Category: Awards
Oscars Score In Ratings, “Weary Kind” Wins Song
Country music had a much deserved moment in the Hollywood spotlight last night (3/7). “The Weary Kind,” written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song during the telecast which drew the highest ratings since 2005. Bingham, a Lost Highway artist, and Burnett penned the song for Crazy […]
Juno Noms Spotlight Country
Country music made a proud showing yesterday (5/4) as the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced the nominees for the 2010 Juno Awards. Among the nominees were soul/country crooner Johnny Reid (Fan Choice Award, Artist of the Year and Country Album of the Year for Dance With Me); Taylor Swift (International Album […]
“Ramble At Ryman” Wins Emmy; Tues. Night Opry Returns
Levon Helm: Ramble at the Ryman recently garnered two Mid South Emmy Awards. The program, produced by the Americana Music Association, Dirt Farmer Music and High Five Entertainment took home the Entertainment trophy and Nic Dugger took home the Technical Achievement award. See a video from PBS’s Ramble at the Ryman below. —————————— The Grand […]
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations
ACM Plans Vegas Events, Honors Montgomery Gentry
Columbia Nashville duo Montgomery Gentry will be the 2010 recipient of the Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award, to be presented during the 45th Annual ACM Awards in Las Vegas on Sun., April 18, 2010. Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry are strong supporters of the U.S. military and numerous charitable organizations including the […]
ACM Noms: Industry, Musician, Radio
MUSICIAN/BANDLEADER/INSTRUMENTALIST (MBI) AWARDS (MBI awards are presented to honorees at “ACM Honors,” an annual event held in Nashville in the fall.) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Buddy Cannon Nathan Chapman Dann Huff Frank Liddell Frank Rogers AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Ben Fowler Steve Marcantonio Justin Niebank Ed Seay Clarke Schleicher TOP BASS PLAYER OF THE […]
Lady A Leads ACM Noms
With seven nods, Lady Antebellum leads the Academy of Country Music Award nominations, announced this morning (3/2). The trio is up for Album of the Year, Top Vocal Group, Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for “Need You Now.” They were also nominated as a producer for […]
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ACM Noms Tomorrow, Fan Voting Open
Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton will announce the nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards live tomorrow morning (3/2) on CBS’ The Early Show. Shelton will also perform and ACM Awards show host McEntire will be interviewed. Check musicrow.com for all the nominations. For the first time this year, fans have the opportunity to […]
Joey + Rory Go Viral For ACM Votes
Sugar Hill artists Joey + Rory are on the campaign trail. Nominated for an ACM Award in the Top New Duo category, the husband-and-wife team have gone viral, posting a new original song, “It’d Be Nice,” on You Tube that ever-so-gently and oh-so-cleverly pleads with fans to support them in the fan-voted category. Sample lyric: […]
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TJ Martell Sets Honors Gala
Business and music industry leaders and celebrities will gather at Nashville’s Hutton Hotel on Monday, March 22 to celebrate the T.J. Martell Foundation Honors Gala. In Nashville, the Foundation annually supports cancer research through the Frances Williams Preston Laboratories at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, in honor of Frances Preston, national President of the T.J. Martell […]
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CRB Inducts 2010 Radio Hall of Famers
Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) inducted the 2010 class of the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame last night (2/23) at a special ceremony at the Nashville Convention Center. Bill Bailey, Laurie DeYoung and Rudy Fernandez are the 2010 Country Music DJ inductees, while Dan Halyburton, Mike Hammond and Cy Blumenthal (posthumous) are the […]
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CRB Announces Humanitarian Award Winners
Country Radio Broadcasters handed out its 2010 Artist Humanitarian, Radio Humanitarian and Tom Rivers Humanitarian Awards today (2/24) at CRS 2010. This year’s CRB Artist Humanitarian Award was presented to Trace Adkins. Since 2002, Adkins has worked closely with the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to educating others […]
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations, Radio
