At 15, Taylor Swift was wandering the halls of Hendersonville High School like so many other local teens. Four years later, she’ll perform at tomorrows CMA Awards, and find out whether she gets to bring home the coveted entertainer of the year award.
According to Jamie Jordan, who coaches the school’s dance team, producers for the show to be broadcast tomorrow night on ABC called to see if members of her dance team could be a part of Swift’s performance of her hit, “Fifteen.”
“They said they wanted to create the way she did that song in her concert,” Jordan said. During the song, Swift is surrounded at a piano by an audience.
Jordan said she told producers her dance team would love to be involved, and when they said they needed 325 teens total, Jordan suggested they call HHS principal Joni Worsham, who rounded up other students. The dance team coach said she was told around 140 students would be involved in a separate rehearsal from the other 185 students who will attend, but is not sure what their role will be.
Worsham said the school is treating the outing like a field trip and will take buses to the performance.
How come I never had field trips like that when I was in school??
Swift To Share CMA Spotlight With Hendersonville High School Students
Labels: Taylor SwiftBrad and Carrie On GMA
Labels: Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood performed this morning on Good Morning America. You can watch the entire show here. But while surfing YouTube I stumbled upon these video's of todays performances also.
Darius Rucker: "History In The Making"
Labels: Darius Rucker
Darius Rucker did it again with another great video, what's your opinion?
Jason Aldean: "The Truth"
Labels: Jason Aldean
What do you guys think of Jason Aldean's new video for "The Truth" I give it two thumbs up!
Chuck and Julianne Have Split
Labels: Chuck Wicks, Julianne Hough
Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks have decided to call it quits, a source tells PEOPLE.com
"This was mutual. They needed some time apart,"
The two are both are still expected to attend the Country Music Association Awards tomorrow – Wicks is covering the red carpet for Entertainment Tonight and Hough is a presenter.
The two walked the red carpet together for the first time at last year's CMA Awards after getting to know each other while touring with Brad Paisley. Within weeks, they already had marriage on the mind, with Hough telling PEOPLE they "definitely" wanted to go to the altar someday. Klik disini untuk melanjutkan »»
MySpace To Stream Live Grand Ole Opry Performance
Labels: Carrie Underwood, Grand Ole Opry, Jake Owen
The Grand Ole Opry, the world’s longest-running radio show, and MySpace are uniting to live stream an Opry performance with video for the first time. On Nov. 14, 9 - 10 p.m. ET fans can view the live show featuring Opry member and country superstar Carrie Underwood, CMA new artist nominee Jake Owen, and more. The show will be hosted on MySpace Music in cooperation with Ustream. For more information, go to myspace.com/grandoleopry.
Underwood will perform music from her just-released CD Play On, including the fastest-rising single of her career to date, “Cowboy Casanova.”
Opry performances are held every weekend of the year and the Tuesday Night Opry continues through Dec. 15. To plan an Opry visit, or to purchase packages, call
(800) SEE-OPRY or log on to opry.com. The Opry is being staged at the historic Ryman Auditorium through Jan. 30, 2010. Fans can stay connected to the Opry via MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Happy Birthday
Labels: Chris Cagle, Miranda Lambert
Got Country? would like to wish Miranda Lambert a Happy Birthday today. Miranda is turning 26 today.
Also celebrating a Birthday today is Chris Cagle. Chris is turning 41
Parton, Daniels, and Rock Get Their Markers In The Hall Of Fame Park
Labels: Charlie Daniels Kid Rock, Dolly Parton
Music City, Inc. yesterday inducted the seventh class into the Music City Walk of Fame: Tootsie Bess, founder of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge Charlie Daniels, Dolly Parton, Kid Rock and Ernest Tubb, founder of the iconic Ernest Tubb Record Shop. The honorees were recognized officially with the unveiling of commemorative sidewalk markers in the Hall of Fame Park in downtown Nashville. The induction ceremony, sponsored by Great American Country, was free and open to the public. Gibson Guitar is the Walk’s founding sponsor.
In the Spotlight Special Features Some Of Country's Hottest
Labels: Carrie Underwood, Loretta Lynn, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Vince Gill
As part of the CMA Awards excitement, ABC will present the hour long special In The Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville Tues., Nov. 10 at 10pm ET. The Good Morning America co-anchor will spotlight some of Nashville’s biggest stars, giving viewers all-access looks into their homes and private lives.
In The Spotlight will feature visits and interviews with Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Loretta Lynn, Rosanne Cash, and Vince Gill. The special will also pose the question “What’s the greatest Country song of all time?” to fans and stars alike, including Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts, and even President Barack Obama. Nashville-based, Stealing Angels (Tayla Lynn, Jennifer Wayne and Caroline Cutbirth), who will be releasing their debut CD in 2010, will also be among those featured in the upcoming country music profile.
TV Reminder
Labels: Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith
TONIGHT
Toby Keith on Jimmy Kimmel
TOMORROW 11/10
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood on Good Morning America
KingBilly Is Down A Prince
Labels: KingBilly
I am very sad over the news I just received. The rising band KingBilly is now short a member. It was announced tonight that Charlie Worsham will no longer be performing with the band:
To Our Friends:
We want to let you know that Charlie Worsham has left the band. We wish Charlie nothing but the best in his future endeavors.
KingBilly will continue, as a band, to bring you great music and performances as we have in the past and you'll hear us on the radio, see us on TV and touring the country in early 2010.
We have a lot of exciting stuff planned for you and we thank you for your tremendous support.
See you soon!
KingBilly - Donny, Josh, John, Matt and Kevin
This news makes me so sad, but then again we wish Charlie the best in the future and we are certain we will see him in the future. With the talent he has you know he will be in the spotlight again soon. As for the rest of KingBilly be sure to check out their tour dates at www.KingBilly.com, if you haven't seen them perform live your MISSING OUT! Klik disini untuk melanjutkan »»
Taylor Swift To Open The 43rd Annual CMA Awards
Labels: CMA Awards 09, Taylor Swift
Only two days away, yet the excitement continues to grow for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" as it was announced today that four-time nominee Taylor Swift will deliver the opening performance. "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards," hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will air live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 11 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Taylor is the perfect choice as the opening act for the 2009 CMA Awards," said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "Her charisma, charm, popularity, and talent will set the stage for an evening you won't soon forget. We know her fans will want to stay tuned to see what she does next."
In addition to Swift, performers already announced include Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and Dave Mathews, Billy Currington, Vince Gill and Daughtry, Kid Rock and Jamey Johnson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band.
Announced as Awards presenters during "Country Music's Biggest Night(tm)" are Dale Earnhardt Jr., Neil Flynn, Patricia Heaton, Julianne Hough, Randy Houser, The Judds, Kid Rock, Kris Kristofferson, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes, Robin Roberts, and Lee Ann Womack. Love And Theft will host the Pre-Telecast Awards.
Swift, who won the Horizon Award in 2007, received four nominations this year with Entertainer; Female; Album for Fearless; and Music Video for "Love Story." She could receive a second trophy for producing Fearless with Nathan Chapman. At age 19, Swift is the youngest artist ever to be nominated for Entertainer. Prior to this nomination, Wynonna was the youngest at age 22 when The Judds were first nominated in that category in 1986. Swift is also the first solo female artist to be nominated for Entertainer since 2000 when Faith Hill was nominated. The last solo female artist to win the category was Shania Twain in 1999. Klik disini untuk melanjutkan »»
New Music From Montgomery Gentry
Labels: Montgomery Gentry
The duo Montgomery Gentry is poised to continue their hitmaking ways with the release of their new single, “Oughta Be More Songs About That.”
The song, co-penned by Eddie Montgomery, recognizes the importance of hard work, forgiveness, and overall social responsibility. KKGO Los Angeles’ Sr.Manager/Country Programming Charlie Cook lauds, "This is exactly what we're hearing from our listeners. These topics are important to them... and Montgomery Gentry nails it!"
The brand-new single will be off of their forthcoming new CD, which marks the duo’s seventh studio album, due in early 2010. Montgomery Gentry rejoins Blake Chancey, who produced their 2008 album Back When I Knew It All, which yielded the #1 hits “Back When I Knew It All,” and “Roll With Me,” and Top 10 “One In Every Crowd,” as well as an 2008 ACM nod for Album of the Year.
“Man, we’ve been working hard to finish this CD and get new music out there and we’re real excited about ‘Songs,’” says Eddie Montgomery. “I love this one, it’s just a song about real American folks and their lives.”
“Oughta Be More Songs About That,” is now available at all radio outlets, with an impact date of 11/30. Klik disini untuk melanjutkan »»
Kenny Chesney In 3D Hitting The Big Screen In April
Labels: Kenny Chesney
Just as Kenny Chesney, the 4-time and reigning Country Music Association and 4-consecutive Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, announced he would not stage a major tour next year comes the announcement he will provide an even more up-close, in-your-face, on-the-stage way to experience the intensity, the mayhem and yes, fun of his full-tilt stadium-sized show! Teaming with Sony Motion Pictures highly specialized The Hot Ticket Division, the man who's sold over a million concert tickets each of the past 8 summers is in the midst of editing “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3-D,” putting him in the company of the Rolling Stones and U2.
“I'd seen U2's movie and was blown away,” Chesney says of the film, which hits theatres in April 2010. “It was like something I'd never seen - and I wondered what would happen if we tried to capture some of what was going on like that… How would it look, because this is more straight up… When we did, everyone who saw the footage agreed, and we started taking this project very seriously.
“Then when major movie studios were interested in working with us… a company with such specialized expertise as not just Sony Motion Pictures, which is crazy, but their Hot Ticket division which understands very specifically the challenges of a 3-D movie, well, we went for it.”
Shot over six nights in five cities - Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, Boston and Indianapolis -- with 22 3-D camera rigs, this is Kenny Chesney closer than anyone's ever been. On the stage, in the halls, on the water and in the air, “Summer in 3-D” adds a dimension to the always high energy entertainer's concert connection with his fans that will leave people just as excited as being in a stadium with the music blaring, the fans cheering and the night still young.
“It's crazy how up close this puts you,” admits the man who's had 19 #1s and has been touring stadiums now for five straight years. “To me on that stage, I feel every single one of my fans - all the way to the very top of those stadiums. But this is like having everyone right there onstage with us, and it's a rush… I had no idea what we do could go to film quite like that. It was an amazing - and at times scary - experience to have cameras that close, in the air, on a blimp… cause they are everywhere. But to see what this film captures: all the energy, the thrill and an even better focus on some of the most rocking nights we've ever had, all I can say is… wow.”
With three CMA nominations - Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist and Vocal Even with Mac McAnally for the #1 “Down the Road” - Chesney performs “I'm Alive” with Dave Matthews on the CMA Awards live telecast Nov. 11 on ABC. The single is Top 10 and available on his Greatest Hits II album out now!
For further information and to purchase tickets for “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D,” visit www.TheHotTicket.net Klik disini untuk melanjutkan »»
Most Moving Dierks Bentley M&G You Will Ever Hear About
Labels: Dierks Bentley
Get out your tissues, because you are going to need them. This is THE most incredibly touching Dierks Bentley Meet and Greet story you will ever read. DBCongress introduced me to the MOM-MOS blog about her 10-year-old autistic son Bud's who's hero is Dierks Bentley. Yes this is long but well worth the read. Click here to read the entire story, you will be truely touched.
Dierks and Michelle Branch Sing "Beautiful World" in Illinois
Labels: Dierks Bentley, Michelle BranchOur friends over at DBCongress had some great video from last night show in Libertyville, Illinois. Dierks Bentley belted out his Beautiful World duet with Michelle Branch. They kept all us Dierks fans up to date on what was going on at the show via their Twitter account. If your not already following DBCongress be sure to click here.
Jake Owen Fan Carrie Shares Her Coastal Carolina Fair Experience
Labels: Jake Owen
Jake Owen fans were out in full force Friday night at the Coastal Carolina Fair. Our friend Carrie attended the show, and sent us what she thought of Jake's performance, along with her experience at her very first Meet and Greet. Thanks again Carrie!
WOW is a word that easily describes Jake Owen's show Friday night at the Coastal Carolina Fair. I attended his show last year at the fair which was the thing that got me hooked onto his music to begin with, so I knew I was in for the night of my life after a long hard week at school. I got to the fair grounds at 6:30 and got a seat in the 6th row and started the wait in the cold weather.
It was well worth the wait when Jake ran on stage singing 8 Second Ride. By that time the stadium was as full as it could get! The crowd was double the size of last year. He followed that by upbeat song after upbeat song making it one big rockin' awesome Friday night party at the fair! I was really happy that he sung all of his fan favorites from his albums. I was impressed with how many times he jumped into the audience. The one time that surprised me the most was when he ran all the way to the top and played with the spot light. It is not everyday you see an artist do that!
Jake had so much energy! I didn't know where he manged to get it all in the freezing cold weather which didn't seem to bother him one bit. Compared to last years show this show was amazing!!! As a performer he has grown so much and his shows have gone from really good to crazy amazing and incredible! I felt so connected to him. Not many artist can make you feel that way! Five years down the road I see him being nominated for Entertainer of the Year if he continues to grow this quickly! If you have not seen him in concert you got to go see him!! Its worth the long wait and every penny.
What made the night extra special was that I won a fan club meet and greet. I am a huge country music fan and was estatic about my 1st meet and greet. By the time the meet and greet after the show I could not feel my hands from the cold. I was starstruck when Jake walked through the door backstage. I couldn't belive one of my favorite country artists was standing right in front of me and was about to take a picture with me. When I walked up to him I said "I can't belive I'm meeting you" and he responded "I can't belive I'm meeting you. I've never met you before." Jake was friendly and each and every way. When you see him on GAC doing interviews that is 100% the way he is in real life. I just love it!
Overall it was an incredible night! I strongly recommend seeing Jake live. His shows are amazing and won't dissapoint you!Klik disini untuk melanjutkan »»
-Carrie W.
Charleston, SC
Happy Birthday
Labels: Bucky Covington, Jake Owen
Got Country? would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Bucky Covington and his twin brother Rocky Covington, who are turning 32 today.
Milk bones all around at Jake Owen's house today. Jake's buddy Vern is celebrating his first birthday today.
