As a singer songwriter, I love Toby Keith's music! His videos, his CD's I have quite a few of them, and when I sing Kareoke, I often sing a Toby Keith song, something like "Who's Your Daddy" is one of my favorites!
I also like the Toby's western bad boy outfits like the hats he wears, so cool...you can own a couple of his signature hats, see them at I Wanna Be A Cowboy
Taylor Swift
I have been a fan of 20 year old Taylor Swift since her first big hit "Tim McGraw" in 2006. The daughter of a stock broker and stay at home mom who ran a Christmas Tree farm, beautiful blue-eyed Taylor Swift is a long way from trimming Christmas trees nowadays.
In the fall of 2006, with the release of "Tim McGraw" she also launched her debut album, entitled Taylor Swift
which gained her five hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and was certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.
Taylor is also not afraid to get a little wet, especially when she is singing her hit "Should Have Said No," at the American Country Music Awards.
You can see all of Taylor Swift's pictures in her wet glory at Egotastic !
Taylor also has her own line of Taylor Swift Singing Dolls
You can order the doll collection Here!
In the fall of 2006, with the release of "Tim McGraw" she also launched her debut album, entitled Taylor Swift
which gained her five hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and was certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.Taylor is also not afraid to get a little wet, especially when she is singing her hit "Should Have Said No," at the American Country Music Awards.
You can see all of Taylor Swift's pictures in her wet glory at Egotastic !
Taylor also has her own line of Taylor Swift Singing Dolls
You can order the doll collection Here!
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes....oh my...she is sexy! What a voice, I can listen to her sing for hours and hours....
LeAnn Rimes was born Margaret LeAnn Rimes on August 28, 1982 in Pearl, Mississippi. She rose to fame at the tender young age of 13 as a country music singer, songwriter, and actress, who records under the name, LeAnn Rimes.
LeAnn Rimes was born Margaret LeAnn Rimes on August 28, 1982 in Pearl, Mississippi. She rose to fame at the tender young age of 13 as a country music singer, songwriter, and actress, who records under the name, LeAnn Rimes.
Nominees for the 2009 Grammy Awards - Country
The nominee list is out for the 2009 Grammy Awards and the show is scheduled for
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will take place on February 8, 2009. It will be broadcast on CBS in the United States at 8PM EST. Nominations were announced on December 3, 2008. For the sixth year in a row, the ceremony will be held in the Staples Cente
If you wondering why your favorite recent song is not on the list, it's probably because of the eligibility criteria. To be eligible for an award a recording must have been commercially released between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008. The nominee list was released December 3, 2008 and the voting now begins. Each category can have up to five nominations, but occasionally more than five will appear on the list, because of a tie.
The Grammy Awards go to all types of music and musicians, but for our purposes, I am only listing the nominees for the country music categories.
So here we go....I've included some links to the albums on Amazon.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
For These Times
- Martina McBride
Track from: Waking Up Laughing [RCA Nashville]
What I Cannot Change - LeAnn Rimes
Track from: Family[Curb Records]
Last Name - Carrie Underwood
Track from: Carnival Ride
[19/Arista/Arista Nashville]
Last Call - Lee Ann Womack
[MCA Nashville]
This Is Me You're Talking To - Trisha Yearwood
Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
[Big Machine]
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins
Track from: American Man: Greatest Hits Vol. II
[Capitol Records Nashville]
In Color - Jamey Johnson
[MCA Nashville]
Just Got Started Lovin' You - James Otto
Track from: Sunset Man [Raybaw]
Letter To Me - Brad Paisley
Track from: 5th Gear
[Arista Nashville]
Troubadour - George Strait
Track from: Troubadour
[MCA Nashville]
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
God Must Be Busy - Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Cowboy Town
[Arista Nashville]
Love Don't Live Here - Lady Antebellum
Track from: Lady Antebellum [Capitol Records Nashville]
Every Day - Rascal Flatts
Track from:Still Feels Good
[Lyric Street Records]
Blue Side Of The Mountain - The SteelDrivers
Track from: The SteelDrivers [Rounder]
Stay - Sugarland
Track from: Enjoy the Ride
[Mercury Records]
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Shiftwork - Kenny Chesney & George Strait
Track from: Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
[BNA Records]
Killing The Blues - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]
House Of Cash - George Strait & Patty Loveless
Track from:Troubadour
[MCA Nashville]
Life In A Northern Town - Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Track from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition]
[Mercury Records]
Let The Wind Chase You - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
Track from:Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love
[Big Machine]
Best Country Instrumental Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Sumatra - Cherryholmes
Track from: Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe [Skaggs Family Records]
Two Small Cars In Rome - Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
Track from: Glide [Koch]
Sleigh Ride - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Track from: Jingle All The Way [Rounder]
Is This America? (Katrina 2005) - Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
Track from: Family & Friends — Rambling Boy [Decca Records]
Cluster Pluck - Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
Just Pluck It / The Cluster Pluckers
[Arista Nashville]
Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. (Singles or Tracks only.)
Dig Two Graves - Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
Track from: Around The Bend
[Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music]
I Saw God Today - Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
Track from: Troubadour
[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels Music, Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music]
In Color - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Track from: That High Lonesome Sound
[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music, Eldorotto Music Publishing/Lucky Thumb Music]
Stay - Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
Track from:Enjoy the Ride
[Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing]
You're Gonna Miss This - Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music]
Best Country Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
[Mercury Records]
Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
[Saguaro Road]
Troubadour - George Strait
[MCA Nashville]
Around The Bend - Randy Travis
[Warner Bros.]
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love - Trisha Yearwood
[Big Machine]
There ya go, get your votes in! Which ones do you pick?
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will take place on February 8, 2009. It will be broadcast on CBS in the United States at 8PM EST. Nominations were announced on December 3, 2008. For the sixth year in a row, the ceremony will be held in the Staples Cente
If you wondering why your favorite recent song is not on the list, it's probably because of the eligibility criteria. To be eligible for an award a recording must have been commercially released between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008. The nominee list was released December 3, 2008 and the voting now begins. Each category can have up to five nominations, but occasionally more than five will appear on the list, because of a tie.
The Grammy Awards go to all types of music and musicians, but for our purposes, I am only listing the nominees for the country music categories.
So here we go....I've included some links to the albums on Amazon.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
For These Times
- Martina McBrideTrack from: Waking Up Laughing [RCA Nashville]
What I Cannot Change - LeAnn Rimes
Track from: Family[Curb Records]
Last Name - Carrie Underwood
Track from: Carnival Ride
[19/Arista/Arista Nashville]
Last Call - Lee Ann Womack
[MCA Nashville]
This Is Me You're Talking To - Trisha Yearwood
Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
[Big Machine]
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins
Track from: American Man: Greatest Hits Vol. II
[Capitol Records Nashville]
In Color - Jamey Johnson
[MCA Nashville]
Just Got Started Lovin' You - James Otto
Track from: Sunset Man [Raybaw]
Letter To Me - Brad Paisley
Track from: 5th Gear
[Arista Nashville]
Troubadour - George Strait
Track from: Troubadour
[MCA Nashville]
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
God Must Be Busy - Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Cowboy Town
[Arista Nashville]
Love Don't Live Here - Lady Antebellum
Track from: Lady Antebellum [Capitol Records Nashville]
Every Day - Rascal Flatts
Track from:Still Feels Good
[Lyric Street Records]
Blue Side Of The Mountain - The SteelDrivers
Track from: The SteelDrivers [Rounder]
Stay - Sugarland
Track from: Enjoy the Ride
[Mercury Records]
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Shiftwork - Kenny Chesney & George Strait
Track from: Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
[BNA Records]
Killing The Blues - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]
House Of Cash - George Strait & Patty Loveless
Track from:Troubadour
[MCA Nashville]
Life In A Northern Town - Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Track from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition]
[Mercury Records]
Let The Wind Chase You - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
Track from:Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love
[Big Machine]
Best Country Instrumental Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Sumatra - Cherryholmes
Track from: Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe [Skaggs Family Records]
Two Small Cars In Rome - Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
Track from: Glide [Koch]
Sleigh Ride - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Track from: Jingle All The Way [Rounder]
Is This America? (Katrina 2005) - Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
Track from: Family & Friends — Rambling Boy [Decca Records]
Cluster Pluck - Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
Just Pluck It / The Cluster Pluckers
[Arista Nashville] Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. (Singles or Tracks only.)
Dig Two Graves - Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
Track from: Around The Bend
[Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music]
I Saw God Today - Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
Track from: Troubadour
[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels Music, Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music]
In Color - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Track from: That High Lonesome Sound
[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music, Eldorotto Music Publishing/Lucky Thumb Music]
Stay - Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
Track from:Enjoy the Ride
[Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing]
You're Gonna Miss This - Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music]
Best Country Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
[Mercury Records]
Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
[Saguaro Road]
Troubadour - George Strait
[MCA Nashville]
Around The Bend - Randy Travis
[Warner Bros.]
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love - Trisha Yearwood
[Big Machine]
There ya go, get your votes in! Which ones do you pick?
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