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Country Music Hits the Sands of Sunny South Florida

Jennifer Swirsky — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:49:21 +0000

When you think country music, you typically envision open fields, farms, little green tractors, cowboy boots, and ten-gallon hats. When you think Kenny Chesney, you think all of those things – plus a little blue chair. Now take all of those things and add in the warm, beautiful beaches of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and a great cause and you have the incredibly exciting inaugural Tortuga Music Festival!

Kenny Chesney, along with pop, rock, and other country artists (20+ artists, mind you) you will be participating in Rock the Ocean’s first ever beach concert event on April 13-14. The artists will perform on three stages, each of which is directly on the beach. The lineup includes Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, The Avett Brothers, Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, Gary Allan, Jake Owen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gary Clark, Jr., Eli Young Band, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Grace Potter, Kip Moore, Gloriana, G. Love & Special Sauce, Donavon Frankenreiter, Mac McAnally, The Wailers, Sister Hazel, Dangermuffin, Rayland Baxter, and The Bright Light Social Hour.

The Landshark Lager sponsored event was created by the Rock the Ocean Foundation, a foundation dedicated to supporting scientific research, education and increasing public awareness about the issues that impact the world’s oceans, and HUKA Entertainment. Additionally, Rock the Ocean and HUKA Entertainment teamed up with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, an organization which advocates for sustainable fishing practices, funds inspired scientific research and supports innovative educational programs. During the event, there will be a conservation village designed to educate festival goers about different issues affecting the oceans including participation by organizations such as The Guy Harvey Foundation, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission, the National Coral Reef Institute, & Ocean Conservancy – among many others. There will also be workshops on sustainable seafood with a tent designated to showing attendees how to cook wonderful dishes by using ocean friendly practices – and showcasing some of the best chefs in Florida. Additionally, artists will be accompanying the University of Miami’s Marine Biology program on shark tagging trips.

It isn’t too late to purchase your tickets for this two-day event like no other! Visit www.tortugamusicalfestival.com now to grab yours before the festival sells out!

The ACM Awards Take Over Fremont Street

Jennifer Swirsky — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:01:21 +0000

Country music is taking over Las Vegas in April, as the ACM’s head to Sin City. While the coveted awards show will take place on April 7th, it’s the days leading up to the awards that will truly be “must-see” events!

Fremont Street is located in the heart of Las Vegas, and is only second in popularity to the infamous Las Vegas Strip. The Fremont Experience is a pedestrian mall downtown, which takes up a five-block radius and is well-known for being home to the world’s largest video screen (a whopping 1,500 feet long!). So, who can you expect to see at the Fremont Street Experience, performing on this monster screen? An incredible line-up consisting of co-headliners Gary Allan and Jake Owen, along with Randy Houser, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Kip Moore, Joe Nichols and Sunny Sweeney!

For those of you who are lucky enough to attend this event (taking place on April 5th-6th), we have great news: It’s FREE!

Unfortunately for those of us who will not be in Las Vegas during ACM week, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas; however, we are counting on those of you who will be there to sneak us a little bit of information on this incredible event so we can live vicariously through you!

Kip Moore, Vince Gill & Pam Tillis appearing on Nashville

Lydia Picknell — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:44:41 +0000

ABC’s hit new series “Nashville” is really pumping up its country music cred. After already having country stars Chris Young and Brantley Gilbert have cameo performances on previous episodes, producers announced that Kip Moore, the legendary Vince Gill, and Pam Tillis will be part of the February 27th episode. The episode follows the birthday of character Deacon, who is played by Charles Esten.

Kip, who is a fan of the show, shares on why he hopes fans don’t think the real Nashville isn’t as dramatic:

”I don’t think that everybody believes that’s exactly how Nashville is. Tell people to lighten up a little bit. It’s TV. You gotta put the drama in there, and you gotta do stuff entertaining for people.”

Check out the preview for “Dear Brother” below. Who do you want to see appear on the show next?

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)

VIDEO: Kip Moore – Beer Money

Lydia Picknell — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:44:34 +0000

Kip Moore released his brand new music video for “Beer Money” this week. Just in case you haven’t seen it yet, you can watch the video for his latest single from “Up All Night” right here on Keepin’ it Country. The country music newcomer is going to have a busy year – he’s hitting the road with Justin Moore on Eric Church‘s tour.

Check out his follow-up to “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck” and let us know what you think:

Kip Moore To Release “Beer Money” On July 9th

Jessica Crans — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 02:47:22 +0000

MCA Nashville singer-songwriter Kip Moore will release his new single, “Beer Money,” on July 9.

The song is the follow-up to his gold-certified No. 1 hit, ‘Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” which he will perform on NBC’s Today on July 4. The song spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart.

Moore had a hand in writing every song on Up All Night, his debut album, including “Beer Money,” which he co-wrote with Blair Daly and Troy Verges.

“Blair Daly said, ‘I’ve got this title ‘Beer Money,’ but I don’t know exactly what to do with it,’” Moore recalls. “We laughed and joked around about the idea. I know where I grew up in South Georgia, nobody had any money in high school. That is what the weekends were about: there was nowhere to go and there were no clubs, so it was all about who has the money to come up with the beer and where can we go.

“It was the same thing in college: you are holding out spending money on food so that you’ve got enough money that weekend to go to the beer store and have a good time. I think that is the way small-town America still is everywhere. Until you get a certain age and start working a job that pays you some money, you are just trying to keep that last little bit of money together to have some beer money for the weekend.

“It’s an easy-going feel-good song for people who are sitting in that town with nothing to do. That is the town that I grew up in,” says Moore, who was raised in Tifton, Ga., near the Florida line. “There was nothing to do, nothing to choose from, and a lot of times you felt like banging your fist against the wall, and the only release that you had was the weekend to go have a good time with your friends and your girlfriend, and you wanted to go and have some beers. That is what the song is. It’s just a feel-good release of that small-town America life and what it’s like growing up.”

You can catch Kip on tour this fall when he will join Eric Church‘s The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour.

Kip Moore Performs Live in Nashville

Robyn Fleenor — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:53:39 +0000

Kip Moore recently performed songs off his Billboard Top 10 Debut Album, Up All Night, at 12^th & Porter in Nashville as a part of a series on VEVO and YouTube. Moore performed his hit single “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” as well as “Hey Pretty Girl,” “Beer Money,” “Crazy One More Time,” and “Reckless.”

In the fall, Moore will be hitting the road with Eric Church on the fall segment of the Blood, Sweat, & Beers Tour, beginning September 13. For a complete tour schedule, visit KipMoore.net.

Watch Kip Moore sing his smash hit “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” below!

Eric Church Scores His Second #1 Single from “Chief”

Jennifer Swirsky — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:48:32 +0000

After experiencing unparalleled success with his “The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour,” which has sold over 450,000 tickets thus far in 2012, Eric Church now has more to celebrate. His newest single, “Springsteen,” from his album, “Chief,” topping the charts at Number 1. Church’s prior single, “Drink In My Hand,” marked his first career Number 1 record; both songs were co-writes for Church. In addition, “Springsteen” also officially received RIAA Platinum certification at the same time as his debut album, “Sinners Like Me,” reached Gold status.

Church wrote the song with bandmate Jeff Hyde, who also co-wrote his hit “Smoke A Little Smoke,” and Nashville songwriter Ryan Tyndell. The record was produced by Jay Joyce and earned both 2012 ACM and Grammy nominations.

Church announced his fall leg of “The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour” last week with special guests Justin Moore and Kip Moore. Stay tuned to www.ericchurch.com for all details.

Eric Church Adding Double Shot of Moore

Lydia Picknell — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:34:26 +0000

Country rocker Eric Church is taking on a double shot of Moore for his Fall leg of the “Blood, Sweat & Beers” tour. He’s adding Justin Moore and Kip Moore as his special guests for the Fall leg which kicks off September 3rd until December 8th. Tickets for the first half of his new dates will go on-sale June 8th. Eric’s Fall leg will include stops in Amherst, MA; Los Angeles, CA; and even Sunrise, FL. More on-sale dates will be announced in the coming weeks, so keep checking Keepin’ it Country as we keep you updated on everything Eric Church!

In April, Eric’s tour was named number eleven on the Pollstar 2012 Worldwide Ticket Sales Chart for the first quarter, so this leg will be one that country fans won’t want to miss! His tour was one of the best attended in all music genres so far this year.

Eric will be giving back on this portion of his tour, announcing that he has partnered up with Tickets-For-Charity.com, which will give his fans the opportunity to donate part of their ticket purchase price to their favorite charity, and one of Eric’s causes, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Check out the tour dates for his new leg below and let us know if you’re going out to see Eric and the Moores this Fall and Winter:

Full list of newly-announced dates:

9/13/2012 | Amherst, MA | Mullins Center

9/14/2012 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Mohegan Sun Arena

9/15/2012 | Pittsburgh, PA | CONSOL Energy Center

9/20/2012 | Frisco, TX | Dr. Pepper Arena

9/21/2012 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center

9/22/2012 | Cedar Park, TX | Cedar Park Center

9/27/2012 | Mankato, MN | Verizon Wireless Center

9/28/2012 | Sioux City, IA | Tyson Events Center

9/29/2012 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center

10/4/2012 | Detroit, MI | Joe Louis Arena

10/5/2012 | Moline, IL | iWireless Center

10/6/2012 | Cincinnati, OH | US Bank Arena

10/11/2012 | Green Bay, WI | Resch Center

10/12/2012 | Milwaukee, WI | Bradley Center

10/13/2012 | Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse

10/14/2012 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center

10/18/2012 | Lafayette, LA | Cajun Dome

10/19/2012 | Biloxi, MS | Mississippi Coast Coliseum

10/20/2012 | Birmingham, AL | BJCC Arena

10/21/2012 | Murray, KY | CFSB Center

10/25/2012 | Roanoke, VA | Roanoke Civic Center Coliseum

10/26/2012 | Fairfax, VA | Patriot Center

10/27/2012 | Charlottesville, VA | John Paul Jones Arena

11/2/2012 | Glendale, AZ | Jobing.com Arena

11/3/2012 | Las Vegas, NV | Mandalay Bay Events Center

11/4/2012 | Los Angeles, CA | Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE

11/6/2012 | Bakersfield, CA | Rabobank Arena

11/8/2012 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center

11/9/2012 | San Jose, CA | HP Pavilion at San Jose

11/10/2012 | Sacramento, CA | Power Balance Pavilion

11/11/2012 | Reno, NV | Reno Events Center

11/13/2012 | Everett, WA | Comcast Arena at Everett

11/15/2012 | Portland, OR | Rose Garden Arena

11/16/2012 | Boise, ID | Taco Bell Arena

11/17/2012 | West Valley City, UT | Maverik Center

11/28/2012 | Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Arena

11/29/2012 | Duluth, GA | The Arena at Gwinnett Center

11/30/2012 | Columbia, SC | Colonial Life Arena

12/1/2012 | Huntington, WV | Big Sandy Superstore Arena

12/6/2012 | North Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena

12/7/2012 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center

12/8/2012 | Wichita, KS | Intrust Bank Arena

12/13/2012 | Tampa, FL | USF Sun Dome

12/14/2012 | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

12/15/2012 | Sunrise, FL | Bank Atlantic Center