Juin, june 2008

- Mick Fleetwood, Rock legend et co-fondateur de Fleetwood Mac, a créé un nouveau groupe, The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, et ils feront leur début international cet été en tête d'affiche d'un des plus grands festivals de blues d'Europe, The International Notodden Blues Festival, dont les chiffres espérés sont de 40,000 fans du 31 juillet au 2 aout en Norvège.
The lineup de cette 21ème édition propose Ray Davies, Koko Taylor, John Hiatt, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Little Feat, James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite & Kim Wilson avec les The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bobby Rush, Pinetop Perkins & the Legends of Chicago Blues Music Club NotoddenJaniva Magness, Bob Margolin & Jerry Portnoy, Omar Kent Dykes, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Louisiana Red Blues Band, Henry Butler et bien d'autres artistes..
Pour infos: Bluesfest.no.
Le nouveau groupe de Mick Fleetwood se compose de Rick Vito, Lenny Castellanos et Mark Johnstone, rends hommage à son héritage blues et à la formation originale de Fleetwood Mac.
Le groupe a de nombreuses dates prévues aux U.S.A. en juin, et a prévu de jouer des titres fameux du duo Buckingham/Nicks Mac tels que "Black Magic Woman," "Oh Well," "Rattlesnake Shake" et "Albatross."

- Très agréable titre-single représentant la tournée commune de Sugarland/Little Big Town/Jake Owens.

- EMMYLOU HARRIS en tournée en septembre 2008 en Europe:

# September 9, 2008 - Glasgow, Scotland (Royal Convert)
# September 10, 2008 - Newcastle, UK (City Hall)
# September 12, 2008 - Dublin, Ireland (Stadium)
# September 13, 2008 - Manchester, UK (Bridgewater Hall)
# September 14, London, UK (Hammersmith)
# September 16, 2008 - Berlin, Germany (Tempodrom)
# September 17, 2008 - Munich, Germany - (Philharmonie)
# September 18, 2008 - Stuttgart, Germarny (Beethoven)
# September 20, 2008 - TBC Oslo
# September 21, 2008 - TBC Oslo
# Septmber 22, 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden (Cirkus)
# September 23, 2008 - Copenhagen, Denmark (Falkoner Theatre)
# September 25, 2008 - Brussels, Belgium (Beaux Arts)
# September 26, 2008 - Gronongen, Netherlands (Cultureel)
# September 27, 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (Carre)

- Voici les résultats des ACM Awards du 18 mai à Las Vegas:

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney

Top Female Vocalist
Carrie Underwood

Top Male Vocalist
Brad Paisley

Top Vocal Group
Rascal Flatts

Academy of Country Music Crystal Milestone Award
Garth Brooks

The ACM/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award
Rascal Flatts

Vocal Event of the Year
Tracy Lawrence
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are"
Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
Produced by Julian King and Tracy Lawrence
Label: Rocky Comfort/CO5

Top Vocal Duo
Brooks and Dunn

Song of the Year
Sugarland "Stay"

Album of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Label: Columbia

Album
Top New Male Vocalist
Jack Ingram

Top New Duo or Vocal Group
Lady Antebellum

Top New Female Vocalist
Taylor Swift

Video of the Year
Brad Paisley
"Online"
Brad Paisley
Produced by Frames Per Second
Directed by Jason Alexander

Single Record of the Year
Sugarland
"Stay"

National On-Air Personality of the Year
The Big D and Bubba Show

The Lia Show
On-Air Personality of the Year -- Major Market
WSIX (Nashville, TN) - Gerry House & The House Foundation: Mike Bohan, Al Voecks, Duncan Stewart and

Richard Falklen
On-Air Personality of the Year -- Medium Market
WWGR (Ft. Meyers, FL) - Valleri St. John
On-Air Personality of the Year -- Small Market
WGSQ (Cookeville, TN) - Gator & The StyckMan
Radio Station of the Year -- Major Market
WMIL (Milwaukee, WI)
Radio Station of the Year -- Medium Market
WUSY-FM (Chattanooga, TN)
Radio Station of the Year -- Small Market
WGSQ (Cookeville, TN)

Producer of the Year
Mark Wright
Audio Engineer of the Year
Justin Niebank
Top Bass Player of the Year
Michael Rhodes
Top Percussionist/Drummer of the Year
Shannon Forrest
Top Fiddle Player of the Year
Stuart Duncan
Top Guitarist of the Year
Dann Huff
Top Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year
Matt Rollings
Top Specialty Instrument(s) Player of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Top Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Paul Franklin
Venue of the Year
Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
Nightclub of the Year
Billy Bob's, Ft. Worth, TX
Casino of the Year
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year
Gil Cunningham, Neste Event Marketing
Promoter of the Year
Brian O'Connell, LiveNation