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A Recap of our ACM Performance Announcements
Yesterday we were part of a teleconference with CBS and Academy of Country Music producers for the upcoming ACM awards this weekend. We got to know quite a few exciting secrets for the award show this weekend, and of course we couldn’t wait to tell our fans and readers on Twitter! If you’re following us on Twitter (@keepinitblog) you will have already heard these really cool performances, but we are recapping them now so everyone can keep track of what might be the most-fun Academy of Country Music Award show ever.
Unfortunately, we were unable to make it to the ACMs this year because of budgetary reasons, so we’ll be live-tweeting them from home along with you! Make sure you join us Sunday afternoon for our exclusive KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY PRESENTS… Jason Charles Miller stageit show at 3 pm EST, before the ACMs kick off live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at 8 pm EST. Use hashtag #KIC to join in our fun!
The ACMs will kick off with a big opening performance of “Boys ‘Round Here” with Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies, Sheryl Crow, and Brad Paisley.
Jewel will perform a special Lifting Lives segment with a mash-up of her hit single “Hands Clean” and “Fill A Heart,” an original song by singer-songwriter Tori Kelly.
Hunter Hayes will get two pretty cool performances – he’ll be debuting his new single “I Want Crazy” with Stevie Wonder, and will mix in one of Stevie’s big hits. Hunter will return later in the show with Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley live from the ACM Fan Jam. How did Stevie and Hunter get together? Turns out Hunter covers Stevie’s songs on tour, and Stevie discovered them and became a fan of Hunter.
Taylor Swift will have country superstars Keith Urban and Tim McGraw joining her for “Highway Don’t Care.”
Luke Bryan will be debuting a brand new single “Crash My Party” during the award show..
Kelly Clarkson will be performing her country single “Don’t Rush” with a special, announced guest. Is it Vince Gill? We don’t know, but we know he was approached along with someone else.
Reba will introduce a very special duet performance from Garth Brooks and George Strait who will be paying tribute to the late Dick Clark. It’s going to be a pretty emotional performance, so make sure you tune in for this one.
Do you have any questions about the ACMs? We’ll answer what we can on Facebook and Twitter!
Want to be in Luke Bryan’s new music video?
Have you always wanted to be in a country music video? Country cutie Luke Bryan is giving fans the chance to be a part of his “Just A Sip” video from his new album “Spring Break… Here To Party.” All you have to do is pose for a certain frame by webcam, copying it as best you can, and you might just find yourself on his video! How cool is that?
To submit your chance to be in the video, visit his justasip site here. The Academy of Country Music co-host is up for the fan-voted Entertainer of the Year award at the ACM Awards on April 7th. Are you voting for Luke?
CONTEST: Win an autographed copy of Luke Bryan’s Spring Break album
What would you do to win an autograph from Luke Bryan? We have your chance to win his “Spring Break…Here To Party” album.. signed by Luke hinself! Thanks to our friends at Universal, one lucky winner will get just that! The contest is open immediately until midnight EST on March 28th. The contest is only open to legal residents of the United States, except where prohibited.
Luke’s brand new album features his current single “Buzz Kill.” The Academy of Country Music co-host released his new record back on March 5th, but in case you haven’t gotten around to getting it yet you can now! He’s up for Entertainer of the Year at this year’s award show, which he’ll be hosting alongside Blake Shelton on April 7th, live from Las Vegas at 8 pm EST on CBS.
Make sure you get your entries in to win using the Rafflecopter form below before its too late! Good luck!
Blog Rodeo: Everyone Loves Country Music
It may be hard to believe, but once upon a time, you had to trek down to a record store if you wanted to purchase new music. You’d have to buy a full album and you could only listen to the radio stations that were broadcast in your area. There was no iTunes, no iHeartradio, no Spotify. Heck, there wasn’t even a Napster. Additionally, there were no camera phones, no gossip blogs, no reality television and certainly no Twitter. It’s crazy to imagine a world without all of these things, but once upon a time, it existed.
In that world, it would be nearly impossible for a kid from New York to be exposed to country music. While the mainstream scene was full of Backstreet Boys & Britneys, cowboy hats and boots would’ve seemed out of place. That “country western” music had no place on MTV, no one cared who Shania Twain was dating, and “Amazed” by Lonestar was the most country of country music we’d ever hear.
Fast forward less than fifteen years, and New York now has a country radio station, Taylor Swift‘s rotating boyfriends are national news & it’s no longer unusual for a country concert to sell out Madison Square Garden. Anyone anywhere in the world can go on iTunes to download that oddly catchy “merry go round song” they heard a snip of, and then they can pop on over to Spotify and stream the whole album. The world has evolved through technology, and likewise, so has country music’s role in the mainstream.
Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood & More Added to ACM Awards Performers
The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards announced today that superstars Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Little Big Town will perform on the April 7th show.
Airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on CBS, the show will be hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, who have become affectionately referred to as “Bluke” on Twitter.
The above artists join an already star-studded show that features performances by Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, Hunter Hayes, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, George Strait and the Band Perry.
Join Your Favorite Country Artists in George Straight’s Sixty for Sixty Movement
Many of the biggest artists in country music, including Little Big Town, Scotty McCreery, Darius Rucker, Lauren Alaina, Kacey Musgraves and more, are joining together to pay tribute to George Strait and they want YOU to join them in the “Sixty for Sixty“ movement. The campaign’s goal is to make “Give It All We Got Tonight” George Strait’s 60th #1 single, while he’s still 60 years old.
Watch the video below and become a part of modern Country music history. Join the “Sixty For Sixty” movement!
PHOTOS: Luke Bryan Celebrates Spring Break with 120,000 Fans
As if an upcoming gig hosting the ACMs wasn’t enough, Luke Bryan is also celebrating the #1 debut of his Spring Break…Here to Party CD. He celebrated with 120,000 of his fans for 2 days at Spinnaker’s in Panama City, Beach Florida. This was Luke’s fifth annual spring break performance.
Earlier this week, Luke topped the Billboard Country sales chart and earned his first #1 album with Spring Break…Here To Party, selling 149,515 units in its first week. This is the first full-length physical album released from Luke’s five-year “Spring Break” series. The 14-track album features two new tracks as well as a collection of songs from his previously released digital “Spring Break” EPs.
Keepin’ It Country Presents: Sarah Davidson
Sarah Davidson, a Georgia native, grew up as one of six kids. So, naturally, Sarah had to find some way to stand out in her crowded Valdosta home. Fortunately, the solution came easily: the natural entertainer simply had to open her mouth and sing. Fast forward years later and Sarah is ready to share that fresh, powerful voice with the world and reenergize country music with a rare woman’s take on lighthearted, good-time music. Sarah’s next stop on her path to sharing her talents with country music? That would be our Keepin’ It Country Presents Stageit Stage on March 21st at 9:00 p.m. EST, and we could not be more honored to have her join us!
Luke Bryan Tops The Charts
Academy of Country Music Awards co-host Luke Bryan has hit the top of the charts! Not only has he risen to the top of the Billboard Country sales chart, but he has also earned his first number one album on Billboard’s Top 200 chart with Spring Break…Here to Party.
The album sold almost 150 000 units in its first week. With this being the artist’s first full-length physical album from his five-year “Spring Break” series, this is nothing short of a huge accomplishment.
“I always have so much fun putting out new Spring Break music year after year,” says Bryan. “The whole idea behind the Spring Break music was that it was a way for me to give fans some new songs in between albums, party songs that would never make the mainstream albums. Here we are, five years later, and it’s crazy how that little idea has grown. It feels great to know that people are still having as much fun with it as I am!”
To celebrate the album’s release, Luke took a quick stop from his tour, “Dirt Road Diaries Tour,” to perform to perform two shows at Spinnaker’s Beach Club in Panama City, FL on Tuesday night (03/12) and Wednesday night (03/13). The tour will resume in Orange Beach, Alabama tonight (03/14).
Catch the ACM Entertainer Of The Year nominee on his upcoming CMT special, Luke Bryan: Spring Break…Here To Party on Sunday, March 17 at 2PM EST, as well as GAC’s Top 20 Countdown on March 22 at 8PM EST.
VIDEO: Luke Bryan – Hockey Star?
Country music stars have really started to take a liking lately for Canada’s favorite past-time. Country cutie Luke Bryan decided to try his hand at a game of hockey in Chicago recently while on tour… and lets just say that Dierks Bentley won’t be calling him anytime soon to play on his team.
Take a look at Luke’s attempt of playing hockey below and let us know if you think he should keep trying or stick to singing:
