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		<title>2011 American Country Award Winners</title>
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<p>Trace Adkins hosted the other Vegas Awards show and this year was assisted by Kristin Chenoweth at the MGM Grand.</p>
<p>The full list of nominees are listed below, and the winners’ names noted.</p>
<p>American Country Awards Winnersfor 2011 are:</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Artist of the Year</strong></span><br />
Jason Aldean — WINNER<br />
Kenny Chesney<br />
Lady Antebellum<br />
Taylor Swift<br />
Zac Brown Band</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Artist of the Year: Male</span></strong><br />
Jason Aldean<br />
Luke Bryan<br />
Kenny Chesney<br />
Brad Paisley — WINNER<br />
Blake Shelton</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Artist of the Year: Female</strong></span><br />
Sara Evans<br />
Alison Krauss<br />
Miranda Lambert<br />
Taylor Swift<br />
Carrie Underwood — WINNER</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Single of the Year: Female</strong></span><br />
Sara Evans, ‘A Little Bit Stronger’<br />
Miranda Lambert, ‘Heart Like Mine’<br />
Reba McEntire, ‘Turn On The Radio’<br />
Taylor Swift, ‘Mean’<br />
Carrie Underwood, ‘Mama’s Song’ — WINNER</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Single of the Year</strong></span><br />
Billy Currington, ‘Let Me Down Easy’<br />
Tim McGraw, ‘Felt Good On My Lips’<br />
Thompson Square, ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not’<br />
Chris Young, ‘Voices’ — WINNER<br />
Zac Brown Band Feat. Alan Jackson, ‘As She’s Walking Away’</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist</strong></span><br />
Eric Church<br />
Eli Young Band<br />
Justin Moore<br />
Jake Owen<br />
Chris Young — WINNER</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Music Video of the Year</strong></span><br />
Sara Evans, ‘A Little Bit Stronger’<br />
Jerrod Niemann, ‘What Do You Want’<br />
Blake Shelton, ‘Who are You When I’m Not Looking’ — WINNER<br />
Thompson Square, ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not’<br />
Josh Turner, ‘I Wouldn’t Be A Man’</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Music Video: Male</strong></span><br />
Jason Aldean, ‘My Kinda Party’<br />
Jerrod Niemann, ‘What Do You Want’<br />
Blake Shelton, ‘Who Are You When I’m Not Looking’ — WINNER<br />
Josh Turner, ‘I Wouldn’t Be A Man’<br />
Keith Urban, ‘Put You In A Song’</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Album of the Year</strong></span><br />
Jason Aldean, ‘My Kinda Party’ — WINNER<br />
Kenny Chesney, ‘Hemingway’s Whiskey’<br />
Brad Paisley, ‘This Is Country Music’<br />
Taylor Swift, ‘Speak Now’<br />
Keith Urban, ‘Get Closer’<br />
Zac Brown Band, ‘You Get What You Give’</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Artist of the Year: New Artist</span></strong><br />
The Band Perry<br />
Scotty McCreery — WINNER<br />
Jerrod Niemann<br />
Pistol Annies<br />
Thompson Square</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Single of the Year: Duo or Group</strong></span><br />
The Band Perry, ‘You Lie’<br />
Rascal Flatts, ‘Why Wait’<br />
Sugarland, ‘Stuck Like Glue’<br />
Thompson Square, ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not’ — WINNER<br />
Zac Brown Band, ‘Colder Weather’</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Single of the Year: New Artist</strong></span><br />
The Band Perry, ‘You Lie’<br />
Craig Campbell, ‘Family Man’<br />
The JaneDear Girls, ‘Wildflower’<br />
Jerrod Niemann, ‘What Do You Want’<br />
Thompson Square, ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not’ — WINNER</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Music Video: New Artist</strong></span><br />
The Band Perry, ‘You Lie’<br />
Craig Campbell, ‘Family Man’<br />
Brett Eldredge, ‘Raymond’<br />
Jerrod Niemann, ‘What Do You Want’<br />
Thompson Square, ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not’ — WINNER</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Music Video: Female</strong></span><br />
Sara Evans, ‘A Little Bit Stronger’<br />
Reba McEntire, ‘Turn On The Radio’<br />
Ashton Shepherd, ‘Look It Up’<br />
Taylor Swift, ‘Back To December’<br />
Carrie Underwood, ‘Mama’s Song’ — WINNER</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Single of the Year: Male</strong></span><br />
Jason Aldean, ‘My Kinda Party’ — WINNER<br />
Luke Bryan, ‘Someone Else Calling You Baby’<br />
Billy Currington, ‘Let Me Down Easy’<br />
Tim McGraw, ‘Felt Good On My Lips’<br />
Chris Young, ‘Voices’</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Music Video: Duo, Group or Collaboration</strong></span><br />
Jason Aldean Feat. Kelly Clarkson, ‘Don’t You Wanna Stay’ — WINNER<br />
The Band Perry, ‘You Lie’<br />
Lady Antebellum, ‘Hello World’<br />
Thompson Square, ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not’<br />
Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson, ‘As She’s Walking Away’</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration</strong></span></p>
<p>Jason Aldean Feat. Kelly Clarkson, ‘Don’t You Wanna Stay’ — WINNER</p>
<p>Kenny Chesney Feat. Grace Potter, ‘You and Tequila’<br />
Brad Paisley Feat. Alabama, ‘Old Alabama’<br />
Zac Brown Band Feat. Jimmy Buffet, ‘Knee Deep’<br />
Zac Brown Band Feat. Alan Jackson, ‘As She’s Walking Away’</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Touring Headline Act of the Year</strong></span><br />
Jason Aldean — WINNER<br />
Kenny Chesney<br />
Toby Keith<br />
Tim McGraw<br />
Brad Paisley<br />
Rascal Flatts<br />
George Strait<br />
Taylor Swift<br />
Carrie Underwood<br />
Keith Urban</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Artist of the Decade</strong></span><br />
Keith Urban<br />
Brad Paisley<br />
Garth Brooks<br />
Rascal Flatts<br />
Brooks and Dunn<br />
Alan Jackson<br />
George Strait<br />
Kenny Chesney<br />
Tim McGraw<br />
Toby Keith — WINNER</p>
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		<title>Dirt Road Anthem Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Jason Aldean Party Rolls On</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason Aldean proves he's the hottest act in country music second only to Taylor.]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_1370" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 234px"><a href="http://countrysongsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jasonaldean.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1370" title="Jasonaldean" src="http://countrysongsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jasonaldean-224x300.jpg" alt="Jason Aldean" width="224" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Jason Aldean / Wikipedia</p></div>
<p>Just eleven weeks after its release, Billboard’s 2010 Top Male Country Artist <a title="Aldean CD" href="http://countrysongsonline.com/cd-preview-jason-aldean-relentless/">Jason Aldean</a> is celebrating PLATINUM certification for sales of one million copies for his fourth studio album MY KINDA PARTY.  The 15 track disc becomes Aldean’s third career PLATINUM album and brings the country rocker to five million total albums sold since his debut five years ago.</p>
<p>&#8220;I just can&#8217;t say enough about country music fans and the amount of loyalty they have for their favorite artists,&#8221; said Aldean. &#8220;To think that a million people already bought this record is hard for me to get my head around. And five million since I started?  No way!  I am so grateful to them for giving me the opportunity to play music every night.&#8221;</p>
<p>MY KINDA PARTY opened big in Nov. with an impressive first week moving over 193,000 units and earning the biggest first week debut by a male vocalist in over three years. The album’s lead and title track recently earned GOLD certification for digital downloads and took the No. one spot on Mediabase’s country chart. Aldean’s powerful duet with Kelly Clarkson “Don’t You Wanna Stay” follows closely behind, jumping into the Top 15 this week. Both singles also remain in the Top 10 on iTunes’ Country Songs Chart.</p>
<p>Aldean will kick off the sold out first weekend of arena dates on his MY KINDA PARTY TOUR this Friday in Little Rock, AR.  The 30 city run through May features special guests Eric Church and the <a title="Jane Dear Girls" href="http://countrysongsonline.com/janedear-girls-gone-wildflower/">Jane Dear Girls.</a></p>
<p>For more information and additional tour dates as they are announced, visit www.jasonaldean.com.</p>
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		<title>Arizona Country Thunder Schedule 2011</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[JASON ALDEAN, TOBY KEITH, MARTINA McBRIDE TO HEADLINE ARIZONA COUNTRY THUNDER]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_1370" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 234px"><a rel="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jasonaldean.jpg" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jasonaldean.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1370 " style="margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" title="Jasonaldean" src="http://countrysongsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jasonaldean-224x300.jpg" alt="Jason Aldean" width="224" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Jason Aldean / Wikipedia</p></div>
<p>The country mega concert in Florence, Arizona – a Country Thunder &#8211; just announced some of country music’s hottest acts.   Sunday headliner, Toby Keith.    He&#8217;s one of<a title="country money makers" href="http://countrysongsonline.com/forbes-top-country-money-makers/"> Forbes Top Moneymakers </a>who has 15 studio albums and a string of number one hits, he’ll be sure to rock the Canyon Moon Ranch in Florence, Arizona. Joining him is the beautiful and talented 4 time CMA &#8220;Female Vocalist of the Year&#8221; Martina McBride. This established songstress has the hits and the presence to entertain the Saturday night crowd.     Friday features <a title="Jason Aldean" href="http://countrysongsonline.com/cd-preview-jason-aldean-relentless/">Jason Aldean</a>, the scorching hot artist who’s spent more weeks at the number one spot on country music radio charts than any artist in the last 12 months.</p>
<p>Taking place April 7 -10, 2011, music fans can cowboy-up for a full 4-day general admission pass for the sweet price of only $99.00, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">this price is valid until November 30th, 2010</span>. That’s less than a hundred bucks for three hot headliners and a full weekend of amazing country music.  VIP and sponsorship packages are also available with added perks including hospitality tent access, preferred parking, and premium concert seating.</p>
<p>For the thousands of new and returning fans of Country Thunder, tent and campsites are available at Canyon Moon Ranch. There are several types of camping available —from primitive rugged to rustic and modern amenities.</p>
<p>The announced line-up includes:</p>
<p><strong>Thursday, April 7th Kick-off Party</strong><br />
Music begins at 6:30 pm<br />
<strong>Sawyer Brown</strong></p>
<p><strong>Friday, April 8th</strong><br />
Music begins at 2:00 pm<br />
<strong>Jason Aldean</strong></p>
<p><strong>Saturday, April 9th</strong><br />
Music begins at 1:00 pm<br />
<strong>Martina McBride</strong></p>
<p><strong>Sunday, April 10th</strong><br />
Music begins at 1:00 pm<br />
<strong>Toby Keith</strong></p>
<p>More artists will be announced in the coming weeks.</p>
<p>Resource tickets and additional information online: <a href="http://websterpr.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bf141dbbd818f4f933816b13a&amp;id=fe314a8cac&amp;e=60397c1913" target="_blank">www.countrythunder.com</a></p>
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		<title>Thompson Square Added To Aldean Tour</title>
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<p>Nashville, TN (August 13, 2010)&#8211;Stoney Creek Records’ Thompson Square will hit the road this fall with Jason Aldean, closing out his Wide Open 2010 Arena Tour.</p>
<p>Starting on Oct. 21 in Champaign, IL and ending on Nov. 20 in Atlanta, GA, the husband-and-wife duo will open with a full-band for a whirlwind month on tour with multi-platinum country rocker Jason Aldean. “We are so pumped about going on tour with Jason Aldean,” says Keifer Thompson of Thompson Square. “Getting to perform our music to the fans on a tour as cool as the Wide Open tour is going to be an exciting time for us. We are really looking forward to the fall.”</p>
<p>Thompson Square received the exciting tour news while filming their first music video for their new single, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not.” Directed and produced by Wes Edwards, the video was filmed on the beaches and city streets in historic St. Augustine, FL. The completed video will be released later this summer.</p>
<p>For more information on Thompson Square visit www.thompsonsquare.com</p>
<p>DATES AND VENUES WITH THOMPSON SQUARE OPENING:</p>
<p>10/21 Champaign, IL Assembly Hall &#8211; U of Illinois<br />
10/22 Ft. Wayne, IN &#8211;Memorial Coliseum<br />
10/23 Moline, IL&#8211; iWireless Center<br />
10/28 Oklahoma City, OK &#8211;Ford Center<br />
10/29 Springfield, MO &#8211;JQH Arena at Missouri State<br />
11/18 Columbus, GA&#8211; Columbus Civic Center<br />
11/19 Birmingham, AL&#8211; BJCC Arena<br />
11/20 Atlanta, GA &#8211;Gwinnett Center</p>
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		<title>CD Preview: Jason Aldean Relentless</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had three days to try to decide just who Jason Aldean sounds like on his new release Relentless (available 5/29). I first thought Tracy Lawrence. Chris Cagle? Clay Walker? In fact, there&#8217;s a bunch of voices that seep though Aldean&#8217;s delivery. The good thing is that they mix together to create something unique and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a class="undefined" target="_self">I&#8217;ve had three days to try to decide just who Jason Aldean sounds like on his new release Relentless (available 5/29).   I first thought Tracy Lawrence.  Chris Cagle?  Clay Walker?  In fact, there&#8217;s a bunch of voices that seep though Aldean&#8217;s delivery.   The good thing is that they mix together to create something unique and very MAINSTREAM country. </p>
<p>The lead single &#8220;Johnny Cash&#8221; is a bit misleading in that way.  It&#8217;s a nod to his success with his first album&#8217;s debut single &#8220;Hicktown.&#8221;  &#8220;Hicktown&#8221; peaked at number ten on the Billboard radio charts but the song (and a fun video) left a large footprint and gave him something to really get into at his live shows.</p>
<p>&#8220;Johnny Cash&#8221; should have similar chart success but it&#8217;s sound isn&#8217;t really about classic country music.  It&#8217;s a rock song disguised as country.  It&#8217;s actually the least &#8220;country-fied&#8221; song on the CD.  That&#8217;s a good thing because Aldean finds his niche on more mainstream fare on the CD like &#8220;I Use What I Got&#8221; and there&#8217;s even the feel of a Kenny Chesney ballad on &#8220;Laughed Until We Cried.&#8221;  <em><strong>(Pictured with Aldean and MJ  Colonial Center 10/7/6 )<br /></strong></em><br />Aldean &#8211; straight outta Macon, Georgia &#8211; has paved his way for some great stage shows.  He already had a few hits and usually always steals the show when he opens for larger stars.   Now he can add &#8220;Johhny Cash&#8221;  (currently climbing at thirteen on the radio singles charts) to the show and there will surely be a hit slow or mid tempo mainstream smash coming.  My picks: &#8220;My Memory Ain&#8217;t&#8217; What It Used to Be&#8221; or &#8220;Use What I Got&#8221;   It won&#8217;t be long before he&#8217;s headlining.</p>
<p>Aldean did not have a hand in writing any of the new songs but opted to try to recapture some of the first album&#8217;s magic with two John Rich cuts (actually not my favorites).   His record label, the relatively small Broken Bow records, made all the right moves with the first release and will likely find the cuts that will get airplay.    He has become the label&#8217;s &#8220;star act.&#8221;</p>
<p>Aldean fans should like the CD and might be surprised how mainstream it is.  Newcomers will get turned on to someone that connects with fans and is definitely a rising star.</p>
<p><strong><u></a></u></strong><a class="undefined" href="http://www.bullcountry.com/cc-common/mfeatures/jasonaldeanSP/" target="_blank"></a>MY GRADE:<br />MY GRADE:A-</p>
<p><strong><u>I Keep Replaying:</u></strong> &#8220;I Use What I Got&#8221; (A Great combination of hook, fun, and inspiration with some Copperhead road on the intro).</p>
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