The News Of The Stars!
Jo Dee Messina fans are now able to pick up her latest album, Burn, which went on sale August 1st. Messina has already released a chart-climbing single from that album, "That's The Way It Is."
Felony charges brought against Tim McGraw earlier this year were recently dropped at the first scheduled court appearance, as announced by Thomas J. Eoannou, attorney for McGraw. Fans remember that the charges accused McGraw of assaulting an officer during a misunderstanding at a concert event in New York with Kenny Chesney.
And the final news for this month is of course, the Country Music Association nominations were announced this first week of August. The categories and nominees are....
-- Entertainer of the year: Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw and George Strait.
-- Female vocalist: Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Lee Ann Womack and Trisha Yearwood.
-- Male vocalist: Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and George Strait.
-- Vocal group: Alabama, Asleep at the Wheel, Diamond Rio, Dixie Chicks and Lonestar.
-- Vocal duo: Bellamy Brothers, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, The Kinleys and The Warren Brothers.
-- Vocal event of the year: George Strait duet with Alan Jackson, "Murder on Music Row"; Asleep at the Wheel and the Dixie Chicks, "Roly Poly"; Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black, "When I Said I Do"; Faith Hill with Tim McGraw, "Let's Make Love"; Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert, "I Hope You Dance".
-- Musician of the year: Paul Franklin, Dann Huff, Brent Mason, Hargus "Pig" Robbins and Brent Rowan.
-- Music video: "Breathe" Faith Hill and director Lili Zanuck; "Goodbye Earl" Dixie Chicks and director Evan Bernard; "He Didn't Have to Be" Brad Paisley and director Deaton Flanigen; "How do You Like Me Now?" Toby Keith and director Michael Salomon; "I Hope You Dance" Lee Ann Womack and director Gerry Wenner.
-- Horizon award: Sara Evans, Montgomery Gentry, Brad Paisley, SHeDAISY and Chely Wright.
-- Single of the year: "Breathe" by Faith Hill with producers Hill and Byron Gallimore; "Buy Me a Rose" by Kenny Rogers with producers Rogers, Brent Maher and Jim McKell; "He Didn't Have to Be" by Brad Paisley with producer Frank Rogers; "How Do You Like Me Now?" by Toby Keith with producers Keith and James Stroud; "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack with producer Mark Wright.
-- Album of the year: "Breathe" by Faith Hill with producers Hill, Byron Gallimore and Dann Huff; "Fly" by the Dixie Chicks with producers Blake Chancey and Paul Worley; "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack with producers Mark Wright and Frank Liddell; "Under the Influence" by Alan Jackson with producer Keith Stegall; "Who Needs Pictures" by Brad Paisley with producer Frank Rogers.
-- Song of the year: "Amazed" written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey; "Breathe" by Holly Lamar and Stephanie Bentley; "He Didn't Have to Be" by Brad Paisley and Kelly Lovelace; "I Hope You Dance" by Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers; "Murder on Music Row" by Larry Cordell and Larry Shell.
The 34th annual CMA's will be televised live by CBS on October 4, 2000. The event will be hosted by Vince Gill. On a personal note, New Country 105.1 KNCI from Sacramento, California,
was nominated for CMA's large market radio station of the year, as announced by KNCI favorite, Brad Paisley. Congratulations to all the fantastic dj's of KNCI for achieving this honor!
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