Today's Best Country Music Videos

Listen to Reba McEntire's New Single Strange

Posted: 06 Apr 2009 04:49 AM PDT

Reba was back last night as the host of the 2009 ACM Awards, and she did a fantastic job. At 54 years old, she's also looking better to me than she ever has. She debuted her new single Strange last night on the show. As soon as I find the video of her performance, I'll add it to the site. For now, you can listen to the song here courtesy of CMT.com.

Videos From the 2009 ACM Awards - Taylor, Carrie, Miley, Keith, Toby and More

Posted: 06 Apr 2009 04:31 AM PDT

If you missed last night's 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards, you missed one of the better award shows in quite some time. There were a number of surprise winners as well as some fantastic live performances. In the video playlist below, you'll see a very moving performance by Trace Adkins and the West Point Cadet Glee Club singing Til The Last Shot's Fired (iTunes MP3) as well as Taylor Swift's "magical" entrance. As more videos become available, I'll continue adding to the playlist, so keep checking back often. Here's a rundown of who won last night:

Artist of the Decade: George Strait
Entertainer of the Year: Carrie Underwood - Huge Surprise - Kenny Chesney won this award the last four years in a row. (See her acceptance speech in the playlist below)
Song of the Year: "In Color" – Jamey Johnson – Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto - Surprising, but well-deserved.
Single of the Year: "You're Gonna Miss This" – Trace Adkins
Album of the Year: Fearless – Taylor Swift - I was hoping for King George on this one.
Top Male Vocalist: Brad Paisley
Top Female Vocalist: Carrie Underwood
Top Vocal Duo: Sugarland
Top Vocal Group: Rascal Flatts
Top New Arist: Julianne Hough - Another surprise - I was pulling for Zac Brown Band
Top New Male Vocalist: Jake Owen
Top New Female Vocalist: Julianne Hough
Top New Duo or Vocal Group: Zac Brown Band
Video of the Year: "Waitin' on a Woman" – Brad Paisley
Vocal Event of the Year: "Start a Band" – Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
Crystal Milestone Award: Taylor Swift, Jennifer Nettles

Photo Slideshow From the 2009 ACM Awards

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 08:26 PM PDT

The 2009 ACM Awards show just wrapped up, and it was a great show with some surprises along the way. I'll have a complete re-cap of the show tomorrow morning, but for now, enjoy a slideshow of photos from the show.

Zac Brown Band Wins Top New Duo or Vocal Group at 2009 ACM Awards

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 05:58 AM PDT

Local boys, the Zac Brown Band, have already won the Top New Duo or Vocal Group award at the 2009 ACM Awards, which airs live tonight from Las Vegas on CBS. I'm so happy for the guys. They've paid their dues for years, and it's about time they got the recognition they deserve. A couple of other awards were also already announced:

Jake Owen won the Top New Male Vocalist award and Julianne Hough won the Top New Female Vocalist award. And, if you missed my post from a couple of days ago, Brad Paisley's Waitin' on a Woman won Video of the Year and Brad and Keith Urban's Start a Band won Vocal Event of the Year.

In honor of Zac and the boys win, here's a look at the video for the song that started it all them, Chicken Fried. Enjoy!