my vote."
The list of celebrities who appear in Bryan's video incude: Phillip Sweet (Little Big Town), Kimberly Schlapman (Little Big Town), Charles Kelley (Lady Antebellum), Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum), Dave Haywood (Lady Antebellum), Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean, Haylie Duff, Blake Shelton, Little Jimmy Dickens, Emily West, Kenny Rogers, Jennette McCurdy, Jeff Dunham (w/ Walter), Too Slim (Riders In The Sky), Ranger Doug (Riders In The Sky), Mel Tillis, Jon Lajoie, Chipper Jones, Tony LaRussa, Mark McGwire, and Adam Wainwright.
To watch the video....clickhere
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