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Headlines From July 2007
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Internet Radio United To Broadcast The New Country Star VIP Fan Party From Nashville
Internet radio came together in what was possibly the widest simultaneous broadcast in the history of the online country music community. Friday night June 22nd, at least seven internet radio stations came together in a simultaneous broadcast of the New Country Star VIP Fan Party in Nashville, which was held on June 8th, during the CMA Fan Festival. The broadcast came courtesy of Dixieboy Radio who had attended the event and originally planned to broadcast live, but experienced technical difficulties with their connection at the venue. Instead the station recorded performances and snagged exclusive interviews with performers throughout the day. Just some of the stations who participated were Bzoo Radio, Radio Indy, Nixa Country, Dixieboy Radio, and Planet Net Tunes. Performances by Kim McAbee, Jason Coley, Jorrin Tyler, and Gwen Sebastian rocked many internet radio listeners. A few surprise callers were also broadcast, and Forums and Chat Rooms were buzzing with excitement over the unified broadcast. Plans for next years event are already underway, with some of the same artists already reserving their spots on the roster.
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Paisley's...Lookin'
Cool Online!
The Video for Brad Paisley's
single "Online," was officially
released today on CMT.com.
Blending Brad's trademark
humor and musicianship, the
video reunites Brad
with friends
and guest stars William Shatner
and Jason Alexander
(who also
directed), both of
whom appeared in the video
for his 2003 chartbuster,
Celebrity. Mixing concert
footage with a bevy of other
surprise guests, the video follows
the laugh-out-loud storyline of
how easy it is to hide your
shortcomings and be
"so much cooler online."
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NEW COUNTRY STAR Welcomes Photojournalist Ron Keessar
Ron Keessar, long time member of the CCMA, (Canadian Country Music Association) and 13 year veteran volunteer Entertainment Critic and concert photographer with Rimbey Record & Rimbey Review, has joined the New Country Star Team. You may not know his face, but you most certainly have seen his work. Ron's columns, reviews and photos have appeared in Canadian publications, "Country Music News" and on the pages of websites and newsletters of many country music artists. Living in central Alberta, Ron has covered concert venues between Calgary & Edmonton and all parts in between with hi-lights including the CCMA awards and a 10 year stint with the Big Valley Jamboree held in Camrose Alberta each August long weekend. I’m truly excited to have been embraced by our friends at ‘New Country Star’ & ‘Canadian Country Star’ as their columnist & free-lance photographer and I hope to share my experiences with you, the fans, through exclusive material only seen on this remarkable web-site in the coming months.
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Keith Urban Going Green
Keith Urban wants to do his part in helpingsave the environment. Since he's taking a dozen trucks and five buses on his Love, Pain and the whole crazy World Tour, he's got them using bio-diesel fuel. He says, "The bio-diesel seemed to be a good way to offset a lot of that. With that, we've got a hundred-percent reduction in sulfur dioxides and sulfates, and we do at least 48-percent reduction in carbon monoxides." Keith also helped raise awareness by performing at this month's Live Earth event.
Billboard Stuck in 5th Gear
Brad Paisley is holding the number one spot on Billboards Top Country Album Chart for the 4th consecutive week in a row. The top five country albums this week are as follows:
#1 Brad Paisley 5th Gear#2 Taylor Swift Taylor Swift#3 Toby Keith Big Dog Daddy#4 Carrie Underwood Some Hearts#5 Big & Rich Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
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Blake Shelton Busts
Intruder in Oklahoma
exciting
visit back home. Shelton was reportedly \visiting his mother Dorothy Shackleford, when his uncle
called looking for help.
Shelton's uncle, Dempsey Byrd,
woke up to find a stranger in his home.
“Blake was over at the house, and Dempsey called and said there was a
strange man in his house,” Shackleford said. “He said he woke up and there
was a big man in his house, so Blake and I just jumped in the truck and
went over there.”
When they arrived, Shackleford said, they looked in through the window and
saw a man inside.
“Blake knocked on the door and the man sort of stumbled over and opened
it, and Blake said, ‘Hey, you’re in my house, man,’” Shackleford said.
When asked if the police got an autograph from her famous son, Shackleford replied with a laugh, "I'm not even sure they recognized him, to be honest."
Keith Urban has postponed his
tour European tour dates in October, according to his official
Web site. The announcement cited "international commitments" as the reason
for the change in plans. Well, for whatever reason Urban deserves the
month of October off, it being his birthday month. Keith is expected
to return to Europe in 2008 for a tour. His next concert date is July 26
in Milwaukee, with North American tour dates scheduled through September
22nd. New Country Star readers shouldn't worry, we're going along to
bring you up close coverage.
Lambert Does "Crazy"
L
ike It's Never Been Done Before
There have been more renditions of
P
atsy Cline's "Crazy" than probablyany other cover song over the past
four decades. New Country Star
received a tip this week from one
of our readers, asking us to check
out a video performance of Miranda
Lambert doing the 1960's hit during
her recent fan club party in Nashville.
Well, we took that tip and let's just
say... we were "wowed." The entire
staff unanimously fell silent. In fact,
the editorial office was more quiet
than it's ever been, at least since I
came on board almost a year ago.
The normal bustling of chatter over
this weeks stories came to an abrupt
halt and a few phones were left
ringing, as one by one we all gathered
around the screen to watch Lambert's
video. There's just no way to
describe the vocal delivery. To say
it was great, might even be an
understatement. So, we decided
to make sure all of our readers got
to hear for themselves. We are quite
sure you will agree, that Miranda
Lambert delivers one of the greatest
hit singles of all time, better than anyone
including Patsy herself. Get ready
for goosebumps!
