Taylors timing on the scene is perfect. A real Talent and not a manufactured product. I have written on this before. The fact is the muisc industry has been on a self destruct course for about 10 years. Why is that? Because there have been tremendous advances in artifficial intelligence, imaging, and sound recording technologies that led many music execs pondering if Talented Artists were even required anymore. In fact not only pondering but marching ahead and turning the industry into... Read Full Story
Musician Taylor Swift poses in the press room during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images North America) Taylor Swift swept the four Country Music Awards she was nominated for Wednesday night, becoming the youngest ever winner of the CMAs Entertainer of the Year award in the process. The 19-year-old country/pop phenomenon was characteristically gracious in winning, thanking her competition for... Read Full Story
Brad Paisley Tickets Des Moines Friday, January 15, 2010 at 7:00 PM at Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines) in Des Moines, IA Brad Paisley stands as one of today's premier country acts. On the heels of his latest release, the star is bringing his sound to cities nationwide. Make sure to see him live in concert in Des Moines, IA on January 15, 2010. Be there as he dazzles audiences with his innovative music and fun-loving personality. Get your Brad Paisley tickets now and don’t miss the show! Click... Read Full Story
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR _ Kenny Chesney _ Brad Paisley _ George Strait _ Taylor Swift _ Keith Urban FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR _ Miranda Lambert _ Martina McBride _ Reba McEntire _ Taylor Swift _ Carrie Underwood MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR _ Kenny Chesney _ Brad Paisley _ Darius Rucker _ George Strait _ Keith Urban NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR _ Randy Houser _ Jamey Johnson _ Jake Owen _ Darius Rucker _ Zac Brown Band VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR _ Eagles _ Lady Antebellum _ Little Big Town _ Rascal... Read Full Story
Itunes is offering a Free Holiday Sampler Album for download. This has a fantastic list of top performers, and is the type of album most would pay $12 for without even thinking about it.
Here is a quick list of all the songs in the album:
O Come All Ye Faithful by Amy Grant
The First Noel by David Archuleta
Silent Night by Sarah McLachlan
Carol of the Bells and Jingle Bells by Barry Manilow
It Snowed by Meaghan Smith
Above the Northern Lights by Manheim Steamroller
Baby It's Cold... Read Full Story
Taylor Swift has snagged at least two Country Music Association nominations, including one for the show's highest honor: entertainer of the year. The 19-year-old sensation joined Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Darius Rucker as double nominees; Kenny Chesney and George Strait had three. The CMAs announced five categories on Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America," and will announce other nominees later in the morning on the CMT network in Nashville. Swift, whose CD... Read Full Story
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Brad Paisley led the list of nominees for this year's Country Music Association awards, to be handed out November 11 in Nashville, the CMA said on Wednesday. Paisley will compete for the top honor of Entertainer of the Year with Taylor Swift, the first solo female artist nominated in that category since 2000. Other nominees in the category were Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Keith Urban. Chesney has won the Entertainer award in four out of the past five... Read Full Story
County music star Toby Keith has been voted songwriter/artist of the decade by the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Keith will be honored Oct. 18 for his hits "Courtesy of the Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)," "Who's Your Daddy?," "As Good As I Once Was" and "God Love Her." In an award for a songwriter only, Craig Wiseman has been named songwriter of the decade for hits such "The Good Stuff" by Kenny Chesney, "Believe" by Brooks & Dunn, "Summertime" by Kenny Chesney... Read Full Story
American Idol winner Carrie Underwood has scored quite the new achievement in her career. Billboard has named her debut album Some Hearts the Country Album of the Decade . The album has been certified 7x Platinum for shipments of over seven million copies in the U.S. alone. Other Country albums in the Top 10 include Breathe by Faith Hill at #5 and Fearless by Taylor Swift at #10 . For a full list of Billboard's Country Albums of the Decade, click here . Read Full Story
Last night was the Country Music Awards, and it ended up being Taylor Swift’s big night. Taylor took home four awards, including the top honor, entertainer of the year. Swift is the youngest entertainer of the year ever (at 19 years old) and the last woman to get the top prize since Shania Twain in 1999. The only bad thing? Taylor had to face lots of “jokes” about Kanye West. We get it. Kanye made her cry, and she’s been a class act about it thus far. Don’t push it, CMAs. Anyway, from what... Read Full Story
