CMT AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Fans can vote now through June 4 to determine the winners online at CMT.com.
The 2012 CMT Music Awards marks the 11th anniversary of the show and will air live from Nashville on June 6 on CMT and CMT.com.
Video of the Year
Jason Aldean — “Dirt Road Anthem”
Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter — “You and Tequila”
Toby Keith — “Red Solo Cup”
Lady Antebellum — “We Owned the Night”
Miranda Lambert — “Over You”
Brad Paisley With Carrie Underwood — “Remind Me”
Rascal Flatts Featuring Natasha Bedingfield — “Easy”
Blake Shelton — “God Gave Me You”
Taylor Swift Featuring the Civil Wars — “Safe & Sound”
Carrie Underwood — “Good Girl”
Male Video of the Year
Jason Aldean — “Dirt Road Anthem”
Luke Bryan — “I Don’t Want This Night to End”
Eric Church — “Drink in My Hand”
Toby Keith — “Red Solo Cup”
Blake Shelton — “God Gave Me You”
Keith Urban — “Long Hot Summer”
Female Video of the Year
Sara Evans — “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”
Miranda Lambert — “Over You”
Martina McBride — “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”
Kellie Pickler — “Tough”
Taylor Swift — “Ours”
Carrie Underwood — “Good Girl”
Group Video of the Year
Eli Young Band — “Crazy Girl”
Lady Antebellum — “We Owned the Night”
Pistol Annies — “Hell on Heels”
Rascal Flatts — “Banjo”
The Band Perry — “All Your Life”
Zac Brown Band — “Keep Me in Mind”
Duo Video of the Year
Love and Theft — “Angel Eyes”
Montgomery Gentry — “Where I Come From”
Sugarland — “Tonight”
The Civil Wars — “Poison and Wine”
Thompson Square — “Glass”
Thompson Square — “I Got You”
USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year
Lauren Alaina — “Georgia Peaches”
Brantley Gilbert — “Country Must Be Country Wide”
Hunter Hayes — “Storm Warning”
Scotty McCreery — “The Trouble With Girls”
Pistol Annies — “Hell on Heels”
Thompson Square — “I Got You”
Collaborative Video of the Year
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; awarded to the artists (individual, group or duo)
Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter — “You and Tequila”
Brad Paisley With Carrie Underwood — “Remind Me”
Rascal Flatts Featuring Natasha Bedingfield — “Easy”
Lionel Richie With Shania Twain — “Endless Love”
Taylor Swift Featuring the Civil Wars — “Safe & Sound”
Zac Brown Band Featuring Jimmy Buffett — “Knee Deep”
CMT Performance of the Year
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT
Jason Aldean — “Tattoos on This Town” from 2011 CMT Artists of the Year
Lady Antebellum — “Dancin’ Away With My Heart” from 2011 CMT Artists of the Year
Little Big Town — “Fix You” from Music Builds: The CMT Disaster Relief Concert
Blake Shelton — “Footloose” from Invitation Only: Blake Shelton
Sting and Vince Gill — “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” from CMT Crossroads: Sting and Vince Gill
Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood — “Just a Dream/Dream On” from CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood From the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam
45th Annual CMA Award Winners
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Carrie Underwood
Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
New Artist of the Year
The Band Perry
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Thompson Square
Chris Young
Music Video of the Year
“Honey Bee” Blake Shelton, Directed by Trey Fanjoy
“If I Die Young” The Band Perry, Directed by David McClister
“Mean” Taylor Swift, Directed by Declan Whitebloom
“Old Alabama” Brad Paisley featuring Alabama, Directed by Jim Shea
“You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, Directed by Shaun Silva
Musical Event of the Year
“As She’s Walking Away” Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson, Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow, and Miranda Lambert, Columbia Records Nashville
“Don’t You Wanna Stay” Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, Broken Bow Records
“Old Alabama” Brad Paisley featuring Alabama, Arista Nashville
“You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, BNA Records
Vocal Group of the Year
The Band Perry
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Album of the Year (Award to Artist and Producer(s))
All About Tonight, Blake Shelton, Produced by Scott Hendricks, Warner Bros. Nashville
My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean, Produced by Michael Knox, Broken Bow Records
Speak Now, Taylor Swift, Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift, Big Machine Records
This Is Country Music, Brad Paisley, Produced by Frank Rogers, Arista Nashville
You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band, Produced by Keith Stegall and Zac Brown, Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records
Vocal Duo of the Year
Civil Wars
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Thompson Square
Song of the Year
“Colder Weather,” Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey, and Coy Bowles
“Dirt Road Anthem,” Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford
“If I Die Young,” Kimberly Perry
“Mean,” Taylor Swift
“You and Tequila,” Matraca Berg and Deana Carter
Single of the Year (Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))
“A Little Bit Stronger” Sara Evans, Produced by Tony Brown, RCA Nashville
“Colder Weather” Zac Brown Band, Produced by Keith Stegall and Zac Brown,
Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records
“Don’t You Wanna Stay” Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, Produced by Michael Knox, Broken Bow Records
“Honey Bee” Blake Shelton, Produced by Scott Hendricks, Warner Bros. Nashville
“If I Die Young” The Band Perry, Produced by Paul Worley, Republic Nashville
Musician of the Year
Sam Bush – Mandolin
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Guitar
Mac McAnally – Guitar
CMA First Round Nominations Announced
Congratulations to those nominated! I see a lot of folks on there that I’ve had the opportunity to perform with or meet over the past couple years. Hopefully… well, “hopefully.” We’ll just leave it at that for now. Here they are:
Topping the list of final nominees with five nominations each for “The 45th Annual CMA Awards” including Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift. Right on their heels are The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band, who each received four nominations as a group while individual members Kimberly Perry (of The Band Perry), Coy Bowles and Zac Brown (of Zac Brown Band) each earned a solo nod as a songwriter.
Aldean received first-time nominations in five categories in 2011 including Entertainer; Male Vocalist; Album for My Kinda Party, produced by Michael Knox; and Single and Musical Event of the Year for “Don’t You Wanna Stay” with Kelly Clarkson, also produced by Knox. Aldean has two prior nominations including the Horizon Award in 2007 and in 2008 when the category changed names to CMA New Artist of the Year.
The 45th Annual CMA Awards Live on ABC November 9, 2011 8|7c
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Carrie Underwood
Taylor Swift
New Artist of the Year
The Band Perry
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Thompson Square
Chris Young
Vocal Group of the Year
The Band Perry
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Album of the Year
Blake Shelton, All About Tonight
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party
Taylor Swift, Speak Now
Brad Paisley, This is Country Music
Zac Brown Band, You Get What You Give
Single of the Year
Sara Evans, “A Little Bit Stronger”
Zac Brown Band, “Colder Weather”
Jason Aldean ft. Kelly Clarkson, “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
Blake Shelton, “Honey Bee”
The Band Perry, “If I Die Young”
Song of the Year
“Colder Weather,” Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey, and Coy Bowles
“Dirt Road Anthem,” Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford
“If I Die Young,” Kimberly Perry
“Mean,” Taylor Swift
“You and Tequila,” Matraca Berg and Deana Carter
Musical Event of the Year
“As She’s Walking Away” Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson
Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow, and Miranda Lambert
Columbia Records Nashville
“Don’t You Wanna Stay” Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
Broken Bow Records
“Old Alabama” Brad Paisley featuring Alabama
Arista Nashville
“You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
BNA Records
Vocal Duo of the Year
Civil Wars
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Thompson Square
Music Video of the Year
“Honey Bee” Blake Shelton
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
“If I Die Young” The Band Perry
Directed by David McClister
“Mean” Taylor Swift
Directed by Declan Whitebloom
“Old Alabama” Brad Paisley featuring Alabama
Directed by Jim Shea
“You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
Directed by Shaun Silva
Musician of the Year
Sam Bush
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Mac McAnally
Kenny Rogers… no way! Yes way!!
I’d be remiss if I didn’t take the opportunity to say how thankful I am for opportunities like this that come up in this journey. I stepped off the plane last week in Portland, OR preparing for the Willamette Country Music Festival with artists like Diamond Rio, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town and Blake Shelton only to find a text message from one of the biggest promoters in the Pacific Northwest on my phone. It read… “You’re IN for Kenny Rogers.” Period. That’s it. No, not quite eloquent, but damn fine in spirit and “cut to the point”-ness.
Taking the stage with ALAN JACKSON…
Can you say JaneDear Girls, David Nail, Diamond Rio, Chance McKinney
n’ CrossWire, Sunny Sweeney, Steve Azar, Phil Vassar, Alan Jackson,
The Harters, Amy Clawson, Little Big Town and Blake Shelton all in the
same sentence? Of course you can, if you can “read” it you can
probably “say” it… stupid question on my part.
Welcome to the Willamette Country Music Festival in Brownsville, OR on
August 19th – 21st. Thirteen of Country Music’s hottest acts take the
stage for the Premier Country Music Festival in the Pacific
Northwest. VIP tickets sold out over two months ago. General
Admission has exceded the original capacity. Hotel rooms are gone.
Parking is spoken for. Campgrounds are max’d out. And now, it’s game
time!
If you think touring with Mark Chestnutt through Montana… and Dierks
Bentley through Oregon and Washington was fun… wait until you get a
load of this! (Although, I will say that the DB shows we’re
particularly off-the-hook… but I digress.)
I would just like to thank all of you who’ve made this possible.
Since the CMT Award in December of 2009, I’ve had the opportunity to
share the stage with…
Dwight Yoakam
Jamie O’Neal
Grand Funk RailRoad
Blake Shelton
Pat Green
Luke Bryan
Creedence Clearwater
.38 Special
Lynyrd Skynyrd
John Rich
Sebastian Bach
Mark Chestnutt
Dierks Bentley
Edens Edge
Sunny Sweeney
David Nail
Gloriana
Jane Dear Girls
Diamond Rio
Steve Azar
Phil Vassar
and Mr. Alan Jackson.
It’s been a special treat for me and the boys in the band. Thank you
for your continued support and stay tuned for some additional news
coming down the pipe after we complete the shows this month!
Sincerely,
Chance McKinney
HUGE weeks in August for Chance and the boys!
Let’s just start with the schedule over the next couple weeks and who
we’re playin’ with… then we’ll get those ticket links out for those
of you who feel the need to come catch us if we’re close enough.
Saturday, August 6th – Opening for Mark Chestnutt in Anaconda, MT
Tuesday, August 9th – Benefit Concert for Montana Education in
Missoula, MT
Wednesday, August 10th – Opening for Dierks Bentley in Bend, OR
Friday, August 12th – Opening for Dierks Bentley in Manson, WA
Saturday, August 13th – Headlining at the Mt. Si Festival in North
Bend, WA
Sunday, August 14th – Chance McKinney n’ CrossWire, Eden’s Edge, Sunny
Sweeney, David Nail and Gloriana at The Festival of the River in
Arlington, WA
Saturday, August 20th – Chance McKinney n’ CrossWire, Sunny Sweeney,
Steve Azar, Phil Vassar and Alan Jackson at The Willamette Country
Music Festival in Brownsville, OR
That’s a whole lotta muscle for CMT Music City Madness Winner Chance
McKinney n’ CrossWire to be tourin’ around the Pacific Northwest
with. Good luck fellas and do us proud!
For event details and ticketing information go to:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Chance-McKinney/160688966444
www.Twitter.com/ChanceMcKinney
P.S. We’re givin’ away FREE tickets to the Dierks Bentley show on
August 12th in Chelan, WA as well as the August 19-21 Willamette
Country Music Festival (Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Little Big Town,
etc) on our Facebook Fan Page… get over there quick!
Oregon, The Prequel
In gearing up for the Willamette Country Music Festival on August 20th in Brownsville, OR the boys of Chance McKinney n’ CrossWire are making the “pre” rounds through Portland and Roseburg this week. Willamette Country Music Festival features JaneDear Girls, David Nail, Diamond Rio, Chance McKinney n’ CrossWire, Sunny Sweeney, Steve Azar, Phil Vassar, Alan Jackson, The Harters, Amy Clawson, Little Big Town and Blake Shelton.
This week though, CMCW will touch base with The Ponderosa in Portland. The Ponderosa is home to a plethora of National Touring acts including Brooks n’ Dunn, Brad Paisley, James Otto and Garth Brooks to name a few. Chance McKinney and the CrossWire fellas will bring their own version of country to The Ponderosa on Friday night beginning at 9pm.
On Saturday, July 16th, Oregon’s largest OUTDOOR PARTY to date will take place at The ZOO in Roseburg, OR. Gates open at 6pm with support act Aces Wild taking the stage at 7pm. Chance McKinney n’ CrossWire will follow and take the party into the heart of the night. Tickets are available at The Zoo, Idle Hour, Pro Car Stereo and The Scoredboard Tavern. $10 in advance and $15 night of show.
Get ready for a week of CMCW Oregon!
Pendleton BOUND N DOWN
In preparation for the Summer of 2011, the boys of Chance McKinney n’ CrossWire head for Pendleton, OR (home of the Pendleton Roundup) to play the WildHorse. They’ll be there for a two night stint (April 15th and 16th) touchin’ base with South Eastern WA and the North Eastern corner of OR. For more details, check out http://www.wildhorseresort.com/entertainment/entertainment.html
Stay tuned for a wild n’ crazy summer… The boys continue booking shows up and down the west coast. With names like John Rich, Sebastian Bach, Dwight Yoakam, Dierks Bentley, Sunny Sweeney, Phil Vassar, Steve Azar and Alan Jackson. Get signed up on the email list at http://www.ChanceMcKinneyandCrossWire.com or join us on http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chance–McKinney/160688966444 to keep up on the boys’ latest happenings.
ACM Awards – April 4th, 2011
For those of you who are interested, we compiled a list so it was easy to keep of the ACM Winners for this year. Enjoy!
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Jason Aldean
• Toby Keith
• Miranda Lambert
• Brad Paisley
• Taylor Swift
• Keith Urban
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Miranda Lambert
• Reba McEntire
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood
• Lee Ann Womack
TOP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Jason Aldean
• Brad Paisley
• Blake Shelton
• George Strait
• Keith Urban
TOP VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
• the JaneDear girls
• Joey + Rory
• Montgomery Gentry
• Steel Magnolia
• Sugarland
TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Randy Rogers Band
• The Band Perry
• Zac Brown Band
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (TIE)
• Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
• Need You Now – Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
• The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson (Mercury)
Produced by: Arlis Albritton, Dave Cobb, The Kent Hardly Playboys
• Speak Now – Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift
• Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Jon Randall Stewart
• You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (TIE)
• A Little More Country Than That – Easton Corbin (Mercury)
Produced by: Carson Chamberlain
• As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
• If I Die Young – The Band Perry (Republic Nashville)
Produced by: Paul Worley
• Love Like Crazy – Lee Brice (Curb Records)
Produced by: Lee Brice, Doug Johnson
• The Boys Of Fall – Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
• The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
TOP NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Eric Church
• The Band Perry
SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
• A Little More Country Than That – Easton Corbin
Composers: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble
Publishers: A Sling And A Prayer Music (ASCAP), Chrysalis One Music (ASCAP), Don Poythress Songs (ASCAP), Precious Flour Music (BMI), Universal Music-MGB Songs (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
• As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson
Composers: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette
Publishers: Angelika Music (BMI), Weimerhound Publishing (BMI)
• If I Die Young – The Band Perry
Composer: Kimberly Perry
Publishers: Pearlfeather Publishing (BMI), Rio Bravo Music, Inc. (BMI)
• Love Like Crazy – Lee Brice
Composers: Tim James, Doug Johnson
Publishers: Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sweet Radical Music (BMI), T-Bird’s Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
• The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin
Publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] *(Off Camera Award)
• As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall
• Blue Sky – Emily West Featuring Keith Urban (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Mark Bright
• Coal Miner’s Daughter – Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: John Carter Cash, Patsy Lynn Russell
• Cold Beer – Colt Ford Featuring Jamey Johnson (Average Joes)
Produced by: Shannon Houchins, Adrian Young
• Good To Be Me – Uncle Kracker Featuring Kid Rock (Top Dog/ Atlantic / Bigger Picture)
Produced by: Kid Rock
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)
• Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins
Producer: Randy Brewer
Director: Roman White
• Only Prettier – Miranda Lambert
Producer: Trent Hardville
Director: Trey Fanjoy
• Stuck Like Glue – Sugarland
Producer: Tony McGarry
Director: Declan Whitebloom
• The Boys Of Fall – Kenny Chesney
Producer: Don Lepore
Director: Shaun Silva
• The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Producer: Trent Hardville
Director: Trey Fanjoy
TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)
• Eric Church
• Easton Corbin
• Randy Houser
TOP NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)
• the JaneDear girls
• Steel Magnolia
• The Band Perry
New TOUR DATES added as of 03/09/11
Chance McKinney n’ CrossWire have added additional 2011 Tour Dates to their online schedule (http://www.ChanceMcKinney.com/tour.html). More Tour Dates are on the way as Summer and Fall scheduling gets finalized for the National artist. Rumored dates include, Sunny Sweeney, Phil Vassar, Steve Azar, Alan Jackson, Three Dog Night, Dwight Yoakam, Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town and Blake Shelton.
Spending time with ALAN JACKSON in August!
The boys from Chance McKinney n’ CrossWire just inked a deal last week that will put them on stage with several of country’s biggest stars in August. But, one of those folks in particular happens to hit home for Chance… Mr. Alan Jackson!
“I grew up a George Strait, Garth Brooks and Kenny Chesney fan, but there was always a little somethin’ extra special in my love for Alan Jackson,” says McKinney. “You see, all the other guys penned songs off and on, but Alan penned ALL of his. A lot of people think his songs are simple, maybe a little too country, predictable, etc. They are right! There’s a Modern-Man Genius inside that guy. The reason his songs seem simple to us, is that EVERYONE can relate to ’em. After writing myself for 7 years now, it’s amazing to me how effortless he makes a difficult task seem.”
“When you listen to a song and say ‘I could’ve written that’ then he’s got you hook, line and sinker. The craft of building a song is not to baffle the audience, but to relate to them. Mr. Jackson is one of the finest at that art and his record speaks for itself.”
Chance continues gushing “34 Number One hits?! Doesn’t that seem more than a little ‘simple’ to everyone? Like I said… a Modern-Man Genius. Me and the boys are just excited to share the stage with him August 20th. Who knows? More dates may follow… so keep your fingers crossed!”
This also marks the 2nd time Chance and the boys will be playing with some of the other performers including Blake Shelton, CMA Male Vocalist of the Year 2010, David Nail, Little Big Town, Phil Vassar, Steve Azar, Sunny Sweeney, JaneDear Girls, Kelly Pickler and others to still be announced. Tickets are available at the link below.
2011 is heating up!