Thursday, December 10, 2009
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A Look into the Life of Katie Cook…
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2009 Grammy Nominations: Country Music
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Record Of The Year
- Halo
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia]
- I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers
[Interscope] - Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon
Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
[RCA Records] - Poker Face
Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
Track from: The Fame
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree] - You Belong With Me
Taylor Swift
Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
[Big Machine Records]
Album Of The Year
- I Am... Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé
Shondrae "Mr. Bangledesh" Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
[Music World Music / Columbia]
- The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
[Interscope Records] - The Fame
Lady Gaga
Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree] - Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Dave Matthews Band
Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
[RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.] - Fearless
Taylor Swift
Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
[Big Machine Records]
Song Of The Year
- Poker Face
Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Track from: The Fame
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree; Publishers: Stefani Germanotta p/k/a Lady Gaga, Sony/ATV Songs/House of Gaga Publishing/GloJoe Music, Sony/ATV Songs/RedOne Productions.] - Pretty Wings
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.] - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.] - Use Somebody
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
[RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.] - You Belong With Me
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Potting Shed Music, Barbara Orbison World Publishing.]
Best New Artist
- Zac Brown Band
- Keri Hilson
- MGMT
- Silversun Pickups
- The Ting Tings
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Hometown Glory
Adele
Track from: 19
[XL/Columbia] - Halo
Beyoncé
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia] - Hot N Cold
Katy Perry
[Capitol] - Sober
Pink
Track from: Funhouse
[LaFace Records] - You Belong With Me
Taylor Swift
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records]
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
- Sea Of Heartbreak
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
[Manhattan] - Love Sex Magic
Ciara & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Fantasy Ride
[LaFace Records] - Lucky
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic] - Baby, It's Cold Outside
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
Track from: American Classic
[Blue Note] - Breathe
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records]
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- A Day In The Life
Jeff Beck
Track from: Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's
[Eagle Records] - Warped Sister
Booker T. Jones
Track from: Potato Hole
[ANTI] - Playing With Fire
Brad Paisley
Track from: Play
[Arista Nashville] - Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'
Brian Setzer Orchestra
[Surfdog Records] - Now We Run
Steve Vai
[Favored Nations Entertainment]
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Dead Flowers
Miranda Lambert
[Columbia Records] - I Just Call You Mine
Martina McBride
Track from: Shine
[RCA Records] - White Horse
Taylor Swift
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records] - Just A Dream
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Carnival Ride
[Arista Nashville] - Solitary Thinkin'
Lee Ann Womack
Track from: Call Me Crazy
[MCA Nashville]
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- All I Ask For Anymore
Trace Adkins
Track from: X (Ten)
[Capitol Records Nashville] - People Are Crazy
Billy Currington
Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
[Mercury Records] - High Cost Of Living
Jamey Johnson
Track from: That Lonesome Song
[Mercury Records] - Living For The Night
George Strait
Track from: Twang
[MCA Nashville] - Sweet Thing
Keith Urban
Track from: Defying Gravity
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
- Cowgirls Don't Cry
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Cowboy Town
[Arista Nashville] - Chicken Fried
Zac Brown Band
Track from: The Foundation
[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic] - I Run To You
Lady Antebellum
Track from: Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville] - Here Comes Goodbye
Rascal Flatts
Track from: Unstoppable
[Lyric Street Records] - It Happens
Sugarland
Track from: Love On The Inside
[Mercury Records]
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
- Beautiful World
Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
Track from: Feel That Fire
[Capitol Records Nashville] - Down The Road
Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
Track from: Lucky Old Sun
[BNA Records Label] - Start A Band
Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
Track from: Play
[Arista Nashville] - I Told You So
Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
[19/Arista Nashville] - Everything But Quits
Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
Track from: Call Me Crazy
[MCA Nashville]
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Under The (Five) Wire
Alison Brown
Track from: The Company You Keep
[Compass Records]
- The Crystal Merchant
The Greencards
Track from: Fascination
[Sugar Hill Records] - Mansinneedof
Sarah Jarosz
Track from: Song Up In Her Head
[Sugar Hill Records] - Producer's Medley
Steve Wariner
Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins
[SelecTone Records]
Best Country Song
- All I Ask For Anymore
Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Track from: X (Ten)
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T-Bird's Music.] - High Cost Of Living
Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Track from: That Lonesome Song
[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, Hope-N-Cal Music/Pick Them Maters Music/Diversion Music.] - I Run To You
Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Track from: Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing/Hillary Dawn Publishing/Shaw Enuff Songs/Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic.] - People Are Crazy
Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
[Mercury Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Tiltawhirl Music/Crozier Music Enterprise.] - White Horse
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing, Hillsboro Valley Songs.]
Best Country Album
- The Foundation
Zac Brown Band
[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic] - Twang
George Strait
[MCA Nashville] - Fearless
Taylor Swift
[Big Machine Records] - Defying Gravity
Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville] - Call Me Crazy
Lee Ann Womack
[MCA Nashville]
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Jason Crabb
Jason Crabb
[Spring Hill Music Group] - Dream On
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
[Gaither Music Group] - The Rock
Tracy Lawrence
[Rocky Comfort Records/Artist2Market Distribution] - In God's Time
Barry Scott & Second Wind
[Rebel Records] - Everyday
Triumphant Quartet
[Daywind Records]
Best Americana Album
- Together Through Life
Bob Dylan
[Columbia] - Electric Dirt
Levon Helm
[Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records] - Willie And The Wheel
Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
[Bismeaux Records] - Wilco (The Album)
Wilco
[Nonesuch] - Little Honey
Lucinda Williams
[Lost Highway Records]
Best Bluegrass Album
- Could We Get Any Closer?
Jim Lauderdale
[Sky Crunch Records] - The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo
Steve Martin
[Rounder] - Buckaroo Blue Grass
Michael Martin Murphey
[Rural Rhythm Records] - Almost Live
Bryan Sutton And Friends
[Sugar Hill Records] - Destination Life
Rhonda Vincent
[Rounder]
Best Musical Show Album
- Ain't Misbehavin'
Robert Sher, producer (Various, composer; Various, lyricist) (30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others)
[Rhino] - Hair
Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Steve Norman, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel & Others)
[Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records] - 9 To 5 The Musical
Frank Filipetti, producer; Dolly Parton, composer; Dolly Parton, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty & Others)
[Dolly Records/Artist2Market Distribution] - Shrek The Musical
Peter Hylenski & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & Others)
[Decca Broadway] - West Side Story
David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)
[Masterworks Broadway]
Best Long Form Music Video
- In Boston
Chris Botti
Jim Gable, video director; Bobby Colomby, video producer
[Columbia] - Johnny Cash's America
(Johnny Cash)
Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers
[Columbia/Legacy] - Anita O'Day — The Life Of A Jazz Singer
(Anita O'Day)
Robbie Cavolina & Ian McCrudden, video directors; Robbie Cavolina, Melissa Davis & Ian McCrudden, video producers
[AOD Productions] - Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live
Keith Urban
Chris Hicky, video director; Blake Morrison, video producer
[Capitol Nashville] - The Beatles Love — All Together Now
(Various Artists)
Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers
[Apple/Capitol]
XM Christmas Music Lineup 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Well... country music is back on XM/Sirius Radio for Christmas. Last year, it was not available... this year, thankfully there is.
Country Christmas will be on XM channel 10 and Sirius channel 62 beginning December 7, 2009 and will conclude on Christmas.
Other Christmas music available on XM/Sirius include Holly SIR 3 / XM 23 (contemporary,) Holiday Traditions SIR 4 / XM 4 (traditional,) Holiday Pops SIR 79 / XM 22 (classical,) and Radio Hanukkah SIR 76 / XM 28.
2009 American Music Awards: Country Music Winners
Monday, November 23, 2009
Here are the country music related winners of the 2009 American Music Awards:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
POP/ROCK
Female Artist: Taylor Swift
COUNTRY
Male Artist: Keith Urban
Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Band, Duo or Group: Rascal Flatts
Album: Fearless, Taylor Swift
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Artist: Taylor Swift
T-Mobile BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST (ALL GENRES)
Gloriana
CMT Crossroads: Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffett
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Well, another CMT Crossroads has been announced. This one sounds like a lot of fun...
Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffett will be the focus of the next episode. It will be recorded in December, and then set to air sometime in March of 2010.
Lee Ann Womack Added To reba McEntire & George Strait Tour
Wow, I wanted to see the tour really bad to begin with, but now Lee Ann Womack has been added to the George Strait / Reba McEntire tour... it is now beyond a required attendance event. Event doesn't even quite come close to the magnitude of talent appearing in one night. This lineup even beats out some of the previous George Strait Country Music Festivals I've attended.
I can't imagine how truly special this show will be.
Once again, here is the tour dates for the 22-city tour:
22-Jan Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner
23-Jan Greensboro, NC Coliseum
29-Jan Knoxville, TN Thompson Boling
30-Jan Charlottesville, VA JPJ Arena
5-Feb Phoenix, AZ US Airways
6-Feb Las Vegas, NV MGM Garden Arena
18-Feb St Louis, MO Scottrade Center
19-Feb Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
20-Feb Tulsa, OK BOK Arena
25-Feb Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
26-Feb Orlando, FL Amway Arena
4-Mar Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
5-Mar New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
6-Mar Little Rock, AR Verizon
26-Mar Portland, OR The Rose Garden
27-Mar Tacoma, WA Tacomadome
8-Apr Omaha, NE Qwest Center
9-Apr Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
10-Apr Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
CMA Awards' Ratings & Sales
This year's CMA Awards were great, and the ratings showed it:
16.8-million people watched the show for a 10.1-Rating/16-Share and won each time-slot during the show's 3-hours. This was ABC's biggest non-sportsWednesday audience in over 4-years.
CMT.com reports that their website experienced its highest-streamed CMA Awards week in history this year, with 1.6 million video streams in three days. CMT.com's CMA Red Carpet experienced a 25% increase in live streams over last year. They also had a 74% increase in video streams alone on the day after the awards.
This blog saw a 280% jump in page views overall, with the increased traffic being contributed to the awards and other factors.
As far as sales the week after the show... Good news, bad news.
Jamey Johnson saw an increase of 286% compared to the previous week sales of the current album. Lady Antebellum up 130%, Sugarland up 136%, Sugarland up 110%, Brad Paisley was up 94%, Darius Rucker up 83%, Zac Brown Band up 55%, Taylor Swift 30%, and Miranda Lambert up 25%.
Even with all the individual success of the week, it wsan't that good for country music as a whole. Sales were down 7% from the previous week, with Carrie Underwood's "Play On" in the top sales position with 128,000 in sales.
Kenny Chesney's Summer In 3-D
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
This April, Kenny Chesney will be on the big screen, and no, not the those big ones that you are used to seeing him on at his sold-out shows. The movie theater big screen, but it will be a lot like those big screens at the concert venue... the movie is titled "Kenny Chesney's Summer In 3-D."
This special event movie will bring Kenny Chesney's concert right to you in your local movie theater as a limited engagement. The 3D footage for the movie was shot over six nights in five locations -- Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, Foxboro, and Indianapolis -- using a total of 22 3D camera rigs.
The 3-D movie concert experience is set for release in April 2010. You can get more information and sign-up for alerts at http://www.thehotticket.net for when tickets will go on sale in your area.
Sounds and looks very cool to me...
ACM Announces New Board Members
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Here is the new Board Members of the Academy of Country Music....
Directors are elected from each category based on the number of members in that category. Each director serves staggered two-year terms, with half the board membership changing each year.
ACM Board Members:
Directors At Large
ACM Lifting Lives Chairman Gary Haber and President Gayle Holcomb and their new Board:
George Strait Acting Again...
Looks like George Strait will be starring in a new movie titled "A Pure Country Gift."
Reports are saying that the movie will be about three angels who give the gift of a beautiful singing voice to a newborn girl. As she gets older she breaks some of the angels' rules and they take away her singing voice.
Katrina Elam will also be acting in the movie. She is played as a 9-year-old by Kaitlyn Dorff, daughter of Steve Dorff, who composed the music for the original "Pure Country" and will also compose the music for the upcoming movie.
The movie will be directed by Chris Cain, which directed Strait's previous movie "Pure Country" and is being filmed in Nashville where there has been a few chance to be an "extra"
It appears to be a holiday themed movie, and possible release date during the holiday season of 2010.
