Taylor Swift Talks about Love and Writing on MTV
Taylor Swift talked about her breakup with teen heart throb Joe Jonas and the song she wrote about it, "Always & Forever," on MTV News.
The parting came in a brief phone call, Swift said.
She admitted her writing comes from a personal place.
"I like to write personal songs," Swift said. "I like to write songs that are very obviously about people. It's kind of hard to change your stripes. I like to write songs about love, and I like to write songs about relationships, and I like to write songs about boys."
Click here to read the complete story.
Country Music Awards Countdown
It's one day and counting until the Annual Country Music Awards, which airs live from Nashville at 8 p.m. on Wednesday on ABC.
Country music superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, the current male and female vocalists of the year, will host the big event.
Paisley and Underwood are schedule to perform, along with Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney with The Wailers, the Eagles, Alan Jackson, cross-over Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.
Toby Keith Gripes about the CMA in People Magazine
Toby Keith says that in spite of being the top-earning country performer he gets no respect from the Country Music Association.
Toby is quoted as saying the Country Music Association "screwed him" in People Magazine. That's why he doesn't attend the awards show.
Click here to read the article in People.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Country Music Superstars Featured in Parade
Parade Magazine went country this Sunday (11/2/08) with a feature on Keith Urban's beautiful wife, actress Nicole Kidman, and Carrie Underwood's favorite country music albums.
Parade Picks asked American Idol winner and country superstar Carrie Underwood to name her all-time favorite country music albums. She selected:
Parade Picks asked American Idol winner and country superstar Carrie Underwood to name her all-time favorite country music albums. She selected:
- Greatest Hits by Martina McBride
- The Right Place by Bryan White
- The America Farewell Tour by Alabama
- Greatest hits by Alan Jackson
- Always & Forever by Randy Travis.
Click here to get information about Bryan White's fan club.
Fan club information for Martina McBride, Alabama, Alan Jackson and Randy Travis, as well as Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, is in The Black Book Guide to Official Country Music Fan Club: The Top 100.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Johnny Cash is Still a Voice for America
Johnny Cash remains a voice for America.
"I Am The Nation" is a spoken word documentary DVD/CD from the Johnny Cash vault. It is scheduled to be released by Legacy Recordings on Oct. 28th.
According to a spokesperson, "The film Johnny Cash's America is poignantly placed in the context of today'spolitical climate and this oration "I Am The Nation" reminds us what our country stands for at a time when Americans seem more divided than ever.
Johnny Cash’s America examines how Johnny became the most authentic celebrity voice our country had. He embraced all of America’s diversity without prejudice or partisanship and he had so much clout with the American people that every President in office during his lifetime courted Johnny Cash. Both the right and the left claimed him, although he remained non partisan.
He was championed by teenage punks, their parents, and their grandparents. He was embraced by soldiers and anarchists, by conservatives and liberals, yuppies and rednecks. When times demanded change, he was not afraid to change with them. When times were good, he sang in celebration. Untainted by partisanship and spin, Cash still remains a rare bridge in our culture. "
Click here to see a Quicktime clip.
Visit the website at http://www.johnnycash.com/
"I Am The Nation" is a spoken word documentary DVD/CD from the Johnny Cash vault. It is scheduled to be released by Legacy Recordings on Oct. 28th.
According to a spokesperson, "The film Johnny Cash's America is poignantly placed in the context of today'spolitical climate and this oration "I Am The Nation" reminds us what our country stands for at a time when Americans seem more divided than ever.
Johnny Cash’s America examines how Johnny became the most authentic celebrity voice our country had. He embraced all of America’s diversity without prejudice or partisanship and he had so much clout with the American people that every President in office during his lifetime courted Johnny Cash. Both the right and the left claimed him, although he remained non partisan.
He was championed by teenage punks, their parents, and their grandparents. He was embraced by soldiers and anarchists, by conservatives and liberals, yuppies and rednecks. When times demanded change, he was not afraid to change with them. When times were good, he sang in celebration. Untainted by partisanship and spin, Cash still remains a rare bridge in our culture. "
Click here to see a Quicktime clip.
Visit the website at http://www.johnnycash.com/
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Country Music Award Nominations
It's time for the Country Music Award nominations again, and Kenny Chesney leads the pack with seven nominations.
Kenny, the hardest touring man in country music, is the reigning "Entertainer of the Year," and he is up for the honor again this year.
George Strait and Sugarland received five nominations each.
Congratulations to all the nominees. They are:
Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Sugarland and Keith Urban.
Female Vocalist: Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.
Male Vocalist: Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban.
New Artist: Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Lady Antebellum, James Otto and Kellie Pickler.
Vocal Group: Eagles, Emerson Drive, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and Rascal Flatts.
Vocal Duo: Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Sugarland and The Wreckers.
Single of the Year (to artist & producer): "Don't Blink" by Kenny Chesney, produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney; "Gunpowder & Lead" by Miranda Lambert, produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke; "I Saw God Today" by George Strait, produced by Tony Brown and George Strait; "Stay" by Sugarland, produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles; "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins, produced by Frank Rogers.
Album of the Year (to artist and producer): "Carnival Ride" by Carrie Underwood, produced by Mark Bright; "Cowboy Town" by Brooks & Dunn, produced by Tony Brown, Dunn and Brooks; "Good Time" by Alan Jackson, produced by Keith Stegall; "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates" by Kenny Chesney, produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney; "Troubadour" by George Strait, produced by Tony Brown and George Strait.
Song of the Year (To Songwriter): "Good Time" Alan Jackson; "You're Gonna Miss This" Lee Miller, Ashley Gorley; "I Saw God Today" Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby; "Letter to Me" Brad Paisley; "Stay" Jennifer Nettles.
Musical Event of the Year: "Another Try" Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood; "Every Other Weekend" Reba McEntire & Kenny Chesney; "Gone, Gone, Gone" Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; "Life in a Northern Town" Sugarland featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen; and "Shiftwork" Kenny Chesney (duet with George Strait).
Music Video of the Year: "Don't Blink" Kenny Chesney; "Good Time" Alan Jackson; "Stay" Sugarland; "Waitin' on a Woman" Brad Paisley; and "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins.Musician of the Year: Jerry Douglas, Paul Franklin, Dann Huff, Brent Mason and Mac McAnally.
The awards show will be held in Nashville on Nov. 12 and televised live on ABC.
get the inside scoop on all of your favorite fan clubs in the Black Book Guide to Country Music Fan Clubs: The Top 100.
Kenny, the hardest touring man in country music, is the reigning "Entertainer of the Year," and he is up for the honor again this year.
George Strait and Sugarland received five nominations each.
Congratulations to all the nominees. They are:
Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Sugarland and Keith Urban.
Female Vocalist: Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.
Male Vocalist: Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban.
New Artist: Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Lady Antebellum, James Otto and Kellie Pickler.
Vocal Group: Eagles, Emerson Drive, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and Rascal Flatts.
Vocal Duo: Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Sugarland and The Wreckers.
Single of the Year (to artist & producer): "Don't Blink" by Kenny Chesney, produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney; "Gunpowder & Lead" by Miranda Lambert, produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke; "I Saw God Today" by George Strait, produced by Tony Brown and George Strait; "Stay" by Sugarland, produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles; "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins, produced by Frank Rogers.
Album of the Year (to artist and producer): "Carnival Ride" by Carrie Underwood, produced by Mark Bright; "Cowboy Town" by Brooks & Dunn, produced by Tony Brown, Dunn and Brooks; "Good Time" by Alan Jackson, produced by Keith Stegall; "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates" by Kenny Chesney, produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney; "Troubadour" by George Strait, produced by Tony Brown and George Strait.
Song of the Year (To Songwriter): "Good Time" Alan Jackson; "You're Gonna Miss This" Lee Miller, Ashley Gorley; "I Saw God Today" Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby; "Letter to Me" Brad Paisley; "Stay" Jennifer Nettles.
Musical Event of the Year: "Another Try" Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood; "Every Other Weekend" Reba McEntire & Kenny Chesney; "Gone, Gone, Gone" Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; "Life in a Northern Town" Sugarland featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen; and "Shiftwork" Kenny Chesney (duet with George Strait).
Music Video of the Year: "Don't Blink" Kenny Chesney; "Good Time" Alan Jackson; "Stay" Sugarland; "Waitin' on a Woman" Brad Paisley; and "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins.Musician of the Year: Jerry Douglas, Paul Franklin, Dann Huff, Brent Mason and Mac McAnally.
The awards show will be held in Nashville on Nov. 12 and televised live on ABC.
get the inside scoop on all of your favorite fan clubs in the Black Book Guide to Country Music Fan Clubs: The Top 100.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Jimmie Wayne has a country muisc hit
Jimmie Wayne has his first big country music hit.
"Do You Believe Me Now" is sitting at No. 5 on the Billboard country music chart.
Check out his website at www.jimmiewayne.com for free screensaver downloads and videos where Jimmie talks about each song on his album.
Jimmie has no formal fan club yet.
Upcoming appearance include:
York County Fair
September 10, 2008
York, Pennsylvania
10 Man Jam
September 26, 2008
Ft. Myers, Florida
WSLC Acoustic Show
October 3, 2008
Roanoke, Virginia
Wolf Den
October 8, 2008
Greensboro, North Carolina
Religious Event of Hope Restoration and Worship
October 17, 2008
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Madison County Music Awards
October 25, 2008
Madison, Wisconsin
Coyote Joe's
November 14, 2008
Charlotte, North Carolina
Uptown Theater
November 19, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Mohegan Sun Arena
November 21, 2008
Uncasville, Connecticut
"Do You Believe Me Now" is sitting at No. 5 on the Billboard country music chart.
Check out his website at www.jimmiewayne.com for free screensaver downloads and videos where Jimmie talks about each song on his album.
Jimmie has no formal fan club yet.
Upcoming appearance include:
York County Fair
September 10, 2008
York, Pennsylvania
10 Man Jam
September 26, 2008
Ft. Myers, Florida
WSLC Acoustic Show
October 3, 2008
Roanoke, Virginia
Wolf Den
October 8, 2008
Greensboro, North Carolina
Religious Event of Hope Restoration and Worship
October 17, 2008
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Madison County Music Awards
October 25, 2008
Madison, Wisconsin
Coyote Joe's
November 14, 2008
Charlotte, North Carolina
Uptown Theater
November 19, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Mohegan Sun Arena
November 21, 2008
Uncasville, Connecticut
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Darius Rucker Goes Country
Darius Rucker appeared on CNBC's Power Lunch. Click here to see his interview "Basking in Country Success."
Check out his new country music video "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" here.
There is no official fan club yet, but you can join his online community for free at www.dariusrucker.com
Check out his new country music video "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" here.
There is no official fan club yet, but you can join his online community for free at www.dariusrucker.com
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Toby Keith on Glenn Beck: Country Music Star Talks About Hollywood, His New Movie, Politics and Ted Nugent
Toby Keith did an hour-long interview on the Glenn Beck show, talking about everything from Hollywood to movie making to politics to Ted Nugent.
Toby's new movie Beer For My Horses is in theaters on Friday.
Here is an excerpt from the show:
GLENN: Okay. Toby, you've got a new movie that is coming out and it is, from what I understand, I haven't seen it yet, but it comes out is it wide release? What is it August 5th?
TOBY: It comes out August 8th.
GLENN: August 8th.
TOBY: We're in about a hundred locations, and Lion's Gate doing it. Roadside Attractions, Lion's Gate are doing this thing, they take these kind of movies, they know how to market them, they know how to blow them up. The last thing you want to do is spend twice as much as it costs to make the movie trying to decide. We'll find out here in the next two or three weeks what we have and if the public likes it, then we'll blow it up, it'll be a huge expansion.
GLENN: From the way you described it, it is kind of like the old Smoky and the Bandit. It's kind of that fun, light hearted, make fun of yourself, you know, rebel but not a jerk kind of you know, charming rebel.
TOBY: Right, I always make fun of myself first and then I can just rare back and laugh at everybody else. So, hey, you know what, it I met Burt Reynolds on a project a couple of years ago and he said, you know what, you're very charming and you you have the persona to be a very charming but when crossed dangerous guy, he said, that's the same quality, not that I'm not this guy, this is Burt Reynolds, I can quote him, he said, John Wayne had that charming but dangerous thing. He said if you'll gravitate to that, you can do what I do for a living, have fun at the same time. When I wrote this script with Rodney Carrington, comedy, it was a tip of the hat to Burt Reynolds.
GLENN: Willy Nelson is in the movie. Everybody is in the movie. Ted Nugent is in the movie. You're close with Ted, aren't you?
TOBY: You know, Ted has a great heart. Ted gets a bad rap for being an extreme right wing radical.
GLENN: He is one of the most giving man I've ever seen.
TOBY: Ted doesn't get any credit, which is the way it are usually works. They pick out one thing about you, blow it up. As extreme as he is, as hard as he drives it. He does a lot for kids, he is auto he never done drugs or alcohol, he appreciates that, tells kids not to open doors (those doors at his camps. He wants to live off the land like his four fathers did, God bless him, if he wants to eat deer every night for dinner, go for it.
Click here to read the interview or to listen to an audio playback at glennbeck.com.
Click here for more info about the Toby Keith fan club. The cost starts at $25.
Click here to get your copy of the Black Book Guide to Official Country Music Fan Clubs: The Top 100.
Toby's new movie Beer For My Horses is in theaters on Friday.
Here is an excerpt from the show:
GLENN: Okay. Toby, you've got a new movie that is coming out and it is, from what I understand, I haven't seen it yet, but it comes out is it wide release? What is it August 5th?
TOBY: It comes out August 8th.
GLENN: August 8th.
TOBY: We're in about a hundred locations, and Lion's Gate doing it. Roadside Attractions, Lion's Gate are doing this thing, they take these kind of movies, they know how to market them, they know how to blow them up. The last thing you want to do is spend twice as much as it costs to make the movie trying to decide. We'll find out here in the next two or three weeks what we have and if the public likes it, then we'll blow it up, it'll be a huge expansion.
GLENN: From the way you described it, it is kind of like the old Smoky and the Bandit. It's kind of that fun, light hearted, make fun of yourself, you know, rebel but not a jerk kind of you know, charming rebel.
TOBY: Right, I always make fun of myself first and then I can just rare back and laugh at everybody else. So, hey, you know what, it I met Burt Reynolds on a project a couple of years ago and he said, you know what, you're very charming and you you have the persona to be a very charming but when crossed dangerous guy, he said, that's the same quality, not that I'm not this guy, this is Burt Reynolds, I can quote him, he said, John Wayne had that charming but dangerous thing. He said if you'll gravitate to that, you can do what I do for a living, have fun at the same time. When I wrote this script with Rodney Carrington, comedy, it was a tip of the hat to Burt Reynolds.
GLENN: Willy Nelson is in the movie. Everybody is in the movie. Ted Nugent is in the movie. You're close with Ted, aren't you?
TOBY: You know, Ted has a great heart. Ted gets a bad rap for being an extreme right wing radical.
GLENN: He is one of the most giving man I've ever seen.
TOBY: Ted doesn't get any credit, which is the way it are usually works. They pick out one thing about you, blow it up. As extreme as he is, as hard as he drives it. He does a lot for kids, he is auto he never done drugs or alcohol, he appreciates that, tells kids not to open doors (those doors at his camps. He wants to live off the land like his four fathers did, God bless him, if he wants to eat deer every night for dinner, go for it.
Click here to read the interview or to listen to an audio playback at glennbeck.com.
Click here for more info about the Toby Keith fan club. The cost starts at $25.
Click here to get your copy of the Black Book Guide to Official Country Music Fan Clubs: The Top 100.
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