Month: May 2015

COUNTRY MUSIC’S BIGGEST STARS
CARRIE UNDERWOOD, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, JASON ALDEAN, KEITH URBAN, 
KENNY CHESNEY, LADY ANTEBELLUM AND LUKE BRYAN
TO HEAT UP THE STAGE AT THE ‘2015 CMT MUSIC AWARDS’
LIVE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH AT 8:00 PM ET/PT FROM NASHVILLE

 

CMT, CMT Pure, and CMT Radio To Run Nominee Video Blocks and Performer Interviews Throughout The Day

 

NASHVILLE – May 19, 2015 – CMT today announced Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum and Luke Bryan are the first set of highly anticipated performers set to take the stage at the 2015 “CMT Music Awards”. The star-studded lineup marks the loudest night in country music and will broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 10th at 8:00 PM ET/PT.

 

Last week through an ambitious multiplatform rollout, CMT unveiled nominations for the awards, which includes more than 45 nominated artists/groups. This year, each performer scored multiple nods. Country superstar Carrie Underwood is the frontrunner with five awards nominations, including two for “Video of the Year,” two for “Female Video of the Year” and one for “Collaborative Video of the Year” for her duet with Miranda Lambert. Lady Antebellum and Kenny Chesney followed with an impressive four nominations each. Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean earned a respective three nominations, while Keith Urban and Luke Bryan both scored two nods. Additional performers, presenters and host will be announced at a later date.

 

To celebrate the upcoming performances, CMT will be airing nominee videos during morning music hours, while CMT Pure, CMT’s 24-hour music channel, will feature nomination blocks by category throughout the day. In addition, CMT Radio will feature performer interviews on both “CMT After Midnite” and “CMT Radio Live”.

 

Fans can vote now via CMT.com through June 7 at 11:59 PM ET to determine the winners. The six finalists for Video of the Year will be announced at the beginning of the live show and fans can then vote at CMT.com throughout the live telecast (ET/CT only) to determine the night’s big winner.

 

For more information as it becomes available, follow @CMT on Twitter and Instagram, use hashtag #CMTawards and like the CMT Music Awards on Facebook.

 

VOTE for Carrie now!

Congratulations to Carrie on her win at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards Sunday night (5/17) for “Something in the Water,” which was named Top Christian Song!

 

The Billboard Music Awards were held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and aired live on ABC.

 

“Little Toy Guns” Is Climbing the Country Radio Top 10 as Underwood Leads the Industry with 5 Nominations for the Fan-Voted 2015 CMT Music Awards, Including Video of the Year

 

Seven-time GRAMMY® winner Carrie Underwood hit the country radio Top 10 this week with her current smash, “Little Toy Guns,” and Wednesday marked the debut of her live performance video of the song, which can be viewed online exclusively on Yahoo.

 

Recently in the spotlight among the amazing women in the annual “World’s Most Beautiful” issue of PEOPLE, Underwood filmed the clip late last year when she was the featured artist in Ram Country on Yahoo Music’s Artist Spotlight series throughout the month of December.

 

On Wednesday, Underwood’s official music video for “Little Toy Guns” was among her industry-leading five nominations for the fan-voted 2015 CMT Music Awards, where “Little Toy Guns” and her previous smash video “Something in the Water” are nominated for Female Video of the Year.

 

Winner of last year’s CMT Music Awards Video of the Year, Underwood is a double nominee in that category, as well, up for “Something in the Water” and “Somethin’ Bad” with Miranda Lambert, the latter video also nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year.

 

A fan-voted show, voting is underway now at CMT.com and continues until June 8, at 10 AM, ET, to determine the winners and the Video of the Year finalists.  Additional voting at CMT.com will determine the winner of Video of the Year during the June 10 live telecast.

 

Underwood, who on May 10 celebrated the seven-year anniversary of her induction into the Grand Ole Opry, will return to the Opry stage on Tuesday, June 9, as the Opry kicks off its CMA Music Fest Week with two star-packed shows.  Visit Opry.com for tickets and additional information.

 

This week, Underwood’s “Little Toy Guns” vaults into the country radio Top 10 at #9 and #8 respectively on the Billboard and Country Aircheck country airplay charts.

 

“Little Toy Guns” can be found on Underwood’s 25-track Greatest Hits: Decade #1, available for sale.

 

The 2015 CMT Music Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 10, at 8 PM, ET/PT, on CMT.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD TOPS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 “CMT MUSIC AWARDS” 
WITH FIVE NODS INCLUDING TWO FOR VIDEO OF THE YEAR PREMIERING LIVE FROM NASHVILLE
 ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH AT 8:00 PM ET/PT

 

Voting Begins Today on CMT.com and Ends Monday, June 8 at 10:00 AM ET

 

CMT today announced the nominations for the 2015 “CMT Music Awards,” the loudest night in country music, airing live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 10th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. On the heels of winning last year’s coveted video of the year, country superstar Carrie Underwood is in contention once again leading the pack with five nominations including two for “Video of The Year” (“Something in The Water” and “Somethin’ Bad” with Miranda Lambert), two for “Female Video of the Year” (“Little Toy Guns” and “Something In The Water”), and “Collaborative Video of the Year,” (“Somethin’ Bad” with Miranda Lambert). Close behind are Lady Antebellum and Kenny Chesney, garnering four each. Voting begins now at CMT.com and continues until Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

 

CMT turned to a multiplatform rollout for today’s big announcement. The nominees were revealed in a series of phases kicking off at the TODAY show with a performance by Lady Antebellum. The trio debuted their new single “Long Stretch of Love” and announced nominees for the following categories: “Male of the Year,” “Female Video of the Year,” and “Video of the Year”. Nominations continued to rollout on social media, with Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood, announcing “Group Video of the Year” and “Breakthrough Video of the Year,” respectively, via their social media accounts. Nashville locals got into the action from hot spots around Music City to announce “Duo Video of the Year” and “Collaborative Video of the Year” and “Performance Video of the year,” via CMT’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.

 

Performers, presenters and this year’s host will be announced in the coming weeks.

 

Tickets for the show will go on sale Saturday, May 16 at 11 am CST at all Ticketmaster outlets and Bridgestone Arena Box Office.

GRAND OLE OPRY TO KICK OFF CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL WEEK
WITH STAR-STUDDED TUESDAY NIGHT SHOWS,
OPRY PLAZA PARTY JUNE 9

 

Grand Ole Opry member Carrie Underwood along with Easton Corbin, Del McCoury, Scotty McCreery, and more will hit the stage Tues., June 9, as the Opry kicks off its CMA Music Fest Week with two star-packed shows.  Seven-time Grammy®-winner Underwood returns for her first appearance on the Opry stage since her Opry at the Ryman performance in December.

 

The music is set to kick off earlier in the afternoon with a free Opry Plaza Party presented by Humana® featuring Columbia Records recording artist Tyler Farr, whose sophomore album SUFFER IN PEACE released last month is a Top 5 hit. Opening the Party will be Opry fan favorite and Curb Records recording artist Mo Pitney.

 

Additional Opry fun scheduled for later in the week already includes performances by Clare Bowen, Joe Diffie, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Mickey Gilley, Chris Janson, Charley Pride, and Mel Tillis. Tickets and information are available at 800-SEE-OPRY and opry.com.

Fans of Carrie Underwood Now Have Interactive Access to all things Carrie including her News, Music, Videos, and Merchandise all in One Place.

 

TopFan announces today the launch of a next generation fan community app for superstar singer, songwriter and multi-platinum recording artist, Carrie Underwood.

 

Devoted supporters around the world now have a convenient way to keep up to date and interact with all things “Carrie Underwood,” anywhere, anytime.  Available on all Apple iOS and Android devices, Carrie’s official mobile community app enables fans to listen to her music, watch music videos, read her latest news, enter contests, buy tickets to her upcoming tour, and shop her new clothing line.  Every member of her fan community is able to create their own profile, interact with other fans, and share their own Carrie Underwood related content.

 

“I always love finding new ways to connect with fans and am excited to be able to do that through my new fan community app,” said Underwood. “TopFan has some really cool ideas to make this a special place for fans, and I am excited to be working with them!”

 

Carrie’s new mobile application is free to download and users gain immediate access to the many standard features.

 

TopFan’s technology powers the official fan communities of over 250 sports, entertainment, and music influencers with a collective social reach of one billion fans. TopFan was created to help influencers overcome the challenges of monetizing their brand on traditional social media.  By owning and operating their own fan community, influencers take back control of the fan relationship and data, while directing content distribution and brand integration.  Using this innovative business model, influencers are able to more efficiently generate revenue through VIP content subscriptions, direct merchandise sales, and experiential advertising.

 

“We are very excited to have Carrie as the newest influencer using the platform to create her own fan community,” states TopFan founder and CEO, Jeff Kohn. “We look forward to working closely with her team to deliver an amazing fan experience and generate new revenue opportunities.” he adds.

 

For more information about Carrie Underwood’s fan community, visit www.Top-Fan.com or call 720-449-1155, or to download Carrie’s fan community app, click here.