Golden Guitar Winners Announced
Country music legends Keith Urban and Beccy Cole led the winner’s tally at tonight’s 40th Jayco CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia, collecting two Golden Guitars respectively.
During an unforgettable evening to celebrate the Award’s 40th anniversary, Keith proved that he is still a favourite amongst Australian audiences, taking out ‘Male Artist of the Year’ and ‘Sanity Top Selling Album of the Year’ for his album Get Closer, while Beccy won a Golden Guitar for ‘Female Artist of the Year’ for Songs & Pictures, as well as Vocal Collaboration of the Year with Kasey Chambers for their duet ‘Millionaires’. Adam Harvey secured the night’s most prestigious award – ‘Album of the Year’ for Falling Into Place, produced by Rod McCormack.
Melbourne foursome Jetty Road took out ‘Group or Duo of the Year’, while country music’s sweetheart Catherine Britt, scored a win for ‘Single of the Year’ for her song ‘Sweet Emmylou’.
Performing live on the night, both Shane Nicholson and O’Shea collected Golden Guitars for ‘APRA Song of the Year’ and ‘Telstra New Talent of the Year’ respectively.
The evening, hosted by Ray Hadley OAM and Felicity Urquhart, featured a range of special surprises and performances but none were surpassed by Anne Kirkpatrick closing the show with a moving tribute of ‘Looking Forward, Looking Back’, the song made famous by her late father Slim Dusty.
The full list of winners for the 40th Jayco CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia are:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Falling Into Place - Adam Harvey, produced by Rod McCormack (Sony Music)
SANITY TOP SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR Get Closer - Keith Urban (EMI Music Australia)
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Keith Urban - Long Hot Summer (EMI Music Australia)
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Beccy Cole – Waitress (Core Music)
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR Jetty Road - Serves You Right
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR Millionaires - Beccy Cole & Kasey Chambers (Core Music)
TELSTRA NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR O'Shea – Smash (Sony Music)
APRA SONG OF THE YEAR Bad Machines - Written & recorded by Shane Nicholson (Liberation Music)
VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR Children Of The Gurindji - Sara Storer & Kev Carmody, directed by Duncan Toombs (ABC Music)
SINGLE OF THE YEAR Sweet Emmylou - Catherine Britt (ABC Music)
TOYOTA HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR I Am Australian - The Bushwackers
FENDER INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR OMFG - Davidson Brothers
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR Channel Country Ground - Written by Merv Maltman, recorded by Dean Perrett & Lee Kernaghan
2011 PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Matt Fell
2011 ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Ted Howard
2011 MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Mark Punch
Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum Top List of ACM Nominees
Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Eli Young Band, Grace Potter Also Get Multiple Nominations
Written by Calvin Gilbert
Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney led the pack when nominations for the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced Thursday morning (Jan. 26). Other top nominees included Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, the Eli Young Band and Grace Potter.
Chesney's nominations include entertainer of the year, an award he has won four times since 2004, and male vocalist. With the ACM's tally counting separate nominations for artists who also produce or co-produce their own recordings, he received two nominations each for album of the year (Hemingway's Whiskey) and for the single record and vocal event categories for "You and Tequila," his collaboration with Grace Potter. He's also listed in the song of the year division for "You and Tequila," the hit written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter. All of Potter's nominations stem from her recording with Chesney.
Aldean is nominated for six awards, including entertainer of the year and male vocalist. His My Kinda Party is up for album of the year, and his collaboration with Kelly Clarkson on "Don't You Wanna Stay" is nominated for single record and vocal event of the year. His "Tattoos on This Town" is also nominated for video of the year.
Lady Antebellum reeled in five nominations, including vocal group of the year, an honor they've won the past two years. Band members Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood are also nominated for album of the year as artists and producers of Own the Night. They also received double nominations in the song and video of the year categories for "Just a Kiss."
Paisley is up for four awards, including entertainer of the year and male vocalist. He received two nominations in the vocal event category for "Old Alabama" with Alabama and "Remind Me" with Carrie Underwood.
Keith's three nominations resulted from "Red Solo Cup." In addition to a video of the year nod, he received a double nomination as artist and producer in the single record of the year field.
Swift, the ACM's reigning entertainer of the year, received her third consecutive nomination in the category. She also received nominations for female vocalist and video of the year for "Mean."
The Eli Young Band garnered three nominations, including vocal group and record and song of the year for "Crazy Girl," written by Liz Rose and Lee Brice.
Dierks Bentley, Vince Gill, Miranda Lambert, Aaron Lewis, Blake Shelton, Chris Young, Clarkson and Underwood all received two nominations each.
The ACM nominees were revealed online via Facebook and Twitter during the ACM's first-ever digital press conference. Reba McEntire, who will again co-host this year's show with Blake Shelton, began the event with a video message before the nominations were read during video postings by Lionel Richie, Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls), Nancy O'Dell (Entertainment Tonight) and Michael Ausiello (TVLine.com).
Coinciding with activities surrounding the April 1 awards show, Richie will be honored during a taping of ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert, a CBS special scheduled to air later this year. CBS will air the ACM Awards live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Here's a complete list of the artist nominations for the 47th annual ACM Awards:
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Chris Young
Female Vocalist
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo
Love and Theft
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Thompson Square
Vocal Group
The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Album of the Year
Chief
Eric Church
Producers: Arturo Buenahora Jr., Jay Joyce
Four the Record
Miranda Lambert
Producers: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf
Hemingway's Whiskey
Kenny Chesney
Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
My Kinda Party
Jason Aldean
Producer: Michael Knox
Own the Night
Lady Antebellum
Producers: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
Single Record of the Year
"Crazy Girl"
Eli Young Band
Producer: Mike Wrucke
"Don't You Wanna Stay"
Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
Producer: Michael Knox
"Red Solo Cup"
Toby Keith
Producer: Toby Keith
"Tomorrow"
Chris Young
Producer: James Stroud
"You and Tequila"
Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Song of the Year
"Crazy Girl"
Eli Young Band
Composers: Lee Brice, Liz Rose
"Home"
Dierks Bentley
Composers: Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley, Dan Wilson
"Just a Kiss"
Lady Antebellum
Composers: Dallas Davidson, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott
"Threaten Me With Heaven"
Vince Gill
Composers: Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley
"You and Tequila"
Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
Composers: Matraca Berg, Deana Carter
Video of the Year
"Homeboy"
Eric Church
Producer: Brandon Arolfo
Director: Peter Zavadil
"Just a Kiss"
Lady Antebellum
Producer: Don Lepore
Director: Shawn Silva
"Mean"
Taylor Swift
Producer: Oualid Mouaness
Director: Declan Whitebloom
"Red Solo Cup"
Toby Keith
Producer: Mark Kalbfeld
Director: Michael Salomon
"Tattoos on This Town"
Jason Aldean
Producer: John Burke
Director: Wes Edwards
Vocal Event
"Country Boy"
Aaron Lewis Featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels
Producers: Aaron Lewis, James Stroud
"Don't You Wanna Stay"
Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
Producer: Michael Knox
"Old Alabama"
Brad Paisley Featuring Alabama
Producer: Frank Rogers
"Remind Me"
Brad Paisley Duet With Carrie Underwood
Producer: Frank Rogers
"You and Tequila"
Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
By Sarah Wyland
Lady Antebellum photo courtesy of The Green Room PR.
Lady Antebellum kicks off their Own The Night 2012 World Tour tonight, January 27, in Tulsa Oklahoma and have already sold more than half a million tickets for the tour, including sell-outs of some of the nation’s biggest arenas — the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Allstate Arena in Chicago, and American Airlines Center in Dallas.
“We have been really involved in the planning of our tour every step of the way,” Hillary Scott said. “I remember drawing out an idea for our set design on a paper plate, so to now see it come to life is just crazy. We are just so invested in every moment and making it a great experience for the fans, and we’re really excited for everything 2012 has in store.”
“It has only been four years since we were driving around in Charles’ Jeep Cherokee and sharing a hotel room,” Dave Haywood said. “This tour is what we’ve always dreamed of!”
The trio just celebrated their No. 1 back-to-back hits “We Owned The Night” and “Just A Kiss” with a party in Nashville. Their latest single, “Dancin’ Away With My Heart,” is already in the Top 20 just three weeks after its release. Source: http://blog.gactv.com
By Sarah Wyland
Luke Bryan photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.
Luke Bryan recorded his fourth No. 1 single this week when “I Don’t Want This Night To End” hit the top of the charts. Luke co-wrote the track with fellow Georgia natives Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. The song is Luke’s fastest rising single to date and has sold over 1 million downloads, to be certified platinum.
“I Don’t Want This Night To End” also broke the record for the highest audience of any No. 1 single this year with 40 million audience impressions this week. The single follows up his last No. 1 and platinum-certified single, “Country Girl (Shake It For Me).” Luke spent the weekend playing the song for fans as a special guest on Jason Aldean’s sold-out My Kinda Party Tour, which kicked off Friday Night in Greenville, South Carolina.
“I thought ‘Country Girl (Shake It For Me)’ was going to be hard to beat in my shows but watching over 16,000 people jumping with their hands in the air last night just blew me away,” Luke said. “Thank you to radio and the country music fans for continuing to let me have fun with my music. I’m having a blast!” Source: http://blog.gactv.com
Toby Keith and Luke Bryan Claim Top Ranked Album and Song
Martina McBride and Zac Brown Band Share Highest Debut Honors
January 28, 2012; Written by Edward Morris
Toby Keith
Toby Keith's Clancy's Tavern and Luke Bryan's "I Don't Want This Night to End" are this week's top album and song, says Billboard.
Clancy's Tavern debuted at No. 1 in early November and has hovered nearby ever since. Bryan's song reaches the peak after a 21-week climb.
Martina McBride's Hits and More registers the highest debut among the week's three new albums, arriving at No. 11. The other two freshmen titles are Roger Creager's Surrender (No. 39) and Cory Morrow's Live at Billy Bob's Texas (No. 66).
There's just one new song: the Zac Brown Band's "No Hurry," which arrives at No. 51. Clay Walker's "Like We Never Said Goodbye" pops back in at No. 60.
The No. 2 through No. 5 albums, in that order, are Lady Antebellum's Own the Night, Bryan's Tailgates & Tanlines, The Band Perry's The Band Perry and Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party.
Stacked up behind Bryan in the Top 5 songs line are Chris Young's "You," Eric Church's "Drink in My Hand" (last week's No. 1), The Band Perry's "All Your Life" and Zac Brown Band's "Keep Me in Mind." Source CMT.com
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KEEPING COUNTRY COOL
CC2KA
Managing Director Ken Roberts and the Solar Power Station.
Cool Country 2KA is keeping the country cool in more than one way.
Not only do we play the coolest country music, but we now have a solar electricity
power station that will help keep the Country cool. The power station will generate
around 7,000 kWh (kilo watt hours) per year. This will offset around 25% of
our power requirements and save over 7 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. In
ideal conditions, the power station generates 2.9 kW of power.
The managing director, Ken Roberts, has laid down the challenge to
other business owners to get serious about the environment and to commit to
energy reductions and to invest in renewable sources of energy. Ken says that
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our future, we can’t expect others to make short-term sacrifices for the
long-term good”.
The solar power station incorporates a number of innovative features.
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• Automatic tracking of the sun throughout the day (using a microprocessor
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