It’s Blake, It’s Miranda, and It’s an “Idol” Diva Face Off at today’s CMA Nominations

The current prom king and queen of country music, husband and wife duo Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton, maintain their position as a super power country couple by leading this morning’s CMA Award nominations. Both singers grabbed five nominations for this November’s Country Music Association awards while up and comer Eric Church matched their 5 nods. Grabbing three nominations apiece were Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Little Big Town, Kenny Chesney and Dierks Bentley. In the prestigious Entertainer of the Year category, Shelton will take on Swift, Chesney, Aldean and Brad Paisley who will also co-host the show again with Carrie Underwood... Speaking of Underwood, she grabbed her 7th consecutive nomination for Female Vocalist this morning, a category she has won 3 times, and this year may be her most dramatic battle yet. While she will take on former winners Lambert, Swift and Maritna McBride, she will also face off with Kelly Clarkson. Yes, Grammy winning pop singer and the other biggest American Idol vet, Clarkson is in the running against Underwood. Don’t be too surprised she’s here though as she had a top twenty country hit with the country version of “Mr. Know It All” this year and she won a CMA last year for her massive hit duet “Don’t You Wanna Stay” with Jason Aldean. We’ll see if either Idol lady can win on November 1st when the CMA Awards air on ABC. In the meantime, head to the CMA website here for more info and look at all the nominees below.

2012 CMA Nominations~

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Kelly Clarkson
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

“Chief” – Eric Church
“Four the Record” – Miranda Lambert
“Home” – Dierks Bentley
“Own the Night” – Lady Antebellum
“Tailgates and Tanlines” – Luke Bryan

Music Video

Come Over – Kenny Chesney – Directed by Shaun Silva
Over You – Miranda Lambert – Directed by Trey Fanjoy
Pontoon Little Big Town – Directed by Declan Whitebloom
Red Solo Cup – Toby Keith – Directed by Michael Salomon
Springsteen – Eric Church – Directed by Peter Zavadil

Musician

Sam Bush – Mandolin
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Danny Huff – Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar
Mac McAnally – Guitar

Single of the Year

Dirt Road Anthem – Jason Aldean
God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton
Home – Dierks Bentley
Pontoon – Little Big Town
Springsteen – Eric Church

Song of the Year

Even If it Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band – Will Hoge and Eric Paslay
God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton – Dave Barnes
Home – Dierks Bentley – Dan Wilson, Brett Beavers, and Dierks Bentley
Over You – Miranda Lambert – Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton
Springsteen – Eric Church – Eric Church, Ryan Tyndell, and Jeff Hyde

Musical Event Of The Year

Dixie Highway – Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson
Feel Like a Rock Star – Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw
Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die – Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Jamey Johnson, and Kris Kristofferson
Safe and Sound – Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars
Stuck On You – Lionel Richie and Darius Rucker

Vocal Duo Of The Year

Big and Rich
Love and Theft
Sugarland
Civil Wars
Thompson Square

New Artist

Lee Bryce
Brantley Gilbert
Love and Theft
Thompson Square
Hunter Hayes

The CMT Video Awards Crown Carrie Underwood!

Last night, Country Music Television aired their annual CMT Awards honoring the best in country music videos and performances, and yet again, Carrie Underwood was the big winner. Having previously won 7 Golden Buckles, Underwood added two more to her collection including Video of the Year for “Good Girl”. She also performed that smash hit which is currently the # 1 country single in the nation (her 12th chart topper there), and she took home the award for Best Collaboration for “Remind Me” with Brad Paisley. Other big winners included Luke Bryan (who is seriously the hottest and most fun guy right now in country music), Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum. Take a look a the full list of winners below and for more on the performances and the show which featured a host of American Idol alumni, head here. Those Idols were everywhere on the CMT stage with Underwood, Casey James, Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery all performing and Jordin Sparks, Kellie Pickler, Skylar Laine (who is so gonna have a big country career), and Colton Dixon all presenting.

2012 CMT Music Award Winners:

Video of the Year: “Good Girl” – Carrie Underwood
Male Video: “I Don’t Want this Night to End”- Luke Bryan
Female Video: “Over You”- Miranda Lambert
Group Video: “We Owned the Night”- Lady Antebellum
Duo Video: “I Got You”- Thompson Square
Collaboration Video: “Remind Me”- Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
USA Breakthrough Video: “The Trouble with Girls”- Scotty McCreery
CMT Performance of the Year: “Tattoos on this Town”- Jason Aldean

And here’s Carrie’s winning video for “Good Girl

My American Idol Season 11 Top 4 Buzz Rankings

Last week on American Idol, we saw the sad and premature exit of country firecracker Skylar Laine. It was unfortunate on so many levels, especially considering when all is said and done, she is likely the most commercially viable contender among the top ten. I’m sure she will get a record deal in no time and go on to great success. If Kellie Pickler can land in 6th place, sell around 1.5 million records and have 9 top 40 Country Hits to date, I have no date Skylar can outdo that tenfold. She was a fantastic performer with a great voice who was like the baby of Melissa Etheridge, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Gretchen Wilson. So, while I am really sad to see her go, I have high hopes for Ms. Laine…. Now, on to today’s business at hand. It’s time to rank the top 4 contenders as we head into the strangely themed “California Artists/Songs I Wish I Had Written” week. So, just who has the heat? Check out my all new completely unscientific buzz rankings below.

American Idol Season 11 Top 4 Buzz Rankings

1. Jessica: ok, ya’ll may think I’m crazy for ranking her this high. However, I have a feeling the superior vocalist in the competition is ready to roll over her competitors. Her vocals are astounding week in and week out and we saw more personality from her last Wednesday too. The scary almost elimination is still on people’s minds, and I’m hoping America pulls their heads out and makes her our next Idol. I mean, hello, she could be the next Rihanna with a Jennifer Hudson voice but without the douchebag abusive boyfriend. (last week~ 2)
2. Phillip: seriously, this guy needs to go home! Oops, wait, I’m not critiquing his latest performance, I’m talking about his chances of winning the race. And those chances are real, real good. He’s never been in danger of elimination despite all of his songs sounding exactly the same. And he’s also had several bad performances lately but glides by unscathed. His winning personality and looks are clearly keeping him a front-runner. (lw~ 3)
3. Joshua: now, you may be wondering why I have dropped Mantasia to third despite one very solid and one incredible performance last week. Well, here’s the reason~ he’s getting boring. We all know he will sing incredibly week in and out taking us to church. However, I still don’t see how he will appeal to anyone outside the R&B or Gospel fan base when the show is over. And his awkward interviews and interchange with Phillip last week could turn people off. Honey, we all know who you are. It’s ok to hug Phillip. No one is gonna think anything they don’t already think. Be proud of who you are and then sang! (lw~ 1)
4. Hollie: I have become a big fan of Hollie’s over the past few weeks and I’d actually love to see her take on Jessica in the finale. Unfortunately, despite two weeks in a row with her best performances and tremendous vocals, she still was in the bottom two. She has far to go in the competition, but she could do it. I’m rooting for our super cute Irish/Texan dark horse. (lw~ 5)

And there you have it. That’s who I think is buzziest this week. Do you agree? Am I letting my personal preference for Jessica cloud my rational thoughts? Should boring blah Phillip be on top? Can Hollie take them all down? Sound off below and watch American Idol tonight on Fox.

Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson Top the ACM Awards (yes, Kelly Clarkson!)

Tonight’s Academy of Country Music Awards honored several of the genres top stars like repeating Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift. However, the show also welcomed a pop princess honoring Kelly Clarkson with two awards for her duet with Jason Aldean, “Don’t You Wanna Stay”. The beautiful ballad which hit # 1 on the Country charts and was a Pop, Hot AC and AC crossover smash has also sold over 2 million downloads, grabbed a Grammy nomination and won a CMA Award as well. That is one enduring hit…. Clarkson wasn’t the only former American Idol winner tonight either as last year’s winner Scotty McCreery won Best New Artist while former ACM winner Carrie Underwood opened the show with her new smash “Good Girl”. (Check out her sexy performance below)…. Other winners included Thompson Square, Lady Antebellum and husband and wife duo Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. For more on the show, head here and take a look at the big winners below.

2012 ACM Awards Winners:

Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift  (* fan voted)
Male Vocalist: Blake Shelton
Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert
Vocal Group: Lady Antebellum
Vocal Duo: Thompson Square
Vocal Event of the Year: “Don’t You Wanna Stay”- Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
Single Record of the Year: “Don’t You Wanna Stay”- Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
New Artist: Scotty McCreery  (* fan voted)
Video of the Year: “Red Solo Cup”- Toby Keith
Album of the Year: Four the Record- Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year: “Crazy Girl”- Eli Young Band

And here’s Carrie Underwood’s hot performance of “Good Girl”

Kelly Clarkson Teams up with Miranda Lambert in Concert!

Last night Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson joined fellow Grammy winner and The Voice mentor Miranda Lambert on stage at Lambert’s Colorado concert for a couple of great duets. Check out the friends performing Kelly’s recent # 1 smash “Stronger” and Miranda’s epic country hit “Gunpowder & Lead” below and watch both ladies mentor Lambert’s husband Blake Shelton‘s contestants tonight on The Voice.

Kelly Clarkson/Miranda Lambert “Stronger/Gunpowder and Lead”

The Stars of NBC take you to Broadway!

NBC is pretty much an unmitigated disaster area these days. Despite having two of the best and award-winning comedies on television. 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation, the network is mired at the bottom of the ratings heap. However, they are hoping two new rays of light will save the network, the singing competition show The Voice and the new Broadway musical show Smash. I think those two shows are a fantastic start. While The Voice grew into a disastrous mess last year, it was quite fun to watch and the judges are very entertaining. Plus they will be adding great mentors like Lionel Richie, Miranda Lambert, Alanis Morissette and Kelly Clarkson (hello defecting from her alma matter!) to the mix; so, I’m cautiously optimistic…. And looking at the new show Smash, I’m overjoyed. The pilot is wonderful, hilarious, moving and intoxicating with a great cast (Debra Messing, Angelica Huston, Katharine McPhee and  Wicked’s Megan Hilty to name a few) tackling the making of a new Broadway musical. I gave the pilot an “A” grade and I can’t wait to see where it goes.
So, with both of those shows in mind, the NBC brass is taking to the Broadway stage again to publicize its shows. Check out this fantastic promo (airing during today’s Super Bowl) which features the stars of the network’s shows from The Office to SNL, Parenthood and beyond singing “The Brotherhood of Man” from the current hit revival of How to Succeed in Business without Trying. Enjoy it below and catch the season premiere of Smash tomorrow night at 10pm on NBC.

NBC “Brotherhood of Man” Promo

American Idol and the Grammy Awards

Earlier this week, three former American Idols received Grammy nominations bringing the total nominations for the franchise to whopping 38 and four of the singers have won the Award. Original Idol Kelly Clarkson won twice while season 4 champ Carrie Underwood has five trophies. Both ladies grabbed nominations this year along with season 5 singer turned Christian powerhouse Mandisa. We’ll see if any of them can take home the Grammy on Feb 12th, but I’d say Kelly has the best shot for her duet with Jason Aldean “Don’t You Wanna Stay” in the Country Duo/Group Category…. With this week’s nominations, I thought I’d take a look back at the history of the Grammys and American Idol…

American Idol Singers and the Grammys~

Kelly Clarkson, season 1 (6 nominations, 2 wins)
Best Pop Vocal Female-”Miss Independent”
Best Pop Vocal Female- “Since U Been Gone” (WIN)
Best Pop Album- Breakaway (WIN)
Best Country Vocal Collaboration- “Because of You” with Reba McEntire
Best Pop Album- All I Ever Wanted
Best Country Vocal Duo, Group, Collaboration- “Don’t You Wanna Stay” w/Jason Aldean (pending)
* Of note, Kelly’s latest album Stronger was not eligible during this year’s voting period (ending Sept 30) and it should be in the running next year.

Ruben Studdard, Season 2 winner (1 nom, 0 wins)
Best R&B Male Vocal “Superstar”

Fantasia, Season 3 winner (8 noms, 1 win)
Best R&B Album- Free Yourself
Best Female R&B Vocal- “Free Yourself”
Best Traditional R&B Vocal- “Summertime”
Best Female R&B Vocal- “When I See U”
Best Contemporary R&B Album- Fantasia
Best R&B Vocal Collaboration- “I’m His Only Woman” w/Jennifer Hudson
Best R&B Album- Back to Me
Best Female R&B Vocal- “Bittersweet” (WIN)

Jennifer Hudson, Season 3- 7th place (4 noms, 1 win)
Best Soundtrack Album- Dreamgirls
Best R&B Female Vocal- “Spotlight”
Best R&B Vocal Collaboration- “I’m His Only Woman” w/Fantasia
Best R&B Album- Jennifer Hudson (WIN)

Carrie Underwood, Season 4 winner (9 noms, 5 wins)
Best New Artist (WIN)
Best Female Country Vocal- “Jesus Take the Wheel” (WIN)
Best Female Country Vocal- “Before He Cheats” (WIN)
Best Country Vocal Collaboration- “Oh Love” w/Brad Paisley
Best Female Country Vocal- “Last Name” (WIN)
Best Country Vocal Collaboration- “I Told You So” w/Randy Travis (WIN)
Best Female Country Vocal- “Just a Dream”
Best Female Country Vocal- “Temporary Home”
Best Solo Country Vocal- “Mama’s Song” (pending)

Chris Daughtry (of Daughtry), Season 5- 4th place (4 noms, 0 wins)
Best Rock Song- “It’s Not Over” (songwriter)
Best Rock Vocal Duo/Group- “It’s Not Over”
Best Rock Album- Daughtry
Best Pop Vocal Duo/Group- “Home”

Ace Young, Season 5- 7th place (1 nom, 0 wins)
Best Rock Song- “It’s Not Over” by Daughtry (songwriter)

Mandisa, Season 5- 9th place (3 noms, 0 wins)
Best Contemporary Pop Gospel Album- True Beauty
Best Contemporary Pop Gospel Album- Freedom
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album- What if We Were Real (pending)

Jordin Sparks, Season 6 winner (1 nom, 0 wins)
Best Pop Vocal Collaboration- “No Air” w/Chris Brown

Adam Lambert, Season 8 runner-up (1 nom, 0 wins)
Best Male Pop Vocal- ”Whataya Want from Me”

Those are some pretty great stats. Looking at other singing competitions, only Nashville Star has produced a Grammy contender in Miranda Lambert who took home her first award last year. I highly doubt any of this year’s X Factor singers will wind up in Grammy’s good graces and the finalists of The Voice are already a memory. However, this year’s Idol winner Scotty McCreery could be a big contender next year as he is having a hugely successful post-Idol career with a #1 album that just went Gold and two top 30 country hits so far… And we’ll see if Idol can produce more Grammy winning superstars when season 11 begins on January 17th next year.

And before I go, please enjoy Kelly Clarkson’s wonderful Grammy performance of “Because of You” from the 2006 ceremony where she became Idol’s first Grammy winner.

Kelly Clarkson “Because of You” (live at the 2006 Grammys)

Baby Daddy (?) Bieber Leads the Charts

Justin Bieber just can’t get out of the news. Following the claims that the 17 year-old fathered some chick’s baby (which he vehemently denies), the Biebs got some good news today as he nabbed his third # 1 album. Selling 210,000 copies, Bieber’s Under the Mistletoe debuts on top of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart making it the first Christmas album from a solo male artist to debut in that position. (On a personal note, I can’t stand hearing any Christmas music til at least after Thanksgiving~ better yet mid December. So, please don’t be playin’ the Biebs holiday tidings near me, lol). Justin also lays claim to the title of most # 1 albums (3) by an artist under 18 years-old breaking his tie with LeAnn Rimes who had two…. Now, it wasn’t all about tween heart-throbs on the chart this week as 5 other records debuted in the top ten from rapper Wale, Grammy winning country singer Miranda Lambert, Grammy nominees Florence + the Machine, R& B crooner Tyrese and former X-Factor contender Susan Boyle whose latest gave her a third top 5 album, albeit with a huge drop off in sales compared to her last two…. For more on this chart, head to Billboard here and check out the top ten albums below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Under the Mistletoe- Justin Bieber (debut)
2. Ambition- Wale (debut)
3. Four the Record- Miranda Lambert (debut)
4. Someone to Watch Over Me- Susan Boyle (debut)
5. 21- Adele (last week~ 4)
6. Ceremonials- Florence + the Machince (debut)
7. Mylo Xyloto- Coldplay (lw~ 1)
8. Christmas- Michael Buble (lw~ 5)
9. Open Invitation- Tyrese (debut)
10. Stronger- Kelly Clarkson (lw~ 2)

And here’s Miranda Lambert’s rocking current top 5 country smash “Baggage Claim”. Watch for her to perform it on the CMA Awards tonight on ABC.

Looking at the Hot 100 Singles chart, Rihanna makes it two weeks in a row with “We Found Love” featuring Calvin Harris. She is likely to hold on another week despite the quickly rising LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It”. Take a gander at the new top ten below.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/ Calvin Harris (last week~ 1)
2. “Sexy and I Know It”- LMFAO (lw~ 3)
3. “Someone Like You”- Adele (lw~ 2)
4. “Moves Like Jagger”- Maroon 5 w/ Christina Aguilera (lw~ 4)
5. “Stereo Hearts”- Gym Class Heroes w/ Adam Levine (lw~ 6)
6. “Without You”- David Guetta w/Usher (lw~ 7)
7. “Pumped Up Kicks”- Foster the People (lw~ 5)
8. “Good Feeling”- Flo Rida (lw~ 12)
9. “You Make Me Feel”- Cobra Starship w/Sabi (lw~ 9)
10. “Party Rock Anthem”- LMFAO (lw~8)

“The Voice” Surprise~ Javier Wins!

After a strange and messy run, The Voice crowned its first winner in a bit of a surprise with Javier Colon taking the title. While he may have seemed like the frontrunner after his glorious “Time After Time” cover in the blind rounds, he lost a bit of steam to the affable Dia Frampton in the subsequent weeks. Colon always delivered polished strong vocals and was the clear standout on Adam‘s team, but Frampton had become the David Cook of The Voice with intriguing and exciting new interpretations of classic hits. She was also outselling all her competitors by a wide margin on iTunes. After this week’s final performance, Colon’s digital sales came quite close to Frampton’s so it seemed like he could have a shot. But, it really seemed like Dia would win. So kudos America for picking someone with a great voice over someone who has a unique but affected voice…. Of course, I would’ve preferred the best singer of the bunch, Beverly McClellan, to win, or even the punky and awesome belter Vicci Martinez. But I should just be happy that all four finalists were strong contenders. It brought a nice if underwhelming tone to the finale which featured duets from each of the contestants. Here’s my take on those performances for ya:

The Voice Finale Results Performance Rankings:
1. Javier Colon & Stevie Nicks “Landslide”: it was simply gorgeous and became only the second true big “Moment” of all the season’s performances. (The other was Xtina and Beverly’s “Beautiful”.) Javier’s harmonies with Nicks were perfect and it was his best showing to date. Grade: A
2. Vicci Martinez & Pat Monahan “Drops of Jupiter”: while the two didn’t really connect in the song, Martinez’s sheer power and soaring vocals helped this one land in the runner up spot. And she was one of two finalists who outsung their star duet partner on the night. Grade: B
3. Dia Frampton & Miranda Lambert- “The House that Built Me“: this was lovely but boring. And unfortunately for Frampton, but she came nowhere near the strong vocals and emotional sentiment that Lambert displayed on her signature hit. Grade: B-
4. Beverly McClellan & Ryan Tedder- “Good Life”: Beverly gave her all and easily outsung the limited Tedder on his group OneRepublic’s current hit. He’s really a wonderful writer and producer, but not much of a live singer. Beverly, on the other hand, is a great singer. I just wish she had been given a song and a partner worthy of her talent. Grade: C+

So, if you look at those rankings, at least the winner of the show had the best final performance. I do expect all four singers to maintain some level of success in the future and Frampton seems likely to be the biggest seller when all is said and done. It’s understandable since she’s the youngest and the most contemporary of the finalists. I do wish them all well.
I also wish this train wreck of a show well despite my complaints. For all of its mistakes, blunders and bad choices, it was solid entertainment and crowned a good winner. I wonder how it will do holding up against the vastly superior American Idol in the winter. We shall see. But if they want to do well, they had better take these suggestions:
1- Get rid of the social media room, twitter crap and that Alison blond correspondent. They’re all an annoying and terrible waste of time. .
2. Give Carson Daly a good talking to. He needs more energy. He should care about what he’s doing and the contestants. He shouldn’t act like he’s on a telethon. And he should be more informed. What moron who ran TRL for years pronounces one of the biggest writer/singer/producer’s name wrong? Seriously, it’s Ryan TEDDER, not Teeter, you dingbat Carson!
3. Keep the emphasis on the singers. Sure, the coaches were interesting (when they weren’t egotistical or grating) and they gave some good direction. However, the show is about finding the one true NEW voice. It’s not about these former hitmakers.
4. Streamline the audition process, battle rounds and competition rounds. It seemed like the show was making it up as it went along. Figure out what you’re doing NBC!
5. Continue to focus on diversity and honest storytelling and blind casting. That was one of the strongest facets of the show. (Yay for the gay finalists, the wide range of age in competitors and the racial diversity among the singers.)
6. If you’re going to do a results show, don’t just plan it the day before. These results shows were boring, uninspired, featured pretty lame performances and a lack of drama.

I could probably go on and on, but I need to write my So You Think You Can Dance recap (now that’s an amazing reality competition show that is executed incredibly well). So, I will leave you to your own thoughts about this fascinating and flawed show. Will you come back for season two of The Voice? Or are you more excited for the new musical drama Smash, starring American Idol’s Katharine McPhee, that will accompany it like me? Sound off below…. And enjoy winner Javier and Stevie Nick’s great “Landslide” duet as well.

Javier Colon & Stevie Nicks “Landslide”

Blake Shelton Towers over the CMT Awards

Grammy winning country crooner Blake Shelton is having quite a year. He’s part of country’s latest dynamic duo with Miranda Lambert and they’re in love and conquering the charts and winning all kinds of awards. Plus, he’s a judge on the hit show The Voice. And last night at the CMT Music Video Awards, he was the big winner taking home 3 awards…. Take a look at the list of fan-voted winners below and for more on the show head to the CMT website here.

2011 CMT Award Winners:
Video of the Year: Taylor Swift, “Mine”
Duo Video: Sugarland, “Stuck Like Glue”
Group Video: Lady Antebellum, “Hello World”
Collaborative Video: Rascal Flatts and Justin Bieber, “That Should Be Me”
CMT Performance of the Year: Zac Brown and Jimmy Buffett, “Margaritaville”
Breakthrough Video: The Band Perry, “If I Die Young”
Female Video of the Year: Miranda Lambert, “The House That Built Me”
Male Video of the Year: Blake Shelton, “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking” (a nifty husband-and-wife double win)
Best Web Video of the Year: Blake Shelton, “Kiss My Country Ass”
Video Director of the Year: Trey Fanjoy (award-eligible videos include Miranda Lambert’s ‘The House That Built Me’ and Blake Shelton’s ‘Who Are You When I’m Not Looking’)
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ‘ON YOUR SIDE’ AWARD – The Band Perry

And here’s a clip of Sugarland‘s great performance from the show on their song “Stand Up”
http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/662100/2011-cmt-music-awards-stand-up.jhtml?id=1665440