On this day in 2001, Brad Paisley was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Wearing the yellow jacket that Buck Owens wore the night he recorded his album “Live At Carnegie Hall.”, Paisley sang “Two People Fell In Love,” “Me Neither,” and “Streets Of Bakersfield”. Paisley also, with the help of Steve Wariner, performed “Nothin’ But The Taillights”.
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52nd ACM Nominees Announced
Keith Urban earned a pack-leading seven nominations at the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday (2/16), including his seventh nod for the coveted Entertainer of the Year award. Following close on Keith’s heels is Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert with six nominations apiece, and Florida Georgia Line and Tim McGraw, who each have five. Hosted for a second consecutive year by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 2 at 8:00 PM ET CBS.
The 52nd Annual Academy of Country Music nominees:
Entertainer of the Year
· Jason Aldean
· Luke Bryan
· Florida Georgia Line
· Carrie Underwood
· Keith Urban
Male Vocalist of the year
· Jason Aldean
· Dierks Bentley
· Thomas Rhett
· Chris Stapleton
· Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the year
· Kelsea Ballerini
· Miranda Lambert
· Maren Morris
· Kacey Musgraves
· Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the year
· Big & Rich
· Brothers Osborne
· Dan + Shay
· Florida Georgia Line
· Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group OF THE YEAR
· Eli Young Band
· Lady Antebellum
· Little Big Town
· Old Dominion
· Rascal Flatts
NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE
· Kane Brown
· Chris Janson
· Chris Lane
· Jon Pardi
· Brett Young
NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE
· Lauren Alaina
· Cam
· Brandy Clark
· Maren Morris
* four nominees only
NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE
· A Thousand Horses
· Brothers Osborne
· Dan + Shay
· LOCASH
· Maddie & Tae
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
· Black– Dierks Bentley
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
· Dig Your Roots– Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group
· HERO– Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Brad Hill, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia Nashville
· Ripcord– Keith Urban
Producers: Jeff Bhasker, busbee, Nathan Chapman, Nitzan Kaikov, Dann Huff, Tyler Johnson, Johnny Price, Nile Rodgers, Keith Urban, Greg Wells
Record Labels: Hit Red Records, Capitol Records Nashville
· The Weight of These Wings– Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, Vanner Records
Single Record of the Year [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
· Blue Ain’t Your Color– Keith Urban
Producers: Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Record Labels: Hit Red Records, Capitol Records Nashville
· H.O.L.Y.– Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group
· Humble And Kind– Tim McGraw
Producers: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw
Record Labels: McGraw Music, Big Machine Records
· My Church– Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia Nashville
· Vice– Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, Vanner Records
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
· Blue Ain’t Your Color– Keith Urban
Songwriters: Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen
Publishers: WB Music Corp (ASCAP), Music Of The Corn (ASCAP), HillarodyRathbone Music (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Spirit Catalog Holdings (S.a.r.l.), Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP)
· Die A Happy Man– Thomas Rhett
Songwriters: Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI), Cricket On The Line (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Eastman Pond Publishing (BMI), Music of Big Deal (BMI), Nice Life (BMI), Frederic And Reid Music (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI), Brodsky Spensive Publishing (BMI)
· Humble And Kind– Tim McGraw
Songwriter: Lori McKenna
Publishers: Songs of Universal Inc (BMI), Hoodie Songs (BMI)
· Kill A Word– Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens
Songwriters: Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde
Publishers: Emileon Songs (BMI), Little Louder Songs (BMI), Longer And Louder Music (BMI), Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI)
· Tennessee Whiskey– Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove
Publishers: Universal-Songs Of PolyGram International (BMI), EMI Algee (BMI)
· Vice– Miranda Lambert
Songwriters: Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Smack Hits (GMR), Kobalt Music Group,
Ltd. (GMR), Anderson Fork In The Road Music (ASCAP), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc. (ASCAP), Smackville Music (ASCAP)
Video of the YearPRESENTED BY XFINITY [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
· Fire Away– Chris Stapleton
Director: Tim Mattia
Producer: Jennifer Rothlein
· Forever Country– Artists of Then, Now & Forever
Director: Joseph Kahn
Producers: Nathan de la Rionda, Jil Hardin, Charleen Manca, Joanna Carter, Chandra LaPlume, Sarah Trahern,
Damon Whiteside
· Humble And Kind– Tim McGraw
Director: Wes Edwards
Producer: Jennifer Rothlein
· Peter Pan– Kelsea Ballerini
Director: Kristin Barlowe
Producer: Michelle Abnet
· Vice– Miranda Lambert
Director: Trey Fanjoy
Producer: Ashley Bergeron Ford
songwriter of the year*(Off Camera Award)
· Ashley Gorley
· Luke Laird
· Hillary Lindsey
· Shane McAnally
· Lori McKenna
Vocal Event of the Year[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
· Different For Girls– Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
· Forever Country– Artists of Then, Now & Forever
Producer: Shane McAnally
Record Label: MCA Nashville
· May We All– Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group
· Setting The World On Fire– Kenny Chesney Featuring P!nk
Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Record Labels: Blue Chair Records, Columbia Nashville
· Think Of You– Chris Young Featuring Cassadee Pope
Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, RCA Records
The 52ND Academy Of Country Music Awards,hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, will be broadcast LIVE from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 2 at 8PM ET on CBS.
State Wrestling Results 02-17-17
The Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament began Thursday and 35 wrestlers represented the listening area in the first round of action.
Class 3A kicked things off and nine wrestlers were looking to try to punch their ticket into the quarterfinals. It was a rough first round, however, as only three of the nine were able to win in their first matchup.
Oskaloosa’s Drew Sams, ranked #4 in the state at 145 pounds according to IAwrestle, took control after surrendering a quick takedown, pinning Lanny Herzog of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln in the second period. He’ll take on Boone’s Mason Hulse in the second round Friday morning.
The other two first round winners were at heavyweight, as Pella’s Keegan Poole took care of business against Sioux City West’s Jesse Ramirez, 10-0. Oskaloosa’s Callan Tomlin joined him but upsetting #2 ranked Caleb Sanders of Glenwood, 5-3. They will both be in action Friday morning as well in the quarterfinals.
Losing in the first round but bouncing back with second round victories to stay alive for third place were Ottumwa’s Nathanael Shoemaker (113), Oskaloosa’s Jason Beebe (170), Ottumwa’s Joey Mitchell (170), and Osky’s Kyler Salazar (195). Osky senior Josh Diehl could not survive a tough draw in the first round or the first consolation round, and was eliminated, as was Newton freshman Gage Linahon.
In the afternoon session, Class 1A delivered, with 9 of the 15 area wrestlers winning in the first round to move into the quarterfinals Friday morning. First round victors included three members of the Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas wrestling team: Freshman Bryce Hall (113), senior Brady Kyner (120), and senior Blake Bauer (132). Moravia’s Nicholas Martin also punched his ticket at 138 pounds, as did Zach Axmear of English Valleys at 152.
Pleasantville sent two wrestlers to the quarters, as senior Griffin McBride survived at 160 and junior Chaz Clark got in with a convincing win at 220. Sigourney/Keota did well, as two of their wrestlers made it to the quarters. Junior Kaleb Reeves at 195 did so via pin, and senior Noah Boender at 220 won via technical fall, 20-4.
Of the six wrestlers that dropped their first round match, three bounced back to get into the second consolation round. They include Sigourney/Keota freshman Mason Dye at 106, Pleasantville senior Sawyer Phillips at 152, and Pleasantville senior Will Anthony at heavyweight.
Unfortunately, three Class 1A wrestlers saw their state tourney end on Day 1. Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas junior TJ Dierking, who came into the tournament ranked #3 in the state at 170 in the latest IAwrestle rankings, got a tough draw and found himself surprisingly bounced with a 2-and-out performance. Moravia senior Quinton Casteel had a difficult draw as well, and he couldn’t duplicate his 8th place performance from last year, falling in two straight matches to be eliminated. Tri-County senior Clay Harper
forced overtime in his consolation match, but couldn’t get the win, as he, too, was eliminated.
In the evening session, Class 2A continued the positive momentum, as 6 of the 11 wrestlers in the area picked up first round wins to get into the quarterfinals. Grinnell’s Brock Beck, a freshman, got a tight win at 106 pounds. Albia sophomore Aden Reeves is the prohibitive favorite at 113, and he started with a bang, getting a quick win in his first round matchup. Also in the quarters is EBF’s Sage Walker, who held on for a tight win at 120.
Joining those three in the next round is Knoxville junior Matthew Landsperger at 195 and a PCM duo. The Mustangs have Xavier Miller into the quarters at 145 after surviving overtime in a tight match, and 170 pounder Jarron Trausch, who looked very strong in a big win.
PCM’s teammate, Lucas Roland, fell in the final seconds of the first round at 160 pounds, but is one of three more wrestlers into the second round of consolation. EBF’s Alex Hanna at 132 got a very tough draw in the first round but was able to respond to get a win in the first consolation round and will see Day 2. Finally, Albia senior Kyle Sinnott fell in the first round in a tough draw but got a quick victory via fall in the first period of the first round of consolation.
The only two wrestlers who were unable to squeeze into the second day of competition were EBF’s Dakota Boyer at 145 and Austin Angle at 182 after very difficult draws.
28 area wrestlers are still alive and 18 are still in play for a state title. You can catch the action starting at 8:45 AM on 99.5 FM/740 AM KMZN, radiokmzn.com, and the KMZN mobile app.
February 16th: On This Day
On this day in 1971, Johnny Cash recorded Man In Black in Nashville at the Columbia Recording Studio. The album would hit #1 on the Country Album chart and 56 on the Pop Albums chart. The album produced “Man in Black” and “Singin’ in Vietnam Talkin’ Blues”, both of which cracked the top twenty on the Country Charts, with “Man in Black” peaking at #3. The album’s name also eventually became Cash’s informal nickname, given to him by the public.
BREAKING: Thomas Rhett and Wife Share Double Baby News
Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren, will soon welcome two new babies into their lives. The couple revealed the exciting news on social media yesterday (2/15), announcing that not only is Lauren pregnant right now, but the couple is also adopting a baby from Africa. The couple shared the double baby surprise with a picture of them holding four balloons that were made up of the letters B-A-B-Y.
· Thomas said in his caption, “We’re so happy to announce that we are pregnant & in the process of adopting a child from Africa! Safe to say life is about to get crazy!.”
· Lauren’s caption read, “OH BABY! actually…BABIES! Our hearts are exploding with happiness for y’all to meet our new baby who we are bringing home from Africa soon who is also going to have a little brother or sister because, SURPRISE! there’s a sweet baby in my belly too #adopting&pregnant #cominginhot2017”
Iowa Democrats Debate Through Night on Bargaining Bill
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrats in the Republican-controlled Iowa Senate have debated through the night to delay voting on a bill that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state.
The minority party led an hourslong effort that began Wednesday morning and continued after 5 a.m. Thursday. It’s unclear when the Senate will adjourn.
The bill would prohibit public sector employees such as teachers, nurses and correctional officers from negotiating over several issues including health insurance, evaluation procedures and extra pay. It’s similar to a 2011 collective bargaining law in Wisconsin.
House and Senate debate over mirror versions of the legislation began Tuesday. Since then, Democrats in both chambers unsuccessfully have tried procedural moves to alter the proposal. Their efforts are not expected to stop the legislation’s expected passage.
February 15th: On This Day
On this day in 2004, Kenny Chesney’s When the Sun Goes Down debuted at the top of both the Billboard Top 200 and the Billboard Country Albums charts.
The album has been Certified Quadruple Platinum by the RIAA and produced three number one singles with “There Goes My Life”, “Anything but Mine”, and the title track.
Reba’s Gospel Album Tops Two Album Charts
Reba’s new gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, has taken the #1 spot on both Billboard’s Top Country Albums and Top Christian Albums charts, selling 54,000 equivalent albums according to Nielsen Music. The album becomes Reba’s first #1 on the Top Christian Albums chart and her 13th chart-topper on the Top Country Albums chart. In addition, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope has also landed at #4 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.
Garth Brooks Will Speak at CRS
Garth Brooks will be in Nashville next week to give a keynote presentation during the annual Country Radio Seminar. Taking place on Thursday, February 23, at 10 AM local, the presentation will be titled “Inside Studio G” and will give a behind-the-scenes look into the business and life of Garth Brooks.
February 14th: On This Day
On this day in 2006, the RIAA awarded a gold single to Little Big Town for their song “Boondocks”. The single would eventually go Platinum.
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