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Blake Shelton Enlists His Friends for “Boys ‘Round Here” Celeb Remix

Nicole Piering — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:13:53 +0000

With quite the arsenal of celebrity friends, it’s only fitting for Blake Shelton to bring his new brand of redneck to all facets of the country world. He’s released a “Celebrity Mix” of his current single, “Boys ‘Round Here,” that is sure to have you “red-ing” along with the best of them.

In addition to the Pistol Annies, the song also features Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Ronnie Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Reba, Josh Turner, Keith Urban and Hank Williams, Jr.

Hear the new mix here:

Update: Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, & Ryan Tedder Joining Blake Shelton’s Benefit Concert

Jeanna D. — Sun, 26 May 2013 05:05:19 +0000

NBC has announced that Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts and One Republic’s Ryan Tedder have been added to the line-up for Blake Shelton’s “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert.”

They join previously announced guests Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, and Vince Gill.

The benefit concert will will take place at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, May 29th, and will broadcast live on NBC at 9/8c.

More performers may be announced in the upcoming days. Stay tuned for more updates!

Teen Choice Awards country nominees announced

Lydia Picknell — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:20:13 +0000

The 2013 Teen Choice Awards nominees were announced yesterday, and there’s gotta be a few smiling faces in country music. Nominees for the fan-voted award show include Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, The Band Perry, Hunter Hayes, Carrie Underwood, Jana Kramer and MORE! See the full list of country nominees below and let us know what you think – do teen voters have good taste?

The Teen Choice Awards will air live on FOX on Sunday, August 11th. Fans aged 13 to 19 are encouraged to vote at teenchoiceawards.com twice a day for their favorites in music and entertainment. Announcements with more nominees, presenters, and show host(s) will be made shortly.

Choice Male Country Artist:
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Hunter Hayes
Blake Shelton

Choice Female Country Artist:
Jana Kramer
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Choice Country Group:
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
The Band Perry
Thompson Square

Luke Bryan to release new album August 13th

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:12:46 +0000

The Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will be releasing his fourth studio album this summer! He announced the big news last night on Late Night with David Letterman. The record will be released on August 13th, 2013 with lead single “Crash My Party.” There’s no title yet for the new release.

The news comes as Luke’s hit album “Tailgates & Tanlines” was just certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling more than two million copies since its release.

Luke will be returning to the road on his “Dirt Road Diaries” headlining tour on May 17th in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The tour will run through right until October.

Luke is currently nominated for four CMT Music Awards including Video of The Year and will perform on the show Wednesday, June 5.

Poll: Luke Bryan vs. Jason Aldean

Jeanna D. — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:14:46 +0000

It’s the battle of the Georgia boys!

They’re talented… they’re country boys… and they’re one of our favorite bromances!

But we love a fun poll so who gets your vote? Luke Bryan or Jason Aldean?

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Luke Bryan’s new single Crash My Party out now!

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:37:34 +0000

Country star Luke Bryan had a busy night last night at the 2013 ACM Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. On top of hosting the show and taking home the fan-voted Entertainer of the Year award, Bryan debuted a brand new song entitled “Crash My Party.” The track, available now on iTunes, will appear on Luke’s upcoming 4th studio album, due later this year.

Luke recently appeared on the cover of Billboard Magazine in a story that highlights the success of this past year, including his most recent album, Spring Break…Here to Party, reaching #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Did you get your copy of Luke’s brand new single? What do you think? Are you excited for new music from your ACM Entertainer of the Year?

ACMs have best audience in 15 years

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:08:59 +0000

Looks like we’ll be seeing more of Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan next year, if audience numbers are anything to go by. The Academy of Country Music and CBS are reporting that they had their best audience in over 15 years, beating out the NCAA Basketball Tournament, NBA Basketball, MLB Baseball, and more. It’s the best numbers since 1998 for the ACM Awards.

The 48th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS led CBS to a Sunday night victory as the night’s top program in viewers and demographics with the event’s highest measures in viewers since 1998, in households and adults 18-49 since 2001, and in adults 25-54 since 2000, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for April 7. Sunday night’s broadcast also marked the first time that the ACM Awards have beaten the same season’s Country Music Awards (CMAs) in these ratings categories since the advent of people meters.

THE ACM AWARDS swept the night in households (9.2/14), viewers (15.38m), adults 25-54 (5.3/12) and adults 18-49 (4.3/11). THE ACM AWARDS posted its best deliveries in households and adults 18-49 since 2001, in adults 25-54 since 2000 and largest audience since 1998. Compared to last year’s ceremony (on April 1), THE ACM AWARDS was up +16% in households (from 7.9/13), +26% in adults 25-54 (from 4.2/10), +39% in adults 18-49 (from 3.1/08) and added +2.29m viewers (from 13.09m, +17%).

Compared to “The CMA Awards” on ABC on Nov. 1, THE ACM AWARDS was ahead by +8% in households (from 8.5/13), +13% in both adults 25-54 (from 4.7/11) and adults 18-49 (from 3.8/10), and led by +1.70m viewers (from 13.68m, +12%).

THE ACM AWARDS also broke records online and on social media. According to BlueFin Labs today THE ACM AWARDS were #1 in this week’s Top 10 Social Shows, with 1.9 million social media comments and 619.4 million impressions – beating out the 2013 NCAA Basketball Tournament, NBA Basketball, MLB Baseball and The Voice, among others. The number of unique commenters about the Awards telecast this year surged to 613,000+, a record high.

For perspective, in 2011 the Awards garnered 157,000 social media comments, in 2012 it garnered 676,000 – and in 2013, it earned 1.9 million.

Social media mentions around this year’s show hit an all-time high, up +285% over last year, according to SocialGuide, and visits to ACM Awards content on CBS.com were up +136% over last year. In addition, more than 1.1 million votes were cast for the Entertainer of the Year and New Artist of the Year categories combined, an increase of +22% over last year’s vote.

For the night, CBS was first in households (8.4/14), viewers (13.87m), adults 25-54 (4.5/11) and adults 18-49 (3.6/10) for the sixth consecutive Sunday and the seventh time in eight weeks.

ACM Awards Winners

Lydia Picknell — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:32:57 +0000

Winners have been announced for the 48^th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, a star-studded ceremony broadcast LIVE tonight on the CBS Television Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fans named Luke Bryan, Entertainer of the Year, the evening’s biggest honor and his first win in that category. This year marked a record breaking year with 1.1 million fans casting their vote for Entertainer of the Year and New Artist of the Year categories, combined.

Bryan co-hosted the ACM Awards for the first time ever tonight with Blake Shelton. Prior to the telecast, Bryan won for Vocal Event of the Year with Jason Aldean and Eric Church, for “The Only Way I Know,” a trophy he accepted on the GAC live red carpet pre-show. The Entertainer of the Year Award and Vocal Event of the Year mark his fourth ACM Award wins. He previously won in 2009 for both New Solo Vocalist of the Year and for New Artist of the Year.

Miranda Lambert won for the fourth consecutive year as Female Vocalist of the Year and she also took the prize for Single Record of the Year as artist, and Song of the Year, as artist and composer, for “Over You,” an award she shares with husband and co-composer Blake Shelton. She is the leading winner of the night, with a total of four trophies in three categories. She joins Reba and Loretta Lynn as the only other artists to win Female Vocalist of the Year four or more times.

Jason Aldean won Male Vocalist of the Year, his first win in the category. Aldean also won for Vocal Event of the Year, with Luke Bryan and Eric Church, for “The Only Way I Know.” This is his second consecutive win in that category; he won last year with Kelly Clarkson for “Don’t You Wanna Stay.” In 2005, he won for New Male Vocalist of the Year.

Little Big Town won Vocal Group of the Year and, prior to the telecast, they were also awarded the trophy for Video of the Year for “Tornado.” This is their first win in both categories. In 2006, they won for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year.

Thompson Square won Vocal Duo of the Year, their second consecutive ACM Award win in that category.

Eric Church won Album of the Year for Chief. He also won for Vocal Event of the Year, with Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan, for “The Only Way I Know.” This is his first win in both categories, and his third ACM Award overall. He won for New Solo Vocalist of the Year in 2010.

Artists Florida Georgia Line received their first time Academy of Country Music Award tonight for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s Department Stores, a fan-voted category. They previously won in the New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year category, giving them a total of two wins for this year.

Take a look below at the list of winners and let us know which ones you agree with:

Entertainer of the Year

Luke Bryan

Male Vocalist of the year

Jason Aldean

Female Vocalist of the year

Miranda Lambert

Vocal Duo of the year *(Off Camera Award)

Thompson Square

Vocal Group OF THE YEAR

Little Big Town

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S

Florida Georgia Line

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]

Chief – Eric Church (EMI-Nashville)

Produced by: Jay Joyce

Single Record of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]

Over You – Miranda Lambert (RCA)

Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf

Song of the Year [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

Over You – Miranda Lambert

Composers: Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton

Publishers: Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony ATV/Tree Publishing (BMI)

Video of the Year [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)

Tornado – Little Big Town

Producer: Iris Baker

Director: Shane Drake

Vocal Event of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] *(Off Camera Award)

The Only Way I Know – Jason Aldean With Luke Bryan & Eric Church (Broken Bow)

Produced by: Michael Knox

NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (previously announced)

Brantley Gilbert

NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (previously announced)

Jana Kramer

NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR (previously announced)

· Florida Georgia Line

ACM Poll: Entertainer of the Year

Jeanna D. — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:44:37 +0000

Our last ACM poll is the coveted “Entertainer of the Year” Award.

Taylor Swift is the reigning EOTY. Will she and her fans take it again, or will Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, or Luke Byran be the big winner?

We love you, fellow fans & friends! Let us know your vote.

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Thank-you for voting!

ACM Poll: Vocal Event of the Year

Jeanna D. — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:41:36 +0000

Next up… “Vocal Event of the Year”! Who doesn’t love a good country collab?

Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson took this award home last year for their cross-over mega-hit, “Don’t You Wanna Stay.” Both are back in the category again this year, except with brand new and separate collaborations!

Who will win? Don’t Rush – Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill; Easy – Rascal Flatts Featuring Natasha Bedingfield; Feel Like A Rock Star – Kenny Chesney (Duet With Tim McGraw); Let It Rain – David Nail Featuring Sarah Buxton; or The Only Way I Know – Jason Aldean With Luke Bryan & Eric Church?

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