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Kellie Pickler Shares Songs and Stories in Studio 330 Sessions

Posted by Country Girl on February 8th, 2010

Kellie Pickler takes over CMT’s Nashville studio for a private performance of some of her biggest hits when Studio 330 Sessions premieres today, exclusively on CMT.com.

Kellie and an acoustic trio deliver songs from her current album, including “Didn’t You Know How Much I Love You” and “Makin’ Me Fall In Love Again.” In addition, she performs her first top-10 hit “Best Days Of Your Life” and gives a personal twist on the Keith Whitley hit, “Don’t Close Your Eyes.”

In a candid and witty interview, Kellie reminisces about her first concert, her first performance and shares a story about her My Little Pony lunchbox. Musically influenced by an array of country legends, she says, “I can’t just give the credit to just one person because it’s the country music family in general that have inspired me to do this.” Kellie also shares heartfelt answers to reveal her greatest passion and most memorable gift.

To watch Kellie’s Studio 330 Sessions CLICK HERE

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And Your New CMT Top 20 Countdown Host Is……..

Posted by Country Girl on February 4th, 2010

Evan Farmer! Evan will officially join the CMT family as host of the CMT Top 20 Countdown this Friday, February 5th at 11am.

With Lance Smith’s big shoes to fill (that is metaphorical…Lance was quite short) you might already know Evan from being the host and handyman on TLC’s home makeover series “While You Were Out”. He has a very eclectic background and I am sure you have seen him before.

After graduating from Tulane University with a degree in architecture, Evan moved to New York City to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He first made headlines in 1998, in MTV’s first made-for-television movie and television series “2GE+HER,” which chronicled the spoof boy-band 2GE+HER’S rise to fame. Evan then took his career on the road as he shared the stage with Britney Spears during her 2000 “Oops I Did It Again” summer tour.

Evan says that hosting CMT Top 20 Countdown is a dream job for him.

“I get to interview inspiring people, surround myself with great music and stay close to my family here in Nashville. CMT already feels like home.”

You can start following Evan on Twitter @EvanFarmer and make sure to tune in this Friday for the CMT Top 20 Countdown.

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Tags: CMT, Evan Farmer, Lance Smith

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Fans Vote Carrie Underwood at Top of the Decade

Posted by Country Girl on January 29th, 2010

The votes are in and fans have crowned Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” as the top video of the decade in an online poll at CMT.com. Rounding out the top five in the web survey are Trace Adkins’ “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” Toby Keith’s “How Do You Like Me Now?” Sugarland’s “Stay” and Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long.”

Fans were presented with a list of the top 50 videos from the past decade, and then ranked their favorites at CMT.com. The list of contenders were based on video viewing, including CMT TOP 20 COUNTDOWN airplay and viewer voting, airplay during CMT music video hours and on CMT Pure, viewing of on-demand videos, streams and New Video Voting on CMT.com and views on CMT Mobile.

The top 10 videos of the year follow. For a full list, visit CMT.com.

1) Carrie Underwood – “Before He Cheats”
2) Trace Adkins – “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”
3) Toby Keith – “How Do You Like Me Now?”
4) Sugarland – “Stay”
5) Kid Rock – “All Summer Long”
6) Brad Paisley – “Whiskey Lullaby”
7) Tim McGraw – “Live Like You Were Dying”
8 ) Taylor Swift – “Love Story”
9) Miranda Lambert – “Kerosene”
10) Rascal Flatts – “What Hurts The Most”

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Posted in Brad Paisley, CMT, Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins

Tags: Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, CMT, Kid Rock, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins

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DVR Alert: Josh Turner

Posted by TawnyTucker on January 29th, 2010

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Josh Turner will be all over the television in the upcoming weeks, so all you Josh Turner fans…Set Those DVR’s!!

GAC Origins – one hour special airdates/times below:

February 09, 2010 10:00 PM ET
February 10, 2010 2:00 AM ET
February 10, 2010 10:00 AM ET
February 10, 2010 5:00 PM ET
February 14, 2010 11:00 AM ET
February 14, 2010 8:00 PM ET
February 14/15, 2010 Midnight ET

GAC Top 20
Feb. 5 – 8pm ET and midnight

GAC On The Streets
Feb. 9 – 1pm ET, 9pm ET
Feb. 10 – 1am ET

GAC GAC Nights
Feb. 11 – 8pm ET & midnight

GAC Headline Country – premieres Feb. 11 -10pm ET (re-airs multiple times over 2 weeks)

CMT Top 20 Countdown-Jan. 29 – 11am ET, Jan. 30 – 10:30am ET, Jan. 31 – 11:30am ET
Insider – Feb. 6 – 1:30pm ET, Feb. 7 – 11am ET

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Keith Urban and John Mayer CMT Crossroads

Posted by Country Girl on January 27th, 2010

Ahhhhhhh! Those are really the only words that can describe what Tawny, me and only a few hundred other people witnessed last night. Keith Urban and John Mayer taped CMT Crossroads in Nashville and I am sure I do not have to mention the music those two men made together was phenomenal.

A lot of you have emailed us asking for details about the show but we are not going to give you details (because we want you to watch the show). All we are going to say is this:

We spotted Jake Owen, Caitlin Lynn, Kix Brooks, Scott Borchetta and yes….Taylor Swift in the audience rocking out to the best guitar playing I have ever witnessed. Taylor sang along to every word of every song and everyone was excited to see what these two would pull out of their pockets next.

I have heard a lot of people using the word epic to describe things lately (Michael Jackson’s This is It, Avatar, etc.) So I took it upon myself to look up the true definition of epic: heroic; majestic; impressively great: noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style.

To finish our vocabulary lesson…I will use it correctly in a sentence:

CMT Crossroad with Keith Urban and John Mayer is epic.

Unfortunately, they did not tell us an air date for the show but we will keep our eyes and ears open and let you know as soon as we know. This will be a must see show for anyone who has love, passion and a feeling for music.

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PS – thank you to our friend who made Tawny her plus 1 and John’s Management for having a fantastic Twitter contest to get us in the door. XOXO

Posted in Brooks and Dunn, CMT, Jake Owen, John Mayer, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift

Tags: Brooks and Dunn, CMT, CMT Crossroads, Jake Owen, John Mayer, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift

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Broadway Babe Laura Bell Bundy Makes Country Debut

Posted by TawnyTucker on January 18th, 2010

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Broadway star gone country singer, Laura Bell Bundy is debuting her first country video on CMT.com today. “Giddy On Up” and getcha some…what do you think?

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Dixie Chicks Sisters Releasing New Music Without Natalie

Posted by Country Girl on January 11th, 2010

In a CMT interview with Lloyd Maines, Natalie Maines father, he confirms that Martie Maguire and Emily Robison have been working on a music project without Natalie. Although no release date or album information has been released we are keeping our fingers crossed to get some more information about the project from Columbia Records in the upcoming months.

Although the two are working on musical projects without Natalie it doesn’t mean the trio has ended. The interview with Natalie’s father tells a story of the Dixie Chicks as a happy family who spent the holidays together.

“They were all here at my house for Christmas,” he says. “Everybody seemed happy and healthy. And they were back here on New Year’s Eve with their families. Everybody had a great time, but, I tell you, during holidays, I don’t ask any business questions, and they didn’t offer any insight. … But they’re definitely still an entity. …

“I know that the girls seem really happy being out of the public eye. They hit it so hard for so many years. The dynamics have changed so much now because they’ve all got kids that are in school. The happy-go-lucky, just-take-off-and-go situation has definitely changed.”

Lloyd also says says he doesn’t think the three Chicks have yet decided how they might reincarnate their act.

Love or hate the Dixie Chicks those ladies could sing some fantastic country music. I am keeping my fingers crossed that one day a new Dixie Chicks CD will grace my ipod again.

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CMT Crossroads with John Mayer & Keith Urban???

Posted by TawnyTucker on January 10th, 2010

CMT Radio’s Cody Alan is having quite the little contest. If you hear two Keith Urban songs played back to back, you can qualify win tickets to attend the CMT Crossroads special featuring Keith Urban and John Mayer….wait…WHAT?!?! There’s gonna be a CMT Crossroads with Keith Urban and John Mayer and I knew NOTHING about it??? Keith Urban’s last CrossRoads was with John Fogerty several years ago.

You can see how to enter the contest here. Be sure that we’ll be attempting to dig up as much information as we can and let y’all know ASAP.

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Tags: John Mayer, Keith Urban

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Tune In As Jake Owen Hosts CMT “Top 20 Countdown”!

Posted by Country Girl on January 7th, 2010

Jake Owen races back to work in the New Year by teaming up with CMT to host an episode of “Top 20 Countdown”. Set your DVR’s for tomorrow, Friday, January 8th at 11AM EST. This way you can rewind “Eight Second Ride” and watch it over and over again.

Later this month, Jake will hit the road for his first shows of the New Year, with dates in his home state of Florida, including a highly anticipated show in his college stomping grounds of Tallahassee. He will also take “Eight Second Ride” on the road with performances in Corbin, KY and Cincinnati, OH for Championship Bull Riding (CBR) events.

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The Singing Bee is Back and Reba is Joining In

Posted by Country Girl on January 5th, 2010

CMT’s popular series, The Singing Bee, returns for a second season beginning Friday, January 15 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. Hosted by Melissa Peterman, the premiere episode features a cameo by country superstar Reba McEntire. New one-hour episodes of The Singing Cee debut weekly, promising more laughs and excitement than ever before with new music selections and fierce competitors.

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Carrie Underwood’s CMT: Invitation Only

Posted by Country Girl on December 1st, 2009

Carrie Underwood: Invitation Only

Carrie Underwood steps into the spotlight for an all-new installment of Invitation Only. Tune in as she performs hit singles, along with new tracks from her latest album, Play On. Filmed before an intimate audience in Nashville, Carrie shows her wide-range of vocal prowess as she takes on “Before He Cheats,” “I Told You So,” “Cowboy Casanova” and much more. Plus you won’t want to miss her revealing answers to fan questions. Tune in Tuesday, December 1 at 9 PM ET/PT. Or you can watch it here on CMTT.

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Carrie Underwood is a Sci-Fi Junkie

Posted by TawnyTucker on November 28th, 2009

No, you’re not going to find any video clips…or anything…yet…but on Carrie Underwood’s CMT: Invitation Only you get a rare glimpse into the Carrie underneath the beauty. Because I’m a Dish Network subscriber, I get to see each episode of Invitation Onlybefore it airs on CMT (see channel 101 dish fans). Well, during the question and answer session, Carrie admits her favorite movies are the ‘Alien’ movies…she also says she’s a hardcore ‘Trekie,’ as in…Star Trek…Apparently, Carrie thinks Captain Kirk is quite the looker…Go ahead and swoon all you closeted sci-fi geeks…you’ve got on popular blond in your corner. You can now wear your Spock shirts with pride.

Carrie debuts a few new songs, along with her past hits. I have to say, people need to lay off Taylor Swift for being too ‘pop’ cuz some of the stuff Carrie sings on the show are definitely more pop than country…just sayin…It’s not a bad thing… Pick on one-pick on all. So add Carrie to the list of country artists (Keith, Rascal Flatts, Taylor, Martina) who could go ‘pop.’

Carrie’s CMT: Invitation Only premiers on Tuesday, December 1st on CMT. Click here for more information.

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Posted in CMT, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift

Tags: Carrie Underwood, CMT, Taylor Swift

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