Take a look at Matt Stillwell‘s new video for “Ignition.” What do you think??

Directed by Potsy Ponciroli and produced by Travis Nicholson from Team Genius Films, the music video was taped while on the road from Phoenix, AZ to Austin, TX. With stops along the way, including the Grand Canyon, larger than life images were captured giving the new single a proper visual to equate the powerful message behind the song. Dramatic time-lapse effects were used in the video and Stillwell’s five-month-old daughter Carolina makes her debut.

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Dierks Bentley is an accomplished singer/songwriter accustomed to performing his unique blend of country meets bluegrass in packed houses across the country. The superstar recently stopped by CMT’s Nashville studio to film a new episode of UNPLUGGED, debuting exclusively on CMT.com on Tuesday, May 29 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Bentley’s set list includes his bluegrass spin on Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain,” along with hits from his critically-acclaimed album Home “5-1-5-0,” “Am I the Only One,” “Up on the Ridge” and “Home.”

“I love breaking my songs back down to their original acoustic foundation,” said Bentley about performing on the iconic series. “When I write these songs by myself or with friends, we just use acoustic guitars… so, it’s fun to sometimes go back to just the simple groove and idea you had to begin with.”

The episode will also air as a half-hour special on Palladia (Saturday, June 2nd at 9 p.m. ET), CMT (Monday, June 25th at 10 a.m. ET/PT) and CMT PURE (Monday, June 25th at 9 p.m. ET/PT). In addition, more than 700,000 fans on CMT’s Facebook page can view Bentley’s episode of UNPLUGGED in a dedicated tab available on Tuesday, May 29th.

State Farm is the exclusive digital sponsor of UNPLUGGED. MTV Music Group announced earlier this year that its Grammy® and Emmy® award-winning series, Unplugged would return for the 2012 season with eight episodes spanning across MTV Music Group’s multiple screens and platforms, including CMT, MTV and VH1.

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Beginning this week, players of the Facebook game, CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country, can enter the NASHVILLE GET-AWAY Sweepstakes; a national promotion designed for country music’s biggest fans. The Grand Prize winner of the Sweepstakes will receive an all-expense-paid trip for two to Nashville along with tickets and backstage passes to the Grand Ole Opry, a personal tour of CMT studios, and other prizes.

The NASHVILLE GET-AWAY Sweepstakes celebrates CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country’s all-new gameplay, music, cash drawings, and country superstars including Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Thompson Square, Trace Adkins, Dolly Parton, Joe Nichols, Big & Rich, Colt Ford and Kristin Chenoweth.

Country fans can enter the NASHVILLE GET-AWAY Sweepstakes by playing CMT Presents Platinum Life: Country on Facebook https://apps.facebook.com/platinumlifecountry/. The sweepstakes runs May 21 through July 6 and is open to US residents. Everyone must be at least 21 years old to enter. Complete official sweepstakes rules are available at https://apps.facebook.com/platinumlifecountry/.

No purchase is necessary to participate in the NASHVILLE GET-AWAY Sweepstakes, which can be entered every day. In addition to the Grand Prize trip to Nashville, five second place and 100 third place prizes will be awarded. Complete prizing information can be found at https://apps.facebook.com/platinumlifecountry/. All sweepstakes winners will be randomly selected on July 9th.

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Check out Sonia Leigh’s new video for “Bar (Barroom Remix)” on CMT’s Big New Music Weekend. What do you think??

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Take a look at JT Hodges new video for “Goodbyes Made You Mine” on CMT’s Big New Music Weekend. What do you think??

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Take a look at a brand new version of Thompson Square‘s “Glass” on CMT’s Big New Music Weekend. What do you think??

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Take a look at Kix Brooks‘ new video for “New to This Town” on CMT’s Big New Music Weekend! What do you think??

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