CMT Giants honoring Alan Jackson aired over the weekend. If you missed it, we have rounded up some videos of the event for you to enjoy.
Alan Jackson with George Strait, Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley
Dec
9
Brad Paisley has just launched a really, really cool contest. You get the chance to design you’re own music video to his and Keith Urban song, “Start A Band”. We think this is awesome!!!
Check out the video below.
Click HERE to read all of the fine print.
Dec
8
John Rich married his longtime girlfriend Joan Bush over the weekend in Nashville. The ‘Gone Country’ star kept his nuptials on the DL having a small ceremony with about 2 dozen family members. Congrats John on keeping your relationship out of the spotlight!
Dec
5
Did anyone else notice that Taylor Swift did not receive a Grammy nom…not to mention she was onhand to perform during the nominations. We feel bad for Taylor, but we know she isn’t going anywhere and she’s got decades to accumulate plenty of Grammy’s. Check out her performance below.
Dec
3
If you are in Las Vegas right now you are in luck! Tonight is the Downtown Hoedown featuring Lady Antebellum, Heidi Newfield, The Road Hammers and Mark Chesnutt. The Hoedown is the official kickoff party for the National Finals Rodeo and is a part of the “Vegas Experience“. So, if you’re in the area, stop by for free music and a good time. Check out the times below.
Lady Antebellum: 6-8pm (1st street stage)
Heidi Newfield: 9-11pm (1st street stage)
The Road Hammers: 6-8pm (3rd street stage)
Mark Chestnutt: 9-11pm (3rd street stage)
If you’re lucky enough to attend any of these shows, send us some pictures to post! (we’ll give you credit, don’t worry!)
Dec
3
Miranda Lambert has been named “Field & Stream” Magazines hero of the year. Lambert is an avid hunter… Who’da thunk-it? We had no idea, although we’re not surprised at all. She is hardcore! Blake Shelton has got himself a kickass woman!
How random but so cool!
Back in February, F&S interviewed Miranda about hunting, with very little talk about music. She tells F&S that she loves to hunt because it gives her a chance to “recharge her batteries” and clear her head. Click HERE to read the entire interview. It’s really cool!
Congrats Miranda.
Dec
3
Lady Antebellems‘ Charles Kelley teamed up with his brothers, John and fellow musician Josh (Katherine Heigls husband) to raise money for the Heart and Vascular Institure at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. The boys, who were raised in Augusta, have close ties to the school. Their father, Dr. John Kelley was one of the founding physicians.
Click HERE to watch a short interview with Josh (it comes after the short commercial)
Yay for do-gooders!
Dec
3
According to theboot.com, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban are joining Jennifer Aniston and Robin Williams, by recording radio and tv spots for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
We love when stars put their fame to good use. Way to go Brad and Keith, keep up the good work!
Check out St. Judes official website or call 1-800-4STJUDE to help.
Dec
3
(RED)WIRE is a new feature from (PRODUCT)RED that benefits ‘The Global Fund‘. It allows you to get great music from some of the worlds greatest artists. There is a new music player called (RED)WIRE player that you load in iTunes and every week you can get new music from Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Faith Hill and more. To join, you spend $5 a month, half of which goes to purchasing medicine for HIV patients in Africa.
You can try (RED)WIRE free for two weeks, but we think you should go ahead and spend the $5. This program launched on December 1, World WIDS Day.
Dec
3
Keith Urban just announced his 2009 tour along with a spectacular line of supporting acts. Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Glen Campbell, Lady Antebellum, and The Zac Brown Band. Urban will be releasing his 5th album in the coming months as the tour starts in May and will most likely continue through the summer.
Talk about a killer line-up. This is going to be one heck of a tour.
Urban says on his site; “we intend to give people their money’s worth, for sure…we’re looking forward to seeing fans’ reactions to the new material, and we’re seeing how we can put a few new twists on some older material. We’ll play for as long as the venues will let us”
We’ll be sure to get you the tour dates when they are announced.
WE CAN’T WAIT!!!