Radio Country: April 2011

Friday, April 29, 2011

Country Music Pride

Blake Shelton, CMA Male Vocalist of the Year adds ‘Coach’ to his resume with the premier of NBC talent show “The Voice”

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On Tuesday night, an estimated 11.8 million Americans tuned in to see country superstar Blake Shelton, along with pop stars Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, coach unknown singers to stardom on NBC's new show "The Voice." The concept of the talent show is different from ratings giant "American Idol" [...]

Colt Ford debuts “Country Thang” video

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Do you wanna know what the next big "thang" is? Tune in to CMT's Big New Music Weekend this weekend to see the world premier of the latest from innovative, alt-country emcee Colt Ford and the new video for his latest single "Country Thang." The video opens with Colt rolling up in a vintage Ford [...]

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Country Music Pride

Thompson Square’s Video for “I Got You”
Martina McBride’s Newest Video for “Teenage Daughter’s”
CMT Big New Music Weekend World Premieres Colt Ford’s ‘Country Thang’ Video

Thompson Square’s Video for “I Got You”

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Today marked the release of Thompson Square's video for their newest single "I Got You", the follow up to their hit "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not?". As you watch, you may notice a resemblance among the cast. Keifer and Shawna had a lot of shoes to fill in the making of this video, [...]

Martina McBride’s Newest Video for “Teenage Daughter’s”

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Martina McBride's video for her current single, "Teenage Daughters" gives us a behind the scenes look at Martina in all three of her roles: wife, mother and (the one we all know her for best) singer. The video takes place in her home away from home, the recording studio, and reminds us just how down [...]

CMT Big New Music Weekend World Premieres Colt Ford’s ‘Country Thang’ Video

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Today is the day! CMT’s Big New Music Weekend is world premiering Colt Ford’s latest video for his single “Country Thang”. The video is one of six that will be featured throughout the weekend on CMT and CMT.com. The video was shot in Nashville at the Hard Times Bar and Grill and features some of [...]

This week: Shane Nicholson Intimate Event Video, a chat with Jasmine Rae and Tori Darke is our Feature Album

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Apr 29, 2011

Joe Nichols, Jasmine Rae and Peter McWhirter start their National tour together tonight in Toowoomba. If you catch one of the shows, be sure to give us your review!

Intimate Evenings
Video - Shane Nicholson LIVE
Shane, accompanied by Luke Moller on fiddle and Jeff McCormack on bass, performs three of the songs from a special evening at ABC Country.
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ABC Country Features

Interview
Jasmine Rae - country's rising star
Ahead of supporting US star Joe Nichols on his Australian tour, Jasmine Rae reflects on her career highlights so far and tells us about learning her craft from country music's finest...
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Feature Album
'Dreams and Chances' Tori Darke
The long-awaited debut album from homegrown rising star, Tori Darke.
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ABC Country Events

Festival Guides
Joe Nichols - The Shape I'm In Tour
From Apr 29, 2011
Fresh from his appearance at Rocks The Hunter, Joe Nichols returns to our shores in April and May for The Shape I'm In Australian Tour.
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