CONTEST: Chris Young Wants To Thank YOU!

March 12th, 2010

Congratulations to our daily winners:

Wednesday – Jessica
Thursday – Cindy
Friday- Tiffany

Contest CLOSED. Thanks for entering!

Chris Young has had a wildly successful year and in celebration of his recent ACM nomination for Top New Solo Vocalist, Chris wants to thank you all for your dedication. Watch the video below for Chris’ special message…

In honor of the nomination, Chris and his team want to reward the fans! Beginning today, we’ll be giving away an autographed copy of The Man I Want To Be every day until Friday! Just leave us a comment on this post OR e-mail us your entry (contactus@countrymusicislove.com) with the subject line “Chris Young For ACM Top New Solo Vocalist” to be automatically entered. You only need to enter once and we’ll pick a winner each evening.

If you want to get even closer to Chris, he’s also running this pretty awesome contest! You could get a phone call from Chris, tickets to a show, or even dinner with Chris himself!

Good luck!

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Miranda Lambert’s Bringing The Boys On The Road

March 12th, 2010

Miranda Lambert announced yesterday who she’ll bring on the road for supporting acts on her upcoming “Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars” headlining tour. If you were thinking that Miranda would bring some other country ladies out on the road, you couldn’t be more wrong! Miranda is instead bringing out some of the hottest male talent there is!

James Otto, David Nail, Randy Houser, Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, Eric Church, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Wade Bowen, and Chris Young will each join Miranda on select dates of the tour.

“I can’t wait to get out on the road with Miranda,” says an 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.”

“Miranda and I both have a lot of respect for each other musically,” says Eric Church. “I consider her a badass and she considers me one. Put us both together and it should be unsafe at best. Everybody better rest up for this one cause we’re gonna blow it up.”

Visit Miranda’s website for a complete list of dates for the “Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars” tour.

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ACM New Artist Fan Voting Is Live

February 26th, 2010

Fans can now log on to voteacm.com to cast their vote for the ACM New Artist categories. Voting went live this morning at 9am and will close on Friday, March 12.

The winner in each category will be announced in mid-March and will move on to compete for Top New Artist. Voting for the Top New Artist category will begin at VoteACM.com on Thursday, April 1, and will close on April 18, with the winner being announced live during the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast on CBS.

We thought it would be fun to do a poll on our site to see which artists our readers want to win. Vote below.

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Josh Turner “Dances” His Way To The Top Of The Charts

February 23rd, 2010

Josh Turner’s hit single “Why Don’t We Just Dance” is holding the No.1 position on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for three consecutive weeks and is also at No.1 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart. “Why Don’t We Just Dance” is the first three-week-number-one single of Turner’s career.

“I am on cloud nine right now,” says Turner. “You can’t get any higher than #1 and to stay there for three weeks is just incredible. I am really happy that people love this song.”

Haywire, Turner’s fourth studio album, debuted at No.5 on the Billboard 200 chart and entered Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart at No.2 – marking the singer/songwriter’s third straight top 10 album.

Turner adds, “With the way the economy is right now, I’m especially grateful to every person who went out and bought the new record and helped us have such a great first week on the sales charts.”

Turner will soon be hitting the road with Alan Jackson and Chris Young on the “Freight Train” Tour.

“I am really looking forward to sharing the stage with Alan,” he says. “He has always been one of my musical heroes and I know we will be playing for a great group of country music fans during this tour.”

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Hop On The “Freight Train” With Alan Jackson, Josh Turner, And Chris Young

February 22nd, 2010

To celebrate the March 30th release of his album Freight Train, country music superstar Alan Jackson will embark on the “Freight Train” tour this spring. Jackson is bringing along Josh Turner and Chris Young for the 15 city tour which kicks off April 8th in Estero, FL.

The album includes eight Jackson original songs plus four more, including “It’s Just That Way,” the first single, and a duet with Lee Ann Womack on the Vern Gosdin classic, “Till the End.”

When asked about the title track Jackson said, “It sounded different and just kind of stuck out. I guess when you really think about it, man, we’ve been rolling along here for a lot of years, just going like a freight train.”

Jackson will launch the album with March 30th appearances on Today and the Late Show with David Letterman, an April 14th appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and an April 15th appearance on Ellen, his first on that show.

Tour Dates:

April 8 – Estero, FL/ Germain Arena

April 9 – Orlando, FL/ UCF Arena

April 10 – Alpharetta, GA/ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park

April 11 – Greenville, SC/ Bi-Lo Center

April 29 – Champaign, IL/ Assembly Hall (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

April 30 – Moline, IL/ iWireless Center May 1 – Rosemont, IL/ AllState Arena

May 2 – Fort Wayne, IN/ War Memorial Coliseum

May 13 – Manchester, NH/ Verizon Wireless Arena

May 14 – Uncasville, CT/ Mohegan Sun Arena

May 15 – Rochester, NY/ Blue Cross Arena

May 16 – Wilkes-Barre, PA/ Wachovia Center

May 21 – University Park, PA/ Bryce Jordan Center

May 22 – Charleston, WV/ Charleston Civic Center

May 23 – Lexington, KY/ Rupp Arena

Sounds like a fun tour!

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14th, 2010

Happy Valentine’s Day everybody! Some of your favorite country stars want to wish you a great day as well!

Brooks & Dunn:

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Carrie Underwood:

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Chris Young:

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Chuck Wicks:

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Craig Morgan:

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Danny Gokey:

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Jake Owen:

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Jason Michael Carroll:

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Kellie Pickler:

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Martina McBride:

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Montgomery Gentry:

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Miranda Lambert:

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Sara Evans:

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The Lost Trailers:

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Early ACM Nominations Announced

January 27th, 2010

The Academy of Country Music revealed early nominations for three categories today.

For the second year in a row fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists. Fan voting will begin at www.VoteACM.com on Friday, February 26th, and will close on Friday, March 12. The winner in each category will be announced in mid-March and will move on to compete for Top New Artist. Voting for the Top New Artist category will begin at VoteACM.com on Thursday, April 1, and will close on April 18, with the winner being announced live during the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast on CBS.

Following is the list of final nominees in the Top New categories:

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“Twas The Night Before Christmas” Read By Your Favorite Country Stars

December 24th, 2009

This is our most favorite Christmas post for you! Since it’s the night before Christmas, what better post for you than to have your favorite country stars read you “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas.” Listen below as Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Jason Michael Carroll, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Brady Paisley, Craig Morgan, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Chris Young, The Lost Trailers, Martina McBride, Chuck Wicks, Kellie Pickler, Kix Brooks, Danny Gokey, Troy Gentry, Eddie Montgomery, and Josh Thompson read you this Christmas classic. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

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Danny Gokey To Make Opry Debut

December 23rd, 2009

Country newcomer and American Idol alumni Danny Gokey is set to hit the most legendary stage in country music. Gokey will perform at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry on January 8 as part of the 5th annual Sound & Speed event. Other stars appearing at the Opry that night include Holly Williams, Chris Young, Hank Williams Jr., and NASCAR’s Kyle Petty.

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2009’s Top Radio Hits

December 22nd, 2009

Based on radio airplay, below are the top 10 country songs of 2009 in order as determined by MediaBase…

She’s Country – Jason Aldean
Whatever It Is – Zac Brown Band
It Won’t Be Like This For Long – Darius Rucker
Sweet Thing – Keith Urban
God Love Her – Toby Keith
Sideways – Dierks Bentley
I Run To You – Lady Antebellum
It’s America – Rodney Atkins
Feel That Fire – Dierks Bentley
Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band

2009’s top new artists on the radio…

Always The Love Songs – Eli Young Band
Wild At Heart – Gloriana
Boots On – Randy Houser
Runaway – Love & Theft
Small Town USA – Justin Moore
Red Light – David Nail
Shuttin’ Detroit Down – John Rich
Gettin’ You Home – Chris Young

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2009 CMIL Award Winners

December 18th, 2009

The votes have been tallied!

Here are the winners of the 2009 CMIL Awards…

Most Under-Rated Artist: Dierks Bentley

Hottest Cougar: Reba McEntire

Fan Favorite Album: Keith Urban- Defying Gravity

Fan Favorite Debut Album: Gloriana- Gloriana

Best Wardrobe (Female): Carrie Underwood

Best Wardrobe (Male): Keith Urban

Most Over-Played Song At Country Radio: Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me”

Sexiest Song Of The Year: Chris Young’s “Gettin’ You Home”

Favorite “Party” Song Of The Year: Dierks Bentley’s “Sideways”

Most Shocking Moment: Taylor Swift winning CMA Entertainer of the Year

Best Major Tour: Keith Urban’s Escape Together World Tour

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Chris Young Talks Christmas

December 18th, 2009

Listen below as Chris Young chats about Christmas and his favorite Holiday traditions…

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