The 1st single, "Don't Think I Can't Love You," from Jake Owen's forthcoming sophomore album is being released today through iTunes. The song, which was co-written by Jake, along with Kendal Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey, has already debuted on the Billboard charts at No. 50!
In other Jake news...you can now head on over to abc.com and watch Jake host five different webisodes from the CMA Music Fest that was held back in June in Nashville. Jake takes you through the nights of Nashville and what goes on after dark at the festival...he's joined by special guests, Luke Bryan, Chris Young, Chuck Wicks, Montgomery Gentry and more! If you were at the CMA Fest (like we were!,) it's a nice reflection of a great week...and if you weren't there, the webisodes will help convince you that you should be there next year! Absolutely a great time in Nashville and we can't encourage you enough to GO!
We've noticed that street teams are popping up EVERYWHERE lately! Many up and coming artists such as Chuck Wicks, Luke Bryan, and Eric Church have well established street teams, but some fans are still trying to figure out exactly what it is or how much time it actually takes.
You may ask, what exactly is a street team? I "googled it" for us. According to Wikipedia, a street team is a term used in marketing to describe a group of people who 'hit the streets' promoting an event or a product. So there ya go. Basically it's a very devoted group of fans who help spread the word about their favorite artists.
Anyway, while in Nashville for the CMA Fest, we noticed the most powerful street team ever- Chris Young fans! They were everywhere- handing out fliers and writing on the sidewalks with chalk to help get his name out there. We were so surprised to see that these fans were that dedicated! It's really awesome! (Chris Young, if you are reading, you have some great fans!!!) Even the more established artists such as Phil Vassar and Dierks Bentley have fans who go the extra mile to help promote them!
We think it's just awesome that the fans are willing to spend their extra time helping these artists! Just another reason why country music fans are THE BEST!!! If you are interested in joining a street team, check MySpace or Facebook. Most of them have very active profiles and would LOVE for more fans to join!
Nashville Star is on tonight at 9pm on NBC. Does anyone watch the show? We haven't really gotten into it at all. I think mostly because after we saw Bill Ray Cyrus at the CMA Fest, we decided that we can't take too much of him. He seems like a really arrogant man who likes to wear his sunglass (not just sunglasses, but aviators) at night and seems to pimp out his daughter constantly. If he mentioned Miley's name on stage at LP Field one more time, we were going to freak! (Just our thoughts- oh and we LOVE us some Achy Breaky Heart just so you know!)
Anyway, what are your thoughts on the show? Carrie Underwood, Josh Gracin, Phil Stacey, Reba's tourmate Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert and Chris Young all got their ticket to fame this way (through either Nashville Star or American Idol), is it legit? Or do you think these country hopefuls should pay their dues like everyone else has before making it to the top?
Martina McBride will kick-off the latest leg of her "Waking Up Laughing Tour" tonight in Detroit, Michigan. The Summer edition of her tour will keep the Singer outside for all of her performances which will also feature alternating appearances by Chris Young, Jack Ingram and Jason Michael Carroll. Scheduling for Martina's Amphitheater tour as well as ticket information can be found at LiveNation.com.
Well the votes are in and America has voted Trace Adkins as Country Weekly's sexiest man in country music! Here's the list of the top 10... 
The 1st single, "Don't Think I Can't Love You," from Jake Owen's forthcoming sophomore album is being released today through iTunes. The song, which was co-written by Jake, along with Kendal Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey, has already debuted on the Billboard charts at No. 50! 
Nashville Star is on tonight at 9pm on NBC. Does anyone watch the show? We haven't really gotten into it at all. I think mostly because after we saw Bill Ray Cyrus at the CMA Fest, we decided that we can't take too much of him. He seems like a really arrogant man who likes to wear his sunglass (not just sunglasses, but aviators) at night and seems to pimp out his daughter constantly. If he mentioned Miley's name on stage at LP Field one more time, we were going to freak! (Just our thoughts- oh and we LOVE us some Achy Breaky Heart just so you know!)
Martina McBride will kick-off the latest leg of her "Waking Up Laughing Tour" tonight in Detroit, Michigan. The Summer edition of her tour will keep the Singer outside for all of her performances which will also feature alternating appearances by Chris Young, Jack Ingram and Jason Michael Carroll. Scheduling for Martina's Amphitheater tour as well as ticket information can be found at LiveNation.com.
