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Danielle Peck added to Angels on Earth benefit concert
Danielle Peck, chart-topping country music star, has been added to the “Angels On Earth” benefit concert for Nashville, TN resident, Theresa Lawton. Lawton sustained several traumatic injuries after she was struck by a drunk driver on her way to church on January 30, 2013.
Peck joins an already star-studded evening of music featuring Bucky Covington, Julie Roberts, Jason Crabb and Brian Nutter from Keith Urban‘s band as well as hit songwriters. Emceed by News Channel 5′s Rhori Johnston, the event is sure to be an amazing night of music all for a great cause. The evening will also include a silent auction.
For more information about Theresa and upcoming announcements regarding the event, follow the Prayers for Theresa Lawton Facebook page.
Full Artist Line-Up:
tDanielle Peck
Julie Roberts (Country Music Star)
Bucky Covington (American Idol)
Jason Crabb (Grammy Award Winner)
Brian Nutter (Guitarist to Keith Urban)
Anthony Smith (Lonestar’s “What About Now” and Chris Young’s “Tomorrow”)
Sam Tate (Chely Wright’s first hit single “Shut Up and Drive” and Reba’s 33rd #1 song “Somebody”)
Bernie Nelson (Achieved ‘million-airplay’ status on his #1 hit “Daddy Never was the Cadillac Kind” and penned hits for Conway Twitty, Wynonna, Kenny Chesney and others.)
Blog Rodeo: Everyone Loves Country Music
It may be hard to believe, but once upon a time, you had to trek down to a record store if you wanted to purchase new music. You’d have to buy a full album and you could only listen to the radio stations that were broadcast in your area. There was no iTunes, no iHeartradio, no Spotify. Heck, there wasn’t even a Napster. Additionally, there were no camera phones, no gossip blogs, no reality television and certainly no Twitter. It’s crazy to imagine a world without all of these things, but once upon a time, it existed.
In that world, it would be nearly impossible for a kid from New York to be exposed to country music. While the mainstream scene was full of Backstreet Boys & Britneys, cowboy hats and boots would’ve seemed out of place. That “country western” music had no place on MTV, no one cared who Shania Twain was dating, and “Amazed” by Lonestar was the most country of country music we’d ever hear.
Fast forward less than fifteen years, and New York now has a country radio station, Taylor Swift‘s rotating boyfriends are national news & it’s no longer unusual for a country concert to sell out Madison Square Garden. Anyone anywhere in the world can go on iTunes to download that oddly catchy “merry go round song” they heard a snip of, and then they can pop on over to Spotify and stream the whole album. The world has evolved through technology, and likewise, so has country music’s role in the mainstream.
Country stars react to Mindy McCready’s suicide
It’s been a tragic twenty-four hours for the country music community after learning about the passing of singer Mindy McCready. The “Ten Thousand Angels” artist was found dead from an apparent suicide last night in Arkansas. Mindy was 37 years old and leaves behind a six year old and a nine-year old son.
See what some of country’s brightest stars had to share about the sad news:
Oak Ridge Boys: We sang “Farther Along” last night in honor of Mindy McCready. One day we will know!!!!!
John Rich: Very sad to hear about Mindy McCready. When I was in Lonestar she was our label mate and we were friends. A tragic end to a talented life.
Jana Kramer: So sad to hear about the loss of Mindy. What an insanely talented woman.
Michelle Wright: As you may know Mindy McCready has passed on. She was a young promising country music artist in the mid ’90′s but faced a number of challenges and I’m so sad that she lost the battle with addiction and mental illness which can also cause depression. I’ve been sober now for several years and I know how hard it can be sometimes. RIP Mindy.
Jimmy Wayne: RIP @mindymccready We met 14 years ago @ Acuff & Rose. Who’d thought 14 years later on this day…. #why
Jason Blaine: Sad to hear about the passing of Mindy McCready. Thoughts & prayers for her young children. Tragic situation.
Carrie Underwood: I grew up listening to Mindy McCready… so sad for her family tonight. Many prayers are going out to them…
See more reactions below:
Amber Hayes Offers Free Download of Unreleased Track
Country artist, Amber Hayes, is offering fans a free download of her duet with Lonestar’s Richie McDonald, “Always There For Me.” The previously unreleased track is now available at her official website, www.AmberHayesMusic.com, and was performed by Hayes and McDonald in the 2012 summer movie, “Cowgirls N’ Angels.” The movie also includes two other original songs from Hayes: “Right As Rain” and “C’mon.”
Click here to obtain your free download of “Always There For Me” before it’s too late!
CMA Music Festival Chevrolet Riverfront Lineup Announced
The 2012 CMA Music Festival is creeping upon us (who am I kidding, we’ve all been counting down the days since last year), and now it’s time to officially start planning your daytime CMA Fest activities! 40+ names were announced today for the lineup at the Chevrolet riverfront stage, starting on June 7th at 10am. Kicking off the festivities at the riverfront will be Montgomery Gentry. The rest are listed below!
THURSDAY JUNE 7
- Montgomery Gentry
- Lee Brice
- Colt Ford
- Tracy Lawrence
- Dustin Lynch
- Neal McCoy
- Craig Morgan
- Jerrod Niemann
- Randy Rogers Band
- Josh Thompson
- Uncle Kracker
FRIDAY JUNE 8
- Craig Campbell
- The Farm
- Gloriana
- Jo Dee Messina
- David Nail
- Oak Ridge Boys
- Thomas Rhett
- Sawyer Brown
- Phil Vassar
- James Wesley
SATURDAY JUNE 9
- Laura Bell Bundy
- Edens Edge
- Casey James
- Lonestar
- Love and Theft
- Kip Moore
- Heidi Newfield
- James Otto
- Corey Smith
- Mel Tillis
SUNDAY JUNE 10
- Wade Bowen
- Brett Eldredge
- Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
- JT Hodges
- Steve Holy
- Jana Krama
- LoCash Cowboys
- Lorrie Morgan
- Sunny Sweeney
- Darryl Worley
Times for each artist will be announced soon, so stay tuned! You can purchase tickets for the CMA Music Festival here.
*Lineup by day courtesy of www.cmafestvip.com
Miranda Lambert Takes Home Lonestar Award
While Miranda Lambert was one of the big winners at the Academy of Country Music Awards Monday night, she has one more trophy to show off in her Oklahoma home with Blake Shelton. She was awarded the Best Vocal Performance – Female at the Lone Star awards earlier this week. See all the winners here at the Lone Star Music official website.
Miranda beat out Gillian Welch, Bri Bagwell, Sunny Sweeney, Lucinda Williams, Amanda Shires, and, Robyn Ludwick for the title.
Miranda took home the ACM awards for Album of The Year for Four The Record, and Female Vocalist of the Year.
CMA Fan Club Parties Announced So Far
With CMA Fest fast approaching, we will be putting together a list of announced fan club parties to help fans plan out their plans for the biggest time of the year in Nashville. CMA Fan Fest, formerly known as Fan Fair, brings country music artists back to their roots and gives fans the opportunity to meet their favorite country artists and fellow fans from across the world.
A handful of country artists have announced plans for fan club parties, however, Blake Shelton‘s fan club president has announced that he will not have time for one this year due to scheduling with The Voice and other commitments at this time. Artists that have confirmed their parties include Jerrod Niemann and Lee Brice in a joint party, Gary Allan, Montgomery Gentry, Cowboy Troy and Friends, Chris Young, Lonestar, Buddy Jewell, Tracy Lawrence and Clay Walker and many more! See when you can catch these parties below:
EXCLUSIVE: RaeLynn From “The Voice” On Her Battle Round And Beyond
RaeLynn keeps racking up the “firsts” for Team Blake on this season of NBC’s smash singing competition The Voice. She was the first singer selected by Blake Shelton for his team. Now she’s the first singer Blake picked as a winner in the Battle Rounds.
The 17-year-old was matched with Adley Stump for her Battle Round. The pairing brought together two different types of singers: The powerful voice of Adley vs the more stylish singing RaeLynn. Coaches Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green picked Adley as the winner, while Adam Levine went with RaeLynn. In the end the decision was Blake’s and he went with RaeLynn, taking style over power.
Clearly, Blake sees something special about RaeLynn. But will the viewing audience feel the same way when it comes time to vote? We’ll all have to stay tuned for the answer to that question.
In the meantime, we caught up with the talented Texan to get her thoughts on meeting Miranda Lambert, her Battle Round with Adley, preparing for the live shows and a product endorsement she could really sink her teeth into.
Did you honestly have no idea that you were going to be working with Miranda?
American Idol: Top 24 Country Girls
There are three country girls that are a part of the Top 24 on American Idol this year.
Chelsea Sorrell is 23-years-old and hails from North Carolina. Chelsea had the stressful task of kicking off the show last night. She sang American Idol winner and country superstar, Carrie Underwood’s, “Cowboy Casanova.” She received mediocre comments from the judges who thought that nerves may have gotten the best of her.
Chelsea’s performance:
After a few more contestants performed, Skylar Laine took the stage. The 18-year-old from Mississippi rocked the house with an energetic performance of the Faces’ hit, “Stay With Me.” Her style and vibe remind me of Miranda Lambert. She received a great deal of praise from Randy, Jennifer, & Steven last night. I think she might be in!
Skylar’s performance:
The Best Valentines Day Songs
Here at Keepin’ It Country, we like to get a little festive. With Valentines Day tomorrow, we thought it would be fun to put together some of our favourite songs that celebrate love and are thus appropriate to celebrate during this time of year. We recognize some oldies (but goodies), as well as some more modern tunes. Nonetheless, it was rather hard trying to narrow down this list to just ten! Let us know how you feel about our picks!
