As mentioned in today’s NMM episode (05-17-12) here’s the link to the must-see-video of Carrie Underwood doing a duet with Jimmy Kimmel:
NMM LISTENER LINK >> Watch the CARRIE UNDERWOOD video
May 17th, 2012Tags: Carrie Underwood, Jimmy Kimmel, Nashville Music Minute
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NMM FRESH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: DJ Miller
May 15th, 2012
On our first-ever NMM FRESH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT video we meet DJ Miller – this 22-year Evergreen Records recording artist and a rising star sat down with us so we could learn a little more about this talented performer, singer & songwriter. Please watch the interview above as he works his charms on our host for the segment, Rachel Winston. He’ll be sure to entertain you as he tells where got his “Elvis” moves or how did a Toilet Plunger fit into his early country music career…and what he can hunt right out of his bedroom window! What is obvious is that DJ Miller invests a lot into his performances and stage presence, and according to him he wants to make sure that weather you sit on the last row or in the front, you will always get your money’s worth. Hope you will get meet and hear him at a city near you some time soon…while we will definitely keep our sensors on DJ Miller’s increasing speed on the Music City fast-tracks!
To get introduced to his music a good place to start is checking out his music video for the single “Between Sundays” which runs on CMT Pure and recently was voted to the 12-pack Countdown as soon as it started airing.
Make sure to check out DJ Miller at www.djmillercountry.com, facebook.com/djmillercountry or @djmillercountry on Twitter.
Tags: 12-pack Countdown, Between Sundays, Dj Miller, Evergreen Records, Nashville Music Minute, New Artist, NMM FRESH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
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Vegas spins big winners during the ACM awards week
April 5th, 2012
Jessie James & Eric Decker...and the ring! (Photo ©Jack Waren/NMM)
Some get lucky in Vegas: Jessie James and Erick Decker announced their engagement and swung by the NASHVILLE MUSIC MINUTE broadcast suite in Las Vegas during the ACM AWARDS week just the day after of their new anniversary date. Decker currently plays wide receiver position for the Broncos and James is signed with Show Dog/Universal and just released a brand new single. The photo may not show the whole glory of the ring, but from what we could tell - the brilliantly shining rock in her finger was HUGE! Congratulations to the new happy couple! After Vegas James was off to promote the new single “When You Say My Name” which is already available on iTunes. You can also check out her new music video for the single on VEVO here.
Without a doubt , this year’s ACM AWARDS held in again in Vegas took the concept of Country Music Awards to an all new-level and raised the bar in many aspects of the production: most music numbers sported complex animated backdrops and sets that resembled those in big0budget music videos. What can we say? We can’t wait to see next year’s show!
The big wins of Taylor Swift for Entertainer Of The Year, Blake Shelton for Male Vocalist Of the Year and Miranda Lambert for Female Vocalist Of the Year as well as Album Of the Year were by the excited and sometimes emotional wins such as by Thompson Square for Vocal Duo Of the Year, Scotty McCreery for New Artist Of the Year, Eli Young Band for Song Of the Year (“Crazy Girl”), Lady Antebellum for Vocal Group Of the Year and Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson took home both Single Record Of the Year and Vocal Event Of the Year with their now ubiquitous duet “Don’t You Wanna Stay’. Congratulations to all nominees and winners!
Eli Young Band (Photo ©Jack Waren/NMM)
Scotty McCreery, 2012 "New Artist Of The Year" (Photo ©Jack Waren/NMM)
Tags: ACM Awards, Blake Shelton, Eli Young Band, engagement, Erick Decker, Jason Aldean, Jessie James, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Scotty McCreery, Taylor Swift, Thompson Square, When You Say My Name
Posted in Artist Buzz, Country Music Headlines, Entertainment Buzz, Music Awards, New & Emerging Artists, New Artist News | 1 Comment »
More Country enters Vegas at the First ever ACM EXPERIENCE!
March 21st, 2012
This year ACM AWARD WEEK in Las Vegas gets more country than ever as they will kick off the first-ever ACM EXPERIENCE event and show. It will be held conjunctly with ACM EXPO, FAN JAM, BBQ Throwdown, RAM Ride & Drive, and Country Thunder Stage guess the best way to describe this all-new venue is where country music and country lifestyle fans can literally dive into all of it under one (big) roof of the beautiful Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel.
The ACM EXPERIENCE is the home of the all-new Acoustic Stage and will feature artists such as Ira Dean, Greg Bates, Andy Gibson, Maggie Rose, Darren Warren, Mallory Hope, Joey & Rory, Morgan Frazier, Chris Janson, Levi Lowrey and David St. Romain.
The Country Thunder Stage will feature Thomas Rhett, Eden’s Edge, Kip Moore, Sonia Leigh, Steel Magnolia, The Dirt Drifters, Gloriana, Lo Cash Cowboys, Canaan Smith, Blackberry Smoke and others.
SEE YOU AT THE ACM EXPERIENCE !
MAKE SURE YOU COME BY THE NASHVILLE MUSIC MINUTE BOOTH (#431) AT THE ACM EXPERIENCE! On Saturday
We will be giving away tickets to the FAN JAM at the Mandalay for Sunday’s ACM AWARD SHOW!
ACM EXPERIENCE SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 30th 10AM – 6PM
Saturday, March 31st 10AM – 9PM
Sunday, April 1st 10AM – 4PM
Tags: ACM BBQ Throwdown, Andy Gibson, Blackberry Smoke, Canaan Smith, Chris Janson, Darren Warren, Eden's Edge, Fan Jam, Gloriana, Greg Bates, Ira Dean, Joey & Rory, Kip Moore, Levi Lowrey, Lo Cash Cowboys, Maggie Rose, Mallory Hope, Morgan Frazier, RAM Ride and Drive, Sonia Leigh, Steel Magnolia, The Academy of Country Music, THE ACM EXPERIENCE, The Dirt Drifters, Thomas Rhett
Posted in Artist Buzz, Country Music Headlines, Entertainment Buzz, Music Awards | 2 Comments »
Nashville is buzzing with Country Radio Seminar & Country Stars
February 24th, 2012
Nashville is buzzing with the annual Country Radio Seminar, (CRS for short) where the radio industry, the artists, the performers, the labels, the managers, the publicists and the media come together to see, learn, experience exchange ideas and perhaps most of all, get introduced to newest talent . CRS 2012 is held Feb. 22-24, 2012, at the Nashville Convention Centre, downtown Nashville. During the 4-day Country mayhem Nashville will include many leading artists and special concert extravaganza….and Nashville Music Minute is right there, meeting with new & current artists and bringing the latest buzz from the Music City!
Photo courtesy of BIG MACHINE RECORDS
Big Machine Records’ Rascal Flatts received the CRS 2012 Artist Humanitarian Award in the Nashville Convention Center . Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney received this honor based on their charitable contributions and humanitarian endeavors throughout the multi-platinum selling trio’s career. In 2010, the group donated $3 million to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s Pediatric Surgery Center. They currently serve as celebrity spokespersons for the national suicide prevention organization, The Jason Foundation, and have been members of the American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet for the past seven years. Congrats goes to Rascal Flatts and Big Machine !
In other notable events so far included The Ryman Auditorium which filled up for Wednesday’s Lunch & concert by UMG Nashville and featuring line-up of their artists including Laura Bell Bundy, Easton Corbin, Scotty McCreery, David Nail, Josh Turner and LeeAnn Womack.
Yesterday, Lunch was on Capitol and featured Alan Jackson and today’s Warner Music Luncheon was headlined by Faith Hill.
The Country Radio Seminar comes to an end tonight and the highlight show “New Faces Of Country Music” will take place at the Nashville Convention Centre. The show will be a showcase and introduction to the brightest new artists in Country Music. THus, tonight the stage is owned by Eli Young Band, Hunter Hayes, David Nail and Sunny Sweeney.
Thompson Square will not be performing tonight due to unfortunate news on Shawna Thompson’s father passing due to illness yesterday. Our thoughts and prayers are with Shawna, Keifer and their family during this difficult time.
NMM team also extends congratulations to the CRS 2012 radio humanitarian winners:KMOK/Lewiston Idaho ( small market ) :WIVK/Knoxville, Tenn. (medium market); and WLHK ( Hank FM) Indianapolis ( large market). The CRB presents the honor to these stations for “notable public service initiatives that improve the quality of life for the communities they serve.”
Tags: Alan Jackson, Big Machine Records, CRS, David Nail, Easton Corbin, Faith Hill, Gary LeVox, Jay Demarcus, Joe Don Rooney, Josh Turner, Laura Bell Bundy, LeeAnn Womack, Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery, Thompson Square
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2012 ACM Award Nominees heading to Vegas
January 26th, 2012
Here’s the list of 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees in the main music categories, announced this morning (1/26) via webcast:
Entertainer of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Kenny Chesney
- Brad Paisley
- Blake Shelton
- Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Jason Aldean
- Kenny Chesney
- Brad Paisley
- Blake Shelton
- Chris Young
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Sara Evans
- Miranda Lambert
- Martina McBride
- Taylor Swift
- Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the Year
- Love and Theft
- Montgomery Gentry
- Steel Magnolia
- Sugarland
- Thompson Square
Vocal Group of the Year
- The Band Perry
- Eli Young Band
- Lady Antebellum
- Rascal Flatts
- Zac Brown Band
Song of the Year
- Crazy Girl — Eli Young Band (Liz Rose, Lee Brice)
- Home — Dierks Bentley (Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley, Dan Wilson)
- Just A Kiss — Lady Antebellum (Dallas Davidson, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott)
- Threaten Me With Heaven — Vince Gill (Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O’Brian, Will Owsley)
- You and Tequila — Kenny Chesney (Matraca Berg, Deana Carter)
Album of the Year
- Chief — Eric Church
- Four the Record — Miranda Lambert
- Hemingway’s Whiskey — Kenny Chesney
- My Kinda Party — Jason Aldean
- Own The Night — Lady Antebellum
Single Record of the Year
- Crazy Girl — Eli Young Band
- Don’t You Wanna Stay — Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
- Red Solo Cup — Toby Keith
- Tomorrow — Chris Young
- You and Tequila — Kenny Chesney feat. Grace Potter
Vocal Event of the Year
- Country Boy — Aaron Lewis feat. George Jones and Charlie Daniels
- Don’t You Wanna Stay — Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
- Old Alabama — Brad Paisley feat. Alabama
- Remind Me — Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood
- You and Tequila — Kenny Chesney feat. Grace Potter
Video of the Year
- Tattoos On This Town — Jason Aldean
- Homeboy — Eric Church
- Red Solo Cup — Toby Keith
- Just a Kiss — Lady Antebellum
- Mean — Taylor Swift
Tags: 2012 ACM AWARDS, Aaron Lewis, Academy Of Country Music Awards, ACM Awards, Alabama, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Charlie Daniels, Chris Young, Eli Young Band, Eric Church, Grace Potter, Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Las Vegas, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith
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NEW YEAR, NEW MUSIC AND…NEW COUPLES
January 7th, 2012NEW YEAR MAKES WAVES FOR NEW MUSIC AND…NEW COUPLES!
Happy New Year 2012 to all of our listeners, followers, readers & fans!
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Newly engaged Lee Brice and Sara Reeveley (Photo courtesy leebrice.com)
“A Woman Like…Sara!” Just two days into the new year on January 2nd Lee Brice popped the question to his longtime girlfriend Sara Reeveley. The newly engaged couple were celebrating their New Year’s down in the Florida Keys. Incidentally, Brice’s current single “A Woman Like You” has been climbing up on the Billboard Country© Songs Charts, reaching spot number 26 just this past week. Brice will be touring select dates later this month and towns in California, Arizona and Ohio.
Kellie Pickler (Photo Courtesy BNA Records)
Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs celebrated their 1st Wedding anniversary on the 1st of January. We’re looking forward to Kellie’s new album ”100 PROOF” scheduled to be released on January 24th, 2012. Those who pre-order it from iTUNES will immediately able to download the title track. You can preview the new single and purchase it here.
The always-entertaining Bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent released their newest CD “The Gospel Side of Dailey & Vincent” on January 9th, 2012.
January 24th will also be the release date for perhaps the most anticipated album in Nashville for a long time…Tim McGraw‘s “Emotional Traffic” - his first full-scale studio album released since 2009. Curb Records has announced the availability of digital single releases from the new album , exclusively on iTunes and available prior to Emotional Traffic’s official street date of Tuesday, January 24. We also just learned that NPR (npr.org) has joined in the promotional efforts of this album by including it as part of their “First Listen Series“. Tim McGraw fans will have plenty of chances to catch up their star at a live performance along with the new songs this summer as he will be kicking off the “Brothers Of The Sun” tour with Kenny Chesney in June.
Now, if you like free music and would not mind getting your own copy of McGraw’s album before it is even in the stores – we can help! NMM has acquired a shipment of ”Emotional Traffic” CDs, courtesy of Curb Records, and will be giving them away in our massive a-winner-a-day MINUTE GIVEAWAYS™. Enter the giveaway here!
Tags: "100 Proof", "A Woman Like You", "Love Like Crazy", BNA Records, Brothers of The Sun Tour, Curb Records, Dailey & Vincent, Emotional Traffic, Free Music, iTunes, January 24th release, Kellie Pickler, Kenny Chesney, Kyle Jacobs, Lee Brice, Minute Giveaways, Music Giveaway, New Music, NPR, npr.org, Sara Reeveley, Tim McGraw
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AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS: VEGAS GOES HOT FOR COUNTRY
December 9th, 2011ACA (AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS 2011 RED CARPET ARRIVALS NMM MEDLEY
Las Vegas went hot for country as the second ever annual ACA Awards took place at the MGM Grand.
Check back here and our NASHVILLE MUSIC MINUTE YouTube Channel for upcoming series of artist features from the ACA’s coming up, but here’s a medley of some of the Red Carpet arrivals to
MGM Grand in Las Vegas!
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Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth hosting (Photo: Laura Lynn)
Carrie Underwood performing (Photo: Laura Lynn)
Scotty McCreery takes over the cheering crowd at the ACA (Photo: Laura Lynn)
Tags: ACA, ACA 2011, American Country Awards, Artist Video, Darrin Warren, Eric Gunderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Las Vegas, Love & Theft, Lucas Hoge, MGM Grand, Red Carpet, Scotty McCreery, The Band Perry, Trace Adkins
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NASHVILLE RINGS IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS!
November 24th, 2011
IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN… Nashville stars get together for a little singing, a little caroling, some dancing and just to have a jolly good time! We’re talking about the CMA Country Christmas of course - The Show that was pre-taped for TV right the day after the CMA AWARDS, on November 10, in Nashville. Hosted by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland the annual show features a top-tier Nashville artist line-up. You’ll get great Holiday classics performed by your favorite stars…and in no time you’ll want to sit back, relax and crack a few roasted chestnuts while sipping a cup of warm hot chocolate right in front of your TV. Featured performers include Rascal Flatts, Faith Hill, Vince Gill, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Little Big Town, Amy Grant, Martina McBride, Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Keith Urban and, oh yes, Miss Piggy from the Muppets! (Vince Gill will perform a particularly entertaining duo number with flirty Miss Piggy in “Baby It’s Cold Outside“) It’s all good times and if you haven’t started on the Holiday decorations at the house yet…this show will sure put you in the mood! Watch in on ABC, December 1st at 9/8c!!
Check out the short behind-the-scenes promo:
For more info on the show and its performers, please visit the CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS site.
Tags: Amy Grant, Artist Spotlight Episode, Artist Video, Brad Paisley, Christmas, CMA, CMA Country Christmas, Darius Rucker, Faith Hill, Jennifer Nettles, Keith Urban, Kellie Pickler, Lauren Alaina, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Nashville Christmas, Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery, Sugarland, Vince Gill
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Nashville Music Minute announces “Last Call Red Carpet” CMA Award Flyaway
October 24th, 2011
[NASHVILLE, TN] Nashville Music Minute announces a last minute chance for all of those who still wish to go to Nashville and catch the “Country’s Biggest Night” – The 45th annual CMA AWARDS! This incredible package, touted as “LAST CALL RED CARPET” will take 2 x lucky winners to Nashville for 5 nights/6 days, with roundtrip airfares, free hotel accomodation, free premium tickets to CMA AWARDS Show on November 9th and CMA Country Christmas taping hosted by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland. If you are a country fan – you don’t want to miss this!
To enter – just follow this link to sign-up page and make sure you “like us” on FACEBOOK!
Tags: CMA AWARDS, Cma Awards tickets, Contest, Flyaway, Free tickets, Giveaway, Last Call Red Carpet, Nashville Music Minute
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