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As you know, CountryMusicIsLove has teamed up with Show Dog – Universal Music for a Fan Appreciation event on Thursday, June 6 from 3-5 pm during the week of the 2013 CMA Music Festival. SDU artists Krystal Keith, Joel Crouse, Rose Falcon, JT Hodges and Josh Thompson are all scheduled to perform at the exclusive event. We’re so excited about the Fan Appreciation Party, so we don’t want you to miss it! That’s why we’re sending two of our readers (and a guest) to the event! Enter below for a chance to win a pair of tickets: Want to increase your chances of winning? Each of the artists are giving their fans a chance to win on via their websites. Follow the links below to enter. Krystal Keith – Enter to WIN here Joel Crouse – Enter to WIN here Rose Falcon – Enter to WIN here JT Hodges – Enter to WIN here Josh Thompson – Enter to WIN here The post WIN a Pair of Tickets to the Show Dog – Universal Music/CountryMusicIsLove Fan Appreciation Event! appeared first on Country Music Is Love.

The 2013 CMT Music Awards is turning up the volume as Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum will perform during this year’s live show on Wednesday, June 5 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com. They will join country superstars Hunter Hayes, Little Big [...]

The 2013 CMT Music Awards is turning up the volume as Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum will perform during this year’s live show on Wednesday, June 5 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com. They will join country superstars Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies and Taylor Swift, who were announced as performers last week. Presenters will be announced soon. Fans can vote online now at CMT.com, and on their mobile device at CMT Mobile or the CMT Insider app available on iPhone, iPad and Android now through June 2 to determine the winners. The six finalists for Video Of The Year will be announced at the beginning of the live show and fans can then vote at CMT.com, CMT mobile, on the CMT Insider app and via text message throughout the live telecast (ET/CT only) to determine the night’s big winner. Prior to the main event, the hottest stars in country, rock and pop culture entertainment will step out in their designer best at the 2013 CMT Music Awards Red Carpet, hosted by CMT’s Cody Alan, Katie Cook and Allison DeMarcus LIVE on Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com. The CMT hosts will report live from the star-studded red carpet with exclusive interviews, candid moments and a first look at the fashion choices of the night’s biggest stars. Be sure to follow CMT on Twitter, hashtag #CMTawards and become a fan of the CMT Music Awards on Facebook. The post Additional Perfomers Added To 2013 CMT Music Awards appeared first on Country Music Is Love.

Every time the topic of country rap is broached, accusations fly that people who oppose the emerging sub-genre are simply opposed to country music evolving. But country rap would be bad even if the verses were sung instead of rapped. But that doesn't mean it's impossible to mix elements of American roots music with elements of hip-hop. Enter Adam Matta, an extraordinary and gifted old-school beat boxer.

Some raw emotion came out during “The Voice” last night. Blake Shelton, who’s from Oklahoma, expressed his concern for victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. The Swon Brothers from Muskogee, Oklahoma, also say they’re praying for those back home, and Shelton felt Holly Tucker’s rendition of “How Great Thou Art” was an appropriate choice. Judith Hill [...]

Willie Nelson’s 80th Birthday Celebration Hosted by Hard Rock Cafe New York on June 6th to Support the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance and Animal Welfare Institute Purchase Tickets Tuesday May 21st at www.ticketweb.com See Four Generations of The Nelson Family sharing the same stage for the first time ever. Performances to include Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real – Insects vs Robots- Official Paula Nelson Band – Raelyn Nelson Band – Lechuza – Folk Uke with Toad the Wet Sprocket – Robert Randolph – and Special Guests.

Dancing With The Stars Cast. Photo courtesy of Good Morning America, photo by ABC/Rick Rowell. Wynonna Judd will take one more spin around the ballroom when she returns to ABC’s Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday, May 21, for the two-hour season finale airing live on ABC at 9/8c. Wynonna, who was eliminated from the show earlier this season, will dance along with her fellow celebrity cast members, including DWTS finalist and fellow country star, Kellie Pickler. Wynonna will also perform “I Want To Know What Love Is.” “I said it while I was on the show, ‘I’m a singer, not a dancer,’ and now I’m looking forward to sharing my gift, seeing all my friends and having a blast, closing out this exciting chapter of my life,” she said. Since leaving the show, Wynonna returned to Nashville to continue work on her upcoming album. Produced by her husband Cactus Moser, the album will be her first new material in more than four years. She’s recording the project in her own home studio and it will include deeply personal material, noting the life-changing motorcycle accident Cactus was involved in last year. “Something You Can’t Live Without,” the album’s first single, is available now. Wynonna and her band, The Big Noise, are on tour with dates throughout the summer. ShareThis var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:'Wynonna Judd Returns to Dancing With The Stars Finale Tonight', url:'http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2013/05/21/wynonna-judd-returns-to-dancing-with-the-stars-finale-tonight/' }); shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("ck_sharethis_42071")); shared_object.attachChicklet("email", document.getElementById("ck_email_42071")); shared_object.attachChicklet("facebook", document.getElementById("ck_facebook_42071")); shared_object.attachChicklet("twitter", document.getElementById("ck_twitter_42071"));

In Charleston, NC this weekend Jake Owen literally rocked his pants off while performing a cover of “Jump.” Bascially, he “jumped” and his pants literally split in two. Oh, and it appears that Jake Owen enjoys going commando ladies because he was flashing some buns while trying to maintain his manhood. Have no fear, it [...]

Filed under: Country News The F4 tornado that cut a path through Moore, Oklahoma on Monday has left at least 24 dead and many more injured. Families, including the family of country's own Toby Keith, are spending the days following coming to terms with the tragedy and the debris left behind. The singer revealed that his sister's house was among those damaged by the storm. During an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Keith said the storm passed less than a mile from his mother's house. Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven students died and more are missing, was just blocks from where he grew up. The damage and death toll would have been worse, he said, had it not been for the work of local meteorologists and media preparing residents for the storm.

Filed under: Country News Lisa Matassa says it's alright to call her a country newcomer, even though she's been entertaining for over 20 years. The singer began her career with two dance hits before turning to the music she grew up loving. Her new EP, 'Somebody's Baby,' is a mix of all her influences -- a style she's coined as "Long Island country." Matassa tells Taste of Country that her style is a special blend of rock and modern country music. She spent the first part of her childhood on Long Island and returned as a teenager after a decade in Florida. "There was all open fields and farmland and horse farms and there weren't big shopping malls and stuff like that that you have now," she says of those in-between years, a time that she truly fell in love with southern rock, country music and the country lifestyle.