Lady Antebellum is going to own more than just the night with their new album… they’re owning the stage, the radio, and their fans’ hearts! Now’s your chance to own an autographed copy of “Own The Night” simply by subscribing to our newsletter.

Just make sure you are signed up for our weekly country music newsletter and you’re automatically entered to win!

Own the Night will hit stores and digital retailers on September 13th. The first single from the album, “Just a Kiss” has already soared to the top of the Billboard charts, and Lady Antebellum will be launching a full tour to support the album this fall. The “Own the Night” tour will kick off November 11th in Knoxville, TN with special guests Josh Kelley, Eden’s Edge, and Randy Montana.

* Prize provided by Lady Antebellum’s promotional staff.
* Entries must be received by Sunday September 25th.
* Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90 days after this one.
* 1 Winner will be drawn Sunday September 25th from ALL email subscribers with a valid shipping address.

Can’t wait to win it? Pre-order your copy on Amazon today!

It’s voting time for the 2011 CMA Awards and we’re plowin through all the nominee’s videos to help make our decisions! We’ve compiled a playlist of videos belonging to this year’s second round nominees and embedded it below to make a nice long soundtrack while we work here in the newsroom. We need YOU to play along and comment below on who you think deserves the honors and in which category? We’ll be drawing a winner from the comments to receive a special prize which will be announced on November 9th during the awards broadcast!

2011 CMA Awards Video Playlist:

The 2011 CMA Awards Categories are:
Entertainer of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Vocal Group of the Year
Vocal Duo of the Year
Single of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Musical Event of the Year
Music Video of the Year
Musician of the Year

Comment with your winning picks below!

* Prize provided by CountryMusicNewsBlog.com.
* Entries must be received by Saturday November 8th.
* Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90 days after this one.
* 1 Winner will be drawn Sunday November 9th from ALL comments on THIS post with a valid email address.

Country Strong, featuring Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw, hits store shelves April 12th, and we’ve got your copy here! We’re giving away a Country Strong Prize Pack which includes the movie on DVD, the Original Soundtrack, and a T-Shirt to one lucky subscriber! Just make sure you are signed up for our weekly country music newsletter and you’re automatically entered to win!

* Prize provided by Mammoth PR.
* Entries must be received by Sunday April 10th.
* Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90 days after this one.
* 1 Winner will be drawn Sunday April 10th from ALL email subscribers with a valid shipping address.

Can’t wait to win it? Pre-Order Country Strong on Amazon.com today
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Country Music News Blog has always been a huge fan of Brad Paisley’s, and we are thrilled to help support his run for the ACM 2011 Entertainer of the Year! Voting is currently open at www.voteacm.com, and he needs you to join in! If you have ever been to a Brad Paisley concert, seen a televised live performance, or even witnessed the massive efforts Brad put into the restoration of Nashville after the flood, then you know that his life IS entertainment. I urge you to vote today, and vote every single day until the polls close. Get your friends to vote. Get your boss to vote. Heck, get your grandma to learn how to use the internet just so she can vote!

As a special incentive, CMNB is giving away a 2gb Silver iPod Shuffle! That’s enough room to load all of Brad Paisley’s albums on and remind yourself why we believe he is the hardest working, most talented, and definitely most entertaining man in country music! Go cast your vote, then come back here and comment on what you love about Brad Paisley, and you will be entered to win!

* Prize provided by Sony Music.
* Entries must be received by Sunday April 3rd.
* Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90days after this one.
* 1 Winners will be drawn Sunday April 3rd from comments on THIS post and will be notified individually.

Country Music News Blog is proud to announce a special giveaway from Sara Evans, celebrating the release and instant success of her new album “Stronger“. We’re giving away an autographed copy of the album to one lucky winner, and an autographed album AND her new book to another!

To enter, text COUNTRY to 22828! It’s that simple!

The title track from Sara’s new album is already dominating both radio airplay and video rotations on all the major networks, and for good reason. The song is raw, emotional, and touches a deep place that at least every woman I know can connect with. We all know what it’s like to slowly, day by day, move past the hurt and heartache until one day you realize that it’s not holding you back any longer, and Sara does SUCH a good job of putting that experience into a song. The rest of the album keeps that pace and offers listeners what feels like an inside peek at her very heart-wrenching turn from heartbreak into a surprising new love. Take a listen to the album by clicking the banner to the right, and tell us what you think!

To enter the giveaway, text COUNTRY to 22828!

* Prize provided by Sony Music.
* Entries must be received by Monday March 28th.
* Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90days after this one.
* 2 Winners will be drawn Tuesday March 29th from our text subscribers and will be notified individually.
* Standard text messaging rates may apply.
* Subscriber information is NEVER shared or sold from our contact list and will ONLY be used for future site promotions and prize drawings.

Legacy Recordings releases the first 15 years of Johnny Cash’s recording career in a 2-disc set and we’ve got your copy!

Legacy Recordings continues its’ Bootleg Series by setting their sights on the Man In Black. Beginning today, February 2nd, you can purchase a special edition 2-disc collection featuring Johnny Cash’s first 15 years of recordings with Sun Records and Columbia Records titled “Memphis To Hollywood: Bootleg Vol. 2“. To celebrate this historic collection, Country Music News Blog is giving away a special Johnny Cash Prize Pack! The prize pack includes 1 copy of the From Memphis To Hollywood: Bootleg Vol. 2, 1 limited edition Bootleg Vol. 2 t-shirt, 1 limited edition 12×12 poster.
Enter to win by Subscribing to our email newsletter! It’s that simple!

Johnny Cash – Memphis To Hollywood: Bootleg Vol. 2 Album Details:

* CD ONE: 1955 Memphis radio broadcast on KWEM – 11 ultra-rare, previously unreleased demos recorded prior to his signing with Sun Records – seven Sun outtakes produced by Sam Phillips and Jack Clement from 1954 to ‘57 – and more!

* CD TWO: From the Columbia vaults, 25 non-album singles, B-sides,and outtakes, 11 of them previously unreleased in the U.S. Follow-up to Personal File aka Bootleg Vol. 1 of 2006

Available at both physical and digital retail outlets starting February 22, 2011, through Columbia/Legacy.

* Prize provided by Sony Music.
* Entries must be received by Tuesday March 1.
* Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90days after this one.
* 1 Winner will be drawn Wednesday March 2nd and will be notified individually.

Country Music News Blog is giving away 5 copies of Easton Corbin’s debut album “A Little More Country Than That” to our readers in celebration of his THREE ACM Nominations! Sign up for our email newsletter and be automatically entered to win! Then head over to VoteACM.com and vote for Easton to win Top New Country Artist! You can vote daily, so please do!

Subscribe here!

* Prize provided by EMG Promotions.
* Entries must be received by Sunday Feb 6th.
* Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90days after this one.
* 5 Winners will be drawn Wednesday Feb 23rd and each will be notified individually.

Can’t wait to win it? You can get Easton Corbin on Amazon today!

Congratulations go out to the following winners of our Rock Band Country Track Pack Volume 2 prize drawing!

Jim G – Oklahoma
Bruce E – Kansas
John H – Oklahoma
Dave H – Idaho
Jennifer R – Oklahoma

Thank you so much for participating! Stay tuned for more great giveaways in the weeks ahead!

Country Music News Blog has your chance to win a copy of the Rock Band Country Track Pack Volume 2 for Xbox! We’ve taken this round of songs for a test run here at the headquarters and I have to say we had a hell of a time with it. I personally had a blast being able to sing some of the more current hits from artists like Lady Antebellum and George Strait while Ump managed to do alright for a guitarist when trying to keep up with the drums in Dierks Bentley’s “Sideways”. I’m not sure the neighbors will be too happy with our skills, but the ability to do harmonizing vocals was a really cool feature. All in all, I love the track pack, and can’t wait for a volume 3!

Text ROCKME to 22828 and be entered to win your copy today!

Rock Band Country Track Pack 2 Setlist:

* Billy Currington – “That’s How Country Boys Roll”
* Chely Wright – “Single White Female”
* Darius Rucker – “Alright”
* Darryl Worley – “Awful Beautiful Life”
* Dierks Bentley – “Sideways”
* Dwight Yoakam – “Intentional Heartache”
* Gary Allan – “Man of Me”
* George Strait – “Twang”
* Jason Aldean – “Crazy Town”
* Johnny Cash – “Ring of Fire”
* Justin Moore – “Backwoods”
* Keith Urban – “Kiss a Girl”
* Lady Antebellum – “Perfect Day”
* Laura Bell Bundy – “Giddy On Up”
* Luke Bryan – “Rain Is a Good Thing”
* Merle Haggard – “Mama Tried”
* Rascal Flatts – “Summer Nights”
* Reba McEntire – “The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia”
* Shania Twain – “Party for Two (With Billy Currington)”
* Sugarland – “Settlin’”
* Trace Adkins – “Ride”

• Prize provided by Harmonix.

• Entries must be received by Sunday Feb 6th.

• Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90days after this one.

• 5 Winners will be drawn Monday Feb 7th and each will be notified individually.

Can’t wait to win it? Buy Rock Band Country Track Pack Volume 2 on Amazon today!

Three more copies of Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn just landed in our lap, and that means they could land in yours! Subscribe to our email newsletter and include your valid shipping address to enter!

The album features performances from Miranda Lambert, Sheryl Crow, and even Miss Loretta Lynn herself as well as many other special guests. I have absolutely fallen in LOVE with this album, and I am certain you will too! You can get details about the new album on their facebook page, or on the official site!

* Prize provided by Sony Music.
* Entries must be received by Sunday Dec 12th.
* Winners will not be eligible for another prize drawing until 90days after this one.
* Winners will be drawn Monday Dec 13th and each will be notified individually.

Can’t wait to win it? Buy Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn today at iTunes or Amazon!

Enjoy these videos from artists featured on Loretta’s tribute album:

Paramore:

Sheryl Crow:

Carrie Underwood:

Alan Jackson:

Miranda Lambert:

Jack White:

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