Meanwhile, on the Keith Urban tour front, he's decided to take his show to places he's never played or hasn't played in a long time. Here's a list of his tour stops this spring and summer:
April 16th Florence, Arizona
April 23rd Las Vegas, Nevada
April 24th Indio, California
May 29th Baton Rouge, Louisiana
June 10th East Rutherford, NJ
June 12th Boston, Massachusetts
June 14th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 15th Washington, DC
June 19th Chicago, Illinois
June 25th Manhattan, Kansas
June 26th Greeley, Colorado
June 27th Grand Junction, Colorado
July 8th Cavendish, Nova Scotia
July 10th Ft. Loramie, Ohio
July 16th Sarnia, Ontario
July 28th Paso Robles, California
July 30th Sweet Home, Oregon
August 1st Camrose, Alberta
August 6th Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
August 14th Indianapolis, Indiana
September 3rd Allentown, Pennsylvania
September 4th Essex Junction, Vermont
The ACM videos continue. Starting on April first, fans can vote for Top New Artist and Entertainer of the Year. Taylor Swift is up for Entertainer, along with three other awards. Here's her video asking for your vote.
Jo Dee Messina is taking a page out of the Blake Shelton playbook: she's releasing three smaller albums this year instead of one big one. The first, "Unmistakable: Love," is out on April 27th and is her first album in six years. It'll be followed later this year by "Unmistakable: Drive" and "Unmistakable: Inspiration." Each features seven to 9 songs and will showcase the music she's written and recorded over the last six years.
When Blake Shelton played the Ryman last week, Trace Adkins joined him on stage for "Hillbilly Bone," and someone had a video phone. Of course someone did - someone always does! The video quality isn't great, but the performance sure is!
Jimmy Wayne's Meet Me Halfway walk across America continues, and he's gotten caught in yet another snowstorm. He's in Oklahoma, nearing Mangum, where my Dad grew up, and according to the counter on his website, he's walked 721 miles so far. He's collecting coins he finds alongside the road and will donate the money to MMH, to help homeless teens.
Shopping alert - The Blind Side, co-starring Tim McGraw and Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock, is out today on DVD and Blu-Ray. And Carrie Underwood’s "All-American Girl" will be available as a single-track download for Rock Band users next week.
If you missed the Zac Brown Band & Jimmy Buffett on CMT Crossroads last Friday night, you can catch a re-air tonight. And here's just a little sample of how good the show was:
CMT Crossroads: Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band
"Free/Into the Mystic"
CMT Crossroads | Jimmy Buffett | Zac Brown Band
"Free/Into the Mystic"
CMT Crossroads | Jimmy Buffett | Zac Brown Band
