The Canadian Country Music Awards were held last week in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The evening was hosted by Terri Clark with performances by Dierks Bentley, Kellie Pickler, Emerson Drive and
Crystal Shawanda. Jimmy Wayne and Bill Anderson presented trophies to the following winners...- Fans Choice Award ~ Doc Walker
- Single Of The Year ~ "Beautiful Life" by Doc Walker
- Album Of The Year ~ "Beautiful Life" by Doc Walker
- Female Artist Of The Year ~ Jessie Farrell
- Male Artist Of The Year ~ Johnny Reid
- Group or Duo Of The Year ~ Doc Walker
- Rising Star ~ Jessie Farrell
- Video Of The Year ~ "Beautiful Life" by Doc Walker
Looks like Doc Walker cleaned up!!
Much of the same songs compose the top 10 this week, but there has been some strong movement in the top 25. Here are some exciting highlights of this week's Billboard Country Chart...- As we already told you, Brad Paisley has captured his 8th No. 1 in a row with "Waitin' On A Woman." - After 21 weeks on the chart, Darius Rucker is still climbing steady, going from No. 5 to No. 3 this week with "Don't Think I Don't Think About It." - Kenny Chesney breaks into the top 5 with "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" which moves from No. 6 to No. 5 in only it's 6th week on the chart. - Luke Bryan is still climbing with "Country Man" after 27 weeks on the chart...he moves from No. 16 to No. 14 this week. - Tim McGraw made a big jump this week from No. 20 to No. 15 with his current release "Let It Go." - "Roll With Me" makes a huge leap this week for Montgomery Gentry...it lands at No. 19 from No. 26 last week. - Bucky Covington finds himself in the top 20 this week where "I'll Walk" moved up from No. 21 to No. 20. - Country newcomer Crystal Shawanda moved up to the No. 21 spot from No. 25 this week.
A couple of weeks ago we told you that Brad Paisley has added a 2nd leg to his current "Paisley Party Tour"...well now we know more details! Brad sent out an e-mail to his fan club members releasing the dates and supporting acts for those shows. The current schedule has dates starting in mid-January and running through March 1st, with Dierks Bentley joining Brad on all of those dates. Country newcomers Darius Rucker and Crystal Shawanda will split the opening act duties, with Darius tackling the January dates and Crystal taking over in February. Here's a list of the dates and locations...
- 1/15 - Tupelo, MS ~ BancorpSouth Center
- 1/16 - Little Rock, AR ~ Alltel Arena
- 1/17 - New Orleans, LA ~ New Orleans Arena
- 1/18 - Pensacola, FL ~ Pensacola Civic Center
- 1/22 - Austin, TX ~ Frank Irwin Center
- 1/23 - Bossier City, LA ~ CenturyTel Center
- 1/24 - Tulsa, OK ~ BOK Center
- 1/25 - Lubbock, TX ~ United Spirit Arena
- 1/29 - Dayton, OH ~ Nutter Center
- 1/30 - Moline, IL ~ iWireless Center
- 1/31 - Omaha, NE ~ Qwest Center
- 2/12 - London, ONT ~ John Labatt Centre
- 2/13 - Hamilton, ONT ~ Copps Coliseum
- 2/14 - Ottawa, ONT ~ Scotiabank Place
- 2/17 - Winnipeg, MAN ~ MTS Centre
- 2/18 - Regina, SK ~ Brandt Centre
- 2/19 - Saskatoon, SK ~ Credit Union Centre
- 2/20 - Edmonton, ALB ~ Rexall Place
- 2/21 - Calgary, ONT ~ Penngrowth Saddledome
- 2/24 - Vancouver, BC ~ General Motors Place
- 2/26 - Spokane, WA ~ Spokane Arena
- 2/27 - Portland, OR ~ Rose Garden
- 2/28 - Tacoma, WA ~ Tacoma Dome
- 3/01 - Yakima, WA ~ Yakima Valley Sundome
Jessica Simpson is taking a few more steps to make country music her new home. She stopped by the Academy of Country Music the week to become a member. (Jessica joined the Country Music Association last week.)
Another monumental moment for Jessica is coming up this weekend! She will make her Opry debut on Saturday night. You can tune into GAC at 9pm (EST) to watch the special "Ladies Night" edition of the Grade Ole Opry as Jessica performs on the same stage as Loretta Lynn, Patty Loveless, and newcomer Crystal Shawanda.
Jessica released a statement about Saturday's appearance. She said, "I'm incredibly honored to be singing here...on this stage which has such rich and amazing history. I get chill bumps just thinking about it."
We sure hope Jessica realizes just how important playing on that stage is! There are artists who would do just about anything to appear on the Grand Ole Opry! We'll be watching on Saturday to see how it goes!
Will you tune in?
There are a LOT of exciting album releases coming up...here's a list...mark your calendars and go get your hands on the music from some of your favorite artists! - 8/19 George Jones ~ Burn Your Playhouse Down
- 8/19 Crystal Shawanda ~ Dawn Of A New Day
- 8/26 Jimmy Wayne ~ Beautiful Thing
- 8/26 Lost Trailers ~ Lost Trailers
- 9/9 Jessica Simpson ~ Do You Know
- 9/9 John Michael Montgomery ~ Time Flies
- 9/9 Hal Ketchum ~ Father Time
- 9/9 Patty Loveless ~ Sleepless Nights
- 9/16 Faith Hill ~ Joy To The World
- 9/16 Kristy Lee Cook ~ Why Wait
- 9/30 Lee Ann Womack ~ Call Me Crazy
- 10/7 George Strait ~ Classic Christmas
- 10/14 Kenny Chesney ~ Lucky Old Sun
- 10/14 Little Big Town ~ A Place To Land (re-issue)
- 10/28 Trace Adkins ~ Live From Austin, TX
- 11/11 Dierks Bentley ~ Live From Austin, TX
- 11/11 Randy Owen ~ One To One
The Canadian Country Music Awards were held last week in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The evening was hosted by Terri Clark with performances by Dierks Bentley, Kellie Pickler, Emerson Drive and Crystal Shawanda. Jimmy Wayne and Bill Anderson presented trophies to the following winners...
