Country Music Tattle Tale » Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts Wants You To Be A Star!

Country Girl — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:45:11 +0000

Rascal Flatts and Farmers Insurance have announced a very special concert tour contest, “Star For A Day,” which boasts an exclusive gift package for their fans that includes once in a lifetime opportunities when the super group hits the road this summer. The Farmers Insurance Presents “Changed Tour” “Star For A Day” promotion is up and running at www.facebook.com/farmersinsurance.

For each participating tour stop five lucky winners and their guests will be given the royal treatment as the gift package includes concert tickets, a private meet & greet with Rascal Flatts, dinner in backstage catering, their very own private backstage dressing room as well as an exclusive merchandise gift pack.

In addition, once fans enter the promotion through the Facebook page, they are automatically entered to win the national prize package “Star For A Day” contest which will award 2 fans the opportunity to attend the CMA Awards in Nashville this November. That prize package includes air travel, hotel accommodations, CMA Awards tickets, a meet & greet with Rascal Flatts and more.

Farmers Insurance Presents “Changed Tour,” which kicks off this June, will feature an all band set-up with Little Big Town, Eli Young Band and Edens Edge opening. Please check www.rascalflatts.com for up to date tour information.

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CMT and Taylor Guitars Announce the Winner of the Design Rascal Flatts’ Tour Guitar Contest

Country Girl — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:00:19 +0000

It’s not every day that fans get to become part of one of the hottest tickets in country music, but for Peter Geiger from North Carolina, he’ll get to do just that. As the winner of the Design Rascal Flatts’ Tour Guitar contest, presented by CMT and Taylor Guitars, he’ll enjoy seeing a guitar that he designed played by Rascal Flatts on their upcoming Farmers Insurance Presents “Changed Tour.” In addition to the guitar being played by band members onstage in cities across America, Geiger will enjoy a VIP experience to see the band live and receive his own autographed, custom-designed Taylor GS8 model.

Geiger’s winning design, which features a license plate theme and the word “Changed,” a nod to the band’s new album, was applauded by band members Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus in the video below as they sorted through hundreds of entries.

As an artist who designs guitars out of old license plates, Geiger tells us he was selective in his composition.

“Each guitar tells a person’s life story. I used those [license] tags because that’s where the band is from, Ohio, Oklahoma, and now, Nashville, Tennessee.” Geiger, who has been designing for about five years, heard about the contest through the Web. As a country music fan, he says it’s exciting for him to win this contest. “It’s the first guitar design of mine that will come to life and be played,” he shares. “I can’t wait to see it on stage.”

While the grand prize winner has been selected, fans will have additional opportunities to win Rascal Flatts autographed GS Mini guitars at select concert dates, on CMT RADIO LIVE WITH CODY ALAN, and on CMT.com, provided by Taylor Guitars. In total, CMT and Taylor Guitars will give away 15 guitars throughout the summer-long promotion.

Grand Ole Opry Salutes Our U.S. Military with Special Tuesday Night Opry

Country Girl — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:00:32 +0000

The show that made country music famous is scheduled to salute heroes of the U.S. military with all-star performances Tuesday, May 22. Performers slated for the evening include Opry members Rascal Flatts, Montgomery Gentry, and Ronnie Milsap, along with Kellie Pickler.

“This show continues the Opry’s long and very important tradition of recognizing our nation’s armed forces with a hail and ‘thank you’,” said Opry vice president and general manager Pete Fisher. “Country music is America’s music, and we look forward to some of our most talented country artists coming home to the Opry to play America’s music for the nation’s heroes– both those in the Opry House Tuesday night and those who will tune in to broadcasts later in the week.”

The show will air as the premiere 90-minute episode of “Noteworthy at the Opry” on GAC: Great American Country Sat., May 26 9:00 p.m. ET. The 16-episode series will feature musical performances and personal stories from top acts in country music plus interviews with other celebrities about the artists and music featured in each episode.

The special show will also be seen by U.S. military around the world via the American Forces Television Network.

Photo By: Joel Dennis

Photo By: Chris Hollo

Rascal Flatts’ Changed Certified Gold

Country Girl — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:22 +0000

Rascal Flatts’ latest album, Changed, has been certified gold for shipments of 500,000 units. The project’s lead single, “Banjo,” was a No. 1 hit on Billboard’s country airplay chart. The group will perform at the Grand Ole Opry on May 22 and May 26.

Don’t forget to head over to www.rascalflatts.com to find out if the “Changed Tour” is coming to a city near you!

Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus Admits His Biggest Pet Peeve

Country Girl — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:21 +0000

Are you one of those people who insist on having their cell phone in hand every waking minute? Are you constantly texting and checking emails? If the answer is yes then you will probably ride the nerves of Rascal Flatts bass player Jay Demarcus.

Jay tells Nashville.com one of his biggest pet peeves is people who won’t put down their cell phones when they’re out to dinner.

“It’s a little bit disconcerting when you’re at dinner trying to hang out with friends and everybody’s text messaging. That’s kind of gettin’ on my nerves,” he says. “Sometimes you just want to go out to dinner and enjoy each other and then you have some folks sittin’ there that are totally tuned out just texting away.”

Jay does admit he and his wife, Allison, have also been guilty of this awful habit and have had to make a pact to remedy the problem.

“We’ve actually made a pact that when we go to a restaurant and sit down we put the phones away.”

Rascal Flatts are currently celebrating their 14th #1 hit “Banjo” and are now preparing to release their next single, “Come Wake Me Up,” from their 2012 Changed album.

Lionel Richie’s “Tuskegee” $5 on Amazon! HURRY Limited Time

Country Girl — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:30:58 +0000

Lionel Richie’s Platinum album “Tuskegee” is on sale for only $5 on Amazon.com! If you don’t already have this album GO GET IT NOW! It is AMAZING!

The country duets album, which held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 for two consecutive weeks, sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart for the fourth week since its March 26 release.

The album features duets of 13 of his timeless hits with Jason Aldean, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton and Shania Twain.

The $5 price is only good for a limited time so HURRY!

Gary Levox LOVES the Weather Channel!

Country Girl — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:45:31 +0000

Gary Levox of Rascal Flatts is a HUGE fan of The Weather Channel but TWC anchor Stephanie obviously isn’t a huge Rascal Flatts fan considering she mispronounces his last name!

Check out the video as she catches up with Gary and finds out why he’s such a big fan of The Weather Channel!