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4/23/2010
With summer right around the corner, Blake Shelton is thinking about cracking open another 'Six Pak!'
The 'Six Pak' concept, which was Blake's response to music fans preferring single-song digital downloads over full CDs, is six songs released as one project. It's a format he feels is more user-friendly than the traditional model. "Fans will get more music than me putting out a new album every two years," Blake says. "It's a quicker way to get new music to them."
Blake released the first 'six pak' in March, which spawned his ACM Award-winning title cut, 'Hillbilly Bone.' Now Blake is ready to release the next volume later this summer. "Looking back at the last one," he tells CMT, "I definitely think it worked. It did everything we hoped it would do."
The second single from 'Hillbilly Bone,' 'All About Tonight,' is steadily climbing the charts. In addition to spending time in the studio, Blake is currently crossing the country in support of 'Hillbilly Bone.'
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4/23/2010
To many of his fans, Kenny Chesney's music speaks the story of their lives, of falling in and out of love, reflecting on life's promises and should-have-beens, as well as hope that one day those grandiose thoughts and ideas of the future would turn into a reality. The Tennessee native has touched the hearts and minds of his audience with such songs as 'I Go Back,' 'Young,' 'Summertime,' 'Be As You Are,' 'The Good Stuff'' and ''A Lot of Things Different,' as well as his latest single, 'Ain't Back Yet.'
"'Ain't Back Yet' is just a song ... about chasing your dream," explains Kenny. "It reminded me a lot of a guy leaving east Tennessee with all his stuff in the back of a truck, and I was gone chasing my dream, and I'm not back yet ... I actually think that my family thought this music thing was something that I was going to do for a couple of years and then realize it wasn't going to work and then come back, so I'm not back yet."
Kenny is looking forward to performing the song live for fans during his handful of dates this summer, and hopes his followers ...
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4/16/2010
Country legend Garth Brooks has cleaned up at music award shows over his career, and he's still racking up honors – this time from President Barack Obama.
On Wednesday, the "Friends in Low Places" singer received the "Grammy on the Hill Award" from Obama – in the Oval Office, no less – honoring the singer’s leadership in advancing the rights of music makers.
The "Grammys on the Hill" is a two-day advocacy event that aims to connect top musicians with policymakers to inform them of the role recording arts play in the country's culture and economy.
Obama is a Grammy winner too, having earned the 2007 award for best spoken word album for his book, The Audacity of Hope.
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4/16/2010
Lyric Street Records, the Walt Disney-owned label that's currently home to Rascal Flatts, Bucky Covington and Love & Theft, is closing their Nashville operations.
"Given the changing nature of the music business and the more streamlined priorities of the [Disney] Studios, we need to find alternative ways to create and market new artists and their music to consumer," says Disney Music Group Chairman Bob Cavallo.
The label has been in operation since 1997. Six months ago, Lyric Street's sister label, Carolwood, closed, moving Trent Tomlinson and Love & Theft to Lyric Street, and leaving Carolwood artist Jessica Andrews without a record deal.
Now, Disney says they'll shift multi-platinum group Rascal Flatts, who recently wrapped up their seventh studio album, to another music division under the Disney umbrella.
There's no word yet on the future of any of the other Lyric Street artists. The Boot will have further details as they become available.
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4/16/2010
In anticipation of their upcoming reunion tour and album,The Judds will set the stage for the 2010 CMA Music Festival and Fan Fair with the first of the daily concerts at downtown Nashville's Riverfront Park, on Thursday, June 10, at 10:00 AM (CT).
Of course, mother and daughter Naomi and Wynonna are no strangers to the annual event. They've performed together at five of the festivals, most recently in 2009. Wynonna has performed solo at seven of the star-studded events. The Judds have also been big CMA winners, taking home a total of nine CMA Awards, including four consecutive wins as Vocal Duo of the Year (1988-1991) and three consecutive wins as Vocal Group of the Year (1985-1987).
"We are totally psyched to get to kick off CMA Music Fest this year on the Riverfront Park Stage," the duo said in a statement. "We can't wait to be live with fans and music lovers from across the country. It's such a privilege to partner with CMA to spread the word about our final tour. Plan your life around it.The Judds are coming back."
The Judds are also in the midst of their Name That Tour contest, with the winner receiving ...
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