Country Music Herald

It’s a beautiful day here, but it’s supposed to be pretty messy tomorrow. I’m just glad it looks like the heavy snow is over and we can bring on spring. It’s been a long winter and a little rain won’t be so bad, right? Keith Urban has some good ideas of what to do when it’s Raining on Sunday, so here are the lyrics to his hit song for you.

Raining on Sunday by Keith Urban

It ticks just like a Timex
It never lets up on you
Who said life was easy
The job is never through
It’ll run us ’til we’re ragged
It’ll harden our hearts
And love could use a day of rest
Before we both start falling apart

Pray that it’s raining on Sunday
Stormin’ like crazy
We’ll hide under the covers all afternoon
Baby whatever comes Monday
Can take care of itself
‘Cause we got better things that we could do
When it’s raining on Sunday

Your love is like religion
A cross in Mexico
And your kiss is like the innocence
Of a prayer nailed to a door
Oh surrender in much sweeter
When we both let it go
Let the water wash our bodies clean
And love wash our souls

Pray that it’s raining on Sunday
Stormin’ like crazy
We’ll hide under the covers all afternoon
Baby whatever comes Monday
Can take care of itself
‘Cause we got better things that we could do
When it’s raining on Sunday

Pray that it’s raining on Sunday
Stormin’ like crazy
We’ll hide under the covers all afternoon
Baby whatever comes Monday
Can take care of itself
‘Cause we got better things that we could do
When it’s raining on Sunday
When it’s raining on Sunday
When it’s raining on Sunday
Let it rain

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Country music sure can’t claim a shortage of awards for their craft, whether it be awards shows or accolades doled out by critics. The well respected Nashville Scene Critic’s Poll was the latest of these pats on the back released to the public and Miranda Lambert is the most decorated country artist to come out of the poll.

Lambert was given four awards including Best Female Artist and Best Artist, while also receiving top honors in the Best Album category for her latest CD Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as well as Best Single for “Famous in a Small Town”. Other winners included Brad Paisley (Best Male Artist), Sugarland (Best Group), Keith Urban (Best Live Act), Taylor Swift (Best New Artist), and Emmylou Harris (Best Reissue).

The awards were voted on by almost 100 critics representing such publications as Billboard, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and Country Weekly.

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As if seeing multi-year Entertainer of the Year Award winner Kenny Chesney in concert isn’t enough, several other superstar acts have been added to his spring and summer Poets and Pirates stadium tour as co-headliners and opening acts. Can you imagine the insanity that is sure to ensue at these venues when they see not only Kenny Chesney, but at the same time get to see Keith Urban, Leann Rimes, Big and Rich, Brooks and Dunn, Gary Allan, Luke Bryan, or even Sammy Hagar (okay, so maybe not as much as the others, but you get my drift)? All of those amazing artists have signed on to perform at least one of Chesney’s stadium concerts, and Leann Rimes will perform at all of them.

Brooks and Dunn will take the stage at 5 of the concerts in Columbia, S.C., (April 26), Dallas (May 3), San Francisco (June 8), Atlanta (July 13) and Baltimore (May 10). Keith Urban will join Kenny Chesney at 9 of his shows including Cleveland (May 24), Phoenix (May 31), Pittsburgh (June 14), Chicago (June 21), Nashville (July 5), Philadelphia (July 19), Foxboro, Mass. (July 27), Detroit (Aug. 2) and Indianapolis (Sept. 13). The other mentioned artists have been signed on for at least one show, but dates and locations for their performances have not yet been released.

Keep your eyes peeled at Kenny Chesney’s Official Site and also at Ticketmaster.com for more ticket and opening act information and to find a concert near you.

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This week, I found a great live performance of “You’ll Think of Me” by Keith Urban. Enjoy!

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Can you imagine? Two of country music’s currently hottest superstars are joining together to tour. That’s right! The blonde and well coiffed duo of Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban will be jumping on their tour buses and performing in venues across the United States. The “Love, Pain, and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride” tour kicks off at the end of January. The clever title of the tour combines both artists’ current double platinum selling albums’ names.

The co-headliners will each perform their greatest hits, along with songs off their latest CDs. Between the two of them, 12 #1 singles will be sung at each concert. Urban has had 7 singles top the charts, while Underwood is right behind with 5, including her current #1 single “So Small” off of her “Carnival Ride” CD.

Carrie Underwood’s official website lists December 1st as the date tickets go on sale for the tour, but it does not list cities, venues, or dates for the performances. That’s right! You can get your tickets in time for Christmas and stuff your loved ones’ stockings with the gift of an unforgettable concert.

Ticketmaster.com has a few dates posted. All of the tickets for the cities listed below go on sale TOMORROW December 1st (unless otherwise noted), so get your tickets early!

Thu, 01/31/08 07:30 PM Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, CT
Fri, 02/01/08 07:30 PM Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, CT
Sat, 02/16/08 07:30 PM Roanoke Civic CenterRoanoke, VA (currently not on sale)
Fri, 02/29/08 08:00 PM Tallahassee Leon County Civic CenterTallahassee, FL
Fri, 03/07/08 07:30 PM Qwest Center OmahaOmaha, NE
Tue, 03/11/08 07:30 PM HP Pavilion At San JoseSan Jose, CA

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What can you do when you’re a big country star married to an A-List actress and you’re being pursued by the paparazzi while riding your motorcycle? Well, if you’re Keith Urban, you crash your motorcycle and slide along the concrete. Keith was riding his motorcycle to his AA meeting near Sydney, Australia on Monday morning when he felt he was being chased by another motorcycle rider he just assumed was paparazzi trying to get a picture of him. He sped up, and then ended up dropping his bike and sliding along the road in order to avoid an oncoming car. The person chasing him ended up coming to his aid and didn’t even get the picture. Keith was not injured and did make it to his AA meeting. There was no word of whether or not wife Nicole Kidman was around to help care for Keith’s road rash.

This year’s CMA Awards ceremony is shaping up to be full of great live performances. The show will be broadcast on Wednesday November 7th on ABC. Previously announced artists slated to perform include Brad Paisley (who leads the pack with 5 nominations this year), Sugarland, Josh Turner, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, George Strait, and the show’s hosts Brooks & Dunn.

Another huge announcement was made today about the CMA live performances. The Eagles, who have never performed live on an awards show, will reunite to play a song at the CMAs. Their current single “How Long” was released to country radio and has been well received by fans. While The Eagles have never performed live at the CMAs, they have had some previous success with the awards:

In 1993, Eagles drummer Don Henley was nominated for CMA Vocal Event of the Year with Trisha Yearwood for “Walkaway Joe,” which the two performed together during the 1992 CMA Awards. In 1994, Common Thread: The Songs of The Eagles won CMA Album of the Year. The project featured top Country artists performing Eagles’ hits including Clint Black, Brooks & Dunn, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, and Yearwood.

See all of these great artists on “Country Music’s Biggest Night” starting at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday November 7th.

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