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Justin Moore Celebrates His Accomplishments

Tia — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:55:36 +0000

Justin Moore has reason every reason to celebrate. His single “Til My Last Day” recently became his third number one single. If this wasn’t reason enough, his two albums, Justin Moore and Outlaws Like Me have been certified GOLD. Collectively, these albums have had over one million sales.

Yesterday evening (3/12), industry, family and friends came together in Nashville to honour Justin’s achievements, as well as the achievements of songwriters Jeremy Stover, Brian Maher, publishers Big Machine Music, Sony/ATV/EMI and Bigger Picture and The Valory Music Co. promotion team. This is the second number one hit for the trio of songwriters, with “Small Town USA” being the first.

Justin is now set to hit the road on his first headlining tour, starting tomorrow (03/17) in Pikeville, KY. Congrats Justin and team!

Picture courtesy of Big Machine Label Group

Justin Moore to Headline Jersey Shore Benefit Concert

Tia — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:02:55 +0000

Justin Moore is set to take the stage of the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashvile, TN on Tuesday, November 27th as the headlining act for a Jersey Shore benefit concert. The artist’s performance will support his publicist and friend, Carly Caramanna, and the Jersey Shore Relief Fund. All proceeds will be split equally between the Caramanna family and New Jersey victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Carly’s family home and business were destroyed by the storm. Justin’s efforts to help his friend and other victims will be accompanied by performances from Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett, and Randy Houser. The show will follow Justin’s performance at the Grand Ole Opry the same night.

For full details about the concert, as well as how you can support the Jersey Shore Relief, read below:

Date: Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Time: Doors at 7PM, show at 8:30PM
Location: Wildhorse Saloon, 120 2nd Ave. N. Nashville, TN
Tickets: Available at 11AM on Saturday, November 17th online, as well as at the door

Check out www.jerseyrelief.com to learn how you can support the cause.

Lineup Announced For Country Thunder Arizona

Jessica Crans — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:16:58 +0000

Country Thunder will be rolling into Florence, Arizona from April 11th to the 14th, 2013! Who will be joining them? Just some of country’s biggest acts these days, that’s all! Artists such as Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, Kip Moore and many more (all are listed below) will be there, and you can be too! You’ll need a 4-day admission wristband in order to get into the shows and right now they’re available at a special early bird rate of only $99! But you’ll need to act on this early bird rate fast – and super fast- because tonight at 11:59pm Central, the prices goes up to $120. To order your tickets, and for other ticket details, head on over to www.countrythunder.com or call (866) 802-6418.

Country Thunder 2013 will feature more on-site entertainment than ever before. The premier festival will offer a wide array of lifestyles activities ranging from Electric Thunder, which features electric music nightly, to thrill rides. And this year will feature the brand new Bluegrass tent.

2013 lineup:

Thursday:
4:00-5:00pm Chris Janson
5:30-6:30pm Sweetwater Rain
7:00-8:30pm Kip Moore
9:00-10:30pm Brantley Gilbert

Friday:
1:00-2:00pm TBA
2:30-3:30pm TBA
4:00-5:00pm Jana Kramer
5:30-6:30pm Love & Theft
7:00-8:30pm Tracy Lawrence
9:00-10:30pm Eric Church

Saturday:
1:00-2:00pm TBA
2:30-3:30pm Morgan Frazier
4:00-5:00pm Parmalee
5:30-6:30pm Diamond Rio
7:00-8:30pm Lee Brice
9:00-10:30pm Toby Keith

Sunday:
1:00-2:00pm TBA
2:30-3:30pm Edens Edge
4:00-5:00pm TBA
5:30-6:30pm Jerrod Niemann
7:00-8:30pm Justin Moore
9:00-10:30pm Lady Antebellum

Get your tickets now for Country Thunder at www.countrythunder.com so you don’t miss out on the fabulous $99 early bird special!

Nominees for ACAs Announced

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:09:23 +0000

The nominees were just announced earlier this morning for this year’s American Country Awards. The third edition of the fan-voted award show will once again air live on FOX from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. While the co-hosts remain the same with Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth, there is something new about the award show – the addition of the “Song Of The Year” category which will honor country music’s top songwriters of 2012. The nominees for Song of the Year are determined by the National Songwriters Association International (NSAI). The award show will air live on December 10th on FOX at 8 pm EST.

Artists leading all nominees this year are Luke Bryan with seven, and Lady Antebellum tying for second with Zac Brown Band with six nominations each. Eric Church and Taylor Swift both have five nominations each. Check out the full list of nominees below and let us know who you’ll be voting for. Fans can vote at theacas.com for their favorite artists, and make sure to tune in December 10th to see who wins!

Performers and presenters will be announced shortly, so stay tuned for that announcement too!

ARTISTS

Artist of the Year

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Lady Antebellum

Taylor Swift

Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year: Male

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Kenny Chesney

Eric Church

Toby Keith

Artist of the Year: Female

Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year: Group

The Band Perry

Eli Young Band

Lady Antebellum

Rascal Flatts

Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist

Artist of the Year: New Artist

Album

Album of the Year

Dierks Bentley, “Home”

Luke Bryan, “tailgates & tanlines”

Eric Church, “Chief”

Lady Antebellum, “Own the Night”

Blake Shelton, “Red River Blue”

SINGLES

Single of the Year

Jason Aldean, “Tattoos On This Town”

Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End”

Eric Church, “Drink In My Hand”

Chris Young, “You”

Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind”

Single of the Year: Male

Jason Aldean, “Tattoos On This Town”

Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End”

Kenny Chesney, “Reality”

Eric Church, “Drink In My Hand”

Chris Young, “You”

Single of the Year: Female

Sara Evans, “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”

Miranda Lambert, “Over You”

Martina McBride, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”

Taylor Swift, “Ours”

Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl”

Single of the Year: Group

Eli Young Band, “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”

Lady Antebellum, “We Owned The Night”

Rascal Flatts, “Banjo”

The Band Perry, “All Your Life”

Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind”

Single of the Year: New Artist

Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”

Jana Kramer, “Why Ya Wanna”

Dustin Lynch, “Cowboys and Angels”

Kip Moore, “Somethin’ ’Bout A Truck”

The Farm, “Home Sweet Home”

Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist

Lee Brice, “A Woman Like You”

Brantley Gilbert, “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do”

Gloriana, “(Kissed You) Good Night”

David Nail, “Let It Rain”

Jake Owen, “Alone With You”

Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration

Kix Brooks featuring Joe Walsh, “New To This Town”

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, “Feel Like A Rock Star”

Brad Paisley featuring Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me”

Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield, “Easy”

Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett, “Knee Deep”

TOURING

Touring Artist of the Year

Jason Aldean

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw

Eric Church

Toby Keith

Lady Antebellum

Miranda Lambert

Brad Paisley

Rascal Flatts

Taylor Swift

Zac Brown Band

VIDEOS

Music Video of the Year

Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End”

Jake Owen, “Alone With You”

Blake Shelton, “God Gave Me You”

Keith Urban, “For You”

Chris Young, “You”

Music Video of the Year: Male

Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End”

Jake Owen, “Alone With You”

Blake Shelton, “God Gave Me You”

Keith Urban, “For You”

Chris Young, “You”

Music Video of the Year: Female

Sara Evans, “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”

Miranda Lambert, “Over You”

Martina McBride, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”

Taylor Swift, “Ours”

Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl”

Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration

Gloriana, “(Kissed You) Good Night”

Lady Antebellum, “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”

Little Big Town, “Pontoon”

Love and Theft, “Angel Eyes”

The Band Perry, “All Your Life”

Music Video of the Year: New Artist

Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”

Casey James, “Let’s Don’t Call It A Night”

Jana Kramer, “Why You Wanna”

Dustin Lynch, “Cowboys and Angels”

Kip Moore, “Somethin’ ’Bout A Truck”

Song of the Year:

Trace Adkins, “Just Fishin’” (Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell and Ed Hill)

Jason Aldean, “Fly Over States,” (Michael Dulaney and Neil Thrasher)

Jason Aldean, “Tattoos On This Town” (Michael Dulaney, Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher)

Lee Brice, “A Woman Like You” (Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford and Jon Stone)

Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, “You And Tequila” (Matraca Berg and Deana Carter)

Eric Church, “Springsteen” (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell)

Ronnie Dunn, “Cost of Livin’” (Phillip Coleman and Ronnie Dunn)

Eli Young Band, “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” (Will Hoge and Eric Paslay)

Toby Keith, “Red Solo Cup” (Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren and Brett Warren)

Tim McGraw, “Better Than I Used to Be” (Ashley Gorley and Bryan Simpson)

Justin Moore Sued For Copyright Infringement

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:36:28 +0000

The Tennessean is reporting today that Justin Moore is being sued for alleged copyright infringement on his 2009 single “Backwoods.” Songwriter Bobby Carmichael and Louisiana-based fiddle player Britton Curry are claiming that their song matches Justin’s both lyrically and in pitch and rhythm. Justin and his label have not yet commented on the case, which as been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Britton and Bobby’s song was copyrighted in 2003 and filed with the U.S. Copyright Office according to the report. The pair shopped the song around major labels in Music City in 2005. They are also claiming that Island Bound publishing somehow secured the song and then songwriter Jamie Paulson approached Justin with the single three years later. The single appeared on Justin’s debut album and the pair are claiming he made an unknown amount of money on a “stolen idea.”

The pair, who claimed to hear the single on the radio back in February, are wanting $150,000 in damages from Justin and Big Machine Label Group. It’s undetermined how many times Justin may have infringed on their copyright if he did.

Intellectual property lawyer Ramona DeSalvo is handling the case for Britton and Bobby. Both sides are scheduled to meet October 1st with a judge for a pre-trial discussion.

VIDEO: Justin Moore Unveils Honorary Yard of Bricks

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:45:40 +0000

When local firefighters saved Troy native Curtiss Shaver’s life during a tragic farming accident, Shaver knew he found his calling. Even though he lost the lower part of his left leg in the accident, he was as determined as ever to become a life-long firefighter and EMT for the region. In a special event this week at Troy Fire Station No. 1, a ceremonial yard of bricks was revealed to recognize Shaver as winner of Crown Royal’s “Your Hero’s Name Here” program.

The national contest renames the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMA) on July 29th after a deserving American hero. In an effort to bring a little bit of the famous track to Troy, Alabama, Crown Royal organized a special ceremony that resulted in the laying of a replica “Yard of Bricks” in Troy’s downtown. The final, engraved brick was put down by Shaver himself.

Nearly 200 Troy residents, including the city’s mayor, were at the ceremony outside the Fire Station on East Walnut Street. It wasn’t only locals who were there – but country music star Justin Moore performed a short set in Shaver’s honor. He performed “Small Town USA” and “‘Til My Last Day” for Shaver and the community during the brick laying.

“It was an honor to come to Alabama on this special day to pay homage to Curtiss,” said Moore. “He truly embodies the all-American hero and I am glad I got to be a part of this historical celebration. We will have a great time in Indy for the Curtiss Shaver 400.”

Check out the video of Justin’s appearance at the ceremony below:

The Band Perry to Headline Pre-Race Show at IMS

Lydia Picknell — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:16:26 +0000

Big Machine has released their list of performers for the 19th annual Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard powered by Bigmachinerecords.com. The race, which takes place on Sunday, July 29th, will be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Headlining the show is sibling trio The Band Perry, with additional performances by Justin Moore, the Mavericks, Greg Bates, and Sunny Sweeney. Paul Malo, the lead singer of The Mavericks, will be performing the national anthem before the race.

The Band Perry will headline the pre-race show between 8:30 and 11 am EST. The race kicks off at 1 pm EST. The performances will take place on the infield stage inside Turn 2, near the IMS Hall of Fame Museum. Tickets are still available for the race at www.imstix.com.

PHOTO: Justin Moore Throws First Pitch At Royals Game

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:08:45 +0000

The Valory Music Co’s Justin Moore proved his love for baseball at Monday night’s Kansas City Royals’ game. The “Bait A Hook” singer took a break from headlining performances for some family time during the ceremonial first pitch. Check out the picture of Justin below. As always, click the image to see it full-sized:

Justin will be hitting the road again tomorrow night at the Adams County Fair in Hastings, NE. Upcoming dates, including fairs and festivals, are Heartland Jam in Davenport, IA on July 20th, and Country Jam USA in Eau Claire, WI on July 21st.

Justin’s current single “‘Til My Last Day,” is climbing steadily up the country music charts and has helped solidify more big news and excitement for the singer. Beginning in September, Justin will be joining Eric Church‘s “Blood, Sweat & Beers” tour. For more tour date information, visit Justin Moore’s official tour page.

Justin Moore No Longer Aboard Blake Shelton Cruise

Jessica Crans — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:12:01 +0000

Due to an unfortunate scheduling conflict, Justin Moore will no longer be climbing aboard the Blake Shelton Cruise. We realize some of you may be quite disappointed about this but there are still 24 AMAZING acts scheduled to perform on-board the cruise and we assure you that you will have a fantastic time!

The Blake Shelton Cruise will set sail from Miami, FL on October 14th and return on October 21st. The 7 night cruise will visit San Juan, Nassau, Tortola, and St. Thomas. This is the biggest country music event to set sail and we’ll be on board! Want to come party with us? Simply mention Keepin’ it Country when you book your new reservation at blakesheltoncruise.com and you qualify for a free gift from us on-board! Don’t forget to stay tuned to Keepin’ it Country as we keep you up-to-date with all future additions, and great cruising ideas, from our team.

So far the scheduled acts to perform on the cruise are: Mr. Blake Shelton himself, Trace Adkins, Jerrod Niemann, Easton Corbin, Lee Brice, Neal McCoy, Randy Houser, Frankie Ballard, Brett Eldredge,Jana Kramer, Tyler Farr, Chuck Wicks, Logan Mize, Brinley Addington, Chris Cavanaugh, JJ Lawhorn, McKenna Faith, Maggie Rose, sisters Nik and Sam, and Clayton Anderson.

What are you waiting for? Go book your stay on this fabulous cruise…it will be the best week of your life!

Country Music’s 10 Hottest Dads

Nicole Piering — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:58:50 +0000

In honor of Father’s Day, we knew we had to celebrate country music’s great fathers. They love their kids, they write excellent songs, they put on phenomenal concerts…and they look pretty hot while doing so. Today, we salute country’s music’s 10 Hottest Dads.

While it was hard to narrow it down, these hunky dads stole our top ten spots.

10. Keith Urban - He may be one of Australia’s favorite sons, but this perfectly coiffed crooner is one of our favorite dads. Married to actress Nicole Kidman since 2006, Keith is the proud papa to Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret.

9. Justin Moore - While he may be somewhat of an up and comer in music these days, the “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” singer easily takes a spot on our list. With his wife Kate, Justin has 2 daughters, Ella Kole and Kennedy Faye. We wonder if he’ll try to teach his little girls how to “Bait A Hook”!

8. Josh Kelley - Josh Kelley may have only jumped into country music in the last few years, but this “Georgia Clay” singer nabs a spot for adopting 2 beautiful daughters, Naleigh & Adalaide Marie Hope, with wife Katherine Heigl. You can hear Kelley’s ode to his first daughter on the beautiful track “Naleigh Moon.”

7. Eric Church – He may be a rebel in country music, ruffling some feathers from time to time, but country’s favorite bad boy has quite the soft side. Forget the drink in his hand and pass him a baby bottle…He and wife Katherine welcomed their son, Boone McCoy, last October.

6. Brad Paisley – He may be known for his comedic lyrics and wicked guitar playing, but Brad and wife, Kimberly Williams Paisley, are the proud parents of 2 adorable sons. We can’t imagine what kind of trouble Brad gets in with William “Huck” Huckleberry and Jasper Warren. We have to wonder if they’re anything like him…

5. Jason Aldean - The “Dirt Road Anthem” singer is not only married to his high school sweetheart, Jessica, but is also the proud daddy of two little girls, Kelley and Kendyl. Swoon…

4. Tim McGraw – He’s undoubtedly half of one of country music’s most beloved couples and although he splits his time between music and movies, Mr. Faith Hill is also a hot dad to three daughters, Gracie Katherine, Maggie Elizabeth and Audrey Caroline.

3. Dierks Bentley - He may be a “Modern Day Drifter,” but Dierks makes his “Home” with his wife, Cassidy, and his two little girls, Jordan Catherine and Evelyn “Evie” Day.

2. Josh Turner – For Josh Turner, touring is a family affair as his wife, Jennifer, plays keyboard in his band and sings backup, while his boys travel with them on the tour bus. The “Time Is Love” Singer is dad to 3 boys, Hampton Otis, Colby Lynch and Crawford Marion, all who sing along with him on “Find Me A Baby” off his new album, Punching Bag.

1. Luke Bryan - He may be known for his gritty voice and swiveling hips, but Luke Bryan is also the dad to “Thomas “Bo” Boyter and Tatum” Tate” Christopher. This dude easily tops our list as the hottest dad in country music. We can’t deny those moves, that voice, the dimples…His wife Caroline is one lucky lady, but we have to wonder how long it will be ’til he has a little “Country Girl” of his own!

Did we miss anyone? Do you agree with our ranking? Let us know in the comments!