2010 ACM Noominations

So the 2010 Academy Of Country Music Award Nominations were announced the other day and Lady Antebellum leads with 7 while Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood have 6, Taylor Swift has 5 and Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley Zach Brown Band have 4. Congrats to all of the nominees.

Here are your nominees

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band

TOP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack

TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Randy Rogers Band
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

TOP VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland

TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST OF THE YEAR *
Luke Bryan
Jamey Johnson
Chris Young

TOP NEW VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR *
Bomshel
Joey + Rory
Steel Magnolia

TOP NEW VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR *
Eli Young Band
Gloriana
The Lost Trailers

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company(s)]

American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers

Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Victoria Shaw, Paul Worley

Play On - Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Mark Bright
"Quitter" Produced by Max Martin & Shellback for Maratone Productions and Mark Bright

Revolution - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

The Foundation - Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Keith Stegall, Zac Brown
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company(s)]

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley

People Are Crazy - Billy Currington (Mercury)
Produced by: Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington

Red Light - David Nail (MCA Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

Toes - Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Keith Stegall, Zac Brown

White Liar - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

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

Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood
Composers: Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood
Publishers: Brett James Cornelius Music (ASCAP), Carrie Okie Music (BMI), Rincon Ave Music
(ASCAP), Stage Three Songs (ASCAP)

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Composers: Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott
Publishers: EMI Foray Music (BMI), Darth Buddha (ASCAP), Dwhaywood Music (BMI), Hillary Dawn Publishing (SESAC), Radiobullets Publishing (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Year Of The Dog Music (ASCAP)

People Are Crazy - Billy Currington
Composers: Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
Publishers: Crozier Music Enterprises LLC (BMI), Mighty Nice Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tiltawhirl Music (BMI)

White Liar - Miranda Lambert
Composers: Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert
Publishers: Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tiltawhirl Music (BMI)

You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
Composers: Liz Rose, Taylor Swift
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Taylor Swift Music (BMI)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] (Off Camera Award)

Boots On – Randy Houser
Producer: Eric Welch
Director: Eric Welch (Drake footage: Vickie Vaughn)

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Producer: Clarke Gallican
Director: David McClister

Welcome To The Future – Brad Paisley
Producers: Mark Kalbfeld, Jim Shea, Peter Tilden
Director: Jim Shea

White Liar – Miranda Lambert
Producer: Tameron Hedge
Director: Chris Hicky

You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Producer: Randy Brewer
Director: Roman White

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (Off Camera Award)

Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins (Reprise Records / Warner Music Nashville)
Producer: Scott Hendricks

Honky Tonk Stomp - Brooks & Dunn featuring Billy Gibbons (Arista Nashville)
Producer: Ronnie Dunn, Terry McBride

I Told You So - Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis (19/Arista Nashville)
Producer: Mark Bright

I’m Alive - Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews (Blue Chair/BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

Seeing Stars - Jack Ingram featuring Patty Griffin (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Jack Ingram, Jeremy Stover

* Fan voting for Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo began at VoteACM.com on Friday, February 26 and will close on Friday, March 12. The winner in each of the three categories will be announced March 23, and will move on to compete for Top New Artist.

Fan voting for Top New Artist and Entertainer of the Year begins on Thursday, April 1 at VoteACM.com. Fan voting for Top New Artist will close at 5pm PT on April 18th (before the LIVE show starts) and fan voting for Entertainer of the Year will close during the third hour of the LIVE broadcast.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Awards counts for artists reflect categories in which they have

New Music Video Review: Lady Antebellum "American Honey"

I am a big fan of country trio Lady Antebellum and today they make their debut on the Oprah Winfrey show I'm so excited for them, and Oprah also debuted the group's new video for American Honey it's such a simple and sweet video for this song but I really love it :-)

Check it out here: http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Watch-Lady-Antebellums-American-Honey-Music-Video

Enjoy!

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards

Hey Guys! First of all sorry about being MIA for almost 2 weeks. Secondly if you didn't know the 2010 Grammy Awards were last night and even though I missed the first 40 minuets I will say what I did watch was fantastic.

The highlight of the night for everyone I think was the tribute to Michael Jackson, as shown in the photo above. Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson and Usher all paid tribute to the late King Of Pop by performing Earth Song while a movie (Shown in most places in 3D) behind them and while the video was an awesome effect the singers really shined and was probably the best performance of the night by far. Other performances by Bon Jovi featuring Jennifer Nettles, Lady Antebellum and Dave Matthews Band were performances that I for one really enjoyed to.

2010 Grammy Winners

Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis took home Grammy's for Favorite Country Collaboration With Vocals for their duet of Randy's 1983 hit I Told You So

The ones bolded and marked with an * are winners

Visit Grammy.com to see the full list of winners

Album of the Year

* Taylor Swift – Fearless

Beyoncé – I Am… Sasha Fierce

Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.

Lady Gaga – The Fame

Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King

Record of the Year
* Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Beyoncé – “Halo”
Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Song of the Year
* Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
* Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Bon Jovi – “We Weren’t Born to Follow”
The Fray – “Never Say Never”
Daryl Hall & John Oates – “Sara Smile”
MGMT – “Kids”

Best Rap Solo Performance
* Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem – “Beautiful”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Mos Def – “Casa Bey”

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
* Lady Antebellum - “I Run To You”
Brooks & Dunn - “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
Zac Brown Band - “Chicken Fried”
Rascal Flatts - “Here Comes Goodbye"
Sugarland - “It Happens”

Best Rock Album
* Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
AC/DC – Black Ice
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
U2 – No Line on the Horizon

Best Country Album
* Fearless - Taylor Swift
The Foundation - Zac Brown Band
Twang - George Strait
Defying Gravity - Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy - Lee Ann Womack

Best New Artist
* Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
* Beyoncé – “Halo”
Adele – “Hometown Glory”
Katy Perry – “Hot N Cold”
Pink – “Sober”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
* Jason Mraz – “Make It Mine”
John Legend – “This Time”
Maxwell – “Love You”
Seal – “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
Stevie Wonder – “All About the Love Again”

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
* Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – “Lucky”
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen – “Sea of Heartbreak”
Ciara & Justin Timberlake – “Love Sex Magic”
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat – “Breathe”

Best Pop Vocal Album
* Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
The Fray – The Fray
Pink – Funhouse

Best Dance Recording
* Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – “When Love Takes Over”
Madonna – “Celebration”
Britney Spears – “Womanizer”

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
* Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”
Lalah Hathaway – “That Was Then”
Ledisi – “Goin’ Thru Changes”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
* Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Anthony Hamilton – “The Point of It All”
Musiq Soulchild – “Sobeautiful”
Pleasure P – “Under”
Charlie Wilson – “There Goes My Baby”

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
* Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – “Chocolate High”
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – “Ifuleave”
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – “Higher Ground”
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – “Love Has Finally Come At Last”

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
* Beyoncé – “At Last”
Anthony Hamilton – “Soul Music”
Boney James & Quinn – “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”
Ann Nesby – “Sow Love”
Calvin Richardson – “Woman Gotta Have It”

New Music Review: Taylor Swift "Today Was A Fairytail"

Today Was A Fairytale is the newest song from Taylor Swift, and is the lead off song from the soundtrack to the movie Valentine's Day which hits theaters on Feb. 12th. This is a typical Taylor song in the sense that is talks about love, however there is nothing wrong with that at all. This song is about your perfect day with your ideal person. (We all dream about those dates right? I have to admit I do to.) Your excited, nervous and head over heels in love with this person and your whole day to you was a fairytail in sense that it was perfect in every way possible. It is a good song, lyrically and melodically and Taylor sounds good. Check it out on iTunes or Amazon.

Today Was A Fairytale Lyrics

Today was a fairytale
You were the prince
I used to be a damsel in distress
You took me by the hand and you picked me up at six
Today was a fairytale

Today was a fairytale

Today was a fairytale
I wore a dress
You wore a dark grey t-shirt
You told me I was pretty when I looked like a mess
Today was a fairytale
Time slows down whenever you're around

But can you feel this magic in the air?
It must have been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must have been the way
Today was a fairytale
It must have been the way
Today was a fairytale

Today was a fairytale
You've got a smile that takes me to another planet
Every move you make everything you say is right
Today was a fairytale
Today was a fairytale
All that I can say is it's getting so much clearer
Nothing made sense until the time I saw your face
Today was a fairytale

Time slows down whenever you're around
Yeah yeah

But can you feel this magic in the air?
It must have been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must have been the way
Today was a fairytale
It must have been the way
Today was a fairytale


Time slows down whenever you're around
I can feel my heart
It's beating in my chest
Did you feel it?
I can't put this down

But can you feel this magic in the air?
It must have been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must have been the way
But can you feel this magic in the air?
It must have been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must have been the way
Today was a fairytale
It must have been the way
Today was a fairytale

American Idol: Episode 2: Atlanta Auditions

Special Guest Judge: Mary J Blige

Who Stood Out More - Male Or Female: Females

My Favorites From Atlanta

Ladies:

Keia Johnson

Miriman L

Noelle Resse

Tisha Johnson

Vanessa White

Holly Harden

Mallorie Haley

Carmen Turner

Guys

Jermain Sellers

Bryan Walker

Judging by the past 2 nights of auditions got me thinking: Will it be a girl's year to grab the title of American Idol? Or do you think is it just too early to tell yet? Of course you can't have Idol without drama and we saw some of that night with two contestants one of whom wouldn't stop singing to listen to the judges and ended up getting upset and had to be escorted out of the room, am I surprised? Not really it's Idol after all and you should expect that kind of thing with them. What will Chicago and Orlando bring next year? Watch next Tuesday & Wednesday to find out.

American Idol - Boston: Golden Ticket Interviews

For those of you who want to know more about each of the 31 contenders going through to Hollywood Week

My Favorite Contestants

Luke Shaffer Interview

Justin Williams Interview

Clarie Fuller Interview

See the other interviews here

http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_9/golden_ticket_interviews/

Also who are your favorites? Leave me a comment and tell me your favorite and least favorite contestants and why.

It's Back: American Idol Auditions - Episode 1 - Boston, MA

Hey Guys! So as you know American Idol premiered tonight on FOX tonight and during the auditions I'm going to give you my quick thoughts on the show and who my favorites are.

Special Guest Judge: Victoria Beckham

Who Stood Out More - Male Or Female: Females

My Favorites From Boston

Ladies:

Claire Fuller

Katie Davis

Leah Laurenti

Maddy Curtis

Ashley Rodriguez

Guys:

Joshua Blaylock

Justin Williams

Tyler Grady

Luke Shaffer

Mike Davis

The ladies did dominate the night with their soulful voices and lovely attitudes (Well most of them anyway) the ladies I chose all had amazing voices and had that something about them that made them stand out from the other competitors. The guys were outgoing, had amazing voices and were to be honest really cute, I think young girls hearts are going to melt all over America. I hope that this season goes well tonight was so far so good and next up Atlanta, GA. Will their southern hospitality shine through? Tune in tomorrow t 8 to find out.

New Music Review: Lady Antebellm "Ready To Love Again"

Hey Guys!

So today yet another Lady Antebellum song for you to give a listen to. It's a continuation of their Countdown to Need You Now and it's called Ready To Love Again. It's such a beautiful ballad and Hillary Scott describes the song's message as such "And it's a song basically about just having hope and finding hope in finding love again and feeling like you've been through a heartbreak or you've been through a dry spell and it's having that hope of finding love again" I gave it another listen this morning and again as I've said in the past I love their vocals, and this time they've added strings and it just makes it that much more beautiful. Another co-written song by the group (They have 7 in all and Hillary Dave and Charles each landed individual co-writes to) and with the help of writer Mike Busbee this song really shows what Lady Antebellum is about and that's creating and putting about amazing music for the fans. January 26th cannot come soon enough and check out Ready To Love Again on iTunes.

Ready To Love Again Lyrics

Seems I was walking in the wrong direction
I barely recognized my own reflection, no
Scared of love, but scared of life alone
Seems I've been playin' on the safe side baby
Building walls around my heart to save me, oh
But it's time for me to let it go.

Yeah, I'm ready to feel now
No longer am I 'fraid of the fall down
It must be time to move on now
Without the fear of how it might end
I guess I'm ready to love again.

Just when you think that love will never find you
You run away but still it's right behind you, oh
It's just something that we can't control

Yeah, I'm ready to feel now
No longer am I 'fraid of the fall down
It must be time to move on now
Without the fear of how it might end
I guess I'm ready to love again.

So come and find me
I'll be waiting up for you
I'll be holding out for you tonight

Yeah, I'm ready to feel now
No longer am I 'fraid of the fall down
It must be time to move on now
Without the fear of how it might end
I guess I'm ready, ready to love again.

Lyrics Credit: Lady Antebellum Fans - The Blog

New Music Review: Lady Antebellm "Love This Pain"

Banner above from Lady Antebellum.com

This is the 3rd release from the group's upcoming CD Need You Now which hits stores January 26th

Lady Antebellum continues their Countdown to Need You Now with the release of their 3rd song on iTunes entitled Love This Pain. Once again the group delivers amazing harmonies on the chorus and Charles Kelly really delivers he has the main vocal parts on this song and there just amazing, he's got a unique voice quality that I really love. And Unlike American Honey, Love This Pain is an uptempo song about a love that you just can't walk away from even though you really can't take the pain of being in the relationship and you tell yourself that you seem like a different person because of it.

Happy 2010!

Hey Guys!

So I thought I wouldn't get a chance to say this and I know I'm a day late but Happy New Year to you all! I hope that your 2010 is happy, healthy and wonderful!