Some of country music's biggest stars have been brought together on the brand new album, This Is NRA Country Vol. 1.
The compilation is available now exclusively through nracountry.com and can be purchased HERE. This Is NRA Country Vol. 1 is a unique project that features various artists including Charlie Daniels, Trace Adkins, Justin Moore and many more, singing songs that speak to the heart of what NRA Country is all about, including support of our U.S. military, appreciation for the great outdoors and love of family.
Here's the list tracking/sequence:
1. Justin Moore - "This Is NRA Country" 2. Hank Williams Jr. - "A Country Boy Can Survive" 3. Montgomery Gentry - "My Town" 4. Rodney Atkins - "Cleaning This Gun" 5. Trace Adkins - "More Of Us" 6. Craig Morgan - "I'm Country" 7. Charlie Daniels - "In America" 8. Josh Thompson - "Way Out Here" 9. John Rich - "Shutting Detroit Down" 10. Lee Brice - "She Ain't Right" 11. Rhett Akins & Dallas Davidson - "Opening Day"
Award winning singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley takes the No. 1 position this week on Billboard's Country Albums chart with his sixth studio album Home, marking Bentley's fourth career debut in the top spot.
The new album's poignant second single and title track also continues to climb the Top Five at radio and has already spawned the rowdy chart-topper "Am I The Only One."
Music critics across the country are weighing in with glowing reviews of Home, all focused around one central theme - Bentley's unique sound that combines his distinctive gravely vocals with a modern blend of acoustic and electric instruments. Entertainment Weekly awarded that sound with an A.
Here are more rave reviews Bentley has been getting from the media:
"Bentley has always been a big-picture guy, looking to pull together the different kinds of music he loves. On what may be his most cohesive album, he combines rustic sounds of crisp banjo and mandolin with a surging beat that falls between U2 and Waylon Jennings." - USA Today
"Bentley always utilizes banjo, fiddle, mandolin and especially dobro in his music, but with a modern beat and energy that, along with his distinctive voice, gives him a compelling sound of his own." - Associated Press
"Dierks Bentley's new album is his most assured...like an actor playing a role, great country singers inhabit their songs and make them sound like they're living it all right before your ears. When it works, it feels Oscar-worthy...Dierks Bentley is a great country singer." - Washington Post
"Dierks Bentley has recorded what is undoubtedly the finest album of his career." - CMT
Bentley will perform a song off the new album today on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and is set for the first show of his 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour tonight in Vancouver, BC Canada. For a list of upcoming appearances and tour dates in Canada, Australia and the US, visit www.dierks.com.
Also, Yallwire was lucky enough to be on the road of Country Throwdown 2011 - get ready for this year's Throwdown and check out all the fun we had last year!
Craig Morgan, who served 10 years in the U.S. Army before launching his career as a country music hitmaker, has been declared the NRA Country Artist of the Month for February.
Many of country music's biggest stars, including Trace Adkins, Lee Brice, Montgomery Gentry and Justin Moore, have joined the "This Is NRA Country" movement celebrating their support of our U.S. military, appreciation for the great outdoors, and love of family.
"As someone who has served alongside the brave men and women of our Armed Forces, I have a huge sense of pride in what this country stands for and what our freedom means," shares Morgan. "As many service men and women make their way home and reunite with family, we are here to give them support and encouragement along with our gratitude. I am Craig Morgan and I am NRA Country."
Following Morgan's ten years of service in the U.S. Army he completed another nine years in the Army Reserves. Morgan continues to support our troops through the multiple overseas tours of military installations and back at home with more than fifteen Jack Daniel's Toast To The Troops USO care package packing parties and free concerts for family members remaining stateside.
February's NRA Country Artist of the Month promotion gives fans the opportunity to view a personal video message from Morgan along with clips from a recent Ranger Challenge competition from Ft. Benning, Georgia. The exclusive video can be found only at www.NRACountry.com.
In addition to this exclusive video clip, fans can register to win an autographed acoustic guitar and a signed copy of Morgan's soon to be released album This Ole Boy, out February 28th. Visit HERE from now through the end of February to register to win.
Each month a new country music artist will be featured on NRACountry.com, highlighting what makes them 'NRA Country.' Celebrate our country and learn more at www.NRACountry.com!
Multiple GRAMMY nominee Jason Aldean kicked off the 2012 leg of his My Kinda Party Tour with a sold-out first night run in Greenville, SX, Fayetteville, NC and Orlando, FL this weekend.
Each of those shows set new attendance records for the arenas.
Fellow Georgia natives Luke Bryan and Lauren Alaina joined Aldean, we DeeJay Silver returning to the tour to keep the party going between sets with his signature rock and country mixes.
Due to overwhelming demand for this final leg of the My Kinda Party tour, the new production features a 360-degree configuration that allows fans who couldn't get tickets before to purchase a view from the rear of the stage. The 2012 My Kinda Party Tour is an extension of the record-breaking 2011 leg that sold one million tickets across the country last year.
"I'm not gonna lie...it's a big challenge to try and entertain people who are on all sides of you. I have to work a lot harder, and I come off the stage absolutely drenched. The opening weekend was unbelievable, and I had a blast pulling Luke and Lauren up on stage during different parts of the show. It's fun to keep the fans guessing and surprised. Sometimes, I even get surprised...we had a few stage jumpers, so that kept it interesting for all of us! The fans were out of their minds this weekend!"
Additionally, Aldean is releasing "Fly Over States" to radio this week. The fifth single off his double platinum album My Kinda Party, the song is an ode to the beauty and hardworking spirit of our country's heartland. Entertainment Weekly said, "The song has the kind of soaring chorus that makes you want to press 'repeat' as soon as it ends.
To stream "Fly Over States," click here.
Aldean's double platinum fourth record My Kinda Party was the top-selling country album of 2011 and the No. 5 best-seller in all genres. The CMA Album of the Year was also named iTunes' "Country Album of the Year" and came in at No. 4 on Billboard's all-genre Year End Top 200 Albums chart.
For a full list of appearances and upcoming tour dates, check out Jason Aldean's official website.
Scotty McCreery joins some of country's brightest stars as a semi-finalist for New Artist of the Year at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, going up against artists like Justin Moore, David Nail and Thompson Square.
The award show, which will be broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, April 1st, is letting the fans decide who should win the New Artist of the Year title.
The first round of fan voting is now live, and will continue until January 30th. Three finalists will be chosen in February, with the final round voting beginning on March 19th and ending the day of the show on April 1st.
Fans can cast their vote for Scotty in the New Artist of the Year category now by heading over to www.VoteACM.com.
Scotty's debut album, Clear As Day, was certified platinum earlier this month and spent six weeks at No.1 on the Top Country Albums chart, as well as peaking at No.1 on the Billboard 200. Clear As Day is also the second best selling American Idol debut album of all time behind Clay Aiken's Measure of a Man.
Be sure to vote for the Academy of Country Music's New Artist of the year HERE.
Also, check out this Thank You video from Scotty himself!
Dog lovers are never shy about publicly parading their pooch pride. But too often cat affection is locked behind closed doors. No more, says the makes of Fresh Step® litter!
In honor of Cat Appreciation Month this February, the makes of Fresh Step litter have teamed up with cat-loving country star Kellie Pickler to ask cat lovers to flood Facebook with images of them wearing their favorite cat-centric clothing.
Don't have any kitty couture? No problem. The Fresh Step brand has partnered with Pickler and fashion designer Geren Ford to design a must-have limited-edition cat sweater. The sweater will be available for purchase online at www.aspcaonlinesotre.com, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the ASPCA® (The America Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
Cat lovers who aren't in the market for a new sweater can get in on the fun, too. The Fresh Step Facebook page houses an online application that lets people digitally place the Pickler sweater onto a photo of themselves on Facebook. The Fresh Step litter team, will donate $1 to the ASPCA for every photo posted, through March 15th, 2012, up to $100,000.
"It's time for cat lovers to truly display their cat pride," said Pickler, whose new album 100 Proof launches this week. "I collaborated with fellow cat lover and designer Geren Ford to create a sweater that we hope any cat parent would wear to show their kitty pride and that all animal lovers can wear in support of the ASPCA."
The oatmeal heather-colored tunic "Kitty Crooner" sweater with green sequin embellishments celebrates Pickler's country roots and gives wearers a modern vintage look. The sweater will be available for purchase at www.aspcaonlinestore.com for $35 while supplies last.
Today Trace Adkins announced the 'Songs & Stories Tour,' which will visit many of America's most beautiful theaters this Spring.
These intimate evenings of powerful performances will incorporate stories, both humorous and meaningful, that pay homage to Adkins' working-man roots an rich musical heritage.
Tickets for March dates go on sale to the public on Friday (1/27) - more dates are expected to be added.
Inspiration for the Songs & Stories Tour came as Trace released his 10th studio album, Proud To Be Here, last summer with a CMT Invitation Only special. The special featured new hits "Just Fishin'" and "Million Dollar View," a Q&A session and the most-loved songs from Adkins' twenty year career. The taping was so fun for Trace and his guests that he began laying plans for a tour.
"I've had many narrow escapes and blessings in my life. The right songs at the right time has been my saving grace and that's something I have in common with the audience. Sharing meaningful songs, stories and some laughs 'around the campfire' is the Country music tradition and I'm looking forward to it."
Fans can share their own stories, questions and the songs that have inspired or shaped their lives on the Songs & Stories page a www.traceadkins.com.
From humble beginnings as a small-town Louisiana roughneck, to a Country superstar with a twenty year career of hits, to his recent roles as outspoken author and actor, Adkins' life parallels the songs he sings. His albums showcase a range of earnest tributes and party anthems with humor and depth - the Songs & Stories Tour promises to offer the same.
SONGS & STORIES TOUR DATES (MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED):
March 8 Des Moines IA Hoyt Sherman
March 9 Kansas City MO Midland Theater
March 10 Peoria IL Civic Theater
March 15 Milwaukee WI Riverside Theater
March 16 Rochester MN Mayo Civic Theater * Fan presale 1/30, public on-sale 2/3
March 17 Grand Forks ND Chester Fritz Auditorium
March 22 Birmingham AL Alabama Theatre
April 12 Ashland KY Paramount Arts Center
April 14 Toledo OH Stranahan Theater
April 19 Spartanburg SC Memorial Hall
April 20 Charlotte NC Ovens Auditorium
April 21 Louisville KY The Palace Theatre
April 25 Denver CO Paramount Theater
April 27 Salinas KS Stiefel Theater
April 28 Tulsa OK Brady Theater
May 3 N. Charleston SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center
May 4 Savannah GA Mercer Theater *fan presale 1/30, public on 2/10
May 10 Davenport IA Adler Theatre
May 11 South Bend IN Morris PAC
May 12 Memphis TN Orpheum Theatre
May 17 Atlanta GA Cobb Theater
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