Chris Young has had a great deal of deserving success in the recent months. He has been nominated for Male Vocalist of the year and Single Record of the year for his hit, “Tomorrow,” for the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Young has joined ACM Awards co-host and “The Voice” star Blake Shelton as one of only two solo artists to top Billboard’s Hot Country Song chart with their five most recent singles as “You” surges to the top this week.

“I am ecstatic! I’ve been excited for each #1 and to have five in a row feels amazing.” -Young

“You” was written by Young with Luke Laird, is the follow up to his #1 smash “Tomorrow” from his highly acclaimed third album NEON, which opened at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 in July of 2011. The song has racked up over 350,000 downloads.

The singer/songwriter’s four previous chart toppers include “Tomorrow,” “Gettin’ You Home,” “Voices” and the title track to his 2009 gold certified sophomore album, The Man I Want To Be.

Catch Young on tour with his labelmate, Miranda Lambert, on her On Fire tour!

Miranda Lambert has rescheduled some shows because of the passing of her father-in-law, Dick Shelton. Mr. Shelton’s health had been an issue for the past year and he was hospitalized in early December with pneumonia.

Lambert has changed the dates to three upcoming shows, Charlotte, NC (1/19), Lexington, KY (1/20) and Greensboro, NC (1/21).

“Thank you to the fans for all the support and prayers. This is a really difficult time for our family and the most important thing is being together. Tell your loved ones you love them. See you next week.” -Miranda

The “On Fire” tour will resume January 25, in Charlotte, NC.

Rescheduled Dates:

Charlotte, NC – January 25, 7:30 pm
Greensboro, NC – February 19, 7:30 pm
Lexington, KY – February 26, 7:30 pm

We are only in the second week of 2012 and things are looking great for Chris Young! After having a sold out show at Billy Bob’s Texas during New Years, this NEON singer has got some great things to look forward to!

Tuesday, January 17, Young will make his debut appearance on the hugely popular syndicated daytime program, The Ellen DeGeneres Show! There he will perform “You“, his current top 5 single that keeps on rising to the top of the charts!

After this daytime appearance, Young will join fellow label-mate, Miranda Lambert, on her On Fire tour! Be looking for stops in Jacksonville, FL, Charlotte, NC, Lexington, KY and Greensboro, NC!!!

Miranda Lambert may have caught the television bug from hubby, Blake Shelton! She, however, is going in a different direction. Lambert will be guest starring on an episode of NBC’s popular crime drama, Law and Order: SVU. Reportedly, she will be playing an actress that has suffered abuse from her show producer, played by Micheal McKean, on a reality tv series.

We don’t know when the show will air just yet, but clearly Miranda is excited (as she should be!), having tweeted “Y’all I’m so freaking excited to be on my favorite show ever”. We’re excited too!

Additionally, Lambert is joining Blake as a mentor on the set of the upcoming second season of The Voice, also an NBC production. The Voice fans can expect to see Kelly Clarkson in the mix this season as a mentor as well. The season premieres February 5th.

Last year, Neal McCoy totally faked us out. He released a YouTube video hinting at the release of new material. Now, the fake out was that Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert did the talking, and we all thought that THEY were releasing an album together. To our dismay Blake and Miranda were not talking about their own project, but to our delight they were talking about new music in the works from Neal McCoy!

This album, titled XII, is scheduled to release on March 6th, 2012. It is co-produced by Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton (there’s the fake-out!), and guitarist Brent Rowan.

His current single, “A-OK” released last year.

Chris Young had a sold out performance on New Year’s Eve at Billy Bob’s in Ft. Worth, Texas. With close to 6,000 tickets sold, this was Young’s biggest headlining show to date!

“Chris Young’s high energy performance in front of a sold out crowd was among the best New Year’s Eve shows in Billy Bob’s Texas History. It was perfect to close 2011 with the talent and optimism of a star that has such an unlimited future ahead of him. We are already looking forward to his return to Billy Bob’s.” -Venue President, Concho Minick

Young’s massive success in the region has sparked other big dates as he is set for headlining shows at the San Antonio rodeo with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks! Young is also the special guest on Miranda Lambert’s “On Fire” tour, beginning January 12th in Rockford, IL.

“You” is Young’s current single from his album NEON. The hit is in the Top 10 and rising!

Amie Sikes and Jolie Sikes-Smith, along with their parents and other family, are THE Junk Gypsies! They have been junkin’ for a while now and don’t see an end in sight!

This family business has grown over the years with decorating and designing, they have custom items and plan one hell of a party! They have a group of some high profile clients, including Miranda Lambert and Kellie Pickler, and thousands of free spirits who love a good quote on a t-shirt! I have been a customer for many years now and find them to be my go-to for unique and funky jewelry!

This past Sunday evening the gypsies made their debut on HGTV with Junk Gypsies:Special Sneak Peek! In this episode they transformed a drab family room into a vibrant, gypsified family room complete with vintage cowboy comics! The show will actually kick off in the spring with full episodes, but this preview was the perfect tease!

For more on the show visit www.hgtv.com and to find out more about the gypsies or buy some of their fabulous items visit www.gypsyville.com!

Miranda Lambert was the special guest on last night’s episode of Chelsea Lately on E! The two talked about everything from her music to her dogs.

Both blondes have more in common than you would think, they are both very successful, tough women and have a special place in their hearts for Blake Shelton. As we all know Miranda and Blake got married last spring. For those of you who don’t know, Blake has been a guest on Handler’s show on a couple occasions where they shared some comical banter back and forth.

Chelsea was really interested to know what Lambert’s obsession is with fire and the country singer answered with “I feel powerful when it’s around.”

If you missed it make sure to look for reruns or go online to watch the full episode!

The 2011 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards have come and gone. It was a pretty great night overall. Maybe there was just a little too much sparkle (for example, several sequin blazers from a variety of male performers or Luke Bryan’s rhinestone studded jeans…), but there were some really strong performances, two great hosts (Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood proved to be a great comedic team…again), and a really amazing tribute to Glen Campbell by Brad Paisley, Vince Gill and Keith Urban.

My favorite part might be that both Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton won in their categories (Female and Male vocalist) for the second year in a row! It really has been a great year for them!

If you didn’t have the chance to watch it with us live, you can find the complete list of the winners below (to see a complete list of all the nominees, click here). Check it out, and see if you agree with who walked away with a CMA Award this year! Let us know what you think, and comment below.
Congratulations to all the winners, and to the nominees as well!

2011 45th Annual CMA Awards Winners

Entertainer of the Year
Taylor Swift

Male Artist of the Year
Blake Shelton

Female Artist of the Year
Miranda Lambert

Vocal Duo of the Year
Sugarland

Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum

New Artist of the Year
The Band Perry

Album of the Year
My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean

Single of the Year
“If I Die Young“, The Band Perry

Song of the Year
“If I Die Young“, The Band Perry

Musical Event of the Year
Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson “Don’t You Wanna Stay”

Music Video of the Year
“You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter

Musician of the Year
Mac McAnally – Guitar

I just posted a review of Miranda Lambert’s new album Four The Record yesterday (check it out here), and I am happy to say that some of my observations were spot on with how Miranda describes the album herself! This is an amazing album, and after listening to it a few times, it’s really great to get insight into the process behind creating such a solid product from the woman behind the magic! Check out the interview below, I have no doubt you’ll get as much out of it as I did!

Miranda Lambert Discusses Four The Record

Lambert’s 2012 On Fire Tour kicks off January 12th, and fans are sure to hear some of these new tracks live!