From the category archives:
Fun, catchy, hugely popular… would you expect anything else from Sugarland? I didn’t think so.
Sugarland has another song hit and wildly popular video on their sticky little hands with Stuck Like Glue. I gotta say, I love the haircut and I’m digging the eye makeup! And the dance moves? Killer.
It seems like everyone (most certainly including me) loves Lady Antebellum – country music fans, pop music fans. If you have any taste whatsoever in great music, liking Lady Antebellum is a given.
Below is an AOL Session of Lady Antebellum performing their monster hit Need You Now. Outstanding!
Johnny Cash was one of the greatest performers of all time. The voice, the personality, the passion – I’m pretty certain there’ll never be another one quite like him. Ever.
The posters in this post capture his energy and larger-than-life persona. When I saw them, I knew I had to post them asap.
Don’t even try telling me that I’m not The Zac Brown Band’s biggest fan – I’ll tell you that you’re out of your tree, among other things. Love ‘em.
Here’s their fun video for Toes. I can never get enough of this song (or any song by The Zac Brown Band for that matter). Enjoy!
Love the song. Love the video! I SO hope this wins Video of the Year. (Not that the others aren’t outstanding, too – but come on, how can you not vote for this little guy?!?!)
The Academy of Country Music announced the nominees for the April 18th ceremony. My much, much, much, much beloved Lady Antebellum is up for seven awards – the most of any nominees, thank you so very much. Lady Antebellum was followed by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood who have 6 nominations each. Taylor Swift is up for 5. I’m not sure how the Zac Brown band can’t be up for at least as many but they may just fall into the same area Montgomery Gentry and Trace Adkins always have – the fans love them to distraction and back, but the ACMAs aren’t entirely sure what to make of them. I’d walk across glass then go back and eat every piece to see any of them perform.
The entire list of nominees is below – I’ve colored my favorites red because… well, I can. I have a few ties that I just couldn’t decide between. Let me know in the comments who your favorites are.
Entertainer of the Year:
• Kenny Chesney • Toby Keith • Brad Paisley • George Strait • Taylor Swift • Carrie Underwood • Keith Urban • Zac Brown Band
Top Male Vocalist:
• Kenny Chesney • Brad Paisley • Darius Rucker • George Strait • Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist:
• Miranda Lambert • Reba McEntire • Taylor Swift • Carrie Underwood • Lee Ann Womack
Top Vocal Group:
• Lady Antebellum • Little Big Town • Randy Rogers Band • Rascal Flatts • Zac Brown Band
Top Vocal Duo:
• Brooks & Dunn • Joey + Rory • Montgomery Gentry • Steel Magnolia • Sugarland
Top New Solo Vocalist:
• Luke Bryan • Jamey Johnson • Chris Young (nothing but love for Jamey too, though!)
Top New Vocal Duo:
• Bomshel • Joey + Rory • Steel Magnolia
Top new Vocal Group:
• Eli Young Band • Gloriana • The Lost Trailers
Album of the Year:
• American Saturday Night – Brad Paisley • Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum • Play On – Carrie Underwood • Revolution – Miranda Lambert • The Foundation – Zac Brown Band
Single Record:
• Need You Now – Lady Antebellum • People Are Crazy – Billy Currington • Red Light – David Nail • Toes – Zac Brown Band • White Liar – Miranda Lambert
Song:
• Cowboy Casanova – Carrie Underwood • Need You Now – Lady Antebellum • People Are Crazy – Billy Currington • White Liar – Miranda Lambert • You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Video:
• Boots On – Randy Houser • Need You Now – Lady Antebellum • Welcome To The Future – Brad Paisley • White Liar – Miranda Lambert • You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Vocal Event:
• Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins • Honky Tonk Stomp – Brooks & Dunn featuring Billy Gibbons • I Told You So – Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis • I’m Alive – Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews • Seeing Stars – Jack Ingram featuring Patty Griffin
I seriously try to keep things positive – I have an inner Mary Poppins, you know. But, I have to just ask – how in the world did You Belong with Me find itself in the nominations? It’s not Taylor’s best and it certainly isn’t Country Music’s best. Oh, well, I don’t want to end on a negative note, so I’ll just say how proud I am of the ACMAs for recognizing Lady Antebellum, The Zac Brown Band, Miranda Lambert, and Hillbilly Bone.
I also want to say a big CONGRATULATIONS to Joey + Rory! As much as I love Montgomery Gentry, I wouldn’t be upset at all if they won the category. Of course… come on…. we all know who will. Not only do the ACMAs love, love, love Brooks & Dunn, they’re more likely than ever to give them the award since they announced that they’re breaking up.
Congrats to all of the nominees – just about all of them are very well-deserved. A few categories (like to new solo vocalist for example) could, literally, go any way. It’s been an outstanding year in Country Music!
BMI Honored Miranda Lambert for her First #1 single with a 1940′s style bash. A few hundred people helped her celebrate at The Cellar on February 26, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee.
My only thought is this, how could this be Miranda Lambert’s first number one single? The girl has been putting out incredible songs for some time now. Wow. Congratulations for an honor that, in all honesty, should have come much sooner. Miranda Lambert is one of the biggest stars in Country Music right now – with a voice as good as anyone on the radio.
Enjoy these pictures of Miranda Lambert from the event. You’ll recognize her boyfriend and fellow country music superstar (Love Hillbilly Bo-bo-bo-bo-bo Bone!) Blake Shelton. You’ll also probably recognize Kellie Pickler. I say probably because when I first saw the pictures of Kellie, I couldn’t figure out if it was Kellie Pickler or a very thin Kelly Osborne.
There’s a little controversy surrounding Taylor Swift’s wins at that Grammy’s. There’s a little controversy surrounding Taylor Swift’s performance at the Grammy’s. There’s a little controversy surrounding the fact that there’s a little controversy.
Are there better, pure, natural singers out there? Sure. Taylor doesn’t quite own the range or perfection that the vocal gods saved for…. say, Martina McBride, Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Faith Hill or Carrie Underwood. However, lets give the young lady her dues: She writes just about all of her own material (and is a wonderful songwriter, especially considering the fact that she has only 19 years of experience to draw upon), she sings from the heart, there is nothing at all fake about her, and she has a wonderful girl-next-door quality that I hope and pray she never loses.
If you’re one of the ones who questions her dues, look at record sales. The girl is outselling everyone – how are you going to question that? Maybe, just maybe, what most of us want isn’t necessarily a perfect voice (whatever that is) or a perfect pitch (oooh, exciting). Maybe we want someone who sings the song like the song means something to them. Maybe we’re all tired of the overly-pampered, ridiculous holier-than-thou divas with their lists of demands and notebooks filled with what the world owes them. Maybe we’re totally over the trashy, good for absolutely nothing trouble makers who only amuse themselves.
Maybe we’re looking for someone who we actually like and we want to listen to.
The next time someone gets bent out of shape over Taylor Swift, I challenge them to swing around their radio dial and listen to some of the other popular artists (male and female from every genre). The bottom line is, Taylor sounds as good as any of them and better than a lot. She’s as apt to suffer jitters in live performances as anyone…. she’s 19!
Personally, I think she’s experiencing something that the Yankees, Microsoft, UK Basketball, the Lakers, and McDonald’s experience. When you’re on top, people come after you with magnifying glasses and criticism. Why not just realize that if someone’s on top, they didn’t get there by making a wish. They worked for it, they paid their dues, they have fan bases in the millions, and they earned it. Enjoy them!
Below are a few beautiful photographs of Taylor Swift from All Posters. Great pics! Talent, beauty, style… and she appears to be one of the sweetest, most down to earth entertainers as well. Who couldn’t be a fan of Taylor Swift?!?!
Love this song! In fact, I have never not loved this song. Getcha some of that… and give the song a listen.
Some things in this world you just can’t explaaiaiaiaiannnn….
