2014 GRAMMY Spotlight: Darius Rucker
Facebook Darius is up for Best Country Solo Performance for the song, 'Wagon Wheel'. This past November, while on the Dan Patrick show, he had said, "If ‘Wagon Wheel’ doesn’t get…
That Blake Shelton is one likable guy
Twitter Blake Shelton is many things, but just how likable is the guy? Turns out he's pretty darn likable. Market research company, Repucom, did a survey of 1000 consumers aged…
AXS TV Salutes The GRAMMYS With A Week-Long Focus on the Biggest Night In Music
In anticipation of the 2014 Grammy® Awards, AXS TV presents: AXS TV’S SALUTE TO THE GRAMMYS, a full week of special programming dedicated to the biggest night in music. From Sunday, Jan. 19 through Sunday, Jan. 26, AXS TV will feature concerts and interviews with nominated artists and, for the first time ever, a live 60-minute GRAMMY® PREDICTION SPECIAL.
The schedule for AXS TV’S SALUTE TO THE GRAMMYS is as follows:
Full list of performers announced for Tuesday’s American Country Awards
LeAnn Rimes, Justin Moore, Randy Houser and Thomas Rhett are the final acts set to perform at the American Country Awards (ACA) airing live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
Chart Roundup – Week of December 14th, 2013
We have a new Hot Country Songs #1 this week in the form of Florida Georgia Line’s ‘Stay’, which is also now at #6 on Country Airplay and #3 on Country Digital Songs. However, they also hold the Country Digital Songs #1 with ‘This Is How We Roll’ featuring Luke Bryan (also #18 on Hot Country Songs), #5 with ‘Cruise’, #12 with ‘Take It Out On Me’, #13 with ‘Hands On You’, #18 with ‘Headphones’ and #25 with ‘People Back Home’, while ‘Here’s To The Good Times’ is at #4 on Top Country Albums. Luke Bryan’s also having a great week, ‘That’s My Kind of Night’ returning to #3 on Hot Country Songs and #2 on Country Digital Songs, while ‘Drink A Beer’ is just below it at #4 on Country Digital Songs, #7 on Hot Country Songs and #15 on Country Airplay, and ‘Crash My Party’ has dropped to #3 on Top Country Albums.
Chart Roundup – Week of December 7th, 2013
This week Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert’s smash hit ‘We Were Us’ has hit #1 on country radio, and retains the top spot on Hot Country Songs for another week. In addition, it holds onto #2 on Country Digital Songs. Florida Georgia Line’s ‘Stay’ beat them out on this chart and took #1 with ‘Stay’, bubbling just under the surface at #2 on Hot Country Songs and #9 on Country Airplay, with ‘Here’s To The Good Times’ sticking to #3 on Top Country Albums. In addition ‘Cruise’ has returned to #9 on Country Digital Songs, and ‘Round Here’ is at #18 on the same chart. Blake Shelton’s ‘Mine Would Be You’ remains a good seller, charting at #3 across Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, although falling a little to #8 on Country Digital Songs. ‘Based On A True Story…’ has returned to #4 on Top Country Albums too.
Chart Roundup – Week of November 30th, 2013
This week Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert’s ‘We Were Us’ stays atop Hot Country Songs, rising to #2 on Country Airplay and on Country Digital Songs. Luke Bryan’s ‘That’s My Kind of Night’ is not far behind, however, at #3 on Country Digital Songs and #2 on Hot Country Songs, while ‘Crash My Party’ sticks at #2 on Top Country Albums. His new single, ‘Drink A Beer’, has climbed 14 places to reach #20 on Country Airplay, while it falls to #9 on Country Digital Songs and to #22 on Hot Country Songs. Blake Shelton’s ‘Mine Would Be You’ is also up at the top, holding radio #1 for another week, while it’s at #5 on Country Digital Songs and #3 on Hot Country Songs, and ‘Based On A True Story…’ falls to #5 on Top Country Albums.
Darius Rucker sings with boy with Down Syndrome at high school talent show
Get ready to tear up (or at least feel your icy heart melt a bit) at this video. Wando High School student Frankie Antonelli, 16, decided to take part…
Brad Paisley to perform new single and receive Video Visionary Award during ACAs
Country music superstar, American Country Award nominee and 2010, 2011 and 2012 American Country Award winner Brad Paisley will receive the Video Visionary Award during the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS airing live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
Paisley, who also will perform his new single, “The Mona Lisa,” will receive the award in recognition of his nearly 15 years pairing amazing songs with creative, immensely entertaining music videos that have truly run the gamut, from heartbreaking to hilarious. The Video Visionary Award has only been awarded one additional time, to Toby Keith, in 2010.
Darius Rucker reveals 2014 True Believers tour with the Eli Young Band and David Nail
It’s been a record year for Darius Rucker. Arguably one of the most applauded singles of the year, “Wagon Wheel” has helped the platinum-selling entertainer earn multiple nominations from the CMA and ACA Awards. Fans of his third chart-topping country album, True Believers, can catch Rucker out on the road next year performing nationwide, featuring the Eli Young Band with special guest David Nail.
The tour will kick off January 29, 2014 in Champaign, Ill. at State Farm Center with tickets going on sale beginning Nov. 15. An exclusive pre-sale will be available beginning Nov. 7 on dariusrucker.com. Rucker is teaming up with Tickets-for-Charity and CMT One Country to offer premium seats to benefit the USO and Pattison's Academy — available exclusively at www.ticketsforcharity.com.
American Country Award nominations announced
Nominations have been announced for the fourth annual American Country Awards, hosted by multi-Platinum® recording artist Trace Adkins and NASCAR superstar Danica Patrick. The special will air live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
Taylor Swift leads the American Country Award nominees with eight nominations; Florida Georgia Line and Blake Shelton each earned seven nominations.
Blake Shelton lends voice to Air Force Christmas radio program
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Harry
Kibbe and Blake Shelton (U.S. Air Force photo/Dale
Eckroth)
From growing up in Ada, Okla., to spending Christmas Eve with his father for
the last time before his passing, country superstar Blake Shelton shares his
favorite, and at times emotional, family holiday memories on this year’s “Red,
White and Air Force Blue Christmas” radio special.