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Headlines From May - June 2010
Kid Rock and Friends Kicked Off the CMT Awards Wednesday Night Thursday morning following the CMT Music 2010 Awards, music fans became music critics. Blog sites including CMT's own blog spot were flooded with negative reviews of the nights' events. We at New Country Star, however, did enjoy several performances including Lady Antebellum's song "Stars Tonight" and LeAnn Rimes rendition of the John Anderson classic "Swingin" to which John himself almost went unnoticed playing guitar behind LeAnn's dance and song. Congratulations to all the Buckle winners and for those of you who missed the show, here's how it all got started with "Kid" and friends! (Read one of many music fan comments below the video) |
Renee Wrote This On CMT's Blog About Last Night's Show
and she was not the only disappointed viewer!
"CMT You owe everyone an apology for the worst, most unprofessional production ever.
Kid Rock was vulgar and and not suited for family viewing. The production of the show
was less than professional. The sound was off and it appeared that the artists could not hear.
I Noticed many of the artists were not smiling or cheering while they were
in their seats.
In fact they seemed uncomfortable. How about in the future try to make your award show
about country music instead of pop culture and instead of trying to use the country stars to
drag in an audience to your pop culture show. This was not the country show we tune in for.
We love our country music and the country stars. Not vulgarity and pop
culture. Leave that
to MTV where the ratings are poor. We watch Country because it is the only thing left
that our entire family can watch. This show was a disaster and if this is the way you
will handle it in the future we will watch country somewhere else.
Lady Antebellum " Yeah Yeah ! "
From the first mention of the unusual name Lady Antebellum,
Sara Jo says she still remembers being on a phone call with one of her favorite
Nashville publicists/development guys. He simply said "have you heard the name
Lady Antebellum? If you haven't you will very soon and for a long time to come."
"He couldn't have been more right," says Sara Jo of her conversation on that work day
about two years back. Since then, we've all heard the name and maybe now that
you know the name, you probably are aware that they can and do know
how to rock a stage. But what about that band name, you might want to
know where the name originated. Well, it wasn't just an idiom or some cuckoo
term invented in the back room of a Nashville club on Broadway.
Here is a little about the meaning of "Lady Antebellum".
(woman belonging to a period before war, specifically the Civil War)
Renee Wrote This On CMT's Blog About Last Night's Show
and she was not the only disappointed viewer!
"CMT You owe everyone an apology for the worst, most unprofessional production ever.
Kid Rock was vulgar and and not suited for family viewing. The production of the show
was less than professional. The sound was off and it appeared that the artists could not hear.
I Noticed many of the artists were not smiling or cheering while they were
in their seats.
In fact they seemed uncomfortable. How about in the future try to make your award show
about country music instead of pop culture and instead of trying to use the country stars to
drag in an audience to your pop culture show. This was not the country show we tune in for.
We love our country music and the country stars. Not vulgarity and pop
culture. Leave that
to MTV where the ratings are poor. We watch Country because it is the only thing left
that our entire family can watch. This show was a disaster and if this is the way you
will handle it in the future we will watch country somewhere else.
Miley Spreads Her Wings
Trying to break free from her youthful "Hannah Montana" image
the teen pop star has clearly crossed some lines with the release
of her new video, "Can't Be Tamed". Miley told Ryan Seacrest that the video
was a statement about her creative side, but on the heels of
her smash hit "Party in the USA" it first appeared to us as a train wreck.
There was a definite Britney Spears influence and vibe, but who
in their right mind would follow in Brit's footsteps.
Miley we expected so much more from you! Daddy B-Ray
never seems to be around when the dirty goes on film, but Miley
says Mom Tish was hangin' on set for the entire shoot. So, lets cut
Miles some slack, afterall she is just a kid tryin to grow up in a world most of us
couldn't imagine and if Tish is cool with it, who are we to judge?
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13 Years Old Wow, and Now?
American Idol Runner Up
Crystal Bowersox, is a Season 9 American Idol Contestant, who accidentally
caught our eye one weekend. Apologies to Simon and Fox, admittedly
we aren't part of the masses who follow the show. However, scouring the web
for new talent as we often do, we stumbled upon a 13 year old prodigy that
left us all silent throughout her entire original song. Of course, it didn't take
long to find out more about this kid, who isn't a kid anymore and who all of you
were probably busy watching all season on the popular reality talent show.
So, maybe you found her before we did. But what was most remarkable,
was the transformation from what we thought would be described in her tween
performance as a new "Jewel" but shockingly had grown into a vocal powerhouse,
as resonant as Melissa Etheridge. Maybe this is why record labels used to
let kids grow up first... so they could see where their voices would land.
Country Music Meets "Queen"
Playing Under Their Mother's Name Sylvia
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Meet Adam, Ashley, and Austin, three brothers from Virginia who Carrie Underwood fans may think look a little familiar. Country/pop crossover band Sons of Sylvia just premiered the music video for their first single, "Love Left to Lose," off of their successful debut album Revelation. The day after the release Sons of Sylvia performed the song on American Idol - after the performance, Revelation immediately made its way to the top 10 on the iTunes download chart, where it stayed for over two weeks! Check out "Love Left to Lose" now, along with a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video. Revelation is available in stores and on iTunes. For all the latest news and updates from the band, as well as a list of their upcoming tour stops with Carrie Underwood, visit SonsofSylvia.com. |