 CMT Artists of the Year Share Friendship and Praise
Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift found themselves in excellent company at the CMT Artists of the Year special. In fact, all five stars were all sitting near each other at the exclusive gala event which premiered Tuesday night (Dec. 13) on CMT. They mingled with the likes of Sara Evans, Faith Hill, host Rob Lowe and many other celebrities as numerous cameras captured the moment. "You know what? It's been a great year," Aldean said in his acceptance speech, after receiving the award from Lionel Richie. "I remember about this time last year, sitting around and not really sure about how this year would go. ... Getting ready for us to go out and headline a tour for the first time this year and being a little nervous. So I've got to say a huge thank you to all the fans who came out this year to support the tour...Read the rest of the story |
 Toby Keith: Clancy's Tavern
As one of the few artists to still deliver a new album year after year, Toby Keith has gotten 'flack' over the past few years for delivering what some have considered 'un-even' album releases. That perception was only enhanced by declining album sales with 2008's That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy being Toby's last Gold album (35 Biggest hits, also from 2008, is his last Platinum album). The radio charts haven't been as nice to Toby either with a dry spell of Top 10 hits running from 2009 to just recently. All of the singles from 2010's Bullets In the Gun failed to hit the Top 10, for whatever reason. So, with this recent history in mind, how does Toby's fifteenth album Clancy's Tavern (not including holiday and greatest hit collections) stand out amongst his body of work? In a word: brilliantly. The album's lead single "Made In America" not only broke Toby's dry spell inside the Top 10 but it also became his 20th #1 hit on the Billboard Country Singles Chart...Read the rest of the review.
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