New Music Releases


No new albums today but there is a new song that is out today that you MUST MUST MUST listen to. It’s called Changed by Rascal Flatts. It’s definitely goose bump material. I’m not sure what else to say about it, it’s really good. If this is a sign of things to come from Rascal Flatts, I’m on board. So go check that one out.

I also want to tell y’all about a couple of albums that you can pre-order on iTunes right now, which I have ALREADY pre-ordered myself. The first of which is Blown Away by Carrie Underwood. This album comes out May 1st and Good Girl is the current single from this album.

The second album you should know about is Welcome to the Fishbowl by Kenny Chesney. This album comes out June 19th and you can currently preview his duet with Tim McGraw (his upcoming tour mate) called Feel Like a Rock Star. It’s good stuff, Kenny Chesney never lets us down.

New Music Releases


Lionel Richie comes out with a new album today called Tuskegee. It’s all his biggest hits made into duets with our favorite country singers. I’m going to give you thirteen reasons to buy this album: Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Jennifer Nettles, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, Billy Currington, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett. You guys this album is AWESOME! And if you don’t like Lionel Richie songs, you are a damn liar! At least go listen to some snippets on iTunes.

You Are (w/Blake Shelton), Stuck On You (w/Darius Rucker, Sail On (w/Tim McGraw), and Hello (w/ Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles) are my favs for sure, right off the bat. And Hello even gave me goosebumps!

Also, on iTunes there is a sneak peek you can watch of the “making of” the album. Please go watch this, it shows a snippet of Blake Shelton being pure Blake Shelton. Gotta love it!

So what do y’all think? Is this a winner for Lionel Richie? What else are y’all listening to these days?

Set Your TiVos!!


Here’s what you can catch on TV this week. I highly recommend the Train/Martina McBride Crossroads if you haven’t seen that yet. And I’m definitely curious about the What’s Your 20? show…

  • GAC’s Backstory: Rascal Flatts will be airing Sunday, 7/31.
  • The Today Show has an appearance by Trace Adkins on Tuesday, 8/2.
  • GAC’s The Collection: Reba McEntire will be on Tuesday, 8/2.
  • CMT Crossroads featuring Train and Martina McBride will be airing Tuesday, 8/2.
  • GAC’s The Collection: Dolly Parton will be on Wednesday, 8/3.
  • CMT What’s Your 20? 20 Greatest Women, 20 Years features women country artists via interviews and videos and will be shown Wednesday, 8/3.
  • GAC’s The Collection: Lady Antebellum will be on Thursday, 8/4.
  • GAC’s Behind the Video: Martina McBride‘s Teenage Daughters is re-airing Thursday, 8/4.
  • Another new episode of Texas Women will be on Thursday, 8/4.
  • GAC’s Behind the Video: The Band Perry‘s You Lie will be on Friday, 8/5.

What did yall watch last week? I’m obvs all over the new Texas Women episodes, it’s sort of an addiction at this point…what will those crazy ladies be saying and wearing, they’ve definitely got me tuned in.  I’m also a sucker for the Behind the Videos that GAC airs.

2011 CMT Music Video Awards

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Did y’all check out the 2011 CMT Music Video Awards last night? It was on at our house! They will be replaying it over and over I’m sure, so you definitely need to check out one of the best parts of the show, the intro with Taylor Swift and Shania Twain as “Thelma & Louise”.  It was funny and fantastic and I need to watch it again!

My favorite performances were by Sugarland who sang “Stand Up” a song that will benefit tornado relief in Missouri and Alabama, so go download it today!  And also Keith Urban just because well he’s KEITH URBAN. ha! If you’ve never had a chance to see Keith Urban live, these awards show performances give you a small taste of what a fantastic show he puts on.  And my final favorite performance was Lady Antebellum’s cover of the Prince song “Kiss”.  It was totally unexpected and I loved it!

My only disappointments were that Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson’s duet didn’t win for Collaborative Video of the Year.  They lost out to Justin Bieber & Rascal Flatts.  I guess Bieber Fever took over that category.

I was stunned when Shania Twain slipped and fell during her entrance to present the Male Video of the Year award.  I couldn’t believe my eyes and felt so bad for her!  For having been out of the spotlight for so long and to slide right in like that…quite an entrance!

Congrats to the big winners Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift.  I feel like they have all worked very hard and are finally getting some much deserved recognition.  What do you guys think?

Here’s a full list of the winners in case you missed it!

Video of the Year: Taylor Swift – ‘Mine’
Male Video of the Year: Blake Shelton – ‘Who Are You When I’m Not Looking’
Female Video of the Year: Miranda Lambert – ‘The House That Built Me’
Group Video of the Year: Lady Antebellum – ‘Hello World’
Duo Video of the Year: Sugarland – ‘Stuck Like Glue’
USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year: The Band Perry – ‘If I Die Young’
Collaborative Video of the Year: Justin Bieber featuring Rascal Flatts – ‘That Should Be Me’
CMT Performance of the Year: Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffett – ‘Margaritaville’ from CMT Crossroads
Best Web Video of the Year: Blake Shelton – ‘Kiss My Country Ass’

Set Your TiVos!!

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There are not a lot of appearances/performances this week but the one we do have is definitely a must see!!

  • Girls Night Out: Superstar Women of Country airs Friday, 4/22 and will have performances by The Judds, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, and Carrie Underwood.  Special appearances by Jason Aldean, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill, Rascal Flatts, and Blake Shelton.

I definitely already have this set to record, do you?

Set Your TiVos!

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Here’s your weekly update on country artist performances or specials this week! What will you be watching?

  • GAC presents Backstory: Reba McEntire on Sunday, 3/6.
  • Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years also premieres on GAC on Tuesday, 3/8.
  • Sara Evans performs on Good Morning America on Wednesday, 3/9.
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson has a performance by Trace Adkins on Wednesday, 3/9.
  • Rascal Flatts perform on Good Morning America on Thursday, 3/10.

Set Your TiVos!

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Lots of new specials this week! So exciting! Which one are you most looking forward to? I’m definitely in on the CMA Country Christmas and Oprah show!!

  • CMA Country Christmas will feature Sheryl Crow, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Leann Rimes, Darius Rucker, and Sugarland on ABC on Monday, 11/29
  • The Oprah Winfrey Show will have Keith Urban and his wife Nicole Kidman on her show Monday, 11/29.
  • CBS will have a Grammy Nominations Concert on Wednesday, 12/1 which will feature Miranda Lambert.
  • Keith Urban: Halftime in Real Life will go behind the scenes of Keith Urban’s halftime performance in Dallas on GAC, Wednesday, 12/1.
  • Darius Rucker performs on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, 12/1.
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live also has a performance by Darius Rucker on Thursday, 12/2.
  • CMT Artists of the Year honors Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band on Friday, 12/3.

Set Your TiVos!

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Along with the standard morning shows and late night shows we have a few CMT specials this week to check out. And definitely don’t miss a slew of stars on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition tonight!

  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will feature Keith Urban, Leann Rimes and Carrie Underwood tonight, 11/14.
  • CMT’s Invitation Only features performances by Rascal Flatts on Monday, 11/15.
  • Rascal Flatts perform on The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, 11/15.
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live has Jason Aldean on Monday, 11/15.
  • The Today Show has Rascal Flatts performing on Tuesday, 11/16.
  • Keith Urban performs on The Today Show on Wednesday, 11/17.
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has a performance by Rascal Flatts on Wednesday, 11/17.
  • Keith Urban performs on The Early Show on Thursday, 11/18.
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has Garth Brooks on Friday, 11/19.
  • CMT’s Crossroads features Train and Martina McBride on Saturday 11/20.

What is your can’t miss show this week?

Set Your TiVos!

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This is a big week with the CMAs on Wednesday. Miranda Lambert is nominated with a record breaking 9 nominations. We’ll also get to see the duet with Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson on the show in addition to Gwyneth Paltrow’s performance of Country Strong. What are you most looking forward to?

  • GAC showcases Blake Shelton in The Collection on Monday, 11/08.
  • Reba McEntire performs on Good Morning America on Tuesday, 11/09.
  • Good Morning American has Dierks Bentley performing live from Nashville on Wednesday, 11/10.
  • The 44th Annual CMA Awards air live on Wednesday, 11/10 featuring Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Sheryl Crow, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Reba, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Jason Aldean.
  • Blake Shelton performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, 11/10.
  • The Late Show with David Letterman has Reba McEntire on Friday, 11/12.