Saturday, May 18, 2013

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ACM Wrap-Up Winners & Highlights

The Winners:

Entertainer of the Year       Luke Bryan

Male Vocalist of the Year    Jason Aldean

Female Vocalist of the Year  Miranda Lambert

Vocal Duo of the Year     Thompson Square

Vocal Group of the Year     Little Big Town

New Artist of the Year     Florida Georgia Line

Album of the Year (Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company)    Chief - Eric Church (EMI-Nashville) Produced by: Jay Joyce

Single Record of the Year (Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company)     Over You - Miranda Lambert (RCA) Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf

Song of the Year (Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)    Over You - Miranda Lambert; Composers: Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton; Publishers: Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony ATV/Tree Publishing (BMI)

Video of the Year (Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)) *(Off Camera Award) (TIE) Tornado - Little Big Town; Producer: Iris Baker; Director: Shane Drake

Vocal Event of the Year (Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company) *(Off Camera Award) The Only Way I Know – Jason Aldean With Luke Bryan & Eric Church (Broken Bow); Produced by: Michael Knox

Performances Highlights:

Blake's all-star collaboration on "Boys 'Round Here" featuring Luke, Sheryl Crow, Pistol Annies and Brad Paisley kicked off the show.

Kenny Chesneyperformed his latest single "Pirate Flag."

At the Orleans Arena, Brad premiered the new track "Outstanding In Our Field" with Dierks Bentley and Hunter Hayes.

George Straittook the stage to perform "Give It All We Got Tonight."

Eric delivered an acoustic performance of "Like Jesus Does" sans Ray Bans.

FGL performed an abbreviated version of their smash "Cruise."

Lady Antebellumperformed "Downtown," marking Hillary Scott's first awards show performance as an expectant mom.

New Male Artist of the YearBrantley Gilbert sang "More Than Miles."

Carrie Underwooddelivered a vengeful rendition of her latest hit "Two Black Cadillacs," arriving onstage in a vintage black Cadillac

Blake sang "Sure Be Cool If You Did" acoustic on a satellite stage.

The Band Perrydelivered a choreographed performance of "Done," complete with pyro.

New Female VocalistJana Kramer sang "Whiskey" at the Orleans Arena.

Blake introduced wife Miranda Lambert for "Mama's Broken Heart," adding that he saw her naked that morning.

Little Big Townsang "Your Side Of The Bed," which featured aerialists performing an interpretive dance on an oversized bed.

Tim McGrawsang "The Highway Don't Care" with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.

Brad and John Mayer traded guitar riffs on "Beat This Summer."

Luke premiered his new song "Crash My Party."

Kelly Clarksonsang "Don't Rush"

Jewel performed a mash-up of her 1998 hit "Hands" and "Fill A Heart" to raise awareness for ConAgra Foods' Child Hunger Ends Here initiative.

Garth Brooksand George Strait delivered an all-star tribute to Dick Clark, performing with "The Dance" and "The Cowboy Rides Away."

After premiering his new single "I Want Crazy," Hunter covered "Sir Duke" with Stevie Wonder.

Stevie closed the show with "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" featuring Hunter on drums and co-hosts Blake and Luke on guest vocals.

       

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Daily Scoop for the week of April 8, 2013

Monday

ACM’s were last night: Luke Bryan won Entertainer of the Year, Jason Male vocalist, Miranda Female vocalist, Eric Church’s Chief won for Album of the year Monday… Today is Empanada Day.   (love them)

Last night…The ACM's - big night, Luke Bryan named the Entertainer of the Year!  (Miranda wins 4)

Tribe Won  13-0 at Tampa!   Today is the HOME OPENER!  Yankees in town for 4 games!

NCAA National Championship Tonight Michigan and Louisville 9PM

Box Office biggie Evil Dead – $24.2 million, GI Joe - 21 million, Jurassic Park 18 million!

Good Thing! According to a new survey, the spending cuts and new financial decisions people had to make when the economy tanked in 2008 have stuck. People are throwing more money into tax-deferred retirement accounts, paying down their debt, and taking more time when making investment decisions.

Roger Ebert’s funeral will be held at 10 this morning in Chicago, in a church not far from the Sun-Times newspaper where he worked as a film critic for more than 45 years

KFC is going boneless. They'll unveil the new fried boneless chicken pieces on April 14th as an option. KFC says that nearly four of five pieces of fried chicken sold in the U.S. are now of the boneless variety.

A new British study has found that monkeys are better at picking stocks than fund managers. Researchers used a computer to simulate the random stock-picking abilities of a monkey – and matched these random choices against a traditional market capitalization weighted index, and the monkey won every time.

Kelly Clarkson is returning to the show that made her famous: She’ll perform her new single People Like Us for the time ever on April 11's American Idol results show.

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