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ACM Fremont Street Lineup Announced!
Exciting news for country music fans heading to the Academy of Country Music awards this year. They’ve released their full schedule of the Fremont Street free concerts leading up to the April 1st award show. Eric Church and Luke Bryan each headline their own nights of the Fremont Street Experience, with new Artist of the Year nominees also performing on both dates. See the full line-up below.
The 2-days of concerts will be hosted by three-time ACM Personality Of The Year winner Blair Garner.
Scotty McCreery’s “Girls” Goes Gold
So far, so golden for Scotty McCreery.
His “The Trouble With Girls” has become his second consecutive gold single for reaching sales of 500,000 units. The song follows Scotty’s debut hit, “I Love You This Big,” which was certified gold late last year. Both songs come from his platinum selling debut album, Clear As Day, which sold more than 1 million copies in just three months.
“Having the first single go gold was crazy, but having the second single go gold and to see the response it is getting in our shows is incredible,” says Scotty, talking about the current Virtual Reality Tour with Brad Paisley. “It’s a huge honor.”
Scotty is currently out on the road with Brad Paisley. In addition to the great response from fans, Scotty is also becoming Brad’s favorite prank victim. During the tour, Paisley has shown doctored photos and fake tabloid headlines of Scotty to the crowd. Scotty says he waited for the perfect moment to strike back by dressing up as Paisley on stage.
“When we thought the time was right, we put it all together and went out there,” Scotty says. “He loved it! He was cracking up. So now I am sleeping with one eye open.”
The American Idol winner is up for another prize: Academy of Country Music New Artist of the Year. Voting for that award starts March 19th at www.VoteACM.com. We’ll find out who wins at the 47th annual ACM ceremony on April 1st.
VIDEO: Chase Likens on American Idol
Top 24 American Idol finalist, Chase Likens, is season 11′s resident country boy. The 21-year-old hails from West Virginia and is a student at Marshall University. On Tuesday night, he performed a great version of Hunter Hayes‘ song, “Storm Warning.”
Last season, country talents and rising stars, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, took over the competition. We hope Chase continues the country music run on Idol and has a lot of success this year!
Catch American Idol Thursday night on Fox at 8/7c to see if Chase gains a spot in the Top 13.
Continue reading to watch Chase’s Top 24 performance…
Scotty McCreery Goes Gold
Congratulations to current American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, who found out today that his single “The Trouble With Girls” is now a RIAA-certified gold single. His single has become his third consecutive RIAA-gold or higher certified released after selling over 500,000 copies. It’s his second single to receive a plaque after “I Love You This Big” was certified gold previously. His debut album “Clear As Day” had already gone platinum for selling over 1 million units after only three months of its release.
“Having the first single go Gold was crazy, but having the second single go Gold and to see the response it is getting in our shows is incredible,”Scotty said. “I wish I could come up with better words than ‘wild’ and ‘incredible,’ because this is really special. It’s a huge honor. I’m glad the single is doing well and I’m looking forward to keep singing it on the road.”
Fans can catch a special interview with Scotty on GAC on March 19th as part of the New Artist Of The Year special. It premieres at 9 pm EST on GAC. He’s up for the New Artist Of The Year award with the Academy of Country Music. The award show airs live from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on April 1st.
Jukebox Music Festival Announces Lineup
Looks like it’s officially Festival Friday for country music. The brand-new country music festival, Jukebox Festival, will be launching this July with a bang. Kellie Pickler, Scotty McCreery, Alan Jackson, and Joe Nichols will all be part of the 3-day festival July 20th to 22nd at the Shasta County Fairgrounds in Anderson, California. Scotty will headline Friday night, and Kellie will headline Saturday night.
Other country music acts set to be part of the line-up include Ricky Skaggs, Pam Tillis, Mark Chesnutt, Daryl Singletary and the Western Swingmasters Asleep At The Wheel. Additional performers for all four stages will be announced as the date gets closer.
To get your tickets, or for more information on the festival, fans can visit jukeboxmusicfestival.com.
Gilbert, Hayes & McCreery Nab ACM New Artist Nominations
Gilbert, Hayes & McCreery. That may sound like a law firm, but it’s not (as far as I know). In this case, it’s Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery, who today have been named the final nominees for the Academy of Country Music Award for New Artist of the Year.
Fans voted the three into the final round and they will also have a say on who the ultimate winner is. Voting for New Artist of the Year will take place at http://www.voteacm.com/ beginning March 19, 2012 at 9:00 AM PT and will continue until 5:00 PM PT on Sunday, April 1, 2012 (before the LIVE show starts). The New Artist of the Year final nominees were selected by a combined vote of the fans and professional members of the Academy of Country Music.
Scotty McCreery to Play Himself on Episode of Hart of Dixie
The Academy of Country Music Awards’ New Artist of the Year nominee Scotty McCreery will be making a special appearance this spring on April 23rd on the CW series Hart of Dixie. Scotty will play himself for a performance of his second hit single “The Trouble With Girls.” The song is Scotty’s second single from his debut album, Clear As Day, which was certified platinum earlier this month.
To vote for Scotty for New Artist of the Year and to check out the other nominees, you can head on over to www.VoteACM.com or check out his official site ScottyMcCreery-Official.com for more information.
Scotty McCreery To Perform At 2012 Hoops 4 Hope
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery will be performing at the 2012 Hoops 4 Hope women’s basketball game at NC State on February 12th, 2012 at Reynolds Coliseum. NC State hosts its ACC rival Wake Forest with the game starting at 5 pm EST on ESPN2. Doors open at 3 pm for the event.
Since being crowned the winner of American Idol last year, Scotty has quickly become one of the most successful country stars of 2011. His debut album “Clear As Day” was certified platinum for exceeding digital sales of 1 million copies in just three months. He was also just recently named the number one Billboard Magazine Top New Country Artist of 2011.
Scotty is up for the semi-finalist round of the Academy of Country Music Awards. It’s a combined fan-voted and industry-voted award with eight semi-finalists competing for the final 3 nomination spots for the April 1st award show. Fans can cast their votes right now at voteacm.com.
Scotty McCreery Hits Major Milestone
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery is starting 2012 off with a bang. His debut country album “Clear As Day” has just been certified platinum by the RIAA for selling over a million copies. Billboard’s Top New Artist of 2011 must be feeling good: the album has only been out for three months!
Scotty says the platinum certification is a big milestone in his young career:
“It means the world to me,” he says. “It’s one of the highest honors you can get with your album and it’s a huge testament to the loyalty of country music fans and how great they have been to me this year. 2011 was absolutely an incredible, life-changing year for me. I want to say a huge thanks to the fans for this.”
“Clear As Day” had a number one debut on the Billboard Top 200 charts and the Top Country Album charts, making Scotty the youngest man in country music history to open at the top of the all-genre album chart with a debut release. It was also the best-selling album of any country artist in 2011, holding the spot at the top of Billboard for six weeks.
Scotty’s single “The Trouble With Girls” was also certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 back in November. The platinum certification followed seven weeks later.
“Never in a million years did I dream that the album would go platinum in three months,” he says. “Never in a million years did I dream that the album would go platinum. It’s wild! It’s going to take me a few months or years to really wrap my head around it.”
Scotty is blown away by his success already, and he’s thankful for being included in the December 17th issue of Billboard magazine. He was named the number one Top Country Artist of 2011 in the year-end issue, and ranked number nine on the list of Top Country Album Artists.
“That is a huge honor,” he says. “I’m honored to be included in that list of great artists.”
Scotty heads off on his first country music tour Thursday with Brad Paisley. The tour name was recently changed to the “Virtual Reality Tour 2012″ and he’ll join The Band Perry on what should be one of the top tours of the year.
See what Scotty has to say about Brad’s reputation as a prankster on tour:
Brad Paisley Renames 2012 Tour
As you know, Brad Paisley will hit the road next week with special guests, The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery.
One change… a new tour name!
Previously dubbed the The Camobunga! 2012 World Tour, Paisley decided the tour name just did not quite fit his vision. After tour preparation and rehearsals, Paisley decided on the Virtual Reality World Tour 2012.
He shared:
“When you see plans and sketches on paper it’s one thing but to actually see it in real life is something else, and that’s what happened to me when we were in tour rehearsals. When I saw the visuals and how exciting and sometimes mind-blowing they were I just felt the tour name needed to reflect what the fans were going to see. For two hours each night of the tour they can be taken away from reality – literally.”
The Virtual Reality World Tour 2012 is being presented by Chevy. For more information and to purchase tickets, check out www.bradpaisley.com. It is sure to be a fantastic show!
2012 First Quarter Tour Dates:
January 12 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
January 13 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
January 14 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
January 19 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
January 20 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
January 21 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
January 26 Boise, ID Idaho Center
January 27 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
January 28 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
February 9 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
February 10 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Arena
February 11 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
February 16 Lubbock, TX United Spirit Arena
February 17 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center
February 23 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center
February 24 Moline, IL iWireless Center
February 25 Springfield, MO JQH Arena
March 1 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
March 2 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena
March 3 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
