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POLL: Grammy – Best Country Album
It’s time for our poll for the last country music category… Best Country Album!
Make sure you vote in our other Grammy polls as well, and check back later to see the results!
The Grammys air on Sunday night at 8 p.m. EST. on CBS. Good luck to all the nominees! We’ll be watching.
Grammy: Best Country Album
- Four The Record - Miranda Lambert (68%, 23 Votes)
- Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran - Jamey Johnson (12%, 4 Votes)
- Uncaged - Zac Brown Band (9%, 3 Votes)
- Hunter Hayes - Hunter Hayes (9%, 3 Votes)
- The Time Jumpers - The Time Jumpers (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 34
Loading ...POLL: Grammy Best Country Solo Performance
Music’s biggest night (and a personal favorite) is almost here… The Grammy Awards!
The show will air this Sunday, February 10th at 8 p.m. EST. on CBS.
But before the Grammys kick off, we want to hear from you! We’ll be rolling out polls for the country music categories the rest of the week.
First up… Best Country Solo Performance!
Vote and let us know who you would like to take the trophy home.
GRAMMY: Best Country Solo Performance
- Home - Dierks Bentley (40%, 52 Votes)
- Blown Away - Carrie Underwood (31%, 40 Votes)
- Over - Blake Shelton (16%, 20 Votes)
- Springsteen - Eric Church (6%, 8 Votes)
- Wanted - Hunter Hayes (5%, 6 Votes)
- Cost of Livin' - Ronnie Dunn (2%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 129
Loading ...DVR Alert: Hunter Hayes Makes National Television Appearances
Country cutie Hunter Hayes is busy this week making several appearances on national television programs. Tomorrow (02/07), Hunter will appear on GAC’s Headline Country at 3PM (EST), as well as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35PM (EST) on NBC. You can also catch the singer on NBC’s Access Hollywood Live on Friday, February 8th (check local listings).
Hunter just announced that he will also be performing on Sunday night’s Grammy Awards where he is nominated for “Best Country Album”, Best Country Solo Performance for “Wanted”, and the Pepsi “Best New Artist” award. Be sure to tune in to the many Hunter-filled T.V. shows this week!
Below, Hunter discusses his nomination for “Best New Artist” at the Grammys:
Country Music Blog Rodeo: The Year of the Country Crossover
Over the last few years, country music has certainly expanded beyond the old stereotype of boots, big hair and ten-gallon hats. Artists like Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum have huge pop hits, the Zac Brown Band & Jason Aldean sell out Madison Square Garden and the Scotty McCreerys and Tate Stevens of the world rise to fame via televised talent shows. On the flip side, Mumford & Sons get played on country radio, UK-lite-rocker Ed Sheeran tours with Taylor Swift and Kelly Clarkson performs on the CMA’s. Over the last few years, it has become commonplace for country musicians to dabble outside of their genre, and if January of 2013 is any indication, this trend is only going to continue into 2013.
Interestingly enough, I grew up claiming that I loved all music “except country.” (Seriously – I think I wrote that on my Myspace…don’t judge me, I’m from NY.) However, after being taken to see Rascal Flatts at Madison Square Garden, my perspective on the genre completely changed and I was hooked. Now I’ll listen to anything from Garth to Reba to Taylor to Jason. However, if you were to ask a purist of country music, they’d probably argue that Rascal Flatts is just a boy (err, man) band in cowboy boots, Taylor is a dubstep-loving pop act and Jason’s renegade hick-hop style bastardizes country music. Yet, on the heels of Aldean selling out a show at New York’s Madison Square Garden in mere minutes, I’d argue that the biggest development of country music in 2013 will be the pure magnitude of its reach and ability to cross over, while also openly welcoming those who dabble and stretch the ideas of what typical “country” is.
ACM Awards Announces ‘Newcomer’ Nominees
The nominees for the “Newcomer” categories have been announced for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
Fans will have the chance to determine the winners at VoteACM.com and GACtv.com/ACM. Each winner will then go on to compete for the overall “New Artist of the Year” award.
The online voting will available to fans between Monday, January 21st and Monday, February 4th. The online voting for the “New Artist of the Year” award will take place from Monday, March 25th until Sunday, April 7th. The winner of this award will be announced during the live broadcast of the ACM Awards that will air on April 7th at 8PM EST.
Country Artists Make the Grammy Album Cut
Country superstar Grammy nominees Hunter Hayes and Taylor Swift were chosen to appear on the 2013 Grammy Nominees Album. The album, which will be released on January 22 by Capitol Records and Grammy Recordings, will feature Hunter’s “Wanted” and Taylor’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”. Hunter is nominated for Best New Artist, while Taylor’s single is up for Record of the Year. Also featured on the album is country music’s stepchild, Kelly Clarkson, as well as Taylor’s current opening act, Ed Sheeran.
Carrie Underwood Named Top Female Country Touring Artist of 2012
It’s no coincidence that Carrie Underwood‘s tour was titled the “Blown Away Tour,” as she blew away audiences and critics alike across the United States, the UK and Australia in 2012. The first leg of the 62 city tour wrapped on December 22, and according to Pollstar‘s Year-End chart, Underwood was the top female touring artist of the year.
Didn’t see Carrie in 2012? The tour will re-launch a second leg on February 13, 2012, sponsored by vitaminwater® and supported by Hunter Hayes. Additionally, $1 from each ticket sale will go to Red Cross Disaster to relief to provide shelter, food and emotional support for those in need.
Hunter Hayes shares Christmas memories
Country music’s young star Hunter Hayes is a pretty big fan of this time of year. It shouldn’t come as a surprise for fans of the singer-songwriter to know that he’s always kept Christmas musical in some way. Check out what he had to say about the holiday season, including his favorite memories, his traditions, and what he thinks is the best Christmas song:
Favorite Christmas Memories Musical Gifts:
I think my favorite Christmas memory is any Christmas memory having to do with a music gift. Because pretty much every year from the time I was 2 to the time I was 10 it was something. One year it was a drum kit, one year it was a guitar, one year it was a Tascam recording system. So a little selfish, but, I did love waking up on Christmas morning and there would always be something musical sitting under the tree. It was awesome. Thus, I am obsessed with music now.
Favorite Christmas Musical Gifts Memories 2:
I think my favorite Christmas memory is a combination of the fact that for five years in a row I asked for musical instruments every year. So I woke up and I got a musical instrument, which was awesome. Then just hanging out with family. That’s one of two days a year that I know I will get to see everyone in my family. In Louisiana, everybody lives pretty close to each other, so you know you’re going to see everybody. So it’s really cool. I definitely appreciate it more now that I’ve moved away than I think I did then. Just getting to see everyone at once. And we’d always just hang out and watch whatever was on tv or just chat about whatever, good home cooking. You know, grandma makes the best food in the world—both of my grandmothers, if they’re listening. They’re both equally awesome. It was a time where we’d go from one house to another just seeing everybody.
Christmas Holiday Season Traditions:
I think if I have any holiday traditions now it is just to make sure that I get back to Louisiana to see all my family. Because you know everybody’s there and we love to just hang out and that’s kind of just a tradition of ours, and it’s kind of understood that three days before and three days after Christmas or New Year or Thanksgiving, we just go down to Louisiana and spend time there and just hang out. No agenda. No list of things to do. We just go to see family, and visit and catch up, which is always, always needed.
Favorite Christmas Song:
I think my favorite Christmas song is probably I’ll Be Home for Christmas. I don’t know what it is about that song that just sleighs me every time I hear it because it’s so profound. It’s just so sincere, you know. It’s just one of those songs that’s really just real, that everyone can relate to. Everybody either goes home for the holidays or has friends that they want to go visit or a significant other they want to go visit, you know, things like that; I feel we all just want to go for the holidays. It’s just one of those songs that just gets me every time.
Hunter Hayes to perform at Grammy Nominations
Hunter Hayes has been chosen to help represent country music at this year’s Grammy Nominations concert on CBS. The annual event is a special way the GRAMMYs help get fans excited for the nominations for the 2013 show. For the first time in its history, the GRAMMYs concert nomination special will be held in Nashville, with Taylor Swift co-hosting the night. It’s the fifth year for the event, which also announced the addition of rock group The Who as a performer on the telecast.
The GRAMMYs nomination special airs on CBS on December 5th at 10 pm EST. Other country performers include The Band Perry and Dierks Bentley, who will be teaming up for a tribute to Johnny Cash. Who do you want to see nominated for the big awards at the GRAMMYs this year?
Performers announced for CMT Artists of the Year Special
While the honorees themselves are still being kept top secret, CMT has announced a big list of performers for their 2012 Artists of the Year special. Performing this year will be country superstars Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Chris Young, Kenny Rogers, Toby Keith, Hunter Hayes, Kacey Musgraves, Thompson Square, Jason Aldean, Eli Young Band and Sammy Hagar. While the station won’t announce the honorees, or even hint about who it could be, fans are encouraged to keep up-to-date in all the announcements at cmt.com.
The 90-minute special will be hosted by Rascal Flatts and “Nashville” show star Hayden Panettiere on December 8th, 2012 airing on CMT. Who do you think deserves to be honored at the third annual event?
