The Band Perry To Open ACM Awards; George Strait & Miranda Lambert To Sing Merle Haggard Medley

The Band Perry David McClister photo courtesy of Splash Public Relations.

The Band Perry will open the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music with an explosive performance of her new single, “Chainsaw”. Co -hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, the ACM Awards will be broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, April 6th at 8/7c .

In addition, Miranda Lambert and George Strait will perform a medley tribute in honor of Merle Haggard 50 years in country music, including "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" and "I'm a fugitive alone. Garth Brooks Merle Haggard presented with the Crystal Award Milestone in honor of his legendary career.

Hunter Hayes will perform her new single, "Invisible”, along with ConAgra Foods Child Hunger Ends Here campaign and Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line "This Is How We Roll" performed in the ACM Fan Jam through remote live at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, with star showing Nitro Circus BMX skills and more.

Artists previously announced include Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Toby Keith, Justin Moore, Kip Moore, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, and Lady Antebellum with legendary musician Stevie Nicks. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

Visit our special section on the ACM Awards photos , videos and more at the ACM Awards last and to get a preview of this year . And be sure to tune Great American Country at 6:30 / 5:30 c before the ACM Awards to see all the stars live from the ACM Awards Red Carpet!

A Miranda Lambert Duet You Might Have Missed

With all this talk of duets Miranda Lambert - as your next "something wrong" with Carrie Underwood and her recent single “We Were Us" by Keith Urban - I cannot stop thinking about my very favorite . And it's one you might not have heard of yet.



It's “Old Habits," a duet with Justin Moore from his album Off the Beaten Path launched late last year. And the last time I spoke to raved about Moore and this particular song, he said it was a favorite, too.

“When I heard the tape job of it, my producer and I looked and I said, ' That's a duet, ' " Moore said.

Next thing you said to each other?

“‘We need to Miranda,'" Moore recalled.

Moore said Lambert was the obvious choice for the song, because of her voice and how the countries of the song are.

“There are a lot of talented women artists in this city, but no one is better than country singer Miranda Lambert, music in my opinion," he said. "And there’s a country song out there than this.

“She knocked it out of the park. Knew he would. Has been very interesting for her to take time from your schedule to do that," Moore said. "You really find out who your friends are when you call and say, ' Sing this song with me,' and just go, ' Okay.'"

Moore is nominated for an ACM Award for New Artist of the Year, and Lambert is nominated for five ACM awards, including artist of the year.

Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts And More To Play CMA Music Festival In Nashville

NASHVILLE - Country music artists announced for night sold-out concerts at LP Field CMA Music Festival in 2014.


Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert and Rascal Flatts, which includes guitarist Joe Don Rooney Picher race, are some of the superstars of the list. Others in the range include Jason Aldean , Dierks Bentley , Luke Bryan, Eric Church , Florida Georgia Line , Brantley Gilbert , Hunter Hayes , Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Thomas Rhett , Darius Rucker , The Band Perry, Keith Urban, Chris Young, and Zac Brown Band will all take the stage at the festival this year, which will be Thursday through Sunday 5-8 June in Nashville.

"CMA Music Festival is proud to have these great artists perform on stage LP Field," said chief executive Sarah Trahern AMC, in a press release. “The fact that the tickets sold for the evening concerts at a record pace talks about country music fans have come to expect from CMA Music Festival and are convinced that this training offer that promise. "

Artists Announced for the evening concerts at LP Field are no strangers to the CMA Music Festival , all but one have made the LP Field stage in recent years . Together, they won 80 CMA awards and won an incredible 289 candidates.

The announcement of the highly anticipated range reaches the end of # CMAFestGuess , multi - week social media campaign that clued fans performing on the main stage each night . A special video announcement No. CMAFestGuess reveal the artists was released Wednesday morning and can be seen here.

"From the LP Field has been sold before we announce an artist , we had the opportunity to create an exciting way to get our media buzz public social communication in the field of fun and " said CMA Vice - president of marketing and strategic alliances Damon Whiteside said in the statement . "Indexes # CMAFestGuess instilled up excitement about the Festival and our artist community really supported the effort by sharing and retweets tracks his followers to continue the conversation. "

While tickets for evening concerts at LP Field are sold, there are many other steps and music entertainment, special events and activities throughout to enjoy Nashville during CMA Music Festival.
The new attraction of the CMA Music Festival, U -verse Downtown Music Fan Fair- X AT & T, offers performances of artists question and answer sessions celebrity, and more. Fans can play paparazzi and take pictures of the stars, shopping market X Fan Fair, and more. X Fan Fair Tickets are $ 10 per day or $ 25 for four days. Children eight and under are free.

The best experience of the fans of country music started in 1972 as Fan Fair ®, bringing 5000 fans Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Over 40 years later, the legendary festival has become the signature music event in the city. In 2013, CMA Music Festival attracted more than 80,000 daily visitors from every state and two dozen foreign countries.

CMA Music Festival will be filmed for a new national television special to air on ABC . This is the 11th consecutive year that the event was filmed for a television special on the network, a feat no other music festival has achieved. "CMA Music Festival: Country Night of Rock " will be executive producer Robert Deaton.

CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Fan Fair is a registered trademark of CMA. Chevrolet ™ is the official visit of Country Music. Bud Light is the official beer of the CMA Music Festival. Pepsi is the official soft drink of the CMA Music Festival. American Airlines is the Official Airline of the CMA Music Festival. Bad Boy Buggies are the Official UTV of the CMA Music Festival.

Miranda Lambert Collaborates With Carrie Underwood On New Song “Something Bad”

Although Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are both for ACM Award for Singer of the year, they are not in competition with each other. Since Miranda is a big fan of Carrie, she asked him to join the new song “something bad”, featured on his next album Platinum, coming 3rd June cannot think it, but Miranda was really nervous to ask Carrie to contribute. She told Yahoo!, "Singing with Carrie Underwood is very, very intimidating. I'll be honest. She is an amazing singer. Asking Him to do it was nerve-wracking. I sent him an e -mail, long chat on e -mail if she wanted to sing on the record, it might be cool, but maybe she did not want , and if she liked the song, but she does not love the song ... and when I sent it , I thought, ' It sounds ridiculous . “Miranda Lambert has a positive attitude about working with other great female stars of country.

She continues: “Two girls from Texas and Oklahoma, living the dream right now. We are really rocking in country music, and we thus arrive in force. For me, if you are sitting in the first row, you can scoot back. It is a force. It just feels exciting to me, and I 'm ready to rock. And sing with Carrie really pushes me, so it's fun, and it's cool. It's been too long as two girls in our genre met like that. “The music video for "Something Bad” is already in the works, and Miranda revealed: “I ​​hope she will come to the dark side and blow something and put something on fire in the video.” We” will probably be heard" something bad "on the radio very soon, but in the meantime, enjoy Lambert’s first single recording, “Automatic “.

Video: Miranda Lambert To Release Fifth Solo Album "Platinum" On June 3

Add the upcoming album Miranda Lambert to the many good things that are " Platinum" . Launched on June 3 , "Platinum " is not just a song on the album, but also a way of life for the residents of Tishomingo .
 
"Platinum is the color of my hair and my wedding ring , and the color of my Airstream and the name of one of my favorite beers ," he said today in announcing album. "It's a lifestyle . 

"The Texas native , who wrote half of the album 16 Songs , described the album as a picture." The 16 songs together form an image, and without one of those songs , it just looks like abstract art, " he said in the press release . 

 "I wanted it to be perfect , I wanted that matters. "" There is humor in this album , and nostalgia , and it's feminine," Lambert said. " No girl power , and not in the "  

I'll burn your house and kill you , but where I am as a 30 year old and wife. I'm more settled in life, embracing the good and the bad, and that is all reflected on yet I burn around ' Platinum ' - . 

But in a less chaotic way. "On the album, said Sony Nashville President / CEO Gary Overton in the statement, " 'Platinum ' is the best album of Miranda yet! When the album was finished , she asked us to live with the new music for several weeks before you start talk about individual choices , marketing ideas , etc. she knew how special this album is and wanted to "hear" what she did .

 All we could say was 'Wow ! ' ""Automatic" , the first single from "Platinum " had a historical beginning for country music superstar . He scored highest charting first week on the radio , which debuted at No. 35 and No. 26, respectively , in the Country Aircheck charts Billboard country. The song currently resides in the Top 20 . Written by Lambert, Natalie Hemby and Nicolle Galyon , "Automatic " is available for purchase at http://smarturl.it/mlautomatic and all digital stores . 

According to the Associated Press, Lambert sees its image of itself in the " Mirror, " takes on tabloid scrutiny " Priscilla " and teams with several guests on songs that highlight his range and willingness to experiment .Collaboration with Checotah native Carrie Underwood on " Something is wrong," brings together two of the most popular country stars .

 "We're really rocking in country music and come together as a force ," Lambert told the AP . " For me, as if you're sitting in the front row , you may want to dig again. It is a force. Feels exciting for me . , I'm ready to rock ."

 The album cover , title and release date of "Platinum " was revealed this morning on " Good Morning America ," which also broke the news that the Grammy winner will present his Top 20 hit "Automatic" live on GMA Times Square studio kick album release June 3.Lambert song will be presented on Sunday, April 6 , at the Academy of Country Music Awards , airing live from Las Vegas on CBS . The reign , four-time ACM Female Vocalist of the Year has seven nominations this year including Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year .

 That fan voting for Entertainer of the Year will start on Monday 24 March at www.VoteACM.com and will close during the third hour of the live broadcast ACM .My excellent colleague George Lang and I have been preparing a list of Oklahoma 2014 album releases for Friday, and you can read all about "Platinum" and many other albums that have links soon been giving this year.

Miranda Lambert Collaborates With Carrie Underwood On New Song “Something Bad”

Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert (Photo : Christopher Polk / Getty Images)





Although Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are both for ACM Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, which are not in competition with each other. 

Since Miranda is a big fan of Carrie so she asked him to join her new song " Something bad ," presented at the next platinum album , which comes out June 3rd . 

You may not believe , but Miranda was really nervous about asking Carrie contribute. 

She told Yahoo! , " Singing with Carrie Underwood is very, very intimidating. 'll Be honest . She is an amazing singer. Asking you to do this was hopeless. I sent an email, a long , blabbing e- mail about if I wanted to sing on the album, it could be good , but maybe she did not want , and if you like the song , but she did not have to like the song ... and when I sent it , I thought, ' This sounds ridiculous . " 

Lambert has a positive attitude to work with other great female stars of country. 

He continued: " Two girls, Texas and Oklahoma, who are living the dream right now we're really rocking in country music , and we're bringing into force For me, if you are sitting in the front row , is possible. . want to dig again. It is a force. feels exciting for me , and I'm ready to rock. and singing with Carrie really pushes me , so it's fun and it's great . been too long since two girls in our genres have joined as well . " 

The music video for " something bad " is already in the works, and Miranda revealed : "I'm hoping it will come to the dark side and blowing something and set something on fire in the video. "We are "very likely I'll be listening to" Something bad "on the radio soon , but meanwhile, enjoy Lambert first single , " Automatic " .