In addition to wow-ing crowds, Payton was wowed by some of the performances she got to see. “All of the performances I saw this week were over the top amazing,” said Payton. “If I had to pick my favorites, I would have to say Carrie Underwood’s ‘Good Girl’ performance at the 2012 CMT Music Awards and Hunter Hayes’ show at LP Field.”

While Payton was setting the stage ablaze in Nashville, her new single, “Stomp The Fire Out,” hit country radio and all of the major video channels, including The Country Network (TCN), GACtv.com and AOL. The CMA highlighted Payton Rae on their blog, noting that the 16-yr old “Generation YouTube” Internet star “draws the next generation of @CountryMusic enthusiasts.” Payton is already a huge star on social media, with over 140,000 Twitter followers, 68,000 Facebook fans and over 6.6 million YouTube channel views in less than two years. 

While her single climbs the country charts, Payton Rae is preparing to hit the road on the 2012 Camplified Tour, beginning in July. The tour, which is in its 11th year, showcases emerging teen stars by bringing them to over 50 camps and putting them before over 50,000 campers between the ages of 6 and 17.

For more info on Payton, please visit: www.paytonraemusic.com.

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At the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, Scotty grabbed the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year for “The Trouble With Girls” at the 2012 CMT Music Awards. “I was pumped!” says Scotty, who also performed “Water Tower Town” during the CMT Music Awards. “It’s a fun awards show. You come here just looking for a great time, so that award just added to a great night.”

The award he won was for “The Trouble With Girls” video, which was actually shot at Garner High School, the school from which McCreery graduated on Thursday morning. “I love the video because it’s real for me,” he says. “Those are my real friends and my real high school. It was really special to shoot.” He graduated with distinguished honors, and his Senior year included a platinum debut album and pitching for his high school baseball team. “It’s been a good four years in high school,” he says. “I’ve gone a lot of places that I never thought I’d go and done a lot of things I never dreamed I’d do. This is bittersweet, but I’m really excited to spend the day with my friends and move on to the next stage in life.”

Scotty McCreery’s current single, which he performed at the CMT Awards, “Water Tower Town,” is currently climbing the charts. Additionally, he is on tour with Brad Paisley‘s epic “Virtual Reality Tour 2012.”

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Despite the time change, Roberts is full of excitement about June 9th. “My Fan Club Party is always my favorite event of my entire year! I cannot wait for Saturday, June 9! I am honored to have been asked to open Saturday night at LP field by singing our National Anthem,” Roberts says. “In order to do both the party and anthem, I had to adjust the time for the party a little and I pray that everyone can still come and party with me.”

Although all previously purchased tickets will be honored, fans can email Store@JulieRoberts.com to have their money refunded if they can no longer attend. An email will also be sent to all ticket holders, notifying them of the time change.

Roberts also launched the “Perfectly Perfect Package” this year to bring fans on stage for a special performance, and to her surprise, the packages have completely sold out. “I cannot believe so many of the Perfectly Perfect Packages were sold! This is something new I am doing this year and I think it’s going to be SO MUCH FUN singing with my fans actually onstage with me!,” she said.

If you can’t attend the Fan Club party, you will have plenty of other opportunities to see Julie Roberts at the festival. She will be performing on the Bud Light stage on the Bridgestone Arena Plaza Thursday, June 7 at 12:30 p.m and she will also be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans in the Fan Fair Exhibit Hall. Fans looking to meet Roberts can go to http://cmafest.com beginning TODAY, Monday, May 14 to register for passes as part of the festival’s new Fan Fair Hall procedures. Winners will be notified by the Country Music Association on June 1.

If you’d like to be guaranteed a meet and greet with Julie Roberts, her Fan Appreciation party is the place to be. Ticket packages are on sale now at http://JulieRoberts.com. Roberts is certainly looking forward to meeting her fans. “I am counting down the days to CMA Music Fest! This will be my 7th Annual Fan Club Party and I think it’s going to be the best yet! I cannot wait to see everyone during the week’s festivities!”

Available Ticket Packages:

Almost Perfect Package – $15
- Concert
- Meet & Greet

Perfect Package – $30
- Concert
- Meet & Greet
- Snacks (Alcohol can be purchased at the bar)
- Option to send a song request in for the set list! (Email requests to Store@JulieRoberts.com)
- Exclusive limited edition 8×10 photo
- Exclusive commemorative souvenir from the party
- A chance to win an exclusive, autographed poster

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