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CMA Awards…Live Blogging….

It’s finally time…the 44th Annual CMA Music Awards are on ABC NOW!!!  So we’ll be chattin about what’s going on so be reading and feel free to comment!!!

  • What a way to kick-off the show with Carrie Underwood!!!  Looks like she invested in some longer hot-shorts…lookin good!  Brad Paisley and Keith Urban with Carrie on the same stage?!  I mean…are they tryin to overload the star power?!  AWESOME!And need I mention that only Keith Urban can make playin a banjo so sexy lookin…
  • Brad and Carrie’s oil duet is HYSTERICAL….they really do have great chemistry
  • I’m really impressed with the writing so far…the parody songs are great
  • SINGLE OF THE YEAR  goes to……”Need You Now” Lady Antebellum!!!
  • Rascal Flatts...my ears aren’t bleeding yet…and this may be the best I’ve ever heard them sound on tv….
  • Kellie Pickler, Jerrod Niemann, and Luke Bryan look great presenting SONG OF THE YEAR…and the winner goes too….”The House that Built Me”…Miranda is sooo proud of this song!!…I hate it when people get cut-off of their acceptance speeches.
  • Blake Shelton singing “It’s All About Tonight”!!  in true Blake fashion, throwin a party in the middle of the floor.
  • Miranda really has become a fabulous entertainer…she looks and sounds great…Like she’s having the time of her life.
  • King George Strait performing
  • Darius Rucker performing New ARtist of the Year….Zac Brown Band…wow…I really thought Luke Bryan had that in the bag…dang…
  • Anyone catching these Carrie Underwood Olay commercials?
  • Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson singing “As She’s Walkin Away”…Love the stage set-up…Love Alan Jackson…Zac Brown Band is always consistently good
  • Kenny Chesney performing “Boys of Fall” ….lookin laid back in jeans
  • woohoo!  Keith Urban Target commercials for Get Closer…smokin!
  • Taylor Swift looking absolutely stunning in a flowing gown playing piano performing “Back to December” from her current album Speak Now…She sounds great…looks great…love this song…Real snow…What was the “What?” for??
  • Sugarland singing “Stuck Like Glue”…HYSTERICAL stage set-up!!! These two have certainly brought an entirely new dramatic edge to concerts…now the question is…will they perform the “rap”?…and the answer is …yes….
  • Sara Evans is queen of the mini dress…presenting VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR…and the winner is….Lady Antebellum!!!!
  • Taylor’s Target commercial for Speak Now is adorable.
  • love this song…Keith Urban looks and sounds great singing “Put You in a Song” off his upcoming album, Get Closer…He looks sooo good in yellow….I’m tellin you…I’m comin back as that man’s guitar in my next life
  • Reba singing “If I Were a Boy”…good…she looks good…But I do sorta miss the old Reba…But…she gets a standing-o!
  • Oh my goodness…Jeff Gordon is no actor…
  • Jason Aldean...good enough to perform but not quite good enough to be nominated eh?  He’s lookin great in his tie and vest…Love this duet with Kelly Clarkson…they sound great…
  • Whoa…Little Big Town singing Taylor Swift…sounded pretty freakin great!!!!!
  • ALBUM OF THE YEAR goes too…..MIRANDA LAMBERT!!! Revolution!!!!  the award she wanted soooo badly!!!
  • Kid Rock is talented…Hey may be rock, but he’s got strong country roots…although..not so great sounding tonight
  • Brad Paisley singing a brand new song…Love his acoustic performances….He is at his best!…Will he take home the coveted EOTY award???  Is the standing-o a sign?
  • Anybody else confused by the signing of a car to be given away for a charity? I mean…it seems like a pretty impractical thing to sign
  • VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR…the winner is….SUGARLAND!!!  I was certain Brooks & Dunn would take it one last time…WOW
  • Did Kristian just tell his dad that he was right and he should play guitar? lol…i think he’s got great vocals
  • Vocal Group of the year winner: Lady Antebellum performing new single…They sound great
  • Martina McBride looking stunning presenting MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR…and the winner is…BLAKE SHELTON!!!!! Sooo happy for Blake!  It really is his year!  Wow…everyone is crying!!!!  Reba, Miranda…me…everyone…Keith Urban up on his feet with a smile and applause…
  • The Band Perry singing their absolutely fantastic song “If I Die Young”
  • Wow…Brad Paisley really did just say that…hehe
  • Carrie Underwood singing a stunning harmonic version of “Mama’s Song”…not a huge fan of this song on radio, but it sounds great live and she looks stunning…what a dress!!!
  • Dierks Bentley performing “Up on the Ridge” from his bluegrass inspired album Up On the Ridge…LOVE LOVE LOVE this song…A labor of love for Dierks.
  • Fantastic tribute to Loretta Lynn by Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert
  • FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR is….MIRANDA LAMBERT!!!!  Miranda just told Blake, “I think we need to go to church.” what a night for the couple!!!  Miranda deserves this…sooo well deserving!
  • Love it when the other nominees are genuinely happy for the winner…Reba, Taylor, Martina  all looked thrilled for Miranda.
  • Gwyneth Paltrow singing “Country Strong” from the movie Country Strong with Vince Gill…She learned how to play guitar for the movie role and it looks like she’s holding her own…I wonder if she’s nervous as hell singing in front of a room full of pros.
  • Standing O for Gwyneth…she looks genuinely shy and timid
  • MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR goes to Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins for “Hillbilly Bone”
  • ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR goes tooo…..Brad Paisley!!!!!!!!!!   Woohooo!!! Congrats Brad!!!  We knew you’d take it home this year!!!His wife kimberly hugging it out with Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban…tears of joy for Brad! Feels like a “turtle on a fence post.”  Talks to his fans first.  Class Act guy!
  • What a show!!! Great night!!  Tears of joy!!!

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Happy Belated Halloween from Ronnie, Kix, & Reba…

Ok…just kidding…It’s just Lady Antebellum dressed-up as the retired duo and the famed red-head…had you fooled eh?

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Tim Mcgraw and Kenny Chesney to Headline Bayou Country Superfest

Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney are headlining the second annual “Bayou Country Superfest.” It’s set for next Memorial Day weekend at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

Sugarland, the Zac Brown Band, Trace Adkins and Billy Currington also are in the bill. The first Superfest was last Memorial Day weekend. More than 85,000 people came to see Kenny, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Brooks and Dunn for this stadium show. Tickets for next year’s event go on sale November 10. The festival dates are May 28-29.

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CMT is Counting Down the “40 Greatest Songs of the Decade”

CMT is celebrating the most successful and influential songs of the past ten years when it counts down country’s most popular videos in an all-new music special, CMT’S 40 Greatest Songs of the Decade, premiering Saturday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT.

The two-hour special will pay tribute to the top 40 videos in country music from 2000-2010, ranging from rowdy party songs and working class anthems, to passionate and fiery love songs; all of which have become fan favorites and staples in country music over the last decade.

Highlighting classics such as Brooks & Dunn’s “Red Dirt Road,” Faith Hill’s “Breathe” and Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” the special will also incorporate exclusive, brand-new interviews with country music’s biggest stars.

Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and other famous faces will be on hand providing personal commentary and revealing the stories behind the songs.   In addition, archival footage featuring unforgettable moments with country superstars and celebrities will be included while counting down to number one.

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Ronnie Dunn is Making Solo Record

The farewells to “Brooks and Dunn” still can be heard. But, Ronnie Dunn is moving quickly to establish his own musical identity. He’s making a solo album. He’s producing it himself and it’s expected to be ready next year. He and Kix Brooks just finished their “goodbye” tour after making music together as a duo for 20 years.

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