Take a look at Faith Hill and Tony Bennett’s video for “The Way You Look Tonight” on CMT’s Big New Music Weekend.
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NEW VIDEO- Faith Hill & Tony Bennett “The Way You Look Tonight” on CMT
Posted by TawnyTucker on October 15th, 2011
CMT Big New Music Weekend Starts This Friday!
Posted by Country Girl on October 12th, 2011
CMT will world premiere eight brand new music videos this weekend as part of its fifth CMT Big New Music Weekend, which kicks off Friday, October 14 at 6:00 a.m., ET/PT, and continues through music hours all weekend long.
Premiering exclusively on CMT are new videos from Zac Brown Band (“Keep Me In Mind”), Luke Bryan (“If You Ain’t Here to Party”), Tony Bennett and Faith Hill (“The Way You Look Tonight”), Toby Keith (“Red Solo Cup”), Chris Young (“You”), Justin Moore (“Bait A Hook”), Kevin Fowler (“That Girl”) and CMT’s Next Big Thing artist, Casey James (“Let’s Don’t Call It A Night”). As the only videos featured throughout regularly scheduled music hours, the eight Big New Music Weekend artists will garner over 12 hours of air-play, along with an opportunity to personally introduce their video to fans each time it airs. In addition, CMT.com will highlight each of the videos on its homepage.
“This weekend is all about the music and another example of how CMT is the place to come for new and exclusive music and videos,” said Leslie Fram, Senior Vice President of Music Strategy, CMT. “CMT Big New Music Weekend is not only about showcasing the biggest stars but also introducing fans to the artists who will become country’s next big thing.”
In addition, past CMT Big New Music Weekend alums return when viewers take over the channel during its newest music franchise, CMT Social Hour, premiering Saturday, October 15 at 9:00-10:00 a.m., ET/PT. Fans vote for their favorite videos on CMT’s Facebook page each week, and the top 11 make up the weekly show CMT Social Hour.
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Country Music Billboard Charts 9/30/2011
Posted by Country Girl on September 30th, 2011
Lady Antebellum’s “Own the Night” has been bumped from first to second on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Tony Bennett’s “Duets II” has done the bumping. Bennett’s new album includes duets with Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson and others.
Lady A still are number-one on Billboard’s country albums chart. George Strait’s “Here for a Good Time” is in second with “My Kinda Party” from Jason Aldean in third.
Rodney Atkins is number-one on Billboard’s country songs chart with “Take A Back Road.” “Made in America” by Toby Keith is in second, followed by “Long Hot Summer” from Keith Urban in third.
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Carrie Underwood and Tony Bennett at the Staples Center
Posted by Country Girl on September 26th, 2011
Tony Bennett took on the Staples Center Saturday night to help benefit AARP’s Drive to End Hunger initiative. He brought along a pair of high profile guests to help out. Both Carrie Underwood and Stevie Wonder helped wow the crowd and celebrate Tony’s 85th birthday.
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Tony Bennett & Carrie Underwood Premiere “It Had To Be You”
Posted by Country Girl on September 8th, 2011
So far, legendary crooner Tony Bennett has unveiled his collaborations with Norah Jones, Michael Buble, and Alejandro Sanz, as well as 30-second previews of his work with Lady Gaga and Mariah Carey and footage from his session with the late, great Amy Winehouse. This time, Tony is paired with Country Music Award “Vocalist of the Year” nominee Carrie Underwood on the 1924 torch song, “It Had to Be You”. Check out the exclusive premiere of the song here.
On September 23, Tony and Carrie are set to perform the song on the season premiere of the CBS television show, Blue Bloods.
“It Had to Be You” will be featured on Tony’s upcoming release, “Tony Bennett: Duets II” out on September 20th via RPM/Columbia Records. “Duets II. “ The album boosts an all-star cast of duet partners including Lady Gaga,Amy Winehouse, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, and Aretha Franklin.
Pre-order your own copy from Amazon here.
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