Academy of Country MusicHere’s the list of winners at Sunday night’s 52nd ACM Awards: New Male Vocalist of the YearJon Pardi New Female Vocalist of the YearMaren Morris New Vocal Duo or Group of the YearBrothers Osborne Single Record of the Year“H.O.L.Y.” — Florida Georgia Line Songwriter of the YearLori McKenna Vocal Event of the …
Apr 02
KORN News Radio earns three regional journalism awards
KORN News Radio 1490 has once again been recognized for excellence in broadcast journalism in the upper Midwest. The Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association presented three Eric Sevareid Awards of Merit to KORN News Radio at the annual Midwest Journalism Conference in Bloomington, Minnesota. News Director J.P. Skelly accepted the honors in the Newscast, Broadcast Writing, …
Apr 02
Florida Georgia Line and Tim McGraw pick up early ACM awards
Academy of Country MusicFlorida Georgia Line picked up two Academy of Country Music Awards Saturday night, ahead of Sunday’s 52nd annual show. The duo found out they’d won both the Vocal Event of the Year for “May We All” with Tim McGraw, as well as Single Record of the Year for “H.O.L.Y.” The ACM surprised …
Apr 02
Oops, I did it again: Chris Lane crawls on all fours at Britney Spears show
ABC/Image Group LAQuite a few Nashville folks checked out Britney Spears Vegas show while they were in Sin City for this weekend’s Academy of Country Music Awards, including Chris Lane, who definitely had a concert experience he won’t soon forget! The pop icon called the “Fix” hitmaker onstage during her set at The Axis at Planet Hollywood, and …
Apr 02
The teleprompter blues: What Luke Bryan's learned and Dierks Bentley is afraid will go wrong on Sunday night's ACMs
CBS/Cliff LipsonOn Sunday night, Luke Bryan will host the 52nd ACM Awards for the second time with Dierks Bentley. Before that, Luke learned the craft with Blake Shelton for three years. By now, he’s feeling like an old pro. “With each passing year, I think you get a little more savvy, a little better, and you remember when something kinda …
Apr 02
A crash course in Sunday night's 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards
Academy of Country MusicSunday night in Las Vegas, the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards make their debut in their new home, Sin City’s T-Mobile Arena. While the venue may be new, the hosts aren’t — Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley are old pros by now. Luke’s hosted three times before with Blake Shelton, and this will be his second …
Apr 01
Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley: The ACM Awards are rigged!
CBS/Cliff LipsonIf by some chance you didn’t think Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley were outrageous enough when they co-hosted the ACM Awards for the first time last year, the pair is proving they’re ready to bring it in 2017. They’ve even gone so far as to allege the whole affair is rigged. “When you’re hosting the show, you do …
Mar 31
A Duet with Dad and Selena Gomez: Thomas Rhett paints a picture of album #3
ABC RadioWhen Thomas Rhett took the stage at Sake Rok in Las Vegas on Friday, his intention was to kick off his campaign as the face of Outnumber Hunger. But the “Star of the Show” hitmaker ended up painting the most extensive picture yet of his forthcoming third album. During an intimate set that included …
Mar 31
Eric Church fans will be seeing red on Record Store Day April 22
ABC/Image Group LAEric Church fans will get the opportunity to add to their vinyl collections as he offers up his Caught in The Act (Live) in honor of Record Store Day 2017. But, there’s a twist: this year’s release will be issued in red vinyl. This isn’t his first involvement in Record Store Day events. …
Mar 31
52nd ACM Awards scoop: A rock and roll surprise, plus Luke Bryan's beef with Backstreet Boys
ABC RadioIf you want to kick off country music’s big weekend in Las Vegas, what better way to do it than by rolling out a couple of giant, inflatable dice? That’s exactly what ACM co-hosts Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley did Friday, as well as spilling a few new details about Sunday’s 52nd annual show. …