Urban leads ACM nominees
Triple-threat Sutherland
Joey solo
Movie and TV actor Kiefer Sutherland is celebrating a critically-acclaimed single and video re his latest release , I ’ ll Do Anything , notably in Rolling Stone Country : “ Sutherland ’ s unvarnished vocals blend with the song ’ s impassioned , take-me-as-I-am message , delivering a sweet , romantic Valentine that ’ s all about finding the perfect love in the last place you ’ d think to look .” It ’ s also an aptly titled tune , considering he ’ s laboured hard to become a triple-threat artist in films , TV and now on the music scene . He ’ s fit in guest spots on such U . S . shows as The View and Jimmy Kimmel Live !, while also maintaining a rigorous schedule via his Not Enough Whiskey Tour , named after his first music video , which like I ’ ll Do Anything is off his current album Down In A Hole . Kiefer ’ s earlier big screen successes like “ Lost Boys ” and “ Flatliners ,” preceded his hit TV series ’ 24 ( nine years ) and new Designated Survivor .
Urban leads ACM nominees
The Academy of Dan + Shay , Florida Georgia Line and Maddie
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& Tae , seeking best vocal duo ; Eli Young nominees for the 52nd Band , Lady Antebellum , Little Big Town , Old annual ACM Awards Dominion and Rascal Flatts , as best vocal ceremony , live in Las group ; Kane Brown , Chris Janson , Chris Vegas via CBS-TV , April Lane , Jon Pardi , Brett Young , vying as best 2 , include Keith Urban new male singer ; Lauren Alaina , Cam , Brandy ( above ) who led in nominations , with seven . The Clark and Maren Morris ( only four this year ) for New Zealand native nabs nods as best male best new female ; A Thousand Horses , Brothers vocalist , album ( as both artist and producer ), Osborne , Dan + Shay , LoCash and Maddie single ( same categories ), best song , and the & Tae , compete as best new duo or group ; very prestigious entertainer of the year . Next up Bentley ’ s Black , Florida Georgia Line ’ s Dig Your are Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert , each Roots , Maren Morris ’ Hero , Urban ’ s Ripcord , and with five nominations . Co-hosting the show will Lambert ’ s Weight Of These Wings , seek best be Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan . album honour ; Urban ’ s Blue Ain ’ t Your Color , Here ’ s a list of nominees in the main categories : Florida Georgia Line ’ s H . O . L . Y ., Tim McGraw ’ s Jason Aldean , Luke Bryan , Florida Georgia Humble & Kind , Maren Morris ’ My Church , and Line , Carrie Underwood and Urban for top Lambert ’ s Vice , as best single ; Urban ’ s Blue Ain ’ t entertainer ; Underwood , Morris , Lambert ,
Your Color , Rhett ’ s Die A Happy Man , McGraw ’ s Kacey Musgraves and Kelsea Ballerini for Humble & Kind , Eric Church & Rhiannon best female singer ; Aldean , Urban , Bentley , Giddens ’ Kill A Word , Stapleton ’ s Tennessee Thomas Rhett and Chris Stapleton as best Whiskey , and Lambert ’ s Vice , compete as best male singer ; Big & Rich , Brothers Osborne , song .
Rory Feek has been a widower a year , since his partner in life and music Joey Feek died of cancer ( March 4 , 2016 ), but he ’ s been busy promoting his wife ’ s legacy . Although primarily known through their act Joey + Rory , he has collaborated with Gaither Music Group to release her first solo album , the 12-track If Not For You accompanied by a 48-page insert , April 7 .
Rory reprised her music from a limited edition studio session Strong Enough To Cry ( 2005 ), which he produced and was only available at their shows : “ It ’ s one of the greatest joys of my life to dust these songs off and bring them to life again . Not just the songs but also the stories and the life of the special woman that these songs represent .” The couple just earned a 2017 Grammy roots gospel award for their CD Hymns That Are Important To Us .
Documented tunesmiths
Country artists Garth Brooks , Emmylou Harris and Jason Isbell are participants in Mark Elliott ’ s new film “ The Last Songwriter ,” concerning a struggling writer ’ s effort to make a living in the internet streaming era . Elliott ’ s flick has its world premiere at the 48th annual Nashville Film Festival , April 20-29 .
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