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Chet Flippo on ACM Snubs; Chris Scruggs Stands Up For Nashville; Country Music Tragedies
Rascal Flatts and Tim McGraw both got snubbed by the ACM Awards, but Chet Flippo thinks Jason Aldean is the biggest omission from the last of nominees and in his latest Nashville Skyline column he argues his case. His conclusion:
So, take awards shows on their own terms, you know. Or ignore them completely. Just don’t [...] -
Wear Black For Johnny Cash; Fan Voting Open For ACM Awards; Kristofferson Demos Scheduled For May
Wear black today for Johnny Cash, who was born this day 78 years ago. Also up on today’s birthday list are Trailer from Farce the Music and The 9513 favorite, Rodney Hayden. Happy birthday, guys.
Fan voting for the ACM’s new artist awards is now open.
iTunes sold its 10 billionth song, which happened to be “Guess [...] -
ACM Awards’ New Artist Nominees; Lyrics Street Signs Kevin Fowler; Guy Clark Tribute In the Works
The Academy of Country Music announced nominees for the top new artist categories, which will be fan-voted for the second year in a row. They include:
Top New Solo Vocalist
Luke Bryan
Jamey Johnson
Chris YoungTop New Vocal Duo
Bomshel
Joey + Rory
Steel MagnoliaTop New Vocal Group
Eli Young Band
Gloriana
The Lost TrailersActor Clifton Collins Jr. directed and starred in [...]
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Two Dixie Chicks Returning With New Music; Reba To Host April 18 ACM Awards
Dixie Chicks‘ Martie Maguire and Emily Robison will be releasing a new album without Natalie Maines, however a title, release date, and musical direction are all still unknown.
Reba McEntire is returning as the host of this year’s ACM Awards, which are scheduled for April 18. On the following night, the Academy plans to tape an [...]Continue reading "Two Dixie Chicks Returning With New Music; Reba To Host April 18 ACM Awards"
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ACM Awards Received a 78 Percent Bump Over Previous Year
With an average of 14.8 million viewers, the ACM Awards saw a 78 percent increase over last year.
The audio and video recordings of Trace Adkins performing “Till the Last Shot’s Fired” live at the ACM Awards are available for download on iTunes. (via My Kind of Country)
RJ Eskow commented on the new John Rich single [...]Continue reading "ACM Awards Received a 78 Percent Bump Over Previous Year"
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Toby Keith Confronts Music Journalist Peter Cooper
The current issue of Rolling Stone has a profile of Kris Kristofferson in which actor Ethan Hawke recalled a confrontation between Kristofferson and an unnamed country singer at Willie Nelson’s 70th birthday party in 2003. The Tennessean then ran a story about that story and identified the unnamed singer as Toby Keith. However, a furious [...]
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44th Annual ACM Awards: The 9513 Staff Predictions
Originally, the ACMs and the CMAs celebrated various styles of country music. The Nashville-based CMA Awards honored Nashville favorites while the ACM Awards honored artists and musicians who favored the sounds of the West. There was of course overlap, but throughout the years the Academy and the Association have favored the same artists to point [...]
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Foster & Lloyd Stun Audience at the Bluebird
The ’80s country hit-making duo Foster & Lloyd hadn’t appeared electrified, with a backing band, in ten years before their gig at the Bluebird last week. Barry Mazor was present to catch the much-anticipated reunion.
Stunning for the many fans of this act is the news that the two of them have been writing together again. [...]Continue reading "Foster & Lloyd Stun Audience at the Bluebird"
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Brad Paisley and Keith Urban Win Early ACM Awards
Brad Paisley won ACM Awards in two categories that were announced early: video of the year and vocal event of the year. Paisley won the video category for his video featuring Andy Griffith in “Waitin’ on a Woman” and the vocal event was awarded to Paisley and Keith Urban for their duet on “Start a [...]
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Reba To Debut New Single At ACM Awards
Reba McEntire will debut the lead single, “Strange,” from her first studio album in six years at the ACM Awards on April 5. For now, you can settle for a short preview on The Valory Music Co. website.
The Austin American Statesman’s Brad Buchholz sat with Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock of The [...]
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While the voice of country’s future took home this year’s big honor, a legendary voice from country music’s past scored a win for Album Of The Year. Check out the winners in The 9513's 2nd Annual Country Music Awards now!
Josh Turner's fourth album, Haywire, furthers his reputation as one of the leading men in contemporary country, a true, traditional voice in an ever-changing Nashville scene.
Having played on more than 500 albums and toured with artists that range from Hank III to Dolly Parton, Randy Kohrs has become one of the go-to musicians when there’s a need for a resophonic guitar
Sammy Kershaw – “Better Than I Used To Be”
As the title track off his upcoming album, “Better Than I Used to Be” is a straight-up look back on the career of a country music staple.
Emily West Featuring Keith Urban – “Blue Sky” Emily West turns in a gorgeous performance on “Blue Sky,” hitting notes few of her contemporaries can reach.
What does Alan Jackson like on his eggs?
Cheese and corn; he still likes bologna; a load of salsa; hens? Answers to the questions you'd never dream of asking. (
In each and every instance, the best country albums of the past ten years were built on the backs of songs -- stories about you and me from birth to death and stories that paint landscapes rooted in every region of America and beyond. These are the top country albums of the decade.Current Discussion
- Sonny B: It's axiomatic that most commentators here don't work real jobs or live below the 50 grand a year social lines! Over 1/2 ...
- Steve Harvey: Nice little interview with Jim Lauderdale: http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/12/jim-lauderdale-interview-sxsw-2010/
- Trent: ^Nettles
- Trent: My bad, I totally forgot about Sugarland. I tend to just think of Jennifer Nettkes as a solo artist.
- stormy: Trent Reznor would have been younger than 30 when he wrote Hurt. (He was born in 1965 and the ...
- Joe: This song to me is similar to "Hurt" While you can ask the question, "what has a 30 year ...
- Michelle: The guy in front does kinda look like Les the BCR singer. LOL
- Michelle: I'd love to hear Jason Aldean sing "Kiss MY Country Ass!"
- sam (sam): This song is catchy and sounds good on radio. The lyrics definitely are a bit weak in spots, but overall ...
- Steve M.: The song seriously sucks, but the guys in that picture look like they are in the Bay City Rollers.
