Giving Thanks for Country Music!

Congratulations to singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert on his number one song Country Must Be Country Wide. This is the highest-charting debut single for a new artist in 2011, and is his third number one single this year. Brantley wrote Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party and Dirt Road Anthem, which both went number one.

Taylor Swift added three more awrds to her trophy case...at the recent American Music Awards (held on 11/20) she picked up the all-genre Artist of the Year, Female Country Artist and Country Album of the Year for Speak Now. She is the first artist in the 39 years of the show to win the all-genre honors twice. Lady Antebellum took the prize in the Country Band/Duo or Group category and Blake Shelton won for Country Male Artist.

It's a girl! Justin Moore and wife Kate welcomed their second daughter into the world on November 21st. Kennedy Faye Moore joins sister Ella Kole. In other Justin news, he will appear on CBS’ LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON this coming Monday, November 28th. He will perform his current single Bait A Hook.

The JaneDear Girls will perform Shotgun Girl on the November 28th episode of the CW show, Hart of Dixie.

Alabama will receive the Greatest Hits award at the upcoming American Country Awards, in honor of the 43 number-one singles in their three-decade career. The American Country Awards will air live from Las Vegas on December 5th on FOX.

And finally,

The nominees for the People's Choice Awards are in... leading the country pack is Taylor Swift. She's up for Favorite Country Artist, as well as Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Tour Headliner. Also nominated for Favorite Country Artist are Blake Shelton (also nominated up for Favorite Male Artist), Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts. Lady A's Own the Night is also up for Favorite Album of the Year. You can vote for your country favorites by logging into PeoplesChoice.com or Facebook.com/PeoplesChoice, The People's Choice Awards air live from L.A. on January 11th on CBS.

And that is the Nashville Minute.

Keep it Real & Keep it Country!

George McFly
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