2013 CMT Music Awards Nominees

 Posted by at 9:36 pm on May 6, 2013
May 062013
 
photo by Mike Carroll

photo by Mike Carroll

The 2013 CMT Music Awards will be a live telecast from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on June 5 (8 p.m. ET/PT, CMT/CMT.com). The show will be hosted by Jason Aldean and Kristen Bell.

2013 CMT Music Awards Nominees:

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’
Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Erich Chruch, ‘The Only Way I Know’
Kelly Clarkson and Vince Gill, ‘Don’t Rush’
Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, ‘Feel Like a Rockstar’
Rascal Flatts and Journey, ‘Changed’
The Avett Brothers and Randy Travis, ‘Three Wooden Crosses’

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’)
Toby Keith, ‘Beers Ago’ (From 2012 CMT ‘Artists of the Year’)

Tim McGraw Extends HomeFront Program with Chase and Operation Homefront

 Posted by at 12:46 pm on May 3, 2013
May 032013
 

photo by Mike Carroll

This summer, Grammy Award winning country artist Tim McGraw will be extending his HomeFront program by awarding 31 mortgage-free homes to deserving veterans and their families.  The nationwide program, which was launched last year in a collaborative effort between Chase and Operation Homefront, presented over 30 newly-renovated homes to wounded warriors and service members. This year, the group plans to double their efforts by awarding one home during each one of his 31 tour stops.

McGraw’s connection to the armed forces started at home in the company of many active duty service members. “My sister’s a veteran of the first Gulf War. My uncle was a Vietnam veteran and my grandfather was a World War II veteran,” says McGraw. Since then, he’s always felt “a deep sense of respect and obligation to our troops.”

These endeavors are a part of McGraw’s greater mission to raise awareness and support about issues regarding employment, homeownership, and education. An estimated one million service members are expected to transition out of the military by 2016. With figures as high as these, it’s essential as McGraw points out, to help veterans return back to civilian life as smoothly as possible.

In collaboration with the Homes on the HomeFront program, Chase has committed to provide 100 mortgage-free homes to deserving veterans over the next five years.

“We are grateful to our service members, veterans and their families for their service and sacrifices,” said Frank Bisignano, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Mortgage Banking at JPMorgan Chase & Co. “We are honored to partner with Tim McGraw and Operation Homefront to award mortgage-free homes. It’s a small way to say thank you to people who have done so much to protect our nation and our freedom.”

McGraw’s Two Lanes of Freedom 2013 tour kicked off in Birmingham on May 2 followed by 30 other cities through July. Up-and-coming artists Brantley Gilbert and Love and Theft will also be featured on the tour which will be stopping in West Palm Beach and Tampa next weekend!

Watch Tim McGraw discuss the HomeFront program in a CNN interview here.

Aaron Tippin, Joe Diffie & Sammy Kershaw Are “All In The Same Boat”

 Posted by at 12:58 pm on May 2, 2013
May 022013
 
photo courtesy of Absolute Publicity

photo courtesy of Absolute Publicity

Country music trio Aaron Tippin, Joe Diffie, and Sammy Kershaw are scheduled to debut their new 12-track album, All in the Same Boat, at the end of this month. Inspired by the success of their current tour, “Roots & Boots,” the album is a blend of all-new music and familiar fan favorites like Tippin’s smash hit “Kiss This” and Kershaw’s number one hit “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful.”

“I decided to go with two brand new songs and one old Neil Young song, ‘Heart of Gold,’ for my tunes on the album,” says Diffie. “I think fans will really enjoy the whole thing. We had as much fun making the album as we do on the road!”

Aaron Tippin penetrated the country music scene with his debut single, “You’ve Got to Stand For Something,” followed by his other hits “Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly,” “There Ain’t Nothing Wrong with the Radio” and “Kiss This.”

Oklahoma native, Joe Diffie, has topped the charts since the 90s with his ballads including “Home,” “Pickup Man,” and “Bigger Than the Beatles.” His repertoire includes four gold and platinum albums as well as twenty top 10’s.

Grammy-nominated country artist Sammy Kershaw has more than thirty singles to date and two gold-certified albums. His mainstream hits include “Cadillac Style,” “Third Rate Romance,” and “Queen of My Double Wide Trailer.”

Fans that can’t wait until May 28 to pick up All in the Same Boat can watch the music video here or pre-order it on iTunes and Amazon starting May 14.

“It’s one of those with a surprise ending,” says Diffie. “Somehow, we all three survived!”

All in the Same Boat Track Listing:
1. All in the Same Boat
2. Kiss this
3. Heart of Gold
4. She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful
5. The Way You Look Tonight
6. On and On
7. The Route I Took
8. I’m Hangin’ On
9. Misery Loves Company
10. I Love to Work
11. He Believed
12. Old Friends

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