Dwight Yoakam, Aaron Lewis, Easton Corbin, Sara Jean Kelley, The Farm, The MyClymonts, The Roys, Casey James, and Thomas Rhett added to festival line-up of Wisconsin based Country Thunder music festival.

When Country Thunder rolls around on July 19-22, it will mark the 20th anniversary of the premiere camping, music and entertainment festival, and now … the announcement of the newest campground, Miller Camping. The newly created camping area, will be available, starting today, online at www.countrythunder.com for $150 or you can call (866) 802-6418 for more information.

For only $120 (price good until March 30, 2012) you can purchase a 4-day pass gaining access to the entire weekend of music and entertainment! For the total festival experience, a campsite may be purchased, with prices beginning as low as $100 for the entire weekend.
Don’t forget you can still get your tickets and pay for them through EZ Pay until April 19 by making three easy monthly installments. Single tickets will be available starting April 1. Tickets, camping, and amenity add-ons can all be purchased online or by phone at (866) 802-6418.

Current Announced Line-Up

Thursday
5:30-6:30pm Sara Jean Kelley
7:00-8:30pm THE FARM
9:00-10:30pm Big & Rich

Friday
2:30-3:30pm The McClymonts
4:00-5:00pm Wade Bowen
5:30-6:30pm Steve Holy
7:00-8:30pm Luke Bryan
9:00-10:30pm Jason Aldean

Saturday
1:00-2:00pm The Roys
2:30-3:30pm Casey James
4:00-5:00pm Aaron Lewis
5:30-6:30pm Easton Corbin
7:00-8:30pm Dwight Yoakam
9:00-10:30pm Blake Shelton

Sunday
1:00-2:00pm Thomas Rhett
4:00-5:00pm Hunter Hayes
5:30-6:30pm Neal McCoy
7:00-8:00pm Brantley Gilbert
8:30-10:00pm Toby Keith

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Toby Keith will be bringing his newly launched Wild Shot Mezcal to Vegas to toast the opening of the 27th Annual Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show. Each year, the NCB Show (www.ncbshow.com) America’s biggest and most important bar, nightclub and beverage event of the year, brings over 31,000 industry professionals together to meet with suppliers, network, learn and have fun. The 2012 event will run from March 12-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

On Tuesday, March 13, Keith will participate in the noon ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Las Vegas Convention Center, which officially opens the show floor. Following the ribbon-cutting, Keith will participate in a press conference with Jon Taffer, president of the Nightclub & Bar Media Group.

“I am looking forward to the Nightclub and Bar Show,” said Keith. “We are going to have fun, drink some Wild Shot Mezcal and proceed to party.”

“We are so honored and privileged to have superstar Toby Keith at this year’s Nightclub & Bar Show,” said Taffer. “His talents don’t end on the stage or in the recording studio, with his newly debuted Wild Shot Mezcal, he is already making his mark in the restaurant, bar and spirit world.”

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It’s sort of musical chairs on Billboard’s musical charts this week. Last week’s number-two is now number-one on the country songs chart. It’s Luke Bryan singing “I Don’t Want This Night to End.” Last week’s number-three is now number-two. It’s “You” from Chris Young. And, last week’s number-one drops to number-three. It’s Eric Church with a “Drink in My Hand.”

“Clancy’s Tavern” from Toby Keith now is number-one on Billboard’s country albums chart. “Own the Night” from Lady Antebellum is in second. And Luke Bryan’s “Tailgates and Tanlines” is in third.

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Take a look as Toby Keith very fitting reaction to his ACM Nominations for “Red Solo Cup.” The ACM Awards air LIVE from Las Vegas on April 1st on CBS.

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Nominations were announced today for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, a star-studded event produced for television by dick clark productions broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Chris Young

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Love and Theft
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Thompson Square

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
Chief – Eric Church (EMI-Nashville) – Produced by: Arturo Buenahora, Jr., Jay Joyce
Four The Record – Miranda Lambert (RCA) – Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf
Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney (BNA) – Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean (Broken Bow Records) – Produced by: Michael Knox
Own The Night – Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville) – Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
Crazy Girl – Eli Young Band (Republic Nashville)- Produced by: Mike Wrucke
Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson (Broken Bow Records) – Produced by: Michael Knox
Red Solo Cup – Toby Keith (Show Dog-Universal Music) – Produced by: Toby Keith
Tomorrow – Chris Young (RCA) – Produced by: James Stroud
You And Tequila – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter (BNA) – Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

Crazy Girl – Eli Young Band – Composers: Lee Brice, Liz Rose  Publishers: Cake Taker Music (BMI), Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Sweet Hysteria Music (BMI)

Home – Dierks Bentley – Composers: Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley, Dan Wilson – Publishers: Big White Tracks (ASCAP), Chestnut Barn Music (BMI), Chrysalis Music/BMG Rights (ASCAP), Chrysalis One Songs (BMI)

Just A Kiss – Lady Antebellum – Composers: Dallas Davidson, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott – Publishers: Dwhaywood Music (BMI), EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), EMI Foray Music (SESAC), Hillary Dawn Songs (SESAC), Radiobulletspublishing (BMI), String Stretcher Music (BMI), Warner-Tamberlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

Threaten Me With Heaven – Vince Gill – Composers: Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Dillon O’Brian, Will Owsley – Publishers: Grant Girls Music (ASCAP), Vinny Mae Music (BMI), Willie-O Music (ASCAP)

You And Tequila – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter – Composers: Matraca Berg, Deana Carter – Publishers: Deanaling Music (ASCAP), Hannaberg Music (BMI), Songs of Universal Inc. (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)
Homeboy – Eric Church – Producer: Brandon Arolfo – Director: Peter Zavadil
Just A Kiss – Lady Antebellum – Producer: Don Lepore – Director: Shawn Silva
Mean – Taylor Swift – Producer: Oualid Mouaness – Director: Declan Whitebloom
Red Solo Cup – Toby Keith – Producer: Mark Kalbfeld – Director: Michael Salomon
Tattoos On This Town – Jason Aldean – Producer: John Burke – Director: Wes Edwards

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] *(Off Camera Award)
Country Boy – Aaron Lewis Featuring George Jones & Charlie Daniels (R&J Records) – Produced by: Aaron Lewis, James Stroud
Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson (Broken Bow Records) – Produced by: Michael Knox
Old Alabama – Brad Paisley Featuring Alabama (Arista Nashville) – Produced by: Frank Rogers
Remind Me – Brad Paisley Duet With Carrie Underwood (Arista Nashville) – Produced by: Frank Rogers
You And Tequila – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter (BNA) – Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

Blake Shelton will join forces with country music star Reba to host the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards for the second consecutive year.

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Thanks to our awesome friends on Facebook the CMTT FB page now officially has over 5K likes!  We want to continue to grow our Facebook family so our way to say THANK YOU for sharing us with your country lovin’ friends is to giveaway lots and lots of prizes!

Today we are kicking off our CMTT 5K Giveaway!  The contest will run today through Sunday, February 5th.  You are allowed to enter once per day per contest.   That means you can enter to win as many of the prizes as you want!

How to Enter to Win Big in the CMTT 5K Giveaway

Step 1:  Login to your Facebook account and “like” Country Music Tattle Tale on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/countrymusictattletale
Step 2:  ”Like” each of the artists participating in the contest.  The Facebook page for each artist is listed below with their contest details.
Step 3:  From YOUR Facebook account update your status to show the message for the contest you wish to enter.  The Enter to Win status update for each artist is listed below.  Please make sure both CMTT and the artist is tagged in your status update so we know you entered to win.

 *How to Tag Pages on Facebook*

1. You can only tag pages that you like.  See Step 2 above.
2. Add the @ symbol then the name of the artists Facebook Page in your status.   When you add the @ symbol and you add the first letter of the artist, you’ll see a drop down list. Just add more letters in order to find the artist on the list.
3. Click on the artist you want to tag. When you have tagged the artist, their name will be blue in your status message.

Remember each prize has a different message to enter to win.  Let us know if you have any questions.  contact@countrymusictattletale.com.

Don’t forget to “like” Country Music Tattle Tale on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/countrymusictattletale

We update our Facebook page daily, share concert photos, music reviews and exclusive Facebook contests. 

Remember you can enter once per day per contest.  Contests are open to US residents only.  If your wall posts are not correctly tagged they will not be counted as an entry.

To enter to win an Autographed Prize Pack from Kevin Fowler login to your FB account and like CMTT and Kevin Fowler fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win a an Autographed Prize Pack from Kevin Fowler in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Kevin Fowler and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Kevin Fowler Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/KevinFowlerMusic

To enter to win a Personal Skype Chat with Kingston login to your FB account and like CMTT and Kingston fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win a personal Skype Chat with Kingston in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Kingston and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Kingston Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/wearekingston

To enter to win an Autographed Martina McBride Shine CD login to your FB account and like CMTT and Martina McBride fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win a autographed Martina McBride CD in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Martina McBride and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Martina McBride Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/martinamcbride

To enter to win an Autographed CD from Joe Nichols login to your FB account and like CMTT and Joe Nichols fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win an Autographed CD from Joe Nichols in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Joe Nichols and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Joe Nichols Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/JoeNichols

To enter to win an Autographed CD from David St. Romain login to your FB account and like CMTT and David St. Romain fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win an Autographed CD from David St. Romain in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both David St. Romain and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
David St Romain Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/davidstromainmusic

To enter to win 2 tickets and a backstage meet and greet to any Ricochet show in 2012 login to your FB account and like CMTT and Ricochet fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win 2 tickets and a backstage Meet n’ Greet with Ricochet in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Ricochet and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Ricochet Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/ricochetonline

To enter to win an Autographed CD from Sawyer Brown login to your FB account and like CMTT and Sawyer Brown fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win an Autographed CD from Sawyer Brown in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Sawyer Brown and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Sawyer Brown Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sawyer-Brown/106005152764837

To enter to win an Autographed CD  and T-Shirt from Clay Walker login to your FB account and like CMTT and Clay Walker fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win an Autographed CD and T-Shirt  from Clay Walker in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Clay Walker and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Clay Walker Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/officialclaywalker

To enter to win an Autographed Prize Pack from Bridgette Tatum login to your FB account and like CMTT and Bridgette Tatum fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win an Autographed Prize Pack from Bridgette Tatum in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Bridgette Tatum and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
The Bridgette Tatum Prize Pack includes; a Autographed Men’s Tee, Autographed Womans Tank, a SEX. Church & Chicken Bridgette Tatum bumper sticker, a Pure Illumination Light-Up Natural Healing Lip Gloss in limited edition “Hillbilly Rockstar” hue from the Bridgette Tatum Collection and an autographed Bridgette Tatum CD.
Bridgette Tatum Facebook Pages: http://www.facebook.com/BridgetteTatumFans  and http://www.facebook.com/shescountrytour

To enter to win an Autographed copy of Randy Houser’s They Call me Cadillac login to your FB account and like CMTT and Randy Houser fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win a autographed Randy Houser CD in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Randy Houser and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Randy Houser Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/RandyHouser

To enter to win an Autographed CD and T-Shirt from Katie Armiger login to your FB account and like CMTT and Katie Armiger fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win an Autographed CD and T-Shirt from Katie Armiger in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Katie Armiger and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Katie Armiger Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/armiger1

To enter to win an Autographed copy of Toby Keith’s Bullets in the Gun login to your FB account and like CMTT and Toby Keith fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win a autographed Toby Keith CD in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Toby Keith and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Toby Keith Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/tobykeith

To enter to win an Autographed copy of Miranda Lambert’s Revolution: Live by Candlelight DVD login to your FB account and like CMTT and Miranda Lambert fan pages. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win a autographed copy of Miranda Lambert Revolution DVD in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag both Miranda Lambert and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Miranda Lambert Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/mirandalambert

To enter to win a Country Music Tattle Tale CD Prize Pack login to your FB account and like the following FB Fan Pages; CMTT, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Rascal Flatts, Loretta Lynn, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Easton Corbin and Jamey Johnson. Then post the following message on your wall.

I entered to win a a CD Prize Pack that includes Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton and more in the Country Music Tattle Tale 5K Giveaway!

**Make sure to tag Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton and CMTT in your wall post to be entered to win**
Your CD Prize Pack will include 1 CD from each of the following artists:  Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Rascal Flatts, Loretta Lynn, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Easton Corbin and Jamey Johnson.

Remember you can enter once per day per contest.  Contests are open to US residents only.  If your wall posts are not correctly tagged they will not be counted as an entry. 

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Beginning TODAY, fans are invited to visit the ACM YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/acmcountry to learn how to post videos announcing the name of the artist(s) they would like to see receive an Entertainer of the Year nomination. On Thursday, January 26th during the real-time digital press conference fans can watch to see if their video submission is used to announce their pick for the Academy’s biggest prize. And they’re in good company: Past participants in the ACM nominations press conferences have included Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Blake Shelton, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood and many more!

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