Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Luke Bryan lead CMT Music Award nominations
Miranda Lambert
A version of this story appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Church, Bryan, Lambert lead CMT Awards nominations
Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Luke Bryan earned four nominations each to lead the field of nominees for the 2013 CMT Music Awards
The nominations were announced Monday, and fan voting is underway at CMT.com.
Kristen Bell and Jason Aldean will host the show airing live from Nashville at 7 p.m. June 5 on CMT and CMT.com.
CMT Music Award nominees with Oklahoma ties:
Miranda Lambert (Tishomingo resident): Video of the year and female video of the year, “Mama’s Broken Heart; CMT Performance of the Year, “Over You” from the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year; and group video of the year, Pistol Annies’ “Takin’ Pills.”
Rascal Flatts (includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher): Group video of the year, “Come Wake Me Up.”
Rascal Flatts and Journey (includes Oklahoma native Neil Schon): Collaborative video of the year for “Changed” and CMT Performance of the Year for “Don’t Stop Believin’,” both from “CMT Crossroads: Journey and Rascal Flatts.”
Carrie Underwood (Checotah native): Video of the year, “Blown Away,” and female video of the year for “Two Black Cadillacs.”
Blake Shelton (Ada native): Male video of the year, “Sure Be Cool if You Did.”
Thompson Square (includes Miami, OK, native Keifer Thompson): Duo video of the year, “If I Didn’t Have You.”
Toby Keith (Norman resident): CMT Performance of the Year, “Beers Ago” from 2012′s CMT Artists of the Year.
Kelly Clarkson and Vince Gill (Norman native): Collaborative video of the year, “Don’t Rush” from 2012 Country Music Association Awards.
Luke Bryan and Ryan Tedder (Tulsa native): CMT Performance of the Year, “Drunk On You/Feel Again” from 2012 CMT Artists of the Year.
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Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies, Rascal Flatts, Journey, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Thompson Square, Toby Keith, Ryan Tedder nominated for CMT Music Awards
– Miranda Lambert walks the Kentucky Derby Red Carpet, Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. (AP)
Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Luke Bryan earned four nominations each to lead the field of nominees for the 2013 CMT Music Awards
The nominations were announced Monday (today), and fan voting is underway at CMT.com.
Kristen Bell and Jason Aldean will host the show airing live from Nashville at 7 p.m. June 5 on CMT and CMT.com.
Lambert is competing for the top prize, video of the year, as well as female video of the year, with “Mama’s Broken Heart.” Her emotional rendition of her chart-topping ode “Over You” from the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year broadcast is nominated for CMT Performance of the Year. Plus, Lambert and her trio the Pistol Annies are nominated for group video of the year for “Takin’ Pills.”
Superstar trio Rascal Flatts, which features Picher-bred guitarist Joe Don Rooney, is nominated for group video for “Come Wake Me Up.” The country band shares two nods with pop-rock band Journey, which includes Oklahoma-born guitarist Neal Schon, for collaborative video for “Changed” and CMT Performance of the Year for “Don’t Stop Believin’,” both from their episode of “CMT Crossroads: Journey and Rascal Flatts.”
Checotah native Carrie Underwood is nominated for video of the year for “Blown Away” and female video of the year for “Two Black Cadillacs.”
Lambert’s husband and fellow Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton got a nod for male video of the year for “Sure Be Cool if You Did.”
Thompson Square, the duo of Miami, OK, native Keifer Thompson and his wife Shawna, are nominated for duo video of the year for “If I Didn’t Have You.”
Norman resident Toby Keith is nominated for CMT Performance of the Year for “Beers Ago” from 2012′s CMT Artists of the Year, while Tulsa native Ryan Tedder of pop-rock band OneRepublic shares a nod with Luke Bryan in the category for their rendition of “Drunk On You/Feel Again,” also from last year’s CMT Artists of the Year show.
Norman native Vince Gill and “American Idol” Kelly Clarkson garnered a nod for collaborative video of the year for their duet “Don’t Rush,” from the 2012 CMA Awards.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brad Paisley –“Southern Comfort Zone”
*Carrie Underwood – “Blown Away”
Eric Church – “Springsteen”
Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise”
Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
Jason Aldean– “1994”
Kenny Chesney – “Come Over”
Little Big Town – “Tornado”
Luke Bryan – “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”
*Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Tim McGraw – “One of Those Nights”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
*Blake Shelton – “Sure Be Cool If You Did”
Eric Church – “Creepin’”
Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
Jason Aldean – “Take a Little Ride”
Kenny Chesney – “Come Over”
Luke Bryan – “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
*Carrie Underwood– “Two Black Cadillacs”
Faith Hill – “American Heart”
Jana Kramer – “Why Ya Wanna”
Kacey Musgraves – “Merry Go ‘Round”
*Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Taylor Swift– “Begin Again”
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum – “Downtown”
Little Big Town – “Pontoon”
*Pistol Annies – “Takin’ Pills”
*Rascal Flatts – “Come Wake Me Up”
The Band Perry – “Better Dig Two”
Zac Brown Band – “Goodbye in Her Eyes”
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich – “That’s Why I Pray”
Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise”
Love and Theft – “Runnin’ Out Of Air”
*Thompson Square– “If I Didn’t Have You”
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Dustin Lynch – “Cowboys and Angels”
Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise”
Jana Kramer – “Why Ya Wanna”
Kacey Musgraves – “Merry Go ‘Round”
Kip Moore – “Beer Money”
Randy Houser – “How Country Feels”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brad Paisley and Joe Walsh – “Rocky Mountain Way,” from CMT Crossroads: Joe Walsh & Friends
Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and Eric Church – “The Only Way I Know,” from 2012 CMA Awards
Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw – “Feel Like A Rockstar”
*Rascal Flatts and Journey – “Changed,” from CMT Crossroads: Journey and Rascal Flatts
The Avett Brothers and Randy Travis – “Three Wooden Crosses” from CMT Crossroads: The Avett Brothers and Randy Travis
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley – “5-1-5-0” from CMT Unplugged
Eric Church – “Homeboy” from 2012 CMT Artists of the Year
*Luke Bryan and Ryan Tedder – “Drunk On You/Feel Again” from 2012 CMT Artists of the Year
*Miranda Lambert – “Over You” from 2012 CMT Artists of the Year
*Rascal Flatts and Journey– “Don’t Stop Believin’” from CMT Crossroads: Journey and Rascal Flatts
*Toby Keith– “Beers Ago” from 2012 CMT Artists of the Year
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Video: Behind the scenes with Rascal Flatts on their first visit to Australia
Superstar country band Rascal Flatts – Picher-bred guitarist Joe Don Rooney, bassist Jay DeMarcus and singer Gary LeVox – have released a new behind-the-scenes video of their first visit to Australia.
The latest webisode in their “Rascal Flatts Backstage Access” video series features highlights of the trio’s press tour Down Under as well as their first-ever Australian concert at Brisbane Convention Center back in March.
Also, check out the video guide to the tour bus Rooney uses while traveling here in the States:
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Video: Remembering George Jones
George Jones’ funeral is taking place this morning at The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. As previously reported, the service is open to the public.
National television networks CMT, GAC, RFD, and FamilyNet, as well as local Nashville stations WKRN 2, WSMV 4, WTVF 5, WZTV 17 are broadcasting the funeral service live, with radio partners WSM 650AM and SiriusXM Willie’s Roadhouse (Channel 56) broadcasting the service. Fans around the world can listen online at wsmonline.com or watch online at opry.com, according to a news release.
The Country Music Hall of Famer died last Friday in Nashville at the age of 81. In the past few days, numerous country music stars and other luminaries have issued statements expressing their sorrow and condolences for his family. Pawnee-based Grammy nominee of Steve Ripley of The Tractors posted the YouTube video embedded above, featuring a young George Jones and Johnny Paycheck playing “Love Bug” on Oklahoma City’s “Mathis Bros. Country Social.”
In this Jan. 10, 2007 file photo, George Jones is shown in Nashville, Tenn. Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” has died. He was 81. Jones died Friday, April 26, 2013 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure, according to his publicist Kirt Webster. (AP)
Here are some of the stars’ tributes to The Possum:
“There aren’t words in our language to describe the depth of his greatness. I’ll miss my kind and generous friend.”
— Oklahoma native Vince Gill (who will attend the funeral and then travel to Mobile, Ala., to play a fundraiser tonight)
“The greatest voice to ever grace country music will never die. Jones has a place in every heart that ever loved any kind of music.”
- Owasso resident Garth Brooks (via the Associated Press)
“I was lucky enough to be on the same label as George for a while, so I got the chance to be around him at a lot of different functions. I never got an arrogance from him or a ‘I’m George Jones.’ I don’t think he ever really understood his impact and just how great he was.”
- Owasso resident Trisha Yearwood (via Billboard)
“We’ve lost a country music legend. And I’ve lost a hero and a friend. Goodbye George Jones…”
- Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton (via Twitter)
“God bless the gift George Jones shared with us. That voice will live on forever.”
- Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert (via Twitter)
“Happy memory of me and George. You may have left us, but your music and your legacy never will. #Legend”
- Checotah native Carrie Underwood (via Twitter)
“My prayers go out to Nancy Jones today. Her partner and husband George Jones passed this morning. We’ll miss George…”
- Oklahoma native Reba McEntire (via Twitter)
“George Jones has passed. Damn. Thought he’d live forever. Let’s break out his catalogue and play it all day Godspeed possum and family.”
- Toby Keith (via Twitter)
“God bless George Jones!”
- Former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn (via Facebook)
“We just lost one of the greatest singers on the planet,”
- Broken Arrow retro rocker JD McPherson (via Twitter)
“Such a sad say today. We lost one of the greatest country singers to ever live. Rest in peace George…”
- Thompson Square, which includes Miami, OK, native Keifer Thompson
‘We are deeply saddened by the news this morning of the passing of our friend, George Jones. Our company was privileged to have represented George Jones in the 1980’s, most notably during the critically acclaimed ‘Reunion’ tour of George Jones and Tammy Wynette. We will miss this ICONIC songwriter and his unmistakable voice, but he will live on in our hearts.’
— Jim Halsey, Tulsa-based impresario
“The greatest most soulful voice in history is gone. RIP George Jones… the guys of Restless Heart will miss you greatly.”
- Restless Heart, which includes three Oklahoma natives
“George Jones’ life is an example of so many wonderful things. How someone’s God-given gifts can make this a richer, better place. How one human being can overcome adversity, addiction, and life threatening obstacles time and time again. That it is not the stumble or fall that counts, but the willingness to stand again. How a keen sense of humor and a twinkle in a person’s eye can still prevail even after all of life’s hard knocks. How mistakes, missteps, and bad choices are not the end of the world if a person chooses to turn them into something good. And George’s life is above all the strongest example of how the love of a great woman can get a man through anything. All of this made its way beautifully into every note of the greatest voice country music will ever know. And one of the greatest friends you could ever have. We miss you already, George.”
-Brad Paisley
“If I’m blessed enough to make it there, I look forward to you giving me the grand tour. Rest in peace George Jones!!!!!”
–Keith Urban (via Twitter)
“I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of my all time heroes, George Jones. Georges’ music was real and he was able to touch thousands through his songs. Not only was he a great singer, but he also had the ability to make you relate to every one of his songs, no matter who you are. He and his music will remain timeless in the world of country music. My thoughts and prayers are with his family through this difficult time.”
-Easton Corbin
“He was the greatest country vocalist that ever lived! Through the years we have all tried to emulate the passion in his voice, but no one can fill his shoes.”
- Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts
“My heart is absolutely broken. George Jones was my all time favorite singer and one of my favorite people in the world. My heart goes out to Nancy and all his family and friends.”
— Dolly Parton
“The world has lost the greatest country singer of all time. Amen.”
— Merle Haggard
“Today is a sad day in Country music. We have lost another piece of history. George Jones was not only a good singer, but was a good friend. He will be missed by many.”
— Hank Williams Jr.
“I am very thankful I got to know George, he’s one of the greatest singers that ever lived. I actually loved the man and really enjoyed the time I got to spend with he and Nancy.”
— Randy Travis
“George Jones will always be one of the most amazing singers who ever lived. He was a true Country Music legend who made music very personal to the listener – I think more than anyone else. He will be dearly missed, but always remembered.”
— Kenny Rogers
Wednesday Video Spotlight: Rascal Flatts and Journey to co-headline one-night-only concert
Journey’s Jonathan Cain, second from right, and Neil Schon, second from left, pose with Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney, center, Jay DeMarcus, left, and Gary Levox, right, in New Orleans on Friday Feb. 1, 2013. Journey and Rascal Flatts performed together in New Orleans for a special “CMT’s Crossroads” concert during Super Bowl weekend. (AP)
Rascal Flatts and Journey are teaming up again this summer, with plans to co-headline a one-night only concert in Hershey, Penn., on Aug. 1 at Hersheypark Stadium. The show will go on sale Friday. The Band Perry and Cassadee Pope are the special guests.
Superstar country band Rascal Flatts, which includes Picher-bred guitarist Joe Don Rooney, and platinum-selling pop-rock band Journey, which includes Oklahoma-born guitarist Neal Schon, first performed together on the 2012 CMT Music Awards when they closed the show with the megahit “Don’t Stop Believin’.” The bands also participated in the critically-acclaimed episode of the “CMT Crossroads” series during Super Bowl XLVII.
“We had a blast performing with Journey!” said Gary LeVox, lead singer for Rascal Flatts, in a news release. “Our respect for them as musicians deepened through the television shows we did together that talk soon lead to wanting to do more. We are very excited about this concert.”
“Our most recent performances with Rascal Flatts were awesome,” added Schon in the release. “They’re great guys and great musicians, and we’re looking forward to this show.”
Rascal Flatts is the best-selling country vocal group of the past decade, and with the No. 1 debut of the trio’s latest album, “Changed,” they have the distinction of being one of only four acts to have seven consecutive studio albums debut in the top spot on the Billboard Country Albums chart during the Soundscan era. Since their musical debut in 2000, the band has sold more than 21 million albums, 25 million digital downloads and delivered 14 No. 1 singles to the top of the charts. Rascal Flatts is also the most awarded country group of the past decade, earning over 40 trophies from the American Country Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music Awards, Country Music Association, People’s Choice Awards and more.
Since its formation in 1973 in San Francisco, Journey has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums. The band’s “Greatest Hits” album is certified 15-times platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of diamond-certified album holders. Journey was awarded the prestigious “Legend of Live Award” at the 2011 Billboard Touring Awards in honors of the band’ssignificant and lasting contributions to live music and the touring business, and in acknowledgement of their commitment to the fans and the art of performing live. 2011 also marked the 30th anniversary of the band’s seminal anthem, “Don’t Stop Believin’,” which was honored as the top-selling digital classic rock song in history by Nielsen SoundScan. The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.
Live Nation is tour promoter and additional information can be found at www.livenation.com .
I previously shared a few video clips from the bands’ “CMT Crossroads” concert, and here are a few more:
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Video: Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan behind the scenes of the ACM Awards
I will be live blogging the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards starting at 7 tonight right here at BAM’s Blog!
The ACM Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas from 7 to 10 tonight on CBS, with Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan co-hosting. Check out some of their funny behind-the-scenes banter in this video.
Shelton, his wife Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Thompson Square, Toby Keith, Vince Gill and Rascal Flatts are among the superstars with Oklahoma ties who have been nominated for ACM Awards.
In addition, Shelton, Lambert, Underwood and Garth Brooks have been confirmed as performers for the show, and Lambert, Trisha Yearwood and Reba McEntire, the show’s former longtime host, have been announced as presenters.
To read my ACM Awards preview, click here.
Brooks and fellow Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait will play a special tribute in honor of the late, great Dick Clark during the show. To read more about the special performance, click here.
2013 ACM Awards nominees
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert (AP file)
I will be live blogging the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards starting at 7 tonight right here at BAM’s Blog!
The ACM Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas from 7 to 10 tonight on CBS, with Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan co-hosting.
Shelton, his wife Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Thompson Square, Toby Keith, Vince Gill and Rascal Flatts are among the superstars with Oklahoma ties who have been nominated for ACM Awards.
In addition, Shelton, Lambert, Underwood and Garth Brooks have been confirmed as performers for the show, and Lambert, Trisha Yearwood and Reba McEntire, the show’s former longtime host, have been announced as presenters.
To read my ACM Awards preview, click here.
Brooks and fellow Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait will play a special tribute in honor of the late, great Dick Clark during the show. To read more about the special performance, click here.
Here are the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations, with Oklahomans marked in bold:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
· Jason Aldean
· Luke Bryan
· Miranda Lambert
· Blake Shelton
· Taylor Swift
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
· Jason Aldean
· Luke Bryan
· Eric Church
· Toby Keith
· Blake Shelton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
· Miranda Lambert
· Martina McBride
· Kacey Musgraves
· Taylor Swift
· Carrie Underwood
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
· Big & Rich
· Florida Georgia Line
· Love and Theft
· Sugarland
· Thompson Square
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
· The Band Perry
· Eli Young Band
· Lady Antebellum
· Little Big Town
· Zac Brown Band
NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
· Lee Brice
· Brantley Gilbert
· Hunter Hayes
NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
· Jana Kramer
· Kacey Musgraves
· Sunny Sweeney
NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
· Florida Georgia Line
· Love and Theft
· Thompson Square
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR [Winners of New Male, New Female & New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year]
· Florida Georgia Line
· Brantley Gilbert
· Jana Kramer
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
· Blown Away – Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Mark Bright
· Chief – Eric Church (EMI-Nashville)
Produced by: Jay Joyce
· Red – Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Jeff Bhasker, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker, Dan Wilson
· Tailgates & Tanlines – Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville)
Produced by: Mark Bright, Jeff Stevens
· Tornado – Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville)
Produced by: Jay Joyce
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
· Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band (Republic Nashville)
Produced by: Mike Wrucke
· Over You – Miranda Lambert (RCA)
Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf
· Pontoon – Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville)
Produced by: Jay Joyce
· Springsteen – Eric Church (EMI-Nashville)
Produced by: Jay Joyce
· Wanted – Hunter Hayes (Atlantic/WMN)
Produced by: Hunter Hayes, Dann Huff
SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
· A Woman Like You – Lee Brice
Composers: Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford, Jon Stone
Publishers: 3JB Music (BMI), Adios Pantalones (SESAC), Hears That Skyline Music (SESAC), Sixteen Stars Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
· Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band
Composers: Will Hoge, Eric Paslay
Publishers: Cal IV Songs (ASCAP), Will Hoge Music (BMI)
· Over You – Miranda Lambert
Composers: Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton
Publishers: Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony ATV/Tree Publishing (BMI)
· Springsteen – Eric Church
Composers: Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell
Publishers: Bug Music (BMI), Ole Purple Cape Music (BMI), Sinnerlina (BMI), Sony ATV/Tree Publishing (BMI)
· Wanted – Hunter Hayes
Composers: Hunter Hayes, Troy Verges
Publishers: Happy Little Man Publishing (BMI), Songs From The Engine Room (BMI), Songs Of Universal Inc. (BMI)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
*Off Camera Award
· Creepin’ – Eric Church
Producer: Iris Baker
Director: Peter Zavadil
· Merry Go ‘Round – Kacey Musgraves
Producer: Perry Bean, Kacey Musgraves
Director: Perry Bean
· Tornado – Little Big Town
Producer: Iris Baker
Director: Shane Drake
· Wanted – Hunter Hayes
Producer: Stephanie Reeves, Eric Williams
Director: Traci Goudie, Patrick Hubik
· We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
Producer: John Nguyen
Director: Declan Whitebloom
· The Wind – Zac Brown Band
Producer: Ben Kalina
Director: Mike Judge
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
*Off Camera Award
· Don’t Rush – Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill (19/RCA/Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Dann Huff
· Easy – Rascal Flatts Featuring Natasha Bedingfield (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Dann Huff, Brian Kennedy, Rascal Flatts
· Feel Like A Rock Star – Kenny Chesney (Duet With Tim McGraw) (Blue Chair/BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
· Let It Rain – David Nail Featuring Sarah Buxton (MCA Nashville)
Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell
· The Only Way I Know – Jason Aldean With Luke Bryan & Eric Church (Broken Bow)
Produced by: Michael Knox
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Reminder: ACM Awards live blog begins at 7 tonight!
Reminder: I will be live blogging the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards starting at 7 tonight right here at BAM’s Blog!
The ACM Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas from 7 to 10 tonight on CBS, with Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan co-hosting.
Shelton, his wife Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Thompson Square, Toby Keith, Vince Gill and Rascal Flatts are among the superstars with Oklahoma ties who have been nominated for ACM Awards.
In addition, Shelton, Lambert, Underwood and Garth Brooks have been confirmed as performers for the show, and Lambert, Trisha Yearwood and Reba McEntire, the show’s former longtime host, have been announced as presenters.
To read my ACM Awards preview, click here.
Brooks and fellow Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait will play a special tribute in honor of the late, great Dick Clark during the show. To read more about the special performance, click here.
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Trisha Yearwood, Shania Twain, Gary Allan and more added as ACM Awards presenters
Trisha Yearwood
The Academy of Country Music has announced that Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Mayer will perform with Brad Paisley at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
In addition, Owasso resident Trisha Yearwood and fellow country superstars Gary Allan, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Chris Young and Eli Young Band have been added as presenters.
The ACM Awards, which will be co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton, will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas from 7 to 10 tonight on the CBS Television Network.
Shelton, his wife Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Thompson Square, Toby Keith, Vince Gill and Rascal Flatts are among the superstars with Oklahoma ties who have been nominated for ACM Awards.
Yearwood’s husband, Garth Brooks, and fellow Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait will play a special tribute in honor of the late, great Dick Clark during the show. To read more about the special performance, click here.
Plus, Shelton, Lambert, Underwood and Brooks have been confirmed as performers for the show, and Lambert and Reba McEntire, the show’s former longtime host, have been previously announced as presenters.
To read my ACM Awards preview, click here.
And follow my live blog of the ACM Awards starting at 7 tonight here at BAM’s Blog!
Here’s a rundown of what’s coming up on tonight’s show:
Performers:
Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Hunter Hayes, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, John Mayer, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Stevie Wonder, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Pistol Annies and The Band Perry. Brad Paisley will headline the 3rd Annual ACM Fan Jam, along with special guests Dierks Bentley, Hunter Hayes, and New Artist of the Year nominees Brantley Gilbert, Jana Kramer and Florida Georgia Line.
Presenters:
Country music artist Gary Allan, “2 Broke Girls” star Beth Behrs, Vegas star Michael Chiklis, Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow, “The Big Bang Theory’s” Kaley Cuoco, music star John Fogerty, “omg! Insider” co-anchor Kevin Frazier, country music artist Faith Hill, San Francisco 49ers NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, country music artists Miranda Lambert, Scotty McCreery and Kacey Musgraves, “Entertainment Tonight” co-anchor Nancy O’Dell, country music artists Jake Owen, Reba, Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Chris Young and Eli Young Band, and A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” stars Willie & Korie Robertson.
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ACM Awards preview – Interview: Oklahomans to be well represented at Sunday’s ACM Awards
Luke Bryan, left, and Blake Shelton
A version of this story appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. To read more about the tribute to Dick Clark featuring Garth Brooks and George Strait, click here.
Oklahomans to be well represented at ACM Awards
Blake Shelton co-hosts; Garth Brooks teams for the first time with George Strait; and Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood Thompson Square, Toby Keith, Vince Gill and Rascal Flatts are nominated for awards.
That’s just the way R.A. Clark, the show’s executive producer, likes it.
“Not to discount any of the other states, but a lot of great country performers come out of Oklahoma: Reba, Toby, Vince, Garth, Blake, I’m sure I’m missing a few. But I mean, there seems to be a hotbed of creativity of folks that … touch the experience of America. That, to me, comes out of those folks that come from Oklahoma. But the folks who come from Texas, I’m sure I’m gonna hear from them, or from anywhere else where the country music performers come from,” Clark said in a teleconference earlier this week.
“RAC, they’re texting right now from Texas,” Academy of Country Music CEO Bob Romeo dead-panned.
“Yeah, RAC, George Strait’s on Line 2,” cracked Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President of CBS specials and live programming.
“I just think it’s an interesting coincidence that there seems to be a lot of folks who come out of Oklahoma who rise to the forefront in country music,” Clark added, laughing.
The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday on CBS. Shelton, his wife Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Thompson Square, Toby Keith, Vince Gill and Rascal Flatts are among the superstars with Oklahoma ties who have been nominated for ACM Awards.
In addition, Shelton, Lambert, Underwood and Brooks have been confirmed as performers for the show, and Lambert and Reba McEntire, the show’s former longtime host, have been announced as presenters.
An Ada native, Shelton will co-host for the third year, with Luke Bryan joining for his first live TV co-hosting gig.
“They have a great natural repartee. I’m so glad we have a 5-second delay because you’re never know what’s gonna happen with them,” Clark said, laughing again.
“For the record, RAC, I think it’s a little longer than 5 seconds,” Sussman said, later revealing it will be an 8-second delay. “These two guys genuinely like other, they have a great time together, and on occasion, they might forget they’re on live television,” Sussman said.
The gregarious co-hosts are unlikely to forget that Shelton and his wife of two years are making history: Romeo said as far as he knows, the Tishomingo residents are the first husband and wife in ACM history to compete for the top prize, entertainer of the year. Bryan, Jason Aldean and reigning ACM entertainer of the year Taylor Swift will compete with Shelton and Lambert for the entertainer award.
To add even more intrigue, Shelton and Lambert share a song of the year nomination for co-writing her heartbreaking ballad “Over You.”
“I can just tell you one thing about those two people, who I know very, very well. “They truly support each other and just have such great satisfaction in each other’s success. They’re two of the biggest talents in this format or any format today, and the fact that they’re married is just amazing coincidence,” Sussman said.
“I would be willing to bet that Blake or Luke will have something to say.”
A Texas native, Lambert also will compete as a recording artist for single and song of the year for “Over You” and will defend her title as female vocalist of the year. Along with their shared song of the year nod and his entertainer of the year nomination, Shelton garnered his third consecutive nomination for male vocalist of the year.
Checotah native Carrie Underwood snagged two ACM Awards nominations: for female vocalist of the year and album of the year for her 2012 release “Blown Away.”
Reigning ACM vocal duo of the year Thompson Square, comprised of Miami, OK, native Keifer Thompson and his wife Shawna, will defend the title at the 2013 awards.
Norman resident Toby Keith is nominated for male vocalist of the year, while Norman native Vince Gill shares a nomination in the vocal event of the year category with original “American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson for their collaboration “Don’t Rush,” which she will perform on the show.
Rascal Flatts, which includes Picher-bred guitarist Joe Don Rooney, also received a nomination in the vocal event category for “Easy,” the band’s heartrending ballad with British pop singer Natasha Bedingfield.
Shelton and Lambert won’t be the only Oklahoma-Texas connection during the ACM Awards: Brooks and Texas troubadour George Strait will team up for the first time to play a special tribute to Clark’s late father, Dick Clark.
“When you talk about Garth, when you talk about Luke, you talk about Blake, you talk about Taylor, the fans find them to be real. They can relate to them,” Romeo said. “I think when people can relate to you — that artist — and their music, I think that’s what makes an artist go to that superstar level.”
ON TV
The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday on CBS. Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan will co-host the show.
Shelton, his wife Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Thompson Square, Toby Keith, Vince Gill and Rascal Flatts are among the superstars with Oklahoma ties who have been nominated for ACM Awards.
Follow my live blog of the show here at BAM’s Blog.
-BAM
