This evening CMT hosted it's annual Music Awards, so here are winners of those awards:
Video of the Year went to Taylor Swift, for her video for "Mine"! Congrats to Miss Swift!
Rascal Flatts and Justin Bieber won Collaborative Video for their duet version of Bieber's "That Should Be Me".
Blake Shelton took home the award for Male Video of the Year, even though he wasn't at the ceremony to accept his reward. (He's down in LA to tape a few episodes of "The Voice")
Duet Video of the Year went to Sugarland, for "Stuck Like Glue".
Group Video of the Year went to Lady Antebellum, for "Hello World"!
Shania Twain also made her first appearance at a Country Award show since she left the business years ago - presenting the Male Video award, and also appearing in a pretaped parody of Thelma and Louise, with Taylor Swift as her Co-Star.
Congrats to all the Winners!
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Top 25 Country Artists since 1985
Billboard has updated it's "Top 25 Country Artists" list to include data from 2011. This list basically ranks the 25 country artists who have had the biggest careers in and biggest influence on the country genre. The largest change since last years list is Taylor Swift's entry into the list at #24 - her addition was credited to her phenominal sale numbers, with her album "Fearless" being the top sold album (in any genre) over the past 5 years. Swift's entry pushed LeAnn Rimes (who was at 25 last year) off the list.
The top 5 artists are:
5. Tim McGraw - Since his career entry in 1994, McGraw has released 24 #1 Hit Singles, and his tours with his wife Faith Hill (#18 on the Top 25 list) were some of the highest grossing tours in Country Music history.
4. Alan Jackson - Jackson has taken 50 of his charted titles on Country Songs into the top 10, and 26 of those have spent time at No. 1.
3. Reba Mcentire - The best selling female country artist of the '80s and '90s, McEntire has sold over 50 Million Albums and is the 2nd highest selling female country artist of all time, 2nd only to Shania Twain. She also had a successful run in the early 2000s as Annie Oakley in a remake of the play "Annie Get Your Gun", and went on to play the lead character "Reba Hart" in the hit SitCom "Reba". She recently was added to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
2. Garth Brooks - After succesfully entering the country music business in the 90's, Garth Brooks became a music phenominon - rivaling Elvis Presley in album sales (for a time, he was RIAA's Top Selling Solo Artist Ever).
1. George Strait - Country Music Hall of Famer Strait, who holds several all-time Billboard records, tops the list this year. His 44 No. 1s on Country Songs is the most by any artist in the chart's 64-year history.
To see the rest of the list of the Top 25 Country Artists, click here!
The top 5 artists are:
5. Tim McGraw - Since his career entry in 1994, McGraw has released 24 #1 Hit Singles, and his tours with his wife Faith Hill (#18 on the Top 25 list) were some of the highest grossing tours in Country Music history.
4. Alan Jackson - Jackson has taken 50 of his charted titles on Country Songs into the top 10, and 26 of those have spent time at No. 1.
3. Reba Mcentire - The best selling female country artist of the '80s and '90s, McEntire has sold over 50 Million Albums and is the 2nd highest selling female country artist of all time, 2nd only to Shania Twain. She also had a successful run in the early 2000s as Annie Oakley in a remake of the play "Annie Get Your Gun", and went on to play the lead character "Reba Hart" in the hit SitCom "Reba". She recently was added to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
2. Garth Brooks - After succesfully entering the country music business in the 90's, Garth Brooks became a music phenominon - rivaling Elvis Presley in album sales (for a time, he was RIAA's Top Selling Solo Artist Ever).
1. George Strait - Country Music Hall of Famer Strait, who holds several all-time Billboard records, tops the list this year. His 44 No. 1s on Country Songs is the most by any artist in the chart's 64-year history.
To see the rest of the list of the Top 25 Country Artists, click here!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
CMT Music Awards 2011
In just a few short days, CMT will be presenting it’s awards for the best Country Music Videos over the past year. In preparation for the rewards show, let’s take a look at some of the nominees…
The award show is on Wednesday, June 8 – so tune in to see who wins the awards!
Video Director of the Year
Nominees:
Deaton Flanigen, Trey Fanjoy, Chris Hickey, David McClister, Roman WhiteWho should win:
Roman White, for his work on Lady Antebellum’s spine-tingling video for “Hello World”. Roman White has worked with lots of different artists including Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lonestar, etc, etc.Duo Video of the Year
Nominees:
Steel Magnolia, Sugarland, The Civil Wars, The JaneDear Girls, Thompson SquareWho Should Win:
Sugarland, for the duo’s video for their hit, “Stuck Like Glue”.Group Video of the Year
Nominees:
Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Zac Brown BandWho Should Win:
Lady Antebellum, for the chilling video for their hit “Hello World”.Female Video of the Year
Nominees:
Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift, Carrie UnderwoodWho Should Win:
Taylor Swift or Miranda Lambert. Taylor Swift for her video for “Mine”, or Miranda Lambert for her warm video for “The House that Build Me”.Male Video of the Year
Nominees:
Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Keith UrbanWho Should Win:
Keith Urban, for both the song and accompanying video, “Without You”.Video of the Year
Nominees:
The award show is on Wednesday, June 8 – so tune in to see who wins the awards!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Taylor Swift - Speak Now
Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" is the latest addition to the young country singer's discography. Released October 25, 2010, Speak Now is, according to Swift, a "concept album" with the overall theme being "things" that she should have said or wanted to say to different people in her life. In her sophomore album "Fearless", Swift already was said to be pulling away from her original country style, and "Speak Now" seems to have pulled even further away.
The album begins with the lead single "Mine", a story about a skeptical girl finding "true love" and keeping the love alive through hard times. The upbeat song has a catchy tune, and shows more maturity in Swift's lyrics.
Following "Mine" on the track list is "Sparks Fly". Sparks Fly had been performed by Swift live before it was even announced as one of the tracks, and certainly sticks out as one of the best tracks on this album. The lyrics tell of a girl who "sees sparks fly" every time her boyfriend smiles. Incredibly well-written and would do well if released as a single.
"Back to December" takes a different tone than the previous songs. A slow tempo, with the lyrics apologizing to a ex who the singer hurt the previous December. The tune connected with the lyrics make this one of the highlights of this album. "Speak Now", the title track (originally released as a promotional for the album), tells of a girl who's love is marrying another girl, to which the singer wants to object when the preacher says "speak now". A catchy tune, with irresistible accompaniment, but the words need a bit of polishing...
"Mean" is Taylor Swift's letter to all those who criticise her abilities. This piece is by far the closest to country as Swift comes on this album. The following track "The Story of Us" goes the other direction, removing almost every trace of Country influence. Telling of a love that's failed, and the two parties avoiding each other.
"Innocent" is Swift's reply to Kanye West after his actions during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV VMA awards. First performed at the 2010 MTV VMA awards, this song is extremely well written in every way; and shows that Taylor Swift is willing to forgive even some of the worst grievances.
Speak Now was a success musically, and an enormous success comercially (over 1 million copies sold first week, and over 4 million copies sold over the following months). It shows a more mature Taylor Swift, and gives little to criticize.
The album begins with the lead single "Mine", a story about a skeptical girl finding "true love" and keeping the love alive through hard times. The upbeat song has a catchy tune, and shows more maturity in Swift's lyrics.
Following "Mine" on the track list is "Sparks Fly". Sparks Fly had been performed by Swift live before it was even announced as one of the tracks, and certainly sticks out as one of the best tracks on this album. The lyrics tell of a girl who "sees sparks fly" every time her boyfriend smiles. Incredibly well-written and would do well if released as a single.
"Back to December" takes a different tone than the previous songs. A slow tempo, with the lyrics apologizing to a ex who the singer hurt the previous December. The tune connected with the lyrics make this one of the highlights of this album. "Speak Now", the title track (originally released as a promotional for the album), tells of a girl who's love is marrying another girl, to which the singer wants to object when the preacher says "speak now". A catchy tune, with irresistible accompaniment, but the words need a bit of polishing...
"Mean" is Taylor Swift's letter to all those who criticise her abilities. This piece is by far the closest to country as Swift comes on this album. The following track "The Story of Us" goes the other direction, removing almost every trace of Country influence. Telling of a love that's failed, and the two parties avoiding each other.
"Innocent" is Swift's reply to Kanye West after his actions during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV VMA awards. First performed at the 2010 MTV VMA awards, this song is extremely well written in every way; and shows that Taylor Swift is willing to forgive even some of the worst grievances.
Speak Now was a success musically, and an enormous success comercially (over 1 million copies sold first week, and over 4 million copies sold over the following months). It shows a more mature Taylor Swift, and gives little to criticize.
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