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Miranda Lambert Announces 2017 Highway Vagabound Tour

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Miranda Lambert will be embarking on the road for her Highway Vagabound Tour. The tour is scheduled to begin on Jan. 26 in Evansville, Indiana with a total of 18 stops confirmed so far. The tour will be running through mid-March and the complete list of dates and cities can be seen below.

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Just this past summer, Lambert headlined the Keep of the Flame Tour. Currently, Lambert is gearing up to release her highly anticipated album, The Weigh Of These Wings, which is due to come out on November 18th. Lambert’s lead single, “Vice,” has been climbing the charts while receiving praise throughout the country music world.

Lambert will take opening acts, Old Dominion and Aubrie Sellers along with her on the tour. Old Dominion is just coming off of their summer tour with superstar Kenny Chesney. While Sellers is currently on the Rock On College Tour with Tucker Beathard.

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Highway Vagabound Tour Dates:

Jan. 26 – Evansville, Ind. @ Ford Center
Jan. 27 – Springfield, Mo. @ JQH Arena
Jan. 28 – Kearney, Neb. @ Viaero Event Center
Feb. 2 – Providence, R.I. @ Dunkin Donuts Center
Feb. 3 – Amherst, Mass. @ Mullins Center
Feb. 4 – Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun
Feb. 23 – Reading, Pa. @ Santander Arena
Feb. 24 – Charlottesville, Va. @ John Paul Jones Arena
Feb. 25 – Charleston, S.C. @ North Charleston Coliseum
March 2 – Green Bay, Wis. @ Resch Center
March 3 – Brookings, S.D. @ Swiftel Center
March 4 – Grand Forks, N.D. @ Ralph Engelstad Arena
March 10 – Wichita, Kan. @ Intrust Bank Arena
March 11 – Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center
March 12 – Bossier City, La. @ CenturyLink Center
March 17 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
March 18 – Rockford, Ill. @ BMO Harris Bank Center
March 19 – Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena

Visit https://www.mirandalambert.com/tour/ for more information!

 

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30 Country Music Stars Come Together For 1 Powerful Music Video “Forever Country” – Watch

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50 year ago, the Country Music Association Awards were formed. To celebrate the 50th anniversary, a special project was put into motion. A music video, that showcased the talent that has been around since the early years of the association, along with artists who are still performing today and all of these artists that will forever represent and be a part of Country Music.

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Artists in “Forever Country” include: Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, Alabama, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Brett Eldridge, Martina McBride, Jason Aldean, Vince Gill, Ronnie Mislap, Little Big Town, Eric Chuch, Kacey Musgraves, Charley Pride, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Reba, Trisha Yearwood and Dierks Bentley.

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They were able to get GRAMMY winning Director, Joseph Kahn to make the vision a reality. As with all of Kahn’s creations, he really was the mastermind behind it all. In the making of video, we see the idea for wanting all of these stars to sing a song that represented the last 50 years of Country Music, Kahn suggested a mashup of multiple songs to tie everything together. It makes for one emotional journey, especially with the imagery. The songs include Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again.”

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The video was shot in front of green screens, and the end result is a beautiful work of art as we see cities being built and changing from town to town, as is much of the life of a touring artist.

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The Ryman can be seen coming together and then fading away as life takes on this journey, but yet always lead back home.

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The video ends with a shot of Dolly Parton, singing one of the most recognizable and global songs to date, one that she wrote herself “I Will Always Love You.”

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The song encompasses all of these artists and every Country Music artist who ever was and will ever be. It represents the listeners and the relationship artists have with them, the industry, the life. Country Music.

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Watch the full music video of ‘Forever Country” here:

Watch the making of “Forever Country”

The  50th annual CMA Awards, will broadcast live from Nashville November 2nd.

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Miranda Lambert Releases New Single “Vice” – Listen!

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Miranda Lambert is back with a brand new single “Vice” which is presumably from her new record, expected in the coming year! This single is easily one of the most anticipated songs of Lambert’s career!

The song premieres just a few weeks after the one year anniversary of her drivoce from Blake Shelton. While both parties have moved on with new relationships, Shelton with Gwen Stefani and Lambert with Anderson East. Fans have been curious to see if her music would reveal anything about what happened in her personal life as Shelton revealed some of his pain in the album he put out earlier this year.

“Vice” is a new sound for Lambert as her songs are usually filled with twang, fiddles and girl power. Written by Shane McAnally, Josh Osbourne and Lambert, “Vice” paints the picture of a girl who is not as strong as she wants people to believe. She finds herself falling into old habits and patterns. We get to see the softer and more vulnerable side of Lambert in this song as she lays out the insecurities females often face.

Another vice / Another call / Another bed I shouldn’t crawl out of / It’s 7am with shoes in my hand/ Said I wouldn’t do it but I did it again / And I know I’ll be back tomorrow night.

It’s clear that Lambert is reaching new depths with her song writing, and taking everything that’s happened in the last year and channeling it into her new album! Lambert said as much in an post to her social media accounts the day “vice” came out!

The last year of my life has been one of heartache and healing, … Of learning to be honest …. Accepting the flaws and celebrating the smiles. Finding peace in dark places … having some moments alone with me. Facing fears and feelings… All of them. I got to know my guitars…became friends with a pencil and paper … Used melodies to lead me places I had never been…. Made music with my friends. Because music is medicine. This means the world to me. Thank you for joining me on this journey.

The last year of my life has been one of heartache and healing, … Of learning to be honest …. Accepting the flaws…

Posted by Miranda Lambert on Tuesday, July 19, 2016

“Vice” is available on all major digital retailers! Fans can catch Lambert on her Keeper of The Flame Tour and also Kenny Chesney‘s Spread the Love tour! Check Mirandalambert.com for more information!

LISTEN TO MIRANDA LAMBER’S SINGLE “VICE”

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CMA Fest: Country’s Night To Rock to Air August 3rd!

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“Will you accept this rose?”

That Is the question that country stars Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett are asking country fans everywhere! In the sneak peek of the promo that will air during Monday night’s episode of The Bachelorette. The commercial is to promote the 3-hour special that features CMAfest that will air on ABC August 3rd, at 8pm/7c!

 

 

The annual special which is titled CMA Fest:Country’s Night To Rock is Hosted by Eldredge and Rhett. The special features footage from the annual festival that takes place in Nashville, TN! Featured on the program are performances by Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Cole Swindell, Steven Tyler, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. Also featured on the program is Little Big Town’s collaboration with Pharrell and Dierks Bentley’s collaboration with Elle King!

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This is the first time Eldredge and Rhett has hosted the special. Past hosts have included Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift. The two are no stranger to working together though; the two have been longtime friends and also toured together last year on their Suits and Boots tour!

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CMA Fest: Country’s Night To Rock is always a  highlight of the year, as it shows all the fun and events that descend on Nashville every June! The 3-hour Event will air on August 3rd at 8pm EST/7c

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Mallary Hope Has A Baby And New Music On The Way!

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Exciting times are here for Curb Recording Artist Mallary Hope who has both new music and a baby on the way! It’s been a bumpy road for Hope who (in my opinion) has one of the best voices in Country Music. Hope has released music, you may know her for her song “Love Lives On.”

WATCH MALLARY HOPE’S MUSIC VIDEO FOR “LOVE LIVES ON”

“Love Lives On” was written for her sister who was pregnant at the time and her husband was leaving for an 18 month tour in Iraq. Hope’s sister told her:

“Being married to a serviceman, you have to always be ready for the worst. If anything should happen to him in Iraq, at least I would have the baby to remember him by, and that would make it easier.”

Despite being crazy talented and having cuts from artists like Sara Evans, Lauren Alaina, Jana Kramer, Danielle Bradbery, Katie Armiger, Danny Gokey (to name a few) and being featured on two of Darius Rucker‘s albums it hasn’t been an easy ride. As someone who has been avidly championing and watching her career, I’ve seen this disappointment and frustration of not being signed to a record label or being able to put out an album, something she has been working toward for so long.

 

It’s been a bit of a roller coaster as she’s kept her faith and God’s timing as part of the master plan. She didn’t put her life on hold to keep pursing music, something to be admired. She was able to get married, to Ryan Dokke who was recently promoted as Curb Records VP of Promotion. They welcomed a beautiful baby girl in January 2015 and are now pregnant with their second child.

 

Hope has long shared her life with her friends, family and fans. She’s let us know when she’s going through hard times, when she lost her best friend to cancer and wrote a song called “My Best Friend” that has gone on to inspire so many people.

WATCH MALLARY HOPE SING “MY BEST FRIEND”

Hope recently shared, along with the happy pregnancy news, that she has experienced two miscarriages prior to her current Rainbow baby. (A Rainbow baby is a baby that follows after a miscarriage or stillbirth.) Being pregnant is an emotional journey and being a mother makes you look at everything so much differently. To lose those babies, even though they weren’t born yet, takes a toll on a family and it’s something that isn’t talked about enough. It’s a hard topic and one that might make some uneasy, but it’s the courage and bravery of those who go through it to speak out because they do need to grieve for those lives lost.

 

Our little rainbow baby. Blessing our family in November. So thankful for God’s blessings & allowing us to grow our family. After two miscarriages, I was hesitant to share our news so early,but then I remembered that God is the giver of life. No matter what gestational stage of life, it IS LIFE and as a mother, it is PAIN when that baby is lost. I never thought it would happen to me because it was so “easy” with Scarlett. But it taught me how much of a miracle carrying a baby actually is. How every little thing has to be right in order for us to assist God in this tiny miracle.. God has a plan for us all & a reason (even if we never understand it) for everything. So many people go through this and I just wanted to share our story. I’ve never been one to shy away from my honesty or share what’s on my heart. I’ve written a song about it and hope that I am able to sing it without crying soon. I wrote it to give a voice to those babies that never make it & I have hope.. Beautiful hope that someday when I see Jesus he will be holding those tiny little babies and allowing me to show them how much I wanted them. Anyway, I’m hormonal and all 😭 and just wanted to send up a prayer for anyone who can relate to us. Just remember that God has a plan. God says in Jeremiah ““I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” #keepthefaith #11weeks #cantcontainmyexcitement

More good news for Hope as she signed a record deal and has been working on her new album. She recently shared she is about half way done with it!

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Congratulations all around and we can’t wait for the new record!!!

Throwback to Keith Urban being adorable and calling Hope “baby” because why not?