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New Music Releases

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Two albums you should know about come out today. The first being The Hunger Games soundtrack which features two Taylor Swift songs and one Miranda Lambert/Pistol Annies song called Run Daddy Run and if I could have downloaded that one yesterday I would have. So what I’m saying is Run Daddy Run to your iTunes store and purchase that one. I’m definitely in love with the Taylor Swift songs as well: Sound & Sound and Eyes Open.


The second album comes from 3rd runner up American Idol in the spring of 2010, Casey James. Casey definitely has a Keith Urban-esque sound, country yet has some guitar rock stuff going on as well. He co-wrote 9 of the 11 songs and is definitely an up and coming new artist in the country music biz. My favs from this album right off the bat are Let’s Don’t Call It A Night, Undone, Tough Love, Miss Your Fire.

What will you be buying today? You know what I’ll be buying *hint* Run Daddy Run *hint*.

New Music Releases

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There will be lots of new albums this month but until then, I have a couple of singles that have been released that you definitely need to be aware of.

First up, my man Tim McGraw released “Better Than I Used to Be“. Let’s first just take a look at that picture above. Sigh. He’s still got it, am I right? Ok, now, on to the music…this song y’all totally reminds me of his early days. It’s definitely traditional country that sounds sort of George Strait-ish. Definitely get this one in your rotation.

Next up, Taylor Swift released a new single, “Safe & Sound” with The Civil Wars from the upcoming soundtrack to The Hunger Games. This song is a little bit of a different sound from the Taylor Swift you are used to. The iTunes summary describes it as Appalachian folk, and I think after listening to it, I totally agree.  It’s a departure from Taylor’s norm but I am definitely loving it.

So which one will you be putting on your iPod?

New Music Releases

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There are no new album releases today but I do have a few new singles that have come out recently that you should DEFINITELY be aware of.

First up, Faith Hill’s comeback single, Come Home. Faith performed this song on the CMA Awards a couple of weeks ago. This was the first time she’d been on that show in five years. I’m a big Faith Hill fan and I thought she did fantastic!

Next, Taylor Swift, our current Entertainer of the Year and now Artist of the Year. She released a few singles as well as a concert CD/DVD. I gotta say, there’s not much bad you can say about Taylor Swift. She writes every note and lyric and performs and is a good role model for all the young girls that love her so. Here are some songs you definitely need to check out that she’s released lately: Ours, If This Was A Movie, Superman, Medley: Back to December/Apologize/You’re Not Sorry.

Set Your TiVos!!

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Lots of stuff on this week featuring just about anybody you’d ever want to see.  I would like to recommend the Who Do You Think You Are with Tim McGraw if you haven’t already seen it, it’s quite interesting his family tree… And I’ll of course be watching all of the Behind the Video’s on GAC.

  • Biography presents Martina McBride on Monday, 7/25.
  • Biography presents Mavericks: Honky Tonk Angels featuring Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Shania Twain, k.d. lang, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, and Trisha Yearwood on Monday, 7/25.
  • GAC’s Behind the Video: Darius Rucker‘s I Got Nothin’ will be on Tuesday, 7/26.
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show has a rerun with a Kellie Pickler appearance on Wednesday, 7/27.
  • CMT has a showing of the movie Broken Bridges starring Toby Keith with a special appearance by Willie Nelson on Wednesday, 7/27.
  • GAC’s Behind the Video: Gloriana‘s Wanna Take You Home will be on Wednesday, 7/27.
  • GAC’s Behind the Video: Taylor Swift‘s Mean will be on Wednesday, 7/27.
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live has a performance by Chris Young on Wednesday, 7/27.
  • GAC’s The Collection: Martina McBride can be seen on Wednesday, 7/27.
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show has a rerun with a performance by The Band Perry on Thursday, 7/28.
  • GAC’s The Collection: Billy Currington can be seen on Thursday, 7/28.
  • A new episode of CMT’s Texas Women can be seen on Thursday, 7/28.
  • CMT’s Invitation Only: Jason Aldean will be shown on Friday, 7/29.
  • GAC’s Backstory: Reba McEntire with commentary by Ronnie Dunn and Lee Ann Womack will be on Saturday, 7/30.
  • A rerun of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? featuring Tim McGraw can be seen Saturday, 7/30.
  • GAC’s Breaking the Myth: Waylon Jennings featuring commentary by Kris Kristofferson, Alabama, Jamey Johnson, Dierks Bentley, Trace Adkins, and Jessi Colter will be on Saturday, 7/30.

What will you be watching?

Set Your TiVos!

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I know what I’ll be watching this week, and it’s a good thing I have a TiVo that records two shows at once because my favorite couple will be on the morning shows on Friday! What will you be watching?

  • Behind the Video: Taylor Swift Mean premieres on CMT on Sunday, 7/3.
  • Billy Ray Cyrus performs on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, 7/6.
  • The Today Show has a performance by Blake Shelton on Friday, 7/8.
  • Miranda Lambert performs on Good Morning America on Friday, 7/8.
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has a performance by Ashton Shepherd on Friday, 7/8.

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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I always love to see Taylor Swift on The Ellen DeGeneres Show! So that’s what I’ll be watching for sure this week! What are you watching?

  • Taylor Swift performs on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday, 5/30.
  • The Late Show with David Letterman has a performance by Willie Nelson on Monday, 5/30.
  • Scotty McCreery performs on Regis & Kelly on Tuesday, 5/31.
  • Lauren Alaina performs on Regis & Kelly on Wednesday, 5/31.
  • Both Scotty McCreery & Lauren Alaina perform on The Today Show on Thursday, 6/1.

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Will you be watching the new Shania Twain series that premieres this week on OWN?

  • Shania Twain‘s new series Why Not? premieres Sunday, 5/8 on the OWN network.
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show has a performance by Taylor Swift on Wednesday, 5/11.
  • Steve Earle performs on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, 5/11.
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live has a performance by Zac Brown Band on Wednesday, 5/11.
  • Shania Twain makes an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday, 5/12.
  • GAC presents Breaking the Myth: Waylon Jennings on Thursday, 5/12.

Academy of Country Music Winners

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Did y’all watch the awards last night? In case you missed anything, here’s a lineup of the winners!
Entertainer of the Year — Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist of the Year — Brad Paisley
Female Vocalist of the Year — Miranda Lambert
Vocal Duo of the Year — Sugarland
Vocal Group of the Year — Lady Antebellum
New Solo Vocalist of the Year — Eric Church
New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year — The Band Perry
New Artist of the Year — The Band Perry
Album of the Year — Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Single Record of the Year — Miranda Lambert, The House That Built Me
Song of the Year — Miranda Lambert, The House That Built Me
Video of the Year — Miranda Lambert, The House That Built Me
Vocal Event of the Year — Zac Brown Band (feat. Alan Jackson), As She’s Walking Away

Country Christmas Music

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It’s that time of year! Time to drag out the old Christmas CDs by our favorite country artists. All of these are in my rotation. I have to say my favorite is the Lee Ann Womack, The Season for Romance, it’s very bluesy country. What am I missing? What else do you listen to around this time of year?

A Classic Christmas by Wynonna
The Season for Romance by Lee Ann Womack
White Christmas by Martina McBride
A Classic Christmas by Toby Keith
Merry Christmas Strait to You by George Strait
Class Christmas by George Strait
Joy to the World by Faith Hill
The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection by Taylor Swift
Gold and Green by Sugarland
Merry Christmas by Shelby Lynne