“CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” videos

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So did you catch Monday night's three-hour "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" special? If you're like me and didn't get the chance to watch the whole show then I've got you covered. Here are performance videos from the show. I will add more as I come across them so keep checking back if you want to see more. If you want to see some awesome photos from the show, be sure to check out ABC's CMA Music Fest page.
Here's the full concert of just performances. Individual performances that I could find are after the jump. 

 

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ALABAMA & Friends CD now available for preorder on iTunes and Amazon (from the mailbag)

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ALABAMA & Friends – the new tribute album honoring
country music's most iconic group ALABAMA – will be made available for digital
pre-orders starting August 13 through iTunes. Fans can access the pre-ordering
of the album before it hits the streets on Tuesday, August 27 by visiting http://smarturl.it/alabamaitunes.

Special bundle packages are available now via the group's
official website www.thealabamaband.com.  The "Ultimate Bundle"
package consists of a vintage ALABAMA baseball tee, an ALABAMA &
Friends CD and vinyl LP for $50.00. A vintage tee and CD package is also
available for only $35.00. Orders are expected to arrive on album release day or
soon after. 

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Sarah Darling Calls Opening for Alan Jackson “Beyond Amazing” (from the mailbag)

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(left) with Alan Jackson prior to openingSaturday night's show in Salt Lake
City, Utah.

As a waitress at Nashville's Stoney River Steakhouse® prior to landing her first record deal, Sarah Darling waited on country superstar Alan Jackson, dreaming what it might be like if she could one day share the stage with him. This past weekend, she celebrated that milestone, opening back-to-back shows for Jackson in Boise, Idaho, Salt Lake City, Utah and Arlington, Wash. (August 9, 10, and 11). Calling the experience "beyond amazing" on Twitter, Darling adds, "I was blessed to have been on tour with one of the most humble and gracious men in the music business this weekend. What an unforgettable experience. Thank you Alan!"

This Saturday, Darling will make her forty-first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry prior to performing as part of Southern Living's "Biscuits & Jam" concert series presented by AT&T U-verse at The Woods at Fontanel on Sunday. Then she'll head to New York City for the national television debut of her latest summertime hit "Little Umbrellas" on FOX & Friends Saturday, August 24. 

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Carrie Underwood inspires line of nail polish (from the mailbag)

Nicole by OPI announces 14 new nail lacquers inspired by award-winning superstar Carrie Underwood. Available in January, this collection features a colorful mosaic of hues ranging from soft pastels to dark sultry shades to playful glitters. Additionally, the line will include a signature gold textured shade called Carrie’d Away, created exclusively for Carrie.

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But who will play the kids? LeAnn Rimes’ reality show hits a motherly roadblock

According to RadarOnline, Brandi took to her Twitter on Friday to let fans know that her kids won't be appearing on the show: “My fancy kids don’t want 2 wake up but they R being picked up by dad 2 go 2 Aspen!Fancy! PS.no they won’t be on eddie show.”

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Hunter Hayes celebrates third consecutive #1 with ‘I Want Crazy’ (from the mailbag)

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Multiple GRAMMY nominated country star Hunter Hayes is celebrating his third
consecutive No.1 hit single off his platinum-selling debut album with “I Want
Crazy” racing to the top of the Country Aircheck Mediabase chart this week. This
comes on the heels of the hit single and his Atlantic Records’ self-titled debut
album (ENCORE) both being certified platinum by the
RIAA in the same week. Hunter also entertained fans this weekend at the Montana
Fair with critics noting “From the moment Hayes slid across the stage in his
white T-shirt, skinny jeans and sneakers, Rimrock Auto Arena was filled with
young female voices screaming,” (Jaci Webb, Billings Gazette) and a
turnout of fans that topped the previous night’s attendance.

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The Zac Brown Band releases a limited-edition necklace to raise money for Camp Southern Ground

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The Zac Brown Band with the help of jewelry maker Pennyroyal has released a new handcrafted necklace to help raise money for Camp Southern Ground.

The limited release Zac Brown Band Necklace will be available to order from August 8th through September 9th with 30% of the proceeds benefiting Zac’s passion project, Camp Southern Ground. The handcrafted guitar pick- shaped pendant is available in sterling silver or bronze and features the Zac Brown Band logo on the front and the Camp Southern Ground logo and Zac’s signature on the back. The pendants will be available on both adjustable brown leather cord and sterling silver chain (prices vary). The Zac Brown Band Guitar Pick Pendant starts at $55 and will be available for purchase exclusively from http://www.pennyroyalstudio.com/zac-brown-band-necklace/.

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